[slingergame] Bert says, "Log on."

Pip has arrived.

Peregrine arrives at home.

Quarion flexes.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Peregrine), "We need to figure out why you don't seem to be able to log in after you change your name."

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

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "On the bright side: I have a new internet wire which no longer falls out during the game."

[Crows-Nest] (from Vraklul) </Quarion> Quarion has disconnected.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hahahaha"

Shaborys arrives from the east.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion begins to chant: 'Give me a D! Give me an M! D! M! D! M!'

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra manages to find the random sheet of paper telling her what spell slots she's spent and how many HP she still has.

[slingergame] DM says, "Helloooooo"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hi!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Everybody here? Any lingering questions?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yes. No."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I haven't even gotten around to reading the Lingering rules, sorry."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "haha"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "We're good."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Good? We're great!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Present, and no questions."

DM says, "You are on a Wolfwater street at night, were Vraklul has just wrangled a goat (giant) to the ground."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm at 6 HP. I expended two level 3 slots. That's basically it."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Do you need more HP?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm at 45/55 HP. I've expended one rage and, AFAIK, I am still raging."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Wait, we're running."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And I'm on a goat."

[slingergame] Quarion asks (of Rashawndra), "I plan to spend hit dice on a short rest? If the DM allows?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Well, not right now"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "You're going to try to take a nap while I'm goat-wrestling?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hahaha"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "more like... elf yoga"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "with goats"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion dies crushed by giant goat

DM says, "From a more distant street you hear faint cries of "Leafcutter? Leafcutter were are you?""

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "We tied him up, didn't we?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Or was that Shaborys' wishful thinking"

[Crows-Nest] * Zach has left the channel.

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "I believe we did."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "We've already tied up the goat?"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "But have not had a chance to tell anyone where he is, and he's been knocked out. So probably isn't responding."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "Leafcutter is that guy, no?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "yeah"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "the dwarf"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Oh, wait, the DM is talking. I missed that."

Rashawndra calls out "Over here! He went crazy and attacked us with zoo animals, but I think he'll be OK!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "But that makes sense, since I am still too busy wrangling giant goats to pay attention."

[slingergame] DM says, "I don't recall if the goat is tied up or not."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "The goat is not. Yet."

Rashawndra meanwhile catches up with the goat, and helps subdue it with ropes, etc.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Now it is :)"

Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Thanks!"

Shaborys eyes the goat. It smells tasty.

Quarion says, "Good work."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "We didn't tie up the animals either, but can do that now, too."

DM says, "The goat gives an annoyed "Bleat!" but is now tied up."

Vraklul asks (of Goat), "Are you the same goat who's been following us around for the last few weeks?"

DM says, "Bleat?""

Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Hey, mind if I take a few minutes to talk to this goat? It'll just be 10, maybe 15?"

Vraklul sits cross-legged in front of the goat and begins chanting what sounds like a magical spell ritual.

Rashawndra asks, "Um. No?"

[slingergame] (from Shaborys) The goat says, "Death to all humanoids."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Oh!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "'Speak With Animals', to be precise."

Rashawndra tries to figure out what's going on with this goat, using Arcana

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It takes ten minutes to cast as a ritual, then lasts for ten minutes."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "baaaaaad to the bone"

DM says (to Rashawndra), "You'll be damned if that's not just a regular looking giant goat"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So other folks have plenty of time to do other things while I'm busy casting it."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Sorry, having Client problems."

Rashawndra makes soothing but somewhat confused noises to the goat while Vraklul casts.

DM says, "About 5 minutes into Vrak's casting, the two guys you saw earlier come around a corner."

DM asks, "one of them says: There you are! What happened here?"

Quarion says, "It's a long story! But Leafcutter is alive."

Rashawndra says, "Hi! We found Leafcutter! He and these animals attacked us! I think they're from the zoo."

Vraklul says, "Kwitha ni malsspea kwitha ni malspee kwitha..."

DM says, "That's good!" (to Quarion) "That's bad!" (to Rashawndra)"

Rashawndra asks, "The zoo doesn't keep a giant goat, does it?"

DM says, "One of them runs over to Leafcutter, while the other checks out the animals."

(From DM) "One was brought o us a few weeks ago, actually. Leafcutter took care of it. We were meaning to use it as food, but old Cutter grew very fond of it."

Rashawndra asks, "Hunh! Do you remember who brought it?"

(From DM) "Some travellers, I think? Damndest thing, found it all wondering in the wild. Poor beast. Say, what is your friend doing there?"

Shaborys says, "We've been having some, uh, goat trouble. Vrak is trying to talk to this one to find out if it's related."

(From DM) "Uh, okay, I guess? We'll make sure the rhinos and Mrs. Snufflepaw are fine

Rashawndra exclaims, "Thanks!"

Rashawndra says, "Hey, Vraklul could talk to the rhinos, too, if the goat is uncooperative."

(From DM) You know what's weird? These rhinos are usually very friendly, unless provoked, and we raised Mrs. Snufflepaws from a Manticub. She wouldn't hurt a fly."

Rashawndra says, "Which is why, among the five of them, the goat is the most suspicious."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "To wit : https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6c/a7/cc/6ca7ccdf92a27187a1f98002d70af1f2.png"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Aw!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Aw,"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Ha/yay"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "aww"

DM says, "One of the rhinos comes to, but it seems friendly now and the keeper is talking to it. Leafcutter seems to be out of it for a bit longer."

[Crows-Nest] (from Vraklul) Vraklul asks, "Don't you hate it when a DM takes their PC from one game they played in and turns it into an overpowered NPC in the game they're running?"

Quarion looks at his bloody wounds. 'Wouldn't hurt a fly...' he mutters. 'Damn the darkness and its corrupting influence.'

DM says, "And then Vraklul's ritual is complete..."

Vraklul says, "...malsspea kwitha ni mals..."

Vraklul exclaims (at Goat), "Hi!"

Vraklul says, "...whatjusthappened..."

(From DM) The goat says, "...whatjusthappened..."

Vraklul blinks several times, looking around and feeling slightly dizzy.

(From DM) Vraklul says, "Bleat?"

Shaborys uh oh.

Quarion asks, "Vrakl?"

Shaborys asks, "Vrak? Are you ok?"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Does that mean that the rest of us hear the goat speak common?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "yes"

Goat asks, "Is that me sitting there? Are there two of me now?"

Shaborys says, "Um. I think you're a goat now."

Quarion says, "This is bad."

Goat looks at himself.

Goat looks at his other self.

Rashawndra says, "That's not the standard result of a 'speak with animals' ritual."

(From DM) Vraklul says, "Bleat!" and starts to run away.

Quarion exclaims, "Noo!"

Rashawndra tackles Vraklul.

DM says (to Rashawndra), "That sounds like a STR check to me."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(all 4'5" of her)"

Goat says, "I think someone is trying to stop me from talking to this goat. Er. That goat. Me? I don't know. I've got a headache."

DM says, "A comparative one, I forget what it's called."

[slingergame] Goat asks, "Do I still have all my class levels?"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 1 = 12

[slingergame] Goat asks, "And the bipedal me, not?"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 4 = 10

[slingergame] DM says (to goat), "Nope."

DM exclaims, "Rashawndra tackles Vraklul to the ground!"

Goat tries to follow Rashawndra, then promptly trips over some of his extra feet, landing flat on his face. The goat's face. Some face.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(and you're tied up)"

(From DM) Vraklul says, "Bleat!"

Goat says (to Quarion), "OK, so. I think this is magic."

Quarion says (to Goat), "Not *my* kind of magic."

Goat says (to Quarion), "I was casting the ritual thing -- the same one I used to talk to Bloodfang. Normal as anything."

Goat says, "Then as soon as I finished the spell, there was this big flash of colors everywhere."

Quarion says, "Hm."

Goat says, "And I think I heard some kind of voice."

Goat says, "It said 'NICE TRY!'."

Goat asks, "Is that something that normally happens when you do magic?"

