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Meany:Avast!
Meany:Map? :3
Liatai:At the moment? Bronze Boot. Though I'll be loosing you on the city in this session. :3
Dr. Hatari has connected.
Liatai:Heyo heyo!
Meany:Avast!
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Meany:Deducted ninety-six gold from Barbie-token.
Liatai:Everyone check your tokens to make sure they're up-to-date. :3
Meany:Bow blade, two knee blades, two sleeve blades, two elbowblades, and thirty-six trail bars.
Meany::3Liatai:Forgot the Blasphemix?
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Dr. Hatari:Here I am again, trying to find art for heavy bruiser tokens. I have recently turned to deviantart. I found this; http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/357/8/1/heavy_knight_2_by_captpancake-d35it6f.png
Meany:It requires a trip to the underworld.
Dr. Hatari:T3T
Liatai:XDTMG:"bruiser"?
Meany:No one is stupid enough to go down there alone.
VAE:heya
Meany:Yoyo.
VAE:which map should we be on?
VAE:mace, right?
Liatai:Bronze Boot, for now, though you'll be loosed into the city this session, so you can be wherever you want. :3
TMG:deductin' 4 gp for barrister fee…
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Ghostwish:Boo.
Liatai:Yo! :D
Ghostwish:So what manner of madness did Marius sic upon Akellon? :>
TMG:and…despite that it's going to go slower, I suppose I will do some crafting by the day, just to do -something-. :/
TMG:ghost; he tried to take on Cap McKieth
Ghostwish:How badly did that go?
TMG:Team Rocket bad :3
Ghostwish:L.O.L.
Liatai:It was a good fight, though. x3
Meany:Session start? o3o
Dr. Hatari::3Liatai:Session start in a few minutes, got to get into GM headspace…
RAM has connected.
TMG:hokay…
RAM:Random Access Memory is available.
GM:All right! Faerie said he wasn't going to be here today, so let's roll the calls and call the rolls!
TMG:given by the table under the Craft skill in the WoW book, the craft DC for gunpowder is 15
Meany:x3Meany:I know what Barbie will spend his money on.
Barbarus:A second mule! And a carriage!
TMG:and the price of a powder horn's worth of gunpowder is… 35 gp
TMG:so 35/3
TMG:erp
TMG:??35/3 = 35 / 3 = 11.66666666666666666666666666666667??
RAM:11.66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
RAM:So on and so forth.
TMG:deducting 11 gp, 6 sp, 6 cp
Sicol has connected.
Meany:Hello RAM/Sicol!
Dr. Hatari:Where will we get the perfect repeating 6 copper piece!?
GM:New audience! :O
Meany:GM? Yesno on second mule and carriage? :#
Meany::3*
Liatai:Only if you name the second mule. :3
Meany:Honduras.
Ghostwish:ARGENTINA
TMG:righto, can you see, Sicol?
Meany:Don't suppose you could swap that with one of the Gypsie wagons? :^
TMG:can you move the audience token?
Dr. Hatari:Okay finally - -; http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=heavy knight&order=9&offset=744#/d345116
Liatai:Which wagon?
Dr. Hatari:I can work with that I suppose.
Ghostwish:who the hell? XD
Liatai:If you have one in mind, pull it out and let's see. :3
Meany:The colourful one.
Ghostwish:Also, who is this new audience member? *peppers with popcorn*
gypsie_colorfull:Herro!
- Dr. Hatari is ready and paying attention now. :3
Meany:Supahwagon!
Meany:Deducting costs from gold reserve.
GM:Roll call! :D
Meany:Yo!
RAM:Random Access Memory is available.
Dr. Hatari:Present. |3
GM:Ghost? Tech? VAE?
Dr. Hatari:Oh, yeah.. character sheet~
TMG:ej?
VAE:mrow!
TMG:Ah! Present!
TMG:… :.
Rolls:Yes?
TMG:Hey Lia
Ghostwish::>Liatai:x3Liatai:'Sup, Tech?
TMG:Might an alchemists' lab be semi-portable? As in, could it fit into Venezuela's cart :o
Liatai:Yes.
TMG:Sweet, deductin' 500 gp
VAE:rofl
Meany:Mkay.
Meany:Carriage can fit four people inside.
Meany:And two drivers.
Ghostwish:Hrmmm.. anything that might help with research that I could toss in the carriage? :>
GM:Anyway! So where did we leave off last time? Ah yes… there was loot looted, and drunk elves trying to find the bathroom.
VAE:yeah
Meany:And shopping!
TMG:meany; would Barbarus object to alchemists's trinkets being stored in the cart?
GM:And shopping!
Meany:Clothes shopping!
Meany:No. :3
Tathi:"Please don't remind me, malice-filled demi-god thing. I still have a hangover."
Meany:Just don't set fire to anything.
VAE:and Miron woke up sweaty, with the recipe for nachos as the only thing being remembered from a nasty dream :P
GM:Malice-filled? This squiggly? Surely you jest. ;P
Gnogglebolt:"I wouldn't dream of it." 0:3
Meany:And keep the breakables somewhere that bumbs in the road won't break them.
VAE:squigglies are the worst
TMG:Yup
VAE:they are covert evil
Tathi:"You have TENTACLES. 'Nuff said."
Meany:So.
Meany:Who wants to join Barbie up driving?
Meany:While the rest of you chill in the carriage?
TMG:and 500 deducted for the alchemist's items
VAE:as any Laundry operative will tell you , things with tentacles are generally bad
GM:So, the party has dispersed into the city for the next few days to take care of business… Go to it! Shoo, shoo! :D
RAM:The Warp-Aci would like to help drive.
Meany:Also, Barbie has a tent for four.
Meany:So, where y'all sleepin?
Tathi:Tathi has a bedroll.
Dr. Hatari:Tom doesn't really know anything about driving animals, but he would be happy to sit up front and enjoy the fresh air. And the relatively less intense leverage of bumping and rocking in armor.
Ghostwish:Tiny cart is tiny. :P
Barbarus:Barbie is seeing that Honduras is okay, and that Venezuela isn't being so hateful to the youngin.
Gnogglebolt:for Ehlon 3rd, Gnogglebolt goes over last-minute details about the trial with the goblins, Zeke, and the barrister Azurson for the first half of the day.
Dr. Hatari:Or would it be worse.. >:o
Ghostwish:actually, it's just off center. :>
Ghostwish:Lia-GM, move the cart to where its corner matches up with the grid. :>
Liatai:But then it won't be properly connected to the mules. >:Ghostwish:Move the mules too! :>
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Gnogglebolt:For the second half of the day on Ehlon 3rd, Gnogglebolt buys a complete alchemists's kit and sets up somewhere temporarily (probably in the inn he's staying at), and works for the next eight hours on a special powder…
Honduras:Hee-haaw.
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Venezuela:*I hate this one less than I do the others.*
Honduras:*:D*
Barbarus::DGnogglebolt:Craft Check: day1 (dc 15) ??(1d20+15)*15 = (3 + 15) * 15 = 270??
Miron:Assuming Miron has already written the report, got it signed off and filed, he probably looks into the new bunch of books in the Mace's library.
Ghostwish:Much better. :>
Gnogglebolt:Blarg. I should be taking 10.
VAE:also , let's see the AEG
TMG:ah well.
Barbarus:Barbarus has finally bought his own wagon! No more mooching off Denny. :D
Tathi:Tathi sets it on fire, for no apparent reason.
Ghostwish:XPTMG:line to meet is 3500, so ??3500-270 = 3500 - 270 = 3230??
Gnogglebolt:Nothing else notable for Ehlon 3rd.
VAE:oh, hatari
Tathi:Tathi likely spent her time in the library, or pestering a certain drow.
VAE:who won yesterday?
Liatai:The certain drow is currently nowhere to be found.
TMG:brb
Tathi:What!? He must be hiding. Damn drow!
