DM says, "hello, fantasy kids"

Shaborys waves.

DM says, "We have marc here, who will be lurking today"

marc says, "move right along, don't mind me, move along now"

Luthian waffles. "Hi, Marc."

Horst says, "I feel 33% improved since last time"

DM asks, "As usual, any lingering questions? Any problems while levlling up or anything?"

Shaborys shakes her head.

Quarion same.

Shaborys feels faster and trickier!

Shaborys also feels injured.

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "I'm eager to beat something up with my newfound brawniness!"

DM says, "Welcome back to Bastafore! A mystical land full of bustling cities, old, dark forests and mystical vast deserts. You are stuck in some air tunnels."

Quarion says, "With masks on."

DM says, "And stand in a puddle of disgusting jelly."

Shaborys growls like a tiger.

[slingergame] Horst asks, "So who all is injured?"

Vraklul says, "Something tells me this probably doesn't taste nearly as good as spider."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Me!"

[slingergame] Horst says, "I am very slightly"

Shaborys says, "Don't lick it, please."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'm down 20 points."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Barely bruised, but not worth losing any time over."

Horst casts some healing magic on Shaborys.

Shaborys woo.

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

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

Shaborys says, "Thank you."

Horst nods.

Horst says, "If everything is in order, let us continue."

DM says, "I forget, did we establish a marching order last time? You can walk two abreast at the max."

Quarion asks, "I was in the middle, carrying the big thingy?"

Horst says, "We did not"

Horst says, "Except for that"

Vraklul was probably in the front.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Quarion and Luthian are carrying the box. I think Vraklul wanted to go first."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'm probably behind him/next to him."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And Horst in the rear?"

[slingergame] Horst says, "Sure"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Cool"

[slingergame] DM says, "Allrighty"

Luthian is most definitely carrying the box with Quarion.

DM says, "So you carefully walk further down this tunnel, past another crossroads, where you once again decipher the dwarven signs, and make your way down a slightly sloping, long tunnel."

Shaborys watches carefully for traps and more jelly jerks.

DM says, "You march down this tunnel for about a minute, when you think you see something in the darkness before you."

DM says, "But, so far down it's at the edge of even darkvision."

[slingergame] Horst says, "okay send the wizard down there alone"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Nooooooo"

Vraklul asks (of Borys), "Do you see something down there?"

Shaborys says, "I think so? I can't make out what it is."

DM says (to Shaborys), "You can roll Perception"

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Nope"

Quarion says, "I'll wave my 'Detect Magic' wand, just to check if it's magical."

DM says (to Quarion), "Nope"

[slingergame] Horst says, "Can someone cast Light? I can't"

Luthian continues along with the group, head on a swivel, eyes peeled for trouble. Nothing's gonna sneak up on the original sneak. Hmph.

[slingergame] DM says, "By someone you mean Quarion"

Quarion shakes his head sadly.

Vraklul figures that they'll eventually get close enough to tell what it is.

[slingergame] Horst says, "Maybe we can move extra-slowly and sneakily"

[slingergame] Horst says, "although we're still pumping this thign"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Enh, I'm not going to be sneaky without a good reason."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, stealth is not really an option"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm still going along normally."

[slingergame] Horst says, "alright fine let's go"

DM says, "As you get closer, you can make out what it is - it's a floating ... skeleton? A small one. It moves towards you slowly but steadily."

Shaborys says, "Oh. Oh, good."

[slingergame] DM says, "Everyone but Shaborys can roll Perception now, too"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "AWWW CRAP"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "We're safe guys. Whatever it is, it's already dead."

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "Okay tell me what I need to roll to make my metagaming less cheesy"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 0 = 4

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

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Perception, my man"

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

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

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "yaay"

Olly has arrived.

[Crows-Nest] Horst exclaims, "These goggles are great!"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "haha"

Fido has arrived.

DM says (to horst), "That skeleton isn't floating ... it's engulfed in something. Something that's filling out the whole tunnel."

Horst exclaims, "Oh no that's some sort of cube-shaped blob of gelatinousisity!"

Horst says, "One ate my cousin."

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Excellent none use of meta knowledge!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Dammit, I forgot to roll perception."

Shaborys says, "My condolences."

[Crows-Nest] Luthian asks, "The machine we're holding, is it two-handed, or..?"

Vraklul asks, "Oh, like a big version of the thing we just killed?"

DM says, "It's about 90ft away. Let's roll INI."

Horst exclaims, "Sort of!"

DM exclaims, "You are beset by a gelatinous cube!"

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

Horst rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 - 1 = 11

DM clears the initiative.

[slingergame] Horst says, "This is off to a good start"

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

Horst registers Horst at init 11.

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

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 5 = 24

Vraklul registers himself at init 7.

Quarion registers himself at init 24.

[slingergame] DM says, "One person can hold it, but then not fight. Also, it needs to be cranked every turn."

Luthian registers himself at init 8.

Shaborys registers herself at init 6.

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

DM registers Cube at init 4.

DM displays the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

DM advances the initiative: QUARION(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

Quarion says, "dadad"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I can't tell if that's the verbal component of a spell, or if he's just calling for his daddy."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Get your dadaism out of my D&d group"

Quarion conjures up a bolt of fire hastily, trying to not drop the thingy.

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

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

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Aw darn"

DM asks, "Is that against AC?"

Quarion asks, "I... don't knwo?"

DM asks, "It was Fire Bolt, right?"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "Yeah that's AC"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Fire Bolt: 'ranged spell attack'."

[Crows-Nest] Horst | [LINK]

DM exclaims, "That hits!"

Quarion rolls 1 10-sided die: 10 | 10

Quarion!

DM says, "For a second, Quarion's spell lights up the grizzly scene"

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) HORST(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

[Crows-Nest] Horst asks, "There's a bear too??"

[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Wait, Horst? Why isn't he at the end?"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "I think it's the princess mask"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "I might need to wear it all the time now"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "We all felt bad for him and intentionally fudged our rolls."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Oh, were we not telling him that?"

Horst shoots a crossbow

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

DM says, "nope"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "Awww there's that level of incompetence we all love"

DM says, "Somehow Horst hits the ceiling instead of the cube"

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) LUTHIAN(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

[Crows-Nest] Luthian asks, "Who's cranking? I dunno if I'll be of much use here, so shall I crank?"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "Do you have a ranged weapon?"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "Does Vraklul?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "If you want to volunteer to crank, that works for me."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "I have javelins."

[Crows-Nest] Luthian has a rapier, shortbow, and dagger.

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Ah, ok"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Sure, crank"

DM says, "Luthian cranks"

Luthian cranks the machine.

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) VRAKLUL(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

Vraklul throws a javelin at it, using the floating skeleton to aim by.

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "You know, most of us can probably hold our breath for a quick combat"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "If it works like that"

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

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Sure"

DM exclaims, "That hits!"

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

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) SHABORYS(6) Cube(4)

Shaborys takes aim with her shortbow.

Vraklul sport!

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 6 = 16

DM says, "yep"

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

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Er, *splort*."

DM says, "The cube moves up 30 ft, and is now 60 ft away"

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) CUBE(4)

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: QUARION(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

Quarion rolls up his sleeve with his teeth!

Horst exclaims, "Maybe we should back up a bit this time!"

Vraklul exclaims, "But then we won't be able to hit it with our -- er, my -- greataxe!"

Quarion points an accusing finger at the cube of fear! And a giant Flaming Sphere comes into being, hurling itself at the enemy!

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Now wait as I chekc the Player handbook."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I guess you want to smash it into the cube"

[Crows-Nest] Olli says, "It might rebound."

[slingergame] DM says, "So the Cube rolls a DEX Save"

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

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

[slingergame] DM says, "I guess that is lower than your ... spellthingamjig"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "Good gracious that's a great ball of fire"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "I dunno. It's a pretty *good* ball of fire, but is it a *great* one?"

DM Ah. Spell save DC

[Crows-Nest] Olli pulls the ring of a reference ack'er. It glows brightly and a voice says, "A cultural reference is acknowledged."

DM says (to vralul), "Roll damage"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "It's as great as your axe"

DM says, "Er, Quarion"

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

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

DM says, "Yeah, the cube looks a bit like a christmas jelly the kids have been at"

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) HORST(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are we all going to shuffle back 30ft on our respective turns?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Tubing is only 10 feet long each."

Horst fires a crossbow, scoots back as much as practicable.

Horst rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 - 1 = 14

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "This seems like a weird artefact of the game rules."

DM says, "That hits"

Horst rolls 1 8-sided die: 6 | 6 - 1 = 5

[slingergame] DM says, "You can all shuffle back, but not 30 ft"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK."

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) LUTHIAN(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

DM asks (of luthian), "I assume you crank?"

Luthian does.

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) VRAKLUL(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

Vraklul flings a second javelin after the first one!

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 6 = 19

Vraklul rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3 + 4 = 7

Vraklul *double splort*!

