Session Start: Fri Apr 21 18:56:52 2000

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<pre-chat chat edited out>

<Substitute Players:

Sane plays Castinar

Diana rolls for Xaveus

Amber rolls for Thengal>

<Saif> Start Here

<Saif> .

<Saif> Intentions for Round 27?

<Nikki> new keyboard

<Castinar> which way is Castinar facing?

* Kat will find Sane and release a CMW into his bird body.

* Amber casts Protection from Evil on herself - cf touch d3r/L

* Nikki moves towards the fog to get within Dispel Magic range and begins casting a RD to create the DM effect. CT: 5.

<Saif> C is facing NW (towards G18)

<Ari> Ari stays where she is, on lookout for the dragon (use Keen Hearing). K'harn attacks anything that she sees or attacks her

<Castinar> *Finslayer can sense the shadows?

<Nikki> * centered on O10 on the combat2.gif map

<Saif> Yes - the shadows are essentially invisible, and Finslayer can see invisible objects out to about 10'

<Saif> Nikki - you'll just be moving this round

<Amber> "Ari? Would lightstones help us see in this muck?" Amber asks as she gets ready to pray.

* Diana if Xaveous has a clue of where the shadows are, he would like to club one with lulu

<Ari> "Don't know. Why don't you try one."

<Nikki> ok

* Castinar will move forward slowly, using Finslayer to look for the Shadow creatures anywhere within attacking distance. He will move slowly and cautiously; about 30' this round.

<Saif> Cast - last round just about everybody on that front row was attacked. they are right there.

<Castinar> ok; Castinar will stand there and attack when one shows itself

<Saif> k

<Castinar> *how many attacks this round?

<Saif> 2 for Cast

<Castinar> *what are the dwarves doing this round?

<Saif> Thengal will have 2 as well

<Saif> attacking blindly

<Saif> (well, actually they would be guarding waiting to be attacked, then attack in the direction the attack came from)

<Saif> .

<Saif> Cast - init

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [4]

<Castinar> db d10

<db> Castinar rolled 1d10: [5]

<Saif> shadows win

<Saif> .

<Saif> events:

<Saif> VF:

<Saif> Kat sinks a CMW into Sane (roll)

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<Saif> Hey Matar

<DSLDrubar> Oi!

<Ari> Hi George

<Saif> Kat - roll healing please

<DSLDrubar> Sorry my nap lasted much longer then I expected

<Saif> Fast:

<Saif> the shadows attack!

<Saif> Castinar is ignored. Thengal is attacked twice, Xaveus twice, and K'harn once

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [32] 19 13

<Saif> oops, gotta pull something back out...

<DSLDrubar> ewww! tmi!

<Saif> Thengal is hit once

<Saif> db d4+1

<db> Saif rolled 1d4+1: [2]

<Saif> and thengal feels a touch weaker

<Ari> ##brb. time to put Christopher to bed. Won't be long

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<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [21] 9 12

<Saif> Xaveus is missed

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> K'harn is missed

<Saif> that means it's the party's turn

<Saif> Castinar, Xaveus, and K'harn all get attacks this round (Cast and Xaveus roll)

<Saif> db 5d20

<db> Saif rolled 5d20: [48] 6 19 8 10 5

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [9]

<Diana> db d20

<db> Diana rolled 1d20: [12]

<Saif> Cast hits

<Saif> Xaveus just misses

*** Diana is now known as Xaveus

<Castinar> *don't know what to roll now; please instruct

*** Amber is now known as Thengal

<Saif> ah...

<Castinar> *sane doesn't do the combat thing too much

<Saif> d8+8

<Castinar> db d8+8

<db> Castinar rolled 1d8+8: [9]

<Saif> db d5

<db> Saif rolled 1d5: [4]

<Saif> Amber's Protection from Evil goes off

<Saif> K'harn hits with a claw

<Saif> db d3

<db> Saif rolled 1d3: [3]

<Saif> Sane - you want to go ahead and roll Kat's CMW on you?

<Saif> Shadow backs away, getting her back to the wall

<Saif> Matar - do you continue moving forward, or hold your position?

<Castinar> *what is it?

<Ari> ##back

<Saif> d10+1 I believe, checking...

<Saif> yes

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<Saif> or you can just let Kat roll it now that she's back

<Castinar> Kat roll damage

<Saif> healing, actually <g>

<DSLDrubar> ill keep moving

<Saif> d10+1 plz

<Castinar> I mean healing <g>

<Saif> Matar - check

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<Saif> nevermind. Go Sane.

<Castinar> db d10+1

<db> Castinar rolled 1d10+1: [10]

<Saif> nice

<Saif> Sane is now away, walking wounded status

<Saif> Average:

<Saif> Castinar gets another strike. Thengal takes his first attack (roll)

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [16]

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [1]

<Saif> Thengal hits

<Saif> Castinar rolls to recover...

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [17]

<Saif> Cast manages to recover

<Thengal> d8+5?

<Saif> Thengal - that's a d8+5

<Saif> db d5

<db> Saif rolled 1d5: [3]

<Thengal> db d8+5

<db> Thengal rolled 1d8+5: [8]

<Saif> Slow:

<Saif> Thengal takes a second attack (r0oll)

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [18]

<Saif> hits again

<Saif> roll

<Thengal> db d8+5

<db> Thengal rolled 1d8+5: [7]

<Saif> with a shriek that sends chills up the warriors' spines the shadow that Thengal was swinging at disappates

<Thengal> ":ICK!"

<Saif> Over on the other side of the cavern nikki makes it to the mouth of the cavern.

<Saif> Ick? Thengal says Ick? <VBG>

<Ari> **Ick? from Thengal?

<Saif> OK, end of round

<Thengal> can't spell arrrggh! or yuck

<Saif> updating map and grid. questions?

<Thengal> or whatever :)

<Castinar> Was that the first shadow creature to die?

<Thengal> as far as I recollect..

<Ari> *as far as I know David

<Saif> K, grid and map are up. Map is of the combat area.

<Saif> yes, that was the first shadow to die.

<Saif> Note on the map I've put the shadows in, but only Cast can see them, and then only those within 10'

<Saif> any other questions?

<Saif> .

<Thengal> Do the rest of us know about the shadows?

<Saif> Round 28 intentions?

<Saif> .

<Saif> Everybody knows that the warriors are under attack by something through the CE spell

<Saif> Nikki - you are now in position to cast your spell

* Nikki does so.

<Thengal> Amber takes out lightstone to see if she can see better, and move 5' to k29b -closer to wall and Ari

* Ari waits and listens, K'harn attacks

* Castinar attacks the shadow creature on Thengal

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* Xaveus attacks

<Kat> *damn phone lines

<Saif> Kat - you've woken Sane up

*** Castinar is now known as Sane

<Kat> *super

<Kat> *Does the rest of the group need help?

<Saif> Matar - you are up by Shadow. Hold there? if you keep moving forward you'll be right behind the fighters

* Sane starts making his way toward the behir cavern

*** Sane is now known as Castinar

<Saif> Kat - they are doing OK

-> *Xaveus* this is Seth, right?

<DSLDrubar> i'll swing around them - giving them a 10' berth or so

<Saif> brb phone

* Kat doesn't have to enter the fog... good. Kat will watch the area near the entrance to the lair watching for bad guys.

<Saif> Kat - so move up next to Nikki near the cavern mouth?

<Kat> sure

<Saif> K

<Saif> That leaves Sane walking slowly towards the behir cavern alone

<Saif> (now let's see... where is that wandering monster table... <WEG>)

<Ari> *the dragon ate it

<Saif> OK

<Saif> .

<Kat> *Sane still invisible?

<Saif> Cast, init

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [4]

<Castinar> db d10

<db> Castinar rolled 1d10: [10]

<Saif> Yes, darn

<Saif> Part moves slower this round

<Saif> VF: nobody

<Saif> F: Shadows attack

<Saif> one on thengal, two on xaveus, one on kharn

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [16]

<Saif> Thengal is missed

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [6] 5 1

<Saif> Xaveus is missed

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [9]

<Saif> and one of the shadows accidently slips back into the negative plane and won't be able to come back for a couple rounds

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [2]

<Saif> K'harn is missed

<Saif> Kat starts heading back towards the cavern mouth

<Saif> Average:

<Saif> Matar and Sane move along.

<Saif> Amber brings out a light stone and discovers that's a bad idea (which is why they put fog lights on cars)

<Saif> Ari holds, with her bow ready

<Saif> and the attacks

<Saif> Castinar and Xaveus both swing

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [4]

<Saif> Cast misses

<Castinar> *gues it goes with the name

<Saif> Xaveus - roll your attack plz

* Ari snickers

<Xaveus> db d20

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [11]

<Xaveus> sorry

<Saif> misses

<Saif> np

<Saif> Slow:

<Xaveus> too many side conversations :)

<Ari> *its not me Saif!

<Saif> Xaveus takes his second attack

<Xaveus> db d20

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [14]

<Saif> and Thengal takes his attack

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [4]

<Saif> X misses

<Saif> so does Thengal

<Saif> K'harn attacks (Ari, 5d20 plz)

<Ari> db 5d20

<db> Ari rolled 5d20: [66] 16 1 12 20 17

<Saif> K'harn hits with four of her claws

<Saif> (d3 and 2d4 - roll them Ari)

<Ari> db 1d3

<db> Ari rolled 1d3: [2]

<Ari> db 2d4

<db> Ari rolled 2d4: [3] 1 2

<Saif> k

<Castinar> *does Cast get a second attack this round?

<Saif> and finally Nikki lets off a RD trying to dispel the fog effect in the cavern

<Saif> * no on Castinar

<Nikki> d20?

<Saif> Nikki, the usual, 20/100/20

<Nikki> db d20

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [7]

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [68]

<Nikki> db d20

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [9]

<Saif> holfd...

<Saif> db d60

<db> Saif rolled 1d60: [36]

<Saif> OK, surge is a wild one, d7000

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [4865]

<Castinar> *probably no blodd

<Castinar> *blood

<Saif> The fog turns a strange pinkish color

<Saif> but not other effect occurs

<Nikki> exactly what i was looking for

<Thengal> *i was thinking cotton candy...

<Saif> End of Round

<Saif> Miss anything?

<Saif> Questions?

