[slingergame] DM says, "Helloooo"
[slingergame] DM asks, "So, should I go into this assuming we have a November session or not?"
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "That depends on Rashawndra. And they won't know until November?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "If you need an answer now, assume that yes, I'll be able to make it."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "It's really a minor point. But yay!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Unless we want to assume we're *not* going to have one, and do something else for Nov/Dec, possibly including the 25th anyway."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK, good ;-)"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Weehee"
[slingergame] DM says, "We plan to do something else in December"
[slingergame] DM says, "but I understand nothing has been finalized"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Right."
genericgeekgirl arrives from the east.
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yay for this not being the last session of the year"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Also, time to spell 'penultimate'."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Should we talk about December stuff now or after this session?"
[slingergame] DM asks, "maybe do it quickly now?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "After! Let's play ;-)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(though that's just a vote? Do whatever!)"
[slingergame] DM asks (of Q&S), "?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "We can do it whenever."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I don't think we all need to be on at the same time to discuss Dec."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "But we do to play."
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "I agree!"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Let's play!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah, let's play."
DM exclaims, "Okay!"
DM says, "After a daring and hair-ising fight with the remains of the evil Necromancer, you slew his evil screaming burning head in a cupboard."
DM says, "Then you heard voices from upstairs."
Vraklul asks, "Is there someone else in this place?"
DM asks, "What do you, the adventurers, want to do about it?"
Vraklul asks, "Do they need our help?"
Shaborys says, "I heard crying."
Shaborys says, "So... I'm gonna go with yes."
Vraklul doesn't wait for an answer -- he's already on his way upstairs!
DM says, "(The voices were the faint crying of children)"
Rashawndra says, "I just hope they don't need me to cast any spells, because I'm out."
Shaborys follows behind.
Rashawndra follows S.
Quarion says, "I'm low on magic, but I can throw cantrips all day."
Quarion follows Rush.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm also out of rage. We all clearly need a long rest."
Rashawndra says (to Q), "Well, sure."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "But not while the souls of innocent orphans are in danger!"
[slingergame] Quarion says (to Vraklu), "Shhh! don't spoil the DM's carefully planned TPK"
DM says, "Y'all climb a small, wooden stair to the attic. it opens into a small storeroom, full of sheet covered stuff, and leads further into a garret."
DM says, "(...)"
DM says, "The small, dusty garret looks like nobody has set foot in it in decades. Small, bare beds line the walls on boths sides, leaving only a small space to walk in the middle, and even that at one point is half blocked by a wodden support beam. Through the opposite door, you can see another, even smaller room. In it you can glimpse some sort of ornamental chest, on thin, spidery metal legs, that looks discomfortingly � alive. And hungry."
Rashawndra's skin goes frosty as she instinctively protects herself with 'Armor of Agathys'.
Shaborys eyes the evil-looking chest.
Vraklul asks, "Hello? Is there anyone here?"
Quarion readies a Ray of Frost.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I'm sure it's fine. It's probably just Siri's cousin."
Vraklul proceeds into the next room if there's no answer.
Shaborys readies a hand on her sword.
[slingergame] DM says, "Grr"
Rashawndra readies Ray of Frost, too.
[slingergame] DM says, "Sorry, having some trouble here with my files, one sec"
Rashawndra whispers to Shaborys, "What does your dagger say?"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Good question. Do I sense danger?"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Aha!"
DM says, "The dagger is silent. Vrak struts in the garret, and you still hear the crying, but it's growing fainter."
Shaborys shakes her head at Rush.
Vraklul exclaims, "I don't think it's coming from in here!"
DM says, "And then the crying stops."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is trying to ID the source Perception?"
Quarion says, "Uh huh."
Rashawndra asks, "I think something might be trying to lure us somewhere?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Sure (well, it has stopped, but we say you're trying before)"
Vraklul says, "Oh, phew."
Rashawndra says, "If there are no actual kids in danger, maybe we should rest up."
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 0 = 18
Quarion says, "I think it's a trap, Rush."
DM says, "The crying came decidedly from *everywhere* in the garret."
Rashawndra nods.
Quarion exhibits a page from the necromancer's diary!
Vraklul exclaims (at Quarion), "I hope you're right!"
Quarion says, "It says he was trying to lure people into the attic."
Rashawndra frowns, then darts downstairs!
Shaborys growls.
Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Does he say why?"
Quarion asks, "And whatever an 'agony machine' is, it doesn't sound good -- Rush? Where did she go?"
DM asks (of rush), "Indeed, wher did she go?"
Rashawndra says, "To make sure the door didn't lock behind uuuuusssss."
Shaborys says, "I think it might be that thing." She points at the chest. "I don't like the way it looks."
DM says, "It did not"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Was there even a door?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Let say there was :-)"
Rashawndra stays behind at the door, then.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Must have been a door at some point, to lock the kids in."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Can we lock the door?"
Quarion says (to Vraklul), "I don't know. But after that business with the Mad Bard at the MIMI, let's be very, very careful."
Vraklul asks, "If there are no kids, should we lock the attic and go downstairs to rest?"
Shaborys says, "That seems like a good idea."
Rashawndra says "yes" very quickly.
Vraklul exclaims, "Alright!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So I assume we do so."
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Long rest?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yes, please"
DM asks, "So, you can either rest on the first floor, which consists mostly of bedrooms, only one of which looks used, or downstairs maybe in the library?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Yup!"
Quarion says, "Let's try those unused bedrooms."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Wherever we can't hear crying."
Quarion says, "Books can be dangerous."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "You're offering us the choice between sleeping on a bed or sleeping in the remains of a burned-up basement library with attached necromancy lab?"
Quarion says, "At least, my mentor always said they damaged her eyesight."
[slingergame] DM says, "No, there is a library on the ground floor"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "He's being European."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh, or are you using the weird European meaning of 'first floor' that means 'the floor that you come to second'?"
Vraklul finds a bedroom and makes himself comfortable.
Shaborys takes a bedroom and looks around it suspiciously.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Which I suppose means taking off my armor. Hopefully we don't get surprised in the meantime!)"
Rashawndra says, "I'll take first watch. I'm too jumpy."
DM asks, "Do you all use one room, or does everybody chose a single one? And does someone sleep in the used looking one?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Not sleeping in the evil person's bed, no."
Quarion says, "I'm an elf."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I don't sleep in the used one, and I don't mind if someone shares a bedroom with me, but I'm not actively seeking out a roommate."
Quarion says, "I can sleep crosslegged on the floor."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm just picking a bed and going pretty much immediately to sleep."
Rashawndra says, "I feel like we should all stay together. Um, the room Vraklul is snoring in will work."
(From DM) Bloodfang rolls up on the bed next to Vrak.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "If we stay together, we don't need anyone to take watch."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Oh?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Oh, will the dagger alert us?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ja"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh yeah. Neat."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Well, tell us that ;-)"
[slingergame] Shaborys shoves a sleping Vraklul over. She's not sleeping on the floor.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oops."
Shaborys shoves a sleping Vraklul over. She's not sleeping on the floor.
(From DM) Bloodfang yelps as Vrak rolls on top of him! He walks around the bed and jumps on it again, and lays down across Shaborys and Vrak.
Shaborys says, "If y'all wanna stay here, we don't need anyone to take watch. Unless you really want a bed of your own."
Vraklul doesn't wake up and winds up with one arm wrapped around someone else somehow.
Rashawndra sighs a little wistfully, then gathers pillows from the other bedrooms, piles them up at the foot of the bed, and curls up.
Quarion sits down crosslegged on the floor, spellbook on his lap.
DM says, "So, you lie down for your long rest ..."
DM says, "...when suddenly..."
DM exclaims, "It's 8 hours later!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Whew"
Vraklul blinks a few times.
DM says, "Around 8 or 9 pm."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha."
Shaborys says, "Perfect time to check out a creepy attic."
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Can I do a bit of spellbook stuff first...?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Didn't we get here around noon? And didn't the skull respawns take an hour each?"
[slingergame] DM asks, "Right, so let's say 11 pm?"
Rashawndra stretches and flops over.
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "I didn't know this game would have so much math!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "How about midnight?. That's the *perfect* time for investigating a creepy attic."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ooh, yeah"
Vraklul puts all of his armor back on.
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "I agree!"
Shaborys disentangles herself from Vrak and Bloodfang.
Rashawndra says, "Anyone want something to drink before we go? I have beer or water."
DM exclaims, "As you're all done with putting on armor, prepping spells, cuddling dogs, sharpening daggers and whatever ... a distant temple clock strikes twelve!"
Vraklul says, "Woo! I feel 100% better now."
Vraklul exclaims, "Hey, it's lunchtime!"
Quarion says, "Vrak."
(From DM) Haleth (in the temple), "Oh no! I wonder what terrible thing happened to them in the last 8 hours!"
Vraklul asks, "Should we get breakfast first, or check out the attic?"
Shaborys takes a moment to feed her dagger, pricking her finger with the tip.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I suppose I'm doing the same with the cloak."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Although I'm going to assume I just do that even if I don't mention it."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "A long rest restores everything but long-term status effects like poison, right?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
[slingergame] DM says, "(to both)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Much like how I'm also not mentioning how I locate a bathroom, etc.)"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Are we poisoned?"
Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "So, what does the journal say about this 'agony machine' or whatever it was?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Nope!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Although I have some of that, too, if you want."
Quarion says (to Rashawndra), "Frustratingly little, except that he made more than one."
Rashawndra asks, "Do you think there might be more information in the library?"
Quarion says, "Oh."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Maybe if I want to make myself less palatable to something trying to eat me later on."
Quarion says, "That's a tempting idea."
Vraklul says (to Rush), "Yeah, a library is a room full of books, usually with stuff written in them."
[slingergame] DM | Basically, (because apparently I didn't save the text), it's about how he sold his soul to some fiend in exchange for necromantic powers, and he build some sort of machine in the old orphanage in the attic to create something called a "stone of agony" to pay the fiend back. And if he doesn't manage in time, he will be burned into some sort of undead monster himself!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm not sure exactly when or how Vraklul learned that fact."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "hehe"
[slingergame] DM says, "Presumably, he once hit someone with a book"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I like the Freudian 'burned' for 'turned' because it turned him into a burning skull."
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Yay."
[slingergame] DM | "There also was a pretty good "I can't lose my head now!" pun in there"
Quarion says, "Basically, an agony machine *flits through notes* makes an 'agony stone' which apparently demons like."
Quarion says, "And apparently it might involve killing innocent people."
Vraklul says, "I don't think we like demons very much."
Vraklul says, "And I know we don't like killing innocent people."
Vraklul says, "So I'm pretty much a solid 'against' on the whole 'agony stone' concept in general."
Vraklul asks, "So I think we probably want to... break the agony machine?"
Rashawndra says, "Sounds like a plan."
Shaborys says, "All right."
Vraklul exclaims, "Alright!"
Vraklul exclaims, "Let's go up to the attic and break stuff!"
Quarion says, "That story makes me think of Kazehaya and his evil father. Presumably, if Dayu had an agony stone, he'd be able to keep his bargain."
Rashawndra tries to remember anything she might have heard about an agony stone
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(arcana:)"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 2 = 20
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(particularly, how to destroy or stop it, if I can choose.)"
[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "So, there are different ways to bargain with demons, and fiends and whatnot. And one sort of pact requires you to collect, well, pain and suffering from other living beings. The easiest way is sacrifice, but an agony stone is a device that collects such pain and sufferings over time."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I hope the answer involves hitting it a bunch."
[slingergame] DM says, "An agony machine is a device that collects such suffering. Unfortunately, the answer is usually not hitting it a bunch (that will only fill the agony stone inside), but to remove the source to which it is collected, whatever that may be"
[slingergame] DM says, "collected = connected"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "The source of pain and suffering, or the source that is collecting the pain and suffering?"
Rashawndra says (to Vraklul), "I think if you hit it, that'll just increase the pain and suffering it's collecting."
Vraklul exclaims, "Oh no! That's the opposite of what we want!"
[slingergame] DM says, "An agony machine is usally connected to a specific source (e.g. someone on a torture machine). If you remove the tortured person or the machine, you remove the source."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "We'll have to... disconnect it, somehow, so it stops collecting pain in the first place."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Was that IC?"
Rashawndra says, "We'll have to... disconnect it, somehow, so it stops collecting pain in the first place."
