[slingergame] Bert says, "Log on."
[slingergame] Pip exclaims, "Okay, everybody in position! Ready to RP!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Now I'm ready"
[slingergame] DM says, "I assume there are no questions etc."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "As far as I know, we're all asleep."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Having a dream!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Dreaming of cliffs."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "And coathangers."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "My main question is whether spells etc. have restored or not."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I hope so, because I don't remember how many rages I had used before resting."
DM says, "You awake after you're fight with griffons and strange metal bulls, after a full night's sleep (aka a long rest)."
Vraklul says, "Good morning."
Quarion stretches, rising from his trance.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are the centaurs still with us, or did they sensibly scoot away during the night?"
DM says, "The centaurs will make their way west, while you will make your way south, to a small village called Greenleaf."
Quarion says, "To Greenleaf we must go."
Vraklul says (to Centaur), "Stay safe! And thank you for all of your hospitality."
Gregor says, "Swift hooves, strangers!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "THat was meant to be plural. I wasn't just calling Gregor 'Centaur'."
DM says, "And soon they are but a cloud of dust on the horizon."
Rashawndra emerges from her tent looking more than a little bleary-eyed.
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "What season is it?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "We weren't asleep *that* long."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Maybe *you* weren't."
[slingergame] DM says, "Hmmm. Let's say it's early spring. Still cold-ish, but not freezing"
[slingergame] DM says, "I assume Rush is bleary-eyed due to allergies"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Were we dead for most of the winter?"
[slingergame] DM says, "As that is thematically fitting, I'd say yes."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "The winter of our discontent turned glorious summer"
Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Do you know Greanleaf very well?"
Rashawndra says, "Argh, it is already too warm around here."
[slingergame] DM says, "Quarion knows that it exists"
[slingergame] DM says, "You are still 2 weeks or so out from the forest"
Cannery says, "Once we reach Greenleaf, we, or rather you, will have to make a decision."
Rashawndra makes herself some pine needle tea to try to wake up.
Vraklul asks, "Oh?"
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "We sacrifice Quario-- Oh. Not that kind of decision."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Wait, the DM hasn't explicitly said what it is."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Could be sacrifice, for all we know."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yeah, we very well *might* be sacrificing Quarion."
Cannery says, "The message I received came from (takes deep breath) the shining's dancer halls of Solace, in the mountains to the east. It is a dwarven monastery, well hidden, that is devoted to curing all kinds of ailment that can't, or won't be treated elsewhere."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "But we need to choose what *to*."
Quarion says, "Intriguing."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says (to Cannery), "Oh, it has a name? We probably need to go there to find the plot, then."
Cannery says, "I would appreciate it if you escorted me there, or at least near there, but it would add at least two weeks to your journey."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is that 'the shining's dancer' or 'the shining dancer's'?"
Quarion asks (of Cannery), "Is there something specific that you fear?"
Vraklul defers to Quarion.
[slingergame] DM says, "I think I meant "The shining dancer's, come to think of it"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Too late, Johnny"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Good, because I haven't watched The Shinig."
Cannery says, "Erm, you mean apart from the roving parties of gnolls and mercaneries? Just the ususal dangers of the mountains."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Apparently the Shindig is scarier than the Shinig"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Of mountains in a fantasy world, that is"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Heh."
Quarion says, "Well, I see what you mean."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "The whole area is part of the gnoll wars lands?"
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "slingerg"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I wonder if fantasy mountains are more dangerous if you're a protagonist or an extra."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "ha, sigh."
[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "The mountains less so, but the way leading up to it."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Protagonists are much more likely to survive an attack, but presumably extras are less likely to be beset by plot, thus less likely to be attacked in the first place."
[slingergame] DM says, "it will be like 3 days through war country, and then 3-4 into the mountains"
Quarion says, "It's quite a detour, though. For us, I mean. But still... it is dangerous."
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "She's a tough old lady."
Rashawndra says, "I'm all for getting back to the cold of the mountains. I feel like I missed all winter being dead, and I'm sad."
Cannery? says, "digs in the earth with her boot. "I know. I'M sorry.""
Rashawndra asks (of Cannery), "I don't suppose you know of fancy fast-travel options in the area?"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "The Eagles! The Eagles are coming!"
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Like, maybe a map we can click on after we unlock waypoints?"
[Crows-Nest] DM asks (of Rashawndra), "I think you have to free some outposts first?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "hah, timing"
Cannery says, "Maybe we can get some horses in Greenleaf!"
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "what do centaurs think of horses anyway"
Rashawndra asks, "Anyone with a skyship in the area?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I think that later on, we're supposed to get Team Airship added as playable characters, and then the map will be wide open."
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "Don't you guys have a flying rug by now or something"
Cannery says, "An airship? I think I saw one once, in Wolfwater."
Quarion says, "Well, never mind then."
Rashawndra says, "Maybe we could die and get banished to the middle planes, then re-enter where we're going."
Quarion says, "Rush, death isn't a joke."
Cannery says, "What is a ... middle plane?"
Quarion says, "Weavy-deevy stuff."
Rashawndra says, "A place in the middle of the planes? I dunno, it was a little confusing."
Rashawndra says (to Quarion), "We laugh at death that we may face it unafraid."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Crap. Now I'm imagining a special sect of cleric/bards who worship a god of death and are all trained as jesters. Death Clowns. With black and white and red makeup."
Quarion says (to Rashawndra), "That sounds wiser than I am."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "And I can't even tell if this is awful or awesome."
Rashawndra says, "I found it in a cookie once."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Quarion is called the green because he is still green behind the ears"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "He's a greenhorn"
Vraklul says, "Yeah, sorry, it fell in when I was baking."
Rashawndra says, "Anyway, it's your call, Q."
[Crows-Nest] DM fears what awaits the Crusaders.
Quarion says, "Well..."
[slingergame] Shaborys's take is that cannery is a friend of Davina's, and we'd do it for Davina.. wouldn't we?
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Metatextually, if it has a *name*, we clearly have to go there ;-)"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "haha"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "That's true. But then, Quarion's dad is in prison, and if Quarion were locked up, we wouldn't be taking sidequests instead of getting him out?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But, yeah, I think Rush's argument is sound."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "That is also true."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Hey, you wanted more options!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Did we?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Aha, this is railroading by providing options, clever"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If this were a CRPG, I'd definitely be checking out the sidequests before finishing the main one."
[slingergame] DM asks, "Don't blame me for my in-depth world building for Bastaland. Basta Quest?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, I mean, the main plot can't advance past us."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "That'd be silly."
[slingergame] DM says, "Okay, kids, less meta more IC please"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "awww."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "We're all waiting for Quarion!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Who's just sitting there with this pained expression on his face as we all stare at him."
[slingergame] (from DM) Bloodfang stares, too.
Rashawndra waves her hand in front of Quarion's face. "Quarion? You OK?"
Quarion asks (of Cannery), "If you need protection, then who am I to deny it. That's what we Knights are for. Right?"
Vraklul exclaims, "Alright!"
Rashawndra exclaims, "Right!"
Vraklul exclaims, "To the Halls of Solace!"
Cannery says, "I won't say no to protection from a band of heroes."
Shaborys woo.
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Shaborys says, "more chance to rob her!""
Cannery stands up, her knees popping. "To Greenleaf!"
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Hey hey. We don't rob friends of friends."
Rashawndra raises her tea. "To Greenleaf!"
Rashawndra drinks.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And so, we travel."
Rashawndra looks around. "Oh, whoops, that wasn't a toast."
Shaborys smirks.
Vraklul raises his toast. "No, this is."
Vraklul finishes his breakfast and packs up to leave.
Rashawndra says, "You have toast? Want."
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "travel montage!"
DM says, "And soon, you march on. You follow an old, dilapitated road southwards, through eerily empty lands. You march past forgotten fields, overgrown with weeds, remnants of old and forgotten skirmishes. Sword sticking out of the ground, makeshift graves. But all the life you see is animals."