<Thengal> did Amber move? or just put light away?

<DSLDrubar> oops

*** DSLDrubar is now known as Matar

* Matar slaps Matar around a bit with a large trout

<Saif> I won't put the map or grid up. Only changes on grid are Nikki' sspell and spell durations. On map Matar moves forward at an angle.

<Saif> Amber - you could have put the stone back away, but not move as well

<Thengal> k

<Saif> Kat is now up by Nikki, admiring the cotton-candy-colored fog

<Thengal> put stone away.

<Saif> K

<Saif> .

<Saif> round 29 intentions?

<Saif> .

* Castinar continues to attack the shadow creature on Thengal

* Xaveus pounds away

* Kat laughes at the cotton-candy-colored fog

<Ari> **wait..this pink color..does it make it harder to see through??

-> *Nikki* I love it when I get to play with the surges <WEG>

<Saif> No, still 10' vision

<Thengal> Amber now moves the 5' she wanted to before. k29b

* Ari guards and tells Amber "Start walking out of here." K'harn continues to attack

<Saif> Amber - sorry, didn't catch that it was a facing maneuver, you could have done that last round

<Thengal> "Okay Ari." Amber starts walking to where she thinks the exit might be...if she can change her intention that is.

<Saif> Amber - check

<Saif> Nikki - so what do you do?

<Nikki> same thing.

<Nikki> pink was nice but im going for clear.

<Saif> K

<Saif> .

<Saif> Sane, d10

<Castinar> db d10

<db> Castinar rolled 1d10: [3]

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [1]

<Saif> Shadows win, moving faster

<Saif> VF:

<Saif> attacks on same people, same number

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [7]

<Saif> T mised

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [22] 4 18

<Saif> Xaveus is hit once

<Saif> db d4+1

<db> Saif rolled 1d4+1: [3]

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [9]

<Saif> K'harn is missed

<Saif> Party's turn

<Saif> Sane, Amber, and Matar all move

<Xaveus> does xaveus feel weaker?

<Saif> Yes on the weaker

<Saif> Ari Guards

<Saif> Shadow holds

<Saif> Katrina laughs

<Saif> Castinar and Xaveus attack (roll)

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [1]

<Saif> lol

<Saif> try to recove

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [17]

<Saif> manages to recover again

<Saif> Ari - stop talking to Xaveus and let him roll <g>

<Saif> Well, let's just do all the rest of the atatcks

<Xaveus> db d20

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [10]

<Ari> *I am not! I'm paying attention like I promised!

<Saif> Cast gets once more

<Castinar> *I checked Saif; she's not the problem <g>

<Xaveus> :)

<Saif> Thengal gets two more

<Saif> K'harn gets her five

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [1]

<Castinar> db

* Xaveus hugs Ari in apology.

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [7]

<Saif> everybody roll

<Saif> Thengal tries to recover...

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [16]

<Ari> db d20

<db> Ari rolled 1d20: [4]

<Ari> drat

<Ari> db 5d20

<db> Ari rolled 5d20: [42] 8 12 3 7 12

<Saif> Thengal doesn't recover

<Saif> db d3

<db> Saif rolled 1d3: [3]

<Saif> Instead, Thengal manages to hit Castinar when his swing connects with nothing. roll damage Thengal (d8+5)

<Saif> well, actually +4

<Thengal> db d8+4

<db> Thengal rolled 1d8+4: [7]

<Thengal> *what did he need to recover?

<Saif> which results in a pretty big "owie" for Castinar

<Saif> * from the fumble

<Nikki> * Thengal is clearly an enemy operative. Kill him.

<Thengal> *no, i ment number

<Saif> Kharn missed all around

<Saif> Castinar missed

<Saif> * above 17 or under 3

<Saif> Thengal has another attack - if he wants to take it <g>

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [13]

<Saif> that... misses

<Thengal> "Sorry mate."

<Thengal> to Cast that is

<Castinar> "Finslayer, you arrogant mouthy piece of tin, do something useful!"

<Saif> now to the cavern mouth, where Nikki gives it another try

<Saif> 20/100/20 Nikki

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [19]

<Saif> nice

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [89]

<Saif> nice

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [10]

<Saif> fun

<Saif> hold on...

<Nikki> <- doesnt know which things im rolling for anymore.

<Nikki> i know what the d100 is.

<Saif> it's a wild surge, so d7000

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [1208]

<Saif> meanwhile, the DM looks something up....

<Castinar> oh man

<Saif> db d2

<db> Saif rolled 1d2: [2]

<Nikki> * heh.. thank god for chaos shield.

<Saif> db d2

<db> Saif rolled 1d2: [1]

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> db d2

<db> Saif rolled 1d2: [1]

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [17]

<Nikki> * really sorry, someone. :)

<Ari> *Ari is WAY back here and her hair better stay put!

<Castinar> *it's her eyes that need protecting

<Kat> * Kat has minor magic resistence

<Nikki> "Damn it! I'll get this right eventually!"

<Nikki> lol

<Saif> Well well, I just re-read the description for a Chaos Shield. You have to make a ST to avoid the effects.

<Nikki> yikes

<Nikki> it doesnt say that.

<Nikki> it says i get to laugh while everyone else is screwed

<Nikki> sigh ok.

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [14]

<Saif> let's see - that would be 8 or above, roll it

<Nikki> take that

<Saif> got it

<Saif> makes RDs a little more interesting <g>

<Saif> OK, that's it

<Nikki> hey whatever

<Saif> questions?

<Nikki> im game

<Saif> I'll put a map and grid up this round

<Saif> K, map and grid are up

<Saif> any other questions?

<Saif> does anybody think Castinar will roll a 1 again this round?

<Saif> .

<Saif> Round 30 intentions?

<Saif> .

* Castinar continues to attack the shadow creature on Thengal

<Thengal> Amber continues walking, "Ari? Aren't you coming?" she calls back.

* Kat notices that Nikki is casting. She moves to the other side of the lair entrance and keeps an eye on the area that Sane is at.

<Nikki> * you need the charts from Rollmaster for special effects.

* Nikki is invisible.

* Nikki is audible though.

<Nikki> I suppose

* Xaveus attempts to plaster shadows.

* Ari contiues to guard, listening for the dragon and generally making plans to use this place as home. "Nope." K'harn attacks, feeling good that she is getting to fight something without worring about Ari for a change

<Saif> Nikki - RD it again?

<Nikki> yup

<Kat> *ouch, not another one.

<Nikki> ive got big plans for really screwing this whole place up.

<Nikki> what i really want is "nearest dragon becomes caster familiar"

<Saif> OK, let's play

<Saif> .

<Saif> Sane?

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [10]

<Saif> shadows go slow

<Castinar> db d10

<db> Castinar rolled 1d10: [4]

<Castinar> *Sane continues crusing

<Saif> .

<Saif> events

<Saif> .

<Castinar> cruising, that is

<Saif> VF:

<Nikki> afk. brb.

<Saif> Kat wisely moves away from Nikki

<Saif> Fast:

<Saif> Sane, Matar, Amber all move along

<Saif> Ari guards

<Saif> Castinar and Xaveus and K'harn all attack (roll)

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> Cast misses

<Ari> db 5d20

<db> Ari rolled 5d20: [54] 3 6 8 18 19

<Xaveus> db d20

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [2]

<Xaveus> bleh

<Saif> K'harn hits with both back claws (2d4)

<Saif> Xaveus misses

<Ari> db d24

<db> Ari rolled 1d24: [11]

* Castinar is hoping to break into double figures before the fight is over.

<Ari> drat

<Ari> db 2d4

<db> Ari rolled 2d4: [5] 4 1

<Ari> I need to get another soda

<Saif> Average:

<Saif> Xaveus attacks again. Thengal attacks (roll)

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [6]

<Saif> T misses

<Xaveus> db d20

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [8]

<Saif> X misses

<Saif> Shadows attack - same sequence, etc.

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [11]

<Saif> db 2d20

<db> Saif rolled 2d20: [24] 20 4

<Saif> Xaveus is hit again

<Saif> db 2d4+2

<db> Saif rolled 2d4+2: [8] 3 3

<Nikki> back

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [2]

<Castinar> *brb

<Saif> Xaveus feels weaker again

<Saif> And finally we get to Nikki, who lets off yet another surge (same sequence plz)

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [19]

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [1]

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [4]

<Saif> nice

<Saif> duh

<Saif> surges, d7000

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [2433]

<Nikki> i get a save for that?

<Saif> lol - ok, make your save.

<Nikki> grr

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [18]

<Saif> makes it

<Castinar> lol

<Saif> darn. that would have been fun

<Castinar> rotfl

<Nikki> didnt realise garbage like that was in there.

<Castinar> too bad

<Nikki> bite me

<Saif> "Nikki is squished flat by her spell book which is suddenly 10' tall and 2' thick"

<Xaveus> hehe

<Saif> OK, end of round again

<Castinar> Sane would've loved telling that one in the pubs

<Saif> no map update

<Nikki> "Nearest bird like creature killed by self"

<Thengal> thengal only gets one hit this round?

<Saif> Amber makes it up next to Shadow this round

<Saif> Yes, 1 for thengal

<Saif> any other questions?

<Thengal> Does she recognize it for what it is?

<Nikki> "All flying creatures within 5 miles choke on own feathers"

<Saif> Does who recognize what? Oh, no, Amber comes up on Shadow - the party Shadow, not a shadow.

<Thengal> oops, wrong shadow <G>

<Saif> OK

<Saif> .

<Saif> Round 31 - intentions?

<Saif> .

<Nikki> same thing

<Thengal> checking map..

<Xaveus> same as always

* Castinar continues to attack the shadow creature on Thengal

<Saif> * I've got notes about this combat spread over four sheets of paper now

* Ari guards, K'harn attacks

<Thengal> Amber continues. "Need help Shadow?" she asks in passing.

<Nikki> afk again.

<Saif> Shadow is fine

<Saif> OK

<Saif> .

<Saif> init

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [4]

<Saif> Sane, - init plz

<Castinar> db d10

<db> Castinar rolled 1d10: [6]

<Saif> shaows win

<Castinar> *brb

<Saif> .

<Saif> events

<Saif> .

<Saif> VF: Kat - you just watch, right?