Shaborys says, "Once we get this figured out, I say we kill that thing. And maybe not eat it, because evil magic."

(From DM) Vraklul says, "(angry bleat)!"

Goat exclaims (at Shaborys), "Wait! That thing is me!"

Shaborys says, "I said *after*."

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm trying to figure out Vrak's unarmed attack"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Is it just STR mod?"

Shaborys says, "Put the goat back in the goat's body and kill it."

[slingergame] Goat asks, "Which me? The half-orc me?"

Rashawndra asks (of Goat), "Can you talk to the rhinos, at least?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

Rashawndra asks, "And/or can you understand the bleating?"

Quarion's head hurts.

Rashawndra says, "Also, someone come help me; I think I mentioned Vrak's biceps earlier, and they are *rather larger* than my own."

[slingergame] Goat says, "It also gets any proficiency bonus it normally has."

[slingergame] DM says, "He can't talk to the rhino, and the bleating sounds like bleating."

[slingergame] Goat says, "And damage is 1 + STR modifier."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "haha, man"

[slingergame] Goat asks, "*Can* I udnerstand the bleating?"

Goat asks (of Rhino), "...hello?"

Rashawndra asks, "I think... I think Vrak is trying to head-butt me?"

DM says, "@e Vraklul throws a weak punch at Rashawndra."

[slingergame] DM says, "No"

Shaborys attempts to help Rush with Vrak's body.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "With my -1 STR"

Goat exclaims (at GoatOrc), "Get back over here with my body!"

Goat asks (of Quarion), "Hey, do you know any kind of shapechanging magic spells?"

Quarion says, "Absolutely none."

Rashawndra tries to think of who in town would be the best equipped to reverse a body swap.

Goat sighs.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(arcana)"

Goat says, "I miss hands already."

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

Rashawndra has no idea.

Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "You know who in town would be best equipped to reverse a body swap?"

DM says, "Together you manage to hold Vraklul down, but it's hard work."

Quarion tries to remember if Brunhilda told him anything about body swaps.

Goat says, "OK, if all if your magic ideas aren't doing anything, I guess it's up to me to try something."

Quarion rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 0 | Great (4)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 3 = 6

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "waaaaah"

Goat figures out how to operate four feet. It takes a few moments. But then he lowers his head and lines up to charge his old body!

[slingergame] DM says, "Hey, at least *everyone* rolls badly"

Quarion is clueless.

[slingergame] Goat says, "Running towards it, hoping to bash into it at full speed, in the hopes of perhaps shaking things back into place."

[slingergame] Goat asks, "Should I roll anything for that?"

Rashawndra says, "Maybe we could visit... whoa wait arrgh"

Rashawndra tries to scramble out of G/V's way.

[slingergame] DM says, "+5 to hit, and a charge attack means extra damage"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha ha ha"

[slingergame] Goat asks, "Woo! How much do I roll for damage?"

[slingergame] DM says, "4d4+3"

Goat rolls 4 4-sided dice: 1 2 2 1 | 6 + 3 = 9

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "I think you have Vrak's sheet :-("

[slingergame] DM says, "er :-)"

Goat plows into the confused half-orc!

DM exclaims (at Rashawndra), "Dex to evadce!"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 3 = 21

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Whew"

[slingergame] Goat asks, "I assume that it is not raging, and I should subtract that full damage from his/its/my HP?"

Rashawndra manages to end up on Vrak's body's back.

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"

DM exclaims (at Vraklul), "Hey, there's someone on your back!"

[slingergame] Goat exclaims, "And does it have any effect whatsoever on my condition!"

(From DM) Goat runs away!

Rashawndra exclaims, "Wait--come back!"

Quarion exclaims, "Wait! Vrak! Come back!"

[slingergame] Goat asks, "Wait, which one just ran away?"

Rashawndra points. "After that goat!"

Quarion runs!

[slingergame] DM says (to Vrak!), "all I can say is everything feels normal again, apart from the tiefling on your back"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Normally, vrak is on top he he he"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Snrk"

[slingergame] Goat asks, "So Rashawndra is sitting on top of a half-orc's shoulders?"

Quarion casts Web on the part of the street immediately where the goat is about to be

Goat exclaims (at Rush), "I think it worked!"

Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "I think it worked!"

DM exclaims, "The goat dashes - right into the web!"

Shaborys asks, "Great. So I can shoot it now?"

Vraklul exclaims, "It turns out violence WAS the answer to this one!"

(From DM) "(annoyed bleat)

Vraklul exclaims (at Shaborys), "Go for it!"

Rashawndra exclaims, "Vrak! You're back!"

Vraklul exclaims, "Yes, you're on it!"

Rashawndra hugs Vraklul. More.

Rashawndra exclaims, "Let's get the goat!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Should we go into initiative? Because i want to shoot that evil thing."

Vraklul chases after the rest, along with his passenger.

Rashawndra exclaims, "Wheee!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Let's do it!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Y'know, I think this might be the third time so far that Vrak has been carrying another character around piggyback."

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 4 = 13

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 4 = 8

Shaborys clears the initiative.

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1

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

Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 13.

Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 13.

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 1 = 12

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 1 = 10

Quarion registers Quarion at init 12.

Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 10.

DM registers Goat = at init 1.

DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS/VRAKLUL(13) Quarion(12) Rashawndra(10) Goat =(1)

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Awesome. Shaborys goes first, as it should be."

Shaborys takes aim at the goat.

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 7 = 18

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

DM exclaims, "hit!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "How much does Rush weigh?"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Looks like 87 pounds."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woot."

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm not even encumbered."

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

Vraklul, now that he has hands again, approaches the goat and recklessly swings Orcsbane at it!

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Swing away!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Also, rage.)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(As a bonus.)"

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

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 8 = 20

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 11 | 11 + 7 = 18

DM exclaims, "ouch!"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys/Vraklul(13) QUARION(12) Rashawndra(10) Goat =(1)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "First two: attack with advantage. Third: damage."

Quarion exclaims, "Perish, agent of Darkness!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I get two attacks!"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 8 = 19

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 8 = 21

DM exclaims, "whoops!"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 7 | 7 + 7 = 14

DM says, "There is a dead goat entangled in some web"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Huzzah"

Vraklul exclaims (at Goat), "Let that be a lesson to you!"

DM exclaims, "You've slain your foulest villian yet!"

Quarion is impressed. He didn't even have to cast a spell!

DM says, "BUT SUDDENLY"

Rashawndra has been trying to sense whether there's any magic-ing going on to transfer the goat's self to somewhere else or otherwise escape, and, if so, she casts 'Counterspell' as a reaction.

DM says, "...a blinding strike of rainbow colored energy escapes the goat and into the sky, and everyone hears a voice yelling "YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE LAST OF MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE""

Rashawndra counterspell!

Shaborys shakes a fist at the rainbow.

Vraklul asks (of Rainbow), "WHO ARE YOOOOOOOOOUUUUUU?"

DM says (to Rashawndra), "Good idea, but unfortunately it wasn't a spell, apparently"

Quarion says, "Damn! It got away."

Rashawndra scrunches up her nose and makes a face.

Shaborys says, "Well. If the evil is gone, that means we can eat this goat."

Quarion says, "Who knows what it'll disguise itself as now."

Shaborys says, "Look on the bright side!"

Vraklul exclaims (at Quarion), "I hope not me!"

Quarion exclaims (at Shaborys), "True!"

Rashawndra says, "Yeah! I'm kind of hungry, actually."

Quarion raises an eyebrow, and looks carefully at Vraklul. 'Hmm, I think you're still yourself. For now.'

Vraklul says, "Let's get to the mansion! I'm sure it's got a kitchen."

Quarion says, "I concur."

Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Bleat?"

Quarion jumps!

DM says, "The zoo guys are leading Leafcutter and the animals towards you."

Rashawndra asks (of Leafcutter's_friends), "You guys need anything else?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Maelis is out of town, right?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "yep"

(From DM) "Hey, maybe we can get the spider who spun that web?"

(From DM) leafcutter says, "I attacked you?

