Session Start: Fri Apr 28 19:05:01 2000

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<Saif> .

<Saif> Start Here

<Saif> .

<Saif> OK, so what do you do?

<Saif> Oh, I've got a few e-mail posts to answer too...

<Matar> ou

<Kat> So, we skinned the behir, wishing it was a dragon.

<Matar> listen to nikki tell us the ident stuff

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<Ari> *speak for yourself..allthat dragoan skin has *got* to be icky

<Kat> We cut up the meat and let the cooking pro-Castinar smoke the meat.

<Xaveus> searching for skulls

<Saif> Xaveus - there aren't any real wearable skulls in the area - not many large creatures can share the same hunting grounds as a behir and dragon.

<Kat> We save all the useful part for spell components.

<Xaveus> ok

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<Saif> There is the behir skull, but it is too big - as long as you are tall

<Kat> pig skulls?

<Kat> Any large hogs?

<Xaveus> Being 16ft tall wasn't permenant then, huh? :)

<Castinar> The behir horned? If so, take one of those, perhaps?

<Kat> You didn't mix it with enough other potions to make it so

<Saif> No, the 16' was just the potion

<Saif> Amber - you do a complete search of both caverns with your Locate Object spell, but don't find any additional papers or anything like that.

<Amber> k, thanks

<Saif> So, you guys want to know what the magic items are?

<Xaveus> nah?

<Amber> of course!

<Saif> Nikki is ready to tell you

<Ari> ### brb

<Saif> * looking for the post

<Kat> Yes

<Saif> OK, here's what she tells you

<Saif> First, she brags a little about how easy it was for her to identify the items (had some real good surges and real good percentages)

<Saif> From the Behir Lair (not previously identified):

<Saif> Plate Mail +1

<Saif> Shield +1

<Saif> Long Sword +1

<Saif> * already IDed the Flametongue

<Saif> The pig is a special magical items

<Kat> *What kind of weapon is the Flametongue

<Saif> Once per five days you can set it on the table and say the command words "Porky tastes gggggggggggood!"

<Diana> ahahaha

<Castinar> LoL

<Diana> please no :)

<Saif> Suddenly a large roasted pig, large enough to feed 20 people appears, complete with chestnut stuffing and a roasted apple in it's mouth.

<Diana> omg

<Diana> hehe

<Saif> When you carve into the pig you find the little ceramic pig in the middle.

<Saif> There is one interesting thing about this, however.

<Saif> When you found the pig it was the same temperature as the surrounding environment

<Xaveus> The dish of the day, HH guide to galaxy

<Matar> brb need to reboot

<Saif> Now it is always hot - as hot as the roasted pig. So whoever carries it will have to have some kind of protective pouch or something like that - and it glows like crazy on infravision.

<Diana> huh

<Saif> The Potion is a Potion of Good Dragon Control

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<Saif> We'll wait for Matar to get back

<Saif> Questions about any of those?

<Kat> How big is the ceramic pig?

<Kat> How heavy is it?

<Saif> Oh, nobody has looked at the blasted spellbook or the scrolls found

* Diana will do that, if Nikki allows.

<Saif> The pig is about 4" long and weighs a pound or so

<Diana> and maybe even if she doesnt

<Castinar> Sane is probably interested too <G>

<Saif> BTW, the wand and the helm she couldn't do any more on since she already failed on them.

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<Saif> Kat - sorry, the Flametongue is a Bastard Sword

<Kat> Not a dagger?

<Diana> dagger?

<Saif> Diana - sorry, scrolls were with dragon

<Diana> *nod*

<Ari> ## back

<Kat> Didn't Sane try on the wand and helm?

<Saif> in the spellbook you find (much to your sorrow) that most of the pages have been blasted away. They look like they took the brunt of one of the behir's lightning strikes

<Saif> However, the very last page is still there. It holds a single spell. "Wall of Force"

<Diana> oof

<Diana> nice

<Castinar> WoW!

<Saif> Kat - Sane didn't cast ID on them, only Nikki (time restraints)

<Diana> so thats where that nasty mages spell books went

<Diana> serves him right for being so mean

<Saif> * this module does have a lot of destroyed spell books in it, I've noticed <g>

<Saif> OK, so now to the stash in the Dragon's lair

<Kat> So, this is how long after the dangerous four threated Castinar's life?

<Saif> The set of dwarven plate mail is +3 but also has the property of Missile Attraction

<Saif> The gnome-sized leather is +2

<Saif> The shield is +1, +4 vs missiles

<Saif> The Bracers are Bracers of Archery - which Nikki tells the excited Katrina are not compatible with anybody who has specialized with the bow (or, at least, they won't add any bonuses if you have specialized)

<Saif> The Robe is a Robe of Blending

<Saif> the Rope is a Rope of Climbing

<Saif> The Holy Symbol acts as a Phylactery of Faithfulness

<Saif> It also has additional powers that only a cleric may determine

<Saif> * say, the party found something else like that before - did you ever figure anything else about it? Who ended up with that, Ari or Diana? And What was it?

<Ari> the Prayer Beads?

<Matar> cast has it on web

<Kat> "Oh good! Ari needs the bracers. She was having trouble hitting things with her bow. Although, she did get Amber."

<Saif> Ah, that's right. Did you get that all IDed?

<Diana> ari has them

<Ari> Serach me

<Castinar> I have the phylactery

<Castinar> of faithfullness

<Diana> oh good, maybe i can get this ;)

<Castinar> ALl I know about it is bonus spellpoints

<Diana> oh wait, what god is it for?

<Ari> is the Holy Symbol to someone specific?

<Saif> Yes, the holy symbol was of Corelleon

<Diana> never mind then

<Ari> cool..ok then I'll hand the Prayer Beads over to Daina <G>

<Diana> heh:)

<Saif> does anybody remember where those prayer beads were found???

<Xaveus> Is it Ari's birthday?

<Matar> i can figure it out on monday

<Castinar> Um ---

<Ari> Grells?

<Saif> Oh, I found it

<Diana> underdark pretty sure

<Matar> search through my mail

<Saif> slime temple - from Bertram

<Matar> nm then

<Diana> right

<Saif> gotta read something real quick...

<Ari> its been awhile and I stopped taking notes <G>

<Saif> I, I know what it was - you guys didn't have a Commune spell, so Ari never did figure out what the special functions of the beads were

<Saif> No, that can't be it. I've got the powers listed on Ari's sheet.

<Ari> I asked you what they did once. Maybe you just told me <G>

<Saif> So Ari takes the holy symbol and Diana gets the prayer beads?

<Ari> yes

<Diana> sure, cant use the holy symbol myself.

<Castinar> sounds okay to me

<Saif> They are pretty substantial - a CSW spell with one, cast a spell 4 levels higher than normal with another

<Kat> No +2 gloves?

<Saif> Sorry, no +2 gloves anywhere

<Diana> cool

<Saif> Oh, and Ari can't use the bracers - warriors only (so Matar or Shadow)

<Diana> not about the gloves, but the beads :)

<Ari> *what bracers? why do I need bracers?

<Amber> Is the magic leather too big for Amber?

<Saif> Diana - the beads are bless, cure, and karma, each usable once per day

<Kat> "Shadow has been using a bow a lot. She might be a good choice for them. What do you think, Matar?"

<Saif> Amber - it's sized all wrong for you - sized for a gnome, not a halfling

<Diana> who in their right mind would use Karma once per day?

<Amber> figured, hoped for small gnome :)

<Diana> Karma is the one that summons your gods avatar right?

<Ari> Well, now Ari has to go around and pray in this cavern for whoever lost this nice symbol

* Castinar nods thoughtfully

<Saif> that's Summoning you're thinking of. karma is the one that lets you cast 1 spell as if you were 4 levels higher than you are

<Kat> Any journal pages?

<Kat> How about the rest of the journal?

<Matar> "Sure, I don't really like using it anyway."

