[slingergame] Bert says, "Log on."
Vraklul says, "'finger taleslinger' says he's on vacation."
DM exclaims, "What a lazy bum!"
DM says, "Hello, fantasy kids"
Shaborys says, "Hello."
Quarion says, "Hello, fantasy adult"
DM asks, "So, are there any lingering questions or other stuff we should talk about beforehand?"
Quarion asks, "Weren't we about to die?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I have strategies to talk about."
[slingergame] DM says, "Go ahead"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Should I do it OOC, or should we move aside and do it IC?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Do we have the opportunity to do it IC?"
[slingergame] DM says, "I mean, that depends on how excessive you want to dit"
[slingergame] DM says, "+o, + space"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "We could probably go back down the tree a ways?"
[slingergame] DM says, "That works"
Vraklul holds up his hand. "Wait!"
Hunter arrives at home.
Vraklul says, "Maybe we can figure out another way to deal with our problem."
Vraklul says (to Team), "Let's go back down a ways and reconsider things."
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Wait? That's my mother's name! Why did you say that!"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "lololol"
Rashawndra nods.
Old One says, "Very well"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "We found the password!"
Vraklul climbs back down a little ways to a branch they can sit on and talk.
(From DM) He gestures his cronie to let go of Quarion and they all take a step back.
Quarion dusts himself, still pissed.
Shaborys follows, with a "I'm watching you" glare at the old one and his friends.
Vraklul says (quietly, to the team), "So I think there are a few ways we can try to tackle this."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Quarion is subtle, and quick to anger"
Vraklul says, "Just 'talking' didn't work. And 'just push through and fight if we have to' is always on the table, but I want it to be a last resort."
Rashawndra says, "That makes sense."
Rashawndra says, "I can polymorph up to two of them, and leave them behind..."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Vraklul says, "Just 'talking' didn't work. And 'just push through and fight if we have to' is always on the table, but I want it to be a last resort.""
Vraklul asks, "Since he doesn't really want to fight us, there's a chance he might be willing to let us incapacitate them somehow. Do you think they'd consider letting us tie them up first to count as breaking their vow?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "And Vrak wonders why he was bullied in Barbarian school"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Hee."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yeah, I'm pretty much the worst barbarian ever."
Vraklul says, "I guess probably not."
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Maybe, but you're my favorite!"
Vraklul says, "So another idea is, like Rush said: maybe we can incapacitate them even without their permission."
Shaborys hmms.
Vraklul says, "Polymorph, sleep spells, anything else like that."
Rashawndra says, "We could try to sneak past them, too."
Rashawndra says, "But they found us pretty easily the first time."
Vraklul says, "We weren't trying that hard to sneak the first time, though."
Vraklul asks, "Maybe we could teleport past?"
Rashawndra says, "Or we could... will another path into existence? I'm not sure how similar this place is to the Void, but it seems to have a certain... plasticity."
Vraklul asks, "Or create a distraction to help us get by unnoticed? Or invisibility or something?"
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Doesn't Shaborys have invisibility?"
Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "Ooh. Let's try that right now!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I do"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Quarion), "Does your Thunderstep affect just you, or can you bring others along?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "One willing person at a time"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "He took me with him that one time."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And it only makes a BOOM in the place you're coming *from*, not the one you're going *to*, right?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yep"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "So that's two of you, I can be invisible, and then there's.. one more."
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Rush can polymorph herself!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Yes!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh yeah"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "We can say this IC ;-)"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "I assume that trying to will a path did nothing?"
Rashawndra turns to the canopy, and thinks about needing a way around the Old One and Friends, and walks out on a branch, pushing through some leaves.
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, that feature is void-only."
Rashawndra gets out to the edge of a branch, peers down, sighs, and comes back.
Quarion asks, "So, sneaking past, that's the new plan?"
Vraklul asks, "Assuming that doesn't work, I know Shaborys is really good at being sneaky. And Quarion, you've got that boom-jump magic, right? Can you take one of us with you with that?"
Quarion exclaims (at Vraklul), "Thunder Step? I can cast that, sure!"
Rashawndra asks, "How far does that work?"
Vraklul says, "OK! Then that takes of three of us -- we just need a way for Rush or me to get by..."
[slingergame] DM says, "You need to see the goal"
Rashawndra says, "I could polymorph myself..."
[slingergame] DM says, "but Quarion can easily see up to a higher branch"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yep"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "And I can use multiple teleports if needed (they're level 3 slots)"
Vraklul exclaims, "Perfect!"
Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "You can fly, too, right?"
Quarion says (to Rashawndra), "Levitate. It's slow."
Quarion says, "And doesn't last that long."
Rashawndra says, "Ah, OK."
Quarion says, "No, teleportation is my ticket."
Vraklul exclaims, "So as far as the tree dudes will know, we climbed down here, there was some kind of loud explosion, and when they come looking to see what happened, we're already long gone!"
Rashawndra asks, "Levitate up as far as you can, then teleport?"
Quarion says, "Hm, that could work too."
Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Why is levitating more helpful than just climbing?"
Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "If that helps him see further."
[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "No need."
Rashawndra looks up. "Though I guess we can see far enough from here as it is...
Vraklul says, "Alright, I think we've got a plan. Shaborys and Rush should probably go first, and then once they're clear of the blast zone, Quarion and I will step past."
Shaborys says, "All right."
Rashawndra asks, "I thought Quarion was carrying me? Or is Shaborys carrying me?"
Shaborys asks, "I cannot carry anyone... I thought you would polymorph and slip by?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "I thought you were going to be flying or climbing. What did you plan to polymorph into?"
Vraklul asks (of Rush), "I thought you were going to be flying or climbing. What did you plan to polymorph into?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(I was assuming something like a bird or a squirrel.)"
Rashawndra says, "I thought I could polymorph mysel into something tiny like a bug and go in Q's pocket."
Rashawndra says, "But I could fly, sure."
Vraklul says, "Oh, I hadn't thought of that! Rush the pocket mouse."
Rashawndra says, "I mean, if we just want me to fly, Shaborys could ride *me*."
[slingergame] DM | You can also teleport one willing creature of your size or smaller who is carrying gear up to its carrying capacity.
Rashawndra says, "I mean, as a bird. Like that. Um."
Shaborys says, "That would be.. not sneaky."
Rashawndra says, "Yes."
Vraklul says, "Yeah, I think if you're going to be seen, you should be something they won't be suspicious of."
Vraklul says, "But I like your pocket idea even better."
Rashawndra says, "So I'll go in Shaborys's pocket."
Vraklul exclaims, "Perfect!"
Shaborys says, "Sure. Heh."
Rashawndra says, "Since the teleport would probably leave me behind if he's already carrying Vrak, no matter what size I am."
Quarion says, "True."
[slingergame] DM says, "heh"
[slingergame] DM asks, "So, Stabby and Rush go first, right? Invisible, and Rush in the pocket?"
[slingergame] DM says, "sigh. afk"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yup."
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "rats?"
[slingergame] Alex says (to Quarion), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that rats are good pets."
Shaborys asks, "All right. So Rush turns into something tiny and I put her in my pocket. Then I turn invisible and sneak back up, and maybe wait until the boom to take advantage of the distraction to continue?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Good Alex."
Rashawndra says (to Shaborys), "If things go sideways for us, I'll unpolymorph and then Haste us both."
Vraklul exclaims, "Sounds great!"
[slingergame] DM says, "No, phone calls. Rats are behaving for once."
DM exclaims (at Shaborys), "Roll it!"
Rashawndra concentrates, and disappears! Then you realize that there's a small blue and gold spider where she was standing.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Will she get advantage, from the thunderclap distraction?"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Roll.. ? The sneak after we get settled?"
[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Wait, I see a gold spider. Who's seeing a blue spider?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I already have advantage on sneak."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, heh, excellent."
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra exclaims, "Ha!"
Shaborys scoops up the spider and puts it safely in a pouch.
[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "I thought you wanted to sneak closer and then wait for the boom?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul briefly read that as 'mouth'.
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Invisible first, though."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "And then sneak."
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah. Roll with advantage."
Rushpider waves her forelegs.
Shaborys quietly says an incantation, tosses an eyelash in the air, and disappears.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 10 = 15
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 10 = 12
Shaborys climbs back up the tree a bit, as quietly as possible, careful not to rustle leaves.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(That's a total of 25, isn't it? Nice.)"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "What?"
DM says, "Stabby climbs up and gets in position on a branch away from the Old One and his friends. A small twig snaps under her foot ..."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "It's a 15"
DM says, "... one of the Tree folks looks ..."
DM says, "... and then shrugs it off."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh! Er. I'm stupid and should be ignored."
Shaborys holds still.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(I mean, not *always*. But right now at least.)"
[Crows-Nest] Rushpider ignores Vrak saying to ignore him.
DM says, "Shaborys is in position."
Shaborys waits.
Quarion exclaims (at Vraklul), "Take my hand if you want to teleport!"
Vraklul holds Quarion's hand!
Quarion opens up a hole in reality and blips through!
