Session Start: Fri Feb 18 19:05:38 2000

*** Now talking in #nightbelow

*** Topic is 'TweedleBeetlePuddlePaddleBattle'

<Amber> Is it hot there this time of year?

<Diana> saif, im going to beat you :), you changed your mind after i spent 8 hours looking for dwarven helms ;)

<Xaveus> How does 10' of snow sound, that's what we've had in last 36 hours.

<Amber> Beats the rain we've been getting, got a lake front property now...ditch over flowed :)

<Diana> we are getting a blizzard here in chicago :)

<Saif> Seth - No, I still need a dwarven helm, I just need it straight on

<Thengal> Not really, actually found myself having to wear sweatshirts alot this trip

<Diana> yeah, its a pain finding something like that

<Diana> ive been looking like crazy, i want that award! :)

<Saif> ### The tactical map has been updated. I'll explain it in a few minutes

<Xaveus> You've got more coming, I'm 4 hrs west of Chicago.

<Diana> oh joy

<Saif> Or a dragon would do OK as well, as if seen from straight above while flying with wings extended

<Diana> hmm, ok, ill go back those sites and check for dragons then ;)

<Saif> I'll I want right now is the outline, so it can be pretty small

<Saif> I spent a while on the one site (lothirien <sp?>) looking at dwarves. It's amazing the range of talent there. Some good stuff, some really, really bad stuff

<Diana> ooh, i found a site that does sillohettses.

<Diana> yeah, that elfwood site. very good

<Diana> and yes, the quality varies :)

<Amber> *my point for computer is almost straight on with wings extended...hummm..

<Saif> That would be a good site to get a character portrait at

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<Diana> found one for matar

<Kat> hi

<Diana> excellent picture for him, hope he uses it

<Diana> hihi

<Diana> still up in the air on what diana should look like, so im hesitating.

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<Thengal> Heh, Heh, Thengal's so ugly, you don't wanna see a picture of him

<Amber> hiho

<Saif> K, the gang's all there

<Castinar> Allo

<Thengal> Hey Galen

<Saif> here even

<Saif> BTW, welcome back, Ted

<Castinar> Sorry -- haveing a bit of a problem with the 'puter. I'm setting up Mirc on the other one now, so if I appear to drop out, I'll be back -- may take a bit of time though

<Saif> I don't suppose you flew with either Scott Anderson or Derrel Lebaron while you were there?

<Thengal> Both. They're doing fine.

<Saif> Good to here. We haven't been able to talk to them for a while. Email problems.

<Thengal> I told them to say hi to you when they get back

<Thengal> That sounds typical form down there.

<Saif> Skyway (Agency e-mail people) implemented a new program without telling us. We couldn't get anything across to the JWICS side. Oh what fun. <g>

<Saif> Anyway...

<Saif> .

<Saif> Roll Call

<Saif> ].

<Saif> .

<Diana> here

<Amber> si

<Kat> here

<Castinar> here (*no turn in mail?*)

<Xaveus> Here

<Thengal> Yup

<Sane> here

<Saif> No, no turn in mail, I realized it was real short anyway so I decided to just do it here

* Castinar nods

<Saif> Nikki, Ari, Matar aka SupperDupper?

<Castinar> *BTW, get that bow outta his hands <VBG>

<Superdupp> oh oksay im here

*** Superdupp is now known as BoogieWoo

*** BoogieWoo is now known as Matage

<Castinar> *And, I'm gonna have Saif roll my hits from now on <VBG>

<Thengal> Watch out everyone, I think its a doppleganger

-> *Ari* you here? We're starting

<Diana> heh, Baldurs Gate, think you fight enough dopplegangers?

-> *Nikki* You here? We'er starting

*** Matage is now known as Matar

<Castinar> *shhh... haven't made it that far yet <G>

<Diana> ahh, do you have tales of the sword coast?

<Saif> OK

<Saif> .

<Saif> ..

<Saif> Start Here

<Saif> .

<Saif> The party has chosen Matar and Xaveus to be the sucke... ah... scouts

<Saif> The two bravely make their way up the incline

<Saif> * BTW, new tactical map up with this scene

<Sane> *I think they volunteered

<Saif> On the map the first dotted line (near the bottom_) shows where the slope begins

<Saif> The slope itself is made of mostly compacted dirt and sand.

<Saif> It looks like part of the cavern wall behind it gave way long ago

<Saif> The surface of the slope is fairly smooth, although rocks are common

<Saif> As they start up the slope they begin to notices piles of larger rocks here and there

<Saif> Soon these piles become quite common - about one every 20 square feet or so on the average

<Saif> The larger piles are anywhere from 2 to 6 feet across and made up of larger rocks, as if somebody swept all the big rocks into nice piles

<Saif> The area where these piles appear is shown by the second dotted line, the one that comes down, across, and back up

<Kat> "Sane, I could follow above them, if you wish."

<Saif> Near the top of this area is where Castinar and Matar believe the entrance to the beetle nest is, but Matar and Xaveus don't see anything obvious, just more piles of rocks

<Saif> So, questions? What do you do?

<Nikki> back

<Matar> "Xaveus, help me check these piles - could an entrance be hidden under them?"

<Xaveus> What is the red X?

<Nikki> was in a meeting, sorry. got dragged off

* Matar pokes at the pile and tries to peek through to the bottom

* Kat would like to have followed them up along the wall. Kat would like to get to c7b +50ft.

<Castinar> <Hunter> <Can you detect a passage?> (echo sounding seems safe -- we just let off a fireball with no problems)

<Saif> The red X is about where you believe the beetle entrance is

<Saif> Matar - what do you poke with?

<Matar> Xaveus

<Saif> Castinar - Hunter can't penetrate the rock with his sonar, and the piles of rock are deep enough that he can't see beyond them.

<Xaveus> These boulders are far greater than these little beetles could have possibly excavated, correct?

<Matar> heh um i use my colapsable 10' pole from the standard adventuing equipment Castinar packed for us

<Kat> *Correction: Kat will move to d5b --- Is this ok Saif?

<Kat> *still at +50ft

<Saif> Kat, check

<Nikki> * Hey, why I am all alone? Nikki moves closer to the rest of the party.

<Castinar> *using it to look for concealed entrances behind some of the bolders -- in the shadow type stuf

<Saif> brb, door

<Nikki> * I miss anything?

<Saif> * BTW, Jamie is pretty much on bedrest to stop from going into labor early, so from now until the baby comes I'll always be in and out during chat sessions.

<Sane> *at least you're on the map

<Xaveus> Xaveus will carefully pick through the rocks feeling for vibrations, etc.

<Matar> failing those ill just use my non-magicinal katana

<Nikki> *arent you the fuzzy blue S?

<Saif> On the map don't worry about spacing down by the party, that's just to show where everybody is

<Saif> Sane is there, he's just invisible

<Castinar> *speaking of which, Shadow will slip into said shadows and move forward a bit in fire support

<Nikki> * I wasn't worried. Just concerned for my life is all.

<Sane> *I can't see a fuzzy blue S

<Castinar> *Meanwhile, Castinar will use his mining skills to try to determine where the freshest "slide" is, and see if it is feasible something lies below which could be dug up

<Saif> Cast - Hunter doesn't find anything hidden - BTW, the piles of rock are not tall, perhaps 2' at the most

* Kat will be watching the rocks above and listening for any beetle movement.

<Thengal> Between the "T" and the "C"

<Xaveus> Before we left, was Amber able to find anything with her Locate object spell?

* Matar lifts the rock and looks for beetles scurrying out from underneath.

<Saif> Cast - where do you want shadow to move to? And the slide that happened here was long, long ago (decades, if not longer)

<Amber> *not yet.

<Nikki> brb

<Nikki> afk

<Castinar> *Shadow to P4 along wall

<Saif> No, Amber hasn't found anything with her spell, and by now she's been able to scan most of the area

<Saif> check on Shadow

<Saif> Matar, the rocks are piled rather tightly together, you can't really push a pole through them. you'll have to remove rocks to see what is under them.

* Matar will toss some rocks aside.

* Matar tries not to hit Xaveus with them.

<Saif> Matar - how deep do you plan on digging, and where are you digging? (grid coords)

<Saif> Cast, where do you move to?

<Castinar> *Ahh--- does there appear to be any danger of him triggering another slide?

<Kat> **Question: Is the area light up due to light rocks?

<Saif> Cast - no

<Xaveus> Xaveus will as well, moving metodically towards the X when Mater is ready.

<Matar> i15

<Saif> Kat - yes, orange circle is a light stone light radius

<Matar> just deep enough to see if its ground below or not

<Matar> 2' shouldnt take long

* Kat would like to examine the rock area for fungus.

<Castinar> *With Sane's approval, I'll start out at ~Q9 and look for patterns in the tracks --

<Saif> Matar digs down about two feet, down to where the ground should be. He finds more large rocks, not the ground.

<Saif> Kat - this cavern is fairly damp (although fortunately not so damp that your slippers don't work), so there is fungus growing here and there

<Saif> K, Cast at q9

* Matar nods wisely and goes to examine the missing entrance Castinar claims was here.

* Kat wonders if there is fungus growing on the cave-in area that we thought the beetles lived.

<Saif> So Matar and Xaveus up closer to the proported entrance?

* Matar does.

<Xaveus> Xaveus as well.

<Ari> *brb Christopher needs to go to bed

<Saif> K, Matar and Xaveus find several more piles of rock. They look pretty much the same as the others

<Saif> Kat - cave-in area?

<Xaveus> Matar, I can walk through the stone if it is solid, rather than loose.

<Castinar> *any signs that any of this rock has been moved recently?

<Saif> Cast - you find tons of tracks in the area moving all over. Obvioulsy this area sees a lot of beetle movement.

<Matar> is there a pile where we thought the entrance was?

<Kat> **Didn't we think that there was an entrance here? If it is not here, and these rocks have been here for a long time, there would be fungus all over the area that we thought was the entrance.

<Saif> Ah, I see Kat, the whole floor area is bare of fungus. The fungus you see is up on the walls

<Saif> Matar - in the general area you thought the entrance was you see at least three piles

* Matar gives the all clear signal.