<Saif> Kat - no, amber has done a complete sweep of this area. * remember, in the last journal entry Hazikan said he was going to leave the group if they went to go face the dragon

* Castinar nods, remembering

<Kat> Well, he lost pages of his journal. He might have been here too

<Amber> Or someone who found a page or two was here..shrug

<Saif> So do you want to give anything else to anybody while items are being handed out?

<Saif> Oh, one other thing, Nikki found a ring on the behir, it is a Ring of Protection +1

<Kat> Maybe the journal was in front of the spell book that was zapped.

* /msg: insufficient parameters

-> *Diana* hey

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<Saif> Oh, Diana, you wanted to look at the scroll in the dragon's lair??

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<Saif> Diana - you there???

<Kat> yes, she did

<Castinar> ?

<Saif> Spell scroll from the dragon's stash, all spells at 16th level: antimagic shell, magic missile, and Otiluke's Freezing Sphere

<Diana> yes

<Diana> now, sorry, was afk

<Diana> antimagic shell...

<Diana> wow

<Kat> How long have we been here since the dangerous four threaten Castinar?

<Saif> Three days

<Saif> four days after fight with dragon

<Kat> Sane didn't have a chance to id the wand and helm?

<Xaveus> Are we all healthy due to fogs influence?

<Saif> yes, everybody is fully healed up

<Saif> I guess Sane or Diana could easily cast ID

<Diana> diana certainly

<Kat> I thought Sane was trying to do that at the end of last chat

<Kat> He found a pearl in the treasure

<Saif> yes, i remember that too

<Saif> OK, we'll give Sane a shot at them. Kat - you can roll for him.

<Xaveus> Xaveus will walk into the cloud and say thanks at some point, just to see if the fog talks to him as well

<Kat> db d100

<db> Kat rolled 1d100: [11]

<Kat> db d100

<db> Kat rolled 1d100: [8]

<Saif> He'll get 7 tries, each with a 70% chance for a reading

<Saif> * Which item first???

<Kat> wand then helm, like he wanted

<Kat> db 5d100

<db> Kat rolled 5d100: [306] 96 57 78 6 69

<Saif> OK, What did Nikki get on the wand - anybody remember?

<Saif> * anybody remember the type? That is what she would have gotten first

<Matar> how long ago was that?

<Kat> I do not

<Saif> a couple weeks ago

<Saif> well, no, at least a month ago

<Castinar> sec--- I'll check

<Matar> before dragon right?

<Saif> Does Wand of Fire ring a bell with anybody? (truthfully? <g>)

<Diana> yes...

<Saif> I thought she got that, but not the command word - which drove Sane nuts <g>

<Matar> you didnt say anything about the wand

<Saif> Ah, I remember - it was kind of a "private" thing between the two of them. I don't think you guys were ever in on it.

<Matar> bah

<Castinar> yep -- no e-mails onit I can find

<Saif> So, it is a Wand of Fire

<Saif> Sane learns the command word

<Saif> And that it has 12 charges left

<Saif> he then misses his next reading

<Saif> He then picks up the helm. Nikki determined that it had a visor which came down.

<Ari> ## Ice Cream break

<Saif> Sane determines that it forms a globe of air around the head when under water, but then he misses his next reading

<Saif> there isn't anything else that needs to be identified, so that's all for the magic items

<Kat> *What are the +'s for the elven chain?

<Saif> just a sec, I need to scroll up and look at something (I may have got something wrong)

<Saif> I think she got the elven chain before - it is +2

<Kat> There was one or two shields?

<Saif> I did mess something up - the human sized plate mail in the behir lair is +2, not +1

<Kat> I see the one +1, +4 against missiles.

<Saif> a +1 shield in the behir lair, the +1/+4 in the dragon lair

<Saif> * updating your magic list right now

<Kat> Does the gnome size leather armor change sizes if Amber tries it on?

<Saif> * so does anybody else lay temporary claim to any of the items?

<Saif> Kat - no

<Matar> i could wear the elven chain

<Kat> "What armor are you wearing now, Matar?"

<Kat> "Is the elven chain better?"

<Amber> Amber would like the dragon control potion if its alright with the leaders of the group

<Saif> Oh, hey, there is a footman's mace +3 there as well

<Matar> "It will provide the same amount of protection, but it with the amulet will allow me to sneak realaitly well."

<Matar> er girdle

<Kat> "I think you should wear it, too."

<Saif> K, barring any other objections Matar gets the elven chain +2

<Kat> "Anybody think they need it more than Matar?"

<Matar> "Cast?"

<Saif> and Shadow gets the Bracers of Archery, correct?

<Matar> aye

<Matar> is cast wearing any armor?

<Amber> any objections to the potion going to Amber??

<Castinar> No objections from me (I think) <G>

<Kat> "Why do you wnat the potion, Amber?"

<Amber> :) As long as you don't change into a good dragon your safe from Amber. :)

<Saif> Cast - nonmagical studded leather

<Kat> "What are you going to do with a potion of good dragon control?"

<Saif> How about that Ring of Protection +1

<Amber> "Because I really don't think controling a good dragon is a good idea and selling it is a bad idea."

<Amber> "Perhaps I could sacrifice it to the gods."

<Kat> "ok. Let's destroy the potion."

<Matar> "Hurm... seeing as how you like to kil... er place yourself in danger do you want to wear the elven chain Cast? It shouldn't hinder your silence too much."

<Saif> And the Robe of Blending and the Rope of Climbing?

<Amber> Isn't the robe for mages only?

<Matar> whats a robe of blending do and can it be worn over armor?

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* Castinar looks thoughtfully.......

<Nikki> hi

<Saif> It lets you blend in with things - like a chameleon. It could be worn over Armor, but in a fight it might get trashed pretty bady

<Amber> Maybe Shadow should have the rope, she could get up high like Kat to shoot arrows.

<Saif> hey Nikki - we're opening Christmas presents (handing out magic items temporarily)

<Nikki> I think Nikki should get everything, sell it all and buy herself a ring of regeneration.

<Saif> * Cast - you would have to buy back your Studded Armor or Less disadvantage

<Matar> hmmm well the would let me hide and sneak - i could start scouting

<Castinar> that's right

<Matar> ick

<Castinar> No, I'll stay with the studded leather

<Matar> that was silly of ye

<Matar> always leave room for the elven chain

<Nikki> sorry. had to point it out matar

<Kat> "Which is better, the robe or the cloak that Castinar is using for hiding?"

<Saif> They both have advantages and disadvantages

<Saif> with the robe the advantage is you can appear as another creature, not just blend in with the background

<Saif> but on the down side smart creatures can notice something wrong, and usually will if around the robe for a long period of time

<Nikki> * I think it becomes of case of how intelligent the victim is at that point.

<Kat> "I think Ari should get the rope of climbing. Shadow knows how to climb and Ari will know where and when to put it to good use."

<Nikki> * get to the pig, yet? that's my favorite.

<Saif> Yes - they don't like my command word

<Nikki> lol

<Ari> *speaking of the pig..Saif I have the pouch that I carry the hot heat stone in..will that work with the pig? (not that I'm talking to you or anything..its K'harn asking)

<Saif> So, any other action on the magic items? Or put everything not spoken for back in the house? (which, by the way, is loaded with coins)

<Saif> Ari - no, that stone heats up on command, it isn't always hot

<Ari> *but I put the hot stone in it

<Matar> could cast wear the rop since he doesnt have magic armor?

<Matar> cant remember how that goes

<Saif> No, I think you have a set of tongs for picking up the hot stone to let it cool off (checking to see if I have that anywhere...)

<Kat> "Thengal, do you use a shield?

<Ari> well yeah..but I put it in the pouch after that

<Saif> Yes, I think those two work together

<Kat> "Do you want to use this one with bonus against missiles?"

<Kat> "Can anyone use the mace?"

<Castinar> I don't believe there is anyone who uses mace, actually!

