[slingergame] Bert says, "Log on."

[slingergame] Quarion casts Fireball on Bert.

[slingergame] DM says, "While reading old transcripts, I stumbled upon two things we used to do and that I'd like to bring back (if nobody objects)"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Whoops!"

[slingergame] Quarion asks (of DM), "What glorious tradition do you speak of, oh august DM?"

[slingergame] DM says, "1) When somebody kills(knocksout) an enemy, they get the change to describe how exactly that works"

[slingergame] DM says, "2) We used to take short break at around the halfway point (like 10 minutes to stretch your legs)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I approve of both these things."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Sounds good"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Anything you folks wanted to talk about while we wait?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Um, how are we supposed to defeat the Army of Darkness without a copy of the Necronomicon?"

[slingergame] DM says, "snrk"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "More seriously: if we are the greatest heroes in Bastafore, then how can we fight an army?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Some of my thoughts:"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "A) When we get back to Bastafore, start sending out messages to gather allies."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Er, back to Wolfwater."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The mayor of Wolfwater, the gnomes in... what was it called, Mirehall? The fire giants, the ice giants. Etc."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Myrehall with a y"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "B) Start studying magics that would help with dealing with things like undead, large armies, planar hopping, etc."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "C) Keep levelling up!"

[slingergame] DM says, "If you level high enough, an army basically becomes "swarm of soldiers""

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If we can get enough allies, it might end up being army vs. army."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "At which point, of the armies can fight each other, that just leaves us their leaders to fight directly."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Ingenious."

[slingergame] DM says, "Dang, my plot is ruined"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Oh no! Coffee spill?"

[slingergame] DM says, "No, by Vraklul's insidious plot"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Plot vs Plot"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "DM vs GM"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If we can get the two plots to fight each other, then we'll only need to fight the DM directly."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hahaha"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh no"

[slingergame] DM says, "Psah, you're all some weakling nerds! Unfortunately, so am I"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "You do have famliars, but then, so do I."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "You know, Vraklul's plotting is a ploy to bring back Crownsford Crusaders for its second season on ifMUDtv"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Those nerds?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I hear Netflix approached Jota for a deal, but he turned them down."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(Also, this should really be on #crows-nest, but whatever)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, I'm very tired"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That's OK; we'll hold it against you."

[slingergame] DM says, "I expected nothing less of you"

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, I'm worried that combat will at one point get very complicated going forward"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "How so?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Are you going to have enemies with Legendary actions?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Everyone (including NPCs) has a lot of options & hitpoints"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "For our side, we have the benefit that we've been getting these powers gradually over time."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So we're accustomed to most of them."

[slingergame] DM says, "Maybe we should just switch to FATE :P"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Did I ever mention https://www.dropbox.com/s/9iiyviat1494co2/Vraklul_Fate-Core-Character-Sheet.pdf?dl=0 back when I was first practicing how to do Fate?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra here now!

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Let the Games begin"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yay (2x)"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "woo"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Thanks for waiting for me, and sorry I'm late!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "No problem and no problem!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "It's okay, we needed to have a chat about the ineluctability of thingumbobs and whatnot."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Always an issue."

[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "Are there any pressing issues from your end? Otherwise we'd jump right into it"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Nope!"

DM says, "So you left the town of Horntown, er - dang"

DM says, "So you left Horntown to ride east, to find M'arce."

DM says, "And you ride for a bout a day, where nothing exiciting happens apart from the fact the forest still seems somehow, unnaturally, still."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And had a long rest while we thought about horny horses."

[slingergame] DM says, "(Sorry, my notes just crashed)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Sorry, I shouldn't have brought up the horny horses."

Quarion practices pronouncing 'No'ku kil zil'nok ha tar'.

Vraklul says (to Quarion), "That's good, but you want to really enunciate the glottal stops."

Vraklul says, "If you're not spitting, you're not really saying it right."

DM says, "That night, you rest under a small overhang below some huge, mossy slabs of rock."

Quarion says, "Someone should take the first half of the watch, while I trance. Then I'd take the second half."

Vraklul says, "Sure, I can do that."

Quarion says, "Great."

[slingergame] DM says, "Argh, sorry, something is wrong here. Let me reboot real quick! Sorry."

Rashawndra has a hard time sleeping, and finally gets up in the middle of the night during Vraklul's watch and sits down next to him with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders.

Vraklul asks, "Hey. Can't sleep?"

Rashawndra says, "Yeah. I feel like I should be worried about the stone circles and the war and the darkness and the dragon and all, but it's like that's too big, you know?

Rashawndra shifts and fidgets.

Rashawndra asks (of Vraklul), "You ever get where something's going on in your head and you think it over and it goes around and around and every time it's the same and then you think 'but what about this' and think about it again from a that perspective and then end up in the same place and you realize you already said 'but what about this' the last time and then you're like 'well, but that does change things, right' and then you circle around again and nothing ever changes and it's confusing you hate it?"

Vraklul says, "Hmm. No, not really."

Rashawndra chuckles. "That must be nice."

Vraklul brews Rush a cup of herbal tea. Something calming.

Rashawndra sips the tea and watches the fire.

Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Maybe it would help to talk it out, out loud?"

Rashawndra says, "Well, it's like..."

Rashawndra shakes her head.

Rashawndra asks, "Can... Can you tell me about Henimore? How did you guys meet?"

Vraklul says, "Mmm, the first time? Oh, that was a while back -- we had just crossed over the mountains, on our way to meet the fire giants..."

Rashawndra grumbles "...stupid fire giants..."

Vraklul says, "We were stuck outside the castle, and so was this jerky rich merchant and his crew."

Vraklul says, "He wouldn't even give us the time of day, but there was one woman who worked for him, well... she didn't care that we were just dirty adventurers. She was nice to us anyway, and even helped us out."

Rashawndra smiles.

Rashawndra asks, "And then you saw her again later?"

Vraklul says, "And, to be honest, I didn't think *that* much about it. She was pretty, and I enjoyed meeting her, but then we didn't see her again for months..."

Vraklul says, "Right! And it wasn't until I saw her again, in Wolfwater, that I realized hust how much I had missed her all that time in between."

Vraklul says, "It was like there had been a hole that I didn't even realize needed to be filled until that moment."

Rashawndra asks, "Were you worried that she might not feel the same way?"

Vraklul looks like he's trying hard to remember something.

Vraklul says, "Huh. Y'know, I don't think it ever occurred to me."

Rashawndra says, "So you probably just walked up to her and told her how you felt, I guess."

Vraklul says, "Well, not exactly. I offerred to make her dinner, and then we went to see that bard together, but I never really *said* anything about it until after she suddenly kissed me that night in the park."

Vraklul says, "And, uh. I think I'll stop that story there."

Rashawndra says, "Awww."

Rashawndra giggles.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "IRL: probably not the greatest dating advice ever."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Let's just say they're both not allowed in that park anymore."

Rashawndra sighs again. "It's just..."

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

Vraklul asks, "Yeah?"

Rashawndra pulls her knees up to her chest and almost disappears into her blanket. Is she... shivering? You've literally never seen her shiver.

Vraklul says, "Go ahead; I won't tell anyone."

Rashawndra says, "Back home, the Luuhtu--the giants that adopted me--were always so huge, and I was so small; it was like I was always a kid. And I guess I just... stayed like that. And then the song died and they chose me to go to the lowlands, and here's all these people my size and grown and I'm all 'crap I guess I'm supposed to be grown too, what' and then the ceiling collapsed and I'm 'am I dead?' and then. there's. Shaborys. And suddenly I'm drowning. Someone pushed me into the Sittaung river and I can't breathe and it's cold and amazing and disorienting and I come up for air and I'm babbling about how gorgeous she is like a lunatic but I'm sure I am dead, and she's an angel. I've died and gone to the Tiefling Elysian Fields somehow."