Vraklul says (to Leafcutter), "It's OK, it wasn't your fault."

Rashawndra says, "Yeah, it was that rainbow energy that had posessed that goat."

Vraklul says, "It was the evil goat."

Vraklul says, "It got to me, too."

Quarion says (to Leacutter's-friends), "Spider? That was no spider. That was...me."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Spider, elf, whatever. The zoo has cages for all kinds."

Rashawndra exclaims (at Leaf), "Glad you're feeling better!"

DM says, "I hope none of you are hurt. Here, have 50% discount tickets for the zoo.""

Vraklul exclaims, "Thanks!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I like how these people just believe us, after we knocked out their guy and animals, and then killed a goat in front of them."

Vraklul says, "I'm a bit hurt, but I'm pretty sure at least some of that was my own fault."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "We're legends."

Vraklul rubs his side where he was headbutted by himself.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Of course they'll believe us."

Rashawndra reaches over Vraklul's shoulder for her discount, since she's still perched up there.

[slingergame] DM says, "Awww"

Quarion accepts the discount graciously and slips it into his backpack.

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "They *did* just see the goat talk, after all."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yeah, ok."

[slingergame] DM says, "Quick, let's look up the mounted combat rules"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "iw asn't sure how much they saw"

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

(From DM) We didn't see any rainbow energy, though. But maybe we were looking the other way?

DM says, "The manticore trots over and headrubs Quarion apologetically."

Rashawndra says, "It was kind of quick, I guess."

Vraklul points. "It went that-a-way."

Quarion headscritches the manticore.

[Setting the zoned flag.]

(From DM) "Well, we'll get back to the zoo? You guys'll take care of the goat? 'kay bye"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Possibly the only D&D campaign where you get to do things like this."

Quarion says, "Alright, that went well."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "We're gonna have a whole session where we just go to the zoo. And Shaborys sneaks in, b/c half price is still too much to pay :D"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha ha"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Ha."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "glorious"

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "And then all the dinosaurs break out!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Because random encounter."

Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Not entirely the way I had been anticipating, I admit."

Vraklul says, "But all's well that ends with barbecue."

Quarion groans. He's visibly bloodied. 'I'd like to hurry to this mansion before I get into another fight with the local fauna, if it's all the same.'

Rashawndra looks concerned. "Do you want me to heal you, just in case?"

Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "You, too, noble steed."

Quarion thinks it over. 'Wait, we're going to a former necromancer's mansion. Better heal me before the skeletons shank me.'

Quarion says, "I mean, if you can spare the magic."

Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Do you get your magic back if we have lunch?"

Vraklul says, "If not, you might not want to waste it."

Vraklul says, "In case of skeletons, remember."

Rashawndra says, "I need a full night's rest to get my magic back."

Vraklul drags the goat carcass along behind, since Rush would probably prefer not to share shoulder space with it.

Rashawndra asks, "Mabye skip the mansion tonight? Get there early tomorrow, before the servants arrive?"

Shaborys says, "That sounds like aplan."

Quarion says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "What time is it? I was thinking that it was already almost morning."

[slingergame] DM says, "ISTR you still had lodgings booked."

Quarion exclaims, "To the Temple!"

[slingergame] DM says, "it's about 3 or 4 am."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That doesn't seem like time to get a full long rest in and still beat the servants to the mansion."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Hm."

[slingergame] DM says, "That does seem unlikely."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "What if we went to the mansion, cooked the goat, and had a short rest while eating it?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Then we can meet the servants at dawn, then go to bed."

Rashawndra says, "Hmm, we might want to send a message and tell the servants to wait until tomorrow."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "A short rest would work for me."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I can spend hit dice."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah, exactly."

Shaborys says, "That also sounds like a plan."

[slingergame] DM asks, "So, what do you do?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So if I vote for my plan, and Rush votes for hers, what does everyone else vote for?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I agree with Rush."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "OK!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "We send them a message, go rest up, and tackle the mansion in the afternoon."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Well, I will vote for Rush as well. Because Haleth."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Sounds fair."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Beside, we have no tiebreaker"

[slingergame] (from DM) Bloodfang, "Bark! Bark!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Heh."

Vraklul says (to Rush), "Alright, let's do that."

Quarion says, "The temple of Ilmater awaits."

Quarion says, "I hope we won't be waking them all up."

Vraklul says, "We can sneak in quietly."

DM says, "You walk through the now quiet streets of Wolfwater, to the dimly lit temple of Ilmater."

Vraklul says, "I mean, the goat is dead, after all."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And it's not like I've got disadvantage on my Stealth rolls..."

DM says, "from inside you hear muffled laughter"

Rashawndra exclaims (at Vraklul), "Here, we probably shouldn't drag that everywhere. Thanks for the ride, though!"

Rashawndra hops down.

Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "No problem -- any time!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I am having weird thoughts right now."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "About how I can move faster when I'm raging."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "And I need to either attack stuff or take damage to maintain my rage."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "And how they probably make spurs in tiefling sizes."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "oh dear"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Ha ha ha"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "brilliant"

DM says, "Moving quickly on"

Vraklul opens the temple door if no one else is going to.

DM says, "You open the door and hear Horst say, "...and then the gnome says, "But what about the other horse?" And Haleth falls over laughing."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "wat"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Horse is not witty."

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

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "He's stealing your girl!"

DM says, "They sit near the altar, on the benches, awaiting your return. Haleth gets up somewhat unsteadily, "Quarion!""

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Or she's just so drunk that even Horst is funny right now."

DM says, "Horst jumps to his feet. "Friends! We were worried!""

Quarion says, "We got into a fight with some crazy zoo animals."

Quarion says, "So we've decided to postpone heading over to the mansion until tomorrow."

Vraklul says (to Horst), "It's alright. I was just a goat for a bit. But I'm better now."

(From DM) Haleth walks over and wraps her arm clumsily around Quarion's shoulder. "Hello you"

(From DM) Horst says, "Is that ... that goat?"

Shaborys says, "Indeed."

Vraklul asks, "Yup. Think it's too late for dinner?"

Rashawndra exclaims, "I hope not--I'm starved!"

DM whistles between his teeeth. "Not bad. Well, we could make it an early breakfast. I'll be back there preparing the goat so someone doesn't need to take care of two people talking to you at once. Smell you later!"

Quarion says (to Haleth), "Hello. You look... good."

Quarion is also clumsy.

(From DM) "Oh, I *hiccup* got you something. She points at a package near to her bedroll."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "#flashback Rashawndra is starved because she didn't eat much at the banquet ;-)"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Yeah, I still want to know what the hell was under that dish."

Quarion exclaims, "Oh!"

Quarion picks up the present.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I assume it is some sort of present"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Vrak ate plenty at the banquet, but has a nigh-insurmountable appetite."

DM says, "It's a new hat with matching robe! In your favorite color."

DM says, "Since you gave your hat to the Guardian dog or whatever. *hiccup*"

Quarion says, "Green! My favorite color! Haleth, you're great."

DM says, "I'm also a bit *sits on bench* tipsy.. *falls off* *snoozes*"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "How exactly do elves get drunk if they don't sleep."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I assume they fall in a drunken trance"

[slingergame] DM says, "I think even elves are prone to comic effect"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hehe"

Quarion turns to his friends. 'Well, it has been quite a day.'

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think you can be unconscious without being asleep."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "good point"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Wait, elves don't sleep? Really?"

DM says, "so Horst prepares the goat, and you have a very early and very heavy breakfast. So not much later you're fast asleep."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "They meditate."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That's what they *tell* everyone."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "heh"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Personally, I think they just stay up for several weeks, then sneak off on an 'elf only retreat' where they nap for six days straight."

Quarion is crosslegged with his eyes closed. Definetely not sleeeeep....zzzzz...zzz

[slingergame] Quarion says, "haha"

Vraklul says, "Mmm. This is the second time today I've had this goat in me."