<Saif> Thengal uses a shield (checking to see what else he might want)

<Amber> * afk

<Kat> "Xaveus, did you use a shield?"

<Saif> I believe both Xaveus and Thengal would be interested in the Dwarven Plate. Thengal isn't interested in the sheild

<Xaveus> no

<Kat> Can either of them use the leather armor?

<Castinar> any of the shields wooden? Or are they both metal?

<Castinar> Of course, my little shield is pretty good as it is

<Xaveus> Not interested in plate thank you.

<Saif> Xaveus - do you... OK. I guess Thengal will take the armor then

<Saif> he might consider taking the shield considering the down side to the armor

<Saif> I'll have to talk to him via e-mail

<Kat> *The dragon's hide is worth more than this treasure horde.

<Saif> So, no decision on the rope or robe?

<Kat> "Ari should get the rope."

<Ari> If no one wants the rope I'll take it

<Castinar> Rope is one of those "party treasure" items, I'd think

<Kat> *Can Kat still move about in the robe?

<Saif> Or Ring of Protection? Cast?

<Nikki> Someone should be carrying the rope. it doesnt do any good in the house.

<Castinar> *Shouldn't be kept in house, though -- too many uses

<Saif> Kat - move, yes, use your martial arts unhindered, no

<Castinar> Um, sure... .I forgot, I gave away my other RoP

<Nikki> In Kung Fu, Kane had no problem with a robe.

<Kat> "Can Shadow use the robe?"

<Saif> I thought the party had a rope of climbing at one point <shrug>

<Nikki> it was lost

<Nikki> destroyed by something.

<Kat> *They did. You made it disappear

<Saif> Ah, Kerianna had it

<Kat> *Yes

<Nikki> not like we really missed it. shrug.

<Kat> "Would Shadow be able to move about in the robe?"

<Kat> "What about Sane?"

<Saif> OK, last call for any magic item stuff. I've seen some suggestions from Kat and Matar, but no takers from those they suggest take the items.

<Nikki> what's left?

<Castinar> *Shadow wouldn't mind robe, if no one else wants it

<Saif> Sane couldn't fly with the robe

<Nikki> anything not claimed?

<Kat> "And, I still think that it would be better to just destroy the potion then give it to Amber."

<Saif> Note this is all temporary until the party returns to the surface, then final decisions can be made.

<Saif> This is just in case you run into something nasty just outside these caverns. Sane wanted to be prepared.

<Ari> *so did I get the rope?

<Saif> K, Ari carries the rope.

<Kat> *yes

<Nikki> what hasnt been claimed?

* Castinar shudders

<Saif> Shadow gets the robe? Kind of makes sense with her scouting with Cast

<Kat> Thengal gets the dwarven plate

* Castinar nods -- my thoughs too

<Saif> several weapons and armor not claimed

<Saif> the Helm

<Nikki> i want the +3 mace and the +1/+4 shield. :-)

<Nikki> helm?

<Saif> * BTW, Sane IDed the wand, got the command word and that it has 12 charges. He IDed the helm and got that it forms a globe of air around the head when under water, but missed the next reading.

<Castinar> Oh, yeah... I'd like to experiment with that in our little lake

<Amber> * back

<Kat> Creates a bubble of air around your head while you are under water

<Nikki> oh

<Matar> hmmm well if noone is gonna consider me as a scout maybe we should let shadow wear the elven chain so she can scout and live

*** Castinar is now known as Shadow

<Kat> "Do you want the robe too, Matar?"

<Saif> Also there was a spell left in the back of the blasted spellbook - Wall of Force

* Shadow flashes a smile at Matar, signing her thanks for the offer

<Saif> and a spell scroll with 3 MU spells - antimagic shell, MM, and Freezing Sphere

* Shadow will not turn down offer unless there are disagreements

*** Shadow is now known as Castinar

<Nikki> * oh _now_ you tell us

<Nikki> * would it have been possible to learn the spells while down here?

<Saif> OK, So Matar keeps his current armor, Shadow gets the sneaky armor

<Amber> Since Kat object, Amber will leave the potion in the house.

<Saif> Nikki - no

<Nikki> oh

<Saif> especally with you Iding stuff

<Matar> "Lets do it that way for now - I'd rather protect the scouts we have then be a little quieter in the party'

<Kat> "Matar, how do we destroy this potion of dragon control?"

<Saif> Wow - Shadow might actually survive things now <g>

* Castinar grins

<Castinar> *Shadow might have better AC than me, now <G>

<Saif> that wouldn't be too hard

<Kat> "Does just pouring it on the ground work?"

<Matar> "Hmmm... do we really want to? Just because they're good doesn't mean they'll be friendly."

<Castinar> True --- and even good dragons might be under influence of something not so good

<Castinar> I suggest keeping it, myself

<Saif> Cast - on the helm the water in the dragon's old lair is pretty nasty. You couldn't see very far in there anyway

<Saif> but the air thing would work

<Castinar> Oh, okay... we can wait for another pool of water then

<Kat> "Why would you want to control a good dragon?"

<Castinar> Back to potion --- we can use it as a peace offering should we meet a dragon too

<Matar> "I wouldn't want to unless it was trying to eat me."

<Castinar> Many reasons --- good dragon under duress (say, something evil kidnapped good dragon eggs, forcing it to do something)

<Ari> *what? give the dragon a potion to control itself?

<Kat> "Wouldn't having it be a reason that you need a peace offering?"

<Castinar> Even dragons are subject, I believe, to diseases of the mind

<Kat> "Then, it wouldn't be a good dragon, would it?"

<Castinar> An insane dragon would not nessesarily make it less than good

<Kat> "So, lets forget abot insane dragons and concentrate upon just good ones."

<Matar> "Just because you're good doesn't mean anything... Look at Ari - she's good but get between her and her bath and she'll rip you a new one!"

<Castinar> LoL

<Kat> "And a potion of good drow control won't help you."

<Saif> ** How about that Ring of Protection +1 from the Behir? Castinar get that?

<Kat> *yes

* Castinar nods -- make up for one he gave up earlier

<Ari> "Well EXCUSE me!"

<Matar> so that brings us up to 3 +1 rop?

* Saif shrugs Not sure on that

<Kat> "Matar, what?"

<Matar> "I count one on Amber, the new one on Cast, and Nikki's?"

<Castinar> 3 _+1 rings of protection

<Kat> "oh"

-> *Matar* speaking of which - when you count them it suddenly occurs to you that Nikki has a new ring on that you've never seen before... but that the new ring looks a lot like the RoP she used to wear.

<Kat> "Why didn't the shadow dragon kill the behir?"

-> *Matar* sorry, unclear, the new RoP she says came off the Behir looks like the one she had before

<Matar> "Say... Nikki that ring you're wearing... I haven't seen that one before. When'd you pick that up?"

<Xaveus> brb

<Saif> OK, the magic list on the web page has been updated with who is currently holding what

<Nikki> "I have several rings. I wear them as I feel it's appropriate." Nikki shows Matar her 3 magic rings.

* Diana sighs, then nods. "I thought this ring," she picks up the Ring of Protection +1 "looked familiar. Didnt you use to wear this Nikki?"

<Matar> "Now that I think about it... Yeah. That does look familiar."

<Kat> "Yeah, that does look like your ring, Nikki. Where did you get that one?" Kat will point to one of the rings Nikki shows the group.

<Nikki> "The rings I have are the rings I own."

* Diana shakes her head.

<Castinar> I'm not getting the new page

<Saif> * anybody else having problems with the new page?? You should see what the items are now, and who has most of them.

<Castinar> never mind, I was looking at the wrong page

<Matar> which page?

<Castinar> I was looking at the individual lists, nto the overall list

<Matar> ah okay me too

<Diana> "Well, its a simple problem to resolve. Let me identify your rings Nikki, that will clear this up quickly."