Rashawndra says, "And then we hang out and she's just as amazing as she seemed at first, but I can't tell if she feels the same way about me or not except sometimes when I say something dumb and I feel like an idiot but she hugs me and I'm 'I will be an idiot forever for another hug' and that makes me feel even more like an idiot because who does that."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Er, wha?"

Shaborys's ears itch in her sleep.

Rashawndra says, "But it's OK and I'm almost figuring it out and then this half-orc *woman* calls me *cute* and wants to buy me a *beer*!" She sets her tea down and flings her hands in the air, and the blanket flies off her back and lands in a heap. She stands up, agitated again, whispering furiously. "And I don't even like beer, but I say yes because it's zay-pae *nice* to be *noticed* and because she's cute too! And that's another thing!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Shaborys), "But nobody mentioned gold."

Vraklul nods and listens.

Rashawndra spins around in front of Vraklul, arms akimbo. "Do I give off some sort of hkone vibe? Do my horns light up saying 'Rashawndra is only attracted to women?' Because that is News. To. Me. I mean, yes, Shaborys, but she's amazing and one of the few tieflings I've even met. But in general? Really? How do you know? When do they tell you? How did you know about Henimore?"

Rashawndra stares desperately at Vraklul and he realizes that for some reason, this seems to be a question he's actually supposed to answer.

Vraklul says (to Rush), "Um."

Vraklul says, "Well, I should probably tell you something else, then."

Vraklul says, "Henimore wasn't my first."

Vraklul says, "Before that, there was Drusilla, who was a dwarf and before that... Robert, who was human."

Vraklul says, "You don't have to stick to just one type, no matter what anyone else says."

Vraklul says, "Go with whatever your heart is telling you right now."

Rashawndra asks, "My heart?"

Rashawndra asks, "Like, I'm supposed to just know?"

Vraklul says, "It doesn't have to be complicated."

Vraklul says, "If you want to try things out with Shaborys, just tell her. She's a good person, and she's your friend. If she doesn't want to, she'll say no. She's not going to be mean about it."

Rashawndra says, "Right."

Rashawndra says, "Sigh."

Vraklul says, "If you want to try things out with <what's her name from the treehouse>, then why not give it a go? You can find out for yourself whether or not you're interested after a bit."

Vraklul says, "If you're not sure now, you'll probably know after you've spent more time with her."

Vraklul asks, "And the same goes for anyone else you meet. If you're not sure, well, why not give it a shot and see what happens?"

Rashawndra says, "But I keep waiting to be attracted to a guy. Like, you're a guy, and awesome, and I'm happy for you and Hennimore, but why does Hennimore seem... oh no."

Rashawndra whispers, "Oh, no. Oh, Iallanis, I *am* hkone, aren't I?" She sinks to the ground, arms wrapped awkwardly around her head, grabbing her horns. Is she... is she shivering again? Or just shaking? Or... oh. She's weeping

Rashawndra, between quiet sobs, chokes out a story. "There's... there's very very few hkone Luuhtu. One old man in my village. Lives by himself, above his forge. They say when he was younger, his niece married, moved away. One day she came back, all excited, with news there was a hkone man in her village, eight day's travel away. Bugged him about it until he finally goes back with her. Thirteen days later, he's back at his forge. He'd met the guy, chatted, they agreed they were totally wrong for each other, and he walked day and night to come back to what he knew. Never got another chance; there was nobody else.

Vraklul puts his arm around Rush in a very brotherly way.

Rashawndra seems like she's forcing herself to keep talking, but she's so quiet you can barely hear her.

Rashawndra says, "I... I can't be alone like him for my whole life, I just can't. I'm not made for that. Iallanis, I'm not; she wouldn't do that to me. I thought the reason I wasn't attracted to the boys in the village *must* be because they were gigantic, and the girls were... a little... shorter. Oh, frost, that sounds stupid when I say it out loud. They all most have known they all knew and I didn't and I'm such a mess and an idiot why do you even put up with me..."

Rashawndra leans into Vraklul's arm.

Vraklul says, "Hey. There are all kinds of combinations of people out there. We're all different in different ways. And that's a good thing."

Vraklul asks, "If all four of use just waded into fights with axes swinging, then who would be there to heal us afterward?"

Rashawndra asks, "but what if there's nobody for me?"

Vraklul shrugs. "You say that as if that wasn't something *everyone* has to wonder sometimes."

Rashawndra asks, "Is... is it?"

Bloodfang wanders over, lies beside Rush and rests his head on her lap.

Rashawndra skritches Bloodfang's ears.

Vraklul says, "Oh, sure. I mean, after Dru and Bobby, once I realized that neither of them was, y'know, 'the one', I started to wonder if there was anyone in the Good Valley that would be right for me in the long term."

Rashawndra nods.

Vraklul says, "Back then, it had never occurred to me that some day, I might just *leave* the valley, and that meet someone on a whole other continent."

Vraklul says, "You don't know what'll happen in the future. You just have to way and see, and... when you have opportunities, take them."

Rashawndra says, "So I just have to go to the other side of the world, and there she'll be."

Vraklul exclaims, "Maybe!"

Vraklul exclaims, "Or maybe not!"

Vraklul asks, "Who knows?"

Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "I hate not knowing."

Rashawndra says, "But if I want to know, I guess I'll have to..."

Rashawndra sighs.

Rashawndra says, "Ask."

Vraklul nods. "Yup."

Rashawndra says, "OK. Thanks, Vrak."

Vraklul says, "You're welcome. And try to sleep tonight, if you can."

Vraklul says, "We've got a lot of walking tomorrow."

Rashawndra retrieves her blanket and returns to her spot by the fire. Bloodfang follows and curls up by her feet.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "And now, to roll on the random encounter table!"

[slingergame] DM says, "That was a very heartwarming scene. Please both have some Inspiration."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Shaborys&), "Quarion Thanks for your patience!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "It gave me time to eat something :D"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Heh. And yay; thanks everyone."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "It's all right, it was beautiful and I was glancing at Darths & Droids anyway in another tab ;-)"

[slingergame] DM says, "he he"

[Setting the zoned flag.]

DM says, "So, you all go back to sleep (or meditating)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(Also, fwiw, the giant guy was actually fine; it was just Rush who kind of set him up as a tragic figure in her own head.)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."

Bloodfang dreams about that blink dog he met in Myrehall. If only he had *asked* her.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Rush, being rash? Tut."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "After Rush left he met someone new and got married and adopted two kids."

[slingergame] DM says, "Two young Tiefling ladies who would be totally Rush's type."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "nooooooo"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Aw."

DM | "On the next day, the forest slowly becomes more humid. Lush, green trees give way to an army of firs, and all day needles and cones crack under your feeth.

DM | Then, almost immediately, the swamp starts.

DM | Paths of deep, grey mud cut through bogs and lakes of dark, foreboding water. The sky is constant grey, even at noon. You slouch on, and it is hard work for your horses, whose legs are covered in mud.

DM | You see little to no wildlife, only lonely crows caw overhead as if in warning. And so you ride till the evening, where you rest in a small copse of half-dead, crooked trees.