Dr. Hatari:Cap pulled a win. It was pretty lulzy. |3
Dr. Hatari:It was for the best that it didn't drag out into the 25 round rolling marathon that it could've been, either way.
Thomas Lazarus:Despite other-wordly shenanigans, Tom does indeed remain at the temple to fulfill his two days of service in the sick ward. He has his armor sanctified with a minor blessing during said time in an effort to prepare for the trips ahead.
GM:Let's check the weather for Ehlon 3rd, for the heck of it… ??1d100 = 34??
GM:A nice day. Now for the fourth… ??1d100 = 17??
TMG:back
GM:Another nice day. :3 And now for the fifth… ??1d100 = 21??
GM:Mild and calm. A good day for travel. Or for preparing for travel.
Barbarus:Barbie then purchases a number of new blades. Some for wearing, one for his bow.
Ghostwish:DM, do you allow day by day profession checks? :>
Barbarus: (( Error. Firefox is borking. ))
Ghostwish:You signed off AIM a while ago. :Ghostwish::{TMG:hmm…ghost, how would a day profession check work?
TMG:there's no provisions for it, unlike craft
Ghostwish:Part time work? :P
Ghostwish:Profession earns silvers, right?
Ghostwish:Maybe day by day would earn coppers.
Dr. Hatari:Could you just make a week check and divide as appropriate?
Ghostwish:That too.
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Liatai:Hatari's suggestion would work well. :3 I'll allow it. One sec, though, keep talking, keep rolling… Going to let the dog out.
TMG:no no, best to stick to established precedent…
Meany has connected.
Ghostwish:No it ain't.
TMG:buuut…it actually looks like profession checks earn gold coins
Liatai:Remember to divide by 6.
Dr. Hatari:You are so the dad from Fiddler on the Roof, Tech.
Tathi:??1d20+2 = 2 + 2 = 4?? profession check!
Liatai:XDGhostwish:ouch. XD
TMG:aha, here it is
TMG:Check: You can practice your trade and make a decent living, earning about half your Profession check result in gold pieces per week of dedicated work.
Ghostwish:??2/6 = 2 / 6 = 0.3333333333333333333333333333333333??
TMG:…and Hell.
Dr. Hatari:Impressive.
Ghostwish:WOW. Infinite silver coins!!!
TMG:If ghost can do a week's check and divide by six, I want to do that. >:[
Dr. Hatari:You searched the couch. :P
Ghostwish:XPGhostwish:So, looks like 3 silver coins then.
TMG:but I still think that sticking to precedent is best.
Ghostwish:Okay DM? She worked part-time at the library. :>
Ghostwish:Of course you do, silly demi-lawyer. :P
Barbarus:Barbie also buys enough trail bars to last all six of the party members six days.
TMG:so, waiting for DM to return and make a ruling…
Dr. Hatari:Hm.. with Sszeyl not coming on this adventure, I probably won't need 2 shield other spells. What else to prepare~
Ghostwish:er wait, I did that wrong. Xd
Ghostwish:??4/6 = 4 / 6 = 0.6666666666666666666666666666666667??
Ghostwish:SIX silver coins. XD
TMG:…No, ghost, you had it right the first time
Ghostwish:oh wai I did.
TMG:profession earns you HALF your check result
Ghostwish:SILLY PROFESSION SKILL.
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Liatai:What the—?
You have disconnected.
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Liatai:What happened? D:TMG:Oh! It's back up! :o
TMG:You DC'd everyone
TMG:dropped off the irc
TMG:server up and vanished
Liatai:Yeah, there was apparently a net hiccup. >:Meany has connected.
TMG:right, told everyone else, they should be on their way…
RAM has connected.
Meany:Yo.
Ghostwish has connected.
TMG:enforce map and vis? :o
Ghostwish:NO.
Sicol has connected.
Ghostwish:NEVER.
Ghostwish:NOT EVEN WITH SUGAR ON TOP.
Barbarus:Barbie also buys enough trail bars to last all six of the party members six days.
Ghostwish:So did you happen to catch that profession madness, Liatai? :>
Liatai:One sec…
Liatai:TMG: …No, ghost, you had it right the first time Ghostwish: oh wai I did. TMG: profession earns you HALF your check result Ghostwish: SILLY PROFESSION SKILL.
TMG:nope, not that bit
Liatai:That was the last I saw. ^^; If anyone said anything after that, I missed it.
TMG:the bit before
TMG:I'm objecting to the divide by six thing
TMG:rather than simply doing it by one coin value lower, like Craft
Dr. Hatari has connected.
VAE has connected.
Liatai:Ah, I see.
Ghostwish:Sorry Tech, but your reasoning makes less sense (cents? :P).
Ghostwish:She's working one day.
TMG:see, it didn't make much sense to me at first, then I thought of a possible explanation.
Ghostwish:If the profession skill works on a weekly basis, why would you denote coin value instead of days worked?
TMG:When you do work for an entire week, you get momentum and can set up things quicker
Ghostwish:Momentum!?
Barbarus:Barbie with his pimpcart goes in search of the Tom.
Ghostwish:Stop.
TMG:if you do only a single day of work, then it's broken up a bit
Barbarus: (( YoHatari! ))
Ghostwish:There is no momentum.
TMG:no, you stop, ghost. :[
Ghostwish:She is working PART-TIME.
TMG:Let me finish.
GM:Ah-HEM.
GM:… One sec. >:(
TMG:Nvm.
Ghostwish:Yah, you're thinking of it as if she were running her own business.
Ghostwish:She's not.
TMG:GHOST. SHe just sai d"ah-hem"
RAM:Silence if you want to live!
VAE:he will live.. just maybe as a ferrey
VAE:*ferret
Ghostwish:Yah, so? I'm still pointing out how wrong you are out of spite until she goes and proves us both wrong with a powerful wham of the DooM-hammer. :P
TMG:JESUS CHRIST GHOST
Dr. Hatari:So. I take it that Miron, being the paramilitary conspiracist that he is, has silence prepared? |3
VAE:i aren't wrong… i said nothing
TMG:SHUT UP AND WAIT.
VAE:indeed he is
VAE:*has
Ghostwish:Bwahahahahahaha!
TMG:Liatai said ahem, so I stopped talking. You do the same.
Ghostwish:Oooo, we can haz nullfied casters naow?
Dr. Hatari:Please relax a bit. :|
RAM:Nah, let him keep going. He's just digging his own grave.
VAE:spells prepared: 1: Cause Fear 2x . Doom 2x Cure light wounds 1x
Ghostwish:Can I pick out the tombstone!?
Ghostwish:I have this FABOLOUS floral arrangement ready!
RAM:If the Tailed One says so.
Ghostwish:Who exactly is the tailed one? You've called me that too, so I wonder who. XD
Dr. Hatari:I was just thinking that name really bothers me. :P
RAM:No, you're the Phantasmic One. Liatail is the Tailed One.
VAE:2: silence 2x Sound burst 1x Hold Person 1x
VAE:Someone from england i guess
VAE:Saph possibly
Ghostwish:*snrk* You do know it's Liatai and not liatail? :P
RAM:Yeah, I know.
RAM:I have my reasons.
Ghostwish:usilly. XD
VAE:if you have seen Tape's signature on dA which has a quote from some tv series you'd have learned that the english have tails
VAE:"'tis well-known that the English have tails! You have not, so you are not English." —Arnold of Todi, The Box of Delights
VAE:Q. E. fuckin' D!
GM:Okay. I'm back. With a tea mug in each hand.
RAM is disconnected.
Meany:Yo.
Dr. Hatari:Oh. Well that makes it seem much less silly. |3
RAM has connected.
Ghostwish:How hilarious. I just went out and got lemon-flavored ginseng tea. :>
GM:My ruling stands.
GM:Now shall we move on with the preparing for the hunt?
Ghostwish:Yaaaaaay! The more logical ruling wins!! *victory dance*
Barbarus:Barbie with his pimpcart goes in search of the Tom.
Barbarus::DRAM:…Da fuck? Maptool just insta-closed on me.