Shaborys quietly shivs something for her own breakfast.
DM says, "So you march for two days, without anything exciting happening."
[Crows-Nest] (from Rashawndra) DM says, "Then you march for another three days, without anything exciting happening again."
DM says, "That evening, you pass a sign saying Greenleaf 25 miles, so you should reach it tomorrow. You make camp by on the shore of a small pond."
[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Rashawndra), "heh"
DM says, "er, or rather, a large pond, almost a lake."
Quarion looks into the lake.
DM says (to Quarion), "An elven wizard in a snazzy robe and hat looks back."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "After what happened just a few days ago, I'm not sure if I'm in the mood for swimming."
DM says (to Quarion), "But, as you have moved down to shore, you spy some movements in the weeds."
DM asks (of Quarion), "What do you do?"
Quarion readies a frostbite in his fist, and approaches.
DM says, "As you approach the reed (the reach about to your hip), you hear a strange, gurgling sound, or maybe whimpering."
Rashawndra, sweaty from days of travel, drops her pack in a dry spot, and strips off her outerwear. "Hey, is it clear? I can't think of much that's going to keep me out of that water."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Can't forget the fanservice."
Rashawndra . o O ( I hope the water's still cold! )
Quarion calls out to whatever is there: 'Hello?'
Rashawndra exclaims, "Hello!"
DM says (to Quarion), "As you call out, you can feel something moving slowly towards you, near the ground."
Quarion has a bad feeling!
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Can I unready my cantrip and cast something now?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Sure"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'm sure it's something harmless and adorable. And tasty."
Quarion snuffs out the frost in his fist, and mutters some arcane words... And then he rises into the air!
Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Is someone there?"
DM asks (of Quarion), "The reeds are very thick, but you can spot a shape in there, something red, you think?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think the rules answer is you can, but that use up the spell slot you'd readied. (Which, for a cantrip, is not a great loss.)"
Rashawndra asks, "Quarion? What is it?"
Quarion, now 20ft up, looks down at the reeds, then at Vraklul. 'There's something hiding in there! Maybe some sort of snake! Or something else! I'm not sure, I can't see it properly'
Quarion spins slowly on himself as he speaks in mid-air.
Rashawndra sighs, snatches up her spell pouch, and casts Detect Thoughts.
Vraklul exclaims, "Oh!"
Shaborys pulls out a dagger.
DM says (to Rashawndra), "You feel a very weak, humanoid mind, and it has just one surface thought:"
Vraklul unwisely goes in to investigate (unless Rush detects something and stops him).
(From DM) "...please ... they are killing everyone ..."
DM says, "As Vrak moves in, he find a very emaciated human figure, covered in (old) blood."
Rashawndra says, "It's something that's weak and hurt, and worried about someone killing everyone."
Rashawndra asks, "Hey, guy! What's going on? What's the problem?"
Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Come here! Someone's hurt!"
DM says, "The figure grabs Vrak'S hand, very weakly. "Please ... they are killing everyone...""
Rashawndra strides down to the water's edge in the reeds.
Vraklul asks (of Figure), "It's OK, we'll help... *who's* here? Who's being killed?"
Rashawndra asks, "What, like, right now? Is the village in trouble? Somewhere else?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Medicine to determine if he needs healing right this minute."
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 3 = 7
(From DM) "Our farm ... they came through the fence ... on the other side of the lake ...
Quarion hovers down, feet barely touching the ground. '"They"? Oh no. Gnolls?'
[Crows-Nest] Roger asks, "what is it, boy? did someone fall down the well?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "If you want me to help, I'm also trained in Medicine."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sure."
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 3 = 16
Vraklul assists Rush, following her orders.
[slingergame] DM says, "He has no obvious wounds, apart from some cuts and bruises. But he is malnourished, and in shock, and very exhausted."
Vraklul assists by getting this guy some food and water.
Rashawndra tries once again to ask whether there is fighting going on as we speak, or whether this was some time ago.
DM says, "After some food and water, and someone keeping Bloodfang from helpfully licking his face, he seems a little better"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(and reading surface thoughts to help, as the guy is clearly a bit incoherent.)"
DM says, "They attacked our farm this morning, a band of gnolls. I was in the fields, and I managed to flee. But I don't know what happened to the rest of my family."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "You can't expect him to retain coherence if you keep measuring his state all the time."
Quarion says, "Can you show us the way? There may still be time."
Rashawndra says, "Other side of the lake, he said."
DM says, "He points towards the other side of the lake. Just, just past the dyke"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I occasionally forget that you're getting a PhD in physics."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hehe."
Vraklul asks (of Dude), "Do you want to come with us to show the way, or would you rather rest up here?"
Quarion exclaims, "We shouldn't put him in danger!"
DM says, "I ... I don't think I can..."
Rashawndra tosses her spell pouch to Vraklul. "And you're carrying that for me and I will meet you there because I am Way Too Hot and have been travelling All Day, and if I'm going to fight I'm doing it *cold*."
Rashawndra makes her way down to the lake and strikes out for the other side.
Rashawndra . o O ( Ahhhhhhhhhhh )
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "It could be a small lake, or it's a large pond."
Quarion says, "She's in a bit of a... rush, I see"
Vraklul says, "Sure thing."
(From DM) Blodfang cocks his head at Quarion.
Vraklul takes off on foot, following the little guy's directions.
Shaborys follows.
Quarion follows also.
Quarion exclaims, "Onwards, Knights!"
Cannery stays behind with Bloodfang.
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "So we race Rush."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "I assume she makes it there first?"
DM says, "You march around to the other side of the lake, where you pick up a very happy Rush."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Pond monster says, "Tiefling *again?* Nah.""
Vraklul tosses her a component pouch and cloak of protection.
Rashawndra says, "Thanks for carrying my stuff! That was perfect."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "What about the cloak of parental censorship?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Presumably in this setting, underclothes are all more modest than a full one-piece bathing suit."
[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Quarion), "The reeds where hip-high and she has long hair"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hahaha"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Ha!"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Hm, looks like the village was called Greenkeep in my notes"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Also, I seem to recall that we had more than enough naked Horst last season to get us banned already."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "A surfeit of greens"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to DM), "Huh, weird that you would write your notes wrong like that."
Vraklul looks around. What is there to see here?
[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "What do your half-orc eyes see, Vraklul?"
DM says, "There is small path leading up the dyke. You can barely see some light flickers over it."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "The left eye is orc; the right eye is human."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Like, in the trees? or beyond the trees?"
Vraklul heads up the dyke!
Quarion says, "Wait! Tactics! Oh, well."
DM says, "From atop the dyke, you spy a small farm to the north"
DM says, "Maybe half a mile away"
Vraklul points. "There's a farm that way!"
[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "This is grassland"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Anything nearer?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "So, what was flickering?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I'm guessing the farm is on fire?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "So.. I'm pretty sure you mean dike? :D"
[Setting the zoned flag.]
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha ha wow, didn't even notice."
[slingergame] DM says, "Oh fuck"
[slingergame] DM says, "I'm so sorry :/"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'm just 12 years old,and I found it hilarious."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Like we're climbing a giantess."
[slingergame] DM says, "Ah, you yankees call it a levee"
[slingergame] DM says, "man, good thing nobody can see me blush"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Anyway.."
Quarion follows after Vraklul.
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Yeah, is there cover between here and there? Anything on fire?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I am only sad that Shaborys noticed it before me and got the chance to make all the jokes."
DM says, "The farm is not on fire, but there is still light in the main house."
Vraklul says, "And it's lit! There might be someone there."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "It's evening/night?"
Vraklul quickly heads toward the farm.
Quarion says, "Odd, I expected to see more signs of chaos."
DM says, "You hear pig screams, faintly, and weird, guttral noises."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah, we had just made camp when this all started."