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Do I remember swamp?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Or is this another evidence of corruption?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "You've heard that there is a swamp to the east, and that if little elves don't eat their lembas, the swamp monsters come an nibble on their toes at night."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Hehehe."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I forget, did we pick up a spare horse in Elfville?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Why would we need oneN"

[slingergame] DM says, "Not that I recall."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Rush resurrected her horse."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh, wait, we healed the other one, didn't we?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Never mind."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "It was dead for a few minutes."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Well, I say 'we'...)"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Can I paste somehow without the DM at the beginning"

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

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "npc do = text?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(leaving the name of the npc blank)"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Maybe '@paste @emit' ?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Yeah, I think '@paste npc do = | ' might work?"

DM | This place feels different from the forest. That place, while sick in a way, belonged to the elves. This place feels like it belongs to someone else. Some ugly, looming presence that seems to watch you with hateful eyes.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Oh, or what Rush said."

Vraklul says, "Hmm."

Quarion says, "I've never been here."

Quarion says, "I've heard about it though."

Vraklul asks, "Oh? What did you hear?"

Quarion says, "Apparently, if you don't eat your lembas, the swamp monsters come and eat your toes."

Vraklul nods.

Vraklul asks, "Did we bring any lembas?"

Quarion says, "Vrak, it's just a story they tell little elves."

Quarion says, "But I'm fairly certain there ARE swamp monsters."

Vraklul says, "If you say so."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Er, that was to your previous remark."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hehe"

Vraklul says, "Better keep an eye on your toes, then."

Vraklul says, "Just in case."

[slingergame] (from DM) Vraklul runs into a tree limb.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "But the important question is: does he *notice*?"

DM says, "So the day passes in this sort of gloomy, twilight. Everything is either wet, or cold, or both. All the vegetation you see is either crooked and ugly, or brown and dying. You hear small and larger animals somewhere in the swamp, but nothing crosses your path."

Vraklul sighs at the lack of healthy herbage to refill his kit.

DM says, "That evening, you rest on a small island, surrounded by this lake of brackish, dead water, with the occasional cluster of reed."

Shaborys wonders whether swamp monsters are edible.

Rashawndra asks, "Shouldn't we have seen M'arce by now?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Who takes first watch, and also afk real quick"

Rashawndra will; why not.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "If Quarion can trance instead of sleeping, do we need watches?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, hmm"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "And I have the weapon of warning that will wake up"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "That too."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But I have no objection to us keeping a watch, of course."

Quarion says, "Perhaps we don't actually need to set up watches. After all, we have alternatives."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Especially if it helps in role playing whatever encounters the DM wants to throw at us at night."

[slingergame] DM asks, "I'd say this : While he is more aware than a sleeping person, but less aware than someone who is actually standing watch. Sound fair?"

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

Quarion says, "And if we set up watches, there's a risk that the one who stands watch might be lured away from camp by unknown forces."

[slingergame] DM says, "So it's up to you wether you doom, I mean, deem that enough."

Quarion says, "So perhaps we should rely on Shaborys' dagger."

Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Enh, if it's been working out so far, why change the system?"

Quarion says (to Vraklul), "Let me put it this way: if there's one person awake and some creature casts a magic mind control effect, the consequences would be disastrous. But if we all are asleep when the danger comes, we all awake at the same time, and thus increase the odds that some of us manage to resist the magic effect."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "I vote we go ahead and have watches, and guess that Shaborys will sleep duing her watch, relying on her dagger ;-)"

Vraklul furrows his brow, trying to do the math on that.

Vraklul says, "If there's one... and then... but all..."

Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "I... don't think that's the way it works?"

Rashawndra asks, "What's to stop our hypothetical saboteur from targetting a single sleeper?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Works for me."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "She might stay awake, just.. not fully alert."

Vraklul ends up falling asleep while he's still trying to figure it out.

Quarion says, "Hm. Well, I don't want to over-debate this. I guess we can go with the usual solution."

[slingergame] DM asks, "So it's Rush?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Unless we manage to persuade her otherwise"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, I'll take first."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Just as well, since Vrak just fell asleep."

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "There is another solution"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I could *create* a guard."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "One with blindsight"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Immune to a lot of things"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "How does that sound?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "What's that spell again?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Tiny Servant"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "It lasts 8 hours."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So can definitely do a whole watch."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "It can't talk, but it can prod us."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Go ahead and do that, and I will stay up also. I'm fidgety ;-)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hehe"

Quarion asks, "Does anyone have a stick?"

Quarion says, "Oh look, here's a sturdy little twig."

Quarion draws a circle in the dirt, places the stick in the middle, mutters some magic words...

(From Quarion) DING!

(From Quarion) The stick sprouts arms and legs!

Quarion says, "Here's our new watchman."

Quarion exclaims, "A literal stick man!"

(From Quarion) Stick Man walks about, then awaits Quarion's orders like a little soldier.

Shaborys aw.

DM asks (of Quarion), "Since it can not talk, how shall I alert you if it spots danger?"

Quarion says (to DM), "It will prod me. It's a stick."

DM says, "Gotcha"

DM says, "So you all go to sleep (or meditate)"

DM says, "WHEN SUDDENLY"

DM says (to Quarion), "You, sir, are being prodded."

Quarion rises from his trance!

DM says (to Quarion), "Across the small lake, you see a number of weird, dancing lights. And you hear whispering voices "heeeeelp usssss....""

Quarion asks, "Do I feel like there's magic in the air, trying to lure me?"

DM says, "You can roll Arcana, if you want."

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

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "You have heard that the swamps are full of danger, but nothing specific comes to mind."

Voices says, "Heeeeelp uss ... we have been trapped here for so long ...."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Just checking the range of detect magic"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Ah, things or creatures you can see."

Quarion pulls out his wand of magic detection, and tries to identify what magic lurks behind these strange lights.

[slingergame] DM says, "There is *something* magic going on, but since that can only detect spells, all you can tell is that there is some Light spell being cast."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "OK!"

Quarion mentally commands Stick-Man to wake the others. He wants to have some sort of stealth advantage over his enemies, hopefully.

DM says (to Shaborys), "Someone is about to attack you! *prod prod*"

DM says (to Rush), "Something pokes you in the eye (gently)"

Shaborys wakes up with her hand on her dagger. "Oh. It's you."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "I... I have some bad news for you..."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I know, but my WIS is low."

DM says (to Vraklul), "Something pokes you in the nostril! (Ouch)"

Shaborys asks, "What's going on, little guy?"

Vraklul asks, "Huh? What?"

Vraklul asks (of Stick), "Who the heck are you?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Oh, right"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Hehehe"

Vraklul exclaims, "Hey, guys!"

Shaborys shhhhh.

Voices says, "heeeelp us ... we have been ... trapped for so long ..."

Vraklul whispers (to Shaborys), "There's a little stick guy in the camp with hus!"

(From DM) The lights flicker out and appear at other places around the lake

Shaborys says, "Yeah, Quarion made him."

Vraklul says, "Oh."

Shaborys says, "Something must be wrong."

Stick waves at Siri. Siri headbutts Stick-Man.

Shaborys says, "Play nice, Siri."

Vraklul says, "Well. He doesn't usually make stick guys, but I don't know that it necessarily means there's anything wrong with him."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "hee"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "he has a disease the elves call qwantz"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Er, xkcd"

Shaborys says, "He's like a little sentinel. Keeping watch while we sleep."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "You're confusing it with being polymorphed into a dinosaur."

Vraklul says, "Oh. Neat."

Vraklul says, "I guess that means he must have solved that math problem."

Shaborys blinks. "What?"

