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NebbieQ: (No crossing the pantheons!)
Lithaladhwen: (*lurks*)
Arch mage144: (Technically, neither Narcissus nor Echo were gods.)
NebbieQ: (Touche.)
Arch mage144: (So you're crossing mythology, no pantheons.)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
Der DWSage: (Narcissus was the one who crossed the pantheon, actually.)
Der DWSage: (While Echo was just a nymph.)
DarkLordKelne: (Alrighty then. If people would link sheets?)
Jak Snide: (Just a sec, uploading mine)
Der DWSage: (I forget offhand how to link specific pages, so I'm just going to link my thread.)
NebbieQ: ( http://p068.ezboard.com/frpgww60462frm17.showMessa ge?topicID=115.topic First post.)
Der DWSage: (One before Bill.)
Jak Snide: (WTF. Saying I can't send a link.)
Jak Snide: ( http://alswebpage.netfirms.com/jaksbit/Thurimar.txt )
Jak Snide: (There we go)
NebbieQ: (Oh, you and your dwarves.)
Jak Snide: (Well, since the rest of you are noncing around with your humans, elves and demon-halves someone has to do it)
Arch mage144: (I'm getting it. I'm also trying to make dinner at the same time. I haven't eaten all day.)
Der DWSage: (Hey, I've got a perfectly good bishounen Orc.)
NebbieQ: (Sage: Sparkle sparkle smash?)
Jak Snide: (Motherfuck, you do. That's even more atypical than a dwarf who worships a typically elven god)
Arch mage144: ( http://p068.ezboard.com/frpgww60462frm17.showMessa geRange?topicID=243.topic&start=1&stop=1 )
Der DWSage: ( :{ )
Der DWSage: (No, he's definitely non-smash.)
Arch mage144: (I just linked the wrong thing.)
Der DWSage: (Check his sheet. It's the one under Kali's.)
DarkLordKelne: (Also, a warning that my connection may be subject to interruption.)
Arch mage144: ( http://p068.ezboard.com/frpgww60462frm17.showMessa ge?topicID=221.topic )
Arch mage144: (I meant to link THIS. FIrst post.)
Jak Snide: (And housemates are subject to death?)
Jak Snide: (Holy crap! It's Hak!)
Arch mage144: (I'm all up to date on the latest rules with the sheet and I've rebalanced a few spells recently, but it should be good overall.)
NebbieQ: (Ho shit, it is a Hak!)
DarkLordKelne: (That too. They seem to be out, but you never can tell.)
Der DWSage: (Hm. I need to update Kali, actually...)
NebbieQ: (Hn, forgot to do one thing after the last RP. He should have ten bullets on him now, not 9/14.)
DarkLordKelne: (A little background for those not completely in the loop. The mysterious censer was originally acquired from a lich who seemed intent on using it to destroy the city somehow.)
Arch mage144: (Hoorj.)
Arch mage144: (That seems like the theme.)
Der DWSage: (Okay. For the last time, because I'll actually WRITE THE BLOODY FORMULA DOWN, how do you calculate MATK and MDEF?)
Arch mage144: (MATK = INT+WIS+MAG)
Arch mage144: (MDEF = 10+Cou*2+Int
DarkLordKelne: (The Church of Falis have expressed an interest in it, only to find it missing, and have hence sent along one of their own to help get it back. Thurimar probably isn't what anyone was expecting, but hey.)
Der DWSage: (Much appreciated. -_-; )
DarkLordKelne: (Alonso, being the only one of those who took down the lich who is available at short notice, has also been roped in.)
Jak Snide: (Well, you know what they say. When everything goes to shit, put the dwarf up front)
DarkLordKelne: (Kali seems to be the token member of the guard. As for Hak... Well, who's going to tell General Silvar he can't go artifact hunting?)
Der DWSage: (Kali:...What if I promise to not throw you?)
Der DWSage: (Okay, Kali's been updated.)
DarkLordKelne: <We begin in the castle proper, with the assembled group awaiting a final briefing from their employers in a waiting room.>
DarkLordKelne: (And... go.)
Jak Snide: (Font chosen)
Arch mage144: *walking down the hallway toward the waiting room, whistling*
NebbieQ: (I'm denim!)
Arch mage144: <Hakaril James Silvar>
NebbieQ: <Alonso Zeffirelli, at your service>
Der DWSage: <Kali Rodriguez, legal alien>
NebbieQ: *Already in the waiting room...*
Arch mage144: (*ingests homemade curry ramen like a madman*)
Jak Snide: *Standing around in the waiting room, his gear poving a bit too bulky for him to take a seat. The young dwarf, beard hardly down past his neck, glances back and forth, occasionally casting a glance at Alonso*
Jak Snide: <Thurimar Gundarson>
NebbieQ: *Glances back at the dwarf, but looks away. He has a rather aloof look on his face.*
NebbieQ: *He's wearing a long, brown leather coat, similar to what some gunmen have been seen wearing. He has sharp, almost classical features, and semi-longish golden blond hair tied back in a ponytail.*
Der DWSage: *Standing at attention is a young blonde human woman, wearing a uniform generally reserved for mages...she doesn't really like heavy armor, and had opted for this one*
NebbieQ: *His chin sports a short, matching beard.*
Jak Snide: IM: Hah! Just like old man Wittsten.
Arch mage144: *the door to the room opens, and standing in the doorway is the recognizable figure of General Silvar, boots polished to a blinding shine and hat adjusted appropriately*
Arch mage144: *he is clad in his typical attire, including his trademark robe slash overcoat*
Jak Snide: *Is a dwarf. In chain mail. With a shield and mace. Fairly unremarkable, except for the fact he looks quite young, and has taken to platting his mustache. He has a full head of hair, too, all dark blonde*
Der DWSage: *Salute!*
Jak Snide: *glances around and spots Hakaril as he enters*
Arch mage144: Lower your hand, soldier. *smirk*
NebbieQ: *Looks over to Hakaril, and nods at the man* General Silvar, I presume?
Der DWSage: *Does so*
Jak Snide: IM: Light bless me...
NebbieQ: *There's a slight west Barian accent to the man's voice as he speaks.*
Arch mage144: Indeed. At ease, people. For those of you who haven't worked with me personally, I tend to disdain formalities.
NebbieQ: (Translation: Slight Italian.)
Jak Snide: *Turns full on to regard the man, taking in every detail of his appearance*
Der DWSage: *Nods, though still doesn't speak*
NebbieQ: *Smiles at Hakaril, ever so briefly.* I'll keep that in mind.
Arch mage144: You all know what's going on, don't you?
Jak Snide: *nods sharply* Yes, sir! Some dastardly rogue's gone and stolen something out of the vaults!
NebbieQ: *nods* I know what's going on, alright.
Arch mage144: Pretty good explanation.
Der DWSage: *El nod, once more*
Arch mage144: Anyway, I can't let something like that happen. I figured it would be best to deal with the matter personally.
Jak Snide: You're...coming with us, sir?
NebbieQ: It's good to see a more hands-on sort in the government.
Arch mage144: What, do you have a problem with that?
Der DWSage: *And with an accent that just can't quite be placed* Well, that's an honor I hadn't expected.
Jak Snide: Not at all, sir! It's an honour!
Arch mage144: I didn't get to be a General by sitting on my ass in an office doing paperwork!
Der DWSage: <_<
NebbieQ: IM: Look at them, just look at them.
Der DWSage: IM:From what I've heard though, he could use a small army of maids...
Jak Snide: (Question! How widely know are the tales of what Hak's done?)
DarkLordKelne: *After what has been a bit of a wait, a sergeant enters the room, sweeping his gaze across the group, and doing a slight double-take at the sight of Hak waiting. One can only hope he hasn't been waiting long enough to get impatient*
Arch mage144: I got to be a General by being adventurous!
Der DWSage: *Salutes the sargeant*
Der DWSage: *Habit and all that*
Arch mage144: (It depends what bars you hang out in. I'd say if you've been in the city for a while you'll recognize him by reputation if not by sight.)
Jak Snide: *nods, seeming to find Hakaril's attitude quite agreeable*
NebbieQ: *After seeing the sergeant, Alonso finally rises from his seat.*
Arch mage144: (The precise details might not be there, but grossly obvious stuff, like the war, will be.)
Arch mage144: (pHONE)]
Jak Snide: *Oh, a final note. Thurimar has a tabard worn over his armour, proudly displaying the symbol of Falis*
Arch mage144: (Nevermind)
Arch mage144: IM: He must be associated with the temple that was storing the censer here.
Arch mage144: Sergeant! *salutes, grinning smugly*
DarkLordKelne: *Returns the salute*
Arch mage144: *takes a seat next to Alonso* So, brief us already! *still grinning*
NebbieQ: IM: Well, isn't he amiable.
Jak Snide: *Remains standing, but directs his attention towards sarge*
DarkLordKelne: Sir. We believe we've figured out who was responsible for the theft.
NebbieQ: *Sits back down, still keeping his eyes on the sergeant.*
NebbieQ: IM: I swear, if it's another one of those damn Drow...
Arch mage144: *attentively* Yes?
Der DWSage: *Still standing herself, and silent*
Arch mage144: IM: Ah, for once it's not me up in front of an audience of hired hands, telling them all about the dire fate of the world and how we're going to solve the problem...
NebbieQ: (Hakaril: Good morning, Angels...)
Arch mage144: (I prefer to think of him as being more like M and Q combined.)
Jak Snide: (Bonus points flow freely today. Take one, Neb)
DarkLordKelne: An elf by the name of Ansellin Hinath, one of our researchers, was engaged in some study of the artifact in question, as well as some others, three days ago.
NebbieQ: *Waits for guard boy to get to the point.*
NebbieQ: (*stores it with the rest*)
Arch mage144: *scratches his head*
DarkLordKelne: This was some three days ago, though the theft was not noticed until yesterday.
Arch mage144: IM: I swear that it wasn't my fault.
Arch mage144: IM: ...for once.
NebbieQ: And who, exactly, was responsible?
Jak Snide: The elf, I assume. Normally they're so receptive to Falis' ways. Such a shame this one's chosen the path of darkness. *shakes his head*
Arch mage144: Question. What's this censer do, anyway?
DarkLordKelne: Ansellin is no longer in the castle, naturally. According to records, he was to be visiting family outside the city.
NebbieQ: IM: Hmph. Took the artifact and ran, did he?
Jak Snide: IM: Huh. The up and ups never did tell me about that part...
Der DWSage: IM:*Stores away the name Ansellin, she does*
Arch mage144: I'm going to assume it does more than disperse pleasant-smelling incense.
DarkLordKelne: As far as that goes, we simply don't know. Researching these things isn't easy, and we don't want to find out by trial and error.
Arch mage144: That's how I do it...
Arch mage144: ...but sure, you have a point.
DarkLordKelne: We could've asked the lich who was using it, but he wasn't the talkative type, and it's a bit late for that now.
NebbieQ: Used for rituals, I assume.
Jak Snide: *nods* Quite. Nothing good, that's for certain.
NebbieQ: And knowing the type of rituals the lich did, well....
Der DWSage: ...
Der DWSage: IM:I hate being the ignorant one.
Der DWSage: Erm...sir? What is a 'lick?'
Jak Snide: *looks to Alonso*
Arch mage144: That's a lich.
Arch mage144: A lich is a spellcaster who has used powers of necromancy to extend his life.
Der DWSage: ...Ah.
NebbieQ: That's the right of it.
Der DWSage: IM:That'd explain some of the people that Taki used to run around with.
Arch mage144: Typically, the spellcaster becomes an intelligent undead creature in the process, gaining functional immortality without any loss of arcane power.
NebbieQ: It's not a bad deal, if you don't mind becoming an abomination.
Arch mage144: That's pretty much it.
Arch mage144: If you don't mind giving up everything that makes life worth living you can have it forever.
DarkLordKelne: *Nods* The artifact's powerful, and there's a suggestion of summoning magic about it. That's about it as far as our knowledge goes.
Jak Snide: Light blasted filth. *nods again*
Arch mage144: IM: Summoning? That's interesting. A censer of conjuration...
NebbieQ: If he's anything like the lich, our thief may have his mind set on an army of his own...or either that, will try to sell it to someone who does.
Der DWSage: IM:Hm.
NebbieQ: IM: ...unless he's working for somebody already. Hmn.
Arch mage144: Something like that is theoretically priceless. You've have to be an idiot to pawn it.
Arch mage144: *you'd
Der DWSage: Or desperate.
NebbieQ: Or working for someone more powerful. *frowns* What other information do you have.
NebbieQ: *?
Arch mage144: I stand by idiot. Tell us more.
Jak Snide: *Listens attentivly, looking once again to the sarge*
Der DWSage: As much as I'd like to hope we're going against an idiot, caution warns me otherwise.
DarkLordKelne: Not as much as we'd like. Ansellin seemed reliable, and he passed the checks to even be working here in the first place.
Jak Snide: IM: Something's up, alright. I wonder why Falis specifically has an interest in this, though?
DarkLordKelne: There's nothing in his background that would suggest this kind of thing.
Jak Snide: Clearly the man's fallen from grace during his time here, then.
NebbieQ: Hn. Is there any chance it could be an imposter?
Arch mage144: If there's one thing I know, it's that just because someone gets through security doesn't mean that they're straight and narrow.
Der DWSage: IM:True...
Arch mage144: I was "murdered" by my own troops during the war.
Jak Snide: IM: Huh?
Arch mage144: No one had any idea that they weren't my soldiers.
NebbieQ: *Raises his eyebrows at Hak's comment, but says nothing.*
DarkLordKelne: It's possible. *Frowns* And an ongoing problem. We do have measures in place against that sort of thing nowadays, but they're not foolproof.
Jak Snide: IM: The war....that was when the old temple got destroyed. Should read up on that.
Der DWSage: Mm-hm. And according to state records from my home, I'm clinically dead.
Arch mage144: You'd be amazed what kinds of deception is made possible with magic. Then again, there're always standard levels of human greed.
Jak Snide: And there's always the promise of power to cast a shadow across the soul.