DM says, "There is not much cover between you and there"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Or were starting to make camp, at least."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at DM), "Good! Less chance for anything to hide from us!"
Quarion continues to jog after Vraklul, tripping over his robes a few times.
Shaborys follows, as well.
Rashawndra takes her usual spot in the middle of the pack.
DM says, "So you approach this https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NQbm8uTW1KDdlRMkIj1QKwHi8YnVHX7RAE0uTPrIHN0/edit?usp=sharing"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And we're south of the fence?"
[slingergame] Shaborys uh oh. A map.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hey, it's a FenceFence! That's, like, twice as strong as a normal fence."
DM says, "You can see two hyenas hanging around in the yard, and there is a gnoll in pigsty, hacking away at panicked pigs."
DM says, "There are few dead cows in the yards as well"
Vraklul exclaims (at Gnoll), "Hey! Leave those pigs alone!"
Vraklul says, "You're not even doing it right. You're going to ruin all the pork chops."
Shaborys says, "That's rude. Don't kill it unless you're gonna eat it."
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims (at Gnoll), "All in all, you're just another plank in the FenceFence!"
DM says, "Yes, you are south of the fence"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How high is the fence?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I don't know why you approach all situations from the south, but here we are"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Well, it's always when situations go south that we're needed"
[slingergame] DM says, "around 4 feet"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ah, so not too hard to climb over."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "For ref, Quarion is six feet"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is the gnoll responding?"
DM says, "He looks at you and shouts something"
DM says, "And another gnoll pokes his head out of the pig barn"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Begun the gnoll wars has"
Vraklul asks (of Gnoll), "Sorry, I don't speak gnoll. Habla usted goblino? Sprichst du Ork?"
DM says, "Yes, Roll Initiative you shall"
Shaborys clears the initiative.
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 1 = 14
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 4 = 19
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 4 = 22
Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 22.
Quarion registers Quarion at init 14.
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 2 = 12
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 2 = 11
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 2 = 11
Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 11.
DM registers GFG at init 11.
Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 12.
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 2 = 11
DM registers GH at init 11.
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Does GFG stand for Giant Friendly Gnolls"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 2 = 15
DM registers GFoY at init 15.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Do we all pretty much agree that we can take the little guy's word for it that these gnolls were terrorizing people and thus are sufficiently evil to lay smack down upon without further situational analysis needed?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "No, it's Girl F*ing Girl."
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "We're going to be fighting the dyke."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yykes"
[slingergame] DM says, "Hey now"
[slingergame] Roger says, "That escalated quickly"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 2 = 10
DM registers Hyeans at init 10.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Sorry, I saw an opportunity to tease the DM about his misspelling, and I felt obligated to take it.)"
DM removes Hyeans from the initiative list.
DM registers Hyenas at init 10.
DM displays the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
[slingergame] DM says, "All the work I do for you (etc) and all you is (etc) kids these days (etc)"
DM exclaims, "Alas, you are beset by gnolls!"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "So I don't have a clearshot at the gnolls, b/c they're in a barn?"
DM says, "The one gnoll is in the pigsty"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think the red is the sty."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok, cool."
DM asks, "That is one of those mud things with a low fence around it, right?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Yeah."
DM says, "So you can shoot one gnoll"
Shaborys moves 30 feet to the right and takes aim at the gnoll in the pigsty. Which now I cannot see on the map, but it's there.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 7 = 24
DM exclaims, "hit!"
Shaborys rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Also I just fucked up the map, whatever was written int he sty, and I cannot undo."
[slingergame] DM says, "I just wrote Gnoll 1 into it, and removed Gnoll 2, as he moved into the barn thingie"
[slingergame] DM says, "All good"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Oh. The white is the barn?"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "The red is the pigsty?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes. Well, the house for the pigs"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I was confused. But ok."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Does the fence count as difficult terrain, or does it take an action to cross, or...?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'm done."
[slingergame] DM says, "Difficult terrain"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Which is 2x movement?"
[slingergame] DM says, "For the sake of this, yeah, it just means it takes -10 ft of your movement, instead of 4"
[slingergame] DM says, "er 5"
DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(AFK a moment.)"
DM exclaims, "From somewhere in the house, an arrows is loosened at, hm, Quarion. Kill the wizard first and all!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9
Quarion dodges!
DM says, "*slurp*"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFOY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) QUARION(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
[slingergame] Quarion says, "oh, right"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "my turn"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I need a bigger table for all these open rulebooks"
Quarion hops over the fence, then webs the pigsty!
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "ha ha"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Those poor pigs!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Feel free to add the webbing to the map"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Better than my first idea, which was Fireball"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "mmmm, dinner"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It's OK, it's Charlotte's Web."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Honestly, it fills a 20ft cube, so basically 90% of the pigsty"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) VRAKLUL(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Back."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Good, it's your turn!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also, huh. This rather affects my plans."
[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Please still add it"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is the webbed area exactly the same as the red area?"
[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Thanks."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Ah!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Whoa."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "That's cool."
[slingergame] DM says, "Very nice"
Vraklul climbs up the fence and leaps off of it, more or less toward the gnoll., but carefully skirting around the edge of the webbing.
[slingergame] DM asks, "Where did you find that?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "yay"
Vraklul then, raging, attacks the gnoll recklessly!
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I did an 'insert image' and then did an image search for 'web cartoon'"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 8 = 19
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 8 = 22
DM exclaims, "That hits!"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I just realized"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Spiderpig, Spiderpig ..."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yay."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is the gnoll still standing?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "ITYM Peter Porker"
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "He is ... hanging in there !"
Vraklul tries to finish him off!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 8 = 11
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 8 = 28
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "woo, crit!"
Vraklul rolls 3 12-sided dice: 12 6 5 | 23 + 7 = 30
[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Get it, hanging? Because he's webbed?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "oof!"
DM says, "He is ... very dead"
DM says, "There is gnoll all over the pigsty"
Vraklul exclaims, "Alright, the rest of you gnolls! Surrender, and this won't happen to you!"
Vraklul advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) RASHAWNDRA/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Has anyone seen One-Punch-Man...like that."
DM exclaims, "Rush!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I wait until after GFG and GH go?"
[slingergame] DM asks, "Hold Action?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sure."
[slingergame] DM says, "Sure ... no rush."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Wow, nice."
[slingergame] DM says, "Man, I'm killing it today."
[slingergame] DM says, "One sec"
DM says, "The gnoll from the pigsty tries to escape towards the house"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I thought he was dead and webbed?"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 2 = 18
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "The one inside the pig barn thing."
[slingergame] DM says, "The one ... yes"
[slingergame] DM asks (of Quarion), "I think 18 makes the DEX save?"
[slingergame] DM asks, "It's against your Spell save thingie?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "yeah"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Which is 14"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "But I was convinced, based on Vraklul's position, that this gnoll was dead"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It's gnoll2."
DM says, "The gnoll runs through the web, jumps the fence AND makes it into the main house"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "There were two gnolls in the pigsty? That explains t"
DM says, "There is another arrow shot from a hidden position in the main house"
DM says, "This time at Vrak, since he is closest"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 4 = 5
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I think that means they hit the dead gnoll."
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"
DM exclaims, "Rush!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Given how much space he now occupies, it'd be hard to miss him."
Rashawndra casts Haste on Vrak and twins it to Shaborys!
Rashawndra exclaims, "Go get 'em, guys!"
Rashawndra advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) HYENAS(10)
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul now keeps a bookmark on page 250 of his PHB.
DM exclaims, "The first hyena sees a tasty wizard and goes to gnaw on him!"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Gnaw way!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "That's gnawful."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Who let Susan in here !"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 5 = 18
Quarion exclaims, "Arrrgh!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Whenever you kill a gnoll, Susan is there."
DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 2 5 | 7 + 3 = 10
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ouch. That's what, half of Quarion's hitpoints? ;)"
DM exclaims, "The second hyenas sees a tasty, if somewhat soggy Favored Soul!"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "I still have 24!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 5 = 15
Rashawndra yipes!
