The party continues its journey to Crimea?, passing a tower built by the Cumans? of Ataman Serkan, battling ankhegs, and eventually encountering Mongols? riding giant hornets, hunting a behir.
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Vasily o/ Cou: /stroll 5
*** Vasily o/ Couch makes a check for Vasily o/ Cou: < 7 4 9 8 6 > 3
Successes
Vasily o/ Cou: /stroll 5 8
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Successes
Vasily o/ Cou: /stroll 5 5
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Successes
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DM of Gaia: Ok
DM of Gaia: This needs a Sven to be complete
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Sven: so we're doing this -2?
DM of Gaia: For the moment
DM of Gaia: Adam will be joining us
DM of Gaia: Alright
DM of Gaia: ROLL CALL!
Sven: up in hurr
DM of Gaia: k that's 1
Vasily: sup.
DM of Gaia: k
DM of Gaia: And comrade Nikolai?
Nikolai: here\
Nikolai: eating
DM of Gaia: Ok
DM of Gaia: Anyone have any questions?
DM of Gaia: Or possibly
DM of Gaia: Comments?
Sven: did we get e-mail about that loot?
DM of Gaia: No!
DM of Gaia: I'll do that now.
DM of Gaia: You guys killed 3 goblin worg riders
Sven: very well.
DM of Gaia: While you got your shit bombed
Nikolai: and a cleric
DM of Gaia: By goblin bat riders
DM of Gaia: Yes a cleric also
DM of Gaia: The following loots accrued from this
DM of Gaia: Small morningstar x3 (1d6/x2) (24 gp), Small lance x3
(1d6/x3) (30 gp), Small javelin x10 coated with drow poison (1d4/x2)
(760 gp), Small studded leather armor x3 (+3 AC) (75 gp), tanglefoot bag
x9 (450 gp), potions: cure moderate wounds x9 (900 gp), bull's strength
x3 (300 gp), haste x3 (600 gp); goblin's exit x3 (1080 gp), 450 gp.
DM of Gaia: All gold numbers are totals
DM of Gaia: That's the riders
DM of Gaia: The cleric is...
DM of Gaia: /roll 1d100
*** DM rolls dice for DM of Gaia: 1d100 < 50 = 50 > = 50
*** Vasily rolls dice for DM of Gaia : 1d100 < 21 = 21 > = 21
DM of Gaia: Disable that
Vasily: /disable-diebot
*** Vasily is disabled
DM of Gaia: Small morningstar (1d6/x2) (8 gp), Small studded leather
armor (+3 AC) (25 gp), wooden holy symbol of Volos (stylized bull's
head), potions: cure light wounds x3 (150 gp), eagle's splendor x2 (200
gp), invisibility x2 (200 gp); scrolls: color spray x2 (50 gp), magic
missile x2 (50 gp), sleep x2 (50 gp), 80 gp.
DM of Gaia: Remember, all Small items are sold for one-quarter
market price instead of half
DM of Gaia: Now.
DM of Gaia: sec phone
DM of Gaia: Adam will be back at 10
DM of Gaia: So!
DM of Gaia: As you will recall
DM of Gaia: The last session ended with you guys... making it to the
forest's edge, isn't that right?
Nikolai: yeah I think so
Nikolai: also we avoided some bat riders
Vasily: "Potion of Goblin's Exit"?
DM of Gaia: No
DM of Gaia: Goblin's exit is an item
DM of Gaia: It's an eggshell
Sven: oh right, the effing ninja smokebombs
DM of Gaia: When thrown at the ground or otherwise broken, it
quickly releases a gaseous substance that expands into an Obscuring Mist
centered on your position
DM of Gaia: Caster level 1
Vasily: The scrolls are Cleric Scrolls I assume?
Vasily: err, divine that is.
DM of Gaia: The scrolls are arcane
Nikolai: those are all arcane spells
Vasily: Off a cleric?
DM of Gaia: Yes
Vasily: jinkies.
Nikolai: Magic domain
Vasily: Indeed.
Vasily: Wanna split the scrolls?
DM of Gaia: Yep Volos grants the Magic domain among others
DM of Da: So
Vasily: We both take one of each: Color Spray, Magic Missile,
Sleep.
Nikolai: yep
Nikolai: CL 1?
DM of Da: Yah
Vasily: And those prices are sale or base?
DM of Da: Base.
DM of Da: Now.
DM of Da: You've been traveling for 8 days
DM of Da: Along the western shore of the Dnieper, through the
forest
DM of Da: You have about 10 more days' travel along the river, at
which point the river turns west - this is where you'll cross the
Dnieper, leaving it behind, and traverse the steppes due south
DM of Da: Entering the Crimean peninsula
DM of Da: Which is Mongol territory
DM of Da:
http://127.0.0.1/~obormot/beyond_ragnarok/maps/set_0/MI_RusMap.pdf
DM of Da: er
DM of Da:
http://obormot.ath.cx/~obormot/beyond_ragnarok/maps/set_0/MI_RusMap.pdf
DM of Da: Take a look at the bottom part of that map for a
reminder if you wish
DM of Da: So
DM of Da: You set off along the shore
DM of Da: (and when I said due south I meant south-southeast but
meh)
DM of Da: The first day's travels are relatively uneventful...
Vasily: (brb)
DM of Da: A couple of times, you see what appear to be gnolls in
the hills, further inland
DM of Da: But they avoid you
DM of Da: As the sun begins to set, however, and you prepare to
make camp for the night, you spot a group of six riders
DM of Da: They are coming up the shore, from the south
DM of Da: By now you are familiar with their dress and armaments,
and easily recognize them as Cuman warriors
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DM of Da: They hail you in Russian; one of them moves forward,
while the rest stay back, their hands on their sword hilts.
Sven: oh boy.
DM of Da: He addresses you in accented Russian
Cuman Riders: Halt!
Vasily: Hail!
Vasily: Can we help you gentlemen?
Cuman Riders: We greet you in the name of Ataman Ozgur.
Sven: //that's a new name, right?
DM of Da: You
Vasily: And we greet you in the name of peace.
DM of Da: You've met his men before; they "saved" you from the
gnoll ambush right before that sandstorm
DM of Da: When you met Taras and had some dragon issues
Nikolai: right
Cuman Riders: Tell me, my friends, what are travelers like yourselves
doing here, so far from the road?
Vasily: (is he friends with Mr. Khan?)
DM of Da: Is who what
Sven: (insert obligatory Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan remark here)
Nikolai: (the ataman)
DM of Da: Are you asking if this here Ataman is allied with the
Crimean Khan?
Nikolai: (do we know anything about him)
Nikolai: (yeah)
Vasily: (We're traveling to deliver a package. Do we have
reason to suspect that these gents might not be inclined to let us carry
about our business?)
DM of Da: Unlikely - you are still hundreds of miles from Crimea
DM of Da: From what you've seen, the steppes between Kievan
territory and Oleshie are ruled by a number of Atamans, each apparently
out for himself
Nikolai: ok let's just dust them
Nikolai: Sandy we're not going to let them surround us
DM of Da: Ok
Vasily: (no need for violence)
DM of Da: So far they've made no attempt to do so
Nikolai: (go ahead and talk)
Nikolai: (but I don't want to be in a shitty position)
Vasily: Well, we were hired to deliver a parcel, but ran across
a few goblins.
Vasily: We barely managed to escape from them.
Sven: (I would prefer not to have to be on the wrong side of
every Ataman between Kiev and Crimea)
Cuman Riders: Well, I am sorry to hear that. Perhaps you are in need
of protection, yes?
Vasily: Still, we were taken a bit out of our way, so we figured
we'd try the direct route.
Vasily: Nay, we're out of goblin territory now, so we should be
able to take care of ourselves.
Vasily: Thank you for the offer though, it is most kind.
Cuman Riders: Well, suit yourselves... as long as you all pay us the
toll for crossing the Ataman's lands, we have no reason for quarrel with
you.
Vasily: what might that toll be?
Cuman Riders: Ten gold pieces per person - generous indeed, as we, the
Ataman's warriors, fight to protect travelers against the vile beasts
that inhabit these steppes.
Nikolai: (eh that's not so bad)
Vasily: (70g? We can pull that)
Nikolai: (wanna pay it?)
Nikolai: (70?)
Nikolai: (50)
Vasily: (err, right)
Nikolai: (ok pay em)
Vasily: (Out of curiosity, how many territories will we be
passing through?)
Sven: (sounds good.)
DM of Da: You have no idea
Vasily: (rough estimate? under 10?)
DM of Da: The main road from Kiev to Oleshie passes through the
territories of three Atamans
Vasily: (ok, we can probably swing 150-250g)
DM of Da: Whether those domains extend as far east as the river's
course will take you, you are unsure
DM of Da: Could be more, could be less
DM of Da: Ok so you pay them eh
Vasily: Of course good sirs. Might I ask one thing though...
