[slingergame] Bert says, "Log on."

Quarion has arrived.

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Yay!"

Shaborys arrives from the east.

[slingergame] DM says (to bert), "Are we logging all the channels this time? :P"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "We were logging all the channels last time, AFAIK."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "We always were; we wern't always converting the txt log to html with the new channels ;-)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "They just weren't included in the HTML version of the script."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Timing."

[slingergame] DM says, "Indeed so."

[slingergame] DM asks, "So, are there any questions, comments etc.? Or should we dive right into it?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "In much the same way that we're probably logging #clubfloyd, too. But we're not including that either."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(and I think technically it was being put into the HTML as comments.)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "What's my motivation in this scene?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Admiring the artfully crafted NPC and other PCs"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ah, this one seems to be a 17th century impressionistic work..."

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, for those who are arriving late, we're going with Jota's model for combat for now"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Particularly impressive as impressionism wasn't invented intil the 19th century.)"

[slingergame] Quarion asks (of DM), "Does Quarion have ten minutes to spare before the dinner party? Or do we just jump in?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(I'm happy either way)"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "You can try to get 10 minutes in-game"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "okay, like 'I need to go the bathroom'?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "My main question is whether I've forgotten any plot hooks, but I think we'll figure that out as we go ;-)"

[slingergame] DM says, "So I assume we just jump in, unless ggg is typing an enormous question"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'mgood."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "yay"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So according to the transcript, we are right now as we speak being led in through the main gates."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "I've forgotten all of them!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Except for there being an orb of evil darkness somewhere in the multiverse probably, and there being an evil halflich who wants us dead."

DM says, "It's a mild spring evening as Hennimore leads you to the quiet palace. There are a lot of long, empty corridors, but it seems that all the politicans and bureaucrats have gone home for the night, apart from a few guards and servants."

DM says, "(...)"

Vraklul says, "Woo, fancy."

Quarion is thoughtful, but nevertheless enjoys the smells of spring.

Rashawndra openly gawks at the more ostentatious displays.

Shaborys does not steal anything. For now.

DM says, "She leads you into the palace garden, which is surprisingly large, and shielded from the rest of the city ba a large hedge. There are statues of important people from Bastafore's past, and small, stone benches, and artfully arranged little streams of water."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are there fruit trees?"

DM says, "As you move towards the back of the garden, you see a small buffett, and three people. There is a drow in monk's clothing, and a Nord woman who is clearly a wizard, albeit of the heavily tattooed variant, a leather travelling robe and no hat."

[slingergame] DM says, "There are no trees at all. It's either hedge or grass."

Rashawndra imagines a statue of Shaborys being added here, and giggles to herself at how horrified she would be about it.

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Good thing there's a buffet, then!"

Shaborys aw.

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Isn't 'a drow in monk's clothing' some sort of proverb?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So we see a monk, a wizard, and the third person is just a robe with no hat?"

DM says, "Governor Puddlethorpe is a halfling, wearing pants, suspenders, and an open shirt. He looks old-ish, but has a friendly, if somewhat rogueish face."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "That is also how i read that :D"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "A drow in monk's clothing is worth two in a pinch."

[slingergame] DM says, "For reference: I imagine him as a less crazy looking Tom Baker."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Isn't 'crazy looking' kind of Tom Baker's whole schtick?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"

[slingergame] DM says, "But imagine the hair and the wide grin."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Got it."

DM says, "Puddlethorpe is standing on one of the benches and examining the food. The monk coughs politely and the halfling turns around. "Oh, hello. I'm Governor Puddlethorpe.""

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah, I'm afraid I assume 'crazy looking' for all your NPC's, whether you say so or not."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(PC's too, of course.)"

Vraklul says, "Hi! I'm Vraklul Wellington."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Do you also imagine all the SFX as low-budget Doctor Who?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I hadn't, but now I will start."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I will *now*."

Quarion says, "Greetings, Governor. I'm Quarion. Quarion Bodby'lhan."

Rashawndra's imposter syndrome kicks in something fierce and she tries to melt into the back of the party.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "DM says, 'One greeting at a time!'"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "My new mental basis for Siri: https://tinyurl.com/ydc4q24e"

Shaborys says nothing.

DM says, "Welcome, welcome! Please, help yourself."

Shaborys eyes the banquet, though.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Of course. Shaborys doesn't give out her name easily."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Besides. He knows who we are :D No need to waste words when I could be eating."

Rashawndra manages a smile and a half-wave at the Governor, and makes her way to the table.

Vraklul grabs a drumbstick of some sort and asks of the governor, "Thanks! Hey, doy ou keep goats?"

DM says, "The banquet is sort of a let down. There are a lot of sides, but you don't see any meat or fish or lobster or whatever. But there is one of these silver-domed things."

Shaborys oh.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Aw, darn."

Quarion lifts one of those silver-domed things.

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys starves.

(From Quarion) And looks inside.

[Crows-Nest] (from Rashawndra) GM says, "Roll for initiative!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is there anything suitable for eating with one hand, sans plates?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hahaha"

[slingergame] DM asks, "What kind of food would you like?"

Rashawndra gravitates towards the fruit and cheeses.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Anything can be eaten one handed sans plate if you don't care enough :D"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Good point!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Grapes"

Quarion is partial to fish, if there's any.

Vraklul takes a bite of his handful of potato salad.

Shaborys sighs and just eats cheese. It'll have to do.

DM says (to Quarion), "There is fish under the dome. Whoa. Exactly the one you wanted."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Aw, no spiders for you, Stabby"

Quarion says, "This smells fabulous."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys doesn't eat fruit or vegetables, and abhores sweets. I think this is all canon by now.

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Fish! Yiss."

Quarion serves himself, and tucks into the steaming hot trout.

[slingergame] DM says, "This happens to all of you: When you open one of the domes, it has exactly the food you want."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Excellent."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Convenient."

Vraklul exclaims, "Hey, that's great!"

Quarion says, "This is some beautiful magic right here."

Vraklul now has one hand full of potato salad and the other hand full of wild pheasant drumstick.

Shaborys opens a dome and finds a whole roasted bird creature of some sort.

(From DM) Puddlethorpe says, "I know! One magic cook and a lot less diplomatic troubles.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Any answer to the goat question?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It really is magic? That's fun."

(From DM) Puddlethorpe says (to Vraklul), "Not that I know of?"

Vraklul says, "Huh. We heard one on the way in, so I thought it might have been yours."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is Henimore eating?"

DM says, "It's a big city, so someone here herds them, I guess? But enough of goats!". He takes out a pipe and starts to light it. "So, please tell me how you happened to save our city. We know some bits, but we assumed you were dead. We built a monument and all.""

Quarion says, "Well, it's a long story."

Quarion says, "Well, not that long, for an elf..."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, she got a steak from under a dome."

Vraklul says, "Oh, sure! So it all started out in this blacksmith's shop..."

Rashawndra lifts her own silver dome, gasps, and slams it down again, turning dark purple in embarrassment.

Shaborys raises an eyebrow in Rush's direction.

Shaborys asks, "Not to your tastes?"

Rashawndra sits down and nibbles on the grapes and cheese and studiously avoids Shabory's gaze.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I wouldn't have thought that Shaborys would fit under a serving dish."

Rashawndra says, "NoitsgreatI'mjustnothungry."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Snrk"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "I was gonna say..."

[slingergame] DM says, "So maybe tell me if you leave anything in particular out..."

Quarion is perfectly baffled.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I probably won't talk much about our airship friends."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Or anything that I know is someone else's secret."

[slingergame] DM says, "Makes sense."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks (of Vraklul), "Do you mind if I pop out to the bathroom during your recital?"