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I assume that's a hit."
[slingergame] DM asks, "You assume?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra checks.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "You don't know your AC?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Yup!"
DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 2 4 | 6 + 3 = 9
[slingergame] Quarion says, "That was a badly timed 'Yup', I assumed :)"
DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 7 = 17
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(I saw that as if I had my own AC memorized...)"
Rashawndra grits at the bite on her leg, but manages to maintain her concentration.
DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
Shaborys shoots once at the hyena attacking Rush.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16
DM says, "hit"
Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 6 5 1 5 | 17 + 4 = 21
Shaborys also shoots at the one attacking Quarion, with her extra action.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16
DM says, "hit"
Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 5 5 6 5 | 21 + 4 = 25
DM says, "both are still up, but not too happy"
Shaborys doesn't play favorites :)
DM says, "But the one that hit Rush looks a bit more wounded <3"
Shaborys stays where she is.
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFOY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "The damage on mine was smaller than the damage on the other. But it still looks worse?"
DM says, "A gnoll comes out of the main house, hung with bones and skulls and covered in blood. It yells something in their horrible, piercing, mocking language, and makes for Vrak."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I still don't know what GFOY stands for. Right now, I'm imagining Gnoll From Over Yonder."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 5 = 6
DM says, "(it snaps at Vrak, but misses, and then claws him)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Gnoll Fighter Of Yore"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 5 = 22
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 5 = 18
DM says, "(That's two attacks)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "One hit, one miss."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Thank you, Haste!)"
[slingergame] DM says, "Wow"
DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 3 | 3 + 3 = 6
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also, he has advantage."
DM says, "(slashing)"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 5 = 11
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 5 = 21
DM says, "(two hits, right?)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "...I guess the second one just became a hit as well."
DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 1 | 1 + 3 = 4
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) QUARION(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
Vraklul barely notices the scratches.
Quarion says, 'See you later, hyena,' and teleport in a burst of thunder!
Quarion rolls 3 10-sided dice: 10 3 8 | 21
[slingergame] Quarion says, "CON(14) for that hyena"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 2 = 19
DM says, "That's one tough hyena"
DM asks, "Half damage?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Still half damage"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "So 11"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "It's still not dead!"
[slingergame] DM asks, "Do you still move?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Nah"
[slingergame] DM says, "Friendly reminder to advance INI once you're done :-("
[slingergame] DM says, "er :-)"
Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) VRAKLUL(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
[slingergame] Quarion says, "sorry"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "here goes Vrak"
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "#band-name Sad Reminder"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Never sure if you want to advance, or we should."
Vraklul says (to ShamanLookingGnoll), "That was a bad idea."
[slingergame] DM says, "I think on your turn, it's best when you do it"
Vraklul does the axe thing. Recklessly.
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 8 = 26
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 8 = 21
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 1 | 1 + 7 = 8
DM exclaims, "yep!"
Vraklul does it again, since that's probably not enough.
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 8 = 12
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 8 = 17
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Hit?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Still standing?"
[slingergame] DM says, "yeah"
Vraklul hastily takes one more swing, to drive the message home.
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 8 = 26
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 8 = 9
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Oh! And I get to reroll that first damage roll!"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 7 | 7 + 7 = 14
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So they're 14, 11 and 16 respectively."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "41 total. Whew."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "wow"
Rashawndra's eyes widen as she watches Vraklul's axe flash in the light from the house.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I don't have any particular movements or bonus actions to take, so regardless of the results of that:"
Vraklul advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) RASHAWNDRA/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Also, I'm really liking Haste."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Me too!"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "It is easily Vraklul's favorite spell."
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "yeah Haste is always sweet"
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Do I go, or did I forfeit my init position?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Admittedly, he doesn't know about many spells."
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "You go, Rush!"
Rashawndra slaps the Hyena next to her with Inflict Wounds!
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 7 = 19
Rashawndra rolls 3 10-sided dice: 2 5 5 | 12
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "(assuming a hit)"
DM says, "yeah"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "afk very quickly"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "I assume my GFOY is still standing despite 41 HP of greataxe?"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Slap that hyena!"
DM says, "That hits, it still stands"
[slingergame] DM says, "the GFOY still stands indeed"
Rashawndra yanks the hyenas jaws away from her leg, and its snout ends up covered with pustules.
Rashawndra growls back at the hyena!
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "(init advance, except other people go)"
DM says, "The gnoll who ran into the main house comes running back out, and heads towards the fence, and jumps over it, but that is all even he can manage"
DM exclaims, "another gnoll comes out to assist the GFoY. Oh no, it's the GH!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "The question is, is he running away, or going to get reinforcements?"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 4 = 8
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 4 = 20
DM says (to Vraklul), "I assume the second one hits? (it multiattacks)"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "It does!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(AC 19 with Haste.)"
DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 6 | 6 + 2 = 8
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "It's now next to me, so I'm going with 'attacking'."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also, it of course has advantage."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 4 = 24
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 4 = 24
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh man."
DM exclaims, "!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Crit!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Since if he wanted to run away, he'd have had better chances to not give me an AoO."
DM rolls 2 8-sided dice: 6 4 | 10 + 2 = 12
DM rolls 2 8-sided dice: 3 4 | 7 + 2 = 9
DM says, "21 all in all"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm not clear on which rolls were parts of the same attacks and which were advantage on separate, but -- thanks."
[slingergame] DM says, "It assume 'tis but a scratch"
Vraklul, in fact, does notice this time.
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) HYENAS(10)
DM exclaims, "The hyena sees her escaped prey next to the house, and tries to get after him!"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Now I'm down to fewer hitpoints than Shaborys started with!"
DM says, "The second hyena bites at ole Rush"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(But still more than Quarion or Rush started with.)"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 5 = 13
DM asks, "miss?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sigh, no, I only have an AC of 12."
DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 6 | 11 + 3 = 14
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Bumped up to its fashionable heights by this cloak of protection."
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I forget, did it turn out that there's no actual armor you're proficient with?"
Rashawndra manages to hold on to her concentration a bit longer!
DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
Shaborys takes another shot at the hyena, hoping to take it out this time.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 7 = 9
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, I'm just dex and cloak."
[slingergame] Vraklul checks the Sorcerer section. 'Armor: None'. Oh well.
DM says, "als"
DM says, "alas"
Shaborys misses, and tries again.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 7 = 14
DM says, "hit!""
Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 2 6 2 2 | 12 + 4 = 16
DM exclaims, "The hyena falls over!"
Rashawndra exclaims, "Whew! Thank you again!"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I know what's for dinner tonight"
Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFOY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
Rashawndra . o O ( Glad she had that second shot! )
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "I was gonna say taht!"
DM exclaims, "the shaman-looking boss gnoll tries to get at Vrak again!"
DM says, "first, it bites"
[slingergame] DM asks (of Vrak), "It still has advantage, right?"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Yup!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 5 = 25
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 5 = 17
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ow."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Crit!"
DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 4 5 | 9 + 3 = 12
DM says, "And you make a ... *sigh* DC12 CON save"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 7 = 8
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "..."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "noooo"
DM blinks.
[slingergame] Roger says, "oh no"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That was unexpected."
[slingergame] Roger says, "hope you like disease or something"
DM rolls 4 6-sided dice: 4 3 5 5 | 17
DM exclaims, "Poison damage!"
[slingergame] Roger says, "oh poison"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So the 12 is normal piercing, and the 17 is poison?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Hm, not sure that really is doubled"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Heh, probably not. So just 4+3 for poison?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, that seems right"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Wait!"
[slingergame] DM says, "4+5 :P"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."
DM exclaims, "First claw attack!"
DM rolls 1 2-sided die: 2 | 2 + 5 = 7
DM rolls 1 2-sided die: 1 | 1 + 5 = 6
DM says, "heh"
DM exclaims, "2nd claw attack!"