<Saif> nevermind - you should be looking at the one off of the Resources page that lists magic items (t-magic.htm or something like that)

<Nikki> "That's unlikely to happen. I know exactly what they are."

<Diana> "Yes Nikki, Im sure you do, but there seems to be some doubt in our minds."

<Nikki> "Unfortunate."

* Ari wanders off to find something more interesting listen to. She heads for the fog.

<Matar> "I was thinking that since you're safe in the party it might be better for Cast to wear two of the rings."

<Matar> "You can't really use three at the same time anyway."

<Nikki> "I believe I just faced down a full sized dragon in a corridor by myself. What was safe about that?"

<Amber> *Amber moves over by Thengal and Xaveus.

<Kat> "So, Nikki, what do your three rings do?"

<Matar> "There is truth in what you say. At all times there is danger down here. What is it your other rings do? You will be no safer while not wearing the rop and someone could benefit."

<Nikki> "Kat, I don't believe we've all done a full inventory check on each other before. We're not going to start now. We're done." Nikki turns and walks off to go talk to the fog some more.

<Ari> "Hello Fog. Have you thought of a name for yourself yet? I have comne up with several but have disgarded them."

<Diana> "Nikki, I dont think this is finished."

<Diana> "And walking off isnt going to finish it, whatever you say."

* Nikki walks away.

<Kat> "I'll be happy to tell about all of the items I have and how I got them."

* Castinar sighs

<Diana> "As will I."

* Amber relaxes a bit, didn't realize she was so tense.

<Kat> "So, Diana, did you or Sane find out what the amulet does?"

<Diana> ** dont know, did I id the amulet Saif?

<Kat> "The one that was in the dragon's horde?"

* Matar sighs. "And here I thought we had reached a point where we could trust each other too."

* Castinar suggests Perhaps this isn't the time or place for this discussion? Let us return home -- we can carry on this in a safer place, and when some tensions have been released

<Castinar> "Maybe then, everyone will be more open with each other"

* Castinar looks from person to person

* Amber shrugs, okay with her.

* Matar shrugs, "You're probably right. What is the plan anyway? Are we heading back now?"

<Saif> No, the amulet isn't around

* Diana merely sighs and looks after Nikki, dissapointment evident in her expression.

<Saif> * Remember, there was a passageway out of the dragons lair found

<Amber> "If we don't go back and we're thru exploring here, there is another exit..."

<Kat> "Is there any other magic to give out?"

<Kat> "Can anyone use the flametongue?"

<Kat> 'Matar, can you use the platemail?"

<Matar> "No, it is too cumbersum for me to wear."

<Diana> * i thought thengal wanted the plate?

<Kat> *wrong plate

<Kat> "Thengal is going to use the dwarven plate mail

<Kat> "Thengal, are you taking the shield too? Maybe the two magical powers will cancel each other."

<Saif> I'll have to ask Thengal's player offline about that.

<Saif> Thengal did take the dwarven plate when Xaveus didn't want it

<Kat> "What about the dagger of Augury? Diana, can you use that?"

<Castinar> What is that "amulet -- gone" on webpage?

<Saif> There was an amulet in the dragon's horde. Nobody knows where it is now.

<Diana> Amulet

<Diana> ?

<Diana> where did it go>?

<Matar> "Who saw it last? That would probably be Nikki. We should make sure she has it or else look around to see if it was dropped somewhere inadvertantly."

<Nikki> * When you find Nikki and ask, she'll say, "Amulet? No one gave me an amulet to check. What did it look like?"

<Matar> "It was in the pile of loot from the dragon's lair. Are you sure you didn't see it?"

<Nikki> "Knowing what it looked like would help, but no, there was nothing like an amulet."

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<Ariessus> rats

* Kat will go try to find Nikki.

* Matar describes the amulet to Nikki.

* Diana grumbles about 'losing valuables' and says shes going to rest and cast Locate Object for the missing amulet.

<Diana> db d20

<db> Diana rolled 1d20: [20]

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* Castinar looks around, hoping that the item has "just been dropped"

*** Ariessus is now known as Ari

<Kat> Cast, you look like you are still here

<Saif> * BTW, lots of private messages flying around right now, so if I don't respond to something for a min just wait. use hashmarks for anything important

<Matar> "Well you sure you saw nothing like that in the pile we gave you? I guess I'll just get everyone to start looking."

<Matar> * is the house up now? can it be put up if not?

* Nikki shrugs.

<Saif> Yes, hoouse is up, but it'salmost full of coins

<Saif> db

<db> Saif rolled 1d20: [4]

<Saif> Sane casts an illusion of the amulet as he remembers it.

<Matar> damn dragons and their coins

* Castinar points out the "amulet" to the others. Is this what you're looking for?

<Saif> With people making suggestions you get a pretty good representation of the amulet that the party took from the dragon's horde.

<Matar> "Amber? I seem to remember you having a knack for finding things. Can you help us look for this?"

* Amber looks at the stacks of coins and wonders outloud how long a shrink spell would last..

<Amber> "Sure, but I believe Diana is checking. If she can't I will try."

* Diana will cast Locate Object based on the image of the Amulet Sane made.

<Diana> She wil then scan the dragons cavern, the behirs cavern, and everything in between. she memorized several spells so it should be sufficiant.

<Diana> *blink*

<Diana> "Nikki... My spell says that the amulet is on you."

* Diana will stand there looking at Nikki.

* Nikki shrugs.

<Kat> *Nikki left. I thought.

<Kat> She went into the fog or something

<Matar> * went to fog

* Saif watches his glass cats swim around

<Diana> * I scanned everywhere.

* Kat went looking for Nikki

<Kat> "Nikki, where are you?"

<Diana> 'shrugs?'

<Diana> ooc: is that it?

* Nikki won't be hiding from Diana or anything. Has nothing to hide.

<Kat> "Hey, Fog, do you have a name yet? Like, Pinky, hehe"

<Nikki> ooc: yeah. shrugs.

<Saif> * If Nikki is near the party Diana would have sensed the amulet quickly. If not, Diana would have eventually crossed her path out in the fog or in the caverns somewhere.

* Amber murmurs so only Diana can hear...hopefully <G> "Maybe that amulet is cursed and she doenst want to give it up or even talk about it?"

<Saif> * Fog is still nameless, although it is trying to decide on a name for itself. It likes the idea of names.

* Diana will return to the party, particularly to Sane and Castinar, and tell them her discovery. She is not happy, but not accusatory either.

<Saif> * K, everybody knows

* Kat will walk over to were Nikki is.

* Nikki wiggles her bottom.

<Saif> So, anything else happen with this now? Or do we press on and deal with this next time the party is home?

<Kat> "Nikki, the group just wants to know what the magic items are."

* Castinar will wait till Nikki returns to group. No use chasing things around.

<Nikki> "They were told."

<Kat> "What about the amulet?"

<Castinar> In fact, I might even retract my previous statement.... we could always stay here until this gets resolvedc

<Nikki> "It isn't important."

<Kat> "See, everyone will think that it is cursed or something worse."

* Ari comes close to slapping Kat upside the head but refrains. Barely.

<Kat> "You can tell us what it does, can't you?"

<Matar> "Perhaps... or maybe we should ask Diana to gate us home and talk about it there. You were right in that this isn't the best place for this."

<Nikki> "They can think what they want. It isn't important."

<Diana> * is this normal behavior for Nikki, or would we think she was possessed, controled, charmed, or cursed?

<Saif> * this is normal behavior for Nikki

* Amber speaks to Xaveus and Thengal "There is another exit here, want to go see if anything is coming ?" "Just to be on guard?" she's tired of the discussion.

<Nikki> * lol

<Saif> * I saw her wiggle her bottom, so it must be normal

<Castinar> LoL

<Xaveus> Let's go Amber.

<Kat> "Well, maybe you will tell Ari later."

<Saif> Thengal doesn't like the idea of splitting up the party and recommendes that the two "youngster" stay somewhere save

<Saif> safe even

* Ari goes back to giving names to the fog.