Arch mage144: For the persistent, death is often only an inconvenience. *smirks at Kali*
Der DWSage: *Nods* And the sneaky.
Jak Snide: (Has Hak secured himself a discount at the temple of Ashura for being a frequent customer?)
Jak Snide: *Head snaps to the side at Kali's comment*
Arch mage144: (Nah, he's only been dead once. =P)
NebbieQ: IM: Odd occurences, indeed.
NebbieQ: (You're thinking of End.)
Jak Snide: (He's come back again?)
DarkLordKelne: In any case, we feel that the best place to begin is with the family. Although he's not likely to be there now, they may have some insights to offer.
Arch mage144: (End Reshiki is like a yo-yo.)
Jak Snide: (I thought he stayed dead after Mally WTFPWNED him)
NebbieQ: (I think he's being used as an NPC in End's board RP now.)
Arch mage144: It's worth investigating.
Jak Snide: *nods* They may still be within the light, and willing to lend aid.
Arch mage144: IM: This is the inevitable boring part.
NebbieQ: It's the best we can do right now.
Jak Snide: (Is he Gaera's only Moogle, still? Besides Pervy's one-off dude)
NebbieQ: (Nope! There's Kumo, and a character I haven't used in forever.)
NebbieQ: Where are they, exactly?
Der DWSage: (Neb:He's in a board RP.)
DarkLordKelne: *The sergeant produces a sketch map of the city's surrounds* They have a small property outside the city.
DarkLordKelne: (And Fern had one back in the day.)
NebbieQ: *Takes it,a nd nods*
Der DWSage: (Indeed she did.)
Jak Snide: (Anything related to Fern is way back)
Arch mage144: (There're presumably other moogles that are not PCs. =P)
Der DWSage: (Fern's coming back, though.)
Der DWSage: (And, hey.)
Jak Snide: *Steps closer, and takes a look*
Der DWSage: (AM and Ash both know that I've made an entire village of Moogles now.)
NebbieQ: *Shows it!*
Arch mage144: We're going there first, then. Do we have any other leads if this one doesn't work out?
Jak Snide: (Oh ho?)
Der DWSage: (indeed.)
NebbieQ: (The village of "Eat Them Before They Eat Us")
Der DWSage: (*Chuckles* Yes, Neb too. =D)
Der DWSage: (They're carnivorous Moogles.)
DarkLordKelne: *Yep, it's the city alright. Quite a good map. Looks like it'll be an hour or two's walk from the gates.*
NebbieQ: IM: At least we won't have to worry about supplies.
Der DWSage: 6.6
Jak Snide: We could always contact the cleregy of Falis, though I suspect their auguries have not shed any light on the matter at hand.
Jak Snide: If they had, surely they would have told me more.
NebbieQ: Is there anything else we should know about before leaving?
Jak Snide: IM: Or at least I hope so.
DarkLordKelne: We've got people running down a couple of friends in the city. Other than that, no.
DarkLordKelne: I think that covers everything. I wish I had more to tell you.
Arch mage144: Alright, then. We leave at once. I hope everyone is suitably prepared.
NebbieQ: I've got everything I need on me.
DarkLordKelne: (Half an hour later: Hak: Well, you should've gone before we left.)
Der DWSage: *Nods* Same here.
Jak Snide: Packed and ready, sir.
NebbieQ: Well then, let's get going.
Arch mage144: It's settled, then. Move out!
NebbieQ: *Stands up, and exits the room.*
Der DWSage: *Marches out the door! Well, actually, it's more of a walk*
Jak Snide: *Does likewise, though he probably has a little trouble keeping up with those lanky humans*
NebbieQ: *Harhar, silly dwarf!*
DarkLordKelne: (Timeskip time?)
Jak Snide: (Surely it is so!)
NebbieQ: (Alonso would try to get the lowdown on what the party's good at during the journey. Just in case things go bad.)
Der DWSage: *Tries to hang back a bit, so that the dwarf doesn't feel so left out*
Arch mage144: (Timeskipping is fine, though we can always converse about such on the way until we get there.)
DarkLordKelne: *The epic quest for the door goes well. The journey to the city gates less so, as the party is briefly harrangued by Old Man Jaspers. Something about corn being the root of all evil.*
DarkLordKelne: *What made him think they had corn we may never know. In any case, Jaspers is swiftly left behind, and the journey to the property passes without further incident.*
Der DWSage: *Gives him a few coins, tells him to take his quest to those that are most in need of it-the poor corn farmers, who are likely just unenlightened*
Arch mage144: IM: That guy is nuts.
NebbieQ: IM: What a strange man...
Jak Snide: IM: Commendable zeal! Too bad he's stark raving mad.
Der DWSage: <_< Poor man. Taki might've been able to help him.
Jak Snide: Who's this you speak of?
NebbieQ: *Shrugs* There's no use worrying about him now.
Der DWSage: My brother. He's a psi...I mean, he's a telepath.
Arch mage144: (Taki: Leave this place! *STAB*)
Der DWSage: IM:Shouldn't use home's terms for this.
NebbieQ: IM: Psi what? Psycotic? Well, at least the old man will have company.
Jak Snide: *nods, and doesn't press it any further. He knows little of this magic stuff, besides what he overhears the cleregy talking about(
NebbieQ: *nods* Speaking of which...
Arch mage144: *quirks an eyebrow*
Der DWSage: Hm?
NebbieQ: In case we run into the unexpected, I think it would be in our best interests if we got...well, aquainted with each others talents.
Der DWSage: *Nods a bit* I'm a telekinetic. Able to move things with my mind.
Arch mage144: *as if it explains everything* I'm talented.
Jak Snide: *nods sharply* A warrior, plain and simple here.
Der DWSage: I'm also rather bad with a cudgel, but I can use it.
NebbieQ: (Hakaril: *starts tapdancing* Alonso: ...not that kind of talent.)
NebbieQ: *nods to others* And while that is something, Hakaril...may I call you Hakaril? It isn't exactly specific.
Arch mage144: As far as the talents that will likely be useful on this particular trip...*snaps his fingers, producing a shower of multicolored sparks*
Der DWSage: (Kumo:Your technique needs work. Try dancing in A-1 sauce for a while...to build up stamina.)
Der DWSage: IM:They DO call him the mage general.
Jak Snide: *Tries to look impressed, though he wonders what Hakaril can really do*
Arch mage144: Hakaril's fine. If you started calling me General Silvar I would've had to give you a piece of my mind. There's a definite possibility we'll end up fighting together this trip.
NebbieQ: IM: I suppose that's the best answer I'm gong to get.
Arch mage144: And anyone I fight with is my equal.
Jak Snide: *There's no doubt that the man is powerful, though. The stories can't lie!*
Arch mage144: Well. Not exactly. They're close enough, though. *smirk*
NebbieQ: *Smirks back* We'll just see about that.
Arch mage144: In any case, I'm a Gunnir Archmage.
NebbieQ: I've heard a bit about Gunnir. Quite a talented place.
Der DWSage: Oh! Kali Rodriguez.
Arch mage144: I specialize in holy magic, astral magic, conjurations, and transmutations or enchantments.
Arch mage144: I am also an expert in the field of applied arcane theory.
Jak Snide: Thurimar. *nods to Kali*
NebbieQ: *nods*
Arch mage144: That should be a suitable explanation.
Der DWSage: IM:...Whereas I just push at things with my brain and make them fall over.
NebbieQ: Suitable enough.
Arch mage144: (BRB, nature)
NebbieQ: (He forgot to perform his druid rituals earlier.)
Jak Snide: (Well, he won't be getting his bonus spells today, then!)
Der DWSage: (Or his ability to turn into an animal!)
Jak Snide: (Well, we'll let him have his Sea Cow form. Just to be nice)
Arch mage144: I specialize in Gunnir Type IV Strategic arcnae combat, but I'm good for lots of other things besides blowing shit up.
Arch mage144: *arcane
Arch mage144: So...Alonso, was it?
NebbieQ: *nods* That's my name.
NebbieQ: As for my talents, I'm a bit handy with a sword.
Arch mage144: IM: You have an interested audience, Hakaril. Keep some tricks under wraps for later so they'll be really impressed. *internal grin*
Arch mage144: Are you really? My father is a blacksmith in my hometown. He makes some of the best blades in northern Doma.
NebbieQ: *nods* If I ever need a new blade, I'll keep that in mind.
Jak Snide: How is he with maces and hammers?
Arch mage144: He does the works.
Arch mage144: Armor, as well. He makes everything custom to his clients if they want.
Jak Snide: *nods as Hakaril talks*
NebbieQ: IM: Definately something to remember.
Jak Snide: IM: I wonder if he can match the boys back home?
NebbieQ: Also, if I can't get close enough to get in with my sword, well, I have a decent backup.
Arch mage144: He made mine, after all. *draws a sword for demonstration purposes*
Jak Snide: *Lets out an auidible whistle*
NebbieQ: *Pats the right side of his hip. As the leather from the coat gets closer to his body, a small buldge is revealed.*
Jak Snide: Some fancy work, that.
NebbieQ: Not bad, not bad at all.
Der DWSage: ...Very nice.
Der DWSage: <_<
Der DWSage: So, you're a gunman as well?
NebbieQ: IM: Sure, it's fancy. But fancy never won anybody a fight...
Arch mage144: And before you get the impression that I'm some sort of permanent bookworm who just carries this thing for ceremonial purposes, I do know how to use it.
Der DWSage: *To Alonso, that is*
NebbieQ: *nods* It's a skill I picked up a while back.
Arch mage144: *sheaths his weapon*
Der DWSage: Mm.
Arch mage144: You're a gunman? Intriguing.
Arch mage144: I had a sort of apprentice a while ago who had some skill with firearms.
NebbieQ: Oh really?
Arch mage144: Yeah. He was a diplomat. The guy carried it mostly because he felt that a gun was a good way to convince people not to fight.
Jak Snide: *grins*
Jak Snide: Some people just don't listen to reason, sadly.
Jak Snide: Clearly your apprentice understood this.
Der DWSage: Mm-hm.
Der DWSage: Of course, he also could've tried carrying around a huge, two-handed battleaxe. But I doubt he'd be able to use that as well as a gun.
NebbieQ: *Chuckles* It certainly says a lot, doesn't it?
Arch mage144: He had a lot of ideas that I consider a little strange, but they seemed to work for him.
Arch mage144: All I did was teach him how to use his magical potential.
Der DWSage: *Begins humming music. It sounds like Beethoven's 7th*
Der DWSage: *Only not nearly as fancy*
NebbieQ: Still, it's a useful thing nonetheless.
Arch mage144: Yeah, I liked him. He ran off to Nekonia with some girl.
Arch mage144: I haven't seen him in a while.
NebbieQ: ...hmn. I think I heard about a man in Nekonia who fits the description. Would you mind giving me a name?
Jak Snide: *frowns*
Jak Snide: IM: Sounds like deriliction of duty, to me. Then again, if the man was his apprentice voluntarily...
Arch mage144: Karis Heru.
NebbieQ: *Shakes his head* No, it wasn't the man I was thinking of after all.
Arch mage144: He told me he was going to Nekonia with this girl. I wished him good luck. Haven't talked with him since, though I had to get a message out to him recently.
Arch mage144: The short story there is that I had some adventurers I sent to Nekonia tell him not to go chasing evil necromancers.
NebbieQ: Huh, that's an odd thing to tell someone. This wouldn't be a hobby of his, would it?
Jak Snide: If it is he should be commended.
Arch mage144: Not specifically, but I had a feeling that if he found out about the situation in question that he would've felt it was his civic duty to hunt the guy down and try to "talk sense into him."
Arch mage144: I didn't feel like letting him commit suicide.
Arch mage144: I already had people working on it.
NebbieQ: *nods*
Der DWSage: *Humming, humming, and thinking*
Jak Snide: (On we go?)
Arch mage144: (Fine by me)
Der DWSage: (Methinks so.)
DarkLordKelne: *The property, when reached, features a respectable two-story house, set within a small slice of woodlands. It just goes to show - you can't take the elves out of the forest.*
Arch mage144: (Hakaril can talk forever, so pushing the plot ahead is not a bad move. XD)
NebbieQ: (Works for me!)
Der DWSage: (Hakaril:*Shrugs off the end of the world to talk about his amazing victory over the bakerlich*)
Arch mage144: Looks like we're here.
NebbieQ: (Hakaril: Now, those cookies, they were delicious. Full of death, but excellent quality all the same.)
NebbieQ: So, shall we?
Der DWSage: *Nods*
Arch mage144: *heads up to the door and knocks*
DarkLordKelne: (Int checks.)
NebbieQ: *Follows after*
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
Jak Snide: (5!)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
Der DWSage: (Int*3? 25.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
NebbieQ: (21, 27 if you include Observant.)
Arch mage144: (34.)
Der DWSage: (Oh yes. 29 if you include observant here.)
DarkLordKelne: *Was that a twitch of a curtain at one of the upstairs windows? All but Thurimar are sure it was.*
Arch mage144: Someone's home.
Jak Snide: Well then, someone will answer when we knock.
Arch mage144: Not necessarily.
DarkLordKelne: *In any case, Hakaril's direct approach takes a few moments to yield results.*
Jak Snide: *goes to do so*
Jak Snide: Well, if they don't, then we'll have to break down the door.
NebbieQ: *Quietly* Or find another way around.
Arch mage144: At least Griff isn't here. He tends to door poorly in confrontations with doors.
Arch mage144: *do poorly
Lithaladhwen: (XD)
Der DWSage: (Back.)
Arch mage144: (...door poorly. WTF)
Der DWSage: 9.9
DarkLordKelne: *The door opens to reveal an elven woman in plain clothes. She gives them what seems to be an odd look*
NebbieQ: *Can't resist the urge to snort.*
Der DWSage: Hush.
NebbieQ: *Nods to the woman*
DarkLordKelne: Can I help you?
Arch mage144: (*starts fixing tea*)
Der DWSage: *Also nods to the woman*
Arch mage144: Yeah, actually.
NebbieQ: We just have a few questions to ask.