<Saif> F:

<Saif> Shadows attack

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [10]

<Saif> db 2d20

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

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [18]

<Saif> K'harn is hit

<Saif> db d4+1

<db> Saif rolled 1d4+1: [4]

<Kat> *Unless I can tell how the group is doing against the shadows

* Kat will move to help if it seems like they need it.

<Saif> Kat - it is very chaotic since they can't see anything - they really don't know themselves.

<Saif> But they seem to be holding theri own right now

<Ari> *wouldnt she feel something through the CE?

* Kat will move in next round.

<Saif> Yes, confusion and anxity

<Saif> (anxity? <g>)

<Saif> OK, party's turn

<Saif> Cast, Xaveus, and K'harn all attack

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [18]

<Ari> db 5d20

<db> Ari rolled 5d20: [51] 11 5 19 14 2

<Xaveus> db d20

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [3]

<Xaveus> sigh

<Saif> woah! Cast hits!

<Castinar> db d8+8

<db> Castinar rolled 1d8+8: [11]

<Saif> K'harn hits with her bite - d6

<Ari> db d6

<db> Ari rolled 1d6: [4]

<Ari> *isn't it dead yet??

<Saif> Castinar disappates another

<Saif> * almost - K'harn ended up fighting the strongest one

<Ari> *urk

<Saif> Average:

* Xaveus examines Lulu to see if its broken.

<Saif> Cast attacks again. Thengal attacks.

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [7]

<Saif> miss

<Ari> *turn it on Xaveus <G>

<Ari> *the switch is on the bottom

<Saif> Cast again plz.

<Saif> And Thengal you swing again as well.

<Thengal> db

<db> Thengal rolled 1d20: [20]

<Saif> Thengal hits!

<Kat> super

<Saif> double dice fo damage

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [20]

* Saif falls over

<Saif> well, you would have both been swinging against the same one. We won't even bother with damage rolls

<Saif> that leaves two shadows - one on X and one on kharn (Map coming up)

<Saif> And, as normal for tonight, we wrap up the round with Nikki rolling up her sleeves once again and muttering those mystical words... (roll)

<Castinar> *brb; Castinar will attack closest shadow

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [14]

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [23]

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [5]

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [6387]

<Saif> you never get that last one up there, do you? <g>

<Saif> looking...

<Nikki> triggering the death of the dreaded leafy dragon

<Saif> hold on, lots of crying upstairs

<Saif> brb

<Thengal> now see what you did Nikki! shame! Making kids cry!

<Kat> *Nikki, what roll do you need to make this work?

<Nikki> you dont wanna know

<Kat> ok

<Kat> 1 in 100?

<Nikki> 1/4

<Nikki> no. 1/5

<Castinar> *back

<Saif> Word of caution to the younger ones out there - don't space your kids out 2 years apart. The bad years feed off each other (like 0, 2, and 6, which we have now) <sigh>

<Kat> How many times has this failed?

<Nikki> 2 in 20 = normal. 2 in 20 = double strength. the rest = roll on some chart

<Saif> she's due to have it happen

<Ari> *nice thing to tell me while i'm trying to get pregnant <BG>

<Nikki> wasnt one enough? again?

<Saif> But the only thing that happens this round is those closest to the walls notice the light level drop just a little, and that the fog seems a little thicker near the walls.

<Nikki> the world is full, everyone stop making babies!

<Saif> OK, end of round. Working on map and grid.

<Saif> Map and Grid are up. I also updated combat2.gif this round which shows the whole cavern. Note that Sane will be out of Kat's line of site this next round. (Yes, he's invisible, but remember that he is still muddy as well)

<Saif> questions?

<Saif> .

<Saif> Round 32 intentions?

<Saif> .

* Castinar will step up and attack the shadow creature on Xaveus.

<Ari> **is the grid updating?

* Nikki tries again.

<Xaveus> attack

<Saif> Ari - I believe so, you'll see Nikki's spells disappearing and spell durations winding down

<Ari> *hum..must just be me then

* Kat isn't sure how the combat is going and doesn't like being so close to the wild mage, will put her bow away, and head into the fog.

<Saif> Kat - towards the fight?

<Thengal> continue walking, ask when she gets to fighting, "Anybody need healing?" staff in hand by the way.

<Kat> Yes

<Saif> Thengal swings around to help K'harn

<Saif> OK

<Saif> .

<Saif> init

<Saif> db d10

<db> Saif rolled 1d10: [5]

<Castinar> db d10

<db> Castinar rolled 1d10: [8]

<Saif> shadows go first

<Saif> .

<Saif> events

<Saif> .

<Saif> VF:

<Saif> Kat starts moving into the fog

<Saif> F:

<Saif> Xaveus and K'harn are attacked

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [20]

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [12]

<Saif> db 2d4+2

<db> Saif rolled 2d4+2: [7] 1 4

<Saif> another hit like that will put Xaveus down

<Saif> party's turn

<Saif> Thengal and Castinar move

<Xaveus> * i seem to recall xaveus bearing up well under the dragon, i dont know that he would run now

<Saif> K'harn tries to finally put this shadow away (roll)

<Ari> db 5d20

<db> Ari rolled 5d20: [43] 6 13 6 2 16

<Saif> d3 and d4 (you need 3 points, BTW) roll

<Ari> db 1d3

<db> Ari rolled 1d3: [3]

<Saif> and the rear claw is icing

<Ari> *ask and ye shall receive

<Ari> db 1d4

<db> Ari rolled 1d4: [3]

<Saif> Xavues (who has tried to turn Lulu on) swings

<Saif> his strength loss is making it harder to hit, and his blows don't carry nearly the force as before

<Xaveus> db d20

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [9]

<Saif> Meanwhile Castinar makes it up there and swings as well (roll)

<Xaveus> sigh

<Saif> Xaveus misses

<Castinar> db

<db> Castinar rolled 1d20: [14]

<Saif> hum, that's close...

<Saif> hits

<Castinar> db d8+8

<db> Castinar rolled 1d8+8: [15]

<Saif> db d2

<db> Saif rolled 1d2: [2]

<Ari> **Galen is going to be so jealous <G>

<Saif> shadow staus up

<Nikki> ill put back the "castinar cant hit a barn" version of db for next week.

<Saif> giving Xaveus the honor of putting down the last monster on the board.... if he can just hit

<Saif> (roll)

<Xaveus> db d20

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d20: [17]

<Xaveus> wee

<Saif> he hits!

<Saif> let me check damage - it has changed

<Xaveus> nice timing anyway

<Saif> d8+3 - you need 5 to put it away

<Xaveus> db d8+3

<db> Xaveus rolled 1d8+3: [9]

<Xaveus> thatll do

<Saif> and the last shadow is gone

<Nikki> ....

<Saif> meanwhile, Nikki continues her epic struggle with the Forces of Fog besieging the caverns.

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [10]

<Saif> Roll 'em, Nikki

<Nikki> db d100

<Saif> almost a 9

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [55]

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [17]

<Saif> oh la la

<Saif> reading...

<Nikki> finally

<Saif> A large area in front of Nikki suddenly clears

<Nikki> hah

<Saif> but she notices it slowly starts filling back up, although not heavily.

<Saif> * just a sec, let me figure this out...

<Castinar> how large?

<Nikki> miles

<Saif> ah, we'll just say 100' cube

<Saif> which isn't much, considering the size of the whole cavern area

<Saif> still, the entrance is clear now

<Nikki> working my way up to it

<Saif> well, hold on, I'll let you try something - d20 again

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [7]

<Saif> ok, nevermind

<Nikki> :(

<Saif> Was going to inverse bell curve it - with a 20 clearing everything

<Saif> OK

<Saif> COMBAT IS OVER for the time being

<Saif> General actions??

* Kat feels the battle end with the shadows. She will turn back and head to Sane's location.

<Saif> Sane - you realize the battle is over

* Nikki casta another RD further in.

*** Castinar is now known as Sane

*** Thengal is now known as Amber

* Ari will spend just a few more minutes listening. K'harn will join her.

<Sane> sending as loudly as possible <Quickly now! Back to the behir cave! Someone help Matar.>

<Amber> Amber will cast cmw on whomever of the fighters needs it most.

<Saif> Amber - you tell me

* Xaveus will cast cure moderate on himself, from his any 2nd spell list

<Amber> Cast

<Sane> Sane tries to get everyone out of the fog and into one group, then proceed. Castinar will be out front.

<Saif> Xaveus don't have any cure spells available

<Xaveus> oh? ah. i saw a 'any 2nd' and thought i could use that

<Amber> And use last clw on kitty

<Saif> any 2nd earth/fire relates spell

<Saif> Amber, roll

* Kat will help Matar

<Amber> db d10+1

<db> Amber rolled 1d10+1: [8]

<Amber> db d8

<db> Amber rolled 1d8: [2]

<Nikki> <- RD

<Saif> Amber - K'harn is already back with Ari (you don't know that - she just wandered off into the fog)

<Saif> So who do you cast on, Amber?

<Amber> k, then help X

<Saif> Nikki, roll

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [8]

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [72]

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [7]

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [5855]

<Nikki> have fun

<Nikki> i keep casting RD until i run out.

<Sane> yeah!

<Saif> That will be three more

<Saif> But first

<Amber> "Come on guys lets get out of here and come back for that blasted dragon later."

<Sane> *lol

<Saif> As everybody is gather up, they hear a very faint voice, like it is carried on the wind from a far distance. "Who... there... ?"

<Sane> Castinar and Sane stop and listen.

<Nikki> * this is only getting worse but like a gambler i cant help myself.

<Saif> Nikki, roll again

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [4]

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [81]

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [19]

<Saif> and a d20 Nikki

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [18]

<Ari> *wait..Ari ain't moving yet

<Saif> Most of the outer cavern suddenly clears of fog

<Nikki> that should be do something useful

<Nikki> whee!

<Sane> cool

<Saif> but the tunnel and inner cavern are still filled with the pink fog... the voice also seems to be coming from there now

<Nikki> and then on into the tunnel area

<Nikki> i dont actually enter the fog

<Sane> Does Cast recognize the voice?

<Nikki> no i totally keep casting. you kidding?

<Saif> BTW, although the fog is gone, there is still a foggy area near all of the walls. Those near it begin coughing lightly. It's like it's dusty or something.

