[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Rashawndra), "You're a wizard!"

[slingergame] Bert says, "Log on."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Did I miss anything?"

[slingergame] DM says, "So, checking the transcript, there was one important lingering question from last time we need to address."

[slingergame] DM asks (of Rashawndra), "How did your kid do on the SATs?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "We don't have the score back, but he felt good about some sections, and not so good about other sections, and mostly he is happy to be done."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Thanks for checking ;-)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Allright."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Whose SAT's was he taking, and how much did he get paid for it?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Anything else before we start?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Perry"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I dunno where you sign up to get paid to take the SAT, but that would be great."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims (at Roger), "That's Bert!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "'Bastafore III: The Search for Bloodfang'"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Good, good"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Recent scandal about a ring of rich people cheating their way into college acceptances for their kids; having a smarter kid impersonate them to do their SAT's was one of the tactics.)"

DM says, "To recap : last time, you rode into the Tallhyll mountains to deliver Cannery to the dwarven monastery, when suddenly Bloodfang, chasing after some rodent, disappeared."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims (at Vrak), "Yeah, I got the ref ;-) Sign us up!"

DM says, "You have in your group inventory: no Bloodfang"

Vraklul says, "Huh. I wonder where Bloodfang went."

Quarion exclaims, "Bloooooodfaaaang!"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "stolen by some sort of... bloodhound... gang"

Mountains says, "...ang ... ang ... ang"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Survival to look for tracks?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Sure"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 0 = 13

Vraklul scans the underbrush on both sides of the road for any signs.

[Crows-Nest] (from Rashawndra) DM says, "Sure, you survive just long enough to look for tracks."

DM says (to Vraklul), "It's hard to find tracks, the grounds is mostly rocks and pebbles here"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I'm half expecting to disappear while searching."

Rashawndra says, "Are we that worried? I can look."

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Well, then."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "wow"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I mean, sure, if you want someone competent to try."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "look he's right there behind that tree"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "He's, uhh, trying to jump over that stump, but can't quite make it"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "See, there's a bit of his fur, and you can smell that he bounded over this rock..."

Rashawndra says, "See, there's a bit of his fur, and you can smell that he bounded over this rock..."

DM says, "Eagle-eyed Rashwandra spots a few paw marks on patches of dirt, reads Bloodfangs smell in the wind, and reconstructs his part from the tiniest falling pebble"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Like that scene in LOTR when Aragorn tracks down the hobbits!"

DM says, "part=path"

DM says, "And it leads you to a small fissure in the ground, at the foot of the next hill he disappeared over."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does 'small' mean larger or smaller than a Bloodfang?"

Rashawndra says, "Right to... um. This crack."

Quarion says, "Oh no."

Rashawndra calls into the fissure, "Bloodfang! You OK?"

DM says, "It's big enough that Bloodfang, who is big but small (greyhound) could've slipped in."

Shaborys . o O ( Dumb dog. )

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "ohh there's always a fissure. Or a crevasse."

DM says, "Like, when chasing a rodent, for instance. (Which Rashawndra is 100% sure is the case)"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Some kind of rodents, specifically not a rat. It wasn't a rat, okay. Not a rat."

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

DM says (to Rashawndra), "Silence is the only answer you get."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Can we climb down? How deep does it look?"

Rashawndra shrugs. "OK, I think I'm small enough to get in.

Rashawndra shimmies into the crack.

Vraklul says, "Oh, good. Because I'm pretty sure I'm not."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(I'm 4'5", 87 lbs)"

DM says, "It's an Acrobatics checkt to see if you fit (and yeah, Vrak probably won't)"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 2 = 15

Rashawndra casts Armor of Agathys, just in case.

DM says (to Rashawndra), "You're half in, half out of the fissure and notice there is some sort of cave. The ground is about 13-14 feet down."

Rashawndra says, "Hunh, it opens up. Vrak, take this rope, and I'll let myself down."

Vraklul exclaims, "Alright!"

Shaborys says, "Be careful!"

Rashawndra lowers herself into the cave on the rope.

Rashawndra grins at Shaborys. "Always!"

DM says, "The ground here is dry, and it's craggy, covered in stalagmites and stalagtites. You hear a faint dripping in the distance. It takes you a moment to make heads or tails of the situation, but you're pretty sure this cave has at least 3 exits."

Rashawndra gets to the bottom, brushes herself off, picks up a pebble, and casts Light on it.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(the cantrip)"

Rashawndra hides the light for a second to see if light is coming from any of the exits.

DM says (to Rashawndra), "No, it's dark as a tomb."

Rashawndra tries to pick up Bloodfang's trail.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "<FORESHADOWING>"

DM says, "That would be another hard survival roll"

Rashawndra calls up "This is larger than I thought it might be--maybe see if you can make the opening bigger so you can follow me?

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Aww, I can't use the last one? ;-)"

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

Vraklul asks, "Can anyone old onto this rope for me?"

DM asks (of Rashawndra), "He went ... somewhere?"

Quarion exclaims (at Vraklul), "I have this rod!"

Vraklul hands off his end of the rope, then tries to force the fissure apart with his bare hands.

[slingergame] DM says, "Since it was a crit, I'll give you advantage"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 6 = 18

Quarion ties Vraklul's rope to the immovable rod.

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

[slingergame] DM says, "You're gonna need some sort of tool"

Shaborys watches Vrak. "I have a crowbar and a hammer?"

Rashawndra pauses, closes her eyes, and remembers Bloodfang's distinctive smell. Sniffing, she catches a whiff of it again.

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I AM some sort of tool!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, Stabby and Quarion possibly can fit through as well"

DM says (to Rashawndra), "Hey took either of these two exits"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "Can I try going down after -- timing"

DM says, "One is a low tunnel, the other is a large opening into another big cave"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'll wait and lower them down first before messing with the fissure, then."

Quarion goes down first.

DM exclaims, "Acrobatics!"

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 1 = 3

Rashawndra pokes her head into the other big cave, staying in the entrance.

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Do you want a tool before I go down?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Quarion somehow is stuck in the fissure"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Shaborys), "I was thinking of using the rod like a crowbar, but if you have an actual proper tool, then sure!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Pathetically struggling legs and all"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I just told you (IC) I had a crowbar!"

Rashawndra tries and fails to not giggle at Quarion.

Quarion exclaims, "Too much city living has taken its toll!"

Vraklul braces his left foot and puts his right foot on Quarions butt and shoves.

Shaborys oh, Quarion..

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Quarion), "Athletics to grab the rope!"

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 1 = 19

DM says, "Quarion is shoved through, but elegantly grabs the rope and abseils down."

Shaborys hands Vraklul the crowbar, and tries to squeeze through the fissure as well.

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 4 = 24

Quarion says, "Phew."

Shaborys presumably does.

Rashawndra admires Shabory's adroit shimmying.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Except put the ' in the right place."

DM says, "Everyone in the cave does not see Shabory even enter the fissure, but suddenly she emerges from the shadows behind you."

Quarion jumps!

Vraklul asks, "Everyone safe?"

Shaborys comes up behind the others and stage-whispers, "Did you find him?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "And then Shaborys say from the fissure above : "Okay, I'm through""

Quarion says, "This place looks like a maze."

Vraklul says, "Move away from the hole in the ceiling -- there might be some debris."

Shaborys shuffles out of the way.

Quarion also does so.

Vraklul uses the crowbar and several of his muscles to pry the fissure wider apart.

DM says, "Roll Athletics to make sure not more of the ceiling caves in then it needs to"

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

DM says, "You widen the hole without too much damage and abseil down."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Do we want to leave the rod behind?"

DM says (to Rashawndra), "The next cave is devoid of life as this one. It seems to have at least two exists, a small tunnel you need to climb up to, and a fractured hole in the floor"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Unless you have a better thing to tie the rope to..."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "For future reference, I have pitons, but I did not hand you one."

Vraklul asks, "Do we want to leave the rope tied to the rod, or do we want to take it with us, and not have a way to climb out?"

Shaborys says, "I think we should leave it for now. We have more rope."

Quarion says, "Sage advice."

Rashawndra says, "So, Bloodfang either went this way, or went down that other tunnel."

Quarion examines the fractured hole.

[slingergame] (from Shaborys) DM says, "A wandering goblin comes by and steals your rod."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Can I try to figure out what that was caused by?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(The fractured hole)"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yes, the *rope* was the thing I was worried about us using..."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Or does it look natural?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to DM), "You're pretty sure it's just a natural cave."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "ilac"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "OK."

Vraklul asks, "Do you think Bloodfang could climb up there?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, presumably Cannery stayed behind"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh yeah. She can watch the rod for us."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh yeah. And the horses."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Good."

Rashawndra tries to continue to follow Bloodfang's trail.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Or steal it and sell it for a bunch of cash."

[Crows-Nest] (from DM) A wandering goblin kills Cannery and steals the horses and your rod.

Quarion takes the precaution of casting Mage Armor, glowing briefly with magical energy.

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "nooooo."

Vraklul says, "It seems more likely that he'd fall down a hole in the dark than find his way into a tunnel that he would have to climb up the rock to get into."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yet another roll? Or can I continue from the last one? If I have to roll every room, I'll just give up, since there's no way to consistently roll that well."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Possibly we're meant to explore the dungeon."

[slingergame] DM says, "Looks like you give up, then."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sounds good ;-)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "nooo"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Back to Crownsford!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK, hang on, lemme grab my notes."