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I tried this in 40k and ended up with 94 corruption points. True story."
DM says, "There is a thunderous boom! The tree people look down the tree, confused and alarmed. The old one makes a calming gesture towards them and climbs down to investigate."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Ha ha. Did it let you get any cool new mutations?"
DM says (to Shaborys), "Another stealth to get past them."
Shaborys waits until the old one leaves, and then attempts to sneak further past the others.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 10 = 21
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 10 = 18
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I turned into a ferret-man with maggots for blood, spitting fireballs."
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Ew."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Nice!"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "I mean, the maggots not so much. But the rest sounds great!"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(Just watch out for insectivore vampires.)"
DM says, "Shaborys sneaks past all the tree folks and climbs the tree higher up and you all reunite a few dozen feet up the tree."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Fortunately for the Imperium, I shortly afterwards confronted a Dark Mechanicus and killed him with my connection to the Emperor before ascending to the 40k equivalent of Valhalla"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "(ie my character died but it was epic and spectacular)"
Vraklul waits for Shaborys, who is probably already here, but he can neither see nor hear her.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Also, this all gives me an idea for an RPG mechanic:"
Shaborys carefully sets the spider on a branch, amused as it pops back into visibility before she does.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "A game where dramatic failure is always an option, and where you can earn two different kinds of XP: one for succeeding at stuff, and one for failing in a cool way."
(From DM) From further down, you hear the deep, slow voice of one of the tree people: "But what was that, master?" And you can hear the smile in the Old One's voice as he says, "Well, it looks like we've been tricked."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "With two separate lists of things that you can buy with them."
Shaborys pops back into sight, riiiiiight behind Vrak.
[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "That's kinda like FATE, though?"
Shaborys whispers, "Boo."
Rushpider climbs up on Vrak instead, just in case more stealth is needed, and since the spell lasts an hour.
Vraklul almost shouts! But then he remembers he was expecting that and catches himself in time.
Shaborys grins.
Vraklul silently points further up the tree?
Shaborys nods and gestures for the others to go.
Shaborys will take up the rear.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to DM), "Fate doesn't have separate XP for failure that can only be spent on failure stuff... at least, not out of the box."
Vraklul takes the lead, then.
Quarion is right behind.
DM says, "So you climb further. and further."
DM says, "After around 30 minutes of more climbing, something changes. You arrive on another level of the canopy, and the thick branches here are covered in some sorth of white, sticky , pulsating balls. There are 3 or 4 of them."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "..."
Shaborys resists the urge to poke one.
DM says, "They are about the size of a soccer ball."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Who stops Vraklul from touching them?"
[slingergame] Rushpider asks, "'covered' with just 3 or 4?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Quarion), "A football."
Shaborys glares at Vrak if he even makes a motion to do so.
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "heh"
[slingergame] DM says (to Rushpider), "yes, yes"
Vraklul reaches for one curiously, but notices Shaborys' look and stops, with some disappointment.
[slingergame] Rushpider asks, "I'm just trying to figure out the logistics. There could be more in the background, but 3-4 right here?"
Vraklul asks (of Shaborys), "Do you think they're bad?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Not, it's just 3 or 4."
[slingergame] Rushpider says, "OK, cool."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "We can just walk past."
Shaborys says, "I don't know. But we should probably leave them alone if possible."
Vraklul says, "Oh. OK."
[Crows-Nest] (from Vraklul) DM says, "So you ignore the four instant-levelling orbs and move on up the tree..."
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Heh"
[slingergame] DM asks, "So you climb past?"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Yeah?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah."
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "I for one shall ignore them. Our quest is paramount! Evil cannot remain unpunished!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I bet they're hiding in the balls :D"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Or something."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I mean, if they start crying out to us in the voices of dying children or something, I'll probably stop."
DM says, "And as you continue to climb, you notice that the canopy right above you is extremely thick, so you can't see further up. There is a small opening to climb through, though, covered in spiderwebs."
Shaborys oh.
Vraklul asks, "Eggs?"
Rushpider perks up.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha ha ha."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "https://twitter.com/psybermonkey/status/1050097939069194240?s=20"
Quarion exclaims, "Spiders. We've dealt with spiders before. Undaunted, we shall pass!"
Shaborys nods.
Rushpider crawls down from Vrak and makes her way to the spiderwebs.
Shaborys says, "Don't get eaten, please."
Rushpider waves a leg airily.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Where's Wanda when you need her?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Hey, you're missing an s"
Rushpider tests the strands to see which ones are sticky and which ones are safe.
DM says (to rushSpider), "As you test one of the strands, it's not exceptionally sticky, but with your spider senses, you can feel it so of vibrate and send a message further up."
DM says, "Like a warning system."
DM says, "But nothing further seems to happen, for now."
Rushpider checks to see if she can take out key strands here and there, and/or move them, to make enough space to get past.
[slingergame] DM says, "Hm."
[slingergame] Rushpider asks, "I have half an hour, I guess?"
[slingergame] DM asks, "I'd say that's ... Stealth? Nature, maybe?"
[slingergame] Rushpider says, "Before I look at what I have, I am going to say nature makes more sense ;-)"
[slingergame] DM says, "heh"
[slingergame] DM says, "Fair enough"
[slingergame] Rushpider says, "(OK, they're both the same, at +2)"
[slingergame] DM says, "No, sorry, now it has to be Nature. :-)"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "That reminds me of something interesting that I read about ability checks. (Pure kibbitzing while I wait on Rush. Not intending to influence/alter anything happening right now.)"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Specifically, that that's what they are: *ability* checks, not skill checks."
[slingergame] Rushpider asks, "Is there anything I can do to get advantage on the roll? 'Taking my time', perhaps?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I.e., it's a strength check, or a dex check, or a wis check primarily. And then *secondarily*, there's the question of 'does one of your proficiencies also happen to apply on top of that?'."
[slingergame] Rushpider says, "(Feel free to say 'no' ;-)"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(Where that proficiency might be a skill. Or it might be a tool proficiency or something.)"
[slingergame] Rushpider says, "At any rate, here's one Nature roll:"
Rushpider rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 2 = 16
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "So it's not 'make a stealth check' so much as 'make a dex check, and you can apply any stealth proficiency you might have'."
[slingergame] DM says, "Sure, have advantage."
Rushpider rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 2 = 10
[slingergame] Rushpider exclaims, "16 it is!"
DM says, "You carefully cut some of the strands and now have a big enough hole for you to climb further up."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(Anyway, I thought that was interesting. Both the fact that that's how the rules are and the fact that I don't think much of anyone actually plays it that way.)"
Rushpider waves at the others to follow.
Vraklul thumbs ups! Then continues climbing.
Quarion ascends.
Shaborys follows behind Quarion.
Rushpider climbs up on Quarion this time, just to spread things out.
Shaborys looks around warily, watching for giant spiders.
[slingergame] Rushpider says, "Assuming the spider encounter was pre-planned, I am very amused that I *was* a spider, purely randomly, at the time."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "This is the Feywild. It could be that *IC* there are only spiders here because you were a spider."
[slingergame] Rushpider exclaims, "True!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "So we could have been attacked by giant mice for a change"
[slingergame] (from Vraklul) DM takes notes.
DM says, "So, Rush, you go through first. On the next level of canopy, you see 5 creatures. 3 of them are huge, spiderlike creatures, with long, eel-like neck and cruel, insectoid faces. The fourth one is a humanoid creature, but larger, with a mandibles, insect-face, covered in some sort of carape. Lastly, there is a small, creature, smaller than a gnome, nervouls standing near the trunk of the tree. First you think its face is covered with some sort of growth, but then you realize it has a single eye, growing out right above its nose, but it looks wrong somehow, like some sort of growth, or cruel anatomical joke."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does that mean it's missing the other two eyes?"
[slingergame] Rushpider asks (of DM), "Am I correct in thinking none of these guys looks like the thing we're supposed to be following?"
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "The one is growing out, sort of covering the eye area."
[slingergame] DM asks (of rushSpider), "Who do you think you are following?"
[slingergame] Rushpider says, "Something quick."
[slingergame] Rushpider says, "And a thing that was with it."
[slingergame] Rushpider says, "But I have lost the details in the intervening months ;-)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The quickling and the... other one."
[Setting the zoned flag.]
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Korred."
[slingergame] DM says (to Rushpider), "The small, nervous thing with the weird eye sounds like the description of a quickling you had."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does anyone remember what we planned to *do* with it when we found it?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Kill it? I don't know."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I don't remember too far back."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "What was its deal? Capture it and make it talk?"
[slingergame] Vraklul | DM asks, "Who are you? Where is the slave master?"
[slingergame] Vraklul | 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."
DM says, "One of the spider-things moves towards the opening, where Rushspider sits and Vrak is about to climb through."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So we need the quickling to cure M'Arce."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I don't know if killing it will break the spell, or if we need to make it do something."
[slingergame] Rushpider deletes the thing she was about to type.
Vraklul is presumably unaware of this, and will continue on through (with appropriate but not exccessive caution) if not stopped.
