Session Start: Fri Mar 03 19:05:24 2000

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*** Topic is 'Bob's Underdark Fried Chicken N Burgers'

<Saif> Hey Everybody

<Amber> hi

<Nikki> and then after saif is fired, who takes over the game?

<Nikki> oh hi

<Diana> hihi

<Saif> So we're missing Kat and Thengal?

<Nikki> I'll play them.

<Saif> Galen - any word from Ted?

<Nikki> Kat: I bounce forward on the ceiling and fill it with arrows!

<Nikki> Thengal: I use my rock powers and uhm, meditate on the forces of the father earth.

<Diana> nono thats xaveous

<Nikki> oh

<Diana> Thengal is I hit it with my axe

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<Nikki> they're both dwarves, whats the difference? <g>

<Thengal> Oh, that's a good line to walk into a conversasion on <g>

<Nikki> lol

<Diana> indeed :)

<Thengal> Good morning everyone

<Nikki> 6pm

<Thengal> Not here, it's 2 am

<Xaveus> Where's here?

<Castinar> England

<Saif> We'll start shortly, still getting stuff sorted

<Amber> 6:09 pm in CAlif.

<Thengal> England, gonna have to quit at about 5 am, so I can get ready for work

<Amber> 2am?! ack! yawn! :)

<Castinar> We are -- trust me <G>

<Thengal> Ye got da coffee brewin' yet?

<Castinar> Nope -- just popped a Pepsi

<Thengal> Caffeine is caffeine

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<Nikki> well this is pretty damned charming. o2000 has a mandatory registration process.

<Amber> must have split the pepsi on his computer!

<Diana> really? ick

<Diana> microsoft sucks. but we knew that

<Amber> brb hubby home...

<Nikki> so i print out some bogus form to the printer just to get through it and it tells me to fax or snail mail it to MS, get a confirmation number and enter it the next time i start o2k

<Diana> jeezus

<Saif> Nikki - huh? We don't register ours

<Nikki> screw this. going back to 97

<Nikki> mine says i have 48 more starts.

<Saif> Do you have a demo version?

<Thengal> How else is Bill Gates going to make his next 40 million?<G>

<Nikki> checking

<Nikki> million?

<Nikki> try billion

<Nikki> oh christ its a beta. the mis guy said it was real.

<Thengal> True

<Saif> Sorry for the delay, people. I changed some of the sharing on my network and managed to cut off some files that I needed.

<Nikki> brb. gotta go grab my bogus printout.

<Diana> he

<Saif> Always trust the MIS guy. Really.

<Saif> .

<Saif> So, questions before we start?

<Diana> here :)

<Diana> er no :)

<Saif> Ah, so now I know who has the script running

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<Thengal> Welcome back

<Castinar> hehe -- thankx

<Diana> heheh

<Saif> Well, it is a little quiet, so maybe I should do a

<Saif> .

<Saif> Roll Call

<Saif> .

<Diana> nay, but its a good idea.

<Saif> .

<Xaveus> here

<Diana> here

<Drubar> heh

<Castinar> Aqui

<Thengal> Me's here

<Amber> back...kisses are nice. :)

<Sane> here

<Saif> Ok, that will do

<Saif> So, what do you do? Sane just got back and gave his report. You are about 1 mile away from the cavern right now. It is 8 hours into your 10 hour marching schedule.

<Ari> here

<Drubar> lets move back an hour and plan and get spells and fix sanes armor and stuph

<Castinar> <Hunter> <Backtrack Sane -- see if "it" follows -- keep close to ceiling though

* Sane suggests that Castinar explore the left hand fork.

<Saif> So you send Hunter to backtrack first thing?

<Castinar> *As long as it doesn't decide to follow dinner back, sure <G>

<Sane> *sane wears no armor; he has bracers; just has tattered cloak

<Saif> K

* Castinar nods

<Saif> Hunter flies off

<Saif> He'll be gone for about 15 minutes or so.

* Sane wonders who Drubar is.

<Saif> (assuming something doesn't happen to him)

<Saif> So now what? Matar has suggested a retreat. Sane another scouting trip. Anybody else?

* Amber leans against a wall resting keeping an eye on te back trail just in case.

<Castinar> *Depends on Hunter's report -- If we're 8 hours into a shift, I think a rest is a good idea

<Nikki> * uh... here!

<Castinar> As long as it's not backtracking us

<Diana> drubar = matar

<Saif> So the party waits for Hunter to return

<Drubar> oops

<Sane> <Armatage, we can do both. While we fall back and plan, Castinar can explore the other side of the fork.

<Saif> He finally does and reports that the tunnel is clear.

*** Drubar is now known as KingMatar

<Thengal> Is Drubar Matar's doppleganger?... I hope not

<Amber> *no that would be Ratam.

<Sane> *ok, retreat to 1.5 miles and plan. Castinar goes to explore (if he agrees).

* Castinar quickly thinks about what we've passed recently, then will explain a secure hideaway we've recently passed

<Saif> K, so party pulls back and Castinar goes on ahead with Hunter?

<Sane> yes

<Castinar> *looking for something with a somewhat narrow entrance, fairly deep

* Castinar will meet the rest there

<Castinar> *And Shadow

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [7]

* Castinar will remember that -- and will fervently pray that the right and the left don't meet <G>

<Saif> There is one 1.7 miles back from the cave that meets Cast's parameters

<Sane> we go there

* Amber explores the permiter of the 'cave' just to hve something to do, after asking Sane if it's ok.

<Saif> Cast - so do you head for the left hand side while the rest of the party goes to the resting place?

* Castinar nods

<Castinar> *Shadow and Hunter shadowing me

<Saif> So Cast - k, just about to ask that

<Saif> Castinar sets off with Shadow and Hunter

<Nikki> * Q: Can I turn into something like an invisible stalker and gain flight and full invis the way they do?

<Saif> The rest of the party heads back to the safe spot Castinar wants them in

<Saif> Nikki - no

<Nikki> * I'd be a grounded visible Invisible Stalker?

<Saif> you get only physical abilities, not anything magical. Their flight and invisiblity is both magical, or at least extra-planar

<Castinar> grounded visibile invisible stalker <G>

<Nikki> * ok, how about a Quickling with the insane movement?

<Castinar> also magical -- I like the thought though <G>

<Nikki> is it?

<Nikki> just looking for a reasonably safe way to come along.

<Saif> No, the quickling movement is magical (funny thing, that's one of the examples given in the High Level Campaign book)

<Nikki> yeah yeah rub it in

<Xaveus> Saif's new favorite book

<Saif> K, we'll focus on Castinar for the moment

<Saif> So Cast, any precautions? Or just sneak forward?

<Saif> Also how do you proceed - you, shadow, and hunter?

* Castinar nods -- I'll let the others know I may be a while -- if there is trouble -- Hunter

<Castinar> 'll be back

* Nikki will change into a mouse and sit in one of Castinar's pockets if he allows.

<Nikki> * a blue mouse <g>

<Castinar> I plan on moving very slowly -- about 200 yds, listen for a couple minutes, move forward again....

<Castinar> *this once we reach the left branch

<Saif> Cast? Any objection to Nikki riding along?

<Thengal> Hmm.. hope Hunter isn't too hungry right now

<Castinar> *make that 200 ft -- not yards

* Castinar has none

<Saif> Nikki, any objection to Hunter thinking mice are very good to eat? <g>

* Castinar will tell Hunter to behave

<Nikki> * my azure vision still works right? I dont lose my own powers in other forms?

* Sane thinks it's wise to take Nikki.

<Castinar> I'll tell Hunter he'll start glowing blue -- not good for something trying to hide <G>

<Saif> As long as Azure is with you you still have the vision

<Nikki> *check. blue mouse in pocket, looking around.

<Saif> OK

<Saif> So Cast, when going down the tunnel what is your marching order?

<Nikki> * will have to find a better shape for later that will allow spell casting but this will do for now

<Castinar> *Cast, followed by Shadow 15-20' away and opposite side of tunnel

<KingMatar> *brownie?

<Amber> *small monkey

<Castinar> Hunter will be circling -- within 50' always

<Nikki> * pocket sized. was thinking some sort of fairy.

<Nikki> or small monkey

<Nikki> or parrot on shoulder. the pirate look is in.

<Castinar> Hehe

<Castinar> Just don't go poking one of my eyes out for realism <G>

<Nikki> since we know birds and talk and cast spells :)

<Nikki> * you only need to wear a patch.

<Castinar> Okay -- just so's we're clear on that

<Saif> Ok, the group sets out with Hunter circling over head, Cast in the lead (on which side of the tunnel?), Shadow 20' behind him on the opposite side of the tunnel.

<Castinar> *Hmm... Cast on left side of tunnel, Shadow on right....

<Saif> K

<Castinar> *Umm... tunnel curving which general direction? Left or right?

<Saif> Are you sneaking (cloak and boots and stuff)?