[slingergame] DM says, "I like the IC discussion Vrak started"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is there any point to searching each room?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "More of a monologue at this point."

Vraklul asks, "So, let's try heading down there for now?"

Quarion says, "I second that motion."

Vraklul says, "And if we don't find anything, we can come back and search the other tunnel."

Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "Sounds as good an idea as any."

Vraklul peers into the hole in the floor. Can he just try to climb down it?

DM says, "Yeah, it's 10 feet or so, but the wall is pretty climbable"

Rashawndra climbs down, as she's the smallest.

Vraklul starts to climb a foot or two down, then just jumps the rest of the way (once Rush is clear).

Quarion does likewise.

Shaborys follows in the rear.

DM says, "You are in a low-ceilinged cave where a small underground creek flows beneath the rocks, and the cave continues on in one direction"

Vraklul exclaims, "Bloodfang!"

Rashawndra shines the light around, and then follows the creek.

DM says, "Only silence."

Vraklul follows as well.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yes, let's put the healer first. That couldn't go wrong."

DM says, "You follow the creek for a few hundred feet, the taller of you hunkering down as the ceiling grows lower and lower."

DM says, "You also notice a weird smell"

Quarion sniffs. What is that?

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does it seem organic?"

DM says, "it smells kind of ... rotten? Like a lot of stuff rotting"

Quarion says, "Ugh."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I Bet that smells delicious to the dog."

Vraklul says, "I wonder what that is, down here under the ground."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Mapping at https://www.webwhiteboard.com/board/dax9gfqg"

Vraklul asks, "Does this tunnel lead into someone's garbage pit?"

Vraklul keeps going forward, though.

DM says, "Suddenly, the path opens into a slightly larger cave. Mostly round and free of stalagmites. There is some sort of nest in a corner"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul resists the temptation to Google D&D monsters that smell like rotting garbage.

Shaborys examines the nest.

DM says, "(The smell is stronger here, but that nest doesn't seem to be the origin)"

DM asks (of Shaborys), "Stealthily?"

Shaborys sure.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Higher ceiling?"

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 10 = 23

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Around 7 ft"

Vraklul stretches a bit, glad to be able to stand up straight again.

Shaborys sneaks over to the nest and peers in.

Rashawndra tries to follow the scent.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(tracking)"

[slingergame] DM asks (of Shaborys), "Adv? The boots?"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 6 = 13

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I presume I was sneaking."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "And not some other sort of stealthy"

DM says, "Stabby sneaks up to the nest. It's made of pieces of old wood, cloth (like uniforms) and other debris that look like they came from the surface. In it sleeps some sort of mother rodent and a few babies."

Shaborys quietly aw.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "*Shrek cut to frying pan*"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "It's a rat, right?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "How big?"

Shaborys goes back to the others. "I guess this is what Bloodfang was looking for. But where is *he*?"

[slingergame] DM says, "The size of a giant rat, but not a rat."

Vraklul looks around for other exits.

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Giant rat as in a very large rat, or a pouched rat?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "So the nest is, what, like a foot across-ish?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, foot, foot and a half."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is it a ROUS?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "...is it a capybara?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[slingergame] DM asks, "rous?"

[slingergame] Alex says (to DM), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that rous is Rodents of Unusual Size."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of GM), "Any luck on me finding the source of the smell?"

[slingergame] DM says, "ha ha"

Vraklul asks, "Where does this creek drain?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "Oh, right."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sorry, two things at once."

DM says, "The cave has two other exits, and while the smell is overpowering, it clearly is stronger in the rightmost tunnel (where, incidentally, the creek also drains into)"

DM says, "(not drains, continues into)"

Vraklul points to the smelly path. "I'm going to guess Bloodfang went that-a-way."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "You'd think at this point I could do m->ft in my head. You'd be wrong."

[Crows-Nest] (from Shaborys) Shaborys says, "Let's split up."

Quarion says, "Then that's the way we'll go."

Rashawndra nods and follows.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "The key number is three."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(the creek)"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Three feet are about a meter; three meters are about ten feet."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Thanks, I'll be sure to remember that."

Vraklul continues toward the stench of all stenches.

Shaborys follows.

Quarion follows.

Quarion exclaims (at Rush), "Stop staring at those cute rodents!"

Shaborys stops and puts the wizard in front of her.

DM says, "You follow the creek, which is at this point beginning to float with some sort of unidentifiable refuse. As the cave rounds a corner, you catch something grey in the light of your spell. Some sort of small animal, lying by the side of the path. Black eyes sparkle. Yellow teeth are gritted at you."

Rashawndra says, "Don't call Sha--, uh, I mean, right, sorry."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "haha"

[Crows-Nest] Roger exclaims, "Hi Fang!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does Bloodfang have black eyes or yellow teeth?"

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "No, but rodents do."

[slingergame] DM says, "He has big brown dog eyes and then suddenly you gave him half your ration"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "haha"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "*I* haven't been brushing Bloodfang's teeth."

[slingergame] DM says, "heh"

Vraklul whispers, "I don't think that's Bloodfang."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I presume he gets enough bones to keep 'em clean."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Note: that was out loud, not an actual whisper to any of you.)"

Shaborys asks, "What was your first guess?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "'lying' like it's injured? Or lying in wait?"

Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "The eyes didn't look right. And look at those teeth."

[slingergame] DM says, "That sounds like a Perception check to me."

Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "With practice, you can pick up on things like that."

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 3 = 22

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(perception)"

DM says, "It is clearly injured, possibly gravely."

DM says, "It's breathing hard and kind of lying on its side."

Rashawndra asks, "It's been injured. Maybe by Bloodfang?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Do the healing spells require touch?"

Shaborys says, "Oh, poor thing!"

Shaborys asks, "But why didn't he finish the job?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Normally, but I do have 'distant'."

Vraklul says, "If we can heal it, maybe I can ask it what happened."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I tell from my last Perception if the injuries in question are dog bites?"

Vraklul starts the slow ritual casting of Speak With Animals.

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, and, uh, yes."

Rashawndra says, "Can any of you tell what kind of animal this is? I'm worried it might be a wererat or something."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(AFK a sec while casting.)"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Nature?"

[slingergame] Alex says (to Quarion), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that Nature is a revelation of God; Art a revelation of man."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Insight?"

[slingergame] Alex says (to Rashawndra), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that Insight is the Honda hybrid gas/electric car."

[slingergame] DM asks (of Vraklul), "Aw man. Don't you mean AFK for a spell?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Alex), "No."

[slingergame] Alex exclaims (at Rashawndra), "Awwwk! No parse found!"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Nature roll?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Nature!"

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 3 = 17

DM says (to Quarion), "It's a giant coypu (kind of rodent, which isn't a rat)"

DM says, "(Also known as Nutria)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Back.)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Oh, man. Sorry, my bad."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I know coypu! There are some near where I live IRL"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Here too!"

[slingergame] Quarion fistbumps

Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "So, do you think it's safe if I heal it?"

Quarion says (to Rashawndra), "Perfectly safe."

Rashawndra asks (of Vrak), "You ready?"

Vraklul finishes the last few words of the spell.

Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "Let me know when I should heal it."

Vraklul says (to Rush, in Coypu), "Yes."

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

Rashawndra says, "Hey, that's not very ni-- oh."

Vraklul says (to Coypu), "Hold on there, little guy. We're gonna help you out."

Vraklul nods to Rashawndra.

Rashawndra casts Cure Wounds, distant-ified.

Coypu says, "It hurts so much ... the other... the other will get the surface monster!"

Vraklul asks (of Coypu), "Does that feel better now?"

Rashawndra rolls 1 8-sided die: 1 | 1 + 4 = 5

Coypu jumps to his feet as soon as he is healed and sniffs the air for a second. "Ahh, more surface monster!" then he runs in the direction opposite.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'd like to use animal handling to call it back."

[slingergame] DM says, "He is too scared to be held by anthing other than force."

Vraklul exclaims (at Coypu), "Wait! We're not monsters! We want to help you feel better!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK, then I guess I'm following whatever direction it's running in."

DM says, "You follow the tunnel for a few hundred feet. The ceiling is getting higher and higher. Soon you can make out some line in front of you, and then the tunnel opens into a large, well-lit cave."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(line == light?)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "As an aside, you randomly told me what a cat was thinking the last time I cast Detect Thoughts, but I assume I can't normally use DT as a Speak with Animals substitute, right?"

Rashawndra follows Vraklul!

[Setting the zoned flag.]

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, that was a mistake, I think"

Vraklul tries to continue to follow the coypu, if he can spot it.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It didn't matter at the time; thought I'd clarify, though."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Unless there's something here that stops me, like Bloodfang or a monster about to attack us, of course.)"

DM says, "The creek ends here in a sort of underground pond. The light comes from a huge hole in the ceiling, which is directly above the pond. The pond is covered in filth. You can see broken wood, remains of uniforms, and at a second glance, corpses swimming in it, in various stages of decay."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Are they doing the backstroke?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "snrk"

[slingergame] DM says, "(afk real quick)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Swimming as in actively swimming, or as in floating?"

[slingergame] DM says, "They all float down here."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I'm guessing I don't see the coypu, then?"

[slingergame] DM says, "You do not, in fact"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Float down the creek, you mean?"

[slingergame] DM says, "But there are a dozen spots where it could hide or disappear in the wall."

Vraklul says, "Drat. I think we lost our friend."

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "Float in the pond, I mean"

Quarion says, "Sinister."