Rushpider rushes back to Vrak, frantically tapping his toe and waving her legs.
Rushpider makes a shooing motion back away from the webs.
Vraklul looks to Quarion and Shaborys with a confused look on his face.
Rushpider scoots past Vraklul.
DM says, "The spider thing looks right at Vraklul."
Shaborys probably doesn't see this, from where she is. Just wonders why we're not moving.
DM says, "And looks very deeply at him ..."
Vraklul puts one hand on Spidersbane.
DM says, "So deep that Vrak better make a WIS(14) save"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 1 = 4
[slingergame] Quarion says, "nooo"
[slingergame] Shaborys oof.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Can you do Inspiration after a roll?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or does it have to be before?"
Rushpider schlorps back to Rashawndra. "Three huge spider creatures, a large humanoid, and a think I think is the quickling, just ahead!
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "I think so? Isn't that the whole point?"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I don't remember!"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 1 = 14
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Close shave"
Rashawndra casts Haste on Vrak and Shaborys!
DM says, "We better roll Initiative here"
Shaborys clears the initiative.
DM exclaims, "The spider hisses angrily "The prey resists!"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 4 = 18
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 4 = 18
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at DM), "So if you're allowed to call for Inspiration after the roll, then I've used it, and talking to Rush about feelings has saved me from being spidertized!"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 2 = 20
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 2 = 18
Rashawndra registers Rashawndra at init 18.
Vraklul registers Vraklul at init 20.
Shaborys registers Shaborys at init 18.
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, as Rush said, otherwise it would defeat the point. Like, I havent looked it up, but I am pretty sure it works this way.,"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "That makes sense."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at DM), "Then it does now!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(Shaborys, not me, but yes.)"
DM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 0 0 0 | Great (4)
[slingergame] Shaborys says (to DM), "We look nothing alike!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Sigh. every time."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 3 = 8
DM registers N at init 8.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "You had a better roll the first time!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 1 = 9
DM registers UH at init 9.
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of DM), "Can you use lower case letters?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It's easier to tell when it's their turn."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 6 = 15
DM registers Q at init 15.
DM removes N from the initiative list.
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 1 = 3
DM registers n at init 8.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I assume these are initials, but I'm presently imagining that these are generic unknown quantities. X, N, and the speechless 'uh...'"
Quarion registers Quarion at init 3.
DM removes UH from the initiative list.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yay thanks"
DM registers uh at init 9.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yay."
DM registers q at init 15.
DM displays the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) Q/q(15) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
DM removes Q/q from the initiative list.
DM registers q at init 15.
DM displays the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) q(15) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "It's the dreaded quhn!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Can I safely assume that Vrak is aware IC that the spider thing just did something to him that he was able to resist?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I mean, the spider *said* so."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It's up to you to decide if you understood ;-)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Right-o."
[slingergame] DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NM6pAgJGs2IWEnAZgi6dJfc3mce5NPPqTXxXYdPujEo/edit?usp=sharing"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Whoa"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "woo, are these branches with space inbetween them?"
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "Yes, you felt something grasping at your mind, trying to take it over. Like someone explaining something complicated to you, but meaner"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ooh."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Is the green where we're coming up?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, the brown things are branches, the green square is where you come through."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Timing"
[slingergame] DM says, "Indeed"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "N3 is the spider who likes me?"
[slingergame] DM says, "So, Vrak is first so he holds nobody up. Hmpf."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"
[slingergame] DM says, "(afk very briefly)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Did I get Haste off, or not yet?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Should I place myself on the green or next to it?"
[slingergame] DM says, "You start your turn in that square."
[slingergame] DM asks (of rush), "Hm?"
Vraklul rages! Then he pulls himself up and away from the hole, grabs Spidersbane with both hands, and recklessly swings at the creature that tried to mind-wedgie him.
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 7 = 26
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 7 = 12
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Assuming that hits:"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 10 | 10 + 6 = 16
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "16 slashing damage!"
DM says, "Sorry, yes"
Vraklul then swings again!
[slingergame] DM says, "Ah, good old Spiderbane"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13
[slingergame] DM says, "I assume you brushed the cobwebs off it"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Of course. It's been strapped right there to my back the whole time!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is 16 a hit?"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 10 | 10 + 6 = 16
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Another 16 slashing damage!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Did Rush haste anyone yet?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "We were trying to figure that out."
[slingergame] DM says, "It wasn't her turn yet, so I'd say no."
Vraklul adds Vraklul with AC 17.
Vraklul advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) q(15) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
Vraklul advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) RASHAWNDRA/SHABORYS(18) q(15) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "It was right before you called initiative, though"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Anyway, she can do it now then"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to DM), "I typed 'casts Haste on Vrak and Shaborys' and then you said, "We should roll for initiative.""
[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, sorry, that got lost in the noise. Sure, you're hasted."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yiss"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "w00t."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Oho!"
Vraklul backs up the initiative: VRAKLUL(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) q(15) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Haste attack!"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 7 = 21
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 1 | 1 + 6 = 7
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Reroll!"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 3 | 3 + 6 = 9
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "re-roll!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Thanks! :)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "timing ;-)"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "9 slashing!"
Vraklul advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) RASHAWNDRA/SHABORYS(18) q(15) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
Vraklul adds Vraklul with AC 19.
Shaborys adds Shaborys with AC 17.
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "It's dead!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Shaborys), "Go ahead first."
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Is there some way I can scramble around/past Quarion?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Athlethics! Or Acrobatics, I forget which one is Dex."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or shove him on ahead?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Acrobatics is DEX"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 4 = 16
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah, that's probably more your forte."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Athletics is actually +4 :D"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I mean +5"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "But I presume a 16 is good here?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Sure"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "And N3 is gone?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Also sure"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Oh, it's dead?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woo."
Shaborys climbs over Quarion and pops her head out of the hole cautiously. She scrambles up and heads to the center of that area and takes aim at Q, more in hopes of incapacitating it than killing it, I guess.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 7 = 23
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So, OOC:"
DM exclaims, "That hits!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm thinking that possibly the eye is a parasite, and that if we can kill/remove it, the humanoid underneath might be willing to help us."
Shaborys rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9
DM exclaims, "It is hit, but not yet down!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Hm, welll you'd have to tell us that, because I'm going to shoot the Quickling again."
Shaborys does so.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 7 = 12
Shaborys misses?
[slingergame] DM says, "Whoops, sorry, your attack had disadvantage"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "oh!"
Vraklul exclaims, "Don't kill it! We might need it to break the spell on M'arce!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Take the 12, I guess, which I presume misses."
Vraklul asks, "Maybe just shoot that evil eye thing on its face?"
[slingergame] DM says, "So we'll say the first attack missed since it was 23/12"
[slingergame] DM says, "Gotcha."
Shaborys says, "Ok!" and turns to shoot at the UH with her second attack.
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Also disadvantage?"
[slingergame] DM says, "no. It's just that the Quickling is REALLY fast."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ah"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 7 = 27
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ooh"
[slingergame] DM says, "Nice"
Shaborys rolls 26-sided dice: 3 | 3 + 4 = 7
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "A 26-sided die?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And you got a 3?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "I feel that there might have been a hint about that we could have spotted ahead of time. Maybe something about its name..."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oops"
[slingergame] DM says, "he he"
Shaborys rolls 2 6-sided dice: 6 6 | 12 + 4 = 16
DM goes east.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "2d6, not d26"
DM arrives from the east.
Shaborys scoots back into a corner and lets Rush go.
Rashawndra twins ray of Frost at Q and UH!
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "At Q:"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 7 = 20
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 7 = 19
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(assuming disadvantage)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And at UH:"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15
[slingergame] DM asks, "What do they roll again?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It's just and attack."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "er, an attack."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(Ice knife they roll a save vs. the explosion)"
[slingergame] DM asks, "So which save do they roll?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(but ray of frost slows them down, which I feel is more important here)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "They don't get a save; it's just an attack vs. AC."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "'ranged spell attack against the target'"
[slingergame] DM says, "Ah. so 1) attack against Q = hits 2) Attack against UH = hits 3) hits neither"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Do I not have disadvantage on spell attacks?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think 1) and 2) were the attack against Q with disadvantage."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And 3) was the attack against UH."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Why is everyone attacking me, d'uh!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Ah, sorry, my bad."
[slingergame] DM says, "So Q is hit, but UH is not"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Got it!"
Rashawndra rolls 2 8-sided dice: 4 8 | 12
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It takes 12 damange, and its speed is slowed by 10 until my next turn."
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, it's knocked out."
[slingergame] DM says, "The world's biggest icicle."
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "That's pretty slow!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."
[slingergame] DM says, "Yay"
Rashawndra ducks back down and moves out of Quarion's way on the lower level.
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Whoever is changing that on the map also needs to change the 'Q' to an 'S'."
Rashawndra advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) Q(15) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(For 'Slowling'.)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Look, that's the best I've got here, OK?)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Hee"
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "How about 'Sluggard'?"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Oh, wait, I've got it!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Eyecicle!"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yay!"