<Amber> Amber rubs the wettnes out of her curly hair, even more curly now and follows the group to the exit..if they go.

<Saif> OK, it will take Nikki a few rounds to make it over to the tunnel area near Nikki. What do the rest of you do?

<Saif> You don't recognize the voice. It doesn't really sound human.

<Sane> *can we make out any more words?

<Amber> Nikki's blue friend can talk!

* Matar keeps heading towards the way out.

* Nikki looks oddly at Amber as she heads towards the rest of the fog.

* Ari still wants to listen for a bit, before heding out. Not too much longer

<Saif> * that would have been a good surge for a caster effect - but the Chaos Shield protects Azure as well.

<Saif> Ari - you see Nikki approaching. Wait for her to arrive?

<Amber> *forgot about that.

* Nikki waves and smiles

<Saif> And everybody else heads out, correct?

<Kat> yes

<Sane> *can we make out any more words?

<Saif> No, when the fog in the outer cavern disappears the voice goes with it. You can still hear it talking from the tunnel area, but you can't make out any words.

<Sane> Group heads out. Castinar leads.

<Saif> Ari hears words, but they don't make much sense. Kind of like baby babble, just putting words together for the most part.

<Ari> "Yes wait

<Saif> OK, Nikki makes it to the tunnel. She has two RDs left, and about 2 r left on her chaos shield.

<Saif> Roll!

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [9]

<Nikki> db d20

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [16]

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [7]

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [4079]

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [14]

<Saif> yippie! Double Surge!

<Saif> d7000 again, Nikki

<Nikki> ?

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [556]

<Saif> the first d20 is your level surge, which can surge on its own

<Nikki> ah

<Saif> oh, this might be nasty

<Saif> make your ST, Nikki

<Nikki> rolled a 14

<Nikki> pbbt

<Saif> ah, lucky <g>

<Saif> Ok, last RD

<Nikki> quite

<Ari> *Ari covers her eyes <BG>

<Nikki> dangerous stuff

<Nikki> ok here goes

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [4]

<Nikki> db d100

<db> Nikki rolled 1d100: [58]

<Nikki> db d20

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [7]

<Nikki> sigh

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [3202]

<Nikki> shrug

* Nikki goes home.

<Saif> oh, interesting

<Sane> meaningless

<Saif> OK

<Sane> could help somewhere down the line

<Saif> * probably good for the party in the end, maybe.

<Nikki> * the fog can attack?

<Nikki> * dont wanna know.

<Saif> it gained the ability to form pseudopods with that last double surge

<Saif> it can talk, attack, and do some other interesting things <g>

* Nikki transforms into giant dragonfly again and zooms off after the party.

<Saif> OK

<Saif> (Leaving Ari and K'harn behind <g>0

<Saif> OK

<Nikki> * maybe itll drive the dragon mad or just kill it outright

<Sane> So, back in the behir cavern?

<Saif> It will take the party several minutes to return to the behir cavern

<Saif> but everybody eventually makes it

<Saif> Diana is absent

<Saif> Although Hunter returns when he sees lights

<Sane> *Saif, we set up the house only a day ago, right? Can we do it again?

*** Xaveus is now known as Diana

<Saif> * yes

<Sane> Set up the house.

* Amber worries about Diana

<Saif> So everybody is there except for Diana, who is about an hour's walk away, but nobody knows that

<Sane> Two guards outside the house at all times.

<Saif> The house is set up

<Saif> the party is in bad shape

<Saif> and the DM calls an ice cream break

<Sane> Matar and Sane will rest. Spellcasters need to rest right away too.

<Saif> brb

<Nikki> < - heading home.

<Nikki> I assume we're not doing anything too exciting for the next 40+ minutes?

<Kat> see ya, Judd

<Kat> brb

<Nikki> cyas.

<Ari> DOH! NO Ice Cream! I just had 2 fillings redone and can't have any!

<Nikki> 45 mins or so.

<Nikki> db

<db> Nikki rolled 1d20: [16]

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [371]

*** Nikki has quit IRC (Leaving)

<Ari> *so no one else can have any either <BG>

<Amber> *no ice cream! WELL! I'll just bite the ears off the chocolate bunny then.

<Kat> back

<Saif> Ah - Girl Scout Thin Mint ice cream. Very, very good, Ari. But alas, cold as well.

<Matar> is it made of real girl scouts?!?

<Amber> they sell ice cream now? sure changed from when I was one...years ago <G>

<Kat> thin mints... hmmm.... thin mints

<Saif> It's quite good. I'm a samoa fan myself, but the thin mint ice cream is great

<Diana> db d20

<db> Diana rolled 1d20: [3]

<Amber> Samoa? Why thank you I would like some....

<Saif> OK, so what do you do? Rest for 24 hours so Sane and Matar can join you?

<Sane> everyone needs to be at full hps and sps

* Ari kicks Saif inthe shin. Hard. Numerous times.

<Sane> can we do that in one day?

<Saif> No

<Sane> 2 days?

<Saif> I would say two days since you're missing Diana - one of your main healers.

<Sane> Sane asks the group if we have any way of contacting Diana

<Saif> And you've got a lot of damage to try and heal

<Sane> Does Nikki have any spell that can do it?

<Saif> looking, but I don't think so

<Saif> Now if Ari had taken Laila up on her offer to try and learn psionics... <g>

<Ari> *oh yeah...and the 'but it might not be a good thing Ari." part you leave out!

* Amber could do runestones and ask "Is Diana returning soon?"

<Ari> *and Ari asked not the other way around

* Sane also looks through the treasure from the behir. He wants to find a pearl suitable for Identify. He asks Xaveus about this too.

<Saif> Nope. Nikki doesn't have anything.

<Amber> *Omen reading skill

<Kat> Can Armatage create a pill that will not only make us think that we can talk to Diana, but actually talk to Diana?

<Saif> Sane - you can find pearls

<Sane> Sane will cast Identify on the Wand of Fire, if he can.

<Saif> Sane - that will delay you even further. You couldn't even start to cast that until after 40 hours

<Sane> 40?

<Ari> *how about if Xaveus talks to the stones to see how far away Diana is..then if its not far K'harn can travel through the stone and find her?

<Matar> nikki could do it, no?

<Sane> nikki cannot do it; she already tried

<Saif> Stones dont' know much beyond what is touching them or within a couple meters

* Amber worries about Diana and gets her runestones out and asks her question.

<Matar> ah

<Saif> Amber - d20 plz

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [15]

<Sane> Saif, why 40 hours?

<Saif> No reading, Amber

<Saif> Sane - 24 hours rest from being walking wounded.

<Amber> Try again?

<Saif> 8 hours resting to recover spell points

<Saif> 8 hours purifying the object

<Saif> that's 40 there

<Saif> assuming they get you healed during that time

<Saif> Amber - no, not on same or related question

<Sane> ok

<Amber> k

<Amber> "The Runestones tell me nothing at this time about Diana." she announces glumly.

<Saif> BTW, something else you all notice is about an hour after the initial attack you start remembering things again (level drain wears off)

<Kat> super

<Amber> Praise be Her name!

<Kat> we get our hit points back?

<Sane> Sane lays out a basic plan of attack; asking for opinions

<Kat> Are Matar and Sane still walking wounded?

<Saif> They will be until 24 hours have past

* Matar asks (after sleeping like the dead) "does anyone have a suggestion on how to avoid the effects of the breath weapon?"

* Ari "Dont' stand too close to his mouth this time."

<Saif> Kat - yes, those lost due to the level draining, but Matar and Sane still suffer the effects of going negative and unconscious.

<Sane> We need to move in in small groups of two. Close enough to stay in touch, but far enough apart so that not more than two of us can be hit by the dragon breath.

<Sane> I propose an attack stance of something like this:

<Sane> S N R

<Sane> C

<Sane> A

<Sane> X DD M

<Sane> T DDD

<Sane> DD

<Sane> DDD

<Sane> DD

<Sane> D

<Sane> K D

<Sane> D

<Matar> "I believe Diana has a scroll that would be effective... if it wasn't with Diana."

<Matar> cute

<Saif> Where are the dragon's wings? I want to see the wings too. <g>

<Sane> With about 30' or so in between party members.

<Matar> "We also need some way to locate it quickly before it can spell itself like mad again."

<Sane> Nikki plans to cast a Minor Globe of Invulnerability. Sane will be with her. Sane can also cast Invisibility on anyone that wants it.

<Sane> Who would like to be invisible. I think it would greatly benefit the clerics.

<Sane> Matar-- right; but we should be ready for it to have Haste and Blur going.

<Saif> BTW, about three hours after you put up the house you hear roaring comeing from the dragon's cave - faint, but audible

<Sane> *cry baby

* Amber never been invisible and is willing to try it, not that she can do much except heal when she manages to move close.

<Ari> *oh, maybe I shouldn't have left that Dear Dragon note. always tell them in person.

<Kat> 3 hours?

* Kat will move watch the area.

<Amber> *and don't put her at the dragons mouth! <g>

<Kat> Do we have a map of the area?

<Saif> Which area?

<Kat> The area we are in?

<Saif> I think I still have the lair map up, which shows the area

<Kat> Is anything coming our way?

<Saif> No, it is very faint - you figure still way back in the dragon cavern area

<Saif> It sound angry (well, then again, that's about the only way you've heard it)

<Kat> You're asleep

<Amber> he's sleep talking...

<Kat> Does the noise continue?

<Amber> people sleep walk, do birdpersons sleep fly?

<Sane> Saif, was Nikki just casting RD dispel magic to get rid of the fog? Sane could just cast dispel magic himself, right?

<Saif> * BTW, the party would realize two things here - one, the dragon got the drop on them and had the breath weapon suprise, but on the flip side the only thing that save the party were the semi-permant stoneskins that Nikki got (we'll say she surged one time when casting the spell and everybody ended up with a semi-permanent stoneskin, ALL OF WHICH are gone now)

<Saif> Sane - yes, but that would be casting against wild magic, which you would know is very difficult.

<Saif> and risky

<Amber> *Even Ambers?

<Saif> yes, everybody's

<Amber> grumble, ground harder than I thought.

<Kat> *What? When did Kat lose her semi-permanent stoneskins?

<Saif> using normal stoneskin rules from now on

<Kat> ok

<Sane> Saif, I know that Nikki is planning on casting Stoneskin on everyone.