Vasily: If we meet another band of... protectors...
Cuman Riders: Do not worry, you need pay the toll only once per
crossing.
Nikolai: (we need a receipt)
Vasily: Is there a token of some sort you might give us that we
may use to show that we have honored the Ataman's law?
Nikolai: (rofl)
Cuman Riders: Your faces and clothes will be described to all our
warriors.
Vasily: (*coughreceiptcough*
Nikolai: (ok just give him the cash)
Vasily: Of course. Thank you.
Sven: (we needs a badge or some shit)
Sven: (find me a black sherriff)
*** Vasily hands over the currency.
Vasily: (I don't suppose they take cash in goblin equipment
form, do they?)
Cuman Riders: And be warned... further along the river's course are
the holdings of Ataman Serkan, and he is a ruthless man, not nearly so
generous as the one we serve.
Cuman Riders: Cross his lands with care.
Vasily: (umm... we're not following the river, are we?)
DM of Da: You are for like 9 more days
Vasily: (ahh)
Vasily: We'll be sure to watch out. Thank you for the warning.
Cuman Riders: Safe travels to you!
Vasily: And you.
Nikolai: Thank you sirs
*** Sven nods
*** Cuman Riders ride past you and continue north
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DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Someone connect a Boris and an Albrecht
DM of Da: In case we need to have some combat
Vasily: I guess I'll take B.
Sven: "You go down the river. You find combat."
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DM of Da: Ok
Nikolai: uhm
DM of Da: Someone get Albrecht
DM of Da: Meanwhile
Nikolai: did albrecht leave a char sheet?
DM of Da: No
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DM of Da: Improvise
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DM of Da: lol
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<<< lolis is now known as Lolris >>>
DM of Da: Ok
<<< Sven is now known as Slol >>>
DM of Da: Stop that :P
Slol: :-P
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<<< Vasilol is now known as Vasily >>>
DM of Da: The night passes without attack
Sven: like some sort of Xmas day miracle.
DM of Da: Though you hear canine howling from the distance
Vasily: /equip Steak
DM of Da: And several times, you think you see vaguely humanoid
shapes stalking through the dry grass
DM of Da: A merchant vessel passes you at dawn, sailing down the
river, but it pays you no attention
Vasily: (SOP is to hide)
Nikolai: so far so good
Sven: I would hate to think one of those boats might start
shooting cannons 'n shit
DM of Da: There are no cannons
Vasily: I'm more concerned with our descriptions being described
in Oleshie.
DM of Da: The only thing that could be shot is either ranged
weaponry from occupants
DM of Da: Oooor if it's a Byzantine vessel... Greek fire
DM of Da: aka
DM of Da: Alchemist's pwnage
DM of Da: Anyways
DM of Da: For the next couple of days
DM of Da: Your travels are uneventful
Sven: hooray for not having to deal with bullshit
DM of Da: You encounter bands of Ozgur's men, but as promised,
they've been informed that you paid the toll
DM of Da: Every night, you continue to hear howling
DM of Da: And get the feeling that you're being watched and/or
stalked
Sven: do we ever spot specific shit around our camp sites?
DM of Da: Roll some Spot checks
Sven: /try 10
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 15 = 15 > + 10 = 25
*** Lolris rolls attempts for Sven :
*** Lolris 1d20 < 9 = 9 > + 10 = 19
Sven: err . . .
Vasily: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 1 = 4
*** Lolris rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** Lolris 1d20 < 16 = 16 > + 1 = 17
Vasily: err...
DM of Da: Disable that
Lolris: /disable-diebot
*** Vasily is disabled
*** Lolris is disabled
DM of Da: Thank you
DM of Da: Spot checks for Nikolai?
DM of Da: Also for Boris
DM of Da: In fact
DM of Da: Whatever
DM of Da: Sven succeeded sufficiently
DM of Da: It's gnolls
Nikolai: k
Lolris: /try 6
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolris :
*** DM 1d20 < 4 = 4 > + 6 = 10
Nikolai: /try 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 1 = 1 > + 3 = 4
DM of Da: The stuff that's watching you during the night is gnolls
Nikolai: lol.
DM of Da: They do not attack
Sven: how many each night?
Lolris: We wave.
Nikolai: ok next time we encounter some of those men, we inform
them about the gnolls
DM of Da: At least several
DM of Da: The Cuman warriors tell you that yes, gnolls are a
problem
DM of Da: And again offer to escort you through Ozgur's territory
DM of Da: For a price, of course
Nikolai: We tell them no thanks, we can handle ourselves, but we
just wanted them to be aware.
Vasily: Well, can't hurt to ask. What price?
Sven: (hahaha)
DM of Da: A mere hundred gold
DM of Da: Which compares favorably with death, you are informed
Vasily: Nah, it's ok. We should be able to handle ourselves.
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: On the fifth day...
Sven: God created an encounter?
DM of Da: Yep
Vasily: We encounter a partridge in a pear tree?
DM of Da: No
DM of Da: But as you ride along the river shore
DM of Da: You see, in the distance, a sizable wooden tower,
apparently half-constructed
Sven: . . . are we getting tower rushed?
Nikolai: the peons, they build too fast!
DM of Da: Surrounding it are a number of tents and several hastily
erected sheds
DM of Da: And, situated near the water, two crudely built but
fairly large catapults
Nikolai: oh crap
Nikolai: siege damage
Sven: glad I don't have any buildings.
Vasily: 'sok. We're not buildings.
Nikolai: it does plenty of damage to heroes. :/
DM of Da: The camp around the tower contains at least two dozen
people that you can see
DM of Da: Cuman warriors mostly
DM of Da: And another half-dozen warriors, on horseback, patrol
the camp's outskirts
Sven: I'm too worthless to be a hero :/
DM of Da: When they see you approaching, they yell to each other
Nikolai: well
Nikolai: that's great
DM of Da: The six mounted warriors take off in your direction at a
gallop
DM of Da: And the others begin to grab their weapons, armor, etc.
from the tents
Nikolai: oy.
Sven: oh jeez.
Nikolai: I don't want to fight 18 people without adam here. ;/
DM of Da: Several men begin scaling the tower
Sven: it might be time to turn and bounce.
Nikolai: especially if they have siege weapons
DM of Da: By 18 you mean like 30
Nikolai: oh
Nikolai: 2 dozen
DM of Da: Yep
Nikolai: my bad
DM of Da: Anyway.
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DM of Da: Do you want to do anything while they're getting to you?
Vasily: Well, question...
DM of Da: Yo
Vasily: I get that they're not likely to want to stop for
afternoon tea, but does it look like they're going to ask questions
before they try to kill us?
Sven: are these guys in the same uniforms or outfits or gang
colors or whatnot as the previous folks?
Vasily: Or will they ask questions after they try to kill us?
DM of Da: All the Cuman warriors you've ever seen wear essentially
the same thing
DM of Da: You can't really tell their allegiance by looking at
them
DM of Da: As for the other question
DM of Da: They have not drawn swords or bows
DM of Da: So they don
DM of Da: don't SEEM immediately hostile
DM of Da: But they're coming at you pretty fast
DM of Da: Full run in fact
DM of Da: What's the plan?
Nikolai: Ok well
Nikolai: Let's see what happens
Sven: oh brother.
Vasily: Fair enough. I'll pull out a smoke bomb and ready an
action to poof it if they take any hostile actions against us.
DM of Da: Very well.
*** Cuman Riders yell something at you in Cuman
Vasily: "I'm sorry, we don't understand you."
*** Cuman Riders come to a stop 100 feet away, drawing shortbows as
they do so, nock arrows, and take aim, but do not fire
Nikolai: ah, here we go
DM of Da: One of them yells out in accented Russian
Vasily: I suggest we back up 10 ft.
Nikolai: backing up is a good idea
Sven: forrizzle.
Cuman Riders: Who are you? What is your business in these lands?
Nikolai: We are just passing through!
Nikolai: We mean no harm!
Vasily: We're peaceful travelers. We're only passing through.
Cuman Riders: Do you know whose realm this is, strangers?
Nikolai: uh, no?
Vasily: Ataman Ozgur (correct?) if my knowledge of geography
serves.
*** Cuman Riders laughs derisively
Vasily: (am I correct?)
DM of Da: Seems not!
Sven: (I'm betting on no.)
Sven: (Ataman MeanGuy, more likely)
Cuman Riders: The fool Ozgur wishes he could claim this territory for
himself!
Vasily: It's possible my knowledge is a bit out of date.
Vasily: Then please tell us the name of our generous host.
Cuman Riders: Nor has he ever held it! This land belongs to Ataman
Serkan.
Nikolai: Is it.. Ataman Serkan?