Vraklul says, "But before he left, he said something about Bloodfang, and some 'other' who was going to get him."

Shaborys says, "Eep."

Vraklul says, "I assume that whatever this 'other' is, it's bigger than the one that just ran away."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK. So, dumped bodies, not relaxing undead."

Vraklul calls out (in dog), "Bloodfang!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Hey, you only speak coypu"

[slingergame] DM says, "Wait, nevermind"

DM says, "Everyone roll perception"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "It works like Comprehend Languages ;)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, I just realized"

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 - 1 = 2

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 0 = 6

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Shaborys needs to roll 24 now"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "wait, forget that"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 6 = 17

[slingergame] Quarion says, "still an ascending sequence"

DM says (to Shaborys), "You think you saw the faintest movement in the pond as a reaction to Vraklul shouting."

Shaborys says, "Something's in the water!"

Rashawndra says, "Yeah, dead bodies."

Vraklul runs to where Shaborys is pointing!

Shaborys says, "I mean, something alive. Smart ass."

Rashawndra asks, "Oh! I didn't, I mean, um, sorry?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "This is the point where I'm grabbed by the tentacle."

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

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

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Wait, Vraklul has tentacles?"

DM asks (of Vraklul), "Would any or both of those hit you as an attack?"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Both!"

DM exclaims, "Vraklul splashes into the pool, and finds out it's about ankle deep. As soon as he has gotten in a few feet, the whole pool before him seems to roar up in a giant wave! It engulfs him completely and pulls him down. At the same time, some of the corpses begin to stand up and shamble towards you!"

DM says, "Alas, you are beset by zombies (and worse)"

Shaborys says, "Whoa. S*IT."

Shaborys clears the initiative.

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 1 = 6

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 4 = 22

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 4 = 11

Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 22.

Quarion registers Quarion at init 6.

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 2 = 12

DM says (to Vraklul), "You are blinded, restrained and unable to breathe"

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

Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 12.

Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 4.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Am I at all visible to those above the water?"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "More importantly, is his captor visible (and obvious)?"

[slingergame] DM says, "One sec, forgot your damage"

DM rolls 2 8-sided dice: 2 1 | 3 + 4 = 7

DM rolls 2 8-sided dice: 2 5 | 7 + 4 = 11

DM says, "(18 all in all, bludgeoning)"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Man, what's *his* damage?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Everyone sees a Vraklul-shaped mass in the pond"

[slingergame] Vraklul RTA 'mess'.

Rashawndra exclaims (at Shaborys), "I, uh, guess we were both right! The dead bodies *are* alive!"

Rashawndra . o O ( Man, I'm such an idiot. )

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That did not seem out of place."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 - 1 = 6

DM registers SH at init 6.

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 2 = 9

DM registers W at init 9.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "SH stands for Sheer Horror"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 - 2 = 0

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "W stands for Wrath"

DM registers Zombies at init 0.

DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nQ1yooiZiuSTBi51L8DNpIL-wQkEaag5gXG5X4_xBhM/edit?usp=sharing"

DM says, "Place yourself, as usually, near the southern entrance :-)"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I am glad I already cast Mage Armor"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is there anything on this map yet? Walls, pool, etc.?"

DM says, "1-11 are zombies"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh boy, that's a lot."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Scroll down"

[slingergame] Roger says, "yeah"

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Yeah, you need to ... timing"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha ha."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Why is 8 blue?"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "It's a tiefling zombie."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "Smurfling Horror"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is that an island in the middle of the pond?"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Can we see SH? Or just the Vrak mass?"

[slingergame] DM says, "You see some mass that has engulfed Vrak, but you're not sure what it is"

[slingergame] DM says, "Not sure why 8 is blue"

[slingergame] DM says, "W is red so I can see it easily"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Everyone ready?"

Rashawndra calls out, "Quarion! Is that thing that has Vraklul susceptible to anything? Poison? Salt? Cold?

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "As a player, yes! As a character, quite patently no!"

Rashawndra asks, "Beer? Mayonaisse?"

DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

Shaborys shoots at the nearest zombie (3), because she doesn't want to risk hitting Vrak, and doens't know what the W is yet (?).

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is it legit for Shaborys to wait for me to cast Haste on her?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Too late"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I think"

[slingergame] DM says, "She can hold action, if she wants"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sure, but in general for next time."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "If you remind her, she'll wait next time :)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I don't think holding her action would benefit from Haste, though."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "The hold action usually means you have to say what you're holding, right?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So I dunno if that works with an extra action you get later."

[slingergame] DM says, "(to both)"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Anyway. Does the 25 hit?"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "Very technically, it's not actually legal to delay in 5e"

DM says (to Shaborys), "yes"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says (to Roger), "Right."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "You can burn your reaction to hold."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "For a specific thing to happen."

Shaborys rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) RASHAWNDRA(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Can I cast Haste on Vrak?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is the water shallow enough for the further zombies to stand upright? Or are they literally swimming?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Except asked here."

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "The water is kind of shallow, maybe knee-height"

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "Does it require sight? if so, no"

[slingergame] DM says, "You only shee a Vrak-shaped blob :-)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "'a willing creature you can see within range'"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I am not unwilling to be hasted!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "As things go, you'd be likely to accidently haste the Sheer Horror"

[slingergame] DM says, "He is engulfed however. So no."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Darn."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "It's too soon for the Death of Vraklul storyline"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yeah, that's scheduled for Level 13."

Rashawndra frets about not being able to see Vrak well enough, then gives up and casts twinned Ray of Frost on the SH and zombie 1

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "in that order:"

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

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

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "Now he's enveloped in ice"

DM says, "The SH seems unimpressed, the zombie is hit"

Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 3 5 | 8

[slingergame] Vraklul calculates that he can hold his breath for 40 rounds.

DM asks (of Rashawndra), "All done?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And he's slowed by 10' until I go again."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Well, there goes the drama"

Rashawndra advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

[slingergame] Vraklul adjusts 'breathing' down a few rungs on the priority ladder.

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Yeah, now I'm only at risk of being crushed to death."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hehe"

DM says, "W seems to be an especially powerful zombie or something, it stares at you with dead eyes full of hate"

DM says, "And shoots, once at Quarion, once at Stabby. (with a longbow)"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 4 = 16

DM says, "(Quarion?)"

Quarion says, "That would have hit..."

DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 2 | 2 + 2 = 4

Quarion exclaims, "... but I shield myself with magic!"

DM says, "hah, fair enough"

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

DM says, "I assume that misses"

Shaborys nods.

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) QUARION/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

Quarion, having just deflected an arrow with a flick of the wrist, turns his attention to the zombie with the longbow!

Quarion aims a fire bolt at him!

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I gotta go AFK in 10 minutes. If we're still in battle, just assume I shoot at things (1d20+7, 1d6+4 damage, AC 15)"

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

Quarion rolls 2 10-sided dice: 7 4 | 11

DM exclaims, "hit!"

DM says, "It yells in anger! "You will suffer!""

Quarion says, "No. *You* will."

Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) VRAKLUL(4) Zombies(0)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I appreciate how every one of you but Rush decided that it would be better to let the SH that's engulfing, blinding, suffocating and crushing me live, lest you accidentally give me a slight nick while trying to free me."

DM says (to vrak), "Make a CON(14) safe"

Rashawndra says, "Boys, boys. We can *all* suffer."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Wait!"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "The SH didn't get a turn!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Oh."

[slingergame] DM says, "This is the SH's turn"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 7 = 17

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "I guess through tensing all your abs, you avoid crushing damage!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Yay!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I do have several more abs than the average person."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Now it's my turn?"

DM exclaims, "The SH, some shambling mass of horror moves, with Vrak inside, towards Rush!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh."

Rashawndra yipes!

DM exclaims, "Yes!"

Vraklul RAGES!

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Alas, he is only raging on the inside"

Vraklul doesn't know what's going on. But he knows it's bad. And he knows what he does with bad things.

Vraklul attacks the SH with Orcsbane! Recklessly!

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Advantange, which should cancel out disadvantage."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "As his daddy told him: "Always be nice to people, and they aren't nice to you, hit them really hard with an axe!""

[slingergame] DM says, "yeah"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 8 = 14

DM says, "nope"

Vraklul tries again!

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

DM exclaims, "hit!"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Slashing."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How does it react to that?"

[slingergame] DM says, "You have clearly hurt it, but you are still engulfed"

Vraklul shouts, through the small opening that may or may not have just been created: "GET THIS THING OFF OF ME!"

Vraklul advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) ZOMBIES(0)

DM exclaims, "One very slow, and 10 fast(er) zombies move!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Six zombies within 15 feet of me? *smiles*"

DM says, "One zombie attacks Quarion"

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

Quarion says, "miss"

Quarion says, "(Mage Armor!)"

DM says, "One attacks Stabby"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 4 = 21

Shaborys hits

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

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

[slingergame] Shaborys looks at the map, oh jeez.

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Fear not, I have a plan!"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Can I shoot from like 10 feet away?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Tiefling brains are the tastiest"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

Shaborys shoots 4, because it's standing next to Quarion.

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "aww"

[slingergame] DM says, "You can even shoot in melee but with disadvantage"

Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 6 1 3 3 | 13 + 4 = 17

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "I assume it's the same plan as usual? The one that starts with 'F'?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "No, it starts with T"

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

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Note how there are 7 zombies within 15ft of me"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "You could even move a little closer first."

