Siran tests the capabilities of Albrecht and Nikolai. Boris, Sven, and Vasily attempt to stage a jailbreak. Siran informs us that a mysterious stranger is prowling Nightscree.
Vasily: Yo.
Vasily: I is on time for once.
Vasily: Hmm.
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Sven: before you even ask
Sven: my comment for this session is :(
DM of Gaia: Hah
DM of Gaia: I was indeed going to ask
DM of Gaia: But I suppose now I don't need to
Vasily: Can we get a new party member? His names Deuse, Deuse
Xmachina.
Vasily: *name's
Sven: what the hell ethnicity is that.
Vasily: Greek.
Sven: hahaha
Vasily: So, I'm considering the possibility of a Gnome Bard.
Vasily: Except the bardic spell list is... sparse.
Vasily: Like, horribly so.
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Nikolai: lol @ nothing
Vasily: ?
Nikolai: separate and unequal
Albrecht: ah, honesty
Vasily: Hehe.
Albrecht: so how was kyouya as a tank?
Vasily: A whatnow?
Nikolai: terrible
Nikolai: but it sufficed
Vasily: His shammy?
Nikolai: yes
Albrecht: yeah
Vasily: eew.
Albrecht: because a 56 pally is not going into furnace
Albrecht: eh, 70, mail, shield, he can handle a 62 instance
Nikolai: definitely would have been much harder without him
Nikolai: well sure he could take the damage
Vasily: Fair enough.
Nikolai: he just couldn't hold aggro on more than one thing
Vasily: Aggro was an issue I guess.
Albrecht: but could he hold aggro
Albrecht: right
Nikolai: I mean
Nikolai: his initial burst was enough to deal with healing aggro
Albrecht: well maybe he'll shut up about shaman tanking now
Albrecht: he's been wanting to do it for a while
Nikolai: I really blame the rest of the group
DM of Gaia: Ok
Vasily: stoneclaw totem...
DM of Gaia: Who're we missing
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DM of Gaia: Ah flynn
DM of Gaia: Aha
Nikolai: he didn't use it
DM of Gaia: GOod
Sven: ta da.
Vasily: There he is.
root: I think I finally figured out ubuntu's wireless issues
Albrecht: with no multi target he has to switch targets all the
time to hold aggro on more than one
Nikolai: hooray
Albrecht: wireless issues... that reminds me
root: and by that I mean I found a process that was fucking
with the results of ifconfig
<<< root is now known as Boris >>>
Boris: I've been trying to get on for 15 minutes ;)
Boris: (and not on the computer that has AIM up)
DM of Gaia: Alright
DM of Gaia: So
DM of Gaia: ROLL CALL
Nikolai: /roll 5646+1130
*** DM rolls dice for Nikolai: 5646 + 1130 = 6776
Nikolai: here
Boris: Yo!
Albrecht: present
Vasily: Not here.
Sven: yo
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DM of Da: Alright
DM of Da: First
DM of Da: The obligatory question
DM of Da: Any questions or comments?
Boris: you suck
DM of Da: k
DM of Da: Anything else?
Vasily: /growl
Albrecht: damn you and your leveling
Vasily: Wait... didn't you level?
DM of Da: Nope
DM of Da: Alright
Vasily: Or had you already leveled?
DM of Da: Let's recap.
DM of Da: Anyone care to do the honors?
Nikolai: Albrecht is a bit behind
DM of Da: Of summarization?
Nikolai: due to his rerolling
Nikolai: <_<
Vasily: ahh.
Boris: he died?
Albrecht: yep, by about 1k
DM of Da: Oliver summarize!
Albrecht: well, Pericles died
Boris: oh, right
Boris: I thought you were presently rerolling
Nikolai: no
Vasily: Stuff happened. We got thrown in a cell. Some dude
wanted to break out. We decided to reprep spells and do so tomorrow.
Sven was convinced to hang out with a creepy S&M goblin chick. fin.
DM of Da: ...
Sven: "convinced"
DM of Da: Chris summarize for real.
Sven: we got taken in and all brought in to see a
semi-threatening woman in ill armor named siran
Sven: she wanted something and was about to get it when we got
separated by some old goblin hag
Sven: albrecht and nikolai were left behind at siran's request
Sven: where they talked about some shit I know nothing about
Sven: meanwhile the rest of us shadow walked elsewhere and wre
locked up in a cell
DM of Da: Sure were.
Sven: where we met some funny people with conspicuous names
Sven: and planned to break out after vasily could consult his
well-hidden spellbook
Sven: at which time I was carried off to a fucked up goblin
dentist.
Sven: fin.
DM of Da: Alright.
DM of Da: Oliver, link me the latest Master.
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Vasily: http://xthemage.ath.cx/~xthemage/?page=dawn
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: We'll begin the action with Albrecht and Nikolai
DM of Da: In the meantime
DM of Da: Boris and Vasily
DM of Da: Plan what you will do to break out
DM of Da: Spell preparation
DM of Da: Any special setup you intend to use
DM of Da: Anything at all
DM of Da: We'll go to Sven second
DM of Da: And to the escape attempt third.
Albrecht: k
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DM of Da: So, as you'll recall, the Albrecht and Nikolai segment
ended with Siran proposing that you work for her
Nikolai: ...
Albrecht: with her
Nikolai: I thought it was with her.
Nikolai: not for her.
Nikolai: she definitely said with
DM of Da: Yes of course
DM of Da: With her
DM of Da: That's what I meant
Nikolai: ...
Nikolai: we're fucked
Albrecht: of course
DM of Da: Beginning with informing her of anything you know about
the political and military situation of any nations you've visited
Albrecht: we knew that as soon as Sandy said "I'm going to start
another campaign"
DM of Da: And you agreed to do so
Albrecht: and in return she's going to get us our equipment and
help us get the rest of the party out, yes?
DM of Da: So, you were telling her various things
DM of Da: Yep
DM of Da: Um
DM of Da: Do either of you have any actual ranks
DM of Da: In either...
DM of Da: Knowledge: history
DM of Da: Or any Knowledge: locals?
Albrecht: I do not
DM of Da: Nikolai?
Albrecht: and the only nation I'd be informed about reasonably is
the Holy Roman Empire
DM of Da: Yep
DM of Da: Logical
Nikolai: Hm
Nikolai: Actually
Nikolai: I have 1 rank in Knowledge History
Nikolai: which I obtained with L4
DM of Da: Alright that's fine
DM of Da: So
DM of Da: You tell her some stuff
DM of Da: And after she listens to you for a while
DM of Da: Siran says...
Siran: Very well. That's enough for now.
Siran: I'll think about all of that... why don't you go and get
your things.
Nikolai: Where are our things?
Siran: I had them put in a storage room nearby.
*** Siran snaps her fingers
*** Nikolai nods
DM of Da: Two goblin guards enter the hall through a side door
DM of Da: Siran says something to them in Goblin
Albrecht: where were those left?
DM of Da: //hm?
Albrecht: // lag
DM of Da: //k
Albrecht: // bad lag, it seems
DM of Da: The goblins look at the two of you with obvious distaste
DM of Da: But nod and motion for you to follow
Siran: Your companions can take their things when I've gotten
them released.
Siran: Could take some time, of course. You understand.
Nikolai: Right...
*** Nikolai hopes there's no permanent damage
DM of Da: Siran exits the hall through another side door, and you
follow the goblins down a narrow corridor with a low ceiling, like all
the corridors here
DM of Da: They bring you to a small... storage closet, would be
the best description
DM of Da: All your stuff is dumped in a large pile
Albrecht: ok
DM of Da: It's obviously been rummaged through thoroughly
DM of Da: And is a total mess
Nikolai: anything missing?
Albrecht: I vote we take our personal stuff
Albrecht: and get the box as well
DM of Da: None of your personal effects are missing
DM of Da: But what IS missing
DM of Da: Is the box
DM of Da: And the letter.
Nikolai: the letter was in the box
DM of Da: Right well
DM of Da: The box is missing.
Nikolai: wasn't it?
Nikolai: ok
Nikolai: wait
Nikolai: now I don't remember
DM of Da: It was inside yes
DM of Da: But yeah, totally missing
Albrecht: well then
Albrecht: we need to retrieve that
Nikolai: yep
DM of Da: The goblin guards wait in the corridor, watching you
search
Nikolai: can we carry the other 3 guy's stuff?
DM of Da: They appear fairly uninterested in your actions
DM of Da: Not really no
DM of Da: Well, some of it
Nikolai: ok whatever, I grab my spell book and go
DM of Da: But not all of it
DM of Da: Ok.
Nikolai: and Vasily's spellbook.
DM of Da: Which is not there.
Nikolai: .
Nikolai: wait
Albrecht: well, we don't know it
Albrecht: but he had it hidden on him
Nikolai: oh he succeeded at that?
Albrecht: I don't know where he can hide a spellbook...
Nikolai: k fine
Albrecht: but he totally made it
DM of Da: The goblin guards then motion to you to follow them
again.
Nikolai: yeah neither do I
Nikolai: ok
Nikolai: we follow
Albrecht: he had 2 daggers and a spellbook hidden, and they found
1 dagger.
Nikolai: yeah I remember.
Boris: I need to remember to make dagger hiding checks in the
future
DM of Da: You're led to a small, claustrophobic room with some
cots
DM of Da: It appears unoccupied
DM of Da: The guards say something in Goblin and leave you there.
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Nikolai: well
Nikolai: we're supposed to wait here?
DM of Da: Apparently.
*** Nikolai begins preparing spells
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Anything immediate you wish to do, or wait for now?
*** Nikolai preparing spells
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: CUT
Albrecht: for now I'm idle
DM of Da: DISSOLVE
DM of Da: PAN.
Boris: meanwhile...
DM of Da: Now, Sven, you've just been led by four goblin warriors
down a series of long, twisting, confusing tunnels, to a small room of
worked stone
DM of Da: The guards shove you in roughly and wait outside
DM of Da: In the room is a single goblin cleric, female, as it
seems they all are
DM of Da: There is a low wooden table there
DM of Da: Piled with an array of metallic implements of uncertain
purpose
Boris: // kinky
DM of Da: The cleric puts on a black translucent veil which covers
her entire face
DM of Da: And, at her command, all the surfaces of the room -
walls, floor, and ceiling - begin to radiate a powerful, blinding light
Sven: great.
DM of Da: It is so bright that you're forced to close your eyes
Sven: I don't suppose spellcraft can tell me anything
DM of Da: Roll it
Sven: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 19 = 19 > + 7 = 26
DM of Da: It does not appear to be a spell - perhaps the room is
simply enchanted to do this.
