Session Start: Fri Mar 17 18:46:19 2000

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<Saif> ### While we're waiting for her I'll do Nikki's identify spell

<Saif> She takes all the magical items upstairs once the house is set up and spends her 8 hours purifying them

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<Thengal> Sorry about that, my connection is acting screwy

<Saif> bdb

<bdb> Saif rolled 1d20: [2]

<Saif> db 10d100

<Saif> bdb 10d100

<bdb> Saif rolled 10d100: [557] 94 91 22 7 30 74 30 85 85 39

<Saif> bdb

<bdb> Saif rolled 1d20: [3]

<Saif> db 10d100

<Saif> bdb 10d100

<bdb> Saif rolled 10d100: [514] 11 99 1 11 90 54 72 70 42 64

<Thengal> bdb

<bdb> Thengal rolled 1d20: [1]

<Thengal> I don't like bdb, bring back db

<Saif> Nikki reports the following"

<Saif> "Well, I'm afraid the spells didn't go very well. Some kind of strange magical emminations down here or something. Anyway...

<Saif> I can't tell you anything interesting about the suit of plate mail, the shield, or the pig.

<Saif> What I can tell you is that first sword... what did you call it, a "bastard" sword? Yes, anyway, it is one of those swords that can burst into flame and all that.

<Amber> "Cool!" pause, "Errr, hot?"

<Saif> Also the chain mail there is about equivalent to the set that Ari already has, although it doesn't have that floating property.

<Diana> "Neat."

<Sane> *what's that? +3?

<Castinar> Think so

<Saif> As for this helm here, I discovered this strange visor that slides down.

<Saif> +2

<Castinar> And?

<Saif> Nikki then demonstrates the visor, which is clear. It slides down to cover the face.

<Castinar> Scuba mask <G>

<Saif> "Exactly what this visor does I'm not sure. I'm afraid I couldn't read anything else about it."

* Castinar shrugs

<Castinar> "I'm sure we'll, or you'll, figure it out when you get into better research facilities"

<Saif> Nikki then says "Sorry, but that's all I could learn."

<Saif> "Well, that goes without saying" she replies to Castinar

<Saif> * also she didn't get to the long sword or potion

* Castinar mumbles to himself "I've learned to not let things go without saying -- this lot misinterprets <everything>

<Saif> db d100

<Saif> bdb d100

<bdb> Saif rolled 1d100: [44]

<Saif> that's going to take some getting used to

<Saif> OK, so does anybody do anything while the party has the house set up?

<Saif> Spell casters - any changes to spells?

<Sane> no

<Amber> no

<Xaveus> no

<Diana> no

* Sane casts Clairaudience on the the lighted chamber before resting.

<Castinar> No

<Castinar> Um yes -- or a request -- just in case, someone have a cure blindness?

* Sane then casts Clairvoyance on the chamber before resting.

<Saif> Hum. Well, let's give Ari a few more minutes. I'd really rather not press on much farther down three people.

<Saif> Any questions/comments/observations while we wait?

<Sane> *Saif, could we do those spells while we waited?

<Saif> Do what spells?

<Sane> see above

<Amber> *I don't have cure blindness, Cast." amber replies. "Sorry"

* Sane casts Clairaudience then Clairvoyance on the lighted chamber before resting.

<Saif> Oh, yes

<Castinar> Saif, I'll change a meld into stone to cure blindness, please?

* Castinar nods at Amber -- I didn't realize it was so powerful a spell -- I cannot cast a great many of them at this time

<Saif> Sane, just out of curiosity what do you expect to gain from those spells? they only last a few rounds.

<Sane> worth a try; might see or hear something; won't waste SP

<Saif> brb, phone

<Saif> back

<Saif> OK, they are cast, nothing is revealed

* Saif glances at his watch

<Castinar> Saif, get my spell change request?

<Amber> *last time you gave $ amount of treasure, was that just coins or was gems included?

<Saif> Cast -= yes, sorry,, thought I replied to that

<Sane> brb; have to disconnect to switch phone lines.

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<Castinar> np

<Saif> Amber I think that was just coins

<Saif> and they were only very rough estimates

<Amber> *then Amber was checking the gems sometime in there.

<Castinar> Hmmm --- need to get multi-monitor set up here -- though not sure where I'd put a second monitor <G>

<Thengal> What the 3 or 4 you have in your living room aren't enough??

<Saif> I didn't think a 2-monitor setup would be a big deal until I started using one on a system we just got installed at our unit. It's great.

<Castinar> it's two, thank you, and they are on different computers -- doesn't help me having 6 or 8 private windows up at a time <G>

* Castinar agrees

<Castinar> Perfect for sessions like this, where you have lots of different programs up at once

* Saif nods

<Amber> *Amber hopes to find some amber but otherwise just lets Sane know the rought value and kinds.

<Castinar> I actually use two (sometimes three) of my computers when I'm processing my PBeM turns for TOEE

<Saif> I've got a KVM switch set up now, so I open all the core game programs on one comptuer and all the party files on the other

<Matar> heh

<Saif> then I can quickly switch between the two

<Castinar> KVM?

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<Saif> Keyboard - Video - Mouse - so you can use on KV and M for multiple computers

<Castinar> Ahh...

* Matar just ordered a 21" Viewsonic beauty

<Saif> I've got three computers under my desk here - an NT server, my Win98 machine, and an old 486 I'm messing around with

* Saif scowls at Matar

<Matar> heh its only $720

<Saif> I keep telling them at work that I need a bigger screen since I do all the graphics stuff for them

<Saif> OK, looks like Ari is going to be later than I thought or not show up at all

<Saif> I need some volunteers to NPC Kat, Nikki, and Ari. This is mostly doing things like rolling for them, etc.

<Castinar> hehe

<Matar> ill do ari

<Castinar> Oops -- wrong window

<Saif> Matar - Cast already grabbed here... well, not literally mind you...

* Matar snaps his finger.

<Saif> She would kick him in the shins if he did that

<Castinar> LoL

<Castinar> And Cast just can't dodge like he used to be able to

<Amber> depends on where he grabed

<Castinar> *It wasn't a kick in the shins that prevents it, either ;)

<Saif> Anybody want Kat? I'll take Nikki since I have some guidelines for her

<Saif> Paul is going to try to show up later. He's on a "forced" cruise

<Thengal> I'll take Kat I guess

<Castinar> *gotta discon for a couple secs -- before I get kicked off brb

<Matar> nikki's got such frightful dice to roll too

<Saif> OK, Cast has Ari, Thengal has Kat

<Saif> Kat should be fairly simple - lots of arrows

<Thengal> What I figured

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<Galen> sorry about that -- got a problem with the ISP -- toll free access, but they kick me off every two hours -- and their dialler has a problem with disconnecting cleanly

<Saif> OK, let's press then

<Saif> Only Castinar changes a spell. Other than that everybody stays the same.

<Saif> So, what's the plan?

<Galen> What is the length of that tunnel? Only 500' or so?

* Matar charge forward - mages first.

<Saif> what is shows on the lair map.

<Saif> But remember these are 50' squares

<Saif> so more like 2000'

<Sane> get in formation as noted in email; move down tunnel and view chamber from entrance

<Galen> Okay -- less than 1000' in vertical driection, it looks like (total tunnel is longer, but twists)

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<Saif> So all fighters in front rank, then archers, then spell casters?

<Saif> Ah, she appears!

<Ari> hello. Sorry I'm late

<Saif> Hey Kim, we had just given up on you

<Thengal> Hey Ari, just in time

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<Galen> *Should be relatively safe (*shucks*) -- but I wouldn't discount the possiblity of something living there in symbiosis with the dragon-thing

*** Galen is now known as Castinar

<Saif> BTW, Castinar grabbed you, Ari

<Saif> Just thought you should know

<Ari> ok

<Saif> So is that order correct - all fighters, archers, then spell casters?

<Sane> any objections?

*** Saif changes topic to 'Nothing down the tunnel, really...'

<Sane> *does anyone have any protection spells they think might be useful?

<Castinar> *did not -- at least not of my own free will ---- someone named DM superimposed his will on mine....

* Diana will cast Combat Empathy just before we enter, just in case.

<Saif> Diana - check

<Castinar> *Prot/evil 10', prot/fire, cure blindness....

<Saif> OK, party has Combat empathy running

<Saif> Cast - do you want to cast those???

<Saif> .

<Saif> ..

<Saif> ### A roll call has been requested

<Saif> .

<Saif> who's here?

<Saif> .

<Xaveus> yo

<Amber> a

<Castinar> *will cast prot/evil on ---- front / center fighter whoever that is

<Diana> hi

<Castinar> Here

<Thengal> I'm (mostly) here

<Ari> here

<Castinar> *Shadow, Hunter, and Finslayer here too...

*** Castinar is now known as Finslayer

<Matar> oh i guess im here

<Sane> here

<Finslayer> Though with someone like *you* carrying me, I might as well <not> be....

<Thengal> Kat's here in name only

*** Finslayer is now known as Castinar

<Saif> Cast - do you want to be in the first rank or the second? (fighters or archers?)

<Castinar> *er, fighters for now -- my crossbow is really too slow to be effective wtih Shadow and Kat there

<Thengal> Finslayer wahts to be in the front row

<Castinar> *or course, with Matar and Thengal and Xaveius.... <sigh> what a dilema

<Saif> Sane - where are you going to be?

<Sane> spaced out enough in first rank to give archers and spell casters good lines of fire

* Sane will be off to the right of the party, near the wall

<Saif> OK

<Saif> The party heads into the tunnel

<Saif> They follow the twists and turns and finally start to approach the Cavern of Dancing Lights

<Saif> You all see the cavern up ahead. Some find it rather eerie. Others think it rather beautiful.

<Saif> BTW, I don't know if I mentioned this with Sane or not, but there is a slight smell in here of rotting meat

<Saif> fishy meet

<Saif> meat even

<Matar> Whaaa! My Monitor was delivered today but its at the office!

<Amber> "Ah, the smells of home!"

<Saif> it's there, but not over powering

<Sane> *nothing in the chamber? appear all clear?

<Amber> "No salty tang though." amber sighs

* Castinar stares in wonder at this gift

<Saif> Looks clear. As before it is difficult to see details the way the bright light dances so quickly over dark stone, but you see no threats

<Castinar> "Who ever said there is no beauty in the Underdark?"

* Sane will move over to the other tunnel, moving silently. He'll have a look down the tunnel.

* Castinar nods -- Someone should check that eastern tunnel out fairly soon too

<Saif> So does the party move into the room itself?

<Thengal> Sure

<Saif> ??