<Xaveus> The grinding sound that we heard, did that come from this general area or from down below?

<Saif> This general area but underground

<Nikki> WORM SIGN!

<Nikki> RUN!

* Matar drags Xaveus back to the party.

<Matar> Could i tell what those monster thingys were coming out of?

<Matar> was it something on the ground or the wall?

<Saif> It was on the ground, Matar

<Xaveus> I'm with you, big guy!

<Matar> is one of the piles bigger then the others - about how far around are they?

<Saif> Castinar, your search of the tracks does show that there is more traffic up around the area you believe the entrance to be, but it is too messed up to determine exactly where it is

<Saif> Matar - of the three piles one is about 6', and the other two about 4'

<Matar> ick

<Castinar> *Shall we attempt to "melt" that wall down?

* Kat will go back to the group as Matar and Xaveus do.

<Saif> Castinar- do you and Shadow return as well?

* Castinar nods

<Sane> *So, there's no sign of an entrance or sign of a caved in entrance or anything like that?

<Saif> * no, just lots of piles of rocks

<Saif> and lots of beetle tracks

<Saif> and fungus on the walls

<Kat> "The area is not right. There isn't enough fungus growing around it. The pile of rocks were just put there."

<Saif> brb, keep talking

<Kat> "Or, Castinar, do you know if the fungus does not grow on those rocks just on the wall?"

<Xaveus> So who piled the rocks over the hole?

<Nikki> "I think the beetles escaped underground."

* Matar explains, "Okay this is what we've got - The beetles felt us to be a threat and sealed all their holes. We have two options - ignore them and move on - bad because they'll be out in no time. Two Dig down in some fashion and attack them in their lair - icky if we get caught in the tunnels and they may be able to clear them faster then us and we could be swarmed from the other tunnels and surrounded. er 3rd is to wait a week or so an

* Amber wonders outloud if the beetles are rolled up into balls pretending to be rocks, like sowbugs do above ground.

<Matar> try and charge through the tunnels before they can seal them

<Matar> woosh - didnt know there was a limit to the length

* Nikki votes for moving on and ignoring them for now.

* Ari says, "Icky? You just said icky? Are fighters allowed to say icky?"

* Amber how about melting the rock to make a solid piece? Take um longer to dig out.

<Saif> back

<Castinar> "Kat, I'd say the beetle traffic keeps the fungus down... they are crawling all over that area. That, and the floor isn't as damp (got lots of dust/grit/sand from the earlier cave in), so is probably draining the water a bit better

* Castinar agrees with Nikki

<Nikki> ?!?!?!

<Nikki> no way

<Nikki> you cant

<Sane> <Yes, we can move on now, but before we get in too deep somewhere beyond we need to come and check the beetles.

<Castinar> Okay....

* Castinar agrees with Castinar

<Kat> "Castinar, could the beetles do like Amber suggested?"

<Castinar> "Hmmm... anything is possible, I suppose...."

<Matar> "Well the danger we face is not having a clear path of retreat. As long as we go around this area the big ones wont get us and the little ones dont seem to be much of a threat to us. They might just slow us down..."

* Castinar looks critically at the rocks lying about -- can I type them?

<Thengal> Could be possible, but I don't think they'd react too well ta Matar and Xav t'rowin' dem around

* Kat looks around and comments, "Could we kill the lights then?"

<Matar> "Righto - just making sure all the risks are known."

* Nikki experimentally kicks the ground beneath her checking for beetles rising from the earth.

* Castinar thinks that they will just ignore us. The big ones only came out (in my opinion) when they were threatened by "outsiders"

<Saif> Cast - just rocks

* Kat will go and collect the light rocks.

<Saif> Nothing bites Nikki's boot

<Nikki> * important to check these things sometimes

*** Castinar is now known as Hunter

* Nikki will change into a bat similar to hunter and practice flying around while this is all going on.

<Saif> Nikki slams into the wall a few times, but eventually gets the hang of it

<Hunter> <{mental shrug} one of your rest periods flight> (OOC: Nap -- 4 hr, no?)

<Amber> brb wfk fixing dinner for spouse.

<Diana> *no, 1 hour

<Saif> Nap spell plus re-memorizing is only a few hours

<Diana> * oh well, rememorize yeah :)

* Nikki switches to various flying creatures and practices with each type.

<Nikki> birds, bats, dragonoids, etc

<Hunter> *OOC: Hunter can go quite far in that time at his speed -- of course, he'll be sleeping on Castinar's shoulder when otherwise with you

* Kat notices Nikki's tricks and asks, "Nikki, can you transform into a kenku?"

<Saif> nikki continues to demonstrate that flying is harder than it looks, but after a few uncomfortable encounters with the walls she gets it figured out.

* Nikki tries a kenku.

* Hunter watches Nikki with curiosity

<Kat> "Perhaps, you should try this in the middle of the cavern."

<Diana> "I am willing to bypass these beeteles."

<Saif> Nikki becomes a blue kenku

<Thengal> "me t'inks we should move on"

* Kat grins as the wise wizard smacks the wall, again.

* Sane ignores Nikki. (good thing he's invisible)

<Saif> * a rather nice looking kenku at that... considering this is probably the first female kenku Sane has ever seen <BG>

<Nikki> * laughs now happy cat. when the time comes I'll be flying safely away to report your untimely demise.

<Matar> "What exits present themselves?"

<Kat> ** Saif, did I get all of the light rocks?

* Sane watches Nikki out of the corner of his eye, hoping no one will notice.

<Saif> Kat - those around the party here, yes, waiting for the party to pull back before you go get those behind the party

* Nikki doesn't fly off into the dark.

<Saif> So, leave then?

<Matar> aye

* Hunter is ready

<Kat> "Now, we check out those cave swimming birds?"

<Thengal> yup

* Nikki lands and changes back.

*** Hunter is now known as Castinar

* Castinar is ready also

<Saif> So check out the penguins or or leave the cavern? Castinar wanted to study them a while so he could learn to turn into one.

<Kat> **looking for Sane's familiar

* Castinar would like to tame one --- but after watching them a short time, he realizes that they wouldn't do well away from the water

<Sane> *Cast, I thought of that just because it would be so funny. Too bad it wouldn't work. <g>

<Kat> *We could take one back to the compound and leave it in one of the tubs (Ari's idea hehehe)

<Ari> *not Ari's tub

* Sane will go over to the water and toss in a light stone.

<Nikki> *wonder what it takes like... probably chicken.

<Sane> Periodically, Sane will fly over around the beetle area to make sure there's no movement. (during our search)

<Thengal> Everyt'in' tastes like chicken

<Saif> The penguins scatter from Sane's stone

<Amber> * back

<Saif> How long do you plan on studying the penguins? Castinar figures he needs a day or so watching them to get their basic abilities down (most of it in the water with them)

<Saif> After all, how do they swim?

* Nikki changes into a penguin and tries it out.

* Castinar reluctantly admits we don't have that kind of time -- perhaps I will journey here at a later date

<Xaveus> * Maybe we can get them to think Sane is thier mom, they could sust follow him around?

<Kat> *What does it take for him to transfer into one? Or Nikki?

<Amber> *they don't, they fly in water...

<Saif> Nikki promptly falls over

* Castinar snickers

* Nikki changes into a well balanced penguin and tries it out.

<Saif> * Well, if he impressed on them they might follow him

* Castinar tries holding the smile back

<Sane> *brb

<Saif> Nikki discovers that penguins are balanced for inside the water, not on land

<Nikki> shrug

* Nikki changes back

* Castinar tosses a beachball --- er, nm <G>

<Xaveus> *Piped piper of Jurgenville, I like that! VBG

* Thengal gaffaws at nikki's exploits

<Saif> Eventually she figures out that little itty=bitty baby steps work

<Nikki> "You didn't want to be one anyway. A worthless animal."

* Nikki ignores the dwarf as she's out of small coins for the bar.

<Castinar> *I've met very few worthless animals in my time.... but for now, I'll take your word for it

* Kat notes Nikki changing again and again, "Nikki, how much stuff changes with you? Can you make a spell that would allow me to do that when I change?"

<Saif> Nikki spontaneously starts harping on the fact that Tarasques are nothing, the real danger in the world is something called a "Microsoft"

<Castinar> "By the way, I'm curious -- how often can you shapechange? Do you get any side benefits out of it?"

* Amber looks into the water "hey, they swim as if they're flying! Neat!"

<Castinar> LoL

* Nikki switches into an AOL/Time-Warner

<Castinar> *Add ICQ to that now

<Saif> Nikki has a hard time moving she is so large

<Nikki> heh

<Saif> and bloated

<Nikki> but I own the cable networks!

<Nikki> I'm going to colorise everything!

<Amber> *ahoh, blue thing pregers!

<Saif> I think the NBC peacock did that about three decades ago <g>

<Castinar> LOL

<Thengal> I thought it was Ted Turner's abomination

<Saif> Tell you what, if Castinar wants to go without sleep and you guys take a sleep break now he'll get enough information to make a clumsy penguin.

<Nikki> Ted and Jane did not break up because she was a nut case and he was cheating. That's a vicious rumor!

<Sane> *back

<Sane> *Does Sane see anything in the water after he drops the light stone?

<Saif> Cast, want to do that?

<Castinar> *If the others are willing to take a sleep break, I'll do that

<Saif> Sane - there are a surprising number of little fish in here, which explains the penguin population

<Kat> "Nikki, how much stuff can you transform with? And, how often can you change? And, is there any gains you get from changing so often?"

<Saif> Sane - call a sleep break now?

<Sane> *ok

* Nikki shrugs. (GM dependent, we didnt discuss it at length)

<Sane> *but didn't we just rest?

<Saif> a short rest for the spellcasters, but not the fighters

<Sane> *It's ok with me either way. I'm sure it might prove to be vital later against the dragon <g>. Penguin Power!

<Saif> Stuff Nikki can transform with (carrying) = not much (no encumberance), how often = once per round, gains = none, except for the actual shapes

<Kat> "Ari, have you seen these swimming birds before or anything like them? Maybe they taste good."

* Amber tasts the water to see if it is salty.