Sven: very well.
DM of Da: The cleric speaks in very broken, very accented
Russian...
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Interrogator: Where you from come? Speak or pain!
Sven: I come from Varangian lands . . . far north
Interrogator: What you here cause for? Sent by? Who?
Sven: We were just travelling to the city . . . not sent by
anybody
Interrogator: Your land home - friend to Kiev?
Sven: //uhh . . . is it?
Sven: //I was under the impression not much was going on in
the way of nations and such up there right now . . .
DM of Da: //The Varangian people are currently fragmented into
many separate tribes and none of them have meaningful relations with
Kiev or for that matter any Russian principality
Sven: We don't care about Kiev.
Interrogator: You lie! Truth or pain!
Vasily: // Damn right I lie...
Vasily: // ... with YOUR MOM!
Sven: my people are too busy dealing with each other to care
about Kiev . . . I'm telling the truth.
Sven: //*ba dum tsh*
*** Interrogator cackles
Interrogator: You no truth say?
DM of Da: And at that point
DM of Da: You hear a strange, high vibrating noise
Sven: fantastic.
DM of Da: And feel something touch your chest
Boris: // this is where the your mom joke should be
DM of Da: From which point a wave of intense pain radiates
throughout your body
Sven: //hooray torture.
Interrogator: You friends where from land?
Sven: //is this something I know?
DM of Da: That's a question for the other peoples here
DM of Da: Probably only vaguely
DM of Da: Let's see
DM of Da: You'd know Boris and Nikolai are Russian and Vasily is
Varangian...
DM of Da: You'd probably not know too much about Albrecht
Nikolai: I think you know where he's from
Nikolai: we spent some time talking in the inn
DM of Da: Right
DM of Da: But nothing really beyond that
Sven: ok
Sven: One comes from my lands and one is from russia
Albrecht: presumably we've talked a fair amount offscreen anyway
DM of Da: //Two are from Russia
DM of Da: Ok
Sven: //how many people are here?
DM of Da: //Oh right
DM of Da: //Alright anyway
DM of Da: So, the interrogation continues
DM of Da: For at least another hour
DM of Da: The questions are fairly single-minded
DM of Da: Varangians' attitude toward Kiev
Sven: //they seem to be very interested in politics
Sven: //go figure.
DM of Da: Questions about Kiev itself, which you naturally can't
answer meaningfully
DM of Da: And so forth
DM of Da: The cleric refuses to take lack of knowledge for an
answer
DM of Da: And generally seems convinced that you are hiding
something
Sven: nice.
DM of Da: Or at least, that's the impression you get
DM of Da: Several times, the guards are called in to restrain you
DM of Da: And eventually, you pass out from the pain
DM of Da: //Bunches of nonlethal damage
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Sven: not too eventually, I imagine :-P
DM of Da: Nah
DM of Da: Fairly soon
DM of Da: Some of her tools inflict pain only
DM of Da: Whereas some actually injure
DM of Da: Now we pan again
DM of Da: Dissolve
DM of Da: Cut
DM of Da: Etc.
DM of Da: To the cell
Boris: hi
DM of Da: Here, Vasily and Boris plan their escape
Vasily: /plan via telepathy
DM of Da: The Byzantine soldier, Ariston, seems eager to help
Vasily: The cell door is barred, right?
DM of Da: It is
DM of Da: The merchant captain, Heracles, eventually decides to
help as well
Vasily: How many goblins showed up to take Sven?
DM of Da: Four.
Vasily: Where were they positioned?
DM of Da: So now, let's hear any planning you've decided on
DM of Da: Well
Vasily: relative to the door.
Vasily: Did any stay outside, did they all come in?
Vasily: Can we see outside the cell?
DM of Da: Answers:
DM of Da: Yes, the cell is separated from the tunnel by iron bars
set into the surrounding rock, so you can see out quite well
DM of Da: It's dark in the tunnel, but the area immediately beyond
the bars is illuminated by the lantern hanging on the cell ceiling
DM of Da: The "cell" is really more of an unworked cave with one
entrance that's barred off
DM of Da: The goblin guards...
DM of Da: Three stood back - two squares back from the cell door -
while one came in to take Sven
DM of Da: Other questions?
Vasily: Ok, just to verify, we have line of effect to the three
outside?
DM of Da: Easily.
DM of Da: Line of sight, line of effect, etc.
Vasily: Ok, the plan is sleep on the three outside.
DM of Da: Ok.
Vasily: Followed by a triple gangbang on the one inside.
DM of Da: Quadruple
Boris: one's casting sleep
DM of Da: Very well
Vasily: Ok, sure, we're planning on Quad.
Vasily: But he's unconscious.
DM of Da: No I mean
DM of Da: You, Boris, Arison, Heracles
Vasily: Vasily in a gangbang?
Vasily: He's old!
DM of Da: Hah
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Boris, what's your role here?
Vasily: Seriously. He abhors violence.
Sven: fucking kids and their rock music and their gangbangs.
DM of Da: Anything special or just straight-up smackdown
Boris: nothing special, though I should probably be standing
off to the side or something, to conceil the dagger
DM of Da: Alright.
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DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Listen checks, please.
DM of Da: Boris and Vasily.
Boris: /try 6
*** DM rolls attempts for Boris :
*** DM 1d20 < 14 = 14 > + 6 = 20
Ariston: /try 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Ariston :
*** DM 1d20 < 17 = 17 > + 3 = 20
Boris: hah
DM of Da: Vasily?
Vasily: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM 1d20 < 14 = 14 > + 1 = 15
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Boris, you hear footsteps from down the tunnel, and a
scraping sound, as if something is being dragged across unworked stone.
Ariston: I hear something! They are coming - ready yourselves!
Boris: I tell the others, quietly
Boris: quiet! they must not know!
*** Heracles whispers
Heracles: I still say this is madness, but if you insist on
getting us killed, then I guess I've got to help you...
*** Ariston glares at Heracles and is about to say something when
several small figures emerge from the dark tunnel
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Two goblins emerge into the light, just beyond the cell
bars, dragging Sven's unconscious body behind them
DM of Da: Two more follow, one of whom draws his crossbow,
pointing it into the cell, and the other walks up to the door and
unlocks it
DM of Da: //Tell me when you want to start doing stuff
DM of Da: He then steps back
DM of Da: And the two goblins dragging Sven walk up to the door,
pushing him inside with their feet
DM of Da: One of them steps back, also drawing his crossbow
Boris: at any point are all 4 together?
Vasily: Are any of them showing signs of going in?
DM of Da: Yeah, the other of the two that were carrying Sven is
about to enter
Vasily: Hmm..
DM of Da: He steps in, looking around
Vasily: So...
Vasily: before the 2nd one has a chance to draw his xbow.
DM of Da: Ok.
Vasily: That would be the chance for a sleep.
DM of Da: Indeed.
DM of Da: Roll Init.
Vasily: No chance for a surprise?
Boris: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Boris :
*** DM 1d20 < 5 = 5 > + 7 = 12
DM of Da: No
Sven: they didn't look too surprised to me.
DM of Da: Indeed
Vasily: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM 1d20 < 17 = 17 > + 1 = 18
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Boris: they almost apear ready
Nikolai: haha
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Goblins: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins :
*** DM 1d20 < 12 = 12 > + 1 = 13
Heracles: /try 0
*** DM rolls attempts for Heracles :
*** DM 1d20 < 12 = 12 > + 0 = 12
Ariston: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Ariston :
*** DM 1d20 < 13 = 13 > + 1 = 14
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: First up
DM of Da: Boris!
DM of Da: There's one goblin at the entrance
Vasily: o.O
DM of Da: And three outside
Boris: ?
DM of Da: er
DM of Da: Vasily
DM of Da: Sorry
Boris: sort the wrong way?
DM of Da: Yeah
DM of Da: Ok Sleep right?
DM of Da: What's the DC?
Vasily: Sleep outdoors. Trying to be as subtle about it as
possible.
Boris: /delays until his initiative number
Vasily: Sleep's enchantment, right?
Vasily: DC 15
DM of Da: Components: V, S, M
Vasily: err, 16
DM of Da: So subtlety is hard :P
Boris: he shoul dso be standing behind someone for cover
Goblins: /try -1
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins :
*** DM 1d20 < 16 = 16 > + 0 - 1 = 15
Vasily: In that case, I make sure to place a random peasant
between myself and the goblin with the xbow.
Vasily: Failure.
DM of Da: Clearly.
Boris: excellent feat selection
Vasily: /nod
DM of Da: Everyone but the four that are participating in the
escape attempt are all sitting down in the far corner
DM of Da: You can hide behind Ariston though
DM of Da: He's fairly large
Vasily: Moot point right nwo.
Vasily: now
DM of Da: Indeed.
DM of Da: Anyway, the three goblins outside collapse, fast asleep
DM of Da: Ariston steps up and swings at the remaining goblin
Ariston: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for Ariston :
*** DM 1d20 < 18 = 18 > + 5 = 23
Ariston: /roll 1d3+2
*** DM rolls dice for Ariston: 1d3 < 3 = 3 > + 2 = 5
DM of Da: His fist connects with the goblins face, smashing his
nose in a spurt of purplish blood
DM of Da: Goblin's turn
Vasily: *oh...
DM of Da: //?
Boris: yup
Vasily: after they all fall asleep, I position myself near the
door.
DM of Da: Ok
*** Goblins stumbles backward and runs, withdrawing down the tunnel
*** Goblins yells out as he does so
Vasily: That would provoke an AoO, would it not?
Boris: unarmed
DM of Da: Withdrawing? No
Vasily: Grr, right.
Vasily: They've got a 20 ft move, no?
DM of Da: 30
DM of Da: Next up
DM of Da: Is Boris
Boris: I don't suppose I have a charging path that would reach
the goblin
DM of Da: The goblin has fled beyond the reach of the cell's
illumination
DM of Da: Into darkness
Boris: ....fuck
Vasily: Bugger.
DM of Da: Essentially, you cannot catch him at this point
Boris: you don't care too much about this dagger do you?
Albrecht: .
Vasily: Toss it.
Vasily: Not that that'll do any good.
DM of Da: Because you can't move at full speed in darkness anyway
Boris: move 30, throw it
Vasily: You can't see him.
Vasily: Ok, he's gone.
DM of Da: Yeah
Vasily: Damage control.
Vasily: 3x CDG
Boris: ....bah
Boris: yeah
Boris: stabity
Vasily: While they're doing that, I toss a light on a random
rock.