DM removes q from the initiative list.
DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) UH(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
DM exclaims, "The umber hulk moves over to the Q, picks him up and jumps down!"
Shaborys says, "Hey! No!"
DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) N(8) Quarion(3)
DM says (to Shaborys), "One of the Spider-things stares intently at you."
DM says, "(WIS14 save)"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3
Shaborys oof.
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "We're in the Spider-verse now"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Uh.. gonna use my own inspiration that I've been holding on to"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Nope"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "By the way, did we get a long rest since the last time we took damage? I feel like we probably did."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "We did."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Thanks! (I had forgotten to remove it from my character sheet.)"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
[slingergame] DM says, "ilaw"
DM says, "Hm, since the other one the other spider can see, I guess Vrak's turn again"
DM says (to vrak), "WIS(14) save"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 1 = 15
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "And both of them climb down the tree!"
[slingergame] DM says, "(As their move)"
[slingergame] DM says, "(one sec)"
[slingergame] DM says, "So this is one level down"
[slingergame] DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UeEKF1Kj3Hn4r9v_FN1VFmcmIg1Bgjs-N7_M1Nh8xTs/edit?usp=sharing"
[slingergame] DM says, "With Rush and Q being somewhere near the opening"
DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) n(8) QUARION(3)
[slingergame] Quarion says, "A new dimension to gaming."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "The N's are on this level now, too?"
[slingergame] DM says, "3d gaming? It'll never catch on"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ooh."
[slingergame] DM says, "there they are"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "So I see some creature carrying off something which looks like the quickling we're looking for!"
[slingergame] DM says, "That, or the world's biggest icicle"
Rashawndra exclaims (at Quarion), "That's the quickling we've been looking for!"
Rashawndra says, "I managed to freeze it."
[slingergame] Quarion asks (of GM), "Do you think i could levitate the icicle to a point where the umber hulk wouldn't be able to take it down with him?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "The other option is slow."
[slingergame] DM says, "Hm, if you get it out of his grasp, sure"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Wait, Slow is much better."
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Or is it?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Go for it."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "We'll find out ;-)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It can't run away as fast if it's slowed."
Quarion slows down time in the vicinity of the umber hulk and the spider nearest to it (over an volume of 40 cubic feet)!
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Nice!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "WIS (14) everyone"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Coz I'm the WISard"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Wait, 40 cubic feet?"
DM rolls 1 2�-sided die: 2 | 2 + = 2
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 1 = 6
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Isn't that less than one 5x5x5 cube?"
[slingergame] DM says, "They are both very much slowed"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "The first didn't actually roll a die?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh, wait, no."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha."
[slingergame] DM asks (of Vraklul), "I think it means 40 ft in any direction?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Carry on!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "Oh, that's much better."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "Also, they're closer than 5x5 to each other."
[slingergame] DM says, "Speaking of slow, someone is slow to advance the intitiative"
Quarion advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
Quarion advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Do I need any kind of climbing checks to chase these guys?"
[slingergame] DM says, "No, but you have your climbing speed"
Vraklul sprints off after the umber hulk!
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Oh wait, before we do that!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "35 feet to the space they vanished from. I assume it's five feet down? Which would be ten feet of movement..."
[slingergame] DM says (to Q&R), "You both make a CHA(15) save"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 5 = 16
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Assuming I land on the same space (9P), that's five more feet to be next to them, 50ft. With Haste, that's trivial for me!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Because the umber hulks gaze is really confusing"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "By which I mean, it gives you confusing feelings..."
Vraklul recklessly attacks the umber hulk, in the hope that he'll drop the Eyecicle!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16
Rashawndra sees the Uber Hulk's gaze, but it's no more confusing than trying to convert human earrings to match her horns.
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "I passed my CHA(15)!"
[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Yay!"
[slingergame] DM asks (of Vrak), "16/15?"
[slingergame] DM says, "That's a miss."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "16 for my attack roll."
Vraklul tries again!
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 7 = 23
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Hit!"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 10 | 10 + 6 = 16
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Sixteen slashing!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And my hasted attack!"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 7 = 9
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Uh, probably a miss."
Vraklul swings! And swings! And swings! And usually misses. But Spidersbane gets one good slash in there, at least!
Vraklul advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) RASHAWNDRA/SHABORYS(18) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Shall I go first?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Please do. (Just had a minor incident here.)"
Rashawndra casts twinned Ice Knife at the two spiders!
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Attacks first, vs. AC:"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Vs. N1:"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And N2:"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 7 = 22
[slingergame] DM says, "Miss / Hiz"
[slingergame] DM says, "or hit"
Rashawndra rolls 1 10-sided die: 2 | 2
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "2 piercing damage."
[slingergame] DM says, "Noted."
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Now both dex save vs. 15 for the explosion!"
DM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 -1 | Great (4)
DM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 -1 | Fair (2)
[slingergame] DM says, "Sigh."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 3 = 14
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 3 = 5
Rashawndra rolls 2 6-sided dice: 6 1 | 7
Rashawndra rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 6 | 11
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "They take 7 and 11 damage, respectively!"
Rashawndra moves away from the action, and it's Shaborys's turn.
Shaborys climbs and/or jumps down to the lower level, assesses the situation, and takes aim at Vraklul, because he's closest to the Quickling.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 7 = 10
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Sorry, not sorry."
Shaborys misses, and tries again.
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15
Shaborys misses again and is, somewhere inside, relieved.
Shaborys advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) UH(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
Vraklul . o O ( Shaborys is going for the Umber Hulk too! But her aim is usually a lot better than that... )
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "haha, aw"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "She would have missed the UH, too ;-)"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims (at Rush), "She would have had Advantage from me flanking it!"
DM says, "The hulk , being unable to do anything else due to being slowed, tries to bite Vrak."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 8 = 11
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "True!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Uh. I really shouldn't ask this, but... does she get advantage from the hulk flanking *me*?)"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I was wondering, but chose not to bring it up :)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."
[slingergame] DM asks, "Well, I assume she was trying to Sneak Attack?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Pretty sneaky, sis."
[slingergame] DM says (to Shaborys), "Hey now, I assume y'all are trying to play fair here :-("
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "11 misses my AC, in case you weren't sure."
DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) N(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Can I drop just one of a twinned Haste?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ooh."
[slingergame] DM says, "N2 moves forward a bit and ... can't do much else."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Just switch to concentrating on me?"
[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "I don't know ? Feel free to look it up :-)"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "N1 moves up to Quarion!"
DM exclaims, "First, it tries to bite!"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Gosh!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 5 = 16
[slingergame] DM asks, "I assume your AC is still 11?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hmm. It looks like strictly speaking, they're both the same spell, and thus both under the same concentration."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Since the alternative would be that they're separate, and you can't concentrate on two separate ones at once anyway.)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/2gst0w/twinned_spell_concentration_clarification/)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Looks like it is a single spell with two targets, so concentration is a single thing that affects both."
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims (at GM), "Yep, even if he tried to put up a quick magic shield, Quarion is irrevocably hit!"
DM rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3 + 3 = 6
DM says, "That's 6 piercing damage! But alas, that beasts' bite was poisonous, too"
DM rolls 4 6-sided dice: 3 1 3 6 | 13
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "So if we reach a point where it's tactically preferable, I'll understand if I get debuffed."
DM says, "That's 13 poison damage, and make a DC(12) CON save or be poisoned for one minute"
[slingergame] Rashawndra nods.
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 2 = 10
Quarion writhes! 'Alas!'
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Does the spider have to maintain concentration for its affect on Shaborys?"
DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) n(8) QUARION(3)
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That might be an Arcana check to figure out IC. Or Nature or something."
[slingergame] DM says, "== Vrak"
[slingergame] DM says, "Arcana"
Rashawndra frowns at Shaborys's activity, and racks her memory for a way to stop it.
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 2 = 12
[slingergame] Quarion says, "uh I was typing"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(if it did require concentration, it would have had to do a check after I damaged it, at least.)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "You can go! This was a side action."
Quarion bursts into flames! Fire which however bends around Quarion's allies, and consumes only his foes.
[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "Yeah, it's Quarion's turn"
Quarion rolls 8 6-sided dice: 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 | 20
[slingergame] DM says, "Fireball="
[slingergame] DM asks, "er, ?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yup"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Goodbye, tree."
[slingergame] DM asks, "Who all does that encompass? Everyone?"
[slingergame] Alex says (to DM), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that everyone is laughing it up on #adam-sux again."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Alex), "Hush, you."
[slingergame] Alex asks (of Rashawndra), "Um, at seven?"
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "20ft radius?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Probably not centered on me."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "Do you include or exclude Shaborys?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Exclude Shaborys? Of course, absolutely"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "...Does this give the quickling a failed death save, or is he already stabilized by narrative fiat?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I think that the center of the fireball is between me and N2, so as to get all the enemies. And I'll include the Quickling in the list of 'allies' because"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I am a good guy"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Aw."
[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Quarion), "Yay!"