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) SHABORYS(6) Cube(4)

Shaborys takes aim again with her shortbow.

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

DM says, "yep"

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

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) CUBE(4)

DM says, "The cube moves closer and is now 30ft away"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Even though we were all moving backward?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Er, right"

[slingergame] DM says, "Let's say it's 45 feet away"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: QUARION(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

Quarion starts walking backwards.

DM says, "That's your moving action, you can still cast a spell or something"

Quarion hoping to save on valuable magic, he performs a simple cantrip: namely, hurling a bolt of fire. Classic.

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

Quarion rolls 1 10-sided die: 8 | 8

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) HORST(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

[slingergame] Horst says, "It feels like we're unloading a good amount of damage on cubey"

[slingergame] DM says, "You are"

Horst shooty shooty, shuffly shuffly

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

Horst rolls 1 8-sided die: 2 | 2 - 1 = 1

Horst says, "Oh they go pointy-end first"

[slingergame] DM says, "*Most of you* are"

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) LUTHIAN(8) Vraklul(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

Luthian crank-crank, shuffle-shuffle?

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) VRAKLUL(7) Shaborys(6) Cube(4)

Vraklul javelins for three!

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 6 = 11

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

DM says, "Cubey does not look good. And all he wanst is a hug."

DM advances the initiative: Quarion(24) Horst(11) Luthian(8) Vraklul(7) SHABORYS(6) Cube(4)

Shaborys shoots another arrow at the cube, and then moves back.

Shaborys rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 6 = 19

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

Vraklul exclaims, "If we get enough of these in it, we can climb up the side like a ladder!"

DM says, "As Shaborys' hits, the Cube dissolves into a pool of goo, and the skeleton floats towards you and goes *thunk* against Vraklul's boots"

DM exclaims, "You are victorious!"

Quarion exclaims, "Cheers!"

Horst says, "whew"

Vraklul exclaims, "That wasn't that bad at all!"

Horst says, "Search the goo"

Vraklul carefully extracts his javelins from the digestive goo and wipes them down before putting them away.

DM says, "You rummage around in the goo, and find a few torn (and burnt, and half-dissolved) pages"

Quarion asks, "What is that?"

Quarion asks, "Can I read it?"

DM says (to Quarion), "It's these things you put in books"

[slingergame] Luthian exclaims, "ZING!"

Vraklul holds a handful of slimy, dripping papers out to Quarion. "Be my guest!"

DM says, "It's in Dwarven"

[slingergame] Horst says, "no, they're pages, like those guys who help knights"

Vraklul says, "I'm not even sure if this stuff is writing or not."

Luthian says, "Is that Dwarven? Let me see."

Horst peeks over his shoulder.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Like Sir Skullington, here?"

DM says, "There are 4 sections that are still edible"

DM asks, "Errr, illegible? What's the word?"

[slingergame] Horst says, "legible, yes"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Legible = able to be read. Illegible = unable to be read."

DM says, "1. ...well this gig sure pays better than mercing in the Gnoll Wars � Guthras was some kind of hero of the loosing side in the Dwarven Wars some years ago � searches for the grave of his old enemy for some crazy gnome lady""

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Edible = able to be eaten."

[slingergame] Luthian says, "legible for readable, illegible if not."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Thanks!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I am hoping we will not have to find out whether or not any of the pages are edible."

[slingergame] DM says, "these ? are meant to be ellipsis"

[slingergame] Alex says (to DM), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that these are the times that try men's souls."

[slingergame] Horst says, "lacuae"

[slingergame] Horst says, "err lacunae"

DM says, "...went to Wolfwater ... what a shithole ... helped the gnome lady dig up some old temple below the city ... some "thin" place ... magic bullshit ... at least well paid ..."

Vraklul says, "Ah, this must be talking about Ms. Belltwinkle."

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "It's magic bullshit oh hi marc"

DM says, "3.Guthras played that idiot fire king for a fool ... gonna fix his fire breath machine with some of his fire bombs ... no way we're hunting in these tunnels for one of those bloody mephits and stick it in the cage ..."

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

Quarion asks, "Meph-whats?"

DM says, "4....broke my leg while trying to get out... Guthras said he couldn't spare a potion ... left me here to rot... oh no ... I can smell that thing coming back ... guess I should crawl away instead of writing, but"

DM says (to Quarion), "Roll Arcana"

Vraklul asks, "Do you think the 'old enemy' is Bathasar?"

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

Olly is borne away by a squadron of flying toads.

Horst says, "Seems plausible enough."

Fido trots off home.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Even with my enhanced intelligence, I haven't a clue."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "Noooo. Toads can fly now?"

DM says (to Quarion), "Ah, damn, you didn't pay attention in that class"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Shaborys), "DON'T GIVE HIM ANY IDEAS."

DM asks, "Does anyone else want to give Arcana a shot?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, why not."

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Muahaha."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Nice"

Quarion says, "Vrak, you're the brains AND brawn of this group."

Horst says, "And the looks too."

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

[slingergame] Luthian says, "Arcana."

Vraklul doesn't see any need to argue with that.

DM says (to Vraklul), "Hey, there was this wizard at the good valley. You get some of his gnollbreath tobacco and went to look at the stars... And he said that at places of elemental power, sometimes these small manifestations form, called mephits. They are nefarious elemental spirits. Oh yeah, you don't remember much from that night but he told you that they like, explode, when you kill them? Weird, dude."

DM says, "Also, the token minority"

Vraklul passes on what he knows.

Horst says, "Hunh."

DM says (to luthian), "You basically heard the same thing in assassin school"

Horst says, "At least it seem sure we're on the right path."

[slingergame] Horst asks, "Is the stuff we shot and/or threw all corroded and gross now?"

Quarion says, "This must be a place of elemental power, a rupture in the Weave..."

[slingergame] DM says, "No and yes"

Vraklul says, "Makes sense. It is pretty firey out there."

Shaborys looks at her arrows and ewws.

[slingergame] Luthian assassining intensifies?

Horst says, "Perhaps we should press on."

Shaborys nods.

Luthian nods to Horst.

Quarion says, "Yes, indeed"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "In assassin school you only have one stab at being the best"

Vraklul asks, "Wait, so if we find this mephit, do we need to catch it or kill it?"

Horst says, "I think we want it to go back to work"

Vraklul says, "That note said they were supposed to put it in a cage."

Quarion hmhms.

Vraklul says, "But maybe we can set up some kind of free range mephit ranching thing instead."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK, I guess we have no real answer, so I guess we are pressing on."

Quarion says, "Press on, adventurers."

[slingergame] Shaborys looks around for the on button.

DM says, "You press on, and walk for a few uneventful minutes. You notice though, that there is more and more of that violet fungus that seems to produce the poisonous air. Finally, your round a corner and there is literally light at the end of the tunnel."

DM says, "The tunnel ends here, at a grate, similiar to those you saw before."

Shaborys frowns and looks at the grate.

Vraklul . o O ( Maybe we should have been trying to kill that fungus. )

Quarion asks, "Vrak? Care to break that down?"

DM says, "Before the grate stands some sort of machine, with a wire box before it, similar to a cage."

Vraklul says, "I can give it a try, but..."

DM says, "But, sorry, before you can reach anything, there is a tunnel that leads downwards, about 9 feet wide."

[slingergame] Horst says, "This campaign involves a lot of cagefighting"

DM says, "It seems to be at one time there was a metal walkway across it, but it has corroded through and fallen into the lightless depths below."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "This is one of the massive welded iron gratings that's almost certainly too massive for us to break without tools, right?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(If we even wanted to.)"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "#slinger Vraklul yes"

Vraklul says, "I guess that's probably the mephit cage."

Vraklul asks, "If we got the mephit back in the cage, do you think that machine would start blowing fire back down the air tunnels again, and burn out all the fungus?"

Shaborys says, "And us."

Shaborys says, "But yes."

[slingergame] Horst asks, "Does the cage look obviously open?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep"

Horst says, "That seems as likely as anything"

[slingergame] DM says, "Like, the whole front is flipped upwards"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is it damaged?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Or would we be able to close it again if needed?"

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

[slingergame] Horst asks, "Anyone have any rope left or did we use it all to get down here?"

Vraklul says, "I'm sure we can worry about that later."

Vraklul says, "But I wonder how it got out of there in the first place."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I'm going to arbitrarily claim that I have rope."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "I mean, why not, right?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Hey, there's no judgement here"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok. I definitely have some, in any case."

[slingergame] Luthian has some rope, pretty sure.

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, I assume you all have basic adventurer euipment"

[slingergame] Horst says, "We need someone with witcher sense"

Horst says, "Perhaps some Detect Magic could find our firey friend"

Quarion says, "Well, I have two more waves of my Detect Magic wand left."

Vraklul calls out, "Heeeeere, mephit-mephit-mephit!"

Vraklul whistles.

Vraklul exclaims, "I've got some fresh tinder for you!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If that doesn't work, I'm going to try Survival to see if I can track it."