DM says, "Henimore! Are you writing all this down?" She puts down her plate with a lost longing look and a sigh. "Of course, sir:""

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "A better question is: 'Do I notice if you pop out during my recital?'"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "haha"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "And the answer is probably not."

[slingergame] DM asks, "So, while Vraklul et al. tell the story, Quarion pops out to do what exactly?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Cast 'Comprehend Languages' as a ritual"

Vraklul sometimes talks through a mouthful of food and will be happy to repeat himself if asked.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "In case people start conspiring in other languages"

Rashawndra slides over and offers to take notes for Hennimore so she can eat.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Except with only one 'n', I guess."

Vraklul exclaims, "...called 'Esteban', and he seemed nice enough, but I guess you already know him. And so here we are!"

(From DM) Puddlethorpe listens intently, occasionally asking questions, while Henimore takes note. Io (the drow) mainly stands around calmly, surveying the surroundings, while Cammi Trueheart has procured an ale while also making sure the governor is safe. After you've finished (Quarion returned), he jumps from the bench, puffs on his pipe and hmms thoughtfully.

Quarion wipes his sooty fingers on his clothes discretely.

DM says (to Rashawndra), "She politely shooed you away."

(From DM) "So."

Vraklul licks the rest of the potato salad off his fingers before re-covering the pheasant and lifting the lid again to see if anything new appears.

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "If you *want* something new to appear..."

Vraklul grabs about four or five of the mini meat pies with one hand, popping a sixth one into his mouth whole.

Quarion takes out some freshly baked cookies from inside his dish.

(From DM) "First of all, let me thank you in the name of the whole city of Wolfwater for the invaluable service you've done for us. What troubles me is that business with the Dark that eats the world. It's one of these legends you hear about when you take this job, but you don't assume you have to deal with it. Oh well."

Shaborys watches Vrak's dish intently, and then does the same with a hopeful and hungry look. Ooh. Another entire roasted bird.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm impressed that none of Shaborys' plates has contained hominids yet."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hahaha eew"

DM says, "That said, I don't want to cause undue alarm, so for now, we will not cause a stir about an ancient evil planning to return to Bastafore, especially if we don't have anything more concrete.""

Quarion says, "Of course. Mr Goblinsfoe said as much."

(From DM) (Bloodfanng nudges open a dish and reveals a ton of dead rodents. *munch munch*)

Vraklul says, "Yeah, probably a good idea. No point in making everyone panic."

[slingergame] Shaborys knows better than to eat certain things in polite copmany.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If only Rush had as much self control."

[slingergame] Quarion will spend the rest of the session wondering *what* was under Rush's dish.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "So, you're the one with a high INT, right?"

Rashawndra's eyes go wide as she sees other people replace what's in their platters, scoots back to her place, screws her eyes shut, peeks under it again, and breathes a sigh of relief. She opens it to reveal the most boring loaf of bread you can imagine, and nibbles on it while listening to you all talk.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I presume if I opened it, I'd find what I wanted, right? Because if mine did'nt refill, I was gonna steal hers."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims (at Vraklu), "Yup!"

DM says, "He claps his hands. "Excellent! That said, I, and by extension the city don't want to seem ungrateful to you.""

DM says, "How would you like a mansion?""

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Yay! A secret lair!"

Shaborys looks up, eyes wide.

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Shaborys), "Yes!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "So you might, IC, consider that if what you *want* is to see what was in RUsh's dish, and the dishes produce whatever food you *want*..."

Rashawndra stops eating mid-chew.

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Oh?"

(From DM) Hennimore blinks, while Trueheart chuckles.

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "No."

Vraklul asks, "You mean, you've got a lead on another evil that needs to be stopped?"

DM says, "What? No. It's just that one of our esteemed nobles did in the attack and he has no heirs, so his mansion stands abanonded."

Quarion says, "Well, we would be very happy to take it off your hands, I guess."

Quarion asks, "Guys?"

Shaborys nods.

Shaborys says, "(enthusiastically)"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "X-Mansion! Batcave!"

[slingergame] Quarion nerds out.

[slingergame] Shaborys loots the mansion and then disappears, never to be seen again.

[slingergame] DM says, "ha ha"

Rashawndra is assuming that the mansion belongs to the three of you and Horst, so assumes she's not being consulted.

Vraklul says, "Oh, *mansion*. I thought you said *mission*."

Vraklul says, "Yeah, I guess that'd be good too."

[slingergame] DM says, "Horst is not here."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "*I* know that."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "His is a more spititual nature."

[Crows-Nest] (from DM) Vraklul says,"Wolfwater. Shit, I'm still only in Wolfwater. All I wanted was a mission, and for my sins they gave me one."

DM says, "Excellent! it will be also be good to have a place to call on you if anything develops with that Darkness business. And of course, it will be great to have you as citizens of Wolfwater.""

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "To be honest, I'm not sure Vraklul has any sense of either A) how valuable a present this is or B) why he would actually want a mansion in the first place."

Rashawndra asks, "Would it be OK if I stayed in Horst's room, if he's busy at the temple?"

Shaborys says, "Of course."

Quarion says (to Rashawndra), "You will always be welcome."

Rashawndra goes a little purple again and says, "Thanks."

DM says, "Excellent! Hennimore will take care of all the legal business. For now, will you take a stroll with me through the garden?""

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I mean, it's cool to have a bed and all, but he doesn't really own more stuff than he can carry around with him, so why would he need a special place to keep it all?"

Quarion says, "With pleasure."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "'They folks with plenty o' plenty; they all got locks on they door; they must be a afraid that someone's gonna rob 'em while they're out there making more... what for?'"

Shaborys finishes her bird, and grabs another one for the road^Wstroll.

Vraklul exclaims, "Sure!"

Quarion pockets a final cookie, for later.

Vraklul plunders three different platters for desserts to take with him.

DM says, "He relights his pipe and then offers Vraklul some of his tobacco. "Here, try some Wolfwater stinker. My husband is a pipe-maker and he always chooses the best tobacco blends.""

Vraklul exclaims, "Oh, wow, thanks!"

Vraklul fills his pipe and joins in.

Vraklul asks, "This is great! I lost all my tobacco earlier when -- although I guess I already told you about that, didn't I?"

DM says, "You stroll a few dozen feet into the twilight of the garden. Only Io, the drow monk, is following right behind the governor."

DM says, "You did? Oh no, here, take my pouch.""

[slingergame] DM says, "(afk for a moment)"

Vraklul exclaims, "Thank you!"

Vraklul alternates between puffing on his pipe and taking messy bites from a large creme horn.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Has the monk or the wizard actually said anything yet? Do we even know their names IC?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I assume not."

[slingergame] DM says, "Back. Yeah, I couldn't find a good way to introduce them. They're his bodyguards and we'll just assume at some point you learnt their names. But they're saying very little."

Shaborys likes them already.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I suppose we might have covertly asked Henimore while the governor was otherwise occupied."

(From DM) When you've walked without earshot of the others, Puddlethorpe stops and takes a long hard look at you. You can see that he has a lifetime's experience of judging people and he seems to like what he sees.

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Just Vraklul?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Hm?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "The 'you' refers to us or to Vraklul?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "'long hard look' etc"

[slingergame] DM says, "Why would it refer to just Vraklul? I'm confused."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I.e., who are 'you' and who are 'the others'."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "What Vrak said."

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh! The others at the buffet."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Aha."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Henimore and the bodyguards?"

[slingergame] DM says, "One bodyguard is with you"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "So Henimore and one bodyguard?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Or were there servants, etc?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

[slingergame] DM says, "No"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes to the first and no to the second question. :-)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Ok, that's cleared up. Please continue."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So this is Material Too Sensitive For Notes To Be Taken Of"

DM says, "So, the situation might be a bit more dire than we are officially admitting. I've talked to the heads of the Shield, and it seems the thin places all over Bastafore will be an easy point of attack for any kind of otherworldly entity that decides to try and come through the Void."