<Saif> Tunnel fairly straight

<Saif> some twists and turns, but no overall theme to direction

* Castinar nods

<Castinar> *to both

* Nikki climbs to Castinar's should and switches into small parrot.

<Saif> K, note that when Shadow tries to sneak it will slow you way down (10'/round), where as you can move at normal movement rate.

<Saif> Cast now has a small blue parrot on his shoulder

<Castinar> *k -- slight change then --

<Saif> * Nikki, even that won't do for spell casting even if just verbal. You would have to practice with the form first, otherwise it will be very difficult for you to get the precise intonations and pronunciation out properly.

<Castinar> Cast will move the 100', and while he is listening, have Shadow "sneak" in closer --that'll give her time to catch up as he's listening for 3-4 minutesa t a time anyways

<Saif> * to be able to cast spells you really need a humanoid form with a mouth like ours

<Nikki> * yeah figured. casting with a penalty?

<Saif> Yes, and with a much great chance to surge

<Xaveus> * With a parrot on your shoulder you need to say "Arrgg, Matey!"

<Saif> Also in that form spells with verbal components only

<Nikki> * ok, _I_ know about fairies, but does Nikki? Spent lots of library time....

<Saif> She probably hasn't seen any, but will have seen illustrations, etc.

<Saif> Castinar has seen faeries, but I think he's the only one in the party to have done so

* Nikki will give it a go at a typical fairy and see what happens.

<Saif> * anybody remember how many feet in a mile? Isn't it 5240 or something like that?

<Castinar> Brownies I have seen

<Nikki> * maybe an imp? quasit? Cast would look cool with a quasit on his shoulder looking like an evil mage.

<Castinar> 5280

<Thengal> Shadow has seen brownies

* Sane always thought Count Parlfray is kind of a fairy.

<Saif> k

<Nikki> heh

<Saif> Cast - at that rate (Shadow always sneaking) it will take you just under an hour and a half to get to the cavern.

<Saif> Do that then?

<Castinar> To the cavern?

<Saif> Yes, to the cavern on the left branch of the tunnel

<Saif> *it was left, correct?

<Castinar> *nods

<Castinar> *hmm... let me think a sec

<Saif> OK, Cast and company set off and slowly make their way forward

<Saif> then then pause as Castinar thinks

<Nikki> * saif? a quasit or imp? can I do the fairy shapechange?

<Saif> * make that "they then pause"

<Saif> Nikki - you can try any of them, but since you haven't really watched them or even seen them moving it will be difficult for you to fly, etc.

<Nikki> * I just want to stand on cast's should and be able to cast spells for now.

<Nikki> shoulder

<Saif> K, belay the hour and a half bit

<Saif> They move forward at normal rate and arrive within 20 minutes or so

<Nikki> <-- quasit-ish.

<Saif> The entrance is about 50' away from you now. It looks like it opens into one cavern, although from what Sane told you it splits off after about 100' or so.

<Saif> Nikki is quasitish, riding on Cast's shoulder, check.

<Saif> So go into stealth mode now?

* Castinar nods

<Saif> and sneak forward into the cavern?

<Nikki> anime illustation quality! with a tiny dash for a mouth and nose and *HUGE* eyes and swept back hair and no other features.

<Castinar> LoL

<Saif> so on Sane's map you're around c13ish

<Saif> Hum, just thought of a problem

<Saif> Castinar is going to be in stealth mode with is cloak, yet Nikki is riding on his shoulder. So it will look like a quasit just drifting through the air

<Saif> Any change?

<Nikki> cloak of invis?

<Saif> Elven Cloak

<Nikki> what's shadow got?

<Saif> Sneaky genes

<Nikki> can I go with shadow without screwing anything up?

<Saif> (85% hide, 50% move)

<Saif> Yes

<Nikki> ok, do that then.

<Saif> K

<Saif> So Cast, where to?

<Nikki> cast can get killed on his own. :-)

<Saif> Also, now is when you do the 100' jumps?

<Castinar> *scale on map? 10'?

<Saif> No, scale on the map is 50'

<Castinar> 100' jumps then

<Saif> And the ceiling is between 100 and 150' in height

<Saif> K, Castinar moves forward. * checking something

<Saif> We'll say Shadow can see the 100', but Cast will be just at the range of her (and his) infravision out there

<Saif> Nikki has her 120' perfect vision

<Saif> Castinar moves into the cavern

<Saif> Cast, d20 please

<Saif> actually two of them

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [20]

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [1]

<Castinar> Hehe

<Saif> well, that's just covering the bases, isn't it

<Castinar> Yep -- I live, then I die

<Saif> Castinar moves into the cavern and starts sneaking forward, oblivious to anything around him

<Thengal> *db is having fun with Castinar again

<Saif> Hunter flies in and starts circling around

<Saif> Suddenly Hunter cries out <oh SHIT!> and veers off sharply into the cavern

<Saif> What do you do?

<Saif> * Cast, that is

<Saif> Shadow and Nikki hear this faintly, but they don't know the positions

* Castinar waves Shadow backwards, while he plasters himself against wall -- drawing Finslayer

<Saif> Cast - that may cause you to loose your cloak's benefit. Still do it?

* Nikki sees anything?

<Saif> Nikki - just a moment ago Castinar slipped around the corner, but you can't see him now

<Castinar> Which part -- waving Shadow back, becoming like the rock, or drawing Fin??? <VBG>

<Nikki> * What's a ranger/druid cost in JV?

<Saif> Drawing Finslayer

* Castinar will hold on drawing sword then

<Nikki> where are we, btw?

<Saif> * Not much, the Coven has a sale on them.

<Saif> Nikki - you guys are about 50' back from the entrance

<Nikki> * remind me i want 2 next time. they go so quickly. need a spare.

<Saif> Ok, Castinar freezes

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [18]

<Nikki> * lol i'd like to point out the spelling errors on your map. lower left, "aa" and "ab"

<Saif> In a mental voice that still somehow manages to portray the fact that is out of breath and badly frightened Hunter then sends <That thing is HUGE! How did it get up there?>

<Saif> Hunter flies back into the tunnel

* Castinar peers up at the ceiling

<Saif> Cast, d20

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [18]

<Nikki> * me and shadow dont hear this, right?

<Saif> Even knowing that there is something "huge" up there you can't see anything

<Castinar> *You heard a slight something from him

<Saif> * yes, you hear his voice, but faintly

<Saif> * you can make out the words, however

<Saif> So?

* Nikki looks up all around and listens carefully.

<Saif> Nikki - you are still in the tunnel. You don't see anything in the tunnel with you.

<Saif> Azure wants to know if he should go take a look

<Castinar> *When Hunter returns, I'll send him and Shadow back -- and back out slowly myself

<Nikki> I'm as I am though. Someone says "oh my god look at that huge predator on the ceiling!" you're damned right im going to look up and then find a place to flee to.

<Saif> OK, Everybody manages to back up and out of the cavern without incident

<Saif> * you guys are very, very lucky

<Nikki> Azure is staying right here for now.

<Nikki> We have fighters and ranger/druids and such that are more easily replaced. <g>

<Castinar> *The question is -- was it the same one? Or are there two....

<Saif> You back about 100' away. further?

<Nikki> * oh god, you had to ask huh? two?

<Sane> *now that we know where it is we can make it regret being there; fireball city on the entrance

*** Nikki changes topic to '"Was I really hit on a 14?"'

* Castinar snickers

<Saif> <No, not on the ceiling, up above the tunnel entrance> (OOC: tunnel is about 50' high, cavern 100ish)

<Saif>

* Castinar will back slowly away

<Sane> *brb

<Saif> K, the group backs away

<Saif> Head home?

<Saif> Or back to where the party is?

<Castinar> *When we get to the branch, I want to send Shadow and Hunter back -- I want to lay some "false trail"

<Nikki> * This is why successful adventuring groups ring along lots of hired red shirt henchman. "Go set up camp in that cave. It should be safe. We'll be along shortly."

<Saif> Cast - this is right at the opening, so you haven't even seen the branch yet

<Castinar> *Assuming it hunts partially by scent, I want to head down the (right) tunnel a short distance, then levitate to ceiling and move back toward home base.

<Castinar> A bit crude, but better than nothing

* Nikki switches to a bat and flies back to inform the others of what's going on.

<Xaveus> I thought I threw away that red shirt you guys gave me

<Nikki> Did anyone send you in to setup camp?

<Ari> *I made sure to stuff it in your backpack

<Nikki> Besides, you have a name, not a number.

<Thengal> *LOL god one Xav

<Nikki> Henchman need numbers so you can keep track of the kill count.

<Saif> Cast - you'll still have to go back through the same tunnel that the thing is over if you do that. Right now you are in the tunnel. If you go out to lay a false trail to the right you'll still go under it since it appears to be one entrance and then two caverns branching off of it.

<Castinar> *Ack -- never mind then...

<Saif> So just head back?

<Castinar> If there are any "side passages" I can do the same thing along the way back, I'll try that

<Saif> Ok

<Saif> Back to the party then

<Saif> The main party pulls back to the side passage Castinar pointed out.