[slingergame] DM asks, "Can they roll a save?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "The other guys? Sure, DEX(14) for half damage"
DM says, "N1"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 3 = 17
DM says, "N2"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 3 = 17
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Mr Fireball, I don't feel so hot"
DM says, "UH"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 1 = 8
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "More like d'uh"
DM says, "Let's see if that's enough to drop the Quickling"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 5 = 11
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "The quickling was protected!"
DM exclaims, "it is!"
[slingergame] DM says, "I mean wether he drops the Quickling"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Oh! Ha, OK."
[slingergame] DM says, "whether? wehter? I can never spell that right"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Whether."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "The unconscious quickling is now on the branch?"
DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"
DM advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is picking up an unconscious quickly a 'Use an object' action?"
DM says, "Shaborys, Quarion, and Vraklul all need to make a CHA(15) save"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 1 = 5
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 4 = 17
[slingergame] DM asks (of Quarion), "Ahem?"
DM says (to Vraklul), "You feel utterly confused. Roll 1d8"
Vraklul rolls 1 8-sided die: 7 | 7
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5
Quarion is confused!
Quarion rolls 1 8-sided die: 1 | 1
[slingergame] DM says, "You attack a random adjacent creature. (Just a normal attack, though.)"
[slingergame] DM says, "Since there is only adjacent creature ..."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is this using my action(s)?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "And do I have any choice in how I do it? (E.g., normally vs. recklessly.)"
[slingergame] DM says, "This says you make one melee attack"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(If I think I'm attacking the UH, I'll be doing it recklessly.)"
[slingergame] DM asks, "So I'd say nromally?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK."
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 7 = 20
DM exclaims, "Hit!"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "One generic confused attack!"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 11 | 11 + 6 = 17
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "17 slashing!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Noted."
DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) RASHAWNDRA/SHABORYS(18) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Do I get to use any of my other actions?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Nope."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Aw."
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "The price of confusion."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Is 'trying to think of something' a full action? Bonus action? Free action?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Free."
Rashawndra tries to figure out a way to break the spider's hold of Shaborys!
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(and rolls a 12)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(arcana)"
[Crows-Nest] DM | DM says, "Yeah, memory is not an action, no matter how bitter"
[Crows-Nest] Rashawndra says, "Ha"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Well, there is one obvious solution you can think of."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Kill it !"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "The spider?"
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "I was afraid you were going to say "kill her""
[slingergame] DM says, "Or Shaborys. Both work."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Got it."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Do I know which one it was?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Which one of these is preferable is up to you."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "ISTR it was N1."
[slingergame] DM asks, "*non-comittal DM shrug* Maybe?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "But I was on a different level at the time."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Ah, I see another issue has come up before."
[Crows-Nest] DM | DM says, "i need a third screen"
Rashawndra thinks, and tries to drop the N1 spider with a distant Inflict Wounds.
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13
DM exclaims, "Miss!"
Rashawndra uses her favored by the Gods to increase her attack roll!
Rashawndra rolls 2 4-sided dice: 2 2 | 4
DM exclaims, "Hit!"
Rashawndra rolls 3 10-sided dice: 6 4 9 | 19
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "If it's not down, I think I might drop Haste, if Vrak is OK with that."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I am!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of DM), "How's it doing?"
DM says, "N1 drops off the branch and you can hear it fall through the canopy below"
Rashawndra asks, "Shaborys! Are you OK?"
DM exclaims, "Stabby!"
Shaborys ignores Rush and takes aim at Vrak again.
Rashawndra drops Haste instead!
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Overcome with a wave of lethargy!"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Does the timing on that work? Like, can you drop once someone else has started their turn?"
Rashawndra exclaims, "Shaborys! You have to listen to us!"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Nope."
[slingergame] DM says, "Nope."
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "I hadn't finished my turn!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Everyone is still hasted."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "But you would have had no way of knowing I was going to aim at Vrak"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I took the "Stabby!" from the DM as it being my turn."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "That's why I asked."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ah."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, the DM advanced the init without asking ;-)"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Either way, I wouldn't have responded in a way obvious. I would have said "Sure""
[slingergame] Shaborys :D
[slingergame] DM says, "== Stabby"
[slingergame] DM says, "So, everyone is still hasted."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "OK, before ending my turn, I want to retreat and drop haste."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Fine."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "If it was ambiguous in any way."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "'You can end concentration at any time (no action required).'"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ah, ok"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Page 203.)"
[slingergame] DM says, "Okay"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Nobody is hasted!"
Shaborys slumps to the ground.
Shaborys advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) UH(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
Rashawndra . o O ( crap crap crap )
DM says, "The UH grabs the Quickling and uses its move to get closer to the trunk"
DM says, "(it does not get very far, due to being slow)"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "But for once I remember its saving throw!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Where am I?"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "But for once I remember its saving throw!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is it able to move through a space occupied by an enemy?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "Well, you're stunned ;-)"
[slingergame] DM says, "it is if you are incapica... timing"
[slingergame] DM says, "(from dropped haste, too)"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Darn!"
DM displays the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) UH(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "So, if I were to move out onto the branch, would I be blocking it?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"
DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) N(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] DM says, "but aren't you also confused? Anyway, spiderfriends first"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "yay"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "we love spiders"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "This feels a little unclear, but sure. | https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/139537/when-exactly-can-a-caster-stop-concentrating-on-a-spell"
DM says, "N2 moves and attacks Vrak. (With advantage, due to him being down)"
[slingergame] DM says, "Wait, it saves against slow"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 1 = 4
DM says, "It bites! (and not much more)"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 5 = 24
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Hit!"
DM rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4 + 3 = 7
[slingergame] DM says, "Piercing and"
DM rolls 4 6-sided dice: 1 5 4 3 | 13
[slingergame] DM says, "Poison! ANd make a DC12 CON save"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 7 = 18
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Your puny poisons have no effect on me!"
DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) n(8) QUARION(3)
[Crows-Nest] (from Shaborys) Spider Thing cries.
Vraklul adds Vraklul with AC 17.
[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Roll 1d8"
Shaborys adds Shaborys with AC 15.
[slingergame] DM asks, "or did you already?"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "He rolled a 1 earlier"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah"
[slingergame] DM says, "Ah, that means you do NOTHING due to being confused. (Sorry)."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(And by 'no effect', I mean 'other than me taking full HP damage from it because I only resist bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage'.)"
DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
DM advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
DM exclaims, "But wait!"
DM says, "Stabby, Quarion and Vrak all make a DC(15) CHA save"
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 1 = 19
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 4 = 15
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, sure, *now* I pass."
Quarion is no longer confused?
[slingergame] DM says, "Indeed, that gaze is an old hat by now."
DM exclaims, "vrak!"
Vraklul is now clear of mind, but yet is still overcome with a wave of lethargy, and can neither move nor take actions!
Vraklul advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) RASHAWNDRA/SHABORYS(18) uh(9) n(8) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "So, the haste ended before my turn, yes? Not during?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yeah, you get a normal action this turn."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Cool"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "NO IT IS NOT"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Aw"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "You can go, if you have any other ideas?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "I will go!"
Rashawndra exclaims (at Vrak), "Sorry about this!"
Rashawndra casts twinned Ice Knife on N2 and UH!
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "UH:"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 7 = 10
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "N2:"
DM says, "miss"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 7 = 16
DM exclaims, "hit!"
Rashawndra rolls 1 10-sided die: 10 | 10
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Bam!"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Do I roll a save?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And now, both do Dex save vs. 15, and Vrak rolls *two* dex saves."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Advantage, from Danger Sense."
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 3 = 23
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 3 = 7
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 3 = 12
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 3 = 8
DM says, "N1 is sliced by ice knife and sort of slides of the branch in a digusting mess of spider bits and spider innards."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Pass the first, fail the second."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "First, around the UH/Vrak:"
Rashawndra rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 6 | 11
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Second, around former spider/Vrak:"
Rashawndra rolls 2 6-sided dice: 4 2 | 6
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "What damage do I take from passing/failing?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Cold!"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 1 = 13
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I mean, full/half/none?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "None."
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "So just 13 for you!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "er, no, 6."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Wrong 13."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Even better!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And 11 for the UH."
[slingergame] DM says, "noted."
Vraklul exclaims, "No worries! I'm fine! Just a bit chilly!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "And now it's Shaborys's turn! And both spiders are dead!"
Rashawndra asks, "Shaborys! Are you better! Please?"
Shaborys shoots at UH, extra angrily.
Rashawndra exclaims, "Yay!"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 7 = 20
DM exclaims, "Hit!"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Vrak is lethargic, but there isn't an actual effect on that, so.. sneak attack still works here?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Song right now on my Spotify playlist Brass Band cover of "Killing in the name of""
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Or no?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "(Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me)"
[slingergame] DM says, "I'll allow it"
Shaborys rolls 5 6-sided dice: 5 3 2 2 2 | 14 + 4 = 18
DM says, "Ouch! Let's see if he drops the Quickling"
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 5 = 21
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "My lethargy ended at the end of my turn."