Vraklul exclaims, "OK! Let's go do *that*, then!"
Rashawndra nods.
Vraklul goes upstairs!
Shaborys follows!
Rashawndra follows, too!
DM says, "The door to the garret is closed. (It wasn't before). (NOT the attic door that Rush checked earlier)."
Quarion follows. Also.
Shaborys says, "Wait! Don't open that."
Rashawndra asks (of Shaborys), "Danger?"
Shaborys checks for traps, because what the actual fuck.
Shaborys says, "That door wasn't closed before."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So we've unlocked and opened the main attic, full of disused beds, and are standing there staring at a newly closed door that used to lead to the chest?"
Rashawndra says, "Yeah."
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 3 = 21
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Investigation roll to check door for traps"
[slingergame] DM says, "There was a small door, behind which was the stairs to the attic. Then comes a storeroom full of old stuff, which you are standing in now, and that leads to the garret with the orphan beds inside."
Vraklul checks out the old stuff in the storeroom while Shaborys is doing her trap thing
DM says (to Shaborys), "So, you don't find any mundane traps, but as you feel around the door and the hinges, you notice a certain, kind of unpleasant sensation. You can't quite put your finger on it, though. But it makes you uneasy."
Shaborys relates this to the others.
Quarion says, "Some kind of enchantment..."
DM says (to Vraklul), "It's just old furniture and stuff."
Vraklul exclaims, "Yeah, don't put your finger on it! You don't know what could happen!"
Vraklul pulls down an old dining chair and sits on it.
Vraklul also props his feet up on a dusty end table.
Rashawndra shivers, and frost covers herself once more.
Vraklul says, "Let me know if you want me to try to open the door."
Quarion readies a Fire Bolt. If anything happens, he'll strike back faster than you can say 'Shazam'.
Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "You have a detect magic wand, right? Use that, maybe?"
Vraklul says, "If you can't undo the magicky stuff, I can probably take the hit more easily than you guys. It's what I'm good at."
Quarion waves his Detect Magic wand about.
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I imagine Quarion had fire in his fist when Rush asked him that question, and it went out like pffft"
Quarion waves the wand some more, over the door and its neighborhood.
DM says, "Quarion waves his wand about, and notices that the door is indeed quite magic. A powerful conjuration."
Rashawndra asks, "The door itself?"
Quarion says, "The door's enchanted. A really high level Conjuration spell. The work of a professional."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is conjuration illusion?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Or the other way round, I guess."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think Illusion is Illusion."
[slingergame] DM says, "What Vrak said"
Quarion says, "Conjuration: the manifestation of energy and entities from another world."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Transportation, summoning, teleportation, etc."
Quarion says, "Teleportation, demon summonings..."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Timing."
Quarion says, "Also the animation of physical objects."
Vraklul asks, "Oh, like that place where we all were when we were dead?"
Rashawndra says, "So, someone summoned a door here. Instead of closing the existing one."
Vraklul asks, "Or, I guess, *after* we were dead?"
Vraklul says (to Rush), "Maybe there's a spell on the door that will summon a demon if we open it."
Quarion says, "Or the door is 'alive' in some way."
Vraklul exclaims, "Or maybe it'll send whoever opens it to some kind of hell dimension!"
[slingergame] (from Shaborys) Shaborys says, "I vote for leaving this place and never coming back."
Vraklul says, "I'm starting to think more and more that I should be the one to open that door."
Vraklul says, "I don't want you guys to get hurt."
Rashawndra says, "Well, let's smash down the wall next to the door, and leave the door alone, then."
Vraklul exclaims, "Oh. Hey, that's a good idea too!"
Shaborys says, "good thinking!"
Rashawndra blushes.
Vraklul gets up and moves an armoire out of the way to clear a bit of wall to smash through.
Quarion says, "That's literally *lateral* thinking; nice."
Vraklul says, "OK, let's do this. One... two..."
Vraklul exclaims, "THREE!"
Rashawndra stands behind Vrak, Inflict Wounds at the ready.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Athletics? Straight STR?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "WOLFWATER HOWLER: Band of heroes killed by smashing load bearing wall"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"
DM says, "STR"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Pfft. We're on the top floor. There's hardly anything to fall on us."
Quarion has a Fire Bolt ready.
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 4 = 20
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Just a roof, maybe some big stone gargoyles, maybe a chimney or two."
[slingergame] DM has to do some lateral thinking himself.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "muha muha muha"
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Not the first time a ceiling fell on us, and we were fine."
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "For values of fine."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Yeah, we were hardly dead at all!"
DM says, "Vraklul smashes against the wall, and a few things happen at once. (...)"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "We triggered all the encounters for this session simultaneously, didn't we?"
DM says, "There is a terrible, unearthly sound like howling wind, then the whole wall, door and all suddenly seems to ... drift away? For a second you see the whole orphanage room, like a square wooden chest, drifting away rapidly in the void between the worlds. (...)"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion waits for the shit to hit the fan.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Good thing we had a long rest!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(with us in it?)"
Vraklul exclaims, "Hey! That's not what was supposed to happen!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think we're still in the store room."
DM exclaims, "Then the door of the orphanage slams open, and you are all pulled inside!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK, I take it back."
Quarion says, "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(also, if there's any spell being cast that I can counter, I will do that.)"
DM says, "And you all land in a heap, as the door slams shut behind you."
Shaborys swears.
[slingergame] DM says, "Noted."
Quarion gets up.
DM says (to Quarion), "The room seems bigger than before."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So... I ran into the wall so hard that I knocked the wall and everything on the other side of it into another dimension?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And then the wall sucked is into the other dimension with it?"
Shaborys dusts herself off, her tail twitching angrily.
Quarion says, "Vrak. What have you done."
Vraklul exclaims (at Quarion), "I ran into a wall!"
[slingergame] DM says, "That is a working theory, sure."
Vraklul asks, "Anyway, we're in here now. This is where we wanted to be, right?"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "The chest thing is here?"
Quarion says (to Vraklul), "Fair enough."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "There are no windows, right?"
Vraklul picks himself up out of the heap.
Quarion says, "I have a disturbing sense of deja vu, though."
DM says, "*WHACK!* At the other end of the room, you see a large, shambling shape, that swings something that looks like an axe at one of the beds, then turns around to the opposite bed and raises the axe again."
Shaborys shouts ,"Hey! Stop that."
Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Are you *sure* we can't hit it?"
[slingergame] DM says (to shaborys), "The chest thing was in the room after this one, through the opposite door, which is closed."
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "No."
Rashawndra exclaims, "No!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh, are there three attic rooms?"
Vraklul exclaims, "OK, let's hit it!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Are there shapes in the beds?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I would like to roll initiative."
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Yes"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "or is it smashing empty beds?"
[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "Yes"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 2 = 17
Shaborys clears the initiative.
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 1 = 16
[slingergame] DM says, "(To shapes in the bed)"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 4 = 15
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 4 = 19
DM asks, "but how can you fight? You're just a bunch of kids?"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 1 = 10
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "You think kids can't fight?"
Quarion says, "Wait."
Quarion says, "Oh, no."
Quarion says, "No, no, no...."
Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 19.
DM says, "The shambling form moves on, swaying a bit, to the next row of beds."
DM says, "*WHACK!* -pause- *WHACK!*"
Quarion looks at himself. Has he changed?
Vraklul will attack that thing kid or not.
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Do we not get to stop it?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(I mean, whether I'm a kid or not.)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Because we are all wanting to stop it."
Quarion is a kid???
DM..Rashawndra I'm not sure what kind of answer you expect to that?
DM says, "Yes, you all at least *look* like kid versions of yourselves."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Do we have our weapons and armor?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Do I have a toy orcsbane?"
[slingergame] DM says, "You do have adorable toy versions of your weapons."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Shit."
Quarion says, "Why is everyone so adorably cute all of a sudden? This is hell."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Then I am going to smack this thing with an adorable greataxe."
Quarion exclaims, "We're supposed to be big adventurers!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to DM), "The thing whacked stuff after we rolled initiative and it didn't roll initiative."
Vraklul exclaims (at Quarion), "Then magic like one!"
Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 17.
[slingergame] DM says, "I never said anything abour rolling INI, though."
Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 10.
Quarion registers Quarion at init 16.
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Oh."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "That's the problem!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is anything stopping me from hitting it with my axe?"
[slingergame] DM says, "if you do want to attack in kid form, we can roll Ini, sure."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "I think this might be a puzzle thing, not a fight thing?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Oh, you thought that would make a difference?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I 100% want to attack it. If I'm in kid form, well, so be it."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Yeah, but Vraklul is a fight thing, not a puzzle thing."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "So you guys had better solve this puzzle before Vraklul gets killed."
[slingergame] DM says, "Then let's roll INI."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Again, or do we keep the rolls we already made?"
[slingergame] DM says, "(Ah, I see my "Yes" to another question up there became Yes to INI.)"
[slingergame] DM says, "We can keep these rolls"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I have a feeling the DM didn't plan for us to fight. :P"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 1 = 18
DM registers Shape at init 18.
DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "There's no reason that *you* need to fight."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Fair enough."
Shaborys mutters a few words, throws a gum arabic-encased eyelash in the area, and touches her nose. She turns invisible. Then she climbs over the beds and goes to the bed of the room, trying to avoid the monster thing.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "END"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "END of the room"
Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) SHAPE(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
DM says, "The shape moves on to the next row of beds, turning to one. *WHACK!*"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Man, I cannot type today. Also area should be air."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Also, she had no problem casting Invisibility?"
[slingergame] DM says, "I think we got the gist. :-)"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "You might want to spend your turn investigating the beds, or looking for the door out of here, or... who knows?"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) VRAKLUL(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "Nope."
Vraklul, enraged, runs up to the monster recklessly. *WHACK*!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 8 = 28
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 8 = 12
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That would be a crit."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Shall I roll what I would normally roll for damage?"
DM exclaims, "As vraklul hits the strange looming shape with his toy axe, his toy axe breaks off!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "!!!!!!"
Vraklul exclaims, "Noooooooooooo!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I take it I do no damage, then? Fortunately, I get multiple attacks!"
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "If only he had used Shapebane!"
Vraklul pounds on the Shape with his tiny little fists!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 8 = 16
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 8 = 10
[slingergame] (from Shaborys) DM says, "Vraklul's toy fist breaks off."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hehe"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."
(From DM) vrakul pounces against the shape's leg most menacingly!
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) QUARION(16) Rashawndra(10)
Vraklul exclaims, "I can't hurt it! We need magic!"
Quarion says, "I don't even know if I can cast anything! But I'll try."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Note that, while Vraklul is imploring you to attack it with magic, I would advise against doing so."
Rashawndra asks, "Maybe it'll work to stop it from smashing the beds? Are these kids? Can we get them out?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(I mean, feel free to use magic, but probably not to attack.)"
Quarion tries to use the Mage Hand cantrip to assist in his attempt to investigate the room.
DM asks (of Quarion), "How/what exactly do you want to investigate?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is there anything here but us, the shape and the beds?"
Quarion says, "The beds."
DM asks, "So, like, lift covers etc.?"
Quarion says, "Exactly."
[slingergame] DM says, "Vraklul Not really. The whole room seems oddly utalitarian."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Shall I roll Investigation? With maybe advantage from the Mage Hand?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And there are theoretically two doors, on that *ought* to lead to the storeroom, and one that *ought* to lead to the room with the chest, and both are presently closed?"
DM says, "In the beds you can see vaguely kid-like shapes. In the ones that have been whacked, these give the impression of being, well *dead*, while the others have curled in fear. But the whole thing has an odd, unreal, dreamlike quality to it."
[slingergame] DM says, "Correct."
Quarion says, "This is a nightmare."
DM asks (of Quarion), "Is that all you do?"
Vraklul exclaims, "Yeah! It's terrible! Let's stop this thing before it can hurt anyone else!"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Reminder: i think it would be helpful, if we all, myself included, advanced initiative at the end of our turns"
Quarion says (to DM), "I also try to use my Detect Magic wand to identify the type of 'nightmare' we're in."
Quarion says, "Because I have my suspicions."
DM says (to Quarion), "That would be another action"
Quarion says, "okay"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "And actually, come to think of it, more an Arcana roll"
Quarion exclaims (at Vraklul), "This is a nightmare!"
Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) RASHAWNDRA(10)
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Given that it's not a spell, can he do it on this turn?"