DM of Da: Alright
DM of Da: The goblins are quickly dispatched
DM of Da: And you have a lighted rock
Boris: quick search of the bodies for better weapons / shields
Vasily: Let's get people some Xbows as well.
DM of Da: They have:
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DM of Gaia: Small morningstar (1d6/x2) (8 gp), Small heavy crossbow
(1d8/19-20/x2) (50 gp), case of crossbow bolts (1 gp), Small studded
leather armor (+3 AC) (25 gp), Small light wooden shield (+1 AC) (3 gp),
potion of cure light wounds (50 gp), 25 gp.
DM of Gaia: All of that... x3
DM of Da: You also have:
DM of Da: Sven x1 (unconscious)
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Boris: I dont suppose the small shield would quallify as a
buckler
DM of Da: Nope
DM of Da: What's with the second connections
Vasily: I'll grab a xbow.
DM of Da: Is Terminus owning you guys again
DM of Da: Ok
Nikolai: laptop
Sven: so I'm loot again.
Sven: I see how this is.
Albrecht: either terminus or my wireless is owning me
*** Ariston takes some javelins
Vasily: I look at the random peasants.
Vasily: Are you coming with us or what?
DM of Da: They're not peasants :P
Boris: if I can use the shield towards AC, I do. otherwise, I
need to chekc the damage/proficiencies with a morningstar
Vasily: They are to me.
DM of Da: Alright
Boris: (forget the second one, ranger grants all martial)
Vasily: You don't need to fight, just carry him *point @ sven*
*** Boris flexes the 13 str score
*** Heracles grunts noncommittally
*** Vasily Grabs an xbow
*** Heracles says something to his men in Greek
Boris: ...I dont suppose we actually recognize the potion as
cure light wounds
Vasily: We've captured gobbos before.
Vasily: and looted them.
DM of Da: Yeah you do
Boris: because if we do, we should give it to sven
*** Ariston glares at Heracles and says something else to the
dignitaries
Vasily: Each of us three takes one.
DM of Da: The sailors follow Heracles
Sven: well, I'm not useful right now anyway.
DM of Da: And the VIPs stay put.
Boris: you can weild a weapon
Sven: what with no equipment or means of casting spells.
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Boris: and not encumber me
Sven: not really.
Vasily: Want equipment?
Vasily: Here, have a morningstar.
Boris: ...druid restrictions
Sven: those are . . . metal.
Vasily: Bah.
Vasily: Take the dagger then.
Boris: does the potion even wake him?
Nikolai: javelin
Nikolai: ...
DM of Da: The potion does indeed
Nikolai: METAL
Sven: as I said . . . completely useless.
Vasily: Druids can weild daggers fine.
Boris: use the shield
Vasily: *wield
Vasily: It's the one exception to the metal rule.
DM of Da: Wtf are you people even talking about.
Boris: what about scimitars
Boris: its metal armor the more I think about it
Sven: wait, did you actually use a pot on me?
DM of Da: They did, it seems
DM of Da: You
Boris: I said we do if we recognize it as Cure Light, which I'm
told we did
Vasily: Druids are proficient with the following weapons: club,
dagger, dart, quarterstaff, scimitar, sickle, shortspear, sling, and
spear. They are also proficient with all natural attacks (claw, bite,
and so forth) of any form they assume with wild shape (see below).
Sven: so what sort of health am I at now? last I checked I had
taken "bunches" of non-lethal damage
Vasily: Armor and shields are the only restrictions on metal.
DM of Da: Roll 1d8+1
Sven: /roll 1d8+1
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d8 < 3 = 3 > + 1 = 4
DM of Da: You're at full health with enough nonlethal damage to
take you to that much effective hp
Sven: ok
DM of Da: Now then.
DM of Da: You have a dagger.
Vasily: Right then. Sven and Boris, you've got another potion
each.
Sven: and a shield?
DM of Da: And a Small light wooden shield.
Boris: a small one
Sven: ok
DM of Da: You are standing at an open cell.
Boris: question
Vasily: This is all happening as quickly as possible btw.
DM of Da: //yes
Vasily: 4 rounds tops.
Boris: can we track anything, or is the floor stone and such
DM of Da: In front of you, the cave narrows to a cramped tunnel,
illuminated by Vasily's Light rock.
Sven: well, this is interestinjg.
DM of Da: With you is Ariston, a Byzantine officer, Heracles, a
Byzantine merchant captain, and a half-dozen of his sailors.
Sven: oh, we have numbers . . . interesting . . .
Vasily: Let's go.
Boris: cool
DM of Da: Staying behind in the cell are another half-dozen Greek
dignitaries - some sort of nobles or something, you're not really sure
who they are.
Boris: any dicernable foot[rints on the floor?
DM of Da: Tracking... let's see.
*** Vasily hopes they enjoy their deaths
DM of Da: You can attempt to track the goblin that just ran away.
Boris: oh...one of the goblins presumably had keys. We take
them (unless the 4th has them
DM of Da: No
DM of Da: One of the dead ones had keys
DM of Da: And now they're yours.
Vasily: Excellent.
DM of Da: Roll Survival to try for the tracking.
Sven: can I aid another here?
DM of Da: You can.
Boris: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for Boris :
*** DM 1d20 < 18 = 18 > + 5 = 23
Sven: /try 13
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 5 = 5 > + 13 = 18
Boris: 13???
DM of Da: Sven fails to aid Boris in any meaningful way
Sven: well, we're underground
DM of Da: But Boris nonetheless manages to discern the trail of
the running goblin
DM of Da: Now, here's a question
DM of Da: It's a 5-foot wide tunnel
Boris: oh right, you're a druid...thought you were vasilly
DM of Da: What is your marching order?
Boris: i suppose I'm the tank & rogue
Sven: I suppose I should really drink this extra pot now . . .
DM of Da: There're 2 left
Vasily: Wait til you take real damage.
Sven: ok
DM of Da: So
DM of Da: Marching order?
DM of Da: Boris in front?
Vasily: Boris is tracking?
Boris: I suppose its myself, Vasilly, Sven...though we also
have sailors
DM of Da: He is.
DM of Da: Ok.
Vasily: I'm more useful behind Sven.
DM of Da: Well, the sailors aren't really trained in combat
Vasily: Sailors in the middle.
DM of Da: The only combat-trained NPC is Ariston
Boris: I figure we follow that goblin. The good part is we go
someplace useful
Vasily: We split the ramaining maces and xbows between them.
DM of Da: Ok.
Albrecht: I'd guess that they want Boris, then Sven, then Vasily?
Boris: the bad part is we likely find the rest of the goblim
regimen
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: You follow the trail down a twisting tunnel
Vasily: Let's try to fina a central corridor or something.
DM of Da: Which branches several times
Boris: this look familiar to you at all, sven?
DM of Da: You encounter a tunnel from which you hear the sound of
some sort of conversation
DM of Da: It sounds Russian
Sven: //uhh, does it?
Vasily: //what're they saying?
DM of Da: //Not really, it was dark when they led you
DM of Da: Listen checks!
Vasily: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM 1d20 < 11 = 11 > + 1 = 12
Boris: /try 6
*** DM rolls attempts for Boris :
*** DM 1d20 < 18 = 18 > + 6 = 24
Sven: /try 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 14 = 14 > + 3 = 17
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Boris hears.
DM of Da: Sounds like they're saying: "Something's going on..."
"Must've got some more..." "Maybe they'll put 'em here..." "Wonder what
that yelling was all about..."
Boris: guys, goblins ahead. Dont think they know for sure that
we're loose
DM of Da: The tunnel from which come these sounds is not where the
goblin went
DM of Da: And this conversation is in Russian
DM of Da: Which is why you can understand it
DM of Da: Which way?
DM of Da: Forward, or investigate this?
Vasily: More potential allies...
Boris: true
DM of Da: The verdict?
Boris: but I doubt they could help
Sven: were the voices goblin-like?
Vasily: On the other hand, it slows us down.
Vasily: Let's head down the voice corridor.
Sven: ok
Boris: ...joy
Boris: we follow the voices
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: You see light up ahead.
DM of Da: The side tunnel goes down a little way before opening up
into another cavern, smaller than the one you were in, but similarly
barred off.
Boris: // do we have keys from earlier? I missed the response
DM of Da: Two men, human, middle-aged, emaciated, in tattered and
dirty clothing.
DM of Da: //yes
Sven: //we do
DM of Da: A faint lantern hangs from the ceiling of this cavern,
just as the other one.
<<< Humans has joined >>>
<<< 09:28:06 PM >>>
Vasily: gah.
*** Humans look up
*** Vasily sighs
Vasily: Name yourselves.
*** Boris works on opening the door
Humans: You're... you're not goblins! But how...
Vasily: Astute of you. Answer my question.
Humans: Um, I'm Pavel, and this here's Fyodor... have you come
to free us?
Vasily: // what's their accent?
DM of Da: They sound Russian, Kievan probably
Boris: free you, create a distraction for us, one of those.
*** Vasily glare at Boris
Albrecht: // those names sound familiar to me
Humans: Are you of the Kievan Guard?
DM of Da: //They're fairly generic Russian names
<<< Humans is now known as Pavel >>>
<<< Fyodor has joined >>>
<<< 09:30:57 PM >>>
*** Pavel asked that
Vasily: Aye. We've tired of the goblin's hospitality and are
making for the surface.
Vasily: You're welcome to join us.
Vasily: // sense motiving the fuck out of these two.
Vasily: // (+7)
Fyodor: Sure, sure! Thank you! Oh, we've been in here for
months...
DM of Da: //k
Boris: // +2
Pavel: We went into the forest for some firewood one day, and
the next thing we know, damn goblins attacked us...
Fyodor: Tied us both up and brought us over here... they've
tortured us, you know?
Sven: //+3, I guess?
Vasily: Right. I'd love to hear your life stories over a nice
vodka, but we have more pressing matters for now.
Vasily: Let's move.
Pavel: Kept asking about Kiev... and the prince! I told them, I
did, Kiev's not had a prince on the throne since my granddaddy ... oh,
yes, of course, move
Vasily: // keeping a very close eye on them.
Vasily: And comrade, silence is a virtue.
DM of Da: They follow you out, whispering to each other
Vasily: especially when goblin ears seek us out.
DM of Da: Meanwhile
DM of Da: Boris
DM of Da: You hear distant yelling
DM of Da: Sounds like goblins
DM of Da: Echoing through the tunnels ahead
DM of Da: From multiple directions
Boris: getting louder?
Boris: COmrades...I believe there are goblins about
DM of Da: Soon after that, the sounds of powerful gongs begin to
shake the tunnel walls, and you hear the beating of drums.