<Saif> Cast - you want to talk with Nikki when she comes back? That would happen sooner or later, so we can skip forward to that now.

* Amber sighs and shrugs, "our funeral." but she still faces the direction the other exit is in..watching.

* Kat will look back at the rest of the group, "So, do we explore the cave past the dragon's lair?"

<Saif> * BTW, this is all occuring during the 4 day period the party is camped in the Behir lair

<Kat> "Do we look in the pool for stuff? It would be easy with that helm."

-> *Diana* remind me to talk to you about a spell for the house. Nikki doesn't look like she's going to reasearch it.

<Kat> "Any idea on how long that air bubble will last, Sane?"

<Amber> *oops, I thought we were in dragon cave, wouldn't go to the exit in that case!"

<Saif> The pool is a cesspool right now, full of rotting stuff and very fouled. Cast believes that if it was cleaned out it would eventually run clear, but that is going to take a lot of work.

<Matar> "Maybe Ari would lower it for us to make it easier to search?"

<Castinar> Hey -- this is the same room with the glittering crystals, no?

<Kat> "Good idea. Ari, can you do that? We can help you by cleaning it."

* Amber asks if a Purify water prayer would work on it.

<Saif> Cast - yes

<Saif> even with the water dirty and cloudy the effect is still beautiful. With clear water it would be dazzling

<Castinar> If so, I would love to clean this up --- I've been looking for a beautiful underdark cavern in which to set up a Shrine to Meilikki

<Saif> Amber - yes, but only after the big chunks of carrion are taken out, otherwise it will cloud up again

<Ari> *hello...not in my house you don't <BG>

<Saif> So, we ready to press on then? Cast, you don't have anything else for Nikki att?

<Castinar> Just that we should discuss this elsewhere

<Diana> just so long as it gets discussed.

<Matar> "I'm thinking it should be discussed soon too. This is not the place for a party to have trust issues."

* Castinar agrees

<Saif> OK, so that means we're ready to press on then?

<Matar> "But we can look down this passage first."

<Saif> Down the passage in the dragon's lair?

<Saif> correct?

<Matar> actually i would like to look in the pool

<Castinar> Yep

<Matar> have ari lower water then we move carcasses out with behir and amber can clean it after?

<Saif> Matar - what do you want to do?

<Castinar> Do we have the proper spells to do that? If not, I would suggest coming back later. Thanks to Diana, we can now come to this specific spot quickly

* Saif nods that would work

<Matar> weve got 4 days in which to do this

<Saif> It would take another day (Ari is busy with the fog <g>)

<Saif> and rememorizing spells

<Diana> ### Diana will inscribe a return circle here, just in case. It seems Ari at least will want to come back, and Diana wants to check on the fogs progress.

<Saif> Diana - where? Behir lair? Dragon lair? If dragon, in the pool side or fog side?

<Saif> * hum, what would be the effect of teleporting into the fog? <weg>

<Xaveus> I wonder what sex the fog is?

<Diana> hmm. I think poolside of dragon layer, or Behir layer

<Diana> not fog :)

<Diana> lair even

<Saif> OK, so poolside it is

<Saif> circle inscribed

<Saif> * what did we finally decide on the number of circles you could have inscribed? I thought you talked me in to more than 1 to 1, but it wasn't many.

<Diana> i think we left it vague, let me check my notes.

<Saif> OK, before we press on anybody want to take a break?

<Saif> actually, thinking about it I want to take a break, so guess what? We take a break.

<Castinar> sure

<Amber> lol

<Kat> brb

<Saif> ### 5 min or so, everybody

<Saif> then we'll press on

<Castinar> brb

<Kat> here

<Diana> back now

<Matar> bac

<Castinar> back

<Saif> Back

<Saif> .

<Saif> Roll Call

<Saif> .

<Diana> here

<Castinar> Aqui

<Xaveus> yo

<Ari> here

<Amber> yavol

<Matar> ugh

<Kat> hi

<Nikki> .

<Saif> OK, the party finally packs up and prepares to head deeper into the Underdark

<Saif> Same marching order/style? With Cast and Sane swapping off every mile or so?

* Castinar guesses so

<Saif> K

<Saif> The party marches on, deeper into the underdark

<Saif> You are just starting to consider where you should camp for the night when an unexpected thing is discovered

<Saif> db d2

<db> Saif rolled 1d2: [2]

<Saif> Cast is scouting ahead. He finds that the tunnel dead ends in a small cave

<Saif> The cave is about 30' wide, no apparent exits

* Castinar will pause, listening for any sound, looking up, down, and around

<Matar> * with a baby good dragon waiting for the potion of control to be made into a familiar

<Diana> * heh

<Diana> * well, i wouldnt mind a familiar :)

<Saif> As hard as Castinar listens (Hunter has a hard time not laughing at the attempt <g>) he doesn't hear anything unusual

<Saif> You can still faintly hear the underground river

<Saif> Castinar doesn't see anything either

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<Saif> Although... oh

<Galen> whoops... sorry

<Saif> As hard as Castinar listens (Hunter has a hard time not laughing at the attempt <g>) he doesn't hear anything unusual

<Saif> <Saif> You can still faintly hear the underground river

<Saif> <Saif> Castinar doesn't see anything either

<Galen> last I saw was dead end in 30' cave

<Saif> Although you do feel kind of funny in here. You can't place your finger on it, but this doesn't seem like a normal cave. Must be those Underdark senses working overtime.

<Galen> Illusion, perhaps? Hunter, are these walls solid to your senses?

<Saif> Hunter pings once. <Solid as far as I can tell>

* Galen examines the stone carefully, while waiting for party to arrive

<Ari> *get Thengal to check it out

* Amber thinks <I sure hope that isn't a real cave mouth...meaning somethings open mouth.> when she gets there.

* Galen will check for moving stonework, unstable walls, etc.

<Saif> Galen doesn't find anything unusual with the stone itself As hard as Castinar listens (Hunter has a hard time not laughing at the attempt <g>) he doesn't hear anything unusual

<Saif> <Saif> You can still faintly hear the underground river

<Saif> <Saif> Castinar doesn't see anything either

<Saif> oops

<Saif> Cast, d20 please

<Galen> *using his dwarf imitating skills <G>

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<Galen> db

<db> Galen rolled 1d20: [10]

*** Galen is now known as Castinar

<Saif> Castinar doesn't find anything strange with the walls

<Saif> The party arrives

<Saif> What do you do?

* Castinar explains to everyone that there is something "wrong" here, but I cannot put my foot on it

<Castinar> *Speaking of which, I will examine the floor carefully as well

<Saif> lol - K, nothing unusual there either

<Xaveus> *I thought it was a finger?

* Kat will rear guard. Kat will be a good distance away from the group. 100ft.

<Castinar> *Xavious, can you find out anything with your Stonespeak ability?

<Xaveus> It seems to be laughing at your attempt to hear something. VBG

<Castinar> *Good idea -- Shadow will remain outside the room, but just 10-20' away

<Saif> So Xaveus, you do anything?

<Saif> Anybody else try anything? (any ideas for NPCs?)

<Xaveus> I will try

* Castinar chuckles

* Amber will cast Find trap [using free slot] after annoucing she could do so they want.

<Saif> * <I am the GateKeeper. Are you the KeyMaster?> the stone says

<Saif> * just kidding

<Matar> you mean like should we get a stone golem or earth elemental as an NPC?

<Amber> ca r30y d3T a10' path

<Saif> But the stone does say it is a gate of some kind

<Saif> Amber scans the area for traps and happily doesn't find any

<Xaveus> To where? I ask

<Castinar> I can speak with them, Matar <G>

<Saif> to Xav again - or that tall figures pass through there often

<Saif> The stone has no concept of "where" other than in this room itself

<Xaveus> Tall thin elven looking figures?