TMG:wait, the ruling of divide by six?
Ghostwish:So I got..- whoa what!
Ghostwish:RAM! What were you doing when i did that?
GM:Ghost, please don't poke the tiger. And Tech, likewise.
RAM:Did what?
Dr. Hatari:Apparently maptool got better? =3=
Ghostwish:That has happened so many times to me (sowwy Liatai) and I am trying to nail it down.
RAM:I was typing.
Ghostwish:Maptool just… quits. No reason. No error. Heck, if you're not watching it, you won't even know it happens. O.O
RAM:I was gonna say "I have no idea what VAE's talking about, but the Tailed One knows why I call her the Tailed One."
Barbarus:Wherefindeth the Tomas? :o
Thomas Lazarus:Does Barbarus try the most obvious place first?
Barbarus:Of course.
Dr. Hatari:Success. x3
Barbarus:"Thomas! Hola! :D"
Ghostwish:So Tathi got a 3 silver tip for her hard day of work. :>
Thomas Lazarus:Tom approaches the catfolk in his newly polished and embossed armor. He smiles and bows slightly. "Good afternoon, friend butcher."
Barbarus:"I come bearing gifts. :o"
Thomas Lazarus:"What brings you - oh, I see."
Ghostwish:friend butcher sounds like an insult. XD
Dr. Hatari:Ehn. :P
Barbarus:Barb holds a sack down from the seat of his pimped carriage.
RAM:Hey, at least it wasn't Der Mitsgermeister.
Liatai:x3Barbarus:The sack holds six Trail Bars, a sleeve blade, an elbow blade, and a knee blade.
RAM:Now THAT would be an insult.
- Thomas Lazarus takes it with a look of wonder and peeks inside.
Barbarus:"You're the only other person in our group to wear armor, which is needed to hide these surprise weapons."
Thomas Lazarus:"The food I recognize - but what types of knives are these?"
Barbarus:"Hidden weapons. :D"
Barbarus:"The long one is a knee blade."
Thomas Lazarus:"Is that allowed?!" :o
Barbarus:"It most certainly is."
Barbarus:"But feel free to Bless them first, if you need to."
Thomas Lazarus:"Hmmm." He gives them another look. "I'll have to practice, I think. But I forget myself; thank you, friend."
- Thomas Lazarus bows once more. "Do you know where the others are?"
Barbarus:"Your welcome. Was about to go looking. Hop up, and we'll check the Boot's area."
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt also snags a waterskin somewhere, 1 gp.
- Thomas Lazarus grabs the far side of the carriage and hauls himself up into the opposite driver's seat.
TMG:and what day is this? still Ehlon 3rd?
Liatai:Ehlon 5th, otherwise Thomas wouldn't be leaving the temple. x3
Dr. Hatari:Quite so, quite so.
Barbarus:"High-ho, Venezuela! Honduras! Git!"
Barbarus:And they're off.
Dr. Hatari:I'll need to fuddle afk for 1 minute~
Liatai:Where are Miron and Tathi on this day?
TMG:oh, Ehlon 5th?
Liatai:Yep! Roll any Craft checks you need to. :3
VAE:Miron is probably doing random errands for the Society
Gnogglebolt:Right then. On the 4th, Gnogglebolt finally took care of the goblin trial, and at the end of the day, said good-by to the goblins. At another time in the day, he set aside time for more alchemical refining.
VAE:catalogising writings, maybe accompanying someone on a patrol if a support is needed
Gnogglebolt:Craft (alchemmy); DC 15, day2, taking 10, ??(10+15)*15 = (10 + 15) * 15 = 375??
Gnogglebolt:*alchemy
Gnogglebolt:??3230-375 = 3230 - 375 = 2855??
Anise Berilan:"Fine day for patrolling, eh, Brother Miron?"
Ghostwish:oh? we have another day? :>
Dr. Hatari:Right-o. Any particular book I should consult for the finer points of hidden elbow shivs and such? I'm quite unfamiliar I'm afraid.
Miron:As fine as any, Anise
Ghostwish:Complete Scoundrel.
Liatai:You will want to look in Complete Scoundrel. :3
Dr. Hatari:Ok!
Miron:The forces of evil never seem to rest… unlike us , sadly
Ghostwish:How many days off are we having, DM?
TMG:ehlon 3 and 4
TMG:so 2 days
TMG:we should be moving out on the 5th
Anise Berilan:"Speaking of rest. Have those Blackskull numbskulls bothered you any more so far?"
Tathi:Right, so then Tathi returns for another day of work at the local library, stocking shelves, repairing books, maybe even helping write a couple. ??(1d20+2)/6 = (11 + 2) / 6 = 2.166666666666666666666666666666667?? profession day check!
TMG:ad yeah, we should have taken all those trail rations from the loot >.>
Tathi:aiii-chee babba… round up or down, DM?
VAE:Oh, makes me think
Liatai:Round down. x3
VAE:when was , or will be the extradition of those two bastards from the city prison?
Tathi:Right! 2 gold coins, 1 silver, and six copper. :>
Tathi:… this dude is paying her in chump change, isn't he?
VAE:since the last time the Aureate Palm just said they are going to come for them
Barbarus: (( Well, you pay for the service you get. ))
Liatai:They're already in the Palm's custody.
VAE:good enough
TMG:retroactivly for the last 5 days, 3 sp for day for a "common" meal, plus 5 sp per day for "common" inn lodging… ??(5*3)+(5*5) = 5 * 3 + 5 * 5 = 40??
VAE:any dates for trial and/or direct execution (if the accounts by the witch hunters were sufficient)
Tathi:Character sheet updated. She pretty much spends her entire day there, silly bookworm.
Tathi:Oh geez, Tech's right.
VAE:or we dunno?
Liatai:The execution is scheduled for Ehlon 7th.
VAE:good
- Thomas Lazarus goes about doing his best to set up the little hidden mechanisms he was gifted. It's slow going with his inexperience, but he has plenty of time today.
Barbarus:And help from the sneaky bastard, Barbie.
Thomas Lazarus:Tom experimentally throws his right palm forward. *Schink!* "Ohhh… that's pretty clever!"
Dr. Hatari:You are a terrible influence. :P
Barbarus:"Yep. :3"
Ghostwish:*pops open the PHB to goods and services*
VAE:also ,will the hanging be public or inside the Palm?
TMG:and, because Liatai was right, really should have taken those trail rations…
Gnogglebolt:buys 5 days worth of trail rations for the coming journey
Liatai:Public.
Meany:»Gnogglebolt:% sp times five, 25 sp
Gnogglebolt:5 sp
Meany:Barbie bought trail bars.
Liatai:But Gnoggle doesn't know that… yet. ^^;
Dr. Hatari:It's okay. We'll use them both, eventually.
Miron:Not so far, no… we *did* put a stop to part of their operations here…. it seems Flint was right and the remaining ones are biding their time
- Thomas Lazarus sets about readjusting and springing and resetting the little mechanisms. One must be sure of their weapons before the time arrives to use them.
Anise Berilan:"Hmm. We'll have to keep an eye out for them."
Tathi:Tathi's expenditures are as follows. She's a very meager eater, spending nearly all of her time with her head in a book, and perhaps the only reason she even eats is to feed Kor scraps and leftovers. No wonder she's so skinny. "Because I'm an elf" my ass! 2 poor meals, staying at a common inn for two days equals a grand total of 12 SP.
Miron:All in all, in two days i shall be far happier… i don't think any of them will be so stupid to rescue those two… but they are dangerous spellcasters… even though restrained they might try some desperate act. .. Never mind i am not entirely sure the city will deal with their bodies in such a careful way as i'd do.
Thomas Lazarus:He looks aside to Barbarus while fussing. "Say, you're from the southern planes, right?"