<Saif> OK, at Thengal's command the party moves into the cavern <g>

* Amber murmurs "anyone check for traps on the walls?"

<Sane> yes, into the room

<Saif> Oh, one thing real quick - Cast, which of the four fighters (you, Matar, Xaveus, Thengal) do you cast your spells on?

<Amber> "wouldn't want a door to appear behind us and cut us off..."

* Castinar will tear his stare away from the cavern and....

<Saif> Right now I have Matar and Thengal anchoring the ends, you and Xaveus in the middle

<Castinar> *Thengal -- (I assume he and Matar in ** oops, never mind, self, since I'm in center <VBG>)

* Castinar .......... snap his thoughts to the present, nodding to Amber and whispers --- checking now

<Saif> K

<Saif> * hold on a sec, just realized I didn't read something closely enough

* Castinar will look overhead and look for loose ceiling rock, check the walls for stability, etc.

<Matar> * its an ancient light dragon! run!

<Sane> **it says, "The giants eels will have a deathly fear of all kenkus."

<Saif> OK

<Amber> *its a crystal dragon!

<Saif> Ok, so Sane heads over to the far tunnel

<Saif> He looks down it and sees it goes straight for about 150' or so before widening into another cavern

<Saif> This cavern too has gems that reflect the light, but since there is no water in here the shadows don't dance as much

<Matar> does the light center on something or is it throughout the cavern?

<Saif> * BTW, what is the spacing between the fighters on the front row? You mentioned field of fire. 10'?

<Castinar> *should be good for now

<Saif> The light comes from fungus that glows a big brighter than most other fungi you have seen down here.

<Sane> yes, 10'

<Matar> *10' is fine

<Saif> K

<Saif> Then how much space between ranks? 10'? 20'?

<Castinar> *so two on either side would be just within the prot/evil

<Matar> 15'

<Saif> 15' it is

<Saif> So what now?

<Sane> group moves in with caution

<Saif> the group cautiously moves into the lair and...

<Matar> where are we at now?

<Saif> nothing attacks them

<Saif> in the area with the water

<Matar> i look at the water with suspiscon

<Matar> even if i cant spell it

* Castinar grins

* Amber uses her staff to touch the fungus on the wall (?) to see if anything happens, then pry some off to see it still glows.

<Saif> the water seems immune to Matar's gaze

* Castinar checks to see if it is edible fungus

<Castinar> *and clean water

<Saif> Amber - yes, still glows

<Thengal> Check walls for maving rock, traps etc.

<Castinar> *Druid skill id food/water

* Matar waves everyone back, draws his sword one handed and approaches the water attempting to look below the surface

<Saif> Cast - you recognize the sub-type, not edible

<Saif> Water is not clean

<Thengal> thats moving rock

<Saif> it is slightly cloudy, although there is a current from somewhere causing the ripples across the surface

* Amber puts fungus in a pouch to see how long it stays lit for now.

* Castinar will say "Amber -- whatever you do, don't eat that -- and let's not use it in our food either, eh, Xavious?"

<Matar> can i see the bottom?

<Saif> Matar - no, too cloudly. You can only see a few feet down - so you see the bottom right at the edge, but no deeper

<Amber> "Fine, just want to see if it lights back up when I take it out of my pouch. Cold light source."

<Saif> Sane - so you go stand at the tunnel?

<Sane> yes

<Xaveus> Causes your dung to glow if you eat it.

<Thengal> Kat will go with Sane

<Sane> already did that actually

<Saif> in the room the rest of the party is in or do you go through?

<Matar> ill take out a light stone and toss it 20' and try and see how far it sinks

<Saif> Matar takes out the light stone, bringing exclaimations of protest from most of the rest of the party (the crystals above do really funny things with the light in here)

<Sane> Sane s26b

<Saif> He then throws it into the water. It sinks down until the glow can no longer be seen

* Castinar nods at Amber -- "Not a problem -- might find it useful -- just wanted to make sure you knew not to grab it and start munching on it if (when) you got hungry <G>)

<Saif> S26? That puts you in the other cavern?

<Saif> * hold on, let me make sure I didn't shift anything...

<Amber> "ha!" Not that hungary. yet..."

<Saif> * Oh, I see, you're going off the numbers above. Nevermind

<Saif> So how long do you spend searching this cavern?

<Sane> oops, didn't see numbers at bottom

<Thengal> Kat will got to u20a to stand guard on the tunnel

<Sane> s20b

<Saif> Kat and Sane, d20 please

<Thengal> bdb

<bdb> Thengal rolled 1d20: [8]

* Amber keeps one arm over eyes to cut down on glare.

<Castinar> *Shadow will join Kat -- bow ready

<Saif> Shadow d20 as well then, please

* Matar waves the others free, "Look around but keep a berth around the lake." He continues to glare at it.

<Sane> bdb

<bdb> Sane rolled 1d20: [4]

<Castinar> db

<Castinar> bdb

<bdb> Castinar rolled 1d20: [19]

<Xaveus> brb

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<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [12]

* Castinar tears a strip of cloth (still have some of that left from the "armor silencer" stuff I had and hands it to amber

<Saif> As Sane's eyes become adjusted to the strange lights in the two caverns he realizes that there is something strange about the light coming from the north of the cavern connected to this one.

<Matar> there fer you weak ones that cant remember

* Castinar tears a strip off and ties it across his head, to filter the light out

<Amber> "thanks."

<Saif> It is off-color from the light from the fungus

<Castinar> *not that I didnt' remember --- I didn't know <>G

* Amber does the same with cloth

<Castinar> *which one likes me?

* Sane sends that information to everyone.

<Thengal> *both hate castinar

<Saif> So does anybody react to Sane's information, and if not, how long do you plan on spending searching the cavern?

<Thengal> Once done checking wall, Thengal is ready to move on

* Castinar suggests we move down to the other cavern

<Saif> A detailed search of the walls (up to dwarven height) will take about a day.

<Sane> *10 minutes for now; we need to know what lies beyond first

* Castinar thinks there might be something there

* Amber ears perk up, strange stuff again she whispers alert.

<Saif> Thengal and Xaveus, d20s from each of you please

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [8]

<Saif> Thengal doesn't find anything interesting

* Castinar will join with the two dwarves

<Thengal> ok, we move on then

<Castinar> *pointing out what they obviously miss -- or not... <VBG>

<Amber> *x is out of sight at the moment...brb type

<Saif> K, so what now then?

<Saif> bdb

<bdb> Saif rolled 1d20: [9]

<Sane> We should reform and move down the tunnel.

* Castinar is ready to see the "strange" light

<Saif> Xaveus doesn't find anything either

* Sane will now be even with the spell casters in the group, but be off to the right.

<Saif> OK, party forms back up and heads to the tunnel

<Saif> turn north and go investigate the light?

<Sane> turn?

<Saif> around the corner past the tunnel

<Sane> we just follow the tunnel. are there two ways to go?

* Diana lets the party be aware that she can cast Find Traps and its duration is not insignificant. (through CE).

<Saif> the tunnel opens into an oval cavern that runs N-S, so you can't see most of it from within the tunnel. You'll have to exit the tunnel and look in the northern section

* Castinar volunteers to slip around the corner and examine what is there

<Saif> So do that? Turn north to investigate the light?

<Thengal> "Me'll stay back as rear guard an' watch da sout' as ye go check out da light

* Castinar nods to the shadows around him

<Saif> * Thengal - Shadow is already staying back. you want to too?

<Matar> "Perhaps I should go in case there's trouble."

<Thengal> Yeah

<Castinar> hehe --- Castinar will pull Finslayer, then nod at Sane <G>

* Castinar will put Finslayer away then, and pull his cloak tightly around him

<Saif> OK, so Shadow and Thengal stay behind. Everybody else forward to tunnel, then Castinar and ?Matar? scout ahead?

<Saif> Or just Cast?

<Sane> *Sane is invisible, as per email. If not he'll cast it now.

<Matar> Ill go unless someone objects

<Castinar> "If we're scouting, I'll go by myself."

<Saif> I guess that's an objection

* Matar returns to glaring at the lake.

<Castinar> "Going and scouting won't do any good if someone visible is there too... unless its to let me get away <G>"

<Saif> OK, Castinar slips forward, cloaked and booted

<Saif> just a sec, phone

<Matar> heh yeah i can be silent but not hide

<Xaveus> ring, ring

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<Matar> oops

<Saif> hold on, got to go get my son's bed ready

<Saif> back

<Saif> Ok, Cast goes around the corner and sees a most unusual sight

<Saif> About 100' away from him sits a very old-looking male drow in an over-stuffed reading chair leafing through a very large tome.

<Saif> Over each shoulder hovers a small globe giving off a pale yellow light - just enough to read by without hurting sensitve eyes.

<Sane> *map whenever possible would be nice

<Amber> *oh no, another rakasha in disquise...

<Saif> Behind the old drow Castinar and make out other pieces of furniture like a bed, dresser, etc, all out in the open.

<Saif> When Castinar walks in the drow looks up and over in the direction of the tunnel. He frowns, shakes his head, mutters something far to soft for Castinar to hear, and then goes back to reading his book.

<Sane> *behir = guard

<Saif> * hold on, I'll put up a map

* Castinar *FIRMLY* shuts out Finslayer's voice -- wonder if there is a way to "blind" Fin???

* Castinar wonders in curiosity what the elder is reading....

<Saif> OK, a map is up, the usual combat.gif

<Saif> the small d is the drow's location

<Saif> Finslayer chuckles. <You realize how LONG it has been since I've tasted the foul blood of a drow?> he sends to Castinar

<Saif> So, what do you do?

<Saif> Cast?

<Saif> Hunter passes on <Oh, just some old drow reading a book>

* Castinar will very cautiously move forward -- a step at a time

<Saif> Cast - 10 d100 please

<Castinar> *Hunter sent message to Sane

<Castinar> bdb 10d100

<bdb> Castinar rolled 10d100: [477] 63 23 5 70 17 95 91 23 25 65

<Saif> Cast - how close do you plan on getting?

<Matar> * backstab close!

<Castinar> *Depends on how many times he looks up

* Sane sends to everyone. <I'm moving up to have a look.>

<Saif> Assuming he never looks up how close do you get?

<Castinar> still 50' squares, right?

* Sane moves to s25 along the wall. move silently, hide in shadows, invisible.

<Saif> Yes

* Castinar will silently levitate and try to get behind him close enough to see what he's reading --- carefully not getting between him and light source

<Castinar> *how tall walls?

<Saif> Ceiling in here above light range (fungus only seems to grow along the first 20 or 30' of wall)

* Castinar nervously looks above him

<Saif> So going up to the ceiling to push along might take you a while ascending and descending at only 10'/round

<Xaveus> Book-How to serve Rangers!