<Saif> All you get is tall and thin, not sure about the elven bit

* Nikki will 'ask' Azure to detect magic in the area.

<Xaveus> How are you activated?

* Castinar asks Xavious "How often? When?"

-> *Nikki* yes, definite and familiar magic - the alteration magic you sensed at the other warp points (the ones that you RDed between that one time)

<Diana> gah, ghostbuster references. :)

<Nikki> "The magic here is similar to the other gates we found earlier."

<Castinar> Ahhh... makes sense, I suppose

<Saif> The gate doesn't understand the concept of being activated

<Castinar> Still, how often are the gates used? When was last time?

<Nikki> Saif, any chance of activating the gate but taking others with me this time now that I know what I'm dealing with?

<Xaveus> Xavues tells Castinar to put his ear to the stone and motions him closer so he can listen too.

<Nikki> Or leaving the gate 'open'

<Nikki> ?

<Saif> The gate also has a very difficult time understanding the concept of time

* Castinar frowns, but complies with Xaveus' request

<Saif> Castinar leans up agains the wall and listens

<Saif> Several things happen in quick succession.

<Saif> first, a pair of hands reaches out of the wall and grab Castinar by the shoulders

<Saif> They pull back into the stone, taking Castinar with them!

<Saif> Hunter hops off at the last moment.

<Saif> Before the stunned party can react three more sets of hands come up - right under Ari, Nikki, and K'harn.

<Saif> They too are pulled into the stone.

<Diana> *umm. this cant be good.

<Saif> All this happens in less than two seconds.

<Nikki> uh oh

<Ari> *whee

<Saif> Castinar, Ari, Nikki, and K'harn are all gone.

<Saif> What do you do?

<Nikki> panic.

<Castinar> What type of hands? Flesh? Stone?

<Diana> "Xaveous, can you follow, get the stone to tell us what happened, or otherwise find out whats going on?"

<Saif> They were hands of flesh with very long fingers

<Castinar> Fingers? Gloved?

* Diana will cast Combat Empathy.

<Xaveus> Xaveus is quite startled

* Amber thinks about her casting of find trap and wonders where she went wrong.

* Castinar nods

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [55] 5 11 12 10 9 8

* Kat will head back to where the party is and look for more hands

* Amber loks for more 'hands' and gets her staff out to bash at them.

<Saif> Nobody sees any more hands

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [58] 6 9 12 10 15 6

<Saif> Wow, Judd, that's a pretty average character you rolled there

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [69] 12 12 12 8 12 13

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [66] 5 8 14 14 13 12

<Diana> ouch

<Saif> That's even worse

<Nikki> trying

<Matar> rough!

<Castinar> db 6#3d6

<db> Castinar rolled 3d6 6 times: [46] 9 4 6 8 8 11

<Amber> *dang knew I shouldn't have used my freebie! sigh

<Matar> db 6#3d6

<db> Matar rolled 3d6 6 times: [70] 8 13 9 11 14 15

<Nikki> oof

<Castinar> Yuch!

<Diana> ahah

<Nikki> nevermind

<Saif> no, that's even worse

<Saif> Matar's getting there

<Kat> ### Do the hands miss Nikki?

<Nikki> only vs. missile attacks

<Saif> Nope, Nikki is grabbed as well (from below)

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<Kat> oh

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [54] 13 12 6 4 6 13

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [61] 6 12 17 9 7 10

<Diana> did you see the Combat Empathy casting Saif?

<Nikki> a hhah

<Nikki> ill take that

* Castinar struggles briefly as he is grabbed, but noting the fingers, he ceases his struggles to find out what will happen next

<Saif> Diana - yes

<Saif> It's running

<Nikki> ill take that

<Saif> hold on, let me see something here...

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [65] 8 6 11 12 15 13

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [71] 11 10 10 15 12 13

<Diana> * that way, at least we'll know if anyone else is grabbed.

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [61] 10 7 12 10 9 13

<Nikki> damn it

<Castinar> hehe

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<Castinar> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [61] 11 11 14 7 8 10

<db> Castinar rolled 3d6 6 times: [58] 5 9 9 13 11 11

* Kat will look around. "Where did they go?"

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [83] 17 14 13 12 14 13

<Nikki> oooh

<Nikki> thatll do

* Diana will cast Detect Invisibilty after the combat empathy.

<Diana> * spell stats on way

<Saif> Anybody else want to try anything?

* Kat will walk around the room looking for traps, notes, signs, anything.

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [69] 11 12 14 12 13 7

<Amber> nope, just being combat/grab alert.

* Kat will even walk on the ceiling looking.

<Diana> Detect Invisibility (Range: 0, CT: 1, Duration: 30rnds. Area of Effect, 10 x 60ft path.)

-> *Xaveus* are you going to try anything?

* Matar attempts to levitate and looks at the floor suspicously.

<Kat> "Hunter, where did Castinar go? Is he in trouble?"

<Castinar> *Shadow will let out a squeal of alarm, moving foward to edge of room w/o entering yet

* Ari and K'harn just let the hands take them where they will. She deal with whatever it is when she gets to wherever she goes.

<Matar> * was the group in the room when they got pulled or out in the tunnel still?

<Kat> *time for Galen, Kim, and Judd to role up new characters?

<Castinar> *Hunter sends <Don't know> <Can't contact through stone> <Brief flash of panic, thennothing>

* Diana will scan the entire room with the detect spell., as well as the cavern behind the party. She well also step out of the room if she is in it.

* Diana will then prepare to cast defender, but will wait on sanes reaction.

<Saif> Matar - was? Do you mean are they still in there? If so, yes.

<Xaveus> Xaveus will enter the stone volunteerily to search for others

<Saif> Sane isn't reacting. Must be stunned

<Saif> Xaveus enters the stone.

<Kat> "Xaveus, can you take someone with you?"

<Matar> * ok - just didnt see us move up... it was cast and shadow and then xav and then they got yanked

<Xaveus> No

<Saif> As he does so he senses several people moving away from him, far more rapidly than he could travel through stone

* Matar begins treating Sane for shock.

<Xaveus> Can I get a general direction they are heading atleast?

<Saif> down and to the south

<Saif> * in private chat for a min

<Saif> If anybody has any more ideas go ahead and try them

<Kat> "What can we do? Diana, can you figure out this thing?"

<Matar> "We can hope it's friendly. Of course look what happened last time we tried that."

<Diana> * i dont know if the detect invis has seen anything, but im assuming not...

<Nikki> youre all doomed. sorry about that.

<Kat> "yea, it turned out to be a shadow dragon. Sane, is this an illusion or real stone?"

<Diana> "I will try, but right now my spells are limited in terms of information gathering."

<Saif> * Diana - sorry, nothing on the detect invisible

<Saif> Sane belives the stone to be real

<Kat> Do we know about the sounds that Castinar heard?

<Diana> "Nothing invisible here, but if they really went through stone, like the Xorn, I wont be able to see them till its too late."

<Saif> Sounds? He didn't hear anything.

<Kat> *I thought I read something about a stream

<Saif> oh, the underground river. You've been hearing that since the beetle area.

<Kat> *Was that Xaveus who heard the river?

<Castinar> No, we've all been hearing that for a while now

<Castinar> afk for a couple min

<Kat> "Think the pool might be connected to that river? Or maybe a way through the beetles' area? They have to be someplace."

<Kat> *Did Xaveus come back out of the rock or is he still in there?

<Saif> Xaveus should be back by now

<Kat> "Xaveus, what did you find out?"

* Kat is excited, a little panic in her voice, and looking for answers.

<Xaveus> There heading down and towards the south at a rate faster than a man can walk, there is no way for me to catch up with them

<Kat> "Well, do you know if there is another way to them?"

<Xaveus> There IS a trace of residual magic left in the rock in there general heading, but I do not know how much longer it might linger

<Castinar> Hunter starts buzzing around the cavern, while Shadow just bites her lip in worry

* Amber frowns in worry and sighs outloud stymied as what to do next.