Nikolai: Aha
Vasily: (damnit... all these atamans have names reminiscent of
food)
Sven: er
Vasily: (cucumber, cheese)
Sven: (Is it milks?)
Vasily: (I want an Ataman sandwich)
Cuman Riders: I warn you! We are suspicious of armed strangers,
traveling so far from any roads, coming upon this camp.
Vasily: Ah, well then. It seems I missed a landmark somewhere.
Thank you for your guidance.
Cuman Riders: Tell me.
Vasily: Of course, any fool would be.
Vasily: err...
Cuman Riders: Are you spies for Kiev? Perhaps you are here to sabotage
the tower?
Vasily: V would have phrased that better
Cuman Riders: Who sent you! Speak.
Vasily: Of course, even a fool would be.
Nikolai: We are not here to sabotage anything and we are not
spies.
Nikolai: We are JUST travellers
Nikolai: We want nothing to do with you and just wish to pass
through
Vasily: We're messengers out of Oleshie. Goblins captured us
and took us north. We managed to escape, but ended up a considerable
ways off course.
Vasily: All we want is to travel south.
Cuman Riders: Messengers? To whom?
DM of Da: Meanwhile you guys roll Diplomacy
Vasily: Khan whatshisface.
Vasily: /try 6;grumble,needsmemysynergybonus
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM (grumble,needsmemysynergybonus) 1d20 < 2 = 2 > + 6 = 8
Vasily: ...
Sven: (khan whatshisbuckets?)
Vasily: goddamn die.
Nikolai: well
Nikolai: /try 0
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 0 = 10
Nikolai: haha.
Sven: /try 0
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 13 = 13 > + 0 = 13
Vasily: hah
DM of Da: Nogai Khan of Crimea
Sven: (wtf is talking)
*** Cuman Riders laughs
Cuman Riders: Tell me, what do you think is more unlikely...
Cuman Riders: That such a band of misfits as you would ever be allowed
to the court of Nogai Khan himself...
Cuman Riders: Or that we would believe this tale of yours?
Nikolai: Hey, I resent that misfit remark
Vasily: Sir. I'll have you know that my tailor went over every
inch of my suit in precise detail.
Nikolai: We are travellers, and I don't see why you have any
reason to disbelieve us
Nikolai: (rofl)
Nikolai: We've done nothing to you
Sven: (wow.)
DM of Da: As you're saying all of that, one of the other riders
says something to the one that's been talking
Nikolai: Our weapons are for our own protection against the
creatures of the land
Nikolai: Nothing more
Vasily: We're more than willing to give your tower a wide berth
since you seem to value its defense.
Vasily: Escort us away from it if you don't trust us.
DM of Da: And by this time, the other warriors in the camp have
got their gear on and are on horseback
Nikolai: figures
Sven: fantastic.
Vasily: Right. Still thumbing the eggshell.
DM of Da: The tower and the camp around it are about 800 feet
downriver from you
DM of Da: And the six warriors that are facing you now are, I
remind you, 110 feet away
DM of Da: The rider who's been talking listens to what his comrade
had to say and says to you:
Vasily: So... what do you say? We're more than willing to pay
any reasonable toll for traveling through your lands.
Cuman Riders: We can't let you tell anyone of this...
*** Cuman Riders indicates the tower with a nod of his head
Vasily: Sigh.
Vasily: Alright.
Cuman Riders: My friend here thinks it would be best if we killed you
and threw your bodies into the river... and I agree.
Vasily: *whisper*eggshell?
*** Cuman Riders yells out a command in Cuman
Vasily: Right. Eggshell.
Nikolai: do it
Sven: yeah.
DM of Da: Ok
Sven: it's time we bounce.
DM of Da: As you do this, the riders release their arrows
DM of Da: So
DM of Da: Roll Init
Sven: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 4 = 4 > + 1 = 5
Sven: damn I'm nice.
Vasily: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM 1d20 < 14 = 14 > + 1 = 15
Vasily: (does the readied action go off before init happens?)
DM of Da: No because technically you can't ready actions outside
of combat
Vasily: (I'd say the phrase "We're going to kill you now"
qualifies as a hostile action)
DM of Da: Well the init roll will determine whether they shoot
first or the gas takes effect first
DM of Da: So
DM of Da: Init for the rest please
Nikolai: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 2 = 2 > + 1 = 3
Lolbrecht: uh
Lolris: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolris :
*** DM 1d20 < 9 = 9 > + 7 = 16
Lolbrecht: what's my init
DM of Da: WHO KNOWS
DM of Da: Make it 1
Lolbrecht: uhm
Lolbrecht: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolbrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 15 = 15 > + 1 = 16
Cuman Riders: /try 0
*** DM rolls attempts for Cuman Riders :
*** DM 1d20 < 20 = 20 > + 0 = 20
Lolris: ...
DM of Da: lolol
Lolbrecht: oh fuck you
DM of Da: Ok.
Lolris: So...
DM of Da: Six arrows fly out toward you.
DM of Da: 1 at each of you except Vasily who gets two
DM of Da: Just 'cause
Nikolai: lol
Vasily: Of course.
Cuman Riders: /try -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
*** DM rolls attempts for Cuman Riders :
*** DM 1d20 < 19 = 19 > + 0 - 1 = 18
*** DM 1d20 < 6 = 6 > + 0 - 1 = 5
*** DM 1d20 < 20 = 20 > + 0 - 1 = 19
*** DM 1d20 < 5 = 5 > + 0 - 1 = 4
*** DM 1d20 < 12 = 12 > + 0 - 1 = 11
*** DM 1d20 < 2 = 2 > + 0 - 1 = 1
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Looks like 1 hits Vasily
DM of Da: 1 threatens a crit at Nikolai
DM of Da: And nobody else
Cuman Riders: /roll 1d6
*** DM rolls dice for Cuman Riders: 1d6 < 2 = 2 > = 2
Vasily: The 11?
DM of Da: The 18
Vasily: Ah
Cuman Riders: /try -1
*** DM rolls attempts for Cuman Riders :
*** DM 1d20 < 4 = 4 > + 0 - 1 = 3
Cuman Riders: /roll 1d6
*** DM rolls dice for Cuman Riders: 1d6 < 1 = 1 > = 1
DM of Da: 2 damage for V, 1 for N
DM of Da: Boris is next
DM of Da: Then Albrecht
*** Nikolai takes 1 damage
Lolris: Hmm... why not. The grasses are tall hereabouts, right?
*** Lolris makes with the hiding
Sven: uhh
Sven: shouldn't we be bouncing?
DM of Da: Yes there's some grass but you can't Hide In PLain Sight
Lolris: Hmm... we're mounted, aren't we.
DM of Da: And yes
Nikolai: we are.
Sven: yeah.
DM of Da: Horses
DM of Da: Mounted
Nikolai: runt he fuck away imo
Nikolai: or we could like
Lolris: In that case, boris will delay until Vasily goes.
DM of Da: k
Nikolai: try to incapacitate them all
DM of Da: Albrecht?
Lolris: (delay)
Nikolai: he also delays
DM of Da: k
DM of Da: Vasily! Eggshell ok
Vasily: Drop the eggshell and spur the horse to move away.
DM of Da: You crush the eggshell, and a thick mist spreads out
around you guys
Nikolai: in the opposite direction of them
DM of Da: You hear exclamations of surprise and anger from the
Cumans
Vasily: That's the plan.
Nikolai: albrecht undelays and follows
DM of Da: And you ride back north eh
DM of Da: Ok
Nikolai: yes
*** Lolris undelays and follows as well
DM of Da: Light horses is what you've got?
Nikolai: i think they're light warhorses
DM of Da: Oh yes
Vasily: yep.
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: The mist blocks you from view; from what you can tell,
the hapless Cumans charge into the mist, searching therein for a bit; by
the time they realize you've escaped, it's far too late
DM of Da: They hurl insults and epithets at you from a distance,
but soon break off the pursuit
Nikolai: ok so
Nikolai: we need to give that area a wiiiiiide
Nikolai: wide wide wide
Sven: time to get off the river.
Nikolai: yes
Nikolai: that
Vasily: Yeah. That seems like a plan.
Nikolai: go way around them
Vasily: Other side of the river seems like a good idea.
Vasily: Wait...
Vasily: We're not traveling down the east bank?
DM of Da: West
Vasily: How... exactly were we planning to cross the river at
the bend?
DM of Da: I dunno, that's really up to you, isn't it?
Vasily: I kinda figured we'd start on the east bank.
DM of Da: I was going to ask that when you got there
Vasily: Because you know... that would make sense.
DM of Da: Well, it was definitely specified way back that you were
traveling down the west back
Vasily: o.O
DM of Da: And someone asked about crossing and concluded it to be
unnecessary and/or unfeasible
Vasily: Crossing at Kiev?