<Castinar> *Rangers don't need servants <VBG>

<Saif> As Castinar is trying to figure out what to do the Drow says in perfect Underdark Common "So are you going to stand there all day, elf?"

<Xaveus> It's a cookbook

* Castinar smiles ruefully

<Saif> he doesn't look up from his book or make any other indication that he realizes you are there

<Saif> "Nice cloak you have there, although my people do make superior ones. Then again, I imagine Ariessus has told you that, no?"

<Castinar> "I should have known better than try to hide here"

<Castinar> "Ariessus?"

<Saif> "You and your party's battle with the behir was... well, less than silent."

<Sane> **can Sane see this now?

<Saif> "Yes"

* Castinar will make himself visible, send to Hunter <let the others no to stand ready>

<Saif> Sane - peaking around the corner, yes

<Saif> Hunter relays this

<Sane> yes peeking

* Castinar nods Then again, very few battles are actually silent, even down here

<Castinar> "I'm afraid I do not know you --- should I?

<Saif> The drow finally lays the book down and looks up at Castinar. "So, what now? Your party attacks the evil drow?"

*** Saif is now known as Drow

<Amber> *brb

* Drow shakes his head. "No, we have never met. I don't get many visitors down here."

<Castinar> "Is there a reason why I should? You obviously know of me -- probably you know more of me than most"

* Sane sends to any and all. <Is that what you advise?>

<Drow> "Yes, I do" is all the drow says in reply to Castinar

<Castinar> "Then you may know I hold no enmity to the "Drow" elves (emphasis on elves)"

<Drow> "So did you and your friends enjoy my little grotto? You spent enough time wandering around in there. I was wondering when you were going to head back here."

* Sane walks out to a spot about 50' in front of drow.

<Drow> "Any enmity you may or may not hold towards my race is of no concern to me."

<Drow> The drow does not react to Sane's presence

* Sane doesn't try to keep silent.

* Sane bows, eventhough he's invisible.

<Amber> *back

<Castinar> "That was <your> grotto? But -- when -- how -- why? Why did you build it? What significance is it? "

<Drow> In that case the drow glances up in Sane's general direction. "Ah, that would be your kenku friend, I belive."

<Matar> * we have combat empathy up stil btw

* Castinar looks around, unable to spot him and says "Yes, I'm sure he's here too."

<Castinar> "My friends are in the hallway. Since we are being civil, do you mind if they join us?"

<Drow> The drow puts the book down on a small table beside him. Castinar cannot see a title on the brown leather cover. "I didn't really build it, although I have fashioned it a little. I imagine some ancient elemental god fashioned it eons ago. I just claim it as mine since these are my caverns."

<Drow> The drow looks in Sane's general direction. "Greetings to you, kenku. I'm afraid I cannot reply to you in your mental mode of speaking."

<Castinar> "You claim a large amount of territory then. I assume by the fact that I'm still speaking with you, our actions here disturb you little?"

<Drow> The drow shrugs. "Please, have them come forward. I must admit I am a poor host. The pleasures in my life are few, so I have few to offer company."

* Matar sticks very close to Ari as we enter the room.

* Castinar sends via Hunter "We have been invited guests of this Drow -- come on in -- without weapons drawn, if you want to live"

* Amber looks to Ari for her opinion on whether she should join the 'party'.

<Castinar> *Hunter will flutter around the cavern overhead

<Drow> to Cast "Disturb? Yes and no. Yes, in that I am not used to having my peace disturbed. No... well, no in that I'm not used to having my peace disturbed and a little variety can be interesting in one's life."

* Castinar smiles in understanding

<Drow> As the others walk into the room the old drow looks them over, Ari in particular.

* Castinar looks distracted

<Castinar> "Excuse me for a moment, please"

* Ari looks back, hood down for a change.

<Drow> * do Shadow and Thengal come forward?

* Castinar then takes a bit of string and strongly peacebonds Finslayer to the scabbard

<Thengal> Sure, since we were told to

* Amber looks a tad scared and fingers her holy symbol unconsiously. She nods to the drow in respect.

<Drow> to Ari "Sister, if you would, show me the medallion hanging around your neck."

* Sane cancels invisibility.

* Castinar looks strangely at the title the Old Drow uses for Ariessus

<Drow> The drow watches Castinar curiously. "I understand that is a custom in Core-meer above. I'm afraid I don't understand it's import here."

* Ari titls her head to one side, but silently draws her Holy Symbol out for the drow to see.

<Castinar> "

* Castinar considers his answer and responds "Consider it a sign of respect -- and of trust"

<Drow> to Ari the drow raises and eyebrow. "Well, I guess I've seen everything now and can pass on in peace. Oh, my young sister, I bet you are a most wonderful thorn in the spider-bitche's side."

* Castinar nearly laughs out loud at that statement

* Ari grins. "Every chance I get."

<Castinar> to Finslayer <See -- not all Drow are followers of *that* one -- some are even *nice*>

<Drow> The drow motions for the party to sit down. There isn't much furniture, but there is a bed and a couch.

<Thengal> It even earns a rare smile from Thengal

<Sane> *does the drow ignore Sane's questions?

<Drow> to Sane ... sorry, backtracking and catching up

<Drow> to Sane "Who am I? Nobody of import. Just a tired old drow spending my last days in peace and quiet."

<Drow> to Castinar "Trust? I take it you haven't been in the Underdark for long."

<Drow> the drow gestures and one of the spheres goes floating over above the couch

<Drow> to Sane "Why here? Because it's an isolated backwater in this place, one that my people don't find very often."

<Drow> * so do you guys sit? Or remain standing?

<Drow> * there is room for three or four on the couch. About the same on the bed.

<Drow> * he doesn't move to get up

<Thengal> Thengal will take every opportunity in this place to rest up

<Castinar> "On the contrary -- I've spent nearly my entire life in the Underdark. I understand the dangers, and I understand that there are few you can trust. But when you do find those few, well, then you've found something more valuable then any jewel."

* Matar remains standing next to Ari.

* Sane will remain standing, but he moves up to 10' from the drow.

* Ari finds a quiet spot near the drow, listening to everything he has to say. Her emotions are a little mixed, but not as bad as she thought they would be.

* Amber sits on the floor. She watchs and listens and thinks...<This is unbelieveable! I just don't believe this is happening!>

* Castinar will find a seat -- on the floor against the cavern wall if necessary

<Drow> K, the group gathers around the old drow. He looks curiously at each on in turn

<Drow> He nods and smiles at them.

<Xaveus> Xaveus sits with his back against the cold stone, his short legs crosed, LuLu in his lap

<Castinar> *Hunter will use his know alignment on the old drow

<Thengal> Kat will remain standing

<Drow> Hunter doesn't detect any alignment

* Castinar nods

<Drow> The old man then stretches and says

<Castinar> *Hunter comes swooping down and lands on Castinar's shoulder

<Drow> "you know, I would love to continue this conversation, but I'm afriad your ranger here took too long sneaking up on me here. As a result the spell keeping me here is about to expire."

<Drow> The drow raises a hand, asking Sane to hold his question for a moment.

<Castinar> "Keeping you here...........?"

<Drow> He then smiles and looks over the party one more time. He finally looks right at Castinar. "Time to die, young fool!"

<Drow> Everybody please roll a d20

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [2]

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [9]

<Ari> db

<db> Ari rolled 1d20: [6]

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [19]

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [2]

<Xaveus> db

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [3]

<Thengal> for Kat db

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [4]

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [5]

<Drow> for nikki

<Diana> db d20

<db> Diana rolled 1d20: [9]

<Drow> db

<db> Drow rolled 1d20: [20]

<Drow> OK, this is going to take me a minute to calculate.

<Drow> Now you have to wait to see what happens <WEG>

<Amber> *knew this was unbelievable!

<Matar> bah wheres the paladins when you need one?

<Thengal> brb, gotta re-connect

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<Xaveus> Told you the book was serve rangers!

<Castinar> wouldn't help -- some sort of non-detection (tried with Hunter)

<Diana> ok, who said he was nice?

<Castinar> Besides, I promised you you would be here when combat started, didn't I???? <VBG>

<Matar> heh

<Diana> serve rangers... over rice.

<Drow> geez, you guys rolled crappy

<Amber> not me :)

<Matar> thats what happens when we dont know what were rolling for

<Drow> Cast - I need you to roll for Shadow please

<Xaveus> Thank ya, thank ya very much!

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<Castinar> Hehe -- htat happens to me regularly <G>

<Castinar> bdb

<bdb> Castinar rolled 1d20: [11]

<Saif> Only two out of ten made their STs

<Xaveus> That was me with my 3 right?

<Saif> OK, let me tell you the situation and what happens. I imagine some of you may wish to spend a free roll here.

<Saif> Just as the drow said "Time to die" he fades from view

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<Diana> *sigh* eek

<Thengal> ok back, what I miss

<Diana> ok. just remember. Drow are bad. mkay?

<Saif> As he does this all of the furniture and stuff around him fades as well - except for the two glowing balls

<Castinar> DBFB

<Saif> Then a very, very cold and dark cloud of gas rolls over the party from behind them.

<Diana> * can diana recognize the spell?

<Saif> Everybody is stunned by the gas. It seems to draw the energy right out of them. Several fall to the ground.

<Diana> * spellcraft/sage knowledge.

<Saif> * Diana - no

<Diana> k

<Saif> It is a cloud of darkness

<Amber> *even amber?

<Thengal> I have that ioun stone, does that help against the gas??

<Saif> Yes, even Amber, who made her ST

<Saif> * Thengal - sorry, no

<Amber> k

<Saif> * although Amber isn't effected quite as badly

<Sane> *brb

<Saif> The effects of this cloud are quickly apparent to the spell casters in the party - the fighters figure it out soon enough.

<Saif> The spell casters suddenly find that they cannot remember most of their memorized spells! The fighters suddenly realize they have forgotten some of their fancy moves and tricks.

<Diana> energy drain!

<Diana> oh CRAP

<Saif> Everbody finds that they can't remember a LOT of important things, and everybody feels much weaker and more vulnerable than before.

* Amber trys to move out of the cloud, struggles etc. trying not to breath more in.

<Saif> Questions?

<Diana> * requisite bitching and moaning

<Diana> does making the saving throw help any?

<Saif> yes, somewhat

<Diana> 'somewhat'

<Diana> hmm.

* Amber <hey, this is what happened to me when I was a dog...it will pass, it will pass>

<Diana> worth a reroll?