Der DWSage: *Deciding to let Hak do the actual talking*
Arch mage144: I'm General Hakaril James Silvar of the Doman Omnicouncil.
Jak Snide: Aye. We're here to inquire about Ansellin.
Lithaladhwen: (They have AN OMNICOUNCIL?)
Lithaladhwen: (Damn you Charles.)
Arch mage144: You're the family of Ansellin, correct?
Arch mage144: (Last I checked, that's what it was called.)
DarkLordKelne: *Looks a bit taken aback* We are.
NebbieQ: May we come in?
Arch mage144: *adjusts his hat* Is he here, perchance?
Jak Snide: IM: He speaks like they have a choice in the matter.
DarkLordKelne: *Looks a bit reluctant for a moment, then opens the door wide to accommodate them* I'm afraid not.
Der DWSage: *Nods politely*
DarkLordKelne: What is this about?
Arch mage144: I'll tell you once we come inside. No reason to discuss it in the doorway.
Arch mage144: *steps in*
NebbieQ: *Walking in, walking in, lalala.*
Jak Snide: *Does likewise, taking a look around inside*
Der DWSage: *Follows the rest!*
Arch mage144: *looks for someplace to sit down*
DarkLordKelne: *The woman shows them through the front hall and into what must be the sitting room. It features several comfortable chairs, a fireplace, and miscellaneous other furniture.*
Arch mage144: *sits down, making himself comfortable, and crosses one leg over the other casually*
NebbieQ: *Goes to take a seat.*
Jak Snide: *Chooses to remain standing once again*
Arch mage144: Anyway, we're looking for Ansellin because he's a suspect in a theft.
DarkLordKelne: *Alonso finds that his seat has been occupied by a rag doll. Still, shifting it aside is no problem.*
Der DWSage: *Also stands, wanting to be ready for things*
DarkLordKelne: A theft? Ansellin?
Arch mage144: An item from the castle treasury disappeared. He was among the people studying it.
Arch mage144: So far, he's the only one unaccounted for.
NebbieQ: *nods* I'm sure the man is innocent. However, the sooner we get this cleared up, the better.
NebbieQ: IM: ...well, as long as they think I'm sure...
Arch mage144: Two and two tend to make four, so we're just trying to find him. If he doesn't have it, he doesn't have it.
Arch mage144: Innocent until proven guilty, of course, but we need to find the object.
DarkLordKelne: Of course, I... May I ask what was taken?
NebbieQ: A censer, for incense.
Jak Snide: IM: They've certainly changed their tune since half an hour ago. Or is this one of those instances where concealing your true feelings is supposed to help?
DarkLordKelne: (Int checks once more)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Jak Snide: (7!)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
NebbieQ: (30, 36 with Observant.)
Arch mage144: (27)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
NebbieQ: (Welcome to Cassie's world, Jak!)
Der DWSage: (27 with Observe. 23 with.)
Arch mage144: (Ah, the wonders of having +7 INT)
NebbieQ: (For once, Alonso doesn't have the highest INT in the party. It's a new experience for me!)
Der DWSage: (Without, I mean.)
DarkLordKelne: *It seems to those acquainted with the nuances of facial expressions that surprise is just a beat slow from showing on her face. It's nothing definitive, necessarily, but...*
Arch mage144: *raises an eyebrow* You know about the censer?
NebbieQ: IM: Hmph. Not too shocked about that, is she?
DarkLordKelne: (I can see that the RP is going to be a litany of 'everybody but Thurimar'...)
NebbieQ: (Not until you get to the smashing things part.)
Jak Snide: (Hopefully that'll include when rocks fall)
NebbieQ: (What about the getting sundaes part, Jak?)
Jak Snide: (Dwarves don't need no stinkin' deserts!)
DarkLordKelne: He mentioned it once. Said that it was odd. *Is that prevarication? Why yes. Yes, it is.*
Arch mage144: (They might want desserts, though.)
Arch mage144: I see. So you've heard about it.
Arch mage144: And you're sure you don't know where he is?
Der DWSage: (GRAH. BRB.)
DarkLordKelne: (*pauses*)
Jak Snide: (I'm sensing this is a very Bes moment)
Der DWSage: (Phone. Father. AM knows how this is.)
Arch mage144: (Yeah.)
DarkLordKelne: (Ah.)
Der DWSage: (Done. Sometimes, I'd rather take a powerdrill to my head than talk to that man...)
DarkLordKelne: Of course I'm sure.
Jak Snide: (Better idea: Power drill to his head)
Der DWSage: (He's much farther away. That would take effort.)
NebbieQ: *Looks at the woman. Is she really sure?*
Arch mage144: IM: I'm not sure I believe her.
Der DWSage: IM:I REALLY wish Taki were on this instead of me.
DarkLordKelne: *Probably not, no.*
Arch mage144: Well then.
NebbieQ: *Soon, Alonso's voice sounds quite a bit...frostier than it did earlier.*
DarkLordKelne: *Looking around from face to face, and likely not finding much in the way of sympathy.*
NebbieQ: Ma'am. Do you really want to get your family more involved than it already is?
Arch mage144: Where was he last seen? *to his allies moreso than to the woman*
Jak Snide: It was in the vault, wasn't it sir?
Der DWSage: From what I remember, yes.
NebbieQ: Although they said he was visiting here...
Jak Snide: That they did.
Arch mage144: When did you last see him? *to the family*
DarkLordKelne: *Hangs her head* Last week. But...
NebbieQ: But...?
DarkLordKelne: *Seems to come to a decision* You'd better come with me.
DarkLordKelne: *Stands up*
Arch mage144: Excuse me? You'd better tell me where we're going.
Der DWSage: IM:Hm...
Jak Snide: Somewhere the light of Falis needs to go, I'm sure.
DarkLordKelne: His room.
Der DWSage: IM:Where we saw the curtain jerk.
Arch mage144: *quirks an eyebrow* Understood.
NebbieQ: *Looks over to Hakaril.* It's worth a look.
NebbieQ: *Stands up.*
Der DWSage: *Involuntary glance back to the door*
Arch mage144: *nods and follows the woman to the room*
Der DWSage: IM:...I wonder what the chances are that he'll try and escape.
Jak Snide: *makes to follow the others as they move. He does take a look around the room, though. Anything seem out of place*
Jak Snide: (Add a question mark in there)
Der DWSage: ...Sorry, do you have a bathroom? I should've gone before we left.
NebbieQ: *Following along*
NebbieQ: IM: I swear, if that isn't an excuse for her to look around....
DarkLordKelne: *Well, there's that rag doll Alonso had to move. Suggests a kid around somewhere, but there's no sign of one now.*
DarkLordKelne: On the left out of the main hall.
Der DWSage: *Nods, goes towards it...and she's hoping there's a window*
Arch mage144: *heads to the room in question*
Jak Snide: (And thus another Mary Sue masterpiece was born?)
NebbieQ: (Kali x Toilet Brush OTP )
DarkLordKelne: *The room is indeed on the upper floor. The woman motions the others to precede her inside.*
Jak Snide: *makes to do so*
DarkLordKelne: *And there is a window to the bathroom. Frosted glass, but it can be opened if the occupant desires.*
Der DWSage: >_> <_<
NebbieQ: *Doesn't enter yet, but looks inside the doorway.*
Arch mage144: Thurimar. *motions to the dwarf* Come here a moment.
Der DWSage: *Opens it, crawls out, tries to close it from the outside. And sneaks around to the side of the house, where she can keep an eye on that window*
Jak Snide: *Obeys* Aye, sir?
Arch mage144: *whispering* Stay in the hallway and stand guard. I don't trust this woman.
DarkLordKelne: *It seems like an ordinary enough room. There's a small writing desk with a couple of books on it.*
Jak Snide: *nods sharply*
Arch mage144: *enters the room and looks around himself*
Arch mage144: *picks up one of the book*
Arch mage144: *books
Jak Snide: *Where is the woman in question?*
NebbieQ: What exactly is so special here? *To the woman?*
DarkLordKelne: *Kali, meanwhile, has an excellent view of the outside of the room.*
Der DWSage: IM:Five minutes, and then I rejoin them.
DarkLordKelne: This is where he kept his notes on his studies. If there's anything relating to the cense, it'll be in there.
DarkLordKelne: (Int check from Kali.)
NebbieQ: *Nods, and enters the room.*
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Der DWSage: (Blast. Her rolls get worse...22 without observant, 26 with.)
Arch mage144: *opens the book and begins to read*
NebbieQ: *Goes straight to the writing desk, and begins looking for papers.*
DarkLordKelne: *Kali catches a rustle of moving vegetation.*
Der DWSage: >_>
Der DWSage: *Uses a bit of telekinesis to spread that vegetation out, and see what's rustling it*
Jak Snide: *Keeping an eye on things outside. He's used to guard duty, and keeps himself focused as best as he can. He does cast the occasional glance around every now and then, though*
DarkLordKelne: *The book, it seems, is exactly what was billed. A journal filled with copious notes on all manner of magical items. Mostly fairly mundane.*
Arch mage144: IM: Interesting. And I can confiscate it as evidence to read later if I want! Alright!
DarkLordKelne: *And the source of the rustling would appear... To be an elf with a knife. Surprise at being spotted so easily gives way to action, and he launches himself at her.* (Initiative from Kali)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 2
Der DWSage: (Well fuck. She'd better do better than THAT in the actual battle.)
DarkLordKelne: (PA)
Jak Snide: (Damn sneaky elven rogues)
Der DWSage: (5 init, 8 PA.)
NebbieQ: (In other news: Woo, clean socks!)
NebbieQ: (Roll for PA, Sage.)
Der DWSage: (Oh, right. Er...how do I do that again? ^_^; )
Jak Snide: (d20!)
Jak Snide: (Then add PA)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
Jak Snide: (Then hope you came packing armour)
NebbieQ: (Don't forget your PA from skill ranks, eaither.)
Jak Snide: (Or not!)
DarkLordKelne has left the room.
Jak Snide: (Oh snap :[ )
DarkLordKelne has entered the room.
NebbieQ: (Congratulations. You dodged the GM out of existence.)
Jak Snide: (Welcome back, matey)
NebbieQ: (But he got better. Last seen?)
DarkLordKelne: (Jak Snide: (Damn sneaky elven rogues))
Der DWSage: (There we go. 25 total. She doesn't have her cudgel out, so no bonus there.)
DarkLordKelne: *Kali narrowly dodges the elf's attack, and is free to act.*
DarkLordKelne: *More shuffling and hand-wringing from the woman.*
NebbieQ: *Searching through books and notes, flipping through them, trying to find something of interest.*
NebbieQ: Hmn. Think we should just take it all with us, and look over it later?
Der DWSage: *Hey, guess what? She'll be backing up and trying to get that knife out of his hand. Telekinesis, focused on his hand*
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Arch mage144: Yeah, definitely. It's potential evidence.
Der DWSage: (Telekinesis rank 4, I'm not sure how much of a penalty trying to disarm him would be*
Arch mage144: We'll take all his notes and file them.
Der DWSage: )*
DarkLordKelne: *The attack does its job well, wrenching the knife out of the elf's hand and provoking a muffled cry from him. This may well draw people to look out the window.*
NebbieQ: *Begins stacking up the books, and-well hello!*
Arch mage144: *looks out the window!*
NebbieQ: *Walks briskly towards the window, and takes a look.*
Jak Snide: Huh?
Arch mage144: I heard a noise. o_o
Jak Snide: *Looks around, but doesn't move from where he is*
NebbieQ: So did I. >_>
Jak Snide: *Looks at the elven woman*
DarkLordKelne: *The woman takes the opportunity to snap out a few quick words at Thurimar* (MgR)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
Jak Snide: (23, I believe)
DarkLordKelne: *And the scene is revealed to Alonso and Hak. Kali seems to be up against an elf who is even now pulling a second knife.*
Der DWSage: IM:Well fuck.
Arch mage144: IM: It's going to take a minute to get out there...
NebbieQ: *Mutters something harsh in Barian under his breath, and begins making his way out of the room.*
DarkLordKelne: *Thurimar finds his muscles locking up, preventing him from making a move as she legs it for the stairs.*
Jak Snide: *Can he speak?*
NebbieQ: *...and hey look, frozen dwarf!*
Der DWSage: Don't worry! Have it under control!
DarkLordKelne: (Yep.)
NebbieQ: IM: Damnation!
Jak Snide: *Tries to make some sound then. Possibly grunting. Possibly falling over onto the floor*
DarkLordKelne: (Another PA roll from Kali)
Der DWSage: (House:*Is unsturdy* Dwarf:*Goes through floor*)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
Arch mage144: *takes off toward outside as well, encountering 1x frozen dwarf shortly after Alonso--and continues as quickly as possible in pursuit of the escaping woman*
Der DWSage: (26.)
Arch mage144: IM: I knew it!
DarkLordKelne: *Nope, elf boy has nothing on her.*
Der DWSage: (Kali:I REALLY have it under control)
NebbieQ: *Ignores the dwarf, and runs after the sneaky elf woman*
Jak Snide: IM: Bah! Light-forsaken, the lot of them! As soon as I get out of this spell....
NebbieQ: IM: I'm sorry holy man, but you're on your own....
DarkLordKelne: *Thurimar's paralysis is only temporary, and he finds himself able to join the chase.*
NebbieQ: (Thurimor: IM: My nose itches. ._. )
Der DWSage: *And hey, she draws her cudgel while using Stun. See this big, bad elf break THAT*
Jak Snide: *Picks himself up quick sharp. And goes about readying mace and shield as he starts to move*
DarkLordKelne: *She seems to be making for the back door, and is already most of the way down the stairs.*
NebbieQ: *Has his sword drawn, as of note*
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
Arch mage144: *as soon as he's able to get the woman in his line of sight, Hak's going to pitch a spell at her*
Der DWSage: (Actually, wait. Do I need to roll a MATK roll on that? Or just for the 'don't break it' thing?)
Der DWSage: (...I should update that skill.)