<Nikki> * I can't believe you tried to get me to get my awesome familiar killed.

<Saif> The entrance is only about 5' wide, so you feel fairly secure

<Nikki> * Totally out of character. <g>

<Castinar> *Nah, if I wanted to do that, I would've left Hunter and Shadow behind -- no sense them dying too

<Saif> However, it remains somewhat narrow, so you'll be strung out along the tunnel to camp, not all gathered in a circle or something.

<Nikki> * I meant saif.

<Amber> *hey the creature would have swallowed it whole and blue could fly out the nostral.

<Saif> Castinar is gone for about an hour before he returns

<Saif> So, what now?

<Nikki> * Like I'd ever put azure into an unknown risky situation.

<Saif> Cast, you want to make your report?

<Amber> *I was checking the perimeter of where we are.

<Nikki> * Now we send in the redshirts! Fighters and Ranger/Druids! Form up! Make camp in that yonder cave! We'll be along shortly.

<Sane> After Castinar and Nikki report. <We need to attack immediately.>

<Saif> amber - there isn't much of a perimeter, just a narrow tunnel

* Castinar will let everyone know -- "Whatever it is -- it is huge, and it is climbing walls, lying in wait for -- something--- to come into its den

<Castinar> "I think it knows or expects us to be there --- oh,yes... did I mention it's size??? It's HUGE!!!"

* Amber is always on the lookout for anything unusual, like rough gemstones, food, journal pages..:)

<Thengal> Let's send in the mage to fireball it first... we'll be along shortly to mop up

* Castinar points out that I didn't exactly see it

<Nikki> "I need to _see_ it to blast it. If I can see it, _it_ can see me!"

<Saif> * note that you can't see where it is unless you walk under it and out into the cavern beyond

<Ari> "So send in an illsion to bring it in the open, then blast it."

<Sane> <Can't you just have the fireball explode just inside the entrance?

<Nikki> "I prefer the illusion idea."

* Amber asks can't you throw a curve ball fireball? with an innocent expression on her face.

* Nikki sighs but otherwise ignores the halfling.

<Thengal> "If'n nuttin' else, dat'll git da critters attention"

<Castinar> "Yes -- and then what? Hmmm... how many fireballs can you toss?"

<Castinar> *And, how structurally sound is the section of tunnels?

<Nikki> "Not enough for what Sane described....unless... well no, you wouldn't want it that way."

<Saif> * sound, nice hard rock

<Amber> *and how much will come into the tunnel?

<Nikki> * probably melt and fuse more than collapse.

<Nikki> * there's no knock back damage from a fireball.

<Castinar> Really?

<Nikki> * not the way ive played it in the past or ever heard of.

<Saif> So is that the plan? Leave now, have Sane lure it out, fireball it, fighters charge?

<Sane> yes; without objection

<KingMatar> "Nope sounds good. Do we know if it breathes or anything really nasty like that?"

<Xaveus> I can have the rock grab it

<Castinar> "not yet..."

<Diana> "If its a dragon, it breathes something..."

<Sane>

<KingMatar> "Is there anyway to prevent it from running off along the ceiling once it is hurt badly?"

<KingMatar> "Maybe save a fireball or some magic missiles?"

<Nikki> "There's lots of magic missiles to go around."

<Amber> 'It sounds like a giant centapede to me and all the little ones i know don't have special ablities." Amber says

<Xaveus> I can have the rock grab it, it won't move then

<Castinar> "Hopefully"

<Castinar> "I will Faerie Fire it so we can see it if it does decide to flee"

<Amber> "Thought you said it had a lot of little legs."

<Thengal> "OK den, we go now?"

<Nikki> "And *huge* jaws"

<Nikki> "And scales"

<Nikki> "And it breathes spide--- nevermind."

<Amber> *just playing in character, I think I know what it is and its nasty!

* Castinar can conjure up some lights -- it'll look like an entire group travelling thorugh

<Saif> ### The tactical map has been updated with the entrance area

<Saif> The dotted line shows where the tunnel height goes quickly from around 50' to the 100' height in the cavern

<Sane> *Saif, until we get about a 1/4 mile away, we will hurry along.

<Nikki> * you didnt mark the monster on the map

<Saif> According to Hunter the thing is up above that area

<Amber> "Tymora, bless our currant endeavor...I think we will need it." Amber prays quietly in a corner.

<Nikki> 10 foot squares?

<Saif> Yes, this time they are 10' squares

<Sane> *Someone needs to layout everyone's position. Sane will go out front to start with.

<Castinar> Dashed line represents the cavern wall over the tunnel?

<Saif> Yes

<Saif> Sane, congrats, you've been elected to be "someone"

<Nikki> brb. need a quick snack. nikki hangs out near the back as usual but not the very back, as usual. :-)

<Saif> Just want to go in two-column formation?

<Sane> yes

<Sane> keep some fighters up front, but give Nikki and Diana lots of room. Kat can fire arrows too

<Saif> Pull Cast and Shadow back to the normal 10' spacing between ranks?

* Castinar nods

<Sane> *I think Kat would use her best arrows at this time.

<Thengal> Mebbe we should spead out a bit as we git closer. In case da t'ing can breathe fire or such

<Saif> The marching order is up on the web - http://www.xmission.com/~saif/night/i/march.gif

<Nikki> back

<Saif> * Yes, Paul has already told me that

* Castinar will have that longspear ready in case it decides to charge (drop from the ceiling -- whatever) -- after inital charge -- If I survive, I'll use Finslayer <G>

<Saif> Finslayer thinks the spear is silly and won't do you much good, but you're the soft yet crunchy one

<Nikki> * some of those people arent in the party anymore

<Saif> * Hum, just take out Sigurd and Pyreen, Move Kat up into Garrah's spot

<Saif> So how far back from that dotted line will Cast and Shadow (the front rank) be?

<Saif> And Sane, where will you position yourself?

<Castinar> *Limit of casting???

<Sane> c17c

<Castinar> *afk

<Sane> Illusion will be of Sane sneaking along carrying a lantern. There will be four other kenku with him. They will be spread out a bit. The illusion will begin about 20' out from the entrance then proceed into the trap. A sound will be made along with the light appearing to start. Then they will sneak up.

<Xaveus> Chicken Salad with "light" dressing

<Saif> lol

<Sane> starting point of illusion: j15d

<Sane> the illusion will move to m13center

<Xaveus> brb

<Castinar> back

<Saif> Sane - area of effect centered on initial appearance point?

<Sane> The four kenku will be spaced out about 5' apart in a rough line, all side by side not single file.

* Castinar will use his innate dancing lights spell to make the light "real"

<Sane> saif-yes

<Saif> K, just a sec...

<Sane> The poor kenku will react accordingly when/if they get pounced upon.

<Saif> I still need to know where the rest of the party will be. Matar? You want to set the front rank?

<KingMatar> um me and then

<Thengal> FYI, going one-handed on axe with shield against this thing

<Castinar> *D and E for front rows?

<Sane> Saif, change Sane to g17a

<Sane> *that will give them more room.

<Xaveus> Xaveus looks to Ari, "Grrrrrrr!"

<Saif> Sane - check

* Ari snickers

<Xaveus> Xaveus hangs his head

<Amber> "Good luck Sane" Amber whispers as everything gets going...

* Ari in drow, "Think drow."

<Saif> Note that with d/e the party will need to crowd over on the east side of the tunnel to make sure everybody can see the entrance area (due to that turn in the tunnel at e/f)

* Thengal chuckles with a nod towards Xav..."Da exuberance o' youth"

<Saif> Is that OK?

<Castinar> Crowd? -- Ah, nm -- scale change

<Saif> yeah, 10. Well, "crowd" when you consider that you've got a dragon in mind

<Castinar> *forward to H front row, G second row?

* Castinar looks to Matar

<Sane> *G second row?

<Sane> *that's pretty close

<Sane> *remember there are going to be fireballs coming

<KingMatar> h and f would work okay

* Castinar shrugs

* Sane plans to move back from g17 after getting the thing in view

<Nikki> *fireballs? holy cow! lets get outta here!

<Amber> *don't be afraid of holy cows, where do you think swiss cheese comes from?

<Saif> * k, hold for a "is this right" map

<Nikki> california

<Castinar> LoL

<KingMatar> me at h13, then h14, and xav at h15?

<Castinar> Switzerland?

<Nikki> its the cheese

<Sane> H is way too close; you'll be heard

<Xaveus> I'm with ya Mater! (Gives thumbs up!) then "Grrrrs" again.

<Nikki> i was in switzerland. the cheese was nothing special but they did have about 10 million different teas made from every plant imaginable.

<KingMatar> had to figure the ip for the webserver as our primary nameserver is receiving some TLC

<Nikki> point to a new nameserver

<KingMatar> too much bother - just on my 98 box anyway

<Nikki> shrug.

<KingMatar> should have a couple backups but it wasnt switching over

<Nikki> add the ip to your hosts file

<Sane> db are you ready?