DM says, "Zombie 4, who had been previously damaged, collapses"

Shaborys says, "Take that!"

Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) RASHAWNDRA(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "If you move to T45 you'll get 'em all."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Neat"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ooh, yeah, even #6."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "I can move there, cast spell, then move back?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yeah"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Moving back might get an AoO, though."

Rashawndra shoots a green ray of Inflict Wounds at whatever this thing is that has Vraklul!

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'll risk it."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Hey, where is 10"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Depending on how animate the zombies are afterward."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "In the water, I think."

[slingergame] DM says, "there he is"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Thank you. It's good to know I have at least *one* friend."

DM exclaims (at Rashawndran), "Hit!"

Rashawndra rolls 3 10-sided dice: 4 4 10 | 18

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Necromatic damage."

Rashawndra then high-tails it across the stream!

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is the stream difficult terrain, or normal?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Normal (but you have feet)"

[slingergame] DM says, "+wet"

Rashawndra advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Q), "Also, I was thinking you were going to teleport."

DM says, "The boss zombie moves next to Quarion, and he seems to remember an important lesson from his life : "Kill the wizard first!""

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

DM says, "It misses with its first attack"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 4 = 23

Quarion says, "not even my most potent magic can shield me"

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

DM says, "The strange zombie touches you, and it feels ice cold and necrotic"

DM says, "Make a Con(13) save"

Rashawndra hollers across the cave, "Hey, that's my schtick!"

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 2 = 5

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "ow."

[slingergame] DM says, "Youch"

DM says (to Quarion), "Something was wrong with that touch. You feel your life force itself drain from you."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That's not so much a save as a whimper."

DM says, "Your max HP are reduced by 5 until the next long rest"

Quarion says, "Foul necromancer... *gasps for air*"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "So, after we finish this, I'm pretty sure we want to cook and eat that thing. It'll let us level up."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Or just tin it."

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) QUARION/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

Quarion is angry! 'By thunder... I'll end you all!'

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "None of these attacks count as spells, do they?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "nope"

Quarion rolls 4 8-sided dice: 5 3 7 3 | 18

[slingergame] Quarion says, "CON(14) for seven zombies"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Why only seven?"

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 3 = 20

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Oh"

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

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

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 3 = 23

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 3 = 22

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It looks like 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and W are all within 15 feet of you."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Then they all roll"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(11, on the other hand, is perfectly safe.)"

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

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

DM says, "That's the zombies"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Those who failed their save are pushed back"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Ten feet?"

DM says, "1 takes 18 damage and disappears in a cloud of disgusting gore and guts"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woo."

Quarion exclaims, "Fear the wrath of the wizard!"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Do they all take that damage, and save for being pushed back, or save for half damage, too?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "It's a single save for both"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "If they take full damage, they get pushed back."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Got it."

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

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "The W is thrown into Shaborys' face!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "lol"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "And impaled on an arrow ;)"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hehe"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Actually, you stepped aside as he was flung into the cave wall"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Oof. I think that's everything"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "What is 'ro'?"

[Crows-Nest] Alex says (to Shaborys), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that RO is "Ready, Okay!" a book written by Adam."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Are you going to try to step away and risk attacks of opportunity from the survivors?"

DM says, "The SH chases Rush! And Vrak makes a DC14 save"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Nah, I'll teleport on my next turn"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "if needed"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 7 = 20

DM says, "You take no damage"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) VRAKLUL(4) Zombies(0)

Vraklul continues attempting to engineer a suitable exit from his present circumstances.

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

DM says, "yes"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Still on the inside?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Yes"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 8 = 24

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

DM exclaims, "You damaged the creature, but you still can't escape!"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) ZOMBIES(0)

Vraklul asks, "WHERE IS EVERYBODY? ARE YOU STILL OUT THERE?"

Shaborys hears "mffmfmmfwmefm"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(also, you still can't breathe)"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Oh yeah!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "It's the Wizard's Last Stand"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "FORGET I SAID ANYTHING."

[slingergame] DM says, "Poor Quarion"

DM exclaims, "Zombie 2 attacks Quarion!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 4 = 20

Quarion exclaims, "hit!"

DM rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1 + 1 = 2

DM says, "Zombie 3 attacks Stabby"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 4 = 18

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh. "If you take the Disengage action, your Movement doesn't provoke Opportunity Attacks for the rest of the turn." I thought I had to disengage from each enemy separately. (It's never come up before, but I was wondering.)"

Shaborys is hit

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

Shaborys dodges to halve that.

DM says, "oops, subtract 1 from both those attack rolls"

Quarion says, "still hits"

Shaborys says, "Likewise."

DM exclaims, "5 attacks Q!"

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

Quarion says, "argh"

DM rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5 + 1 = 6

[slingergame] DM says, "ouch"

DM says, "7 attacks Q as well"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Down to 22 hit points!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 3 = 23

Quarion says, "aaaaaaargh"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh god"

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

[slingergame] DM says, "ha ha"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "oh. That could have been worse :)"

DM says, "8 attacks Q as well"

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

Quarion blocks it! With a magic shield!

DM says, "9 attacks Q as well"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 3 = 18

Quarion blocks that one too!

DM says, "And finally, 10 attacks Stabby"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "But now I'm out of slots for that spell ;("

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

Shaborys no.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "11 says, "Guys, make room!""

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Q can teleport with Shaborys, right?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Maybe move up to T46?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yes I can"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "So it's disadvantage if I'm in melee with anyone, regardless of whom I'm shooting at?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I think so"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok. One second."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, I'm right. As usual"

Shaborys pulls out her sword (fast hands), steps up five feet, and slashes at 10.

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

Shaborys misses?

DM exclaims, "hit!"

Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 1 2 1 1 | 5 + 4 = 9

DM exclaims, "It is very damaged!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "And that's just minimum damage :D"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) RASHAWNDRA(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "All this while listening to the soft voice of Kimya Dawson"

Rashawndra's eyes are large as she's backed up against the wall, and she slaps the shambling mass with another Inflict Wounds as she scrambles to the other side of it

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

Rashawndra rolls 3 10-sided dice: 5 4 2 | 11

DM says, "More ugly cuts appear on its surface, but it still won't let Vrak go"

Rashawndra exclaims, "Geez, thing! Let go!"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Whoops, init advance; sorry."

DM says, "Boss zombie moves a bit and has an arrow for Quarion and one for STabby."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 4 = 21

DM asks, "Q?"

Quarion exclaims, "Argh!"

DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 2 | 2 + 2 = 4

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

DM says, "But he misses Stabby somehow"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) QUARION/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

Quarion grabs Shaborys by the arm and TELEPORTS through the Weave!

Quarion rolls 3 10-sided dice: 9 2 6 | 17

[slingergame] Quarion says, "For anythin in 10ft of where I was previously CON(14) save"

DM says, "That's everyone but W, I think"

DM says, "And 11"

Quarion says, "indeed."

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

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

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 3 = 16

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

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 3 = 5

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 3 = 16

Rashawndra exclaims, "There you are! Help me get this thing off Vrak!"

DM exclaims, "zombie 2 collapses!"

Quarion says, "What a ghastly creature! *spits out blood from having been shot by arrows*"

DM exclaims, "5 collapses!"

DM exclaims, "6 collapses!"

DM exclaims, "7 collapses!"

DM exclaims, "The rest stand!"

DM exclaims, "The horrible Shambling Monstrosity attacks Rush!"

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11

DM says, "(two attacks)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "That's a hit and a miss."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Are either engulfing?"

DM rolls 2 8-sided dice: 4 1 | 5 + 4 = 9

DM exclaims, "That's 9 bludgeoning damage, but it doesn't get enough grip to engulf you!"

DM says (to vrak), "Oh, Con save"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How many creatures can a Horrible Shambler consume at once?"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Whoops."

DM exclaims, "Vrak'S abs weaken!"

Rashawndra is hit by a pseudopod, and the cold from the frost covering her deals 10 damage to the thing!

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

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Is that a damage roll? Bludgeoning?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Yes and yes"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Fortunately, I am now enraged!"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) VRAKLUL(4) Zombies(0)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(don't miss that it took 10 damage)"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I did not. Nifty spell. :-)"

Vraklul continues to implement his current strategy.

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 8 = 25

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Thanks ;-)"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Damage.)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Still intact?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

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

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

DM says, "hit"

DM says, "*still intact*"

DM says, "(barely)"

Vraklul seethes silently and breathlessly.

Vraklul advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) ZOMBIES(0)

[slingergame] Quarion says, "These zombies are exciting."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm assuming that, from the point of view of anyone outside the SH, Vraklul's attacks must look really strange."

DM exclaims, "The undead shamble towards you!"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

Shaborys steps in, slashes at the SH, and then disengages and steps away away.

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

DM exclaims, "hit!"

Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 6 4 1 4 | 15 + 4 = 19

DM says, "Stabby makes a nice downward slash (helped by a ll the cuts Vrak made), and the shambling mound collapses in on itself, and a goo covered vrak rolls ou"

DM says, "+t"

DM exclaims (at Vrak), "You are prone!"

Vraklul gasps for breath.

Vraklul exclaims, "THANK YOU!"

DM says, "And smell disgusting"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So the main change from usual is just the prone-ness?"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) RASHAWNDRA(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

[slingergame] DM says, "indeed"

Rashawndra asks, "Anyone need emergency healing, or should I shoot those things?"

Rashawndra exclaims, "Oh, and good to see you again, Vrak!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I am at 12 HP"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "And have an arrow sticking out of me."

