You have just entered room "echolocation."
Lithaladhwen: (*lurks*)
Jak Snide: Harzar?
DarkLordKelne: (Now, I demand sheets.)
Jak Snide: (To be sent via AIM?)
Arch mage144: ( http://p068.ezboard.com/frpgww60462frm17.showMessage?topicID=221.topic )
DarkLordKelne: (Or linked, whichever's easier.)
NebbieQ: (Is cotton acceptable?)
Jak Snide: (A moment!)
Der DWSage: You wanted kali, yes?
Jak Snide: (Thurimar!)
DarkLordKelne: (There will be a brief delay while my sister's computer grinds away at this.)
DarkLordKelne: (In the meantime, do people recall their stats?)
Arch mage144: (I'm at 92 HP and 6 MP, with 37 TP remaining.)
NebbieQ: (I don't recall, but 1) Alonso's getting healed while in town, and 2) I believe I have a log I can look up)
DarkLordKelne: (*Nod*)
Jak Snide: (Afraid not :[)
NebbieQ: (Ah, that won't be needed. I forgot that I had the current stats on my sheet.)
NebbieQ: (Want a log, Jak?)
Der DWSage: (Hn. I'm in the same boat as Jak...)
Jak Snide: (Although I think Thurimar was never injured)
Der DWSage: (I remember she burned through quite a bit of MP...and took, like, 10 damage at most.)
Jak Snide: (And I'm good, Neb)
DarkLordKelne: (This is correct. He shield bashed somebody, and that was it as far as TP expenditure went.)
NebbieQ: (Lalala, font.)
DarkLordKelne: (It certainly sounds like stocking up on mana potions is first on the agenda for certain people.)
Der DWSage: (Font, lala.)
NebbieQ: (Copycat.)
Der DWSage: (Indeed, our overlord.)
Arch mage144: (Or something.)
Jak Snide: (I believe this was it)
DarkLordKelne: (Right then.)
NebbieQ: (Nope, your's was the same as Sage's, only bold and not italics.)
Jak Snide: (Har har)
NebbieQ: (Or was it brighter? Ah well.)
Der DWSage: (We all know its our dwarvish friend.)
NebbieQ: (Indeed.)
DarkLordKelne: <Following the revelations of those poor elves, the group are preparing for an expedition into the depths.>
Jak Snide: (Hench friend, given the levels of his comrades :p )
Der DWSage: (Hey, Kali's only level 1...)
Jak Snide: (Oh ho! Two hench-people)
Der DWSage: (And she managed to take down that Elf with a knife pretty easily, but that's another story.)
Arch mage144: *stretches and cracks his neck*
DarkLordKelne: *Time is short, so a trip back to the city to stock up is out of the question. However, there is a small settlement marked on the map which isn't too far out of their way.*
Arch mage144: *figures that, barring objections, that might be a good place to stop*
NebbieQ: *Alonso has no objections.*
Jak Snide: *Will agree with the archmage, trusting his experience in such matters*
Der DWSage: *REALLY has no objections. Her head is beginning to sting a little*
NebbieQ: *Just a little?*
Der DWSage: *Just a little. When it gets below 10%, that's a migraine*
Arch mage144: ......*says little on the trip, which is somewhat unusual for him, not that anyone necessarily knows*
DarkLordKelne: *And so it is that they make for the settlement. It turns out to be more of a stop on the road than anything, with an inn, a blacksmith's, a general store, and a couple of houses.*
NebbieQ: (Be right back. Bah.)
NebbieQ: (Nevermind.)
Der DWSage: *Doesn't say that much herself*
Arch mage144: I get the impression that the urgency of our mission suggests that we don't have time to crash at the local inn.
Arch mage144: As much as I would personally like to do so.
Der DWSage: Agreed. Perhaps the stores will have some medicine instead?
NebbieQ: *Shrugs* Let's just get our supplies, and hope there's a healer in town.
Arch mage144: *goes to the general store*
Arch mage144: *not to be confused with the General store*
NebbieQ: *Or the General's stores.*
DarkLordKelne: (General store: *Kidnaps Hak, displays him on a shelf*)
Jak Snide: *inspecting his gear. Has there been any wear and tear?*
NebbieQ: *Follow's along with the archmage.*
Jak Snide: *Is following the others for now, though. He did give the smithy a glance, though*
DarkLordKelne: *No real wear and tear. Aside from that spider, nothing really took a shot at ruining everything.*
Arch mage144: *peruses the shop's wares like he's MacGuyver trying to decide what he can make into a potato cannon*
Der DWSage: *Tries to find something for her headache and regular mental relief*
NebbieQ: IM: And maybe I can get something there to take these goddamned webs off for good.
Jak Snide: *How about his shield? Does the light still reflect off it marvelously?*
Arch mage144: *approaches the shopkeeper* Hey.
DarkLordKelne: *Anyhow, the store seems to be your average sort of place. Lots of stuff for everyday life in the country, rope and whatnot, and a selection of vials behind the counter.*
NebbieQ: IM: Rope. We always need rope.
NebbieQ: *Goes to pick up some, and then walks up to the shopkeeper.*
DarkLordKelne: <Shopkeep> Good afternoon, sir. What can I do for you?
Arch mage144: I'm here on official military business. I don't know what your supply is like, but I need potions. Energy potions, health potions, whatever.
NebbieQ: (Hak: *drinks a potion, flies off* Mana bull gives you wiiiiiings!)
Jak Snide: (Bonus point)
DarkLordKelne: Well, we have a few of those, yes. Nothing particularly special, I'm afraid.
NebbieQ: *nods* If it works, it works.
Jak Snide: *Was about to say something, but stops as he notes the shopkeep's compliance*
NebbieQ: Also, we'll be needing some of this. *Holds up the rope*
Arch mage144: Whatever you have is fine.
Der DWSage: >_>
DarkLordKelne: Of course. *Turns and begins removing stuff from the rack*
Arch mage144: *rummages around in his pockets for money--what he's got on hand is up to Kelne*
Der DWSage: *Decides to do much the same...she can afford it for the children*
NebbieQ: *Fuck, Alonso's not paying for this. They've got the General with them.*
Jak Snide: *Notes the archmage actually looking to pay up, and notes this. He'd contribute himself, but wealth is not soemthing he has*
DarkLordKelne: *Hak's definition of spare change likely differs a bit from most peoples'. He's got a good 1200 gil, easy.*
Arch mage144: *yeah, that's Hakaril for you*
Der DWSage: (I need proper RPin' music. *Goes to fetch some, will be back before you know it*)
NebbieQ: (Kali: Hey, can I borrow some change for a soda? Hak: Sure. *pulls out a ruby* Kali: I...I don't think that's going to fit in the coin slot...)
Lithaladhwen: (Lost Brian.)
DarkLordKelne: Let's see now. A minor healing potions run to 80 gil, moderates are 200. Mana restoratives you can get for 250, and we've got a couple of stronger ones for 400.
DarkLordKelne: (Blah.)
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
Arch mage144: (Hak actually has a pretty realistic idea of money despite his status as a pseudo-royal.)
Der DWSage: *What does Kali come up with? She's eager to pay herself, after all. Southern values*
Arch mage144: (It's just that he thinks it's totally irrelevant. =P)
DarkLordKelne: Rope's 10 gil.
DarkLordKelne: (Hak: You've been very helpful. You deserve a tip.)
Arch mage144: (That actually requires more explanation than you might thinkg. >.>)
Arch mage144: (That's Hak's incredible generosity...with other people's money.)
Arch mage144: *what've we got, potion-wise?*
Jak Snide: (Ishtar help Kingy when he sees Hak's expenditures for the year)
DarkLordKelne: *Kali manages to come up with the more modest sum of 200 gil. Alonso still has that stash of reward money, but he didn't bring it all, so he's on 300.*
Jak Snide: (Prismatic Paperweight - 100,000 gil)
Der DWSage: (Hak:*Waves his hat in front of the king* This isn't the receipt you're looking for...)
DarkLordKelne: (Bonus point to Jak.)
Jak Snide: (Hahahah)
Lithaladhwen: (Ha!)
Arch mage144: *picks out a stronger mana potion, two of the regular ones, a moderate heal, and a light heal*
NebbieQ: *Looks at Hakaril's choices*
NebbieQ: IM: ...well, it looks like I'll have to get my own potions after all.
Der DWSage: IM:Hn.
Arch mage144: *keeps the strong mana potion for himself* Divide the rest up as you see fit.
NebbieQ: IM: Or not.
Der DWSage: *Scratches the back of her head* If this weren't a more...dire situation, I'd refuse. But I'd really appreciate one of those restoratives.
NebbieQ: I could use one of the healing potions, myself. My side's still killing me.
Arch mage144: You're under my employ. I ought to at least provide you with the tools you need to stay alive.
Jak Snide: I'll be fine without. Won't have a free hand to swig one in times of need, anyway.
Arch mage144: I may look like I can cast spells all day, but I can't. My aura's feeling rather strained, and I don't want to risk further damage. So I'm keeping this one.
Der DWSage: Yes...I saw that explosion from outside.
NebbieQ: (About how much does a light potion heal?)
Arch mage144: I'd love to tell you that was effortless, but I'd be lying. >.>
Jak Snide: *Frowns, not relishing his memory of that spell*
NebbieQ: We could also do with a few extras, in case things get more rough than we expect.
Arch mage144: *gives the shopkeeper the requisite payment* That's it as far as my cash on hand goes.
Der DWSage: *Nods, purchasing two light healing potions for her own personal use. Just in case...*
DarkLordKelne: *Nods* Thank you, sir.
Der DWSage: *And she grabs one of the mana healers* If no one objects?
NebbieQ: *Shrugs* I'm no caster. Go ahead.
Arch mage144: *puts the potion in a pocket for the moment*
NebbieQ: *Grabs one of the healing potions for his own use*
Arch mage144: *puts a hand on the hilt of his blade idly, as though checking to make sure it's still there*
Arch mage144: IM: I predict I'm going to need you today.
Jak Snide: *shuffles from foot to foot* Is there anything else need to attend to here?
NebbieQ: *The medium, to be specific*
Arch mage144: I'm finished. Appreciate it. *nods to the shopkeep* Let's head out if there're no objections.
NebbieQ: *Pays up for the rope, and two medium potions...just in case.*
Der DWSage: *Shrugs, downs the mana potion! How much does it heal?*
NebbieQ: This is all I'll need.
Der DWSage: *...And on another note, are there nails for sale in the store?*
Arch mage144: (Kali either wants to defeat our enemies with the power of carpentry or crucifixion)
Arch mage144: (The two are oddly related now that I think about it)
Der DWSage: *Or, y'know. Multiple small sharp pointy things that are fairly cheap?*
NebbieQ: (And the Easter season is near...)
DarkLordKelne: (23 MP restored, putting her on 83 MP)
NebbieQ: (Bah, make that a medium and a light for his purchase.)
DarkLordKelne: *Well, looks like there are packets of a dozen nails for 3 gil apiece.*
Der DWSage: <.<
Der DWSage: *Buys five packets. You never know...*
Jak Snide: *nods, and waits for the others to start to leave*
NebbieQ: *Stores away the rope and two of his potions, but keeps out the medium. He'll be downing that now.*
Arch mage144: *gives Kali a "uh, whatever" look and heads out*
DarkLordKelne: *Kali gets a slightly odd look from the storekeep. Nails don't seem to fit with healing potions somehow.*
Der DWSage: *She doesn't really care! But she does smile and head out, keeping her two light healing and the last mana restorative for herself*
Arch mage144: (Next we should buy two oxen, a covered wagon, and 20 pounds of salt pork)
DarkLordKelne: *And Alonso's health is fully restored.*
NebbieQ: (That depends. Is Hakaril a banker?)
Arch mage144: (No, he's clearly a lawyer)
Lithaladhwen: (It's right there in his titles. Improvisational lawyer, dude.)
Der DWSage: (But only an improvisational one.)
NebbieQ: (Does this mean he can give them the good razzle dazzle?)
Arch mage144: (Better than having no public defender!)
Jak Snide: (When did he earn that title?)
Lithaladhwen: (Neb: Yes.)
Der DWSage: So, we're all good to go? Let's not waste time here.
Lithaladhwen: (Beads and feathers them.)
