[slingergame] Bert says, "Log on."

Quarion has arrived.

[slingergame] Quarion is here!

Vraklul arrives from the east.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I guess those are the same things."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "But basically: if a creature immune to fire damage gets transformed into a squirrel with one HP, who then takes 10 fire damage, is the reverted creature 9 HP down or not?"

[slingergame] Jota says, "I don't remember if it was mentioned here or if I just saw it elsewhere, but I remember reading that one of the designers felt that they should have written it so that your HP isn't *replaced* with the new creature's; the new creature's HP is just added as temporary HP on top of your own."

[slingergame] Jota says, "And you revert when those temporary HP run out."

[slingergame] Jota says, "That might be a good house rule, since I think it simplifies those issues."

[slingergame] Taleslinger says, "I would say that you treat the damage for each form seperately"

[slingergame] Taleslinger says, "there is a squirrel that takes 1 damage, then there is an orphan who takes 9 damage"

[slingergame] Taleslinger says, "(it's a tiefling orphan, so he has fire resistance)"

[slingergame] Taleslinger says, "So the orphan only take 5 damage"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "So the damage and/or damage resistance applies at point of contact, and then you lose that many HP, regardless of what happens to your form when it crosses the 0 line, basically?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, the reverse."

[slingergame] Taleslinger says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Taleslinger says, "like, I'd apply damage per form"

[slingergame] Taleslinger says, "That seems to align most with RAI"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "conversely, if you transform into something with 10 HP and fire resistance, and take 30 HP fire damage, that form takes 10 HP from the first 20, and the reverted form takes all the remaining 10."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "That works for me!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Is Shaborys here?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ryes"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Jota), "#belated, but the 'polymorph works as temp HP' is indeed a thing from the designers I mentioned here."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "R'lyeh? Noooo"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I've been waiting for y'all to shush and start playing :D"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(which I'd also be fine with)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Are there any other lingering questions?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Will Rush ever find love?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "WHat are we all polymorphed into right now?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "And will Stick-Man save the world?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Can Stick-Man save Tree-Man?"

[slingergame] DM says, "No / squirrels / no / yes"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Aw"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Cool, I think that covers this session."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "See you guys next week!"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Wait!"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "We haven't rolled our death saves!"

Quarion rolls 3 20-sided dice: 18 3 1 | 22

Quarion dies.

DM says, "As you recall, last tome you wandered into a part of the swamp that was littered with weird trees. Rush tried to Detect Thoughts and realized that the trees where the sources of some torment, and Stabby discovered a face in a tree."

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "gasp"

Vraklul goes in the direction Rush was pointing!

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "There are multiple trees? Somehow I was thinking there was just one with several minds in it."

DM says, "And then creatures stepped from the shadows, weird creatures like upwards walking insects. And there we had a tremendously fine cliffhanger."

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashwandra), "No, the whole area is littered with trees, and you sense pain and torment coming from at least those within 30 feet of you."

DM exclaims, "And we better roll some INI!"

Rashawndra, while being almost overwhelmed by Tree Sadness, tries to detect where/how many new figures have arrived.

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 4 = 19

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 4 = 19

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

Shaborys clears the initiative.

Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 19.

Quarion registers Quarion at init 5.

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

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 2 = 22

Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 7.

Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 22.

DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PP6rnu6ew0GKJbLyq5hbKoF-9sz08TvC7H2r8fGDmJ8/edit?usp=sharing"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Critical initiative!"

Roger has arrived.

DM says, "I took the liberty of placing you, according to what you did the last time."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are the black things trees? And is X2 the one Rush was pointing at?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Are the black squares all sentient trees?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, the black things are trees."

[slingergame] DM says, "And X2 is the one Rush was pointing at."

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, everyone roll some perception"

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

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

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

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

DM registers M at init 8.

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

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

DM registers R at init 12.

DM says (to Shaborys), "You get the distint impression something else is coming through the fog, from the north"

DM displays the initiative: Vraklul(22) Shaborys(19) R(12) M(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

DM advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(22) Shaborys(19) R(12) M(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

DM exclaims, "Vrak!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are the insectoid things obviously hostile?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "That is such a Vrak question to ask"

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "It comes at you going *chitter chitter* and waving its claws."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I don't want to kill people who are just trying to help us out!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Hmm. OK, that sounds reasonably hostile."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I mean, if I were being friendly, I wouldn't be waving my axe."

Vraklul recklessly attacks the nearest *chitter chitter*!

Vraklul (also rages first, of course.)

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

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "*Hello kind strangers, no worries, , I'm having a cramp in my claw*"

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

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Beware the chitters!"

DM exclaims, "Miss!"

Vraklul tries again!

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

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

DM exclaims, "Hit!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Whoops, those should all have been +8"

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Still hit!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Fortunately the typos were bad enough rolls to not matter!"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Yay"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Still alive, I assume?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

Vraklul uses his ACTION SURGE and attacks again!

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

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 8 = 18

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "In a horror movie, *always* assume it's still alive."

DM says, "Ah, that'"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 2 | 2 + 7 = 9

[slingergame] DM says, "Ah, that's the Vrak I remember"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yes, this feels much better."

[slingergame] DM says, "it's still standing"

Vraklul makes one final attempt to remove the threat this turn!

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Better than it ever did!"

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

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

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "16 damage, assuming the 25 hit :)"

DM exclaims, "Yeah, it's dead!"

[Crows-Nest] (from Quarion) It dies singing 'I'm Still Standing'

Vraklul, in a dazzling flurry of blows, deftly dismantles the assailant!

Vraklul then runs over toward Rush!

DM says, "It's crumples into the fog and sort of dissipates into smoke"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to DM), "And you worry about *me* taking out an enemy in one move ;-)"

Vraklul advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) SHABORYS(19) R(12) M(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "It's not the number of moves. It's the number of dice rolled that counts."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "But that's what I'm *for*!"

Shaborys shouts, "We've got more company coming," while grabbing her sword. She spins around, and slashes at the chitter critter next to her.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, we're going to have the all-caps-monster-whose-turn-is-it problem again."

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

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "But they are numbered!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(Darn, I was dumb. I should have moved five feet further to be next to Shaborys'.)"

DM exclaims, "Miss!"

Shaborys then disengages and steps away.

Shaborys advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) Shaborys(19) R(12) M(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

DM exclaims, "Something comes rushing out of the fog to the north, something small wearing a red hat and yelling insanely!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Oh my god!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "It's the DM."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys almost spit out her tea.

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

DM says, "Actually, it's two creatures! One runs up and tries to stomp Quarion, the other tries to stomp RUsh. They are wearing thick rusty iron boots."

DM says (to Q&R), "You both need to make a Dex(14) save"

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

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 2 = 22

DM asks, "Uh, but I don't think Rush actually can, being prone?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I don't know?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "But hey, natural 20 ;-)"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Nope, doesn't mention! You roll out of the way!"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Yay!"

DM rolls 3 10-sided dice: 7 7 3 | 17 + 4 = 21

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Take 21 damage"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oof"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm not sure what a crit does for saving throws of this kind, where a success is half damage"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "More than half my HP."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "IN A SINGLE ATTACK"

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

Quarion screams!

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Probably nothing, sadly."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Is this a Thunderstep-y sort of situation?"

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

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

[slingergame] DM says (to Rashwandra), "Yeah, you take half damahe :/"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "We can explain in-game it's because I was prone or something."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "The DM is stepping up his game."

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "And you've been knocked prone."

Quarion falls!

Quarion says, "This... is not... the end..."

[slingergame] DM says, "Actually, it was more like a swift kick, like a soccer player, ah you guys won't get that, like a football kickoff"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "The red-hat guy then takes 5 cold damage!"

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) Shaborys(19) R(12) M(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(from my Armor)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Also, is half 10?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Also: which thing just did the stomping? The upright insect, the small yelling hat-wearer, or something else?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Hat person."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "It was the crazy hat lady."

[slingergame] DM says, "Hat thing"

[slingergame] Shaborys stomps Quarion for that.

[slingergame] DM says, "You can roll Nature or Arcana to identify, as always"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "As an action or not as an action?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "I believe the DM said that he'll always round in favor of the PC's."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(At least, I've been doing my math that way.)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "That was my recollection, but wanted to confirm."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I would imagine thatt recognizing something wouldn't need an action."

[slingergame] DM says, "Ahh, too much info *reads back*"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Since you either your character knows what it is or they don't."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "No rush! I mean, I'm Rush. But no rush."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, memory is not an action, no matter how nitter"

[slingergame] DM says, "er bitter"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Both Nature and Arcana are the same for me:"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 2 = 17

DM says, "Insect Guy No.2 attacks the prone rush (he gets advantage)"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "i need a third screen"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Hey, they are for me too!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The difference being that for me, they're both negative."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 4 = 19

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Hit!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I have my character sheet on the left monitor, the MUD window on the middle one, and the battle map on the right one."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "It works pretty nicely."

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

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "That's slashing damage, and you need to make a DC11 Con save"

[slingergame] DM says, "(And your friend takes 5 damage, I assume)"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "I knew this was a horror film... but I didn't realize it was a slasher?"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I thought it was a slinger."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Susan, out!"

[slingergame] (from Quarion) Susan goes off to shoot demons in the head.

DM asks (of rush), "You feel ... paralyzed?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "oh shit"

DM says, "(for 1 minute, but you can repeat the saving throw on your turn)"

[slingergame] (from Quarion) (demons in a videogame.)

Insect Guy No.3 steps into the shadows, and reappears next to Stabby.

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "On *this* turn, or the turn after they go again?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "On *your* turn."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Phew."

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

Shaborys oh fuck.

DM rolls 4 4-sided dice: 4 3 3 3 | 13 + 2 = 15

Shaborys dodges for half damage.

DM exclaims, "Same saving throw!"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "CON?"

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, CON(11)"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "You get a stiff neck!"

DM says, "Insect Guy No.4 attacks Quarion"

DM says, "Since Quarion is prone, he also gets advantage"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 4 = 15

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

Quarion raises up a magical shield to block that!

Quarion exclaims, "Ha! You haven't beaten me yet!"

DM exclaims, "Nice!"

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) Shaborys(19) R(12) M(8) RASHAWNDRA(7) Quarion(5)

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "OK, I rolled a 17 for Nature and/or Arcana: do I know anything about these guys?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Con(11) save!"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"

Rashawndra shakes off the effects of the paralysis!