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [17]

<Sane> good

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [20]

<Xaveus> db

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [13]

<Nikki> * people talking to scripted robots...

<Saif> OK, check out the combat.gif and tell me if it's what you have in mind

<Thengal> Yeah it's reaady

<Amber> *amber groans, your wasting your luck!

<Saif> * that's right, get those high rolls out of the way now

<Castinar> Didnt' see me rolling, did you? (Like it really matters for me!!!)

* Nikki is in elf form just to be clear on that.

<KingMatar> hurm cast is out front just to take the first blows?

<Saif> Nikki the blue elf, check

<Xaveus> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [21]

<Sane> *elf, fairy, what's the difference?

<Diana> * did we get a chance to rememorize spells?

<Castinar> Oooh -- move Shadow back -- better with bows/arrows!

<Diana> * or are we just going in?

<Nikki> about 5 feet.

<Saif> * Diana, no

<Castinar> what's the square?

<Diana> *sigh*

<Saif> Square is Sane's AOE with his illusion

<KingMatar> um lets try M T X across F

<Castinar> Shadow to E127C for archery

<Saif> So if you want to move people please tell me

<Nikki> * I've only got 7 people in front on me, is that enough? <EG>

<Amber> *I'd like to be at 14ed

<Thengal> I was just gonna suggest that. probably want Cast, Matar an me in front rank

<KingMatar> and then rest in line at D

<KingMatar> actually Xav might be better - save Cast another scaring experience

<Castinar> another what?

<Saif> So MTX across F, shaodw and amber move

<Saif> Anything else?

<Saif> Where does Cast go, or does he stay with MTX?

<Xaveus> I'd like to slide up closer to Matar

<KingMatar> how about X M T C on F

<Saif> Do Diana and Ari move up to fill the second rank once the first rank expands? Or does the first rank fall back to where Matar and Thengal are but go 4 wide?

* Castinar will be 2nd rank -- spear used to hold off a charge -- can spell or xbow as needed, or step up front

<KingMatar> then A D H N K on D

<KingMatar> okay so Cast in E

* Nikki does a quick check of floor, walls, ceiling, behind us, "just in case"

<Saif> Castinar - Finslayer is a little upset about this. <The first real combat possiblity you face and you want to HIDE in the second row and poke at the beastie with a spear!!?>

<KingMatar> hmmm are we planning to lure it out or charge in?

<Nikki> * no one listened to me about intelligent swords with high EGO values...

<Sane> *basic plan: lure it to show itself; bombard with fireballs; charge in

<Thengal> I thought the idea was to lure it out

<Saif> OK, hold on, let me put this up

<Nikki> lure it down

<Sane> *basic plan: lure it to show itself; bombard with fireballs; charge in

<Saif> Fin to Cast <I'm not worried about me... I'm worried about you> (obvioulsy it isn't your safety he's worried about)

<Nikki> * I wonder if we can screw up a plan that simple? <g>

<Diana> * i trust in us, we can screw it up :)

<Castinar> (I'm touched) <VBG>

<Nikki> "I can do 2.... it gets, uhm, tricky after that."

<Xaveus> * Just like Ghostbusters "Get im!"

<Diana> "And I can do 1."

<KingMatar> "Nikki, do you have any spare stoneskins?

<Nikki> "Not the kind you'd appreciate, I think...."

<Saif> ### OK, map updated again, tell me if this is what you want

<KingMatar> good enuf by me

<Thengal> Looks good

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<Nikki2> damn it

<Sane> looks good

<Saif> Any other adjustments?

<Amber> okay, waiting to patch people up...

<Nikki2> "I can cast stoneskin if you're willing to undergo a certain amount of risk..."

<Xaveus> After three fireballs, right! (Xaveus holds up two fingers)

<Saif> So we're ready for Sane to cast his illusion?

<KingMatar> "Will it be less risky then getting chewed on a bit by something that did THAT to Sanes armor?"

* Castinar patiently pulls a third finger out of X's clenched fist

<Castinar> This many

<Saif> * hold on, crying upstairs, brb

* Amber snickers

<Nikki2> "Mmmmm... might be... never know. fifty fifty, I'd say."

<Xaveus> Ahhh!

<Xaveus> Grrrrrrrr!

<Saif> OK, Sane casts his spell and the DM turns to do some quick calculations

<KingMatar> "I guess I better pass - cant risk disabling myself before the fight even starts."

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<Sane> After the party is in place Sane sends, <Shhhhh...> He waits a few seconds, then casts his spell.

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<Saif> Matar, how do you distribute your defender points and how many hands on the katana?

<Saif> Thengal - you're axe + shield with bonuses to defense?

<KingMatar> im gonna start full D 1 h, glove on

<Thengal> Yup, I'll set my axe to receive charge, (if I remember right It does have a point on the end)

<Xaveus> I got two hands on my "LuLu"

<Amber> *if it gets to the point Amber has to use sling, she uses +1 bullets Diana gave her.

<Diana> :)

<Saif> Thengal - I don't think the axe is one of the weapons you can set to receive a charge

<Thengal> Ok, I'll just be ready then

<Saif> Ok, here we go

<Saif> .

<Saif> Everybody moves up as best they can

<Saif> or as quietly as they can, I should say

<Saif> Castinar and Sane still cringe several times as the party gets into position

<Saif> Once everybody is in position Sane casts his spell

<Saif> The light from the lantern is very bright in the darkness, and the party has to turn their eyes away from it

<Saif> Castinar then adds some dancing lights realism to the lanterns and the four kenku start forward

<Nikki> me too?

<Nikki> azure vision?

<Saif> * yes, azure is still sensitive to light, even if he can go far beyond the normal spectrum

<Nikki> shrug. k

<Saif> As the kenku slip forward you blink the spots from your eyes. Your hearts beat a little faster as you grasp hilts, shafts, or spell components.

<Saif> After what seems like an inordinately long time the kenku step out of the tunnel and into the cavern

<Sane> *kenkus make just a little noise

<Saif> * check

<Saif> One raises the lantern high and the four look around

<Saif> * Sane, do any of them look up?

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [16]

<Sane> if nothing happens

<Saif> * right away? how long after stepping out do they look up?

<Sane> 3 seconds

<Saif> Ok

<Saif> The kenku emerge out into the cavern

<Saif> They look around a bit

<Saif> nothing happens

<Saif> After a few moments one looks up

<Saif> Nothing happens...

<Saif> What do the kenku do?

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [19]

<Sane> start to search around the area

<Sane> like they are looking for tracks and things

<Sane> stay in loose formation

<Saif> well, something does happen, a small shower of dirt and rock falls from above the tunnel entrance. If you weren't looking for it and if the light wasn't there you would never have noticed it.

<Sane> occassionally look up

<Saif> The kenku start spreading out and looking around

<Sane> once the stuff falls, kenkus all look up

<Sane> they look scared, surprised

<Saif> * they have to stay fairly close to the tunnel mouth or they'll go beyond the range of the spell

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [16]

<Saif> Another spray of rock, this time from another part of the entrance, but still no nasty monster

<Sane> The fake Sane spreads his wings like he's going to fly away.

<Saif> K

<Saif> nothing happens

<Sane> The fake Sane lets out a loud squawk

<Saif> k, nothing happens

<Sane> The kenkus look around in panic.

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<Sane> still nothing?

<Saif> While the kenkus look very frightened and have that "oh no, it's going to eat me" expression, nothing happens

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<Sane> The kenkus move out of the cavern as if running away.

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<Sane> still nothing?

<Thengal> Did I miss anything?

<Saif> Nope

<Saif> The kenku went in and look scared, there was some dirt that fell from above them, but nothing attacked.

<Saif> Now Sane is trying to figure out what to do

<Saif> Sane - they run back into the tunnel?

<Sane> kenkus sneek back in and gather in the middle under the entrance.

<Sane> yes, they ran back into tunnel

<Saif> Ok, so where to they gather?

<Sane> did that get a reaction?

<Sane> did the exit get a reaction?

<Saif> No, still no reaction

<Amber> *brb afk

<Xaveus> * Go out with them this time, Sane, maybe the monster can't count?

<Sane> they go back in and gather underneath the entrance in the middle. They stand around looking casual

<Sane> ok, Sane lets the casual kenku spell go by itself for the next three rounds. He casts another Spectral Force

<Saif> Ok, four kenku stand there, casual like

<Sane> The new spell:

<Sane> Nikki appears, looking especially wizard like. she appears at...

<Sane> k15

<Nikki> * we know it wont attack a mighty wizard. that's a wasted spell. <g>

<Saif> Ok, there is now an illusionary Nikki at K15

<Sane> She moves in amidst the spell, looking disgusted. She waves her wand and the kenkus disappear.

<Saif> What does this illusionary Nikki do?

<Saif> K, she heads over there. The kenku disappear

<Nikki> * clever.

<Sane> She looks around and shakes her head. They she sneaks further into the room as if searching for something.