Vraklul asks, "Are otherworldly entities all bad?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "The Shield?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Why is that familiar..."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Shield of the Noth, the magic school"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "*North"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "aha"

Vraklul says, "Like, what if Voidwalker wanted to come visit? He didn't seem so bad."

DM says (to Vraklul), "Not necesarilly, no. But this Darkness is bad. I've read the old reports from when it first attacked the city and Argenschwinge fell."

Vraklul says, "Mmm, yeah."

DM says (to Vraklul), "Exactly! There was talk of trying to seal the thin place here in Wolfwater, but we might need it in the future."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Not to be confused by Shield of the Moth, or 'Mothra'."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Or SHIELD"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "you are now Agents of SHIELD ... of the North"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yeah, I'm assuming that the head of the Shield has only one nostril."

Vraklul asks, "So do these Shield folks have any good ideas?"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "And takes people's snorkels."

[Setting the zoned flag.]

Quarion asks, "What's their strategy?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I think *we're* their strategy :D"

Quarion asks, "Just guarding the thin places and destroying whatever comes through?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "'Give them a nice house in the city so they don't go away and are here when the bad guys show up'?"

DM says, "And another, far more worrying thing is this. Some of the old reports, that are sealed in the vaults and only open to a select few, tell of how the Darkness actually operates. See, it's easy to think of some otherworldly force, using demons to attack us. But the darkness, it corrupts people. It uses all the usual things one might want, power, wealth or whatever. But that means that anyone could be it's agent, and there isn't a telltale sign.""

Vraklul says, "So they won't all be as obvious as Belltwinkle."

DM says, "Yeah."

Vraklul asks, "...how do we know *you're* not evil, then?"

Vraklul suddenly looks around. "How do we know *we're* not evil?"

Quarion ponders this. And thinks of the prophecy of Wearp's wand.

DM says, "And keep in mind one thing: Why it uses all these things, the Darkness itself cares about none of it: All it wants is for ... for everything to end. When it has razed the cities and killed every thinking thing in Bastafore, it will burn the forests and hunt the seas empty. It will slay the young in their nests till silence falls everywhere. Maybe it will be satisfied then, but who knows?""

Quarion swallows heavily.

DM says (to vraklul), "So how do I know I'm not evil? I don't know. But I try to walk the path of the Dragon.""

Quarion asks, "Is there no way to stop it for once and for all? Not even a one-in-a-million chance? Is our only option to keep fending it off, forever?"

Vraklul says, "Maybe if we can get the dragon back somehow."

Rashawndra asks, "That sounds kinda dumb. I mean, there's plenty of places where there's already nothing; why not just go there, if you don't like... stuff, I guess?"

Rashawndra sighs and mutters, "Evil is so ridiculous."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "One of us needs to go through the transcripts and find all the old prophecies and stuff and put them in one place."

DM says, "He shrugs. (At all those questions)."

Vraklul says, "Alright, so maybe we can find a bunch of really smart wizards and priests and stuff and have them work on ideas for keeping the darkness away for good."

DM says (to Rashawndra), "All I know is that it hates us, for whatever reason. Maybe it's iust the way the world is made. Maybe it just hates the light. Anyway, that is the true reason I wanted you here, and why I gave you that mansion. From what I've heard about you, you walked the Path of the Dragon truthfully so far."

Vraklul asks, "And maybe we can find all the weak spots and, I dunno, have somebody guard them? Or maybe do some kind of magic alarm thing to let someone know if something comes through?"

DM says (to Vraklul), "These are all things we're working on, yeah."

Rashawndra cocks her head. "What's the Path of the Dragon? And, like, does it have a next step in it?"

Quarion says, "'Be the Light', I believe, is the essence of it."

DM says (to Rashawndra), "You can't really explain it. You'll know it when you've walked some more oif it."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks (of Mayor), "I guess what I'm mostly asking is, if you don't have our next plot hook, do you know who does?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "ha ha"

Vraklul says, "Well, in the meantime, I think if we want to keep the darkness out of *us*, we need to keep trying to 'be the light'."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "That reminds me: didn't Rashawndra tell us that somebody might resurrect an *evil* version of the Dragon from its bones?"

Vraklul says, "And to me, that means trying to do good things and stop bad things."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra exclaims, "I did!"

DM says, "So, what I would like to ask of you, for now, is keep doing what you're doing. For now we're keeping an eye on the Thin Place here, the Giants buried theirs, and we're trying to find out what's going on in the deser."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "This means we are doubly f****"

DM says, "And speaking of dessert..."

Vraklul says, "Since I don't just want to just wait around for stuff to pop through the holes, I think we should try to find some good to do. Or some bad to stop."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Batman-style."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra | And I heard the tale that agents of the Darkness did indeed steal the dragon's bones where they lay in the mountains. And it is said that they took them back to the dark itself.

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra | And that if the dark returns, the reborn dragon will be it's herald. And it will be as pure shadow, untouched by sword, or magic or age.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Look, it's the hero sig - Oh, Shaborys stole it."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Haha"

DM says, "Yeah, since Argenschwinge is gone, it's up to us to do good."

DM says, "You walk back to the table and eat your desserts in a somewhat gloomy mood."

Rashawndra says, "Oh, hey. I don't suppose you've heard anything about 'the oldest song'? And what might have happened to it? It's gotten warped."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "(..mayor)"

DM asks, "Isn't that some legend from the North?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also, during this whole conversation, assume that Vraklul has had a literal handful of cold ice cream slowly melting in his left hand that he's been occasionally licking."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Yup! That's where I'm from!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Don't blame me if he has a tummy ache later."

Shaborys wishes for giant spider eyeballs for dessert, and lo and behold, there they are under her dome.

DM says, "No, sorry, I can't help you with that."

Rashawndra says, "Well, thanks anyway."

DM says, "Henimore has just picked up her sorbet, when Puddlethorpe says : "Henimore! Help these folks with the mansion.""

DM says, "She puts it down with a sigh. "of course, sir.""

Vraklul exclaims (at Henimore), "And don't forget to bring your -- what is that? is there any more? -- with you!"

DM says (to Henimore), "It's called Sorbet. it's like ice, but not really. Here, have a spoonful."

[slingergame] DM says, "Er, to Vraklul"

Vraklul says, "Mmm. Not bad. I like the ice cream better, though."

Vraklul holds out his left hand and the melty remains of it to Henimore for her to have a lick.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "haha, ew"

Quarion kind of lost what was left of his appetite.

(From DM) Puddlethorpe says, "Okay, I will be off. If you have any problems, just contact Henimore."

Vraklul exclaims, "Sure!"

(From DM) Henimore makes a face and says, "Uh, I'm good"

(From DM) Henimore says, "Okay, come along now."

Quarion strides forth with elvish grace.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is she bringing her sorbet with her?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, she's balancing her sorbet and a small stack of papers."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Excellent."

Quarion trips over Bloodfang.

Quarion says, "Whoops. Sorry. *patpat*"

DM says, "yowl""

DM says, "So, this mansion belonged to Lord Skosh, who was always suspected of Necromancy, but we could never prove anything."

DM says, "(You're walking through the palace now):"

Vraklul asks, "That's one of the evil kinds of magic, right?"

Quarion says, "It is."

Vraklul asks, "So there might be skeletons hidden in the closets?"

Quarion asks, "Well, I guess it's better than being mauled by a bear in the bathroom?"