Vraklul exclaims, "I'M FINE!"

Vraklul exclaims, "NOW!"

Rashawndra enhs, and casts twinned Haste on Vrak and Shaborys!

Rashawndra then retreats further away. "Come on, Q, I'll patch you up from the back ranks."

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) Quarion/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

DM exclaims, "The Wright moves into the back ranks and then shoots Vrak and Stabby!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 4 = 22

DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 5 | 5 + 2 = 7

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hit!"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Don't you mean Wight?"

DM says, "(vrak)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, that's wight."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 4 = 12

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "He's a shipbuilder."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "A dead shipbuilder."

DM says, "He just can't seem to hit Stabby"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(22) Rashawndra(12) W(9) QUARION/SH(6) Vraklul(4) Zombies(0)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ship of Zombies"

Quarion feels like a good old fashion explosion should do the trick.

Quarion exclaims, "Burn in hell!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I don't suppose Bloodfang appeared along with Vrak when the SH died?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Nope"

Quarion rolls 8 6-sided dice: 5 1 2 2 5 6 2 4 | 27

Quarion says, "DEX 14"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The DM got tired of Bloodfang being in this adventure."

DM exclaims, "*checks notes* All the zombies are dead!"

DM says, "The wight could make it"

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hahaha nope"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "you're going down with the rest"

DM exclaims, "The remaining forces of evil burn away in a horrifying fireball!"

DM exclaims, "All, except 11!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Except 11 ;-)"

DM exclaims, "Whom, I will proclaim in my power as GM, you manage to take down!"

Shaborys woo!

Vraklul says, "Sorry, guys, that I couldn't help more."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Can we assume Shaborys took him down with one last arrow?"

Vraklul asks, "Did anyone else get swallowed up?"

DM exclaims, "You are victorious, yet dogless!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "As per tradition."

Rashawndra says, "I'm sorry I couldn't help you! That thing was tough."

[slingergame] DM says, "Straight in the eyesocket"

DM says, "Once again, dead bodies float in the pond"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I feel like Vraklul was almost entirely unhelpful in this fight. But he's proud of the rest of you!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Vraklul), "Hey, the Shambling Mound could've been dangerous!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "You took down the SH mostly from within."

Shaborys says, "Let's get out of this room."

Vraklul asks, "What about Bloodfang?"

Vraklul asks, "Didn't you see him over there?"

Quarion asks, "Are you sure Bloodfang isn't somewhere around?"

Rashawndra asks, "You're not even going to loot the bodies?"

Shaborys says, "You think he's in there? *points at the water*"

Vraklul starts wading back toward where he got swallowed up the first time.

Quarion shudders.

DM says, "You make your way into the northeast passage ... oh"

Shaborys says, "I saw *something* move. It could have been that thing that got you."

Vraklul stops. "Oh."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "You said this room had lots of little nooks and such around the walls where an animal could hide, right?"

DM says (to Vraklul), "Hm, pretty sure that's a human skull, and that's some guys legs, some innards, oh hey, some old, moldy food"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Can I roll perception again?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Will the DM fall prey to Grimdark?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Sure"

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 6 = 18

Vraklul says, "We should search this room before we go, just in case he's still here. He might be frightened and hiding."

[Crows-Nest] DM scowls. "Everything is terrible, yet very cool."

Quarion says, "He's very good at hiding."

Quarion asks, "Remember all those other fights we were in?"

DM says (to Shaborys), "There are some small animals (bats, bugs etc.) but neither Bloodfang nor rodent."

Vraklul says, "That's right."

Shaborys says, "I don't see anything."

Rashawndra piles up the corpses so they can be burned, in an attempt to clear out the miasma from this place.

Shaborys says, "And it smells in here."

Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "Um. Sorry."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of GM), "You said there was another exit from this place?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "To the north east, it's on the map"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, ... timing"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hey, look at that."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Coincidence? | <Gunther> Imagine the paperwork after nuking a city to cover up your zombie outbreak"

Vraklul takes a quick splash in the part of the stream before it reaches the pond of filth, to try to wash off some of the shush.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "just after Rush talked about burning the bodies"

Rashawndra also loots the bodies in honor of Shaborys.

DM says, "You make your way into the northeast corridor, after piling up the corpses in a corner, and follow the passage."

Shaborys both ew and smiles a little.

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "That's odd. It seems they're already looted"

Rashawndra asks, "Hmm, someone already looted these guys. Maybe before tossing them in here down that hole?"

Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "What makes a Zombie, anyway? Can it happen spontaneously? Or could that lead zombie do it?"

Vraklul says, "So we *did* find someone's garbage pit."

Vraklul says, "I wonder where the other side of that hole in the ceiling is."

DM says, "As you round a corner, you see three of the giant coypu come towards you down the corridor, get startled by your light, and run away in the opposite direction"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Do I need to roll for Zombie knowledgE?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Roll Arcana"

[Crows-Nest] (from Shaborys) Vraklul says, "We just want to be friends!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I suppose it's probably been more than ten minutes since I cast that spell before?"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'd say so, with all the walking"

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

Rashawndra also casts heal on Quarion.

Rashawndra rolls 1 8-sided die: 7 | 7 + 4 = 11

Rashawndra rolls 1 8-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9

Vraklul follows the coypu!

Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "How are you feeling? And how is everyone else?"

[slingergame] DM says, ".Quarion A wight can control up to 12 zombies, if they are made of people killed by it's draining touch."

[slingergame] DM says, "(Also, your max HP is still lowered, you don't feel too hot)"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "yeah, I'm at 29 with Rush's healing + new max"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I can cast Lesser Restoration, which cures blind, deaf, paralyze, and poison. Is this any of those?"

Quarion says (to Rush), "The latter seems likely. That Wight was behind the whole thing."

[slingergame] DM says, "Alas, no."

Vraklul says, "I could use a rest, I admit."

[slingergame] Rashawndra nods.

Quarion says, "I don't feel as good as I ought to be. That Wight..."

Vraklul asks, "Should we stop for lunch?"

Shaborys says, "We're surrounded by dead bodies!"

Quarion says (to Vraklul), "Your stomach is made of steel."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Dead, inedible bodies."

[slingergame] Shaborys cries.

Shaborys says, "But yes. Probably."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Constituion 16, dude."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hee"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Didn't we leave the dead bodies behind a little while ago?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yeah"

[slingergame] DM says, "You are a few dozen feet down the corridor, where the coypu just fled"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Oh, well, if we're still there, then let's follow the coypu first!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hey, on the plus side, I won't smell like a surface monster anymore!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Because I bet they're tasty."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "Bloodfang could tell you."

DM says, "You follow the coypu down the corridor, which gets smaller and smaller, and opens into a small cave with a ravine cutting through it. You see the last of the coypu into a rodent sized tunnel under a rock."

Vraklul exclaims, "Boodfang!"

DM says (to Quarion), "You suddenly hear a faint voice in your head "master, it's me! please save me!""

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "what?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "how... is that even possible?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul | DM says (to Quarion), "You suddenly hear a faint voice in your head "master, it's me! please save me!""

DM says (to Quarion), "And you see the image of Bloodfang in some dark, dark corridor, limping along, holding his shaking body close to the wall."

Quarion frowns. Is this some sort of trick?

Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Are you OK?"

Quarion says, "I'm hearing and seeing weird things."

Shaborys asks, "Like what?"

Quarion says, "Bloodfang. Talking in human. Lost."

Quarion says, "But I don't read minds, and Bloodfang isn't a telepathic dog."

Shaborys says, "...."

Vraklul asks, "Are you sure?"

Quarion says, "Certain."

Vraklul says, "Maybe this is just the first time he's been in enough trouble to use it."

Rashawndra asks, "Can you talk back?"

Quarion says, "I hadn't thought of that."

Quarion tries to telepathically answer Bloodfang's call? 'Is that really you?'

Vraklul asks, "Do you know which way he went?"

Rashawndra says, "You would think he'd have used it when that cat treed him outside the mansion, though."

DM says (to Quarion), "No response."

Rashawndra says, "Or when he was hungry."

Rashawndra says, "Or when he saw a bird."

DM says (to Quarion), "But you get the impression (telepathically) that he went into that side tunnel right there."

Rashawndra says, "Basically, I can't imagine him not using it all the time."

Shaborys chuckles, despite herself.

Quarion asks, "Weird, now I have the urge to go into that tunnel... But... doesn't it seem like it's all too convenient?"

Shaborys says, "It's weird as heck."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "It's weird as [infernal]"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Can I roll Arcana?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "To see if I remmeber anything about telepathic lures or"

Rashawndra says, "Well, let's see."

Rashawndra tries tracking again to see if Bloodfang really did go down that side tunnel.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "anything that uses telepathy to lead people into traps?"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 6 = 18

DM says (to Rashawndra), "You don't see any tracks from Bloodfang"

Vraklul says, "Well, either it *is* Bloodfang, and going that way will help us find him, or it's some evil thing trying to manipulate you into going to your doom, in which case going that way will help us find and kill it so it doesn't lure anyone else down there."

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Sure, roll it"

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

Quarion is clueless...?

[slingergame] DM says, "Nope"

Vraklul exclaims, "And as a bonus, if it's already manipulated Bloodfang into going down that way, then we need to find it to save him!"

Quarion says (to Vraklul), "You have a way of seeing the bright side of everything."

Vraklul exclaims, "Thanks!"