<Sane> She goes to the limit of the spell just looking around, but never looking up.

<Sane> Anything?

<Saif> Matar, Xaveus, Thengal and Castinar, d20 please

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [9]

<Saif> db

<Xaveus> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [16]

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [8]

<Nikki> * anyone rolling under 18 dies a horrible death.

<Saif> ### Matar and Castinar, d20s please

<KingMatar> db

<db> KingMatar rolled 1d20: [6]

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [12]

<Saif> K, just a sec...

<Saif> Ok

<Saif> The illusionary Nikki is now wandering around out in the cavern area. Castinar, do you leave the Dancing Lights running?

* Castinar nods affirmative

<Saif> K, so the Dancing lights still provide lights

<Castinar> *She's a mighty mage -- can control lights while using wands and casting spells... <VBG>

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [4]

<Thengal> * That's it, stoke her ego even more why don't you

<Amber> *back

<Saif> The monster apparently has had enough of this little game. It suddenly appears at the far east corner where the tunnel joins the cavern and starts moving quickly along the east wall of the cavern.

<Nikki> :)

<Saif> It moves very fast for the fact that it is hanging from the wall, 50' up in the air

<Nikki> *how many of us can see this?

<Sane> *Where exactly?

<Xaveus> How big X-actly?

<Saif> Its head gets to above Sane, although it is still up along the wall 40' in the air up here. Hold on for a map.

<KingMatar> is sane invis?

<Sane> *Saif, that must've been a typo. You wrote it is above Sane. I think you meant Nikki.

<Nikki> illusionary nikki

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<Sane> *Can anyone do anything during all that action by the think?

<Saif> OK, on the map the monster (which is about 50' long) appears as a green line. The arrow is its head. It is running up on the wall.

<Nikki> oh jesus

<Diana> 50'!

<Saif> No, nobody noticed its getting into position, then it moved quickly to that position. We're starting round 1 now.

<Diana> mommy

<Saif> questions about the map?

<Nikki> yeha, can i get off the map immediately?

<Diana> * yeah, can i get a change of underwear?

<Nikki> put me on a different map

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<KingMatar> * ya but it will take you 3 rounds

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<Saif> .

<Saif> Round 1: intentions?

<Saif> .

<Nikki> panic?

<Nikki> heh

<Castinar> *Shadow will nail it with an arrow of stirges

<Saif> panic is good

* Amber waits

<Nikki> no not panic

<Nikki> did that pre-round

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<Sane> *Saif, Sane is invisible

* Ari draws sword and shield

<Saif> Sane - you kind of forgot to mention that earlier

<Thengal> Re-align our front lines wait for it to come down the wall close enough to attack

<Paura> Hey

<Xaveus> Hammer in hand, ready, "Grrrrrrr!"

<Saif> when I gave the party about six chances to say "this is what I'm doing before we get the monster mad"

<Nikki> screw it. probably my only chance for a fireball.

* Diana will cast LRGriffon (CT: 3, Dur: 9 rnds, Range: 60ft, AoE: one Griffon) and command it to attack the monster.

* Sane will move to e14b; drop concentration on Nikki

* Nikki fireballs it.

<Saif> Hey Curt - the real fight just started

<Nikki> * just in time to see us wiped out.

* Castinar will look up at the thing, muttering to itself, drop the spear, pull Finslayer out, move 1 sq to G16

<Paura> <g> cool

<Nikki> * Would 'sneeze' be a useful cantrip on the monster at this point? :)

<Nikki> * or should i wait until it has someone in it's jaws?

<Amber> *now thats a good idea!

<Saif> Ari - getting weapons ready is a half move. Want to do something else - like Guard?

* KingMatar moves to f16 while keeping an eye on the beastie

<Saif> Thengal - if you move tell me a position

<Nikki> * our weapons weren't already readied?

<Thengal> Staying where I am for now, I'm right under it

<Castinar> *Can I drop spear/draw sword and guard?

<Ari> *do whatever it takes not to get eaten by this sucker

<Xaveus> We grabbed our shafts

<Saif> Sane - so right in front of Amber?

<Amber> *tsk, tsk, no time for that! Xav

<Sane> yes, but try not to get in her way

<KingMatar> that should be a half move for me so ill guard afterwards

<Saif> Nikki - where exactly does the fireball go off?

<Sane> move close to the wall near her

<Thengal> * high I hope

<Nikki> goes off at.... (one sec reading map)

<Saif> matar - anything else with that half-move action?

<Nikki> at I-16, 50' up.

<Saif> Nikki - fighters and shooters had weapons, yes

<Nikki> remember no more of that inane blood spells stuff. fast casting.

<KingMatar> nope just moving to f16 and then guarding

<Saif> Cast - yes, dropping a weapon is not really an action. So you draw Fin and guard, check

<Saif> amber - anything?

<Saif> Xaveus - are you guarding then?

* Amber waits

<Saif> Thengal - if you want to move please give me a location you move to

<Thengal> Stay where I am, just turn to face the thing

<Sane> *Saif, as soon as possible during the round, Sane will send <Amber I'm coming right toward you.>

* Amber guard too

<Xaveus> yep

<Sane> *Saif, Sane will run (x3)

<Xaveus> But I look really really cool

* Amber eyes widen but she says nothing.

<Saif> ### Diana - I can't find that griffon spell. Do you have it handy?

<Diana> yes

<Diana> want me to resend it to you?

<Saif> can you send it direct (dcc)?

<Diana> no, different computer, ill have to email :(

<Saif> OK, send it. I'll need to bring my e-mail up

<Diana> on its way

<Saif> thanks

<Saif> * sorry for the delay, everybody, just trying to get things all sorted out

<Nikki> * you remembered the part where we already killed the monster and are now looting its corpse?

<Saif> Ok

<Saif> Sane, d10 for init please

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [6]

<Saif> * not that init really matters against a monster this size

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [2]

<Saif> .

<Saif> R1 events

<Saif> .

<Saif> VF:

<Saif> Matar moves over to F16

<Saif> Kat fires her first shot

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [14]

<Saif> hits

<Saif> db d6

<db> Saif rolled 1d6: [4]

<Xaveus> On a 14?

<Nikki> * maybe it was friendly and we just ruined a First Contact situation? What does the Prime Directive say about this?

<Saif> Fast:

<Saif> Matar guards

<Sane> *this thing's armor class do not compare with Sane's

<Saif> Oops, Katrina didn't fire until this round

<Saif> Sane runs over to e14b

<Saif> sending to Amber that he is coming

<Xaveus> Kill it, or if it's Kirk, screw it, then kill it!

<Saif> Ari draws her weapons and guards

<Saif> Diana starts casting

<Diana> starts?

<Diana> start and finish?:)

<Saif> Castinar drops the spear and draws Finslayer, who says <Notice that I'm not saying anything>

<Saif> You said casting time 3

<Saif> that's one phase

<Diana> * yep, so it goes off in fast right?

<Diana> k

<Saif> Just read the C&T entry again. All spells start in the Very Fast phase and go off after that.

<Saif> I'll let spells with a normal casting time of 1 go off in the same phase they start, but those will be the only "instantaneous" ones

<Diana> k

<Saif> Anyway, the griffon appears this round, can attack next

<Saif> That means that Nikki started casting last phase and it goes off this phase

<Saif> Nikki, d20 and d100 please

<Amber> *oh dear, poor griffin...

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [12]

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [1]

<Saif> Nikki, 10d6 please

<Nikki> db 10d6

<db> Nikki rolled 10d6: [33] 1 5 3 4 1 4 5 4 3 3

<Saif> Ka BOOM

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [9]

<Nikki> time to run away now :)

<Saif> Diana, d20 please

<Diana> db d20

<db> Diana rolled 1d20: [5]

<Diana> griffon promptly dies :)

<Saif> Seth - on the griffon I guess you roll for HPs each time it is created. I can't see anything else on there about that. Agree?

<Nikki> * I get XP for killing the griffon? :)

<Diana> agree

<Saif> lol sorry Nikki, no

<Diana> db 7d8

<db> Diana rolled 7d8: [29] 2 6 1 2 8 4 6

<Saif> OK, Diana, roll 7d8 and hope you get... well, never mind

<Diana> yeah, it dies

<Nikki> * oops sorry. didnt know.

<Saif> The griffon shows up, screams, then fries

<Castinar> ST for grif?

<Thengal> Charred lionbird, grreat!

<Castinar> Oh -- nm

<Diana> oh well, next time :)

<Saif> * needs a 13, got a 5

<Nikki> * lol dinner.

<Saif> When Nikki's fireball goes of the beast does let out a very loud scream. It obvioulsy isn't very happy

<Nikki> * maybe that turn of events will shock the monster for a few rounds

<Saif> Amber waits

<Xaveus> You mean the griffin right?