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Quarion), "Rush will probably admit what it was if asked not in front of many people."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "oho"

[slingergame] DM says, "Like, in the early morning, with everyone else asleep"

Quarion is doing his mental exercises in the early morning.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "spends her healing spells if need be."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "ila:"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "No need"

Vraklul zzsZNORKtshh...

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Unless it's not a long rest?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think it's a long rest."

(From DM) Bloodfang crawls over Quarions lap, and some time later Haleth meditates besides him with her head on his shoulder.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I think we all need a long rest."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "awww"

DM says, "So some time around noon you all wake long rested, among the glances from the temple patrons."

Quarion says, "What a lovely night's rest that was."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Are we going to start a pool for what was on the platter?"

DM says, "(also, you send the message)"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I think the best answers so far are 'Shaborys (possibly in the form of little decorated cakes)' and 'the hearts or other tender organs of her enemies'."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

Quarion says, "Guys, would you all terribly mind if we don't go right away? I have some arcane stuff to do."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "I could make it any of those things, since nothing has been officially said yet ;-)"

Vraklul asks, "Oh? What kind of stuff?"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Haha. I was thinking some sort of humanoid. And she's just embarassed to admit she has a taste for that in front of her humanoid friends."

Quarion says, "Well, for starters, I need to change my list of prepared spells, in case we come up against those skeletons."

Quarion says, "And I have a scroll to copy into my spell book."

Quarion exclaims, "It'll take less than two hours!"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Maybe it's more entertaining for me to never say ;-)"

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

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Like the Pulp Fiction briefcase"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hehe"

Vraklul says, "I seem to recall we were planning to let Rush have first crack at the mansion."

Shaborys feeds her dagger while we wait.

Shaborys says, "But we absolutely need to be ready as backup."

Vraklul says, "True."

Quarion says, "I agree with Shaborys."

Vraklul says, "Fair enough."

Quarion finds a quiet place and opens his spellbook.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm trying to figure out what kind of simple sporting-like games Vraklul would have grown up with."

(From DM) Haleth kisses Quarion goodbye and goes to work. She promises to come by the mansion once it's skeleton free.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Because that seems like the sort of thing he'd be proposing to do to pass the time."

DM exclaims, "..VRAK!"

Vraklul asks, "Wha?"

Vraklul looks around for rainbow goats.

DM says, "You suddenly hear a weird rustling sound from a dark corner of the temple."

Vraklul investigates!

Rashawndra says, "Thank you. It doesn't... it doesn't seem weird? It seemed like a better idea last night. I want to be helpful, but not.. artificially helpful, I guess? Unless it's an actual training thing. I dunno."

Shaborys says, "I don't really feel comfortable with it, but you insisted."

DM says, "there is ... something back there ... it's small and metallic ... it's ... it's ..."

DM says, "Siri."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Hi, Siri!"

Vraklul exclaims, "Hey, it's Siri!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Did Siri just call my name?"

Rashawndra asks (of Siri), "Do you have a message for us?"

Quarion raises an eyebrow from his spellbook. (He's busy with that pesky Fireball scroll.)

DM says, "MESSAGE SENDER : If it doesn't understand Maelis, why should it understand Kazehaya"

Vraklul laughs.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "hehe"

DM exclaims, "MESSAGE READS: We're safe. Moved to the coast and try to hide in the fishing valleys. Yan Wu survived and is trailing us again. Stay safe!"

Vraklul says, "Well, I'm glad they're safe."

Vraklul says, "So far."

Vraklul asks, "Should we send a message back asking if they need any help?"

Shaborys nods.

Vraklul exclaims (at Siri), "Hey, Siri, send a message to Maelis!"

DM says, "PLEASE RECORD SENDER"

Vraklul says, "Vraklul."

DM says, "RECORDED AS "Wrathful""

DM says, "PLEASE RECORD MESSAGE"

Vraklul exclaims, "We've got a house now! Do you need any help with Yan Wu? We're getting better at beating things up all the time. Seeya later!"

DM exclaims, "MESSAGE RECORDED AS We've got a house mouse! Do you need any help with shampoo? We're getting better at heating things up and crime. Seeya later!"

Vraklul nods.

Quarion is reassured, and also amused by Siri's antics. For now, he returns to his spellbook, deciphering the scroll and copying it carefully. Then he unprepares Flaming Sphere to replace it with the newly acquired Fireball. He replaces the rarely used Sleep with Levitate. And Spider Climb is replaced with Burning Hands, because fire works, bitches.

DM says, "Siri scrambles away."

Vraklul says, "I wonder how it knew whom to send the message to this time."

Vraklul asks, "Think Siri is starting to become intelligent?"

DM says, "Oh, it's the answer feature."

DM says, "You did say "Send a message to Maelis"."

DM asks, "If there's not anything else, we'll skip to when Q is ready?"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Sounds good to me!"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra exclaims, "Skip away!"

(From Quarion) After nearly two hours, Quarion is done. [see earlier]

DM says, "You move out to your mansion."

DM says, "It's near the edge of the city, and it's a bit run down."

Quarion says, "I can't believe we actually own one of these things now."

DM says, "It has two floor, and its main feature is a glass domed entrance hall that spans both floors."

Shaborys frowns. Only two floors?!?

DM says, "It's surrounded on all sound by a small strip of withered garden, which in turn is surrounded by a somewhat rusty iron fence."

Quarion says, "Well, it needs a bit of work."

DM says, "The glass dome is caved in, and, from what you can see from the road, the entrance hall is covered in debris."

Shaborys says, "It's.. charming."

DM says, "There is an envelope pinned to the entrance gate."

Vraklul whistles. "Fancy!"

Shaborys takes the envelope and opens it up.

Quarion asks, "Correct that. It needs a *lot* of work -- oh, what's that?"

Shaborys reads aloud, whatever the letter says.

DM says, "Dear Sirs and Madams,"

DM says, "thank you for your message. We took up lodgings in the nearby �Pirate Hook Hotel� and eagerly await further correspondence from you."

Vraklul asks, "Oh, is that from the servants?"

DM says, "With kindest regards and best wishes- -Jennings, Mrs. Jennings, Miss Jennings and Jennings jr."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "haha"

Vraklul exclaims, "Right!"

Vraklul says, "We'll have to go say hi as soon as we've sorted out any old necromancish stuff."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra is impressed how Shaborys managed to pronouce '�' flawlessly.

Quarion says, "They sound like nice people. Probably not the kind who'd know anything about necromancy."

[Crows-Nest] DM asks (of Rashawndra), "Shut up you ?????"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "She has no problem with *; why would ? be any worse?"

Quarion says, "Let's make this place safe for them. And us."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Right!"

Shaborys turns to Rush. "So.. you still want to do this alone?"

Shaborys says, "You don't have to."

Vraklul says, "If you want, we can all go, and you can be in front."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "In a weird turn of events, the house turns out to be completely safe."

Rashawndra sighs. "I'm happy to, but with the sun shining, it seems a little silly."

Vraklul says, "Or we could split up and all take a different room."

[slingergame] (from Shaborys) DM says, "YESSSS. Split the party."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "That's undoubtedly the safest way, and surely the easiest for the DM!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Split it! You know in your heart you want to!"

Rashawndra says, "I do want to prove myself as a knight of Grijak, but it seems like doing that where I'm *needed* makes more sense than where it's just possible."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "For the record, my intention was to cast invisibility on myself and stealthily follow Rush around."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

[slingergame] DM says, "aw"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "My plan was to wait outside for ten minutes, then to go after her and congratulate her on her courage."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I would have liked to see that"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "The other meta-game thing ist hat I want people to have something to do and for this bit to not be all about me."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I would have just levitated to the second floor."

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "That's a good thing to keep in mind"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK, that all sounds hilarious enough that we should do it."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, if you are willfully stupid I will not be nice :-)"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yay"

[slingergame] DM asks, "So, what do you do?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "We let Rush go ahead but each pursue our own secret agendas."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "?"

Rashawndra peers at the mansion. "What do you think? Should I do it?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think what we said we were going to do: Rush goes in alone, Shaborys goes in invisibly, I wait 5-10 minutes outside before going in after them, Quarion levitates up to the second floor."