Gnogglebolt:and lastly…
Gnogglebolt:In a random hour or two he could squirrel out on ehlon 3 and 4
Barbarus:"Actually, I'm from the northern steppes. :o"
Gnogglebolt:he takes the Redmaw ledger and -shows- it to people, starting with the Torises. x3
Barbarus:"Between the Girns and the desert."
Anise Berilan:"Aah, the Palm's usually pretty careful when dealing with necromancers. I'm not too worried." |3
TMG:Told ya I'd get to it eventually :D
Ghostwish:You sure do abuse 'eventually'. :P
Ghostwish:A true DM you are! XD
TMG:He, be happy I just remembed now. :P
TMG:*hey
Miron:I hope too… but then, if the Palm did their job entirely well, we wouldn't be walking these streets now.
Thomas Lazarus:"Oh! Sorry." ^^; "I can't say I'm surprised to have not known. Pardon my curiosity. I've just never met one of the catfolk, before. Personally, I mean. It's been a pretty cloistered life in the temple up till now, and I can't say I'm very worldly. But you seem to know your way around. What's it like up there?"
Miron:Trust your allies but check on them, says an old wisdom.
Barbarus:"It's hot, and cold to extremes. Up there, we have to love our animals like family so we can survive. Makes the job of a butcher somewhat thankless. :/"
Barbarus:"It's the kind of place, where if you're hungry enough, you'll eat anything."
Thomas Lazarus:"I see…" He pats down his strapped blades, finally satisfied with the fitting.
Thomas Lazarus:"Well, then, thank you." He bites off the top of a trail bar. :3
Derish:Mmmm, goblins.
Ghostwish:sorry, couldn't resist. :P
Nathaniel Toris:The Toris family reiterates what you already know; the skull marks are the Blackskull's trademark. However, they do give you some new knowledge; the trident symbol in the book is the sign of a group of miscreants on the coast who sail on a ship called the Sahuagin Queen.
Barbarus:"Careful."
Barbarus:"If you eat more than one in twenty-four hours, you'll get sick."
- Thomas Lazarus pauses chewing and raises his brows. "Hmm!"
Anise Berilan:"Hehe, true enough!"
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt asks Nathaniel if he knows anyone else who might have more information on the remaining symbols
Thomas Lazarus:"Good to know." He drops it back in the sack for now and binds it to his belt.
Nathaniel Toris:"The arcane mark resembles a signature… perhaps the city guard will be more familiar with the symbols, if they are the signs left by criminals."
Gnogglebolt:Next time Gnogglebolt has a free hour, he stops by Captain McKieth and shows him the ledger.
Gnogglebolt:(also adding identified symbols to wiki :o )
Anise Berilan:"It'll give Flint something to do. Have you seen how antsy he's been lately?"
VAE:antsy?
- VAE fails at english
Dr. Hatari:Nervous, fretting, anxious.
VAE:thanks!
Dr. Hatari:Sure~
Miron:True… though, unlike some, he seems to put it to a good use
Miron:He was an excellent help down there.. as was Thomas.
Miron:*the gnome frowns for a moment*
Miron:Hmm, Thomas… haven't seen him for a few days.
Captain McKeith:The guard captain handily identifies four of the five symbols, and asks whether he can copy down the information! The circle in a square in a circle symbol is tied to the subject of a current investigation, a criminal known as the Hypnotist. The half-orc described in the ledger is the first suspect, who claimed to not know what was going on when he committed the crime… The guard suspects an enchanter.
Barbarus:Still searching for them peeps.
Barbarus::|Barbarus:"You know, I think they might be hiding from us."
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt does allow the Captain to copy the entirety of ledger
Thomas Lazarus:"Oh, no. Probably just poor luck. Except Miron."
Thomas Lazarus:"Miron would probably hide." He chuckles lightheartedly.
Miron:Maybe he got relocated or something… he seemed pretty distraught when we found the rosary and stuffs.
Captain McKeith:The one symbol the guard does not recognize is the arcane swirl and squiggle; the five diagonal lines are a sign left by a group of corrupted nature worshippers, meant to resemble claw marks.
Ghostwish:??1d4 = 1?? trapped ??1d4 = 2?? stuck ??1d4 = 1?? locked ??1d4 = 1?? broken!?
Ghostwish:oops!
Ghostwish:Ignore that. :P
Ghostwish:Totally not working on my campaign in another window. :P
Dr. Hatari:That looks like a Silent Hill door generator! >:o
Anise Berilan:"Thomas, that's your templar friend, right? Pelorite? Whitish hair, really tall?"
Miron:Yep, him
Dr. Hatari:You would think more than 2% of doors would be openable, what with their engineering and such!
Ghostwish:Really? I made it up on the fly. I took the cardinal rules of party roles (fighter/rogue/wizard/cleric) and said well, hey, since there's one rogue in a party of four, shouldn't everything have a 1 in 4 chance of being something nasty? :P
Dr. Hatari:x3Meany:Speaking of rogues.
Ghostwish:So yah, be careful around doors and chests and stuff. :P
Meany:Where is Zen?!
Anise Berilan:"Isn't that him over there on the blue cart with the mules?"
- Meany sheks Ghost!
Meany:>:O
Ghostwish:Oh, he dropped. Work issues. Sorry. :Miron:The gnome makes a surprised face.
Miron:Thomas?
Barbarus' Wagon:I'll have you know I'm a very pretty wagon.
Gnogglebolt:Ah, was "snake with fangs bared" identified?
Liatai:Ooh, I forgot the snake one.
Miron:Hmm… we can't keep there for *too* long… but this street needs our watch as much as every other one *smiles*
Miron:*approaches the cart with Thomas in it*
VAE:*near it
Thomas Lazarus:??1d20+2 = 12 + 2 = 14??
Captain McKeith:"It looks like a yuan-ti mark to me. Crazy snake cultists. Though it could be anyone who likes snakes. Druids, hunters, even nagas."
- Thomas Lazarus pats Barbie's shoulder and points to Miron. |3
Thomas Lazarus:"I suppose I was wrong."
Miron:May the Cudgel smite yer foes from your path, friend!
- Thomas Lazarus offers them both. "Good afternoon Miron and Anise."
Barbarus:"Hello. :D"
Miron:I almost thought they have relocated you elsewhere
Tathi:Dare I ask for an urban encounter roll? :>
- Anise Berilan follows the gnome, looking curiously around the wagon. "Hey! Long time no see."
Miron:*looks at the cart*
Miron:And looking at this thingy… i might actually be right
Liatai:Do you dare?
Tathi:… I dare. :>
Thomas Lazarus:"Oh, no, no. Just got stuck on cleaning detail for a few days for my less than stellar guard duty performance." ^^;
RAM:Dooo eeeeeet.
Gnogglebolt:aaand symbols identified (all but one) and recorded on wiki!
Miron:Less than stellar… *turns his head*
Gnogglebolt:After the captain finishes having a scribe copy the contents of the ledger, Gnogglebolt returns to whatever he was doing that day. And on Ehlon 5th, he heads to the bronze boot to link up with the others
Miron:Leaving the convent isn't ideal, sure… but attack is the best defense.
Barbarus:>:[
Thomas Lazarus:"Heh. But, I've straightened everything out with the revered Father. The time will soon be upon us to set out for that rogue blighter in the south!"
Tathi:Do page me when my death and doom are ready. I have traps to set up. :>
Barbarus:"There is nothing wrong wrong with my wagon."
Miron:Good that, at least.
Liatai:??1d20+2 = 8 + 2 = 10??
Liatai:… hmm. On second thought, go meet up with the party, Tathi. >:3
Thomas Lazarus:"How about you? I take it you'll be coming along atleast, Miron?"
RAM:That's…ominous.