<Diana> yes, hence the <insert requisite bitching and moaning> players hate energy drain :)

<Saif> OK, since that is an OOC qustion here's and OOC answer - it reduces the negative effects by 1/3rd. (so, say, if you received 30 points of damage failing the ST you receive 20 making it)

<Saif> same applies to the energy drain bit

<Saif> level losses, that is

<Saif> So, does anybody want to try a re-roll?

<Sane> yes

<Saif> I'll let you know how many you have if you want.

<Saif> Sane, you have two.

<Diana> well yeah. if i lost 3 levels i want to reduce it :)

* Castinar isn't sure if he has any re-rolls -- and with DB, isn't sure it matters... ;)

<Matar> how many do i have?

<Saif> Diana has three

<Amber> me?

<Saif> Matar has five

<Ari> and I please

<Saif> Amber - I don't think I've given any out since you've joined

<Amber> thought so.

<Xaveus> me as well?

<Saif> Ari has 7, having never used on

<Saif> Xaveus - same for you.

<Thengal> For the record I have two re-rolls

<Saif> Note you can use a CP as a free roll, if you have any spares

<Saif> thengal - check

<Saif> So if you want to try that ST again, roll

* Diana will reroll

<Diana> db d20

<db> Diana rolled 1d20: [8]

<Diana> gah

<Diana> oh well

<Xaveus> I believe i do

<Saif> checking, don't think that makes it

<Diana> if 9 didnt, 8 wont

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [10]

<Ari> db

<db> Ari rolled 1d20: [14]

<Thengal> Did I really fail the last one? a 9 +5 for racial benifits should have saved??

<Castinar> Don't for get prot/evil 10'

<Saif> Diana - not even all that close

<Saif> Thengal - racials don't apply to this ST

<Sane> ***what is this save vs?

<Castinar> HuH? It's a spell, no?

<Diana> its a breath weapon

<Diana> * sorry, thats ooc

<Saif> OK, something that may help. Everybody roll a d10. The three lowest people are within Castinar's Protection from Evil radius.

<Ari> Saif -14 make it for me?

<Xaveus> let me know when its my turn I'll burn a cp.

<Diana> db d10

<db> Diana rolled 1d10: [4]

<Saif> * that may make some make it from the first time. Sorry, forgot about that.

<Thengal> db d10

<db> Thengal rolled 1d10: [7]

<Matar> db

<Ari> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [5]

<db> Ari rolled 1d20: [8]

<Amber> db d10

<db> Amber rolled 1d10: [2]

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [7]

<Castinar> bdb d10 (shadow)

<bdb> Castinar rolled 1d10: [1]

<Matar> heh oops lets try db d10

<Matar> db d10

<db> Matar rolled 1d10: [6]

<Matar> ari rolled d20 too

<Saif> Nikki won't be close

<Saif> Ari - d10 plz

<Saif> for Kat

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [8]

<Thengal> db d10

<db> Thengal rolled 1d10: [3]

<Ari> db d10

<db> Ari rolled 1d10: [10]

<Castinar> *do I have any re=rolls available? My latest copy of CS is pretty old <VBG>

<Matar> bah ill go ahead and use a reroll

<Matar> bdb

<bdb> Matar rolled 1d20: [10]

<Castinar> *And I assume Shadow failed? Or did +2 help?

<Saif> OK, so that puts Shadow, Amber (already made hers) and... Diana within the +2 radius.

<Diana> ooh.

<Saif> hold on, let me catch up here.

<Diana> did a 9 succeed then? :)

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<Diana> hi nikki

<Nikki> hi

<Amber> hi

<Diana> we got killed

<Castinar> *and last question (sorry) can dex be used (as per breath weapon avoidance?)

<Diana> you have another character?

<Nikki> several

<Saif> OK, Shadow and Diana still missed first time around. Looking over re-rolls right now

<Diana> good, cause i aint really joking

<Ari> Saif, I rerolled earlier - 14

<Saif> Diana's reroll still didn't save

<Diana> can i reroll again? :)

<Thengal> ok, Then I'll use my free roll if I must, but it seems to me that if its something I have to breathe the ioun stone should have kicked in

<Saif> Sane's reroll doesn't make it

<Nikki> bbdb

<bbdb> Nikki rolled 1d20: [14]

<Nikki> hmm excellent.

<Saif> Ari's does

<Nikki> someone care to fill me in?

<Matar> heh

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [10]

<Matar> you just lost all your levels

<Nikki> ive had a lousy day. just the facts please

<Amber> you don't want to know nikki

<Matar> well we all did

<Ari> Saif, Jon needs the phone line for work. I'll be back as soon as I can

<Saif> Matar's doesn't

<Castinar> Everybody trusted me -- and we're in trouble <VBG>

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* Diana slaps Castinar around a bit with a large trout

<Matar> ill try again

<Matar> bbdb

<bbdb> Matar rolled 1d20: [9]

<Matar> cripes

* Castinar still waiting to see if he has re-rolls are must use CPs

<Saif> * dex doesn't apply to this ST since it caught everybody by surprise

<Diana> magical rings i hope? :)

<Castinar> *Speaking of which, does Shadow have rerolls? Never used one for her, but is much newer

<Saif> Matar still doesn't. Diana, you want to try again you can.

<Saif> Rings do.

<Matar> hmmm 3rd try...

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [3]

<Sane> *Saif, can Sane use his other free roll to try to save again?

<Saif> Sane - yes

<Matar> how many for an auto success?

<Saif> none, sorry

<Thengal> Saif, did my re-roll save?

<Sane> bbdb

<bbdb> Sane rolled 1d20: [12]

<Sane> *what is this vs.?

<Nikki> * uh how about someone fill in the mage briefly?

<Sane> *save vs. what?

<Matar> 4th

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [18]

<Matar> woohoo!

<Saif> Thengal - sorry, nope

<Thengal> ok I'll try one more time

<Castinar> We met an old Drow -- or not--- we talked, he disappeared, we got him by something that is very bad

<Saif> Sane still just misses his

<Thengal> bdb

<bdb> Thengal rolled 1d20: [19]

<Sane> *save vs. what?

<Saif> breath weapon

<Saif> Thengal and Matar now obvioulsy make theirs

<Xaveus> saif, I have cp's to burn

<Saif> Diana - did you want to try again?

<Diana> yes

<Saif> roll

<Castinar> afk

<Diana> db d20

<db> Diana rolled 1d20: [2]

<Diana> shit

<Saif> nope

<Diana> *sigh*

<Diana> *bitter sigh*

<Diana> last one

<Diana> db d20

<db> Diana rolled 1d20: [8]

<Saif> Hum, Kat might want to try

<Diana> oh well

<Xaveus> do cps work same as re-rolls?

<Diana> let me know how much I lose. ill be crying in my spilt milk

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [17]

<Saif> Kat makes it with one re-roll

<Thengal> I can roll for here, but I don't want to take responsibility for wasted re-rolls

<Thengal> cool thanks

<Castinar> back

<Saif> Xavues - if you want to burn some CPs you can try too

<Xaveus> db

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [13]

<Saif> Xaveus - nope (this is a hard one for you - 15)

<Castinar> do you have re-rolls on cs somewhere?

<Saif> cs?

<Castinar> char sheet

<Saif> no, on a separate sheet I have

<Saif> You have one

<Castinar> Oh

<Xaveus> I'm not sure how many cp's I have to spend?

<Sane> *does Sane have any spare cps?

<Castinar> Of course --- I've used most of the rest on re-rolling hit points <G>... shadow have any?

<Saif> Xaveus has 3. Sane has 5.

<Saif> ### BTW, before you get too carried away

<Saif> ### This may decide if you survive or not, but the permanent effects aren't as bad as what you probably think they are (unless, of course, you die)

<Sane> *Sane wants to convert cps in for another free roll; how many does it cost?

<Saif> Shadow doesn't have any

<Saif> I think the party has a fighting chance right now

-> *Nikki* you here?

<Xaveus> I'll try one more

<Saif> X, roll

<Xaveus> db

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [15]

<Saif> makes it!

<Diana> am i going to die?

<Sane> *Sane wants to convert cps in for another free roll; how many does it cost?

<Xaveus> yes, who's the dwarf! Grr!

<Castinar> Cast will use one -- since its all he ahs <G>

<Castinar> no CharPoints though

<Saif> Sane - 1 for 1

<Sane> Sane will make another roll

<Saif> Cast and Sane, go ahead

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [18]

<Diana> ### Is Diana going to die?

<Castinar> please be nice, bdb

<Castinar> bdb

<bdb> Castinar rolled 1d20: [4]

<Castinar> LoL

<Saif> ### maybe

<Saif> Sane makes his, Cast nope

<Castinar> Of course

<Diana> maybe. er... this wasnt a future question, this was, as a direct result of this single attack :)

<Saif> OK, time to move on

<Saif> Oh, no, nobody dies directly from this attack

<Diana> then ok

<Saif> So the current tally:

<Saif> Save: Matar, Kat, Sane, Ari, Amber, Nikki, and Thengal

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<Saif> Don't Save: Shadow, Diana, Castinar,

<Saif> Oh, and add Xaveus to save

<Saif> * I probalby shouldn't have been that nice, but at least I burned a LOT of those left-over free rolls!

<Xaveus> If I roll again can I gain a level? VBG

<Saif> So, what happened?

<Diana> that nice? huh.

<Diana> :P

<Diana> id hate to see you being mean!

<Diana> *shiver*

<Saif> Turning to see in the direction of the cloud you all see a very large... dragon. A very dark dragon, one that it is difficult to focus your eyes on.

<Matar> * a boulder the size of Texas lands on your head! *splat*

<Diana> * yeah, basically hehe

<Saif> It is grinning very widely, happy that its bait worked so well.

<Nikki> * what was the bait?

<Saif> Now let me figure out some game mechanics things

<Sane> *illusion

<Saif> First, fighters, right off the bat (even with your saves) you realize that you aren't fighting nearly as good as you normally do. Your blows are as strong as before, but not nearly as skilled.

<Diana> * heres your dragon Sane :)

<Saif> Spell casters, you'll loose spells. I've got to figure that out now. I'm going to randomly pick and choose spells, somewhat related to their costs.

<Diana> ok

<Saif> Once I'm done I'll put the battle grid back up and you can see what you have left.

<Saif> Everybody go ahead and take a break. This is going to take me several minutes to calcuate out.

<Amber> *too bad ambers not believing what was going on didn't work..

<Sane> *Saif, will Sane just lose SP since he's a channeler?

<Castinar> ?

<Castinar> How does this affect innate abilites too please?