NebbieQ: *Pauses, and replaces his blade with his gun.*
NebbieQ: *Soon, he'll be taking aim at her leg*
NebbieQ: IM: What the hell was I thinkin?
DarkLordKelne: (MATK)
Der DWSage: (In that case, 21.)
DarkLordKelne: *Looks like both Hak and Alonso will have time to get one shot off.*
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
DarkLordKelne: *As for Kali, the elf shrugs off her attack, and presses his own.*
NebbieQ: (30 for his attack, including the mod for limbs.)
Der DWSage: IM:Just beat him to death, Kali. Fuck this.
NebbieQ: (Hopefully the legshot will stop her.)
Arch mage144: *Hakaril chants rapidly, pitching a debilitating spell at the woman*
DarkLordKelne: (PA from Kali and...)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Der DWSage: (21, with her cudgel.)
DarkLordKelne: *Bad luck for Alonso, as the shot misses.*
NebbieQ: (Vase: *takes the blow for the elf* )
Arch mage144: Forces of the higher planes, inspire fear in lower creatures! Strike those who cannot stand your might! MUTED CHORUS!
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Arch mage144: (37)
DarkLordKelne: *Once again, the elf can't penetrate Kali's defenses.*
NebbieQ: (I've had mech battles in Xenogears like that.)
Der DWSage: *Finally gets sick of this, tries to break his head with that cudgel of hers.*
Der DWSage: (Medium attack.)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
Der DWSage: (With modifiers, 26.)
DarkLordKelne: (Wow, that elf has a charmed existence.) *She staggers momentarily, but manages to keep her feet beneath her, and hurtles out the door.*
DarkLordKelne: (Damage, Sage.)
Der DWSage: (Elf:*Has MOM powers*)
Arch mage144: Fuck! Get back here, you! *continues the chase*
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 4 2
Der DWSage: (16 damage.)
Jak Snide: *Where Thurimar now? He's looking to make up for his momentary failure*
NebbieQ: *Doesn't say anything, and just continues to run*
Arch mage144: IM: I can't just fry her, we might need to interrogate her...
DarkLordKelne: *The blow staggers the elf back, though he's still in the fight.*
Der DWSage: Surrender now, and I'll make sure you get a fair trial. And trust me, you do NOT want to make me mad.
Arch mage144: *presumably outside now himself, if he can pitch another spell at the woman he's going to do so*
DarkLordKelne: *And as the group reach the bottom of the stairs, the door across from them bursts open. Seems they've been led past a trap.*
Arch mage144: *alternately, he might not get outside because of things like that >.>*
DarkLordKelne: (MgR from Hak, PA from Alonso.)
Jak Snide: *scowls* IM: I should have seen this coming!
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
DarkLordKelne: (And PA from Kali.)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
Der DWSage: (20.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Arch mage144: (48)
NebbieQ: (He should have kept the sword on him. 31, not countint weapon parrying ranks.)
NebbieQ: (Because, hey, how's he going to parry with a gun?)
Der DWSage: (Depends on the size of the gun.)
NebbieQ: (Alonso has not been, and never will be, a member of the Barian Color Guard.)
Jak Snide: (Remind me: Is Mres just d20+Cou*2 and Int, or is it all that and 10 on top of it?)
DarkLordKelne: *There are three elves in all in this group, One wielding a quintessentially Nekonian combination of Katana and wakizashi, one looking to be a mage, judging from the spell he just pitched at Hak, and the last with a knife.*
Der DWSage: (Ten on top.)
DarkLordKelne: (brb phone)
Jak Snide: (Blah! Been too long since I played PS)
DarkLordKelne has left the room.
Der DWSage: (Bah.)
Der DWSage: (Kali will be happily oblivious. ^_^)
Der DWSage: (And if things start going poorly, she's going to choke this fucker.)
NebbieQ: (Kali: I find your lack of faith disturbing. Thurimor: Hey, that's my line!)
Jak Snide: (Well, Kelne's once again hit gold by throwing elf-smashing right in at the start.)
Jak Snide: (Bonus point to Neb)
NebbieQ: (C'mon, just a few more til I get that speed boat...)
Jak Snide: (The Crumbleshears brand one?)
NebbieQ: (Nah, it'd explode as soon as I took it out on the lake.)
Jak Snide: (But what an explosion it'd be!)
NebbieQ: (Well, I admit it would get points for style.)
Jak Snide: (And it's not like Cassie would snuff it. It wouldn't be the first time she'd have gotten sent flying)
Der DWSage: (How about one of Akbar's Genuine Airships? (Not Deathtraps))
Jak Snide: (...)
Jak Snide: (Now, in Tanaris, there will be a goblin called Akbar.)
Jak Snide: (And he will be selling Zeppelins)
Der DWSage: (=D)
NebbieQ: (There needs to be a goblin selling a bridge.)
Der DWSage: (*Hums*)
Jak Snide: (Don't worry. Sooner or later people will realise that Kelne's butchering people and burying them under his bed and stop becoming his new housemates)
DarkLordKelne has entered the room.
Jak Snide: (Welcome back matey)
NebbieQ: (Hey hey Kelne!)
DarkLordKelne: (Sorry about that. On the plus side, I had time to do some dice rolling.)
Der DWSage: (Yo ho, Kelne.)
NebbieQ: (Are we all dead yet?)
Arch mage144: Oh, good, resistance! I appreciate this, really. I hate detective work.
DarkLordKelne: *Alonso is struck twice by the fighter, which just goes to show he should've kept the sword out. Hak, meanwhile, shrugs off the spell without effort.*
DarkLordKelne: *Kali, meanwhile, is finally struck.*
NebbieQ: IM: Godsdamned elves!
Der DWSage: *Well fuck. AC 3 clothes, c'mon!*
DarkLordKelne: (14 damage to Kali, 38 to Alonso.)
NebbieQ: (Ooh, bad pain.)
Jak Snide: *Takes a quick look at the elves. How heavily armoured are they?*
Der DWSage: Fuck it. Time for hard ball...
DarkLordKelne: (Initiative in the main fight is as follows: Woman, Thurimar, knife-wielder, Mage, Alonso, Hak, fighter.)
DarkLordKelne: *The woman turns to face them again, spitting out several words in what sounds like elven.*
Jak Snide: Falis, give me strength!
Arch mage144: *understands Elvish--any chance he might know what the hell's being said?*
Der DWSage: *Tries for another stun...*
NebbieQ: (Woman: *In Elvish* <CLANG CLANG CLANG GOES THE TROLLEY!>)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
Der DWSage: (39.)
Der DWSage: (No, sorry. 29.)
DarkLordKelne: *Oddly, not. It sounds a lot like elvish, and it's clearly related, but there's an odd quality to it. At a guess it translates roughly to 'kill them all'.*
DarkLordKelne: *Thurimar, meanwhile, gets a number of looks. And the personal attention of the woman.*
DarkLordKelne: (Damage, Sage.)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 4-sided die: 1
Jak Snide: (His go, or he got another trick up her sleeve this turn?)
Der DWSage: (He'll be stunned for a turn. If he fails a strength check.)
DarkLordKelne: (MgR from Thurimar.)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Jak Snide: (Not being retarded and adding up right this time...)
Der DWSage: (Which is Strength+1d20 vs 4+1d20, her rank in telekinesis.)
Jak Snide: (33)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Der DWSage: (And oh, hey. That'd be 8. :{ )
Jak Snide: (No, wait.)
DarkLordKelne: *Hey, a nap seems like a good idea right about now. Wait, no it doesn't.*
Jak Snide: (38. Not that it matters!)
DarkLordKelne: (Thurimar's up.)
Jak Snide: Your witchery won't work on me, fiend!
Jak Snide: *Charging that woman will swiftly get him flanked, right?*
Der DWSage: (Still, he'll be busy breaking free instead of trying to beat her down.)
DarkLordKelne: *Yep.*
Jak Snide: *Well then! Looks like Alonso needs some help. And that elf probably has fancy sword work*
Jak Snide: *Thus it's time for a Crashing Boom Bang*
DarkLordKelne: *Another gable of not-quite-Elven. Was that the word for 'heretic'?*
Jak Snide: *Shield up, Thurimar steading himself and charges right at the elf with the katana*
Jak Snide: (Attack roll time!)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
DarkLordKelne: *Kali's adversary is rocked back on his heels, and seems stunned.*
Jak Snide: (28!)
Der DWSage: *Oh GOOD.*
DarkLordKelne: (Damage, Jak.)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 5
Jak Snide: (26! And is there knockdown goodness?)
DarkLordKelne: (Regrettably not.)
Der DWSage: *Hey, guess what? She tries to KO him with a good knock to the head. Hopefully this is easy, what with him immobile*
Jak Snide: *Well, at least that elf's going to be off balance for a little bit.*
DarkLordKelne: *Indeed it is. He's out. Say, what happened to the others? Shouldn't they be here by now?
Jak Snide: Strike now, Alonso!
DarkLordKelne: (Dodge roll for Hak)
Der DWSage: *And yeah. After disarming him, making a quick check that he has no other daggers, and tossing the ones she DOES find into the bushes...she drags him behind her to the door. Not wanting to take a chance that buddies will take 'im*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Arch mage144: (28)
DarkLordKelne: *That'll take her a bit of time, and she can hear the clash of weaponry. Still doing it?*
DarkLordKelne: *A knife sails past Hak, missing cleanly.*
Der DWSage: *Clash of weaponry? Just disarm and drag to bushes, then, before rushing to the rescue*
Arch mage144: *glances quickly at the knife* Hah! You missed!
Der DWSage: (Knife:*Is a boomerang in disguise*)
DarkLordKelne: *The mage, meanwhile, seems to be chanting. This time, it seems to be something a bit more subtle than a direct attack. Is that fighter speeding up?*
DarkLordKelne: (Alonso)
NebbieQ: *Practically growls, and spends his time replacing his firearm with his longsword.*
NebbieQ: (I assume that'll be taking up his turn. If not, he'll be doing something else!)
DarkLordKelne: (It will. Hak's up.)
Jak Snide: IM: Well, that was a waste. Guess I'll have to deal with this one myself!
Arch mage144: *raises both hands, grinning and snapping his fingers, producing a little bit of colorful sparking* You guys made a huge mistake.
Der DWSage: (Just tell me when Kali arrives. ^_^)
DarkLordKelne: (Also, Sage, roll me initiative. Kali arrives after the next round.)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Der DWSage: (13.)
Arch mage144: Power of the astral, grant my spell alacrity! *quick gesture and snap of the fingers associated with a burst of sudden light, followed by...*
Der DWSage: (No, wait. Sorry.)
DarkLordKelne: (2D6, Sage.)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 3
Der DWSage: (Yeah, realized it. 10.)
Arch mage144: Lights of the astral, sear the souls of my adversaries! ASTRAL RUPTURE!
Arch mage144: (Quickened, Penetrating Flash of Brilliance followed by Astral Rupture 2 targeting all enemies--I'll throw you numbers in a sec.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Arch mage144: (50 for the flash)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Arch mage144: (45 for the rupture)
Der DWSage: IM:...THAT would be the mage general.
Lithaladhwen: (Everyone can see that the trick was clever.)
Arch mage144: (There goes a lot of Hak's MP. XD)
DarkLordKelne: (There will be a brief pause while the GM does a bunch of math.)
Jak Snide: (Was wondering about that. Also, <3 metamagic feats.)
Arch mage144: (I figured I just hit Kelne with a block of math worse than your average Calculator.)
NebbieQ: (I will laugh if they all pass it.)
Arch mage144: (Dude, me too. If all that gets resisted I'll just die laughing. Those are some hardcore elves.)
Der DWSage: (I, on the other hand, will :-( muchly.)
Jak Snide: (Hey, if they pass we just resort to stabbing them in the faces.)
Arch mage144: (Of note; I have the Magical Trevor flash on loop in the background.)
Arch mage144: (It seemed oddly appropriate.)
Der DWSage: ( =D )
Der DWSage: (*Makes a cow disappear*)
Arch mage144: (The amusing bit is that if the second spell hits hard enough the first one was kind of pointless =P)
NebbieQ: (Winamp, instead, decides to go with the innapropriate and play Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing".)
Jak Snide: (Winamp's actually being appropriate, robbing me of my chance to add my own amusing note :[ )
Jak Snide: (Also, Ducky gets a bonus point for being a Trev fan)
Der DWSage: (>_> <_< I have fans!)
Arch mage144: (Hakaril is hoping to send some fools to the parallel dimension.)
Arch mage144: (This one is not full of beans.)
Der DWSage: (Kali:How about to my dimension? Bush is president right now. It'd be hell for them.)
Jak Snide: (Is it where they keep the Ragu, though?)
Arch mage144: (That's aisle 2.)
Lithaladhwen: (No that's aisle two.)
Arch mage144: (So much Ragu!)
NebbieQ: (The grocery store is overflowing with saucery!)
Jak Snide: (Too bad about the pigeon spoiling it all :[ )
DarkLordKelne: (Well, with a score of 50, they'd need MgR of 30+ to stand a chance.)
DarkLordKelne: (Which they don't. Valuable lesson learnt there.)
NebbieQ: (So, the rolls are pretty much to determine crits?)
DarkLordKelne: (Yep.)
Jak Snide: (Lesson 43: When you have an Archmage as a PC, plan encounters accordingly)
Arch mage144: (I got good rolls, which helps. That and Penetrate.)
NebbieQ: (Lesson 43b: Make sure one of the villains has a hat that is equally jaunty.)
DarkLordKelne: *When the bright lights fade, two of the elves are left standing. If by standing you mean stunned and slumped against a wall. The other two, the woman and the dagger wielder are dead, dead, dead.*
Jak Snide: *Stands there for a moment, shield still raised defensivly, unsure of what exactly happened*
Arch mage144: *Hak's second spell has the effect of sounding like a sonic boom and looking like a distorted and colorful firework blast from all affected targets*
Der DWSage: IM:Damned mages showing off.
NebbieQ: ...impressive.
Arch mage144: *the net effect of the two spells being used together is something like being at ground zero of a 4th of July celebration*
Der DWSage: *Finally pokes her head in* Have fun?