Boris: I suppose they're onto us
Pavel: What's what!
Vasily: Shh!
Vasily: Hmm...
*** Ariston turns around and whispers something to the freed Russians
Vasily: I'm thinking of a slight change to the marching order.
DM of Da: Who immediately fall silent
DM of Da: Change eh
DM of Da: Meanwhile
DM of Da: You continue moving on
Vasily: Is it possible for me to be at the front without Boris
losing his tracking ability?
DM of Da: Passing several rooms and chambers
DM of Da: No
DM of Da: Some are storerooms
Vasily: Bah, nm then.
DM of Da: Some appear to be interrogation rooms similar to the one
Sven was tortured in
DM of Da: The tunnel continues to twist and branch
Sven: :(
Vasily: If we pass anything that can obviously be used as a
weapon, we arm more folk.
DM of Da: You round a corner and see a fork ahead
Boris: true
Sven: //I should get all emo and omnipotent and preachy and
shit
DM of Da: //I don't get it
Boris: we take the road more traveled
Vasily: We eat with it.
DM of Da: On the left, the tunnel widens, and flickering light,
like the light of some sort of fire, can be seen around the bend
DM of Da: On the right is an entrance to a large chamber of worked
stone
Vasily: (anything look familiar?)
DM of Da: //no, nothing looks familiar because you were led
through here before in total darkness
Boris: // either way look more in use than the other?
DM of Da: Wooden shelves line the chamber
Vasily: // so it's probably not the path through the fire
DM of Da: On which sit various weapons
DM of Da: It is clearly an armory
Boris: you should have said that first
Albrecht: // also it's full of goblins
Boris: quick check for traps as we go in I guess
DM of Da: Several tables are also in this room, turned on their
side
DM of Da: With the tops facing out
Vasily: Bah.
DM of Da: As you look in, a number of goblins rise up from
positions behind the overturned tables, aiming crossbows in your
direction
Albrecht: // quick, send in the fodder
DM of Da: They yell and...
DM of Da: CUT
DM of Da: PAN.
Boris: we could take em
Sven: it's like Sandy took Cinematography for Jerks
*** DM of Da did
Nikolai: hhahah
*** DM of Da got a B+
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Meanwhile
DM of Da: Nikolai and Albrecht
Boris: // this is like Han Solo chasing the storm trooper
Nikolai: has it been 15 minutes
DM of Da: After being brought to your spare accomodations
DM of Da: You were left alone
DM of Da: Several hours have passed
Nikolai: k
DM of Da: In this time, you've heard goblins passing back and
forth through the corridors around you
DM of Da: Going about their business
DM of Da: None of them have so much as looked into the room
DM of Da: Finally, after several hours, two goblin guards return
DM of Da: They're the same two as escorted you here
DM of Da: The say something in Goblin and beckon to you
DM of Da: *They
Nikolai: well I suppose we follow
DM of Da: Ok
Albrecht: yep
Albrecht: in full war gear, of course
DM of Da: Of course
DM of Da: You're led back to the massive hall where you had your
audience with Siran
DM of Da: And indeed, when the guards lead you in and leave,
closing the door behind them, you see Siran sitting on her throne, still
wearing the same demonic armor as before
DM of Da: Sans helmet
<<< Siran has joined >>>
<<< 09:45:58 PM >>>
Siran: Great! You're in your gear.
Siran: We'll continue our conversation later, but for now,
we'll have a little test.
Siran: Are you rested?
Albrecht: a test?
Boris: // watch her order you to put down some escaped
prisoners
Nikolai: Uh
Siran: Mm-hmm. A test and demonstration all in one.
Nikolai: //I think I still have like, a bazillion subdual damage
Albrecht: well, you healed 3 or 4 per hour
Sven: //sho nuff.
DM of Da: //truth
Vasily: // speaking of which... how long was Sven being funned
with?
Sven: //one hour
DM of Da: //1hr+
Vasily: // aka 3 hp for boris and m'self.
Siran: I want to know what my new allies are made of, you know?
Siran: If you're weak and useless then I see no reason to keep
you around.
Siran: And at the same time, you can see some of the power that
our... teachers... can reveal to you.
Siran: As I said... a demonstration and a test.
Siran: Do you feel yourselves to be ready?
Nikolai: Uh... we are still weak from the beating we had earlier
today
Nikolai: But my spells are prepared.
Albrecht: (how weak are we running, at this point, anyway?)
Siran: Come forward.
Nikolai: (a good question)
*** Nikolai shrugs
*** Nikolai goes forward
*** Siran Cure Serious Wounds
Albrecht: at some point we were 1d8+1 away from unconcious. Then
we were pushed to or just over the edge, then we had some hour or hours
of rest
Siran: /roll 3d8+6
*** DM rolls dice for Siran: 3d8 < 7 1 7 = 15 > + 6 = 21
*** Siran Cure Serious Wounds
Siran: /roll 3d8_6
*** DM rolls dice for Siran: 3d86 < 86 29 9 = 124 > = 124
DM of Da: whoops
Nikolai: well that's more than my max hp
Siran: /roll 3d8+6
*** DM rolls dice for Siran: 3d8 < 8 7 8 = 23 > + 6 = 29
DM of Da: You're all cured and stuff.
Nikolai: k
Albrecht: that'll definitely put us both to full
Albrecht: the 21 probably would have handled my nonlethal
Albrecht: Alright then
Albrecht: What do you want us to do?
Siran: Just defeat one of my creations, that's all.
Siran: I want to see what you can do.
Nikolai: Your... creations?
*** Siran smiles
Nikolai: Necromancy?
Vasily: // you see... after they've been in the fridge a
while...
*** Siran inclines her head slightly
Vasily: // even the greatest chef's creations can be brought
low.
*** Nikolai looks at his spell prep
Albrecht: well then, let's get to it
Nikolai: It'll have to do I suppose
DM of Da: Come. We'll use my favorite way to get around.
DM of Da: er
Siran: Come. We'll use my favorite way to get around.
Sven: //she's a bit of a showoff, yes?
DM of Da: //maybe just a little
*** Siran puts on the horned helmet of the demon-armor
*** Siran strides out through one of the larger side doors
DM of Da: Following her, you walk down several corridors, which
take you several levels upward
DM of Da: And you exit to the outside, finding yourself at the
same wide, flat platform that you were brought to initially
DM of Da: When Siran turns to you and speaks again, it is in a
deep, crackling voice, like that of some sort of demonic being
Nikolai: That's some nice armor there.
Siran: These, also, are my creations, but you will not be
facing them today.
Siran: And the armor's very nice. One day I may even tell you
how I got it.
*** Siran whistles
DM of Da: Several blocks of the city away, three great black
shapes rise up from behind a building
DM of Da: They are the same black vulture-like birds that brought
you down here
DM of Da: They fly gracefully to you and land on the platform
DM of Da: Siran gets on the back of the largest one and motions
for you to do the same
DM of Da: The birds patiently wait for you to mount.
*** Nikolai does
*** Albrecht mounts
DM of Da: When you do so, they take off with a powerful downsweep
DM of Da: You catch a whiff of the creatures' breath, and are
briefly overcome with nausea
DM of Da: But the wind in your face clears that soon enough
DM of Da: They carry you across half the city, finally descending
to a wide, open pit with a flat bottom
DM of Da: After letting you off, the birds take up positions on
the edges of the pit, watching you intently
DM of Da: The pit's about a hundred feet across, and one side of
it is dominated by a massive pile of bones, humanoid in general shape,
though quite large, as if from giants or ogres, surrounded by small
firepits
DM of Da: The firepits glow with various colors
Boris: joy, skeleton
DM of Da: Glancing at the giant vultures that watch you from the
pit's steep walls, Siran takes off her helmet and comments casually...
Siran: One of my favorites, those things.
Siran: They're really very ironic, you know.
Siran: Without my... intervention... the eggs they come from
would hatch creatures that wouldn't hesitate to kill me on sight.
Siran: It's a pity I can't get their eggs more easily. Their
human allies guard them much too closely.
Siran: Ah well.
Vasily: // ...
Siran: Now, your test.
DM of Da: // :)
Nikolai: //wow
Nikolai: //that's AWESOME
Siran: Looks like... yes indeed, one's just about ready.
Siran: Good timing, your arrival here. These things take quite
a while to prepare, so don't get overzealous with it.
*** Siran raises her hand, pointing it at the bone pile, and intones
something in Infernal
DM of Da: Albrecht got Spellcraft?
*** Albrecht understands
Albrecht: that too
DM of Da: Roll it
Nikolai: what about me?
Nikolai: am I not present?
DM of Da: You don't get to roll because it's not a simple spell
Nikolai: I should learn Infernal then?
DM of Da: It's a highly specific incantation that takes knowledge
of Infernal to identify - or knowledge of Spellcraft that is much beyond
your current
Albrecht: .
Albrecht: where the hell did my try go?
DM of Da: WHO KNOWS
Albrecht: /try 6
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 19 = 19 > + 6 = 25
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: It's a necromantic incantation, you can be sure of
that... you recognize some of its elements because you're reasonably
certain your uncle mentioned similar rituals, but you can tell that this
is just one part of a much longer ritual (the final part) so you don't
know much more
DM of Da: Anyway
DM of Da: SOme of the bones in the massive pile stir
DM of Da: Coming together to form a tall, humanoid shape, about 8
feet in height
DM of Da: Knots of raw muscle seem to grow on the bones
<<< Albrecht has left >>>
<<< 10:16:20 PM >>>
DM of Da: And form a large, slender, skeletal figure, part of its
body covered by sinewy muscles, whose most prominent feature is its
elongated, knife-sharp claws
DM of Da: The claws appear to extend and retract from moment to
moment.
Boris: //is the skeleton adamantium?
Nikolai: it's a wolverine zombie!
DM of Da:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/mmiii_gallery/82969.jpg
DM of Da: That is what it looks like.
DM of Da: It is currently 80 feet away from you.
Albrecht: that is not Wolverine.
Albrecht: It's... um... Lady Deathstrike.
Siran: Destroy these intruders!
Albrecht: ok
Albrecht: I will be readying my shield and pulling out my
warhammer
*** Siran whispers an aside in your direction
Siran: Don't worry, I'll call it off if it looks like you might
have a chance
<<< Boneclaw has joined >>>
<<< 10:18:49 PM >>>
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Roll Init.