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 0 = 19

DM says, "You all hear a thundering voice from behind the grate "Er, hello? Who's there? Show yourself, or I shall club thee with my mighty, er, club. Aw, dang.""

Vraklul exclaims (at Voice), "Hello! We're in the air tunnel!"

DM exclaims, "Ah! Be careful not to breathe in the air! It's poisonous!"

Vraklul exclaims, "Thank you! We have masks on. They're both comical and functional!"

DM exclaims, "Lucky you! Mine is only functional!"

Shaborys calls out, "Who are you?"

DM exclaims, "I'm not telling some air tunnel voices who I am!"

Shaborys says, "That's fair. I suppose."

DM exclaims, "Who are YOU? What are you even doing in there? The fire breath is broken!"

Vraklul exclaims, "I'm Vraklul Wellington!"

Shaborys mutters, "Obviously." Then she says, "We're here to fix it!"

DM asks, "Is that some kind of name?"

Vraklul exclaims, "Yes! It's half-human!"

DM says, "Oh! But you must be foreigners! The king banned all foreigners from the town! I could get in trouble for even talking to you!""

Vraklul exclaims, "That's why we're on this side of the grating, instead of inside the town!"

DM exclaims, "If you want to be fix the fire breath, you need to find the mephit and put it back in!"

Vraklul asks, "That's a good idea! But does the mephit *want* to be put back in?"

DM exclaims, "It's just a manfifestation of elemental energy!"

Quarion asks, "So we could just herd it back into the cage?"

DM exclaims, "Yes!"

Vraklul asks, "That's great! Where is it?"

DM asks, "There is a small pause. "Somewhere in the tunnels, I presume?"

Shaborys asks, "What does it look like?"

DM exclaims, "It's about gnome sized and made of magma!"

Shaborys says, "Hard to miss."

DM says, "You all hear the creaking of a door and heavy, heavy footsteps. "RUFUS! Who are you talking to?""

DM says, ""Uh, nobody. Just whistling while I work.""

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Away from keyboard for a minute. Bathroom break!"

Vraklul goes back to looking for tracks. Such as tracks that might be left by something made of magma.

DM says (to vraklul), "Yeah you find some tracks"

Vraklul waves everyone over and points to the tracks.

[slingergame] DM asks, "Okay, short break until Quarion comes back?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Where do they go?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "OK."

[slingergame] Horst says, "sure"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "back!!!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Me too!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Anyone not here, say so!"

[slingergame] Horst says, "alright let us rock and/or roll"

Horst says, "Maybe we should disconnect the cage and take it with us"

Quarion says, "Good idea."

Vraklul asks, "How do we get over there?"

Horst asks, "You're pretty good at jumping, aren't you?"

Quarion asks, "Who, Vrak?"

Vraklul says, "I suppose so."

Shaborys has thief jumping skills, and can't manage 9 feet.

Horst exclaims, "We could toss you!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "How far across is the gap separating us from the cage?"

Quarion exclaims, "Hold on a second!"

Quarion asks, "Is the cage close to the wall/ceiling?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Toss the tiefling for heads or tails"

Horst says, "Oh yeah"

DM asks, "It's pretty square in the middle, but the tunnel itself is small, so yes-ish?"

Quarion says, "Because I could grant Shabby the ability to walk on walls and ceilings."

Quarion says, "Magically."

Shaborys ooh.

Vraklul winces as the use of that name.

Quarion says, "It'll last an hour."

[slingergame] DM says, "But ... will she? OooOOooOh"

Vraklul says, "That *does* sound safer than jumping."

Shaborys lets it slide.

Quarion says (to Shaborys), "Just stand still while I rub a drop of bitumen and a dead spider on your face."

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

Luthian remains quiet, and observes.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Spider Climb."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Works via touch."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "It's one of the two new Level 2 spells I learnt when levelling up."

[slingergame] DM says, "Ah yes."

[slingergame] DM says, "Shaborys, you are able to climb surfaces hands free"

Shaborys aw yiss.

Quarion says, "Of course, the downside is that now there's bits of dead spider on your cheeks."

[slingergame] DM says, "I know the rules say you can hold your breath for CON minutes or whatever, but I rule that doesn't count if you do actual physically excerting stuff, so I give you CON "actions""

Vraklul says, "So not unlike after a typical lunch around here."

[slingergame] Horst says, "sure that sounds fine"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Makes sense"

Shaborys walks up the wall, testing her new ability.

DM asks, "Mask on or Mask off?"

Shaborys says, "I figured on? If it's 9 feet across, and I have 10 feet of reach, if people just stayed close enough to the gap."

Shaborys says, "The box, at least."

Quarion is willing to cooperate.

DM says, "Okay, but that's gonna involve some balancing acts near the edge, so that's a DEX save from everyone holding the box. Shaborys makes her way across no problem."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "They can't put the box down for a bit?"

Vraklul asks, "Why not prop the box up on the rod?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh, cranking."

Vraklul says, "Or use it to put your foot on or something. Then you wouldn't have to balance like that."

Quarion asks, "The immovable rod?"

Vraklul says, "Yeah, that thing."

Quarion says, "I still have it, luckily."

[slingergame] DM says, "Ohh, clever."

[slingergame] (from Shaborys) DM says, "TOO clever."

DM says, "Okay, Shaborys is on the other side and 40 feet from the box."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "You say that as if you had considered just leaving it under a rock somewhere in the mountains."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "40 feet?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Hey, I like to travel light, Vrak!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion pffts.

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "It'll still be right where you left it"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "That's why he always throws caution to the wind ZING"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "hahah"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "How did that happen?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "What do you mean?"

[slingergame] Horst asks, "Oh the tunnel continues on after the 9-foot gap?"

[slingergame] Horst says, "I thought it was kinda flush and right there"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Do you mean the cage?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I think he meant the cage."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, for a bit"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, the cage"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok. We've been calling the cranky thing the box."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Is the box on the rod?"

[slingergame] DM says, "yes, sorry"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "ilac"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Borys), "But only behind his back."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "hehe"

[slingergame] DM says, "snrk"

[slingergame] DM says (to quarion), "I assumed you use the rod to steady yourself"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "So the box is not on the rod yet? Did I give it to Shaborys?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Putting the box on the rod would mean balancing it on it somehow"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "ah yes, the fatal snag"

Shaborys takes off her mask, and holds her breath.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The rod is in mid-air part-way over the gap. You are standing with one foot on solid ground, and the other foot braced on the rod. You are holding the air filtration device and cranking it."

DM says, "13 actions left."

[slingergame] Horst says, "A day without splitting the party up just isn't any fun"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, that's how I imagined it"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Can I still walk on the ground? I mean, b/c spiders can :D Because I can't run while climbing."

[slingergame] DM says, "Sure"

[slingergame] Horst says, "You can if you have a climb speed, which you do now"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "You walk normally, not on all fours"

[slingergame] DM asks, "This says she gains climbing speed equal to her walking speed, does that mean she can run?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "I guess so? Walking is generic and includes running?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I guess I'm looking at an older webpage. A previous version of spider climb said you couldn't run while climbing."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Anyway"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'll allow running while climbing"

[slingergame] Horst says, "Oh, that might be part of the spell, sure"

[slingergame] Horst says, "ANYWAY just get runnin"

Shaborys dashes to the box, picks it up and dashes back to the edge.

Quarion exclaims, "Go, go, go!"

DM says, "You dash to the box 12 actions left. You pick it up - *clank* it's attached to the machine somehow. 11 actions left."

Horst says, "Use your thiefy skills"

Quarion asks, "Cage, not box?"

Shaborys says, "Yeah, cage."

DM says, "Dammit. Yes, cage"

Shaborys inspects the connection to the machine. Chain/lock?

DM says, "There is some wiring you need to unhook for the magic mechanism and four metal clasps attaching it to the machine."

DM says, "(10 actions left)"

Horst exclaims, "You can always run back, breathe for a while, then go back!"

Shaborys unhooks the wiring? And uses her crowbar on the clasps if they don't just open for her.

DM says, "Give me a DEX throw to unhook it real quick (otherwise it takes 2 actions)"

DM says, "or sleight-of-hand"

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

DM exclaims, "You fumble around with the wiring, and then pry open the clasps. You have a box!"

Horst says, "So hey let's plan now what to do if she gets attacked over there."

Quarion exclaims (at DM), "Cage!"

Shaborys takes the cage and dashes back to the mask, which she pauses to put on.

DM says, "7 actions left (2 for wiring, 1 for clasps)"

DM says, "Dammit"

Horst says, "I can provide some ranged support. I don't want to jump for it."

Vraklul says (to Horst), "Help her, obviously."

Shaborys breathes.

DM asks, "Er, what?"

[slingergame] Shaborys | dashes back to the mask, which she pauses to put on

[slingergame] DM says, "oh."

DM says, "You have a b- cage."