Arch mage144: *lowers his hands* Huh. I may have overdone it.
NebbieQ: IM: My ears won't stop ringing. >_<
NebbieQ: I'll let you know when I get my hearing back...
Lithaladhwen: (Everyone: *sees the the trick was clever*)
Lithaladhwen: (Lost Brian.)
Lithaladhwen: (His computer turns off.)
Lithaladhwen: (Hold on.)
Lithaladhwen: Those two are just stunned. Knock them out quickly before the spell wears off.
Lithaladhwen: *points to those that are still...er...standing*
Der DWSage: *Has her own trophy, which she unceremoniously lets drop on the grass outside* Alright then.
Arch mage144 has left the room.
NebbieQ: *Nods, and goes to take care of that. Hilt to the head!*
Der DWSage: *Does the same to the other*
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
DarkLordKelne: *Well, that's those two thoroughly unconscious.*
Arch mage144: Nice work, everyone.
Der DWSage: *Hums as she steps back outside, and brings her own victim in* This one was waiting outside for us.
Arch mage144: *pokes one of the more deceased elves with his toe*
Lithaladhwen: (Yay! Now I'm a useful lurker. ^_^ )
Jak Snide has left the room.
Der DWSage: *Starts the work of disarmament*
NebbieQ: (For fuck's sake.)
Der DWSage: (Pause for Jak now. :{ )
DarkLordKelne: (Well, damn.)
DarkLordKelne: (Pity we don't have back-up lurkers for everybody.)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
Arch mage144: (It does come in handy)
Jak Snide has entered the room.
Arch mage144: This is what happens when you ambush me. *looks at the elf disdainfully* I'm like a cornered mouse. I panic, you see? *smirk*
Jak Snide: (Blah. Someone recap me since the last thing I said? :[ )
NebbieQ: (On it.)
Lithaladhwen: (Wee timorous beastie is Hakaril.)
Der DWSage: <_<
DarkLordKelne: Elf: *Is too dead to respond right now, but would certainly be impressed otherwise.*
Arch mage144: No point in lecturing them, since they're all dead or unconscious. We're taking them prisoner.
Der DWSage: A scared little mouse with a big box of =fireworks.=
Der DWSage: *Last word said in English. Yes, English.*
NebbieQ: (Pause while Jak catches up?)
Jak Snide: (It'd be nice. Done now, though)
Jak Snide: What....just happened, exactly?
Jak Snide: *looking rather stunned*
Lithaladhwen: (Lost Brian.)
Der DWSage: Offhand? I'd say we were being ambushed.
Jak Snide: (Once again?)
Lithaladhwen: Do you want the long, technical answer?
Lithaladhwen: Or do you want the short version?
NebbieQ: (Brian's computer is clearly aligned with the elves.)
NebbieQ: *Looks towards Kali* Did you already see if he had the censer on him?
Jak Snide: Is the short version "a mage did it" by any chance?
Der DWSage: Didn't have the time. First he came at me with a knife, and then there was an explosion in here.
Lithaladhwen: The short version is, more accurately, "I did it." It could also be "I blew them up."
Jak Snide: IM: Blessed Light. I'd heard the stories but the real thing....astonishing.
Jak Snide: *nods slowly*
DarkLordKelne: *Well, you have three unconscious elves and a house to yourselves. What now?*
Lithaladhwen: The slightly longer version is "I tore their auras apart and spit on the pieces."
NebbieQ: *Nods* Let's go check now.
NebbieQ: If he doesn't have it, then we're searching the house.
Der DWSage: *Three? It's four now. >:*
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Lithaladhwen: The really long version involves complex arcane physics and a required understanding of the underlying forces governing astral interactions.
Der DWSage: *Nods* I'll keep watch outside. Make sure there aren't any OTHER elves lurkin gin the bushes.
DarkLordKelne: *Nope. Two left alive from Hak's attack plus one from Kali makes three.*
Der DWSage: *Oh right. Three, then*
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
NebbieQ: First, could you show us where you left him?
Lithaladhwen: (There. Gotcha.)
Arch mage144: I didn't feel like taking any chances, so I went all out on them. *smirk*
Der DWSage: *Hums as she goes outside to check for more elves* If you wish. I left some knives there to mark the spot...
Jak Snide: *nods once again slowly, understanding half of what Hak just said at best.*
NebbieQ: *Follows after Kali, keeping an eye out for Elfy Mc Sneak Thief.*
DarkLordKelne: *No sign of any lurking elves around the house. Of course they could be playing sneaky beggars. Would you go into that house after such a display of arcane might?*
Jak Snide: *Hell, even Thurimar is unnerved after seeing that*
Der DWSage: *Points out the spot, and then goes to search the woods for a bit*
NebbieQ: *Goes to pat the elf down, searching for anything he might be hiding.*
Arch mage144: *scratches his head* Basically, Thurimar, your body exudes an aura that prevents astral energy, which is manipulated to cast spells, from entering your body against your will.
Der DWSage: Elf:*Is in the house. Kali wouldn't be leaving him out*
NebbieQ: (I thought he was on the grass.)
Arch mage144: Unwanted astral energy results in potentially fatal poisoning. It's like wrapping something in wax paper to keep out water.
Arch mage144: I poked a lot of holes in their wax paper.
NebbieQ: (Ah, nevermind. I went back and reread.)
Arch mage144: ...they got soaked. *looks at the bodies*
NebbieQ: *Well! Alonso is inside again.*
DarkLordKelne: *He doesn't seem to be hiding anything. There's a money pouch, containing various coinage. No sign of any censer, though.*
Arch mage144: We need to take the live suspects back to the castle for interrogation and imprisonment.
Jak Snide: *nods, Hakaril's explanation being a good 'un* I see. Well, it's certainly effective.
Der DWSage: *Search, search, search for other stupid Elvsies*
NebbieQ: Hmn. Well, the censer isn't on him...at least, not now.
Arch mage144: We've got the research journals of the elf in question, but that woman was way too willing to just give them to us.
Jak Snide: Won't they die of poisoning now anyway, if you've poked holes in their auras? Or have you fixed them up again?
Arch mage144: I'm not sure how valuable they are.
Jak Snide: She might have expected us all to die.
Arch mage144: It's not quite as simple as poking holes. The aura repairs itself. If I didn't do enough damage, they'll live. It's like any other wound.
NebbieQ: I don't think they'll be any good to us, to be honest. They were probably just a distraction.
Arch mage144: You can survive being stabbed, after all.
NebbieQ: Anyways, I say we scour the other bodies and the house before leaving.
Arch mage144: I'll keep them anyway in case they do somehow contain something valuable. I bet whatever was really valuable up there has been hidden.
Jak Snide: *nods once again, having been somewhat enlightened in regards to magic*
Arch mage144: We saw the curtain upstairs move--she had to be in there manipulating things.
NebbieQ: Or someone else was watching from the window.
Arch mage144: Also possible.
Arch mage144: It's worth checking the room more thoroughly. False walls or floors, for example, might exist to hide things.
NebbieQ: *nods*
NebbieQ: IM: Like I said earlier...
NebbieQ: Anyways, let's get started.
Jak Snide: *looks at the elves who were killed by the spell. What do they look like, exactly?*
Arch mage144: Alonso, you're in charge of searching the bedroom, since you brought it up.
NebbieQ: *nods*
NebbieQ: Also, since what Thurimor and I know about magic could fit into your hat, I'm not sure how much good splitting up will do.
Arch mage144: Point. We'll all go.
Jak Snide: IM: He's got that right.
Der DWSage: *Having done a search of the surrounding woods as well as the outside of the house, Kali decides to come back in!* No other Elves I could see.
DarkLordKelne: *Not a mark on them. It seems all that magic went straight to the auras.*
Jak Snide: *nods, and begins to head upstairs. He wants to get away from the scene of the fight*
NebbieQ: ...hmn. We'll need something to bind our guests with. I don't suppose any of you have rope on you.
DarkLordKelne: *Aside from the room, there are a couple of other bedrooms, the kitchen, and the basement.*
Jak Snide: *He doens't like how those elves died. Darkness eclipsed their souls and they were deserving of retribution but...such things just aren't natural in his eyes*
Arch mage144: I don't have any rope, but...
NebbieQ: (Battle axes, on the other hand, is like death sprouting from trees.)
Arch mage144: *is there a large carpet, rug, or set of drapes in the room?*
Jak Snide: (Quite!)
Der DWSage: >_>
Der DWSage: IM:Huh. Kinda like a bunch of people had a heart attack, all at the same time.
DarkLordKelne: *Yep. Rug and drapes in the front room.*
NebbieQ: *Gives one last look at the elves.*
Arch mage144: *rug big enough to wrap up a person or two?*
NebbieQ: IM: Well, one thing's for certain. This mage isn't one to underestimate.
DarkLordKelne: *Should be.*
Der DWSage: So, Hakaril. Remind me to never bug you when you're working on something.
Arch mage144: *mutters* Astral energies, give life to that which does not live! Animate Object!
Arch mage144: *animates the rug!*
Der DWSage: *Quickly steps off it*
Arch mage144: Rug, restrain them.
DarkLordKelne: *Hakaril has 1 X rug possessed of an eerie facsimile of life.*
Arch mage144: *points*
NebbieQ: *Watches the rug do it's work.*
NebbieQ: its*
NebbieQ: How long will this spell last?
Arch mage144: Alright, Kali. You are reminded not to bother me when I'm working.
DarkLordKelne: *And off it goes, wrapping them up nice and tightly*
Arch mage144: (There's no set duration; it's assumed to last a while, until dispelled or the GM decides it does.)
Arch mage144: Long enough.
Arch mage144: The rug can carry them back with us, ideally. Saves us a little work.
DarkLordKelne: *One of the elves seems to be stirring, eyelids fluttering*
Der DWSage: Indeed it does.
Der DWSage: >_>
NebbieQ: Hmn. Very handy.
Der DWSage: Should I knock him out again, or should we interrogate now?
Arch mage144: Hey, your call.
Arch mage144: He's not likely to go anywhere...
Arch mage144: *the mage is dead, right?*
Der DWSage: Unless he can cast spells with only his mouth. But I can stop that quick enough.
DarkLordKelne: ... Children. Merciful Falis, the children...
DarkLordKelne: (Nope, mage lives.)
Arch mage144: Children? What children?
Jak Snide: *Thurimar is standing at the top of the stairs, having presumed the others were going to search the rooms upstairs*
Der DWSage: IM:...I've watched too much TV and haven't studied enough law here.
Jak Snide: *Does Thurimar hear that?*
DarkLordKelne: *It's faint but audible.*
Jak Snide: *He comes right back down upon hearing his Deity's name, though.*
Jak Snide: What did you say?
NebbieQ: IM: ...that rabbit.
Arch mage144: I think he's concerned that we're going to kill his children.
DarkLordKelne: *He still seems considerably dazed, but manages to gasp out* Basement.
NebbieQ: We weren't planning on it.
Der DWSage: ...Basement. Where is it, then?
Arch mage144: Not really, unless they try to kill us.
Jak Snide: Not that....hmm
Arch mage144: There's a basement? I think we need to find that.
Der DWSage: We won't harm anyone that doesn't pull out a knife on us.
Arch mage144: Cooperate and you get to live.
Jak Snide: IM: This is worrying. Very worying. The man didn't sound like he was taking His name in vain...
DarkLordKelne: *Shakes his head desperately. It seems to jar him somewhat though, and it's a few moments before he can talk again.*
Der DWSage: *On a whim, watches outside again*
DarkLordKelne: You have to get them out of there.
Jak Snide: *moves to talk to the elf* You spoke of Falis. If you follow the guiding light, why did you attack us? Why did you attack a fellow servant of His will?
Der DWSage: Fine. Where's the basement?
NebbieQ: And what's in here that's so dangerous?
DarkLordKelne: *Nothing outside.*
NebbieQ: IM: Something isn't right...
Arch mage144: IM: Thurimar can handle this. It's his god.
DarkLordKelne: There are stairs behind that door. *Indicates as best he can* They summoned spiders.
NebbieQ: Spiders? Who summoned spiders?
Jak Snide: *Alonso beats him to the punch.*
NebbieQ: (Don't worry. There's still plenty of ale for him.)
Der DWSage: *Walks to the door! Not opening yet, though*
Arch mage144: You haven't explained why you attacked us yet. *smirk* That was a concerted ambush.
Arch mage144: Tell me why we should help you?
DarkLordKelne: Angry, vengeful spirits. It's all due to that accursed censer. I'll tell you everything, just help them.
Jak Snide: *Simply nods, and turns towards said door*
Jak Snide: *mutters softly to himself* Lord Falis, I beseach thee, grants us your guiding light and show us the path through the darkness.
Arch mage144: Fine.
Arch mage144: To the door, then.
DarkLordKelne: *There are tears in the elf's eyes by this point.*
Arch mage144: (Please stand by the stairs.)
Jak Snide: *If he reaches the door, Thurimar will be opening it. If unobstructed*
NebbieQ: (The elf will protect you by them. Honest.)
Der DWSage: IM:...We'll save them.
NebbieQ: *Just shakes his head, and walks to the basement door.*
DarkLordKelne: *The door is made of wood. Thus far, it has shown no tendency to insult your mother.*
Jak Snide: *Opened it is, then?*
NebbieQ: IM: It's always something undead, isn't it? If not a lich or a skeletal army, it's ghosts....
Der DWSage: *Opens!*
Der DWSage: *Y'know, if Thurimar hadn't gotten to that first*
DarkLordKelne: *And the door is opened. It's dark down there.*
Jak Snide: *Heads on down, moving with urgency*
NebbieQ: Hakaril? Light?
Arch mage144: (Holy-magic based improvised cantrip for a light spell--got a cost in mind, Kelne?)
Jak Snide: *Darkness does not bother a servant of the light. Especially if he can see in pitch blackness*
Der DWSage: *Follows the dwarf, though with less speed*
DarkLordKelne: (3 MP should do it. It's pretty well standard.)