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Checking a few beds is a whole action."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah. I wasn't sure if the arcana roll was also a whole action. But I'll take that as a yes."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So, what I would like to do is dart to the next bed in line, grab the kid off of it, and cast minor illusion that this failed and that the kid's still there."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I don't know how much of that I can accomplish in one turn."
[slingergame] DM asks, "Hmm. Is Minor Illusion a Cantrip?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "it is!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Then I'd say: Yes."
[slingergame] DM says, "Well, yes, you can do all of it."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Woo! Roleplaying it out:"
Rashawndra exclaims, "Hey, poopy head! You can't kill this one!"
DM says (to Rashawndra), "What you hold in your hands is a vaguely kid-shaped, foggy creature. Like, it give the impression of *kid*, but you can't make out any feature. And you holding it, is more like the *concept* of holding, since it's mostly smoke."
Rashawndra dashes to the bed of the next would-be victim, and dives onto the bed to grab the kid and roll off the other side. As she does so, she seems to slip and fall off instead, leaving the kid behind, curled up in fear. She shakes her head under the other bed at the smoky kid-like-thing, and holds her hands to her lips.
Rashawndra advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
Shaborys is standing at the far end of the room, next to the other door. She checks it for traps.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 3 = 9
DM says, "Seems untrapped."
Shaborys uses a bonus action (fast hands) to open the door.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Assuming it's not locked. And then I look through it."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Dunno if we're floating in space and there's nothing there."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I hate it when that happens."
DM says, "As you open the door, it is pulled from your hand and drifts away into the Void. It looks like the whole room is floating in the void, and as you glance around, you see it is covered in a weird yellow substance from the outside."
Shaborys says, "Well, dam*."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I mean, unless there's a cool astral dragon-like thing there. Then it can be kinda neat."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I wonder if we're inside of the agony machine."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Being agonized."
Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) SHAPE(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
DM exclaims, "The shape swings its axe at Vraklul!"
Vraklul exclaims, "Yeah! Hit me, not the kids!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 5 = 18
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That hits my AC."
[slingergame] DM says, "(You use your normal AC)"
DM exclaims, "*WHACK!* Vraklul disappears in a puff of smoke!"
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "How nethack!"
Quarion exclaims, "Nooooo!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I assume that my cloak of protection was an actual blanket now, and my armor was made out of cardboard."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I'm not sure I'm visualizing the yellow stuff correctly. Is it covering the outside of the room we're in? Or covering the void?"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) VRAKLUL(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
[SPLITTHEPARTY] * DM has added Bert to the channel.
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says (to Vraklul), "You appear back in the storeroom, lying on the floor with a slight headache."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "We'll deal with this once it's your turn again."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul says, "Oof."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "aha"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul looks around. Where's everyone else?
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "You can't see them. And the room is kind of ... there ... and not there"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "The orphanage, I mean."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul asks, "And is the door open? Is the wall damaged?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "The door is open, and the whole wall and all is flickering in and out of visibility"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "And you can see the rooms underneath, etc."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul asks, "When the room disappears, is it like there's a hole in the house, as if those walls/floor were just not there?"
DM says, "Sorry, dealing with Vrak in sekrit"
DM says, "*intermission music*"
[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Anyone catch the game last night?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul asks, "When it reappears, what do I see through the doorway?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "Yeah"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Sorry, guys, rolling up a new char takes a bit of time."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Heh"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "You see the room as you saw it yesterday, aged and disused. However, through the opposite door, you see the agony machine and it's ... pulsing."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul says, "Then I wait for the door to reappear and run through it, dashing for the machine." [slingergame] DM says, "This halfling bard will fill Vrak's role excellently"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And I'm pretty sure he's proficient at Medicine!"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "See! I told you this would be like that thing at the MIMI!"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "You dash through the door and you suddenly ... flicker ... and find yourself ... adrift in the Void, a few dozen feet from the drifting room."
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) QUARION(16) Rashawndra(10)
DM says, "(sorry about that)"
Quarion tries to figure out what sort of magic is afoot here!
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 3 = 18
DM says (to Quarion), "Your guess would be that this is some sort of ghostly pocket dimension, that was created by the suffering that happened here. A special place that works by its own rules."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It doesn't answer to The Man."
Quarion says, "Dammit, Brunhilda told me about this. It's a goddamn pocket dimension, guys."
Rashawndra exclaims, "Let's break it!"
Quarion says, "All the suffering inflicted on those kids just warped the Weave out of shape."
Quarion says, "We need to stop the suffering."
Quarion says, "It's like an endless cycle that needs to be broken."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "So we have toy versions of our weapons, but what about the rest of the small gear we may have been carrying?"
[slingergame] DM says, "It's usable, but small"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok"
DM asks (of Quarion), "Is that your turn?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of Q), "Anything else, or do we advance?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(timing!)"
DM says, "afk real quick"
Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) RASHAWNDRA(10)
[slingergame] Quarion says, "sorry, was afk for a split sec"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "First strike!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "What?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm so confused."
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Just kidding"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So it's Rush's turn now?"
Rashawndra swings the 'kid' she rescued onto her back as she rolls out from under the bed and springs up on the other side. "OK, kids! Listen! This thing can't hurt you any more! We're here to stop it, and, what's more, you can stop it yourselves! Roll out of your beds! Yell! Confuse it! And whatever you are with your stupid axe thing, you won't be able to get any more of them! So ha!
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Persuasion!"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 8 = 19
Rashawndra advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
DM says, "There is no reaction from the room, but the kid on your back whsipers in your ear "It's no use stranger ... forever we have been trapped here ... just two of us escaped ... they promised to come back, but never did ..."
DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
Shaborys climbs back over the beds, avoiding the shape. She stops and turns and tosses a handful of ball bearings at its feet, just as it's about to take another step forward.
Rashawndra calls out, "See, two of you already escaped! And they're on their way back, with our orcish friend!
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Y'know, I shudder to think what would have happened if we'd let the servants actually show up to try to clean this place up before we arrived."
Rashawndra exclaims, "Who I hope can hear me!"
Shaborys then continues all the way to the front of the room.
Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) SHAPE(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Also, can I ask that the toy version of ball bearings, instead of being smaller, is actually a bag of marbles?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Hehe"
DM says (to Shaborys), "As you climb over the beds, one of the shapes (one of those are supposed to be dead), suddenly grabs your arm. "Help me ...""
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "That was my thought!"
Shaborys shakes loose, and does her thing, a little spooked that they can see her.
Rashawndra whispers to the kid on her back, "If you want to leave, the door's open. I don't know what'll happen outside, though, so you're welcome to stay here with me."
DM says, "After your throw the marbles, you see the shape of the kid climb out of bed and crawl towards the open "back" door."
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) VRAKLUL(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
DM says, "Wait"
DM backs up the initiative: Shaborys(19) SHAPE(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
(From DM) Marbles crack underfoot as the Shape stumbles forward, looming over Quarion!
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "The 'back' door is the one that theoretically leads deeper into the attic, away from where we entered from, right?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 5 = 10
DM says, "*WHACK* The axe goes into the floorboards."
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) VRAKLUL(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Eep. That did not go as expected :("
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM exclaims, "You are adrift, and not just metaphysically!"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul ties his rope to a javelin and throws it toward the agony machine, trying to embed it in the floor or wall nearby.
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "Oh, the only thing drifting here is the orphanage room, you can't see the other room from here."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul asks, "So the storeroom that I ran out of has vanished?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "Yeah, you are drifting in the void, and the only thing you can see is the drifting orphanage (covered in some weird yellow slime)"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul asks, "And the room that's drifting here is, AFAIK, the one that the rest of the part should be inside of?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM exclaims, "Yes!"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul asks, "Can I see the open door?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "Yes"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul exclaims, "I throw my javeline there, instead!"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul says, "(Also, am I big again? And equipped with a non-broken orcsbane?)"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Stuff is happening in the Twilight Zone."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul says, "(Also, why do I keep sticking an E on the end of javelin?)"
DM exclaims, "Suddenly, a toy sized javelin flies through the back door and embeds itself there!"
DM says, "(With a rope tied to it)"
Quarion asks, "Is this the way out?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul climbs the rope!
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul says, "If I'm big, I'll stop *just* outside the door."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul says, "If I'm little, I'll climb through."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "Let's say you arrive there on your next turn. Also, you're big."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul exclaims, "OK!"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) QUARION(16) Rashawndra(10)
Quarion casts Levitate on the axe-wielding Shape!
Quarion wants to pins the monster against the ceiling.
DM says, "The creature lifts up about half a foot, before sinking down again."
Quarion exclaims, "Damn!"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) RASHAWNDRA(10)
Quarion moves as far away from the Shape as possible
Rashawndra exclaims, "That's it! Those that left have returned! Quick! Everyone! To the rope! You can escape!"
Rashawndra helps all the kids to the rope, and tells them to slide down it.
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I dunno if I should roll anything?"
(From DM) The kids say to Rash, "It's no use ... find her ... maybe she can help you ... she was only wounded ... we can not listen ... we are bound by the rules of this place ..."
DM says, "The kids don't react to your words at all."
Rashawndra asks, "Find who?"
Rashawndra asks, "What does she look like?"
DM says, "The ghost kid points to the shape that crawled out of the bed behind Shaborys."
Rashawndra . o O ( friggin Lawful pocket dimensions. )
DM says, "...her brother left earlier to get help ... but never returned...""
[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Rashawndra), "It's a good idea, but unfortunately the pocket dimension has a specific ruleset"
Rashawndra exclaims, "OK, fine, I'll get them and be back!"
Rashawndra leaves via javeline rope.
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "With a kid on your back?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sure, if it comes."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I want to know what happens."
DM says (to Rashawndra), "You can jump over the beds and get to the rope on your turn, but climbing would need to happen on the next turn."
[slingergame] Rashawndra nods.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Because I was gonna forcibly drag a kid out with me."
Rashawndra moves to the back door with a kid on her back, and helps the wounded kid, too.
Rashawndra advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
DM exclaims, "Ok!"
DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
Shaborys witnesses this exchange quietly. Then she climbs back over the beds a third time, grabs the "kid" closest to her, and shoves it towards the open door and rope.
Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) SHAPE(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
DM asks (of Shaborys), "Like, shove it out?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "To the rope, haha. Not into the void."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "'Bye bye! Hope you can fly!'"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "it *is* Stabby we're talking about."
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Hey now. she likes kids. Even creepy ghost ones that can see invisible tieflings."
DM exclaims, "The shape tries to whack Quarion again!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 5 = 21
Quarion exclaims, "ARGH!"
DM exclaims, "Quarion disappears in a puff of smoke!"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] * DM has added Quarion to the channel.
[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Quarion), "See recap here for your situation"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "er"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "See recap here for your situation"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul says, "(But can he see me? Can I see him? I'm guessing those are both a 'no'?)"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "Yes, he's back in the store room and can't see into the void."
DM says, "the shape shuffles on, to the end of the last row of beds"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) VRAKLUL(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul climbs the rope!
DM exclaims (at Vraklul), "You are now near the back door. Aw, look, they're all adorable little adventurers!"
Vraklul exclaims, "Hey, guys!"
Rashawndra exclaims, "Hey!"
Shaborys says, "You're alive!"
Vraklul says, "I figured it out: if you die in the dream..."
DM says, "(And big)"
Vraklul exclaims, "...you wake up in the storeroom!"
Vraklul exclaims, "Also, I think everybody is inside the agony machine. Whoops!"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion looks around the storeroom, deeply confused.
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion says, "(I'm RPing)"
Rashawndra exclaims, "The ghost kids told us to find the one that escaped and her brother and come back!"
Rashawndra asks, "How did you get here?"
Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "I ran through the door and fell back out of reality again by accident!"
Vraklul says, "Uh. I don't know how to get back there again without dying, though."
DM says, "The wounded kid says, "PLEASE! My brother went and never came back ... and I ... I crawled out ... and ... I think ... I can't ... someone's guarding me ... PLEASE ... find my body in the mansion ... I have ... the sword ... the sword of Tenebesha ... to kill her."
Shaborys says, "Oh." Just oh.
Vraklul says, "There's not really a lot out here."
Rashawndra asks, "Can you describe the sword? What color hilt does it have?"
Vraklul says, "There's me. There's the outside of this room. Which is weirdly yellow."