* Nikki will experiment a bit with Azure while we're sitting around. Can Azure do anything to the light stones? Change their color, stop them glowing, make them brighter, etc?

<Saif> Amber - no, the water is fresh

<Ari> "Never seen thier like before Kat."

* Castinar will try to go fishing <G>

<Nikki> * Doesnt my clothing and equipment and such change with me?

<Saif> Yes, Azure can easily change the color of the light stones to shades of blue. he can mute them, but not stop them from glowing completly. He can augment them with his own light, but not make them glow brighter in and of themselves.

* Amber searchs shallows for freshwater oysters...opens them looking for pearls...<G>

* Thengal takes full advantage of the rest period, and promply naps

<Saif> Nikki - yes, no encumberance is still 35# for you

<Saif> So do you want to camp here in the cavern or elsewhere?

<Nikki> * meaning I can change shape and keep the first 35# of stuff with me in my new form?

* Kat will pick up the other light stones if the group is going to camp.

<Saif> Nikki - pretty much, yes

<Nikki> ok

<Saif> ### So do you camp here in the cavern or pull back into the tunnel a ways?

* Kat will also pick up any arrows that went off course.

<Sane> *we should camp in the tunnel about 100' beyond this chamber.

<Xaveus> Do you want one of these birds for supper? Perhaps, Penquin-Ka-Bobs?

<Saif> And Castinar, you stay with the penguins?

* Castinar nods (Anyone have one of those warning sigils memorized <priests>)

<Ari> if Castianr doesn't mind, Ari would like to stay...just for the peace and quiet. If he rathers she doesn't thats ok too

* Castinar doesn't mind

<Sane> *Saif, Sane (and Hunter if he will) will fly over the beetle area periodically to check on movement. Sane will fly 30' high so he can see things.

<Castinar> *Hunter will be napping, as will Shadow (as long as someone is near in case Castinar gets into trouble with mad penguins <VBG>)

<Saif> OK, the party sets up a camp down the tunnel a ways. Castinar and Ari stay in the cavern, with Castinar spending most of his time in the water (in some other form, I assume) with the penguins

<Saif> Sane - define "periodically"

* Castinar nods -- one closely approximating our black and white friends

<Matar> "Charge the big ones - let the more fragile ones deal with the small ones and keep them off our back. I doubt they will seal the tunnels with the large ones outside. Once they are dead we can charge the lair."

<Sane> *once everyone hour

<Saif> Sane - check

<Saif> OK, camp is set up

<Saif> Most everybody goes to sleep

* Ari fidns a quiet out of the way spot and sits to watch

<Saif> * including spell casters if you wish to recharge spells

<Kat> "sure"

<Saif> First hour passes with nothing more interesting that a penguin trying to flirt with Castinar

<Kat> "Where?"

* Amber sighs no oysters, so she sleeps and renews spell slot

<Saif> Second hour passes peacefully

* Castinar tries catching a fish to feed to the penguins -- get them closer so he can study them better

<Saif> Castinar discovers that the real penguins are much, much better at catching fish than he is

<Castinar> Hey, I've got a net!

<Castinar> *Doesn't change right away -- remember, he is limited in # times he can do so <G>

* Kat will sneak over to the Beetle nest and check it out from above.

<Saif> On Sane's fly-by at the end of the second hour he finds several smaller beetles crawling around the slope area. There is a hole about half way down the hill that they have apparently emerged from. There are stones scattered around the hole.

<Saif> The fish in here are rather small (fingerling size), so the net is too big to catch any

<Sane> *Saif, Kat and Sane will split the duties.

<Sane> *so Kat can take the next two hours, then we'll switch again.

* Sane tells everyone (who is awake) about the beetles.

<Saif> OK, Sane, do you do anything when you spot the beetles?

<Sane> No, just circle once to get a good look.

<Kat> "Sane, you could go tell Ari and Castinar about the beetles."

* Nikki will practice various swimming creatures and breathing under water with gills. water elfs, *large* too-big-for-a-penguin fish, bears, giant beavers, and any thing else reasonable the others suggest.

* Sane goes and tells Ari and Castinar about the beetles.

<Saif> The beetles seem to be circling around a lot. You realize they are spending lots of time in the areas where Matar, Castinar, and Xaveus stood

<Amber> brb

* Castinar nods his thanks, somewhat distracted

<Saif> Castinar finds he has to follow the penguins across the water as Nikki's antics near the shore scare the birds

* Sane takes a moment to watch Castinar. <Ariessus, why do you suppose he wants to learn such a shape?> Sane winks.

<Ari> "Something different to do I suppose."

<Nikki> "It is definitely an inferior form."

<Saif> So Kat takes the next scouting trip in an hour?

* Kat nods

<Nikki> afk

<Sane> *Saif-yes

<Saif> It is about twenty minutes after Sane informs Ari that he has seen beetles around when Ari hears clicking noises from some distance behind her.

* Ari shrugs. "If you say so. I think they are sort of cute myself."

*** Castinar is now known as Pengo

<Pengo> *splash*

<Sane> *oh, this beats giant beavers any day

<Ari> "As I said to Kat earlier, no I havn not."

<Saif> Ari - do you do anything when you hear the clicking?

<Pengo> *thinks to himself -- hmmm... rolling to the right -- must lengthen that flipper

* Pengo splashes Sane

<Ari> *damn straight, turn around a look at where it is coming from

<Kat> **Pengo quickly finds out that they were holding their breath, not breething underwater.

<Saif> The sound is apparently outside your infravision range, somewhere near the center of the cave

* Pengo figured that out -- they are, after all, birds, not fish <G>

<Sane> *Is Sane still there when this happens Saif?

<Sane> *Sane only stayed a few minutes.

<Saif> Sane - no, this is about 20 minutes later

<Sane> *OK

<Amber> back

* Pengo splashes Amber

<Amber> *cool!

<Saif> Ari, do anything else?

* Pengo tries to catch a fish

<Ari> *go take a look- slowly K'harn large form, Ari using keen hearing

* Nikki shifts into a giant penguin eating squid an---

<Saif> Pengo discovers it is rather difficult to catch a fish with one's beak and not get a mouthfull of water

* Pengo makes note to himself -- watch Penguins fish closer

<Saif> Ari wanders off to the middle of the cavern, where she spots a couple beetles wandering around, feeling the ground with their antenna (actually tasting the ground)

<Sane> *Hey Pengo, go get the lightstone at the bottom of the pond

* Pengo is a penguin, not a dolphin <G>

<Nikki> ooh a dolphin

<Pengo> LoL

* Nikki switches into a dolphin and rescues the children!

<Sane> *lol

* Pengo ***ehh... bleats??? chirps???***

<Kat> brb

<Pengo> *barks???*

* Ari stops and draws sword. She waits to see if they come closer to her and what they do if they do

<Saif> The beetles are heading in the general direction of the water. Ari hears several others outside her vision moving around the cavern as well

<Nikki> phone

* Amber dreams of dolphins and sea elves and starts to speak sea elf out loud in greetings...

<Saif> Ari quickly discovers the beetles don't have a very good sense of sight. They wander up to about 20' from her before they start waving their antenna around in the air in her general direction. Hold your ground?

* Ari will turn and head back to Castinar, asking K'harn to inform Hunter that we have beelte company coming

<Saif> K'harn goes loping off to tell Hunter, who passes the news on to the party

<Saif> Ari discovers that the penguins are no longer swimming near her. They are apparently across the water.

<Xaveus> *Flipper, Flipper? Wonder if Cast tastes like tuna?

* Nikki recovers the light stone as any good dolphin would do and returns to land in her normal form.

<Ari> "Cast, time to go. Beetles getting close." She stands and waits for him watching for beetles.

<Saif> Sane and Kat both know about the beetles wandering around the cavern now

* Pengo barks in response

<Saif> Nikki, d20 please

* Pengo sighs, porpoising towards shore

<Nikki> ?

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [5]

<Nikki> i explode?

<Kat> "Sane, I think there are beetles wandering again."

* Sane tells everyone that there are beetles about.

<Saif> Nikki discovers that Sane was right! It really is an underwater dragon! It snaps at her and...

<Saif> db d20

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [11]

<Saif> gulps her down

<Nikki> damn it.

<Saif> well, not really

<Nikki> i hate when that happens.

<Kat> "We should kill the wandering ones."

<Saif> actually what she finds is that there is a current of warm water near the bottom of this little lake

<Nikki> ok, I bring in my tarrasque character as a replacement.

<Matar> "We should try and circle around them and go through their tunnel

<Kat> "If we do it quickly and quietly, they others won't be warned."

<Nikki> oh? Nikki informs the others although this may be a bad time.

*** Pengo is now known as Hunter

<Sane> *Saif, who is awake?

* Amber dreams a water beetle is sneaking up on her seaelf friend...her dream turns to a nightmare..

<Hunter> <What happens if they pull that stunt and close their tunnel -- with you in it?> Hunter asks sleepliy

<Saif> Sane and Kat, and Ari, Cast and Nikki in the main cavern

* Thengal snores on... blissfully unaware of any of this

* Nikki kicks the dwarf awake.

<Saif> Any spell casters who napped with Diana's spell but didn't cast spells and don't want to change spells can be awake too

<Xaveus> Xaveus yawns.

* Amber moans and mutters a warning in sea elf to "Beware" and she tosses and turns.

<Thengal> "Sput.. huh... What?..... Oh, it's you, elf." Thengal turns over and goes back to sleep

<Xaveus> How far is the water from the pile of rocks?

<Kat> "OK. I can find some wandering beetles."

<Saif> Xaveus - at the closest spot about 800'

<Matar> "If someone can cast that better invis on me I can handle the wandering ones while the rest of you aproach the nest."

<Thengal> "Huh?.. Oh, time to get up. Why didn't ye say so?'

*** Hunter is now known as Castinar

* Castinar whispers to Ari Do not attack, if they approach, let me try something first

* Amber moans again and strikes out with her fist hitting Thengal on the shin...then snores.

<Sane> *oops; didn't see Matar's words above

<Sane> *change Sane's words.

<Xaveus> I was thinking about pouring water down the hole, saw a gardener do it to a "gpher" back at the compound.