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, the insectoids are so called Meenlock, corrupted fey, while the loud stompy guys are redcaps, fey who lust for battle"

[slingergame] Vraklul wonders if she still gets to take her turn, or if that was it?

[slingergame] DM says, "This says "At the end of your next turn", so I read that as meaning no"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Aw."

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "OK, so while still paralyzed, I read their minds!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Since that spell's still going."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Er, wait."

Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Ooh!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Er, Ilac.)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Con saves:"

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

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK, Detect Thoughts is indeed still going."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(concentration checks)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So yes: while they were appearing, and now that they're attacking, I'm detecting thoughts."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Can I... hmm."

[slingergame] DM says, "Your arcana checks tells you that this is a bad idea, since these beasts specialise in mental torment, and so reading their thoughts would most likely be unhelpful at best."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Well, then!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Well, that's useful information, at least."

[slingergame] DM says, "Unless you really want to *whistle*"

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) Shaborys(19) R(12) M(8) Rashawndra(7) QUARION(5)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK, instead, then, I read the trees minds to try to tell whether they'd make good Great Ape allies should they somehow become that."

[slingergame] DM says, "Um."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Do you remember what happened last time?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "It's still on!"

Quarion is not letting despair get the better of him. He knows a way out of this! Suddenly the air shimmers around Quarion?

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I assumed."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Are you saying that I turned it off automatically?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(if so, that's fine; I hadn't realized that's what happened)"

Quarion falls backwards through a portal while making an obscene elvish gesture at his enemies! 'I'll be back!'

[slingergame] DM says, "It is, I'm just saying last time you collapsed from all the pain and agony. Whatever minds are in the trees are clearly mad or at least no minds at all."

Quarion is teleported 90ft away behind a tree. Safe and sound.

[slingergame] DM says, "You step to Quarion, you get thunderstepped"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "So, likely to attack any and everything next to them?"

Quarion rolls 3 10-sided dice: 4 7 5 | 16

[slingergame] Quarion says, "They roll CON(14)"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Do you want to delve deeper into them?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "No, that's OK."

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

Rashawndra finally un-paralyzes and relays the information to the party.

Quarion exclaims, "BOOM! Thunder rumbles!"

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

[slingergame] DM asks (of Quarion), "Half damage on a save, right?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yep"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "So, between your meenlock and your redcap, which one would you rather have removed from this conflict?"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(22) Shaborys(19) R(12) M(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Or would you rather just be carried away to relative safety?)"

DM says, "The meenlock is thrown back 10 feet, while the redcap just yells with mad glee."

Rashawndra cowers away from the paralyzing boots of the redcaps!

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "OK, redcap it is!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(am I remembering correctly?)"

Rashawndra registers Redcap at init 12.

[slingergame] DM says, "No, the insect guys paralyze :-)"

Rashawndra registers Meenlocks at init 8.

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "So the answer is, 'whichever one paralyzes'? :)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "But you had me do the con save after the redcap attacked?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Nope, I'm remembering incorrectly."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "So yes! Meenlock!"

Vraklul steps over the prone Rush to get between the two monsters threatening her, then attacks the meenlock recklessly with Orcsbane!

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

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

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

DM says, "ok"

Vraklul, unsatisfied with its continued ability to stand upright, continues his assault!

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Was that a hit?"

DM exclaims, "hit!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(Oh, I remember why I thought they were likely to be OK allies: they told us to run away.)"

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

DM says, "It dissipates into black smoke"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "They might still be good guys who are just undergoing such intense mental torture that they're unable to help, some of which overflowed into you."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Right."

Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Watch out! Those things are dangerous!"

Vraklul advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) SHABORYS(19) R/Redcap(12) M/Meenlocks(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Did Vrak move to the other side of Rush?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "ok, good"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And M2 is gone?"

Shaborys disengages from her meenlock and walks over to the redcap and slashes at it. (M2 is dead?)

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

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

DM exclaims, "hit!"

Shaborys rolls 5 6-sided dice: 5 1 4 3 3 | 16 + 4 = 20

DM exclaims, "He felt that!"

Shaborys damn straight.

Shaborys then continues her disengage to step away from stomping boots. (it lasts the entire turn, which is weird)

[slingergame] DM asks, "Is that a Rogue special kind of disengage?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "No? Here, let me paste."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think the part of it that's rogue special is that she only needed a bonus action for it rather than a real action."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "We have a Rogue Special on aisle nine..."

[slingergame] Shaborys | If you take the Disengage action, your Movement doesn�t provoke Opportunity Attacks for the rest of the turn.

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "ah!"

[slingergame] DM says, "(We're all still learning)"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "It doesn't really make sense to me, but there it is."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So most people can't disengage and do normal stuff at the same time (because it uses up their action), but rogues can."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "How stylish!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Right, I have it as cunning action."

[slingergame] DM asks (of Shaborys), "Was that all the roguishness for this turn?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yes!"

Shaborys advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) Shaborys(19) R/REDCAP(12) M/Meenlocks(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "I take it as meaning that you're using up some of your concentration (a bonus action's worth) to be really careful and defensive for the entire turn."

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

DM exclaims, "Redcap No1, who still has frizzled hair from the Thunder Step, runs up to Vrak and stomps him!"

DM says (to Vraklul), "Dex(14) save"

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yay, Danger Sense (advantage)."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "w00t"

[Setting the zoned flag.]

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Looking after number one, are you?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oops, you actually don't take half damage on save, but no damage at all"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yeah, exactly. I'm keeping an eye on redcap number one."

[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "Please regain however many HP you lost up there"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "w00t ;-)"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion is maybe missing a spleen.

Lionheart arrives from the south.

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "You don't need that."

Lionheart goes east.

DM exclaims, "Recap No.2 takes another slash at Rush!"

Vraklul does a cool jump-in-place several feet into the air, so the redcap's kick just swishes through the empty space and misses his shins completely.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, that means that the redcap *didn't* take 5 cold damage, and that the now-dead Meenlock did, instead."

DM says, "+d"

DM says, "It makes *gulp* 3 attacks"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Which raises questions of whether or not that means it would have died from my first attack instead of my second..."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 6 = 21

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Good lord."

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

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

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

DM says, "oops, disregard that last one"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "AC is 12."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Aw."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And I think it has advantage, so that's two attacks?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Even with the Armor of Aunt Agatha?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "What boots this?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Armor is just extra HP."

[slingergame] DM says, "Right! First attack hits, second misses"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Third!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "The 21/12 hits, the 10/10 misses."

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

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yay bunching up the 10's ;-)"

DM says, "Damage :"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Oh, these aren't stomps?"

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

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

[slingergame] DM says, "No, it attacks you with a wicked looking sickle."

Rashawndra manages to avoid one attack, but gets sliced by the other two!

[slingergame] DM says, "(So, slashing)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And it now takes 5 cold damage."

[slingergame] DM asks, "And it takes 5 damage?"

DM exclaims, "Aha!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(after the first attack only)"

DM exclaims, "Meenlock No.3 shadow-steps towards Stabby again!"

Shaborys says, "Take a hint, asshole."

Shaborys speaks slowly and in common so it maybe understands :D

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

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "hit"

DM rolls 2 4-sided dice: 3 3 | 6 + 32 = 38

DM says, "er"

DM rolls 2 4-sided dice: 3 2 | 5 + 2 = 7

Shaborys uncannily dodges again for half damage.

DM says, "Again, a Con(11) save"

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "NO"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "You are petrified with fear!"

DM says, "The last Meenlock shadow-steps next to Vrak"

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

DM exclaims, "But just slashes up his armor!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is this an M4?"

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) Shaborys(19) R/Redcap(12) M/MEENLOCKS(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) Shaborys(19) R/Redcap(12) M/Meenlocks(8) RASHAWNDRA(7) Quarion(5)

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Could you add it to the map?"

[slingergame] DM says, "I have"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ahem."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Thank you."

[slingergame] DM says, "oh, I was still in the box, sorry"

Rashawndra uses half her movement to stand up!

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "No worries."

[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "I slow-mo, I hope"

Rashawndra exclaims, "Shaborys!"

Rashawndra casts twin polymorph on R2 and M3!

Shaborys doesn't respond, because eek.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(to clams!)"

[slingergame] DM says, "They have a saving throw, I believe"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "They do! 15."

[slingergame] DM asks, "WIL?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Er, I forget the stat."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "WIS."

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 1 = 17

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Aww."

DM exclaims, "The R2 cackles with glee!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Oh, the M3 is now a clam?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Yes?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Cool."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Shaborys is saved!"

[slingergame] DM says, "What did you think polymorph to Clam would do? :-)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "OK, if I move, that provokes AoO?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I thought it was the other order."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Ah, I rolled the other way round"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Right."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Dang, hmm."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "If you had gone with 'mussel' instead, then we could have kept the same letter on the map."

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

Rashawndra doesn't do anything with the rest of her move.

Rashawndra advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) Shaborys(19) R/Redcap(12) M/Meenlocks(8) Rashawndra(7) QUARION(5)

Rashawndra says, "Hey, Vrak, if you could get this redcap off me before I lose my concentration, that'd be fantastic."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Also, nobody attack that clam yet! It'll revert!"

Vraklul exclaims, "Alright, I'm on it!"

(From Quarion) Vraklul glows faintly with magic! Then a FIREBALL bursts out around him!

[Crows-Nest] (from DM) Shaborys, Waff clam? *crunch crunch*

(From Quarion) Far away, Quarion looks smug.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Um, what's the radius on that fireball?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "20ft"

Quarion rolls 8 6-sided dice: 5 4 1 6 6 2 4 3 | 31

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are you sure you want it centered on me and not the R1?"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "That or shape it around the clam, too ;-)"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Spells are centered on the intersection of cells, so you can get the radius right"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "( I learnt this recently)"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Hm, I'll have to retcon what I just did then"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "*record rewind sound*"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "So, we'll call that the O5/P6 corner?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "(My plan to make Vrak 'be the light' will be for another time."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Sure. Maybe just place a red outline on the map"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks (of Vraklul), "how does that make sense?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Shouldn't it be between the R2 and the clam?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "But... you want to *miss* the clam, right?"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "You want it to *not* hit the clam."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Ah"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "You're the physicist, you figure it out"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Because if it takes damage, it reverts."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I hadn't realized that and didn't even know that the clam would have been hit in the first place, doh"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Fortunately, Rush just said it out loud, so Quarion knew ;-)"

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

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Excellent use of player vs. PC knowledge."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "'I said I was doing X, but my character knew better and actually did Y istead.'"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hehe"

[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Shouldn't a fireball be a square of 4x4 cells, if it has 20 ft. radius?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "8x8, no?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Radius vs. diameter?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Right"

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Quarion), "Can you try and mark only the borders? It's important if trees are caught in it or not"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, maybe shape it around the trees."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Or just center it on a point somewhere NW of me?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(This is the slowest exploson ever.)"