<Saif> She was? Did she say that to you?

<Sane> yes

<Kat> yes

<Saif> OK

<Sane> we have discussed the battle plans for a week or so now

<Saif> she'll want to rememorize after that

<Sane> right

<Kat> she knows

<Sane> cast and rest; wake, then we go

<Saif> That should work

<Sane> Who wants to be invisible? Amber so far. Ari?

<Sane> Xaveus?

<Kat> I do

<Sane> Matar?

<Matar> sure

<Matar> do we have haste available too?

<Matar> might be a good time for it

<Kat> strength spell or potion?

<Diana> db d8

<db> Diana rolled 1d8: [8]

<Sane> Amber, Matar, Kat, Sane will be invisible. Anyone else?

<Diana> db d8

<db> Diana rolled 1d8: [3]

<Diana> db d8

<db> Diana rolled 1d8: [5]

<Amber> *changing 2nd level 'hold' spell to another CMW

<Matar> * awww try holding the dragon!

<Kat> Amber, why not Silence?

<Kat> Silence the dragon and it can't cast.

<Saif> ### Hold on a second everybody

<Amber> don't have silence

<Saif> Diana - how many people can you bring through with your Portal spell???

<Diana> er, 6

<Saif> OK

<Saif> Wait, you sure? How do you get the 10 person party down?

<Diana> over cast

<Diana> which i will do if neccessary

<Sane> Saif, Sane will cast all his invisibility spells when Nikki does her Stoneskins.

<Kat> *Yes, good plan Diana.

<Saif> 2 per level, and you'll be up at your normal level, so 12 people

<Diana> k

<Sane> Matar--no haste available

<Saif> ### OK, hold on, development here

<Saif> At just before the 24 hour point of your resting (just before Sane and Matar are going to wake up) the guards see a large group of people moving towards them through the behir cavern

<Sane> elves?

<Sane> Is Cast on watch?

<Saif> at the front of the party you recognize Diana

*** Sane is now known as Castinar

<Saif> Cast can be on watch, sure

<Saif> She looks rather surprised to see the house up

<Castinar> "Who goes there?"

* Castinar draws out Finslayer.

<Saif> * Diana - you want to handle this?

<Diana> sure, why not :)

* Diana is in the lead.

<Matar> * or something that LOOKS like Diana!

<Castinar> "Diana, is that you?"

<Castinar> "Finslayer, what do you think?"

<Diana> "Oh thank Isis, you are all alive yes?"

<Saif> by this point Castinar recognizes a few others - like Tharg and Mogo - and... yes, Valdaeron and next to him Angus

<Castinar> "Indeed."

<Castinar> Valdaeron?

* Ari races forward towards Tharg. (if she is awake)

<Castinar> "We survived; my friends."

<Saif> Maxim is there as well, as are several soldiers from the TSR

<Saif> Tharg hugs Ari tightly

<Castinar> *ari's in bed; we'll have no hugging

<Ari> *too late

<Saif> Valdaeron looks around. "I heard there was an over-ambitious adventuring group down here needing rescue from a dragon."

<Castinar> "So it seemed, my friend."

<Ari> "Rescue? Rescue IT maybe."

<Saif> "Tharg come to kill dragon! Tharg necklace no have dragon teeth!"

<Castinar> *who's cast's god?

* Ari grins, glad to see Tharg.

<Saif> * Melikki

<Castinar> "Melikki smiled upon us. We all got out alive... But so did the dragon."

<Amber> "Diana! Your alright! Praise be! I was so worried!" Amber wipes a tear away and smiles.

<Castinar> "We plan to go back again soon. It is badly wounded."

<Amber> *says when she sees her friend.

* Diana will hug Amber and hold back her own tears.

<Diana> "I was worried I would not be in time."

<Castinar> "We would have missed you."

<Amber> "We had a rough time. Glad your all here."

<Castinar> "We have need of your spell power."

<Saif> Valdaeron starts looking around, a strange expression on his face.

* Amber watchs the rest of the conversation quietly.

<Castinar> "Valdearon, thank-you for coming. Sane is recovering from the attack. I am sure he would thank you as well."

<Castinar> "Thank all of you."

<Saif> Valdaeron very subtuly casts a spell

* Ari tells Tharg how she got a shot in at the dragon. "Stood toe to toe Tharg!"

<Saif> * checking something...

<Saif> BTW- Val is wearing a sword, something most of you haven't seen him do before

<Saif> He also has a bow over his back and a staff in hand. His cloak is really strange - like looking into the night sky - the stars even twinkle. Also his fire lizard is with him, looking not quite as playful as when you usually see him.

* Ari takes a second look at the cloak.

* Castinar compares the cloak to his own.

<Saif> Valdaeron looks around

<Saif> * Cast - not the same

<Saif> Then quickly casts another spell

<Castinar> *keep it comin' baby

<Saif> about thirty feet away a crystal-like globe suddenly appears on the ground

<Castinar> *the good witch of the north?

<Saif> And it starts squealing

<Saif> Valdaeron walks over to it, grabs something behind it, and pulls it off the ground

<Saif> It doesn't look like he's holding on to anything, but the ball floats in the air about a foot below his hand.

<Saif> As he walks back he says "Diana told me that the dragon was ready and waiting for you. I would guess this is how he does it."

<Saif> You now see that the ball has strange air pockets in it.

<Saif> Val picks some dust up off the floor and sprinkles it all over the ball.

<Saif> Diana and Nikki both instantly recognize it - a quasit

<Saif> it sneezes and glares at the party, slowly fading into view

<Saif> "So, do you have anything you want to say to your dragon friend?" Valdaeron asks.

<Saif> * he says that to the party

* Kat takes aim at the thing and fires.

* Castinar moves over, Finslayer in hand.

<Castinar> *can Sane suddenly wake up?

*** Nikki has joined #nightbelow

*** db sets mode: +o Nikki

* Ari hangs onto Tharg some more and watches the goings on.

<Amber> "Kat no! You might hit..." Ambers voice sputters out.

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [6766]

<Kat> Hi wild mage

<Castinar> just in time Nikki

<Saif> Yes, everybody can now be awake

<Saif> So, you kill the quasit?

<Saif> Nikki - Diana, Angus, and Val all just showed up

<Saif> along with Tharg, Mogo, Maxim, and soldiers from the TSR

* Kat will aim and fire unless stopped by Sane or Ari.

<Nikki> cool

* Castinar being the ruthless killer that he is, starts swinging wildly.

<Nikki> this isnt one of sane's jokes?

* Ari tells Kat to stop aiming.

<Castinar> *Sane's in bed.

<Saif> nope

<Kat> "It needs to die."

<Kat> "Quickly."

<Castinar> "This is no natural thing. It has no place in this world, save for evil. What say you, Finslayer?"

<Ari> "It needs to answer questions first. Then you can kill it."

<Nikki> there's a quasit?

<Amber> yep, spy for dragon

* Ari slaps her forehead. "Ugh. Some people."

<Kat> "Ask quickly."

<Saif> Valdaeron's dragon takes off and flies off

<Castinar> *Valdaeron is here, brought by Diana; he found the Quasit.

<Saif> so, feel free to talk, whatever

<Castinar> *Nikki-- also, Tharg, Mogo, Bear-boy, a few others

<Nikki> "Kill it."

<Kat> "Surrender now dragon and I won't make armor out of your hide."

* Ari glares at Kat. "

<Amber> "Make it tell us where the big dragon is."

<Ari> "Be polite when speaking to me please.

<Castinar> "Abyss-spawn, your only hope of life is to betray your master. Lead us to it's hiding place, when the time comes."

<Castinar> "or die"

<Saif> The quasit looks back and forth

<Saif> It finally smiles at Castinar's words. "How can betray? Fandruzsch see all, hear all."

<Castinar> *the hell we won't make armor out of this dragon; Sane already has plans for a new shadow-cloak

<Nikki> "Kill it."

<Ari> "He's got you there Cast.

<Castinar> "Then you will die and return your world below."

* Ari rolls her eyes. "Wait wait..."

<Castinar> "Valdaeron, can you see any reason to spare it?"

<Ari> Walking over to stand near it, "Val can yo cut it's link to the dragon?"

<Saif> to Castinar Val responds "If you want to talk to the dragon. Other than that..."

*** Castinar is now known as Sane

<Saif> the quasit then speaks up

<Saif> addressing Valdaeron.

* Sane wants so very badly to wake up.

*** Sane is now known as Castinar

<Saif> "Know who you are. Know your secret. We talk, yes?"

<Saif> Val looks concerned.

<Castinar> "What secret?"

* Ari now glares at it.

<Amber> "Shh, CAst. Everyones got secrets. Its not nice to ask."

<Saif> The quasit grins evily. "When he down here, he no nice elf. He shadow, yes?"

<Saif> Valdaeron's eyes narrow. Obviously the quasit has touched a nerve.

<Saif> Ari, d20 please

<Ari> db

<db> Ari rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> "Brigh shadow he?

<Saif> make that "Bright shadow he... hehehe"

<Nikki> * is this thing bound or HELD or what?

<Castinar> "If any secret is out, it's the location of your master's lair. Do you hear that, dragon? Now the world will know. You die now, or later."

<Nikki> * are we fresh back from battle or is this the next day?

<Kat> "Val, Ari, can I kill it now?"

* Ari looks at Val.

<Saif> Valdaeron answers "If you know who I am, then you know what I'll do to defend my identity. Your quasit will die if he speaks any more about this. you will be next."

<Castinar> *one day later

<Castinar> *no fair; we're not splitting the treasure with Mr. SuperElf. <g>

<Saif> the quasit looks back and forth between Castinar and Valdaeron.

<Ari> "WE may as well just kill them both then. Best that way Valdaron."

<Saif> "Fandruzsch make deal. He leave. You get all treasure. You (addressing Val) send him back home. He no come back here. You agree?"

<Castinar> "How can we trust him?"

<Saif> Val raises an eyebrow and looks to see what the party's reaction is.

* Ari puts a hand on Val's arm. "It tricked us once. Do not let it do the same."

<Nikki> "Kiiiiilll it already....."

<Castinar> "Fandruzsch, indeed."

<Ari> "to you."