DM says, "Given that it carries a small humanoid, it takes 2 hands to carry"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Humanoid? Where?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The mephit."

[slingergame] DM says, ""meant to carry""

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Okay, I thought there was already something in the cage. Slly me."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Uh, *silly* le."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Or 'magnome', as I'm thinking of calling it in the future."

[slingergame] DM says, "he he"

Quarion:thumbsups!

[slingergame] Quarion says, "oops"

Shaborys luckily has two hands. And hopefully some back up if she gets attacked.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So do you need your hands free to spiderclimb back?"

DM says (to Shaborys), "Also, for a second, as you crossed the gap, you thought you saw something glint below. Might be there's water below or something."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "According to this, no?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Nope"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Excellent."

Shaborys, once she's back on the other side, drops the cage and tosses a ball bearing into the pit, listening for a splash.

DM says, "You hear a sizzle"

Shaborys oh. She twitches a bit, as the adrenaline wears off.

Quarion asks, "Pit of magma, oh my?"

Vraklul says (to Borys), "Nice work."

Shaborys tada.

Shaborys picks up the cage. "Onward?"

Vraklul asks, "So how do we carry this once it's full of burning magma?"

Shaborys says, "We'll figure that out."

Vraklul nods. That seems like a good answer.

Vraklul exclaims, "Onward!"

Vraklul follows the tracks.

Quarion follows the Vracks -- uh, follows Vraklul.

DM says, "You follow the tracks, that lead away from the path you've been following, into side tunnels that seem rougher, and older."

DM says, "Finally, after yet a few minutes more, you spot something in a dead end side tunnel - about 6 feet in, near the back, is a pulsing mass of magma, surrounded by a thick smoke."

Quarion exclaims, "It!"

Quarion exclaims, "We need a lava sheepdog now!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "To herd this magma sheep back into the fold."

Horst says, "Maybe just cram the cage on over it"

Quarion asks, "How heavy is that cage?"

Quarion asks, "Less than 10 pounds? More?"

Vraklul asks, "How fast is a mephit? What do we do if it tries to run past?"

Vraklul asks, "What do mephits like to eat? Coal? Lamp oil?"

Quarion says, "We'll have to find out the hard way, I guess."

DM says, "Yeah, imagine a leightweight wire cage"

Shaborys asks (of Quarion), "Got any ice spells?"

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

Quarion says, "I have a frosty cantrip, but I'm worried it'd damage the poor magnome."

Vraklul fishes through his pack for a flask of oil and opens it up.

Quarion asks, "I have also a mage hand which could lift the cage and drop it onto the magnome, if that interests anyone?"

Vraklul waves it toward the mephit, trying to waft the odor that way.

Vraklul says (to Quarion), "If we can't get it in voluntarily, that might be a good idea."

DM says, "The magma blob forms into a roughly humanoid shape, and the smoke forms into another humanoid shape"

DM exclaims, "You are beset by mephits!"

Quarion exclaims, "Nooooo!"

Shaborys says, "Awesome."

DM exclaims, "INI time!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Two of them!"

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

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

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

Shaborys clears the initiative.

Quarion registers himself at init 8.

Shaborys registers herself at init 7.

[slingergame] DM says, "You are beset by ... is gonna be the INI prompt in the future"

Vraklul registers himself at init 5.

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "You are beset by initiative rolls!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Hahhah"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 1 = 11

DM registers MagmaMephit at init 11.

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

Horst rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 - 1 = 0

DM registers SmokeMephit at init 18.

Horst registers Horst at init 1.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "That's the Horst we know an dlove."

[slingergame] Horst says, "I'm back baby"

[slingergame] DM says, "Far in the back"

Quarion displays the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MagmaMephit(11) Quarion(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

[slingergame] DM says, "I guess Luthian is a goner for now"

DM advances the initiative: SMOKEMEPHIT(18) MagmaMephit(11) Quarion(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So we kill the smoke mephit and capture the magma one."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ja"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is Luthian cranking?"

[slingergame] Horst says, "Hmmm maybe"

[slingergame] Horst says, "Maybe they both go in the cage"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Sounds like a plan."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Horst), "Would a wire cage hold a creature made of smoke?"

[slingergame] Horst says, "If it'll hold one made of magma..."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Magma's really hard, actually."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Lava's liquid."

[slingergame] DM says, "The smoke mephit seems to cast some sort of spell, and dancing light appear and form a rough copy of it that continues to merge with it, and then split apart. Attacks on it will have disadvantage."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "But hard or soft, it is probably hotter than the melting point of most wire."

DM advances the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MAGMAMEPHIT(11) Quarion(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

DM says, "The magma mephit points a shapeless arm at Vraklul and your axe gets really, really hot"

[slingergame] Quarion says (to Vraklul), "This wire cage was made by dwarves! It's gotta be tough metal."

DM rolls 2 8-sided dice: 6 8 | 14

DM says, "You take 14 damage, and need to roll CON if you want to hold on to it"

DM says, "If you do hold on, you have disadvantage on attacks next turn"

Horst says, "That's one hot axe"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Ow!"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Wait, that's a save or just a CON check?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "If it's a save, it's a 14, not a 12."

[slingergame] DM says, "it's a save"

[slingergame] DM says, "But I don't know what the DC is, to be honest"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ha."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "It never occurred to you that I would actually try to hold on?"

[slingergame] DM says, "No, totally, but I thought the DC would be obvious. Oh, it's 10. Yeah, you hold on like a champ."

DM advances the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MagmaMephit(11) QUARION(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(If I were really dumb, I'd point out that I hadn't actually drawn my axe yet, and that hand was actually holding a flask of flammable lamp oil still. But I'm not *that* dumb.)"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "har har"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "ooooh"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "too late!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Yep"

[Crows-Nest] (from Quarion) Vraklul's arm is set ablaze! 'Argh!

DM says, "Less emoting, more turntaking, elfboy"

Quarion gets ready.

DM asks (of Quarion), "Hm?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Gets ready to do what, when?"

Quarion exclaims, "Here it comes!"

Quarion points an angry finger at the smoke mephit, and a lightning bolt of pure frost soars through the air!

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

[slingergame] Horst says, "a what"

[slingergame] DM says, "Seconded"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Ray of frost. But looks like... it missed?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep"

DM advances the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MagmaMephit(11) Quarion(8) SHABORYS(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

[slingergame] Horst says, "you had one job, Ray"

Shaborys takes aim at the smoke mephit with her shortbow. Hopefully this'll do some damage and not just go straight through? Who knows?!?

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

DM says, "You have disadvantage"

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Damn."

DM says, "aw"

DM advances the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MagmaMephit(11) Quarion(8) Shaborys(7) VRAKLUL(5) Horst(1)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Boo."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "The cage is on the ground right now, yeah?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep"

Shaborys swears in infernal. And yes, dropped the cage.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "We are being humiliated! We must rise to the challenge and make that phantom bite the dust!"

Vraklul drops the flask of oil -- which apparently he was holding in his *left* hand -- into the cage, flies into a rage, and recklessly attacks Smoky the Mephit with Spidersbane.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Reckless = advantage = cancels out disadvantage."

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 6 = 25

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, but you have disdvantage twice"

[slingergame] DM says, "So it counts after all"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I thought they didn't stack."

[Crows-Nest] (from Quarion) DM cackles evilly. 'Oh, yes, they do.'

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But, OK, if you say so."

[slingergame] DM says, "Hmm. That seems not right, even if it a rule."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "HOUSE RULE TIME"

[slingergame] DM says, "Advantages will stack similiarly"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "yeah! woo"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "woo yeah"

[Crows-Nest] (from Vraklul) DM says, "When monsters get them."

DM exclaims, "Still hits!"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 3 | 3 + 6 = 9

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Woo!"

DM says, "Some of smoky dissipates"

DM advances the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MagmaMephit(11) Quarion(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) HORST(1)

Vraklul exclaims, "It's hittable!"

Horst prays for some divine radiance to smite Smokey.

Horst says, "It has to make a Dex DC 14 save"

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

Horst rolls 1 8-sided die: 8 | 8

Horst says, "It takes 8 radiant damage"

DM says, "Smoky is not happy about that"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: SMOKEMEPHIT(18) MagmaMephit(11) Quarion(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

DM says, "The mephit takes a deep breath and spills out smoldering ash in a cone that hits all of you"

Quarion exclaims, "Aaaaaah!"

DM says, "So that's a Dex(10) saving throw"

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

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

[slingergame] Shaborys grump.

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

Horst rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 - 1 = 11

Horst says, "The goggles come through for me again"

DM says, "Everyone who didn't make it is blinded until the mephits next turn"

Shaborys says, "Sh*t."

DM advances the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MAGMAMEPHIT(11) Quarion(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

[slingergame] Quarion says, "So I can still see. Woo yeah."

DM exclaims, "Your magma friend exhales a 15 foot cone of lava!"

Quarion exclaims, "Re-aaaaah!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "So, er, I'm not sure what blinded does her, to be honest. disadvantage, I guess?"