Quarion raises one hand and brings down FIRE upon Vrak and Rush's enemies!

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Quarion keeps trying to slow it down so we can dive dramatically out of the way."

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

[Crows-Nest] DM asks (of Quarion), "Can you undo that and just marks the borders?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Ha, just missed all trees. Nice."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Some magician already did it"

[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Do the bad guys get some saving throw?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Yes, DEX 14"

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

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6

DM says, "One redcap and one Meenlock dissipate into smoke as a huge fireball lights up the forest! (somehow missing all the trees)"

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

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

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(22) Shaborys(19) R/Redcap(12) M/Meenlocks(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

Vraklul recklessly attacks that redcap that he told Rush he would take care of!

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

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Will Vrak deal more than 5 damage? I'm on the edge of my seat"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I successfully rolled higher than a -2 on my d12!"

Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Mind if I try to finish off the clam, now?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "That d12 has negative numbers? HERESY"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Assuming that my 11 damage did take out R2.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Spoiler: it has"

Rashawndra asks, "How high can you throw it?"

Vraklul asks, "Uh. I've never tried throwing a clam, but I guess kinda high?"

Vraklul says, "I was just going to split it open with my axe."

Rashawndra asks, "Let's wait for Shaborys to recover, and then finish it off?"

Vraklul says, "Alright."

Rashawndra says, "It'd suck if you didn't take it out, and then it stabbed her again or soemthing."

Vraklul moves to flank the clam, just to be on the safe side, but doesn't use the rest of his attack yet.

[slingergame] DM says, "I see Rush has read the same reddit thread I have :D"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "#slinge"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra exclaims, "oy!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "There."

Vraklul advances the initiative: Vraklul(22) SHABORYS(19) R/Redcap(12) M/Meenlocks(8) Rashawndra(7) Quarion(5)

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

[slingergame] Roger asks, "won't it just suffocate on its own?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "CON save for my entire turn"

[slingergame] DM says, "Kids, we are out of Inititative and Stabby recovers."

DM clears the initiative.

Quarion runs back to the others!

Vraklul readies an attack on the clam the moment Rush gives him the OK.

[slingergame] DM says (to roger), "I don't know enough about clams"

Rashawndra says, "I kind of wanted to drop this thing from the air."

Quarion asks, "Is everyone all right --? Shaborys?"

Shaborys says, "Yeah. I'm ok."

Shaborys asks (of tree), "What were you saying?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Also, for any of you who enjoy mental images:"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Vrak *is* spending this part of the scene with a very serious expression standing in classic log-splitting pose, with his greataxe poised over a tiny little clam lying on the ground."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Aw."

Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "You want to cast Levitate on this, then drop it? Or would that just waste the spell?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Well, the ground is sort of watery mud and fog here, so I assume it's lying on a small stone, after some feeling around in the fog to find it."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "The Clam on the Stone. A legend for our times."

Quarion says (to Rashawndra), "Mage Hand is better."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Also, I'm not entirely clear on the benefit of dropping the clam from the air?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It takes falling damage."

Tree says, "(to Shaborys) ... please ... you can't stay ... so much time ... so much pain ... so many of us failed ... get out ... get out or you all will become one of us ..."

Shaborys says, "Guys, we need to get out of here."

Shaborys says, "Decide what you're doing with the clam,and c'mon."

Rashawndra says, "Let's just all attack it at once."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If we all readied an attack..."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Timing."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys attaches it to an arrow and shoots it into the air.

Rashawndra says, "Ready? Three... two... one..."

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

Quarion readies a fire bolt.

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

Rashawndra exclaims, "Vrak!"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "First attack. Second:"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 8 = 18

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

Shaborys sighs and gets her sword ready.

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Damage!"

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

[slingergame] DM asks (of Vraklul), "26 damage, all in all?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "No -- I assumed the initial 11 was a miss."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Was it a hit?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh! Then 15 from the first swing, and..."

[slingergame] DM says, "A clam has an AC of 0"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "11 from the second."

[slingergame] DM says, "26, as I said. :-)"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Rush?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I assume the first one turned it back into a meendingy, and the second actually hit its real form?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

Rashawndra shoots it with ray of frost!

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(which is probably a miss)"

[slingergame] DM says, "it has an AC of 0"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Oh, still?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hunh."

[slingergame] DM asks, "You all attacked at once, remember?"

Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 1 8 | 9

[slingergame] DM says, "(It's funnier this way)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "9 damage!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Quarion?"

Quarion shoots a bolt of pure fire at the menacing meenlock!

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

Quarion rolls 3 10-sided dice: 5 1 1 | 7

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Would I get sneak attack damage, if we're all standing here attacking the thing? ;)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "oops"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I goofed up the damage roll"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "You do!"

Quarion rolls 2 10-sided dice: 9 1 | 10

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(I would assume)"

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Shaborys), "Yes!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Also, you're sneaking up on a clam."

[slingergame] DM asks (of Quarion), "10 damage?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "yeah"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Stabby!"

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

Shaborys rolls 5 6-sided dice: 2 1 4 4 4 | 15 + 4 = 19

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "So, you brought the evil Meenlock to -38 HP!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Woo"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Congrats!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yay."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Yay!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Woopee"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It occurs to me that a really sadistic way to deal with a polymorphed clam would be to throw it into the ocean."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "So, um, did any of the creatures we were tracking seem to have been turned into trees?"

[slingergame] * DM has changed the topic to: DM exclaims, "So, you brought the evil clam to -38 HP!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Where it would spend the next hour or so frolicking, happy as a proverbial clam, until the spell suddenly wore off several fathoms under the water."

Vraklul asks, "Phew. Is everybody OK?"

Quarion says, "I'm not feeling so good."

Shaborys says, "I've been better, but I'm doing all right. We need to get out of here."

Rashawndra says, "I think so."

Shaborys says, "The tree said so."

Vraklul asks, "But do the trees need our help?"

Shaborys says, "They didn't ask for help, they just told us to leave."

Rashawndra asks, "Maybe if I polymorph them and run them out of the forest?"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Make like a tree and leave."

Rashawndra asks, "Is this an area-effect thing?"

Vraklul asks (of Tree), "Are you supposed to be a tree? Or did you use to be a person?"

[Crows-Nest] DM | Somewhere, deep below the ocean, an anglerfish swims quickly through old ruins, past frolicking merman, and slow, menacing krakens. She dives down deep into a trench, down, to the queen. "One of our sisters has been killed by the Drylanders!" "Again?" intones the mother of clams. "This means war!"

DM says (to Vraklul), "Please ... run ... get away from here ..."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of DM), "Do I need a new tracking roll to see if the people we were tracking came *through* here, or turned into trees here?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Or can I tell from my tracking roll from last time?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "You'd need to reroll"

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, you all can roll perception"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 6 = 23

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

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Wow."

Vraklul asks (of Tree), "Well, right, but don't you want to come with us? Is there anything we can do to help *you* get away too?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "That was Survival. Perception:"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 0 = 15

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

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "What do my elven eyes see?"

Shaborys sees nothing, but keeps trying to usher y'all out of here. Let's go let's go let's go.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Also, this is probably a good time to remind people of Vraklul's Flaw: 'I'm very laid back, to the point where I don't always take threats seriously enough.')"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Heh."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "My ideal is FREEDOM. I'm not gonna be a fucking tree. I don't even LIKE trees."

DM says, "There is some commotion further inside the forest. The more keen-eyed of you hear someone scream in pain, and a deeb rumbling laugh in response."

Vraklul asks (of Rush and Quarion), "Hey, do we have any magical spells for turning cursed trees back into people?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And tracking?"

Vraklul asks, "Wait, did you hear that?"

Vraklul exclaims, "Someone's in trouble!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Tracks lead indeed in that general direction!"

Vraklul runs toward the scream of pain!

Rashawndra exclaims, "And that's where whoever we were tracking went. Let's go!"

Shaborys says, "I didn't hear anyt-- oh. ok. We're going, good."

Rashawndra hops on Vraklul's back before he runs away.

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "runs after them, readying a fire bolt"

Quarion runs after them, readying a fire bolt

DM says, "You run for about half a mile and ..."

DM says, "You have reached a sort of clearing in this forest of horrors. The tree on the edge of it are old, their voices long since descended into madness, but the place in the middle seems to have been kept specially for this new additon. The tree there is a tree and not a tree - like an afterimage, you can see the shape of a person in the slender trunk, the twisted limbs. Veins and small branches have intermingled, and you can barely make out the shape of a face in its crown."

DM says, "(...)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Oh, can I have cast a heal on Quarion on the way?"

DM says, "Before the tree stand a small, almost dwarven-like figure on a stone slab, laughing at the person in the tree, around him, more Meenlocks shudder in an out of the shadow. And there is someone, something very small and very skittish, near the tree."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Since he said he was not doing great?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "From Vrak's back?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Right."

Vraklul attacks the evil laughing dwarvish person!

DM exclaims, "Vrak rolls Initiative first!"

DM clears the initiative.

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

Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 8.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And myself, at that."

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

Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 12.

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

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

Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 24.

DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zY3g4ETBpolbYqvWWDeOSJkNXLsaHZtgCDUXlKzqH9I/edit?usp=sharing"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(if not, that's OK)"

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

Quarion registers Quarion at init 18.

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh healing? Sure"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Healing for Q:"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "For me:"

DM registers Q at init 8.

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

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

DM registers K at init 7.

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "anyone else?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm unharmed."

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'm down 10, but not too concerned"

DM registers M at init 9.

Quarion says (to Rush), "I feel better now. Thank you."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of Q), "More?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Man, these guys are all surprised to see you, apparently"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "More would be nice, yeah."