<Saif> Castinar - you are still across the lake playing with the penguins, blissfully unaware of a problem

<Xaveus> gopher

<Xaveus> brb

<Castinar> *Hunter can't get into my mind in this form?

<Saif> Yes, did you have him fly to you and warn you? Didn't see that

<Amber> *hey, somebody gonna wake Amber up? <G> she hates nightmares!

<Castinar> *I didn't -- But Sane did

<Saif> K

<Matar> "Diana or Nikki have the available?"

* Thengal picks up the young halfling. " Time ta go ta work little one."

* Amber thrashs for a second boxing Thengals ear, "Oops, sorry..ahh..put me down please." she fusses with her clothing.

<Sane> *btw, Imp. Invis. doesn't last all that long

<Kat> "I have it. Is it worth doing now? I don't know how long the dust will stay on you."

<Thengal> "Well, me's for clearin' a pat' to Ari and Cast. Who's wit' me"

<Matar> really?

* Amber wakes anyone else who is sleeping.

<Matar> if its dust this probably isnt worth using it on

<Castinar> *Shadow yawns, looks quizically around, and signs {whats up

<Castinar> }

<Matar> only take it if it can be cast

<Kat> "It is. I think it's how you were made invisible the last time, too."

* Matar grumbles.

<Amber> I don't know, probasbly beetles or someone needing Bailey..err bailing out.

<Xaveus> Well, it's been a hard days night, let's check out the beetles.

<Matar> "Well I can still handle it - think they use sent more then sight anyway."

<Matar> "I'll meet you at the cavern."

<Matar> "If there is one of those noise ones out then they'll get the signal."

* Amber goes where directed, ready to fight if need be.

<Kat> "Sane, they screamed last time. They will again."

<Thengal> "sen, Me'll go get Cast an' Ari first. Dey could be in trouble

<Matar> "I'm faster - I'll clear that dir first just go!"

* Matar moves out at a fast jog and charges any beetle he sees.

<Kat> "I think we should take out the wandering ones."

<Thengal> Thengal heads out behind him. Heading toward the two elves

<Kat> "Even if we aren't quiet, we will eliminate their numbers."

<Kat> "And, I think we should do it now."

* Sane gets some lights stones handy. <I will fly and stay unseen. I'll drop light stones.>

<Saif> K, hold on just a sec, something going on in the cave while you guys are discussing this

<Sane> *Yes, we're moving out Saif.

* Nikki flees. <g>

* Sane flies down the tunnel ahead of the group. He'll head for the sounds of beetles if he hears it.

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [9]

-> *Ari* Castinar goes off to try and emphathize with one of the beetles

<Saif> K, just before you are all ready to take off into the cave Castinar and Ari come walking up

<Sane> *see, I told you there was nothing to worry about, Kat <g>

<Saif> Want to fill them in?

<Nikki> * is this like the movie 2 years ago where the bugs pretend to be people shaped and come out of the sewers and eat everyone?

* Castinar looks back to see if he was followed. A small group of the beetles evidently "woke up" and came searching... when Hunters call came, I changed back, met up with Ari....

<Thengal> * The Mimic, good movie

<Castinar> I was able to calm them down slightly -- enough that they decided not to attack. However, they were still nervous at our presence.... nervous, but not agressive

<Saif> So the party moves en masse into the cavern to battle the beetles?

<Sane> *yes

* Castinar thought we were leaving them alone?

* Matar runs off to find the wanderers while the rest of the party goes straight to the nest."

<Saif> Castinar is about to learn otherwise (I think)

<Castinar> "Wasn't the plan to just pass them?"

<Sane> *one sec; phone.

* Castinar looks at Sane, then at the rest

<Matar> "That was the plan while they were in their hidey hole - but if they've given us another chance then we'll take it."

<Kat> "There might be treasure in the beetle lair. We could use it."

* Sane nods at Matar's words.

<Xaveus> Xaveus looks to Sane, then Cast, then Sane, then Cast

* Castinar looks at Xaveus -- "Sane is the leader, not I"

<Saif> So...

* Amber yawns and straightens her hat.

<Saif> Attack then?

<Thengal> me sits back down on a rock. "Let me know when ye make up yer minds on dis."

<Sane> *attack

* Matar goes jogging off moving quietly at 3x.

<Saif> So the plan is for Matar to go out and chop up those wandering around the cavern while the rest of the party heads straight for the nest area?

<Xaveus> *Xaveus has older\shorter legs. .5x

<Sane> Yes

<Saif> Matar, 5d10 please

<Sane> But someone should watch our backs too.

<Matar> db 5d10

<db> Matar rolled 5d10: [40] 10 10 9 1 10

* Kat can watch our backs

<Xaveus> Wow

<Matar> could be good... could be bad

<Saif> Matar quickly dispatches 3 beetles without problem.

<Xaveus> numver of beetles attacking you!

<Saif> During this time the party encounteres a beetle as well, but quickly dispatches it.

<Sane> *breaker, breaker, this is beetle dispatch, do ya copy?

<Saif> The party is starting to approach the nest when Matar only wounds a beetle instead of killing it. The beetle starts making the grinding noise before Matar can finish it off.

<Saif> This sound sets all the other beetles in the cavern to grinding. The party was just approaching another.

<Saif> As soon as the grinding starts it turns and scampers quickly back towards the nest area.

<Saif> * hold just a sec

<Sane> *how close are we?

<Matar> hmm what about shock of glove?

<Castinar> *Cast detect magic, and move quickly toward the source of the noise (primary source)

<Nikki> * it's scripted.

<Saif> * the party is about 400' from the beetle entrance at this time

<Saif> * yeah, it's scripted (they would survive on a 1 to get a warning out)

<Saif> * so you did really, really well with all but one

<Sane> *Sane's flying, right? Can he be there already circling overhead?

<Saif> Sane - yes

<Amber> *what about his glove?

<Nikki> *its scripted.

* Sane cruises over the nest, especially the opening.

<Saif> Sane passes over the nest and discovers that there are now two openings, one where he first saw the beetles and another higher up on the hill.

<Sane> Lots of beetles around?

<Saif> As the grinding starts a large beetle squeezes out of the higher up hole

<Saif> while most of the smaller beetles scamper for the holes

<Saif> OK

<Saif> So, what do you do?

<Kat> *Define large beetle?

<Saif> about 10' long with very large mandibles

<Amber> *VW beetle?

* Sane drops a light stone near the big one, lands a safe distance away along a wall and casts Spectral Force.

<Saif> the beetles dont' respond to the light

<Saif> Sane, where do you land (coords on map)

<Sane> Meanwhile Sane sends as loudly as possible. <A big one has emerged from the nest! There are two openings!>

<Saif> How about the rest of the party, keep moving on?

* Castinar splashes Amber again -- oops -- okay, he shakes himself vigourously while standing near her <G>

<Nikki> "Let's get the fuck outta here! Let's nuke it from orbit!"

* Matar sprints (x5) towards the light!

<Castinar> *Cast detect magic, and move quickly toward the source of the noise (primary source)-- I want to see this magic opening/closing of theirs

<Sane> *lol

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* Amber searches for her soap...then changes her mind and wipes her face. <G>

<Saif> You're still about two to three minutes away from the nest area

<Kat> *Minutes?

<Saif> Riply nods at Nikki's words. "It's the only way to be sure"

<Ted> OK I got dumped out. Did I miss anything?

* Kat keeps moving

<Sane> *are they crawling?

<Saif> * moving at the standard party movement rate (slowest person)

<Sane> *400' = 2 to 3 minutes?

<Nikki> * just really getting into it

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<Amber> *big bug, vw sized coming

<Matar> * how far am i?

<Saif> * 35' per round, that's about 12 rounds, and at 4-6 rounds per minute that's around 2 minutes

<Kat> *oh

<Sane> *ok

<Nikki> * 1 1/3 foot ball fields in the under dark.

* Kat will ask, "Can we move a little faster? There is light over there now. Sane must have seen something."

<Saif> So Matar sprints over and Castinar... what, jogs?

*** Ted is now known as Thengal

<Saif> Matar, 2d20 please

* Castinar nods

<Matar> db

<Nikki> afk. i keep up the party for now.

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [20]

<Sane> Spectral Force -- create an illusion of one of these large beetles, only a little larger, crawling down the wall toward the other one, making some fearsome beetle noises like it's ready to fight

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [15]

<Thengal> Thengal remains with slower members of party. Will defend if attacked

* Castinar can't safely move at faster than job <G>

<Saif> Matar starts sprinting only to trip and fall rather soon after starting out

<Saif> Matar, another d20 please

<Sane> The illusion beetle will try to challenge the other one and it will position itself between the big one and the entrance it came out of.

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [16]

<Saif> Matar recovers, but he'll take a round getting up.

<Matar> dammit save these for the fight!

<Saif> * hold on, let me calculate out a few things

<Matar> does my amulet speed that up at all? cat like and all that?

<Saif> * Matar, after you recover do you try sprinting again?

<Saif> Matar - no, that's just on falls, not recovery

<Sane> *Saif, the fake beetle has an odd bluish tint.

<Kat> *isn't that a girdle not amulet?

<Matar> ooh how about my swashbuckling skill

<Matar> yeah i will

* Sane sends <The blue beetle is not real!>

<Saif> OK, one more d20 Matar

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [13]

* Castinar wonders blue beetle? Is Nikki up there??? <VBG>

<Saif> Sane - the beetle comes out of the entrance and just moves to the side to let the little beetles in, so you can't position it between the beetle and the entrance

<Saif> K, both Castinar and Matar will arrive in three rounds.

<Sane> *Oh

<Saif> Now, back to Sane

<Sane> OK, can I change the illusion completely then?

<Sane> *or do I have to stick with a beetle?

<Saif> Well, your original beetle was crawling down the wall, so you couldn't have known it wasn't going to move away, so you're stuck with a beetle crawling down the wall and then doing something else

<Sane> *ok

<Sane> blue beetle fights the other one straight on

<Sane> pinchin' and bitin'

<Saif> When Sane's beetles starts making noises the other turns and positions itself between Sane's beetle and the opening

<Saif> It then begins making a grinding sound of it's own, which is somewhat deeper

<Sane> *it stole my move

<Sane> Sane's beetle makes the same noise in response.