DM says, "But my body ... it's guarded ... and we don't have much time.. soon it will start again ... I can get you to the village ... the village will get you back home ... but they ... they will hunt you ... you need to hurry ... please ..."
Rashawndra exclaims, "Lead on!"
DM says, "The wounded kid points out the back door, and just as you have once built a bridge from memory, there appears the vision of a small village at night just outside."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Am I now in the village?)"
Shaborys says, "Thanks. We'll fix this."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion says, "It's so frustrating that I got killed off so quickly."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion says, "Now I have zero info on what is going on." [slingergame] DM says, "You're clinging to the outside of the room, but it"
[slingergame] DM says, "You're clinging to the outside of the room, but it's just one step to the bridge."
DM displays the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) VRAKLUL(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
Vraklul steps onto the bridge!
Vraklul asks, "C'mon, guys! Let's go! Hey, where's Quarion?"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) QUARION(16) Rashawndra(10)
Shaborys asks, "He also went poof. He's not with you?"
Rashawndra exclaims, "He died!"
Roger has arrived.
Vraklul exclaims, "Oh! He must be back in the mansion!"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM asks (of QUARION), "You see the orphanage solidify, and through the back door...some sort of ... village?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM asks, "And Vraklul?"
Rashawndra asks, "Could you hear us? Can he hear us?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion exclaims, "Vrak!!"
(From DM) "You all hear a faint "Vrak?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul asks, "Can I see him as well?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul asks, "Now that I'm standing on the bridge?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "No, you can only hear him"
Rashawndra asks (of kid), "Why do we have to go to the village first? Can we just 'die' back to the mansion and find you and the sword?"
DM says (to Rashawndra), "Only way to go get ... past the orphanage ... please hurry"
Vraklul asks, "Quarion? Is that you? Are you back in the attic again?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion asks, "Do I hear that?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "Yes. You can hear each other, but not see each other."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to kid), "I would, but my init hasn't come up yet."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion asks, "Vrak! Yes! I'm in the attic! Where are you? what's happening?"
Vraklul exclaims (at Quarion), "Jump through the door! Then grab my rope and climb up!"
Vraklul advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) RASHAWNDRA(10)
Vraklul backs up the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) QUARION(16) Rashawndra(10)
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion exclaims, "Okay! Here I come, ready to save the day!"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion jumps! And grabs rope?
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM says, "You jump into the surprisingly solid room."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion says, "Uh-huh."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul says, "Ha ha ha."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion exclaims, "It's not working!"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] DM asks, "Do you move further? Say, run for the village?"
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Vraklul says, "The Vrak in the village is looking down, as if he's expecting to see you climbing up from somewhere below the ground."
[SPLITTHEPARTY] Quarion will head for the village! He's a daredvil of wizardry, not afraid of magic! As he runs, he calls out 'Vrak, your trick didn't work, but I see something that looks like a village? A magical village? So I'll check it out and report back!'
DM says, "Suddenly, out of thin air, Quarion appears (normal-sized) next to Vrak."
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) RASHAWNDRA(10)
Rashawndra scoops up the injured girl, too, says, "OK, let's go!" and sprints forward through the village, getting directions from her as she goes!
Vraklul exclaims (at Quarion), "See? I told you it would work!"
Rashawndra tries to imagine herself normal-sized again, since now she's out of the attic.
Rashawndra advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
Quarion says (to Vraklu), "You have proven me wrong. We are truly in hell."
Shaborys advances the initiative: SHABORYS(19) Shape(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Nah, I think it's just a nightmare."
(From DM) "Break the circle ..." as you jump through the door, you turn normal-size again, and the kid in your arms disappears.
Shaborys also runs through the door.
Rashawndra . o O ( Oh, well. )
Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) SHAPE(18) Vraklul(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
Shaborys puts a hand on her weapons as she runs, feeling that they're normal and usuable again.
DM says, "The shape suddenly appears in the doorway! However, it ignores you completely, but walks further into the room. Then it raises its axe."
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(19) Shape(18) VRAKLUL(17) Quarion(16) Rashawndra(10)
Shaborys says, "We'd better hurry!"
DM says, "As the last of you has left, the door closes behind the shape, and the room flickers, and disappears."
Vraklul swings the *real* orcsbane at it!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 8 = 20
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 8 = 22
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Recklessly.)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It's gone ;-)"
DM exclaims, "Swooosh!"
Vraklul exclaims, "Got it!"
DM says, "You are victorious, er, kinda."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "As far as Vraklul is concerned, he successfully vanquished the monster."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yay"
Quarion asks, "Where the hell are we?"
Vraklul says, "Good question! I think it's a village."
Rashawndra says, "We're where the girl escaped to, I think."
Rashawndra says, "Or a similacrum of it."
Rashawndra explains as she dashes.
DM says, "it seems to be a dream of a halfling village. And it's in terrible shape. It's all soundless - but there are corpses lying around, and houses are burning in the distance. The corpses you see where not slain in battle, though - they seem to have been the victim of some terrible disease."
Vraklul asks, "Hey, do you think you could fill in Quarion on what those weird dream kid things said? And anyone else who wasn't paying very close attention to that part?"
Quarion says, "I hate this void between the worlds."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Can I do a Medicine check to see if I can recognize the disease or anything about it?"
DM says, "As you run, you see the shape of giant, white scorpions, coming out of the fog, out of houses and beginning to pursue you."
Rashawndra says, "We have to get past the orphanage, back to the mansion, and then find the girl's body, who's being guarded by something, then take her sword and use it to defeat some female entity."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Sure!"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 3 = 22
Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Got it! Thanks!"
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "oh no it's the White Scorpions, and they are here to rock us like a hurricane"
Quarion says, "SCOOOOORPIONS"
DM says, "You've heard about this from the old ogre back in the Valley who taught medicine: A terrible disease ravaged Bastafore a few hundred years ago - no cure or source was ever found. It killed nearly everyone, but there were a few people who were miracolously immune."
DM says, "Assuming you run like hell, that's a DEX check"
Vraklul passes on whatever details of this he has time for in between breaths while running.
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 3 = 15
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "To the tieflings : Assuming you run like home"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 3 = 17
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Athletics?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Actually, Athletics is STR."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "sure"
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 1 = 7
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "oof."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "OK, if it's Athletics, my roll was a 21!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Er, I mean a 19."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Sorry, math is hard with 8 INT."
[slingergame] DM says, "snrk"
DM says, "So Rash and Vrak have a headstart, while Quarion and Stabby lag behind a bit"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 1 = 9
Vraklul, as soon as he realizes what's happening, holds back.
Vraklul exclaims, "Get on my back!"
DM says, "But your pursuers aren't that quick, anyway"
[slingergame] DM asks, "BOTH of them?"
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "it seems weird now to not have at least one freakishly-quick runner in the party"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How heavy are they both?"
[slingergame] DM says, "I have no idea"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I never chose my weight."
[slingergame] Shaborys is 140 pounds.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I can carry 270 pounds without it slowing me down."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I am Strong."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "So, yes, both of them!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Alas, Quarion has is of the Chubby Elves"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Woot"
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Okay, listen, I grant you that you can *technically* carry them, but both of them are just unwieldy"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So I have disadvantage on Athletics checks?"
Shaborys jumps onto Vraklul's back. She's feeling oddly winded.
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'll run."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Fair!"
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra exclaims, "He didn't want to weild them!"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "snrk"
[slingergame] Roger says, "time to get fitted for a saddle"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "OK, so I've just got Shaborys, and thus don't have disadvantage?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "yeah"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Excellent!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are we making another check?"
Shaborys doesn't want one of those creatures snapping off her tail.
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Not yet!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "OK!"
Quarion is a daredevil and thinks he can outrun those things by himself.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Nice knowing you, Quarion."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "snrk"
DM says, "You come upon two shapes in the road, two Halfling children, a boy and a girl. The girl is holding the boy and comforting him "Sssh, now, don't be scared. People from Wolfwater will come and take us away. We will live in a nice place." But the boy just keeps on crying. "Look", she holds up a small toy sword, "I have my sword to protect us!""
Vraklul asks, "Hey, nice sword, kid! We're from Wolfwater. Want to join our party?"
[slingergame] Roger exclaims, "all aboard, kids!"
Quarion suddenly has a horrible thought.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Are you thinking of stealing the kid's sword and making a run for it?"
Rashawndra asks, "Hey, is that the Sword of Tenebesha?"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "No, I'm thinking that one of the kids might be someone we've met."
DM says, "The boy mumbles, "But is it a magic sword, Ten?" She ruffles his hair. "Of course." And then the vision disappears."
DM exclaims, "NOW we make another roll, because damn those guardians are persistent!"
Rashawndra continues running!
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 1 = 18
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 1 = 6
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 3 = 20
Shaborys digs her boots into Vrak's sides. Gently, but imploringly. Run, orc pony, run.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I was going to ask if I should roll dex or athletics, but they're both +3, so hey."
[slingergame] Roger says (to Vrak), "and then"
DM exclaims, "Quarion falls further behind. The first scorpion is snapping at his heels!"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "If this were Fate, that would qualify as 'Create Advantage'."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Please refer to page 198 of the PHB"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I shoot it with Ray of Frost, given that I've beaten them twice now?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Ha ha ha."
[slingergame] Roger says (to Vrak), "what I mean is that I thought I heard someone might be disadvantaged but I could be wrong"
[slingergame] DM says, "Sure. Give me a check of your spellcasting ability to do that while running"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Vrak), "That was if Quarion had gotten on my back too, but he opted not to."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Arcana or spell attack bonus or...?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Hmm."
[slingergame] DM asks, "I guess Spell attack makes the most sense?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra goes with that, then.
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 7 = 12
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "'While you're mounted, you have two options. You can either control the mount or allow it to act independently. Intelligent creatures, such as dragons, act independently.'"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I'm not sure what that means about Vraklul, though."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra exclaims, "Ba-dum tish!"
DM asks, "That's vs AC?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah."
DM says, "The ray bouncers off the scorpions shell"
DM exclaims, "We best roll initiative!"
Shaborys clears the initiative.
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 1 = 7
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 4 = 21
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 4 = 20
Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 7.
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 1 = 12
[slingergame] Roger says, "ohhh"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 2 = 3
Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 21.
Quarion registers Quarion at init 12.
[slingergame] DM says, "These scorpions look tough *hint* and there's a lot of them *hint*"
Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 3.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I was just trying to slow 'em down."
[slingergame] DM says, "let me wrap up a battllefield"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "Dismounting costs half your speed."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(If you choose to do so.)"
[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "No, your idea was good, that was as a hint towards the combat"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to DM), "Make where we're going the bottom, so we have infinite scroll."
[slingergame] DM says, "If you don't, we're using the mounted combat rules"
[slingergame] DM asks, "Wrap up? Whip up?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(assuming you're doing a spreadsheet again)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Whip."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "So I'm reading https://5thsrd.org/combat/mounted_combat/, is there anything else? Like does it affect my ability to attack?"
[slingergame] DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mSkcwCS6Wxy8JXOKYQ71mlHcvQf2gPSkWAwvo1TcBfE/edit?usp=sharing"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "That said, I'm gonna dismount. Because I don' twant to be in combat and Vrak needs to be."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I mean, I want to be ranged."
[slingergame] DM says, "Q is next to the lowest scorpion, and y'all are a bit further down"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Better get the mounted archer feat!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can we put ourselves anywhere?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yep"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I assume I'm pretty far in front."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 1 = 7
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm pretending that every ~five that we rolled on the last check put us five feet further down."
DM registers scorps at init 7.
[slingergame] DM says, "Works for me"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Which would put you in row 14 I think?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I put myself at 25 ;_0"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "er."
Rashawndra: ;-)
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "sigh"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "You're roleplaying the social awkardness thing kinda weirdly this week."
[slingergame] DM says, "Okay, that's everyone, I think"
DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(21) Quarion(12) Rashawndra/scorps(7) Vraklul(3)
Shaborys dismounts, moves back 15 feet, bonus dashes another 30 feet, and takes aim at the scorpion harassing Quarion.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 7 = 8
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "NO"
DM says, "*boing*"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(21) QUARION(12) Rashawndra/scorps(7) Vraklul(3)
Rashawndra exclaims (at Q), "Just run!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, I see Vrak rolled a Horst"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yup."