<Saif> Val turns to the quasit. "Fandruzsch will give me his true name before I send him home. Agreed?"

<Saif> The quasit squirms and whines, but finally slowly shakes his head.

* Castinar runs in to wake Sane. <g>

<Ari> Ari pulls on Val's sleeve. "It appeared to us a an aged drow."

<Kat> *Does Kat have a clear shot at this quasit?

<Saif> Val turns to the party. "With his true name I can banish him from the Realms for a thousand years."

<Castinar> "Ari, that was an illusion."

<Ari> **Ari will move into Kat's line of fire if she sees Kat aiming

<Amber> "But it might be a hint too."

<Ari> "Yes, but it took drow form. Why not elf, or human?"

<Saif> Kat - people would be gathered close around it, so you would have to be close as well, and you're firing at a globe of crystal, so pretty good chance of a ricochet

* Kat will back away from the crowd

<Castinar> "Quasit, now is your last chance. Will Franduzsch agree to give his true name?"

<Kat> "The dragon will get us again.

<Saif> * Ari - that was an illusion, Sane could identify it as such now that he knows what the dragon is.

* Kat moves up to a nearby ledge.

<Ari> *still doesn't answer what I want to know

<Saif> Ari what did you want to know

<Saif> Cast, the quasit has agreed

<Ari> *no matter. Ari is done with trying to talk now. Do what you will

<Castinar> *oh, I thought he shook his head

<Castinar> "Speak the name."

<Saif> sorry - nodded his head <g>

<Saif> The quasit's head jerks up. "No. Tell one who open gate, only him."

<Castinar> "Speak it now. We will not wait."

<Saif> Again Val seems content with this but leaves the decision to the party

<Saif> Kat -= there is no nearby ledge. If the party is set up in the same place you are at least several hundred feet from the wall

<Saif> * sorry, just realized that

<Saif> BTW, Sane and Matar can be awake now too, if you want

<Castinar> "If your master wishes to return to his homeland, then we will *all* know the true name... NOW."

*** Castinar is now known as Sane

<Kat> *several hunderd feet... hmm... sounds safe... Is the house still up?

* Sane comes out of the house and goes up to Nikki. <Quickly, what is all this?>

<Saif> The quasit looks at Valdaeron with fear. "If Fandruzsch die, all here know your secret!"

* Ari rolls her eyes. "Cast, as long as it is banished by Val isn't that enough?"

* Nikki explains. (player doesnt actually know)

<Nikki> * Why are we talking to this thing? Why isnt it dead yet?

<Sane> Castinar says to Ari, "No, it isn't."

<Saif> "Another thing to consider" Val says "Is that the dragon will have a great hatred of anybody who knows his true name."

<Ari> "Yes it is. Now hush or give me a good reason why it isn't."

<Saif> * Because it is a conduit directly to the dragon

<Amber> 'Yes, and he could have contact still on this plane to do us harm." Amber shudders at the thought.

<Nikki> * It's a conduit. That's nice. Who wants to chat with a dragon?

* Sane steps up to the quasit. <Franduzsch, do you want to live?>

* Amber puts her fingers close to her ears so she can't hear the name, but still listens for now.

<Saif> the quasit glares at Sane

* Ari throws up her hands and goes off to talk to something more intellegent.

<Saif> * BTW, one other thing to keep in consideration is Val would like to resolve this, since he obviously doesn't want this secret coming out.

<Sane> *he's the one that keeps deferring to the party

<Saif> the quasit looks over at Valdaeron. "We tell him, not simple ones"

* Nikki follows Ari after saying, "Just let me know when it's dead."

<Kat> "Simple ones? The simple ones that made a great dragon flee like a little kobol."

* Amber looks worriedly at the stubborn Castinar and then moves away from the conversation.

<Saif> "Simple ones get all treasure. Much treasure! Or Fandruzsch take treasure and flee on own. Come back later to hunt simple ones one by one when they old!" The quasit seems to like this idea more than the dragon leaving.

<Saif> Val takes a deep breath and looks like he doesn't like it, but he nods.

<Saif> Sane then hears a voice in his head he has never heard before. <Val apoligizes. He doesn't like it very much either, but he does have his secrets to keep, as I'm sure you do.>

<Saif> Val waits for the party's decision

<Saif> Nikki can see a glow of magic appear around the ball holding the quasit captive

<Saif> So, the party leader has spoken. Anybody go against that?

* Diana will agree.

<Diana> yes why indeed :)

<Nikki> * been going against that and ignored entirely.

<Ari> *just to be certain - Valonly gets the name, dragon gets banished and we get the hrode

<Ari> *horde

<Nikki> * we;re not getting the horde.

<Saif> Ari - yes. Of course, on the down side there will now be a sealed gate to the Plane of Shadow in that cavern.

<Saif> Yes, you guys do get the horde

* Amber would agree to what Sane and Val agreed on but she's too far from conversation now.

<Nikki> * we get the parts the dragon doesn't take with it.

<Saif> Angus doesn't care about it. Val is happy just to get the dragon off this plane.

<Sane> *Amber, no one else heard that exchange

<Nikki> * we also dont get a huge pile of dragon parts.

<Ari> Ari can always talk to Val about the gate and what protections need to be placed

<Amber> *I know, just letting party know she agrees. <g>

<Saif> * BTW, Sane, people's mental voices sound somewhat like their normal voices, and the voice you heard in your head was not Valdaeron.

<Saif> Valdaeron speaks. "So, it is decided then?"

<Ari> *funny, thats not what you told me when Laila entered Ari's head

<Saif> * it's not??? hum.

<Ari> 8nope

<Saif> Ah. I C E C R E A M. Doesn't that sound GOOOOD?

<Saif> OK

<Sane> *Saif...

* Ari kicks Saif in the shin again

<Saif> Val nods and seems a little relieved.

<Sane> *was it the mini-dragon sending to Sane?

<Saif> "It will take me a day or so to gather the proper items and power.. although it looks like you all could use the rest anyway."

<Saif> * Sane - you don't know. roll a d20

<Sane> db

<db> Sane rolled 1d20: [5]

<Saif> actually it "felt" more like Finslayer when he speaks than a person

<Sane> hm...

<Kat> "Val, you also owe me some dragon armor."

<Nikki> * so how much stuff can the dragon hide in the next 24 hours and how much more can it take with it to the other plane?

<Saif> "Dragon armor is over rated" Val tells Kat as he goes over to the ball.

* Diana glances at Kat with some curiosity, since she thought the Dragon was killing us, not the other way around.

<Saif> Val looks into the quasit's eyes. The quasit shivers and then fades from view

<Kat> "One more arrow, it would have been dead."

<Sane> Castinar--"How so, Valdaeron?"

<Nikki> * next time it wont have surprise, either

* Ari announces that she wants a bath and she wants one now.

<Saif> * or Nikki's Wand of Frost probably would have done it in as well

<Diana> * next time we wont have stone skins

<Ari> *thats depressing to hear yo say Saif

<Nikki> * of course we will

<Diana> * although we will have negative plane protection

<Saif> The ball then disappears from around the quasit and it flees

<Diana> * but it will breath more often im sure.

<Saif> 1 hit point left

<Saif> after Kat hit it several times

<Ari> *doh! and I had to fumble!!!!

<Diana> * next time alot of things could happen, but mostly likely, several of us would die.

<Nikki> * no guts, no glory. roll a new character.

<Ari> *well now I am depressed

<Diana> better its just gone and we get the treasure

<Nikki> we dont get the treasure.

<Diana> i dont want to roll another character. I like Diana.

<Saif> to Sane "I doesn't really offer any extra protection unless properly enchanted like any other armor. It makes good scale mail, but it's a common falacy that, for example, red dragon armor offers protection from fire."

<Sane> ***I got a question Saif; will we get full XPs for this victory?

<Saif> Sane - the dragon isn't dead. You get credit for driving it off, but not for killing it.

<Kat> "Ok, Val, read your book about dragons. I did. It's not like scale. It's like hide armor. Unless, you book is wrong.

<Saif> Valdaeron shrugs. "I don't know for sure, but I doubt it. If a red dragon's armor doesn't provide any magical effect, why would a shadow dragons? But it could, I've never dealt with that material before."

<Diana> *blink*

<Sane> *in that case screw the whole arrangement; we're going in for the kill. Valdaeron can take a rain check.

* Ari tugs at Nikki. "C'mon. Lets go get this Dragon ick off."

* Nikki winks.

<Kat> *It would be AC-4 without magical additions.

<Diana> *sigh*

*** Xaveus has joined #nightbelow

<Diana> * should have just let them rot i guess.

<Diana> * now valdearon is gonna be pissed at all of us

<Ari> *not Ari. She is taking a bath.

<Nikki> * I didn't ask him to show up.

<Sane> *I was only agreeing because I thought that you, Saif, wanted to move on from the dragon. And you kept saying that Val wanted us to agree. We can kill this dragon; I have no doubt.

<Nikki> * Nikki is in the tub too.

<Diana> * he came to help us, arent you guys being just a teensy bit ungrateful?

<Nikki> * im in the tub. no opinions.

<Nikki> afk .brb.

<Sane> *Sane isn't saying any of this to Val; David is saying it to Saif

<Saif> * Yes, you probably could kill the dragon now, but the dragon now that you've brought big guns in (that the dragon recognized) it no longer wants to fight you. I was going to have it grab all the good treasure and flee (which it could), but this way at least you get the treasure.

<Ari> *same. made my peace with Val. banisehd dragon, good cave to call home

<Sane> *OK, I can accept that.

<Nikki> * when it gets banished, how much treasure is it taking with it or hiding away first? tons ill bet.

<Saif> * None - Val's fire lizard is watching it

<Nikki> * shrug

<Sane> *brb

<Amber> *now I wonder what a shadow dragon thinks is treasure?

<Nikki> in the tub.

<Saif> anything magical

<Saif> OK, so party continues resting up while Val goes and takes care of the arrangements?

<Amber> *Ahhhh! goodie

<Saif> Anybody follow Val or anything?

<Kat> yes

<Saif> or should I say, try to follow Val?

<Ari> Have him put extra special protections around the gate. Ari doesn't want any wandering dragon thingies in her home

<Amber> Amber would ask permission, all she needs to do is get spells back. She fancinated.