[slingergame] Horst says, "I'd say so"

[slingergame] Horst says, "but I don't actually kow either"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "There's a bit in the PHB..."

[slingergame] Shaborys | Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature's Attack rolls have disadvantage.

[slingergame] Horst says, "hmmm so they're fine! Good work guys"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Can't see, auto-fails ability checks that require site, attack rolls against you have adv, your attacks have disadv."

[slingergame] DM says, "I'd say you can hear lava swooshing towards you, but yeah, disadvantage"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, hey, I had adv on that save."

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

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

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Woo retroactive Danger Sense.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "DC is 11, btw"

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

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is this a second Dex save?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

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

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

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

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Dang."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "I didn't have disadvantage, so I'm cool!"

[slingergame] DM asks (of vraklul), "So you passed the first, but failed the second?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Right."

DM says, "Everyone who failed takes"

DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 6 4 | 10

DM says, "10 fire damage"

DM says, "Everyone who passed, 5 dmg"

Shaborys takes 1/4 damage ,due to fire resistance, round up or down?

(From Quarion) Fortunately, Quarion was nimble-footed. He loses only 5 HP!

DM says, "Rounding is always done to the player's benefit"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Cool"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hmm, this is an amount of damage that is actually starting to matter to me."

Vraklul says, "Ow this is kinda starting to hurt now."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion exclaims, "Don't die, Vrak!"

DM says (to Vraklul), "Then you'll be glad to hear that it can use its bonus action to heat the weapon again"

DM rolls 2 8-sided dice: 7 1 | 8

DM says, "8 damage and another Con(10) save"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Hee."

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 5 = 19

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Enemies with abilites are fun!"

DM advances the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MagmaMephit(11) QUARION(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

Vraklul says, "Yeah, this is *really* starting to hurt now."

Quarion points a finger at Smoky the Mephit! 'This time, you're going to freeze... IN HELL!' A lightning bolt of pure frost soars!

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 5 = 18

Quarion rolls 1 8-sided die: 3 | 3

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Please use the actual spell name in the emote, less confusion that way!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Okay"

DM says, "Smokey is but a wisp, but still in action"

DM advances the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MagmaMephit(11) Quarion(8) SHABORYS(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

[slingergame] DM says, "I love that you do them, but it's a bit confusing"

Quarion exclaims, "Take that smoke fiend down, Sahborys!"

Shaborys has double disadvantage, so she switches to a dagger, feeling more confident with it, like it's an extension of herself.

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

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

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Well that happened."

DM says, "Hold on"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'll compromise. 'Quarion performs blablabla, thus casting *spell* for the uninitiated""

[slingergame] DM says, "You either have disadvantage or don't. It's just that all your advantages and disadvantes are added up"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "YOU JUST SAID"

[slingergame] DM says, "I think I explained that poorly"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So it's not that they stack, so much as that they cancel individually?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So if you have two disadvantages, then there's no point in getting advantage, because it'll be identical whether you have it or not?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "it's like DIS + ADV + DIS + ADV etc. Does that make sense?"

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

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Because there are people who play with them stacking."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Anyway, 7 = 7"

DM says, "That does not hit"

DM advances the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MagmaMephit(11) Quarion(8) Shaborys(7) VRAKLUL(5) Horst(1)

Quarion exclaims, "Vrak! Take down the monstrous smoke thingummy!"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Battlefield pep talk."

Vraklul considers for a moment, then decide he has to put the team before himself, like Quarion said.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I mean, usually Vraklul likes to smoke one, but his is not the time"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I have double disavantage, so no point in attacking recklessly."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "do not inhale the smoke monster"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So I'll just swing for it."

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

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

DM says, "That hits"

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 4 | 4 + 6 = 10

Vraklul slices through the smoke! But is it enough?

DM says, "Smokey is no more and explodes into a cloud of thick smoke that fills his position ina 5 foot radius"

DM advances the initiative: SmokeMephit(18) MagmaMephit(11) Quarion(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) HORST(1)

Vraklul exclaims, "HORST, HELP ME!"

Horst exclaims, "OKAY!"

[slingergame] Horst asks, "Is anyone/everyone also kinda beat up right now?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I only lost 5 HP out of 22."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "I'm all right. Only down 6."

[slingergame] Horst says, "ok"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "And I only 5."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Save Vrak! It's our priority!"

Horst heals the wound of Vraklul

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Make those burns."

Horst rolls 1 8-sided die: 6 | 6 + 6 = 12

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "The Wounds of Vraklul is also gonna be the first Bastafore prequel novel"

Vraklul exclaims, "THANK YOU!"

Horst says, "12 points return to your corporeal form."

DM removes SmokeMephit from the initiative list.

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: MAGMAMEPHIT(11) Quarion(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Even with that healing, I'm still down 34 points from my usual max."

DM rolls 1 6-sided die: 6 | 6

DM says, "oh crap"

Quarion exclaims, "OK, I could cast Sleep on that magnome!"

[slingergame] Horst says, "gdamnit"

Quarion says, "But it's not my turn yet,"

DM exclaims, "The Mephit has another lava cone in him!"

DM says, "That's another Dex Save"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "Let it stay there!"

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

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

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

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

DM says, "On the plus side, you are no longer blinded"

Shaborys gets the fuck out the way.

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "ow!"

Horst rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 - 1 = 12

DM rolls s 6-sided dice: 4 | 4

DM says, "So, Quarion takes 4 damage"

DM says, "And Vraklul's weapon heats up yet again"

Quarion exclaims, "Argh!"

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

DM says, "ouch"

[slingergame] Horst says, "I know you love that axe, buddy, but, you know..."

DM advances the initiative: MagmaMephit(11) QUARION(8) Shaborys(7) Vraklul(5) Horst(1)

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I am really, really glad that Horst just healed me."

DM says (to Vraklul), "Oh, COn etc"

Vraklul rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 5 = 24

DM says, "That'S what I thought."

DM says (to QUARION), "You're up, wizard"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of Horst), "We just need to sleep it, and we're good! Somehow! Right? ...right?"

Quarion pulls out some sand, imbuing it with the magical spell of Sleep. Then he hurls it at the magnome.

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 5 = 16

[slingergame] Horst asks, "maybe?"

Quarion rolls 5 8-sided dice: 3 8 8 8 5 | 32

[slingergame] Quarion says, "this is one hell of a spell"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "if that magnome isn't asleep, it's got godlike stamina"

[slingergame] DM says, "Hm. What was that first thing you rolled? I think this spell work automatically, the description doesn't mention any saves or anything"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "ah right"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Isn't it based on how many hit points they have left?"

DM exclaims, "The Magma Mephit falls asleep!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "it autohits, ignore my spell cast roll"

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

Shaborys whew.

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "End of Init?"

DM says, "But he puts his head up on a rock to prevent ... heartburn. HA HA AH"

DM exclaims, "You are victorious!"

Vraklul drops his axe and grabs his throbbign hand with his other hand. "Augh..."

Vraklul says, "So... much... hot..."

[slingergame] Horst says, "when the magma gives you attitude: drop it like it's hot, drop it like it's hot"

Quarion says, "No! Someone help him"

Shaborys waits until the smoke clears and retrieves her thrown dagger.

Quarion exclaims, "His hand is 'throbbign', which is worse than mere throbbing!"

Vraklul says, "Someone put that rotten little piece of elemental slag into the cage before it wakes up."

DM says (to Shaborys), "It smells like sulphur. It smells like ... home."

Shaborys yay.

Shaborys picks up the cage, sets it down next to the sleeping mephit and kind of shoves the opening at it, hoping to scoop it up without touching it.

Vraklul finds a waterskin and pours it over his blistering burns to cool them off a bit before sitting down to bandage his hand up properly.

Quarion asks, "Don't we all really just want to come back home safely?"

Horst says, "Let the person with fire resistance do it"

DM says, "Sure, you scoop the sleeping mephit into the cage and lock it. It has a simple bolt, which just *clicks* home."

Vraklul says, "Does anyone mind if we stop for a bit before heading back? I need a drink. Or a smoke. Or something."

[MUD crash]

Shaborys nods.

Quarion exclaims, "We must hurry! We have one minute before it wakes up!"

Shaborys oh. Right.

Vraklul says, "Oh. Crap. Alright."

Vraklul sighs and soldiers on, back to the pit and all that.

DM says, "One minute? I better see some DEX rolls"

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

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

Horst rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 - 1 = 10

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is that a DEX save against something I can see, or just a DEX ability check?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Just a check"

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

DM exclaims, "You all fumble around a bit with the box and the cage and all, and just as you make it to the gap the mephit awakes!"

Shaborys says, "G*ddamnit."

DM says, "And so it ..."

DM says, "...rattles on the cage. Nothing else.""

Shaborys whew. She looks warily at the cage.

Quarion says, "Lucky us."

DM says, "it seems to be mephit proof. It's not even hot."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "I presume it's been under an hour?"