DM of Da: I
DM of Da: I'm just telling you what was decided by you guys
DM of Da: Anyways
Sven: I don't remember this conversation
Sven: though wouldn't we hit the same problem many times with
the tributaries?
DM of Da: I don't see any of the major tributaries intersecting
your course
Sven: not on our current bank, no.
DM of Da: And yes you probably would
Nikolai: wait, why do we have to cross the river now
Vasily: We planned this thing out pretty thoroughly, I can't
believe we didn't have a plan for crossing the river.
Nikolai: let's just avoid their tower
Nikolai: we figured we'd find something to allow us passage when
we got there
DM of Da: Yeah
Vasily: o.O
Vasily: /shrug ok.
Vasily: Let's go around then.
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Do you plan to return to the river and follow it the
rest of the previously planned way?
DM of Da: Or just go across the steppes?
Sven: if we give them a day's berth we should probably be able
to go back to the river, right?
Vasily: Aye.
DM of Da: Ok.
Vasily: And we need to start looking for passage across the
river.
DM of Da: You give the tower a wide berth...
DM of Da: Your path takes you across a wide, especially flat part
of the steppes
DM of Da: By the afternoon of that day, when you are about to head
back to the river's shore, you spot a single hill jutting out of the
landscape a bit further inland, about a mile's distance from you
DM of Da: Standing on top of the hill is what appears to be a
massive, walled fortress
Sven: uhh . . . we probably need to go further.
Nikolai: no wait
Nikolai: that's inland
DM of Da: Yep
Nikolai: so we want to go to the shore to avoid it.
Sven: oh
Sven: inland.
DM of Da: As you turn away from it and start heading more
eastward, toward the river, a group of mounted warriors come out of the
gates and head directly for you
DM of Da: It seems you have been spotted.
Vasily: Sigh.
Vasily: The things we do for 100g.
DM of Da: Hmm?
Vasily: Shall we drop another eggshell?
Nikolai: sure
Nikolai: I say just do it
Sven: yeah.
Sven: no need to go through this again.
Vasily: Bamf
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Once again, this tactic seems to shake off your pursuers
effectively.
Sven: are we rolling in eggshells?
Lolbrecht: we have 1 more
Vasily: 2
Nikolai: ah
Nikolai: ok
DM of Da: You reach the river without incident, and follow it
south
Vasily: I saved 1 from earlier.
Nikolai: well
Nikolai: if it becomes a continuous problem
Nikolai: I will just cast the spell myself
Sven: I will prep.
Sven: or that.
Nikolai: nah
Vasily: Once we run out of eggshells, we've got 4 more black
volcanic rocks.
Nikolai: you prep something useful
Nikolai: like entangle
Vasily: We can pull this trick off 6 more times.
Vasily: Without screwing with our spell selections.
DM of Da: Alright.
Nikolai: meh my L1s aren't specifically important
Nikolai: I mean like
Nikolai: I can afford one slot
Nikolai: we have lots of scrolls
Vasily: True 'nuff.
DM of Da: In the next 5 days
DM of Da: You travel along the shore
DM of Da: You come upon no other towers, camps, or similar
DM of Da: You do encounter Ataman Serkan's warriors twice more,
and each time the Obscuring Mist trick works like a charm
Vasily: Hmm...
Vasily: Question.
DM of Da: Wassup
Vasily: If they're not backed up by anyone...
Vasily: We can probably take 6 of them.
Nikolai: Yeah I was about to say
Nikolai: there is no reason we should run from 6 people
Sven: . . . that wasn't even remotely a question.
Vasily: Agreed.
DM of Da: Very well
DM of Da: If you wish
DM of Da: You can just kill them
Vasily: Well...
DM of Da: And since you're all badass and have shit like Entangle
Vasily: We'll parlay with them first.
DM of Da: We can SOP that
Nikolai: k
Nikolai: also color spray and sleep
DM of Da: What we can also SOP is that this Ataman's warriors are
not the parlaying type
Nikolai: we take their shit
Vasily: Fair enough.
Sven: yup.
DM of Da: Turns out they just plunder people's stuff
DM of Da: Now
Vasily: Smite & Yoink.
Nikolai: haha counterplunder
DM of Da: On the fifth day
DM of Da: Oh I forgot to say
DM of Da: Two different ships pass you, heading north
DM of Da: A Kievan merchant ship and a Byzantine war vessel
DM of Da: But on the fifth day
Sven: war vessel . . .
DM of Da: Yes
DM of Da: They are called
DM of Da: Something that I forget
DM of Da: It's a Greek word
Sven: trireme?
DM of Da: Maybe? No I don't think so
Sven: not that this matters.
DM of Da: Whatever, it's got soldiers, it's equipped with
ballistae, a ram...
Sven: I was more concerned that a war vessel was running
around at all.
DM of Da: Neither ship pays you any attention
DM of Da: On the fifth day, you spot a ship, of Russian design
(probably from Kiev as well), heading south
Vasily: The variety of ships mentioned in the Alexiad by Anna
Comnena is most striking: monoremes, biremes, triremes, corsairs,
dromons (a generic term for warships), galleys (including one set apart
for the use of empresses), merchantmen of heavy tonnage, cargo vessels,
horse-transports, skiffs, dinghies, sermones (the exact nature of which
eludes us, but they were probably fast, small craft), rowboats,
scout-ships, tiny boats for use on river or lake, fire-ships with
flame-throwing apparatus for Greek fire and the vessel reserved for the
`Second Count' and called by the sailors eveoussaton.
Vasily: Dromons?
DM of Da: Yeah
DM of Da: That's the one.
DM of Da: Anyway
DM of Da: This Russian ship
DM of Da: Heading south
DM of Da: What you also see is that it is damaged
DM of Da: Significantly
DM of Da: One mast is smashed
DM of Da: There are huge holes in the hull, more or less repaired
Vasily: Does it look burnt?
DM of Da: Nope
DM of Da: There is no fire damage
DM of Da: This is the sort of damage that might be done by impact
DM of Da: By, say, catapults
Sven: I guess someone came across the "secret" tower?
Vasily: Mr Cheese seems to be having some fun with his tower.
DM of Da: This vessel, too, pays you no mind whatsoever
Vasily: Of course. We're hiding.
DM of Da: And at the end of this day - the 24th of April - you
come to the bend in the Dnieper
DM of Da: It's time to cross.
DM of Da: Got any plans for doing so?
Vasily: Is there a Jesus or Moses in the house?
DM of Da: There are neither jesuses nor moseses.
<<< Albrecht is at his parents is now known as Albrecht >>>
Lolbrecht: fantastic
<<< Lolbrecht has left >>>
<<< 09:57:04 PM >>>
DM of Da: Perhaps you should use that Ring of Water Walking that
you have!
DM of Da: Ehh?
Albrecht: I see Ian and sandy forgot they had access to my
character sheet.
Nikolai: PERHAPS DIE
Nikolai: uh
Nikolai: shit
Nikolai: right
*** Lolris feels odd
Nikolai: google docs
Albrecht: well, I don't appear to have died.
*** Lolris feels like someone's controlling his mind
Nikolai: nah we avoided combat
Albrecht: yeah I just skimmed
*** Lolris obeys Vasily's will and puts on the ring.
*** Lolris thinks Vasily looks like a famous tenor.
Vasily: Ok...
Albrecht: ok, so how difficult would it be for us to ford the
river with our horses?
DM of Da: 100% impossible
Vasily: How raftable is the water?
Vasily: Can we chop down a few trees and slap something
together?
Vasily: Alternatively, are there villages nearby?
DM of Da: If you're asking whether the river is too fast to raft -
the answer is no, not at this point of it
DM of Da: The problem is that you are in the steppes
DM of Da: And trees are nowhere to be found
Albrecht: so we need to either construct a boat/raft, or find one
DM of Da: There are no villages.
Vasily: Yay for forethought.
Sven: then we can fashion them into . . . steps, right? *ba
dum tsh*
DM of Da: ...
DM of Da: Wandering damage kills you.
Sven: :(
Vasily: Well, if we can get them to use the lavoratory.
Albrecht: ok, let's see
Vasily: See, in order to do that, they'd have to get rid of some
p.
Albrecht: we could follow the river on this side while looking for
a way to cross.
Vasily: *pe
Vasily: (brb)
Sven: do my survival skills know shit about shit for this?
DM of Da: Let's see!
DM of Da: Roll Survival.
Sven: /try 16
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 16 = 26
Sven: how very average.
Nikolai: go go survival
DM of Da: Well
DM of Da: Your knowledge of steppes in general tells you that what
few trees there are can be found near streams, lakes, etc.
DM of Da: And you so happen to have spotted the beginnings of a
small stream a couple miles back
DM of Da: So somewhere along it there's probably some trees
Sven: so I suppose we better look into that.