Vraklul says, "Something about one for all, and all for one? I don't remember the details."

Shaborys asks, "Anyway. Did you hear voices?"

Vraklul says, "Just you."

Vraklul listens more closely.

Rashawndra rolls out of bed, fairly disheveled, rubbing her eye.

Voices says, "come close ... please ... help us ... free us from this curse ..."

Vraklul exclaims, "Oh! Someone needs help!"

Rashawndra peers at the lights suspiciously.

Vraklul grabs his gear and goes to help them!

Quarion exclaims, "No!"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(arcana)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(also, ha)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Have we decided that we're suspending disbelief about whether or not it's reasonable to sleep in armor?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "You seem to recall that Light ... can be a spell ...="

Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Why? Are they bad guys?"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm fine with it"

Rashawndra says, "They... might be."

Voices says, "please ... come over here ..."

Quarion says (to Vraklul), "It looks like some sort of magic trick to me."

Shaborys has mixed feelings about this.

Vraklul asks, "They said they're cursed! Do we have any anti-cursing magic?"

Rashawndra says, "It's worth checking out. Like last time with Fake Bloodfang. Either it was actually him, or it would be something we can stop from tricking other people."

Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Good point!"

Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "Do you remember if there's supposed to be a stone circle over there?"

Quarion says, "I can try dispelling the enchantment from here -- wait, how far away are those lights? It's pretty hard to judge... Stone circle? Um"

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Your memory of the circles remains...oddly hazy."

Quarion says, "I couldn't say."

Quarion says, "But if we are checking this out, we need to assume that we are going to come under attack."

Shaborys nods.

Rashawndra says, "Do we want to try to sneak up on them? I think... I think I might be able to keep it dark around us."

Quarion says, "Sneakiness would be great."

Rashawndra says, "I was feeling kind of..." she looks at Shaborys, "er, never mind about my feelings; the point is that it was suddenlyl really dark around me and I felt like I could control it."

Vraklul looks back and forth at the other party members, his scaled shirt clinking as he turns from one to another, as he waits for agreement.

Quarion asks, "But would we be able to see through this darkness?"

[slingergame] DM says, "The clinking sounds like "hint hint""

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "*Some* of us may have disadvantage on Stealth checks."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I don't actually know how it works. I assume you can't?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Unless you want me to take the armor off, which I can if we think that's wisest."

DM says, "For a rough idea of the surroundings = https://www.webwhiteboard.com/board/f6gp9j26"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "'A creature with darkvision can't see through this darkness, and nonmagical light can't illuminate it.'"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Page 230.)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Cool."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Yeah, sounds like even the caster can't?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So we would be blind, but our enemies might notice a mysterious ball of shadow shifting around..."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "yeah"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "i was just thinking about the ball of darkness being weird."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Also, it's weird for another reason, guess guess guess"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Slightly less weird in a swamp at night, but yes."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Anyway, it's an option, and I have never used the ability before ;-)"

Quarion asks (of Rashawndra), "I feel like we shouldn't *be* the darkness. Especially not if it's going to blind us?"

[slingergame] DM says, "I should also point out that you actually have no idea how deep the water is"

Rashawndra says, "I can center it on whatever we like."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "The path is a strip of land running across the lake?"

Vraklul asks, "Can you put it on the lights?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

Rashawndra exclaims (at Vrak), "I think so!"

Vraklul says, "If the lights are cursed, maybe it'll uncurse them."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are we on the shore next to one end of the path?"

Rashawndra asks, "So, sneak within range, cast it on the lights?"

Quarion exclaims, "I feel like a good dose of Dispel Magic would be more effective, but it may be worth a try!"

Rashawndra says, "Sure, Dispel is fine."

Vraklul shrugs. "Sure. If that's how magic works."

Rashawndra asks, "Wait--you know the lights are a spell?"

[slingergame] DM says, "You're on the island in the middle, but it isn't very big."

Quarion says, "I checked myself."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "I said "some kind of magic""

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh! I thought the lights were there."

[slingergame] DM says, "(I hope)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Me too."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "You said it only detects spell."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "The lights are over the water?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Which direction are the lights in?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "South of us?"

[slingergame] DM says, "They appear and dissapear both to the north and the south of the island"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oho."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh."

Quarion says, "Although these flickering lights are confusing..."

[slingergame] (from Rashawndra) Quarion says "O"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "And the same is true of the voices?"

[slingergame] (from Rashawndra) Shaborys says, ""

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, the voices and lights are connected"

[slingergame] DM says, "On second thoughts, because I fear this is confusing: Detect Magic did not detect any spells."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So Quarion can cast his spell on the nearest lights at any time."

[slingergame] DM says, "( I always forget how Detect Magic works here)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Doesn't Detect Magic detect any magical effect?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Spell or otherwise?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Only spells."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Huh."

Quarion says, "Actually, I was mistaken. It's not a spell, per se. More of a magic effect. I'm not sure if Dispel Magic will actually work."

[slingergame] DM says, "hm. Apparently not."

[slingergame] DM says, "this says "object or creature that bears magic""

[slingergame] Quarion says, "oh"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "But it's not a spell, anyhow."

Rashawndra says, "But, hmm."

[slingergame] DM says, "Retretcon: You detected magic, but no school."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "that works"

[slingergame] DM asks, "So if you cast that on a zombie, would that show you Necromancy?"

Vraklul says, "Well, we ought to do *something*. Whoever it is might be in trouble out there."

Rashawndra asks, "There's nowhere to go but into the water. Which seems like a bad idea. Can we circle around, I guess?"

Quarion says, "I could levitate overhead, scout it out, and come back."

[slingergame] DM says, "grr. sage advice : | No creature type is inherently magical for the purpose of something like the detect magic spell."

Vraklul, tired of waiting, calls out to the lights, "Who are you?"

voices says, "pleeease ... come find us ... help us ..."

Shaborys narrows her eyes.

Vraklul asks, "Find you? Are you not right there, floating over the lake?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I try Insight to detect deception?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I was gonna suggest that earlier, but Shabby would not think to do it."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Heh."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Lack of wisdom."

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sigh."

[slingergame] DM says, "No deception."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I guess 9 isn't *horrible*"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "'no deception' means 'you detect no deception' or 'no, you should roll Deception'?"

[slingergame] DM says, "easy is DC 10, Medium is 15"

[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "Snrk. The former."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Wait, I can add my 2d4 thingy."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "I'll do that!"

Rashawndra rolls 2 4-sided dice: 1 1 | 2

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Add your thinigie (ahem)!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK, 11."

[slingergame] DM says, "No deception. :-)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(Favored by the Gods)"

Rashawndra frowns. "I dunno. I kinda think someone might actually be in trouble. Try the levitation thing, I guess?"

Vraklul says, "If you think it's dangerous, I can go first."

Quarion asks (of Vraklul), "Do you want to levitate?"

Rashawndra says, "The most dangerous bit is the water."

Vraklul asks, "Oh, your spell only works on yourself?"

Vraklul says, "Never mind."

Quarion exclaims, "It works on other people too!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(afk a sec; carry on)"

Vraklul exclaims, "Oh, then yeah, sure!"

Quarion says, "Stand still as I mumble the magic words."

Quarion says, "Remember, I'll be controlling where you go. You can also pull on a tree to move as well, but I doubt you'll find a tree within reach."

Vraklul says, "Got it."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "So I'm predicting one of two things:"

Quarion waves his hands, and Vraklul floats 20ft into the air!