<Saif> The two beetles engage in mortal combat... not quite as exciting as the video game

<Xaveus> *I was just thinking if Nikki ever turns into an oyster, would her followers be known as the "Blue Oyster Cult"?

<Castinar> afk for 30 sec

<Saif> BTW, Sane, where are you on the map?

<Sane> Where are the beetles and the openings?

<Saif> this opening would be at...

<Saif> e18b

<Saif> the beetle then at d18b

<Saif> the other opening is at I15

<Sane> d26a

<Sane> that's my position

<Saif> OK

<Saif> Round one, Sane, d10

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [3]

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [10]

<Saif> Sane's beetle strikes first, roll to hit

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [6]

<Kat> **Question: Can we in the back of the group see the combat going on?

<Saif> Sane's beetle doesnt' hit

<Saif> The beetle strikes

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [14]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Kat - once Sane drops the light stone, yes

<Saif> Well, what you see is two beetles fighting

<Sane> *Sane's could be like a 7 hd monster right?

<Sane> *one bluish

* Kat will fire as approaching. Kat will not fire at the blue tint beetle.

<Saif> As this first round of combat is occuring Sane feels rumbling in the ground

<Kat> **They move at less than half my normal movement.

<Saif> * Sane - no, your hit and damage stats

* Sane checks his seat belt.

<Thengal> *Some of us can, I believe one of my disadvantages is that I'm near-sighted

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<Saif> This is the round Matar stumbles and the round Castinar casts Detect Magic

<Saif> Hold on, need to take break. Jamie just brought home an ice cream cone for me - not something I can eat and type at the same time.

<Saif> So take a 5 min break

* Kat will put my little red dot on the nasty beetle attacking the blue tint one.

<Kat> ok

<Amber> k

* Galen goes in search of ice cream

*** Castinar has quit IRC (Ping timeout)

<Sane> *as the giant beetle pinchers rise, anticipating a deadly clash, the whole world freezes.

* Nikki going to head home now.

<Nikki> <-- outta here

<Nikki> cyas

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [7]

<Sane> later

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<Sane> *brb

*** Galen is now known as Castinar

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<Matar> boom

<Thengal> afk

<Saif> .

<Saif> OK, Sorry for the delay

<Saif> .

<Saif> Kat, matar, Castinar, and Sane, are you all here?

<Castinar> here

<Saif> And the rest of you, do you keep moving along at a normal pace?

<Matar> aye

<Amber> guess so

<Thengal> back

<Kat> some what

<Thengal> Yes

<Saif> Waiting on Sane

<Saif> So, round one - beetles exchange blows, Kat gets bow out, Matar falls, Cast casts Detect Magic, ground around Sane rumbles

<Saif> My understanding for intentions for round 2: Matar runs, Castinar jogs, Kat starts firing at bad beetle, Sane keeps beetles fighting

<Saif> any changes or modifications to that?

<Matar> nope

<Castinar> nope

<Thengal> Will attack any threat to main group

<Kat> **Question: Firing arrows and moving half movement, a specialist get full attacks?

<Matar> yup

<Saif> If you've got the missile proficiency

<Castinar> Missile weapon style

<Sane> back

<Kat> missile proficiency?

<Xaveus> Xaveus will lumber up with the rest of the elderly

<Matar> oh right

<Sane> *sorry; was eating

<Saif> Missile Style

<Saif> Hum, you don't have it

<Kat> What is that and does a sharp shooter get it automaticly?

<Saif> So you can do a half move and take half your normal number of shots

<Kat> **Round up or down?

<Castinar> Weapon style specialization (like single handed, or sword and shield) have to pay CPs as per a weapon slot

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [5]

<Saif> It is under Weapon Proficiencies as a weapon style (weapon style specialization in Combat and Tactics terms)

<Saif> And no, sharp shooters don't get it automaticalyy

<Saif> So you'll get 3/2 shooting rate of fire

<Kat> **So, you have to be specialized and missile style, or just have missile style?

<Saif> ** you need to have the "missile style specialization". It's a specialization in a style, not a weapon.

<Thengal> Any bets on what Kat spends CP's on next?

<Saif> ** you can have specialization on both the weapon and a style or styles with that weapon

<Kat> Kat is specialized with the bow.

<Saif> ### K, any other questions?

<Saif> * right, but not in that style. you have to spend the points for both the weapon and the style. It's in both books (S&P and C&T)

<Matar> how do you calculate compound interest?

<Saif> PI something something

<Saif> OK, here we go

<Saif> .

<Matar> Ha! I knew it! The GM DOESN'T know everything!

<Saif> Round 2

<Saif> .

<Saif> Sane rolled a 5, the beetle rolls a

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [3]

<Saif> and bites first,

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [16]

<Saif> still missing

<Saif> Sane's beetle strikes and...

<Saif> (roll)

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [20]

<Saif> scores! Roll again

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [14]

<Saif> follow on injurs as well

<Saif> That is 5 more than needed, so could be a crit

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> is a crit

<Saif> weapons are same size, time to pull out the book...

<Sane> *critical illusion, beautiful

<Saif> So I'm guessing slashing vs monster, that seem right for you guys?

<Sane> *Sane doesn't get to experience critical hits too often. In fact, this might be his first ever.

* Castinar nods -- unless there is a table in Spells and Magic <G>

<Saif> OK, Sane, d10 for location

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [6]

<Saif> abdomen

<Saif> and 2d4 for severity

<Sane> db 12d4

<db> Sane rolled 12d4: [37] 1 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 1

<Sane> oops

<Saif> ah....

<Sane> db 2d4

<db> Sane rolled 2d4: [7] 4 3

<Saif> nice

<Saif> Abdomen injured, 2/3rds move, minor bleeding, -2 to all attacks

<Saif> and a d6 for the follow on damage

<Sane> db d6

<db> Sane rolled 1d6: [5]

<Saif> K, nice damage

*** Sane changes topic to 'Beetlejuice'

<Saif> Matar and Castinar both continue approaching

<Saif> Kat gets an arrow off this round (roll)

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [12]

<Saif> hits

<Kat> db d6

<db> Kat rolled 1d6: [1]

<Saif> The source of the generalized rumbling suddenly becomes apparent as three of the rock piles on the slope burst apart and large beetles start crawling out of them.

<Saif> One is fairly close to where Sane's beetle is (probably the original entrance), two more are further down.

<Saif> hold for map - end of round - questions?

<Sane> *Hey Cast, maybe it's time for you to change into a penguin. <g>

<Kat> "Can we move a little faster, people?"

<Castinar> Alas, I've already done that shape for the day

<Amber> *what about a giant penquin?

<Kat> *How about a giant lizard

<Thengal> *Kat with my Dex, you DON'T want me trying to run

<Xaveus> *How bout the Stay Puff Marshmellow man?

<Kat> *Don't have to sprint. Just jog it.

<Saif> OK, map is up. Note that when Sane's beetle injured the other beetle Sane became visible. However, there are no beetles (small or otherwise) near Sane

<Saif> On this map I'm not showing the small beetles, which are still running into the area and heading for the bolt holes

<Thengal> *ok, That gets me to slightly less than your walking speed. Go on ahead if you want I'll stay and protect the main group

<Saif> Any questions?

<Saif> .

<Kat> *is the map only half sized?

<Saif> Round 3 Intentions?

<Saif> .

<Saif> What do you mean half-sized? 10x squares

<Kat> *or did it get cut off on me

<Kat> * to row j

<Amber> *half size for me too.

<Saif> It goes down to about row j, yes

<Saif> nothing else of interest below there

<Amber> k

<Saif> just little beetles running for that hole at I14

<Castinar> ack -- mine didnt' ahh... NM>>>G<<<

* Kat will continue to fire upon the same beetle and move forward with the group.

* Matar runs at 7x (ludicrous!) speed!

<Castinar> So where am I?

<Castinar> Close enough for the Detect Magic to see the entrance areas?

<Saif> Cast - you and Matar will both be on the map (well, just a little below it) at the end of this round

* Castinar continues then

<Saif> Sane - same thing?

<Sane> yes

<Saif> K, d10 Sane

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [1]

<Sane> but Sane will also Hide in Shadows this round

<Saif> oh la la

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [4]

<Saif> Beetles win and go faster

<Saif> The three new beetles all converge towards Sane's beetle... but I think only one will make it, let me double check

<Saif> yes, one will walk and attack, the other two have to "scamper" (beetles don't jog) and won't get an attack this round

<Saif> So, the injured one attacks

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [13]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Sane then attacks (roll) as does Kat (roll)

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [20]

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [20]

<Saif> geez

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [12]

<Saif> OK, Judd....

<Saif> Sane, roll follow on

<Kat> db d6

<db> Kat rolled 1d6: [3]

<Sane> db d6

<db> Sane rolled 1d6: [2]

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [24] 8 16

<Sane> *Saif, I don't know any thing melee stuff

<Saif> Sane's is a critical again

<Saif> * Sane - if you roll a natural 20 you get to roll to hit again

<Saif> *and sometimes those natural 20s are crit hits, depends on a ST by the thing you hit

<Sane> *it's ok; just tell me what to roll

<Saif> So, Sane another d20 for the follow on, then a d10 for crit location, then a 2d4 for effect

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [14]

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [6]

<Saif> follow on hits as well

<Saif> location is abdomen again

<Saif> * 2d4

<Sane> db 2d4

<db> Sane rolled 2d4: [4] 2 2

<Saif> more minor bleeding, no real effect

<Saif> but the damage... Sane, d6 for follow on damage

<Sane> db d6

<db> Sane rolled 1d6: [3]

<Saif> The beetle is hurt very badly

<Saif> (or at least it thinks it is)

* Sane thinks it is too.

<Saif> K, next phase the other beetle arrives and attacks Sane's beetle

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [15]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> And Kat fires once more

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [3]

<Saif> but misses

<Saif> * just a sec, have to clean daughter's CD

<Kat> ** Does Nikki cast MI's or just polymorphs into something else?

<Saif> * no more MIs from Nikki

<Saif> OK, Matar and Castinar - what point do you generally head towards on the map as you approach?