<Diana> Ill watch if he lets me

<Saif> Angus reaches into a sack he carries and pulls out a large keg of something (obvioulsy a sack of holding). "Weel, it looks like it be time for da medicinal spirits!"

<Ari> K'harn goes, so she can see just where the gate is

<Saif> No, he doesn't want anybody going with him (he doesn't want anybody near the dragon)

* Diana will ask if she can observe, this is something she will not ever get to see again she suspects.

<Saif> Ari - do you tell him of your plans to turn the area into yoour home? If you do and Castinar overhears... <g>

<Ari> K'harn will ask, saying if Ari decides to live her she should know where the portal is

<Diana> "I can go ethereal again Valdaeron if it decides to attack... I should be safe as you in any event."

<Ari> I said I'd share with Cast and yes she does tell Val

<Diana> "And Isis... would like me to see such a thing."

* Amber shrugs and realizes there might be other things in there...like those shadows she dosen't know about.

<Saif> Val agrees to take Diana in with him

*** Xaveus has left #nightbelow (Xaveus)

<Diana> Hi Xaveus

<Ari> *You are not making me give this up Saif. Ari has waited too long to find something inthe underdark

<Ari> *I

<Ari> I'll share..not a problem

<Saif> Val assures Ari that the gate will be inert once he finishes sending the dragon through

<Saif> At first Val plans on putting the gate in the area where the dragon is, but when he sees the fog he decides to do it out in the outer cavern

<Saif> Also Val and Diana discover something very surprising

<Saif> The pink fog talks to them and tries to touch them anytime they go into it

<Diana> ewwww

<Saif> Val turns to Diana and mentions that the fog is probably driving the dragon crazy

<Diana> hehe

<Diana> good for it then. but creepy

<Sane> *nice new home, Ari

<Ari> *yes it us. let me at that fog

<Saif> After spending a few minutes in the fog both Val and Diana also feel strangely refreshed

<Saif> So they will spend a day or so building the gate and enchanting it.

<Saif> Meanwhile, something else is going to happen as well.

<Saif> ### Do you guys want to start another scene or call it a night?

<Amber> And leave us hanging like that!? :) I can continue for a while.

<Sane> *elves, my preciousss

<Ari> I'm in for a bit more

<Sane> Continue

<Saif> OK

<Saif> .

<Saif> It is now close to a day and a half since the party retreated.

<Sane> *you mean, since the dragon retreated

<Saif> Sane and Matar are mostly healed. The clerics have full healing spell loads and the party expects to be up to snuff within a few more hours.

<Saif> Angus and Thengal are standing watch when they hear a "Ho in the house!" from out in the cavern.

<Saif> They stand ready and call to everybody in the house that there is somebody else out here.

* Nikki fireballs it and goes back to sleep.

<Sane> *don't talk about Ari like that. <bg>

<Saif> "Hold and identify yourselves!" Thengal calls out

<Ari> *it was a nice firballe. heated the bath

<Saif> "We come in search of the Truth Seekers" the voice replies.

<Ari> *fireball. ok no more soda

* Amber looks up alertly staying behind the watchers and waits.

<Nikki> * Hide! Flee!

<Saif> "Get Sane" Angus suggests. Thengal goes to get Sane.

<Saif> Everybody can file out, if they wish. Diana and Valdaeron are in the dragon caverns.

* Sane comes out.

<Saif> the voice calls back "I am Yorvan of Tyr. I come to prevent a great accident. Are you the group known as the Truth Seekers?"

<Saif> "Is there one named Castinar among you?"

<Ari> "Uh oh."

*** Sane is now known as Castinar

<Nikki> "You have our sword"

<Castinar> oops

<Castinar> "I am here."

<Saif> A light appears about 100 yards in the distance, illuminating four people standing there - at least one of them is an elf, the others look human.

* Ari pulls up her cloak and stands beside Castinar.

<Ari> *pulls up the hood

<Saif> "We wish to speak with you about a matter of the upmost importance. May we approach?" Yorvan replies. He is a very large human dressed in armor.

* Amber watches from a window [??] or the doorway when it is opened.

<Saif> "We represent the Forces of Good in the Realms, concerned individuals who wish to prevent a great tragedy."

<Saif> The four move forward

<Diana> * ooh, why do i get worried when people capitlize Forces and Good

<Castinar> "Why do you want me?"

<Saif> Although judging people by initial appearances is difficult at best, you get the impression these are competent people.

<Castinar> *gleaming swords, wands hanging off of them like icecycles, that sort of thing

<Nikki> we kill them and loot the corpses before moving on

<Saif> When they get close Yorvan bows. "As I said, I am Yorvan of Tyr. With me are Seenal (human female, mage looking - gem on top of staff is glowing providing light), Gordast of Meilikki (half elf) and Freean of Evermeet (elven)

<Diana> * yeah, the holy avengers are a dead giveaway

<Saif> Yorvan looks curioulsy at Castinar. "My friend, we come to dissuade you from taking a course of action which could be disasterous for the Realms. Will you hear us out?"

<Kat> *Are Val and Diana taking care of the dragon now?

<Saif> Yes, they are in the other cave

<Ari> *ha! We are NOT Elves. WE are DROW. take that Cast!

<Saif> Angus is looking at them with a puzzled expression, as if trying to place them.

<Castinar> "I... that we... what are you... uh, certainly."

*** Saif is now known as Yorvan

<Yorvan> "We have been given to understand that you are on a quest to find a group of "fallen elves". Please, you must desist! The prophecies are clear on this. If you find them they will invade the surface. Many innocents will die."

<Castinar> "Who are they?"

<Yorvan> "We know not, other than what the Seer Aulandro has said on the matter."

<Yorvan> "I do believe the terms he uses are "dark ones" or "low ones" and "fallen ones"." Yorvan glances at Ari then continues. "I believe it is clear who they would be."

<Castinar> "We do not know this Seer."

<Ari> *wasn't that a Melikki priest in the group?

<Diana> * oh you know, the one who said baal would have like 2 million kids, and they would kill each other and...

<Yorvan> to Sane "Our scholars have studied this matter in depth since it came to our attention. While it is a minor prophecy, something minor to Aulandro could mean the destruction of a land like Cormyr."

<Diana> * wait, thats Baldur's gate, sorry

<Yorvan> * yes, Meilikki priest

<Ari> *ha! Ari's hood is up. He cant see she is drow

<Yorvan> * Aulandro is _the_ seer of the Realms, kind of like Nostradomus, but he's better

<Diana> * hes right more, for one thing

<Castinar> *so, we know of him

<Ari> "Hey! Only drow...I should..."

<Yorvan> Ari - he knows the Seekers <g>

<Ari> *so? Maybe she has um...drat. ok

* Yorvan turns to Sane. "You defend the drow?"

<Yorvan> Cast - yes

<Ari> *wait now I am confused...are they talking of the drow or those other elves?!

<Castinar> *last from Sane

*** Castinar is now known as Sane

<Yorvan> to Sane "Why are drow dangerous? You might as well ask why fire burns, why the sword cuts."

<Ari> "Why are humans stupid."

<Nikki> * you guys are approaching this all wrong. you should be considering how much loot these guuys must have and our chances of taking them.

<Yorvan> Ari - they seem to think they are one in the same

<Ari> "Oh did I say that aloud?"

<Yorvan> to Sane "The drow are to be feared in general. We fear these drow due to the prophecy of their victory should they come to the surface."

* Ari goes back to find soemthing else to do. If she stays it won't be a good thing.

* Yorvan shrugs "The prophecy is not that clear"

*** Sane is now known as Castinar

* Amber chuckles, Prophecies are never clear."

<Castinar> "I have long wanted to discover more about these elves. I think they may need our help..."

<Diana> * if it were easy, anyone could play

* Yorvan smiles "Yes, such is the nature of such prophecies"

<Castinar> "They have come to me... in dreams."

<Diana> * oooh. THOSE elves

<Yorvan> * BTW, Castinar would know that his mentor has studied the same prophecy and thinks it is something good and that Castinar will play a key part in it.

<Diana> * eww, now thats bad. they are mind controling Castinar.

<Ari> *yes those..thats what had me confused to. they didnt look drow

<Nikki> * its the sword

* Yorvan nods to Castinar "Their ways are subtle, but still not to be take at face value."

<Castinar> *one sec

<Castinar> *question

<Yorvan> shoot

<Castinar> *please explain the mentor thing more clearly; his mentor thinks freeing the elves is good?

<Yorvan> * BTW, something OOC here - note that if the dragon had been victorious and some of the party killed while others fled they would have met up with this group. My safety net. <g>

<Yorvan> Yes, Castinar's mentor is an old gray druid by the name of Jasnovani.

<Ari> *it had one hp and you didnt let us kill it

<Castinar> *Justice League of Forgotten Realms to the rescue.

<Yorvan> Cast found out through Valdaeron that J believed he was the one the 'prophecy' spoke of

<Ari> *so why do they think the elves are drow..they dont look drow

<Nikki> * I need a prohpecy about Nikki being The Chosen One too

<Yorvan> Cast found out from Val that the prophecy had something to do with "lost' or "fallen" elves, that Castinar would help to bring them to the surface, and they would be victorious at last. That kind of thing.

<Castinar> *So, Castinar would be inclined to disagree with these guys, right? (I just wanna make sure I've got this straight--it's not my character)

<Yorvan> * remember these guys haven't seen what you guys have seen

<Nikki> * So CAst needs to die?

<Yorvan> Yes, strongly, I would imagine.

<Ari> *same prophecy - 2 different takes on it

<Castinar> "Yorvan, my friend... I don't think you see the whole picture."

<Yorvan> * opposing takes at that

* Yorvan listens politely

<Ari> *ok

<Castinar> "I have studied this prophesy at length, as did my master... You have it wrong."

* Yorvan raises an eyebrow.

<Yorvan> "Have you, by chance, ever heard the name "Elminster"?"

<Castinar> "Whatever destiny awaits these elves, it is not evil."

<Ari> "Say different Castinar!"

<Castinar> "I have not."

<Yorvan> * everybody has

<Yorvan> * everybody would know who Elminster is, pretty much

<Castinar> "Of course."

<Yorvan> * he's the Gandalf of the Realms, but more public

<Yorvan> "We come under his authority."

<Yorvan> Just then there is a voice from behind the party.