Boneclaw: /try 8
*** DM rolls attempts for Boneclaw :
*** DM 1d20 < 2 = 2 > + 8 = 10
Nikolai: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 16 = 16 > + 1 = 17
Nikolai: //don't you use a falchion
Nikolai: //or wtf ever it is
DM of Da: //shamsir
DM of Da: Meanwhile
DM of Da: Let's have some Knowledge: Religion from you two
DM of Da: To see if you know anything useful about fighting undead
Albrecht: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 7 = 7 > + 5 = 12
Nikolai: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 20 = 20 > + 9 = 29
DM of Da: You will of course know nothing specific about this
thing
DM of Da: But
Nikolai: <_<
Nikolai: >_>
DM of Da: Nikolai knows that:
Albrecht: /try 3;religion
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM (religion) 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 3 = 13
Albrecht: // I decided to go with my shield for this fight rather
than the two-handeer
Nikolai: //right
DM of Da: Being a skeletal undead, it has DR/blundgeoning, and is
immune to cold/mind-affecting/etc.
Nikolai: //I didn't realize you had another weapon
DM of Da: Albrecht also knows about the bludgeoning business
DM of Da: Nikolai! You're first.
Nikolai: Glitterdust
Nikolai: Also with my massive knowledge check
DM of Da: Mm?
Nikolai: I'm fairly sure undead are not immune to being blinded.
Nikolai: Right?
DM of Da: Correct
DM of Da: Just looked it up
DM of Da: So
DM of Da: DC?
Nikolai: 15
Boneclaw: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Boneclaw :
*** DM 1d20 < 15 = 15 > + 9 = 24
Nikolai: well
DM of Da: It makes it.
Nikolai: I move back 30 feet
DM of Da: There is no back 30 feet
Nikolai: Oh
DM of Da: You're at the edge of the pit
Nikolai: well fuck me then
DM of Da: There's just the pit wall behind you
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Albrecht?
Albrecht: I will step forward to block its path to Nikolai
Albrecht: say... 10 feet in front of him
Albrecht: and stay
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Readying actions? Or?
Nikolai: you said 80 ft
Nikolai: right?
DM of Da: Yep
Nikolai: so to get to where he is he had to use a FRA
Albrecht: I will ready to attack if it comes in reach, yes
DM of Da: I think he meant 10ft in front of you
Nikolai: oh
DM of Da: Not 10ft from the creature
Nikolai: k
DM of Da: Ok.
Albrecht: yes
Boris: // dealing with my mom and wedding questions, AIM me if
needed
DM of Da: //k
Nikolai: //my spells are nigh useless for this
Albrecht: 10 ft in front of Nikolai
Albrecht: // damage spells? buff spells?
Nikolai: //I have some damage and I will be using all I can
Nikolai: //but it's not much
Albrecht: // obviously I don't know your prep
Nikolai: //well we'll see what happens
DM of Da: Alright.
DM of Da: The creature's turn.
Nikolai: //most of my good spells were mind affecting
Nikolai: //and that glitterdust was my only trump card
DM of Da: It moves forward toward you with a smooth gait, its
movements fluid and sure
Albrecht: // ouch
DM of Da: As it approaches, it stretches its arm out toward you,
its razor-sharp claws extend to mind-boggling lengths
Albrecht: // Totally Lady Deathstrike.
DM of Da: It stops 20 feet away from you, its claws reaching you
even from that distance, attempting to skewer you
Boneclaw: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Boneclaw :
*** DM 1d20 < 6 = 6 > + 7 = 13
Albrecht: miss
DM of Da: I take it that's a failure
DM of Da: Ok
Albrecht: please, I'm a frontliner. If that hits me, I should
retire.
DM of Da: It retracts its claws after failing to penetrate your
armor
DM of Da: Nikolai's turn.
Nikolai: well
Nikolai: Next turn, there will be stuff, I promise
Nikolai: I mage Armor myself
Nikolai: with my wand of mage armor
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Albrecht?
Albrecht: ok, guess i'll step up and take a swing
Albrecht: yes, I know I eat an AoO for that
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Do you charge?
DM of Da: You can totally charge
DM of Da: It's 20 feet away
Nikolai: la
Albrecht: not charge
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: As soon as you begin your approach, the boneclaw
stretches out the other arm, its lightning-quick claws lancing out at
you
Boneclaw: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Boneclaw :
*** DM 1d20 < 6 = 6 > + 7 = 13
DM of Da: But glancing off your armor again.
Albrecht: /try 6
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 12 = 12 > + 6 = 18
DM of Da: Success! You hit.
Albrecht: /roll 1d8+3
*** DM rolls dice for Albrecht: 1d8 < 5 = 5 > + 3 = 8
Albrecht: and this is a warhammer
DM of Da: Yep
DM of Da: Your hammer strikes bone with a resounding crack, but
its skeletal structure seems hardly affected.
DM of Da: Its turn.
DM of Da: The boneclaw takes a graceful step back and strikes out
with its extendable claws; its strikes seem better-aimed this time...
Boneclaw: /try 9 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Boneclaw :
*** DM 1d20 < 18 = 18 > + 9 = 27
*** DM 1d20 < 4 = 4 > + 9 = 13
Albrecht: first is a hit
Boneclaw: /roll 2d6+5
*** DM rolls dice for Boneclaw: 2d6 < 2 1 = 3 > + 5 = 8
Albrecht: ok
DM of Da: Nikolai?
Nikolai: How's your hp
Nikolai: Scorching Ray.
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Roll.
Albrecht: 22/30
Nikolai: /try 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 3 = 13
Nikolai: that hit touch?
DM of Da: It does
Nikolai: fantastic
DM of Da: Roll dmg
Nikolai: /roll 4d6
*** DM rolls dice for Nikolai: 4d6 < 4 2 2 3 = 11 > = 11
Boris: ouch
Sven: not so fantastic.
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: You scorch its musculature slightly, but the boneclaw
seems unconcerned.
DM of Da: Albrecht!
Albrecht: free action curse
DM of Da: Effect is?
Albrecht: -2 on everything ever
Albrecht: d20s, weapon damage
Albrecht: Will save ofc ourse
Nikolai: man I should have waited for that to go off
Boneclaw: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Boneclaw :
*** DM 1d20 < 5 = 5 > + 9 = 14
Albrecht: ah well
DM of Da: Ok.
Nikolai: :/
DM of Da: And?
Albrecht: nah, see, my DC is poorgasmic
Albrecht: actually it's 13
Nikolai: if only he had rolled that on my DC tho
Albrecht: because it's based on class level
Albrecht: now i attack again
Albrecht: /try 6
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 8 = 8 > + 6 = 14
Albrecht: presumably that misses
DM of Da: It does.
DM of Da: Its turn.
DM of Da: Oh wait
DM of Da: You took an AoO to attack
DM of Da: Since it stepped back
DM of Da: So let's resolve that
Boneclaw: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Boneclaw :
*** DM 1d20 < 7 = 7 > + 9 = 16
DM of Da: ?
Albrecht: miss
DM of Da: k
DM of Da: Well on its turn
DM of Da: It steps back again
Albrecht: hmm, I dislike it stepping a lot
Boris: how far away is it stepping?
DM of Da: Striking out with both arms
Boris: and are you getting AoAOs back?
DM of Da: 5ft and no
DM of Da: It has bigger reach
Nikolai: wait.
DM of Da: It has quadruple his reach
Albrecht: if it's moving 5 ft...
Nikolai: yeah
Albrecht: and i'm moving 5 ft.
DM of Da: Oh right 5ft crap
Albrecht: then neither of us gets AoOs
Nikolai: yeah that makes no sense
DM of Da: nm
Albrecht: granted, that missed so it doesn't matter
Boris: thus my point
DM of Da: Yeah sorry dumbness on my part
DM of Da: Anyways
Nikolai: a good point boris
Boneclaw: /try 9 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Boneclaw :
*** DM 1d20 < 13 = 13 > + 9 = 22
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 9 = 19
Nikolai: a very good point
Albrecht: bugger
Albrecht: bothhit
Boneclaw: /roll 4d6+10
*** DM rolls dice for Boneclaw: 4d6 < 6 6 4 5 = 21 > + 10 = 31
Nikolai: oh god
Albrecht: i'm down
DM of Da: How down
Nikolai: imadie
Albrecht: i also have 1 round to stabilize.
Nikolai: oh god
Boris: ouch
DM of Da: Mmhm
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Nikolai's turn
Sven: you just keep killing adam off.
*** DM of Da plays the Killing Adam Off song
Nikolai: So uh
Nikolai: Yeah
*** DM of Da does the Killing Adam Off dance
Nikolai: How bout that
Nikolai: Well I can't go to aid him
Nikolai: So I'll Magic Missile
Boris: whats her face casts mass heal, right?
Albrecht: well, looks like I'll need to come up with another
character again
DM of Da: lol
Nikolai: if she's casting mass heal
Nikolai: then I give up
DM of Da: Magic Missile eh
Nikolai: yep
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Roll dmg
Nikolai: /roll 2d4+2
*** DM rolls dice for Nikolai: 2d4 < 4 2 = 6 > + 2 = 8
DM of Da: Alright
DM of Da: The boneclaw is slightly damaged, but seems undaunted
Nikolai: ugh
Nikolai: uhm
Nikolai: can I move any farther away from it than I am?
DM of Da: Nope
Nikolai: ugh
*** Boneclaw steps over Albrecht's prone form, extending its claws to
strike at Nikolai, when...
Albrecht: it's around 40 from you I think
Siran: Stop!
*** Boneclaw retracts its claws and halts
*** Boneclaw walks over to Albrecht with a frown on her face and
spellcasts
DM of Da: er
*** Siran does that
*** Siran Cure Light Wounds
Siran: /roll 1d8+6
*** DM rolls dice for Siran: 1d8 < 6 = 6 > + 6 = 12
Boris: hah
Siran: Hm.
Albrecht: 3/30
Nikolai: It got lucky.
Sven: //rofl
Sven: //lucky you say
Nikolai: //yes
Nikolai: //i do
Siran: I don't know...
Nikolai: //I say many things
Albrecht: well, it's not like I ever get a chance to pick up
better armor
Siran: I'm not sure how useful you can be to me after all...
Nikolai: Let me ask you something.
Nikolai: Is it how useful we can be to you that you should be
considering... or how useful we may be to the Iron Triad?
Nikolai: In the future.
*** Siran glances at Nikolai, then continues to inspect her undead
Nikolai: (you now*)
Nikolai: (is what I meant)
*** Siran takes the boneclaw's skeletal hand and examines the claws
Siran: Then again, I had hardly had a chance to test these
beauties in true combat... I had no idea...