Rashawndra rolls 1 8-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6

DM says, "You arrive from the west, for once"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "How the west was, once."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "More?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of Q), "Any more?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm only 9 short, but if you insist on finishing off the job, I won't compain :-)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Is Cyan the intermediate Treeple?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Indeed"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hmm, my general rule is to not 'waste' potential, with a max of 12."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Yeah, what if she needs that spell slot to Haste me?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, this tree is about as high as a person. They all are."

[slingergame] Quarion says (to Rush), "Save that magic then."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "I can handle this. You're not the only hero here, remember?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Magic is precious, anyway."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Should we be placing ourselves on the map?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Arcana/nature to identify the dwarfish thing:"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And the skittish thing:"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 2 = 10

[slingergame] DM asks, "The dwarvish thing seems to be a Korred, some fey connected to Earth and Stone, and the skittish thing is ... some fey?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I'm half tempted to do this whole battle from Vrak's back, just for the amusement value."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul notices the map titles, and wonders if there'll be a third one later called 'we're on a bog roll'.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Since I don't know what a bog roll is"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "It's UK slang for toilet paper."

DM Also, 5 minute break before we delve into combat?

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Sure."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "The DMs delves too deep."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of Vrak), "Any opinions about battling with a teifling on your back?"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I'm up for it!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And the five minute break should give the DM time to frantically google for 'pc on another pc's back combat rules'."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee hee"

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "I'm only finding NSFW stuff!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I did see that if you're grappling someone, you can move them with half your movement speed."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "So you're saying you're going to need a second five minutes?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "But it's more than I'm grappling you, I guess."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "At any rate, this isn't as much for rules bending as it is for amusement."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(Although I suppose I won't be able to really *stop* myself from thinking about how to use this to break the rules, but I can at least stop myself from mentioning it ;-)"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Where did we leave our horses?"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "In the city?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Also, someone else should try to identify the skittish thing."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "We flushed them...DOWN THE BOG"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "It was like Atreyu's horse. It was very sad."

Quarion It was, to be precise, 4x sadder.

Quarion says, "ilalc"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "It was, to be precise, 4x sadder."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Also, when this is done, I can totally see Rush spending all her spells every day to polymorph a few trees at the edge of the forest, taking them away, and having them transform back, hopefully into what they used to be, now that they're out of range of the effects of whatever-this-is."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Shaborys), "My guess is that they're still in the first bog?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "We might have dismounted to investigate the weird trees."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Hello, I'm back, that was 5 minutes, shut up"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Or even if they did turn back into trees, you could at least use them to perform a coup against Macbeth."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Excellent point!"

Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init Korred=7.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "er"

DM displays the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) M(9) Vraklul/Q(8) K(7)

DM removes K from the initiative list.

DM registers Korred at init 7.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Okay, the mounted rules specify that your mount needs to be a size larger than you"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I'm happy to allow this, if you accept neither benefits nor disadvantages from this"

Rashawndra registers Meenlock at init 9.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Sounds good to me."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Because I also think it's funny :-)"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "yay"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Perfect ;-)"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I would say that the 'benefit' is that I have a higher move speed, and the disadvantage is that Rush does not actually get any say into where I go :)"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I googled, and found a lot about backing up files"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I was thinking of disadvantage because of the extra weight"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "You carry Rush and the monkey on her back :-)"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I think we worked that out at one point with the rules, and determined that Rush's weight + my equipment is still within my unencumbered carrying capacity."

DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) M/Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred(7)

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "But Rush is unwieldy! Anyway..."

DM exclaims, "Stabby! You are beset by more weird fey!"

Shaborys sighs.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "She's not unwieldy! She's my brother! Or, um. Sister-like figure. Whatever."

DM removes M/Meenlock from the initiative list.

DM registers Meenlock at init 9.

Shaborys steps out from behind her tree and shoots the Korred, because he seems to be in charge here. She's not messing around.

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 7 = 24

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

Shaborys assumes that hits.

DM says, "Yeah"

Shaborys steps back behind her tree.

Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) QUARION(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred(7)

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Meanwhile, the tree just watches."

Quarion must do something to slow down the enemies before they get a chance to recover from their surprise!

Quarion bends the Weave and distorts time itself!

Quarion says, "(around the meenlocks, in a 40ft cube)"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Which spell is that?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Slow."

[slingergame] Quarion says, ". Each target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be affected by this spell for the duration. An affected target's speed is halved, it takes a -2 penalty to AC and Dexterity saving throws, and it can't use reactions. On its turn, it can use either an action or a bonus action, not both. Regardless of the creature's abilities or magic items, it can't make more than one melee or ranged attack during its turn."

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

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 2 = 14

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 2 = 17

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Aw."

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

[slingergame] DM asks, "Where is M2?"

[slingergame] DM says, "or is this like the thing with the wild pigs."

[slingergame] DM says, "( Release 3 wild pigs, number them 1,2,4)"

DM asks (of Quarion), "Allright, was that your turn?"

Quarion says, "I also move behind a tree."

Quarion asks, "That's it?"

[slingergame] DM says, "The more different actions and split movement you get, he helpfuller it is when you advance init yourself, and I'Ll advance for the NPCs."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Sounds good to me."

Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) RASHAWNDRA(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred(7)

Rashawndra casts twinned Haste on Vrak and Shaborys!

[slingergame] Quarion says, "OK."

Vraklul grins broadly.

Rashawndra hangs on for dear life as she feels Vrak speed up even faster!

Rashawndra advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) MEENLOCK(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred(7)

DM says, "Meenlock No.1 appears next to Stabby, but can't attack, because he is slowed"

Rashawndra says (to Vraklul), "I think Shaborys has the right idea--that Korran/dwarf thing looks like he's in charge."

DM says, "M2 tries to attack the weird Half-Orc-Tiefling chimera"

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

DM says, "(on Vrak)"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Miss!"

DM says, "m3 Likewise"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Ditto!"

DM says, "M4 appears next to Quarion, but likewise, can't move"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "w00t"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) VRAKLUL/Q(8) Korred(7)

Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Agreed. Hold on tight!"

Vraklul's eyes glow with channeled fury, and he takes off sprinting across the battlefield!

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "First, M2 and M3 both get opportunity attacks against me with disadvantage."

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Disadvantage because I fly like the eagle!)"

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

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Miss! Miss!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "If Captain Marvel were a skrull..."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "They are to impressed by your shenanigans!"

Vraklul, with his supernaturally hasted speed, comes to a stop between the Korred and the skittery thing.

Vraklul recklessly attacks the Korred with Orcsbane!

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

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 8 = 28

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "CRITICAL HIT!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Aw yiss"

DM exclaims, "Woo!"

Vraklul rolls 3 12-sided dice: 1 4 5 | 10 + 7 = 17

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Rerolling the 1."

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 9 | 9

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "25 damage!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I assume it's still standing?"

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

Vraklul swings again!

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

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

DM exclaims, "Miss!"

Vraklul, with his mystical speediness, takes one more swing!

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

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

DM exclaims, "Hit!"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "12 damage!"

Vraklul pauses between swings to actually breathe a few times.

[slingergame] DM says, "Nice"

Vraklul advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) KORRED(7)

Rashawndra backs up the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) VRAKLUL/Q(8) Korred(7)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(the Q still gets to go)"

Vraklul backs up the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) MEENLOCK(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred(7)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Er."

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh right. Good catch."

Vraklul advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) VRAKLUL/Q(8) Korred(7)

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "We could move the Q to the Korred's initiative, to make it easier? I don't think it would affect anything else."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "You said to advance it at the end of our turns!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "If anyone is a backseat driver around here, it's me ;-)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yay!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That one took me a second."

[slingergame] DM says, "Sure, let's do that"

[slingergame] DM says, "Hm, I'm realizing a few advantages to the piggbacking."

[slingergame] DM says, "E.g. Rush's speed is increased, or basically she doesn't need to take a move action"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "True, but she also doesn't get to choose where to go."

[slingergame] DM says, "But we'll not worry about this now."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If she wanted to stay out of melee range, well, tough luck."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "And this puts her in the middle of battle whereas normally she'd avoid it,."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Timing"

DM says, "The blurry shape takes off running, very, very fast"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, but it also takes combined Barbarian and Magic action right into the middle of combat"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hmm. I theoretically get an AoO, but it hasn't attacked anyone."

[slingergame] DM says, "Anyway, later"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So I'm inclined to let it go."

[slingergame] DM says, "if you take it, you have Disadvantage"

[slingergame] DM says, "I assume you let it go"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "If I *get* an AoO, can I use a spell?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(To DM, not to Rush.)"

[slingergame] DM asks (of vraklul), "Um, can she?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "No."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I don't *think* so, but -- OK, Q has answered."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "So I'd just be punching it with disadvantage? I'll pass ;-)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I remember it came up once and I had to use my quarterstaff instead of a spell for my AoO."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(also, it seems awkward from V's back)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "True."

[slingergame] DM says, "The Q runs away to the NE and disappears into the fog"

Rashawndra asks, "What *is* that thing? Can anyone tell?"

Rashawndra says, "All I could figure out was that it's some sort of fey."

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) KORRED(7)

DM exclaims, "The korred swing his greatclub. Once at Vrak, once at Rush!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Should I bother rolling, seeing as I was closest to it? It seems like something Vrak wouldn't really likely know, though."

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Don't forget you have advantage against me."

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Because I attacked recklessly.)"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Miss!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "What's your AC?"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Right now, 19!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Thanks to Haste.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "(So I know for the future)"

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

DM exclaims (at rush), "I assume that hits!"

Rashawndra exclaims, "Ooof!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(yeah)"

DM rolls 4 8-sided dice: 5 6 7 8 | 26 + 6 = 32

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "oy"

[slingergame] DM says, "(Insert baseball joke)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is that damage?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That is a large number of polygons."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Er, polyhedra, I mean."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Well, I have 3 hp left."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Also, concentration check vs. 16"

[slingergame] DM says, "Ouch"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Uh oh."

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Whew."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yay!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Whew"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woot."

DM exclaims, "Suddenly, a long, long rope of what looks like ... hair ? ... rises up out of the water and tries to entangle Vrak!"

DM exclaims (at Vrak), "Dex(13) save!"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 2 = 18

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

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

Vraklul exclaims (at Rope), "Hey! No! Get off!"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred(7)

Rashawndra is smashed flat against Vraklul's back, taking damage from the greatclub from one side, and the spikes on Vraklul's armor on the other. She grits her teeth in concentration, managing to tough it through!