Arch mage144: (Sounds good.)
Arch mage144: *snaps his fingers, producing light from his body*
Arch mage144: *and goes down the stairs*
NebbieQ: *Following the human lantern*
Arch mage144: IM: Ugh. Burned up a lot of my stamina blasting those elves. Hopefully whatever we encounter down here isn't going to be too tough...
DarkLordKelne: *A very disturbing sight greets those viewing the scene. This seems to be a wine cellar. Normally, at least. Now, a pair of tables have been pressed into service for holding two bound and gagged children.* (cont)
DarkLordKelne: *They seem terrified, and with good reason. There is a very big spider, marginally larger than them, hovering over them. It rears back at the light. There's also a suggestion of movement in the shadows.*
DarkLordKelne: (Initiative.)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 4
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 5
NebbieQ: *Alonso's face pales considerably at the sight of the children.* IM: Oh dear gods...
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 3
Der DWSage: (12, lovely.)
Jak Snide: (16)
NebbieQ: (11)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 5
Jak Snide: *Scowls at the spider and furrows his brow. He doesn't know what devilry is afoot here, but he knows that it ends now*
Arch mage144: (13)
DarkLordKelne: (Order is: Thurimar, Spider, ???, Hak, Kali, Alonso.)
DarkLordKelne: (Thurimar is up.)
NebbieQ: (Just as "Hallelujah" plays.)
Jak Snide: *Thurimar's duty is clear. He's moving over to those children, or as close as he can get, and interposing himself between them and the large spider overhead. He'll also attempt to strike a blow for the light, if he can*
DarkLordKelne: (Roll 'em.)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
Arch mage144: (Niiiiice.)
Der DWSage: (Holy smoo.)
DarkLordKelne: (Nice.)
Jak Snide: (33. Divine purpose and all clearly wins out :D)
Der DWSage: (Fitting in with the plot, yes. ^^)
DarkLordKelne: (Roll damage.)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Jak Snide: (16 damage. Didn't have time to set himself up for a heavy attack. That, and his player forgot about the whole light/med/heavy deal)
Jak Snide: *Is utterly silent, focusing on protecting the children above all else*
NebbieQ: (I now have a kitty on my lap. If she were white and fluffy, I'd feel like a supervillain right now.)
Jak Snide: (Do you have a swivle-chair?)
NebbieQ: (But since she's black and kinda scrawny, I'll have to settle for "Zarok, the Sorceror" instead.)
Der DWSage: (That's alright Neb.)
DarkLordKelne: *The mace hits home, eliciting a hiss from the spider, which simply drops, intending to land on Thurimar and sink its fangs in.*
Der DWSage: (You'll always be an evil overlord supervillain to me.)
DarkLordKelne: (PA roll)
Jak Snide: *Shield is raising, fully expecting this. Was he quick enough, though?*
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
NebbieQ: (Aw, bless your heart, Sage.)
Jak Snide: (24)
Der DWSage: (Methinks we lost Kelne.)
DarkLordKelne: *Thurimar isn't quite quick enough, but he manages to fend it off somewhat, and the spider can't quite penetrate those layers of dwarven chainmail.*
DarkLordKelne: (Dead heat there, and halved damage won't cut it.)
Jak Snide: (<3 armour)
Arch mage144: (Hoorj for protective garments)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
Jak Snide: (He's the only character with any, I suspect :[ )
Der DWSage: (Kali:...I have padded clothing...)
DarkLordKelne: *Meanwhile, there's another problem making itself known. A tide of smaller spiders is emerging from the shadows. Lacking long legs, they won't reach anyone immediately, but it won't be long, either.*
NebbieQ: (Alonso has a kickin' sweet armored drover coat he picked up from the Western store that just opened up.)
DarkLordKelne: (Hak)
Jak Snide: (Is it run by an enterprising slime?)
Arch mage144: ...alright then.
NebbieQ: (No, although one of the customers bears a striking resemblance to Captain Tightpants.)
Arch mage144: *points a finger at the large spider* Let's see how you like this!
Arch mage144: Holy light, sear my adversaries and burn away darkness with you purifying energy! Beam!
Arch mage144: (Beam 2.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Jak Snide: (If this one-shots that spider Thurimar is going to percieve Hakaril as some sort of divine agent. Despite his horrible astral powers.)
NebbieQ: (Perhaps he's a divine agent, that needs to be awakened to his true calling.)
NebbieQ: (That's where Thurimore steps in!)
Arch mage144: (If Hak really wanted to impress Thurimar he'd burn HP to cast a stronger spell. =P)
Arch mage144: (The guy went through 70-something MP in the last fight.)
Jak Snide: (You need to stop butchering the dwarf's name :[ )
Jak Snide: (Wow, he really went all out, huh?)
Der DWSage: (Nice.)
Der DWSage: (Kali:Hah! I only used twenty, and I still kicked his ass.)
Arch mage144: (Like I said. He doesn't like ambushes. >.>)
Der DWSage: (Well, 36.)
Arch mage144: (People that catch him off-guard are likely to be blasted quickly and without regard to expense or strategy aside from "GET THE HELL AWAY")
Jak Snide: (They're quite aggrevating. Especially when you're getting mauled by worgs with free trip attacks)
Arch mage144: (Jak, I've got a funny story to tell you about Friday's D&D session at that rate. It's too bad we haven't got an OOC chat to contain my pointless chatter.)
DarkLordKelne: *The spider is struck dead on, and there's a rather nasty burning smell. Still, the spider's made of rather sterner stuff than the elves were. It's still kicking.*
NebbieQ: (I'd hate to see what happens to the person who puts a spider in Hak's hair.)
DarkLordKelne: (Kali)
Jak Snide: (There's something called an IM window, friend :D )
Arch mage144: *cracks his fingers after firing off the blast*
Der DWSage: *Rushing to the children! She throws a telekinetic bolt at the spider for good measure, though*
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Der DWSage: (28.)
DarkLordKelne: *Alas, the spider simply shrugs off the assault. It'll take more than that to kill it off.*
DarkLordKelne: (Alonso)
Der DWSage: IM:Fuck.
NebbieQ: *Glances at the smaller spiders, but there's nothing he can do about it now. The best he can do is help finish off the one large one.*
NebbieQ: (He's going to be using Back to Back, medium attack both times.)
Jak Snide: *If he has a moment, Thurimar will check what condition the childdren are in*
DarkLordKelne: (Roll 'em)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 2 20-sided dice: 18 7
DarkLordKelne: *The children are fine. Scared, but fine for now. Seems the spider was waiting on something before making its move.*
NebbieQ: (35 for the first, and 24 for the second.)
DarkLordKelne: (Roll two sets of damage.)
Jak Snide: (Spider looses PA roll :[ )
Arch mage144: (Jak needs dictionary to spell "loses" :[)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 6 3 1
Jak Snide: (Jak does :[ He's too ashamed to even use "it's almost 5am" as an excuse)
DarkLordKelne: (Spider: Pull... Loose! Alonso: Ow! Having PA rolls shot at you hurts!)
NebbieQ: (40 damage for the first, 32 for the second)
NebbieQ: (Heehee.)
Jak Snide: (Wow. Niiiiice)
Arch mage144: (Good stuff.)
NebbieQ: (For the record, I was giggling over Kelne's comment.)
DarkLordKelne: *Man, that had to have hurt. The spider's lost a couple of legs, and is bleeding considerably. It's backing up. Way up.*
NebbieQ: *Curses under his breath*
NebbieQ: IM: Damn it! Still not dead!
Jak Snide: *Glances left and right. He's sure Hakaril will deal with the monstrosity. But what of the other forces closing in?*
DarkLordKelne: *Still, it's got one trick up its sleeve yet. It makes a hideous hawking type noise... And spits a mass of webbing at Alonso.*
DarkLordKelne: (Dodge roll there.)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
NebbieQ: (24)
DarkLordKelne: *As for Thurimar, he finds that the swarm will be upon them soon. Best get the kids loose and get out of there.*
Der DWSage: *Hey, the human's come to help. :{*
DarkLordKelne: *Already the vanguard are on the verge of making an assault on peoples' legs.*
Jak Snide: *Thurimar was thinking just that. Damn him for not carrying a bladed weapon! How are the kids bound?*
DarkLordKelne: *Simple ropes. They look to be quite tight, too.*
DarkLordKelne: *Alonso, meanwhile, is struck full-on by the gooey mass and is rather thoroughly entangled.*
NebbieQ: (Hakaril: I saw a fancomic like that, once.)
Der DWSage: *...How much do the kids look like they weigh? Less than forty pounds each?*
NebbieQ: Augh!
NebbieQ: *Is there any way he can free himself?*
DarkLordKelne: *Probably a bit more, actually.*
Jak Snide: *That's a point. Could Thurimar haul one of them out of there?*
Der DWSage: *Blast*
Arch mage144: IM: Okay, huge spider horde, children, entangled comrade.
DarkLordKelne: *Easily.*
Der DWSage: >_> Distract the spiders! I'll handle the children...
NebbieQ: IM: I've got to find a way to get out of this...
DarkLordKelne: *Alonso will need time to work his arm loose enough to start sawing at the web, and it's time he may not have.*
DarkLordKelne: (Action from Thurimar?)
Jak Snide: *Does Thurimar trust the strange lady? He's going to have to, and hope she can move both children swiftly*
NebbieQ: Somebody, grab my sword and get those kids loose!
Der DWSage: *Hey, she's wearing a Doman Guard outfit. She'd at least look trustworthy*
Arch mage144: I'm going to have to get you loose first!
Jak Snide: *Well, that's a suggestion!*
Jak Snide: *Thurimar holsters his mace if he has time, or just drops it if he doesn't, and sets about freeing the kids with Alonso's sword*
NebbieQ: *Hey, it's not like he's using it!*
DarkLordKelne: *A good wrench and the sword's loose of what strands of webbing are clinging to it. Freeing the kids should be quick enough, and at any rate he can make a start.*
DarkLordKelne: (PA rolls from all but Alonso)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
Arch mage144: (19)
NebbieQ: (Alonso is in a particularly sticky papoose right now.)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Jak Snide: (Boo :[ 17)
Der DWSage: (15 here.)
Jak Snide: (Also, 5am is here. But midday class can get bent for all I care now)
DarkLordKelne: *The swarm has arrived, and several have managed to get enough purchase to start climbing everybody's legs. And, for that matter, the legs of the table. They don't seem to be biting yet, but it won't be long.*
Der DWSage: IM:CRAP.
DarkLordKelne: (Hak)
Der DWSage: IM:Kids first, Kali. Kids first.
Jak Snide: *Has got more important things to worry about than a few bites!*
Arch mage144: *in an attempt to buy some time, Hakaril fires off a widely-dispersed jet of flame from his off-hand as a snap action at the incoming spider hordes and starts hacking at the spiderwebs holding Alonso, trying to cut him free*
Jak Snide: Do not fear, Falis will protect you. When you're freed, run to the mage and up the stairs.
Arch mage144: (Quickened Fire spell, using improvised m-theory and melding to create a wide dispersion effect, followed by the obvious.)
Lithaladhwen: (Lost Brian.)
Lithaladhwen: (Here's to hoping that's allowed/effective.)
Der DWSage: No time to untie you now...this'll be quick, don't be scared.
Lithaladhwen: (Falis will protect you if you run to the stairs? Are you protected at the bottom of the stairs?)
Lithaladhwen: (Stand by the stairs so Falis can protect you.)
Lithaladhwen: (There. That was totally me.)
DarkLordKelne: *Small spiders aren't particularly resistant to fire. Hence, a wide swath of them are incinerated. Unfortunately, there are more where they came from. But it's a momentary distraction, at least.*
Arch mage144 has left the room.
NebbieQ: (Ashley gets a bonus brownie.)
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
Lithaladhwen: (Thanks, Neb.)
DarkLordKelne: *Meanwhile, Hak's sword cuts away at the webbing. Hopefully Alonso will have an easier time breaking free.*
NebbieQ: (Feel free to collect it from Brian the next time you go out for foodstuffs.)
DarkLordKelne: (Kali)
Der DWSage: (...I totally read that as 'Brian gets an Ashley brownie' somehow.)
Der DWSage: *Telekinesis on the kid not getting freed, trying to put him on the stairs away from spiders*
DarkLordKelne: *The kid is swept neatly across the room, well above the spiders, and deposited part way up the stairs.*
DarkLordKelne: (Str check from Alonso.)
DarkLordKelne: (And let's try and do better than that time with the snake-thing.)
NebbieQ: (I make no promises.)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
NebbieQ: (21)
NebbieQ: (Besides, it wouldn't be an RP if Alonso didn't become the dice's bitch.)
DarkLordKelne: *Yes! Free of the webbing! ... Well, not entirely. It's going to take a while to get it all off, and the stuff in his hair... But hey, he can move.*
Jak Snide: (Hey, 12 ain't a bad roll. See!)
NebbieQ: *That's better than nothing!*
NebbieQ: (Indeed.)
DarkLordKelne: *Thurigen, meanwhile, has managed to get the remaining kid free.*
NebbieQ: My sword, when you're done with it!
Jak Snide: Run! Go!
Jak Snide: *Will also hand Alonso his sword and recover his mace, if he can*
Der DWSage: Help the other child, too!
NebbieQ: *Takes it*
Jak Snide: (Also, Thurimar :[ Where did the gen come from?)
DarkLordKelne: *And go the kid does. Fear does wonders for speed, and no spiders manage to get a grip on his legs.*
Arch mage144: (No one else can know Jak's character's name or something >.>)
DarkLordKelne: (Bah. I have no idea.)
NebbieQ: (It's like Rumplestiltskin in reverse.)
Jak Snide: (Wasn't he a gnome?)
Der DWSage: (Or something.)
Der DWSage: (Anyway. Isn't it Thuri's turn?)
Jak Snide: *Well, if it is, can he do anything besides recover his weapon and hand Alonso his blade?*
Lithaladhwen: (Lost Brian.)
Jak Snide: (He slipped down the side of the sofa again?)