DM exclaims, "He does not!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Right, ok"
DM removes n from the initiative list.
Shaborys advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) UH(9) Quarion(3)
DM says, "The UH disengages from Vrak and makes a run for it! Quarion and Stabby get a AoO"
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Melee, right?"
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "No cantrips or whatever?"
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 7 = 11
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Why do they get one and not me?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, you'D neat a feat from that"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "wait. Disengage doesn't work that way."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "His action was to disengage."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "You avoid alL AoO"
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "He disengaged"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "But wouldn't that prevent them from getting AoO's too?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "Timing!"
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 4 = 12
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Oh right, good catch!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Sorry!)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "No, Shaborys had already mentioned it."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And it'll be useful next time when I'm trying to flee without taking damage ;-)"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "True!"
[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Does a 12 hit?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Indeed, this is good to know."
[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "You don't get an AoO, unfortunately, since DIsengage negates all AoO on that turn."
DM exclaims, "The Umber hulk climbs down!"
DM advances the initiative: Vraklul(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) QUARION(3)
Quarion exclaims, "Oh, no, you're not going anywhere!"
Quarion casts Levitate on the Umber Hulk!
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "BTW, is K9 a passable space, or is that the central trunk of the tree?"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "CON(14) save for the hulk"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "K8? Is where the green box was"
[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "I believe he has some sort of sa... timing"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "K6 is between this level and the *higher* level."
DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 3 = 14
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "or 8, sigh."
DM exclaims, "Ah, he barely manages to struggle against your levitation!"
DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
DM advances the initiative: VRAKLUL(20) Rashawndra/Shaborys(18) uh(9) Quarion(3)
[slingergame] DM says, "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TRw8VvTaXDyCKghzQrgf2-waiJAQIQA1zyDvgBJANRY/edit?usp=sharing"
Vraklul charges at the hulk, running and/or climbing as needed, with Spidersbane raised to recklessly chop at him!
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Get to the Chopper!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "No confusion this round?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I do not know where that puts me exactly, but with 40ft of movement, I assume I can do so?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Since it was on a different level?"
[slingergame] DM says, "As he climbed down, you don't start the ... right"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Yay"
[slingergame] DM says, "Sure"
[slingergame] DM says, "(to Vrak)"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 7 = 18
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 7 = 20
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 1 | 1 + 6 = 7
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "And assuming he's still standing, I'll do it again!"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 7 = 18
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Oh, rerolling that first damage:)"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 3 | 3 + 6 = 9
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Now, the second damage, if 18 hits:)"
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 7 | 7 + 6 = 13
[slingergame] Vraklul waits for the DM to resolve all of that.
DM says, "FInally, the reign of Umber Hulk has ended. He drops the Quickling at your feet, as his body falls off the branch, leaving Umber Hulk-shaped holes in the foliage until he disappears from sight."
DM exclaims, "You are victorious!"
DM says, "The loot is : 1 Quickling (unconscious)"
Shaborys climbs down to see whether Vrak needs help, but sees that it's been resolved.
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"
Vraklul grabs the eye thing and tries to pry it off of his face!
Quarion descends also?
DM says, "It comes off his face with a sickening, slurping sound! Beneath it, his face is paler, and covered in small, bloody marks where the eye attached to it."
Shaborys ew.
DM says, "His original eyehole are empty."
DM says, "+s"
Vraklul asks, "Squish? Or no squish?"
[Crows-Nest] (from Shaborys) Shaborys says, "Are you going to eat that?"
Rashawndra says (to Shaborys), "Shaborys! You're OK! you were attacking vrak and i thought it must have been the spiders but i attacked the wrong one first and it didnt help and then i finally got the other one and oh my god im so glad youre alright again"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Ha ha."
DM says (to Vraklul), "The eye stares at you with unbridled fury."
Shaborys says, "I'm fine, sheesh."
Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Wait -- she was attacking *me*?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If no one is going to suggest otherwise..."
Rashawndra says, "Yeah she was attacking you and missed and then i had to attack not you but hit you anyway and i'm so sorry I froze you but we got the spider and oy"
Vraklul squishes.
Vraklul says, "No worries. We made it."
Vraklul says, "And I *thought* that spell had been shorter than usual..."
Rashawndra looks embarassed. "Yeah, sorry, it was all I could think of to stop you being shot by our own people."
DM says (to Vraklul), "Your hand is sticky with something grey and smelly"
Quarion exclaims, "How revolting!"
Vraklul shrugs. "Fair enough." He looks at his hand. "Ew."
Rashawndra looks at the squished stuff and frowns.
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Arcana to try to figure out what it was?"
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 2 = 15
Vraklul does his best to find some way to clean it off.
Rashawndra says, "Here, I have some clean water."
Rashawndra pours water from her Alchemy Jug over Vrak's hands.
[slingergame] DM says, "Sure. Everyone feel free to roll that."
Vraklul exclaims, "Thanks!"
Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 3 = 5
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 - 1 = 6
Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3
Quarion says, "I have no idea what that ghastly eyeball thing was."
[slingergame] DM says, "It was a Hag's Eye."
[slingergame] DM says, "it's used by a coven of Hags to spy on their enemies."
Rashawndra says, "I think... I think it was a Hag's Eye."
Rashawndra says, "Not a creature itself, but used by a hag to spy on things."
Vraklul says, "I wonder if this quickly guy was being controlled by it."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks (of GM), "Can it do that?"
Vraklul says, "But I guess we should probably tie him up before waking him just in case."
Shaborys offers up some rope.
[slingergame] DM says, "It's not unlikely."
Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "It could have, I think."
Vraklul ties his feet together and his hands behind his back.
Vraklul asks, "Hmm. Think this is a good time for lunch?"
Quarion exclaims, "We're not eating him!"
Vraklul exclaims, "Ha!"
Vraklul asks, "That's crazy. What makes you think anyone here would do anything remotely like that?"
[slingergame] Vraklul doesn't even think to look at Shaborys at all while saying that.
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "hehe"
Vraklul says, "I just mean, I'm hungry and could use a little rest after that fight."
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Short rest + interrogate?"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Ok!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Sounds good."
Quarion says, "Well, I guess we could all use a short rest. I'm half dead, myself."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "We can even offer him lunch!"
[slingergame] DM says, "So you take a short rest, eat some lunch ..."
Rashawndra says, "I heard that a Quickling has to eat every five hours or it dies."
Vraklul makes himself comfy, has a bite to eat, and spends some hit dice.
Rashawndra says, "Or, hmm, maybe that was hummingbirds."
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 8 | 8 + 3 = 11
Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 1 | 1 + 3 = 4
Vraklul rolls 1 10-sided die: 3 | 3 + 3 = 6
Rashawndra says (to Shaborys), "(quietly) So, um, when you were taken over I was super worried and I didn't want to lose you and back at the villag"
Shaborys just looks embarrassed.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "er, ila<returm>; trying again..."
Quarion rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1 + 2 = 3
Quarion rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2 + 2 = 4
Quarion rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5 + 2 = 7
Quarion rolls 1 6-sided die: 6 | 6 + 2 = 8
Vraklul will also use something pungent from his herbalism kit to try to wake the quickling, if no one else does.
[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "Boot to the head?"
Quarion stitches himself back up with strands of the Weave.
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Boot to the Head grows in wetlands that don't get much sunlight, and was named for the fact that it's shaped a bit like a person's head, and smells like the inside of a hot, sweaty army boot."
Quarion pores over his book and regains a level 3 slot.
The Quickling slowly comes to his senses. He speaks, slow, as if struggling with every word.
DM asks, "No! What did you do? Where is it gone?"
Vraklul points at the puddle of goo. "You mean the eye?"
Rashawndra says (to Shaborys), "(quietly) So, um, when you were taken over I was super worried and I didn't want to lose you and back at the village Shoullack invited me to go out somewhere after things were done but I felt weird about it and I finally realized after talking to Vrak that I think I must be, um, into women after all, but I don't want to go out with Shoullack if I could go out with you instead and that wasn't going to happen unless I asked you so i guess here I am asking you after all and I don't want to lose you or be weird but um right. Would you like to go, um, do something with me? Like a date. I guess. I'm so terrible at this."
DM exclaims, "Give me back my sight! Bring back the mistesses!"
Shaborys says, "Oh. Uh. Um. You see. I don't. I mean. It's not you. It's me. I don't really.. uh. Date. Anyone."
[slingergame] DM says, "Maybe we want to wait to wake him since that is resolved :-)"
[slingergame] DM says, "Er, until"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is there a missing 'r' there? Or his he just going all Smeagol about the mists?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "It is kind of amusing to have both conversations going on at once ;-)"
Shaborys looks flustered, which is rare.
Rashawndra's eyes go wide. "Really? That's... that's an *option*? I... what?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, he's missing an r."
Shaborys says, "I guess? I mean, I don't have any interest in dating anyone. I never have? I don't think it's normal."
Vraklul asks (of Quickling), "Maybe. If you help us out. Who are these 'mistresses'?"