<Matar> which dir am i coming from?

<Matar> doesnt matter

<Castinar> source of noise

<Matar> im just going to charge the nearest big thingy

<Sane> *doesn't matar

<Castinar> (loudest noise)

<Saif> Matar will round the corner, so be a little further to the left than Castinar, who will be more towards the center

* Castinar nods

<Saif> OK, hold for map

<Sane> *Saif, Sane has now seen a few of these beetles coming out of the nest. Does it seem possible that the large beetles are actually polymorphing into the doors and back into beetles?

<Saif> At the end of the round two more beetles show up, one coming out of a hole previously created, the other out of a new one

<Saif> Map is up

<Saif> Questions?

<Sane> *doors=rocks covering nest entrance

<Saif> Sane - no, they push the rocks aside to come in

<Saif> come out, that is

<Sane> *and that is quite clear then?

<Saif> yes

<Sane> *ok

<Saif> .

<Saif> Round 4 Intentions?

<Saif> .

* Kat will continue to fire upon the same beetle and move up with the slow party members.

* Matar charges the beetle at e14.

<Amber> *Is it too far for amber to sling stones?

* Castinar stops and scans for magical emanations -- range is 120 ft, so should be able to see everywhere in front'

<Matar> *yes

<Thengal> Continue full move until we close with beetles, watch for any that come up near us

<Sane> continue the battling blue barage of beetle bashing

* Sane remains 'hidden'. (Saif, should I roll for Hide in Shadows?)

<Diana> * move with the rest

<Saif> Amber - yes, for several more rounds

<Saif> Sane - if anything comes near you I'll have you roll, but it doesn't matter yet

<Kat> As the group is slowly approaching the combat, Kat notes, "No wonder the dwarven troops are in front. If you don't place them there, the combat will be over before they arrive."

<Saif> Ok

<Castinar> LoL

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<Saif> Cast, init please

<Nikki> yo

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [1]

<Saif> yeah for the beetles

<Castinar> db d10

<db> Castinar rolled 1d10: [9]

<Saif> beetles attack one round faster

<Saif> .

<Saif> events

<Saif> .

<Saif> very fast:

<Saif> Matar starts his charge, running up the hill

<Saif> db d20

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [16]

<Saif> the beetle seems oblivious to his approach

<Kat> Nikki transformed into a large beetle and is digging her way to the queen to gain control of the hive.

<Kat> *We figured it was something she would do.

<Nikki> im going to ignore that.

<Saif> Kat gets one last chance to finish off the beetle trying to crawl back down the hole. It has 1/4 cover since it is part way into the hole.

<Saif> roll

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [18]

<Saif> hits

<Kat> *possible crit?

<Kat> db d6

<db> Kat rolled 1d6: [5]

<Saif> * actually did anybody find that bit I wrote about crits on the web pages? If not we're just going with 20s as crits for now (unless there is something in C&T, which is what I would have based anything off of)

<Saif> The beetle stops moving

<Saif> fast:

<Saif> the beetles attack

<Saif> 3 attacks on Sane's beetle

<Kat> *I thought that in C&T it was possible for 18's and 19's to be crits for fighters

<Saif> db 3d20

<db> Saif rolled 3d20: [42] 11 15 16

<Saif> all miss

<Castinar> C&T: 18 and above (natural) that is 5 or higher than needed to hit is a possible crit

* Thengal nods in appreciation of the hengeyokai's archery skills, if not her acerbic tongue

<Diana> * c&t says anthing over 18 is a possible crit for anyone

<Nikki> * I think anything over a 3 is a crit for a PC and monsters don't get crits due to lack of discipline and training.

<Castinar> ST vs Death to avoid crit -- double rolled damage regardless of crit or not

<Saif> K, I guess what we were doing is 18-19 is a max damage hit and roll again. 20 is max damage, roll again, and possible critical hit.

<Saif> But anyway, it dies

<Amber> *plugging th hole. <G>

<Kat> *Does it die, or does it think it's dead?

<Sane> *was this the same beetle that Sane's been injuring?

<Saif> Matar runs up to the beetle moving towards the others, the beetle finally sense him approaching

<Saif> Matar - roll to hit

<Saif> * BTW, 1 handed full defensive?

<Matar> um yeah - shoulda said it at begin otherwise

<Saif> Castinar scans the area for magic. He senses that the blue beetle is magic, but that's all

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [19]

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [7]

<Saif> * right, I just keep forgetting what your default is. I'll have to put that on the battle grid

<Matar> db d12

<db> Matar rolled 1d12: [2]

<Matar> db d4

<db> Matar rolled 1d4: [3]

<Saif> follow on misses

<Matar> ack! even with charge bonus?

<Saif> Matar badly damages the beetle

<Saif> * yes, even with charge bonus

<Saif> Sane's beetle attacks (which one?)

<Saif> (and roll)

<Sane> injured one

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [3]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> and that's that

<Saif> Two more beetles see Matar and come wandering over to see if it is a juicy morsel

<Matar> big ones or tiny ones?

<Thengal> *Mistake

<Saif> and one more beetle crawls out of a hole (new one at K18)

<Saif> brb, getting paged

<Kat> **Matar a juicy morsel? Depends upon who you ask.

<Saif> hum, not good, Jamie is cramping pretty hard. She's calling her OB/GYN right now. I'd imagine they are going to tell her to go get checked at the hospital. Stand by for a few.

<Nikki> You would put your wife's labor above the game?!

<Amber> *don't ask that, one of my players wife and child died in Dec for not calling. :(

<Kat> cramping or in labor

<Amber> *cramping and headache, bloodclot I think killed her.

<Ari> not exaclty a smooth thing to be saying Diane when his wife is calling now

<Thengal> Sorry to hear that.

<Kat> *You think Nikki was serious? And, wow, sorry to hear that.

<Amber> *oosp, sorry, it was eclemspa not prelabor. mea culpa

*** Sane changes topic to 'Let's Change the Subject'

<Saif> OK, back

<Ari> everything ok?

<Saif> We're waiting for a call back from the doctor

<Amber> praying

<Saif> we'll play until then

<Saif> so, where the heck were we? <g>

<Sane> Saif, we don't need to keep playing

<Saif> oh yeah, I'm doing the map

<Matar> i had just killed the 3 beetles that attacked me

<Saif> hold on

<Amber> starting a new round

<Thengal> Matar as a juicy morsel

<Kat> **All of the beetles were bringing their treasure out as worship to the blue beetle.

<Amber> lol

<Xaveus> Xaveus wonders what hes missing! Hopefully he'll be able to read it when the book comes out. VBG

<Saif> OK, map is up

<Saif> Sane's beetle has two opponents, Matar has three, another is down near Castinar and he...

<Saif> db d20

<Kat> *Xav is missing out because he moves so slow.

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [20]

<Saif> doesn't notice Castinar and heads towards Matar

<Saif> any questions?

<Sane> *where is everybody? <g>

<Saif> Well, we're on round 4. They'll be here on round 13.

<Kat> *See house rules for 18&19 critical hits.

<Xaveus> Well, obviously not on the map?

<Saif> * got it, thanks Kat

<Kat> *np

<Saif> .

<Saif> Intentions: round 5

<Saif> .

* Kat will fire arrows upon one of the beetles approaching Armatage or in melee with him.

<Matar> kill bettle in front of me and the strike the one on my left.

* Sane maintains his illusion and continues to hide.

* Castinar sighs, draws Finslayer, and heads over to help out Matar -- praying he'll survive this encounter <G>

<Saif> Kat - called shots?

<Saif> Castinar - walk?

<Xaveus> By the time I get to the map, Saif will be back from the hospital, Jamie will have given birth, and the youngster will be just starting kindergarden

<Saif> Jog?

* Kat would prefer not to hit Armatage or Castinar. If she can get a beetle before melee, no need for called.

<Castinar> *normal speed -- won't be able to help if I'm flat on my face (2 rds to get there, if I counted right)

* Kat will call shot if in melee with others.

<Saif> Kat - you'll be able to hit the one walking up then

<Kat> *twice?

<Saif> * yes, it will jog and just make it at the end of the round

<Saif> .

<Saif> R5 init

<Saif> Sane, roll init please

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [7]

<Thengal> Main party will pick up the pace a bit....Start Jogging next round

<Saif> Matar, d10 plz

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [16]

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [7]

<Matar> db d10

<db> Matar rolled 1d10: [4]

<Saif> lol

<Sane> *sorry

<Saif> OK, Sane got the first d10 in there

<Matar> hurm

<Saif> which happens to tie with the other roll - combat event!

<Saif> or critial event

<Saif> db d20

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [10]

<Saif> db d8

<db> Saif rolled 1d8: [6]

<Saif> dumb

<Saif> OK

<Saif> .

<Xaveus> I'm going to call it a night, catch you all next week.

<Saif> very fast:

<Saif> Matar strikes (roll)

<Saif> Later, Xaveus

<Kat> *see ya, Xaveus

<Thengal> Night Dan'l

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<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [10]

<Saif> hits

<Matar> db d12

<db> Matar rolled 1d12: [7]

<Matar> db d4

<db> Matar rolled 1d4: [3]

<Saif> and kills

<Saif> Kat fires

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Fast:

* Matar does a little dance, sings a little song.

<Saif> Matar strikes at the one on his left

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [16]

<Saif> hits

<Matar> db d12

<db> Matar rolled 1d12: [12]

<Saif> * is that a crit for you?

<Thengal> Need 18+ for a crit

<Saif> Yes it is

<Saif> * he's a straight fighter with weapon mastery

<Thengal> Ahh

<Kat> *If you are a master of a weapon, you can crit on a 16.

<Saif> so, double weapon damage

<Saif> plus strength

<Nikki> * my ultimate goal is high grand mastery of the punch dagger

<Saif> beetle is badly hurt, but not dead

<Saif> Kat fires again

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [2]

<Saif> misses again

<Saif> And Sane's beetle attacks

<Matar> *sorry phone rang

<Thengal> *Tough beetle

<Saif> * Sane, roll

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [7]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Castinar starts up the hill

<Saif> Now it is the beetles' turn

<Saif> two attack Sane's illusion

<Saif> * Good news - we don't have to leave for the hospital. Not surprisingly, the doctor still thinks Jamie has been doing too much. So she's got to rest more, which for her is as good as being in an Iron Maiden.