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Those are 2-sided dice -- coins?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "2-sided dice rarely hit."
[slingergame] DM says, "oh"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 5 = 20
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 5 = 18
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hit!"
DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 3 | 3 + 3 = 6
DM exclaims, "2nd claw attack!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 5 = 20
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 5 = 6
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Also hit!"
DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 4 | 4 + 3 = 7
[Crows-Nest] DM | Hyena has last laugh: Restaurant selling its meat shut
DM says, "I think that's it"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) QUARION(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
Vraklul says, "Oog. I don't feel so great."
[slingergame] (from Quarion) Oog says, 'Noo my brother don't die'
[slingergame] Roger says, "you guys should probably have a cleric"
[slingergame] Roger says, "what sort of jerk left you without a cleric"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I'm the cleric type."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(and I can cure poison)"
Quarion is momentarily torn between helping Vraklul and saving himself.
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Save yourself!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Vraklul is just being melodramatic. He'll be fine."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Now I'm more torn"
[slingergame] Roger says, "I'm not sure cure poison will help"
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims (at Quarion), "Nothing's wild!"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It depends on the poison type, I guess."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Don't be cold and shamed"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "If it's just 'you take more damage' then it's no longer in his system, I think."
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
[slingergame] DM says, "You'd need the "poisoned" condition"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Cold and shamed?"
[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "I guess Illusion never changed into something reak"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Or rather real"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "You speak in riddles"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "The DM's drunk."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbnEHXcK3oo"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Which makes it harder for me to make a decision"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Oh"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I love that song"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "But it really isn't helpful right now :P"
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says (to DM), "ITYM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4FUOyYfIfU"
[Crows-Nest] DM says (to rush), "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g086_cP1g7A ? Yours was region-locked"
DM asks (of Quarion), "So?"
Quarion stands his ground, and bravely throws a fireball at the two gnolls besetting Vraklul! He'll deal with the hyena after it bites him. (Vraklul, of course, feels magical energy shielding him from the explosion, which does not harm the pigs either.
Quarion rolls 8 6-sided dice: 2 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 14
DM says, "wow"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to DM), "Looks like a different instance of the same performance, yeah."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion cries. 'So many ooooones waaah'
DM says, "So the gnolls make a dex save"
Quarion says, "yep, DEX(14)"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 2 = 7
[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Ha!"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "They didn't see that coming"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 2 = 11
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "If only they'd been Hasted, they would have had advantage on it!"
DM says, "They are both still standing. (And luckily, the mud is to wet to be set ablaze. But the pigsty's fence is on fire)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The mud *was* wet."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I imagine it's now set like pottery."
[slingergame] DM says, "It's now like one of those relaxing mud baths"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ooh."
DM asks (of Quarion), "Done?"
[slingergame] Vraklul squishes his toes in it.
Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) VRAKLUL(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
Quarion says, "wait"
Quarion retreats a bit.
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "okay now go Vrak"
Vraklul says (to QFOY), "You're going to regret that."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says (to Q), "Retreat all the way. The hyena can still get you there."
Vraklul does one of those twirly moves where he spins his greataxe from hand to hand like the blade of a windmill.
[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Ok!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Recklessly attacking the shamany one."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I'm now in a corner"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 8 = 25
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 8 = 27
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Still standing?"
DM exclaims, "stop!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Hammer time?"
DM says, "He is an ex-Gnoll"
DM says, "He says something in gnoll, and falls over, dead"
Vraklul is still spinning, though! The axe blade is headed straight toward the *other* gnoll!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 8 = 22
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 8 = 15
DM exclaims, "hit!"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 3 | 3 + 7 = 10
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Still gnolling?"
DM says, "He is also an ex-gnoll"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Heads shall gnoll!"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "It's Grand Guignoll"
Vraklul spins around and spots the GFG threatening Rush!
Vraklul runs towards it, mounting the fence!
DM exclaims, "Woo!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Uh, how do I put myself standing on top of Q16?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "When I tried, the entire fence turned into Vraklul."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "There you go."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Which, I mean, that's kinda awesome, but not actually a power I believe I possess."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "hehe"
[slingergame] DM says, "Fencing does not seem like Vrak's style"
Vraklul uses his final hasted attack on this other gnoll guy right here!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 8 = 15
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 8 = 22
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 2 | 2 + 7 = 9
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Good rolls kill bad gnolls"
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "I think that's the first time this guy's been hit, sadly."
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Yeah"
DM says, "Did you attack him while balancing on the fence? Because that's awesome"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I did!"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "But not the first time he's been hit on! hahaha"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If you feel that's not an appropriate place to end my turn, I have just enough movement to hop off next to him, but I would like to stay here if it doesn't require special acrobatic skills to do so."
[slingergame] DM says, "I'm fine with it"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "AUGH a massive pile of paperwork and my PHB just got tossed to the floor by an undextrous cat."
[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Did she use a DASH action afterwards?"
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Should've been petting it instead."
Rashawndra beats a hasty retreat!
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "That's what you get."
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) RASHAWNDRA/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Are the rules that I can retreat as an action without initiating an AoO?"
DM exclaims (at rash), "You get an AoO!"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yes, and now she's looking at me as though this is all my fault somehow."
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "let me say I'm... familiar with that situation."
[slingergame] DM says, "Unless you use the disengange action"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "That's it!"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "poor kitty. Evil Jota and his unsafe paper sleeping places"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "So, disengage as an action, then normal movement?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
Rashawndra does that!
Rashawndra figues it's better to keep Haste up and running than risk it being un-concentrationed away.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(init advance!)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Unless I can use my bonus action to convince him to give up or something."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "But I assume that'd also be a normal action."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "At least!"
DM exclaims, "The GFG runs away from Vrak and after Rush, and does it in a way that does not provoke an AoO. The cad!"
Shaborys says, "Hey, hey, you coward. Get back here."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "He's disengaging as well?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
[slingergame] DM says, "Or rather, used a special power"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So, he doesn't attack me, which works OK for me."
[slingergame] DM says, "But it amounts to the same thing"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Wait, what?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, OK."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Curse those special gnoll powers."
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) HYENAS(10)
[slingergame] DM says, "Hm, did I say diagonal movement is 10 ft or 5 ft"
[slingergame] DM says, "We discussed it so much that I forgot"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to DM), "The only reason Q's in the corner is that there's no more spreadsheet to move that way."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Your last word was that it alternates."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I think he is 'as far away as he could get'"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "5 for the first diagonal in a turn, 10 for the second, etc."
[slingergame] DM says, "Hm."
[slingergame] DM says, "(to both these things)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "If both the H and Q have the same movement, it will take 2x H's movement to reach Q."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "So the hyena is running after Quarion, but off the map!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(dunno what their movements are)"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "30ft for Q"
[slingergame] DM says, "It can dash 100 ft"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Normal is 50?"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Bring on the pain, then, DM"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "So we'll say it's next to Q, somewhere off the map!"
[slingergame] DM asks, "But can't attack, since it dush. Or dashed?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "If you die off the map, you die in real life."
DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(22) GFoY(15) Quarion(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
Shaborys shoots the god-fearing gnoll.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 7 = 14
DM exclaims, "hit!"
Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 1 5 4 4 | 14 + 4 = 18
Shaborys shoots again.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 7 = 21
Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 6 6 2 6 | 20 + 4 = 24
DM says, "It is not only dead, but super-dead"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "No! Not the gnoll powers!"
DM removes GFoY from the initiative list.
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) QUARION(14) Vraklul(12) Rashawndra/GFG/GH(11) Hyenas(10)
Rashawndra exclaims, "Phew! Thanks!"
DM asks, "Q! There is a hyena next to you. What do you, the wizard, want to do about it?"
Rashawndra removes Rashawndra/GFG/GH from the initiative list.
Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 11.