Vraklul says, "But we should still probably rest first."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Short rest, or long rest?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "For the record: I won't improve my HP by resting for a short time."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'd say short. I just want to spend some hit dice without using up your healing spell slots."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Only a long rest can cure the Wight's curse"

DM asks, "So do you leave Bloodfang alone and scared and probably wounded in the dark for a long or short rest?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "In-character, it'd be a short rest though"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Probably not worth a long rest for 5 hp."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "yeah"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Also note that a LR will restore you MAX HP, but not your missing actual HP"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "ah!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "well, that settles it."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to DM), "Do I know for sure that Bloodfang did *not* go down that side tunnel, or merely that I couldn't find anything? Because if we're resting, I can add my Favored by the Gods 2d4 to that tracking roll to know for sure."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "So, short?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "yep"

Vraklul uses his Second Wind.

Quarion will pore over his spellbook and regain some of that magic. (Specifically, a single level 3 spell slot.)

Vraklul rolls 1 10-sided die: 5 | 5 + 1 = 6

Vraklul then spends a Barbarian hit die.

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 3 | 3 + 3 = 6

Shaborys rolls 1 8-sided die: 7 | 7 + 2 = 9

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 8 | 8 + 3 = 11

Shaborys feels better.

Vraklul makes that two, and is also feeling much better.

Quarion feels a bit more powerful.

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashawndra), "Well, hm. Tricky questions. You found no tracks and feel pretty confident in your abilites."

Rashawndra asks (of Shaborys), "You sure you don't need any healing?"

Vraklul also cleans the gunk out of his pipe so he can have a smoke.

Shaborys says, "Nope, I'm fine now."

Rashawndra says, "OK, good."

DM asks, "So you move on, down the side tunnel?"

Quarion says, "Indeed we shall."

Shaborys takes up the rear.

Quarion is in the middle, in between Rush and Vrak.

Vraklul leads the way!

DM says, "It's pretty narrow, two of you can walk side by side."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "That's the opposite of narrow ;-)"

DM says, "So, it's a pretty unremarkable tunnel, but Quarion keeps hearing the voice"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

[slingergame] DM says, "Ehhh, fair point"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Q and Rush side by side? Diamond formation?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sure."

[slingergame] Rashawndra holds the light aloft.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Works for me"

DM says, "Why don't you place yourselves here"

DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jzz_WFkhT5eKsAt8u3F9_U9XgtPx_BX7nLUMp6sBbdI/edit?usp=sharing"

Rashawndra holds the light aloft.

DM says, "No reason"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Hehe"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "'view only'"

DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jzz_WFkhT5eKsAt8u3F9_U9XgtPx_BX7nLUMp6sBbdI/edit?usp=sharing"

DM asks, "Try now?"

[slingergame] Vraklul is placed.

[slingergame] Quarion is too

DM says, "So, you move carefully down the tunnel, as Stabby's dagger begings to vibrate softly"

DM says, "(-g)"

Shaborys whispers "Guys!"

Quarion whispers back, 'What?'

Shaborys says, "There's something bad here."

Vraklul looks around for signs of danger.

Shaborys says, "Tell Vrak."

Rashawndra whispers, "Back up?"

Quarion whispers to Vrak, 'Something evil here! According to Shaborys.'

DM exclaims, "Suddenly the wall to the north crumbles! Some huge, tentacles monstrosity storms out! But somehow, that's not the worst... Next to it is something... a puddle made of screaming, gibbering faces!"

Vraklul peers into the darkness.

DM exclaims, "You are beset by another monstrosity!"

Shaborys oh $h!t.

Quarion says, "AAAAAAAAARGH"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "We faced-- er, encountered one of these before, didn't we?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "At MIMI?"

Rashawndra casts twinned Haste again!

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or am I misremembering?"

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

Shaborys clears the initiative.

Quarion registers Quarion at init 4.

[slingergame] DM says, "Hm, I don't think so"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 2 = 5

Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 5.

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 - 1 = 8

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

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 4 = 18

Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 18.

DM registers GM at init 8.

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

Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 20.

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13

DM registers O at init 13.

DM displays the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O(13) GM(8) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "It's the GM! If we defeat him, we win the game!"

DM advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(20) Shaborys(18) O(13) GM(8) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hahahaha"

DM exclaims, "Wait!"

Vraklul waits!

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Is there fine print on this adventure?"

DM exclaims, "Before we start, that puddle of horrifying faces and mouths babbles and gibbers most distressingly!"

DM says, "That's a WIS(10) save"

DM says, "For everyone"

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2

Shaborys oh shit.

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 1 = 16

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

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Oy!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "I'm adding my 2d4 to that!"

DM says, "Do it"

Rashawndra rolls 2 4-sided dice: 3 3 | 6

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Does a tie work?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "She just makes it"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Yes!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Whew."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Woo!"

[slingergame] DM says (to Shaborys), "You lose all reactions for now"

[slingergame] DM says, "(muahaha)"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh no."

DM exclaims, "Vrak!"

DM exclaims, "There is a horrifying tentacled monster next to you!"

Vraklul rages, advances and attacks! Recklessly!

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

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 8 = 12

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Advantage.)"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Wait, the GM is here?"

DM exclaims, "hit!"

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

Vraklul, assuming it lives, tries again to remedy that situation!

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 8 = 12

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

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

[slingergame] DM asks, "Did you attack O or GM?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "GM. I'm not in range of O yet."

DM says, "(miss)"

Vraklul tiptoes around Rush to put himself between her and Shaborys.

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh wait, then it's a hit"

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

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "max!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woo."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Both of those were against the GM."

[slingergame] DM says, "ok"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And then I tiptoe past Rush."

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) SHABORYS(18) O(13) GM(8) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

Vraklul advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O(13) GM(8) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

DM backs up the initiative: Vraklul(20) SHABORYS(18) O(13) GM(8) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

DM says (to SHABORYS), "Roll 1d8"

Shaborys rolls 1 8-sided die: 6 | 6

DM says (to Shaborys), "roll 1d9"

Shaborys rolls 1 9-sided die: 6 | 6

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says (to GM), "If you make your monsters all-caps, we can't see when the init hits them ;-)"

[Crows-Nest] (from Vraklul) DM says, "Now put your arms in the air and wave them around."

DM exclaims, "You move all your speed to the right, screaming and gibbering all the way!"

Shaborys runs past everyone, screaming!

DM registers o at init 13.

DM removes GM from the initiative list.

DM registers gm at init 8.

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Yay"

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/O(13) gm(8) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Aw, did that use her whole action?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I mean, her whole turn."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That's sad."

[slingergame] DM says, "also yep"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Just be glad I didn't attack y'all."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Good point!"

DM says, "The horrifying monstrosity bites Vrak"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Advantage."

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Miss!"

[slingergame] DM says, "ha ha"

DM says, "Then it tentacle attacks him (also adv, I assume)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yup."

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 6 = 23

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hit."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "This is the O or the GM, by the way?"

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

[slingergame] DM says, "O"

DM says, "(bludg)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(They both seem to be pretty horrifying and monstrous.)"

DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 4 | 4

DM says, "(piercing)"

DM exclaims, "And you're grappled!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "OK!"

DM exclaims, "The second tentacle attacks rush!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 6 = 25

DM says, "(and restrained)"

DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 1 | 1 + 3 = 4

DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 6 | 6

DM says (to Rashawndra), "I That's 10 damage, and you're also grappled and restrained"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm restrained too? Darn."

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/o(13) GM(8) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

[slingergame] DM says, "I know, Vraklul never restrains himself, but monsters sometimes do"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Grappled isn't bad, but restrained sucks. I think we're facing higher level monsters than we used to..."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I mean, it's just a hunch, but..."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "What does Restrained do?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Except here"

[slingergame] DM says, "Anyone who ends his turn in the green marked area let me know"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Your movement speed is 0, you have disadvantage on attacks, others have advantage on attacks against you, and you have disadvantage on dex saves."

DM exclaims, "The gibbering mouther spits at Quarion!"

Quarion exclaims, "How ghastly!"

DM says, "Wait, actually, it spits so it affects all three of you"

Quarion exclaims, "How ghastlier!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Cone of Spit!"

DM says, "I'm not sure wether you can make DEX saves when you're restrained, though"

DM says, "Ah, disadv"

DM says, "Anyway, all 3 of you make a DEX(13) save, Rush and Vrak with disadv"

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

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 2 = 5

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Fortunately, I have a class ability to let me make them with advantage, so they cancel out!"

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

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 1 = 2

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "We shun double digits!"

DM exclaims, "You are all blinded until the mouther's next trurn!"

DM says, "Oh, and it bites Rush"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 2 = 16

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And none of these things are spells?"

[slingergame] DM says, "no, sorry"

[slingergame] DM says, "(makes a note to have evil spellcasters soon)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "wait uh"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "thanks, Rush :D"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "If we meet Astaforth again, I believe the thing he used to kill me with a single word was a spell!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(that's a hit)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Does my AC change when grappled/restrained?"

[slingergame] DM checks damage roll, blinks.

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Nope."

DM rolls 5 6-sided dice: 5 6 4 4 2 | 21

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yow."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I guess if you still get your dex bonus to AC when you're passed out..."

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/o(13) gm(8) RASHAWNDRA(5) Quarion(4)

[slingergame] DM asks (of rash), "How are you doing, HP-wise?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I have 17 left."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I feel that the O has been giving us weird looks from the initiative bar."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Quarion! Can you teleport us out of here?"