Lithaladhwen: (His computer turns off but only when he's RPing.)
NebbieQ: (The computer is confusing fantasy and reality. It just wants to keep Brian safe from elves and spiders.)
Jak Snide: (He needs to sort his computer out. Then again, I've currently disabled my CPU fan due to the noise it makes, and rely entirely on my room being bitterly cold to prevent my CPU from melting!)
NebbieQ: (FOOL.)
NebbieQ: (Get a new CPU fan, you git. >: )
Jak Snide: (YES. But I also got a lovely program that monitors my CPU temp, so I know if it's gonna explode)
NebbieQ: (Huh. Now that is handy.)
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
Jak Snide: (Of course now the trial period has expired I can't use it. But I'll replace the CPU fan before the weather heats up)
Arch mage144: (God, I hate my computer sometimes.)
Jak Snide: (Attack it with a broadsword)
NebbieQ: (That doesn't solve anything.)
DarkLordKelne has left the room.
NebbieQ: (Just threaten it.)
NebbieQ: (...)
Jak Snide: (Aw shit
Der DWSage: (...)
Jak Snide: *)
NebbieQ: (Clearly, Brian's computer and Kelne's roommates are in cahoots.)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
Arch mage144: (Seems like it.)
Jak Snide: (As the great Minsc would say, swords for everyone!)
NebbieQ: (It's an unholy alliance that must be stopped!)
NebbieQ: (And I see that Jak is already on it. Good work, soldier.)
Jak Snide: (Wait. Forgot the other part of the Minsc combo)
Jak Snide: (Neb, hamster or ice weasel?)
Der DWSage: (*Sticks Boo in roommates path*)
Jak Snide: (Boo is not a land mine)
Der DWSage: (No, but he can go for the eyes after scampering up a trouser leg.)
NebbieQ: (Hmn. Can't we combine them, like a hamster and a knife?)
Jak Snide: (This is very true.)
Jak Snide: (Also, Boo is never to be used in a Hamster Deathmatch)
Jak Snide: (Minsc does not trust any gambeling endevour further than he could throw it. And throw it he shall, I assure you!)
Der DWSage: (I would think that Minsc wouldn't trust them farther than BOO could throw it.)
Der DWSage: (Minsc can throw things pretty far.)
NebbieQ: (Sage loses at punnery. :-( )
Jak Snide: (Well, yes, but when was the last time that Minsc ever presented a good grasp of logic and conversational skill?)
Der DWSage: (...Point.)
Jak Snide: (Well, besides the "don't stow thrones in grass houses" deal)
Der DWSage: (I think a grass house could take a single stone.)
Jak Snide: (Yes, but when you stow thrones in the rafters they tend to fall and crush drow matriarchs)
Der DWSage: (Haven't played that far. :{ )
NebbieQ: (Oh! That and the spiders remind me: I need to upload something.)
Jak Snide: (Underdark. Talk to people in the pub :D )
Jak Snide: (^?! What's this, Neb?)
NebbieQ: (You'll see. :D )
Jak Snide: (:o)
Jak Snide: (Will it be as awesome as a cookie rush?)
NebbieQ: (Sadly, no.)
Jak Snide: ( :[ )
NebbieQ: (This is what Drow children have instead of pinatas.)
NebbieQ: (Inspired by a comment Pervy made in Kelne's last RP.)
Jak Snide: (Kilra totally had pig tails when she was little)
NebbieQ: (Cassie; *high fives*)
Jak Snide: (Stop tempting me to throw your group into a dimensional rift, just so the two of them can meet up and kick ass)
Jak Snide: (That, and Anlak and Lanak could meet each other)
Arch mage144: (*whistle*)
Der DWSage: (*Hums, wonders whether or not he should fire up a game*)
Jak Snide: (Gettin' bored, matey?)
Jak Snide: (I'd have fired up WC3 by now, if I could play it windowed :[ )
Der DWSage: (A touch, yes.)
Der DWSage: (Fortunately, I've discovered Kevin & Kell to keep me occupied.)
NebbieQ: (I know of this comic.)
Der DWSage: (They have daily archives going back to 1996, too.)
Der DWSage: (Wait, sorry. 1995.)
NebbieQ: (My brain keeps on reverting to "Kenan and Kell" when I see the title, though, which leads to mental images of bunnies drinking orange soda.)
Lithaladhwen: (No relation to Kena--Neb wins.)
Jak Snide: ( :D )
Lithaladhwen: (Who loves orange soda??)
Jak Snide: (Is it wrong that I liked that show?)
Der DWSage: (...I'm tempted to read the Garfield archives now.)
Jak Snide: (Kel loves orange soda!)
Lithaladhwen: (KEL LOVES ORANGE SODA)
NebbieQ: (Keeellll loves orange soda!)
Jak Snide: (Is it truuuuue?)
Lithaladhwen: (We all win. To the max.)
Arch mage144: (Yeah, something like that.)
NebbieQ: (Yes I dooo-ooo!)
Der DWSage: (...I don't. :{ )
Jak Snide: (In an attempt to stave off boredom for those who are so, go here )
NebbieQ: (I used to have a friend who'd do that bit a lot. Which is great, since he had a talent for voices and imitations.)
Der DWSage: (I know not who Kenan and Kell are.)
NebbieQ: (Sage is the only one here who did not waste his childhood on Nickelodean.)
Jak Snide: (He got right into gaming from the off, I expect)
Der DWSage: (I did. I also didn't have cable.)
Der DWSage: (So, not only did I have games...I only got the crap local shows.)
Der DWSage: (And cartoons from 2:00 to 5:00, when I get home at 4:00. :{ )
Jak Snide: (Tape recorders! It's how little-me managed to watch all of Robotech)
NebbieQ: (Fun fact: I didn't play too many video games when I was a kid. I feel so out of the loop when people talk about their favorite RPGs from their childhood.)
Jak Snide: (Neb: If it makes you feel any better, FF7 was my first RPG)
Der DWSage: (Lack of which.)
Der DWSage: (...My first game ever was Legend of Zelda.)
NebbieQ: (That does make me feel better, yeah.)
Der DWSage: (Which was amusing, because I got the puzzles while grampa just wondered at it.)
NebbieQ: (My first game was the Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt split cartridge. Good times.)
Der DWSage: (This was the original, too.)
Jak Snide: (My first game was something called Crystal Caves, I think. On some decrepid old DOS computer. That and lemmings)
NebbieQ: (Oh, and one Christmas we got that Star Wars game for NES. I remember that we always got our dad to get the Millenium Falcon through the asteroid belt, cause fuck if any of us kids could.)
Jak Snide: (That was a right bitch, that)
NebbieQ: (And it was a rare, rare thing if we got to actually save Princess Leia.)
Arch mage144: (That game was hard.)
Der DWSage: (I remember playing Hook. :{ )
Arch mage144: (Hell, so were the SNES Star Wars games.)
Jak Snide: (I remember that game...yeah, what Ducky said)
Der DWSage: (And falling a lot.)
Lithaladhwen: (Hook! Hook! Where's the Hook?)
Lithaladhwen: (RU! FI! OOOOOH!)
Der DWSage: (...And going, "WTF? It's Peter Pan, why can't he fly?")
Jak Snide: (Lookie lookie, I got Hookie? *GUTTED*)
NebbieQ: (It's like when you're playing Frogger, and the frog dies in the water.)
NebbieQ: (Hey, we have Kelne!)
Jak Snide: (We get Kelne!)
Der DWSage: (Indeed. And hey, Kelne!)
DarkLordKelne has entered the room.
Jak Snide: (Neb is to stop stealing my gorram jorb!)
NebbieQ: (Never!)
NebbieQ: (Jayne must learn how to deal with competition in the workplace.)
Jak Snide: (Damn immigrant workers!)
DarkLordKelne: (Always the way. When you have warning, it's a couple minutes. When you don't, it's twenty.)
Jak Snide: (Keep this up and Cassie won't get the hat)
NebbieQ: (Nooo!)
Jak Snide: ( What was the phone needed for, Kelne?)
DarkLordKelne: (Who knows?)
Der DWSage: (Anyway. I believe we were...at either Thor's turn or Hak's.)
Der DWSage: (*Intentionally butchers the shortening of the name, yes.)
DarkLordKelne: *Anyhow, tremble people, for the time of biting is upon you.*
NebbieQ: (Thor hacks!)
Jak Snide: (Lies!)
Jak Snide: (Thor is totally legit)
Jak Snide: (Even when he is buying E's and scag)
NebbieQ: (Do you deny that Thor likes to hack things into pieces?)
Der DWSage: (...He tends to smash them, actually.)
NebbieQ: (I mean, sure, he has a hammer so smashing is more accurate, but sometimes a Norse god needs some variety.)
Der DWSage: (Mjollnir is a hammer, not an axe.)
NebbieQ: (I know that, dolt.)
Jak Snide: *Well, can Thurimar do anything besides recover his weapon and hand Alonso his blade?*
NebbieQ: (I was making a very witty pun and then you went and ruined it. ._. )
Der DWSage: (Yes, yes I did.)
Arch mage144: *so whose turn/slash what's happening?*
Jak Snide: (Hay Neb, you know you can cash in bonus points for goblin shredders, right?)
DarkLordKelne: *Fangs sink into Hak's calf, Kali's knee, and at strategic points on Alonso's legs.*
NebbieQ: (...oh really now?)
Der DWSage: (For I am...THE ANTI-PUN! DEFENDER OF THE JOKE! HELPER OF THE PUNLESS! DESTROYER OF THE LOW JOKE!)
Jak Snide: (Ya rly)
NebbieQ: (No, wai! ^_^ )
Jak Snide: (Neb is fluent in the language of the net)
Der DWSage: =FUCKING SPIDERS=
DarkLordKelne: *Thurimar can make weapons exchanges and begin the retreat should he so wish. Also, Chainmail continues to defeat spider fangs.*
Jak Snide: (Anyway, verdict, Kelne?)
Der DWSage: *Said in English, no da*
Arch mage144: OW!
NebbieQ: Ach!
Jak Snide: *Alonso has his weapon! Thurimar has his again! And he's gonna make sure that kid makes it okay*
NebbieQ: *Grits his teeth, ignoring Kali's demon tongue.*
Jak Snide: (He said English, not Maltese)
DarkLordKelne: *Net result: 3 damage to hak, 5 to Kali, 7 to Alonso due to more spiders, and a level of poison apiece.*
Jak Snide: (I am excessivly happy I took the AT/PA hit for nice armour)
DarkLordKelne: (Hak's up.)
DarkLordKelne: (Yes, but imagine the difficulty when they get into your beard.)
Jak Snide: (Oh shit no)
Der DWSage: (...The idea makes me giggle.)
NebbieQ: (Muahaha-fuck, Alonso has one too!)
Jak Snide: (Thurimar's getting out of there now. He's spent his whole 23 years trying to grow a beard to make his dad proud!)
NebbieQ: (There is no justice. ._. )
Der DWSage: (Kali:Holy HELL I'm glad I'm cleanshaven.)
Arch mage144: There's no good way to fight a huge horde of spiders, and I'm not going to start pitching fire spells at the ones crawling on people, so...
DarkLordKelne: (And Thurimar's short, so they'll take less time to climb up there.)
NebbieQ: (Alonso: Wait, you need to shave? Kali: Uh...hey look, spiders!)
Arch mage144: Grab those kids and haul ass! *does so himself*
Jak Snide: (WTB Beard Bib)
Der DWSage: (Kali:*Levitates spiders into Alonso's mouth* I shave my legs, cretin.)
DarkLordKelne: *To the stairs! Kali and Alonso following suit?*
NebbieQ: *Hell yes!*
NebbieQ: *Up the stairs he goes!*
Der DWSage: *Yes, though she'd be doing s'more of that crazy telekinesis...*
NebbieQ: (Kali: Spider fight!)
Jak Snide: (Warcraft 2's Alliance victory music plays. Surely this is a good omen!)
Der DWSage: *Just enough to put pressure on her to crush the creepy crawlies*
Jak Snide: (If she rolls a natural 1 does she choke herself?)
Der DWSage: (I'm hoping she doesn't even need to roll. :{ )
NebbieQ: (Kali: I find my lack of faith-GHCK!)
DarkLordKelne: *And up they go, with somebody no doubt grabbing the kid on the stairs along the way. The swarm follows, albeit slowly. But the big spider seems to have had enough. It may have even died of its wounds by now.*
NebbieQ: (Spider: Fuck this, I'm going to my room and listening to Linkin Park.)
Arch mage144: (XD)
Arch mage144: (CRAWWWWLING IN MY EXOSKELETON...)
NebbieQ: (Or he's crawling in your skin.)
DarkLordKelne: (*Cackles*)
Der DWSage: *And, oh, hey. She'd be helping the kid, since noone else said they'd do it*
DarkLordKelne: *Once at the top, the dance of 'get them off, get them off! will no doubt ensue.*
Lithaladhwen: (Ow.)
Jak Snide: *Will concern himself with shutting the door after them first, then making sure none of them get into his beard*
DarkLordKelne: *Falis is with Thurimar this day, and has preserved his beard from such indignity.*
Arch mage144: *does the dance--like he's got spiders in his pants*
Der DWSage: *...And helps untie him* Sorry for giving you your first flying lesson, but I wanted you away from those spiders quickly.
Der DWSage: ...
Der DWSage: *Stops her untying, stuffs something into the crack underneath the door*
NebbieQ: *Is brushing them off, getting them off his legs, making sure they aren't in his hair, or in his beard, do you know how hard it is for him to grow anything more than a few scraggling hairs?, etc etc*
Jak Snide: *Turns to attend to the children as well. How are they looking?*
DarkLordKelne: *A last bit of vengeance in the form of poison damage, and that's the end of the spiders.*
DarkLordKelne: (5 to Kali, 6 to Hak, and 1 to Alonso)
Der DWSage: IM:Urgh...I'm so seeing a white mage after this.
Der DWSage: Blech. Anyone know if those spiders were poisonous? I don't feel so good.
Arch mage144: Probably. stretches* That sucked. I don't really like spiders.