<Kat> "What does that mean? Can you find them?"

<Matar> "Maybe we should head back to the surface and ask Val?"

<Kat> "Why?" Kat give Matar a puzzled look, "We can't ask his help for everything."

<Diana> "Nor do I think he would come help us if this is all that we ask him for help on..."

<Saif> So, what do you want to do?

<Kat> "Besides, if he had time, he would be here."

<Amber> "We haven't waited that long, lets wait. I agree with Kat, can't run to Val everytime things get a mite tough.

<Kat> "Is there anything else you can learn from these rocks, anyone?"

<Matar> "Ack! Sorry was just a suggestion. I know he knows quite a bit of the weirdnesses that exisit down here is all!"

<Diana> "Nothing I have at the moment. I would have to rest, which Im reluctant to do, but if we have time..."

<Kat> "Why didn't they take Xaveus?"

<Saif> * Sorry, trying to schedule something privately

<Castinar> *Shadow nods emphatically, motioning that she won't leave until its obvious Castinar's not returning

<Diana> "Probobly cause he can escape on his own."

<Kat> "They don't like dwarves and halflings."

<Kat> "Remember the other caves. They felt sick in them."

<Kat> "So, what can other spells tell you? Do you think you could find a way to were they are?"

<Kat> "Sane, do you have any spells that could do that?"

<Diana> "If we can find them, I can take several of us Ethereal to follow them. I just hope we can find them in the Border Ethereal."

<Saif> Sane shakes his head. <I don't have any real detection spells>

<Kat> "Is that safe, Diana?"

<Diana> "Not totally no."

<Amber> "Only thing I could do would be try my runestones, but that is usually fague if I get anything at all."

<Castinar> *Can you go ethereal? Spell?

<Saif> Sane would rather not start experimenting with planar travel in a situation like this one.

<Amber> "I'd ask someting like 'are they alright' or will they return?

* Matar mutters, "Probably safer than those spells Nikki was throwing around against the dragon!"

* Castinar chuckles

<Diana> * Etherealness is a 3rd level cleric spell that Diana has.

<Diana> * im sure sane wouldnt :) but its something diana would mention.

<Xaveus> I know the general direction, that they headed out on. Do any of the tunnels appear to lead in the general direction.

<Castinar> Cool

<Saif> Ok, so how long does the party plan on staying here waiting for the others to return?

<Nikki> * wow, the rest of the party is sure screwed. sorry guys. we'll assist your new characters getting up to speed.

<Kat> "How does that work, Diana?"

<Saif> Xaveus - no, this tunnel area hasn't had a lot of side tunnels, and none of them seemed to lead in that direction.

<Saif> * essentially no side tunnels

<Diana> "Theory or practice?"

<Kat> "I think I won't understand the theory."

<Kat> "How about the practice? What do you mean, hope to find?"

*** Castinar is now known as Shadow

<Diana> "Practically, I cast the spell on all of us, then we walk through the Border Ethreal to where we think they are, and then step out."

<Saif> Sane will cast Speak on Shadow, if she wishes

-> *Castinar* would you mind if somebody NPCed Shadow again?

<Diana> "That neglects the dangers of the Ethereal, of walking through whats essentially miles of rock, and of finding them of course."

<Diana> "And never mind the welcoming commitee we might find."

<Shadow> :whisper Nikki That's assuming they survive the, er, trip, through the portal, Nikki

<Shadow> *oops

<Nikki> shh

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [5]

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [19]

<Kat> "That doesn't sound safe, Diana. How long does the spell last? Could we get caught in the stone?"

<Diana> "But it is an option, if we are willing to risk it."

<Diana> "Yes, we could get caught in stone."

<Kat> "And lost in the stone."

<Diana> "Or worse, caught in the Deep Ethereal..."

<Amber> "Hey guys, the stones say those gone missing are alright at this time." Amber interrups

<Kat> "How about, rest, new spells to figure out these stones."

* Diana blinks at Amber.

<Amber> "Can';t tell when they will return."

<Amber> "I cast my runestones." she adds.

<Kat> "That's pretty clear, for something that isn't normally clear."

<Diana> "Your runes? Are you reasonably sure they are accurate?"

<Xaveus> Amber, can you home in on one of the objects that the others might have?

<Amber> "Reasonable so." "First time I got anything this clear."

* Shadow nods at Sane

<Kat> "So, does that mean we wait here for them?"

* Diana shrugs. "We could wait... if they are not in danger...?"

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [70] 13 8 14 12 11 12

<Amber> "Objects? I don't think so, you said they were going far away...I think I can only sense a little over 100+ feet

<Amber> [player forgets how far.]

<Diana> 120'

<Amber> <G> thanks

<Kat> "How long do we wait? Nikki disappeared and was back at the keep before we were."

-> *Shadow* do you mind if somebody NPCs Shadow again?

<Nikki> db 6#3d6

<db> Nikki rolled 3d6 6 times: [67] 12 15 11 9 11 9

<Kat> "When Castinar disappeared, he came back with Shadow in the same spot."

<Kat> "So, do we wait or what?"

<Saif> * distance doesn't really matter with the stones

* Shadow clears her voice, and tenatively says "I...."

<Matar> "Let's move back a little and camp. If Diana's spells don't turn anything up tomorrow we might think about meeting them back home."

* Shadow stops, trying again

<Shadow> "I won't leave -- not until I'm sure he's lost for good."

<Diana> "We are not going to leave him Shadow. We are not leaving anyone."

* Kat looks at Shadow with eyebrow raised, why does she sound like Sane? Must be the spell.

<Kat> "I agree, Matar."

* Shadow looks at Diana "Perhaps if the rest must leave, a por---gate can be left here... you could open it every couple days so I could get fresh food"

<Saif> So, party pulls back and camps?

<Saif> lol

<Xaveus> Is Diana can get us into the rock, I would like to go look for them

* Shadow nods her thanks to Diana

<Diana> "I suppose, but I dont like leaving anyone behind... but I will do as you say if it is necessary. But let us see what we can discover waiting and casting spells first."

<Kat> "Ok. Let set up watches and make camp."

<Amber> "Fine by me. "

<Saif> K

<Saif> the party pulls back and sets up camp

<Saif> watches are kind of messed up with three party members gone, but Sane sorts it all out

<Kat> *We will keep watch on the room

<Saif> It is now the next day.

<Saif> What spells does who want to try?

* Kat will take an extra shift.

<Diana> * let me look a bit :)

<Amber> yhinking..

<Saif> * looking at Sane's stuff

<Amber> *darn don't have any useful spells, only thing I could do would be use runestones again...suggestions?

<Amber> *as to what question/s to ask stones?

<Saif> * Sane doesn't have anything

<Amber> *mental note...find out how often i can use runestones.

<Matar> are they still okay and when will they return

<Shadow> Gotta go, everyone... left instructions for Shadow/Hunter

<Kat> ok

<Shadow> Good luck --- stay alive (and keep us alive) please <G>

<Diana> * well, Augury and Idea are the only two I think would help.

<Amber> "When will they return is kind of fague, maybe will they return inside a week would be better."

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<Saif> So Diana, you want to cast those two spells?

<Diana> yeah

<Diana> Start with 'when will the return' and end with 'are they still ok'

<Diana> the = they

<Diana> answer unclear, try again later. 8 ball augury.

<Diana> :)

<Saif> OK, d100 for the "when with they return"

<Diana> db d100

<db> Diana rolled 1d100: [65]

<Saif> "Not shorter than a day. Not longer than a month."

<Diana> * well thats something

<Amber> "Want me to try to see if they are still okay?"

<Saif> So you cast two Auguries, Diana?

<Diana> yeah, unless i think that would be a bad idea.