TMG:For everyone! (will be said in-character soon, but)
TMG:IDENTIFIED SYMBOLS: Skull with Flaming Eyesockets = Blackskull Cabal Trident with Skull = Sahuagin Queen Five Diagonal Lines = "corrupt nature worshippers", druids? Snake with Fangs Bared = Possible Yuan-Ti, druid, hunter, or naga cult Arcane Swirl and Squiggle = unknown Circle in Square in Circle = The Hypnotist Retrieved from "http://akellon.wikia.com/wiki/Granch%27s_Ledger"
Ghostwish:and about that shield a certain arcanist should be looking at. >:P
Miron:The Commander was rather satisfied with both our actions, and the items we have secured
Liatai:Actually, you've heard something about the arcane swirl and squiggle for Lethiriss.
TMG:Oh? Shoot! Forgot. What was it? (or do I have to go back through the logs? ^^;)
Liatai:It's an artist's signature, from the village of Redtree to the south. A sculptor named Jonah Restren.
TMG:…which is also where the druid we're hunting went… Hmm. o.o
Miron:Remember those books the two had? He gave us a permit to get them for the Society's library
Barbarus:Barbie drops two platinums in the purple haired bard's tip bowl. This is the reward playing a Catfolk jig gets you. :D
Thomas Lazarus:"As well he should be. The whole world is better off with that shrine falling cold and unused.. to say nothing of Castleton."
Ghostwish:I dunno. I just remember it mentioned during a session. I figured you'd find some reason to rush it to Tathi for identifying.
- Thomas Lazarus nods.
Miron:As well as many of their weapons… it is rare that we come up on such high quaity equipment.
Miron:Castleton cold and unused?
TMG:and added
Thomas Lazarus:"I mean.. uh.. Castleton is more.. better off." He knits his brow and stares off for a moment.
Miron:*smiles* If you think it's cold here, you should see the mountains!
Thomas Lazarus:"You know what I mean."
TMG:Ghost; don't worry, when we move out, Gnogglebolt's brining everything with him and piling it in the cart ^^
Ghostwish:Gotcha. :>
Miron:I know.. but a jest now and then helps to keep one's head on their shoulders
Barbarus:Wagon.
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt walks down the street, and sees his fellow Vigilant Guardians outside the bronze boot. "Hail, friends!"
Barbarus:Carriage.
Barbarus:Thing.
Barbarus::>Gnogglebolt:He seems in particularly high spirits.
Thomas Lazarus:"Good afternoon, Gnogglebolt."
Barbarus: (( GM, any reaction from the Bard? ))
Tathi:Tathi looks up from her book, Kor snoozing lazily in her hood. "Hello Gnogglebolt. Productive day, I hope?"
Miron:In any case… we need to finish our patrol.. and meet the re…
Barbarus:"Hello. :D"
Anise Berilan:"Well hey, there's another one of your friends!"
Gnogglebolt:He also has a -completely- overstuffed pack, things clipped on and barely holding in, and while he is slow under the load, it looks like he should be stopped dead
Thomas Lazarus:Int check ??1d20-1 = 2 - 1 = 1??
Thomas Lazarus:":D"
Ghostwish:DERP XP
Gnogglebolt:"Yesterday was quite productive, yes!"
Purple-Haired Bard:The bard nods appreciatively, and strikes up another catfolk tune in appreciation!
Barbarus:"Put that stuff in the carriage!. :D"
- Thomas Lazarus doesn't remember to pay his tab today, either.
Cheery Halfling Barmaid:"Ahem!"
Cheery Halfling Barmaid:"Templar?"
Tathi:Tathi blinks, peering at the over-loaded gnome. "What is all that you have there, Gnogglebolt?"
Cheery Halfling Barmaid:"Your tab."
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt heads around the back—-AHAHAHAHA
Thomas Lazarus:"My.. OH!"
Miron:Greetings, Brother… *to Anise* I notice
RAM:Thomas = http://files.sharenator.com/derp11_Hurrrr_Deerrrrp_Derp_Derp-s314x322-126809-580.jpg
Tathi:.. and then she snickers behind her hand. "Busted."
Miron:*seems somewhat unsettled*
Cheery Halfling Barmaid:"Seven silver."
Gnogglebolt:ooo…heeheehee… Anyway. Gnogglebolt heads around the back, and starts unloading and repacking things from his rucksack into the carraige. "Nice wagon, Barbarus."
Miron:*walks to Gnogglebolt*
Barbarus:"Thankyou. :3"
Tathi:Tathi watches Gnogglebolt with passive curiousity. Anything painfully magical? :}
Gnogglebolt:And the things in his pack go into the wagon. 40 lbs worth of an alchemist's kit, which anyone who works with magic or alchemy would instantly recognize.
Barbarus:"Gnogglebolt!"
Gnogglebolt:That forms the bulk of what he puts into the wagon.
Miron:Nice indeed… i thought Thomas is leaving town in it for a while.
Gnogglebolt:"Hmm? Yes, Barbarus?"
Barbarus:"There should be a sack of trail bars back there. Pass six out to everyone. :D"
Anise Berilan:"Don't worry about it, Brother Miron. I've got it from here. Go catch up with your buddies!"
- Thomas Lazarus hops down and approaches with a sheepish grin. "I am so sorry about this. I don't know why it keeps slipping away from me." He draws a platinum and hands it over. "Terribly sorry if I got you in trouble. Keep the tip." ^^;
Miron:But now, we must finish off the patrol… i shall rejoin the rest of you once we are replaced …
Barbarus:"Just none of you eat two within twenty-four hours of each other. :D"
Tathi:Her eyes widen a bit at the alchemy set. "That would explain your new aroma, Gnogglebolt."
Cheery Halfling Barmaid:"This more than makes up for it! … Hmmmm… hold on a second, okay?"
Thomas Lazarus:He nods.
Miron:*Turns to Anise* .. It might be best i follow you at least until you get someone else as a pair
Dr. Hatari:Also, ack, another few shakes afk~
Cheery Halfling Barmaid:"You're turning into a regular, so I'll ask Sstheric about something reeeeeal quick."
Gnogglebolt:"Will do, ally barbarus!" Gnogglebolt still seems in particularly high spirits as he continues to unload the alchemist's set. He also chuckles at Tathi's words.
Miron:Going alone in these parts, especially for one of us.. one has to be watchful.
Gnogglebolt:Before he unloads the rest of things from his pack, he finds the sack Barbarus indicated, and passes out six trail bars to everyone present and intent on a road trip today
Miron:There are many in the city who would gladly pull any of us down a blind alley and cut their neck.
Gnogglebolt:except for himself, he already has his own rations
Anise Berilan:"Heh, too true, unfortunately. We'll just hustle it along, then."
TMG:+6 trail bars to everyone's token inventory!
VAE:*throat
Tathi:"Ooo, rations. No Kor! Don't nibble!" She says, pushing away the drowsy rat.
VAE:see, in Slovak ,there's no difference between those words
Cheery Halfling Barmaid:"Here we go. Templar, what's your name?"
Tathi:She has 13 days worth of trail rations now. Totally need to start using these darn things. :P
Miron:It is for the best, i suppose
Dr. Hatari:Back~
Thomas Lazarus:"Thomas Lazarus. Ah, former templar. Not that I mind the title." He smiles again.
Gnogglebolt:Finally, Gnogglebolt unloads the rest of the objects from his pack. To anyone watching, he unloads… a small clinking pouch, a fine pendant, a fine silk sash…then a…stick of charcoal? And lastly, a very brightly-colored red-and-white archer's practice bullseye. Except, if someone's looking -very- closely, it is not an archer's bullseye, but a shield painted like one
Miron:*the gnome waves to the rest of the companions, and goes with Anise, until they finish their patrol round, or find a replacement, whatever comes sooner*
TMG:(by the way, question danman. Does Miron speak goblin? Just checking.)
VAE:noVAE:he speaks common, gnomish, draconic and dwarwen
Tathi:Tathi wrinkles her nose a little, arching a brow as she peers at the shield. "Gnogglebolt.. what is THAT thing?"