Rashawndra asks, "Quarion! Can you teleport us out of here?"

Rashawndra asks, "And do you need to see to do so?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "This seems like a good time to consider healing yourself."

Quarion exclaims, "I'm blinded! I need to see *where* I'm teleporting, or we'll both be doomed!"

Rashawndra exclaims, "OK!"

Rashawndra lays hands on Quarion and Vraklul, twinning Lesser Restoration!

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also, thunderwave can break the grapple."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Which I assume would also break the restraint."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Although it doesn't explicitly say that.)"

Rashawndra advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/o(13) gm(8) Rashawndra(5) QUARION(4)

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Wait, are you healing me? No!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "She's unblinding you."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "No, I'm un-blinding you!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh! Never mind :)"

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Vraklul&Q), "You are unblinded!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Thanks.)"

Quarion exclaims, "I can see again!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm tempted to rescue Rush."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Yes!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "You two teleport to safety!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Or to Shaborys."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Whichever you think is better."

Quarion exclaims (at Rashawndra), "Take my hand!"

Rashawndra grabs ahold!

Quarion falls through a tear in reality, and emerges some distance behind Shaborys

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Don't forget Rush!"

Quarion says, "(along with Rush of course)"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm waiting for her to move along"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Do they take damage from the teleport aftereffects?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Not according to the map"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, I assumed you'd move me."

Quarion sorry

Quarion rolls 3 10-sided dice: 10 4 6 | 20

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I just did it, since neither of you were :D"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh yeah, they take damage, I blieve"

Quarion says, "(CON 14)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yay, thanks ;-)"

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 3 = 17

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

Quarion says, "10 damage for the first one and 20 for the second"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does anyone get moved?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Noted."

DM says, "Vrak! Make a WIS(10) save"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 1 = 16

[slingergame] Quarion says (to Vraklul), "Nope"

[slingergame] DM says, "You are ... unbegibbered (?)"

DM advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(20) Shaborys(18) O/o(13) gm(8) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

Vraklul slashes at the mouther with a reckless blow!

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 8 = 14

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Advantage/disadvantage.)"

DM says, "hit"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is it still mouthing and gibberous?"

[slingergame] DM says, "yes, barely"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 8 = 23

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15

Vraklul hacks off several of the more abominable faces.

DM says, "It has gibbered its last. (But did you saw the mouths smile in relief as it dissolves? Or was that a trick of the light?)"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Huzzah, I have done a good deed!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Done?"

Vraklul ends his turn in the Green Zone.

Vraklul advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) SHABORYS(18) O/o(13) gm(8) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

DM says (to Vraklul), "It doesn't matter as you are grappled."

DM says, "Stabby! You mind is clear"

Shaborys woo.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Adds Stabby instead of Shaborys to TAB AUTOCOMPLETE in MUSHClient"

Shaborys moves closer, but hopefully out of range of the creature, and shoots at it.

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 7 = 23

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Is grappled == incapacitated? No, right?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Grappled is mild. It just means you can't move away."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Plus, restrained"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I forget what that meabs"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Right, but he's fighting, so I presume it's ok."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I also presume that hit"

DM exclaims, "Yes!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Restrained is like Grappled but with a bunch of obnoxious advantage/disadvantage stuff added in."

Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 3 2 4 2 | 11 + 4 = 15

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I just needed to check that incapacitated means no actions or reactions."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Did the O or the GM die?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "GM"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The GM is dead."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Long live the DM."

[slingergame] DM says, "Aw"

DM says, "The O attacks Vraklul with a bite (and adv)"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 6 = 19

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hit, at least."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 6 = 23

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, my bad"

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

DM says, "That's piercing, and make a CON(15) save"

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

DM says, "That bit feels weird, but you shake it off"

DM says, "Then, since youo're grappled, the beast smashes you into a wall"

Vraklul exclaims, "Don't let it bite you! I think there's something in its spit!"

Shaborys ew.

DM says, "make a CON(14) save"

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

DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 1 5 | 6 + 3 = 9

DM says, "You take half that as bludgeoning"

DM says, "The second tentacle smashes at Stabby"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 6 = 22

Shaborys oof.

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

DM rolls 1 8-sided die: 2 | 2

DM says, "13 damage"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Uh oh. It's got reach?"

Shaborys dodges to halve that. (I can react again?)

[slingergame] DM asks, "I think Vrak is the only one for whom damage types matter?"

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Well, that's bad."

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/O(13) gm(8) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

DM removes gm from the initiative list.

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/o(13) RASHAWNDRA(5) Quarion(4)

Rashawndra blinks and tries to clear the acid from her eyes.

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Also, for me, the only real important difference in damage types is whether it falls into the 'slash/pierce/bludgeon' category or the 'everything else' category."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I don't have any LRs left; is there a way to clear it normally?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Blinded?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Right."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Although it's nice to know what kind of injury to imagine.)"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "it's gone!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"

Rashawndra phews, and can see again!

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Did it die with the mouther?"

Rashawndra casts twinned Haste on Vrak and Shaborys!

Rashawndra advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/o(13) Rashawndra(5) QUARION(4)

[slingergame] DM says, "It was until the mouthers next turn ends"

Quarion hurles fire at the tentacled monster! 'Feel the touch of fire, fiend!'

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13

DM says, "Miss"

Quarion exclaims, "Damn!"

DM says, "The fire only singes its armored hide"

Quarion advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(20) Shaborys(18) O/o(13) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

Vraklul cracks his knuckles, flips his axe into the air, catches it, then attacks ol' tentacle face with it recklessly.

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

DM says, "miss"

Vraklul does it again.

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 8 = 26

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 2 | 2 + 7 = 9

DM says, "hit"

Vraklul, with blinding speed, does it yet again!

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 8 = 24

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 2 | 2 + 7 = 9

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Rerolling!"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Both of them?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, and rerolling the other one, too."

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Both of those 9's are 11's."

[slingergame] DM says, "Nice"

Vraklul can't go anywhere, so:

Vraklul advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) SHABORYS(18) O/o(13) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

Shaborys shoots at the monster again.

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

Shaborys rolls 4 6-sided dice: 4 1 1 1 | 7 + 4 = 11

Shaborys does it again.

DM says (to Shaborys), "Oh, forgot to say you're grabbled"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "By the way, if anyone catches me rolling a 1 or a 2 on a damage die, feel free to remind me to reroll it :)"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "So disadv?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "You need Vrak's 're-roll 1's' trick."

[slingergame] DM says, "No, you just have a speed of 0"

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, hm, not sure you can sneak attack a monster that'S fighting you"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Normally yes, but maybe not if it's got me grappled."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I think you can, but that's more an impressio."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "n"

[slingergame] DM says, "I see nothing in the rules, so I'll allow it for now"

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/O(13) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

Shaborys attacks with haste.

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

DM backs up the initiative: Vraklul(20) SHABORYS(18) O/o(13) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

DM says, "hit"

Shaborys rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think the narrative logic might be that having me standing there waving my axe around is distracting it."

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/O(13) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So she can slip in an attack when it turns to glance my way."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Makes sense."

DM exclaims, "It bites Vrak!"

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "It just says either advantage or an enemy of the enemy within 5 feet."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "That's a hit!"

DM rolls 2 8-sided dice: 6 6 | 12 + 3 = 15

DM says, "(piercing, and a CON(15) save)"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oops."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Alas, you are poisoned!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Roll 1d10"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "A poisoned creature has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks!"

Vraklul rolls 1 10-sided die: 8 | 8

[slingergame] DM says, "Your max HP is reduced until you are unpoisoned"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, wait, it also had advantage on me."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "By 8?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Do you want to check if it got a crit?"

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

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 6 = 25

[slingergame] DM says, "phew"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Phew."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Is my current HP affected, or just my max?"

DM exclaims, "Having both of you grappled, it tentacle slams you two togther! Two times!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Assuming I've taken more tha 8 points of damage lately.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Just the max"

DM says, "Both make 2 COn(14) saves"

Vraklul says, "I was right. There's something in the spit..."

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

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

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 2 = 11

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 2 = 18

DM says, "First smash (half it if you made the roll) 2d6"

DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 2 5 | 7 + 3 = 10

Rashawndra winces as she sees her friends get smashed together.

DM says, "Second roll (same)"

DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 1 6 | 7 + 3 = 10

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Quite literally the same."

DM says (to Shaborys), "You are stunned until the O's next turn ends"

Vraklul says, "Oof. Ow."

Vraklul exclaims (at Shaborys), "Sorry!"

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/o(13) RASHAWNDRA(5) Quarion(4)

Vraklul says, "I'll try to be softer next time."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "She hit her head on his abs"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Too many abs."

Rashawndra looks around, is basically out of spells, and doesn't see anything else to do but shoot this thing.

Rashawndra fires a Ray of Frost down the hallway!

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

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

DM exclaims, "hit!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Its movement speed is also slowed ;-)"

[slingergame] DM asks, "What did you shoot it with?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ray of Frost."

[slingergame] DM says, "ah"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "A cantrip?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] DM says, "I was wondering what kind of bow does that :-)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha."

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Shaborys(18) O/o(13) Rashawndra(5) QUARION(4)

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

Quarion rolls 2 10-sided dice: 8 2 | 10

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "I did say | Rashawndra fires a Ray of Frost down the hallway!"

Quarion exclaims, "Eat fire, you monster! Let my friends go!"