DM says, "Indeed! Strange the governor didn't mention that. Must've slipped his mind. Well, there weren't any servants, but we hired a family of servants that will meet you at the mansion tomorrow."

Quarion says, "Servants? Wow."

DM says, "Oh, and you need to think of a new name for the mansion, of course."

Vraklul asks, "Servants? For who?"

Vraklul asks, "Is there someone else living there too?"

Quarion has always been a peasant-y sort.

(From DM) She blinks. "Well, for you. And the upkeep of the mansion, and stuff."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra exclaims, "Oh! Skosh! B'gosh, I heard he was into necromancy!"

DM says, "Maybe someone to do something about your unruly fur, ha ha""

DM says, "She (accidentally?) rubs your shoulder."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Oh my."

Vraklul says, "Oh, uh, well, um..."

Vraklul suddenly, for the first time in his life, considers hygiene.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "haha"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "aw"

[slingergame] DM says, "I keep thinking of henimore as a half-elf, but I think I made her human in her first appearance. Oh well."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Maybe she *looks* human."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "But is secretly a half-elf!"

[slingergame] DM says, "She has the most adorable small tips on her ears."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "aw"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "You *said* she was human, but for all we know, she could have been wearing a hat."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Like http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y479/jonnyquest037/thecityontheedgeofforeverhd419_zpsuwrufcke.jpg"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "So, are we sleeping at the temple tonight, then mansion tomorrow?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yay"

[slingergame] DM says, "IT'S CANON NOW"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "woohoo yes"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(also my question was badly timed)"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra is kind of keen on going to the mansion now.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(except here)"

[slingergame] DM says, "She's a half-elf, but sort of human-looking, but in a certain light she looks very elfin."

[slingergame] Shaborys thinks non-tieflings all look alike.

Vraklul says, "So, when we move in, maybe we should have a party or something. Invite Davina and Horst and everyone."

Vraklul asks (of Henimore), "Do you think you could come too?"

Rashawndra asks, "We should clear out the skeletons first. If there are any?"

Vraklul says, "Oh, right. Good idea."

DM says, "Ugh. *shuffles paper, nearly drops Sorbet* Uh, well, maybe, if I like, have time, and not, you know, something else to do in which case, I, uh, I, uh wouldn't have time."

Shaborys says, "But they're good decorations."

Quarion says, "Yeah, we'd need to hang them up, though."

Quarion says, "Securely."

DM says, "You've reached the palace gate and henimore hands Vraklul a paper, the deed to Skosh mansion."

(From DM) "All we need now is a new name for the mansion so I can fill that in!

Vraklul squints at it. Wow, there are an awful lot of big words there.

Vraklul asks, "How about the Light House?"

Shaborys asks, "But it's.. not.. What?"

Vraklul asks, "Y'know, because we want it to be full of light? To keep out the Darkness?"

Vraklul shrugs.

Rashawndra asks, "You all are Knights of Whoever, right?"

Quarion says, "Varg Gijak."

Vraklul exclaims, "Varg Gijak!"

Quarion says, "That's what brought us together."

Quarion says, "We should always remember."

Quarion says, "Hm. 'The Varg Gijak Mansion'. It almost sounds like a tourist attraction."

Shaborys asks, "Is that ok, Rush?"

Rashawndra asks, "You could train more knights here, maybe? The Gijak Training Center?"

Shaborys says, "Since you'll be living there, too."

Vraklul exclaims, "That's a good idea!"

Rashawndra says (to Shaborys), "Oh! It's up to you all. It's not even mine! But it's fine. If you want to call it that. It's a fine name. To call it. Right."

Vraklul says, "Do we get to make more Knights? Now that the king's dead, I'm not sure if we're allowed, but..."

Quarion says, "Surely we can create deputy knights, at least."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "By which I mean: as soon as Rush has helped to defeat some evil, can we semi-officially induct her as a Knight of VG? Or would that be overstepping our authority?"

Rashawndra gets a hopeful look.

Vraklul exclaims, "Yeah!"

Shaborys hmms.

Vraklul says, "I think that if Rush is joining us, she should be a Deputy Knight. A kind of Knight in Training."

Vraklul asks, "What do you guys think?"

Quarion says, "I approve."

Shaborys says, "Sure!"

(From DM) Henimore is just happy to have some to eat her Sorbet in peace.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Someone more sensible would have brought this up some place *not* in front of Rashawndra."

Rashawndra asks, "Oh, man, really? Is there... something I have to do?"

Vraklul says, "Well... originally, it kind of involved opening up some sarcophaguses."

Vraklul says, "But we don't have any of those here."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Oh, I could search the mansion and make sure it's safe!"

Quarion says, "I guess 'opening up the mansion' counts."

Shaborys says, "If it's not safe, I don't want you going alone..."

[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Is "Let the favored soul go first" the new "let the wizard go first"?"

Rashawndra exclaims, "But I have to do *something*!"

Rashawndra says, "I'll be careful; I promise."

Vraklul tries to remember what the King said. "Are you, Rashawndra, willing to join the fight against evil, and to Be the Light while holding back the Darkness?"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "OOC, this sounds like a terrible idea that R really wants to do."

Rashawndra exclaims, "I am!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "PTPK! (Partial-TPK)"

Shaborys says, "Well.. ok. Holler if you run into trouble."

Rashawndra exclaims, "I'll take Siri!"

Peregrine arrives at home.

Shaborys says, "Ok."

Peregrine disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

Vraklul exclaims, "The go forth, Rashawndra, Deputy Knight of Varg Gijak!"

[slingergame] DM says, "aw"

Rashawndra grins, salutes, and marches into the mansion.

[slingergame] DM says, "erm, you're at the palace gate"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Oh, I thought we were there already."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah, I thought this was all a travelling conversation."

Quarion has left.

Quarion has arrived.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "We were told to meet the servants there tomorrow."

(From DM) Henimore says, "Uh, so what should I fill in here as the mansion name?

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, OK."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Wait, we need to get there before the servants do."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah."

Quarion grabs Rashawndra by the sleeve. 'Wait! I don't think the mansion is this way.'

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Well, I'm going there tonight!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "We don't want them to go trying to sweep the place out or anything in preparation for our arrival if it's full of skeletons."

Rashawndra says, "Oh! Right. Sorry."

Vraklul asks, "What did you say? Varg Gijak Mansion? House of Varg Gijak?"

Vraklul asks, "Little Varg Gijak By The Sea?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Shaborys is going to insist that you all go, and only Rush goes inside, if she insists on that."

Shaborys says, "I like House of."

Quarion says, "Me too."

(From DM) Henimore waits patiently.

Shaborys says, "Mansion does sound a bit like a museum."

Vraklul says, "House of Varg Gijak, then."

Vraklul asks (of Henimore), "When did you say the servants were going to get there?"

(From DM) Henimore nods and swiftly fills in the deed of ownership. It has all your names, only "Shabory" is kind of hard to read.

DM says (to Vraklul), "Tomorrow, early in the morning."

Vraklul says, "Oh, then we'd better get over there now, so we can get it ready for them."

Vraklul asks (of Henimore), "Which way did you say it was?"

DM asks, "Now, in the middle of the night?"

Vraklul says, "Sure, it's a little late to do it this afternoon."

Shaborys shrugs and gives Henimore a wry smile, like "Yeah. In the middle of hte night."

Quarion says, "Evil never sleeps. And neither should we."

DM says, "Okay, good luck!""

Vraklul exclaims, "Thanks!"

(From DM) She explains the way to you and then waves you off.

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Does the deed have my name on it, too?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Nah, you're a student."

[slingergame] DM says, "No, but it does have Horst."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "will we ever be rid of his shadow"

[slingergame] Rashawndra nods.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ah, good, there'll be someone living there and watching over the place while we're out adventuring."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "On the bright side, Horst will not have been Chuck Cunninghamed."