DM says, "Oh no ... are you ? Are you the friend of M'arce? Have we failed? Oh no ... help ... I can't see anything."
Rashawndra flops backwards on a branch. "Oh, geez, I'm sorry; I didn't even think about, argh."
Shaborys glances over. "That's because someone ate your eyes. And squished the big one." Then she turns back to Rush.
Vraklul says, "Don't worry. Just go slow and explain everything."
[slingergame] Shaborys just assumes missing eyes were eaten :D
Rashawndra says (to Shaborys), "And of course you're normal! You're perfect."
Vraklul puts a (cold) seasoned roasted potato in his hands. "And eat something. It's lunchtime."
[slingergame] DM says, "Um, he's tied up."
Shaborys blushes a little. "You're pretty great,too. And I'm sure you'll find that girl of your dreams. I just don't think it can be me."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, uh, right."
Vraklul holds it up to his mouth and nose.
Rashawndra asks (of Shaborys), "Friends, then? Or, you know, infernal sisters?"
Shaborys says, "Of course!"
DM says (to Vraklul), "He doesn't seem particularly hungry."
Quarion is just sort of looking at Vrak, then Rush & Shaborys, then Vrak, and so forth, confused.
Rashawndra rests her head on Shaborys's shoulder. "I never had a sister my own size. It's probably better this way."
Quickling says, "When ... when I lost my sight I was alone ... I was confused. The mistresses, they came to me, offered me sight, if I served them. And I, I served them gladly."
Shaborys aww.
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Infernal Sisters = also the official name of this ship"
Vraklul asks, "How did you lose your sight?"
DM says, "We fought the darklings ... and they took me prisoner ..."
Quarion asks, "So you were a good guy, then! Just forced to fight on the dark side?"
Quickling says, "And they didn't kill all of us. On many of us, they played cruel jokes like this."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Should 'darklings' be familiar to me?"
Quarion says, "The vile fiends."
Vraklul asks, "Were the mistresses with the darklings? Or...?"
Quickling says, "(to Quarion) Thank you."
Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "Given the way they did stuff with the tree people, I'm sure they were the ones that stole his eyes, too."
Quickling says, "(to Vraklul) No, they came to me later, when I wandered they feywild alone."
Vraklul says, "Ah, hmm."
Vraklul asks, "And then you served them? What did they have you do?"
Quickling coughs a little. "Mostly I had to make sure nobody came to the forest of pain to snoop around. But you've been there, you saw it. For 30 years they've imprisoned everyone who came to the swamp for answers.
Quickling says, "They has some arrangement, or did something to the rulers of Bronzeleaf. But what, I don't know."
Vraklul says (to Quickling), "By the way, I forgot to ask your name. I'm Vraklul Wellington."
Quarion says, "And I'm Quarion Bobdy'lhan of Horntown."
Quickling coughs a little harder. Blood begins to trickle out of his nose. "Listen - I don't think I have much time. I don't want them to win, not like this. In my pocket you will find the stone that will lead you through the caves of the heart. They're the only way left to the unicorn's glen. You need to save the unicorn... They, they, have send ... beasts after it. The unicorn runs, and runs, but one day it will grow tired,"
Vraklul says, "Come with us. Maybe we can find a way to restore your eyes. A better way."
Vraklul looks to Rush for help here.
Rashawndra asks, "Um, OK?"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Actually, I have Medicine -- I'd like to gauge his condition, and the likelihood that ordinary healing magic could help him at all:"
Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 3 = 21
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "Lesser Restoration will indeed cure blindness, but I kind of assume you still need your eyes..."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Whatever this is, it seems to be something that's wasting him away from the inside."
Rashawndra tries a Heal and a Lesser Restoration.
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "'Cure Wounds', I guess."
Quickling says, "Please, they went to a lot of trouble to make sure they kill the unicorn. I don't know why ... but ... find it ..."
Vraklul says (to Quickling), "Alright -- I'll take the stone..."
Vraklul takes it from the Quickling's pocket.
[Crows-Nest] DM says (to rush), "You cast your spells, but it's like pouring water down an empty well. It only seems to improve him temporarily."
Rashawndra asks (of Quickling), "I'm sorry, my spells don't seem to be helping. Do you have a family we can contact? A place you want to be buried?"
Quickling says, "I don't know how this stone works, but I know you will have to give something to get through the caves, but - " And suddenly, in an instant, all life is gone from him."
Rashawndra asks, "And, uh, how do we get to the caves of the heart?"
Rashawndra says, "Oh."
Quarion exclaims, "No!"
[Crows-Nest] (from Shaborys) Shaborys says, "Now can we eat him?"
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Hee."
Vraklul sighs.
Rashawndra asks, "Hags, then?"
Rashawndra asks (of Quarion), "Do you know anything about Hags?"
Rashawndra tries to remember what she knew.
Rashawndra rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 2 = 22
Vraklul asks, "So it would seem. And he mentioned a 'heart' as well -- I don't suppose that's related to the heart that the tree men mentioned?"
[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "Wow. You know a lot about hags."
Rashawndra asks, "Wait--are hags the same as hcone m?"
Rashawndra exclaims, "I bet they are!"
Rashawndra exclaims, "The eye, right!"
Rashawndra smacks her forehead.
[slingergame] DM asks, "hcone m?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "What the giants call them ;-)"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(aka what Google Translate called a 'witch', since 'hag' didn't work.)"
[slingergame] DM | Hags resembled withered and emaciated crones, with long ragged hair, spotty skin covered in warts and moles, and long and thin fingers tipped with razor-sharp claws. Their teeth were blackened and their breath was foul.[1] They wore simple clothing that was always worn out and filthy.[2]
[slingergame] DM | Despite their decrepit appearance, they were surprisingly agile and supernaturally strong
[slingergame] DM | Hags were horrible creatures with origins in the Feywild whose love of evil shaped their very physical image into a horrible ugliness.[2][3] All hags had the appearance of old female humanoids, at least in form.[2] Some hags usually had a strong resistance to magic.
[slingergame] DM says, "Basically, with your Nat20, feel free to use all the info given here : https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Hag"
Vraklul examines the stone.
[slingergame] DM says (to Vraklul), "The stone you found is black and dull. It's in the shape of a heart (the idealized one, not the organ)"
Rashawndra sits down and tells the group the story of the hags that the priestess at the Temple of Iallanis told her.
Vraklul holds it out in the palm of his hand. He touches it, blows on it, etc. to see if it responds to anything.
Rashawndra says, "So, I guess we'll have to prepare ourselves to deal with illusion magic, polymorphing, and curses. And sharp claws."
Shaborys hm.
Vraklul asks, "How *do* you deal with things like that?"
Shaborys says, "Stab 'em in the back."
Quarion says, "Well, we Knights never hide from a fight. Especially not a battle against the forces of darkness."
DM says (to Vraklul), "It does not seem to react to anything. But you get the feeling it's waiting for both a) the right circumstances b) some sort of word, or command."
Quarion says, "I wonder... 'They do not come in anger, but in despair...'"
Quarion says, "Could 'they' be the Hags? No, that makes no sense."
Vraklul says, "So, I don't know if this matters -- it might just be coincidence -- but that guy mentioned a 'unicorn'. And I've been having dreams about a unicorn every once in a while."
Rashawndra exclaims, "Wait, so have I!"
Shaborys nods.
Vraklul exclaims, "Oh!"
Vraklul says, "I thought it was just me."
Shaborys says, "And some dog creatures chasing it."
Quarion says, "Me too."
Quarion says, "I feel like everything is beginning to fall together. Destiny has called us here."
Rashawndra says (to Quarion), "I thought your dad had a different name."
Vraklul asks, "So, here's a question: is this 'heart' here in the feywild, or is it back in the forest in Bastafore?"
Rashawndra asks, "It could be the heart of the woods that the Old One talked about?"
Vraklul says, "We could ask him."
Vraklul says, "Unless we think we should be going further up the tree right now."
Quarion asks, "I don't know. Can you see anything up there?"
DM says, "Only more foliage."
Vraklul says, "Let's go back down. I doubt we'll find any caves up here."
Shaborys says, "Ok."
Quarion exclaims, "Downwards, Knights!"
DM says, "You climb down, and find yourself back on the ground."
Shaborys asks, "Should we take him with us? Bury it?"
Vraklul packs away his lunch stuff, puts out his pipe, and starts climbing back down.
DM says, "Like, immediately."
Vraklul says, "...oh."
Shaborys says, "Huh."
Rashawndra takes the Quickling with them, and buries it at the base of the tree.
Vraklul says, "I thought -- but what about..."
Shaborys asks, "I guess they're gone, now that they're not protecting him anymore?"
Quarion says, "Perhaps."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is Maytal here?"
Rashawndra looks around for Maytal.
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is it still that same tree?"
Rashawndra, barring that, looks for the Fomorian.
DM says, "Maytal and Vowlog saunter over. Vowlog is now, by the way, the usual fomorian size (e.g. huge)."
Rashawndra exclaims (at Vowlog), "You grew!"
Maytal says, "Hey, so you found that Quickling, I see."