DM exclaims, "Hit!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, you did."

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(20) Shaborys(18) O/o(13) Rashawndra(5) Quarion(4)

Vraklul practices a little more reckless axery.

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

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

DM exclaims, "still standing!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Huh, damage almost as high as the hit roll."

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

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

DM says, "ha ha"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Still standing?"

Vraklul hastily:

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 8 = 25

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

DM says, "The towering, tentacles monstrosity gives a final shriek! Then it keels over, dead."

DM exclaims, "Then Vrak smashes it again!"

DM exclaims, "You are victorious!"

Vraklul drops from its tentacly grip, landing on the ground.

Quarion exclaims, "Yes!"

Shaborys falls to the ground. Oof.

Vraklul says, "Woo! We ma--- ooog."

Rashawndra drops to the ground in relief.

Vraklul asks, "Is the room spinning, or is it just me?"

Quarion says, "The Knights of Varg Gijak have prevailed once again."

DM says, "The small chambe from which they emerged seems to be some kind of lair."

Rashawndra says, "So, if this is typical of the denizens of this place, with apologies to Bloodfang, I need a long rest."

Shaborys could sleep, yes.

Vraklul asks, "Is this... little corner room thing a good place to sleep in, you think?"

Rashawndra asks, "Bloodfang? They didn't capture you, did they?"

Rashawndra explores the lair.

Quarion follows after her, warily.

Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "Either that, or we exit out that hole in the ceiling."

Vraklul leans against the wall, his head still swimming.

Shaborys eventually sits up.

DM says, "Bloodfang is not there, but! it seems the Oytugah has accumalted all the worthless valuables from all the tasty corpses it had to eat."

Rashawndra says (to Quarion), "Thanks for the rescue, by the way. Another hit and I was done for."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Ooh. We have loot?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Who wants to roll a d100? :-)"

Vraklul rolls 1 100-sided die: 11 | 11

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "those are 1's, so you get to roll again."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee hee."

Quarion says (to Rashawndra), "I'm just glad we all made it out alive."

Rashawndra says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Someone roll 3d6!"

Quarion rolls 3 6-sided dice: 3 4 1 | 8

DM says, "You manage to scrounge together 80 GP"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Do I remember right that trancing elves are able to stand watch without being hindered?"

Shaborys hears the clinking and stands up.

Rashawndra says, "On the plus side, I feel like I'm learning a lot."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "HINT HINT"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I think so, depending on how the DM interpets it"

Shaborys gravitates towards the sound of coins.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Ha ha."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Too bad we level by plot points, not XP :P"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "This was totally a plot point."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "I hope rescuing Bloodfang is a plot point!"

Shaborys just puts out her hand and waits for the money to fall into it.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(I think Rashawndra is the one with the piles of loot at the moment.)"

Quarion says, "But Bloodfang must have come this way."

Vraklul asks, "Oh?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "The internet seems to say yes"

Shaborys knows, she's waiting for them to hand it over :D

Vraklul asks, "Are you still hearing him?"

[slingergame] DM says, "And when was reddit ever wrong"

[slingergame] DM says, "No, the lambs, er Bloodfang is silent."

Quarion says, "No, now there's nothing."

Vraklul says, "Hmm. Maybe it was option two, then."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Can I figure out whether the telepathic trap needed the monster to know about Bloodfang, or...?"

Vraklul asks, "And if Bloodfang isn't here, that thing didn't get him, so it seems like maybe he didn't come this way?"

Rashawndra sees Shaborys sitting with her hands out, and pours all the coins and gems over her, giggling.

Quarion says, "You're right, I'm not thinking straight."

Shaborys yay!

Rashawndra asks, "But how did the monster know to lure you with Bloodfang's image?"

Quarion says, "Let's retrace our steps and look for him."

Rashawndra exclaims, "After we rest!"

Quarion says, "Fair enough."

Rashawndra says, "I can't handle another encounter with anything like we've seen so far."

DM says, "...one uneventful long rest later ..."

Vraklul wakes up, somewhat healthier but with his head still spinning.

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is V still poisoned?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "He is."

Rashawndra casts Lesser Restoration.

Vraklul blinsk a few times.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(I assume it cures Poisoned?)"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "What happens to my HP? Does it go to HP-5 but without there being an upper limit any more?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"

Vraklul says, "Oh. Oh, that is great. Thank you."

[slingergame] DM says, "To both"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can they now use hit dice to get things back up?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Actually, I'm going to use my Second Wind."

[slingergame] DM says, "When they take the next short rest, I believe."

Vraklul rolls 1 10-sided die: 6 | 6 + 1 = 7

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "parrrrrp"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Now I'm only down one HP. So I'm good to go."

Vraklul is now up and doing calisthenics, his previous injuries and status conditions all but forgotten.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm at 29."

DM says, "You retrace your steps back to the chasm room, and your pretty sure Bloodfang jumped it."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I wonder if Cannery is wondering how many days she should plan to wait for us before giving up and taking the horses."

Shaborys says, "D**n m*tt."

Rashawndra casts Armor of Agathys again, just to be sure.

Vraklul says, "It might be wise to let him stay at the mansion the next time we go travelling."

Quarion casts Mage Armor.

DM says, "(it's about 4 ft wide)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How wide is the chasm?"

Shaborys says, "That would have put whats her name in danger if the Burtons came for him."

Vraklul steps over it.

Quarion says (to Shaborys), "Haleth."

Shaborys says, "Right. Helleth."

Rashawndra says, "Now, now."

Vraklul says, "Well, that seems to have a simple solution."

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

Shaborys says it with a smirk, though.

Vraklul says, "Get rid of the Burtons."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Not to mention the Jenningses"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "I think technically, it's Jenningsi"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Why do I feel that the Jenningses would somehow be able to fend for themselves?"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Nothing exciting happens to boring people like them."

Rashawndra follows Vraklul and sees where the passage continues!

Quarion follows Rush

Shaborys follows.

DM says, "There is only one tunnel on the other side, and you follow it for a surprisingly long time, through twists and turns, up steep inclines and into small tunnels where you need to crawl on all four. And then, as the tunnel opens up again, you hear ..."

DM says, "Distant barking."

Shaborys says, "Listen!"

Quarion asks, "Bloodfang?"

Quarion says, "He's alive."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Also, at the end of all of this, we'll emerge Bloodfangless to see him playing with Cannery, who tells us, "Oh, yeah, he came out about five minutes after you went in. I called, but nobody answered.""

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "hehe"

DM says, "At Quarion's call, the barking seems to get more insistent."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "But we killed a shambling horror, a wraith, a gibbering mouther and an otyugh! So it wasn't in vain."

Vraklul starts running!

Quarion runs too

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Just think of all the innocent passers by who might otherwise have fallen prey to them?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I mean, assuming that any other passers by besides us would have been stupid enough to go down there in the first place."

DM says, "You all emerge into a large hall, somewhere deep in the mountain. Bloodfangs sits, licking on injured leg, but he is otherwise unharmed."

Rashawndra is still a little overwhelmed from the other monsters, and follows normally.

Shaborys says, "Hey, doggo."

DM says, "And next to him stands a creature, like an oversized lion, with might, folded wings."

Shaborys asks, "Made a new friend, huh?"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Might?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "+y"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra exclaims, "Oh!"

Vraklul says, "Uh. Hi."

DM says, "It cocks it heads and says something in a language that none of you understand."

DM exclaims, "None that is ... except for Shaborys!"

DM says, "TO BE CONTINUED"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Does Detect Thoughts translate?"

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

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

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Wooooo!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woo."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "I can understand it, but I can't speak it, right?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "My woo outwooed your woo, Vrakwoo"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Also, yay!"

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "w00000"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "However, I am curious if DT effectively translates, or if I get less-precise images or something."

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims (at Shaborys), "I thought it was both!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Our eventual need to pass out has not led inevitably to Bloodfang's demise!"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Ok! I believe the phrasing was "you can understand celestial (weird!)", so I was never sure."

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Rashwandra), "There is nothing in the description, so I am inclined to say it doesn't matter"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Rule of cool"

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "To the DMG!"

[slingergame] Vraklul (to Rush) | https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/99349/is-a-shared-language-required-to-understand-the-thoughts-of-a-target-of-detect-t

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(According to a person on stack exchange: yes, you get non-verbal thoughts.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "That was some fun combat"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It was."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I mean, I generally prefer to fight monsters from the other side."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But this worked too."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Excellent; thanks."

[slingergame] DM says (to Shaborys), "speak and understand"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Cool, thanks"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(And by 'other side', I mean 'outside'.)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I thought this was some of the most exciting combat and adventure yet"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yeah. We could have died! Hehe."

[slingergame] DM says, "It's a lot of fun when the monsters have abilites other than "hit PC""

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Quarion), "And we had stakes! Bloodfang was in danger!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] DM says, "This was one of those "planned from the very beginning bits""

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "awesome!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Abilities like 'play two PC's like a pair of cymbals'."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hehe"

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

[slingergame] DM says, "I mean, it changed a lot since then, but yeah"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I think my own most exciting moment was the 'Crap I'm almost dead, but can save myself with Lesser Restoration on other people'"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes! I liked that a lot"

[slingergame] DM says, "I think the game is the most fun when the PC's abilites play off each other"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Which is yet another reason Haste is Vraklul's favoritest spell."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "I was kind of worried I would get bored or overwhelmed by combat at some point, but I'm definetely not getting bored!"