Gnogglebolt:All of the above objects, however, Gnogglebolt seems to treat with extra care, and he makes sure they're padded and folded underneath everything else in the cart
Cheery Halfling Barmaid:"This here's a letter of credit. We use these with regulars, especially the ones who end up forgetting to pay their tab… or falling down drunk before they can pay, either or." The halfling chuckles, writing down Thomas' name and handing over the piece of paper she's carrying. There's an arcane mark on the bottom of the page. "We keep one copy of this, and you keep the other so you can keep track of your tab. I put that platinum on there, so you've got a little bit of wiggle room if you run out without paying again!"
Gnogglebolt:"Hmm?' Gnogglebolt looks up at tathi. "This? Oh, it appears to be a shield of some sort. A strange one, admittedly. We found it a little while back in a cave, and I know who it belongs to, and someday, I intend to see it returned to them."
Thomas Lazarus:"Oh, I see. Thank you very much. This will, unfortunately, be very helpful." He offers a chuckle and folds it carefully away into a pouch.
Tathi:She smirks a little. "Ever consider the chance such an odd shield might be magical? Mind if I take a peek?"
Barbarus:"Careful back there. Honduras is itchy to stretch his legs."
- Dr. Hatari Zelda-holds 'The Boot tab' |3
Cheery Halfling Barmaid:"Now don't lose that!" The halfling waves a finger at the much taller human.
Thomas Lazarus:"Yes ma'am."
Gnogglebolt:"M…magical?" Gnogglebolt looks at the shield again, as it it had suddenly changed color. "…You know, I would not be surprised. Be careful with it, though." He passes it over to Tathi
TMG:(and I would have thought Tathi would know a wand when she sees one, first x3 )
Liatai:A wand? Pfft. Roll an alchemy check.
TMG:(at least, out of character, I'm pretty sure it's a wand)
Ghostwish:… the stick of charcoal??? That's no wand..
TMG:(oh, right ^^ )
Tathi:Tathi is careful. Heck, the first thing she does is cast detect magic!
Cheery Halfling Barmaid:"All right. Safe travels!"
- Thomas Lazarus returns with a slight blush. "Scolded again."
Liatai:The shield is magical. Nothing else is, unless the spell also detects alchemy.
Ghostwish:LO.. before it gets deleted, this must be shown.
Ghostwish:2nd level spells prepared: 2x Scorching Ray - used 2 1 See Invisibility 1st level spells prepared: Magic Missile - used Shocking Grasp - used in a drunken stupor to blow a door off. Burning Hands - used Detect Magic
Ghostwish:XPDr. Hatari:Your spell list tells such a story.
TMG:..heeheehee/ xD
Liatai:x3Ghostwish:I can imagine someone reading that and then going wait what?
TMG:(michaelwesten) "You can always tell a lot by a wizard by their spent spell list." (/michaelwesten)
TMG:*a lot about a wizard
Anise Berilan:Anise ends up picking up the new recruit, Trevor Merrimac, to continue the patrol. You're free to go back, Miron!
Liatai:x3TMG:Anyone who's sen Burn Notice, props to you :>
Thomas Lazarus:"Anyways.. is this everyone, then? What about Sszeyl and Elros?"
Miron:Be watchful, you two… *looks at Trevor examiningly*
Liatai:Elros left a note saying he'd meet you in Redtree. As for Sszeyl, he's nowhere to be seen.
VAE:any description for the new recruit?
TMG:!!! Alex! He wasn't going to be here today!
Trevor Merrimac:You met me already, you almost landed on my head on the second. ^^;
TMG:Did you figure out the autopilot for him beforehand, Liatai? :p
TMG::oLiatai:I have. He's off getting his animal companion today. :3
VAE:oh right… i think i remember *facepaw*
TMG:Oooh. Hmm. would Elros have mentioned this? "I'll meet you guys at Redtree, I'm going to detour in the forests first."
Liatai:I just said he did. XD
TMG:Oh XD
TMG:Dangit, missed that xD
Dr. Hatari:It has been noted~ =3=
Tathi:"It IS magical." Tathi announces. "But nothing else is. Given the last hijinx that happened with my identify magic, I suggest we wait until we camp for the night."
Barbarus:"Pile in!"
Gnogglebolt:"Elros will be meeting up with us again later. As for Sszeyl…well, last I talked to him, I don't think he's going to be with us for awhile. He needs a lot of time alone."
Tathi:"Lest the catfolk try and take advantage of me or some such."
Barbarus:"Bah."
Barbarus:"You're too scrawny to have fun with."
Liatai:Spot checks, all, when everyone is in the cart or near it.
Miron:Miron once again blesses the pair in the name of the Cudgel, and departs to meet the peoples back at the wagon.
Tathi:"Then you have no taste." She remarks playfully.
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt nods to tathi, takes the shield back, and packs it away again. Spot! ??1d20 = 9??
Barbarus:??1d20+4 = 19 + 4 = 23??
Thomas Lazarus:??1d20+2 = 14 + 2 = 16?? (-5 circumstance penalty against foxes & boxes)
Tathi:??1d20+1+2 = 14 + 1 + 2 = 17?? listen for the elf lady!
Tathi:oops, that's spot. XD
TMG:Heeheehee xD
TMG:*to thomas
Liatai:x3Liatai:OK, give me a few shakes… Miron, Spot?
TMG:Oh fudge!
TMG:I forgot to write Gnogglebolt's letter home D:Dr. Hatari:I thought about putting the Jekyl-Marius token into a cell in the courthouse, but abtained when there was no audience token for sight. |3
TMG:I'll say he did that this morning, contents I'll make up later ^^;
TMG:and…oh, farkle.
TMG:Midnight, Fox & Grapes, 3rd Ehlon. Yeeaaaaah, Gnogglebolt forgot entirely. There goes that mini-plot, whatever it was. ^^;
Liatai:Hehe. Well, don't be surprised if it comes back… >:3
Thomas Lazarus:Out of nowhere: "Sayyy." Tom stands and turns around to peer over the back of the cart.
Thomas Lazarus:"Did you ever decode that note, I wonder?"
TMG:Nuuuuuu! D:Ghostwish:bwahahaha. XD
Dr. Hatari:>:3 >:3 >:3
Gnogglebolt:"Hmm? Oh, yes! I did, it said—" Gnogglebolt's eyes go wide, and he smacks his forehead five times.
Tathi:"Don't give yourself a concussion!!" Tathi says in an admonishing tone.
Gnogglebolt:"Something that happened two nights ago. Forgot about it entirely, and missed it."
VAE:oh, also, do tell me when Miron is just about arrived
Liatai:He's just about there. Roll a Spot check, Miron. :3
VAE:he walks quite rapidly , but carefully ,watching around for threats
Gnogglebolt:"Bah, ah well. Wasn't our business anyway."
Thomas Lazarus:"Ohh?" He droops slightly. "Oh well."
- Thomas Lazarus drops back into his seat and settles in.
Miron:??1d20+3 = 3 + 3 = 6?? Spot
VAE:he fails badly this time, it seems
Barbarus:"Gnomes! Into the wagon!"
Liatai:Everyone but the two gnomes notices a half-elven man with grey hair approaching the wagon.
Barbarus:"Honduras and Venezuela are itching to-whozzat?"
Ghostwish:Question for the DMs and D&D vets!: How would you go about awarding experience for successfully (meaning disarming or circumventing) obstacles that are of the appropiate ECL?
Thomas Lazarus:"I suppose Sszeyl did have several things he kept mentioning he needed to do.. perhaps the time off will settle his mood."
Tathi:Tathi peers at the approaching stranger.
TMG:Ghost; there is actually a note about that in the DMG
Ghostwish:Where be it?
Half-Elven Man:"Pardon me!" The man raises his hand in greeting as he approaches. "Might you be the group that calls themselves the Vigilant Guardians?"
Dr. Hatari:Well, I think they're technically encounters - but yeah what tech says.
TMG:it says, if they actualy -deal- wiht the obstacle, even if circumventing it, to award at least most of the EXP
Barbarus:"Elfkin, incoming at four-o'clock!"