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Uh, of course not. He will be sooo important. Harst. Who could forget Harst."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hey, I just realized: now we get our first sight of the haunted mansion to be in the middle of the night, just like it should be for proper atmosphere."

[slingergame] (from Quarion) OOOooooOOOOoooooOOOO

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I wonder if the DM intended it that way, or if we're completely messing up his plans for having the servants there ahead of us."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Also, are we there yet?)"

DM says, "So, you make your way through the evening city, which is, in this part of town, not very quiet. People still hang around the street corners, there is light and noise from the taverns, and even some shops are apperently still open."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "What about bleating goats?"

Quarion says, "We should send a message to Haleth and Horst, tell them we're not sleeping at the temple tonight."

DM says, "As you make your way through the quieter regions, where people mostly live, you do indeed hear a goat. One time. Or did you really hear it? You're not sure."

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "The city has mail offices, where you can send intra-city messages."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Modern!"

[slingergame] DM says, "And it's called ........"

[slingergame] DM says, "The Mail."

Quarion says, "I'll just send a quick message, then *pops in and out of mail office on the way*"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is this basically an office full of street-wise urchins hoping to make a quick shilling running a message across town?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Because I am all behind that idea."

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "There are different business, urchins, adorable imps, carrier pigeons..."

[slingergame] DM says, "Homunculi."

DM says, "As you walk down a quiet street in the residential areas, (after sending the message), two people come down the street, waving lanterns and shouting. "Leafcutter? Leafcutter, where are you?""

Quarion asks, "What's the matter?"

DM says, "one of the guys (they both wear simple, workmanlike clothing), shoves the lantern in your face. "Have you seen a dwarf called Leafcutter?""

Rashawndra says, "No, sorry."

DM says, "Ah, dang. He ran away from the zoo, see.""

Quarion asks, "Zoo?"

DM exclaims, "The Wolfwater Zoo!"

Vraklul asks, "You keep dwarves in a zoo?!?"

Quarion says, "That's outrageous"

DM says, "We're trying to keep a lot of exotic animals there. It's not working so well.""

Shaborys looks confused.

DM says, "They both laugh at Vraklul's comment. "Nobody would pay to see that!""

Shaborys oh.

Quarion asks, "Oh, so he *works* at the zoo?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Because if dwarves were considered exotic animals, she could totally eat them without guilt."

DM says, "We got this giant goat last week and he became all obsesses with it, and now the idiot ran away with some of our animals.""

[slingergame] DM says, "ha ha"

Vraklul says, "Oh, so *that's* the goat I've been hearing."

Shaborys mumbles a curse under her breath.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I forget, was the Overgoat a giant goat or just a regular goat?"

DM says, "You've heard a goat near here? Maybe that'S him."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Giant."

[slingergame] DM says, "It was a regular giant goat."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And what do we know about this goat aside from the fact that it was present when Maza killed the princess and then left before we had a chance to do anything with it?"

DM says, "Anyway, if you see a crazy looking dwarf here, talking about a goat, tell the people at the zoo, will you? Thanks! Leafcutter! Leafcutter!" And they walk off."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "We know it influence Jantranna into trying to kill us."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Somehow."

Quarion says, "Well, that was ominous."

Quarion says, "I hope this isn't Jantranna all over again."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh, right, when we were making the trek to see the giants?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "yeah, the rogue druid"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "With the bears. Who were tasty."

[slingergame] DM says, "She wasn't present when Maza killed the princess, unless I'm confused."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "And rare."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is there, like, a tracking roll we could use to find the goat and/or dwarf?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "She was in the cave and then left before that happened."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "the goat, we mean"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "not the druid"

[slingergame] Vraklul | DM says, "Next to the dwarf stands a gnome women, wearing some sort of grey uniform, (maybe a prison uniform), who is holding some sort of device to Tazylnns neck. It looks kind of like an oversized injector, and it seems to be full of blood."

[slingergame] Vraklul | DM says, "In the back of the platform stands a disinterested looking goat."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Right."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Who then was like "bleat this!" and left."

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh yeah, the goat was there."

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "Hm. I feel like there should be a tracking roll."

Vraklul asks, "Can the Darkness corrupt goats, too?"

Quarion says, "Probably."

Vraklul asks, "What does a goat lust for? Wealth? Power? Grass?"

Vraklul asks, "Other, sexy goats?"

Quarion says, "Any basic desire is probably enough to be exploited"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Perception? Survival?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Hey, this isn't a Bioware game."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Tracking usually falls under Survival."

[slingergame] DM says, "Survival is more Wilderness, though. Let's go with Perception."

Rashawndra attempts to locate signs of a goat and/or goat-obsessed dwarf.

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 3 = 14

[slingergame] DM asks, "anyone else?"

[slingergame] Alex says (to DM), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that anyone else is ME TOO."

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 6 = 26

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hmm. If the Darkness *has* corrupted the goat, I wonder if that means that the goat must have been in one of the Weak places."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Wow."

Rashawndra is, again, impressed by Shaborys's skill, and takes notes on how she did it so she can do better next time.

DM says, "Eagle-eyed Shaborys is drawn to a nearby fence that leads to an abandonded lot."

Quarion has a feeling this is going to be a long night.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "A night spread over several sessions :P"

Shaborys says, "Hey guys, let's go this way."

Quarion follows.

Vraklul says, "Are you sure? I thought Henimore said the mansion was that way."

DM says, "You arrive at an old, but sturdy fence."

DM says, "There are some worn posters on it, but otherwise it's unremarkable."

DM says, "You do hear a faint rumbling sound, though."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "This is past the abandoned lot, or blocking us from the lot?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Blocking you from the lot. The fence is in between two houses."

Vraklul looks over the fence.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Roll for init!"

DM says (to Vraklul), "You'd need to climb it."

Vraklul asks, "Which one of these is the mansion?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "But neither house is in the abandoned lot?"

Vraklul climbs the fence and perches atop it.

[slingergame] DM says, "Now, it's between the houses, like if there had been a house, but torn down."

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 7 = 10

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(That was assuming that would involve Athletics.)"

Rashawndra also attempts to scramble up the fence.

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 3 = 15

DM exclaims, "With a leg-up from Quarion, you manage to scramble on top of the fence. That rumbling sound gets louder, and something - huge, horse-shaped, but more massive, is running out of the darkness towards the fence. No, two of them! And some other beast behind them!"

Quarion says, "Do you guys see anything? Because I'm definetely *hearing* something."

DM exclaims, "Quick, everyone make a DEX save!"

Rashawndra tries to zap them with Ray of Frost!

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 7 = 22

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 3 = 13

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(dex save)"

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 1 = 13

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 3 = 7

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "poor Vrak"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(If possible, I will *not* do a dex save in favor of ray of frosting instead.)"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "And that with with the bonus from my cloak of protection, too!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(though if I can do both, great)"

DM exclaims, "Hero jumps ever which way! Except for poor Vrak!"

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "if you do a ray, you will definetely be hit, though"

Quarion lands nimbly.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Ray of Frosting, yum"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Perfect for cake-making"

Vraklul exclaims, "Guys, I can't see the mansion *anywhere*!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Or cupcakes"

Shaborys sshhhhhhhhs Vrak.

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "If that's okay, we'll do i that way."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I think I will go ahead and ray of frost! Twinned, so it hits both of the front beasts."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Ray away!"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 7 = 19

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15

DM exclaims, "Both hit!"

Rashawndra exclaims, "Hkyam raunghkyi!"

Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 7 2 | 9

Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 6 4 | 10

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "And they are slowed 10'!"