[slingergame] DM says, "I hate you all and this sounds fun! Let's do it."

Quarion says, "Well, if you get into trouble, just call out and we'll rescue you"

Quarion says, "We won't be far"

Vraklul says, "We won't be far -- if you run into *anything* at all, you just call out, and we'll be right behind you."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Some of us literally."

Rashawndra exclaims, "OK!"

Rashawndra says, "Thanks, guys."

Rashawndra says, "This means more to me than I thought it would."

Quarion smiles.

Vraklul salutes.

Rashawndra strides up to the mansion and tries to open the door, realizes she's not the one with the key, comes back for the key, goes back to the door, unlocks it, and goes inside.

DM says (to Rashawndra), "So, you go first. After a short path and a coat room, I guess, you come into the entrance hall. It's huge, and it's a mess. There is shattered glass everywhere. The floor is also covered in broken furniture, and one of the stairs leading up into the second floor is broken."

DM says, "Near one of the walls, you can see a chalk outline."

Rashawndra tries to figure out what the shattered glass came from, and examines the chalk outline.

Shaborys waits for Rush to go inside. Then she touches her forehead, mutters a few words in Infernal, and vanishes into thin air.

Vraklul busies himself outside cleaning up some of the debris and whatnot, as well as scouting for any wild herbs growing nearby he can use to replenish his herbalism kit.

[slingergame] DM says, "I haven't looked up those Herbalism rules, but I will if you plan to use them"

Shaborys waits a little bit, before silently opening the front door (oiling the hinges beforehand) and slipping inside.

Quarion sees what Shaborys is up to, but has mischief of his own to attend to. 'Vrak, I'm just going to go for a quick walk,' he says, and suddenly he floats up into the air!

DM says (to Rashawndra), "Well, it seems like the entrance hall once had a fantastic glass dome ceiling."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "At the moment I'm just engaging in roleplay, not doing anything mechanical."

Vraklul waves to Quarion.

DM says (to Quarion), "Rush will probably see you if you float over the broken dome."

Quarion flies around the back.

Rashawndra . o O ( A fight? Where did the intruders go? )

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Tracking? Notice?"

[slingergame] DM says, "I think Notice is FATE."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Perception!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Tracking is also not D&D, it seems."

[slingergame] Rashawndra rolls perception!

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

Shaborys silently stands guard in whatever room Rush is, at any given point. (Just assume I follow her, unless there's some reason I cannot.)

DM says (to Rashawndra), "You think that something crashed through the glass dome and fell to the floor below."

Shaborys looks around as well.

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And did that thing get up and move? Or was it dragged?"

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 6 = 24

[slingergame] DM says, "With that roll you can't really tell"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And is the chalk outline humanoid?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Do you walk/climb over there?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "I do!"

DM says (to Shaborys), "You notice a piece of paper stucking out of the rubble."

Shaborys doesn't touch it, but notes it for later.

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Rashawndra), "It's of a humanoid ... without a head!"

Vraklul is deciding which herbs he'll grow where once they get the garden back into shape.

DM asks (of Rashawndra), "Say, OOC, what's your current hitpoints?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "It's maxed, right?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "If so, 32."

[slingergame] DM says, "yeah"

DM rolls 5 8-sided dice: 1 5 7 8 2 | 23

[slingergame] Quarion says, "..."

DM says (to Rashawndra), "You yawn, but turn back to the outline when ..."

DM says, "Some horrible, huge, blue skinned monstrosity appears behind you and screeches "TASTY TIEFLING!""

DM says, "I think we want to roll some INI"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is this audible from outside?"

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

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 2 = 8

Quarion registers Quarion at init 8.

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Vraklul), "Roll Perception!"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 1 = 18

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

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 4 = 17

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 0 = 20

Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 17.

Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 18.

[slingergame] Quarion asks (of DM), "Am I on the second floor?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Natural 20 for Perception."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Woo."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "did we clear the track?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "What was the 23 for?"

[slingergame] DM says, "SPLITTING THE PARTY IS SO MUCH FUN YOU GUYS"

[slingergame] DM says, "(jk)"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6

DM registers Oni at init 6.

DM clears the initiative.

Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 17.

Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 18.

DM registers Oni at init 6.

Quarion registers Quarion at init 8.

Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 8.

DM says, "So, the beast gets a surprise attack on Rush, and then we go by INI order"

Shaborys presumably saw this coming, but didn't react quickly enough to warn Rush.

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "am I on the second floor? Just wondering. Sorry we split the party."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "(dagger)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "You probably hear this through the broken ceiling."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "You're flying near the glass dome"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "oh!"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "good!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I can descend through the hole"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "just like that other thing"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "or stay where I am if I'm in range"

DM says (to Rashawndra), "The beast seems to cast a spell at you! Make a WIS(13) save"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Incidentally, how does a (by which I mean, specifically mine) weapon of warning alert to danger? Does it just vibrate or glow or make a sound?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "The whole dome is basically shattered, only a bit at the edges remains. Think breakfast egg."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "yum"

[slingergame] Vraklul looks it up while the DM is busy attacking Rush.

[slingergame] DM says, "it yells as loud as it can DANGER SHABORYS DANGER DANGER"

Rashawndra counterspells!

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "So, Rush should have herad that."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(level 3)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "'While the weapon is on your person, you have advantage of initiative rolls.'"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "In addition, you and any of your companions within 30 ft of you can't be surprised,"

[slingergame] DM says, "I was joking, I think it vibrates"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "'In addition, you and any of your companions within 30 feet of you can't be surprised, except when incapacitated by something other than nonmagical sleep.'"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So Rush is *so* unsurprised."

[slingergame] DM says, "Well, if Shaborys is within 30 ft."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It says it'll wake you up if you're sleeping, but it doesn't say what means it uses to alert you. Just that it 'warns you of danger'."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "it is a large hall!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I'm OK being surprised, y'all. It's kind of what I signed up for ;-)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Okay, fair enough"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok!"

[slingergame] DM says, "In that case, we'll just say it's a thing you "sense""

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "In the meantime, I cast counterspell!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also, I want the 'DANGER SHABORYS DANGER DANGER' version."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hee"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Specifically so that Shaborys can look sheepish whenever someone she hasn't introduced herself to goes 'huh? who's Shaborys?'"

[slingergame] DM | If you�re surprised, you can�t move or take an action on your first turn of the combat, and you can�t take a reaction until that turn ends.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "poor Rush"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK, now I'm no longer OK with being surprised ;-)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(kidding)"

[slingergame] DM says, "heh"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Roll a Wisdom save!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Wisdom save, then!"

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

DM exclaims (at Rashawndra), "It's weird ... that blue beast is your best friend! You better warn it!"

DM says, "(on your turn)"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh no"

DM advances the initiative: RASHAWNDRA(18) Shaborys(17) Quarion/Vraklul(8) Oni(6)

DM says, "(now)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha/ow. Can I tell how close I was? I might do my divine favor thing to add 2d4 to my save, if it's vaguely close enough."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "13."

[slingergame] DM says, "Well, I said 13, so you do the math :-)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, missed that."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So unless you're hoping to roll a 9 on your 2d4..."

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, this says "friendly acquaintance", not best friend"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "So more like me than like Shaborys."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Aw"

Rashawndra says, "Hi! Hey, do you know what happened here? This used to belong to someone we suspect to be a necromancer, so there might be problems."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Man, you startled me, jumping up like that!"

DM says, "Sure, I do *slobber* Just come a little closer""

DM says, "(Unless you want to do anything else, we'll say that's your turn)"

Rashawndra says, "Cool! Let's go upstairs, we can start up there while you tell me about it."

Rashawndra tries to figure out a way to jump up the broken stairs.

DM asks, "Do you know anything about the children? There should be a orphanage in here?"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(18) SHABORYS(17) Quarion/Vraklul(8) Oni(6)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Y'know, getting closer like it wants might actually be to your advantage."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Get within 5 feet of it, please. If you're not already."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, ha"

Rashawndra asks, "Hey, can you lift me up?"