Quarion says to the hyena, 'You are no match for Quarion the Green, pestilent creature!' And he teleports 90ft away, while the hyena is blasted by a roar of thunderous force.
Quarion rolls 3 10-sided dice: 7 10 7 | 24
[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Let's say I go in a straight line towards the fence?"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 2 = 16
Quarion says, "half damage"
DM exclaims, "it is *still* alive!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Can I treat that hyena as being on B2? Or is it actually secretly someplace else?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I did expand the map."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, good."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Is it my turn now?)"
DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Quarion(14) VRAKLUL(12) Rashawndra(11) Hyenas(10)
DM exclaims, "Yes!"
Vraklul leaps off the fence and becomes a nearly invisible blur as he sprints towward the hyena!
DM exclaims, "You are victorious!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I counted. If we alternate 5/10 for diagonals, I'm 120 spaces from the hyena."
DM says, "The almost dead hyena kind off limps around off the map somewhere"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That is a normal movement, a bonus action dash from being a barbarian, and a speedy dash from haste."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Aw, man."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "It can't limp off! It's my turn!"
[slingergame] DM asks, "So you do that complicated thing and chop it?"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I do!"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 8 = 9
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 8 = 21
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 8 = 16
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 8 = 18
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Assuming 21 and 18 hit, I would have done it 26 damage!"
DM says, "It is now at -25 HP. I hope you are happy."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I am!"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "It never saw what chopped it"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(This is the first time I've had a chance to use my ability to move really super fast in combat!)"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "It was very impressive!"
[slingergame] DM stage-whispers to the others, "Help me out here!"
Vraklul heads back to the rest of the crew and sits on the fence to catch his breath as the haste wears off.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yay Haste! ;-)"
Rashawndra exclaims, "Thanks for coming and getting that gnoll off of me!"
Quarion joins the others. 'We need to check the house for survivors.'
Shaborys says, "We also need to save the pigs."
Rashawndra says (to Shaborys), "And, excellent shooting, as always."
Shaborys says, "And loot the gnolls."
DM says, "A cat comes out of the barn, slinks around one of the dead cows, sits in the middle of the yard, and licks her paw."
Shaborys says, "And eat the hyenas."
Shaborys says, "All of that!"
Rashawndra casts some healing on herself, Vraklul, and Q, if he needs it.
DM rolls 1 100-sided die: 66 | 66
Shaborys aw. "And pet that cat."
Quarion took only ten damage.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is it a white cat wearing a mysteriously crafted collar?"
DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 4 | 9
Rashawndra rolls 1 8-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9
Rashawndra rolls 1 8-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9
DM says, "You find 90 gold pieces and a lot of disgusting gnoll stuff"
Shaborys woo.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "18/23 for herself"
Rashawndra rolls 1 8-sided die: 4 | 4 + 4 = 8
Rashawndra rolls 1 8-sided die: 6 | 6 + 4 = 10
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And another 18 for Vrak; how much more do you need?"
DM says, "When the webbing wears off, the pigs stand around, and after a moment, roll around in the perfectly warm mud."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Thanks -- how many HP did I get total?"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "We are the heroes of all barnyard animals"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "18 for now; I can roll up some more, depending."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Let's check the house first; we can probably do a short rest if nothing tries to kill us."
DM says, "When someone approaches the cat, it runs to a different corner of the yeard and then sits there and eyes you warily."
Shaborys scampers over the fence.
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Also, I now have the ability to heal myself slightly once per day!"
DM asks, "You go into the main house, I assume?"
Rashawndra casts Detect Thoughts to see if she can detect anyone still alive.
[slingergame] DM asks (of Vraklul), "OOC, how many HP did you actually lose?"
Vraklul picks up any dead pig carcasses, so they can dress them properly.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "36."
[slingergame] DM says, "Oh."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "*insert Lost Pig joke*"
Rashawndra enters the house, after checking to see what/if the cat's thinking.
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Yay"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Were you hoping it was more?"
DM says (to Rashawndra), "*Stupid bipeds*"
[slingergame] DM says, "Now, I'm trying to get a feeling for what's an appropriate danger level"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(My rage gives me damage reduction against slash/pierce/bludgeoning.)"
[slingergame] DM says, "because I felt the last few fights erred on the easy side"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(So if you want to make things more injurious, you can use other damage types. Like poison!)"
Vraklul follows Rush into the house, with most of a pig or two on his shoulders.
Quarion joins Rush and Vrak, nursing his nasty hyena bites.
Shaborys follows.
DM says (to Rashawndra), "Near the house, you pick up other thoughts. It takes you a moment to tell figure them apart. It's seems to be 3 persons. One is thinking "Okay, I don't know what that was, but if they find the trapdoor, the first of those bastards gets it" The second is thinking: "Was that fighting? It sounded like fighting. I hope it's not those red boots, or we will be in more trouble than before?" The third is thinking: "I think the mums are scared! if they are scared, it must be really bad! I hope Lynn is okay!""
[slingergame] DM says, "Enh, it's creatures you can see, but whatevs."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "oh wait, you can. Nevermind!"
Rashawndra exclaims, "Hello? Is anyone here? The gnolls are dead!"
Rashawndra says, "And we're, uh, not with the red boots."
DM says, "You make your way into a terribly trashed living room (also kitchen, also bedroom)"
Rashawndra says, "We met, uh, a guy. Did he give us his name? By the lake; said you were attacked."
Rashawndra exclaims, "He's OK!"
Vraklul says, "Uh, hi."
Vraklul says (to Rush), "I don't think he gave a name."
DM says, "A surprisingly well hidden trapdoor in a corner opens, and two wary looking women and a small girl come out."
Rashawndra exclaims, "Hi!"
Quarion says, "Sweet Solonor Thelondira, I'm glad we intervened when we did."
DM says, "One of the women is half-heartedly aiming a crossbow sort of in your direction."
Rashawndra crouches down at talks to the girl. "Look at you! Looks like you were super brave to be as quiet as you were. Those gnolls didn't even guess you were there!"
Shaborys raises her eyebrows at the woman with the crossbow.
Quarion says, "Please don't shoot me, I've been chewed upon by hyenas enough as it is."
Vraklul asks, "Also, um." Vraklul looks at the crossbow, then shrugs. He gestures at the pigs on his shoulders. "So, unfortunately, the gnolls killed these before we could stop them. Where do you want me to put them?"
Clarimonde says, "Hello, I'm Clarimonde, and this is my wife, Inga. And our daughter Maurelle."
Rashawndra says, "Good to meet you! I'm Rashawndra, this is Vraklul and Quarion, and our other friend doesn't like people knowing her name."
Clarimonde says, "Um, put them, over there by the stove? But, but, you saw Lynn? is he okay?""
Rashawndra says, "Yeah! He's on the other side of the lake. Pond. I think he called it a lake."
Shaborys says, "We left our friend and dog with him. He'll be fine."
Clarimonde says, "It's a lake."
Vraklul puts the meat away while the others talk.
Inga says, "It's a pond."
Rashawndra says, "Which was super refreshing, by the way! I bet you guys swim in that every day."
Maurelle says, "Moms!"
Clarimonde says, "Inga, will you go get him, and their friends?"
Inga nods and walks out, smilingy thankfully at everyone.
Rashawndra says, "I'll go with you. Just in case there's any lingering gnolls."
Rashawndra follows Inga.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Right."
Clarimonde says, "So, you are not with the Red Boots? Then who are you. *Squints* I don't think you are mercs."
Rashawndra . o O ( And maybe I can wash this gore off of me again. )
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I'm sure that's the main reason Rush wants to go back across the lake."
Vraklul says, "Nah, we're the Knights of Garg-Vijak."
Quarion exclaims, "Varg Gijack, Vrak!"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Were the farmers two women before the dyke mishaps? WHO KNOWS"
Vraklul says, "Right, sorry, slip of the tongue."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "I think the GM knows! We can ask him if you want to know."