NebbieQ: Who does?
NebbieQ: ...Drow aside.
DarkLordKelne: *The kids still look frightened, but they're definitely better off for being out of the basement.*
Arch mage144: Somebody has to.
Arch mage144: *walks over to the rug-restrained elves*
Der DWSage: *Finishes untying* So, how'd you two get stuck down there?
Jak Snide: *Doesn't need to kneel down to bring himself to their level* Aye, what happened?
Arch mage144: We've got the children.
DarkLordKelne: Thank you.
NebbieQ: So, mind explaining what happened?
NebbieQ: *Picks a stray bit of webbing out of his hair.*
Arch mage144: That's the part I'm still waiting for.
NebbieQ: IM: I must look like hell. Nezetta's going to throw a fit when I get back...
DarkLordKelne: It was the censer. I was studying it, and all of a sudden I was possessed by something that came out of it.
NebbieQ: *Frowns* One of those vengeful spirits you mentioned.
DarkLordKelne: *The kids are very definitely staying with the strangers for now. The dead bodies don't seem to have registered yet.*
NebbieQ: *Alonso isn't quite sure if he believes this. Can he tell if the elf is telling the truth?*
Der DWSage: >_>
Jak Snide: *Listening to the elf now, and not liking one bit of it. Mainly because it means there are two innocent people rapidly cooling in the floor*
DarkLordKelne: *Nods* They made me bring the censer here and then took over the others as well.
Der DWSage: *Whispers to the Hakaril* Distract the children for a bit. I'm going to take the body out.
Arch mage144: Where is the censer now?
Arch mage144: Do I look like a babysitter?
Der DWSage: No, but you like to talk the most.
Lithaladhwen: (Hakaril does not know anything about distractions.)
Arch mage144: And I'm talking to the important people. *points to the restrained elves*
Lithaladhwen: (His attention span rivals that of the ancient gods of patience.)
DarkLordKelne: They took it to the drow. *Sounds despairing at this point*
NebbieQ: (He should make an astral balloon animal.)
Arch mage144: Shit. Which drow? Where?
NebbieQ: ...oh hell.
Der DWSage: IM:MORE fighting?
Arch mage144: I'll let you out of the carpet if you swear you're not going to try anything.
DarkLordKelne: I swear.
Arch mage144: *the rug releases the prisoners*
Arch mage144: Rug, cover the bodies.
Arch mage144: *the rug does*
Der DWSage: <_<
Der DWSage: Thank you.
Arch mage144: Since they were bothering you so badly.
NebbieQ: IM: It looks like I'll be going to the underdark again...
Der DWSage: It wasn't me.
Der DWSage: *Headjerk to children!*
Arch mage144: Yeah, yeah, children should be sheltered from death. Whatever.
Jak Snide: *frowns. Does Thurimar know enough to know if the dead elves can be ressurected*
Jak Snide: *He's also giving Hakaril a look now, and it's not a very kind one*
Arch mage144: Alright. I'm going to accept your story for the moment, because I understand your situation.
Jak Snide: IM: You'd think the great archmage would realise what he's done. Or at least care.
DarkLordKelne: I don't really know. The first ones they found. Someone who'd 'put it to the proper use'.
NebbieQ: *Glances at Hakaril, but doesn't say anything. The look is rather neutral; not hateful like the dwarf's. More like he's registering something in his memory.*
Arch mage144: You're going to come to the castle with us for further questioning. You will not be harmed.
NebbieQ: Hmn. I think I might know the Drow they went to. >_>
DarkLordKelne: *All this talk of 'bodies' and 'death' has the children tearing up alright.*
Der DWSage: IM:Oooooh hell.
NebbieQ: We can talk about it more at the cast...
Der DWSage: IM:I hate kids.
NebbieQ: *Composes himself quickly* At the castle.
Der DWSage: IM:Always with the 'watch your language' and 'don't discuss adult things around them.' Because they cry if you do.
Arch mage144: You can bring your children and your ex-relatives. If you want to see about getting them resurrected the castle will compensate you if we conclude that your story of possession is true.
Arch mage144: I'm sure that in my situation you wouldn't have hesitated to kill either.
Der DWSage: IM:Caaaareful, mister general.
NebbieQ: IM: Ignore them. They aren't your own.
Jak Snide: *Will be going to the kids and trying to comfort them, telling them how Falis will see that the wrong here will be righted and their parents will be okay.*
NebbieQ: IM: Besides, they're getting ressurected, everyone's going to live happily fucking after, alright?
Der DWSage: *Sighs, doing the same as the Dwarf*
DarkLordKelne: You might be able to catch them. *This from the elf who jumped Kali* They were going to wait for us to join them. After we... *seems reluctant to say the last bit in front of the kids*
Jak Snide: *Even though he's not sure they can be returned to life. He's never seen it done, himself, only heard rumors of it*
NebbieQ: Wait for you where?
Arch mage144: Tell us where to find them and we'll pursue them immediately, then.
DarkLordKelne: There are caves in the area. And a marked path.
Der DWSage: >_>
Der DWSage: Right.
Arch mage144: I see.
Der DWSage: *Continues working with the children, trying to get them to settle down. Though she switches 'Falis' with her own foreign word for 'God' sometimes*
Jak Snide: *Will probably note this, though he's far more concerned with easing the children's woes. And generally having his opinion of Hakaril destroyed*
DarkLordKelne: *It's going to take a bit to calm the kids down after an experience like that. Being shut in the basement with spiders by your own family and all.*
Jak Snide: (Can I make a Charisma check? Possibly with a moxie bonus?)
Der DWSage: *How old do they look, really?*
DarkLordKelne: (Go for it.)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
NebbieQ: And how soon were they expecting you?
Jak Snide: (22 with flat charisma)
DarkLordKelne: *Pre-teens in human terms. Add a few years for elves.*
Der DWSage: IM:Urgh...I hate dealing with teenagers even more.
DarkLordKelne: Sometime tonight. *Shakes his head* They might wait longer. I don't know.
Der DWSage: ...We should go then.
Arch mage144: IM: I can't believe they expect me to be concerned with a bunch of whining children. This is business.
NebbieQ: That should be enough time for us to get some healing, and some supplies.
DarkLordKelne: *Still, Thurimar seems to be doing an admirable job calming them down.*
Arch mage144: Indeed, but we need to hurry.
Der DWSage: IM:Good on you, Dwarf.
Arch mage144: *sighs* We don't have time to escort you to the castle. *produces a roll of parchment, a pen, and ink*
Arch mage144: *begins writing furiously*
Jak Snide: (Arthas' cutscene music plays. <3 Winamp)
Der DWSage: IM:He's using up an AWFUL lot of magic...
Arch mage144: *then promptly tears the parchment* Take this signed writ to the castle and you'll be given assistance with both your presently deceased relatives.
Arch mage144: (Those he keeps in his pocket.)
Der DWSage: (She thought he was just going to teleport them. :{ )
Arch mage144: (No magic involved. If he hadn't expended so much effort already he'd have commanded the pen to do the writing. =P)
DarkLordKelne: *Nods*
Arch mage144: I'm sorry about the mess, but you have to understand that there wasn't any way for us to know that we weren't in danger.
Der DWSage: ...According to them, you were in danger.
DarkLordKelne: *Nods in agreement with Kali*
Arch mage144: Yes, but if I'd known that the enemy was simply possessed and that it was only temporary I might have considered less lethal methods.
NebbieQ: *sighs* So, those caves. Is there any way you can make a quick map for us, or something like that?
Arch mage144: *offers the pen and parchment*
Jak Snide: *Are the kids doing alright now? He's told them that by Falis' grace their parents will be back to normal in no time, speaking more certainly now he knows this will be the case.*
DarkLordKelne: I'll do that. *And he too does some scribbling. He takes a little longer than Hakaril did, but the map takes shape soon enough. The caves are perhaps half an hour away.*
Arch mage144: Right then. *notes the map*
DarkLordKelne: *The kids are a bit more normal now. And at least willing to stay with their relatives without fear of being shut in the basement again.*
Arch mage144: IM: Someone needs to explain why a censer of Falis can be used to summon spiders.
Jak Snide: *Takes a look at that door again. It holding? No nasties creeping through underneath it?*
Arch mage144: IM: This is going to be a huge mess.
Der DWSage: *Had stuffed some random object into the crack underneath, she had*
DarkLordKelne: *It also includes a symbol. Looks drowish. The elf indicates it* That's what they used to mark the path.
Der DWSage: ...Anyone want to make sure that big spider in the basement is dead?
NebbieQ: *Notes the symbol.* Right. Is there anything else we should know about it?
DarkLordKelne: *Nope, no nasties coming under the door.*
Der DWSage: >_> I don't like just leaving it there.
NebbieQ: Or know, in general?
Arch mage144: There're presumably a lot of smaller spiders still down there. I don't feel like wading through them to confirm the death of the bigger one.
Der DWSage: Fair enough.
Der DWSage: ...Make everything easier if we had a flying carpet, huh.
Arch mage144: I could seal the door, but it's only as good as putting a strong lock on it, and last I checked, spiders didn't care about locks.
Arch mage144: Unfortunately, my animated rug can't fly.
NebbieQ: (Caulk the spaces!)
Jak Snide: Big spiders do, surely.
DarkLordKelne: I think the path's safe enough. Nothing bothered us. There were three drow that I saw.
NebbieQ: *nods* Can you describe them to me?
NebbieQ: *Also, does that symbol look familiar to Alonso, from his past cave adventures perhaps?*
DarkLordKelne: *Not really. They had a guide that time, rather than symbols to follow.*
NebbieQ: (be right back)
DarkLordKelne: *Shakes his head* The light wasn't very good.
DarkLordKelne: (And with that, and a plan of sorts in place, I think we can call it quits. I know people need sleep at some point.)
Der DWSage: (Indeed we do. Poor JakJak)
Arch mage144: (It'd be nice.)
Arch mage144: (Though this is great so far.)
Jak Snide: (Jak Jak has forsaken his midday class. But yeah, sleep would be nice.)
Arch mage144: (It's been so long since I've been able to play Hak as a PC.)
Der DWSage: (*Sniggers* Kali will be calling him in when she wants to celebrate the 4th of July)
NebbieQ: (Back.)
NebbieQ: (Also, will we be getting awards? :D? )
Arch mage144: (That mean we're calling it quits here?)
Lithaladhwen: (I'm logging. Surprise!)
Arch mage144: (Oh yeah, I forgot about that.)
DarkLordKelne: (I'll nab a log from you if you're willing, Neb. And yep.)
Der DWSage: (Awards indeed.)
NebbieQ: (Sure thing, Kelne.)
Lithaladhwen: (Kelne: Since I'm uploading it, do you want me to link it in the thread or do you not care?)
Lithaladhwen: (There should be thousands of logs. Everywhere. ^_^ )
NebbieQ: (Ashley is not a friend of the forest.)
DarkLordKelne: (Sounds good. I keep meaning to upload the old logs so that people can see the history behind this.)
NebbieQ: (She is, however, a fan of amusement park rides.)
Jak Snide: (And she earns a bonus point for being opposed to those damn hippie elves)
Der DWSage: (Sorune:...Jak makes me sad. ._.)
DarkLordKelne: (And awards: Hak gets the Pyrotechnics award.)
Lithaladhwen: (I play a Druid, actually.)
Arch mage144: (I stole it from Jak Snide.)
DarkLordKelne: (Thurimar gets the Dwarf with Heart of Gold (and unspellable name) award.)
Jak Snide: (Kelne has clearly lost some of his dwarfality :[ )
NebbieQ: (...Kelne had dwarfality to begin with?)
NebbieQ: (Oh yes, Anlak.)
Der DWSage: (Kali:...Mind if I just call you Thor?)
DarkLordKelne: (Alonso gets the Eew, Spider Goop award.)
NebbieQ: (Don't worry, folks, he's used to bites in uncomfortable places.)
Jak Snide: (Thurimar: Only if you've got me Es and scag, woman)
Lithaladhwen: (Hello, our Thor.)
DarkLordKelne: (Kali gets the I Have A Plan award, for having two.)
Der DWSage: (Kali:*Gives such*)
Der DWSage: (Also:Whee!)
Lithaladhwen: (Jak: *goes off for a kebab*)
Der DWSage: (Kali gets awards for climbing out bathroom windows. :{ )
NebbieQ: (That was actually pretty clever!)
Arch mage144: (Jak: *punches some old lady and hears the fuckin' rozzers*)
DarkLordKelne: (exp will be awarded in a lump sum at the end of next session.)
NebbieQ: (See the clever trick she did?)
Arch mage144: (Sounds good to me.)
Jak Snide: (Ashely and Ducky are both wise in the ways of the world)
NebbieQ: (Yay lump sum.)
Lithaladhwen: (Yay!)
Jak Snide: (Anyway, sleeping time, if there's nothing else. Night all!)
Der DWSage: (Kay then. Night Brit.)
Arch mage144: (Rock on. Let me know when next session is, obviously!)
NebbieQ: (Night.)
Jak Snide has left the room.
DarkLordKelne: (Same time next week if we can swing it. I'll be in touch in any case.)
Arch mage144: (Sounds good.)
NebbieQ: (Works for me.)
NebbieQ: (Also, I have a log for you, Kelne.)
Der DWSage: (Kay-o.)
DarkLordKelne: (Excellent.)
Der DWSage: So, we done with RP and awards?
NebbieQ: I'd say so.
Arch mage144: Kelne gets props for giving me an opportunity for Hak to demonstrate to his new companions that he isn't always a "nice guy."
Lithaladhwen: (Thanks for letting me lurk.)
Lithaladhwen: I appreciate it.
DarkLordKelne: No problem.
Der DWSage: Kali admires that and despises that at the same time.
Der DWSage: Anyway. Sleep.
Arch mage144: Ditto. Late.
DarkLordKelne: Night.
Arch mage144: Adieu!
Der DWSage has left the room.
NebbieQ: Night, everyone.
DarkLordKelne has left the room.
NebbieQ has left the room.
Arch mage144 has left the room.