*** Siran turns to Nikolai
Siran: Well...
*** Siran frowns again
Siran: Has your friend here considered the path of undeath? It
might improved his fighting skill.
Siran: I could make something really useful out of a willing
subject.
*** Siran looks down at Albrecht questioningly
*** Albrecht coughs
Siran: You don't even really have to lose all of your free will
for that...
*** Nikolai raises an eyebrow
Albrecht: I would rather consider the path of some better armor
first.
Siran: Well, I'll let you think about it.
Siran: I... suppose... you're right about one thing.
Siran: My amulet would not have reacted as it did if the Triad
did not consider you loyal.
Siran: I guess we'll just have to find some good use for the
two of you.
*** Siran whistles
DM of Da: At this, the three black birds who've been watching the
proceedings with interest descend into the pit
DM of Da: Siran puts her helmet back on
DM of Da: And mounts up
Nikolai: //how many hp did that thing have?
DM of Da: Indicating that you do the same
*** Nikolai does so
DM of Da: //timely question
Albrecht: guess we're riding back
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DM of Da: As the creatures carry you upwards again, Siran yells to
you against the wind...
Siran: So, what'd you think?
Nikolai: I think that if I had known I'd be fighting an undead
creature, I would have prepared different spells.
Albrecht: I think I find the reach most impressive.
Nikolai: Had Albrecht had the advantage of some extra size, it
would have been a more even fight...
Nikolai: Not to mention some extra fire from me.
Siran: I'm thinking... mix them up with some expendables and
just a handful of them can dominate a battlefield.
Nikolai: Unquestionably.
Albrecht: I concur.
Siran: The ancient ritual of its creation fortifies the
creature with pure negative energy... well, I can tell you all about it
another time.
Nikolai: Now if you can give them better Reflexes while in
Combat...
Albrecht: :P
Nikolai: You may have an unstoppable killing machine
DM of Da: //They totally have it :P
Nikolai: //k
Siran: You know, I think I may have thought of a use for you!
Siran: We'll talk about it when we land.
DM of Da: You begin your descent, approaching the huge stronghold
that houses Siran's throne room...
DM of Da: Aaand...
DM of Da: CUT.
DM of Da: FADE!
DM of Da: FADE IN.
Sven: cinematogrizzle
Boris: DUCK!
Vasily: Take cover!
Albrecht: // we really need some more front line.
Albrecht: // also I need an AC that's worth having
Vasily: // we will, as soon as the two of us start
necromantizing stuffs.
DM of Da: Ok!
DM of Da: Here's map
DM of Da:
http://obormot.ath.cx/~obormot/beyond_ragnarok/maps/set_3/armory.png
Nikolai: //well as far as I know, if we ever make it out of here,
you'll have it
DM of Da: You're coming from the southwest
DM of Da: Boris is in B5
Albrecht: // sure, full plate. I want more than that
DM of Da: Sven's in A5
DM of Da: Vasily's in A6
DM of Da: And Heracles and his men are behind you
DM of Da: The flickering light of what is probably a powerful fire
issues from the northern corridor
Boris: is anything down "corridor B"?
DM of Da: As you can see
DM of Da: Shelves on the sides
DM of Da: OVerturned tables
DM of Da: Goblins
Albrecht: // hell, full plate will only get me to 19 or 21 if I
use a shield :(
DM of Da: Roll some: Initiative!
Vasily: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM 1d20 < 13 = 13 > + 1 = 14
Boris: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Boris :
*** DM 1d20 < 9 = 9 > + 7 = 16
Sven: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 8 = 8 > + 1 = 9
Heracles: /try 0
*** DM rolls attempts for Heracles :
*** DM 1d20 < 5 = 5 > + 0 = 5
Boris: ugh
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Goblins!: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins! :
*** DM 1d20 < 18 = 18 > + 1 = 19
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: The Goblins! go first.
DM of Da: They goblins way in the back of the armory fire their
crossbows at Boris.
Goblins!: /try 3 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins! :
*** DM 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 3 = 6
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 3 = 13
DM of Gaia: ?
DM of Gaia: Hit/miss?
DM of Gaia: What's your AC, let's put it that way
Boris: one hit
DM of Gaia: So I know
Boris: 10 + 3 dex
DM of Gaia: Ok
Goblins!: /troll 1d8
Boris: i want that level now to make it 14 =P
Goblins!: /roll 1d8
*** DM rolls dice for Goblins!: 1d8 < 4 = 4 > = 4
DM of Da: The goblins in E6 and G6 fire at Boris also.
Goblins!: /try 3 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins! :
*** DM 1d20 < 6 = 6 > + 3 = 9
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 3 = 13
Boris: what are my HP these days anyway?
Goblins!: /roll 1d8
*** DM rolls dice for Goblins!: 1d8 < 1 = 1 > = 1
Boris: son of a....
DM of Da: Well, you should be at max
Boris: k
DM of Da: The goblins in E4 and G4 can see Sven! They fire at him.
Goblins!: /try 3 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins! :
*** DM 1d20 < 1 = 1 > + 3 = 4
*** DM 1d20 < 13 = 13 > + 3 = 16
DM of Da: Pfft
Sven: 1 hit
Goblins!: /try 1;ref
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins! :
*** DM (ref) 1d20 < 11 = 11 > + 1 = 12
DM of Da: The goblin in E4 drops his crossbow.
DM of Da: Actually no
DM of Da: He shoots himself
DM of Da: In the foot
Goblins!: /roll 1d8
*** DM rolls dice for Goblins!: 1d8 < 2 = 2 > = 2
Sven: good jyorghb.
DM of Da: The other goblin hits Sven and...
Goblins!: /roll 1d8
*** DM rolls dice for Goblins!: 1d8 < 7 = 7 > = 7
DM of Da: Ooh, a solid hit.
Sven: unconscious.
DM of Da: pwned.
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Boris!
DM of Da: The goblins, remember, have cover (+4 AC) from the
overturned tables.
DM of Da: What Do You Do(tm)?
Boris: hmmm.....go crazy. GO and smash the one in E6(?)
DM of Gaia: Very well.
Boris: from F4
DM of Gaia: Um
DM of Gaia: Explain that one
DM of Gaia: You won't be able to reach E6 from F4
Boris: ...F6
Vasily: D4?
DM of Gaia: Ok F6
Boris: my bad
Vasily: Ooh, right, they're not weaponed.
DM of Gaia: You'd provoke an AoO from E4 for that movement... but
none of them have melee weapons out so it's ok.
Boris: small morningstar right? is that a light weapon for me?
DM of Gaia: Yes
DM of Gaia: It is
DM of Gaia: Roll
Boris: yay weapon finesse
Boris: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for Boris :
*** DM 1d20 < 7 = 7 > + 5 = 12
Boris: boo dice
Boris: i flank with the table
DM of Gaia: LOL
DM of Gaia: Ok that's a failure
DM of Gaia: Sven... is all unconscious
DM of Gaia: Vasily!
DM of Gaia: (other way around but Sven is still unconscious)
Vasily: Go to Sven, and feed him a potion.
Vasily: /roll 1d8+1
*** DM rolls dice for Vasily: 1d8 < 3 = 3 > + 1 = 4
Vasily: for 4+4 hp
DM of Gaia: Ok
DM of Gaia: You're cured of 4 damage and 4 more nonlethal
DM of Gaia: Since you were next to Sven, you still have a move
action
DM of Gaia: Or no you don't because you had to take out the potion
DM of Gaia: Never mind.
DM of Gaia: Sven!
DM of Gaia: You're conscious congratulations.
DM of Gaia: State your actions.
Sven: I get actions?
Vasily: I 5 ft away if it's relevant.
DM of Gaia: You do! Vasily poured a potion down your throat.
Sven: hot.
Sven: I guess I have to stand
DM of Gaia: That'd be ideal.
Sven: which is some sort of move action
DM of Gaia: Yep.
Sven: is there anything for me to take cover behind?
DM of Gaia: You can duck into the northern tunnel
Sven: I guess you better put me at B4 for now.
DM of Gaia: Ok.
Sven: that is a wall I see there, right?
DM of Gaia: Yes.
DM of Gaia: Heracles goes.
DM of Gaia: Unlike his mythical namesake, he is not going to do
anything particularly heroic...
DM of Gaia: Unless you count running into the room and punching a
goblin
DM of Gaia: Heracles will move to E5 and attack into E4
Heracles: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for Heracles :
*** DM 1d20 < 7 = 7 > + 5 = 12
*** Heracles fails
Vasily: (punching?
DM of Gaia: //yes
Vasily: // I thought we equipped these guys with maces
DM of Gaia: //what with unarmed strike and all
DM of Gaia: Oh you did
DM of Gaia: k thanks for reminding
DM of Gaia: He swings a mace
DM of Gaia: But still misses.
DM of Gaia: Goblins go again.
DM of Gaia: The goblins in E4 and E6 draw their morningstars and
swing at Heracles, flanking him...
DM of Gaia: (dropping their crossbows first)
Boris: he's in E5?....the fool
Vasily: (what happened to Ariston?)
Goblins!: /try 4 4
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins! :
*** DM 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 4 = 7
*** DM 1d20 < 2 = 2 > + 4 = 6
DM of Gaia: Ariston's bringing up the back of the line
DM of Gaia: So
DM of Gaia: He's way down the tunnel past a bunch of sailors
Vasily: // ah
DM of Gaia: He'll get here eventually.
*** Goblins! fail
DM of Da: The goblins in G4 and G6 drop down behind their tables
(gaining full cover) to reload their crossbows
Vasily: // and are now prone?
DM of Da: As do the goblins in I4 and I6
DM of Da: Yep prone
DM of Da: Boris.
Boris: do you feel like adjudicating picking up the goblin next
to me and throwing him on top of the goblin in G6, or should I do
something normal?
Boris: Morning star E6 in the face:
Boris: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for Boris :
*** DM 1d20 < 13 = 13 > + 5 = 18
Boris: /roll 1d6+1
*** DM rolls dice for Boris: 1d6 < 6 = 6 > + 1 = 7
DM of Gaia: You crack the goblin's skull with a single solid hit.
DM of Gaia: He goes down.
Boris: move to G5
DM of Gaia: Ok.
DM of Gaia: Vasily!
Vasily: If I were to move to D6...
Vasily: would I get partial cover from the far goblins but have
LoS to the one at E4?
DM of Da: Yeah?
DM of Da: That... would be correct, yes.
Vasily: I do so.
DM of Da: k
DM of Da: And?
Vasily: He gets a magic missile in the face.
DM of Da: Roll.