NebbieQ: I am.
Jak Snide: *nods in agreeance*
Arch mage144: (When he defended Tai, Aya, and Ash Fanrico in court in Varrock)
Arch mage144: (I forget who else was present, but they were on trial for murder)
Arch mage144: *so, we're outside, then?*
NebbieQ: *Is walking outside!*
Arch mage144: Let's continue. We have more important things to do than patronize general stores.
DarkLordKelne: *With the purchase of miscellaneous stuff sorted, it's out into the street again. Although there's one niggling thing. Will they want to buy a light source, or will Hak be doing the glowing feather trick?*
Arch mage144: *the man is a master of parlor tricks; you think he's going to pass this one up?*
Der DWSage: (Hak:And next, I'll pull a rabbit from my...no, not my hat. I like my hat too much, you cretin. I'll be pulling it from my sock.)
Jak Snide: *Was relying on Hak's glowing, personally*
Der DWSage: *Didn't really think of it*
NebbieQ: *He's with the dwarf on this one.*
DarkLordKelne: *And so it's off again. The map points them in the direction of a small area of woodland.*
Jak Snide: *Besides, he can see in the dark fine. Though he prefers the warm glow of the light, of course*
Der DWSage: *Off they go! Looking for adventure!*
DarkLordKelne: *When reached, these prove to be odinary enough woodlands. If they're infested with hippy druids, the group don't encounter any.*
DarkLordKelne: *Limestone outcrops abound. And where there's limestone, there are caves.*
Der DWSage: IM:Reminds me of mammoth cave, a bit.
Der DWSage: IM:...Pity I last went there when I was five. I could do with spelunking lessons right now.
Arch mage144: (I've been there!)
Arch mage144: ...I love spelunking.
Der DWSage: Out of my head.
NebbieQ: *Mutters* Good thing I got the rope....
NebbieQ: *Keeps on walking, keeping a sharp eye out for any surprises.*
Jak Snide: *Is looking a little pleased. While the underground is usually a lightless place, it is his home*
DarkLordKelne: (Int checks)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Der DWSage: (24.)
Jak Snide: (10)
DarkLordKelne: (Thurimar: I wonder if Falis would approve of stringing fairy lights through the Underdark?)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
Arch mage144: (22)
Jak Snide: (Oh dear)
NebbieQ: (25, 31 with Observant)
Der DWSage: (Oh, I forgot about that.)
Der DWSage: (29 with observant on mine.)
Jak Snide: (Am I the only one without that? :[)
Der DWSage: (Yes.)
DarkLordKelne: *Alonso spots it first. It looks like that symbol they were told to watch for by the elves. It's been scraped onto an outcrop with charcoal, by the looks.*
Arch mage144: (I don't have it either. =P)
Arch mage144: ...hmm.
Arch mage144: *snaps his fingers and produces the requisite feather-light*
NebbieQ: This looks like the spot.
DarkLordKelne: *Others will spot it in due course, except Thurimar, who isn't looking quite so high up.*
NebbieQ: *Gestures to the outcrop*
Jak Snide: Hmm?
Der DWSage: *Also gestures* Interesting...
NebbieQ: That's the symbol.
DarkLordKelne: *A further inspection will reveal a dark opening semi-concealed by undergrowth.*
Arch mage144: Hmmm.
Arch mage144: *points*
NebbieQ: *Walks up to the opening while drawing his sword.*
Der DWSage: *Club = Drawn*
Jak Snide: *Takes mace and shield into hand*
NebbieQ: *If nobody stops him, he's going to be hacking away at the plant growth covering it.*
DarkLordKelne: *Things seem quiet. Perhaps too quiet? Apparently not, as nothing leaps at Alonso.*
Der DWSage: *Looking about, just in case someone decides to ambush them...*
NebbieQ: *Steps back* Hakaril, you have our light. You first.
Arch mage144: *nods and crawls in*
NebbieQ: *Follows right after him.*
Arch mage144: *pauses a second, considers his astral stamina level, and quaffs his greater mana potion*
DarkLordKelne: *In short order, a path is cleared. Hak has to go a bit of a distance, with the passage sloping down fairly steeply, before it opens up enough to stand.*
Jak Snide: *The opening is a crawlspace for humans, but is Thurimar short enough to remain standing?*
DarkLordKelne: *He is, though he has to stoop slightly.*
Jak Snide: *Does so when it's his turn to enter, then*
Der DWSage: *Follows after Thurimar...*
Jak Snide: (Do dwarves get lowlight vision, or darkvision?)
DarkLordKelne: (And Hak's MP is restored by 53, putting him on 56)
DarkLordKelne: (Darkvision, I'd say.)
Jak Snide: (*nod*)
NebbieQ: (Damn, that was a lot of MP he burned.)
Arch mage144: (56 is much, much more wiggle room than 3)
Arch mage144: (He has 148 max and he was down to 6)
DarkLordKelne: *Looks like the passage continues straight on and down for a ways yet. No branches thus far*
Arch mage144: IM: I always hated this part.
Der DWSage: *Follow, follow, follow the bright white light...*
Arch mage144: IM: You get covered in muck and rip your clothes and wear out your knees.
DarkLordKelne: (Hak: *Casts the light trick twice more* Manaburn? You're kidding me!)
Jak Snide: *Stands up straight when he leaves the crawlspace and looks around, taking in his surroundings*
NebbieQ: IM: Now this brings back memories...
Arch mage144: (Hak is usually pretty willing to burn himself, actually.)
DarkLordKelne: (Just so long as he burns others worse.)
DarkLordKelne: *The cave looks to be natural, but there are signs somebody's widened it here and there.*
Jak Snide: Definatly been hands at work here.
NebbieQ: *Quietly* It looks like it.
Der DWSage: I suppose so.
NebbieQ: *Keeps an eye out for any other adjustments. Weird signs and engravings, stuff like that.*
DarkLordKelne: *Continuing downwards, then?*
NebbieQ: *It's not like there's anywhere else they can go.*
Arch mage144: *the alternative is to crawl backwards since the tunnel is obviously not that wide*
Der DWSage: *Keeping an eye out for people more than objects*
DarkLordKelne: *A couple of twists and turns later, they're in a large cavern, dominated by stalctites, stalagmites, and a couple of columns.*
DarkLordKelne: *And of course the eternal dripping of water.*
NebbieQ: *Is trying his damndest to walk softly and quietly.*
Arch mage144: *wipes his hands on his pants and mutters* *m* It's a good thing I wear mostly black.
Arch mage144: *where can we go?*
DarkLordKelne: *Although there are several exits from here, a brief inspection reveals the symbol sketched on the wall of one, pointing the way onwards.*
NebbieQ: *And now that there's more room, the sword is redrawn.*
NebbieQ: *Wordlessly walks towards the doorway, still trying to remain as inconspicous as possible.*
Der DWSage: *Hey, she follows! That girl looks like she knows where she's going*
Jak Snide: *How wide is the passage here?*
Arch mage144: *becomes part of the procession*
NebbieQ: *Haha, did I say doorway? I meant exit. Specifically, the one with the symbol.*
DarkLordKelne: *Enough for a couple of people to walk abreast. Ground's a little broken, but nothing serious.*
DarkLordKelne: (*Invokes GM powers of time lapse*)
Jak Snide: *Will be moving up to the front rank, so to speak. Alongside Alonso, I believe?*
NebbieQ: *Alonso was the first to head towards it, yes.*
Der DWSage: *Second or third rank for her. Either way*
NebbieQ: *whispers* Hakaril, keep an eye on the astral.
Arch mage144: *w* Like asking me to continue breathing.
DarkLordKelne: *The group's cautious advance continues, through several more passages and whatnot, all clearly marked. Thankfully, the way back is similarly marked.*
Arch mage144: *w* Whoever lives here wants to be able to find their way out, so we should be able to as well.
Der DWSage: W:Well, that's pleasant.
NebbieQ: *Remains silent.*
DarkLordKelne: *Here and there, they have to stoop or climb, but progress is steady.*
Jak Snide: *muttering something inaudible to himself, keeping a look out as they march on*
Arch mage144: (The Metroid Metal soundtrack is curiously appropriate for this)
Jak Snide: (Bloody Tears at the moment)
NebbieQ: (Some random VNV Nation techno, I think.)
Arch mage144: IM: Eventually we're going to find a few bastards and poke holes in them.
Arch mage144: IM: It will be a serious improvement over this cave-diving.
Jak Snide: (Mmmm, VNV. *puts on Chrome*)
NebbieQ: *High fives Jak*
NebbieQ: *()
NebbieQ: (Alonso is doing no high fiving.)
Arch mage144: (Especially not of invisible people)
NebbieQ: IM: With our luck, they'd ambush now...
DarkLordKelne: *It's when they're mid-way though a narrow, high-ceilinged passageway that trouble strikes. A pair of large, long-fingered hands, attached to something that eluded notice, reach down from above and steal Hakaril's hat.*
Arch mage144: ......
NebbieQ: (Oh shit.)
Lithaladhwen: (Eeeeee.)
Arch mage144: *looks up*
NebbieQ: (It's on now.)
Der DWSage: *Reaction of a telekinetic tug back on the hat!*
Lithaladhwen: (*Fingersnap* Oh no you din't.)
NebbieQ: IM: What the hell?
Jak Snide: IM: Shameful to see these tunnels so devo-huh?
Jak Snide: *looks up suddenly*
Der DWSage: (Really, really weak telekinesis. Can we say 4 MP, since she's not going for a full weight tug?)
NebbieQ: *Likewise!*
DarkLordKelne: *Looking up will reveal a vey odd creature indeed. It appears to have four arms, a single leg, and an odd body. It looks something like This
Jak Snide: (Ethereal filtcher?)
DarkLordKelne: *At the tug, all four hands tighten their grasp on its prize, refusing to relinquish it.*
Arch mage144: (Sweet! I totally know those things.)
Der DWSage: IM:Well, this is interesting.
Arch mage144: (Want to rule that Hak does also? :D)
Jak Snide: In the name of the light, what is that?!
Der DWSage: IM:And hey, he's made himself a damn good target.
DarkLordKelne: (Sounds good.)
NebbieQ: *hisses* Not so loud!
Arch mage144: !
Arch mage144: The hell?
DarkLordKelne: *And then it simply blinks out of existence, taking the hat and the light source with it.*
Der DWSage: ...
Der DWSage: IM:FUCK!
Arch mage144: Oh, shit. We're never going to catch it now.
Der DWSage: W:Need another object for a light source, Captain?
NebbieQ: ...
Jak Snide: IM: Damnation! Curse my tongue!
NebbieQ: *mutters* I just hope it isn't some drow's pet...
Jak Snide: *looks around. What can he see?*
Arch mage144: *sighs and snaps his fingers again, causing a new light source...Hak's hair*
Der DWSage: o.o
Der DWSage: *Holds back a giggle*
NebbieQ: (He has truly mastered the art of sparkly bishounen hair.)
DarkLordKelne: *The passage is unchanged. Nothing seems to have taken the opportunity to sneak up on them.*
Arch mage144: ...note to self, get new hat.
Jak Snide: *w* What was that?
NebbieQ: *w* ...excellent. Now, let's get going again before we meet some new "friends".
NebbieQ: *Moves on, watching out for any new creatures or spindly arms.*
Arch mage144: *w* An ethereal filcher. They steal shiny things and retreat to the space between planes to hide.
Arch mage144: *w* It got what it wanted, so I predict it won't come back.
Arch mage144: *w* If it does, I blast it to ichor.
NebbieQ: *w* That's a relieft.
Jak Snide: *The dwarf's grip tightens on his held gear*
Arch mage144: *looks like he's wearing a fluorescent light on his head*
Arch mage144: *it's still faintly blue, as is the light*
Der DWSage: IM:Y'know, if I see that thing again, it gets a gutful of nails*
NebbieQ: IM: At least we don't have to worry about it alerting the drow.
NebbieQ: IM: ...assuming those two shouts didn't get their attention.
DarkLordKelne: *And so they move on, minus Hak's hat. It seems the filcher liked his style.*
Lithaladhwen: (AFK TORNADO)
NebbieQ: (Somewhere, the filcher needs to show up wearing the hat.)