Rashawndra, from atop the fence, casts Ray of Frost, slightly slowing the beasts down just before they crash through the fence, sending her flying!

DM exclaims, "The rhinoceroses, rhinoceri, rhinocera, the desert beasts gore both Vrak and Rash! Vrak doesn't quite manage to get off the fence, and Rash just doesn't care!"

DM exclaims, "Vrak!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "how gruesome!"

DM rolls 4 8-sided dice: 2 5 6 7 | 20 + 5 = 25

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ouch."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I take damage!"

DM exclaims, "Rash!"

DM rolls 4 8-sided dice: 5 6 7 6 | 24 + 5 = 29

[slingergame] DM says, "ouch"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hey, I still have 3 hp left; no problem."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh jeez."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "And a potion of greater healing!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I can cast heal on myself, and probably will my next turn."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh, good."

[slingergame] DM says, "So, um, I guess this scene is hard to visualize, right. Would be good to know where everyone is and stuff, right."

DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgglnTXzuYPaoWETJVqZ7hkOjebY8m_05vXt0QJEEXk/edit#gid=0"

Rashawndra, flying through the air, thinks . o O (Maybe that wasn't the greatest idea in the world. At least they're slowed!)

[slingergame] Rashawndra requests permission.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ditto"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(or you can change it to 'anyone can edit'."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, ")"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Slinger), "You might want to share it in a way such that everyone with the URL automatically can edit."

[slingergame] DM says, "halp how where"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Upper right 'Share' blue button."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Under File > Share, choose 'Anyone with hte link can edit'."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "select 'can edit' from dropdown 'anyone with link...' bit."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Or that!"

[slingergame] DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgglnTXzuYPaoWETJVqZ7hkOjebY8m_05vXt0QJEEXk/edit?usp=sharing"

[slingergame] DM says, "Aw, Anonymous Moose, Dolphin and Duck"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Anonymous nyan cat!"

[slingergame] DM says, "We might want to share an non-editable link for the transcripts, maybe"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "You can change the sharing after we're done, perhaps."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I'm next to wherever Rashawndra got thrown, since I gave her a leg up."

[slingergame] DM says, "Anyway, place yourselves where you conceivable would have jump to, like near the fence"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "You gave Vraklul a leg up"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And as far as I know, I'm still on top of the fence."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says (to DM), "okay"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Did you go over the fence, or are you behind me?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Behind."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "But I jumped to the side."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(avoiding the rhinos)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, right."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So that's settled."

[slingergame] DM says, "The fence was broken by the rhinos, FWIW"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That's probably why it hurt so much to be on top of it at the time."

DM says, "Also, once you're settled, that's a STR(15) save for both Vrak and Rush or you're prone"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 8 = 13

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I really need to start rolling better."

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 1 = 17

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Whew."

DM says, "Vrak's legs are comically poking up from a heap of rubble"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Yeah, like that.)"

Rashawndra manages to land on her feet, amazingly.

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Should we roll init?"

[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "It's like those water bottle throws that land right side up"

DM exclaims, "Yes!"

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 1 = 14

Quarion registers Quarion at init 14.

DM displays the initiative: Quarion(14) GM(3) Letitia(1) SUSAN/RC(0)

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6

DM clears the initiative.

Quarion registers Quarion at init 14.

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 1 = 21

Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 9.

DM says, "Pfft, FATE"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 2 = 13

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "wow"

Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 13.

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 - 1 = 0

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 - 1 = 7

Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 21.

[slingergame] DM says, "ha ha"

DM registers Rhino1 at init 0.

DM registers Rhino2 at init 7.

[slingergame] DM says, "That was not a smart way to do that"

DM removes Rhino1 from the initiative list.

DM removes Rhino2 from the initiative list.

DM registers Rhino1 at init 7.

DM registers Rhino2 at init 0.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 3 = 19

DM registers Manticore at init 19.

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14

DM registers Leafcutter at init 14.

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1

DM registers GiantGoat at init 1.

[slingergame] DM says, "uff, I think that's all"

DM displays the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1) Rhino2(0)

DM advances the initiative: RASHAWNDRA(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1) Rhino2(0)

Rashawndra casts Cure Wounds at level 2, twinned, for her and Vraklul.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "For Vrak:"

Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 8 3 | 11 + 4 = 15

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "For me:"

Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 4 3 | 7 + 4 = 11

[slingergame] DM says, "Nice"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Oh, thanks, but you need that way more than me!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I don't think I can cast it twice on myself."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "And you're right here!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I appreciate it!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Hmm, can we beat them in 20 minutes?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Or vice versa!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yout better, otherwise you lose"

DM asks (of Rashawndra), "That's your turn? Or do you want to move?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Where *is* Rush? I don't see her on the map."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Oh, I see, to my right."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Uh. My left. Audience right."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "What size category is a rhino, anyway? Large?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I move without AoO?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Large"

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "No"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Slinger), "No?"

[slingergame] DM says, "it'S right next to him"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I thought that as long as you didn't move out of its range, you didn't provoke an AoO."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Like, if she wanted to skirt around behind it, past Quarion.)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Moving out of its range would be the whole point."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, well then."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I should be ignored in that case."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "To k9 or something."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "We don't really have the time to argue. Let the Manticore attack!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "If I move to J11, would that be OK?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "Yeah"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "OK, I do that!"

[slingergame] DM says, "great"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) MANTICORE(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1) Rhino2(0)

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So we're basically looking at a winged lion with an angrier face, right?"

DM says, "The manticore moves up to Vrak and then fires three tail spikes - at Vrak, Quarion and Shaborys, in that order"

DM says, "Since Quarion is helpfully blocking Rush"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Whew"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 5 = 7

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 5 = 9

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 5 = 16

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yes"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Hmpf."

DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 5 | 5 + 3 = 8

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Miss!"

[slingergame] Quarion asks (of DM), "If I had an AC of 16, would it hit?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "...."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Yeah, alas."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "so Shield cannot save me"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Quarion, you're the 9, no?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "But it missed you! The last one was Shaborys"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "RI'm the 16"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "oh!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "sorry"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "ignore me"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I take no damage"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Uh, I shouldn't tell you this, but..."

DM says, "8 piercing damage for everyone's favorite Tiefl, oh goddammit, everyone's favorite rogue"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Yes?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Since I'm prone, and the manticore's only five feet away, it has advantage to attack me."

[slingergame] Shaborys misses hellish rebuke.

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Oh!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "(I gave it up when I chose a subrace)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Too latte"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Phew."

[slingergame] DM says, "Which is the name of my coffee shop"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha latte"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) QUARION/LEAFCUTTER(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1) Rhino2(0)

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Elfboy!"

Quarion thunderwaves with a vengeance!

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "15 ft cube!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "centered on whom?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "On me. Con(14) save. Cast at third level slot. All my allies protected."

[slingergame] DM asks, "So you hit both Rhinos and the Manticore?"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "yep!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Nice. Roll it!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "CON(14) saves, you beasts"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 2 = 10

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 2 = 20

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 3 = 10

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yay, protected allies."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So the first rhino gets half, the second full damage, the manticore half."

Quarion rolls 4 8-sided dice: 4 3 4 6 | 17

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Other way around?"

[slingergame] DM says, "; the second gets half damage :-)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Oops"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Don't cheat yourself!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "you're right, I've played too much RT where you have to roll *below* to succeed."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does this also push them away?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "10ft"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "for those who fail"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Good thing we have a map!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Tada!"

Quarion is one with the Weave! Ha!

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woo, it's nice to only be surrounded by one rhino at a time."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "That's my turn."

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) VRAKLUL(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1) Rhino2(0)

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "orcboy!"

Vraklul springs to his feet!