DM of Da: Ok
Nikolai: so even if we find those
Nikolai: is it possible for us to cross
Sven: we'll make a raft
Sven: depending on quantity of wood
DM of Da: Yes, as I said, the river is sufficiently calm at the
bend in it to raft across
DM of Da: It does not take you long to find a small grove of
short, wind-twisted trees
DM of Da: There are just enough of them to make a sizable raft
DM of Da: Assuming you have the rope to tie them together
Sven: I has rope.
Albrecht: I have some too
DM of Da: Ok.
Albrecht: specifically I have 50 ft
DM of Da: Night's about to fall, so you can't do this today
DM of Da: And it takes you most of the next day to chop down the
trees, get the lumber to the river, and construct the raft
Sven: should I throw wood shapes at this to speed it up?
DM of Da: Sure why not
DM of Da: How many of those do you have
Sven: given a day to prep, I could have 3
Sven: rather, given the night we took.
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: The time for this whole thing is now halved
DM of Da: It will take 2 trips to get all of you and your horses
across
DM of Da: While you're crossing the river...
DM of Da: No hydras attack you.
Sven: hooray.
Nikolai: yay
Sven: any Not-A-Hydras?
DM of Da: Not even those.
Sven: excellent.
DM of Da: You cross uneventfully.
DM of Da: Now your course will take you south-southeast
DM of Da: You have about...
DM of Da: A week of traveling before you reach the peninsula of
Crimea
DM of Da: The first day passes uneventfully
DM of Da: In the middle of the second day...
DM of Da: As you ride, in midmorning
DM of Da: You all suddenly roll Listen checks
Sven: ruh roh.
Sven: /try 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 15 = 15 > + 3 = 18
Albrecht: /try 0
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 7 = 7 > + 0 = 7
Nikolai: /try 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 1 = 1 > + 3 = 4
Nikolai: wow
Vasily: (sorry)
Lolris: /try 6
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolris :
*** DM 1d20 < 18 = 18 > + 6 = 24
Vasily: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM 1d20 < 19 = 19 > + 1 = 20
Sven: hey look
Sven: someone with a listen check.
DM of Da: In-credible
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: As you ride, you begin to hear... a sort of low rumbling
Vasily: Horses?
Vasily: Cookies?
Vasily: Thunder?
Sven: oh right, rumbling cookies.
DM of Da: Not horses...
DM of Da: It seems to be coming...
DM of Da: From the ground itself
DM of Da: In front of you
Sven: nature?
Nikolai: uh
DM of Da: As you ride, the rumbling gets louder...
DM of Da: Roll
Nikolai: great
Sven: /try 12
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 7 = 7 > + 12 = 19
Sven: :/
DM of Da: /roll 1d4
*** DM rolls dice for DM of Da: 1d4 < 4 = 4 > = 4
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Sven, you have heard of this before
DM of Da: This rumbling is likely caused by some sort of burrowing
creature
Sven: Watch yourselves guys . . . some sort of burrowing
thing.
DM of Da: It is getting louder now, coming from the ground all
around you
Sven: Trickery is affot.
Sven: afoot, even
DM of Da: What is your marching order?
Vasily: middle for me.
DM of Da: All in a line? Two by two or somesuch? Or...?
Sven: 2-1-2, perhaps?
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Who's where
Nikolai: I'm in the middle
Albrecht: front
Sven: or 1-2-2, I guess
Albrecht: it's my job as meatshield
Sven: myself and lolris bringing up the rear
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: So
DM of Da: A
DM of Da: NV
DM of Da: SB
DM of Da: More or less
DM of Da: Except horses have a 10ft space so yeah
DM of Da: Regardless
DM of Da: Suddenly, there are four explosions of dirt and soil,
all around you
Sven: panther to my left.
Nikolai: sigh
DM of Da: And four insectoid creatures, each the size of a bear,
burst out
DM of Da: They snap their huge mandibles, which drip with an
acidic slime
DM of Da: And attack Nikolai's horse, Vasily's horse, Boris'
horse, and Sven's cat.
Sven: do I recognize these things better now?
Vasily: (When did we get to hellfire?)
DM of Da: Roll more Know: nature
Sven: /try 12
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 8 = 8 > + 12 = 20
Albrecht: // damn crust bursters
Sven: //I feel marauded.
Nikolai: // aqgreed
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: These are ankhegs
DM of Da:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/MM35_gallery/MM35_PG15.jpg
Sven: fugly as balls.
Albrecht: yep
DM of Da: All you really know about them is that they can grab
people in their massive jaws and they can spit acid
DM of Da: And their bite is also acidic
Sven: also, the size of which bears?
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DM of Da: The size of grizzly bears.
Albrecht: Totally crust bursters.
DM: /try 9;Nikolai's horse
*** DM rolls attempts for DM :
*** DM (Nikolai's) 1d20 < 2 = 2 > + 9 = 11
*** DM 1d20 < 14 = 14 > + 0 = 14
Sven: so Large then.
DM of Da: Ok that's an 11
DM of Da: Yes large
DM of Da: Horse AC is what?
DM: /try 9;Vasily_horse
*** DM rolls attempts for DM :
*** DM (Vasily_horse) 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 9 = 12
Nikolai: uh
Nikolai: dunno
DM: /try 9;Boris_horse
*** DM rolls attempts for DM :
*** DM (Boris_horse) 1d20 < 14 = 14 > + 9 = 23
Nikolai: some number that is the AC of a horse
DM of Da: 14
Albrecht: 14
Vasily: 14
DM of Da: 13 FF
DM: /try 9;Sven's_cat
*** DM rolls attempts for DM :
*** DM (Sven's_cat) 1d20 < 16 = 16 > + 9 = 25
Sven: el hitto.
DM of Da: 22 hp is a horse
DM of Da: So.
DM of Da: Boris' mount takes:
Sven: also, would you say we were surprised?
Vasily: (btw...
DM of Da: Yes
Sven: because I don't feel very surprised.
DM of Da: Very surprised
DM of Da: All the surprised ever
Sven: even though I knew this was coming?
Sven: interesting.
Vasily: (Presumably, among the loot we stole from the Cumans was
a fair number of horses, yes?)
DM of Da: They charged at you from a position where you could not
perceive them directly
Sven: I see.
DM of Da: I dunno, how many horses are you taking with you
DM of Da: Are you like
DM of Da: Trailing a herd of horses
Vasily: Damn skippy.
DM of Da: Seriously?
Albrecht: why the hell not?
DM of Da: No reason, I suppose
Albrecht: 1. good for riding fast, 2. good for carrying loot, 3.
good for selling later
DM of Da: I guess you have 12 more light warhorses then
Albrecht: 4. good for replacing losses
DM of Da: So
DM of Da: Boris' horse takes damage.
DM: /roll 2d6+7+1d4
*** DM rolls dice for DM: 2d6 < 3 2 = 5 > + 7 + 1d4 < 3 = 3 > = 15
DM of Da: So does Sven's panther.
DM: /roll 2d6+7+1d4
*** DM rolls dice for DM: 2d6 < 4 2 = 6 > + 7 + 1d4 < 3 = 3 > = 16
DM of Da: Roll init.
Albrecht: /try 5
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 13 = 13 > + 5 = 18
Nikolai: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 19 = 19 > + 1 = 20
Nikolai: hah
Sven: thanks.
DM: /try 0
*** DM rolls attempts for DM :
*** DM 1d20 < 17 = 17 > + 0 = 17
Sven: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 1 = 11
Vasily: /try 1
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM 1d20 < 19 = 19 > + 1 = 20
Lolris: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolris :
*** DM 1d20 < 14 = 14 > + 7 = 21
DM of Da: Wow
DM of Da: Ok Boris
DM of Da: Go for it
DM of Da: There is a massive insectoid monster chomping into your
horse
DM of Da: WHAT DO YOU DO?!
Lolris: Indeed there is. Would I get flanking if I hopped off?
DM of Da: No
Lolris: (from the horse that is)
DM of Da: I know what you meant
DM of Da: No
Lolris: Ok... hop off anyway, draw shortsword, smack.
DM of Da: Alright
Lolris: /try 6
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolris :
*** DM 1d20 < 2 = 2 > + 6 = 8
DM of Da: Failure!
Lolris: boo.
DM of Da: Vasily.
Vasily: Grr... what're rules for casting from horseback again?
Albrecht: trivial if nothing is going on, I believe
Vasily: Something is.
DM of Da: You can cast from horseback with no roll if the horse is
stationary
Vasily: What about a 30 ft move?
DM of Da: DC 10
DM of Da: Er
DM of Da: 10 + spell lvl I guess
Vasily: Ok, horsie withdraws.
Vasily: 60 ft away. I magic missile.
Vasily: /try 5;concentrate
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM (concentrate) 1d20 < 12 = 12 > + 5 = 17
DM of Da: Very well.