Arch mage144: (Uh, there's a tornado coming our way, and ResLife wants us to go downstairs)
Der DWSage: (Fuck.)
NebbieQ: (...holy shit.)
Arch mage144: (I may or may not be able to maintain my connection)
DarkLordKelne: (Well, that's unusual.)
Jak Snide: (Whoah)
DarkLordKelne: (I suppose we pause.)
Der DWSage: (I suppose so.)
NebbieQ: (And since ill weather hasn't hit my area yet, I'm going to take advantage of the pause and take a quick shower.)
Jak Snide: (Yeaaah. Unless Ducky can maintain his connection from Oz)
Der DWSage: (Neb went to shower.)
Der DWSage: (So, even though Ash and AM have connection now, we still pause. :{ )
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
Jak Snide: (Welcome back)
Arch mage144: (So we're totally taking shelter in a computer lab)
Arch mage144: (XD)
Jak Snide: (Hahahaha)
Der DWSage: (Neb is showering. :{ )
DarkLordKelne: (Sounds safe to me.)
DarkLordKelne: (Whilst we wait, the tale of the filcher. I originally came up with it as an incredibly mean way to prune Kamos's magical loot down a bit. After all, they do so love magical shinies.)
Arch mage144: (...that's ironic, Kelne.)
Arch mage144: (Because I had a filcher show up in an RP and steal his rifle)
DarkLordKelne: (Hah! :D)
Arch mage144: (And that was a long time ago)
Arch mage144: (It was the first PS chat RP ever)
Jak Snide: (Did he ever get it back? :D)
Arch mage144: (Yeah, they killed it when it came back for another magic item someone had.)
Arch mage144: (Since they like magic stuff over nonmagic stuff)
Der DWSage: (Kali is going to so kill the fucker when it comes back.)
DarkLordKelne: (And then I thought to myself, I could be even more evil and have it steal some poor, unsuspecting mage's hat.)
Der DWSage: (And turn his hair into dayglo?)
DarkLordKelne: (That was an added bonus.)
Arch mage144: (Kamos isn't here anyway =P)
DarkLordKelne: (Yeah, and I doubt Doug would appreciate the humour. Particularly if he didn't get the magic loot back.)
NebbieQ: (I'm back.)
Der DWSage: (Huzzah!)
NebbieQ: (Sorry about that, when I heard tornado, I thought, "OHSHIT, LONG PAUSE".)
Jak Snide: (Neb, note: No RP Tuesday. Kelne's gonna be away)
NebbieQ: (Alrighty.)
DarkLordKelne: *If nothing else, the encounter with the filcher has everybody checking the shadows a bit more carefully. Just in case the little sod shows up again.*
NebbieQ: *Alonso's less worried about filchers and more worried about other critters and people.*
DarkLordKelne: *Time, once more, passes. Soon, however, people begin to pick up a faint crunching sound.*
Arch mage144: ...?
Der DWSage: *Tries to pinpoint it...*
Jak Snide: IM: Is that me?
NebbieQ: *Pauses and presses himself up against one of the walls, and waits for the sound to either pass, or reveal its source.*
Jak Snide: *He is wearing armour, after all*
DarkLordKelne: *It seems to be coming from up ahead. Along the path marked by the symbols.*
Arch mage144: *w* Hold it. Might be footsteps.
NebbieQ: *Waiting, waiting....*
DarkLordKelne: (Int checks)
Der DWSage: *Halt! And club = out, as usual*
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
Arch mage144: (41)
Der DWSage: (24 with observant, 20 without.)
Der DWSage: (...AM thinks of a way to create quantam magicks while on the mission.)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
NebbieQ: (28 normal, 34 with Obs.)
Jak Snide: (Har har 5)
Arch mage144: (Quantum? Magic that is quantized?)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
Arch mage144: (...how's that work?)
NebbieQ: (Or he falls through a time slip, and uses his powers to do good deeds across history.)
DarkLordKelne: *It doesn't sound like footsteps to anybody. More of a grinding sort of quality. Hakaril gets the distinct impression that something up ahead is crunching on some bones.*
Der DWSage: (Hak:Now, if we put the cat in the box, and blow a fireball at it through the box...the act of looking into a box determines whether the cat is dead, alive, or just bloody furious.)
Arch mage144: *w* I take that back.
Arch mage144: *w* That's something eating.
NebbieQ: *w* So, proceed with caution?
Arch mage144: *w* If I weren't on my last legs I'd send ahead a few scouts.
Arch mage144: *w* But yeah. Caution.
Der DWSage: W:I could fill it with nails.
DarkLordKelne: (The cat's state is indeterminate. It is neither alive nor dead. Therefore, it is undead.)
Jak Snide: *nods sharply*
NebbieQ: *nods, and continues on, as silently as possibly.*
NebbieQ: *He'll also be moving as far up from the party he can, without losing the advantages of Hak's light.*
Arch mage144: *dims his light a little in the interest of making the group less visible*
Arch mage144: (Tornado is "passed," we're going to relocate, be back in less than 5)
NebbieQ: IM: Let's just hope that Hak can come up with a spell to silence that damn dwarf's armor.
DarkLordKelne: (Rightho.)
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
DarkLordKelne: *The group proceeds onwards, and the sounds grow ever louder. Finally, as the group nears the end of yet another passage, they catch sight of the cruncher. Crunchers, as it turns out. There are six of them, it seems.*
Der DWSage: IM:Hm...nails. Lots and lots of nails...
Der DWSage: IM:I have 60. That's ten for each thing.
NebbieQ: *How large are they?*
Der DWSage: *WHAT are they? Humanoid, spider, sumo drow?*
NebbieQ: *Stops as soon as he catches sight of them.*
DarkLordKelne: *In appearance, they are small, scaly round balls, coming up to about knee height, with stubby little legs. But those teeth. Those are seriously large.*
Jak Snide: (Oh my)
Jak Snide: (Kelne, my friend, if these are what I think they are, we're all dead :[ )
DarkLordKelne: (Visual reference)
NebbieQ: IM: ...damn, this is going to be difficult.
Jak Snide: (It's official. We're fucked)
Der DWSage: W:Captain, should we try to sneak by? Or should I try a surprise attack while they're eating?
DarkLordKelne: *They seem to be clustered around shapes that were once humanoid.*
NebbieQ: *Can Alonso see any exits past the crunchers?*
Jak Snide: *w* What in Falis' name are those?!
Arch mage144: *w* I...have no idea, but they're eating carrion.
NebbieQ: *w* Humanoid carrion. *Frowns*
DarkLordKelne: *Though they're not exactly a pretty sight now.*
NebbieQ: IM: This is disgusting.
DarkLordKelne: *Sneaking past would be tricky. The cavern's fairly open, and they'd probably be spotted. For now, the creatures seem distracted by their meal.*
Jak Snide: *w* Disgusting creatures. They are surely an abomination in the eyes of the light.
Der DWSage: W:Hakaril? I have an idea...
DarkLordKelne: *They're a little above them at the moment, looking down a slope into the cavern proper, which is not entirely visible.*
Arch mage144: *w* I'm listening.
NebbieQ: *Waits for what she has to say.*
Der DWSage: *Pulls out all five bags of nails* W:Think I can kill at least two of them by firing into their throats?
DarkLordKelne: *Every so often, one looks up and to its left.*
NebbieQ: *Steps back, and out of sight.*
Jak Snide: *Is it looking at them?*
DarkLordKelne: *Nope.*
Arch mage144: *w* Uh...do you?
NebbieQ: IM: Some sort of owner?
NebbieQ: *w* ...can you direct them, so it looks like they're not coming from us?
Der DWSage: W:Do we have a better idea? A surprise attack would be best...kill them before they chomp us in half.
Der DWSage: W:And yes, I can.
NebbieQ: *w* If it doesn't kill them, then we'll still have the element of surprise.
Der DWSage: W:It'll take slightly more work, but I can.
Arch mage144: *w* Do whatever you want. I'm prepared to open up on them if it's necessary.
NebbieQ: *w* Then do it.
Jak Snide: *nods in agreeance with Hakkaril. He's taken a disliking to those things*
NebbieQ: *w* If it doesn't work, you try next, Hakaril. We want them dead from a distance, if possible.
Arch mage144: *w* I don't like teeth at close range any more than you do.
Der DWSage: *And she does! All sixty nails, done at a thirty degree angle from where they are...and she opens fire. Kelne, want to field this one?*
Der DWSage: *And yes, this will take much MP*
DarkLordKelne: (Give me 6 d20s, I'll work out the details.)
DarkLordKelne: (And Sage has apparently been booted.
Der DWSage has left the room.
Der DWSage has entered the room.
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 6 20-sided dice: 7 17 20 4 10 4
Der DWSage: (Well, I see at least one bag o' criticals...)
Der DWSage: (Test, test.)
Jak Snide: (We read you)
Jak Snide: (Or I do, at least)
Der DWSage: (Good, good. Just making sure.)
DarkLordKelne: *Engaged by their eating, the squigs don't see the attack coming, and hence fail to dodge. That said, hitting vulnerable spots is a tricky proposition. By sheer good fortune, two are struck in the eyes, and go down.*
Der DWSage: IM:Wow, got it exactly.
NebbieQ: IM: Excellent.
Arch mage144: IM: Evens the odds a little.
DarkLordKelne: *The others have blood drawn, and are seemingly hurt to varying degrees.*
DarkLordKelne: *The remainder look up, snarling angrily.*
DarkLordKelne: (Initiative)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 5
Arch mage144: (12)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 5
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 2 1 5 3 2 1 5
NebbieQ: (13)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 6
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 3
Der DWSage: (14.)
Jak Snide: (11)
Der DWSage: (Also, did that take the normal 16 MP for telekinesis, or more?)
DarkLordKelne: (Order: Kali, Alonso, Squig 1, Hak, Squig 2, Thurimar, remaining squigs.)
DarkLordKelne: (And 30 in all.)
Jak Snide: (Har har! Not rock bottom!)
Der DWSage: (*Nod*)
Lithaladhwen: (Lost Brian.)
DarkLordKelne: (You're just lucky draws favour the characters.)
Der DWSage: *Holds her action for when the Squigs actually see them...she doesn't want to reveal her position yet*
Jak Snide: (brb)
DarkLordKelne: (We shall continue up until initiative order.)
DarkLordKelne: *Those beady little eyes are scanning their surroundings, and they're sniffing at the air.*
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
DarkLordKelne: (Alonso)
NebbieQ: *Likewise, is holding his action. He wants to see what the Archmage can do first.*
Arch mage144: (Oh, great. Pressure.)
NebbieQ: (This is what happens when a character's only range attack is loud and noisy.)
Lithaladhwen: (Lost Brian.)
DarkLordKelne: *Abruptly, one of them spots that glimmer of light. It leaps forward, heading straight at him. Hak lurking behind the meatshields?*
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
Arch mage144: (fuck you computer)
DarkLordKelne: (We hates it, we does.)
Arch mage144: (So is it my turn?)
Der DWSage: (Computer:boyo, I get more play in a few minutes than you do in a week.)
DarkLordKelne: Anyhow, Hak lurking behind the meatshields, or leading from the front?)
Arch mage144: (Leading, because he would in this case.)
Jak Snide: (Back :o )
DarkLordKelne: *Well, one of the squigs seems to be homing in on his sparkly hair.* (PA roll from the Improvisational Lwyer)
Der DWSage: *Oh, hey. She might try to deflect that light thingy*
DarkLordKelne: (*Lawyer)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
Jak Snide: (Oh dear)
Arch mage144: (19)
Arch mage144: (This is going to hurt)
Der DWSage: (>.> Can Kali make a Telekinesis shot to throw the thing offcourse?)
Der DWSage: (Er, not Telekinesis. Telekinetic Bolt.)
DarkLordKelne: (I think I'll disallow it. Those things move pretty damn fast when they decide to.)
Der DWSage: (*Nod*)
Der DWSage: (She'll be doing it right after that action, then. But ah well.)
NebbieQ: (We are so boned. :D)
Der DWSage: (Hey, Kali killed two of them and wounded the others...)
NebbieQ: (True.)