<Nikki> afk

<Sane> *in the description of behir is says they hate dragons and they are never found near one. damn

<Castinar> Does it really? <VBG>

<Castinar> Well, it was more than 1/4 mile, clsoer to 1/2 mile <VBG>

<Nikki> * there a map?

<Sane> *combat.gif

<Matar> oh hush yer afk

<Nikki> only sort of. trying to talk RL over here too

<Amber> *think I figured out what drgon just hit us, never ran across it before...in newish MM I have. icky!

<Nikki> *not sposed to be checking

<Nikki> *tsk

<Amber> *hey, I dm too...need someting for my players to tangle with, they're getting too strong! >)

<Amber> *didnt read all, just breath weapon info.

<Sane> *brb

<Nikki> *try a nest of liches

<Castinar> Beholders -- half dozen of them

<Amber> *I'm thinking of using a dwarven vampyre.

<Castinar> MC Annual 4, no?

<Amber> hee hee, cackle

<Nikki> i'd put my nest of liches against your drawven vampire or half dozen beholders any day

<Nikki> or night

<Amber> say what?

<Castinar> Really? How will they get out of the anti-magic ray if they're circled --- 360 coverage <G>

<Amber> *used stuff from Ravenloft and own ideas.

<Amber> *garlic doesn't have any effect but pine scent/needles do. <G>

<Castinar> LoL

<Castinar> Uh oh -- witching hour for my ISP -- disconn -- brb

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<Katrina> Hello

<Amber> hi

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<Galen> Hallo

<Amber> we're on break at the moment

<Ari> Hello Paul

<Galen> Saif busy with re-figuring everyone's hitpoints and spells avaialble and such ......

<Kat> everyone dead?

<Amber> close

<Sane> we're fighting a dragon

<Sane> it lured us in with an image of a wizened drow. we (stupidly) came up to talk to him. Dragon used breath weapon. most saved. no one dead. will lose some hit points, levels, spells, we'll see

<Kat> So, we can't kill it in one round?

<Ari> goota go for a little while

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<Kat> Looks like Galen is having normal internet troubles

<Castinar> Not as bad -- I'm disconning myself before the two hour mark

<Castinar> The dialler supplied tends not to disconnect cleanly if I let it auto disconn

<Kat> So, can we run away?

<Castinar> doubt it -- at least not all of us

<Thengal> I think it's a bit faster than most of us

<Amber> anyone know how fast a 'fly' spell movement wise is?

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<Kat> How does Magic Resistance work against this breath weapon?

<Castinar> 18', maneuverability B

<Thengal> Hey ari, still waiting

<Amber> thanks

<Ari> thanks

<Castinar> Good question -- not sure

* Nikki is laying prone on the ground

<Nikki> * do'h!

<Kat> Dragon breaths, Nikki becomes useless...

<Saif> ### OK, FINALLY done. Sorry that took so long. The Grid and the Combat map are both updated. Please look them over and let me know if you have any questions. If you don't have questions or once I've answered all your questions let me know you're done. Once everybody is done we'll proceed.

<Kat> Question:

<Kat> How does Magic Resistance work against this breath weapon?

<Castinar> what'st he big black arrow? Is that it?

<Saif> Sane - no, you'll loose both SPs and the spells you memorized with those higher SPs for higher level

<Saif> Castinar - yes, effects innates too

<Sane> Is the dragon as long as the black arrow?

<Sane> Is the dragon in between us and the way we came?

<Castinar> ???????

<Saif> Kat - doesn't

* Castinar goes and cowers in a hole somewhere !!!!!

<Castinar> is the hp the new "max"? Or can CLW help out right now?

<Saif> Sane - approx. Didn't draw it exactly. Let me figure out the exact length

<Amber> What's the little symbol by level for amber mean, if you can tell me that is.

<Saif> * so for dragon size you just take body and tail??

<Saif> Or do you add that to a baseline?

<Saif> Amber - nothing

<Amber> k

<Saif> HP is the new max

<Saif> Sane - dragon is about 80' long (arrow too long)

<Saif> Everybody please let me know they are ready to proceed with a "Ready"

<Nikki> Ready

<Nikki> sort of

<Thengal> Ready

<Castinar> Ready ---- or at least as ready as I can be under these circumstances

<Ari> ready

<Amber> ready

<Diana> ready

<Amber> sort of :)

<Nikki> cant find that "kill dragon" spell on my list

<Sane> ready

<Matar> ready'

<Kat> Is it possible to get a clear shot at the dragon without risking a hit upon team mates?

<Sane> Is the dragon in between us and the way we came?

<Saif> Kat - yes, you also still have Combat Empathy running

<Saif> Sane - yes, he is right behind you. The tunnel out is about 50' off the map

<Nikki> * I suppose the odds of a WEB working on a dragon are pretty much zero, huh?

<Saif> ### Xaveus, you here and ready??

<Saif> Pretty much

<Kat> Pardon me for not knowing, can we clearly see the dragon and what are we using for light?

<Sane> *can Sane use innate ability and move simultaneously?

<Xaveus> just checking grid, I'm back

<Saif> You only see the dragon faintly through the remnents of it's breath weapon. Also it is hard to focus directly on it. Light is faint fungus glow except for right around you guys, where two glowing spheres provide soft light

<Nikki> * its amazing... no matter how many spells i learn and how varied i try to make them im always coming up without a good spell really often

<Saif> Sane - if it is a spell-like ability, no, it counts like a spell (per S&M)

<Saif> OK, if there are no more questions...

<Saif> .

<Saif> R1 intentions?

<Saif> .

<Diana> RUN AWAY! :)

<Amber> ditto

<Diana> * thats through the CE :)

<Saif> * BTW, none of your physical skills seem to be affected

<Thengal> Time to die.... Rush the darn thing

<Diana> wait wait wait wait wait

<Diana> thengal

<Sane> *wait; how were we affected by the breath weapon? did I miss that?

<Diana> DRAGON

<Diana> thengal

<Diana> we are SCREWED

<Thengal> What

<Saif> The HP and spell loss

<Sane> *what spells are lost?

<Saif> Sane - they are lined out on the battle grid

<Castinar> It's marked on BG

<Diana> we must leave and come back later

<Diana> when we are prepared

<Diana> otherwise we WILL DIE

<Diana> if it was a baby id fight, but is 80' long. its not a baby

* Saif glances at Diana again to make sure Nikki hasn't polymorphed herself into Diana's form <g>

<Amber> how can we? he's between us and the way we came, i"m for going nw

<Diana> * sorry, im first level again. first level mages dont fight 80' dragons

<Castinar> LoL

<Nikki> <-- is torn between attacking and fleeing, actually.

<Saif> ### Actions please

<Thengal> So Me buys ye time, use it wisely

<Diana> well, with the CE we get a certain amount of pre declartion discussion right? OOC of coures

<Castinar> *Fine -- Nikki can attack, we will flee (a swithc, isn't it??? <VBG>)

<Kat> *Question: What do you mean that none of our physical skills were affected?

<Ari> *where did we come in actully?

<Nikki> * but if i kill it, i keep all the treasure and XP

<Castinar> south end of map, to east

<Saif> Kat - physical abilities - your stats (str, dex, etc.) But like with you you don't remember how to use your bow nearly as well as before

<Saif> Thengal - do you charge?

<Amber> run away in zigzag formation trying to avoid eveyrone else running

<Saif> Amber - give me a location you run to please

* Kat will fire +3 arrow at dragon then use +2 arrows at dragon. First arrow is the one that returns next day.

* Castinar will fumble Finslayer out of the sheathe, moving against wall to reduce angles it can attack from

<Amber> entrance is to the south right/

<Xaveus> Xaveus looks to Mater to see what his intentions are

* Sane uses innate invisibility.

<Ari> *ceiling high enough to levitate over and out?

<Amber> entrance is to the south right?

* Matar yells, "Run for the hills!" and charges the beastie.

<Castinar> *Shadow will move against wall, bow out, move toward south. +2 arrow ready

* Diana stares goggle eyed at the parties foolhardiness, steps one square back, sighs deeply, prays to Isis for protection, and casts Magic Missiles.

<Nikki> * I'm confused. we entered this map from the north, south, or what? a curving arc doesnt do much for me

<Castinar> Ceiling very high -- but it's flying, and has advantage in the dark (we can't too high up there)

<Saif> ### Thengal, do you charge? You've got 25' to cover and that's your normal movement rate

<Amber> run north since arrow to south on map.

<Thengal> We entered from south of where dragon currently is

* Ari sticks next to iana

<Xaveus> Xaveus follows Matar

<Ari> Diana for now, sword drawn

* Castinar sees everyone stopping, sighs to himself and mutters "I got them into this, I might as well stay to help them out -- what little I can"

<Ari> sheild drawn too

<Thengal> It should be more than that with Castinar's pack

<Nikki> * oh christ... we're really going to stand and fight....

* Castinar moves next to Diana, and summons up his Dancing lights spell above the party -- 30' up or so

<Ari> *i'd rather run like hell myself Nikki

<Castinar> *scratch that -- used against Behir

* Kat is feeling, RUN RUN RUN... I'll cover.

<Matar> * we rested after behir i thought

-> *Thengal* I need to know if you charge or not. You've got 25' to cover and that's your movement rate

* Nikki casts FB targetting T10

<Saif> Ari - ceiling is very high, yes

<Thengal> Yes, doing no good unless I can get up to it

<Saif> Amber - entrance to the south, yes (down on map)

<Diana> * oh thats right. we couldnt run if we wanted to. the dwarves are slow.

<Nikki> * whats behind us?

<Diana> * i forgot.

<Amber> *Amber isn't about to pull the trick her ancestress did by climbing on the dragons back. she's scared and has nothing to fight with

<Nikki> to the north?

<Diana> * fight or die i guess.

<Xaveus> Grrrrrr!

<Sane> exit to the south

<Sane> dragon has us cut off

<Nikki> yeah but whats north?

<Sane> we don't know

<Nikki> is this a large closed off chamber?

<Amber> who knows, amber headed that way...

<Sane> we don't know anything about this room except that it's large

<Saif> ### OK, people, settle down a bit. This is a nightmare for me to try and follow. The reason I waited so long for people to ask questions is I didn't want this to happen when I asked for actions. I just want actions.

<Castinar> *Did we rest after Behir? If so, Cast will use Dancing lights 30' up -- otherwise, will pull out =2 crossbow and prepare to defend

<Xaveus> I wonder if it has a mate

<Saif> I'm still waiting for (or looking for) a final answer from Shadow, Amber, Xaveus, and Nikki

<Thengal> Gotta reset computer, Thengal charges and fights to the death

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<Saif> * Cast - yes, you rested

<Xaveus> I said I'm following Matar earlier

* Nikki casts FB targetting T10

<Amber> amber runs north, no spells to use , weapons useless too...at least for now.