Vraklul says, "But we basically go around trying to do good things."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I don't think he'll tell."
Maurelle gets on a small chair, find a knife in the rubble, cleans it and begins to dress the pigs.
Vraklul asks (of Maurelle), "Want any help?"
arimonde says, ""I'm certainly thankful. I wish there was something I could offer you in return. You can sleep here, tonight. *looks around* After we clean up a bit."
Maurelle peers judgingly at Vraklul. "Have you done this before? It's difficult."
Shaborys can help tidy up.
Vraklul says, "A bit. But it'll help if you show me what to do, to make sure I do it right."
DM says, "Everyone tidies up, you get the stove going, and at some point Rush and Inga and Cannery and Lynn and Bloodfang return."
DM says, "Inga takes inventory around the farm, just to see how much damage the gnolls did, while Clarimonde prepares the meat that Maurelle and Vraks (under Maurelle's harsh tutelage) have prepared."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Out of curiosity, what species are they? The same as Lynn?"
[slingergame] DM says, "All human."
Vraklul shares his herbalism proficiency.
Rashawndra is suspiciously wet when she returns.
DM says, "The cat returns at some point, and lies by the stove, and it takes five or six swipes at Bloodfang's nose before he gets the message."
[slingergame] DM says, "(I assume Rush curls up next to the stove next to the cat)"
Quarion says (to Bloodfang), "We seem to have not much luck with felines today, you and I."
Quarion pats him on the head.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Wouldn't Rush avoid the hot stove?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "That sounds like something Shaborys would do, not Rush."
[slingergame] DM says, "Ok"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "Then we had better keep a close eye on that cat."
[slingergame] Shaborys is not ALF!
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "It's a little warm, yeah, but I might end up there somehow anyway if Shaborys is there."
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "haha"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(except mentioned here)"
DM says, "You get the distinct impression that the life out here is pretty harsh. They live close to Greenleaf, so they are somewhat safe from gnoll attacks, but there is not much trade, and their fields are often razed by gnolls or mercs."
DM says, "(And Lynn and Maurelle are war orphans from neighboring farms)"
DM says, "And so dinner is mostly pig meat and some old greens, but with the help of everyone, it turns out pleasent enough."
DM says, "And you leave the next morning. (Unless someone wants to do something else.)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sounds good to me."
Vraklul says, "Thank you for letting us stay here tonight -- it's a nice break from camping on the ground."
Vraklul says, "And the home cooked meal was delicious, especially after living off of dried travel rations."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also good to me."
Quarion is thoughtful, but says nothing.
(From DM) As you leave, Clarimonde takes you aside and says "Be careful in Greenleaf. The people there, um, are hardened by the war, and not kind to strangers."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "And cut to next scene -- or cliffhanger...,"
Shaborys says, "Noted. Thank you."
DM says, "You travel on, and arrive at Greenleaf in the early afternoon. The city is surrounded by a high palise made of sharpened trees, which are adorned by gnoll skulls in different states of rot."
DM says, "There are no guards outside the gate, and it is eerily quiet."
Vraklul knocks on the gate.
DM asks, "A voice from inside answers: "Ja? Who's there?"
Vraklul says, "We're travellers, just looking for a place to spend the night."
DM says, "Oh ja? Get lost, red boot."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I don't know why this guard apparently is from Minnesotta, the not-nice part."
Vraklul asks, "We're not red boots. But if you don't want us inside, doyou mind if we camp nearby?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "The part where they've discovered alternative uses for wood chippers?"
DM says, "*scoff* Sure. But not to near the gate. Camp in that wood over there, where the gnolls won't see your fire."
Vraklul shrugs. "Alright. But if any gnolls do show up, make sure to yell loud, and we'll come to help."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "AFK laundry."
DM says, "Sure, make sure if you see some gnolls to yell at well, so we can ... not care."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says (to Rashawndra), "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpJkwUjz0Y0"
Vraklul says (to Others), "It's a shame the war has done this to them."
Vraklul says, "I don't know what help we can offer."
Quarion says, "I guess..."
Rashawndra asks, "Did we need anything in the town? Supplies? Contacts?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "We already know which way we're going next."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But I don't know how our supplies are."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "How do they look?"
[slingergame] DM says, "You have a lot of pre-cooked pig meat."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh that wa snice of them."
[slingergame] DM says, "You could fill up on stuff, but it's not necessary."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yes, it was."
Vraklul says, "I don't think so."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "I guess we were hoping to get horses?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Were we expecting to get them here?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I dunno. I thought Cannery suggested that."
[slingergame] DM says, "You were."
[slingergame] DM says, "She was."
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "fill up on snuff"
Vraklul asks (of Gate), "Say, tomorrow morning, when we leave, would it be possible for us to come in just long enough to visit the stables, to see if any horses are for sale?"
DM says, "Sure. Now get lost."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "If we can't get horses, we may have to rethink the whole Solace thing."
Vraklul says, "Thank you! We'll see you tomorrow, then. Have a good night."
Vraklul asks (of Others), "Well, I think that's settled. Shall we go find that spot in the woods he mentioned?"
DM says, "So you camp in the woods and ..."
DM says, "...suddenly... in the middle of the night ..."
DM exclaims, "nothing happens!"
Quarion is not startled.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "It's just Vrak snoring."
Vraklul fails his Perception check, and doesn't realize that nothing happened until the morning.
[slingergame] DM says, "That scared away all the displaces beasts."
DM says, "*smash cut, back at the city gate*"
Vraklul knocks on the gate.
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Oof, need to break up a rat fight real quick"
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Aw"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I feel like that could have been IC or OOC."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "They have a fierce pounce attack"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So there are four of us, not counting Cannery (who I presume will buy her own horse)."
DM asks, "Yes?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are we buying four horses? Do we have that much cash set aside from the initial travel budget, or do we need to pay for them out of pocket?"
Vraklul says (to Guard), "Good morning! Yesterday evening, we spoke to someone about visiting your stables to buy some horses."
DM exclaims, "That was the other shift. Who are you jokers? You are not red boots, are you? You know you're not allowed in here!"
Vraklul says, "No, we're just travellers. We came from Wolfwater."
DM exclaims, "Why would you even try again? Just try the new shift, eh? See if we put some idiot on the gate for once? Get lost!"
Vraklul asks (of Gate), "Do you not sell horses in this village?"
DM exclaims, "Not to red boots we don't!"
Vraklul asks (of Gate), "How can we prove that we're not red boots?"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Rush has a higher persusasion than me. Wanna try talking to them?"
Rashawndra exclaims, "Hey, guard, can you poke your head over a second? We're really not red boots. We just want some horses, and we'll be on our way!"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 8 = 11
Rashawndra puts as much charm into her voice as she can muster.
[slingergame] DM says, "That's a little low"
DM exclaims, "Sure! That's just what a red boot would say!"
Vraklul asks, "Are there any half-orc red boots? Or tiefling red boots? Or elven?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "I will add my Favored by the Gods thing!"
[slingergame] DM says, "They are inclusive and take assholes of all races"
Rashawndra rolls 2 4-sided dice: 2 3 | 5
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Curses!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "There, 16 total."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(But surely if we were red boots, we would have known that already!)"
DM says, "A small viewing slot in the gate opens. Angry, tired eyes check y'all over. "Let's see them boots, fellas.""
Rashawndra lifts her leg and shows off her travel moccasins.
Vraklul shows his boots.
Shaborys shows off her black boots.
DM says, "Allright. OPEN IT UP!""
DM says, "The gate opens, slowly, creaking (it's wooden and pulled by ropes.)"
DM says, "And you realize that Greenleaf actually has a double fence."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does that mean we're being let into a kind of foyer area, rather than into the village itself?"
[slingergame] DM says, "A zwinger, as it were."
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Yes"
Vraklul moseys on into the staging area.
[slingergame] DM says, "It's a small area of maybe 3 meters that's just empty, all around the city."