[slingergame] Roger says, "hey"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Should Q use the action that avoids AoO's?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or just run at full speed, and ignore the damage?"
[slingergame] DM says (to roger), "Sorry"
[slingergame] Roger says, "It's alright"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It depends whether or not we disappear with any damage."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I have a better idea."
Quarion throws a thunderwave of magical force, trying to slow down the scorpions so that the others can make it!
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Oh, by the way: do spells and rages and things that we used while we were kids still count, or did they recover when we turned back into adults?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "DEX 14 save for the scorpions -- if they faill, they get pushed back 10ft"
[slingergame] DM says, "They don't count, you're basically at full"
[slingergame] DM says, "Sorry, meant to mention that"
[slingergame] DM asks (of Quarion), "All of them?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Nice."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 1 = 9
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yay."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "All the scorpions within 15 ft"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "are pushed back 10 ft"
[slingergame] DM asks (of Quarion), "And take damage, I assume?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "*now* run ;-)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Hee."
Quarion rolls 2 8-sided dice: 4 6 | 10
Quarion runs!
DM exclaims, "There is a great tumbling of scorpions as a mighty Thunderwave rolls over the battlefield!"
Quarion dashes past Vraklul. 'I've slowed them down for you! Run!'
Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(21) Quarion(12) RASHAWNDRA/SCORPS(7) Vraklul(3)
[slingergame] Rashawndra lets the scorpions come within range first.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul looks around. "What? Are we fighting something?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul sits on his Init 3.
DM exclaims, "First scorp moves up to vrak and attacks!"
DM says, "Triple attack (ouch)"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 4 = 21
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 4 = 11
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 4 = 15
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hit! Miss! Miss!"
DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 2 | 2 + 2 = 4
DM exclaims, "Bludgeoning, and you're grappled!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, pfft."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Doesn't it need to make a grapple check in addition to the attack?"
[slingergame] Roger says, "Some monsters have it as part of their attack, I believe"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or is its monster power that it's automatic?"
[slingergame] Roger says, "Worth checking though"
[slingergame] DM says, "This says "and the target is grappled""
[slingergame] Rashawndra twins a ray of frost at D14 and F11! (attacking in that order)
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 7 = 20
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 7 = 14
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at DM), "Curses!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "It seems as though I might be forced to attack it!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Does the second one hit?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh woe. Oh misery."
[slingergame] DM exclaims (at rush), "Sorry, I just moved them!"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "First one hits!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And the second?"
[slingergame] DM says, "No"
Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 3 3 | 6
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "The first takes 6 damage and is slowed!"
[slingergame] DM asks, "How much? 10 ft?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, looks like."
[slingergame] Rashawndra also moves down the map.
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "ok!"
Rashawndra advances the initiative: Shaborys(21) Quarion(12) Rashawndra/scorps(7) VRAKLUL(3)
Vraklul rages! Then, as per tradition, he uses his greataxe to recklessly attack the scorpion that's grappled him.
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 8 = 22
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 8 = 11
DM says, "hit"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 10 | 10 + 7 = 17
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I assume it's still standing?"
Vraklul *CRUNCH*
DM says, "yes"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(I turned it blue since it's frosted)"
Vraklul, pleased with how that turned out, makes a second attack!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 8 = 13
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 8 = 21
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15
DM exclaims, "hit!"
Vraklul *DOUBLE CRUNCH*
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How does it look now? Dead? Bloodied? Mostly fine?"
DM exclaims, "That'S an ex-scorpion!"
[slingergame] Alex says (to Vraklul), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that Dead is what the MUD gets when everyone shuts their traps."
Vraklul breaks the grapple by virtue of pummelling it to death!
Vraklul proceeds to use the rest of his turn to flee!
Vraklul advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(21) Quarion(12) Rashawndra/scorps(7) Vraklul(3)
Shaborys shoots the scorpion in the front (the frozen one) and then runs and bonus dashes away.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15
DM exclaims, "hit!"
Shaborys rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9
DM exclaims, "It doesn't look too happy!"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(21) QUARION(12) Rashawndra/scorps(7) Vraklul(3)
Quarion targets the scorpion immediately behind himn, twenty feet away, with Levitate!
[slingergame] Quarion says, "CON 14 savng throw"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 2 = 17
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Huh, interesting."
Quarion sees that the scorpion's not slowed down, and runs!
Quarion again rushes past Vraklul. 'Run, Vrak, run!'
Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(21) Quarion(12) RASHAWNDRA/SCORPS(7) Vraklul(3)
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(scorps first again, I assume)"
[slingergame] DM says, "You can go first if you like"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Nah, they're out of range again."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(Whoops, I didn't run as far as I was supposed to last turn. Oh well, my mistake, too late now.)"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Ok!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(you can drag the boxes; you don't have to copy/paste)"
DM says, "First scorpion attacks Vrak! (thrice)"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 4 = 17
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 4 = 7
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 4 = 7
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hit! Miss! Miss!"
DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 2 | 2 + 2 = 4
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "And you are grappled again!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Bludgeoning, you said?"
DM exclaims, "2nd scorpion!"
[slingergame] DM says, "yes"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 4 = 20
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 4 = 17
[slingergame] Vraklul takes two damage, since he's properly raging now.
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hit! Miss! Hit!"
DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 1 | 1 + 2 = 3
DM exclaims, "Vrak is stung!"
DM rolls 1 10-sided die: 3 | 3 + 2 = 5
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh no! Am I CON saving?"
DM says, "Piercing, and make a CON(12) save"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 7 = 21
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Pfft, silly scorpion venom."
DM says, "So you only take half damage"
DM rolls 2 10-sided dice: 5 4 | 9
DM says, "(poison)"
[slingergame] Vraklul takes 1 and 2 and 4 damage respectively?
[slingergame] DM asks, "If poison is also halved?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "You said I only took half damage from making the CON save?"
[slingergame] DM says, "yes, 2d10 instead of 4d1�"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(And the bludgeoning and piercing are halved by my RAGE.)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, I see."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Rush!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So 12 damage total."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Am I also double-grappled now?"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "It's a tug of war!"
[slingergame] DM says, "I don't think there is such a thing"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Quarion), "You took the words out of my mouth!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Here, have them back."
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Hmm. OK."
[slingergame] Roger says, "Some monsters I think tear you in half if they get ahold of you twice but probably not these guys"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Mmm mmmf mmmmm."
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Roger), "These are two different monsters, each of which theoretically did what it needed to do to grapple me."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Attacking D19 and G18 (and now F17 unfreezes; hopefully Vrak can finish it off, as it's now been hit twice):"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 7 = 22
DM says, "f17 is hit"
Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 4 2 | 6
DM says, "#topgun"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(g18,not f17)"
Rashawndra advances the initiative: Shaborys(21) Quarion(12) Rashawndra/scorps(7) VRAKLUL(3)
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Tactical question: do we think we can outrun these things and make it to the bridge if we get a move on, or do we think we'll need to defeat them all?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I was hoping to outrun."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Oh, can you put the bridge on themap?"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "I have!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oho; nice."
Vraklul attempts to wrest free of the grapple!
[slingergame] Quarion asks (of Rashwandra), "You're about 70ft from that bridge?"
DM says, "It'S a 12"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I can make either an Athletics or Acrobatics check, contested by their Athletics (STR)."
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 7 = 21
DM exclaims, "You are free!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Looks like 90."
Vraklul bursts from the scorpion's claws!
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Ah, you're right, I miscounted"
Vraklul starts running down the map...
DM says, "Then you take two AoO"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Yes! With disadvantage!"
DM says, "But I think they have... timing"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 4 = 15
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 4 = 11
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 4 = 5
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 4 = 17
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Because I am like an eagle."
DM exclaims, "Oh snap!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Miss and miss!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Cause I'm freeeee as a bird now"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Run like the wind!"
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "I'm going to fly I mean run like an eagle to the sea I mean bridge"
Vraklul then, as a bonus action, just keeps running!
DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
[slingergame] DM says, "You don't need to be the fastest. You just need to run faster than Quarion"
Shaborys tries to take out the scorpion at 18G and then turns to run (and dash).
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm stopping just in front of Shaborys and Rush."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Aw"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 7 = 18
Shaborys rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And I'm relying on Quarion using his action to hotfoot it and not try to fight."
[slingergame] DM asks (of Shaborys), "Which one did you shoot?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "The one at 18G"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "As I said. The blue one."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "got it!"
Shaborys advances the initiative: SHABORYS(21) Quarion(12) Rashawndra/scorps(7) Vraklul(3)
Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(21) QUARION(12) Rashawndra/scorps(7) Vraklul(3)
Shaborys shouts, "RUN!"
Quarion exclaims (at Scorpions), "I could defeat you all in a heartbeat! But today, I don't feel in the mood to play. So bye-bye, little monsters!"
Quarion runs! And dashes! And sticks his tongue out at the scorpions!
Quarion says (to Rashawndra), "Hey! Glad nobody got hurt! We're almost there."
DM says, "Ok! Let's go out of Ini and see if you all make one last DEX save to reach the door"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 3 = 11
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 1 = 18
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Not an Athletics check?"
[slingergame] Quarion dances.
[slingergame] DM says, "or Athletics"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 4 = 19
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Actually, can I take a turn hopping on Vraklul's back and taking potshots at scorpions as he runs?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I am 100% in favor of this idea."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "yay"
DM says, "You all dash to the end of the village! Where it dissolved into the nothingness of the void, you see ... a door. Leading to the room with the agony machine. And the agony machine is pulsing. Pulsing with some sort of menacing glee."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Me too!"
[slingergame] DM says, "The phrase "Giddyup!" comes to mind"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Characters who have ridden on Vraklul's back now include: at least one of if not both of the kids at MIMI, Kaze, Rush and Shaborys."
Rashawndra swings on board Vraklul as he charges by, and cheers him on as she takes pot-shots at encroaching scorpions.
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "But notably not Henimore"
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Haha"
Vraklul exclaims, "Through the door!"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Ha."
Quarion exclaims, "And into another dimension, my friends!"
DM says, "You all jump through the door, with a claw snapping over the head of Rush, who is last. Then, the doorway behind you is just a doorway, leading back into the orphanage. [...]"
DM says, "You are in a small, windowless rooms, that just houses the agony engine, and is doused in a reddish light by it. There is another door here, covered in magic symbols."
Quarion examines the magic symbols.
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Are we back in reality?"
DM exclaims, "Arcana!"
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 3 = 6
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Nothing that looks like the weird yellow of the dream room, right?"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"
Rashawndra also tries to figure it out.
Quarion squints. 'Runes. Stuff. Mmmhm.'
Vraklul exclaims, "OK! I remember that we're *not* supposed to hit it!"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 2 = 6
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is Vrak going to have to make another Arcana roll?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, rune class was always at 7am"
Vraklul asks, "How do we disconnect it?"
Rashawndra says, "We find that sword."
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 - 1 = 3
Rashawndra says, "But we have to get out of this room, first."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Phew."
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "just put a sign on the door. 'Do Not Open'. That should do it."
Vraklul says (to Rush), "I don't think we want to go back through the orphanage again."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "We came from the orphanage door, right?"
Rashawndra says, "The girl told us to 'break the circle'."
Rashawndra looks for a circle.
Vraklul looks for a circle.
Rashawndra says, "Yeah, she said we had to make it *past* the orphanage."
Quarion wonders if the circle was a metaphor all along.
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "break the circle of orphan abuse"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "I think the circle is 'friendship'."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "There's just the one door here?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Two, I believe?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Two doors - one leading back into the orphanage, the other with the magic symbols."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or did I misunderstand?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, OK."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "And we came out of the orphanage door just now?"
DM says, "No circle."
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, we probably have to make it through the second door."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And have never seen the magic door until now, because this is the first time we've gotten a good look at the inside of this room?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Also yes"
Rashawndra says, "I guess if this thing feeds on agony, we could try being nice to it."
Vraklul shrugs. "Well, if we're not going back into the orphanage..."
Vraklul, if no one stops him, opens the magic door.
Shaborys reaches out, too late, to stop him.
Quarion sighs.
Rashawndra bends down next to the machine. "Who's the cutest little agony engine? Who is? Who is? Oh, it's you! Yes! Yes you are!"
DM says, "Vraklul swings the magic door wide open and ... NOTHING HAPPENS"
Rashawndra says, "Oh, well then."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That's the end of the campaign."