TMG:and it's in the section on EXP rewards
Ghostwish:Gotcha, thanks
Gnogglebolt:"Hmm?" gnogglebolt looks up. "Why yes, we are."
Tathi:"I think that is the name we stuck with, isn't it?"
- Thomas Lazarus waves back and listens up.
VAE:I assume he notices now, given the man spoke practically to his ear
Half-Elven Man:"If I could have but a moment of your time."
Miron:We indeed are. What brings you here?
Gnogglebolt:"…Wow, news must travel fast if the only place we ever mentioned it was the Bronze Boot and the courthouse."
Gnogglebolt:"Most certainly!" Gnogglebolt steps forward.
Tathi:Tathi totally didn't put up employment posters.
Dr. Hatari:That token is … suspiciously cool. *narrows eyes*
Half-Elven Man:"I have a message for you. Or, at least, for one of you. Which one of you is Tathi?"
Barbarus:Just stay ten feet away from him, Gnogglebolt, and I won't have to do something stupid.
Tathi:Tathi pokes her head out of the wagon. "That would be me."
Gnogglebolt:"Tathi? Ah! She's in the cart. Tathi, a message for you!"
Liatai:Was that whispered, or thought, Barbarus?
Barbarus:Thought.
Half-Elven Man:The man waves to the elf. "Come on out, it's not the kind of message to shout in the street."
Gnogglebolt:"…nor to be written down?"
Half-Elven Man:"I don't bite!" The man gives a warm, somewhat joking smile.
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt steps back to let the elf by
Tathi:Tathi hops out of the wagon and walks over. "Yes?"
Half-Elven Man:The man approaches and speaks in a low tone in Elven… Anyone who speaks Elven except Tathi, roll a Listen check to eavesdrop.
- You roll to yourself: 1d20+10 => 6 + 10 = 16
Ghostwish:DUN DUN DUUUUHHHHNNNNN.
Dr. Hatari:Chapter 2: Elf Trial.
Gnogglebolt:Bah, elvish-based languages. Too squishy compared to dwarven or common based languages.
Tathi:Hey! They are bouncy and lyrical, thank you! Pbbbbbt!
Thomas Lazarus:"Oh, darn.. I just thought of like five things I could've bought."
Half-Elven Man says in Elven: "Do not trust Zilvudar and his Order easily. They would send loyal and indocrinated members of their own to what they consider a fate worse than death for daring to think one dissenting thought. Think of what they would do to your people."
Miron:Miron doesn't understand a word and if he heard gnogglebolt's thoughts, he'd agree
Miron:hell, even Common words blend together some of the time, never mind elvish/
Liatai:Does Barbarus speak Elven?
Tathi:Tathi looks a bit surprised, but she nods, seemingly calm. "I.. see. Thank you for the message."
Barbarus: (( Sylvan, but no elven. ))
Half-Elven Man:"No trouble." The man steps back and nods, then turns and heads back down the street with a wave. "Take care, Vigilant Guardians. Maybe we'll see each other again."
Gnogglebolt:Oh! Almost forgot! :O
- Thomas Lazarus waves once.
Gnogglebolt:Before leaving, Gnogglebolt returns the books he checked out from the library xD
Tathi:Tathi watches him leave, and then shakes her head before climbing back into the wagon. "Let's go." She says simply.
VAE:so, it were those posters
Gnogglebolt:the halfling language book, and the three novels by Elwick
Barbarus:Sszeyl has since returned, and re-checked out his book.
- Thomas Lazarus rubs his chin.
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt climbs back into the cart after Tathi. "Ah…not something you want to share, then?"
- Thomas Lazarus peeks around back. "Say, Gnogglebolt. Are you handy with metal-working? That bomb you made was something. Have you ever made jewelery?"
Tathi:"It's elven politics, if you must know.." She says simply, glancing over at the gnome. "Any further than that, and yes, it becomes quite an unpleasent topic."
Barbarus:"Everyone hang on to something. >:D"
Miron:After an attempt or two, even the short, robed gnome climbs up the cart.
- Thomas Lazarus sobers a bit upon hearing Tathi's remark. "..Hmm.."
Gnogglebolt:"Ah! I am indeed highly adept at working with metal, typically when the metal is in the form of mechanisms…jewelry? I'm sure I could, but not with as great a skill as I am with other things." And he nods to Tathi, with and "Understood."
Barbarus:"Venezuela! Honduras!"
Barbarus:"Full. Speed. Ahead!"
VAE:i love the names
Thomas Lazarus:"Oh, good. There's something I'd like you to shape on the road, then!"
VAE:will there be a Cuba as well?
Barbarus: (( Possibly. ))
Barbarus:And the cart dashes off.
Dr. Hatari:6th generation mule: "Onward, Czech Republic!"
VAE:hey!
VAE:my country isn't a mule !
Dr. Hatari::3VAE:If anything, a full-grown ass :P
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt tilts his head at Thomas. "Ah…what do you have in mind?"
Meany:I thought you were a Slovak. :o
VAE:i was born in Czechoslovak Federative republic :p
TMG:(and treating this as still in castleton, want to get a bit of dialogue out of the way before we get on the bumpy dirt road :>
Thomas Lazarus:"Well…" Thomas removes one of his gauntlets and pulls off a platinum ring. He shows it to Gnogglebolt. "This is a focus for a powerful warding spell. I gave Elros and Sszeyl copies, but they're not with us, for now. It would be safest if every one of us could wear one. You never know who will need it."
Thomas Lazarus:"I was thoughtless, again and forgot to buy some at town."
Dr. Hatari:50gp worth unmarked platinum ring, for ref.
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt looks at it oddly. "…Hmm. Well, I do already have a project underway, but perhaps I can make a copy of this, if you have the raw material…"
- Thomas Lazarus displays some platinum coins. "You can just bang five of these into the ring shape right? :3"
VAE:this is wrong on so many levels
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt winces. "I'd like to say my craft is a little more refined than that, but yes…"
Dr. Hatari:Yes, Tom is propising that you literally craft the coins.
Liatai:XDVAE:furnace, anyone?
Liatai:Indeed. It would need a heat source to do that.
VAE:scorching ray, Tathi!
Thomas Lazarus:"Ah-hah. Well, I shouldn't interrupt your work. I'm sure it's important, too."
Liatai:XD!
Dr. Hatari:Player crafting: NOPE.
Dr. Hatari::PBarbarus:Anyone who is looking around the cart's insides find it's outfitted with some collapsable pannels, strong enough to sleep upon, or craft upo.
Gnogglebolt:And with that…a few minutes later, still ebfore exiting Castleton, Gnogglebolt turns to Miron, and starts chatting away excitedly in their native language
Barbarus:upon*
Barbarus:It's also as colourful as the exterior.
Barbarus:With the ceiling painted roughly too look like the night sky a bit further north.
Gnogglebolt says in Gnome: "Brother Miron! There is something you must know!"
Miron:NMMiron:Miron responds, in the same tongue..
Ghostwish:I found a new critter for Mournland! http://www.goblinscomic.com/
Miron says in Gnome: Oh?
TMG:ghost; oh geeze xD
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt replies, with a very happy chattering
Dr. Hatari:Quite a ghoul!
Dr. Hatari:Arch-ghoul~
Gnogglebolt says in Gnome: "I am Gnogglebolt Steelworm Ratchetrod Kaldan" Then, Gnogglebolt says a word Miron isn't familair with, with emphasis as it wasn't part of his name before, "Sparkgear!"
Barbarus:And so we're on the road again.
- Thomas Lazarus threads his ring back on and looks about. He seems quite pleased to be outside and viewing the passing countryside. It's easy to tell the poor guy hasn't seen much of the light of day.
Miron:The gnome chuckles, and nods, responding yet again in the quick yet rather hard-sounding speech
Barbarus:??1d20+4 = 3 + 4 = 7?? Spot check for hazards. ??1d20+5 = 12 + 5 = 17?? Listen check for hazards.