<Nikki> still doing FB

<Castinar> *Shadow moved against wall with bow out, starting south (move to N7 and wait for chance to slip by)

<Castinar> +2 arrow ready in bow

<Saif> OK, I think I have it all, let me make sure and then we'll press

<Saif> Matar - how are you using your sword? Where are the pluses?

<Matar> use it 1 handed but put all the pluses on offense

<Matar> want to make sure i get its attention

<Saif> .

<Saif> R1 events

<Saif> .

<Saif> Sane, init please

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [1]

<Nikki> jesus

<Diana> my god

<Sane> db d20

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [1]

<Saif> Dragon moves one phase phaster (like it matters)

<Diana> well...

<Diana> wee!

<Sane> db d10

<Nikki> yes!

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [8]

<Saif> Since so does the party

<Diana> no!

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [2]

<Saif> And we get a random event, hold on...

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [4]

<Saif> OK no biggie

<Saif> Dragon has normal initiative

<Saif> .

<Saif> Very Fast:

<Saif> Matar charges the dragon

<Matar> do i get my swing in here?

<Saif> nope, you're moving here

<Matar> nod

<Kat> *Random event, 4.Dragon has fatal heart attack, party is saved.

<Saif> Kat gets her bow ready

<Saif> Fast:

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<Saif> Matar strikes (roll)

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [20]

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [8]

<Saif> Matar hits!

<Thengal> Back

<Saif> No critical possible

<Saif> roll damage against large

<Matar> db d12

<db> Matar rolled 1d12: [7]

<Nikki> * is that some obscure rule vs. large from the books?

<Saif> hold on, just realized I need to roll something first...

<Saif> db d43

<db> Saif rolled 1d43: [41]

<Saif> db d4

<db> Saif rolled 1d4: [4]

<Saif> oh goodie

<Saif> As Matar emerges from the cloud and moves to attack the dragon he suddenly realizes that the cavern is full of shifting, hard to focus on dark dragons

<Saif> Matar, d8 please

<Matar> db d8

<db> Matar rolled 1d8: [1]

<Matar> db d4

<db> Matar rolled 1d4: [3]

<Saif> And the boy is lucky

<Matar> for the glove

<Saif> Matar gets a fairly nice strike in on the dragon

<Saif> Kat fires (roll)

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [2]

<Saif> misses

<Kat> *ratz

<Saif> Sane fades from view

<Nikki> * i'm not responsible for that version of db. :)

<Saif> Shadow moves to N7

<Saif> Ari moves to guard Diana

<Diana> * Saif, shouldnt my mm go of in vf?

<Diana> * off even

<Saif> Diana steps back

<Diana> * ahh, nm

<Diana> * forgot

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<Nikki> bbdb die

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<Saif> Castinar hesitates (changed actions)

<Saif> Amber takes off, running north

<Saif> Xaveus and Thengal charge forward

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<Nikki> what phase is this?

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<Saif> Nikki - you suddenly notice all the other shifting dragons as well. Where do you aim your fireball? You see 9 different targets.

<Nikki> it's a fireball.

<Nikki> same spot.

<Saif> Nikki - fast phase

<Saif> There are 9 dragons - not all of them will be within the 20' radius of the spell.

<Nikki> will the fireball count as a hit against the mirror images?

<Nikki> will the one matar hit be in the radius?

<Thengal> Nope, physical attacks only (unfortunately

<Saif> Nikki - no

<Nikki> oh

<Saif> Nikki - hard to say, they shift so quickly

<Nikki> ok well wherever matar is, i aim south 30 feet of his position.

<Diana> * huh, balders gate has MM's drop your mirror images.

<Saif> K, roll a d9 Nikki

<Saif> db d9

<Nikki> db d9

<db> Nikki rolled 1d9: [7]

<db> Saif rolled 1d9: [1]

<Castinar> Baldurs gate allows sleep to affect Ankehgs too <G>

<Saif> Nikki's fireball goes off, apparently without effect

<Castinar> And command

<Saif> * BTW, you don't think that now, but that's a good thing <g>

<Nikki> * im sure you'll explain later :-(

<Saif> Ok, moving on....

<Saif> Average:

<Kat> The dragon images are more than 40' away from each other?

<Kat> *Sorry, I'm just trying to image this combat.

<Saif> Diana casts her Magic Missile Spell.

<Saif> * Kat - they would have to be, shifting all over the room

<Nikki> * the FB doesnt make any images go away? physical only?

<Saif> Nope, no images go away

<Nikki> ok i swallow my tongue and die then.

<Nikki> oh hey no surge roll?

<Saif> Diana, roll damage for one missile please, and then a d9

<Diana> db d4

<db> Diana rolled 1d4: [1]

<Saif> * Nikki - yes, sorry, roll the surge

<Diana> db d9

<db> Diana rolled 1d9: [7]

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [10]

<Saif> db d9

<db> Saif rolled 1d9: [3]

<Nikki> maybe a cantrip effect would be useful?

<Nikki> sigh

<Saif> Diana's missile hits it's intended target, but nothing happens

<Matar> *the cantrip of restoration

<Saif> Castinar moves back towards Diana

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [29]

<Saif> Nikki, d12 please

<Nikki> db d12

<db> Nikki rolled 1d12: [1]

<Saif> K

<Nikki> ?

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<Nikki> * mirror image has an area effect 6 foot radius if thats what the thing is using....

<Saif> * wanted to see if you managed to tangle Ari's hair once again.

<Saif> Xaveus and Thengal attack (roll)

<Saif> hum, bad timing with Thengal there

<Xaveus> db

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [20]

<Saif> well, have to admit the party's lucky

<Saif> Xaveus hits and image, roll a d9 please Xaveus

<Saif> db d9

<db> Saif rolled 1d9: [9]

<Xaveus> db d9

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d9: [5]

<Saif> One of the images disappears. There are now 8 images.

<Saif> Cast, roll for Xaveus please

<Matar> heh for thengal that is

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [2]

<Saif> lol

<Saif> roll a d9 cast

<Saif> wait, d8

<Matar> we were getting too lucky

<Saif> db d8

<db> Saif rolled 1d8: [8]

<Matar> had to restore balance

<Xaveus> I don't think Cast should roll for anybody other than himself

<Nikki> "When an image is struck by a melee or missile attack, magical or otherwise, it disappears..."

<Matar> and prolly not even that

<Castinar> I don't think Cast should roll for himself <VBG>

<Saif> nope, that misses cleanly anyway, never mind

<Saif> Slow round

<Castinar> *Improved MI

<Saif> The dragon now attacks

<Saif> * either that or try and figure out what his casting level could be <WEG>

<Nikki> 1st

<Saif> * minimum casting level to get 8 mirror images?? Any guesses?

<Saif> OK, anyway, the dragon attacks

<Nikki> 1d4 + 1 per level

<Nikki> +1 per 3 levels.

<Nikki> my error

<Diana> 18

<Saif> it decides to take one attack against each of the fighters attacking it. Matar gets the bite.

<Saif> Matar:

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [12]

<Nikki> level 13

<Saif> checking....

<Xaveus> Glad Xaveus is poor at math

<Castinar> Not good, whatever it is <VBG>

<Saif> hold on, let me do some calculations here for everybody, it will speed things up later on...

<Ari> **need to go again for a little bit

<Saif> Matar is hit - and he is out of stone skins

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<Saif> db 3d6+7

<db> Saif rolled 3d6+7: [15] 2 2 4

<Saif> Xaveus"

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [8]

<Saif> is hit

<Saif> takes a stoneskin

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<Saif> Thengal

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [1]

<Saif> is missed

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [11]

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<Saif> and the dragon slips on something. It will loose one of it's attacks next... phase

<Thengal> OK, hopefully I'm back for good

<Saif> Castinar creates Dancing Lights above the party. The area is now well-lit

<Saif> Very Slow:

<Saif> The dragon attacks again.

<Xaveus> How is it attacking? Claw?

<Saif> But now it has discovered that one target is easy, two are hard. Basic tactics - take care of the weak ones first (especially if that one just happens to be the only thing that hurt you last round)

<Saif> So matar is attacked twice

<Saif> * C/C/B routine

<Saif> a claw and a bite, bite first

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [20]

<Saif> claw

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [1]

<Saif> ouch

<Saif> bite follow on

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> hits as well (scared yet?)

<Diana> YET>??!?!?!?!

<Saif> And that 20 is a possilble critical hit

<Diana> Been scared since you said 'time to die'

<Saif> Matar, you really, really want to make this ST (ST vs Death - since it's a physical attack I'll give you your armor and dex to the ST, you want 6 or higher...)

<Saif> roll

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [15]

<Saif> OK, no critical hit, but max damage plus damage again

<Saif> db 3d6+7

<db> Saif rolled 3d6+7: [23] 6 4 6

<Saif> ouch

<Saif> That, my friends, puts Matar at -2 hit points (anybody remember the last time Matar went negative?)

<Matar> i dont think i have before

<Saif> Matar, roll to try and stay conscious

<Matar> db

<db> Matar rolled 1d20: [6]

<Saif> You need to roll under a 3

<Saif> Nope

<Saif> Matar falls to the ground, something nobody has ever seen happen before (he "fell" for an evil cleric once, but that's another matter)

<Nikki> * Should we take this as a bad sign? Now we either all stay and fight or matar dies.

<Saif> That's the end of the round

<Saif> Questions? Working on map.

<Thengal> When does my berserker rage kick in??? <G>

<Matar> can i use my last reroll to make him reroll that 20?

<Diana> thengal and xaveous couldnt run from a dragon anyway, we are fight and die as is.

<Amber> *player torn between turning back and using sling or keep running and hope she get back to Jurganvill to sing the durge for the Truth Seekers.. :)

<Diana> come join us amber, we can all roll up 1st level characters together.

<Amber> ha!

<Kat> Question: What happen to Kat's other arrow shots?

<Matar> nah she'll turn the tables and be the elder member of the group this time

<Amber> those squares are still 50'?

<Castinar> nope, down to 10' squares

<Nikki> * funny thing is i still plan to survive this. i'll need some new servants if you're looking for jobs.... :-)

<Amber> humm...sling goes 200'...okay Amber will turn around. :)

<Nikki> * If Tharg were here he wouldn't take any crap from some little death breathing worm.

<Amber> She'll trust you know who to save her for a few minutes.

<Matar> what about shadows arrows too?

<Kat> *Right, Amber. Long range, -5 to hit. Nasty dragon AC -6. I'm sure the bullet will be helpful. Hope you roll a 20.