Quarion exclaims, "I knew it! Vrak you were wrong!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

Vraklul asks, "Sure. What was I wrong about?"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Go go spidergirl!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "but was Quarion using Concentration all the time?"

Shaborys asks, "Ok, so. I'm going to put this back. And then it's going to start spewing fire again, with us in the tunnel?"

Quarion says, "The cage not being mephit proof."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh."

Vraklul says, "Oh."

[slingergame] Quarion says (to DM), "How would I know? I wasn't paying attention -- oh."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Heh."

[slingergame] DM says, "hehe"

Vraklul says, "Maybe that guy on the other side of the grating could let us out."

Quarion says, "Let's have a chat with Rufus."

[slingergame] DM says, "I think you didn't cast anything that requires Concentration, so give me a CON save (10) too see if the spell si still on."

Vraklul says, "Or maybe we could all cross the put and see if there's a safe place to stand on the *other* side of the machine."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Did he take damage?"

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

DM says, "Alas, Spidergirl no more"

Vraklul says, "Or maybe we could just sit down for a few minutes and have something to drink and then figure it out afterward."

[slingergame] Quarion says (to Vrak), "Moi? I took 9 damage."

Shaborys says, "Sure."

DM says, "Short rest, I guess"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "Can I spend a hit die?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

Quarion rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4

[slingergame] Quarion says, "And I regain 4 HP by virtue of my innate connection to the Weave."

Vraklul slumps down by the wall, takes a bottle of something out of his pack and uncorks it. Then he adds some herbs. Then he shakes it up. Then he drinks it. Slowly.

[slingergame] DM says, "You add CON to that, but I guess that's probably 0."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Spending one or more hit dice as well:"

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

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 1 | 1 + 3 = 4

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

Vraklul rolls 1 12-sided die: 2 | 2 + 3 = 5

[slingergame] Quarion asks (of DM), "you mean, add the CON mod?"

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

DM exclaims (at Vraklul), "Good as new!"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "so I regain a total of 6 HP!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Well, almost. Still down by 8 HP, unless your math is different from mine?"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "It is possible to drink something using a (modern) gas mask, but it's not easy"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "And my new HP is 20. :)"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "No, I was just commenting on your high roll there"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Horst), "Let's assume I lift it up for a few seconds to take a sip at a time."

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "Hey man you're the one with all the pipes; I'm sure you can figure it out"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I assumed he poured into into the filter so everyone could share it"

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

DM asks, "So, short rest's up, and you all look a little livelier. What do you do now?"

Quarion says, "We should chat with Rufus, I guess."

Quarion asks, "Unless there's a cooler plan, involving magic?"

Vraklul says, "Well, I don't know if I'm healed or just numb, but either way, I can hardly feel the pain. I'm going to call that a good thing."

Vraklul says (to Quarion), "Sounds like a good plan. The Rufus one, I mean."

Quarion exclaims, "Let us go forthwith!"

Quarion says, "And hope that fellow's still on duty."

DM asks, "How do you crass the gap?"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Can't we just shout at him and hope he responds like he did before?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh sure."

[slingergame] Horst says, "We should still hook the cage back up though"

DM asks, "YES? HELLO? TUNNEL PEOPLE?"

Quarion exclaims, "WE'VE CAGED THAT PESKY MEPHIT!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "So, in theory, I *think* we should all be able to jump the gap. It's only 9 feet, right? And our hoses reach 10 feet?"

DM says, "WOW GOOD WORK. POP HIM BACK INTO THE MACHINE SO THOSE BLASTED TUNNELS ARE CLEARED"

Quarion exclaims, "BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONNECT IT WITHOUT BEING BURNT TO A CRISP OURSELVES!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, but you'd need to time that very well"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Would we?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Who here has a STR lower than 10?"

[slingergame] DM says, "I say you would"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Why couldn't we just jump across one by one?"

[slingergame] Horst says, "disconnect, jump over, reconnect"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Why do we even need to disconnect?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "How do you get the machine across?"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "How heavy is that machine?"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "The last person, who has a STR 18, makes a phenomenonal 9-foot standing jump across the pit."

[slingergame] DM says, "Around 10 kilos"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "What's that in pounds?"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "How heavy is the mephit in the cage?"

DM says, "There is a moment of silence."

[slingergame] DM says, "Hmmm... A bit lighter, I'd guess. 7 or 8."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Everyone else should have enough hose-length to back up ten feet from the edge, jump then make a running jump across. Assuming they have a STR of at least 9."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "Like 22 pounds?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Dammit, that machine's too heavy for a mage hand."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Er, just 'then make a running jump', not 'jump then make...'"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I haven't checked, but I bet I could easily carry an extra 30kg without becoming burdened."

[slingergame] DM says (to vraklul), "Sure, re: weight"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Does anyone have a STR under 10?"

[slingergame] Quarion shakes his heaD.

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Nope."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So I think we can do this if we're careful."

[slingergame] DM says, "Luthian has exactly 10."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "So let's say I strap the cage to my back, then stand at the edge of the pit holding and cranking the device."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Luthian backs up ten feet from the edge -- which he should have enough tubing to do -- then makes a running jump over it."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "With STR 10, he should be able to clear a 10-foot jump, landing on the other side, with just enough hose to make it. Right?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Works so far."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Then Quarion, Shaborys and Horst all do the same."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Then I do a standing jump -- no backing up, so I only get to jump *half* my STR score in feet, instead of my whole score."

[slingergame] DM nods.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "My STR is 18."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, that will work."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "OK. Now, which PC is smart enough to have come up with that plan?"

[slingergame] DM says, "ha ha"

[slingergame] DM says, "Luthian explained it at length."

Vraklul exclaims (at Luthian), "Good idea!"

[slingergame] DM says, "In his usual take charge way."

Vraklul exclaims, "Let's try it!"

[slingergame] DM says, "So... Luthian jumps first."

[slingergame] DM says, "It's DC 10 Dex."

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

[slingergame] DM says, "No problem for him. Quarion is next,"

Quarion braces himself for the leap across the void, and places all his trust in nimblefootedness.

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

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Ooh, rolling on *top* of the STR minimum? You don't want this to be easy for us!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Wait is this dex or str"

[slingergame] DM says, "The STR is just to check if you can even jump this far."

[slingergame] DM says, "This is Dex"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I goofed up, can I reroll or do I substract"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Is the DEX because we're trying to jump while tied up with tubing and stuff?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

[slingergame] DM says, "Reroll"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Aha, that makes sense."

Quarion rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 1 = 11

[slingergame] DM says, "Quarion clears the gap."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion barely makes it!!!!

[slingergame] DM asks, "Stabby?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Can I use acrobatics? (To get the DEX proficiency)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Sure"

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

[slingergame] DM says, "Stabby also barely makes it."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Woot."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Horst!"

Horst takes a deep breath and then removes his mask.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Are we holding ropes, by the way?"

Horst says, "Then I jump over and lie down motionless until the machine comes over."

[slingergame] DM says, "This is the first I hear of ropes. But sure, you'll probably be holding them."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Ah, Horst is going to jump without a dex check."

Vraklul gives Horst a rope. "Take this with you."

Vraklul says, "In case one of us slips."

[slingergame] DM says (to horst), "You have rope (1)"

Horst nods.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "(Er, gives him one end of a rope, that is.)"

DM says, "And you jump acorss."

Vraklul ties the other end of the rope to himself.

DM says, "but you should've jumped across, alas."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "What of the DEx?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Dex 10!"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "He detached his mask."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "He wasn't wearing the tubing"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "So he wouldn't need to."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "oh kay"

Vraklul exclaims, "OK, everyone, hold the other end of that rope, just in case!"

Shaborys grabs hold.

Quarion holds on too?

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yiu know that, dramatically, there's no way the universe can let me make this check."

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

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "haha oh dear"

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

Vraklul plants one foot on the edge and LEAPS INTO OPEN SP A C E . . .

Quarion exclaims, "Vraaaaaaaaaak!"

DM says, "Vraklul Jumps and ... sort of slamps into the other side of the gap, and tumbles down into the abyss."

Quarion exclaims, "Noooooooooooo!"

Shaborys pulls on the rope.

DM says, "The three of you manage to pull up a somewhat battered Vraklul."

Vraklul exclaims, "--URK!"

Vraklul says, "...that's not quite how I had imagined that going."

Vraklul asks, "But I think we all made it?"

Shaborys says, "Good call on the rope."

Quarion asks, "What would have happened otherwise?"

Horst gets his mask back on.

Quarion asks, "Would Vraklul have really died?"

DM says, "He would have fallen into the depths where nameless things gnaw on the world."

Vraklul says, "Nah, dying is the *last* think I would do."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "And become Darth Vraklul."

Horst says, "Okay so let's get that cage re-attached"

Vraklul says, "Hey, yeah, that's right. We had a reason for coming over here."

Quarion exclaims, "And then we'll all be burnt to a crisp!"