Shaborys politely disengages from her meenlock (M1), hides behind the next tree (L11), and shoots the Korred again.

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

DM says, "hit"

Shaborys rolls 5 6-sided dice: 3 3 2 2 1 | 11 + 4 = 15

Shaborys shoots again with her hasted action, assumign it's still standing.

DM says, "It is"

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

Shaborys rolls 5 6-sided dice: 1 5 5 4 4 | 19 + 4 = 23

DM exclaims, "Still standing, but hurt!"

Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) QUARION(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred(7)

Quarion sees that things are not going well.

Quarion thunderwaves away his meenlock!

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Hey, the Meenlocks can save!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "They can."

[slingergame] DM says, "(Against slow)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Also, using a level 2 slot for that thunderwave"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "God Save the Meen."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "And it does a CON save="

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yup"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 1 = 13

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Which it fails! Full damage, thrown back 10ft"

Quarion blasts away the meenlock! 'Not today! We shall prevail!'

DM exclaims, "it is hurt, but still stands!"

Quarion says, "I'll stand my ground for now."

DM coughs politely and points at the INI counter.

Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) RASHAWNDRA(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred(7)

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is there any way I can tell if this Korred thing is within 3d10 of being dead?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "No?"

[slingergame] DM says, "No, you can't"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK."

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "I will just heal myself, then!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Can we tell if it's at least in poor shape? (I.e., half HP or less?)"

[slingergame] DM says, "It has seen better days."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(That was a thing in 4e; I dunno if it is in 5e or not.)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "There's a Fighter feature at higher levels for that, actually, depending on your flavour of 5e fighter"

Rashawndra casts a third-level heal on herself.

Rashawndra rolls 3 8-sided dice: 4 7 1 | 12 + 4 = 16

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, I recall "bloodied" being a thing"

Rashawndra advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) MEENLOCK(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred(7)

DM says, "M1 follows his one true love, Shaborys"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19

DM exclaims, "And it is no longer slowed!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Nope"

[slingergame] DM says, "Sorry, disregard that, it doesn't get to attack anyway"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "oh"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "slow save presumably comes at the end of its turn?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Exactly"

[slingergame] Rashawndra nods.

DM says, "M2 shadow-steps also towards Stabby"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Having been paralyzed recently..."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It could have done it earlier if it had been a quick save."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3

DM says, "M3 walks, the old fashioned way, and attacks Quarion"

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

DM says, "M4 likewise"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 4 = 15

[slingergame] DM asks (of Quarion), "Does 15 hit?"

Quarion's mage armor blocks the first attack, and then he has to quickly conjure up extra shielding to stop the second attack from hitting him!

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) VRAKLUL/Q(8) Korred(7)

Vraklul exclaims (at Korred), "Leave Rush alone!"

Vraklul attacks recklessly with Orcsbane!

Rashawndra . o O ( Awww )

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Er, whoops."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "A 2-sided die?"

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Hit?"

DM says, "26? Yes"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "16 damage!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Still alive?"

DM says, "Yes"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 8 = 18

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

DM says, "hit"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is 18 also a hit?"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "17 damage!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Still alive?"

[slingergame] DM says, "yes"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hasted action!"

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

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "14 damage!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Still standing"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "For Rush's sake, I'm going to retreat."

[slingergame] DM asks, "it has disadvantage on it's AoO?"

Vraklul runs west, provoking an AoO!

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It does, and it also has advantage on it."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 9 = 28

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hit!"

DM rolls 4 8-sided dice: 6 5 3 2 | 16 + 6 = 22

DM says, "(Bludgeoning)"

Rashawndra exclaims (at Vrak), "Thanks, Vrak. I'm... not doing so hot. But I still have Haste up!"

Rashawndra smiles weakly.

Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Excellent -- we're doing great! Just hang in there!"

Vraklul advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) KORRED(7)

Rashawndra registers Q at init 7.

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(just for convenience)"

DM exclaims, "The Korred casts a spell!"

Rashawndra counterspell!

DM says (to rush), "The DC is 15, using your spellcasting ability"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I feel like you've been waiting the entire campaign for just this moment."

[slingergame] DM says, "I just looked it up :-)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "My spell attack bonus?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Or something else?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Charisma?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think it's just your CHA bonus."

[slingergame] DM says, "It's like a saving throw with ... right"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Got it."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Aw"

Rashawndra adds in a Favored by the Gods bonus!

[slingergame] DM says, "Aw, yeah, I meant"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Or, wait, Inspiration would be more thematically appropriate."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is that just a re-roll with a new d20?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] DM says, "it gives you advantage"

Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 5 = 17

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Isn't Favored more likely to succeed?)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Phew."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "That was close."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It was, but Inspiration was because of my chat with you and I'm on your back, and it's firing something at us."

DM exclaims, "The Korred curses, and suddenly burrows down into the Earth!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "That guy almost cast Light on us."

DM displays the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) KORRED/Q(7)

Rashawndra remembers he conversation with Vrak, and reaching in herself for extra reserves, manages to counter the Korred's spell!

DM says, "| Nothing is registered at initiative KORRED/Q."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "'7'?"

Vraklul advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I tell what I countered?"

DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

[slingergame] DM says, "Some sort of Conjuration"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "Also, I'll have you know that that's my *second* counterspell. The first was from the big blue dude."

[slingergame] Rashawndra grins.

[slingergame] DM says, "Which was also very helpful"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "It was!"

Shaborys rolls her eyes at her entourage, disenages again, and uses her full hasted speed to cross the bog and stand by the tree in the south. Then she shoots at M4.

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

[slingergame] Shaborys oh

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "So the Q didn't do anything?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(that we could see)"

Shaborys assumes that's a miss and uses her hasted action to try again.

[slingergame] DM says, "It gallantly ran away, away, or brave Q"

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

DM says (to Shaborys), "Yeah"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Presumably off to get reinforcements."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hunh."

Shaborys rolls 5 6-sided dice: 1 2 3 6 6 | 18 + 4 = 22

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "That was when you opted not to punch it with disadvantage."

DM says, "M4 dissipates into smoke"

Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) QUARION(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Right, but I presumed it was just hiding."

Quarion blasts the meenlock with the power of THUNDER

Quarion rolls 3 8-sided dice: 2 1 7 | 10

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "CON(14) save!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Maybe it is. It could be secretly plotting in the fog."

Quarion sends the meenlock flying backwards!

Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) RASHAWNDRA(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "This might be a good time to dismount."

Rashawndra converts a l2 spell slot into sorcery points, then uses them and a second l2 spell slot to cast twinned Ice Knife at M1 and M2!

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Attacks:"

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

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

DM exclaims, "That'S one hit!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Piercing damage for the hit:"

Rashawndra rolls 1 10-sided die: 3 | 3

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "whee"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Then 3d6 cold blast; save Dex(15) to avoid. Two of them:"

Rashawndra rolls 3 6-sided dice: 5 4 3 | 12

Rashawndra rolls 3 6-sided dice: 2 1 5 | 8

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(that don't overlap, sadly)"

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

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

[slingergame] DM asks, "SO M1 failed and takes 20 damage?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "No, just the 12 and the 3."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Had they been within 5' of each other, they'd have to save for both."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That first meenlock really sucks at this."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "He should take some lessons from the second one."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "The other one avoided everything."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(I think)"

Rashawndra says, "OK, thanks, Vrak; I'm... going to go hide now."

Rashawndra slides off Vrak's back!

Vraklul says, "Good call. I'm going to go do the axe-y thing some more."

Rashawndra exclaims, "Good luck! Have fun going fast!"

Rashawndra advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) MEENLOCK(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

DM says, "m1 is angry and shadow-steps towards Rush, but she is too far away"

Rashawndra . o O ( Whew )

DM says, "m2 takes a swing at Vrak"

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

DM says, "And then tries to save for slow"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Advantage."

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

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(When I use reckless attack, all attacks against me get advantage until my next turn.)"

DM says, "Still slowed"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(It is the tradeoff for me getting to attack with advantage.)"

DM exclaims, "M3 stumbles towards Quarion. Why won't this wizard die!"

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

Quarion uses the last shielding he had to block that!

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) VRAKLUL/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

Vraklul almost reflexively responds to the meelock's attack with one of his own! (recklessly)

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

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 8 = 10

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 2 | 2 + 7 = 9

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Reroll!"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(sigh)"

[slingergame] DM says, "snrk"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That was not my best reroll."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yup, I have to use the second roll."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I assume it's still pretty healthy after that."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 8 = 18

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13

[slingergame] DM says, "This is the atheltic one, who avoided the ice knife"

Vraklul exclaims, "Take *this*! And *this*!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, right. *That* guy."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So that's 8 from attack one; 13 from attack two."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Still up and swinging?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Kinda"

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Hit?"

DM says, "yeah"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And 14 from attack haste!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "*STill* standing!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Man!"

Vraklul can only swing his axe so many times!

Vraklul advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) KORRED/Q(7)

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11

[slingergame] DM says, "That was M3's WIS check"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

Shaborys shoots at M3.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Korred doesn't do anything?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, the Korred ran away too? Hunh."

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "It burrowed into the ground."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It disappeared into the earth last round, apparanetly to run."

Shaborys tries again.

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I was expecting it to pop back up on its turn with a surprise attack."

Shaborys rolls 5 6-sided dice: 1 4 2 5 4 | 16 + 4 = 20

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Me too"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I think it was near death and ran away."

[slingergame] DM says, "After Vrak tok 90% of his HP in one swing and you countered his spells, he was out of tricks"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Anyway, 20 points damage, and that's my move."

DM says, "Speaking of out of tricks, M3 is a goner"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It's almost like it had some kind of survival instinct."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yiss"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "You're still hasted!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I shot twice"

Shaborys advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) QUARION(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I also missed ;)"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "So did she. Ha ha! Hm!"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Hmpf. My joke."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So, OOC, I have very little magic left."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "But IC, you have tons, because you're a wizard rather than a physicist?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hahaha"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Might be a good time for cantrips, I guess."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'll save that level 2 slot and that level 4 slot for the boss."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, cantrips seem like the way to go, in case Q/K return."

Quarion hurls a mote of fire at the meenlock who is close enough to Rush that she is in danger!