DM says, "it leads to another small room, windowless and black, with a circle in the middle."
Shaborys asks, "So.. a literal circle?"
Vraklul exclaims, "Hey, there's the circle!"
DM says, "A magic circle. In it you see a small, very old skeleton, and next to it a small toy sword"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is it painted on the floor?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yep"
Rashawndra was about to cast 'locate object', but there it is.
Rashawndra exclaims, "Well, let's break it!"
Vraklul swings his axe at the edge of the circle, intending to gash the floorboards so that the magic circle is no longer a complete circle.
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "She meant a figurative circle - the orphanage room, but there is also a literalm circle. Dang!"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "And I'm breaking it!"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Much like the shambling shape, Vraklul is going to once again vanquish the evil."
DM says, "As you step into the room, you notice a foul smell in the air, and from the corners of the room appear shapes that weren't there before."
Shaborys says, "*hit."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I counterspell their appearance?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(long shot)"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "And it didn't save my encounter ... grrr"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Your room?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "one sec, but you can already roll Ini"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 1 = 14
Vraklul clears the initiative.
Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 14.
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 1 = 21
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 2 = 20
Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 20.
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yayyy"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 4 = 14
[slingergame] Quarion says, "CRITICAL SUCCESS"
Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 14.
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Apparently that means I get two turns the first turn?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Does it? Huh."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "That is totally not a thing. (I think.)"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "It is."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 7 = 19
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Is it in the super secret version of the PHB?"
DM says, "From the darkness lumber 5, vaguely humanoid shapes"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 1 = 17
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 - 1 = 0
DM registers Manes at init 1.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are these humanoid shapes children?"
[slingergame] Quarion says (to Vraklul), "odd, you may be right, I can't find it"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 3 = 21
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, hey, init is a dex check. that means I get +3, not +1, because of my stuff."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Everythign I've seen (and I'm looking) says no."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(i'll take the 14 for now)"
DM registers SD at init 21.
[slingergame] Quarion says, "nevermind then"
Quarion registers Quarion at init 21.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Stuff?"
[slingergame] Alex says (to Vraklul), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that stuff is stuff."
DM says, "one sec"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "So helpful, Alex. Have an almond."
[slingergame] Alex awwwks. "Want cork nut!"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mane?file=Manes-5e.jpg"
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Ew."
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "But only three feet tall?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "OK, that is not a child."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I mean, it might have once been one, but it is clearly not one now."
DM advances the initiative: SD/QUARION(21) Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(14) Manes(1)
[slingergame] DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dAq0sXkIfEZqWzYijMYA5D2IEFioQ6jIdVb51n3etwk/edit?usp=sharing"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I assume that the cryptically named 'SD' is something that we don't know anything about and should completely just assume is irrelevant and you don't even know what I'm talking about?"
[slingergame] DM asks, "What?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Vraklul), "Luckstone and Cloak."
[slingergame] DM says (to QUARION), "You go first, the opening to south is the door"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh, does the cloak help with Init?"
[slingergame] DM says, "As usual, place yourselves where you deem appropriate"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Should I put myself next to the circle, since I just took a swing at it as they were appearing?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "It gives a bonus to saving throws, and dex checks seem to be saving throws?"
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Sure"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(maybe not?)"
[slingergame] Roger says (to Rash), "not so much, I would say"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "There's a differnce between checks and saving throws, though."
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Alas, ability checks are different from saving throws."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ah, OK."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Man, so many different versions of literally everything."
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, it takes a while to get your head around"
[slingergame] Roger says, "death saving throws are saving throws though so keep that it mind"
[slingergame] DM says, "I assume, my head is still in the wrapping phase"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "You got my hopes up, since I have a cloak too!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(But on the plus side, init *does* appear to be an actual ability check, so the luckstone should still affect it!)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, lord."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Can we move on and be TPK'd out of our misery, please? LOL"
[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "You're up, Q-Man"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It's Quarion's turn. We're all just kibbitzing while waiting for him to decide what to do."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Oh! I thought it was SD's."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "So does the luckstone indeed affect skill checks, via the abilities?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Right."
Quarion decides to give it his all... with a Fire Ball!
Quarion,of course, sculpts the spell to protect Vrak.
DM asks, "So, who all do you hit with it?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "And it looks like the luckstone does also affect saves (since that's mentioned explicitly). But it doesn't affect attacks or spells or other things."
Quarion centers it on the space between Vraklul, the circle and the three monsters to the left of him.
DM exclaims, "Ok!"
DM says, "Roll it"
Quarion rolls 8 6-sided dice: 6 3 1 2 5 6 4 3 | 30
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Now DEX 14 saves for the monsters"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So all told, my saving throws are up by 2, and my skill checks and ability checks are up by 1. That's close to what I thought; I just thought ability checks were the same as ability saving throws."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And init goes from +1 to +2."
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Also, the cloak gave you +1 to AC as well."
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Right!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 - 1 = 1
DM says, "haha"
[slingergame] Quarion slow claps.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yay"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That's beautiful."
[slingergame] Roger says, "way to vapourize demon baby"
DM says, "Three of the demons scream as they die in the fire! (Though they are resitant). Also, the floor is on fire."
DM exclaims (at Shaborys), "Perception!"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Resistant but not immune!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh. Right. This part of the mansion is made of wood."
[slingergame] Roger says, "the floor is lava no wait just fire"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "That's why they still died in the fire."
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 6 = 23
[slingergame] Quarion says, "hee"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "23 on perception"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Rogue rock'n'roll"
DM exclaims, "Something ... is in the dark! I wants to sneak attack you, but nothing gets past you!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 5 = 19
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "That's an attack roll? Hits"
DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 3 2 | 5 + 3 = 8
DM exclaims, "Shadowy claws rake you!"
DM says, "(Psychic damage)"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 7 = 20
Shaborys uncannily dodges to halve that.
DM says, "The shape disappears into the shadows"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Hmpf."
Shaborys says, "Guys! There's something else here."
Shaborys says, "It just attacked me."
[slingergame] Roger says, "Just how shadowy is a room when the floor is on fire"
DM advances the initiative: SD/Quarion(21) VRAKLUL(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(14) Manes(1)
[slingergame] DM says, "I'd say "dim light""
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(Wait--AC is also dex, so would also be affected by the luckstone?)"
Vraklul rages against the manes!
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "AC is not an 'ability check'."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(OK)"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So there are three M's still alive?"
[slingergame] DM says, "No, 2"
Vraklul recklessly attacks the one next to him!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 8 = 26
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 8 = 15
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16
[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "M&Ms!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Assuming a 26 hits, that's 16 damage."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How does it look?"
DM says, "Argh - it dissolves into a disgusting puddle"
Vraklul steps past it to attack the other one!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 8 = 16
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 8 = 11
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Hit?)"
DM says, "Yes"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 7 | 7 + 7 = 14
DM says, "Argh - it dissolves into a disgusting puddle II"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Which parts of the floor are presently on fire?"
Vraklul asks, "Are there any other monsters?"
[slingergame] DM says, "The red square"
[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Depends, have you yet realized you yourself are the true monster?"
DM says, "Not that you can see"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at DM), "I wasn't asking you!"
Shaborys says, "I think so."
Shaborys says, "There's something else here."
Shaborys says, "But it's hiding."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does Shaborys know if she was attacked by a ranged or melee attack?"
Rashawndra asks (of Shaborys), "Maybe you can kill it with the sword?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Melee"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I just had a really simple idea."
Vraklul exclaims (at Shaborys), "I'm on my way!"
Vraklul runs toward Shaborys!
Shaborys says, "It felt like claws!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Did we make a ruling on how we're handling diagonals?"
[slingergame] DM says, "It counts as 5"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And does Shaborys know which direction it attacked from?"
[slingergame] DM says, "From J12"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "So I'm between her and it? Perfect!"
Vraklul advances the initiative: SD/Quarion(21) Vraklul(20) RASHAWNDRA/SHABORYS(14) Manes(1)
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Shall I go first?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "You can use that sword like a dagger, if it comes to that, I think."
[slingergame] DM asks, "Which sword are we talking about?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "RI ahve a shortsword. but I also have daggers."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The toy."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh. Right."
[slingergame] DM says, "That's still in the circle, though."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'm not running over there to get the toy first. Going to attack with my shortsword into the darkness."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "So disadvantage?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, wait--do you want light? I could do that first."
Shaborys slices into the darkness where she believes the attacker is hid-- Yes.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "We all have darkvision, right?"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Is this magical darkness?"
[slingergame] DM says, "No, just a lightless room"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yes, we do."
Rashawndra sees what Shaborys is trying to do, and casts 'light' on a pebble, holding it up so that she can see better.
DM asks (of Rashawndra), "What radiius does that have?"
Rashawndra moves past.
[slingergame] Rashawndra checks.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "20'"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So, from where I am now, the whole room."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Excellent."
[slingergame] Rashawndra passes init to Shaborys.
DM says, "The whole room lights up in magical light. With a screech, a demon like figure - horns, wings, claws, appears behind the circle. It's a floating creature whose lower half dissolves into nothingness."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Does this help me see the attacker?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Timing"
DM exclaims, "ARGH! NOT THE LIGHT!"
Shaborys shoots at it, shouting, "Someone get the sword!"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 7 = 8
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "OH OXME ON"
[slingergame] DM says, "More like Shabomyss"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "'Oh, ox me!' should be a thing."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Huh, tiefling swearing is weird when it's not censored."
[slingergame] DM says, "heh"
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "How heavy does that toy look?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Ooops, not my turn, nevermind"
[slingergame] DM says, "It's a toy sword, so not much"
DM removes Manes from the initiative list.
DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
DM exclaims, "Suddenly, 5 more of the ugly humanoid monsters appear!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "NO."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Maybe we should focus on the boss."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yeah"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 - 1 = 2
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ayup."
Shaborys says, "Get the demon!"
[slingergame] DM says, "OH OX ME"
DM registers Manes at init 2.
DM rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3
DM advances the initiative: SD/QUARION(21) Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(14) Manes(2)
DM asks (of QUARION), "Do you want to go first?"
Quarion says, "No."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "OX ON ME... (ox on me), OX ME ON... (ox on me)..."
DM says, "The Demon goes "RAARG! YOU BROUGHT THE LIGHT! I WILL FEAST ON YOUR INSIDES!""
Rashawndra . o O ( I think she might mean me. )
Shaborys says, "Not if I feast on yours first!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 5 = 18
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 5 = 21
DM asks, "that was with disadvantage, I assume 18 hits?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "It does!"
DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 3 | 8 + 3 = 11
DM says, "(psychic damage)"
DM exclaims, "Quarion!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "That hits my armor HP; does that do cold damage in return?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(for that kind of attack?)"
[slingergame] DM asks, "Er, what?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Was it a melee attack?"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "It takes 5 damage, then!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(cold)"
[slingergame] DM asks, "How so?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Armor of Agathys."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Aha!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woo."
[slingergame] DM says, "The demon shrugs off the damage. "YOU ONLY USE THE COLD - I WAS BORN IN IT!""
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hey!"
DM says, "The demon shrugs off the damage. "YOU ONLY USE THE COLD - I WAS BORN IN IT!""
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "it's an icy cold stunta"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "On the other hand, if it's cold-resistant, at least it probably took full fire damage earlier when we couldn't see it?"
Rashawndra decides not to cast 'ray of frost', then.
DM exclaims, "Quarion!"
Quarion calls upon the power of thunder, to the second degree! Thus not pushing his allies towards the enemy, which is a wise idea.
Quarion rolls 3 8-sided dice: 8 3 2 | 13
[slingergame] Quarion says, "CON 14"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 1 = 15
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 1 = 2
DM asks, "The big guy saves, that means half damage?"
DM asks, "And no pushing?"
Quarion exclaims, "Yeah!"
DM says, "And since he's resistant, it's halved again"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Where is Quarion while casting this?"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Behind everyone!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And doesn't Thunderwave originate from your location?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah, but I used Sculpt Spells"
[slingergame] DM asks, "I assume you hit the Shadow Demon and the two beasts left of the circle?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "yep"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Wait, the shadow demon is a dude? It might not be the target for the sword, then."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "The walls are splattered with disgusting demon stuff!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "So you can use sculpt to change the origin? Neat."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "No"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I cast with a slot of level X an evocation spell --> I protect x+1 people from its effects"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Since I cast at level 2..."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Right, but if it affects a 15 foot cube centered on yourself, would it reach the monsters?"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Oh!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Let's say that part of my action was moving in range."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."