<Saif> Xaveus and Thengal face the monster and guard

<Xaveus> Ready

<Saif> Average:

<Saif> Kat fires again

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [3]

<Saif> misses this time

<Saif> Sane arrives at his destination

<Saif> Shadow fires (roll Cast)

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [18]

<Saif> she hits

<Castinar> db d6

<db> Castinar rolled 1d6: [1]

<Castinar> (+stirge effect)

<Saif> but doesn't do much damage. Still, the arrow draws some blood. (OOC: that doesn't do any additional damage, but you now have a vial of blood to recover after the battle)

<Sane> *Nikki has surges, Castinar has stirges.

* Castinar nods

<Nikki> surges are better

* Castinar frowns

<Saif> Castinar guards

<Nikki> whens the last time a stirge turned into a bigby's hand or a mass heal all?

<Saif> Slow:

<Saif> Kat fires again

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [18]

<Saif> hits

<Saif> db d6

<db> Saif rolled 1d6: [4]

<Thengal> "Cast, Ken ye levitate some o' us up dere?

<Nikki> * i suspect it's going to come down and visit

<Saif> Shadow fires again (roll)

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [1]

<Thengal> Oops

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [19]

<KingMatar> ouch what a waste

<Sane> *it does make a nice dart board up there on the wall

<Saif> at least she didn't break her bowstring

<Castinar> *Shadow is shaking at this point in time....<G>

<Saif> The monster then moves forward a few more feet then starts down the wall

<Saif> As it comes down the wall it's huge mouth is open, jaws gaping

<Nikki> and eats a red shirt

<Saif> It then pauses when its head is about 10' off the ground

<Nikki> and dies

<Xaveus> I stuff my undershirt back inside my plate

<Amber> *nope, vomits on...

<Saif> It seems to take a breath before a bolt of lightning flashes out. Fortunately it isn't a long one or forked, but it does manage to hit the two people that hurt it this round - Kat and Nikki

<Saif> Nikki, roll a ST please

<Nikki> sigh

<Saif> Kats":

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [20]

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [18]

<Nikki> take that

<Saif> and take...

<Nikki> i critically saved.

<Nikki> thus taking no damage :)

<Saif> 12 points of damage each

<Diana> killing nikki outright

<Nikki> almost

<Diana> :)

<Diana> bravely ran away?

<Nikki> yup

<KingMatar> would have if he didnt save

<Nikki> i'd only be at -1.

<Nikki> y'all save me. that's why i brought you along!

<Diana> yeah, and ari and i are right nex to her, so :)

<Amber> *thank Tymora! :)

<Nikki> at least none of that recoving stuff for me. yech

<Saif> That looks like the end of the round

<Saif> questions? working on map and grid

<Amber> *is it in the tunnel now?

-> *Amber* watch the Tymora stuff. It's been kind of heavy tonight.

<KingMatar> saif:how late are we planning on going tonight?

<Xaveus> How close is Xaveus to it's mouth?

<Thengal> I gotta start getting ready for work soon, but I can stay on-line and check in for about an hour or so

<Saif> OK, both the grid and the map are updated. Let me know if you have questions about them.

<Saif> Amber - yes, see the map

<Saif> Matar - at least another hour, after that I'll take the concensus

<Saif> I'd like to finish the battle, if possible

<Nikki> <-- going after the battle

<Nikki> still at work

<KingMatar> otay

<Sane> *me too

<Amber> *oops, I thought it was outside, would have shot at it last rd. oh well.

<Saif> Xaveus - see map, 30' horizontal, 10' vertical

<Xaveus> Got it,

* Diana looks extremely annoyed at herself, then casts Combate Empathy on the party (CT: 1 rnd, Dur: 6 turns, Range: 0, AoE: 50'x50'x50' cube).

<Saif> OK

<Saif> .

<Saif> R2 intentions:

<Saif> .

<Sane> *Hey Saif, what's the fake Nikki doing? <g>

* Diana looks extremely annoyed at herself, then casts Combate Empathy on the party (CT: 1 rnd, Dur: 6 turns, Range: 0, AoE: 50'x50'x50' cube).

* Ari moves up beside Matar

<Saif> Standing there looking annoyed

<Thengal> Move to g16d attack head if I can

<KingMatar> how thick is this things neck?

<Saif> much like Diana <g>

* Amber will use her sling and shoot, also "Sane get out of my line of sight!" she says.

<Saif> Matar - a good 4 feet around

* Nikki backs up to D-16-b and hits it with a MM.

<Diana> :)

<Saif> Amber - are you going to do a called shot?

<Xaveus> Xaveus will step back slightly and start casting

* Sane will cast yet another Spectral Force, this time creating a green fireball, much like Nikki's exploding right in the middle of the beast's bulk.

<Nikki> actually. no.

* Castinar begins casting spell to bring it down --- soften earth/stone on wall it's clinging to

<Amber> humm...thouight I had a clear shot at it....yes, called shot.

<Nikki> backs to C-15-d and casts MM

* KingMatar will take a couple swings at its head.

<Saif> Ari - grid coords you move to?

<Thengal> Make that g16b please

<Castinar> *Shadow will step back to D17 and fire again -- 2 +1 arrows

<Sane> *Saif, can Sane take a step to one side to get next to the wall and out of Amber's way? (I actually said this last round, but I can do it this round)

<Ari> *if Shadow is stepping back, move up to her place but slighty to the left so as not to be in too much of her line of fire

<Saif> Sane - check, that puts you right up against the wall

<Sane> that's ok

<Saif> Thengal - you can make it to g16 and attack, but if you go to g15 you won't be able to attack

<Thengal> OK, I said g16 I thought

<Saif> Xaveus - what are you casting? or are you just going to wave your hands all round?

<Thengal> afk for about 15 mins fyi

<Saif> Sane - what is the casting time on spectral force?

<Saif> Cast - same question to you but with your spell

<Xaveus> All this round, and all of next.

<Saif> Cast - Shadow can do a 5' step and fire full allotment, or move back to D17 and fire once

<Sane> casting time 1 (for sane)

<Saif> Ari - you want to attack too?

<Saif> if it comes into range?

<Saif> ### Cast - you there? i need your casting time and decision on Shadow (5' full fire or half move half fire)

<Ari> yes

<Castinar> *Soften Earth stone range 70 yards, CT: Average, AOE 70 Sq ft

<Castinar> *Shadow full fire

<Castinar> *Scratch that on shadow -- half fire, same position to move to

<Saif> Ok

<Saif> .

<Saif> Sane, init for party please

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [7]

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [8]

<Saif> Monster wins, so he'll go first in the Very Slow phase

<Saif> .

<Saif> R2 Events

<Saif> .

<Saif> VF: Matar reaches up and attacks (roll)

<KingMatar> db

<db> KingMatar rolled 1d20: [13]

<Saif> hits

<KingMatar> urgh d12 for large?

<Saif> yes

<KingMatar> db d12

<db> KingMatar rolled 1d12: [9]

<KingMatar> db d4

<db> KingMatar rolled 1d4: [3]

<Saif> Sane casts an illusionary fireball

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [12]

<Saif> roll damage Sane

<Sane> how many dice?

<Saif> 7

<Sane> *cast at 9th level

<Saif> 9 then

<Sane> db 9d6

<db> Sane rolled 9d6: [32] 4 6 4 5 1 6 1 2 3

<Sane> *booyah

<Saif> The monster is hurting

<Saif> Diana casts Combat Empathy

<Saif> Cast starts casting

<Saif> Xaveus starts casting

<Saif> Fast:

<Nikki> <-

<Saif> Matar swings again

<KingMatar> db

<db> KingMatar rolled 1d20: [19]

<KingMatar> db

<db> KingMatar rolled 1d20: [8]

<Saif> Nikki - you said you stepped then cast, you step on your init phase - fast

<Nikki> oh

<Xaveus> Hands turn a brilliant red, then flows up his arms

<Sane> *brb

<Nikki> just making sure wasnt forgotten

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [15]

<Saif> Ok, no crit on that 19, but nice damage

<Saif> Kat fires

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [15]

<Saif> hits

<Saif> db d6

<db> Saif rolled 1d6: [5]

<Saif> Shadow steps back

<Saif> Ari steps up

<Saif> Nikki steps back

<Saif> Thengal moves forward

<Saif> Average:

<Saif> Kat fires

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [17]

<Saif> hits

<Saif> db d6

<db> Saif rolled 1d6: [6]

<Saif> Monster is hurting now

<Saif> Shadow fires (roll)

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [6]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Amber fires

<Amber> db d6

<db> Amber rolled 1d6: [3]

<Saif> roll for a follow on

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [4]

<Thengal> back

* Sane is suddenly not so glad to be where he is. <g>

<Saif> Thengal is now in range, but the monster is too far above him to get a shot in

<Saif> Slow:

<Saif> kat fires yet again

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [13]

<Saif> hits again

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [20]

<Saif> db d6

<db> Saif rolled 1d6: [2]

<Saif> darn, wasted a 20

<Saif> The monster is Night Below Battle Grid: 25e - Onward and Downward

<Saif> Name Matar Katrina Sane - Invisible Shadow

<Saif> Class / Level Fighter 7 Fighter/Thief 7/7 Illusionist/Thief 7/6 Fighter/Thief 4/5

<Saif> Hit Points 105/ 67 / 55 28 / 29

<Saif> Stoneskin 6/0 6/5 6/0 6

<Saif> Saving Throws 10/12/11/12/13 (-/-1) 10/12/11/12/13 14%MR, ring+2 12/9/11/13/10 +2 vs illusions 12/12/11/15/13

<Saif> Full AC / Move / Base init - 1 to -5 / 100' / Very Fast 18 -6 / 90' / Very Fast 17 -3 / 40' fly 90' / Fast 18 2 / 85' / Fast 18

<Saif> Pri

<Saif> woope

<KingMatar> oops

<Saif> interesting

<Diana> eep

<Saif> anyway, I forgot Castinar's spell last round

<Saif> last phase I mean

<Saif> the rock under the beast's claws suddenly goes soft

<Saif> it scrambles for support, but only finds clay

<Diana> nice :)

<Saif> it manages a slightly controlled fall down the side of the wall

<Xaveus> barrel roll

<Saif> db d6

<db> Saif rolled 1d6: [4]

<Castinar> *fighters ready?