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Such elegance!"

Vraklul takes the opportunty, now that the battlefield is partly cleared, to skirt around the rhino and get behind it.

[slingergame] DM says, "Wait!, sorry, forgot Leafcutter"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "i wasn't gonna say anything ;)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK, fine, I'll spring to my feet *later* then."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Too late!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Apparently he just cackled."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(no, go ahead)"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "he moved!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Leafcutter moves up to Quarion and swings his ... club"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 2 = 21

DM rolls 1 4-sided die: 2 | 2

Quarion exclaims, "Argh!"

DM exclaims (at Quarion), "2 bludgeoning! You get bonked on the head!"

Quarion says in Dwarven, 'What the hell?'

[slingergame] DM says (to Shaborys), "You weren't? :-("

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I thought maybe he didn't want to take an action :)"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Being all safe up there and everything."

DM exclaims, "Vraklul springs to his feet and skirts around the rhino!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also, I rage."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And while skirting, I provoke an AoO from Leafcutter if he wants to use up his reaction on me."

[slingergame] DM says, "right"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But it'll be at a disadvantage, because I'm awesome and eagle-y."

[slingergame] DM says, "he doesn't"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And now that I'm in position: I attack the rhino! Recklessly!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Woo"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 8 = 27

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 8 = 11

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 5 | 5 + 7 = 12

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Assuming a 27 hits, that last roll was damage.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

Vraklul, seeing that he's onto a reasonably good thing here, attacks the rhino *again*!

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 8 = 17

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 8 = 11

DM exclaims, "hit!"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 10 | 10 + 7 = 17

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo. Take that, rhino!"

Vraklul exclaims (at Rhino), "Cease and desist, crazed beast!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And that ends my turn."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "it also ends the rhino!"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) SHABORYS(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1) Rhino2(0)

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Poor rhino :("

[slingergame] DM says, "Poor, tasty rhino, you mean"

Shaborys steps back and shoots at Leafcutter.

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 7 = 26

DM exclaims, "hit!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I guess it's very, very good at following instructions."

Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 2 4 3 6 | 15 + 4 = 19

DM asks, "he is at -15. Do you want to kill him, or just knock him out?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Knock him out."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Presumably he's just possessed by the demo goat and not a bad person."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "*demon"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Just wait until we get to the real goat."

DM exclaims, "Leafcutter is knocked out!"

[slingergame] DM asks (of Shaborys), "That's your turn?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It will be a lot less polished than the demo goat, but with more complete functionality."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yeah"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) RHINO1(7) GiantGoat(1) Rhino2(0)

[slingergame] Quarion says, "The rhino is dead."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Rhino1 is fine"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "*A* rhino is dead."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Rhino1 wants revenge for his brother!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Miss!"

DM says, "(against Vrak)"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GIANTGOAT(1) Rhino2(0)

Vraklul deftly ducks the danger and doesn't take damage.

[slingergame] DM asks, "Haha, so here's an obvious question I didn't think about - diagonal movement y/n?"

[slingergame] DM says, "(also, briefly afk again)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "In the standard rules, diagonal movement just takes a normal 5ft. and is perfectly kosher."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I would agree with Vrak."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Supposedly there are optional more realistic rules in the DMG."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But I don't know what they are."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Or we can use a hex map."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "We're fighting rhinos and goats, man, we don't give no damn f*** about realism"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "We just need to upgrade the spreadsheet to Hexcel."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Ha!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Or something like https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DjJVPMKW3507xFZ4wpCl2o_WI6u3hbF4YjbmwdhXi4k/edit#slide=id.p"

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "ha"

[slingergame] DM says, "Sorry, this is just more convinient"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "let's roll with diagonals"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "we've got a fight to finish"

DM exclaims, "The goat dashes away with an annoyed bleat!"

Quarion exclaims, "Hey!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Bye bye, evil goat."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It looks like the optional rule is that if you move multiple diagonals in the same turn, you alternate between them counting as 5ft and counting as 10ft."

DM says, "She can dash 80 ft, so she disappears down the street"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "too complex"

[slingergame] DM says, "Enh. I'm fine with diagonals being 5ft"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Me too"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also, dang, this goat is awfully good at getting away."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How concerned are we about catching it?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "We'd need to hit her with multiple rays of frost to slow her down, plus Web"

DM removes Rhino2 from the initiative list.

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: RASHAWNDRA(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1)

Rashawndra twins a ray of frost against the rhino and the manticore!

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 7 = 12

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 7 = 24

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(rhino first)"

DM asks, "Is that against AC?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Yeah, but if -- say -- someone could actually run fast enough to keep up with it..."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I believe so?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Would we feel it's sensible for that person to spend their time following the goat?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It's a normal attack."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Both hit!"

Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 2 1 | 3

Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 5 8 | 13

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(and again, both are slowed)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or should that person stick around to help kill the manticore?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I think we can finish the manticore with ease."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Another 10ft?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I've got tons of magic left"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "No, the same 10'--the last one expires on my turn."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And is now replaced by this."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Are we going to try to head after the goat?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Some of us might be considering it :)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But if you're not fast enough to keep up with it, I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I can run, dash, and then dash again, for 90' per turn, I think."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So faster than the goat"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Shaborys could do it."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "But we need to act fast."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Though I couldn't do anything else like grapple or attack it and it would just run further unless I could corner it."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I can run and dash for 80ft, and if I'm raging, can dash again for another 40ft."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(But I would potentially lose my rage if I were doing nothing but goat chasing.)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK, well, I'm heading down the alley at least a bit for now."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "And that ends my turn!"

[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "That's not down the alley, that's into the lot. The goat ran down the street to the left."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh."

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) MANTICORE(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1)

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "It ran right past us?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "OK, I run a different way!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh, the goat ran *past* us?"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "With NO AoOs!"

[slingergame] DM says, "it ran along the left wall"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So it's only a few squares off the side of the screen?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That's even better."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Since we don't have as far to run to catch up.)"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Man, this is going to be hilarious."

DM says, "the Manticore moves up to Quarion."

[slingergame] DM says, "it's maulin' time"

DM exclaims, "It bites you, and then swipes you with both claws!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 5 = 24

DM says, "first attack)"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 5 = 20

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "that hits!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 5 = 23

DM says, "Ouch. And two Claw attacks."

DM says, "So, here's the damage:"

DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 2 | 2 + 3 = 5

DM rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3 + 3 = 6

DM rolls 1 6-sided die: 6 | 6 + 3 = 9

Quarion says, "ow ow ow"

DM says, "20 all in all (one piercing, two slashing, if it makes a difference)"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) QUARION/LEAFCUTTER(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1)

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are you *sure* you can handle this manticore if the rest of us run away?"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) VRAKLUL(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1)

Quarion is brutally wounded, but still alive and ready to fight back! '

Quarion rolls 4 8-sided dice: 1 7 1 1 | 10

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "If you go, I can probably take out the manticore and then try to catch up (remembering that I can shoot the goat from a distance, so we don't necessarily need to *catch* it)"

Quarion exclaims, "Take a Thunderwave, you beast!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "What was the save again?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "CON(14)"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 3 = 12

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does that include the Rhino1?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Yes!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "ilac"

[slingergame] DM says, "And it's pushed back 10 feet"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Indeed."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 2 = 19

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Damnit."

DM exclaims, "Rhino1 saves!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Half damage! So 5."

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) SHABORYS(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1)

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Stop advancing!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Right. I substracted full."

Vraklul starts by recklessly attacking the remaining rhino.

DM backs up the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) VRAKLUL(13) Shaborys(9) Rhino1(7) GiantGoat(1)

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 8 = 22

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 8 = 13

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 3 | 3 + 7 = 10

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "That rhino is an ex-rhino!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It's already down? Woo."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Btw, kill or k.o. on the rhinos?"