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "A) I get asked to make a WIS save."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Or B) I get grabbed by giant lake tentacles."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Anyone want to take any wagers?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "DM : raises tentacle."

Vraklul spreads out his arms and legs, posed to fly.

Vraklul exclaims, "To the lights!"

Quarion does hand movements to make Vraklul slowly fly towards the lights.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "20ft per turn is not very fast."

DM says, "Three or four of the lights hover up, surrounding Vrak."

Vraklul exclaims (at Lights), "Hello!"

Vraklul asks, "I've found you?"

Voices says, ""Thank you for bringing us ,,, life!""

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(back)"

Vraklul asks, "You're... welcome?"

[slingergame] Shaborys ohshit

DM exclaims, "Suddenly Vrak is shocked by electrictity!"

Vraklul exclaims, "Ow!"

Vraklul exclaims, "YOU WERE RIGHT! THEY'RE BAD GUYS!"

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

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

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

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

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "See, if I'd been levitating, I would have lost concentration and fallen!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Vraklul), "I assume that's one hit="

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Oh, good. Yes."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Here, even if Vrak is knocked out, I can still retreive him"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I shoot? Initiative?"

DM rolls 2 8-sided dice: 6 2 | 8

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "('Oh, good.' == 'They're not damage rolls.')"

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to vrak), "Lightning damage"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "OK!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Initiative?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I thought that Levitate did lightening damage."

[slingergame] DM says, "Let's all roll INI and then take a short break :-)"

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

Quarion rolls 1 10-sided die: 3 | 3 + 1 = 4

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

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

Quarion registers Quarion at init 1.

DM registers Will-o-wisps at init 16.

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 2 = 11

Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 11.

DM displays the initiative: Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Tesseract(4) Soulmonger(3) SATSAM/QUINTS/QUARION(1)

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

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

DM clears the initiative.

DM registers Will-o-wisps at init 16.

Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 11.

Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 18.

Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 6.

Quarion registers Quarion at init 4.

DM displays the initiative: Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6) Quarion(4)

DM says, "INTERMISSION"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Quarion, you rolled a d10"

[slingergame] DM asks, "10 minutes okay?"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to Shaborys), "oops"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "Ha ha."

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

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "whoa"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Whoa"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "You can't be before me. It just isn't done."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "We'll be back just in time for Vrak to get out his pipe again."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Also, a certain Stick-Man gets to roll init too"

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

Quarion registers Quarion at init 21.

Quarion registers Stick-Man at init 15.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(I'm going to assume he's on my shoulder for now.)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Wait, I order him around with a bonus action"

Quarion removes Stick-Man from the initiative list.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Now that's less headache for the GM"

Quarion displays the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6) Quarion(4)

Quarion removes Quarion from the initiative list.

Quarion displays the initiative: Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6) Quarion(4)

Quarion removes Quarion from the initiative list.

Quarion registers Quarion at init 21.

Quarion displays the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "21? Not 15?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "15 was for stickman."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Quarion got a 21"

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Stickman doesn't get to roll init in the end because he doesn't have enough free will. Sad."

[slingergame] Shaborys needs like 3 more minutes.

DM says, "I drew this very accurate sketch : https://www.webwhiteboard.com/board/6uqmv5jk"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Where's the stick man?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of DM), "I have area effect spells I might be casting; are you OK adjudicating them given this map?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "On Quarion's shoulder"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "I mean on the diagram."

[slingergame] DM says, "let me look up adjudicating"

[slingergame] Shaborys returns.

[slingergame] Quarion says (to Vraklul), "Oooh, the DM has drawn him in."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to QUarion), "Excellent."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "INTERMISSION OVER"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Sounds good, then!"

[slingergame] DM says, "20 MINUTE RECAP"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "What I love about this map is how hard it's going to be to move our characters around on it. :D"

DM exclaims, "Alas, you are beset by will-o-wisps!"

DM advances the initiative: QUARION(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

DM exclaims, "Quarion the Green!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Are there more of these guys to the south, also? Or did they teleport to Vrak?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm going to throw a Fireball at Vraklul."

[slingergame] DM says, "At the moment, you can only see the 4. You had the impression there were a few more"

[slingergame] Vraklul nods.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Mainly because I can bend the blast around him so he doesn't get hurt"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Fire away!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That works too."

Quarion shouts, 'Don't worry, Vrak, just hold on!' and throw a Fireball at him and those Will o wisps which are attacking him!

Quarion rolls 8 6-sided dice: 4 5 2 5 6 4 4 5 | 35

Quarion says, "DEX(14) saves for the wispy blighters."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims (at Vraklul), "You are the light!"

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

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 9 = 19

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

Quarion says, "Half of them take full damage, the other half half damage."

DM says, "one sec... this will involve some ... MATH"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "If Q moves Vrak out of range, do the wisps get AoO's?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ooh. I'll look it up."

[slingergame] DM says, "No, they don't"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "But then I won't get massive sneak attack bonuses."

[slingergame] Shaborys pouts :D

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "'You also don't provoke an opportunity attack when you teleport or when someone or something moves you without using your movement, action or reaction.'"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I was thinking of casting ice knife, which does area effect damage."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "But we can decide whether 'more damage from Stabby' vs. 'less damage to Vrak' is more important ;-)"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Haha"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also, I would suggest not moving me, since the wisps are fast enough to get back to me on their next turn."

DM exclaims, "One of the lights disappears in a puff of smoke, but the other three remain!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(At least, I assume they are, since four already surrounded me.)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "It's to move you out of the way of my explosions."

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(21) SHABORYS(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Did Q want to move Vrak before I go?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Oh, right. Yeah, don't worry about me."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok"

Shaborys takes aim at the closest ball of light to Vraklul and shoots an arrow at it.

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

DM exclaims, "hit!"

Shaborys rolls 5 6-sided dice: 5 2 6 6 5 | 24 + 4 = 28

DM exclaims, "The second ball of light disappears!"

Shaborys says, "Take that, you little fuck*r."

DM says, "It just flickers out."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I imagine all I really see is my arrow hit something and suddenly fall from the sky."

Shaborys advances the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) WILL-O-WISPS(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

DM says, "2 will-o-wisps appear on the island! One attacks ... hmm... Quarion, the other Shaborys (since they already dealt damage)"

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

DM says, "That was for Q, now Stabby"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 4 = 14

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "No no not Quarion!"

Shaborys nope.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(oh, duh, if they move before my turn, 'moving vrak out of the way of my explosions' wouldn't help)"

DM exclaims, "The two remaining floaty ones attack Vrak!"

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

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

Quarion blocks the attack with Shield!

[slingergame] DM asks, "two hits, I assume?"

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Yup!"

[slingergame] DM says, "(Lightning damage)"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm glad Q didn't fly to investigare"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Tastes like licking batteries!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I assume these are abilities, not spells?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Remind me how to make a Concentration check."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Oh, it only applies if I take damage."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Phew."

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) VRAKLUL(11) Rashawndra(6)

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "There are only two near me now?"

DM says, "yes"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Concentration checks, for the record, are con saves vs. 10 or 'half the damage you take', whichever is higher."

Vraklul RAGES against the lack-of-dying of the lights, then, somewhat awkwardly in midair, RECKLESSLY attacks the nearest one using Orcsbane!

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "A hit?"

DM exclaims, "yes!"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is it still there?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Also yes"

Vraklul attacks it again!

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

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 8 = 26

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

[slingergame] DM says, "NOW it'S gone"

Vraklul uses his new ability, ACTION SURGE!

Vraklul attacks the one remaining sparker!