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

Quarion rolls 2 10-sided dice: 5 3 | 8

DM exclaims, "hit!"

Quarion says, "LEAVE RUSH ALONE YOU ANNOYING FEY"

Quarion advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) RASHAWNDRA(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

Rashawndra just runs away, trusting Vrak to finish off the Meenlock, and figuring that 'having Vrak and Shaborys not taken out for a round as they recover' is a good idea.

Shaborys appreciates that, yes.

Rashawndra advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) MEENLOCK(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

DM says, "So M1 shadow steps to Vrak"

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

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

[slingergame] DM says, "sigh"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Miss!"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "shadowstepping looks a lot like the moon-walk"

DM says, "M2 shadow steps and tries to get to Stabby"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I assume shadow stepping means no AoO?"

[slingergame] DM says, "(It does not provoke an AoO)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(timing!)"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) VRAKLUL/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Shadowstepping isn't anywhere near as cool as thunderstepping, though."

[slingergame] DM says, "indeed not"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Nor as ice knife."

[slingergame] DM says, "shorter range, too"

Vraklul looks from the meenlock he *had* been attacking to the meenlock that's *now* next to him and shrugs. One's as good as another, he supposes.

Vraklul recklesses attacks it!

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

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 8 = 18

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(M1)"

DM says, "Still standing"

Vraklul asks (of Meenlock), "Would you just fall *down* already?"

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

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

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13

DM exclaims, "It obliges!"

DM advances the initiative: Shaborys(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) KORRED/Q(7)

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: SHABORYS(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

Vraklul, relieved, hurries over to M2, to try the same!

Vraklul backs up the initiative: SHABORYS(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

Vraklul backs up the initiative: SHABORYS(24) Quarion(18) Rashawndra(12) Meenlock(9) Vraklul/Q(8) Korred/Q(7)

DM says, "Oh"

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

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at DM), "Sorry to disappoint you with my outstanding competence!"

DM exclaims, "It dissipates! You are victorious!"

Shaborys woo!

DM clears the initiative.

DM says, "(afk real quick)"

Shaborys rushes over to the tree person thing.

Rashawndra rushes over to the tree, casting some healing on herself in the process.

Rashawndra rolls 1 8-sided die: 6 | 6 + 4 = 10

Vraklul says, "I guess those other two things decided they didn't want to mess with us after all."

Quarion is dizzy. Never has he used so much magic in a single fight...

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Did you drop Haste?"

[slingergame] DM says, "(back)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I'll keep it going for the 10 minutes, but we're probably pretty close to that."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Well, each combat round is six seconds. And you cast it after the combat started?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, hmm, I thought it was one minute/round."

DM says, "The tree seems fresher than the others. You can still make out an elven shape in it, his armor and his legs ovegrown with bark."

Vraklul follows Shaborys and Rush to the tree-man. "Can we help him? No, strike that. *How* can we help him?"

DM says, "A claymore, made of some strange dark metal, lies at the foot of the tree."

Shaborys asks, "Hello?"

Shaborys says, "(to the tree)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "If it's Polymorph, I can automatically dispel it at the price of a level 4 slot."

(From DM) The eye of the tree slowly opens. His eyes stare white and blank, unblinking in your general direction.

Shaborys asks, "Can we still save you? What happened?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Can you use Arcana or something to identify what's happening?"

DM asks, "Who are you? Where is the slave master?"

Shaborys says, "The dwarfish thing? It ran away."

Vraklul asks, "Do we need to find it in order to cure what it did to you?"

Tree says, "No, not the damn korred ... the quickling ... it's their eyes here. Please, I can't focus, and more are coming. You have to find Victor. We were split up. Victor has the compass."

Vraklul asks, "Quickling... is that the blurry thing?"

Rashawndra asks, "Eyes?"

Vraklul quietly curses himself under his breath for not attacking it when he had the chance.

Vraklul asks, "Who's Victor? *Where's* Victor?"

Quarion curses himself for not fireballing it out of existence first.

Rashawndra says, "Let's get this guy out of here. Hang on, this will use up every last bit of my magic..."

DM says, "We were split up, at the entrance to this accursed place. Arelee, fell, and Victor ran somewhere east, while I ran here, to draw away"

DM says (to rush), "What are you doing? We have tried for years to free the people trapped here and all we did has made it worse ..."

Rashawndra asks, "Will polymorph work?"

Rashawndra asks, "Or, rather, did you try polymorph?"

Rashawndra asks, "Might it work on you, since it's so recent?"

Tree There is a stone circle, somewhere here ... But whoever here controls the forest controls it, too.

Quarion says, "A stone circle..."

Vraklul asks, "How do you 'control' a group of rocks...?"

Rashawndra asks (of Vrak), "Maybe tactically?"

Tree says, "We build the compass to find it, but we were attacked ... Please, find Victor, he has the compass."

Quarion says, "We have no time to lose."

Rashawndra exclaims (at Tree), "You have to tell me if polymorph might work!"

Rashawndra asks, "Did you try it?"

DM says, "Around you, the shadows already thicken again."

Vraklul exclaims, "Right. Let's go east!"

Quarion exclaims, "Run! Run east!"

Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "We have to return where we came from."

DM says (to Rashwandra), "We are not creatures anymore, we are something different"

Vraklul says (to Rush), "Oh. Well, you're the tracker. I'll follow wherever you lead."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And polymorph only targets creatures?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Correct"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "How convenient for the DM."

Rashawndra sighs. "Well, crap. OK, we'll be back!"

Quarion exclaims, "Go go go!"

Rashawndra leads people back the way we came!

Vraklul follows!

Tree says, "Tell 'em M'arce send you!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(I assume: back to where the tracks split up?)"

Vraklul exclaims, "M'arce!"

Rashawndra asks, "Wait--you're M'Arce?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Sure!"

M'arce says, "I was."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I mean, that's what he's talking about."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "How appropriate that I'm listening to LOTR Khazad-dum ambiences."

Vraklul exclaims, "No'ku kil zil'nok ha tar!"

Rashawndra picks up the claymore, so the fey don't get it.

M'arce laughs weakily. "At least she is okay. If she send you, I hope what you are doing..."

Quarion says, "There's no other way. Nobody else but us."

Quarion says, "I have a good feeling about this."

Quarion follows Rush!

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "While we're following Rush, I'd like to inspect the claymore."

Rashawndra returns, faster this time, since we're just retracing our steps.

Rashawndra hands over the claymore to Vrak.

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "It's of elven make, with a slightly "wild" feeling to it. It's made from rough obsidian and is incredibly sharp."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Mmm. We'd need a short rest for me to actually identify what kind of magic it has, if any, right?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] DM asks, "How are we doing for time?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Then I'd like to do that the next time we take one."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm fine."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Well, let's get out of the forest at least."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Me too."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Yeah, I'm not in any rush to rest yet."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Or, *this* forest."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I really want to find the compass! (And I still have enough magic to do a lot of damage.)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(also, this basically means that following these tracks was the wrong thing to do, but hey.)"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "At least we distracted the meenlocks"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Was it? If we hadn't, we wouldn't have found M'arce."

[slingergame] DM says, "So, you follow the second set of tracks, and it leads you to a small lake on the edge of the forest."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I have almost zero magic, but a short rest won't help that."

[slingergame] DM asks, "er, not lake, a bog, I guess?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "It can be a lake if you say it's a lake!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It can be a shallow one."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, but I don't mean deep water, very shallow."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It could even be a pond."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "A pond!"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Don't let yourself get bogged down by trivial details. A pond it is!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So it's a part of the swamp where instead of really wet land, we now have really shallow water?"

[slingergame] DM says, "This pond has a tree in the middle of it, and a corpse is sitting in it."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It should be a copse with a corpse."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha."

Vraklul says, "Huh."

[slingergame] DM says, "However, the tree is surrounded by 5 or 6 giant crocodiles, who lie around, lazily sleeping."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "What the actual f***"

Shaborys hm.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is the corpse sitting on a branch? Like if someone climed the tree, then starved while waiting for the crocodiles to go away?"

Rashawndra asks (of party), "Maybe stealth, this time?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I still have enough magic to levitate someone."

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh giant crocodiles are quite common in any good fantasy swamp"

Vraklul says, "If you want me to be quiet, I'm going to have to take off my armor. But I can do that if you htink it's a good idea."

[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "A mixture of that and they seem to be covered in small, shrapnel like wounds"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oho."

Quarion says, "I've got enough magic for two more big spells. One of those could be a levitation spell."

Rashawndra asks (of Vrak), "Maybe have you hang back here, and send in Shaborys?"

Shaborys shrugs.

Rashawndra asks, "Like, shoot a rope into the tree, levitate Shaborys, she pulls herself in, gets the compass, pulls herself back out?"

Shaborys says, "Sounds good to me."

Quarion says, "Then we'll do that."

Quarion says, "Together."

Rashawndra blushes a little at people thinking her plan is a good idea.

[slingergame] DM asks, "What is the rope for again?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "For movement?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "For Shaborys to pull herself along."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Well, technically I can move her myself."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Unless levitate can move you itself?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Can't she move herself, or rather Q can move her?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "By 20ft per turn."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So 20ft per 6 seconds."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That's probably sufficient."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Whichever."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK, that'll be a lot more stealthy than shooting a rope at the tree."

Quarion says, "Perhaps we can skip the rope part. I can move Shaborys into position."

Rashawndra asks, "Unless... wait, Quarion-can you move someone directly with levitate? Or just up and down?"

Rashawndra says, "Oh, right, duh. OK."

Quarion asks (of Shaborys), "Ready?"

Shaborys nods!

Rashawndra says (to Shaborys), "Just take a rope with you in case you have to pull yourself out quickly."

Shaborys says, "Will d o."

Rashawndra scampers up a tree to hold onto the other end of the rope.

Quarion waves his hands, and magical energies fill the air around Shaborys! She rises into the air, levitating towards the tree gracefully.

DM says, "Okay, the first part of the plan goes over without a hitch: Shaborys floats slowly over the sleeping crocodiles and reaches the corpse. It balances kind of precariously on the branch. It holds the compass in its lap."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "quite the rope trick"

DM says, "Dex (15) to grab it"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Now for the corpse's initiative roll..."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "*mission impossible theme*"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Straight dex? Or sleight of hand? :D"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Does haste help with dex rolls?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Sleight of hand"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Only with dex saves."