Vasily: /roll 2d4+2
*** DM rolls dice for Vasily: 2d4 < 3 1 = 4 > + 2 = 6
DM of Da: The ankheg barely seems to feel that
DM of Da: Nikolai!
Nikolai: ok
Nikolai: hm
Nikolai: so we got one hit
Nikolai: glitterdust time.
Nikolai: can I hit 2 of them
DM of Da: Yes
Nikolai: but 3 of them would not work
Nikolai: right?
DM of Da: Nope
DM of Da: Not unless you want to glitterdust yourself
DM of Da: In the face.
Nikolai: right
Nikolai: 2 of them, glitterdusted
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Save DC?
Nikolai: 15
Ankhegs: /try 2 2
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 16 = 16 > + 2 = 18
*** DM 1d20 < 16 = 16 > + 2 = 18
Nikolai: oh wtf.
DM of Da: rofl+waffles=what
Nikolai: hatred
Sven: utter boutroscopy.
Albrecht: I concur
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Albrecht!
Albrecht: one next to me?
DM of Da: A
DM of Da: k N k
DM of Da: k c S B k
DM of Da: k = Ankheg
DM of Da: And Vasily is off 60ft away
Albrecht: so no, then
DM of Da: c = cat
Albrecht: that appears to give room for a charge at the one by
Nikolai
DM of Da: Negative
DM of Da: Remember, you're all on horseback
DM of Da: So Nikolai's horse blocks you
DM of Da: From a straight charge
DM of Da: You can move and attack, though
Albrecht: ah
Albrecht: but I could charge the other one
DM of Da: Certainly you could.
Albrecht: and that's the one who ate an MM, yes?
Albrecht: it is time to initiate charging
DM of Da: Sure is
Albrecht: /try 11
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 11 = 14
Albrecht: sigh
DM of Da: Epic fail.
Nikolai: really
DM of Da: Ankhegs' turn.
Nikolai: less fail please
Albrecht: yes, please
DM of Da: The one Albrecht just attacked rears up on its hind legs
and snaps at him.
Ankhegs: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 7 = 10
Albrecht: epic fail.
Sven: ain't nobody can roll up in this bitch.
DM of Da: Nikolai's horse gets another attack...
Ankhegs: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 8 = 8 > + 7 = 15
Ankhegs: /roll 2d6+7+1d4
*** DM rolls dice for Ankhegs: 2d6 < 6 3 = 9 > + 7 + 1d4 < 3 = 3 > = 19
Albrecht: (and this is why we have multiple horses :P)
Sven: wtf infinite damage.
DM of Da: It is grievously wounded, and whinnies in pain.
DM of Da: Sven's cat gets the same treatment...
Ankhegs: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 7 = 10
DM of Da: Or not.
Sven: or not.
DM of Da: And Boris' horse
Ankhegs: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 13 = 13 > + 7 = 20
Ankhegs: /roll 2d6+7+1d4
*** DM rolls dice for Ankhegs: 2d6 < 6 4 = 10 > + 7 + 1d4 < 3 = 3 > =
20
DM of Da: Is head.
Sven: rull head.
DM of Da: It crumples to the ground. Boris, roll Ride to land
softly.
DM of Da: *dead
Lolris: /try 3;untrained
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolris :
*** DM (untrained) 1d20 < 1 = 1 > + 3 = 4
Albrecht: wait
Albrecht: didn't boris hop off already>
Lolris: That he did.
DM of Da: Oh he did
DM of Da: Whoopstastic
DM of Da: Well, Boris' horse is teh dead
DM of Da: Jim
DM of Da: Sven!
Sven: what's that? a turn?
Sven: I'm going to take a page out of vasily's book
Sven: in which my horse withdraws and I cast some joint
DM of Da: Alright
DM of Da: Pick a spell and roll Con
DM of Da: centration
DM of Da: lolol
Sven: producing flame.
DM of Da: Interrupting your regular programming
DM of Da: "I think that both bears and gorillas should both get
dash in the next patch. I looked it up and in real life a grizzly bear
can run at 30 mph the same speed as a wort hog and while I wasn't able
to find a top speed for a gorilla they should be at least as fast as
humans and the fastest human are only a little slower than bears. "
Sven: /try 8
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 11 = 11 > + 8 = 19
Sven: rofl.
DM of Da: Ok
Sven: the cat similarly withdraws.
DM of Da: Ok.
*** Lolris runs at at least 40 mph
DM of Da: Roll attack
DM of Da: For the flame
DM of Da: That you are producing
Sven: /try 4
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 19 = 19 > + 4 = 23
DM of Da: Outstanding
DM of Da: Roll damage
Sven: same guy that got nailed with magic thingy.
Sven: /roll 1d6+4
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d6 < 5 = 5 > + 4 = 9
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Boris' turn again.
Lolris: Roight.
Lolris: Hmm...
Lolris: Ok, Draw the other shortsword...
Lolris: And presumably, I can only attack with the first since
drawing's a MA?
DM of Da: k
DM of Da: Unless you have QD, correct
Lolris: Ok, attack the one that's being smited and then 5ft
back.
Lolris: /try 6
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolris :
*** DM 1d20 < 1 = 1 > + 6 = 7
Lolris: ...
Lolris: /try 9;ref
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolris :
*** DM (ref) 1d20 < 17 = 17 > + 9 = 26
DM of Da: k
DM of Da: Awesome
DM of Da: Vasily!
Vasily: Magic Missile the thingie.
Vasily: /roll 2d4+2
*** DM rolls dice for Vasily: 2d4 < 2 3 = 5 > + 2 = 7
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Looks like the barrage of spells has almost got that one
- he recoils from the damage, swaying uncertainly
DM of Da: Nikolai!
Nikolai: k
Nikolai: my horse, which is still alive somehow
Nikolai: withdraws
Nikolai: I cast me some scorching ray on the one we've actually
hit
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Roll Conc
Nikolai: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 1 = 1 > + 9 = 10
Nikolai: wow
DM of Da: That is shockingly incredible
Sven: I don't even know what to say about that.
DM of Da: Albrecht!
Nikolai: I might want to die
Sven: you might have your chance.
Albrecht: I will attempt to finish it myself
DM of Da: Yep
Albrecht: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 8 = 8 > + 9 = 17
DM of Da: Fail
Albrecht: goddamnit
DM of Da: You hit not quite hard enough to penetrate the monster's
thick carapace
DM of Da: Their turn.
DM of Da: The wounded ankheg withdraws into its tunnel,
disappearing from view
Albrecht: AoO?
Albrecht: no, withdraw
DM of Da: DM of Da: withdraws
DM of Da: The one next to Boris attacks Boris
DM of Da: The one next to Albrecht attacks Albrecht
DM of Da: And the third one... we'll see
Albrecht: huh
DM of Da: what
Albrecht: I thought the one next to me was the wounded one
DM of Da: Well
DM of Da: Another one moves over to you.
DM of Da: Because why not.
Ankhegs: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 20 = 20 > + 7 = 27
Ankhegs: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 7 = 17
DM of Da: That's for Boris
Albrecht: non-cr
DM of Da: Non, eh
Albrecht: ah, poor boris
DM of Da: What's Boris' AC
Nikolai: this is terrible
Vasily: ...
Vasily: d'oh
Vasily: That's a crit, just barely.
Albrecht: he has chain shirt, and he has lots of dex
Albrecht: damn
DM of Da: kerpwned
Ankhegs: /roll 4d6+14+1d4
*** DM rolls dice for Ankhegs: 4d6 < 2 5 3 5 = 15 > + 14 + 1d4 < 3 = 3
> = 32
DM of Da: How's he doing
Albrecht: I really hope he's not dead
Sven: probably fucked.
Vasily: er...
DM of Da: Is he dead
<<< Lolris is now known as Deadris >>>
Nikolai: sigh
Deadris: wait...
*** DM of Da waits
Deadris: hmm...
Deadris: This sheet is out of date.
DM of Da: k
DM of Da: How out of date
Deadris: L3
DM of Da: And will being up to date save him
Albrecht: how much was he dead by by?
Deadris: Sec.
DM of Da: k
DM of Da: Meanwhile
DM of Da: Albrecht:
Nikolai: wait, it's out of date?
Ankhegs: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 19 = 19 > + 7 = 26
Nikolai: didn't he say he was sending a recent one
Ankhegs: /roll 2d6+7+1d4
*** DM rolls dice for Ankhegs: 2d6 < 3 3 = 6 > + 7 + 1d4 < 1 = 1 > = 14
*** Deadris isn't quite dead
Nikolai: uh
Deadris: aha...
*** Deadris wasn't crit
Nikolai: the one you sent me oliver
Nikolai: is L4
Albrecht: ouch. Not dead by any means, but that hurt more than I
like for one hit
DM of Da: You weren't crit eh
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: So then...