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

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Also an energy drink"

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

DM says (to Vraklul), "Hey, it's suddenly very dark here"

Vraklul, now hanging upside down from all the swinging and spinng, looks around and spots the other two wisps on the island.

Vraklul asks, "Hey! Need any help over there?"

Vraklul advances the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) RASHAWNDRA(6)

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "So the two wisps are near Q and S, and not me?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Actually, maybe I should move Vrak back to the island. Can I do that with Mage Hand?"

[slingergame] DM says, "But you are sort of huddled together"

[slingergame] DM says, "uh"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "But none within melee of me?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "To the PHB!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I don't think Mage Hand can move anything heavier than 10 pounds."

[slingergame] DM says (to rash), "No and no, but they are like 10ft away at most"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Right, but Vrak is sort of weightless right now."

[slingergame] DM says, "And Vrak had a few lembas wafers lately, IYKWIM"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Looks like Mage Hand only works within 30ft."

[slingergame] DM says, "that too"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Though not massless? I dunno how Levitate works."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Well, it says that to move while under effect of the spell is equivalent to climbing"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I can Distance it."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(which doubles the range)"

[slingergame] DM | It couldn't; the spell description describes everything mage hand can do. One of those is interact with an object. A creature or person is not an object. Mage hand can't interact with creatures.

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "I think I still have my mass, just not the force of gravity. So you could apply 10 lb of force. But I don't remember how much momentum that would give me..."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So I can pull Vrak's axe, which he hangs on to ;-)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Or you just move a rope up to him, which he can pull"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Genius!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Oh, pull himself next turn? Sure!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "That's the idea."

Rashawndra slips a rope out of her pack, and sends one end to Vrak with Mage Hand! The hand starts to fade out at 30' away, so Rush concentrates, and it re-solidifies as she applies her ability to cast things extra far away to the spell.

Vraklul exclaims, "Hey, thanks!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Also, had the fun (but perfectly useless) idea of getting Stick-Man to ride one of Shaborys' arrows and jump onto a Will o wisp, Ant-Man style."

[slingergame] DM says, "heh, it weighs exactly 10 pounds"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I bet that's on purpose."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Probably generations of D&D wizards have had the same idea."

Rashawndra then loops the other end around a withered stump, to ensure she's not pulled up into the air.

[slingergame] Vraklul takes the opportunity to look up the Climbing rules while waiting for his next turn.

Rashawndra advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: QUARION(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

DM exclaims, "Q-Man!"

Quarion exclaims, "I cast Mage Armor to protect myself. Nothing can be allowed to break my concentration!"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Also, where exactly is the will o wips?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "the one attacking me"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "RIGHT HERE"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Behind your left knee?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Is it hovering over my head?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "At the level of my face? Or lower?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Is it headbutting me in the stomach?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does it even have a head? *Or* a butt?"

[slingergame] DM says, "We'll say it's flotating about face-high"

[slingergame] DM says, "it's just a butt-less ball of light"

(From Quarion) Stick-Man jumps off Quarion's shoulder in a brave but probably futile attempt to karate-kick the will'o'wisp.

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 5 = 8

[slingergame] Quarion says, "A for effort, F for results."

DM says, "Nope"

[slingergame] DM says, "Poor Stick man"

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "*done"

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(21) SHABORYS(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

Shaborys disenages from her wisp, steps away, and shoots at the one that tried to attack Quarion.

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

DM says, "nope"

Shaborys boo.

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) WILL-O-WISPS(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

Shaborys gets distracted by a jumping stickman.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "haha"

DM asks, "Sorry, I assumed that was your move?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yup"

DM exclaims, "Q-Man, lightning flashes at you!"

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

[slingergame] DM asks, "hit?"

Quarion tries to block the lightning with an open palm, but to no avail!

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "hit!"

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Lightning damage"

Quarion exclaims, "Argh!"

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 2 = 16

DM says, "Stabby! The wisp re-engages"

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

[slingergame] DM says, "haha"

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) VRAKLUL(11) Rashawndra(6)

Quarion maintains his focus!

Vraklul climbs the rope!

[slingergame] DM asks, "Did you find your climbing speed?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So each foot of climbing costs one extra foot of movement, and I normally have 40 feet of movement, so my move can take me 20ft back toward land."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And my Eagle totem lets me Dash as a bonus action while raging, so I do that! Which lets me get another 20ft!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "So at that point, I'm now hovering right over the edge of the island!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Am I within reach of any wisps at that point?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Not yet!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Then I use my regular action to keep climbing the rest of the way down!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "You're now hovering Jesus style!"

Vraklul climbs all the way, hand over hand, from his position hovering over the lake to the rest of the party and their luminous friends!

Vraklul advances the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) RASHAWNDRA(6)

Rashawndra asks, "Um, so. Do you guys care about getting hit by explosions?"

Quarion exclaims, "I do care!"

Rashawndra exclaims, "OK!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Also, drat, I just unraged as well.)"

Rashawndra asks, "Um, in favor or against?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Please don't kill our wizard."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "ProbablyI would say that outloud."

Rashawndra fires twinned rays of cold at the two wisps!

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

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(two attacks)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Hm, seems like I'm having some lag"

DM exclaims, "Second one hits!"

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

DM says, "Okay"

Rashawndra advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

Rashawndra sighs a little over dramatically at the lack of explosion, but hey.

Quarion advances the initiative: QUARION(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

Quarion points Wearp's wand at the wisp who zapped him. 'You dare fry I, Quarion the Green? You're TOAST!'

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 7 = 23

DM exclaims, "Hit!"

Quarion rolls 2 10-sided dice: 8 4 | 12

Quarion says, "(fire)"

[slingergame] DM asks, "What did you cast?"

[slingergame] DM says, "ah"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "'Toast' being a clue."

[slingergame] DM says, "It's late"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "True."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I too am tired."

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(21) SHABORYS(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

Shaborys disengages, steps far enough away for a good shot, and takes aim at the wisp that keeps harassing her.

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 7 = 23

DM exclaims, "hit!"

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

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Unless any of the others are near it?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "But probably not."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Not yet!"

Shaborys advances the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) WILL-O-WISPS(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "The toasty Will-o-wisp zaps Q!"

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh, right. I could have shot that one. Oops."

Quarion's magic cannot protect him!

DM rolls 2 8-sided dice: 8 8 | 16

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Didn't realize it wasn't dead."

[slingergame] DM says, "Ouch"

Quarion exclaims, "Argh! Why won't you die!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Are you still at >0 HP?"

Quarion's hair stands on end.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah, I have 15 left"

[slingergame] DM says, "Good."

DM exclaims, "Stabby! You have a new friend!"

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

Shaborys just laughs at it.

DM says, "But he's shy, apparently"

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) VRAKLUL(11) Rashawndra(6)

Vraklul uses whatever means are at his disposal -- pulling on the rope, shoving himself off of Rush, etc. -- to maneuvre himself toward whichever wisp is closest to him.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I trust I can do that successfully with my movement?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh yeah, Q didn't drop the spell. I find the mental picture amusing. And, yes, you can"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I assume Levitate is cancelled?"

Vraklul attacks it, recklessly!

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Wait I need to test that"

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Assuming that's a hit:"

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

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 3 | 3 + 5 = 8

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Um. I don't know how to put this."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "But you're not Jesus any more."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Oh no!"

DM says, "It was, and it still stands"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "You mean I had to *walk* to the enemy to attack it?"

Vraklul attacks it again!

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 8 = 23

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

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 2 | 2 + 5 = 7

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yes, that is exactly it."