[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Or Maytal and all of us shrank!"
Vraklul exclaims, "We did!"
Vraklul says, "It was kinda sad, really."
Vraklul asks (of Maytal), "Hey, do you know anything about a 'heart'?"
Maytal shrugs. "These things happen. But Vowlog decided to accompany me for the rest of the day. So that's something. Eh, big gu-, er gi-, er person."
Maytal says, "A heart? I know the cave of hearts. But I wouldn't want to go there. *shudders*"
Vraklul says, "Yup, that's probably the one we want."
Rashawndra says, "Yeah, the cave of hearts."
Vraklul asks, "You wouldn't be able to point us in the right direction for it, would you?"
Quarion says, "Destiny calls us there."
Rashawndra asks (of Maytal), "Do you have anything useful for seeing through illusions? Or breaking curses?"
Rashawndra says, "There's apparently hags in the picture."
Maytal says, "See, long ago there was a unicorn here, but nobody has really seen it for ages. And it's glen is beyond the court of the king of twilight. And they do not allow anyone past. And the only other way to the unicorn's glen is supposedly this cave."
Vraklul nods. "That all seems to fit."
DM asks (of rush), "I am a goblin shepherd who cut off his hand to get rid of a cursed ring. So, uh, no?"
Rashawndra says, "That's the place! We've been having dreams about the unicorn, and the quickling told us to try to save it."
Vraklul asks, "What's so awful about the cave?"
Rashawndra asks (of Maytal), "Is there a village somewhere nearby that might have a wizard in it, or someone similarly magically inclined?"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Hey! I'm right here."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "he he"
Vraklul holds up the stone. "Like this?"
Rashawndra says, "(who might be able to sell us or grant us helpful stuff.)"
Rashawndra says, "Vrak, if you tell everyone our business, then when a spider takes over their minds, they'll have to divulge what they know."
Vraklul says (to Rush), "Oh."
Quarion says, "Yes, it's indiscreet."
Maytal says, "(To Vrak) *shrug* Dunno. That's a heart-shaped stone allright."
Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Do you think that's *likely* to happen?"
Shaborys heh.
Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "I don't know; I just think it's best to be careful."
Rashawndra says, "We don't want to put these nice people in danger."
Vraklul says, "Alright."
DM says (to rush), "The feywild is not really a place of villagers. Or of straight roads."
DM says, "As for the cave, I'm sure if you want to get there, you'll get there."
Vraklul asks, "Huh. I guess kinda like how we found the mountain?"
Rashawndra asks, "So if we want to get to a place where they'll sell us seeing stones, we'll get there?"
[Crows-Nest] (from Vraklul) DM immediately regrets what he just said.
Maytal says, "I wouldn't count on it"
Rashawndra sighs. "Well, it can't hurt to try."
Vraklul says, "Fair enough."
Vraklul says, "Let's start walking. I'll be looking for caves, and you can be looking for magic shops."
Rashawndra nods.
Vraklul starts walking in a completely random direction.
Rashawndra exclaims (at Maytal&Vowlog), "Thanks again, guys!"
Quarion says, "Well, we don't need seeing stones. We've made it this far, haven't we? Who knows, we may not even meet the hags, if they're just sending beasts after the unicorn."
Maytal says, "Sure! Uh, you want to leave that corpse here? We'll bury it and everything."
Shaborys asks, "Maybe they are the beasts?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I thought Rush already said she was burying it while we talked?"
Rashawndra says (to Maytal), "I started a grave, but didn't get very far. That would be nice; thanks."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or did I misread?"
Maytal says, "Sure, after all your brought me a new friend."
Vraklul exclaims, "Thanks, guys!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I did say that, but then they showed up, so the above seems reasoanble."
Vowlog says, "Bye folks! I hope you save the cave and slay the unicorn or whatever! Sorry, wasn't paying attention."
Rashawndra hugs Vowlog's leg before heading out.
Vraklul exclaims, "I hope we get a chance to drop by again after we do whatever we end up doing and tell you about it!"
Vowlog gently pats Rush's head.
[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "And are we done? Or did you want to get to a different stopping point?"
Quarion says, "Bye Vowlog! It was a pleasure adventuring with you."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm good to keep playing if that's the desire."
DM says, "So you move off in a random direction and sure enough, after some time, you find a fence, and climb it, and take off wandering. But until nightfall, you find neither caves or magic stors."
DM says, "+e"
Vraklul, while walking along, sometimes holds the heartstone out in front of him, occasionally muttering things to it like "show us the caves" or "lead us to the unicorn" or "heart of *destiny*!".
DM says, "The stone seems unimpressed."
DM says, "And that night, you all have the same dream ..."
DM says, "The unicorn gets up, bloodied, knees buckling. Dead beasts, black as night, surround it. It holds up its head, proud, unbeaten. But there are more howls in the forest, more sounds of feet and claws."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Eek"
[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Also, do we still care about finding the korred as well?"
DM says, "Slowly, it limps away, blood trickling from its torn flank."
DM says, "TO BE CONTINUED"
[slingergame] DM says (to rush), "Yes, good stopping point :D"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims, "woo!"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "whee"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "I think M'Arce implied that the quickling was the one responsible for turning people into trees."
[slingergame] DM says, "The plot, it is thickening."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Like gravy"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ah"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Also, yay!"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Thanks for indulging me once again!"
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I mean, not yay that the unicorn is bloodied."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But yay that we are making progress in our quest to save the forest."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "I feel like it's a sign. If we don't succeed by the end of the next session, the unicorn is toast."
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Ohhh, we're playing... next week? Almost like a regular schedule!"
[slingergame] (from Quarion) Shaborys adds, 'but if we fail, at least we get to eat the unicorn'
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yup."
[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Haha, aw."
[slingergame] DM says, "to be fair, Unicorn horn is delightfully chewy"
Shaborys goes east.
[slingergame] DM says, "Alas, October 27th is out for me, as is the first weekend of November"
[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Also, bird milk is delicious"
[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Ok."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Oh no!"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "You know what that means..."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "...no Cuddlepaws. :-("
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "So it's not just October 26 that you're busy?"
[slingergame] DM says, "Wait, Sunday the 27th is good. Sorry, my mistake"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Phew!"
[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Salvation!"
[slingergame] DM says, "And we can even play longer since I have the week after that on"
[slingergame] DM says, "off, goddamit"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So we're playing next Saturday (12), then we're off for a week (19), then we're playing the Sunday of the following week (27)?"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And I'm out for the first two Saturdays of November. What do the other weekends in November look like?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says (to Vrak), "Typically kind of dark and rainy."
[slingergame] DM says, "So, we're looking at 16/17th and following"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Rush), "Hee."
[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "I'm probably out the weekend after American Thanksgiving (November 30/December 1), since I think we're visiting the family"
[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Rush), "Wait, you're in Seattle. Doesn't that describe every weekend from October through February?"
[slingergame] Rashawndra exclaims (at Vrak), "You didn't ask about those!"
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "(also, today is bright and sunny)"
[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "I can do the 16th, but not the 17th, b/c NarraScope meeting."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "16th is good for me."
[slingergame] DM says, "16th would work for me"
[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "And 23rd, but not 24th (baby class)."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "That's one classy baby."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "16th is good."
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "23 is also good for me!"
[slingergame] DM says, "Man, can't babys take care of themselves"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "23 is goof too."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "I am already down on the schedule as being free the 16th and 23rd."
[slingergame] Rashawndra says, "And I am a goof, too, so that also works."
[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woohoo, three games in October and two in November! It's like we're being spoiled."
[slingergame] DM says, "Ah, looking at my calendar, 16th is potentially out, but I don't know yet. 23rd should work."
[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "What do we need to do to make sure that whatever other thing might happen on the 16th gets cancelled?"
[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "hehe"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "One of my IRL RPG groups might meet for the first time in a year!"
[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Gosh"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Shocking"
[slingergame] DM exclaims, "though I have the feeling nobody really wants to!"
[slingergame] genericgeekgirl says, "Aw"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "sad"
[slingergame] DM says, "Indeed"
[slingergame] DM says, "it's a long and not that interesting story, and basically hinges on the fact that some people were bored, some felt they did all the work, and some were just happy to be there"
[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Follow your heart! And your heart is with us!"
[slingergame] DM says, "And nobody said anything"
[slingergame] DM says, "(Which reminds me : If you feel any IRL stuff being off here, please bring it up)"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to DM), "At first I thought you were describing the plot of the campaign."
[slingergame] Quarion says, "snrk"
[slingergame] DM says, "(Apart from my horrible spelling. That you'll have to deal with)"
[slingergame] DM says, "aw"
[slingergame] Quarion says, "Vrak is just salty because he hasn't GM'd in so long."
[slingergame] DM says, "anyway, I updated the schedule, but I might have missed something"
[slingergame] DM says (to Quarion), "Yes, yes, we're getting there"
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "I might end up going back on my 'no GM'ing until CC is back' assertion at some point."
[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Slinger), "You can put most of us down as being available on November 16."