Jak Snide: (I wonder who hear actually knows of squigs. I know Neb ran into one back in the 40k RP, but they had laser weaponry)
Arch mage144: (I'm anticipating a pain sandwich)
Der DWSage: (Kali:*Adds improvisational weaponist to her title*)
DarkLordKelne: *Hak manages to fling an arm up in front of his face. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. Good because, well, it's not his face. Bad because, well, crunch.*
Jak Snide: (*tries to find the Dekk Skawardron comic about super-squigs*)
DarkLordKelne: (46 damage and a broken arm. Fear the crits.)
NebbieQ: (Oh shit.)
NebbieQ: *Alonso will be taking his action now, if noone objects.*
Der DWSage: (Owfuck.)
Lithaladhwen: (Owshit.)
Jak Snide: (Let's just hope there isn't a Squiggoth anywhere)
Der DWSage: *And Kali will be doing much the same.*
DarkLordKelne: (Roll 'em)
DarkLordKelne: (And action, Neb?)
Der DWSage: (Kinetic Bolt, TO THE FACE. Or, y'know, just to get it off the General.)
Arch mage144: (OW FUCK)
Arch mage144: *thrown to the ground from the force of the blow*
NebbieQ: *He'll be slashing the ever living hell out of the fanged beast, hopefully distracting it away from the General.*
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
NebbieQ: (Back to Back, to be specific, with two medium attacks.)
Der DWSage: (14 damage.)
DarkLordKelne: (d20, Sage. It's not an auto-hit.)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
Der DWSage: (>.> Sorry, my mistake.)
Jak Snide: (Teehee)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
NebbieQ: (I'll be making my rolls after this is resolved.)
DarkLordKelne: *Kali's aim is thrown off, partly due to the necessity of not hitting Hak. He's still got a squig clamped to his arm.*
Der DWSage: IM:Fuck, fuck, FUCK.
Arch mage144: FUCKING BLOOD OF THE MOTHER OF HOLY KAZEROS! >_<
NebbieQ: (Back to back, medium attacks)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 2 20-sided dice: 16 16
Der DWSage: (...Nice.)
DarkLordKelne: (ooh, nice.)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
DarkLordKelne: (Total?)
NebbieQ: (33 for both.)
DarkLordKelne: (Roll damage twice.)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 4 6-sided dice: 3 6 2 2
NebbieQ: (37 for the first blow, 32 for the second)
NebbieQ: (All in all, 69 damage.)
Jak Snide: (Nice :o )
DarkLordKelne: (Plus the crit for the second one.)
Der DWSage: (Owfuck.)
NebbieQ: (Crud, I forgot how to calculate crit damage. Just a moment.)
DarkLordKelne: *Alonso cuts the scaly critter up good, killing it rather thoroughly.*
DarkLordKelne: (It's just doubled.)
Der DWSage: *Whistles appreciatingly*
NebbieQ: (Convenient!)
DarkLordKelne: *Those clenched jaws release to boot, freeing Hak's arm.*
DarkLordKelne: *Unfortunately, there are more where those came from.*
Arch mage144: ...>.o
Jak Snide: *Is moving as fast as he can to intercept one! Sadly, dwarves were never particularly speedy*
Der DWSage: Need a potion, general?
DarkLordKelne: *It'd be difficult to miss the group after that commotion, and two more are inbound, springing at Thurimar and Alonso*
DarkLordKelne: (PA rolls from both.)
Arch mage144: I need a goddamned potion, yes!
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
NebbieQ: (HARHARHAR.)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 2 20-sided dice: 18 1
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
Jak Snide: (29)
NebbieQ: (28. Better than the General, BUT IS IT ENOUGH?)
Der DWSage: (Now if we could just reverse Kelne's rolls... :{ )
Jak Snide: (The dwarf would get hit instead. Racist git :[ )
NebbieQ: (Psh, he's a dwarf. He can handle a little biting.)
NebbieQ: (If anything, it's a compliment.)
DarkLordKelne: *Thurimar's squig simply bounces off his upraised shield. Alonso's, however, simply runs in under his guard and bites him in the leg.*
Der DWSage: (Well, no, he'd get not-killed. Unlike Alonso.)
NebbieQ: AUGH!
DarkLordKelne: (22 damage to Alonso)
Jak Snide: (This is what you ponces get for not wearing protective gear)
DarkLordKelne: (Hak's up.)
NebbieQ: (Again?)
NebbieQ: (Ah, nevermind.)
Arch mage144: (I am going to be momentarily delayed)
Arch mage144: (Just a sec)
DarkLordKelne: (Thus far, the low level characters are fine, while the higher ones are getting bitten the hell out of.)
DarkLordKelne: (Should Kali fend off her squig, I shall be most amused.)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
NebbieQ: (It's for the best, though.)
Der DWSage: (Kali:Hey, I already killed off two. Doesn't that get any points?)
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
Arch mage144: (Sage knows what is holding me up)
Der DWSage: (He does.)
Der DWSage: (He's kinda sorta GMing a second RP while this goes on.)
DarkLordKelne: (Ah.)
Der DWSage: (Or at least doing the number-crunching.)
Arch mage144: You bastards!
Lithaladhwen: (He's being our stat-dispenser. Sorry. ._. )
Arch mage144: Energies of the astral plane, tear apart the souls of my enemies! Astral Rupture!
NebbieQ: *Is now swearing very colorfully right now, in that demonic island language of his*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
Arch mage144: (Astral Rupture 1, FYI)
Arch mage144: (Targeting every little ball of teeth available)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 3 20-sided dice: 15 14 18
DarkLordKelne: (Not that I expect it makes much difference.)
Arch mage144: (My total's 48)
NebbieQ: (Oh yeah. They're fried.)
Jak Snide: (The bad thing? These are probably just the starters)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
DarkLordKelne: *Fried indeed. Chalk up another incidence of overkill to the archmage.*
Der DWSage: (Kali:*Survives the whole ordeal, with the lowest starting HP of the group...while everyone else has broken limbs*)
Arch mage144: ...*sighs*
NebbieQ: *Shakes the now dead creature from his leg.*
Der DWSage: *Hands two minor healing potions to her superior* That was...interesting.
DarkLordKelne: *Mind you, considering what they did to him, was it really overkill?*
Jak Snide: (Wait till we run into one of these )
Der DWSage: (Kali:*...Survives by RUNNING THE FUCK AWAY*)
Jak Snide: *lowers his shield, looking at the corpse that had moments before been trying to chew his face off*
NebbieQ: I say we get out of here, before someone comes to investigate the noise.
Jak Snide: IM: Perhaps that spell isn't so bad after all.
Der DWSage: Agreed. Anyone else that bad off?
NebbieQ: I'll be fine for now, I've just got to go easy on my leg.
Arch mage144: *drinks*
Arch mage144: I would have preferred to not have to use that much energy, but I can't take risks when things are chewing on my arm.
Der DWSage: *Oh, and she downs a mana potion herself*
Der DWSage: Wish I hadn't had to use up all the nails in one go...but those things were nasty.
NebbieQ: We'll talk about what we should have done later.
DarkLordKelne: *Hak finds that his surface wounds are healed up, but the arms still rather tender. Better not use it for anything.*
NebbieQ: *Remembers what the creatures were doing, and looks to the left. Is anything there?*
Arch mage144: (Which arm?)
Jak Snide: *Is keeping an eye out, just in case there's any more.*
DarkLordKelne: (A flip of the coin says the right.)
Der DWSage: *Starts pushing people towards the exit* Let's get a move on. We can lick our wounds in a minute.
Arch mage144: (Damn. Poor sword arm.)
Jak Snide: IM: Blessed light, I was too slow. Damn those abominations and their unnatural swiftness.
DarkLordKelne: *The exit past the chamber, or back the way they came?*
DarkLordKelne: (And Kali regains another 24 MP)
NebbieQ: *Is trying to get a look at what the beasts may have noticed, before moving past the chamber.*
Der DWSage: (So she's only out ten from that. Goody.)
Jak Snide: *will move with the group, taking care to be as near to Hakaril and Alonso as possible*
Arch mage144 has left the room.
DarkLordKelne: *As they move out into the chamber, two things draw the attention of people. Firstly, the bodies. Ew, those are grisly.*
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
DarkLordKelne: (DarkLordKelne: *As they move out into the chamber, two things draw the attention of people. Firstly, the bodies. Ew, those are grisly.*)
Arch mage144: Hm.
Jak Snide: *Can Thurimar identify what they once were in terms of race, clothing and so on?*
NebbieQ: *Walks along, slower than usual. It looks like he's trying not to push the bitten leg.*
Jak Snide: *He'll be stopping to inspect them properly, too*
DarkLordKelne: *Secondly, ensconced on a ledge halfway up the wall, there are three drow, two of whom look decidedly nervous and have hand crossbows trained on them, and one of whom looks rather amused.*
NebbieQ: IM: Ohhh hell.
DarkLordKelne: *The bodies, even a casual inspection will reveal, are drow.*
Arch mage144: *looks up* IM: Hey, drow.
Arch mage144: IM: Oh wait. That deserves a panic response, doesn't it?
DarkLordKelne: *It's the scraps of blue skin that gives them away.*
NebbieQ: *Sheathes his sword, and makes for his pistol.*
Der DWSage: *Keeping an eye on her companions more than anything else. Trying to make sure noone's limping too much*
NebbieQ: *Do any of these drow look familiar?*
NebbieQ: IM: I'm staying as far away from those bastards as I can right now.
Jak Snide: *Doesn't bother to say a prayer for them, then. Instead, he'll be raising his shield and trying to interpose himself between the drow and the group*
DarkLordKelne: *Nope. Not that Alonso has a large number of drow acquaintances or anything.*
NebbieQ: *True, but hey, it'd be bad if the drow conspirators from that other cave were in cahoots with the new plans.*
DarkLordKelne: Now, gentlemen, let's at least have some introductions before we get to the bloodshed.
Der DWSage: >_> I'm a lady, chauvinist pig.
Arch mage144: *tries idly to remember his drow language*
NebbieQ: *Snorts* It's so nice of you to keep up pleasantries.
Arch mage144: =I see no reason to give my name to a group of hen-pecked spider-suckling bastards!=
Lithaladhwen: (HA!)
DarkLordKelne: *The speaker is, of course, the amused-looking drow. He's wearing a patchwork cloak over a more usual outfit.*
NebbieQ: (Drow Archer: Aren't we technically spider pecked? I mean, do you know how hard it is to raise chickens down here? Not that we didn't try... Drow Leader: Clarence, hush.)
Jak Snide: *Remaining silent, and instead watching the drow. Though he is a bit thrown off by Hakaril spouting crazy tongue*
DarkLordKelne: *Waggles a finger at him* =Manners, good sir. And the chicken that could reach us down here would be formidable indeed.=
Arch mage144: =I was talking about your women.=
Arch mage144: =Did an illithid eat your brains?=
DarkLordKelne: =A sort of dire chicken, if you would. What's the word for them? Ah, yes - chocobos.=
Der DWSage: >_>
DarkLordKelne: *Shakes his head sadly* Such animosity. And such terribly flawed assumptions.
NebbieQ: Please then, "enlighten" us.
Jak Snide: IM: What I wouldn't give for a good throwing hammer right now.
Arch mage144: I had a drow professor once!
Arch mage144: I would like to say I ate his liver or something equally barbaric and terrifying, but I would argue that the truth is somewhat worse.
Der DWSage: ...
Der DWSage: IM:Wonder if I should tell him about Salvatore.
DarkLordKelne: *Makes a sweeping bow in Alonso's direction* Allow me to introduce myself. Nariathrellis, philosopher and humble servant of Nakibe, at your service.
Der DWSage: IM:Not that it'd matter, and I haven't ever read his work...
Arch mage144: Oh. Well then. That explains it.
Der DWSage: ...Mind if we just call you Nar?
Arch mage144: So, Rose Trellis!
Arch mage144: Are you going to come down here and talk to us, or are we going to have to scream at each other all day?
Jak Snide: *scowls at the mention of a dark deity*
Der DWSage: *Hardly even knows who Nakibe is!*
DarkLordKelne: Well, having to climb up here would certainly sharpen your appetite when the time came to eat my liver.
NebbieQ: But the rest of us aren't nearly so hungry.
NebbieQ: I prefer a good steak to liver, myself.
Arch mage144: How do you know I can't fly?