<Saif> but still lands rather hard

<Saif> This gives Thengal his shot (roll)

<Saif> And Ari a shot as well (roll)

<Diana> he afk

<Ari> db

<db> Ari rolled 1d20: [13]

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [18]

<Diana> nm

<Saif> Ari... dosn't have her TH0 writen down on this sheet, hold on....

<Thengal> db 1d10+5

<db> Thengal rolled 1d10+5: [7]

<Saif> Ari and Thengal both hit!

<KingMatar> 13 on grid for ari

<Ari> db 1d12

<db> Ari rolled 1d12: [6]

<Saif> between the two of them they manage to dispatch the creature!

<Ari> *well damn it all to hell. Ari actaully hit something

* Diana grouses immensely.

<Saif> * not bad, over 100 hps damage in two rounds.

<Nikki> and I uh... save my MM for the *other one*!

* Amber kisses her sling.

<Saif> * even got in a killing blow - well, co-killing blow

<Xaveus> Xaveus starts to power down, dejectedly

<KingMatar> * Nikki - this was just the baby - mommy and daddy will be coming soon! <G>

<Nikki> * im sure

<Saif> So now what?

<Ari> *I hit something..I'm happy <G>

<Nikki> * 500hp and 750hp

<Amber> *me too!

<Xaveus> So how many XP's Ari get for killing it?

<Thengal> Good job on the soften stone Cast

<Nikki> time for me to go. saif, I use polymorph to recover my lost HP's and then suggest we chop it up, stomch check, the standard routine.

<Saif> half of them, has to split them with Thengal - this is one of those "only killing blow counts for XP" monsters

<Thengal> Cool

<Saif> Nikki - check, we may not be here when you get back

* Sane looks around down the two tunnels. He moves to l15b

<Ari> *I'll belevie it when I see it Saif <G>

<Nikki> k

<Saif> ### So what say ye, keep going now or call it a night and do the body cavity search in e-mail?

<Nikki> full health plus corpse chop n loot.

<Diana> call night

<Nikki> <-- votes to stop now. :-)

<Amber> *email

<Sane> search

<KingMatar> well our car already left so we're good for a bit

<Thengal> I gotta go too

<Diana> drat, nm

<KingMatar> esp if we send sane/cast in to scout more

<Ari> *I'm not tired! <G>

<Nikki> *to bed with you missy!

<Castinar> doesn't matter to me

<Xaveus> Katrina's always cutting up dead things

<Ari> *nope. not going...

<Amber> *actually I can stay...would like a tooth from that monster to use as a dagger or something...

<Saif> ### Ok, not to be anti-climatic (sorry, mommy and daddy aren't around) but those of you who want to go can do so without risking missing anything.

<Castinar> *Shadow will collect the vial of blood

<Diana> ok. i need to get up early so im off to bed :)

<Diana> night all

<Amber> night

<Xaveus> night

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<Thengal> Night, I can stay til the top of the hour

<Nikki> ok img one too

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*** db sets mode: +o Nikki2

<Nikki2> you still need db?

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* Sane somehow senses it's safe, but he searches the area quickly for signs of any more trouble

* Castinar will keep an eye out on Sane and on Kat, as she cuts into the beast

<Amber> "Too bad we can't drag that thing out into the cavern to disect it. We'll have to be careful if we cutit up here. Smell will attract..."

* Ari sticks her tongue out at Castinar. "See I do TOO know how to use this pointed stick." she says in drow

* Castinar is waiting for babies to come slithering out of dead momma, devouring everything in sight

<Nikki> nevermind. ill kill db later.

<Nikki> be

<Nikki> bye

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<Sane> db do you want to stay?

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [2]

<Thengal> I'll do the actual dissecting if no one else minds

* Castinar innocently says "Which one said you don't? I'll dissect them!"

<Saif> OK, back

<Saif> So, what does who do?

<Sane> You and Kat and do it Thengal.

* Ari isn't sticking her hands in that goo

* Amber words drift off as she heads to the mouth to check it out.

<Paura> Bye all

<Castinar> Bye

<Paura> good battle

<Amber> to

<Amber> ta

<Sane> later

<Xaveus> I'm looking around cavern for any skeletons, especially fierce looking skulls

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* Ari and K'harn keep watch.

* KingMatar examines the body for weak points for future encounters while Kat slices and dices.

<Saif> Ok, so kat and Thengal chop into the thing

<Saif> Matar looks for weak points in the armor

<Saif> Kat, Thengal, and Matar, d20s please

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [18]

<KingMatar> db

<db> KingMatar rolled 1d20: [14]

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [16]

* Amber was looking to get a big tooth for future use.

<Saif> K

<Saif> * BTW, in case you didn't figure it out by now, this is a behir... I noticed Matar didn't even bother rolling his glove damage <g>

<Amber> Ha! I was right!

<Amber> ahh, I think so...Saif??

* Castinar nods in understanding

<Saif> yes, you've rememorized since the last cave

<Amber> Why? Want me to cast it on the monster?

<KingMatar> i did

<KingMatar> got a 3

<Saif> This is a very large monster. Kat and Thengal will be busy for about a half hour to do a simple stomach search.

<KingMatar> was going to ask if it did anything but it died too quick

<Saif> must have missed it then, oh well, and here I thought you were being clever

* Ari starts whistling softly to herself, and dreams about a nice hot bath

<Sane> During that time Sane will search the whole cavern.

<KingMatar> i had/have no idea what this is/was

<Amber> Okay, Amber will do a search for papers again, even going to tunnel entrance if monster doesn't have it.

<Saif> Sane - you go it alone?

<Amber> Or with Sane if that is what he has in mind.

<Xaveus> Still looking for bones, Xaveus is looking too!

<Sane> how 'bout Hunter with Sane

<Saif> Cast? Any objection/modification?

<Thengal> Take Cst with you, be gonna be a bit busy here

<Castinar> *How about Cast and Hunter?

<Castinar> *And Shadow? We can cover the area much easier

<Castinar> We don't have to worry about light either -- nothing would come near with this type of predator here

<Saif> So the Fearsome Foursome go scouting?

<Saif> With light then?

<Saif> Ari is on guard

<Sane> with light

<KingMatar> ill stay and guard - i being dragged away now anyway

<Saif> Ok, you head out and scout out the cavern

<Saif> you discover that it is, in fact, one large cavern, but with a large section separated from the rest by an "island" of rock

<Sane> looking for treasure, debris, skeletons, clothing, etc.

<Saif> you don't find anything real interesting until you get back over to where Sane first encountered the behir

<Saif> again, you smell bacon

<Sane> search out the bacon

<Saif> zeroing in on the location you find what must be the behir's lair

<Sane> *almost forgot about the bacon

<Sane> *and his heard of pigs? <g>

<Saif> It is a shallow depression on the floor of the cavern, covered in gems and coins, much like a dragon's nest

<Saif> there are a very large number of bones scattered all around the treasure

<Saif> You don't find an obvious source of the smell, but this is where it is coming from

* Sane moves up detecting for traps and scanning all around.

<Saif> In addition to the mounds of coins and gems you find:

<Saif> plate mail

<Saif> shield

<Saif> bastard sword

<Saif> cain mail

<Saif> long sword

<Saif> wand

<Saif> helm

<Sane> *oh yeah!!!

<Saif> three potions

<Saif> a badly blasted book

<Ari> Judd's gonna be pissed he missed this <G>

<Saif> as small chia pet that looks like a pig

<Amber> anda parchment in a pear tree.

<Castinar> LoL

<Sane> *missed what? Nikki's not here. Sane pockets the wand.

<Castinar> Hehe

<Saif> wait, two of the potion bottles were shattered somehow

<Xaveus> What, no arrows?

* Castinar will use his innate detect magic to point out the items the rest would be interested in

<Ari> *probably when the bird fell on them

<Saif> You do a rough estimate and figure there are easily 20,000 coins here of various denominations, mostly silver and gold.