<Diana> :)

<Saif> Anyway, two attack Sane's illusion

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [14] 9 5

<Saif> both miss

<Sane> yeah

<Ari> load her up with lots of books to read

<Saif> three attack Matar

<Saif> db 3d20

<db> Saif rolled 3d20: [28] 10 4 14

<Saif> all miss

<Saif> and the one crawling up the hill somehow manages to fall down

<Saif> * I just got her reading the Apprentice Adept series, one of my favorites. She's actually enjoying it. it's her first real "fantasy" book.

<Diana> * ah yes, the first 4 are very good

<Matar> * thats a good series

<Saif> As a result Castinar can catch up with this beetle at the end of the round, if he wants, and still get an attack in. Do so?

<Saif> ## Cast - do you want to catch up to the beetle that fell and take a chop at it?

<Saif> working on map

<Castinar> *sorry, back

<Saif> So Cast, attack? or just follow it up?

<Castinar> Was pouring coffee

<Castinar> Apprentice adept --- sounds familiar....

<Saif> * Piers Anthony, both sci-fi and fantasy in same series

<Castinar> *follow it -- I want to be near Matar if I get into trouble <G>

<Saif> OK

<Castinar> That's right....

<Saif> At the end of the round two more beetles pop out, one up by Matar, another to Castinar's left

<Nikki> * and then you have to read the 2nd trilogy which is an exact clone of the first 3 books with different names. or save $20 and not.

<Saif> BTW, all the little beetles are gone now

<Thengal> OK, Canstinar is now in hand-to-hand, we have to doubleime it, to keep him out of trouble <G>

<Saif> Map is up

<Saif> questions?

<Saif> * BTW, the main group is now 200' away from the slope

<Sane> *where's Nikki?

<Saif> * with the main group

<Thengal> With the main group I thought

<Saif> .

<Saif> Round 6 Intentions?

<Saif> .

<Castinar> 9 of the larges ones now? (with a couple dead?)

* Nikki finishes her pizza

* Matar stops fighting and moons the beetles! (NOT!)

<Thengal> Get the group to jog as a whole

<Saif> yes, 7 alive, 2 dead, 1 illusionary

<Nikki> uh... im not seeing the right map i think

* Sane maintains illusion; stays hidden.

* Kat will try to fire at the same beetle. If it is in melee, she will call shot to not hit friends.

* Castinar will warily eye the new arrival, and see what it does -- if it is approaching him, he'll prepare to attack -- if it heads toward Matar, he'll Shadow it

<Saif> Nikki - Cast should be at I18 on the current map

* Kat will continue to move up with the group.

<Nikki> ok right map

<Nikki> was expecting to see me on it

* Matar finish off the injured beetle and swing at the one on my right if attacks permit.

<Saif> Kat - you can't jog and fire at the same time

* Kat doesn't need to jog

<Thengal> *Kat's walking is about same as my Jog

* Kat is still moving at half-speed to keep up with the jog

<Saif> If you want to keep up you will. Party will be moving at 70', your half-movement is 45'

<Saif> * BTW, I think Thengal's movement still reflects that he is encumbered, which he is not, so I'm going off of Xaveus as the slowest in the party.

* Kat will continue with half move

<Saif> kat, check

<Thengal> Check

<Saif> .

<Saif> R5 events

<Saif> .

<Saif> Sane, init please

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [3]

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [2]

<Saif> Party wins init

<Saif> Matar swings, Kat fires

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [8]

<Saif> Kat misses

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [13]

<Matar> db d12

<db> Matar rolled 1d12: [4]

<Saif> Matar hits

<Saif> and kills

<Matar> db d4

<Saif> matar swings again

<db> Matar rolled 1d4: [3]

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [10]

<Saif> hits

<Matar> db d12

<db> Matar rolled 1d12: [4]

<Matar> bah

<Saif> beetle injured

<Saif> Sane's beetle attacks

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [8]

<Saif> missses

<Saif> Castinar has to hold his action to let the beetle move ahead of him

<Saif> Beetles attack

<Saif> Matar is attacked twice

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [21] 11 10

<Saif> missed

<Saif> Sane's beetle is attacked twice

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [33] 20 13

<Saif> hit once, no possibility of a crit

<Saif> db 3d6

<db> Saif rolled 3d6: [9] 3 1 5

<Saif> Sane's beetle takes some damage

<Saif> As Castinar moves up the hill the beetle that came out to his left move foward and attacks him

<Matar> l

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [17]

<Saif> hits

<Saif> db 3d6

<db> Saif rolled 3d6: [11] 4 4 3

<Saif> Castinar is injured

<Kat> *stoneskin?

<Castinar> stoneskins?

<Saif> oh, Castinar isn't injured

<Nikki> cough

<Kat> *Thanks, Nikki

* Castinar bows to Nikki

<Nikki> ignore the mage behind the curtain

<Saif> Cast - want to strike at the one that just hit you?

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [12]

<Castinar> Of course

<Saif> Cast hits

<Castinar> db d12

<db> Castinar rolled 1d12: [2]

<Saif> injures

<Saif> And another beetle runs up to Matar

<Saif> end of round. Main part now 130 feet away

<Saif> main party, that is

<Saif> working on map

<Amber> *ah goody, Amber is in range now...

<Saif> Map is up, questions?

<Amber> *are these beetle L to Amber or M?

<Matar> you didnt make my beetle red

<Saif> They are large to everybody

<Saif> Changing the color of Matar's beetle

<Castinar> mine too!

* Castinar grins

<Saif> and Castinars

<Saif> Note to self - find monster with "stoneskin" ability

<Saif> .

<Saif> R7 intentions?

<Saif> .

* Kat will fire upon one of the beetles on the blue beetle and continue to move forward at half-speed.

* Amber takes aim at nearest beetle with sling tries for a hit..."Tymra guide my aim.." she prayes

<Saif> Kat - no called shot?

<Saif> Amber - called shot?

* Sane maintains illusion; stays hidden.

<Amber> yes

<Castinar> Attack x Attack

* Kat is not worried about the blue beetle getting nailed.

<Amber> *err wait, let me look at map...

<Saif> Matar - same ol' same ol'?

* Matar puts his back to the fallen beetles and kills the hurt one and then another one.

<Saif> Ok

<Saif> .

<Saif> R7 events

<Saif> .

<Saif> Sane, init

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [6]

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [4]

<Saif> party wins

<Saif> VF:

<Saif> Matar and Kat roll

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [12]

<Amber> *having trouble getting map..

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [4]

<Matar> bah

<Saif> Matar misses

<Saif> Kat hits

<Kat> db d6

<db> Kat rolled 1d6: [6]

<Amber> *forget it, too slow....called shot.

<Matar> they wasted all the good roles on me

<Saif> F:

<Saif> Matar and Kat roll again

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [7]

<Castinar> ?

<Saif> Kat misses

<Matar> this is still at the hurt one

<Saif> * we'll get to you, Cast

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [2]

<Saif> * check

<Matar> whee

<Saif> misses as well

* Castinar nods

<Saif> Sane's beetle rolls

<Sane> db

* Nikki wiggles her bottom.

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [2]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Castinar rolls

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Average:

<Saif> Cast rolls

<Castinar> db, let me hit for once!!!

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [4]

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<Saif> misses

<Saif> Amber slings

<Kat> *Cast hit last round.

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [7]

<Saif> Misses

<Castinar> Shhh....

<Saif> Beetles turns

<Saif> Huh? He hit?

<Saif> 3 on mater

<Saif> db 3d20

<db> Saif rolled 3d20: [17] 4 5 8

<Saif> all miss

<Castinar> *no, last round not this round <G>

<Saif> 2 on Sane's beetle

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [8] 4 4

<Saif> both miss

<Saif> and the best roll saved for last

<Saif> one on Cast

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [13]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Well, wasn't that just a waste of a round

* Castinar laughs at the beetle

<Saif> Party now at about 70'

<Castinar> *Shadow will start shooting

<Saif> in fact, that's close enough to put on the map, which I shall do right now

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<Saif> And the map is up, everybody is on the map

<Thengal> Sorry, guys Computer locked up. What'd I miss

<Saif> Thengal - party just moved onto map area

<Saif> any other questions?

<Saif> everybody just had a terrible round - nobody hit

<Amber> *Amber shoot twice this round??

<Nikki> how big are these squares?

<Saif> 10'

<Saif> Amber - yes

<Castinar> Ah -- Shadow won't fire for another round

<Saif> .

<Saif> Round 8 intentions?

<Saif> .

* Kat will continue to move foward and fire missiles at one of the beetles on the blue beetle.

* Matar puts his back to the fallen beetles and kills the hurt one and then another one.

* Castinar swats at the bug

* Sane maintains illusion; stays hidden.

<Thengal> Push forward to help Castinar

<Castinar> *Shadow will jog forward this round, attempting to get into position to start shooting... coords:

<Amber> *map is taking too long to redo so I can't pick a target...dang it!

<Saif> * is anybody else having problems with the map?

<Thengal> Nope

<Matar> none

<Ari> no

<Kat> *map looks fine to me

<Castinar> N18 for Shadow

* Nikki moves forward with rest of Mobile Shield Uni-- I mean the party.

<Sane> icdmap

<Saif> * party group - if you don't tell me where you move you'll end up exactly 7 squares north of your current position at the end of the round.

<Castinar> IC2

<Diana> ok

<Thengal> That's where I want to me

<Thengal> be

<Saif> m

<Saif> .

<Saif> R8 events

<Saif> .

<Saif> Sane, init

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [3]

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [1]

<Saif> Party wins, moving a phase faster (like it matters)

<Saif> Super Fast:

<Saif> Matar and Kat, go

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [16]

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> kat hits

<Matar> ugh

<Saif> Matar just misses

<Kat> db d6

<db> Kat rolled 1d6: [2]

<Saif> very fast:

<Saif> Matar roll

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [19]

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [16]

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [18]

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [3]

<Saif> wow even

<Matar> damn i missed

<Castinar> Displacer beetle

<Saif> I think that one is dead

<Saif> Sane's beetle attacks

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [17]

<Saif> Hits!