Der DWSage: IM:Because you nearly burned yourself again?
Jak Snide: Enough with your fancy talk, darkling. What do you want?
DarkLordKelne: Oh, the same as everyone, really. An enjoyable job, immense wealth, a little petty vengeance.
DarkLordKelne: Oh, you meant with you.
DarkLordKelne: (I just couldn't resist.)
Der DWSage: (Obviously.)
NebbieQ: That would be our most pressing concern, yes.
Der DWSage: IM:Y'know, I bet I could slap him mentally from here.
Arch mage144: *rolls his eyes*
Arch mage144: IM: This is remarkably stupid and I'm tempted to just fry them all and hope I don't pull a pincushion in the process.
DarkLordKelne: Nothing, as it happens. Though Lord Nakibe would no doubt be terribly displeased to hear me say that.
Arch mage144: So are you going to shoot us?
Arch mage144: Or serve us tea, like polite hosts?
Arch mage144: Do you even have tea down here?
Der DWSage: More importantly, are there sugar cubes?
NebbieQ: Hmph. Does this mean that your great Lord has some sort of plans for us?
DarkLordKelne: Oh, yes. Delightful stuff. You'd be amazed what you can do with a few rare mushrooms.
NebbieQ: IM: Dear gods, now he's sounding like my grandmother.
Arch mage144: Hey, mushroom tea! Whoa! Drow have culture!
DarkLordKelne: Ah, now that would be telling.
Jak Snide: *Just how high up are these drow again?*
DarkLordKelne: *Above squiggy jumping height. So a good two metres. It may also occur to Thurimar that there don't seem to be any exits up on that ledge.*
NebbieQ: *Are there any exits whatsoever, besides the one they just came in through?*
Jak Snide: IM: Might have got up there by some sort of magic. Or...hmm.
DarkLordKelne: *Smiles benignly at them*
Arch mage144: So, uh.
Der DWSage: <_<
Der DWSage: IM:Wonder if I could throw the Dwarf up ther.e
Arch mage144: I have a question.
Der DWSage: IM:be one hell of a cannonball.
DarkLordKelne: *Yes, there's one further along the way.*
DarkLordKelne: By all means.
Arch mage144: Do you guys think it's too dark in here? *temporarily extinguishes his hair*
NebbieQ: IM: What the hell is that mage planning?
NebbieQ: And secondly, what would you do if we, say, decided to walk through that exit.
NebbieQ: After all, you have no qualms with us, so you said.
DarkLordKelne: Why, you'd be free to go, of course.
Arch mage144: You'll just let us walk out?
Der DWSage: <_< After killing your...pets?
DarkLordKelne: *Thurimar, with the benefit of darkvision, will see that the two crossbows are levelled firmly at the tricky mage.*
Arch mage144: I think that this is the equivalent of if someone walked into Doma Castle and killed the t-monsters in block H.
Lithaladhwen: (Hee.)
Arch mage144: IM: We can't just leave. We came here for a reason.
Jak Snide: *Any chance he could block those shots if they were let loose?*
Arch mage144: Anyway. I know you guys like the darkness better. Drow and all.
DarkLordKelne: Well, I suppose we could rustle up something else for you to fight.
Arch mage144: So...*muttering*...FLASH OF BRILLIANCE!
Arch mage144: (Hoping they'll incur a penalty because their eyes are used to the darkness >.>)
Der DWSage: AH!
NebbieQ: *Squeezes his eyes shut, so he doesn't get hit by the light*
DarkLordKelne: (Roll 'em.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
Jak Snide: (Oh dear :[ )
Arch mage144: (35)
Jak Snide: *Doing his best to block the inevitable shots. With his shield, preferably*
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 3 20-sided dice: 15 3 3
Arch mage144: (Here's to hoping they have poor base MBlock >.>)
DarkLordKelne: (And that I didn't have a plan. :P)
NebbieQ: (Priest: *Equips sunglasses*)
Arch mage144: (I predict I get us all killed)
Der DWSage: (I agree with that assumption.)
DarkLordKelne: *Hak finds that somebody was obviously just as quick off the mark as he was. The ledge is engulfed in a ball of impenetrable blackness.*
Jak Snide: (Good thing my character isn't anyone long term :D )
Der DWSage: (Except Kali, who will somehow defend against everything while running away.)
DarkLordKelne: *Which rather neatly circumvents the blinding light trick.*
DarkLordKelne: (Roll initiative, people.)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 4
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 1
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 6
Arch mage144: (11)
NebbieQ: (11)
Jak Snide: (12)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 1
Jak Snide: (Also, guessing darkness = not seen through with darkvision, right?)
Der DWSage: (6.)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 4 5 4 4 2
DarkLordKelne: (Yep.)
Jak Snide: IM: What the?!
Der DWSage: IM:Sneaky bastards.
NebbieQ: IM: This is going to be messy...
Der DWSage: <_< So what's the plan, sir?
DarkLordKelne: (Order: Drow, Elliss, Thurimar, Hak, Alonso, Kali. Today's lesson: Drow are quicker than squigs.)
Arch mage144: *flaring his hat light back on, hopefully that's a free action* Organized murder!
DarkLordKelne: *The sphere winks out abruptly, and both shots are fired off at Hak.*
DarkLordKelne: (Thurimar can try and block one, so a dodge roll from both him and Hak.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 2 20-sided dice: 2 20
Arch mage144: (31)
Jak Snide: (Crap, what's the dodge calculation again? And does the shield bonus count?)
Arch mage144: (AGI*2 + INT + 10 + d20)
Arch mage144: (Just like a magic defense roll, but AGI instead of COU)
Jak Snide: (32 here)
Arch mage144: (If Kelne wants to let you use your shield's PA as a modifier [which is highly logical] it does)
Jak Snide: (Shield would make that a 34)
DarkLordKelne: (Of course, since Thurimar's up against the 20...)
Jak Snide: (It's a tricky one)
DarkLordKelne: *Unfortunately, Thurimar finds, the angle's just not right. Not only is Hak taller than him, but the drow are firing from above. Hakaril manages to dodge the first shot, only to be struck by the second.*
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 4-sided die: 4
DarkLordKelne: (Oh dear.)
Jak Snide: (So much for my cunning use of the "Look out, sir! card)
DarkLordKelne: (Sta check for Hak.)
DarkLordKelne: (Hey, at least you didn't get the 'Aaargh!' bit.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
Arch mage144: (26)
Arch mage144: (I actually rolled well, thank God)
Jak Snide: (This is true. Also, Kelne gets a bonus point for having a more complete memory than me)
DarkLordKelne: *Hak feels momentarily woozy, but all that pumping adrenaline in his system is enough to throw off the effects of the poison.*
Arch mage144: Ggh....
Arch mage144: Poison! Watch those arrows!
DarkLordKelne: (Having Hak unconscious for 4 rounds would not have been good.)
Der DWSage: Gotcha!
DarkLordKelne: (In an almost incidental point, 3 damage.)
NebbieQ: Right!
Jak Snide: (One wonders if those bolts could even penetrate Thurimar's armour)
Arch mage144: (I actually don't know where my HP-o-meteris right now)
Der DWSage: (Blamed low?)
Arch mage144: (I drank two potions, didn't I?)
DarkLordKelne: *Elliss, meanwhile, has taken up a chant of his own* =Lord of the ever-changing strands of fortune, grant me this boon. Let fate conspire to my enemies' doom!= (and full -3)
Der DWSage: (Ah yes.)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
DarkLordKelne: (MgR from all.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
Jak Snide: (brb, woes)
Arch mage144: (43)
Der DWSage: (31.)
NebbieQ: (30)
NebbieQ: (High Int, don't fail me now!)
Der DWSage: (In-fucking-deed.)
DarkLordKelne: (And Jak's total is 33. Also, your high int has failed you.)
Der DWSage: (Oh oh.)
NebbieQ: (Woe. D: )
Der DWSage: (We're all screwed, aren't we. :{ )
Arch mage144: (I hope I'm not)
Jak Snide: (Well, crap. Housemate just lost everything as a usb drive got formatted instead of his built in hard drive)
Jak Snide: (Music, movies, game saves, work, the lot)
Arch mage144: (both Hakaril and I have women)
Lithaladhwen: (Yeeeeep.)
NebbieQ: (Damn.)
Lithaladhwen: (What? Oh, right.)
Arch mage144: (....dude)
Der DWSage: (Face it.)
Jak Snide: (He came up here to verify that it was gone. It is. He's not in a good mood =/ )
Lithaladhwen: (I can't even imagine it, but I know it's bad. o_o )
DarkLordKelne: *There is an almost inaudible chuckling. People can't help but feel that some malevolent presence has taken an interest in them.*
Der DWSage: (This Drow is going to go all 'Bend over!' and the party's gonna be like, 'Kay. ._.' and then he'll go 'Squeal, piggies!')
DarkLordKelne: (I should imagine. At least I managed to save some of my stuff.)
DarkLordKelne: (Kali and Alonso take a -3 penalty to all rolls.)
Der DWSage: (Goody.)
NebbieQ: IM: What the hell was that?
DarkLordKelne: (Thurimar)
NebbieQ: *The Barian begins to look nervous, but soon he steels his face into an expression of cold anger.*
Jak Snide: Falis, give me strength! *Unfortunatly, there's not much Thurimar can do at the moment besides work to defend his comrades. He'll also be looking for any available cover beyond himself*
DarkLordKelne: *Not much, unfortunately. The drow have the high ground. They could retreat into one of the tunnels, but that's about it.*
DarkLordKelne: (Hak)
Arch mage144: IM: No matter how I look at this situation it's all wrong...
Arch mage144: IM: My stamina is low and I can't get up there quickly...and my sword arm is ruined, at least for now...
Arch mage144: *looks at the caster drow, assuming he's visible*
DarkLordKelne: *He is. Elliss seems to be revelling in this.*
Arch mage144: Currents of the astral plane, wrench free the spirits of my enemies so that I may devour their arcane essences! ASTRAL SIPHONING! (That was quickened, so there goes...10 TP)
Jak Snide: (Har har mana drain)
Arch mage144: ASTRAL RUPTURE!
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
Arch mage144: (40 for the first spell)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
Arch mage144: (47 for the second)
Arch mage144: (Hopefully Hak gets enough MP that he's not taking HP burn for that)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 3 20-sided dice: 20 13 4
Der DWSage: (>_> Obviously, someone just shrugs it off.)
Arch mage144: (This isn't d20; 20 isn't automatic success. But it's probable!)
Der DWSage: (Considering these Drow?)
Der DWSage: (And how we've been doing so far?)
Der DWSage: (At least two of them just decide to ignore it altogether. :{ )
NebbieQ: (Now now, don't be a pessimist. Pessimism curses the dice.)
DarkLordKelne: *That caster is one tough customer. Both spells strike at him, but don't seem to have any impact.*
Der DWSage: (So does optimism.)
Der DWSage: (And apathy.)
Der DWSage: (The only thing that doesn't is giving Priam sex.)
Der DWSage: (And even then, I dunno.)
DarkLordKelne: *The other two are less lucky. Both are hit, one more so than the other.*
Arch mage144: (Fuck, that means I take HP burn)
DarkLordKelne: (two lots of damage.)
DarkLordKelne: *Will Hak win the magical duel? Well, his odds would be better if he weren't running on empty...*
Arch mage144: *gasps sharply, as though someone had wedged a knife into his lung*
Der DWSage: (Alonso's up.)
NebbieQ: *Is that mage armored at all?*
DarkLordKelne: (He is.)
Arch mage144: IM: If I had any energy at all this would be easy...I was a master duelist at Gunnir... >.o
NebbieQ: *Scowls at the mage and aims his pistol at him, deciding to give him a double shot of pain.*
DarkLordKelne: *Nope. Just that completely impractical cloak.*
NebbieQ: *Or just one shot, in that case!*
NebbieQ: (Just shooting at him, for now. No special tech or aiming.)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Arch mage144: IM: Type II is the worst possible option here, but I haven't got the energy to do anything else...
NebbieQ: (Bah. Only 26.)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Der DWSage: With all due respect Hakaril, get down and let us handle this. Don't kill yourself.
Arch mage144: Shut up! Do you expect me to stand here while the rest of you fight? This is a battle, and I'll be involved in it whether I decide to be or not!