[slingergame] DM | You don't need advantage on the Attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn't Incapacitated, and you don't have disadvantage on the Attack roll.

[slingergame] DM says, "They're not enemies! They're friendly acquaintances."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Shit."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "What if you're invisible?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'll turn visible once i attack."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah, but I think that means you get only one attack with advantage."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Right, but do you at least get the sneak attack on that first attack?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "You might get advantage for a surprise or something."

DM says (to Rashawndra), "You're right next to your friend now, and he looks at you hungrily."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "What says the DM?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yeah, Advantage for surprise!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Cool"

Shaborys shouts "That thing isn't friendly!!!" at Rush, before taking aim.

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 7 = 14

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 7 = 25

DM says, "hit"

Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 6 2 4 4 | 16 + 4 = 20

DM asks, "And you run closer?"

DM says, "Oh, I misread rush, heh"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "\:D"

Shaborys appears out of nowhere.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "When our turn comes up: you first, or me?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Me?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK."

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(18) Shaborys(17) QUARION/VRAKLUL(8) Oni(6)

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "ELVES FIRST!"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Can I see all three of them down there? How high am I?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Women, children and elves first."

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "About 49 ft"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, you can see them all"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Great!"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "That means I can use Sculpt Spells!"

Quarion is hovering above the scene, and sees it all: the evil Oni, Shaborys appearing out of nowhere, etc.

(From Quarion) Pointing his finger down at them, he focuses.

(From Quarion) Shaborys and Rush are enveloped in a pale, protective glow. And a streak of light descends on the oni. There is a split second of silence. Has the spell failed?

(From Quarion) And then the oni screams as flames blossom out in a great explosion from beneath where it's standing. Fireball!

Quarion rolls 8 6-sided dice: 5 4 1 2 5 1 1 5 | 24

[slingergame] Quarion says, "And a save"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "DEX(14)"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10

[slingergame] DM says, "It's always odd that fire doesn't set creatures on fire"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, sorry, missed your damage roll"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "24 damage!"

DM exclaims, "Vraklul!"

Vraklul bursts throw the door, in a rage!

DM exclaims, "If you dash, you can reach the vile enemy!"

Vraklul dashes! And reaches the enemy!

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, ironically, the door was the only unbroken thing in the entrance hall."

Vraklul presumably then ends his turn, since he's already used up his action to dash.

DM exclaims, "The floor is on fire!"

Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "What did you do? Why is the floor on fire!"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(18) Shaborys(17) Quarion/Vraklul(8) ONI(6)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I assume that means it was more than 40ft away from me."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Guys! Guys, this is all a misunderstanding! This guy is super friendly!"

Rashawndra exclaims, "And he has blue skin like me!"

DM exclaims, "The super friendly Oni sees a lot of angry people, and fire and ... DISAPPEARS!"

DM says, "dun DUN dun"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: RASHAWNDRA(18) Shaborys(17) Quarion/Vraklul(8) Oni(6)

Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Then why did it call you 'TASTY TIEFLING'?"

Shaborys says, "This thing appeared out of nowhere and threatened her!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "The floor around it is on fire, you said?"

Rashawndra says, "That's... that's a good question. It seemed scary at first, but then I saw its expression, and could tell it wasn't actually hostile."

Rashawndra's expression clears. "Oh, it was probably a joke!"

[slingergame] DM says, "yes. Like, where you and Rush are standing, for instance."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are the flames including the space that the oni was occupying? Or is there a mysterious gap between them, as if there were some invisible object present?"

Rashawndra exclaims, "Anyway, thanks for getting here so fast when you thought I was in trouble!"

Rashawndra tries to put out the fire.

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Can I slap Rush to knock her out of it?"

DM says, "You think you hear footsteps running away, but it's hard to tell."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Actually, I can't cause harm unarmed, I think."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "But someone else could."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "You can't cause harm unarmed?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Well, my action is 'put out the fire'."

DM says, "Aha"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(18) SHABORYS(17) Quarion/Vraklul(8) Oni(6)

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "isn't it STR + 1?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh, you're -1 for STR?"

[slingergame] DM says, "If you slap someone, you don't cause damage"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "You cause offence."

[slingergame] DM says, "Only to their heart, because they thought you were their friend"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Like the oni."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Charm Person lasts an hour, or until the oni attacks Rush."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Well, she's going to feel really silly in an hour, I hope."

DM says (to Shaborys), "Slapping Rush doesn't seem to be make him any less oni-friendly."

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Quarion), "Hey!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Him?)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Roll Arcana first"

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

[slingergame] DM says, "(her)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "oops, not my turn"

Shaborys attempts to put out the fire as well, I guess. (Have to go AFK.)

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(18) Shaborys(17) QUARION/VRAKLUL(8) Oni(6)

Vraklul chases the sound of footsteps!

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Do I actually have to roll Arcana, or was that a joke?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Oh yeah, elves first.)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "I think that's if you want to know IC that it was a charm spell and the associated details."

[slingergame] DM says, "No, I was serious. Please don't just look stuff like this up. For rules it's different."

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "I didn't look it up, I have it in my spellbook."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "But I get what you mean."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Diagnosing spells is hard."

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Oops, my bad! Sure, then you don't need to roll."

[slingergame] DM asks, "So what do you do instead?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(also, is the fire out?)"

Quarion floats down 20ft.

[slingergame] DM says, "it is indeed out"

Quarion is now 29 ft above the others?

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Yes"

Quarion asks, "Hey guys! Are you okay?"

Quarion exclaims, "I hope that fireball didn't scare you!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "that's my turn"

Vraklul exclaims, "I think I'm OK, but Rush is acting strange!"

Vraklul chases the sound of footsteps!

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Back"

DM says (to Vraklul), "I can't find any good rules on tracking someone invisible, so let's go with Perception with disadvantage"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ooh."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I mean, oof."

DM exclaims, "Vraklul attacks an innocent square of air!"

Vraklul exclaims, "I think it went this way!"

DM advances the initiative: Rashawndra(18) Shaborys(17) Quarion/Vraklul(8) ONI(6)

Vraklul swings.

Vraklul exclaims, "No! It didn't!"

DM says, "In the far corner of the room, the Oni appears for a second, but then it turns into a cloud of smoke! The smoke then begins to sink through the floorboards into the cellar (presumably)."

DM says, "You are victorious (uh, kinda)"

Rashawndra exclaims, "No, don't go! You have to meet my friends!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I counterspell?"

Vraklul points at the floorboards. "That way! It *definitely* went that way!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Why would you?m He's your friend!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "I know! I want him to meet my other friends!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at DM), "That's why she doesn't want him to leave her!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Everyone leaves, in the end."

[slingergame] DM says, "Aw"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "noooo"

[slingergame] DM says, "I don't buy that reasoning"

Rashawndra exclaims, "Geez, guys, now you've scared it off!"

Shaborys says, "It was going to eat you!"

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "It was my oni friend in the world!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hahahaha"

Rashawndra exclaims, "You guys didn't eat me!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I'm waiting for the part where we find it that it really is perfectly friendly, but just very socially awkward, and Charm Person is the only way it knows of to make friends."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Are we still in initiative, or is it gone gone for now?"

Rashawndra says, "Here, let's go find it. I bet it can explain."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "No and yes"

Shaborys says, "By eating you."

Shaborys takes a look at that note she saw earlier.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh, we're out of init?"

Shaborys says, "Or whatever that paper was."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "If not, it's my turn."

Vraklul looks for a way down to the cellar that doesn't involve passing through floorboards.

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Yes, we are out of Ini. Now you can all start shouting together again!"

DM says (to Shaborys), "It seems to be a page from a diary or something. and it reads:"

DM says, "I feel my compulsion to write down everything will be the end of me! It's such a bad habit for a necromancer! But it helps me organize my thoughts and these to-do lists are nifty to achieve my evil goals."