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "w00t"

[slingergame] DM says, "All that practice looting corpses finally pays off"

DM says, "But on your way back ..."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yay"

Shaborys grabs the compass and pockets it.

DM says, " ... nothing happens."

Rashawndra silently cheers as Shaborys snatches the compass!

Quarion says, "We're got the compass."

DM says, "the compass is fashioned from a whole stone and is kind heavy. It's open and in it float a translucent feather."

DM says, "The feather doesn't point in any particular direction, though."

Shaborys does not, in that case, pocket it. Just holds it carefully in both hands on her way back.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm surprised she didn't loot anything else from the corpse."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Character development ;-)"

Vraklul gently blows on the feather.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Haha. I just didn't want to fuck this up and end up dinner for crocodiles."

[slingergame] (from Quarion) Crocodiles sad.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Though they look rather tasty and should be dinner for me."

[slingergame] (from Quarion) Crocodiles concerned for their own wellbeing.

DM says (to Vraklul), "As you blow on the feather, you hear a gentle voice in your head, that says "why do you want to find the circle of the seasons?""

[slingergame] DM says, "Baby needs a new pair of shoes"

Vraklul says (to Voice), "Oh, hi. Uh, we think it might help this guy M'arce who's being turned into a tree."

DM says, "The feather floats up and a few feet ahead of you."

Vraklul asks, "I... guess we go that way?"

Rashawndra says, "Assumig it doesn't lead us through the crocodiles."

Rashawndra pats Vraklul on the shoulder. "Good job getting that working."

Shaborys looks back wistfully at both the corpse and the crocs, but follows the others.

Vraklul says (to Rush), "Oh, thanks. But I think the voice did most of the work."

Vraklul asks, "...you guys *did* hear the voice, right?"

DM says, "So you follow the feather for about half a mile, leading you deeper into the swamp. The whole atmosphere of the place seems to get more oppressive, as if the trees and stones themselves hate you."

Shaborys hm? "What voice?"

Rashawndra asks, "No?"

Vraklul asks, "The one in the feather?"

Rashawndra asks, "Should we... rest first?"

DM says, "After half a mile, with no circle in sight, the feather floats back into the compass."

Rashawndra looks around.

Vraklul asks (of Feather), "Are we there now?"

DM says, "Also, you can never really shake the feeling of being watched."

Quarion says, "Maybe we're in the circle now."

Shaborys says, "Maybe it's underground."

Rashawndra asks (of Vrak), "Can you ask the compass?"

Quarion asks, "Do you see any tunnel in the ground? Any hidden passages?"

Vraklul gently blows again on the feather.

DM says, "There is no reaction from the compass at all."

Vraklul says (to Rush), "I guess not."

DM says, "(neither to any questions)"

Vraklul says, "But if nobody sees any clues, maybe this is a good time to take a short rest while we think about it."

DM says, "As you stand around for just a minute, the shadows around you already grow thicker."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And to give whatever the next combat encounter is a chance to attack us properly."

Vraklul says, "Maybe light a campfire, too."

Rashawndra asks (of Vrak), "Can I try?"

Vraklul exclaims, "Sure!"

Rashawndra takes the compass and blows on the feather.

A Voice says says, "why do you want to find the circle of the seasons?"

Rashawndra says, "To restore light to the forest."

DM says, "The feather floats up and leads you further."

Quarion says, "How... No matter. We must go on."

Rashawndra shrugs and follows.

DM says, "As you move on, you can already hear shambling sounds around you in the forest."

Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Did you hear the voice too?"

DM says, "After some while, the feather floats down again."

Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "I did. It asked me why I wanted to find the circle of the seasons."

Rashawndra hands the compass to Quarion.

Quarion takes it.

Quarion blows on the feather.

A Voice says says, "why do you want to find the circle of the seasons?"

Quarion says, "So that my father can come home again."

DM says, "The feather floats up and leads you further into the swamp, and then, quite some time, in some non-descript corner full of dead trees and spiderwebs, the feather floats down again,"

Shaborys sighs and puts out her hand.

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra RTA 'non-decrepit' at first.

Quarion gives Shaborys the compass.

Shaborys hesitantly blows on the feather.

Rashawndra smiles encouragingly at Shaborys.

A Voice says, "why do you want to find the circle of the seasons?""

Shaborys asks, "To stop the elves from killing each other?"

DM says, "The feather floats up and leads you further."

Vraklul ritually casts Speak With Animals while they walk the next leg of the journey.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Wait."

Shaborys eat a spider or two before she follows.

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Are *we* the seasons?"

Vraklul says (to Bloodfang), "Hey, boy. We might need your help."

Vraklul says (to Bloodfang), "*Master* might need your help."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "That's very deep. Also do we have our horses?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If we went back to where we entered the swamp, we probably retrieved them, I imagine."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I was hoping we did, but we didn't say."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "We look cooler on horseback, let's face it."

[slingergame] Shaborys paid a lot of money for those horses.

Vraklul says (to Bloodfang), "If he shows you a feather, can you blow on it? And if a voice asks you a question, can you answer it? It would really help Quarion, and the rest of us."

DM says, "And then finally, after maybe two hours hiking through the swamp, with everything muddy and damp, the feather leads you over a small slope. At the bottom is a small circle of clean stones, surrounded by blooming chrysanthemes. In it grows some green glass, which is an almost unreal contrast to the drapness around. The feather floats up again, over the circle and a yellow shimmer appears around the stones."

Shaborys oh hey.

[slingergame] DM asks, "You have the horses, but isn't speak with animals a ritual?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah. I was assuming we were walking for at least ten minutes."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "But maybe not?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, glass is supposed to be grass"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Besides, it seems like no more feather blowing is needed"

Rashawndra says (to DM), "Maybe in *your* house..."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "er, ilac"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "True."

Rashawndra walks up and places a hand on a stone.

Quarion says, "We've found it."

DM says (to rush), "It's warm."

Vraklul asks, "Alright! So, uh, what do we do now?"

Rashawndra says, "Quarion, I bet this is all you."

Quarion steps forward.

Rashawndra says, "Go on in, we'll follow or be close or say encouraging things or... something."

DM asks (of Quarion), "Into the circle?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "If I didn't have a low WIS, I would be suspicious now."

[slingergame] DM says, "Good thing Quarion has a low WIS too."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "haha"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, I'll take 'ominous GM quotes' for $400, Alex."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Is there any sign of tampering with the circle?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Because if someone's been controlling it..."

Quarion waves Detect Magic wand.

[slingergame] DM says, "I've just described it."

[slingergame] Shaborys goes afk for a few minutes.

[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "There's powerful Conjuration here."

Quarion says, "Conjuration... now that's familiar."

Quarion says, "This could be a portal of some sort."

Vraklul asks, "Is that good?"

Quarion says, "Or it could be bigger on the inside."

Quarion says (to Vraklul), "If we go in, it might be hard to get out again. Like that time with the Agony stone."

Quarion says, "But then again, we've made it here."

Vraklul says, "Huh, yeah."

Vraklul says, "You're saying that if it looks like you're in trouble, you want me to knock down the stones"

Rashawndra asks, "So... should we all go in together?"

Quarion says, "Of course we should. But maybe we need to be ready for whatever on the other side."

Vraklul draws Orcsbane.

Vraklul says, "I'm ready."

Rashawndra asks, "Can we take a rest *now*?"

Rashawndra says, "You'll get a spell back, we can heal a little..."

Vraklul says, "I'd be fine with that."

Quarion says, "A short rest. That works."

DM says (to rush), "You still feel like being watched, and as soon as you stand around for some time, the shadows thicken around you again."

Rashawndra says, "And if something attacks, we dart into the stones."

Vraklul says, "I was hoping to take a closer look at that sword anyway."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "How long is a short rest? 15 minutes?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "An hour."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "That's a lot."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Are we going to last an hour against the... watching?"

[slingergame] Vraklul shrugs.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "We do have Shaborys' weapon of warning."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Back"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But I don't know if this is the sort of threat that would help us against."

[slingergame] (from Quarion) Stabby's dagger has been going AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA the whole time.

[slingergame] Rashawndra afk a sec--whatever we decide is OK with me.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "We aren't sure if we can do a short rest."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "On the one hand, the DM seems to be warning us not to, which could mean that resting would be bad for the plot."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "On the other hand, he could just mean that it would be an unwise idea that would complicate our lives."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Quarion is a daredevil."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If the former, I'm against resting. If the latter, I'm all for it."

[slingergame] DM says, "Please imagine me doing the steepled fingers pokerface DM thing."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I think that unless the others stop me, I'd ultimately not want to wait for our enemies to come to us."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'd want to get the drop on them."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Works for me."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I have cantrips and a level 4 slot."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK, I'm happy to go with Quarion's decision."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "This is elfland, after all."

Quarion says, "My friends, I'm not going to wait for the shadows to attack. I'm going in. Together, we can strike first."

Vraklul exclaims, "Alright!"

Quarion exclaims, "We may be bloodied. But our head are unbowed!"

Quarion says, "(heads)"

Vraklul is still holding Orcsbane!

Quarion asks, "Are you with me?"

Shaborys says, "Yeah."

Vraklul exclaims, "Yes!"

Rashawndra grins and nods.

Quarion says, "Together to the end."

Quarion says, "Let's go."

Quarion steps towards the circle.

Vraklul follows right behind.

DM exclaims, "As Quarion steps into the circle, he disappears in a flash!"

DM exclaims, "As does Vrak!"

Rashawndra holds her hand out to Shaborys. "Together?"

Shaborys takes Rush's hand.

Rashawndra steps into the portal.

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

Shaborys walks in next to Rush.

DM says, "Two more flashes."

DM says, "Silence falls over the swamp."

DM says, "Bloodfang rolls up by the circle and waits."

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra asks, "It was 'disintigration'. Do you all want to roll up new characters?"

DM says, "TO BE CONTINUED"

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

DM asks, "It was 'disintigration'. Do you all want to roll up new characters?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Also yay."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Squeee!"

[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Yay"

Quarion says, "It was still worth it."

Quarion says, "Just for that moment of reckless heroic daredevilry."

[slingergame] DM says, "Everyone (who doesn't have it already) take some inspiration for that last scene. That was very sweet."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Whee!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Yay!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to GM), "Well, thanks again! This was fun."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Very!"