<Castinar> Didn't fire last round -- will be firing this round (needed cover of wall)

<Amber> well, +1 bullets...:)

<Amber> hope comeing back a rd. some of you still there to save..

<Kat> *Amber kills the dragon with bullets and saves Armatage... yipee

<Nikki> you know now is a good time for that luck thing. maybe pray for a divine intervention

<Saif> OK, Map and Grid are both updated, looking back for questions...

<Diana> what happens if we all die?

<Kat> *Saif, see my question?

<Saif> Matar - what last reroll?

<Diana> i mean, thats actaully a serious question

<Saif> Kat - you aren't shooting as fast as you used to. One attack was used getting the bow out and ready, the other firing. This round you'll get 3 attacks.

<Saif> Squares are 10'

<Matar> you said i had 5 - i only used 4

<Saif> What happens if you all die? I'm not sure. Depends on the circumstances. I imagine somebody will somehow survive. What they are able to do may determine what happens with the party.

<Nikki> * is AzureVision of any use seeing through the illusions?

<Saif> Matar - I mean what roll do you want to reroll?

<Saif> Nikki - no, that's all mental anyway, so the type of vision doesn't help.

<Matar> oh make the dragon reroll its 02

<Matar> er 20 on me

<Saif> Sorry, you can only reroll your own rolls.

<Saif> * BTW, how is everybody doing as far as being tired? Want to press on? Or do you want the week to try and come up with some desperate plan?

<Matar> oh... hmm thought that was an option... pretty sure its in the books for cps anyway

<Castinar> matters not to me

<Nikki> prefer to press on

<Xaveus> lets go for a while

<Kat> press on is fine with me

<Castinar> *Ted's having computer problems, he's gonna try one more time to relog\

<Diana> * might as well die tonight, means i have next friday free to do something else.

<Saif> OK, we'll go round-by-round then

<Saif> any more questions?

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<Amber> yes

<Sane> press on; Indiana lost, my day was horrible, now this... I want to see just how much I can take.

<Castinar> LoL

<Nikki> heh

<Saif> go Amber

<Amber> can amber stop, turn and fire sling all in one move?

<Sane> Sane-o-masicism

<Saif> Amber, you can stop and turn, then pull out your sling, but unless you have 2 attack/round (don't thing so) taking out the sling and getting it ready counts as an attack.

<Amber> sometimes she has 2attks

<Amber> or did

<Saif> well, even if you did, that would be a 3/2 situation, with the 2 attacks coming in the second round

<Saif> so the short answer is no

<Amber> k

<Saif> OK, let's press then

<Saif> .

<Saif> R2 intentions?

<Saif> .

* Kat will fire at the dragons. Now that there are many of them, Kat will use normal arrows on them.

* Nikki will attempt to disbelieve.

<Saif> * note - still 8 mirror images floating around the place

<Castinar> *Shadow will fire +2 arrows

* Matar lays on the ground and bleeds.

* Amber stops when she hears battle behind her and turns drawing sling out and looks for target.

<Kat> Also, I think Ari bravely rushes to Armatage and cast CLW upon him.

* Nikki will cast dispel magic

<Nikki> change of plan

<Diana> * Ari, are you going to heal matar or should i?

<Diana> ok, ari is.

<Xaveus> Xaveus will side step to Matar, then lay hands on Matar.

<Kat> *Ari is not here

<Diana> missed her leavin

<Nikki> * hit the dragon. only one person need heal matar

<Matar> * and ari isnt likely to do that anyway

* Diana will cast Magic Missile.

<Castinar> Cast will fire his +2 crossbow at the beast

* Sane will take to the air. He will try to fly high over the dragon(s) and land at ab4d on the wall.

<Castinar> (using +1 bolt)

<Kat> *Saif, Kat will aim at dragons not in melee with party members for nice clean shots, plz.

<Saif> Cast - it will take you one attack to get the crossbow out and ready, so no attack this round

* Castinar nods

<Saif> Diana - are your MMs VF or Fast?

<Kat> brb

<Saif> Sane - it is going to take you a couple rounds to get there (need at least 1 round to climb up, 3 rounds horizontal movement)

<Diana> vf

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<Sane> ok

<Diana> * i have the reduced casting time advantage

<Saif> Even if you "run" it will take you two rounds to get there and land

<Saif> (that for Sane)

<Thengal> OK, hopefully I'm back for good, is anyone still alive??

<Sane> *Thengal, we've heard that before. <g>

<Sane> Saif, Sane will 'run/fly' and take two round for action.

<Saif> Thengal - so far everybody is still alive, although Matar is down. What do you want to do? You know about the mirror images?

<Thengal> Really need to upgrade my computer

<Saif> Sane - check

<Thengal> Yup, I'm still swinging

<Saif> OK

<Saif> T will get 2 attacks this round

<Thengal> ok

<Saif> .

<Saif> Sane, d10 please

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [1]

<Saif> <g> Go Dragon!

* Nikki slaps db right across the face!

<Thengal> *Thinking about what character I want to play next

* Castinar groans in dismay

<Saif> Cast, roll the d10 please, David must be mourning Indiana's loss

* Diana slaps Diana around a bit with a large trout

<Castinar> db d10

<db> Castinar rolled 1d10: [3]

<Saif> K, dragon wins, moving one phase faster

<Saif> .

<Saif> events, r2

<Saif> .

<Saif> VF:

<Saif> Matar bleeds

<Saif> Kat fires (roll)

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [10]

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [4]

<Saif> Kat, d8 please

<Saif> db d8

<db> Saif rolled 1d8: [6]

<Sane> *sorry, was afk for a sec

<Saif> * np

<Kat> db d8

<db> Kat rolled 1d8: [3]

<Saif> Another image flickers and disappears

<Saif> Diana's MM goes off - d7 for you, Diana

<Saif> db d7

<db> Saif rolled 1d7: [5]

<Diana> db d7

<db> Diana rolled 1d7: [4]

<Saif> The missile sails on, no effect

<Diana> * doesnt it cancel an image?

<Saif> * BTW, do you guys agree with that? Only physical attacks take out Mirror Images?

<Diana> * no.. reading it it says magicals as well

<Nikki> no

<Kat> *A fireball is a very physical attack

<Sane> *I wouldn't have done it that way, but I see nothing wrong with that method.

<Nikki> the book says magical. my fb should have wiped out several but i gave up on it.

<Saif> * right, but I interpret that as magical (as in +1 or +2) or normal (no plus) melee or missiles, not "magic missiles"

<Diana> * i thought magical attacks, like fb, mm, or lb

<Kat> *Magic missiles do not do physical attacks

<Diana> * although i only thought one each, regardless of the area

<Saif> * OK, I'll give you guys the benefit of the doubt on this now, but realize this affects you guys when you use MI as well.

<Kat> *I thought MM did take out MI's.

<Saif> So that's a FB and two MMs

<Diana> *No*

<Diana> er *nod*

<Diana> *nod*

<Diana> :)

<Saif> That means it's down to 4 images

<Diana> sorry

<Sane> *no problem, Mirror Image sucks

<Castinar> *I think that any one image struck by something specifically would make it disappear -- but a fireball wouldn't catch a whole group

<Saif> So Diana's MM takes out an image (won't go back and reroll for now)

<Kat> *Wait until we have to nick down it's stoneskins

<Sane> *fb might get a whole group if the creature were not so big

<Saif> Nikki now casts her Dispel Magic at the creature (d20 and d100 first, please)

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [16]

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [39]

<Saif> Nikki, d4

<Saif> db d4

<db> Saif rolled 1d4: [3]

<Nikki> db d4

<db> Nikki rolled 1d4: [4]

<Saif> One of the images vanishes

<Nikki> ?

<Saif> * BTW, if you had hit the main dragon all would have vanished - except for the real one, of course

<Nikki> geeze its a 30 foot radius spell

<Nikki> thats huge

<Diana> dragons 80'

<Saif> This is an 80 dragon, that's huge too

<Diana> its huger

<Nikki> not 80 feet wide.

<Sane> but each dragon is 80' long

<Castinar> wingspan is probably fairly lare too

<Castinar> *large, that is

<Saif> and they are always shifting, moving , blah, blah, blah

<Sane> The fb would hardly get more than one or maybe two of them

<Saif> OK Fast:

<Saif> Kat fires again - there are now three dragons

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [16]

<Saif> kat, d3

<Saif> db d3

<db> Saif rolled 1d3: [2]

<Kat> db d3

<db> Kat rolled 1d3: [3]

<Saif> Another image disappears, leaving two

<Saif> Sane takes off and starts flying to get behind the dragon

<Saif> Ari moves forward to Matar

<Saif> Castinar starts getting his cross-bow out, much to Finslayer's disgust

<Saif> Amber stops, turns around, and gets her sling out

<Saif> Xaveus is close enough to Matar that he can easily move over and Lay Hands on the fighter. He does so, but he notices he doesn't heal as much damage as he normally does.

<Saif> But he does heal enough to wake Matar up. Matar is now Walking Wounded.

<Saif> Thengal takes his first attack

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [7]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Average Phase:

<Saif> The dragon attacks

<Saif> He decides to focus in on Thengal, all three attacks on the dwarf

<Saif> Fortunately all three are turned aside by the stoneskins

<Kat> *Does the dragon scream, "Death to dwarves!!"

<Saif> The dragon screams in frustration

* Nikki wiggles her bottom.

<Saif> Shadow fires (roll to hit and a d2)

<Saif> db d2

<db> Saif rolled 1d2: [2]

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [16]

<Castinar> db d2

<db> Castinar rolled 1d2: [2]

<Saif> Shadow's arrow hits something solid, but doesn't penetrate

<Castinar> (+2 arrows, remember)

<Saif> Kat fires her third shot

<Saif> * yup

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [10]

<Castinar> k

<Saif> Kat, d2

<Kat> db d2

<Saif> db d2

<db> Kat rolled 1d2: [2]

<db> Saif rolled 1d2: [1]

<Saif> Kat manages to take out the last of the mirror images

<Nikki> * ITS CLOBBERIN TIME!

<Saif> Ari, deciding to be stupid, attacks the dragon

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [13]

<Saif> but misses

<Saif> well, no, she wouldn't do that

<Saif> She grabs Matar by the colar and drags him back towareds where Shadow is

<Saif> (wouldn't do to have the dragon go stepping on Matar)

<Castinar> *Screaming in his ear the whole way <G>

<Kat> *Matar needs healing... He should be near Nikki, in case there is a good wild effect.