[slingergame] DM says, "It took a lot of blows in this fight"

Vraklul continues by also throwing a javeline at the manticore.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'd prefer to knock them out, but if that's less realistic, I understand."

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 7 = 22

[slingergame] DM says, "nah, it's okay"

Vraklul rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3 + 4 = 7

DM exclaims, "hit!"

Vraklul continues by moving 40ft toward the goat -- and then, as a bonus action, dashing another 40ft after it!

DM exclaims, "woo!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "This puts me off the side of the screen."

DM removes Rhino1 from the initiative list.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How many feet off the screen is the goat?"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "So, uh. I should stay and help with the manticore, probably?"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) SHABORYS(9) GiantGoat(1)

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Since it's Quarion, and Rush is already running towards the goat, too."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "*just Quarion"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Not to deride his skills"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "If only the goat had gone to the RIGHT of the screen"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "Probably, yeah."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "then this would be less confusing"

Shaborys shoots at the manticore, but sadly cannot sneak it.

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 7 = 24

DM says, "ouch"

Shaborys rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Hee."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I'm still not sure if I might actually be in *front* of the goat at this point."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I think I probably am."

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "But then it would have run through all of you!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks (of DM), "?"

[slingergame] DM asks (of Shaborys), "That's your turn?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ja"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "The goat ran off the left side of the screen."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "You don't want to move at all?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "because most of the players were on the right"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to DM), "And then I ran after it."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I guess i can move 30 feet to the left."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(Oh, you were responding to Q, not me.)"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(Never mind.)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "There."

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) GIANTGOAT(1)

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Magic!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Okay, we'll resolve the goat situation next time"

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "But let's finish the fight!"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: RASHAWNDRA(21) Manticore(19) Quarion/Leafcutter(14) Vraklul(13) Shaborys(9) GiantGoat(1)

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "But I'm trying to head off the goat!"

[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "I assume you keep running?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I think I'm in front of it. So does it get around me without me getting an AoO?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "I will have a week to look up fun chase mechanics :-)"

Rashawndra casts 'inflict wounds' at a distance!

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 7 = 19

Rashawndra rolls 3 10-sided dice: 1 8 10 | 19

DM says, "hit"

DM says, "Oh, that's damage."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "The manticore is no more!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Woo"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I like a damage roll that can be mistaken for a successful hit roll."

Rashawndra cries out 'Anar hcerain!' and zaps the manticore with a sickly green ray that causes wounds to open on its side!

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Slain by the good guys with a necromancy spells!"

[slingergame] DM asks (of Rashawndra), "Do you want to kill it y/n?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "It was a zoo animal?"

[slingergame] DM says, "presumably"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, I'll just knock it out."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I mean, it was no rubber tiger, but..."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "You are victorious!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Yay!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "NEXT TIME: Wild goat chase!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "woohoo"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Seriously, I was in stitches when Vraklul ended up ahead of the goat"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "and off the screen"

Rashawndra then turns around and takes off after Vraklul.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah, I am not going to let the DM forget that the goat has to get past me somehow if it wants to keep running away."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(But if he wants to retroactively say that the goat got an AoO on my as I ran by, that seems 100% fair.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, I think it's safe to assume, actually, that Vraklul caught it and wrestled it to the ground."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(On me, I mean.)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Oh, awesome."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is this a giant goat?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Unless you wanted to kill it directly."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "So no giant goat chase?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "No, no. I want to leap atop it."

[slingergame] DM says, "it is a familiar looking giant goat."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If that means wrestling it to the ground, that's great."

[slingergame] DM asks, "You mean, to ride it?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Let me put it this way:"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Whatever happens when I fling myself at it, happens."

[slingergame] DM says, "I assumed a cowboy-ish move where you jump at it from the side and wrestle it down."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That works for me."

[slingergame] DM says, "Then thump back your hat and say "This here critter will give us no more trouble, nossir" and spit."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh. Dang. We can't do that, then."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So basically, by DM fiat, there is no goat chase next week. That means..."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm not wearing a hat."

[slingergame] DM says, "You have in your inventory 1 goat (giant)"

[slingergame] DM says, "And that'S where we'll pick up next week"

[slingergame] Vraklul enters a shop and pulls up the SELL menu.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Leafcutter has been tied up, and the zoo has been alerted."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Lest he run off between now and next week, simply because we didn't say."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And we still haven't gotten to Chez Heroes!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Snugglepuff, the Manticore, will be returned"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "This is the beginning of a long, long night for our heroes."

[slingergame] DM says, "A long night ... of DEATH"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(And not just because Quarion needs to spend hours of arcane research preparing new spells, while fending off skeletons)"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "heh"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "You followed the rule of cool, in spite of us going overtime"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Quarion), "Not to worry, you can rest while Rush cleans house!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Elves don't rest, they do mental exercises design to heal the body."

[slingergame] DM i hope this was fun!

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yes!"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "it was!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "also very funny as well, here and there"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "great times"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Next time: goats, skeletons, and housewarming parties!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Maybe."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Who knows?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Is the mansion a weak spot?)"

[slingergame] DM says, "A housewarming party of ... Oh, nevermind"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Life?"

[slingergame] Alex says (to Shaborys), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that Life is like a box of chocolates."

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "The whole city is a thin place"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh yeah, so the next two weeks are the same Sunday schedule as this week was, right? 2-5?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yup."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And then nothing on the last weekend of the month."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "But how does everyone look for October?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'm gone one week in October, one sec."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oct 20/21 is out for me."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'll be in NOLA."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I know I'll be busy on one weekend, *probably* the 15th, although I'm not positive yet if that's the one."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Er, I mean 13th."

[slingergame] DM says, "I might be busy on either the 27th or 28th"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are we all good for the 6th?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yeah!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I am."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK, I'll put that in, and we'll figure out the rest of the month next time."

[slingergame] DM says, "A regular session? I'll need to actually prepare"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Assuming lps is good.)"

genericgeekgirl goes south.

genericgeekgirl arrives from the south.

genericgeekgirl disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[slingergame] DM says, "Btw, Quarion avoided disaster earlier, when Rhino1 was 15ft away and needed 20ft for a charge"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I forget, is the normal time 2-6 MUDtime?"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at DM), "Yay, map!"

[slingergame] Peregrine says, "The map worked well. (Except for that goat which you obviously didn't expect us to chase, hehe)"

[slingergame] DM says, "I want to say yes"

[slingergame] DM says (to peregrine), "Didn't I, though? *steeples fingers*"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Although Rush's shifting worked pretty well."

Pip goes home.

[slingergame] DM says, "i must admit I'm pondering if allowing sorcery points on a cantrip is too powerful, but I'll sleep on it and read the forums"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Looks like I am good for the 6th, and out for the 13th."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Okay, it's crazy, gonna look at the schedule tomorrow. Bye!"

[slingergame] Peregrine says, "Nightnigh"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Sorcery points on cantrips is a standard thing, I think?"

[slingergame] Peregrine says, "+t"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Night!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK, that's one definite 'no' on the 13th, and one definite 'no' for the 20th/21st."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And we're waiting for the DM to find out how his schedule looks for 27/28?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra | W hen you cast a spell that targets only one creature and

[slingergame] Rashawndra | W hen you cast a spell that targets only one creature and

[slingergame] Rashawndra | doesnt have a range of self, you can spend a number of

[slingergame] Rashawndra | sorcery points equal to the spells level to target a second

[slingergame] Rashawndra | creature in range with the sam e spell (1 sorcery point if

[slingergame] Rashawndra | the spell is a cantrip).

Peregrine arrives at home.