[slingergame] DM says, "Part of my action was moving in range."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Sorry, no, I'm not going to say it."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But I'll pretend you said it."
DM asks (of quarion), "That's your turn?"
Quarion exclaims, "yeah!"
Quarion advances the initiative: SD/Quarion(21) VRAKLUL(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(14) Manes(2)
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Vrak! Vrak! Vrak!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm guessing that, even if the toy sword is the key, it's probably more useful in someone else's hands than mine."
[slingergame] DM says, "Vreak�some Havrock"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So I'm going to take a few steps forward and then use my traditional, tried and true techniques."
Vraklul recklessly attacks the shadow demon with his magical axe of axing!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 8 = 21
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 8 = 12
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, the girl said we could use the sword to defeat 'her', and this shadow demon isn't a her."
[slingergame] DM says, "Also, quarion and rashawndra are pretty sure you need to kill the boss to break the circle and that it's otherwise inaccesinble"
DM exclaims, "hit!"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 1 | 1 + 7 = 8
Vraklul continues to attack!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 8 = 27
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 8 = 24
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 3 | 3 + 7 = 10
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "So close to a crit!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I assume that we haven't visibly 'bloodied' it yet."
Vraklul advances the initiative: SD/Quarion(21) Vraklul(20) RASHAWNDRA/SHABORYS(14) Manes(2)
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "You assume correctly!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I stand in I9, even if the circle isn't broken yet?"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I broke it before the fight starting!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Did you?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "In fact, Vraklul still isn't sure if maybe that might have been what triggered all of these monsters to appaer in the first place."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "DM just said we couldn't break it without killing the thing."
[slingergame] DM says, "Nobody broke the circle. You cannot stand in I9"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Well, I said I did, and -- oh, did he?"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Never mind!"
[slingergame] Vraklul scrolls back.
Rashawndra just attacks with Inflict Wounds, then!
Rashawndra's eyes darken and she lashes out with green hands to hit the shadow demon!
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13
DM exclaims, "hit!"
Rashawndra rolls 3 10-sided dice: 10 3 5 | 18
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "I can't find the line -- back when I tried to break it at the start, did my axe bounce off of it? Or did I not have time to swing before the monsters appeared and init started?"
DM asks, "What kind of damage is that?"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Necrotic!"
[slingergame] DM says, "The latter"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Necromatic."
DM says, "Argh, what a familiar pain"
Shaborys takes aim at the shadow demon again, taking time to line up the shot perfectly this time.
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Does it look like it does normal damage?"
[slingergame] DM says, "You would've expected it to do more damage"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 7 = 25
DM exclaims, "hit!"
Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 6 2 6 3 | 17 + 4 = 21
DM asks, "piercing, I assume?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(I also move a step to the left)"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yes"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "We loosened the lid for you."
Shaborys advances the initiative: SD/Quarion(21) Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(14) MANES(2)
DM says, "mane1 attacks Vraklul"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 2 = 17
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Manes1 hits Vraklul!"
DM rolls 2 4-sided dice: 3 1 | 4
DM exclaims, "Mane No2 attacks Quarion!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "What flavor is that?"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 2 = 9
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Slashing!"
Quarion dodges!
DM exclaims, "And misses!"
Quarion exclaims, "Ha!"
DM exclaims, "Mane Numero 3 attacks Shaborys!"
Quarion exclaims, "Do not underestimate wizards, for they are subtle!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 2 = 8
DM exclaims, "And misses!"
DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
DM advances the initiative: SD/QUARION(21) Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(14) Manes(2)
DM exclaims, "Quarion!"
Quarion exclaims, "Well, if you're immune to ice, Mr Demon, perhaps you'll enjoy a little bit of nice, piping hot.... FIREBALL!"
DM says, "Oh, and two new Manes appear"
Quarion rolls 8 6-sided dice: 4 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 | 18
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Briefly."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of DM), "I don't suppose I can counterspell the summoning?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Or is this an ongoing thing?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Ongoing, yeah"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Alrighty."
[slingergame] DM asks (of quarion), "What do I roll, again?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "You're going to have to give her something she can counterspell soon."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "DEX 14"
[slingergame] DM asks, "And who do you target?"
[slingergame] DM says, "She counterspelled the Oni to great effect"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I got to counterspell the cone of cold! That was nice ;-)"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "The demon, of course. And any mane close to him."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 3 = 18
Quarion's fireball curves around his allies, not even singing them. However, the demon doesn't take as much damage as he'd hoped.
[slingergame] Quarion says, "9 damage"
[slingergame] DM asks (of quarion), "Yeah, but like, what's the radius? Does it hit M4 and M5?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "20ft sphere"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "With a 20 foot radius, pretty much the whole room is close to him."
[slingergame] DM asks, "it's centered on the demon?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Nope, he's on the edge"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If it's centered on the demon, it'll hit all of them."
[slingergame] DM asks, "Why don't you briefly mark all the squares affected?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(And you and me and Rush.)"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "But Sculpt Spells, Vrak."
[slingergame] DM asks, "So, Demon, M4 and M5?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yep"
[slingergame] Quarion says (to Vraklul), "A level 3 spell means I can protect ALL of you, plus one extra NPC"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Right. So if you can protect all three of us, why not aim the fireball at the middle and hit all the enemies?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Well, I can't hit ALL of them"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Why not?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Fine, let's retcon that"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "20 foot radius spell, centered on H10, should reach F8, G9, J10, J11 and J12, right?"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yeah!"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Oh!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I misread radius as diameter, silly me"
[slingergame] DM says, "Quarion burns up all the manes, again! It's getting kinda hot in here."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ah, that explains the confusion."
DM advances the initiative: SD/Quarion(21) VRAKLUL(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(14) Manes(2)
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm ashamed."
Vraklul, free of any pesky manes, attacks the demon!
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Just pretend you're playing the Absentminded Professor."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Hehehe."
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 8 = 21
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 8 = 14
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 8 = 22
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 8 = 14
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 2 | 2 + 7 = 9
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Attack 21 with damage 13 if it hits, then attack 22 with damage 9 if it hits."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "The savagery."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And I'm staying right where I am, next to the demon!"
DM says, "CUUUUUUUUURSE YO-" says the demon as he disappears back into the abyss. With a loud "FLUMP" the magic circle disappears."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Or, maybe I'm not!"
Shaborys whew.
Quarion exclaims, "Ha!"
Vraklul exclaims, "Nice teamwork!"
DM exclaims, "You are victorious. Also, the floor is on fire!"
Quarion exclaims, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
Quarion hops about.
Vraklul scoops up the skeleton and the toy sword, if he can enter the circle now.
Rashawndra puts out the fire with some ray of frosts.
Quarion contributes.
[slingergame] DM asks (of rashawndra), "Remember how we discussed how that doesn't work?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Not in combat."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "But come on."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How did we put out the basement fire?"
[slingergame] Quarion asks (of DM), "How about a Survival roll?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "To put out the fire."
[slingergame] DM says, "By not knowing Ray of Frost doesn't create an elemental effect."
Vraklul, if the frost is too slow, will smother the flames with his blanket-sized cloak of protection.
DM says, "Survival works for me, as would Athletics or similiar"
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 2 = 22
Quarion's survival skills are good.
DM says, "One square put out, 3 to go"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 6 = 13
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(also survival)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Athletics. Rolling with the cloak.)"
DM exclaims, "2 squares put out!"
DM exclaims, "Three!"
Shaborys just watches.
Vraklul says, "Phew."
Vraklul says (to Skeleton), "I'm sorry this all had to happen to you, kid."
Vraklul says, "But I hope you'll at least be at peace now."
DM says, "You now have 1 toy sword"
Rashawndra puts out the final square, too.
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 6 = 20
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does it have any notable markings?"
[slingergame] DM says, "It looks worn like a well-used toy."
Shaborys asks, "We still need to find whoever 'she' is. And what is a toy sword going to do?"
Vraklul says, "But let's take a rest first. We never did get breakfast."
DM says, "Oh, you also find another diary page"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "During a short rest, you can infer the function of a magic item, right?"
Quarion snatches it!
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'd like to try to infer any magic related to this toy sword."
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"
DM says, " | Apparently there is a legend about this old orphanage. They said they had an old and unloving matron. And they squandered the money the city gave her to feed the children to spend it on men and drink. So the children went hungry every night, being fed only moldy bread and old water."
DM says, " | One child devised a plan: They would collect the mold from the matron's bread and mix it in her evening tea, poisoning or killing her."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(And also to spend a hit die or few. Assuming everyone is willing to take a rest now.)"
DM says, " | But it went horribly wrong ; After one drink from the brew, she got the hiccups; After a second drink, she started smiling and never stopped; After a third drink, still smiling, she got her axe. They say she murdered all the children in their sleep; But the bodies of two, a brother and a sister, were never found. And many claimed, over the years, to hear the cries of children. But none of those who went to the old orphanage to investigate, especially in the night, were ever seen again."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Do you read out loud and/or summarize, Quarion?"
Quarion reads out the diary page in faltering words.
Shaborys swears.
Shaborys says, "Those poor kids."
Quarion looks grim.
Rashawndra says, "Well, that's the 'she': the matron."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is it clear from the text whether this is referring to an orphanage in the village we were just 'visiting', or if it refers to this building we're in now?"
Rashawndra sighs and gets a little teary.
Shaborys says, "Maybe toy swords become real swords. Or something."
Vraklul says (to Rush), "I assume she's also the shambling shape we saw in the nightmare."
Vraklul says, "Which means..."
Vraklul says, "We need to go back into the nightmare."
Rashawndra asks, "Back the way we came?"
Vraklul says, "Right."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Should we rest first, or no?"
Quarion says, "We must free their souls."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah."
Quarion says, "They have suffered more than anyone ever deserved."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Unless, hmm. She told us to hurry?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I took zero damage."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Weird to hurry now after hundreds of years."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And I took 1."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "1?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Kid?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, 1 was leftover from my armor temp HP."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Maybe we need to hurry before the agony stone is full?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So, quick vote: A) short rest now, B) go back to the orphanage now, or C) something else?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "B)"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I only took four damage. I'm fine."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I say B."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, b) is OK with me."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK, B it is."
Rashawndra asks, "The girl said we needed to hurry. Maybe the agony stone is almost full?"
Vraklul rests the skeleton as "comforably" as he can, away from the circle.
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Incidentally, freedom is Quarion's ideal"
DM asks, "So you step back through the door?"
Quarion says, "Most definitely yes."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Mine, too!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Cool."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "But I'm more about *my* freedom than anyone else's ;)"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "haha"
DM says (to rashawndra), "You can see the stone inside the machine, it's hanging in a disgusting mess of veiny tendrils. It does look half full."
Rashawndra takes along her pebble of light.
Rashawndra says, "Ew."
Rashawndra opens the door to the orphanage.
Quarion goes through it.
DM says, "So, you step back through the door, and everything is as it was before. The shape of the matron is halfway down the row of beds in her endless circle, killing ghost children as she has for hundreds of years."
Vraklul wields the toy sword and enters.
Shaborys follows, but hangs back.
Quarion is grim and silent.
Rashawndra says, "Matron. This ends now."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are we children?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And what does the toy sword look like here?"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"
[slingergame] DM says, "like a toy sword"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(And can anyone remember its name?)"
Rashawndra says, "We have returned with the Sword of [whateveritwas]."
DM says, "Tenebesha"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(which is further back than I can scroll ;-)"
Rashawndra exclaims, "Tenebesha!"
Vraklul attacks the matron with the Tenebesha!
Rashawndra exclaims, "Turn and face your end!"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 7 = 18
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 7 = 23
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Reckless attack, of course.)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Something tells me I might not need to roll for damage.)"
DM says, "Vrakul goes all Shaborys and backstabs the matron. He plunges the toy sword deep into the ghostly form! There is an immediate cry of relief from a dozen souls! The whole room immediately begins to crumble! Around you, souls, finally free, fly off into laughing into the void! And then you have a sense of ... falling. The whole room seems to rush back down, as if it lodges itself back into reality. With a loud, hammering sound, you are back in the old, dusty orphanage."
Quarion says, "We did it."
Shaborys oof. But yay.