<Nikki> *or he explodes and dirties my robes

<Saif> And Thengal strikes again

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [7]

<Saif> misses again

<Saif> The dragon considers his options and decides to see if he can "crack this nut" and attacks Thengal three times again

<Saif> the first two are stopped by the stoneskins, but the last can get through (a claw attacks)

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [15]

<Saif> hits

<Saif> db d6+7

<db> Saif rolled 1d6+7: [12]

<Saif> and hurts

<Saif> End of round

<Saif> Questions?

<Saif> Working on map and grid

<Castinar> *Shadow second attack?

<Nikki> * I suggest that Ari would cast protection from evil or Aid next round

<Saif> K, map and grid are up

<Sane> *can we take a quick break?

<Saif> Cast - sorry, I'm getting carried away with taking attacks away - this is a +2, right? Roll.

* Castinar nods

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [15]

<Saif> Misses

<Saif> * you guys want to take a break and press on, or call it a night here?

<Nikki> press press

<Nikki> want to see the end

<Amber> press on

<Saif> * I doubt if we'll end this tonight even if we played for several more hours

<Sane> *break and press/ or just press

<Diana> press

<Castinar> again -- doesn't matter -- still awake here <G>

<Thengal> Now is as good a time to die as any

<Saif> OK, we'll take a quick break (just a couple minutes) then press on

<Saif> brb

<Nikki> * hours? this thing is toast. 4 rounds max.

<Saif> OK, back

<Saif> .

<Saif> Roll call, holler out as you return

<Saif> .

<Castinar> heere

<Matar> booyah

<Nikki> .

<Nikki> jhkjghfo

<Sane> here

<Amber> here

<Nikki> litbt78 ir68nt7t8

<Diana> here

<Kat> here - waiting for action call

<Thengal> here

<Nikki> 6obo78not7n

<Saif> ## Xaveus? You back ## (did he return after his last brb?)

<Saif> OK, let's press

<Saif> .

<Saif> R3 intentions?

<Saif> .

<Xaveus> okay

<Saif> .

* Kat will wonder why she can't remember how to quickly fire her bow and fire +2 arrows at the dragon of death.

<Thengal> kil

* Sane will alter his landing spot if possible. go to v7 along the wall

* Diana will carefully pull out her scroll case, open one, and read from it Flame Strike.

* Amber uses +1 bullet and aims for eye of dragon

* Nikki MM's the thing.

<Castinar> *Shadow bites her tongue in disgust, looks at the quiver of dwindling magical arrows, sighs, and fires two more +2 (only three left)

<Kat> Also, I think that Ari would cast Protection from Evil on self or Armatage.

* Matar waves Ari back to the battle and starts crawling down the wall making best possible speed.

<Castinar> *Castinar will take an attack at it with crossbow, then set crossbow down

<Saif> * Amber - that's a called shot at long range against a highly armored opponent. Even a 20 might not do it.

<Amber> can only try. trying to avoid everyone south of her.

<Xaveus> Attempt to strike dragon after yelling "Surrender or die!"

<Amber> long range? I thought 200 feet long range?

<Matar> * besides its a large enough target!

<Amber> isn't it 100' from her?

<Sane> *SAIF-question

<Saif> ## Anybody know off hand the casting time modifier for spell scrolls?

<Matar> thought it was as inate

<Diana> no

<Matar> cast time of 1 or something

<Castinar> *Average in C&T, I think

<Kat> ## Casting time of spell

<Castinar> checking

<Saif> Amber - it's at medium range

<Sane> *SAIF-question

<Amber> ##did you get private message? add in +1 from bullet too...okay on range

<Castinar> Yuck very slow for scroll

<Sane> *Can Sane drink a potion while flying?

<Saif> Sane - what's yoru questions?

<Saif> Potion and flying?

<Castinar> *Potion is Average

<Matar> yeah - its by cast time of spell

<Sane> yes

<Matar> dmg 196

<Saif> If you make a couple of dex checks

<Castinar> rod/wand/staff fast

<Sane> ok, Sane will try to drink a potion this round

<Matar> its the reading time which is equal to the casting tim eof the spell

<Matar> protection scrolls are apparently different

<Sane> as he lands at v7 along the wall.

<Saif> Yes, Scroll is VS in C&T

<Saif> we'll use that

<Saif> Just a sec, considering Ari's options

<Castinar> ack -- gotta disconn -- brb

<Matar> she should go heal then

<Matar> he'll need it by the time she gets there

<Saif> Ok

<Saif> Sane, d10 plz

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [9]

<Saif> darn

<Sane> db d10

<db> Sane rolled 1d10: [8]

<Saif> Party wins

<Saif> .

<Saif> Round 3: Events

<Saif> .

<Saif> VF:

<Saif> Kat fires (what arrows are these?)

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<Galen> *should do it for the night

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [16]

<Kat> +2 arrows

<Saif> Kat misses

<Saif> Now for the fun part

<Saif> Nikki casts Magic Missiles

<Saif> d20 and d100 first plz

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [2]

<Nikki> ugh

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [15]

<Saif> three missiles

<Nikki> db 3d4+3

<db> Nikki rolled 3d4+3: [7] 1 2 1

<Saif> db d4

<db> Saif rolled 1d4: [3]

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<Saif> Something very unexpected happens when Nikki's Magic Missiles hit the dragon - they "bounce off" and head straight back at Nikki! She barely has time to widen her eyes before the magic missiles slam into her. Suddenly she realzies she was very fortuante to have cast a weak spell.

<Nikki> charming

<Nikki> ill try to stick my dagger in it next round

<Saif> Fast:

<Saif> Katrina fires again

<Kat> db

<db> Kat rolled 1d20: [10]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Sane tries to pull a potion out (2 dex checks - first to grab the right potion, second to keep a hold of it, roll)

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [3]

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [8]

<Sane> *easy

<Saif> Sane has the potion in hand

<Sane> Elixar of Health

<Saif> Ari points her hand at the dragon's head. Then, somewhat to Ari's surprise, she finds herself outlined in Faerie Fire.

<Saif> Xaveus attacks (roll)

<Xaveus> db

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [13]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> And Thengal attacks

<Saif> (roll)

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [2]

<Saif> misses

<Thengal> I can't hit tonight

<Saif> Average:

<Saif> Sane tries to drink his potion (another dex check) (BTW, is this the Elixer of Health?)

<Sane> yes

<Sane> *3 dex checks? You said two at first.

<Saif> * actually went up to three but I just noticed that's the only potion you have, so picking the right one didn't require a roll

<Saif> BTW, what exactly are you hoping to have happen here?

<Sane> *Saif, you might have to look this up to see if it will help with the current effects from the breath weapon

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<Saif> Just read it. I don't see level-loss or anything like it anywhere in there.

<Nikki> kat may not come back. he said his laptop was running out of power

<Sane> is that the only cause of our spell lose? I thought we had some memory zapping or something

<Saif> Nope, just level loss (but if it had been memory the "feeblemind" part would have taken care of it)

<Saif> OK

<Saif> Shadow fires

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [13]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Castinar fires

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [7]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> Amber fires and hits, roll damage

<Amber> db d6+2

<db> Amber rolled 1d6+2: [3]

<Saif> The dragon jerks his head back a little and blinks rapidly, but that's all

<Saif> slow:

<Saif> Shadow fires again

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> * note to self - give db an XP bonus for its help tonight

<Amber> sssssss!

<Nikki> db die

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<Nikki> hah!

<Saif> The dragon now attacks, still focusing it's attacks on.... Thengal

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<Nikki> hehe

<Saif> bite

<Saif> db

<Thengal> Nice knowing you all

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [1]

<Saif> misses

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [5]

<Thengal> Thank you Nikki

<Amber> breaks tooth

<Saif> partial recovery

<Saif> will miss second bite attack next round

<Saif> claw

<Saif> db

<Castinar> *BTW, did you remember to lose one of its attacks when it fumbled a round or so ago?

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [2]

<Saif> * yes

<Saif> misses AGAIN!

<Saif> * judd, never ever restart db again

<Saif> and the third claw

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [12]

<Diana> :)

<Saif> hits

<Saif> db d6+7

<db> Saif rolled 1d6+7: [9]

<Saif> Very Slow:

<Saif> Diana (I imagine Seth is really sweating this spell-turning bit right now <WEG>) finishes reading her spell off the scroll.

<Diana> :)

<Saif> It goes off and...

<Saif> db d100

<db> Saif rolled 1d100: [54]

<Diana> area effect shouldnt be turned

<Saif> * just a sec, let me check something...

<Diana> but magic resistance always sucks

<Amber> dragon missed cause it had someting in eye :)

<Thengal> The I should thank you for prolonging my life for a few seconds

<Amber> :)

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [8]

<Saif> roll Damage, Diana (doesn't bounce back)

<Diana> * k, 6d8 right?

<Saif> yup

<Diana> db 6d8

<db> Diana rolled 6d8: [20] 1 2 3 7 2 5

<Diana> about par for the course

<Nikki> geeze remind me never to restart db

<Saif> scorches him a bit

<Saif> and finally the dragon gets two more claw attacks in on Thengal

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [28] 10 18

<Saif> both of which hit this time

<Saif> db 2d6+14

<db> Saif rolled 2d6+14: [19] 2 3

Session Time: Sat Mar 18 00:00:01 2000

<Saif> Thengal is still up, but one good claw swipe could take him out

<Saif> end of round

<Saif> Questions?

<Sane> *Has Sane landed at v7 along the wall?

<Amber> *time to run now? :)

<Matar> which is why ari shoulda been there this round to heal him

<Saif> BTW, I'm going to call it a night here. Paul's gone. Kim's gone. I'm real tired.

<Nikki> * yeah how many rounds of prep did we give this guy for all this spell casting?

<Saif> Sane - yes, you land there

<Saif> Matar - Thengal was on the other side of the dragon from Ari - she wasn't aware of his condition.

<Diana> ok. gnight all. Ill hate you saif if you kill off Diana :)

<Saif> * Also she wouldn't have been able to get to him and cure him in one round

<Amber> ta ta

<Saif> Any last questions before I fall over?

<Castinar> Gees -- 19 points of damage with two claws would take me out -- and Fin wants me to get in there with it???? And me, with the worst AC of the fighters???!!!

<Matar> didnt matter - well 1 is the combat empathy - 2 she saw it take matar in 1 rd - thengal was gonna need healing

<Nikki> maybe fin will save you

<Saif> ah, true, the CE would have told her

<Nikki> its going to be hilarious when we run into fin's racial enemy.

<Saif> but then again, if the FF had of worked that would have substantially improved the party's chances of hitting this thing (considering they mostly need 20s right now)

<post-chat chat edited out>

Session Close: Sat Mar 18 00:09:25 2000