DM says, "Blasted Captain Esteban from the guard came by again and asked about disappeared corpses from the nearby graveyard. Sure he has a sharp mind and dashing good looks, but he is hindered by the law and can't lay a finger on me until he can prove something. But I have hidden my secret laboraty well in the cellar. The vintage that opens it is my mother birthyear, which I can tell from the pictures in my bedroom � but I'll write it down here - 1221 FF � because I'm tired of going up there and looking."

Shaborys skims it quietly, and then sums it up, including the code to the lab, for the others.

Quarion floats down from the heavens. Still hovering a bit, he listens to Shaborys' recitale. 'Aha.'

Rashawndra exclaims, "OK, when we find it, nobody cast anything, OK? Let's just talk. Anybody casts anything, I'm counterspelling it!"

Shaborys says, "If it tries to eat you, I'm shooting it."

Rashawndra says, "Fine, yes, if it attacks me, you shoot it."

Shaborys says, "Or anyone else. If it tries to eat them, I mean."

Shaborys says, "Not if they try to eat-- oh, y'all know what I mean.""

Vraklul says (to Rush), "The last time I tried to cast a spell..."

Rashawndra says, "Sure. It won't so, that'll be OK>"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "except put the comma in the right place."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I assume that Shaborys had her foot on the diary page when I cast Fireball, and Sculpt Spells saved it."

Rashawndra also looks for a way downstairs.

DM says (to Quarion), "You spot another one of these pages, floating down."

Quarion snatches at it!

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

DM says, "I delivered my prototype agony engine to that elf, as promised, and he's taking it up north. I wonder what he wants to do with it? Ah, it's hardly my concern. My own, smaller machine, is finally working and I set it up in the attic. Now all I need is to lure people to the attic, to the old orphanage! It's surprisingly hard to lure people to your creepy mansion's attic, though."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So, there was an old orphanage in this building?"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I have an idea for what we can use the mansion for when we're out adventuring!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Guess so. The oni mentioned it, too."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Sweatshop?"

[Crows-Nest] (from Vraklul) Vraklul says, "Necromantic experimentation!"

Quarion pockets the page for now, not wanting to read it out loud. He has just the tiniest doubt, and he's uncomfortable that he can't dispell it altogether.

Shaborys asks (of Vrak), "Did you find a way to the cellar?"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "That's an excellent question!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I too would like to know the answer to it."

DM says, "There is a huge double door that leads further into the mansion. You take your time carefully exploring the ground floor, but find it in working order, if a bit dusty. It mostly has kitchens, storerooms, and similiar things, but also a library and a sort of smoking room."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I do not take my time!"

[slingergame] Quarion asks (of DM), "can I roll Arcana to see if I know anything about 'agony engine'?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Sure!"

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 3 = 9

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I run wildly from room to room, ignoring anything that doesn't look like a possible way downstairs!"

Quarion wonders what an 'agony engine' is. It sounds bad.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Quation), "It's an automated agony aunt."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "snrk"

DM says, "At one point, Vraklul nearly slips on yet another page that seems to have blown in from the hall. I assume one of you picks it up, while Vraklul runs around wildly."

Shaborys does so.

DM exclaims, "Something...or someone has come � it's stalking me � It whispers of children! But there haven't been children here in years!"

DM says, "And now something is happening in the city. I heard alarm bells."

Vraklul exclaims (at Shaborys, as he races past), "I haven't found it yet, but it must be here somewhere!"

DM says, "And now a giant, hooked monster appeared on the glass dome of this very hall! Why am I not running away! I knew my compulsion would be the end of m-[unintelligible]"

Shaborys says, "Hey, so, um. This is.. disturbing."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Wow. Heh."

Quarion asks, "Yeah?"

Shaborys says, "I think a giant monster broke that dome."

Shaborys says, "Also something about children."

Quarion says, "Hm."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Copy and Paste does not want to work with me today."

Shaborys says, "Or else this guy was just super paranoid."

Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "<opens door>You mean like the giant monsters that were leaping out of evil portals all over the city a few weeks ago?<closes door again and runs off in another direction>"

Shaborys says, "The oni mentioned something about this being an orphanage... asked Rush if she knew about "the children"."

Quarion says, "That is very disturbing."

DM says (to Vraklul), "You find a door leading down into the cellar. You throw it open and it's super dark down there. You should be able to see with Darkvision, but it's ... too dark."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Actually, I probably don't say oni."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Maybe "The blue giant"."

Vraklul exclaims, "I found it!"

Shaborys says, "Oh! Good. Let's go."

Rashawndra exclaims (at Vrak), "Nice!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Big Blue Bast*rd"

Vraklul exclaims, "I can't see!"

Vraklul asks, "I don't understand. What does it mean when something is all black and you can't see?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Something like this https://media-waterdeep.cursecdn.com/avatars/thumbnails/0/297/1000/1000/636252771507213738.jpeg"

Vraklul says, "I've never had that happen before."

Rashawndra heads over to the cellar door and calls out, "Hey, blue friend! Come up and chat with us! I'm sure we can work this out!"

Shaborys asks, "What do you mean? I thought you could see in the dark?"

DM says, "A voice from the dark whispers ... "Leave now ... but if you come down here ... you'll never leave!""

Rashawndra exclaims, "Oh, it's like the 'Darkness' that I can cast! Maybe he can cast it like I can!"

Vraklul asks (of Voice), "Who are you? Why do you want us to leave?"

Rashawndra casts 'Light' on a piece of glass and holds it into the darkness.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Honestly, I'd prefer to be dealing with this kind of oni: https://std1.bebee.com/br/pb/109069/c4b454a1/900"

[slingergame] DM asks (of Rashawndra), "Which level is that?"

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

DM says, "The light from Rashawndra is disspelled."

Rashawndra frowns.

Vraklul asks (of Voice), "Helloooo? Can you hear me?"

DM exclaims (at Vraklul), "No answer!"

Shaborys peers over Vraklul's shoulder. "I'm not going down there if I can't see."

Rashawndra says, "Well, I could cast 'Light' at a higher level, I guess."

Vraklul asks (of SHaborys), "Has this thing actually tried to hurt anyone yet?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "This is the second time that Dispel Magic would have been useful."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does anyone have any way to dispel a magical effect?"

Shaborys says, "It didn't get a chance to.."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Timing."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "I take it you don't have Dispel?"

Shaborys says, "But it screeched "Tasty Tiefling!" at Rush, and then ran away."

Rashawndra experiments with her cantrip getting dispelled to see if she can figure out how powerful the 'darkness' spell is.

[slingergame] DM says, "It's always the spells you haven't prepared"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(I guess the wand is Detect, not Dispel.)"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to Vraklul), "nope. I'll take it at level 6, probably."

Vraklul says, "Hmm. That does sound pretty threatening."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "assuming I'm still alive"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(arcana)"

Rashawndra says, "Pfft. You guys. It was joking."

[slingergame] DM says, "You need a Light Spell of at least 3rd level to disspell darkness"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Can I roll arcana? (Will likely fail), but to guess that Rush may be under a spell of some sort, because seeing a big blue monster and thinking it's your friend isn't bloody normal."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "OK, I cast Light at level 3!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "I think that Quarion identified it already, since it was one that he already knows."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "yeah"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So we *could* wait an hour before going down."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "That was on this channel, though... He didn't say it IC."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If Quarion suggests that."

DM exclaims, "WHOOSH! Suddenly the cellar entrance is illuminated like day! You see the Oni stand about 10 feet from the entrance down there, and he is casting a spell at you!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "correct"

Rashawndra counterspells!

Vraklul exclaims (at Oni), "Hey, there you are!"

Rashawndra exclaims, "NO SPELLS! JUST TALKING!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Since I already declared I'm counterspelling everything ;-)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Sure! Make a DC 15 check with your spellcasting ability"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 7 = 21

DM exclaims, "A gigantic cone of cold rushes towards you all, threatening to engulf you all - but then, a second later, dissipates harmlessly!"

DM says, "The oni uses his move to run deeper into the cellar."