DarkLordKelne: *Alonso's aim, it seems, is off. Elliss simply shakes his head sadly* I'm terribly disappointed in you all. And after you dealt with those irksome creatures so well.
Arch mage144: It's not like I'm straining myself helping you move out of your house!
DarkLordKelne: (Kali)
Der DWSage: I expect you to not make wounds worse!
Der DWSage: *Hey, how close is that caster standing to the edge?*
DarkLordKelne: *Right on it. One might almost think he was striking an impressive pose, the arrogant bastard.*
Der DWSage: *Oh GOOD. Telekinesis, to the back, trying to shove him off*
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
Jak Snide: (Oh my)
Der DWSage: (...Holy crap.)
Der DWSage: (MATK?)
NebbieQ: (HAHAHAHAHA)
DarkLordKelne: (Yep. If only you'd rolled well on the first one...)
Der DWSage: ('Cause if so, she gets an 18. :{ Pleeeease let it hit?)
DarkLordKelne: (In fact, the fickle influence of Nakibe grants you a re-roll.)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Der DWSage: (Much better. 24.)
DarkLordKelne: *It's not quite the nasty strike Kali was hoping for, but under the circumstances, it's enough to push him just that little bit off-balance. Which is enough for him to fall.*
Der DWSage: YES!
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
NebbieQ: (Also, I blame AM for this. Presenting, a henpecked drow)
Der DWSage: (Stop rolling so well, Kelne.)
Arch mage144: IM: Awesome. I was gonna do that. Great minds!
Der DWSage: (You're making the heroes look bad.)
DarkLordKelne: *Unfortunately, he lands on his feet.*
NebbieQ: Gretchzni!
Arch mage144: (... XD)
Jak Snide: (Neb wins three bonus points)
Lithaladhwen: (HA!)
NebbieQ: (All shall bow down before the might of Matron Cluckers.)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
DarkLordKelne: (Thurimar may take that held turn should he so desire.)
Der DWSage: (Yes. He should take that turn. And chop that mage into McNuggets.)
Arch mage144: (Drow are stringy and don't taste very good.)
Lithaladhwen: (Yadali: He's right.)
Jak Snide: *grins, and silently thanks his deity for this opportunity. Does the drow have his back to the wall?*
NebbieQ: (Not if you have the right marinades.)
DarkLordKelne: (He does.)
Der DWSage has left the room.
Jak Snide: *He could try and mace him. Or he could put a significantly larger bludgeon to work*
DarkLordKelne: (Also, damn this clunky computer. It's decided to crash explorer rather than let me appreciate Neb's genius.)
Jak Snide: (It's time for a Crashing Boom Bang)
Arch mage144: (Mr. Carpainter? What?)
NebbieQ: (Can you accept a direct connection?)
DarkLordKelne: (Giving it another shot now.)
DarkLordKelne: (Genius. And worth 50 exp, methinks.)
NebbieQ: (Holy crap!)
DarkLordKelne: (After all, I want to encourage this sort of thing.)
Jak Snide: (Attack roll time!)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
NebbieQ: (Hey, I'm not complaining. :D)
DarkLordKelne: (Go for it.)
Jak Snide: (Boo :[ )
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
Jak Snide: (18 in total)
Jak Snide: (I sense a wall impact here)
Jak Snide: (Or something nasty, since that's almost certainly failed by 6 or more)
DarkLordKelne: *Elliss, tricky bastard that he is, sweeps his cloak up, momentarily blocking Thurimar's sight. When it's whisked out of the way, the drow's dodged sideways, leaving Thurimar to crash into the wall.*
DarkLordKelne: Ole.
Jak Snide: (What's the damage, chief?)
DarkLordKelne: (Momentarily stunned, -2 to PA until his next turn.)
DarkLordKelne: (I have a nagging suspicion we won't see Sage again today.)
NebbieQ: (Bah.)
Jak Snide: *Tries to recover as swiftly as he can, raising shield and all, but has clearly been affected by running shoulder first into a wall*
Jak Snide: ( :[ )
DarkLordKelne: *The other two drow look at each other, seemingly assessing their chances of getting out of this without the damn crazy priest, then discard crossbows, draw swords, and drop from the ledge.*
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
Der DWSage has entered the room.
Der DWSage: (Sorry, got knocked offline.)
DarkLordKelne: (Welcome back. Somebody fill him in?)
NebbieQ: (I will when he tells me what he saw last.)
Der DWSage: (Dwarf-boy thanking his god for the chance to kill mage.)
DarkLordKelne: *One bungles his landing, and will be too busy regaining his feet to help. The other, deciding his leader can handle Thurimar, goes after Alonso.*
DarkLordKelne: (Since he certainly sees them coming, I'll grant a free weapon switch if desired.)
NebbieQ: (Much appreciated.)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
DarkLordKelne: (PA)
NebbieQ: *Quickly switches his firearm for his blade. While a pistol has its uses, it certainly can't parry a blow.*
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Jak Snide: (Guard Impact!)
NebbieQ: (41)
DarkLordKelne: *The drow is fighting on Alonso's terms now, and it looks like he'll regret it. Certainly he hasn't had a shred of luck hitting him.*
Der DWSage: (So, Kelne was wrong. :{ )
Der DWSage: (You did see me again.)
NebbieQ: *Alonso breaks his icy demeanor, and smiles at the drow. It's not a very nice smile.*
Der DWSage: (Anyway. *Notes it's the start of a new round, waits*)
NebbieQ: *It's almost as if he's a wolf, and the drow is a wounded deer.*
DarkLordKelne: *Meanwhile, Elliss pulls a rapier and sketches a mocking salute at Thurimar* Allow me to bestow my lord's blessing upon you. *He lunges*
DarkLordKelne: (PA and MgR from Thurimar)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 2 20-sided dice: 16 17
DarkLordKelne: (This doesn't bode well at all.)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Der DWSage: (Indeed...)
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Jak Snide: (Make what you will of that)
DarkLordKelne: (See, this is the part where I'd roll on the chaos chart. But with zeke down, I must fall back on other methods.)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
Jak Snide: (Oh dear :[ )
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 666-sided die: 80
DarkLordKelne: (That's the thing about chaos. It's random. :D)
Jak Snide: (:o)
Jak Snide: (Brb, thus the effect will be a surprise to me!)
Jak Snide: (Back.)
DarkLordKelne: *Thurimar is, of course, strck by the tricky drow's rapier. Although his armour wards him from its sting, this is not the intended effect, and he can feel the magic delivered by it taking hold.*
Jak Snide: IM: Falis, protect me!
DarkLordKelne: *Thurimar's perspective on the world changes somewhat. Specifically, he seems to be getting a higher vantage point. In mere moments, Thurimar's eyes are level with the surprised Drow's, and his equipment has expanded to match.*
DarkLordKelne: =Bravo, Lord Nakibe. A challenge!=
Der DWSage: o_o
Der DWSage: IM:I do believe I've gone over the edge, old bean.
DarkLordKelne: (+3 Str and Sta, with all the benefits pertaining thereto.)
Jak Snide: *Doesn't have a clue what's going on, but he plans to use this...development to his advantage. It might be damnable dark magic, but it'll be some comfort if he can turn it on the one who inflicted it upon him*
Der DWSage: IM:He's BIG.
Arch mage144: IM: Uh.
Jak Snide: (+15 to total HP, +3 to hit, +lots to damage!)
NebbieQ: *Manages to get a glimpse at the dwarf's...change.*
Arch mage144: IM: Whoa.
DarkLordKelne: (Thurimar. :D)
Lithaladhwen: (...)
Jak Snide: *Swing!*
Jak Snide: (Medium attack)
NebbieQ: IM: ...I take back anything I said about the gods. Not only are they active, they have one twisted sense of humor.
DarkLordKelne: *The other drow look very much like they're wishing they never left the damn ledge.*
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
Der DWSage: IM:I love having the bad guy fight you face to face.
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Jak Snide: (Blah :[ )
Jak Snide: (Kelne, disable drowrolls.exe please :'[ )
Der DWSage: (Kali:...Yeah. So. Um. I'm gonna take Hakaril and leave you two to slow down the Drow, kay? 'Cause otherwise, they'll kick our asses.)
DarkLordKelne: *Elliss ducks quickly under the swing, making sure he has plenty of room to work with.*
Jak Snide: (This drow reminds me of a certain dragoon)
DarkLordKelne: (Hak.)
Arch mage144: IM: Well, this is going to come down to melee combat and my sword arm is wounded. Fantastic.
Arch mage144: *draws his sword with his left hand and attacks the cleric with a quick cut*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
DarkLordKelne: (I'll say -2 for attacking with the off-hand. Total?)
Arch mage144: (23)
DarkLordKelne: *Elliss manages to nip sideways, avoiding the blow* Ah, up and about again? Good show.
Arch mage144: I'm just getting started!
DarkLordKelne: <Drow 1> =It's days like this I almost wish for the Llothites.
DarkLordKelne: <Drow 2> =Bite your tongue!=
DarkLordKelne: (Alonso)
NebbieQ: *Glances at the drow facing him, and decides that this timid thing is no threat to him. That priest, however...*
DarkLordKelne: *Unfortunately, the timid thing is between him and the priest...*
NebbieQ: *Well, positioning is a damnable thing. He'd better make this quick, then.*
NebbieQ: (Heavy attack)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
NebbieQ: (Bah, I completely forgot about the -3 penalty from the spell. 19)
Der DWSage: (Hn. Indeed...)
DarkLordKelne: *Haste makes waste, they say. The drow is able to avoid Alonso's hurried blow.*
DarkLordKelne: (Kali)
Der DWSage: *Anyone between her and the priest?*
DarkLordKelne: *Nope. Drow 2 is occupied Alonso, and 1 hasn't managed to join the fray yet.*
DarkLordKelne: *occupied with
Der DWSage: *Oh good. Then, with an impressive Xena, Warrior Woman yell, she'll be SMASHING that club over his blue head*
Der DWSage: (Medium attack.)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Der DWSage: (...My, my. 22.)
Der DWSage: (Since she's cursed and taking a penalty...yeah, 22.)
DarkLordKelne: (Ooh. :D ... Oh dear. This is what happens when you give the villain a zephyr cloak. His base PA goes way up.)
Der DWSage: (Aw. :{ )
Der DWSage: (Can't she nick 'im a little? She put hard work into that warrior yell.)
Der DWSage: (Of course, having her go face-first into the wall would be just as satisfying...)
DarkLordKelne: *The yell does seem to startle the priest, but seemingly not enough. He dances backwards... And winds up running up against the wall.*
Der DWSage: Th'hell?
DarkLordKelne: *This isn't necessarily a good position to be in, and he knows it.*
Der DWSage: *Well, she tried*
DarkLordKelne: My, my. Ganging up on me? How unsporting.
Der DWSage: Yes, well, we're in a hurry.
Der DWSage: Now be a good blue bug and go splat, will you?
Arch mage144: Attacking from the high ground with crossbows when I'm tired isn't terribly sporting, either.
DarkLordKelne: *His underlings press their attacks, the unengaged one going after Kali*
Der DWSage: IM:Fucking blue elves.
DarkLordKelne: Ah, now there you have me. Oh, wait, no - you took the first shot.
DarkLordKelne: (PA from Alonso and Kali.)
Arch mage144: Oh yeah, I did, didn't I?
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 2 20-sided dice: 10 18
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Arch mage144: I guess I just have a good idea of when scum need to die!
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Der DWSage: (Even 20. It's not going to save her though, is it.)
NebbieQ: (37)
DarkLordKelne: (Nope. Xena she isn't.)
Der DWSage: (She's getting sued as we speak, too.)
DarkLordKelne: *Kali takes a nasty cut to the chest, that leaves her in pretty bad shape. What was she thinking, getting onto the front lines in a fight like this?* (34 damage there.)
Der DWSage: (Owfuck. That puts her down to 11.)
Der DWSage: AGH! >_@
DarkLordKelne: You will forgive me if I make things difficult, won't you?
Arch mage144: Not really, no.
Der DWSage: Eat sh-shit, damned blue yankee...
Arch mage144: ...yankee?
Lithaladhwen: (Blue wh--Yankee?)