Shaborys unstraps the cage from Vraklul's back.

Quarion exclaims, "What jolly fun!"

Vraklul asks, "What did Rufus say, about how to connect it without being burned up?"

Quarion says, "Nothing at all."

DM says, "A giant (ha ha, get it?) face appears at the grate. It's wearing a sort of gas mask and googles, and a hug, bellow like machine on his back."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "a hug!"

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Just what we needed!"

[slingergame] DM says, "huge. It's late, okay"

[slingergame] DM pouts.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "Are you saying we *won't* get a hug?"

Vraklul exclaims (at Giant), "Hello!"

DM says, "Hello?" Rufus says, thunderingly."

Vraklul exclaims, "We're the people in the pipes!"

DM says, "hello, pipes! I'm Rufus."

Vraklul says, "We've brought you a magnome."

Vraklul says, "I mean, a mephit."

DM says, "Aw, too bad, we need a, oh I see."

DM says, "You just need to rewire that cage to the machine and pull that lever there on the machine."

DM exclaims, "(The lever is marked in dwarven and has two settings : OFF and RUN!!!"

Vraklul asks, "If we do that, can we come inside with you? So that we won't be in the tunnel when it starts up?"

DM says, "He scratches his chin. "Well, you see, the king has decreed to not let any outsiders into the city on penalty of death.""

Quarion asks, "Death for who? The strangers, or those who let them in?"

DM says, "But I guess I could " - he reaches for the grate - "leave this latch here unlooked while I take an early lunch.""

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I like Chaotic Good NPC's."

DM says, "squeak "What strangers? Never saw anyone." And he walks away and out of the room."

Quarion says, "We'll give that grate a few dents, just to give Rufus an alibi."

Vraklul opens the grate and goes through while more technically-skilled people deal with the wiring.

Shaborys says, "Well, glad that's settled." Then she turns to the machine and sets about hooking things up again.

Shaborys asks, "Everyone clear?"

DM says, "You manage that easily and soon the catch is attached. Do you throw the lever Y/N""

Quarion runs!

DM says, "(cage is attached)"

[slingergame] Horst says, "Yeah I'm fine with putting my life in the hands of the lawful evil"

Horst is ready to go where the hose leads him.

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Who's that?"

Quarion goes through the grate, along with Horst.

DM says, "You all jump down into the blacksmith shop and the effect is rather stunning. The last town you saw was Myrehall, the gnome city, where everything tended to be too small, so all the furniture, the anvil, the forge - seem extra big."

Shaborys waits until everyone is through the grate, then throws the lever and runs to the grate herself.

[slingergame] Horst says, "all fire giants all the time"

[slingergame] DM says, "I don't really rake alignment into account."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Rufus didn't seem terribly Lawful to me."

[slingergame] DM says, "And I find the notion of it for whole races rather problematic and uncool."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "But perhaps that's why he got put on poison fungus duty."

[slingergame] Luthian says, "That was fun. Derpderp. XD"

Horst asks, "Was there supposed to be a kaboom?"

DM says, "Stabby throws the switch and jumps down. You all take few steps away from the opening. At first, it seems like nothing is happening."

Vraklul takes a few more steps away.

DM says, "Then, there is a rumbling sound that slowly gets louder. The mephit jumps around giddily and begins to glow with fire from the inside."

Shaborys ooohs.

DM says, "Then suddenly there is a deafening roar of fire and blinding light, and while you blink the spots away you can hear it roar and bellow deep in the depths of the air tunnels."

Quarion exclaims, "WOOOOOOOHOOOOO!"

DM says, "The mephit sits down in his cage rather smugly."

Vraklul says, "So. I think that worked."

DM says, "And then the door slams of the smithery slams open."

Quarion gasps!

Shaborys turns to look.

DM says, "Three giant guards appear."

Vraklul says, "Heya."

DM says, "HALT! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS"

Shaborys waves. "Hi! We fixed the fire."

[slingergame] Horst says, "we didn't start the fire, but..."

DM says, "WE ASK THE QUESTIONS HERE! YOU ARE ALL UNDER ARREST"

Luthian blinks, and just stands, keeping eyes and ears open.

Horst surrenders with alarming ease.

Shaborys says, "That wasn't a question."

Vraklul shrugs. "You're not going to take us to the king, are you?"

DM says, "One of them prods you with his giant club. "Move along.""

DM says, "WE ASK THE QUESTIONS HERE"

Quarion shuffles forth, prodded.

Shaborys moves along.

Vraklul goes along. "Sure. What do you want to ask?"

[slingergame] DM says, "In case you have any funny ideas, if this were an RPG, there would be at least 2 skulls next to their names"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "..."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "This *is* an RPG."

DM says, "For now, nothing. You are lead along the corridor, which has other doors leading to other workshops, and into what seems to be the city proper."

Quarion admires the city.

DM says, "And you realize that the whole mountain is basically hollow, and it houses a small city of suprisingly civilized looking houses. FIre Giants pass to and fro and eye you curiously, but the guards rather adamantly prod you towards a big building in the back."

[slingergame] Horst says, "uh oh I think we're going to the Big House"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "with the Big Cheese inside"

DM says, "Er, wait, in the middle. Gah. Remeber how the mountain was open at the top. (Imagine this mountain functions like a yurt. Beneath the opening is a round building, made of layers upon layers of cold lava."

DM says, "I want to say obsidian, but I think that's only in minecraft."

Horst says, "It can be obsidian"

DM says, "Obisidian. And there is a constant stream of smoke from that building through the opening."

DM says, "You are herded into an antechamber, where a very old Giant woman looks at you sternly and says:"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "THAT'S ALL, FOLKS"

DM says, "Outsiders! You are about to stand before the Everburning King. Surrender all your weapons, and choose one among you to be your voice."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Okay, who has Giantese and charisma?"

Vraklul looks around. "Any volunteers?"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ooh, ooh. I might have the highest charisma :D But not giant."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "I have neither!"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "I have Cha 13 and Persuasion, but I dunno"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "On the other hand, maybe the King speaks Common."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Charisma 18"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "If he does, send in Shabby-- uh, I mean Stabby."

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "Okay let's make Stabby do it"

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

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Makes sense, she's fire-resistant."

Horst surrenders all his weapons. Except knowing, and knowing is half the battle.

Shaborys drops her weapons and steps forward.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Plus, she's fire resistant."

Quarion puts down his quarterstaff.

Vraklul gently sets down Spidersbane. Next to it he puts one hand axe, then the other. Then he lays down his javelin. Then his other javelin. Then his other javelin. Then his *other* javelin.

DM says, "You will fall prostate before the king and remain so, apart from you, chosen voice. If you raise before told to, you will be put to the death."

DM says, "If someone other than the voice adresses the king, you will be put to the death."

DM asks, "What is your name, chosen voice?"

Shaborys says, "My name is Shaborys."

[slingergame] Horst says, "Hugh, Hugh Jass"

Quarion falls down on his face, and remains completely flat and silent.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Naturally, Vraklul's mind is presently considering under which circumstances he planes to leap up, grab his weapons, give a battle cry and fly into action right now."

DM says, "She nods. Then prepare yourself to meet the Everburning King."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Uh oh, I fell prostrate too soon."

DM says, "She opens the huge double doors and the guards prod you forward into a huge, mostly empty hall."

Quarion rubs his sore nose.

Luthian surrenders his weapons, and makes himself as visibly non-threatening as possible. He remains silent.

Shaborys steps forward.

DM says, "It's so big it makes the throne in the middle look small. And this room is dark, covered in layers upon layers of ash."

Vraklul follows along with the others.

Quarion follows, and falls prostate before the king at the first opportunity.

DM says, "In the middle stands a throne of basalt, and on it sits a giant. And this is unmistakably the Everburning King, because his beard and hair are literally fire."

Shaborys waits to be spoken to.

Luthian follows as well, and continues to remain silent.

Quarion is as silent as the grave.

DM says, "The woman makes a down motion with her hand, and I'll assume you all fall prostrate."

Quarion falls on his face.

Horst takes a little nap

Luthian prostrates himself, respectfully.

Vraklul doesn't so much *fall*, but yeah, he gets down.

DM says, "The woman intones : "These are the interlopers, my liege. This is their voice, Shaborys."

DM says, "The king nods at her and she leaves. The king sits up and stares at you, Shaborys, and you realize now why he is really called the Everburning King. His eyes. His eyes are pure fire."

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "What was it we wanted? Access to the thrice-slain king's burial place?"

Shaborys stares back, politely.

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Yeah."

DM asks, "Shaborys of the Deep Folk. You have acted against my decree. Why?"

Shaborys says, "My Lord, we apologize, but we have repaired your fire tunnel, as a promise to one of yours."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Whatever the hell his name was."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "The one whose life we saved"

[slingergame] Horst says, "Byhr"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Balthasar."

DM says, "He thinks for a moment."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "Oh, sorry, I thought you meant the King, still."