Shaborys says, "See! See that!"

Shaborys says, "That wasn't friendly."

Rashawndra exclaims, "He's scared!"

Quarion exclaims (at Rashawndra), "I've figured it out! You're under the effects of a Charm Person!"

DM says (to Rashawndra), "You are 1) awesome 2) no longer charmed"

Rashawndra says, "Wait."

Rashawndra says, "Oh, crap."

[slingergame] DM says, "That would've been 8d8 damage"

Quarion says, "Oh, you *were* under the effect. Now it's gone. Yay."

DM says, "3) feel like a bit of a fool"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Yay coutnerspell!"

Vraklul follows the oni!

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Well, 3) is normal, so hey!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, I meant your PC! hah ZING"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Initiative?"

DM says, "Well, you all give chase into the darkness of the cellar. The camera lingers on the open cellar door for a second before ..."

DM says, "TO BE CONTINUED"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "woo"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Yay!"

Shaborys gives Rush an "I told you so" look on her way down.

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "whee!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "That was super fun."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Thanks for letting us do our thing. That was super patient of you."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[slingergame] DM says, "I love it when you do your thing"

[slingergame] DM says, "I was joking about splitting the party and all that"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "we know ;-)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So how *does* oni taste, anyway?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Besides, I got to cast Fireball while floating 49 ft above the ground."

[slingergame] DM says, "It's a pretty onique taste"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I am a happy wizard."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Oh yeah, this place has really high ceilings!"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "That was one of the highlights of the session"

[slingergame] DM says, "That and piggyback riding"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "aww"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

[slingergame] DM says, "And Shaborys sneaking behind Rush, because of course she does"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I am all in favor of piggyback riding."

[slingergame] DM says, "I feel, as Q pointed out, this group has a bit more of a hm... "family friendly" tone than other groups, but I'm fine with that"

[slingergame] DM says, "Things might get a bit dark here and there, though"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Should I swear more?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Should I brood more?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Like Batman?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "How do you folks feel about horror content, generally?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Should I kill more?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I like it"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes to all!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Me too"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I like horror."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "I feel that we are likely to somewhat dispel attempts at horror with humor and positive attitiudes."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "But you're free to try it!"

[slingergame] DM says, "That too"

[slingergame] Quarion prepares Dispel Horror.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(which should totally be a spell)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(I'd imagine it as a way to give allies advantages on WIS checks and remove any Frightened conditions)"

[slingergame] Roger says, "I haven't noticed that, but maybe I've generally hung out with less edgelordy groups"

Roger has arrived.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, I also feel like we would be somewhat likely to counter horror with bad jokes, but it's fine if it gets brought up."

[slingergame] DM says (to roger), "I hope you didn't miss the Horst cameo"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to Roger), "They replaced you with Ron Perlman"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm fine with that! Just don't want to make people uncomfortable"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "As long as it doesn't get explicit in really squicky directions."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Nope!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Anyway, time to sleep. Thanks for induldging me."

[slingergame] DM asks, "next session October 6th, right?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "yep normally"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Like, say, bones left over from eaten orphans? Fine. Still alive, sobbing, half-eaten orphans? Maybe a bit too much."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Yup!"

[slingergame] Roger says, "I did miss the Horst cameo! I'll have to review the transcript."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And yup, October 6 is good! How is October 27?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm good."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Good for me."

[slingergame] Roger says, "Good date for a horror game"

[slingergame] DM says, "Works for me"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hehe"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yup, I'm also free the 27th."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "October 27 it is!"

Shaborys goes east.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Nov 3?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(I'm out on Nov 10.)"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Sure"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'll be on vacation Nov3-Nov9, so no Nov 10 for me either"

[slingergame] DM says, "And 3rd"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm good all November except maybe 17th."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I am also free in November, with the possible exception of the one on Thanksgiving weekend."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(the 24th)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So... DM is out on Nov 3, DM and I are out on Nov 10, Quarion might be out on Nov 17, and Rush might be out on Nov 24?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(I need to check: I'm in Montpellier for a colloquium from 14th to 16th, don't know if I'm coming back early enough to catch D&D on that Saturday)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "It doesn't look good for November, I must confess."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Hopefully from December onwards we'll have more regular sessions."

[slingergame] DM says, "December might be tough for me because Christmas at work is super stressful, but we'll see"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "ah okay"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "And I can't do December 8, but the 9th is fine..."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "If 17 isn't good, will Sunday, November 18 work?"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "it will!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "as well as any other Sundays"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So..."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "2-5? 1-5? 1:30-5?"

[slingergame] DM says, "2-5 usually works best for me"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Let's make November a month of Sundays!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of ggg, lps), "Is Sunday November 18 good for you two as well?"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "For me, yes."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Sunday is the new Saturday. ;-)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'll leave the 24/25 weekend undecided for now until people know more about the holiday."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "okay that works"

[slingergame] DM says, "I can't make any promises for November, but I'll try"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I might not be able to make it as early as 2 on the 18th, but I could probably make it later."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And might be available at 2; we'll see."

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "Hm, that would leave us little time"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Should I pencil in 2:30? 3?"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl asks, "If it's possibly the only game in November, is a shorter game better than nothing, Tale?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I would feel it is, personally."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Me too."

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Me,tooo."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Sure!"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Yay!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Woohoo."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Less preb!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK, I've put 2:30 on the schedule for that day."

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Vraklul), "Thanks!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So it looks like our next three sessions are October 6, October 27, and November 18."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "No problem."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And thank you for the game!"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "yeah, it was great"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And for getting my body back!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Sounds like someone could run something in the gaps maybe?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Maybe..."

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Thanks!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Man, I feel like I developed that whole goat thing a lifetime ago... and it's not even over!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Obviously the goat is going to be the final big villain."

[slingergame] Quarion has been reading up on using clues in D&D one-shots. Inspector Leek might return...

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Or whatever body it takes. A bigger, badder goat, perhaps."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Q might end up being free the 17th, right?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "ha ha ha *shifty eyes* Of course not!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "yeah"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I need to book my tickets first and see when I come back"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Oh yeah."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "it's all a question of scheduling"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Right."

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, I'd love to be a player again in D&D"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And if he is free, then we're all good with doing a full-length session on the 17th."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Mmm, yeah, I wouldn't mind bringing Herring back out."

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm free on the 17th"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Now that winter is back almost upon me, my schedule might be more amenable to the occasional one-shot or alternate campaign or something"

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Oh, I was thinking of making a new character"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to Vraklul), "Correct! That gives me incentive to book those tickets this week and see how I can come back early enough."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "There's no reason I couldn't play Herring while you played someone new."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Say, next weekend, even."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If Peregrine were up for it, and ggg wanted to join in."

[slingergame] DM says, "I always wanted to try a barbarian"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "feel free to make a new character (Inspector Leek stories are disconnected, much like Mad Max)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "They're pretty great."

[slingergame] DM says, "From a silly, ill-fitting race like kobold"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "aww"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "SO have you decided that you'll be running a D&D one-shot next Saturday?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "That works for me"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "For me, Taleslinger, and maybe ggg and/or Roger if they're up for it?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Quarion), "Yay!!!!"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "If you wanted to run it on Sunday, I would choose that over my other plans. But I'm the one out on the 29th."

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "or one of the ones out"

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

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

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm out on Sunday :/"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Curses."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I prefer Saturday, since I'm a bit of a slow DM"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Play Saturday then. Slinger should get to play something for once."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "yeah"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "And I technically have plans on Sunday :)"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Peregrine), "Well, we *tried* to mark on the calendar who was out on which day, but these darn players won't keep it updated!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "haha"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Roger), "You up for it, then?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I have a module."

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Gonna go stitch up a cute rat (stitch and bitch poly meetup)"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to ggg), "awwww"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "want rat!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Snitch rats get rat stitches!"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl | https://i.etsystatic.com/11662388/r/il/88e1c2/1376453152/il_570xN.1376453152_7m8m.jpg

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "hee"

[slingergame] DM says, "wow, cool"