DM says, "A tired looking guard checks you over."
DM says, "That'll be 2 gold per person city tax and one gold for the mutt."
Vraklul looks to Shaborys.
Quarion says, "Nine gold seems reasonable under the circumstances. War and all that."
Quarion says, "wooops"
Quarion says, "(replace that 'nine' with eleven)"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion forgot Cannery.
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "(afk for a sec)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So is Shaborys, looks like ;-)"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "So I imagine that Shaborys has been standing there the whole time with one her face twitching?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Hee."
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "What a nice cliffhanger!"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Um."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Let's give her 5 minutes."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Alright."
Hunter disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Before we kill her character, obvs."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I am in a timezone in which it's a convenient time of day to relax and wait it out."
[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "So, did anyone catch the game last night?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I thought *this* was the game."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "I need to go get my son from the SAT--can you guys finish up without me?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Sure"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Aw."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Just have R make perky comments and cast Detect Thoughts every so often ;-)"
[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Maybe we'll just call it a night here then?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Before you go: do you have any scheduling conflicts in April or May we should know about?"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "We're basically working our way to a cliffhanger"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "page 179 of the PHB has a nice guard persuasion picture"
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, I'm out of town the week of the 7th, so no April 13 for me."
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "We're paying 9 gold just to enter the city?"
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "OK, see you next time! Thanks; this was fun."
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Thanks Rush!"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Hope jr. did okay! Otherwise, disown him."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Thanks. Are you still out the 14th (Sun) too?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "That's what they've asked for, yeah."
[slingergame] Shaborys cries a little.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "On the one hand, a lot to enter a city. On the other hand, a lot less than the price of a horse."
[slingergame] Hunter hugs.
Shaborys stares very hard at the guards angrily as she digs out a few coins, stolen from the dead gnolls.
DM says, "The guards knocks onto the inner gate in a certain rhythm. This one is also opened by some complicated pulley system. And you're finally in the city proper."
Vraklul exclaims, "Thanks!"
Vraklul asks (of Guard), "So where would you recommend buying horses from?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I bet they don't even have horses."
DM says, "It ... doesn't look like much. And ironically, most people here seem to make their money selling something to travellers. The whole town has a somewhat cold, greedy feeling to it. When folks look at you, they seem to measure your purses and maybe just with how much�they can get away"
Guard says, "The stables? *eye roll*"
Vraklul looks around -- are the stables visible from here?
DM says, "Yeah, they're right next to the gate"
Vraklul exclaims, "Ah, right. Thanks!"
Vraklul visits the stables!
Shaborys follows, muttering in infernal.
(From DM) Rashawndra blushes.
Quarion looks at the horses.
DM says, "The stable is a sad little, mostly open buildings, with some sad, skinny horses listlessly munching old straw. The propietor is a dwarf with a wrinkly face and empty eyes."
Vraklul exclaims, "Good morning!"
Vraklul says, "We were looking to buy some horses for long-distance travelling."
Vraklul asks, "Which would you recommend?"
Tarder says, "**non-committal grunt*"
Tarder points at the first four. "These."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Can I use animal handling to see if they seem like they'd be suitable?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Sure"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 3 = 19
[slingergame] DM says, "These horses aren't really kept in good care. But they are sturdy horses. After a few weeks of decent food, exercise, and maybe some new horseshoes, they should be fine."
Vraklul asks (of Shaborys), "We'll probably need some extra supplies to help these four get back into travelling condition -- given that, what do you think would be a fair price to pay for them?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Also, is Cannery planning to do her own purchasing later, after we're done?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or are we going to have two of us sharing a horse?"
[slingergame] DM asks, "Hm?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "He only indicated four horses."
[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, first five then."
[slingergame] DM too, forgot Cannery.
Shaborys says, "Hm." She turns to the man. "I'll give you 250 GP for the lot of them. They're not in the best of shape." (Yes, I'm starting low, DM.)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(And here I thought you were starting high.)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Oh, wait. High for four horses, low for five.)"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "It's below book value for a riding horse."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."
DM exclaims, "Preposterous! Five horses? Here? I'm asking 500 minimum!"
Shaborys just kind of laughs.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm assuming this is a standard blue book with entries for things like 'Palomino, 3 years old, has all its teeth'."
Shaborys says, "These horses aren't worth 100 each."
[slingergame] DM asks (of Shaborys), "Would it be okay to shorten this with a haggling role?"
DM exclaims, "They are worth *at least* that!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yes! What would that be, persuasion? I cannot spell all of a sudden."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Rush detects thoughts!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I bet that a nice DM would let us use that to get advantage on the persuasion check."
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, Persuasion, yes to advantage :-)"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 4 = 12
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 4 = 5
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh boy."
DM exclaims, "500! My last offer!"
Shaborys sighs.
Vraklul says (aside, to Quarion), "If he can't come up with a price that Shaborys is happy with, we might end up having to walk to Solace after all."
Shaborys says, "But you're including all the gear we need."
[slingergame] DM says, "Roll it :-)"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9
[slingergame] Vraklul sighs.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Goddamnit."
DM exclaims, "How dare you!"
Quarion says (to Vraklul), "I'm not walking to Solace. It's already a big detour as it is. Whatever evil is in my homeland, it's probably growing stronger every day."
Shaborys puts her hands up. "Fine, fine. We'll the d*mn horses."
Vraklul says (to Stablemaster), "My friend said that 250gp was a good price for these horses."
Vraklul stands close to the dwarf, towering over him.
[slingergame] DM says, "So that'll be 50 gp for saddles"
Vraklul asks, "Are you saying that she's a liar?"
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "That'll be Intimidation"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 3 = 16
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Even Vrak can tell that this guy is trying to cheat us."
DM says, "Okay, fine, 500 gp, inclduing saddles and saddlebags (and stuff)"
Shaborys says, "Thank you."
Vraklul nods.
DM asks, "You get your horses, okay-looking saddles and saddlebags, and I assume you are off?"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And some decent feed!"
Shaborys is getting as far away from this ***t-hole town as possible.
Vraklul says (to Guard), "Thanks. By the way, before we go:"
Vraklul asks, "How did you know we didn't just change boots before knocking on the gate?"
Trader says, "You'd have to ask the guards."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I did!"
[slingergame] Shaborys thought about doing some sort of sleight of hand scam, but didn't want to get us arrested/killed :D
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "oh!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "With how I'm rolling."
Guard says, "They are a sorry looking bunch, but not as sorry as you."
Vraklul nods. "Fair enough, I suppose."
Shaborys makes a infernal symbol with her hand. It's very offensive, but looks kind of friendly?
Vraklul waves too!
(From DM) Rush gasps!
Quarion says, "Now that's just insulting. Let's ride like the wind, my friends, and make haste for Solace."
(From DM) Bloodfang pees on the palisade.
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And indeed, we are off!"
DM says, "You ride like the wind! With the horses, it takes you only two days to reach the mountains to the east, the southernmost end of the Tallhyll Mountains. Many weeks travel to the north you once met King of the Fire Giants."
Vraklul says (to Others), "I hope we don't need to stop there again on our way back home."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "So does Cannery not have any money of her own? :D"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Because man. We're doing her this favor *and* paying for it."
[slingergame] DM says (to Shaborys), "She gave you her 100 after you """haggled""""
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh cool."
[Crows-Nest] Hunter asks, "Everyone having fun?"
DM says, "The ground here in the foothills is small pebbles, and hard going for the horses, but you make okay speed on the first day, until you come further into the mountains."
DM says, "Around mid-day, Bloodfang suddenly takes off after some rodent, as he usally does, and disappears over the crest of the next hill."
DM says, "But when you follow the road, round the bend, he is nowhere in sight."
Quarion asks, "Bloodfang?"
DM says, "TO BE CONTINUED"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh no!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "He's been watching Quarion and learned how to teleport!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Hahaha"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Vraklul's Razor!"