<Yorvan> "That old windbag never did know when to keep his nose out of other people's business."

<Yorvan> It's Valdaeron. He and Diana have returned.

* Yorvan sees Valdaeron and his eyes narrow and he frowns, but to your surprise he bows low to the elf. "My Lord" he says.

<Yorvan> the others bow as well.

<Castinar> "With all respect..." Castinar bows his head and stammers, "With all... due respect... I disagree."

<Yorvan> Freean (the elf) smiles. "Val!"

<Yorvan> Val and Feean embrace

<Yorvan> "What's this all about?" Val asks.

*** Castinar is now known as Sane

<Kat> Kat says, "Val, is the shadow dragon gone now?

<Kat> "Can we check out his lair?"

<Yorvan> Val shakes his head. "I've still got another half day or so"

*** Sane is now known as Castinar

<Ari> "Drat."

*** Yorvan is now known as Val

<Kat> "With the super adventurers here, can we just kill the dragon?"

<Val> "What kind of "evil"?"

<Kat> "I think they are talking about the dragon."

<Castinar> "Valdaeron, I have told you of the elves. These people saying helping them would bring great evil. But I and my master see it otherwise."

* Ari will ask Xaveus to cook up some food for everyone. What they must think of us...impolite...

<Kat> "It looked like a drow the frist time we met it."

<Val> Val looks at Kat and then back at Yorvan. "What? You came down here to stop them from killing the dragon?"

<Val> to Cast "Elves? What... OH!"

<Val> The light goes on for Valdaeron.

<Val> He then looks somewhat angry

<Val> "This isn't your business, Yorvan, I suggest you leave now."

<Castinar> "It is the prophesy."

<Kat> "Maybe we should show them the statues we found so Castinar can complete his agreement with the Xorn."

<Val> then, to the other elf. "Freean, what are you doing with these guys anyway? No. You haven't, have you?"

<Castinar> *he's joined the group and gotten the magic decoder ring

<Diana> * dammit, how come we dont have a magic decoder ring?

<Diana> * all i got was some really stale carmel popcorn

<Val> Val reaches over and pulls back Freean's cloak and then turns the top of his jerkin inside out.

<Val> There is a small silver pin there of a harp.

<Val> Val shakes his head and groans.

<Diana> * harpers. ahh

* Amber murmurs to herself - only those close can hear her..I hope.."And to think I asked for an interesting life and to meet important people..be careful what you wish for, especially when talking with a goddess."

<Nikki> * Only worse than a harpest is a violinist.

<Val> Val looks back and forth between the groups.

<Diana> * hey! i dated a harpist for some years, and violinists are much much worse

<Val> then to the Harpers. "So, you've come to stop Castinar from fulfilling this prophecy since you believe it deals with drow, correct?"

<Val> Yorvan frowns, but nods

* Amber can't take her eyes off those outside nd listens some more.

*** Castinar is now known as Sane

<Val> "So what are you going to do if they decide to press on? Kill them all? Is that what your precious morals tell you to do?"

<Ari> "They can certainly try!"

<Val> Val is obvioulsy hot under the collar about this. You get the impression there is some history here.

<Nikki> * Ok, so we kill these 4 clowns, then we kill the dragon, then we kill castinar and val for good measure and everything is cool.

* Ari of course is puttering around the camp, yelling comments as she needs to.

<Diana> heh

*** Sane is now known as Castinar

* Diana slaps Nikki around a bit with a large trout

<Val> Val glances at Ari and Ari hears in her head <Every stood in the middle of a Meteor Storm?>

* Ari speaks in drow "Ever get kicked in the shin really hard?"

<Nikki> * Diana hasn't been adventuring enough. When prohpecy is involved, kill all parties. It's safer.

<Val> Val snorts, which kind of breaks his "I'm getting angry" appearance.

<Diana> * usually

<Val> Val turns to face the Harpers full on. "I won't let you do that, you know. These good people are free to do whatever they wish."

<Ari> K'harn takes this moment to grow to large side and roam with Ari.

<Diana> * cast 'summon Narn bat squad' to deal with them.

<Val> You all notice that Angus has slowly made his way forward and is now standing next to Valdaeron.

<Castinar> *how significant is Cast's mentor?

<Nikki> * We need the Ginyu Force

*** Castinar is now known as Sane

<Val> * significant? not a major power player, but well known in the mountains he patrols

* Sane barely resists the temptation to stand with them. <g>

<Val> The tension rises quite sharply

*** Sane is now known as Castinar

<Val> Freean looks rather nervous

<Diana> * hrm... Diana's first spell will be spellsheild...

<Val> "Ah, Yorvan? Maybe we should hold off on this for now" Freean suggests

* Ari slips her hood down and walks towards the group. She makes sure to smile politely.

<Ari> *with a big cat at her side

<Ari> *its about time Ari gets to frighten someone <sigh>

<Val> Sane hears in his head <If spells start flying - get out of here. Fast.>

<Kat> *The house is down, yes?

<Val> As Ari is moving forward she bumps past somebody and realizes with a start she doesn't know who it is

<Val> * House is up

* Ari reaches out a hand and looks.

<Ari> *hey stop giving me orders tongiht. how rude

<Val> the figure turns to Ari and smiles and winks, holding a finger to his lips - it's Jondon

<Castinar> *Hey, House Ho, get the house down! <g>

<Amber> *Hey! I'm still inside! :)

<Ari> *Ari slays Sane

<Kat> *Quick, Ari

<Val> As the tension drags on Val says "What, Yorvan, you think you can take us? These people are not defenseless, and you know who will be here in a few heartbeats if there is serious trouble. You want to risk that?"

* Amber sighs and runs outside and stands by Diana.

<Ari> "Maybe we should tell them we jsut got through with a really big dragon."

<Val> Yorvan looks like he's about to explode

<Val> He obviously doesn't like this situation

<Val> Seenal leans over and says something to him, nodding into the ranks of the party

<Ari> "How about we say this. We don't do anything about the prophecy until we talk to your sage?"

<Val> People who look in the direction of her nod see somebody standing in the middle of the party.

<Val> The individual pulls down the hood of his cloak. It's Jondon.

<Nikki> * It always come down to us trying tgo kill something. Why do we go through this chit chat routine everytime? I said about an hour ago we should kill them all <eg>

<Val> "You've wanted a piece of me for years, Yorvan. Want to try your luck now?" Jondon says, visibly eager to fight

<Diana> * hi Jondon! hows the wife and kids?

<Castinar> *Saif, when these guys showed up, they should've yelled, "Noooo one expects the Spanish Inquistion!" <g>

<Diana> * nnoooo! not the COMFY CHAIR!

<Val> It looks like Yorvan is about to blow a blood vessel, but he finally growls and spins in his heels and marches away.

<Ari> "Humm..he didn't even stay to try Xaveus's dinner. How rude."

<Val> Seenal bows to Val and then to the party and follows him.

<Val> Gordast just smiles, shrugs, and turns to follow.

<Diana> * dont let the door hit your ass on the way out.

<Val> Freean's shoulders drop in obvious relief

<Val> He turns to go but Val calls out to him and goes to talk to him.

<Val> the harpers (except for Freean) all leave

<Nikki> * now we get hunted by the Fantastic Four Psycho Power Squad

<Ari> *great now we have to worry about these guys at our heels right?

<Val> end of scene - unless you guys want to talk to Val, Jondon, or Angus about it.

<Diana> * yeah, nikki might get her wish

<Diana> not tonight, tired, need sleep now

<Castinar> "Val, why do they not see it as I do?"

<Diana> gnight all, see you next week :)

<Ari> goodnight

<Nikki> gnite

<Amber> night

<Castinar> night

<Kat> night

<Kat> See ya tomorrow

<Kat> er, today

<Diana> heh nod

*** Diana has quit IRC (Leaving)

<Val> Val shrugs. "They mean well, but they tend to see the world only from their perspective. And you know, don't ever tell that prig I said this, but they may be right" the elf shrugs "It is a prophecy, and open to interpretation."

<Nikki> db d7000

<db> Nikki rolled 1d7000: [1357]

<Val> Val ends up talking Freean into staying and helping with the Gate

<Val> Anybody/Anything else?

<Castinar> "My master and later myself have studied this... now, I am not so certain. Should we go to speak with the Seer?"

<Val> * Aulandro has been dead for thousands of years <g>

<Val> * of note, the expert on his prophecies is Elminster

<Ari> *well hell

<Kat> *Sane, Castinar is certain

<Castinar> ok, the other guy then, the gandalf guy

<Castinar> *ok

<Val> Elminster

<Kat> *He has seen the strange elves in the walls

<Val> He's the one that Yorvan claims sent them, although Val doubts it was a direct order

<Kat> *We don't believe him, but he claims he saw them.

<Castinar> "They are wrong. I am sure. Those dreams weren't evil."

<Val> * yes, Castinar has seen these elves, and they don't look a think like drow

<Ari> "Cast, have you prayed to Melikki about this?"

<Val> * Castinar does consider his dream a religious experience, sent from Meilikki herself

<Ari> *didnt think they were drow-looking type elves!

<Ari> *ahh ok

<Castinar> "Ari, of course, I have. I know this, like I know that you yourself are not evil."

<Nikki> shes not?

<Kat> *What a minute... Ari's not evil?

* Ari grins. "MAybe I'll surprise you one day." she teases

* Castinar goes off by himself. He needs to be alone. (not too far off, though)

<Ari> *shoot, is the evil showing? I thought I had it hid

*** Castinar is now known as Sane

<Val> K, looks like we're spinning down here.

<Val> Last chances for questions/comments/whatever

* Ari shrugs. "I will certainly meditate on it Sane."

<Sane> *Do we get XPs now? Sane has pre-trained, so it would be nice for him. (just in case)

<Nikki> kill them all. the gods will sort it out.

<Amber> none from me now other than...dragon $ dragon$...yawn.

<Amber> I will meditate too Sane. It needs much thinking and pondering.

<Val> Sane- not quite yet. You don't have most the stuff IDed, and haven't even see the dragon horde

<Sane> ok

<Sane> can you send out the horde in email?

<Val> yes

<Val> I'll post the summary to this point

<post-chat stuff edited out>

*** Disconnected

Session Close: Fri Apr 21 23:42:17 2000