DM says, "This shocks you so much that you apparently lose buyoancy"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Reroll!"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 12 | 12 + 5 = 17

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(First hit was for 8; second was for 17.)"

DM exclaims, "You turn the will-o-wisp into some pretty sparkles!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(The 7 got rerolled because I am too awesome for crappy damage rolls like that.)"

Vraklul uses his bonus action to Dash, putting himself next to the other wisp!

Vraklul advances the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) RASHAWNDRA(6)

Rashawndra can't think of anything more interesting to do than shoot the thing with ray of cold, so she does that.

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

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

Rashawndra's ray pierces to the heart of the Wisp!

Rashawndra advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

[slingergame] DM says, "enh. It has Damage resistance."

[slingergame] DM: -)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(oh, those have been cold damage)"

[slingergame] DM says, "I know"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK"

DM advances the initiative: QUARION(21) Shaborys(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

DM exclaims (at Quarion), "You're up!"

Quarion takes revenge on the will o' wisp which attacked him TWICE! 'Eat fire, you sparkly fiend!'

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

Quarion rolls 2 10-sided dice: 6 8 | 14

(From Quarion) Stick-Man also attacks!

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

DM exclaims, "That's one hit!"

(From Quarion) And falls over.

Siri scoffs.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(21) SHABORYS(18) Will-o-wisps(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

Shaborys shoots at the remaining wisp.

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Just the one, near Quarion?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "And Vrak"

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

Shaborys oh.

Shaborys is distracted by stickman AGAIN.

[slingergame] DM says, "Aw"

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(21) Shaborys(18) WILL-O-WISPS(16) Vraklul(11) Rashawndra(6)

DM says, "Then last light flickers out"

DM exclaims, "Darkness reigns! I mean you are victorious!"

Shaborys oh. Good.

Vraklul says, "Phew, we did it."

Vraklul exclaims, "Wait!"

Vraklul exclaims, "Everybody! Count your toes!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Quarion), "Still 12 as always"

Quarion exclaims, "My toes are still there!"

Vraklul exclaims, "Phew!"

Bloodfang counts his toes, becomes confused after one.

Quarion says, "I feel a little frazzled, though."

Quarion says, "Good thing I finished off the last one in time."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah, I know what you mean."

Vraklul says, "Yeah, I know what you mean."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Idlac."

Bloodfang nuzzles Quarion, there is a zap, and now his fur stands on end.

Vraklul exclaims, "Well, back to bed!"

DM says, "So you lied down to sleep again ..."

DM says, "WHEN SUDDENLY"

DM says, "...it's morning."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Did we get a full long rest in between the fight and morning?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Hm, if you want to get a late start, sure."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "If not, we can... right."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And sure, let's do that."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Agreed."

DM says, "Your ride on."

(From Quarion) Stick-Man is now a stick again.

DM says, "The traversable path grows slimmer and slimmer. And on this day there begins a strange occurence of corpses. What you mistook for a small island with some crooked trees turns out to be a corpse with arrows in his back. A severed arm, lying beneath a tree. A heap of clothes and boots piled beside a dark, blubbering pool with no sign of their former owners."

Quarion says, "Ghastly"

Vraklul asks, "Could one of those be M'arce?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Can we say we're following M'arce's trail? I'm not sure why we're here otherwise."

DM says, "These all look long dead"

Shaborys half-heartedly searches the piles of clothes.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Or if someone could tell me why we're here, that'd be equally good ;-)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah, in theory at least, that's what we're doing."

[slingergame] DM says, "You find 1d6 gold pieces and some equipment that's become useless to long exposure to the elements."

Shaborys rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I suppose one of us should start making rolls for searching for him while we're in the bog."

[slingergame] DM says, "That would be Nature or Survival"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Survival:"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 6 = 15

DM says (to Rashwandra), "You can tell that someone has been here recently, a small group of people."

DM says, "And you follow their trail! I assume."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Hey, look! A group has been here recently! This way!"

[Crows-Nest] (from Vraklul) DM says, "An elf, an orc or half-orc, and at least one tiefling, maybe more. They seemed to be travelling in circles."

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Yay!"

Vraklul exclaims, "Huzzah!"

[Crows-Nest] (from DM) Bloodfang says, "But I'm stupid for chasing my tail!"

Vraklul follows, happy at the prospect of finding something other than grey mud, killer light shows and corpses.

DM says, "You travel for an hour, maybe more. The swamp here, become ... different. The ground is still soggy mud, but there are more and more trees. Old, crooked, somehow ... evil looking trees."

Quarion says, "We're getting closer to the source of all this evil, I'd bet."

Shaborys glares at the trees.

Vraklul exclaims, "But on the plus side, trees! Living ones!"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Timing wise; we're on for another half hour ish?"

DM says, "Finally, you find a place were some battle has taken place recently (a few days ago). There is one corpse, an elf who has been killed by some sort of animal or similiar beast."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Yes."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "heavy on the ish"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Cool; thanks."

Rashawndra tries to discern a more specific cause of death or identity of what attacked it.

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

Shaborys also loots this body, once Rush is done.

Rashawndra says, "Wow, that elf is totally dead."

Quarion says, "You don't say."

Rashawndra says, "I did! Just now."

DM says (to Shaborys), "You find a sword and 3d10 gold pieces."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Is it a nice sword?"

Rashawndra asks, "Why would this elf's group not bury her?"

Shaborys rolls 3 10-sided dice: 6 2 7 | 15

Rashawndra asks, "Were they driven off?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "It's a standard sword of elven make"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "(if it turns out the elf was a guy, well, I rolled a 3 investigate)"

DM says (to Rashawndra), "There are two sets of furher tracks. One of a single person, the other of someone pursuded by some other creatures."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Are there markings? E.g.m ones that might tell us which side he was on?"

Shaborys hands the sword to Vraklul.

Rashawndra relays the information to the group.

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Vraklul), "His markings are neither Bronzeleaf nor Horntown."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I'm happy with it being a woman's corpse."

Vraklul inspects it with the eye of one who has taken not one but *two* martial classes.

Rashawndra says, "So, we can either try to help the solo person, on the assumption that the other person drew off the creatures to let them accomplish a thing, or we can try to help the decoy, hoping to rescue them after all."

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Vraklul), "You're somewhat sure the pointy end goes into the other guy."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says (to DM), "happy about a woman's death? I see how it is."

Vraklul says, "Huh, these don't look like any of the weapons they were selling back in town -- not the ones they made there, or the ones they looted from Bronzeleaf soldiers."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "My MRA beliefs inform a lot of my DMing."

Vraklul says (to Rush), "I'd say the one chased by an animal probably needs more help."

Quarion says, "I'd agree."

Rashawndra exclaims, "This way, then!"

Rashawndra says, "Also, there were multiple animals."

Rashawndra strikes off, a little faster than before.

Shaborys waits for the others to pass, and follows behind.

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "I always read 'MRA' as 'Meals Ready to... something. Activate, perhaps."

DM says, "You follow the trail for about half a mile. The forest gets even thicker here, and then it opens up into ... some sort of field? Maybe? the whole area is covered in fog, but you can make out that the area is mostly open space, dotted with trees."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Any clues about what kind of animals they are from the tracks? Four-footed? Claws?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to rush), "You can tell that it was different kind of creatures."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Hunh."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "Rough idea of numbers?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "4 or 6 , maybe"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I assume the fog obscures our view of the ground and anything on it?"