<Saif> nah, Augries are pretty much freebies at your level

<Diana> ok

<Saif> I'll just get vague if I think you're casting too many

<Saif> on the still OK, roll d1000

<Saif> or d100

<Diana> db d100

<db> Diana rolled 1d100: [11]

<Saif> "Yes"

* Diana will relay those answers to the remaining party members.

<Amber> "Oh good! Do you want me to try and see if they come back sooner than a month?"

<Saif> With the idea spell nothing really comes to mind.

<Amber> "I think we should stay here, if we have enough food and water."

<Diana> * other than 'what should we do?'

<Diana> * which is likely: wait.

<Saif> The android with yellow eyes in Diana's head shakes his head and says "Insufficient data to draw a conclusion at this time."

<Diana> heh

<Diana> data for idea, lore for ? that would be frightening.

<Saif> If Lor shows up when you cast a Commune spell you're in trouble <g>

<Saif> OK, anybody else?

<Amber> Amber trys her stones again "Will they return before a months time?"

<Matar> cast "summon" Ari

* Kat would like to explore the dead end some more.

* Kat will look around it for marks and anything strange.

<Saif> K, Kat, what are you looking for, in particular?

<Ari> *Ariis bathing and can not be sumoned right now.

<Saif> No, it is a painfully plain cavern. Nothing of interest.

<Amber> d20?

* Kat wish she had iron fists to pound the stone.

<Saif> Amber - yes

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [7]

<Xaveus> Ask if it is thier best interests for us to wait

<Saif> "Yes" (this has already been determined)

<Amber> bah

<Amber> okay, Ask as X suggested.

* Kat will move to a watch point out of the room

<Amber> db

<db> Amber rolled 1d20: [2]

<Saif> Amber - doesn't matter

<Saif> "doesn't matter"

* Amber reports her findings and adds, "They are our friends, i'm staying."

<Kat> "How long are we going to wait for them? I'm willing to stay for a week. We can check things out everyday for news, yes?"

<Diana> "Let us wait a week, then decide if we need to do something."

<Amber> "agreed"

<Matar> * I know! use the karma bead to summon your avatar!

<Saif> So, party sticks around for a week?

<Saif> and then what?

<Kat> *Did we clean out that pool?

<Diana> * cant, thats summon not karma :

<Kat> *It would give the group something to do while waiting

* Amber would ask similar questions with closer time frames, ie. return within a week, do they wish us to come to them, etc.

<Saif> Ari's not there to drop the water. Does Diana have that spell yet?

<Saif> Amber - you're omen reading it too imprecise to pin down a time

<Diana> * i dont think so, i think its 4th level

<Ari> *it is 4th

<Saif> You can drag most the carrion out

* Diana will spend most of that time talking with the fog and studying it.

<Matar> use a grappling hook to fish it out otherwise

<Saif> OK

<Kat> *Diana can cast detect invisibility

<Amber> *how far from the dragon cave is the deadend room?

<Saif> As luck would have it, the three return after one week

<Kat> *She can make sure nothing is in the pool

<Diana> every 3 days she will cast augury to ask if they are ok.

<Saif> * Amber, a day's march

<Kat> *kat can use the helm to fish things out

<Kat> *Matar can pull things out

<Saif> None of them will speak about what happened to them

<Xaveus> KATFISH

<Saif> But they are back

<Saif> So what now?

<Amber> "What happened? Where'd you go? Glad to see you!!!"

<Saif> Castinar just shakes his head. "We... we can't talk about it but it was... incredible."

<Kat> "Are you ok?"

<Amber> check the pool and purifying it, and look for other exit?

<Diana> "You cant talk about it? Are you ok? Who where those hands?"

* Ari waves everyone away. "I need to meditate."

<Xaveus> Why can't you talk about it?

<Saif> "We're OK. Nothing is wrong with it. We... I just need to think for a while."

* Matar looks suspicous. "How do we know you're not just dopplegangers."

<Saif> "We promised. Please, dont ask us about it. We can't tell you anything else."

* Ari kicks Matar in the shin.

<Xaveus> Why not?

* Diana will cast personal read on each one, just in case. :)

<Saif> LOL - I was going to have Ari do that <G>

* Matar winces. "Okay you're Ari anyway."

* Kat smiles. "That's Ari."

<Saif> They are the real ones

* Amber smiles when Ari kicks matar. "Thats Ari." she says.

<Saif> So now what?? (depending on what you do we may end the session shortly)

* Kat notes to self, if Ari comes close, avoid her kick.

<Amber> search the pjool?

<Amber> pool even

<Kat> "Where do you want to think about your experience?"

<Kat> "Back at the keep?"

<Kat> "Here?"

<Saif> The pool is very slowly clearing up, but it is going to take another week or two before it is clear enough to really search

<Amber> even if I do a purify water and or purify food?

<Amber> won't be stinky and get bits out faster...<G>

* Amber shrugs and waits.

<Saif> That will drop the time down, but there is still a lot of gunk in there

<Saif> ### So are you going to do anything??? Anybody still awake?

<Nikki> .

<Kat> *I'm awake

<Xaveus> here

<Diana> * still awake, im guessing we have to back track quite a ways

<Diana> * but i cant find the map right now.

<Saif> back track to where?

<Diana> * since we have explored this avenue right?

<Saif> yes, this avenue is explored

<Saif> next unknown area is down past the slime temple

<Diana> * heading for that would be the next logical step, assuming we dont return to TSR.

<Ari> *if the others really want Ari to do it, she will cast Lower Water so they can clear it out

<Saif> K, the pool is cleaned out

<Saif> The cave is really a sight to see now

<Kat> While everyone is thinking about what to do, Kat will say, "Time to destroy this potion."

* Nikki agrres.

<Nikki> agrees

<Amber> cleaned out as in no treasure or cleaned out as in clear enough to search <G>

<Diana> "Lets not get cavaleir about magical items until we have our discussion. Ok?"

* Kat will pour it out on the ground. "This will destroy it, yes, Nikki?"

<Saif> nothing is found down in the pool area except for bones and the such

<Nikki> "It should."

<Diana> *sigh*

<Ari> "Kat stop being an idiot and put the potion, full, back."

<Nikki> Saif, Detect Magic turns up nothing?

* Amber gathers bones to determain race/animal and bury them when she gets the chance.

<Saif> Nikki - on what, the stuff in the pool? No.

<Nikki> ya the pool area. the bones and gunk and such

* Kat nods in agreement to Ari. "Right. I should have done this a week ago."

* Ari glares at her and just walks away.

<Saif> Just bones and gunk and such.

* Amber says a prayer for the dead.

<Saif> So does anybody want to physically stop Kat from dumping the potion out?

<Amber> bones that is.

<Diana> i cant believe you people. can we agree to stop destroyijg magical items before the party has its discussion? PLEASE?

<Amber> she's gotta get it from Amber i believe...

* Nikki just watches Kat pour it out.

<Diana> whatever.

<Diana> good night all

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<Ari> *i'm agreeing with Diana here

<Amber> yeah me too...bye

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<Saif> OK, looks like we've got some tired people here

<Nikki> im on west coast time

<Nikki> :)

<Ari> *try pissed

<Saif> Obvioulsy the party is in no shape to make even a simple decision like what to do now.

<Saif> So we'll stop here and decide in e-mail.

<Saif> Any questions before we go? (those that are left?)

<Nikki> just about tomorrow

<Matar> oh i think we gate home and have a big bitch fest for a week or two and who ever lives through it can continue on

<Xaveus> Head back to TSR

<Saif> So why didn't you guys mention that when I asked half a dozen times about what to do next earlier?

<Nikki> since im likely to miss some or all of it, just that I _do_ get a chance through email to say my bit during the event.

<Saif> We'll let the party decide in e-mail. That is probably going to slow things down a bit, but oh well.

<Saif> Nikki - check

<Nikki> k

<Saif> K, night then, everybody

<Kat> night

<Nikki> gnite

<Xaveus> later

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Session Close: Fri Apr 28 23:21:58 2000