Der DWSage: (=D)
DarkLordKelne: Nobody understands me...
Lithaladhwen: (You're mad.)
NebbieQ: (...does this mean that Elliss is going to burn down Doma now?)
Der DWSage: (And thus we learn that Kali si from the south.)
NebbieQ: Yes, yes, you're quite the pained individual!
Der DWSage: (Is*)
Lithaladhwen: (I'm... so ronely....so ronely... so ronely and sadry arone...)
Arch mage144: I would argue that might have something to do with your adoration of a god devoted to randomness.
Der DWSage: IM:Oooh, that SMARTS.
Lithaladhwen: (I'm going to go be an actual lurker now. Night!)
Jak Snide: (Tata!)
DarkLordKelne: I suppose worshipping Nakibe wouldn't be so much fun if - *stab!* everybody did it.
DarkLordKelne: (PA and MgR from Hak.)
Der DWSage: Just c-cut him open already...
DarkLordKelne: (Night.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 2 20-sided dice: 18 4
Arch mage144: (33 on P
Arch mage144: (*PA)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Arch mage144: (33 on MBlock)
DarkLordKelne: (This could be close.)
DarkLordKelne: (And it was. One point in it. On the other hand, given what happened last time the trick worked...)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 666-sided die: 566
Der DWSage: (Oh dear.)
Jak Snide: (Oh my)
Arch mage144: (...)
Der DWSage: (So. Is this a normal bad day for Hak?)
Arch mage144: (Yeah, pretty much on par.)
DarkLordKelne: No, this is much worse. Somebody stole his hat.)
Der DWSage: (Oh, point.)
DarkLordKelne: *Poor Hak. Today is just not his day. The cut hits him on the leg, and the floor beneath him ripples, taking on the consistency of quicksand. He winds up sinking to knee-height before it abruptly solidifies.*
Der DWSage: 6.6
Der DWSage: IM:Well, I did tell him to get down...
Arch mage144: ......
Arch mage144: IM: Now the dwarf is taller than I am.
Der DWSage: (XD)
Arch mage144: IM: Nakibe, you're sick.
NebbieQ: IM: Hmph, for once I was right about the gods.
NebbieQ: I see you have quite a few tricks up your sleeve! I must commend you for your competance.
Arch mage144: *winces a little from the pain* Ah, good! At this height I can slice your cock right off without having to bend over!
Der DWSage: Y'mean he has one?
DarkLordKelne: *Steps back out of Hak's range* Wyou'll need longer arms for that.
Arch mage144: I'm speaking hypothetically here.
DarkLordKelne: *Ponders* Though I'l sure Nakibe would oblige you on that one. Just for the irony value.
Der DWSage: (>.> He was already backed up against a wall.)
Arch mage144: (Woo, I have to be awake in five hours)
NebbieQ: (Sidestep!)
DarkLordKelne: *So he was. This is a minor inconvenience to his cunning plan, to be sure.*
Jak Snide: (Hell, it's past 7am here)
Arch mage144: (Yeah, you have it way worse)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
DarkLordKelne: (Anyhow. Thurimar.)
Jak Snide: *How trapped in a corner is that drow now?*
DarkLordKelne: *Well, he can't retreat too far without going past the vengeful Hakaril...*
DarkLordKelne: (Incidentally, the jinx effect has worn off.)
NebbieQ: (Woo)
Der DWSage: IM:Okay. So, his sword causes random things to happen.
Der DWSage: IM:This is bad. But he's against a wall now, and the...uh...undwarfed dwarf can probably handle him.
Der DWSage: IM:Trenchcoat boy can probably handle HIS elf.
Jak Snide: *Well, hopefully his increased bulk will make dodging another one of his speciality attacks less likely. A mace swing seems far to easy to avoid, after all*
Jak Snide: (Crashing boom bang once again.)
Der DWSage: IM:...Let's hope I can handle mine.
OnlineHost: Jak Snide rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Jak Snide: (29)
DarkLordKelne: *Cleric boy's options are limited here. He certainly doesn't want to be flattened by Thurimar, so risking Hak's wrath is the lesser evil. He scurries quickly bakwards, staying one step ahead of the vengeful dwarf.*
DarkLordKelne: (Hak.)
DarkLordKelne: *Of course, if Hak slows him down, even for a moment...*
Arch mage144: I will see you dead!
Arch mage144: Burning lights of the holy realms, transform into energy that sears impure souls! DISINTEGRATE!
NebbieQ: IM: It seems our fearless leader has forgotten that dead men can't speak!
Arch mage144: (Penetrating, to boot.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
Arch mage144: (45)
DarkLordKelne: *And this, finally, staggers the cleric. The clothing and a good chunk of the skin on his left side is flayed clean off. He's hurting, alright. And it only gets worse when he staggers and Thurimar barges into him.*
DarkLordKelne: *The drow is barged off his feet, and left stunned on the ground. Thurimar's pretty sure he heard a bone break in there somewhere, too.*
DarkLordKelne: (Alonso, followed by Kali.)
Jak Snide: *Out of curiosity, is he lying close to Hakkaril?*
NebbieQ: With all due respect, I'd appreciate it if you left the priest alive! It's damn hard interrogating a corpse!
DarkLordKelne: *No, he went flying a bit of a distance. Hak might be able to reach him if he stretched...*
NebbieQ: *Assuming his shout didn't take to much time, Alonso will attempt to disarm his own enemy.*
DarkLordKelne: (Go for it.)
NebbieQ: (I'm using the Disarm tech. Opposing rolls are Alonso's sword skill vs the Drow's Dex)
OnlineHost: NebbieQ rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
NebbieQ: (18)
Der DWSage: (>_>)
Der DWSage: (Stop letting the drow own us, Kelne.)
Der DWSage: (It's just humiliatin'.)
NebbieQ: (Higher rolls aren't automatic victory.)
Der DWSage: (Oh, wait. Sorry, I misread that as a 14, not a 4.)
DarkLordKelne: *And the sword goes flying. The drow doesn't even pause. He legs it for the nearest exit.*
Der DWSage: *Kali was going for a rather different effect...a Stun on her Drow would be what she hoped for.*
DarkLordKelne: Drow: IM: To heck with this. I'm seeing if Numian's priesthood is hiring.
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Der DWSage: (20 MATK.)
OnlineHost: DarkLordKelne rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
DarkLordKelne: *Alas, the drow seems to be made of sterner stuff. Still, with the leader down and one comrade fleeing, he's not going to antagonise the victors by retaliating.*
Der DWSage: IM:...I REALLY don't want that other guy getting away, and this guy can still open me up if he wants.
DarkLordKelne: (Combat is effectively over. Act as you will.)
Jak Snide: *Is going to make a point of stading on the priest's arms. Any attempts to try anything smart will result in a shield to the face*
Der DWSage: >_>
NebbieQ: Now, let's get this holy man bound.
NebbieQ: As soon as he wakes up, I have some questions for me.
NebbieQ: for him*
Der DWSage: *First thing's first, though*
NebbieQ: *Sheathes his sword, and pulls out his rope.*
Arch mage144: .....
DarkLordKelne: The remaining drow is sidling towards the exit himself.*
Der DWSage: ...Anyone have bandages? I'm bleeding quite a bit.
Arch mage144: I'm still stuck in the ground.
Arch mage144: Also.
Der DWSage: And you, stay there if you know what's good for you. e_e
Der DWSage: *At slowly retreating drow!*
Arch mage144: *coughs, covering his mouth as he does so*
DarkLordKelne: *The only effect this has is to make him retreat faster.*
Arch mage144: *pulls away his hand, looks idly at the blood on it, and wipes it off on his coat*
Der DWSage: Alonso? Please shoot him if he keeps moving.
Jak Snide: *Glances towards Hakaril, then to the others* Do we still have healing potions?
Der DWSage: I'll consider it a personal favor.
Arch mage144: Blow off his legs at the knees.
NebbieQ: Well, with this majority vote...
NebbieQ: *Begins switching weapons* I'd rather make a deal, though.
NebbieQ: Stay, and answer our questions, and then you can leave with your life.
DarkLordKelne: *After all the hell the leader put them through, he wants away from this bloodthirsty lot. Still, the deal does sound good.*
NebbieQ: Or, you can try and escape, and then we'll have to go through all of this again. And none of us want that.
DarkLordKelne: Ask me your questions.
NebbieQ: Alright then.
NebbieQ: First of all, what were you three doing down here?
Der DWSage: *Trying to tear at the clothes she'd be wearing underneath her guard outfit so that she can bandage up her chest...*
NebbieQ: ...oh for the love of...here, I still have this.
NebbieQ: *Pulls out his medium potion* Take this, and drink.
Der DWSage: ...Much appreciated.
NebbieQ: *The rope, however, has been abandoned on the floor. Alonso does not have enough hands to manipulate weapons, rope, and a potion.*
Der DWSage: *Looks to Hakaril first, though. Does he look worse off?*
Arch mage144: There's no good way to extricate myself from this without some use of magic or the cutting off of my body at the waist.
DarkLordKelne: We were originally supposed to retrieve some vithing artifact. It decided it didn't want to be retrieved.
Arch mage144: I veto the second idea immediately. Anyone even considering it will be executed by government order.
Der DWSage: *Downs her potion quietly then, and works at tying up el-priesto while Alonso interrogates*
Arch mage144: Before you ask, no, I can't do it.
Der DWSage: But you were the one considering it in the first place.
DarkLordKelne: *Weakly* So, you go first for coming up with it?
NebbieQ: *Raises his eyebrows* Before telling us more about this artifact, we have a more pressing matter; how do we get our "friend" here out of the floor.
NebbieQ: IM: ...although it is nice to see some humility forced on him.
Jak Snide: (Was that last comment from the priest?)
DarkLordKelne: (Yep.)
Der DWSage: >_>
NebbieQ: Ah, so the holy man awakes.
Der DWSage: Please tell me I can just knock him out while you interrogate the other one.
Jak Snide: I can put him back to sleep if you want. *moves his shield slightly*
Arch mage144: Do it.
DarkLordKelne: I have no idea. The dwarf will probably shrink back down sooner or later, but I don't think that rock's going anywhere.
Jak Snide: Pleasure!
Der DWSage: *Ah, but Kali is closer, and she already has a lovely cudgel...*
NebbieQ: I hope we can have enough self control not to main each other this time...and no, he's the only one who can free you, General.
Jak Snide: *Shield Bash to head*
Arch mage144: No, I don't think he can.
Arch mage144: Well. I stand corrected on that. He can...
Der DWSage: *Cudgel at the same time. Gratuitous violence!*
Arch mage144: ...but he's not going to wind up liking the way he does it.
DarkLordKelne: *And he's out of it again.*
Arch mage144: *Astral Siphon!*
NebbieQ: IM: Now this is wonderful.
Jak Snide: *mutters* Damn darklings.
NebbieQ: Somebody bind him this time. When he comes to, he might have answers to questions his bowman won't.
Arch mage144: (Roll, or does his unconsciousness negate his resistance?)
DarkLordKelne: *What with the target being unconscious, it goes much better this time.*
NebbieQ: *Clears his throat* Like I was saying, what was this artifact you were looking for?
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Arch mage144: (35 MP drained)
Arch mage144: And again. Thank you for being my personal mana battery.
Arch mage144: *Astral Siphon!*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Arch mage144: (If he's got 32 left, they're mine. :D)
Der DWSage: >.>
DarkLordKelne: (He does.)
Arch mage144: *grits his teeth* Ahhhh.
Der DWSage: *Tie up, carefully moves that blade away from the priest. With her boot*
DarkLordKelne: Some censer belonging to the Spider-bitch.
Arch mage144: (Can I use an improvised version of metamorph object to turn the rock around Hakaril into something less...rigid?)
NebbieQ: What a coincidense. We were looking for the same thing.
NebbieQ: The question is, though, why would you want a thing like that?
DarkLordKelne: (But of course. You don't think I'd leave him there until they found a druid to get him out, do you?)
Arch mage144: *mutters a little* Astral forces, bend matter to my will, reshaping creation as I see fit! Metamorph Item!
Der DWSage: (Sorune:...Well, I DO have the 'mister digger' award...)