[slingergame] DM says, "No, it mostly hinders seeing into the distance."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "How old are the tracks at this point?"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "ilac"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "How old are the tracks at this point?"

DM says, "You follow the trail further into this field, and you can make out a sound, some sort of low humming or whispering all around you."

Quarion casts Mage Armor on himself.

[slingergame] DM says, "Still a few days."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Ah, I was imagining movie fog instead of real fog.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "ha ha"

Quarion says (to Rashawndra), "Might want to activate your Armor of Agamotto."

Rashawndra sees Q cast Armor, nods in agreement, and frost outlines her body for a few seconds, lingering on her horns.

Quarion says, "Whoops, I meant Agathys."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Agathys!"

Quarion says, "My mistake."

DM says, "As you come closer to one the trees, you notice that something about it looks weird."

Rashawndra casts Detect Thoughts!

Shaborys looks closely at the tree.

Vraklul wonders why everyone just stopped.

Rashawndra scans for general thoughts from creatures in the area.

Rashawndra clutches her head and curls over her stomach like she's about to throw up.

DM asks (of Shaborys), "It's odd, the lines of the barks, the way the limbs are almost like arms, is that a face?"

Rashawndra says, "Ow ow ow ow no! It's going to be OK! It's..."

Rashawndra says, "There's... creatures nearby. In agony."

Shaborys doesn't notice Rush at first, she's so distracted by the tree.

Rashawndra tries to point in their direction.

Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Rush!"

Shaborys asks, "Does anyone notice th--oh! Rush?"

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

DM says (to Shaborys), "The tree seems to open eyes, and there is a voice, cracked, resigned, and full of terror "No ... flee... they come from the shadows...""

Shaborys asks, "Who is coming?"

Rashawndra says, "I can hear their thoughts! I cast Detect... ow ow ow stop it! We're here to help so STOP oh iallannis.."

Vraklul goes in the direction Rush was pointing!

DM says (to Shaborys), "They're coming to root you here ... root you for all time ... their servants ... run"

Shaborys says, "Wait!"

Vraklul waits, confused?

DM exclaims, "Vrak disappears into the fog!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Or I don't!"

DM says, "Or not."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is the tree itself where the thoughts were coming from?"

Shaborys says, "Be careful!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "You decide if I stop in time or not."

Rashawndra asks, "it's the tree itself that's in pain?"

Quarion readies a Fire Bolt!

Shaborys says, "The tree.. I don' thtin it's really a tree."

Shaborys says, "We're going to become trees if we stay here, it says."

DM says, "Vrak stops, turns around, confused, as something steps out of the shadows behind him."

Quarion exclaims, "Curses!"

DM says, "And out of the shadow beside Quarion."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Could I detect its thoughts?"

DM says, "And beside Shaborys."

DM says, "And something comes out of the fog and towers over Rush."

DM says, "TO BE CONTINUED"

[slingergame] Shaborys gasps.

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Oh no!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "WE ARE DOOMED"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "dun dun DUNNN"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "It's OK, guys! Nothing is going to hurt us for at *least* another week!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Haha"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yay"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Woo!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "heh"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Spoiler: There might be *some* combat next week!"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Oh no! Will I descend below 15 hp this time?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Just a little combat."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Just enough."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "For us to all die."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Thank you! (For DM'ing in general, not specifically for the combat next week.)"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Thank you, once again for indulging me!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "thanks!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "And thank ou all for indulging me, too!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."

[slingergame] DM says, "yay"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Indulging all around!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Thanks for indulging Stick-Man. Even though he didn't hit any enemies, he was still fun to have around."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Are you sure it takes your action to command him?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Bonus action"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "He may not have hit any enemies, but he did hit all of us."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I decided last session that being asked out would trigger a sort of crisis for Rush, wrote up some stuff, and then had to WAIT THREE WEEKS for today, and it was honestly a little nerve-wracking."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Well, it worked out perfectly"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "I hope I did an OK job giving you (probably pretty bad) advice!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims (at Vrak), "It was perfect!"

[slingergame] DM says, "I liked that moment"

[slingergame] DM says, "I failed my save against heartwarming"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "If anyone has ideas for RP moments like this in the future, feel free to contact me !"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yay"

Shaborys goes east.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "(Also, next time I will use a 4rst level slot to make 3 Stick-Persons to guard us.)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "My next one is when I finally actually ask Shaborys out, and it is revealed that she's ace which will confuse Rush to NO END, poor kid."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Was it a coincidence that the first thing we ended up doing in the session was taking watches, or was that planned?"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Aw"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "I don't think Shabby has that word for it, so much as "I've never had those sorts of feelings for anyone, but I love you like a sister?""

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "It was planned"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Wow"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, however that plays out will be fine."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I didn't realize it was planned."

[slingergame] DM asks (of Shaborys), "That reminds me, did you know Bojack Horseman has an ace character?"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Yup. I don't watch it, but it was a really big deal when it happened."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Quarion), "You were the one who suggested a watch!"

[slingergame] DM says, "I also think that this continent has very few straight people. It's possible considerd a bit weird."

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Quarion), "The level of planned-ness was that I wrote up some of my monologues, and mentioned to Tale that I wanted a moment during Vrak's watch to chat with him, and mentioned to Vrak that I was going to ask him for advice and about his history with Henimore."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Uh, Vrak was completely unaware of any of it. You only told Jota."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "haha"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "He"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Hee, rather"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "I like moments like this! Feel encouraged to do more of them in the future!"

[slingergame] DM says, "(also : https://imgur.com/gallery/fNQp0cE )"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "But yeah, it turned into a 'Rush comes out to herself' moment, which kind of surprised me, and I was worried I might do it 'wrong', since I personally haven't had any similar self-revelatory moments."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So I'm glad if it worked."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "You are an inspiration to other roleplayers!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Next: Vraklul realizes he identifies as a halfling."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Good grief."

[slingergame] DM says, "Hm, the only NPC I think of as straight is Maelis"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Wait, Haleth is bi?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Hm, I never really thought of it."

[slingergame] DM says, "Aren't elves chill about this stuff anyway?`"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "probably"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "what with all the rampant androgyny"

[slingergame] DM says, "This isn't everyone is gay, more, I designed few people as explictily straight"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I guess you didn't want to impose too many restrictions on what your NPC's love lives looked like."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "This raises interesting biological questions."

[slingergame] DM asks (of Vraklul), "Oh?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Of how Bastafore is so well-populated with so few breeders."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm assuming magic is involved."

[slingergame] Vraklul nods. "That would explain it."

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Immigration."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to ggg), "I guess it worked with us..."

[slingergame] DM says, "Maybe a lot of people are pan"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Davina has kids!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Or maybe Pan is involved."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "(Maybe all the boring background people are straight)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Like the servants whose names I have completely forgotten."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "They have a kid too!"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "The Jennings!"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "They have *two* kids!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "two!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Well, I posited that the majority of Frost Giants are straight."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Jennings Jr. and Jennette?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Yeah, but you don't get baby elves from frost giants."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "What about True Polymorph?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I *guess*"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK, I'm off to the beach, but thanks again, everyone. This was much fun."

[slingergame] DM says, "Jennings jr. and Miss Jennings"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims (at Rashawndra), "Have fun!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Not to say that this game wasn't fun."

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Rashwandra), "Don't forget to use sun oil!"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Have more fun!"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Fun with sun oil on top!"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm off to bed (then to realize that I'm far too hyped up and then read for a while)"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Me too!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Goofnight"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "And thanks for all the fun"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Don't let the swamp monsters nibble on your toes!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I won't :-)"