Vraklul looks at the machine.
Quarion says, "They're free."
Rashawndra says, "whew."
DM says, "But, the ghostly form of the matron is still here, now mire visible. She turns towards you."
Rashawndra exclaims, "Hey, good news! We released you from your cycle of torment!"
DM exclaims, "There is an undying anger glowing in her eyes!"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "INI!"
DM clears the initiative.
Vraklul clears the initiative.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 4 = 14
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 4 = 8
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 2 = 9
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 1 = 9
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 2 = 8
Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 14.
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 1 = 17
Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 9.
DM registers Ghost at init 9.
Rashawndra rolls ad 8-sided dice: 3 | 3
Quarion registers Quarion at init 17.
DM advances the initiative: QUARION(17) Shaborys(14) Vraklul/Ghost(9)
Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 8.
DM says, "Liiiiiifeeeeee...." screeches the ghost."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(I don't know if we want to put out any more fires today.)"
Rashawndra says, "No, you died a long time ago."
Rashawndra exclaims, "But now you're free to go on to your afterlife!"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Always the silver lining!"
Quarion throws four magic missiles at the spectre!
Quarion rolls 4 4-sided dice: 4 4 1 2 | 11 + 4 = 15
Rashawndra says, "And, uh, we're here to help with that, it seems."
DM advances the initiative: Quarion(17) SHABORYS(14) Vraklul/Ghost(9) Rashawndra(8)
Shaborys shoots the ghost.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 7 = 12
DM exclaims, "hit!"
Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 2 5 1 3 | 11 + 4 = 15
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "I presume vrak is still standing next to it?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Am I ever."
DM advances the initiative: Quarion(17) Shaborys(14) VRAKLUL/GHOST(9) Rashawndra(8)
[slingergame] DM asks (of Vraklul), "What's your dex?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "14"
[slingergame] DM says, "You go first"
Vraklul tucks the toy sword into his belt and draws Orcsbane.
Vraklul rages. And does his thing.
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 8 = 17
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 8 = 20
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 8 = 14
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 8 = 20
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 7 | 7 + 7 = 14
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Assuming a 20 hits: 16 then 14 slashing damage from a magical weapon."
DM says, "The ghost gives out one final scream and then it's over."
Quarion says, "Bye-bye. We won't miss you."
Vraklul says (to Matron), "Good bye."
DM says, "The room is just and old dusty room. The agony engine gives a protesting whine and shatters into piece."
Quarion says, "Guys."
Rashawndra says, "Thank goodness."
DM says, "In the middle of the shards lies an old, half-filled diamond."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are there even beds in here for real now?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Beds that haven't been used in a few hundred years, but yeah"
Vraklul asks, "So what do we do with a half-filled agony stone? Is there a way to de-agony it?"
Shaborys asks, "So. What do we do with that thing?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Timing"
Quarion says, "I don't know."
Quarion says, "But what I do know..."
Rashawndra thinks.
Vraklul asks, "I don't want to just sill it to a jeweller. What could happen if it fell into the wrong hands?"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 2 = 4
Rashawndra shakes her head, having no idea.
Quarion says, "What I do know... is what I'm going to do with this: *takes out a scroll*"
Quarion rips the scroll to shreds, methodically, slowly, with determination.
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Inspiration!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(is my vote)"
Vraklul asks, "Huh. What *was* that?"
Quarion says, "Necromancer, nothing that you ever did in this world will survive."
[slingergame] DM says, "Go Quarion! Here, have some Inspiration."
Quarion says, "You dared take away the freedom of innocent souls. That is a crime beyond imagination."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Thanks."
Quarion says (to Vraklul), "That was a necromancy spell scroll. I was tempted to learn it, but now I know better."
Vraklul smiles and pats Quarion on the back.
Quarion says, "This has been a long day."
Vraklul exclaims, "But we just woke up a few hours ago!"
Vraklul says, "Unless time is different on the bridge."
Quarion says, "Figure of speech, sorry."
DM says, "The appropriate amount of time seems to have passed."
Vraklul says, "Let's check the rest of the house."
DM exclaims, "So!"
Vraklul says, "Or... wait. Let's eat breakfast."
Vraklul says, "*Then* check the rest of the house."
[slingergame] DM asks, "I assume you stash the Crystal somewhere for now?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah."
[slingergame] DM asks, "And go for breakfast?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yeah!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "crystal = diamond?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Yup!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Er, yes"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are we leaving it in the house or putting it in someone's pack?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(I propose Shaborys'.)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I think we should take it."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Me too."
Shaborys says, "I will, uh. Hold on to this for now. I guess."
Shaborys wraps the diamond in some cloth, away from the rest of her untainted jewels.
Rashawndra says, "Be careful. I don't want it tainting you or something."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Breakfast!"
Rashawndra says, "I'll carry it if it gets too much."
Shaborys says, "I'll be fine!"
Shaborys says, "You worry too much."
[slingergame] (from Shaborys) DM says, "Spoiler: She was not fine."
DM says, "There is a nearby pub where your servants are staying."
Quarion says, "Let's focus on the good things for now."
Vraklul says (to Servants), "Hey guys! We cleaned the house."
Rashawndra gets a worried expression, but doesn't say anything.
Vraklul says, "I mean, it's a lot dirtier than it was when we started."
Shaborys says, "Well, cleaned out the evil. It's pretty filthy."
Vraklul says, "Yeah, what she said."
DM says, "The Jennings family are a grey looking couple, with grey looking kids."
Vraklul says, "THere are *way* fewer undead monsters in it now."
Rashawndra says, "Do you know where we might find a glassblower? The old glass roof is kind of gone."
(From DM) Jennings says, "Very good, sir. We'll go to cleaning right away."
Quarion says (to Jennings), "Thank you."
DM says (to rashawndra), "Haleth will have the usual contacts."
Vraklul asks (of Jennings), "Don't you want to join us for breakfast?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "they aren't halflings, are they?"
[slingergame] DM says, "No."
[slingergame] DM says, "Humans."
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Grey humans?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Never did find the brother; maybe he escaped and had kids."
DM says (to vraklul), "We already had brekfast, sir. Thank you."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I assume he means they're not young."
[slingergame] DM says (to quarion), ""Grey" looking. Inconscpicious."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yeah, I figured boring."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh."
[slingergame] DM says, "Dull."
Vraklul exclaims, "Alright. We'll catch you back at the house, then!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Their job is to take care of the house and occasionally provide comic relief due to their stuffiness."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "heh."
[slingergame] DM says, "So, yay, you have a house now. There are even rules for it."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I will happily contribute by completely failing to comprehend the nature of a master/servant relationship."
[slingergame] DM says, "In the DMG, I think."
[slingergame] DM says, "ARGH! No, crap, I made a mistake."
[slingergame] Vraklul spends a hit die over pancakes.
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "!"
[slingergame] (from Vraklul) DM says, "I forgot one monster. The Jennings are dead now."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Sorry, you can't have the house!"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "!!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "What."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Can we at least have the pancakes?"
[slingergame] DM says, "You see, there is a certain level you need to be to have a mansion ..."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Is it six?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "it is six!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh gosh!"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Well, there's only one thing to do!"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "*sniff* My babies are all grown up!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Go find some random encounters to grind a level!"
DM says, "THE END"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Woo"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "yay"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Yay!"
DM says, "*epilogue*"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "By the way, *is* there any actual magic associated with the toy sword?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or is it a perfectly ordinary toy sword?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Only the magic of a child's dreams."
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "I got an idea one round too late that I would suddenly be gifted 'Guiding Bolt' in our fight with the Shadow Demon (and then with the ghost). And then Vraklul took them out before I got a chance!"
DM says, "The empty orphanage... we slowly go nearer one of the beds, and below it. There are some marks on a bedpost."
DM says, "tenebesha &"
DM says, "...Astaforth"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh no"
DM says, "dun DUN dun"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I KNEW IT"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Aw."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "See, I *knew* he wasn't *really* evil, deep down."
[slingergame] DM says, "Or maybe nobody is evil just because"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "THE DARKNESS"
* Roger has disconnected.
* Roger has connected.
[slingergame] DM says, "I like "only the magic of children's dreams" as an explanation"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It is going above the mantel in the main room."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "aw."
[slingergame] DM says, "So, the mansion basically has a bedroom for everyone"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Plus one for Evil!"
[slingergame] DM asks, "Do you do a house-warming party?"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "We do!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Sure!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I even take a bath first!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "haha"
[slingergame] DM says, "Maybe we can do that next time, or I'll think of some mini adventure to do."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Neat."
[slingergame] DM says, "I don't really want to start the next quest and then do a month break."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I assume that when we finish exploring the place, we find no more evil monsters."
[slingergame] DM says, "Also, before I forget: It would be nice if you emailed/dmed me the new skills your chars learn at LVL6"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And also that when Vraklul double-checks the cabinet there's not a flaming skull in it."
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at DM), "By the way: great session!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Basically, the house was all a decent facade apart from the evil lab and the orphanage and beyond"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Thanks!"
[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "I like the idea of having a quest-free session where we can RP to our heart's content"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "A 'facade' is a false front, right?"
[slingergame] DM says, "I hope it wasn't too dark. (But this was one of the plots I had on the backburner since the start of Bastafore)"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If there's downtime between stories, Vraklul will spend it A) helping with the repairs on the house (which he's not terribly competent at, but at least he's strong, so he can hold heavy stuff for more competent people) and B) planting a nice herb garden (which he is very competent at)."
[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "It was perfect, and I felt so emotional that I did a 180 from 'I could use some necromancy for fun' to 'What a horrible idea'"
[slingergame] DM says, "I think there will be a few weeks while you get your house in order."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "The immersion worked."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "So, December!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The DM has decided that while he is up for playing in December, he's not up for DM'ing."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "As previously stated, I'm out the 8th, but can do the 9th."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And then he talked me into running a Department game."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yay"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So apparently that's what we're doing in December! For anyone who's interested."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "weehee"
[slingergame] DM says, "Woohoo"
[slingergame] DM says (to quarion), "I was thinking Penny and Susan could get aspects that sort of relate to each other"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm busy on the 22nd, and *maybe* busy on the 29th (but probably not -- it's basically the snow date for the thing I'm doing on the 22nd)."
[slingergame] Roger says, "maybe? there might be family xmas stuff"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But otherwise I'm free for the rest of the weekends in December at this point."
[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "Yeah! I could trade Killer Jokes for that! (Killer Jokes has been useless mostly.)"
[slingergame] DM says, "I'm out on the 29th, because I LARP."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I mean, Susan will still make bad puns, but she won't have an Aspect associated with that"
[slingergame] DM says, "Anything else should be doable"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I might be out the 29th. I get that whole week off, so I might go somewhere. but I dunno."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So are we good to play on the 1st (Sat), 9th (Sun), and 15th (Sat)?"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Yep!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yes"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woo."
[slingergame] DM exclaims (at vraklul), "And I'm even keeping my character!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yay Penny."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "The Witton has entered the building."
[slingergame] DM asks, "And we're all okay for the 25th to be a light session?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Those look free for me!"
[slingergame] Quarion (to DM) -)
[slingergame] DM says, "Woo"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "November, you mean?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yeah, works for me"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "25th November, light session, fun for the family"
[slingergame] DM says, "It will be only 3-4 hours anyway"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of DM), "Yup! And if it turns out I can't make it, play without me, how about?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(but I will try to be there)"
[slingergame] DM says, "Sure"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Perfect."
[slingergame] DM says, "Rash will just pick up an NPC of my choice and go off smooching"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I like the idea that we're the Wolfwater Crusaders, watching over the city"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "While at the same time enjoying life"
[slingergame] Vraklul edits http://slingergame.wikidot.com/schedule -- please correct any mistakes, or adjust any times if we need to start late/finish early for anyone's schedule.
[slingergame] DM says, "You copied December into the middle of November"
[slingergame] DM says, "No wait, you wrote November into December"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are you saying those aren't the same month?"
[slingergame] DM says, "You can play November 29th without me, if you want"
[slingergame] DM says, "ha ha ha"
[slingergame] DM says, "*Decem"
[slingergame] DM says, "*December"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Wolfwater + Baywatch = Wolfwatch! Woo, skimpy wizard robes for Quarion."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'll plan on the Department being a three week event from the first to the fifteenth."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "And Vraklul in a loincloth?"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Wee!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Eww."