Vasily: /roll 2d4+2
*** DM rolls dice for Vasily: 2d4 < 3 4 = 7 > + 2 = 9
DM of Da: The two bolts of magical force strike the goblin
full-on, and he chokes and dies.
Vasily: I drop to prone as a free action.
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Sven!
Sven: e6 and e4 are down?
DM of Da: They are.
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Sven: and the rest of them are prone and reloading shit?
DM of Gaia: Yes.
Vasily: Looks like.
Sven: I suppose h4 isn't reachable in a move action . . .
DM of Gaia: It is not.
Vasily: No?
Sven: h5 should be, though
DM of Gaia: H5 is.
Sven: so I go there.
Vasily: Nice.
Sven: threatening everybody.
Sven: yay.
DM of Gaia: Ok.
DM of Gaia: Any other actions?
Sven: I stabbenzeshit out of g4
DM of Gaia: Or?
DM of Gaia: Ah
DM of Gaia: Roll.
Sven: prone and not threatening is how much of a bonus?
DM of Gaia: +4/
Vasily: +4
Sven: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 9 = 9 > + 9 = 18
Sven: /roll 1d4+3
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d4 < 1 = 1 > + 3 = 4
Sven: :(
DM of Gaia: You wound the goblin, but he is not yet dead.
DM of Gaia: Heracles goes.
Sven: had to be a min roll.
DM of Da: Yah.
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root: and this client hates name changes for whatever reason
:(
DM of Da: Heracles moves to H4 and swings his mace at the goblin
Sven stabbed.
Heracles: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Heracles :
*** DM 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 9 = 12
*** Heracles misses completely
Vasily: even counting the proneness?
DM of Da: Even so.
Albrecht: Heracles is not so good.
DM of Da: Meanwhile, two of the sailors move up and into the room,
taking up positions at C4 and C6 to assess the situation
DM of Da: These are armed with crossbows, and they ready actions
to shoot exposed goblins
DM of Da: However, they look nervous, and their arms shake
slightly
DM of Da: Boris, you're up.
DM of Gaia: Initiating poking protocol..
DM of Gaia: Executed.
root: heh
root: amd I still next to two prone goblins?
DM of Da: You're next to two dead goblins (E5)
root: I moved to the next 2
DM of Da: Wait I skipped the goblins' turn omg
DM of Da: Goblins go :P
root: between the prone ones
DM of Da: So
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DM of Da: The goblins in G4 and G6 fire crossbows from prone
positions at Sven
root: AoO
DM of Da: They provoke AoOs for doing so
Vasily: Yuppers.
root: \/try 5
DM of Da: Pick one and stab it
DM of Da: (Sven)
DM of Da: (not Boris)
DM of Da: (Boris is still in E5 because it's not his turn yet)
Sven: I guess the one I stabbed previously.
root: grrr....
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Roll.
Sven: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 20 = 20 > + 9 = 29
root: someone roll +5 for me
DM of Da: Wow
Sven: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 9 = 19
Sven: /roll 2d4+6
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 2d4 < 4 1 = 5 > + 6 = 11
Sven: dead.
root: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for root :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 5 = 15
DM of Da: The goblin twitches once and dies.
DM of Da: Not you I said :P
DM of Da: Anyway
DM of Da: The goblin in G6 fires at Sven
Goblins!: /try 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins! :
*** DM 1d20 < 19 = 19 > + 3 = 22
root: wait, why dont I have an AoO
DM of Da: You're still in E5
DM of Da: It's not your turn yet
root: no, I said I moised to G5
Sven: he was in g5, wasn't he
root: after killing the one last turn
DM of Da: He was he
Sven: he's the reason I'm not in g5
DM of Da: Ohhh
DM of Da: Ok ok
Sven: as a matter of fact.
DM of Da: Well
DM of Da: 15 is a hit
DM of Da: Roll dmg
root: /roll 1d6+1
*** DM rolls dice for root: 1d6 < 1 = 1 > + 1 = 2
root: take THAT
DM of Da: lol
Sven: nice.
root: I missed the floor
DM of Da: The goblin manages nonetheless to fire his crossbow at
Sven
DM of Da: Threatening a crit...
Goblins!: /try 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins! :
*** DM 1d20 < 8 = 8 > + 3 = 11
Sven: nope.
DM of Da: k.
Goblins!: /roll 1d8
*** DM rolls dice for Goblins!: 1d8 < 1 = 1 > = 1
DM of Da: The bolt grazes you.
Sven: what could this be? some sort of . . . luck?
DM of Da: The goblins in I4 and I6 pop up
DM of Da: Provoking AoOs but you already took one this round
Sven: yup
Sven: me fucked.
DM of Da: They fire crossbows at Sven, provoking AGAIN but you
don't have Combat Reflexes you noob
Sven: or nearly that much dex.
DM of Da: truth
root: it's cool, I think we count as being in melee and its
doubtfuil they have precise shot
Goblins!: /try 3 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Goblins! :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 3 = 13
*** DM 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 3 = 6
Sven: one hit
Vasily: Hmm...
Vasily: What about Heracles.
DM of Da: What about him
Vasily: He gets an AoO, no?
root: do they take -4 for firing into melle for sven? or is
he still in the back
Vasily: Hehe... it's true.
DM of Da: To the first: No due to cover
Sven: sven is right next to them.
Vasily: They're firing into melee... with themselves.
Albrecht: // So... clearly Sandy hates me and Chris most.
DM of Da: To the second: Yes so they miss
DM of Da: Now then
Sven: very well.
DM of Da: Boris' turn.
DM of Da: You've got a goblin like right next to you.
Sven: kill his face in right this time.
root: I'm more tempted to go to the back to threaten...but I
should kill this one first
DM of Da: Please do
root: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for root :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 5 = 15
root: /roll 1d6+1
*** DM rolls dice for root: 1d6 < 5 = 5 > + 1 = 6
DM of Da: His face is killed all the way in.
root: nice. move between the last two
DM of Da: k.
DM of Da: Vasily!
Vasily: Well, this battle seems to be shaping up nicely.
root: scratch that
root: there's one space past between them, yes?
DM of Da: No
root: that threatens both?
root: ok, between them
DM of Da: k
Sven: we are out of armory.
DM of Da: So V
Vasily: Not much else I can do here, so I'll sit down and start
peeling an apple.
Vasily: If necessary, I prestidigitate an apple into existence.
DM of Da: LOL
DM of Da: Peeling an apple
Sven: . . .
DM of Da: I don't even know what to say
Sven: I need to get his ass a potato.
DM of Da: And some tin foil I'm thinking.
DM of Da: Sven?
Sven: I has a turn . . .
DM of Da: Yah rly
Vasily: Oooh, I also prestidigitate up some tin foil and brown
sugar.
Sven: the goblins are standing again?
DM of Da: They are.
Sven: and they have some sort of cover?
DM of Da: Are you making candy apple
DM of Da: Not from you
Sven: k.
Sven: I shall stizzab I4
Sven: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 7 = 7 > + 5 = 12
DM of Da: You fail.
Sven: yup.
DM of Da: Any movement?
Sven: next.
DM of Da: k.
DM of Da: Heracles goes.
DM of Da: He moves into H5 with Sven and swings at the goblin in
I4.
Heracles: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for Heracles :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 5 = 15
DM of Da: He hits!
Heracles: /roll 1d6+2
*** DM rolls dice for Heracles: 1d6 < 1 = 1 > + 2 = 3
DM of Da: But not very hard.
DM of Da: The sailors that've entered the armory fire...
DM of Da: At I4 and I6, naturally
Heracles: /try 1 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Heracles :
*** DM 1d20 < 9 = 9 > + 1 = 10
*** DM 1d20 < 11 = 11 > + 1 = 12
DM of Da: But due to all the cover, they miss totally.
Vasily: (Into melee? le sigh)
DM of Da: Look
DM of Da: Their combat prowess may be weak but their Profession:
Sailor is huge
DM of Da: So stfu/gtfo kthxbye
Nikolai: lol
DM of Da: Goblins go.
*** Goblins! drop their crossbows and put their hands up, backing up
against the far wall and cowering
DM of Da: What do you do in response to this?
DM of Da: Boris? Sven?? Vasily?!?
DM of Da: They're totally at your mercy!
Sven: well
root: Herecles, watch the one behind me!
Sven: unless anyone here speaks goblin, I'm down with killing
them.
Nikolai: kill them all
*** root moves to the one...in whatever 4
root: we could question them for a way out
*** Vasily stands up
DM of Da: Nobody speaks Goblin though
*** Vasily munches on his apple
root: do they speak russian?
DM of Da: Doesn't look like it
*** Vasily walks up to the goblins
DM of Da: The only goblin who spoke Russian that you've seen was
the cleric interrogator
root: i thought someone did speak goblin....fighting lady
deathstrike?
*** Vasily Points to his light source
*** Vasily points to the door
DM of Da: Nope nobody did... Albrecht speaks Infernal
*** Vasily looks at the goblin
DM of Da: The goblin does not seem to understand
*** Vasily sighs
Vasily: These are of no use. Kill them.
*** Sven does
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: They're killed.
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DM of Da: At this point
DM of Da: Ariston pushes past all the sailors
Vasily: We arm the remaining sailors.
DM of Da: And enters the armory
Vasily: Ideally, everyone now has a crossbow and a mace.
DM of Da: Yep
Ariston: Well, if they didn't know where we were before, they
certainly do now.
Vasily: They're coming up behind us?
Ariston: Not that I've seen, but it's more than obvious to me
that'll change soon enough.
Ariston: That battle made an incredible amount of noise.
DM of Da: We should keep moving.
DM of Da: er
Ariston: said that
*** Ariston bah
root: then we move
DM of Da: Ok.
root: wasn't there an armory near by?
DM of Da: ...
Albrecht: you're in it.
DM of Da: You're IN an armory :P
root: like, we saw swords on the wall or something?
DM of Da: Crossbows
Nikolai: haha
root: booo
DM of Da: Morningstars
DM of Da: Javelins
DM of Da: So
DM of Da: You resume formation
DM of Da: And move down the northern tunnel
Sven: sho nuff.
Albrecht: stay in formation.
DM of Da: From which the flickering light of a fire can be seen
DM of Da: It widens and expands
DM of Da: And after about 30 feet, opens up...
DM of Da: And you find yourself in a cavern so vast you can barely
see the other side
DM of Da: It is shaped like a huge pit, basically an inverted dome
Vasily: If we go to Za'ha'dun, we will die?
root: im going to guess we shouldnt go to the center
root: za ha dun?