<Sane> *is it the pig chia pet that smells like bacon?

<Saif> ah, those are the things Cast detects

<Saif> Sane - no, the chia pet doesn't smell like bacon, but it does radiate magic

<Ari> *20,000..time for a new dress <BG>

<Saif> looking at it closely you see that it is a pig as if sitting on a platter after being baked - complete with apple in the mouth

<Thengal> Any Rubies??

<Saif> no majore gems, but lots of minor gems and jewelry

<Thengal> Or is it an Emerald I need

<Xaveus> I need some rubies and some diamonds for some spell components

<Sane> Before we start to dig into the stuff too much, Sane wants to search the tunnel beyond this point.

* Castinar shrugs -- doesn't matter to me <VBG>

<Sane> but he takes his new wand with him

<Amber> Sane, did you want AMber to cast locate object?

<Saif> Sane - so you want to head down the tunnel? How far?

<Sane> *not yet

<Amber> k

<Saif> OK

<Sane> yes, down the tunnel; 200'

<Sane> not yet to Amber

* Amber busy doing a root canal...

<Saif> Sane travels down the tunnel 200' but doesn't see anything

<Sane> more tunnel?

<Saif> yes

<Sane> 500'

<Saif> You doing the stealth thing now? Want to be invisible again?

<Saif> Light?

<Sane> invisible still, I thought

<Saif> Fireball

* Castinar will stop at the 200' mark

<Sane> ah yes

<Sane> innate inviso

<Saif> OK

<Castinar> and head back -- dont want to be to far away from everyone

<Sane> *too many bad questions from the dm for Cast <g>

<Saif> Sane discovers something strange - light ahead. It looks greenish and flickers softly

<Sane> sneak forward

<Sane> roll?

<Saif> just a sec...

<Saif> OK, Sane starts sneaking

<Saif> 5d100 please

* Ari needs to clean her sword and wonders if Matar will get angry if she cleans it on his cloak . Deciding he will she surpresses the urge.

<Sane> db d100

<db> Sane rolled 1d100: [29]

<Saif> * well, he starts rolling for the sneaking

<Sane> db d100

<db> Sane rolled 1d100: [15]

<Sane> db d100

<db> Sane rolled 1d100: [74]

<Sane> db d100

<db> Sane rolled 1d100: [22]

<Sane> db d100

<db> Sane rolled 1d100: [30]

<Saif> Sane follows the tunnel, which twists and turns quite a bit. The light is still coming from further ahead. Keep going?

<Sane> ok

<Saif> 10d100 please

<Sane> db 10d100

<db> Sane rolled 10d100: [615] 72 65 97 81 80 44 93 21 19 43

<Saif> Sane moves forward, stumbling only once

<Sane> is it rough terrain?

<Saif> The tunnel finally straightens out and he can see that it opens out into a cavern once again

<Sane> oh, nevermind

<Saif> But, unlike the behir's cavern this one is lit

<Saif> But lit in a way that almost gives Sane a headache looking at it

<Saif> The light flickers constantly, causing the eye to jump all over as different features are revealed.

<Saif> From here in the tunnel Sane sees what looks like a pool of water

<Saif> above the pool of water are a formation of crystaline stalactites

<Saif> along the wall a fungus grows which gives off the green glow

<Sane> *any penguins? <g>

<Saif> the light from the fungus is reflected by the water (which causes it to jump around) and amplified and refracted by the crystals

<Saif> * have you ever been in an indoor pool or sauna in a dark room where the water is lit from underneath? That's the same lighting effect, but amplified by the crystals above the water

<Saif> So, go into the cavern?

<Saif> You are about 100' away from the tunnel entrance

* Sane stands at the threshold and looks for a few minutes.

<Castinar> Hey -- this is the place I was looking for to make a Shrine to Meilikki!!!!!

<Saif> Sane's eyes start playing tricks on him as light and shadow constantly chase each other all over the room

<Saif> He has a hard time focusing on places, then thinks he sees something moving, but decides it's just his eyes.

<Sane> go back; tell all

<Saif> K, Sane heads back

<Saif> BTW, due to the distances here you've now been in this area for a couple hours with the search et al

<Sane> <I think it may be the gnome burial place or perhaps a chamber to guard the grounds.

<Saif> Sane gets back

<Saif> what now?

<Amber> *could be a wayback machine..

<Thengal> OK, I'm outta here, see ya I'd like to fully examine all weapons and armor please

* Ari at some point will then examine the bones scattered around (wherever) and try to determine what race they could be.

<Amber> how big are the Behir's teeth?

<Saif> Thengal - check

<Saif> Amber - a couple inches long

<Saif> well, no, a normal croc's teeth are an inch long, this is several times the size. So figure the long ones are about 8" long

<Amber> oh, I pictured arm sized. oh well, never mind then..Amber guards and wrinkles her nose at the smell.

<Sane> we head back to check on the butchery progress

<Thengal> Ambe, me ken make a nice hilt fer dat tooth if'n ye wants when we get back. might make fer a nice knife

<Saif> Butchery is over. Nothing of interest was found in the behir

<Amber> 8"...dagger size!

<Ari> *bones? Can Ari determine what race?

<Saif> Ari - d20 please

<Amber> Oh yes Thengal. That would be nice. Thank you!

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* Sane will examine the burned out book closely.

<Ari> db

<db> Ari rolled 1d20: [11]

<Amber> oops, wonder if he saw that message? Amber has a 8" tooth, okay?

<Saif> Ari, you do find a couple humanoid skeletons. You believe one is a human male, the other an elven female.

<Saif> But most of the bones frustrate you for a while until it suddenly dawns on you what they are.

<Saif> They are the bones of a pig.

<Ari> a pig

<Sane> *bacon

<Saif> Many of them have teeth marks on them. (As do the bones of the humanoid skeletons)

<Sane> *electrified bacon

<Saif> a pig - lots and lots of pigs - scores, maybe even hundreds

* Ari tells the party her findings

<Castinar> So, we have a whatchamacallit of Pig summoning

<Sane>

<Amber> "Where could they have possible come from? [the pigs that is]" amber asks.

<Ari> *I really want to say.. 'Well duh...we just found a chia-pig' <BG>

<Amber> lol! Chia-pig..magical...

<Saif> so anybody want to do anything else tonight?

<Sane> that's it for me

<Amber> hey! instant way for manor to get income!

<Ari> *Ari wants to have a bath <G>

<Amber> sell pigs

<Saif> Sane - does the fact that a wand was found stay quiet?

<Xaveus> Any wild boar skulls?

<Sane> Sane isn't talking about it.

<Saif> Xaveus - yes, many of them

<Sane> But he'll probably tell Nikki.

<Ari> *and if we need to carry all this new stuff..we have to open the house!

<Xaveus> Any with horns?

<Sane> what's the wand look like?

<Saif> It is carved from a dark marbled mineral (probably rock but you can't be too sure) with flakes of red and gold through it

<Saif> Xaveus - nope, no horned pig skulls.

<Saif> Well, if nobody has anything specific I need to go try and get two very hyperactive kids to bed.

<Ari> *Xaveus, why don't you just create one out of stone>

<Saif> Any last requests?

<Amber> did amber get her tooth?

<Ari> nope nu uh not from me nope

<Saif> Yes, Amber has her tooth

<Amber> bye all, have anice weekend. good game tonight.

<Sane> Sane makes himself look like Charlton Heston, "You can have this wand, when you pry it from my cold dead talons."

<Castinar> Nada here

<Ari> I'm NOT tired! <G>

<Castinar> Hmmm... don't remember Heston saying anything about Talons

<Ari> juyt pretend Cast <G>

<Amber> I've been sick, need some rest now that i'm not coughing so much. see ya!

<Xaveus> bye

<Sane> night Diane

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<Sane> good night all; good killing with you <g>

<Castinar> Hehe --- I still say it was too easy (looking around uneasily)

<Xaveus> I try to disbelieve

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<Ari> thats Nikki's line

<Xaveus> I'm just keeping it warm for her

<Ari> thats nice of you

<Saif> Actually I did expect the fight to go a few more rounds than that

<Ari> see what happens when the Drow steps up

<Ari> I probably scared it to death

<Xaveus> I almost got to use a spell, i was so excited!

<Xaveus> yeah, but looks arn't everything.

<Ari> I HIT something. the giddness is going to my head

<Castinar> Hehe -- Finslayer wants me to step up front -- I know I never even get a chance to swing... <G>

<Saif> I guess I'm going to just have to beef everything else in the dungeon up from now own

<Saif> pn even

<Saif> ON even

<Ari> hey! I can kill everything you know

<Xaveus> Hey, I'm sure there is something in the High Levles book you can use. VBG

<Saif> Well, I'm out of here

<Saif> See you all in e-mail

<Saif> Night

<Ari> night

*** Disconnected

Session Close: Fri Mar 03 23:08:41 2000