DM asks, "And yet you have entered my city. What do you seek within its walls?"

Shaborys says, "We are seeking the tome of the thrice-slain king, and we have been told that you can help us."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Tome/Tomb. Rather"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Not a book"

DM says, "He slowly stands up and walks towards you, until he stands almost directly before you."

Shaborys refuses to even flinch.

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "Yeah, you stare at his shins"

DM says, "Other have come before, Deep One, and betrayed my trust.""

Shaborys says, "And we sought to repair what they have betrayed."

DM says, "He points a finger at you. "Your word and that of any who follow you is worthless to me."

Shaborys asks, "If I may, I have something that might interest you?"

DM says, "Show it to me. If it does not sway me, you lives are forfeit."

Shaborys pulls the medallion from her pouch.

Shaborys says, "I believe this will open the tomb of the thrice-slain king."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Sorry guys. I think we're all gonna die."

[slingergame] Horst says, "We had a good run"

DM asks, "He kneels down and looks at it. Then he suddenly grabs you and lifts you up to his face. "Where did you get this?"

[slingergame] Horst asks, "shit, where did we get that?"

Shaborys eeps. "We were sent to rescue the king's daughter. I found it in her home. But we found her too late."

DM says, "He opens his hand and drops you, then moves back to his throne and slams his fist on the armrest."

DM says, "I sold the king his kingdom, and he and every one who followed died. And now his bloodline runs cold. These are dark times."

Shaborys picks herself up off the floor, looking warily at the king.

DM says, "He thinks for a moment."

DM says, "Then he turns around."

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims, "Suspense!"

DM says, "I will allow you and your followers access to the tomb of Balthasar. But beyond this, you will get no help here, and my decree stands. Not until the death of the Thrice-Slain King is avenged will the doors of my city be open to outsiders. Go now.""

Shaborys says, "Thank you, thank you," as she backs away.

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm a big Shaborys fan now."

DM says, "The king goes back to his throne and sits."

DM says, "I assume you all hurry out and meet the Giant Lady in the antechamber."

Quarion exclaims, "We do!"

Luthian follows his crew.

Horst says, "reckon so"

Shaborys does so.

DM says, "She looks down at you, still very stern."

Vraklul collects his weapons.

Shaborys does the same.

Quarion picks up his beloved quarterstaff, a memory from home, a trusty weapon.

Luthian collects his weapons as well.

DM says, "The tomb we build for the king is about a week's travel into the mountains. There are two ways to enter it: One is an entry tunnel that should be obvious if you follow the path. There is another way, more dangerous, in the depth of a lake high up in the mountains."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I'll take the lake path, heh"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Sure, more XP"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Heh. Scenic route."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "Potion of water breathing, huh?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion nodnods.

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "I bet the entry tunnel is closed anyway."

DM says, "She looks at you as if she's willing to entertain questions or follow-ups."

Horst asks, "Do you know which route the cursed dwarves took?"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "Sorry I didn't think that would be a hard question"

DM says, "She clenches her fists. "The duergar, I assume, took the easy route, as they did when they tricked us."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul asks, "So, should I ask the question which will almost certainly get us thrown out and might even get us TPK'ed by the giant guards?"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "Eep?"

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "Let's not"

[Crows-Nest] (from DM) Vraklul says, "Are you single?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul sighs.

[Crows-Nest] Luthian says, "Did you HAVE to ask that question? Ugh. Now we're going to get TPK'd. Thanks a lot, Vrak."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "(I suspect the DM might even know which question I'm thinking of.)"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "What's that killer question, then?"

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys does not, however.

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "I'll ask it IC, if you want."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Er, actually I have no idea"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "You guys' call."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys asks, "Whatever it is, is it in Vraklul's nature to ask it?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says (to Vraklul), "In-channel's cool with me."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Yeah, I think he'd probably ask it."

[Crows-Nest] Shaborys says, "Go ahead..."

Vraklul asks, "Could you give us a map showing us the route to take to get there?"

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "What's so terrible about that question?"

DM says, "There are no maps in the Everburning City."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion says, "Of course. Paper burns too easily."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul exclaims, "That's what I'd like to know!"

DM says, "We commit all to memory, because memories shift constantly, as does the world."

Quarion says, "Makes sense."

Vraklul asks, "Are there any precautions that you'd recommend we take on the way?"

Vraklul asks, "Especially if it turns out that we need to use the second entrance?"

Luthian listens as the conversation unfolds, committing all to memory. He maintains a respectful silence.

DM says, "The path there should be safe, but there are traps in the tomb I'm forbidden to speak about."

DM says, "For the lake, you may find it hard to scale its walls, for they are high, near the snow, and the lake itself houses guardians, of which, again, I'm forbbiden to speak."

Vraklul asks, "Is there any advice you can give us which *isn't* forbidden?"

DM says, "She smirks."

DM says, "Pray the tunnel is still open. I have heard of nobody who reached the lake in many years. You'd almost need to be a bird to get to it."

[Crows-Nest] Quarion asks, "Is that a subtle hint?"

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "It may be."

[Crows-Nest] Vraklul says, "Perhaps we'll need Redbeak's help."

[Crows-Nest] Horst says, "A bird that can swim... okay, forms of the penguin, team"

DM says, "She sighs. "And while I'm not allowed to give you any help, I will say I hope you can help Balthasar and his people find peace.""

Shaborys says, "Thank you."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "#tanget Am listening to the Bastafore theme while playing ;)"

Vraklul says, "As do we."

DM says, "And then she shu-shu's you out, and the Guards leads you to the city gate. They open a smaller, human sized one inside and so you find yourself outside the gate again."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Do we have anything else to say here?"

Vraklul says, "I guess it's time to go."

Quarion says, "That was tense."

Quarion says, "Shaborys, you were magnificent, I have to say. That King was terrifying."

Shaborys says, "Thank you, thank you."

DM says, "And as you stand at the gate, and see in the distance in the mountains the path the Giant Lady pointed out, ther is a sudden wind, that makes you all shudder a little."

DM says, "TO BE CONTINUED"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Yay!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "woo"

[slingergame] Quarion asks, "BTW, quick question: were we wearing masks all the time? Where are they now?"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Before we leave the city, should we pack the breathing gear back into its box and return it to Henimore?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Let's do so."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "So I may not be able to do the weekend of New Year's Eve, though it looks like Tale might not either. Depends on whether we're going home for the holiday or not."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Oh, good plan."

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Quarion), "We took them off after the machinery came back on and before the guards took us away."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "What Vraklul says"

[slingergame] Shaborys asks, "But did we carry the crank along with us the whole time, or leave it in that room?"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm 90% sure I won't be able to do the 2nd of January"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "I imagine we probably left it with the weapons."

[slingergame] Horst says, "Maybe we can get Byhr to come along with us"

[slingergame] Vraklul says (to Horst), "Ooh."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "#slinger Jan 2 is a Tuesday"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "And I have (slight) doubts about the 23rd of December. 9th of December's fine though."

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "It's the Dec 30/31 I'm ont sure about."

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, I won't be able to do the 9th"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "The 9th of December?"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm away that whole weekend"

[slingergame] Shaborys says, "Ok"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Alright. But we're still on for the 3rd of December, right?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "And the 16th?"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "I'm good for the 16th."

[slingergame] DM says, "16th should work, but 23 and 30 probably not"

[slingergame] Luthian asks, "So, no leveling this session?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at luthian), "You just levelled!"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks (of DM), "I assume that includes 24 and 31 as well?"

[slingergame] Quarion exclaims (at Luthian), "I barely got the hang of my new spells!"

[slingergame] Quarion says, "BTW, picking Spider Climb was a brilliant moment of foresight"

[slingergame] DM says, "24th is where we celebrate Christmas here, and 31st is New Year's celebraty stuff"

[slingergame] Horst says, "yeah that was sweet"

[slingergame] DM says, "So, the likeliest scenario is 16th, and then again on the 6th"

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "Should I just mark the 23 and 30 as no game on the wiki?"

[slingergame] Horst says, "The gelatinous cube was fun too"

[slingergame] DM says, "I mean, I might be here, but it's a super hectic time and I won't have time energy to prepare"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "No point in burning out the DM."

[slingergame] DM says, "That could've gone quite differently if it had got to you"

[slingergame] DM says, "I started it off to far away from you"

[slingergame] DM says, "I also left out another fight as the mephits got to you already, which I didn't expect."

[slingergame] Vraklul exclaims, "Oh, I think the cube fight went just fine!"

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "There's nothing wrong with an occasional easy one :)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Also sorry for all that wobbly rules stuff. We're all still learning."

[slingergame] Vraklul says, "That's cool."

[slingergame] Vraklul asks, "By the way, how does Saturday January 6 look for everyone?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Should work for me."

[slingergame] Quarion says, "Works for me."

[slingergame] Horst says, "It's a bit early to say but probably good"

[slingergame] Vraklul updates the wiki.