DM of Da: It is divided into a great many levels, with each level
featuring a wide ledge around the edge of it
Albrecht: Zha'ha'dum.
DM of Da: //Z'ha'dum
DM of Da: //anyway
Sven: //. . . wut
Albrecht: // sigh
Vasily: // Zihhydum
DM of Da: On these ledges are tents
DM of Da: Situated around large firepits
Nikolai: //man they are getting so much more xp than us
Vasily: (Hey, did those gobbos in the armory have CLW pots?)
DM of Da: (yes)
Albrecht: // it's true... but we're not done yet
DM of Da: You appear to be near the top of this vast cavern; there
are only several levels above you, and you can barely make out the
ceiling
Sven: //hotness . . . can I take one?
Vasily: // 1 for sven, 1 for me, 1 for ariston and heracles
each, then... 3 left.
Vasily: // 1 for us three?
DM of Da: The levels get narrower and smaller toward the bottom of
the cave
Vasily: // err, 2 left.
Sven: //ok
Sven: /roll 1d8+1
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d8 < 1 = 1 > + 1 = 2
DM of Da: And the very bottom is a huge, open pit, with more tents
around the outside of it
Vasily: // 2 for sven, 1 for Boris, 1 for me, 1 for ariston +
heracles.
Sven: tears.
DM of Da: And the center features a circle of firepits around an
open central area
DM of Da: You can't make out what is in there
root: //Im down 5 HP, I could use one
DM of Da: You estimate that many this cavern contains many
hundreds of goblins
root: /roll 1d8+1
*** DM rolls dice for root: 1d8 < 3 = 3 > + 1 = 4
DM of Da: Narrow stone steps around the edges of each level's
ledge lead up to the levels above and below
DM of Da: Looking left and right, you see that you have exited
between two groups of tents
DM of Da: And goblins are starting to swarm out of them, yelling
as they alert their friends to your presence.
DM of Da: The entire cavern is filled with the sounds of drums,
and a multitude of goblin shouts and yells.
Vasily: Shit... I'm the old crotchety greybeard...
root: if only we spoke goblin, we could yell that the escapees
are elsewhere
Vasily: This doesn't bode well for me.
DM of Da: Now, we're going to have a brief cut...
DM of Da: CUT!
DM of Da: FADE!
DM of Da: CROSSFADE!
Sven: rofl.
DM of Da: Siran, Nikolai, and Albrecht descend to the landing
platform of her stronghold in the center of the goblin metropolis of
Nightscree...
DM of Da: And as she walks toward the doors leading inside, a
goblin cleric escorted by four guards runs out
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DM of Da: The cleric whispers something to Siran, who rumbles
something in response through her helm...
DM of Da: The cleric whispers again, nods, and goes back inside
with her guards
DM of Da: Without taking off her helmet, Siran turns to you and
speaks in the deep, demonic voice...
Albrecht: "your friends are trying to escape?"
Sven: //zomg special effects
Albrecht: // Darth Siran?
Siran: The three that my forces captured with you... were they
your only traveling companions?
Siran: Answer truthfully or our alliance is ended at this very
moment!
Albrecht: I had other traveling companions before I met them, but
all of them died.
Siran: Then there were no others with you?
Albrecht: There was a wolf.
Albrecht: // have Vasily and Nikolai seen their familiars?
DM of Da: //nope
Vasily: // I's got a rat
Nikolai: // me too
*** Siran takes off her helmet and narrows her eyes in thought
*** Siran looks at you
Nikolai: Well
Siran: Then either this is a really big coincidence...
Nikolai: There were those three
Nikolai: And our animal companions
Siran: Or you were being followed.
Nikolai: Hah.
Nikolai: It's possible.
Siran: And whoever was after you is now in my city.
Albrecht: A great many things are possible
Nikolai: I certainly thought we were being followed, But I
thought you were the one following us.
Albrecht: // should we mention the random murder of the random
ranger?
*** Siran shakes her head
Siran: A human prowls the streets of Nightscree right now.
Apparently he wears all black... and is exceedingly good at not getting
caught.
*** Siran goes inside
Nikolai: Fantastic. He needs to die.
Vasily: // oh hell. We're being stalked by Hamlet.
DM of Da: And this is where we stop.
root: hah
Albrecht: It's totally whatever murdered that ranger we were going
to torture for informatin
DM of Da: Tune in next time for the stunning conclusion!
Nikolai: lols
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DM of Da: Alright.
DM of Da: Any questions or comments?
Vasily: Sounds like Master didn't have any significant problems.
DM of Da: Sure does.
DM of Da: Thanks!
Vasily: So...
DM of Gaia: So you know how I said you'd get XP in the middle of
this session
Vasily: Right now, your log file is going to go up a bit each
session.
root: :( i want my level, so the next time 2 goblins roll 13s
against me they miss
DM of Gaia: Yeah, I lied
root: booooo
DM of Gaia: And by lied I meant pwned you guys a little more than I
planned
Vasily: Do you mind your log file going up like 5-10k per
session?
Sven: oh, I had a question
DM of Gaia: I don't mind, Oliver
DM of Gaia: What's up Chris
Sven: was the last three sessions really 1100 xp?
DM of Gaia: Three?
Vasily: Ok, I'd like to keep the test code in there, just in
case.
DM of Gaia: It wasn't that many...
Vasily: We haven't got shit for the past 3 sessions, aye.
DM of Gaia: Um
Nikolai: No, it was definitely 3.
Vasily: the 2 I missed, and the 1 I was there for only part of.
Nikolai: Yep.
DM of Gaia: Last time you got XP was just before you left Oleshie
right?
DM of Gaia: So it was...
Sven: we haven't gotten anything since ataman noobsauce
DM of Gaia: Right
DM of Gaia: Well
DM of Gaia: Sure
DM of Gaia: 1100 or so XP
Sven: ok.
DM of Gaia: I mean what'd you fight
DM of Gaia: Ataman this that and the other's people
Sven: the 6 riders
DM of Gaia: A dragon
DM of Gaia: He was a small dragon
Sven: that taras character
Nikolai: 3 lizardy things
Albrecht: some n00bs, some gnolls, the dragon stuff, and the
goblins
root: the riders, yes
DM of Gaia: Little baby dragon
root: thats the XP I want
Sven: some gnolls
DM of Gaia: Sure, gnolls
DM of Gaia: The goblins you don't exactly get XP for :P
Sven: and then there was the whole getting fucked.
DM of Gaia: Yeah
DM of Gaia: Getting fucked earns 0 XP
Sven: which hasn't completed yet, I suppose.
Albrecht: yeah basically
DM of Gaia: Unless you're RPing really well while doing so
Sven: very well.
DM of Gaia: In which case you get RPXP
*** Vasily smoted an apple
root: you lose XP for that
DM of Gaia: Oh, well then
DM of Gaia: An apple
root: craft - peeled apple
DM of Gaia: I suppose that's like a CR 12 apple
Vasily: Damn right.
root: takes 1/25 of the xp cost to create and such
Nikolai: riiight
Albrecht: so I have now definitely learned
Albrecht: that paladin healing when everyone is taking damage is
scary
Vasily: Yup.
Albrecht: fortunately Ian was there to fix it as well
Albrecht: also wearing 10 level old green eagle gear to heal
ramparts at 56 is scary
Vasily: Hah.
Vasily: So, I'm looking at a Brd14/Ftr2/Shadowdancer4 build.
Albrecht: i was actually surprised I could zone in
Nikolai: yeah
Albrecht: even more that I could zone into furnace
Nikolai: paladin healing is generally not a fun prospect in my
opinion
Albrecht: but while kyouya tanked I burned my way to 57
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Vasily: It's interesting every so often.
Albrecht: eh... if only one person is taking hits it's quite easy
Vasily: Like... Aneyn was fun to heal on periodically.
Albrecht: and i enjoyed mixing some hammers and repentences in
Vasily: I wouldn't do it regularly though.
Albrecht: well i'm not going holy for PvE anyway
Albrecht: I do wish I had crusader strike already, though
Nikolai: yep
Vasily: That was a fun ability.
Albrecht: and I half expected crusader to drop when I was questing
that tower
Vasily: I just found that I ended up draining my mana way too
fast as Ret.
Vasily: Granted, my gear sucked.
Vasily: But...
Vasily: <3 prot.
Albrecht: well it depends
Nikolai: in comparison to what?
Albrecht: I don't have crusader strike yet...
Nikolai: the problem with prot
Albrecht: but if I do judge every cooldown, then I burn mana
Nikolai: is that you can't efficiently kill casters
root: this more WoW madness?
Albrecht: if I only judge as a seal is running out, I do fine
Vasily: Yeah, but that's true of all specs.
Nikolai: what?
Vasily: well, almost all specs.
Nikolai: No, Ret kills casters just fine
Vasily: Ret's decent at it.
Nikolai: Prot is only superior at grinding large numbers of melee
Albrecht: adding exorcism in burns more mana
Albrecht: but it's nothing compared to a warrior or rogue on a
caster
Vasily: Which is just about everything and its mother.
Nikolai: if you have areas with melee mobs combined with casters
Albrecht: sigh
Albrecht: that ate some of my text
Nikolai: or melee mobs spaced far apart
Nikolai: then prot is inferior to ret
DM of Gaia: Ok who's up for like 1 game of war3
Nikolai: and it's really not anything or its mother
DM of Gaia: Eh
Vasily: /shrug
DM of Gaia: Ehhhh
Vasily: Prot was lots of fun.
Nikolai: that's maybe like 50% of the outlands
Albrecht: nah, I need to go to bed
Vasily: You attack something.
Nikolai: so was Ret
Vasily: then walk away
Vasily: come back
DM of Gaia: Oliver? Ian??
Vasily: nearly full health
Vasily: I'm at work... and I needs my sleeps.
DM of Gaia: Aww
Nikolai: I'm going to bed
root: enjoy wow =P
root: night
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DM of Gaia: You guys suck :(
Nikolai: but walking away from the ocmputer isn't exactly my idea
of fun
Albrecht: you too
Nikolai: prot's great at 70
Nikolai: when you have gear
Vasily: Hehe.
Nikolai: and grinding areas filled with physical mobs
Nikolai: like netherwing mine
Nikolai: which is fantastic for prot
Vasily: Alrighty.
Vasily: I need to get home.
DM of Gaia: Ian come 1v1 :x
Vasily: 'night all.
Nikolai: nope
Albrecht: goodnight
Nikolai: not a chance
DM of Gaia: Aww
DM of Gaia: Alright
DM of Gaia: Night guys
Nikolai: night