[slingergame] DM says, "I must say, though, I like these characters, and the setting, and the plot and everything, but combat continues to be a major drag for me."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Although in the future, I'm sensing that piggyback combat might *not* be the best approach."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Vraklul), "Heh."

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Do you want us to switch to FATE?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is there something about the combat itself that is a drag, or the fact that it takes forever, or...?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Yeah, I'm liking getting to use all our different neat abilities, and I'm liking getting to face different monsters with their own different neat abilities, but it's true that it does go kinda slow."

[slingergame] DM says, "Well, it's the fact that a) I'm bad at tactical planning and thinking 2) there is tons of tons to keep track off and keep in mind 3) and yeah, that it takes forever"

[slingergame] DM says, "I was also thinking about FATE, but I'm not sure that would be viable, in people's interest, or even a good idea."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I don't know if there are any tools that would help it go faster."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "*I* don't mind if you're bad at tactics ;-)"

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

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Personally, this session was tense and thrilling, in spite of all these drawbacks already mentioned"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "I do *like* the D&D 5e mechanics, including the crunchy combat mechanics. Aside from the slowness."

Shaborys goes east.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So on the whole, I'm definitely enjoying the combat."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Maybe we could just try to choose our actions more quickly?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But I admit I would enjoy it even more if we could fit the same amount of fun combat into a shorter time and have more time for other stuff too."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "The problem is that if you slow down and think about it, you do better."

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Hmm"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] DM says, "(And I'm glad it's not only me that sees this)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Maybe we should do more OOC chatter on other people's turns, to plan stuff out?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Like, while person A is taking a turn, person B can be kibbitzing with other people about what they should do next."

[slingergame] DM says, "The problem is, as welll, if we just have less combat, it just gets incredibly easy"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah, combat is an important component given the whole premise"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "All challenges don't have to be combat, of course. But that's what D&D is designed for."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I enjoyed the amount of combat we had in this session."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Have other D&D games on the MUD run into this problem?"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Me too!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I just would also have enjoyed more non-combat in *addition* to it."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Same."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "All D&D games everywhere run into this problem, I think."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Either you find it inherently fascinating, or you don't."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, but see, for me it was a major drag, because combat combines a lot of things I'm not that good at"

[slingergame] DM says, "I enjoy it as a player, a slot"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I don't think we've actually played a *lot* of D&D on the MUD, specifically."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to DM), "You could have us run the monsters."

[slingergame] DM says, "hee"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "There were a few short things (or things that got cut off) -- Whizzard's Mareilon game, and Matthew's 4e game and one that someone (I forget who) ran that I played a dwarf fighter in -- but the only long thing I can recall was Tomb of Horrors."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And that was pretty much just a straight dungeon crawl, so there wasn't anything about balancing combat versus RP."

[slingergame] Roger says, "it's mostly the DM really cracking the whip to keep the players moving, has been my experience"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(I actually am serious about us running the monsters. I'd be happy to run a few things not attacking me at the time, say.)"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Do we need to get the DM a +1 whip of haste?"

[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "I feel that would blur the line between players and DM too much"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Maybe a channel where we could suggest things for the monsters to do? Like, does it get to your turn and you're 'I have no idea what to do?' or what is the issue?"

[slingergame] inky says, "there are easy variants where players roll all the dice, but I don't know if that would help"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, you could have everyone roll the attacks against themselves."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Rush posits a good question -- what is it that you're finding to be a drag?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Well, the issue is, hm. I like the storytelling aspects of it. But the whole mechanical end of it in a way just, I don't know, bores me, I guess? Like, finding and building an encounter the group might have fun or be challenged by does not come easy to me."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hmm. Well, you've been doing pretty well at it so far, IMO."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I bet inky could help if it's the prep that's the drag."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Or Roger or others."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(she says, volunteering other people)"

[slingergame] DM says, "hee"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(or us, if that was OK with you)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "I think he's already made it clear that *we're* not good enough to help run the monsters."

[slingergame] DM says, "Indeed you are not, my little murderhobos"

[slingergame] DM says, "I must say I'm not enthusiastic about any of these ideas, but I don't have a good solution either"

[slingergame] DM says, "But also at 1am I'm usually at my grumpiest"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And yeah, in general, I have actually personally been finding the combat more interesting as time has passed."

[slingergame] DM says (to genericgeekgirl), "You've been silent on this :-)"

[slingergame] DM says, "(Also, which one-shot are we playing next week?="

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm out next week."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "There goes the Neighborhood."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So I think it's just you and Quarion."

[slingergame] DM says, "Ah well. Looks like I need to *gulp* go out on a Saturday."

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I could also see calling combats early, after the tide has shifted? Or just have the monsters run away sooner?"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "Me too."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, I did that here and there today"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Looks like our next game is on June 29, and then nothing for the three weeks after -- what about July 27 and/or August 3?"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "I knew it! Improvement!"

[slingergame] inky says, "there are ways to simplify the mechanics a bunch but they don't necessarily make running the thing more interestinfg"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I will be back after the 21st."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I am good for both of those days."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Me too."

[slingergame] DM says, "That's a bit far in the future, but nothing so far"

[slingergame] Roger says, "more generally, on occasion DMing has felt to me like running rats through a maze, and that hasn't been fun"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "But Taleslinger *likes* rats!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "But Tale *likes* rats!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Wow, timing."

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at roger), "These rats are on speed and can also fly!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "hahaha"

[slingergame] DM says, "But yeah, this was a fun session and what comes next was one of the first ideas I had for this group"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ooh."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Exciting!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "My own general GM style is to make up stuff not much that far ahead of the players, but I haven't GMed anything as crunchy as D&D in yonks."

[slingergame] DM says, "This would be much easier if it were FATE"

[slingergame] DM says, "(just planting that seed)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "We suggested that, and you said you didn't quite want to."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "He's just being coy."

[slingergame] DM says, "My feeling was you folks wouldn't like it"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I personally would welcome a wizard with even more freedom."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Without the annoyance of calculating radii and stuff."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "There would be an adjustment period, but I have both played and GMed a lot of FATE, and enjoy it."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(and you can make FATE a bit more crunchy if you want to retain some of that)"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "On the one hand, I do enjoy Fate. On the other hand, this is the first time I've gotten a chance to run a D&D character through the full gamut of levels..."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, you get character progression in D&D much more so than FATE."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, and interesting new class skills and stuff"

[slingergame] DM says, "As I said, it would loose something, but more freedom might be a good thing"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "I could maybe see taking your D&D character and translating it to FATE constantly? Like, instead of translating our characters to FATE and then moving to that system, we keep our D&D versions, level them up and continually translate them to FATE?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "I think the most FATE-ish version of D&D is something called Torchbearer, but I haven't actually played it myself"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Maybe keeping some acoutrements like HP and spell slots."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Worth considering. But I need sleep."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "That's an interesting idea."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, me too"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "zzz"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Sleep well!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "I mean, we have 2 weeks to think about this!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "goofnight"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "also, ggg will hasn't commented yet!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Three!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh yeah"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Three, unless you've become available on June 22 since I last-- quit sniping my comments!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Ha"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Goodnight, Disintegrated Friends!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Good night!"

[slingergame] Pip falls asleep at the kybroadr

[slingergame] Pip says, "swet drezma"

[slingergame] DM says, "hmm, drezma"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(alt: *we* have D&D characters, and the monsters are FATE.)"

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

Pip goes home.

[slingergame] inky says, "I think that is totally viable but I think it might end up feeling like cheating from the PC side"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "'DM rolls Good (+2) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 +1 | Great (+3)' 'My AC is 14. That's a miss.'"

[slingergame] inky says, "also, maybe worth talking about dungeon world"

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

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is DW one of those Apocalypse things?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "yes"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I don't know much about Dungeon World, but I assume it's a different set of rules of all its own?"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Because Apocalypse World feels *very* fail-y, to me. Moreso than D&D, oddly."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It feels like *if* we're moving away from the D&D rules, then I'm not sure there's any reason to pick something other than Fate to move toward."

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl asks, "What do I need to comment on?"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "I don't have time to recap right now."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to GGG), "If you would be sad if we moved away from the D&D rules."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And also 'how do you feel about D&D combat?'."

[slingergame] inky says, "dungeon world is a much more d&d flavored fate-esque game than fate - people have hp, you have stats, classes, etc"

[slingergame] inky says, "but it's definitely not d&d"

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And might have snappier combat."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I suppose one thing that distinguishes FATE fights from D&D fights is that in FATE, lots of things are controlled by the GM as a group, which might be workable."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Like, on the Meercat's turn (whatever they were actually called) the GM just rolls an attack roll and everyone near one defends."

[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And maybe they have a pool of HP, or something."

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "I think that's fine."

[slingergame] inky says, "like here, classes start around page 7: https://dungeon-world.com/downloads/Dungeon_World_Play_Sheets.pdf"

[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "I've played a thief (typecasting much) in DW"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah, doing one attack roll for the whole group seems like something we could do without even needing to move away from D&D."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And might speed things up."

[slingergame] inky says, "but you really still aren't getting the crunch of d&d"

[slingergame] inky says, "it's more like a crunchy flavor"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "'The Meerlocks attack Quarion, Shaborys, and Vraklul twice', then roll one attack roll and one damage roll, and all four attacks just use those."

[slingergame] inky says, "that's going to be swingier, which isn't necessarily a bad thing"

[slingergame] inky says, "but like what if it's a crit"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Mmm. True."

[slingergame] inky says, "but it might just make things more exciting"

[slingergame] Roger says, "as more of a fine-tuning thing it might be worth trying going back to not using a map and see if that improves anything"

[slingergame] inky says, "more randomness is generally considered bad for PCs but if this game follows the trend in mud rpgs where the general expectation is the PCs win all the time and the GM balances appropriately, then it might not matter"

[slingergame] Roger says, "hey I drove my last set mostly insane! Which was fun."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Roger), "Hmm. Personally, I felt like using a map improved things."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "It made it a lot clearer to me what was going on."

[slingergame] Roger says, "ok"

[slingergame] inky says, "it might be more fiddly to update all the time (if that happens), but maybe it's still a net win if it saves players asking questions"

[slingergame] Roger says, "on the other other hand, maybe the urge to fiddle with D&D mechanics is a phase that every DM goes through"