DM of Da: Subtract 15 damage
DM of Da: Anyways
DM of Da: The third ankheg retreats into its burrow as well
DM of Da: Sven's turn.
Sven: hmm
DM of Da: k you're here good
Sven: so two bitches in sight?
DM of Da: Two!
Sven: deadris not actually dead
DM of Da: Not actually dead.
Sven: ok
Sven: well
Sven: have either of the two up ones been damaged yet?
<<< Deadris is now known as Lolris >>>
DM of Da: Not even a little.
Sven: ok
*** Lolris has 12hp
Sven: Lolris should probably withdraw :-P
DM of Da: So, Sven
Sven: so
Sven: I'm chucking flame\
Sven: is albrecht in reach of any of them?
Sven: or both?
DM of Da: Both!
Sven: k.
DM of Da: Flame eh
DM of Da: Roll
Sven: I throw flame at the one attacking boris
DM of Da: Ok.
Sven: /try 4
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 11 = 11 > + 4 = 15
DM of Da: Success
Sven: touch.
Sven: /roll 1d6+4
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d6 < 4 = 4 > + 4 = 8
Albrecht: oh that's going to hurt me
DM of Da: The ankheg is seared
DM of Da: Boris' turn.
Sven: my horse also moves forward 30 ft
Sven: my panther follows me.
Sven: (or, you know, whatever movement puts me within 30 ft of
the front line.
DM of Da: k.
DM of Da: Boris!
DM of Da: gogogo
Lolris: ok.
Lolris: How's stuff look atm?
Lolris: We've only got this one here, right?
Albrecht: 2
Lolris: err...
DM of Da: 2.
Lolris: Ok.
*** Lolris withdraws.
Albrecht: then you can shoot them
Lolris: that is the plan.
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: Vasily!
*** Lolris also draws his bow.
*** Vasily scorches the one Boris just withdrew from.
DM of Da: Very well
DM of Da: Roll!
Vasily: /try 2
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM 1d20 < 4 = 4 > + 2 = 6
Vasily: ...
Vasily: bloody hell.
DM of Da: lol
Nikolai: yeah this is pretty terrible
DM of Da: Nikolai!
Nikolai: hey well
Nikolai: this scorching ray requires no conc check
Nikolai: so there
DM of Da: Yes
DM of Da: But it does require an attack roll
DM of Da: So there.
*** Vasily mutters
Nikolai: /try 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 3 = 6
Sven: . . .
Nikolai: ...
Nikolai: why am I here
Albrecht: why am I here?
*** Vasily To botch touch attacks?
DM of Da: rofl
DM of Da: waffles
*** Nikolai cries
DM of Da: copters
DM of Da: skates
Nikolai: skates
Nikolai: damn
DM of Da: Albrecht.
Albrecht: so I will now miss the one which is damaaged
Albrecht: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 8 = 8 > + 9 = 17
Albrecht: yep/
DM of Da: You guys rock
Sven: essentially.
DM of Da: pure pwnage
Nikolai: /weep
DM of Da: Ankhegs' turn.
DM of Da: One attacks Albrecht... and one charges Sven's horse.
Ankhegs: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 6 = 6 > + 7 = 13
Ankhegs: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 7 = 7 > + 7 = 14
DM of Da: Horse gets hit!
Ankhegs: /roll 2d6+7+1d4
*** DM rolls dice for Ankhegs: 2d6 < 1 6 = 7 > + 7 + 1d4 < 2 = 2 > = 16
DM of Da: And takes damage.
DM of Da: Bam.
DM of Da: Sven's turn.
Sven: hmm.
Sven: well.
Sven: I guess it'll be more horse withdrawal followed by
flamage.
DM of Da: k.
DM of Da: Roll and roll
Nikolai: this just gets terribler by the turn
Sven: /try 4
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 20 = 20 > + 4 = 24
Nikolai: wow
Sven: can flame balls crit?
Albrecht: yep
Sven: /try 4
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 4 = 4 > + 4 = 8
DM of Da: They can crit but what about your Concentration check
Sven: wow.
Sven: what concentration check?
DM of Da: To cast a spell on a moving horse
DM of Da: DC 10+lvl
Sven: who's casting?
DM of Da: Ohh
DM of Da: Right right
DM of Da: Throwing multiple shit
DM of Da: From yes
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Well, roll dmg
Sven: crit or no?
DM of Da: Nope.
Sven: aww.
Sven: /roll 1d6+4
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d6 < 2 = 2 > + 4 = 6
Sven: panther similarly withdraws.
DM of Da: k.
DM of Da: Boris!
*** Lolris bows before the thingie
Lolris: /try 8
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolris :
*** DM 1d20 < 10 = 10 > + 8 = 18
DM of Da: Hit!
Lolris: ...
Lolris: really?
Lolris: wow
Lolris: /roll 1d6
*** DM rolls dice for Lolris: 1d6 < 1 = 1 > = 1
Lolris: figures.
DM of Da: Ahaha
Nikolai: yeah this shit needs to end
Vasily: Ok, there's a scroll with magic missile's name on it.
Vasily: /roll 2d4+2
*** DM rolls dice for Vasily: 2d4 < 4 3 = 7 > + 2 = 9
DM of Da: Ok!
DM of Da: That one is almost dead.
DM of Da: Nikolai!
Nikolai: hey how about the spell that requires no rolls to hit
Nikolai: fuckers.
Nikolai: /roll 2d4+21
*** DM rolls dice for Nikolai: 2d4 < 3 4 = 7 > + 21 = 28
Sven: how about that.
Nikolai: lol
Nikolai: I fail at typing
Sven: his magic missile was so angry
Nikolai: but it does that much damage
Sven: it got a +21 bonus.
Vasily: (brb)
Nikolai: so yeah that was 9
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: It's dead, Jim.
DM of Da: Albrecht!
DM of Da: You've got 1 in front of you.
DM of Da: Totally unwounded.
Albrecht: yeah I miss it again
Albrecht: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 6 = 6 > + 9 = 15
DM of Da: You sure do.
Sven: well played.
DM of Da: Their turn.
DM of Da: The ankheg attacks Albrecht.
Ankhegs: /try 7
*** DM rolls attempts for Ankhegs :
*** DM 1d20 < 6 = 6 > + 7 = 13
DM of Da: Aww.
Sven: everybody sucks.
DM of Da: You hear more rumbling coming from the ground.
DM of Da: Sven!
Sven: ok, who is in pain?
Nikolai: my horse
*** Lolris is hurted
DM of Da: A&B&N_Horse
Sven: albrecht is a ways away
Sven: so I go to where boris is and tap him with a wand.
DM of Da: k
Sven: /roll 1d8+5
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d8 < 6 = 6 > + 5 = 11
DM of Da: Sounds good
DM of Da: Boris' turn!
Sven: panther follows, of course.
DM of Da: Of course.
Sven: this puts me how far from albrecht?
Sven: 60?\
DM of Da: Yeah
Sven: ok.
Lolris: err
Lolris: sorry.
*** Lolris shoots again.
DM of Da: k
DM of Da: roll
DM of Da: Don't suck
Lolris: /try 8
*** DM rolls attempts for Lolris :
*** DM 1d20 < 4 = 4 > + 8 = 12
DM of Da: What did I just say
*** Lolris sucks like yo momma.
DM of Da: lol
DM of Da: Vasily
Vasily: Ok. Scroll #2
Nikolai: we're all gonna die from the d20s hating us
Vasily: /roll 1d4+1
*** DM rolls dice for Vasily: 1d4 < 2 = 2 > + 1 = 3
DM of Da: Nikolai!
Nikolai: k
Nikolai: missiles
Nikolai: pew pew
Nikolai: /roll 2d4+2
*** DM rolls dice for Nikolai: 2d4 < 4 4 = 8 > + 2 = 10
Nikolai: hah
Nikolai: sucker.
Sven: zomg an actual roll.
DM of Da: Albrecht!
Albrecht: /try 9
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 9 = 9 > + 9 = 18
Sven: hey, a mother fucking hit.
Albrecht: about goddamn time.
Albrecht: /roll 1d10+4
*** DM rolls dice for Albrecht: 1d10 < 7 = 7 > + 4 = 11
DM of Da: The ankheg is almost dead!
DM of Da: It retreats into the ground, disappearing from sight
DM of Da: Withdrawing, naturally
DM of Da: The rumbling sound gets more and more distant and
muffled
DM of Da: And eventually ceases
DM of Da: The encounter is over.
*** Nikolai cries
Nikolai: my spells
Sven: I immediately hook shit up with heals.
DM of Da: Ok
Sven: who wants some
Sven: albrecht:
Vasily: A couple of horses.