Arch mage144: *the rock enclosing Hakaril, for about a foot or so in every direction outward, becomes soft, fluffy cotton*
Arch mage144: *the Archmage climbs out and dusts himself off promptly*
NebbieQ: Your skills continue to amaze, Archmage.
Arch mage144: I couldn't have done it without this bastard.
Arch mage144: *smirks at the tied and unconscious drow*
DarkLordKelne: *Shrugs* Supposedly it's got a bunch of damned souls in it that possess elves. That's what got those three. *Indicates the bodies*
Arch mage144: All elves? Including drow?
NebbieQ: I was wondering about that.
Jak Snide: *Listening to the conversation, though now that the struggle's over he's also checking himself out. Damn, he's big!*
DarkLordKelne: Yes. Would've been nice if we'd known that beforehand.
NebbieQ: But that doesn't answer why you want such a thing.
Arch mage144: You want me to fix your sudden increase in stature, Thurimar, or are you enjoying your newfound height?
Jak Snide: Hmm? Oh, well, fixing this would be grand. But I'm not stepping off this heretic until you're ready to bind and gag him.
Jak Snide: Possibly remove his fingers, too. Just to be sure
DarkLordKelne: *Shrugs* Don't know what his plan was. Maybe turn it loose in one of the elven nations, maybe sell it back to the Llothites.
Arch mage144: I can't gauge how much he has "left," but I've been sapping his astral stamina. I don't know how much spellcasting he has in him at this point.
NebbieQ: So, you were just along for the pay.
Der DWSage: Don't tempt me, Thorimar. >_>
Jak Snide: Any heretic who serves a dark god lives by trickery and deciet. I'd rather be safe than sorry.
Der DWSage: Not necessarily dark. Just chaotic.
Der DWSage: So, who wants his sword? I'm not touching it.
DarkLordKelne: Yeah.And the pay is good, I'll give him that.
Arch mage144: I'm not really the type to mutilate his enemies under most circumstances, but I'm okay with whatever you want to do.
Der DWSage: I'm also not going to just leave it here.
Jak Snide: *gives the lady an odd look, the speaks* It should be destroyed.
Arch mage144: He could obviously wield it without being affected by it.
Arch mage144: I'll take it. I'll either dispose of it or put it somewhere no one can get to it.
Der DWSage: Yes, but if you just smash it, who knows what'll happen?
Jak Snide: (Also, it is now 8am. I mercifully plead for a chance to sleep soon)
Arch mage144: I don't really want it either.
NebbieQ: *nods to the general*
NebbieQ: I say we keep it for study, just in case.
DarkLordKelne: Censer's still up on the ledge, if you want it.
Arch mage144: *picks up the chaos rapier and shoves it into his wasit sash*
Jak Snide: Erm...hmm. I'm sure the General here knows what to do.
NebbieQ: I'd be tempted to keep it for myself, but rapiers are a bit light for my taste.
Jak Snide: IM: Oh...maybe not.
Arch mage144: We can't just break it, it'll have to be disenchanted first.
NebbieQ: And thank you. I assume that the ill effects only concern elves?
Arch mage144: You'd probably release some huge quantity of chaos energy if you just smashed it.
DarkLordKelne: As far as I know.
Jak Snide: That would be....bad.
NebbieQ: IM: Now this is just too easy.
Arch mage144: If I can't get its magic dispelled, I'll just lock it up in the vault.
DarkLordKelne: (Kristoph: *_*)
Jak Snide: IM: And that's the understatement of the year.
Arch mage144: IM: Or a drawer in my office. It's kinda neat. I want to keep it.
Der DWSage: 9.9
NebbieQ: Where is it? Just past this exit?
Arch mage144: And is it guarded?
Arch mage144: By anything we can't see, that is.
Der DWSage: (Hakaril:I'll just put it with all the other blades of evil wonton destruction and undwarfing...second drawer down, and to the right.)
DarkLordKelne: *Waves a hand at the ledge the drow were holed up on* Don't think the priest did anything to it.
Arch mage144: (He does have a huge two-handed sword with a crazy shadow magic enchantment on his dresser. It sits on a stand.)
Arch mage144: (Great conversation piece. "So, what's that?" "Oh, sacrificial sword of darkness, I think.")
NebbieQ: You don't think.
Der DWSage: ...I'll fetch it then. I don't have to touch it, after all.
Der DWSage: IM:I am going to have SUCH a migraine tomorrow.
NebbieQ: Go with Hakaril. He can see if there's anything fishy about it.
Arch mage144: I can get it if you want.
NebbieQ: Is there anything else about these caves we should know about?
Arch mage144: Let's go up there and figure the proper means of carrying it out.
Arch mage144: *heads to the cliff and proceeds to attempt climbing*
Der DWSage: *Does much the same! She plans to ask Thur for help if it's too high*
Jak Snide: IM: I wish they'd hurry up and bind the heretic. This new size makes me feel unnatural.
DarkLordKelne: Well, I'm not touching it. Priest might have stopped it possessing people, but who knows for how long?
Der DWSage: (<_< Priest has been bound. Kali saw to that.)
Jak Snide: (Arg, sorry. Retcon and strike that out)
Arch mage144: We have all the information we need out of this guy, so what should we do with the priest? Take him prisoner?
NebbieQ: *nods* Sounds good to me. I'd like to know what he was planning to do with this.
Jak Snide: The Church of Falis would like to see to him, I am sure.
DarkLordKelne: *It's not too hard a climb, thankfully, though a bad arm doesn't make life easier.*
NebbieQ: And you...if we could get the name of you and your employer...
Arch mage144: Works. If you want, I can make absolutely sure he doesn't have any magical energy left in him...*winces at the difficulty of climbing with a bad arm*
Arch mage144: *looks for the censer*
NebbieQ: *Is looking at the mercenary once more.*
Der DWSage: >_>
Der DWSage: Sir, could you just stay down here while I fetch it?
Arch mage144: Yeah, fine.
Der DWSage: Helping in a battle is bad enough. This is the same as just helping me move things from my house.
Arch mage144: It'd be excessive for me to do what I would normally consider doing in this situation.
Der DWSage: With that arm? Yes.
Arch mage144: No, no.
Arch mage144: If I weren't so tired, I'd consider flying.
DarkLordKelne: Firanesh. He's Nariathrellis. He might've been working for someone else, but you know how Nakibe's priests are about authority.
Arch mage144: Or perhaps levitation.
Der DWSage: *Oh, hey, she goes up.* Ah. That would have been my third guess, after nuking the entire cave.
Arch mage144: Now, now. I'm not Jak Snide.
Der DWSage: Who?
Arch mage144: A mercenary wizard with a penchant for explosions.
NebbieQ: True.
Arch mage144: He doesn't particularly like drow.
Der DWSage: Ah.
Arch mage144: If he were here, this cave would have collapsed by now.
DarkLordKelne: (Jak: Hey, I would've nuked the entire cave at the word 'Drow'!)
Der DWSage: >_>
NebbieQ: Unless anyone else has a use for you, I suppose you can go now.
Der DWSage: I'll...keep that in mind.
Arch mage144: (Head, man, out)
Der DWSage: *So. Censer. Can she find it?*
DarkLordKelne: *Yep. Not mch to look at. Just seems like a rusted iron contraption.*
Jak Snide: (Good thing Jak's half the world away right now)
DarkLordKelne: *Nods and legs it*
Der DWSage: *How big a one? IE, can she carry it down with minimum MP expenditure?*
Arch mage144: (Good for the world's geological formations, anyway)
DarkLordKelne: *Yep, it can be done.*
DarkLordKelne: *It's about the width of two cupped palms.*
Jak Snide: (The spelunking society has put out a sizable bounty on him, I believe)
Der DWSage: *She'll be doing it then.*
Arch mage144: So, what, does it weigh twelve tons or something?
DarkLordKelne: (Well, yes. I'm sure it has quite a number of drow members, so it stands to reason.)
NebbieQ: I doubt it. She seems to be handling it well enough.
NebbieQ: Also, I have another potion, if anyone still needs it. It's not as strong as the last one, however.
Arch mage144: I think we're going to have to carry it by hand eventually.
Arch mage144: I'll live.
Der DWSage: Actually, it's pretty light...I can definitely get it out of the cave. To town gets tricky...
DarkLordKelne: *Well, there are bound to be scraps of clothing they can use. Perhaps the remains of the priest's cloak?*
Jak Snide: Perhaps wrapping it in something would help?
NebbieQ: Hmn...
Der DWSage: *Nod* Wrapping, and perhaps dragging...
NebbieQ: I think wrapping will be good enough.
Arch mage144: *takes off his overcoat to do the job*
NebbieQ: *Goes to pick up one of the cloth scraps-well, there you go!*
Jak Snide: (Hak's just after an overcoat infused with chaotic energies)
NebbieQ: *He keeps it on him, though, just in case.*
Der DWSage: IM:Note to self. Start carrying around nails in bulk.
Jak Snide: (It'll be the jacket he wears to parties)
Arch mage144: *wraps the censer as soon as it's down where he's at*
DarkLordKelne: (And wrap-up time?)
Arch mage144: (Sounds good_
NebbieQ: (Sounds good to me.)
Arch mage144: (Hak is wrapping up, after all)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.)
Jak Snide: (That'd be blissful. The RP is goodness, but it's past 8am here)
NebbieQ: (For the record, Alonso would want to know as much as he can about the priest's interrogation.)
Arch mage144: (3 here, and I have to be awake in 4 hours)
Der DWSage: (Anyway. Rewards, or will that be handled later when people are awake?)
NebbieQ: (I'd like the stuff now, but I can wait if everyone else wants to.)
Jak Snide: (I'm in the same boat as Brian)
Arch mage144: (Give it to us now, it'll take what, five minutes tops?)
NebbieQ: (Also! Alonso would like to talk to Hakaril about something, but that can wait until tomorrow.)
Arch mage144: (Sure thing.)
DarkLordKelne: (I can post up an after-action summary on the board if people like.)
Arch mage144: (That works)
NebbieQ: (I can dig it.)
Jak Snide: (That'd be excellent)
Arch mage144: (What the hell time is it in NZ?)
Arch mage144: (4 PM?)
DarkLordKelne: (7:10. PM)
Arch mage144: (OK, I'm a little off)
NebbieQ: (You lucky bastard.)
DarkLordKelne: (This is why I should never be the one to decide on a stopping point.)
Arch mage144: (XD)
Arch mage144: (OK, stop here, post forum wrap-up. I'm cool for that.)
Der DWSage: (Indeed.(
Jak Snide: (Score. Bedtimes now, celebrations about getting to shield bash a drow face later)
Der DWSage: (On another note, Kali is now going to get a ton of nails and carry them with her everywhere.)
DarkLordKelne: (The destruction of the artifact will be a separate matter for some time in the future.)
Arch mage144: (Sounds good. I totally want to be involved.)
Jak Snide: ( :o )
Arch mage144: (Keep me posted, if you're interested in having me on as a player. As Hak or whoever else.)
Jak Snide: (Unless there's anything else, I'm off to sleep. G'night all!)
Arch mage144: (I am as well. Later!)
NebbieQ: (Night!)
DarkLordKelne: Will do. And G'night.)
Der DWSage: (Night.)
NebbieQ: (And I'm in, schedule permitting. Alonso has already made a career out of fighting random drow, so why not smash one of their artifacts?)
DarkLordKelne: (That's the spirit.)
DarkLordKelne: (And so what if the drow decide to go after random Soul Knights in retaliation? It's not like Alonso works for Vani anymore.)
NebbieQ: (It's win-win!)
NebbieQ: (Also, the merc's name would have been mentioned while turning the priest in.)
DarkLordKelne: (*Nod*)
NebbieQ: (By the way, will you be posting the write up tonight, or tomorrow?)
DarkLordKelne: (Later tonight, in all likelihood.)
NebbieQ: (Kay. In that case, I'll be looking at it tomorrow.)
DarkLordKelne: But after dinner breaks and such, yeah, best not to wait up.
Der DWSage: I now fucking sleep.
Der DWSage: because it is fucking late.
Der DWSage: Fuck.
DarkLordKelne: Night, Sage.
Der DWSage has left the room.
DarkLordKelne: *saves and fwips*
DarkLordKelne has left the room.
NebbieQ has left the room.