<Saif> * d6 dmg

<Matar> bah that one was hurt anyway!

<Sane> db d6

<db> Sane rolled 1d6: [1]

<Saif> but not very hard

<Saif> * I assume you hit the one Kat is pumping full of arrows?

<Sane> yes

<Saif> Castinar swats at his bug

<Sane> *brb

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<Galen> back -- 2 hour disconnect <G>

<Saif> galen swats at his bug then

<Galen> db

<db> Galen rolled 1d20: [20]

<Saif> ker splat

<Galen> AhA!!!!!

<Saif> roll follow on

<Saif> st:

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [1]

<Saif> misses

<Galen> Now I <KNOW> he's got it programmed against Castinar <G>

<Saif> LOL

<Kat> LOL

<Galen> db d12

<Nikki> it's based on the remote host domain you're logging in from

<db> Galen rolled 1d12: [9]

<Saif> Galen - d20 for follow on, d10 for location of crit, d6 for efect of crit

<Galen> db

<db> Galen rolled 1d20: [10]

<Galen> db d10

<db> Galen rolled 1d10: [3]

<Saif> follow on hits with above damage

<Galen> db d6

<db> Galen rolled 1d6: [6]

<Saif> hits a leg

<Saif> minor bleeding, 2/3rd move

<Saif> but it doesn't matter, the damage is enough to kill the beetle (a mighty blow - 37 points of damage)

* Saif gives Matar a "be nice" glance

* Matar stares innocently at the sky.

* Galen nearly drops Finslayer he is so startled

<Sane> *back

<Saif> Ah... Amber, roll to hit

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*** Galen is now known as Castinar

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [15]

<Saif> Amber... oh, wait, Amber has to wait a phase since Castinar just dropped the nearest target, she adjusts and then rolls

<Saif> Since theparty is moving faster she still gets to attack before the beetles. She hits. Roll damage

<Amber> again? sniff

<Amber> db d6

<db> Amber rolled 1d6: [4]

<Saif> Now the beetles attack

<Amber> *you add in the +1?

<Saif> there are now 2 on Sane's, one on Matar

<Saif> * yes, Amber

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [34] 17 17

<Saif> blah

<Saif> note to self - find monsters with "prayer" or "bless" spell too

<Saif> just miss

<Saif> on Matar

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [17]

<Saif> blah

<Saif> misses too

<Saif> Amber takes her second shot (roll)

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [16]

<Sane> *do Sane's beetes get Sane's AC?

<Saif> hits again

<Amber> db d6

<db> Amber rolled 1d6: [1]

<Saif> Sane - yes

<Saif> * everything you make an illusion of uses your stats - it's effectively you in battle but it looks and acts like whatever it is an illusion of.

<Saif> OK, end of round. Questions? Working on map.

<Nikki> Liches magi-priests

<Diana> * diana will lightning bolt a pair of beetles on the illusion beetle.

<Sane> *well, at least the AC is some consulation.

<Diana> * but seth is going to bed, cause he cant stay awake anymore :)

<Nikki> A nice 17th level lich magi-priest could wipe this party out in seconds

<Diana> * good night all

<Castinar> Nite

<Kat> *night

<Thengal> G'night Seth

<Sane> *night Seth

<Saif> * for everybody else we'll be stopping soon - as soon as you take care of these last three beetles

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<Saif> OK, map is up

<Saif> and I don't see any questions, so once you've seen the map..

<Saif> .

<Saif> R9 Intentions?

<Saif> .

* Kat will attack the same beetle on the blue beetle and move forward.

* Sane maintains illusion; stays hidden.

<Thengal> Full move to G16a

* Matar kills the beetle on his right.

<Castinar> *Shadow to H18

<Castinar> Castianr to F17 and attack

* Amber continue with sling

<Castinar> *If it's still standing, that is <G>

<Kat> *Saif, Amber moved too much last round

<Amber> *ahh, e16 I think, called shot

<Saif> * BTW, on the map I forgot to gray out one of Matar's opponents. He only has one.

<Castinar> no change for me

<Matar> should be 2 still

<Matar> the red one is dead

<Saif> Ah, yes, Amber should be moving half and only getting one attack per round, so move Amber back 35' on the map and no attack this round.

<Saif> Oh, OK, 2 for matar then.

<Amber> *okay, just lost the map anyway. must be software glitch or something.

-> *Ari* are you here>?

<Saif> .

<Saif> R9 events

<Saif> .

<Saif> Sane, init

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [7]

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [1]

<Saif> Party wins and moves faster again

<Matar> woohoo

<Saif> Matar and Kat, go

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [9]

<Matar> db d12

<db> Matar rolled 1d12: [8]

<Matar> db d4

<db> Matar rolled 1d4: [4]

<Saif> Matar hits

<Saif> doesn't kill it

<Saif> Kat, roll to hit plz

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [10]

<Saif> hits

<Kat> db d6

<db> Kat rolled 1d6: [3]

<Saif> Next Phase:

<Saif> Matar, roll again

<Saif> Kat, roll again

<Saif> Sane, roll

<Kat> db

<Sane> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [14]

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [12]

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [11]

<Matar> db d12

<Kat> db d6

<db> Matar rolled 1d12: [7]

<db> Kat rolled 1d6: [4]

<Saif> Sane misses

<Saif> Matar hits and kills

<Saif> Kat hits

<Saif> Shadow, Thengal, and Castinar all move forward

<Saif> Next Phase:

<Saif> Cast - do you get an attack with that move?

<Castinar> If I can... 2 attack round (but new target?)

<Saif> Well, if was only half your movement rate you'll get an attack still

* Castinar didn't specify jog -- should have...

<Castinar> *guess not :-(

<Saif> Yes, you can do a half move (35') and still attack once

<Saif> So roll

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [8]

<Saif> that... hits

<Castinar> *Oh yeah -- I thought i was farther .... <G>

<Castinar> db d12

<db> Castinar rolled 1d12: [5]

* Castinar is seeing things now

<Saif> And finally Diana lets loose with a lightning bolt, forking it to catch both beetles fighting Sane's beetle

<Saif> Matar - roll damage for her plz, 6d6

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [20] 17 3

<Matar> db 6d6

<db> Matar rolled 6d6: [25] 5 3 6 6 3 2

<Saif> Well, the one I wanted to make it didn't, and vice versa

<Thengal> Not bad

* Castinar blinks his eyes

<Saif> kills one, badly injurs the other

<Saif> So, that leaves two injured beetles.

<Saif> You guys want a map or just do it?

<Matar> just do it

<Kat> *just do it

<Castinar> Kill em --

<Saif> OK

* Nikki wiggles her bottom.

<Saif> Init - sane, roll

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [4]

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [2]

<Saif> Matar, roll init

<Saif> nevermind

<Saif> Party wins

<Matar> NO!

<Matar> hehe

<Saif> Matar and Kat roll

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [11]

<Saif> hits

<Matar> db d12

<db> Matar rolled 1d12: [5]

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [2]

<Matar> db d4

<db> Matar rolled 1d4: [3]

<Saif> Kat misses

<Saif> um...

<Saif> Matar's is still up

<Kat> *hit the blue one? plz plz plz

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [9]

<Saif> Matar, roll again

<Matar> bah cast is a wimp!

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [6]

<Sane> *oops

<Saif> Sane's... miss

<Saif> Matar... hits

<Saif> and kills

* Castinar is politely letting Matar try to finish what he started

<Matar> db d12

<db> Matar rolled 1d12: [5]

* Matar shrugs.

<Castinar> *Shadow?

<Saif> Cast, you can move up and take a whack at Sanes, and Shadow can shoot at it. Amber can shoot at it too.

* Nikki brushes the dust from her robes, "Another fine victory."

<Castinar> *Shadow first --

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [13]

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [12]

<Thengal> I'll move to one on San's too

<Saif> Shadow hits

<Castinar> db d6

<db> Castinar rolled 1d6: [4]

<Saif> Amber misses

<Castinar> Cast:

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [6]

* Castinar ducks the arrows and slingstones <G>

<Saif> Beetle is teetering but still up

<Saif> Cast - oh, I see it

<Saif> That just misses

<Sane> TeeterBeetle

<Castinar> *flank ?? <VBG>

<Saif> Anybody else around that can kill off this last stupid beetle <g>

<Thengal> Me

<Matar> i run over

* Nikki MM's it

<Castinar> *2nd shot from Shadow

<Saif> Nikki MM's it

<Sane> *where's Hunter

<Saif> (d20 and d100 as well)

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [19]

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [60]

<Matar> Noooo! Not Nikki!

<Saif> Nice Surge

<Castinar> *Sleeping, remember? You wanted him to come back and scout this while you were sleeping, so he's catching his nap now <G>

<Saif> Beetle is dead

<Saif> That means all the beetles are dead

<Nikki> afk

<Thengal> All that running for nothing?

<Saif> lol

<Saif> See, it just doesn't pay to be a dwarf

<Sane> are the entrances to the nest open?

<Amber> well there is little ones to go after

<Castinar> *It's good for you -- builds up your constitution <G>

<Kat> *Note Kat's comment at the start of the battle

<Saif> yes, there are 7 entrances open

<Saif> We'll call it a night here. I've had several people asking when we were going to quit

* Sane moves up and looks down an opening.

<Amber> Amber looks for her bullets, thems expensive! :)

<Amber> okay. Have a nice lone weekend!

<Saif> In e-mail you can decide what to do with the nest below you

<Kat> Saif, 13 arrows fired. 7 hits. 6 misses.

* Castinar nods

* Kat will recover arrows that can be recovered.

<Sane> goodnight

<Kat> night

* Matar cleans his katana.

* Thengal catches me breath

<Matar> good fight... good night!

<Thengal> "me's gettin' too old fer dis"

<Sane> Hey Saif, how many HD did the big ones have?

<Saif> Night all, see you in e-mail land

<Saif> Big ones - 5 HD

<Saif> AC 2

<Thengal> Night everyone

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<Sane> night all

<Kat> night

*** Disconnected

Session Close: Fri Feb 18 23:37:27 2000