Sven: /roll 1d8+1
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d8 < 4 = 4 > + 1 = 5
Sven: again:
Sven: /roll 1d8+1
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d8 < 7 = 7 > + 1 = 8
Sven: my horse:
Sven: /roll 1d8+1
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d8 < 3 = 3 > + 1 = 4
Sven: and again:
Sven: /roll 1d8+1
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d8 < 2 = 2 > + 1 = 3
Sven: nikolai's horse:
Sven: /roll 1d8+1
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d8 < 4 = 4 > + 1 = 5
Nikolai: mmm horsey
Nikolai: how we doing on charges
Sven: 38 on the smaller wand
Sven: 29 on the larger.
Nikolai: good
Albrecht: so
Albrecht: is there any reason to dissect these corpses?
Albrecht: well, the one
DM of Da: Not that you know of.
Albrecht: guess we ride
DM of Da: Ok.
Nikolai: so
Sven: oh, my cat.
Nikolai: we run away
Nikolai: to make a raft
Sven: /roll 2d8+2
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 2d8 < 3 1 = 4 > + 2 = 6
Sven: /roll 1d8+1
*** DM rolls dice for Sven: 1d8 < 8 = 8 > + 1 = 9
DM of Da: Run away to make a raft?
DM of Da: What
DM of Da: I'm confused
DM of Da: You've already crossed the river
DM of Da: And are traversing the steppes again
DM of Da: Why do you need a raft
Sven: /try 16
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 20 = 20 > + 16 = 36
DM of Da: What is this
Sven: survival tells me that rafts don't traverse steppes.
Nikolai: oh
DM of Da: It's true
Vasily: Indeed.
Nikolai: I fail at chronology
DM of Da: Yes
DM of Da: Yes you do
DM of Da: Ok.
Nikolai: it was like RIGHT after we crossed
DM of Da: Yes
DM of Da: On the first day of post-river travels
Nikolai: that is why I got confused
DM of Da: The next four days pass fairly uneventfully
DM of Da: You encounter a lone ankheg on the next day
DM of Da: But manage to drive it off
DM of Da: And none after that.
DM of Da: Sven's knowledge tells him there was probably a nest of
them that you passed directly over
*** Sven flexes
DM of Da: You encounter no Cumans or anyone else here
DM of Da: Seems this region is relatively uninhabited
Albrecht: brb
Albrecht: eh, actually nm
DM of Da: And on the morning of the sixth day of your travels, you
discover why that is so...
DM of Da: Roll Spot checks
Sven: /try 10
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 10 = 13
Albrecht: /try 0
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM 1d20 < 14 = 14 > + 0 = 14
Nikolai: /try 3
*** DM rolls attempts for Nikolai :
*** DM 1d20 < 1 = 1 > + 3 = 4
Nikolai: hahaha
Vasily: /try 6;boris 1;me
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM (boris) 1d20 < 8 = 8 > + 6 = 14
*** DM (me) 1d20 < 5 = 5 > + 1 = 6
DM of Da: Awesome
Sven: wtf is eyeballs
Vasily: err, that's a 15 for boris.
DM of Da: Listen checks?
Sven: /try 6;pantherspot
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM (pantherspot) 1d20 < 17 = 17 > + 6 = 23
Sven: rofl.
Vasily: /try 7;boris 1;me
*** DM rolls attempts for Vasily :
*** DM (boris) 1d20 < 12 = 12 > + 7 = 19
*** DM (me) 1d20 < 14 = 14 > + 1 = 15
Albrecht: /try 0;listen
*** DM rolls attempts for Albrecht :
*** DM (listen) 1d20 < 13 = 13 > + 0 = 13
Sven: /try 3;sven 6;panther
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM (sven) 1d20 < 3 = 3 > + 3 = 6
*** DM (panther) 1d20 < 4 = 4 > + 6 = 10
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: You're riding through a totally flat region, with
nothing, not a tree or a hill, for miles around
DM of Da: When suddenly, Sven's panther begins to growl
Sven: and still can't see a damn thing :-P
DM of Da: It stops, its ears pricking up, and growls again
Sven: hmm . . .
DM of Da: It appears to be looking at something to the east
Sven: I look to the east
DM of Da: The panther's hair begins to stand on end
DM of Da: You squint and barely make out, far to the east, a shape
that appears vaguely serpentine, slithering across the ground at great
speed
Sven: /try 12;nature
*** DM rolls attempts for Sven :
*** DM (nature) 1d20 < 19 = 19 > + 12 = 31
DM of Da: As it approaches, you recognize the monster from tales
other druids told you, as it is not native to your homeland
DM of Da: It is a behir, a powerful, reptilian monster that can
breathe lightning
Nikolai: noooooooo
Sven: oh jesus.
DM of Da: Like snakes, behirs prefer to swallow their prey whole
and digest it as such
DM of Da: It is moving toward you
Sven: /con behir
Vasily: I'm thinking avoidance is in order.
DM of Da: Wtf is /con
DM of Da: Anyway
Sven: I don't think we want to mess with that.
Nikolai: /consider
DM of Da: As the behir approaches, covering the distance between
you fairly quickly, you spot something else
Albrecht: // does it have a rider?
DM of Da: Flying toward the behir from the south are a group of
large, flying, insectoid creatures
Nikolai: run the fuck away imo
Sven: now I know we're bouncing.
Sven: Bounceunt.
DM of Da: They appear like enormous, two-legged hornets with
massive stingers, a pair of small forelimbs, and huge bat wings
Albrecht: sounds like behir v. things
DM of Da: There are about 10 of them
DM of Da: And these do have riders
DM of Da: Warriors armed with shortbows
DM of Da: Anyone have Knowledge: Geography?
Nikolai: no
DM of Da: Ok.
Vasily: nyet
Sven: hell no.
DM of Da: The behir spots the flying creatures, rears up on six of
its twelve short legs, and gives a terrible screech
Nikolai: waity.
Nikolai: the flying things have riders?
DM of Da: That's what I said, yes
Nikolai: what sort of riders
DM of Da: Guys with bows
Nikolai: humans?
DM of Da: HUmans.
Nikolai: riding bug things?
DM of Da: Yeah
Vasily: (time to call za paper)
DM of Da: Anyway
Nikolai: (possibly)
DM of Da: The behir resumes its run, but turns northward, away
from the riders
DM of Da: But they fly faster, and are slowly catching up
DM of Da: They begin firing volleys of arrows at it as they get
within range
DM of Da: Fire arrows, in fact
DM of Da: Many miss, but some strike the behir's thick, scaly
hide, scorching it
DM of Da: The creature screeches in pain, but continues retreating
DM of Da: Once it rears up, breathing a massive, forking bolt of
lightning, which strikes one of the riders directly
DM of Da: He screams and falls off his bug mount, to his death
DM of Da: Several of the other creatures are glanced by it
DM of Da: At this point
DM of Da: One of the riders notices you
DM of Da: And breaks off, heading in your direction.
DM of Da: What do you do in the meantime?
Albrecht: I think we were already riding away
Sven: that's what I had thought.
DM of Da: Ok.
DM of Da: The warrior who noticed you continues his aerial pursuit
DM of Da: He is yelling something at you, but he's much too far
away to make out
DM of Da: The insectoid flyer he rides moves at the same speed as
your horses, so eventually he gives up
Albrecht: // hmm I swear we encountered these two things
seperately in the previous campaign
DM of Da: The rest of the day's travels pass uneventfully.
DM of Da: Yes you sure did
DM of Da: You encountered them during your first trip to
Cherkessia, as I recall
Albrecht: feels more like on the way back
DM of Da: Maybe
DM of Da: But given that you're approaching that general region of
the world, this makes sense
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: That night, as you're making camp
DM of Da: You see three flying shapes in the darkening sky
DM of Da: Much like those you saw earlier
DM of Da: They are approaching.
DM of Da: Going to do anything?
*** Lolris will conceal himself
Albrecht: make sure my weapons are available and my armor is on,
but that's all for me
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Anyone else?
Albrecht: // that amounts to nothing
Sven: hang on
*** DM of Da hangs on
Sven: I do the same as albrecht.
DM of Da: Ok
DM of Da: Anyway, it's three of those giant bugs, and just as
before, they are ridden by warriors with elaborate, composite shortbows
and quivers of arrows on their backs.
DM of Da: Two of them circle above, while one descends, hovering
just above the ground.
DM of Da: He faces you, maintaining a position about 20 feet away
DM of Da: The warrior speaks... and though none of you can
understand him, you are fairly sure the language is Mongol.
DM of Da: And that's where we'll end tonight.
Vasily: indeed
Sven: very well
<<< Lolris has left >>>
<<< 12:11:17 AM >>>
<<< Vasily has left >>>
<<< 12:11:24 AM >>>
<<< Ankhegs has left >>>
<<< 12:11:28 AM >>>
Nikolai: well
Nikolai: shit