Barbarus:The wagon is a covered carriage, so I wonder who you lot have been talking. :p
Barbarus:"Tathi. :o"
Barbarus:"What croaks, and lives in a tree?"
Barbarus:??1d20+4 = 1 + 4 = 5?? Knowledge nature.
Barbarus:Ker-fail.
Liatai:Derp. :B
Miron says in Gnome: A new name? This is quite the occassion…. Pity i am not privy to its meaning.. but i guess it had something to do with the trial that went on recently.
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt nods, and continues talking.
Tathi:Tathi quirks an eyebrow. ??1d20+4 = 15 + 4 = 19?? knowledge nature!
Barbarus:??1d20+4 = 6 + 4 = 10?? Spot check on what the hell just popped up on the tree object.
Liatai:A raven, or a tree frog.
Gnogglebolt says in Gnome: "Indeed. The trial with the goblins yesterday went as planned, everything worked out. I kept every promise I made. It's the goblin word for 'truespeak'. "
Tathi:"Either a raven, or a tree frog. Why?"
Barbarus: (( GM? :3 ))
Thomas Lazarus:"Tree frogs, huh.." He looks to the trees.
Liatai:You see nothing.
RAM is disconnected.
Barbarus:"Something's in the trees out here."
Barbarus:"Everyone, stow shiny objects."
Barbarus:"I don't want an unkindness of ravens attacking my new carriage."
Miron says in Gnome: … That is indeed a happy occassion. After all, the goblins have helped to capture one of those wretches
Thomas Lazarus:Tom is at a loss for a moment. "Uhhhh…" He does his best to draw his cloak up around himself, what with being quite a shiny object.
Gnogglebolt:Anyway, later on, once the group is on the dirt roads…Gnogglebolt's happy deameanor turns sour. Eventually;
Gnogglebolt:"Argh. This is what I hate most about Akellon, and the first thing I'm changing. No, it's not enough that this travel is only a fractionn of the speed of a proper vehicle, but the" thum-Bump! "Bouncing! Argh!"
Tathi:Tathi just giggles at Gnogglebolt's outburst.
RAM has connected.
TMG:oheya, ram!
TMG:reposting what you missed
TMG:er, whispering
Barbarus:"Tathi, could you make sure none of Gnogglebolt's chemicals spill on the floor?"
RAM:Goddammit! It randomquitted on me and I didn't even notice!
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt's already on it, and is securing his alchemist's kit
Tathi:"Yes, I'll manage his alchemy set. Might even use it a bit." She says with a smirk.
VAE:Heh.. the fact they left so abruptly means that Miron's dwarven brewmaker stayed in the Society
Liatai:… Say you picked up your things when you went back to finish the patrol? :B
RAM:Meh, I have to go to bed now anyway.
Gnogglebolt:"I'll be trying to work on my project until we get to Redtree, but argh, this is going to slow me down…" (-2 circumstanc penalty, how flexible you are!)
Barbarus: (( How long until I can attempt another spot check? ))
RAM:Work in the morning.
VAE:He can't even offer the bunch a cheap crappy beer for the occassion of the renaming
Barbarus: (( Seeya! ))
RAM:G'night all!
VAE:see ya!
Liatai:You can attempt one now, as can anyone who wants to. :3
TMG:brb
Liatai:Good night!
VAE:Oh, if he brought it with him!
Barbarus:??1d20+4 = 5 + 4 = 9?? Spot!
RAM is disconnected.
Barbarus::BMiron:[1d20+3
Tathi:??1d20+1+2 = 3 + 1 + 2 = 6?? spot for the elf lady, and ??1d20+3 = 10 + 3 = 13?? spot for Kor!
Miron:??1d20+3 = 4 + 3 = 7?? Spot, probably difficult from the back
Thomas Lazarus:??1d20+2 = 3 + 2 = 5?? ??1d20+2 = 5 + 2 = 7?? !
Gnogglebolt:Not spotting, messing with alchemy set
Kor:Squeaksqueak.
VAE:oh, in that case
VAE:if he went get his things
Tathi:"Kor says he sees birds in the trees over there.
Barbarus:"What kind of birds?"
Tathi:"Black ones."
Gnogglebolt:"Hmm. If oly we had Sszeyl. He could get us lunch." Gnogglebolt chuckles.
- Thomas Lazarus doesn't find that particularly remarkable. He looks to the trees, but doesn't spot much. |3
Miron:*Miron rummages in the back of the wagon , and checks the contents of the brewmaker since its last filling*
TMG:What's thr travel time to redtree, again?
Liatai:One day.
TMG:ah, so more than eight hours. And…I don't suppose this is going to be an uninterruped trip, huh? :S
Liatai:Who can tell?
TMG:no, wait, nvm
TMG:-inf- it is, I'll make the check at the end. x3
- Dr. Hatari waits with great anticipation, with his finger hovering over the play button for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLqMB6vBic :3
Liatai:XDLiatai:Let's try one more round of Spot checks as the day winds on. :3
Barbarus:??1d20+4 = 4 + 4 = 8?? Spot. :o
Thomas Lazarus:??1d20+2 = 3 + 2 = 5??
Gnogglebolt:in the meantime…after a little more more of travel, Gnogglebolt starts tying to set out some specific bits of his alchemist's lab in the cart. In time, he begins measuring out various reagents and powders, though it's going slowly as he has to compensate for the bouncing.
VAE:So, is there any of the beer left in the storage segment of it? If yes, then Miron will pour himself and gnogglebolt. it's cheap and rather bad, but it's unlikely anyone will get drunk since the DC is 10 fort
Miron:??1d20+3 = 9 + 3 = 12?? Spot!
Liatai:Up to you, VAE!
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt is non-alchoholic, but he'll bring that up IC :b
Tathi:??1d20+1+2 = 18 + 1 + 2 = 21?? spot for the elf lady, and ??1d20+3 = 2 + 3 = 5?? spot for Kor!
Tathi:Someone's asleep in her cloak…
Ghostwish:I am so saving that song to my itunes. :P
Thomas Lazarus:"Hmmm.." Thomas snaps and knits his brow. "Oh, shoot, that was another thing I should've gotten. Remind me to get a crossbow in Redtree."
Miron:*shudders slightly* We might be getting close… i don't like the look of those birds.
Tathi:Tathi glances at the trees again.. "Now I see what Kor was going on about.. those birds look distinctively.. fiendish." She says, and points them out to the rest of the group.
Miron:I have read in a book how a wizard used these for spying.. who knowsa
Barbarus:"Fiendish birds, you say? :u"
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt, in the middle of his work, suddenly perks his ears up.
Gnogglebolt:"…Oh, no." He looks up, and expression of horror on his face.
VAE:who knowsa? Since when is my character Boss Nass?
Thomas Lazarus:"Hmmm?" He squints to try to make out the birds, much less their fiendish bits.
Gnogglebolt:"She must know we're coming! She's watching us!"
Gnogglebolt:"Black, evil ravens? I've seen them before!"
Miron:You have?
Fiendish Raven:The birds seem to just be… watching. With beady red eyes, and hunched backs.
Gnogglebolt:"Stay quiet everyone, we have to take them out."
Gnogglebolt:"Don't react."
Miron:*At the moment, the brewmaker stays unattended… such things have their time, but not during an encounter with the enemy*
- Thomas Lazarus frowns. "I'll take your word for it, but how shall we?"
Miron:A pity most of my spells require me to get near… and i aren't skilled in using a bow or crossbow.
Gnogglebolt:"I and my other associates before you were attacked by a flock of these things when we were heading back to the goblin hideout for the stakeout" Gnogglebolt suddenly winces. "and that must be why no one showed up. I thought it was isolated then."
Thomas Lazarus:"Is that so.."
Gnogglebolt:"I hate to say it, but…does anyone have any magic that could kill or incapacitate these watching eyes?"
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt has been quitely putting his alchemys stuff way, as if everything was still normal (despite the carraige being closed)
Tathi:"Kill? Why, that happens to be right up my alley."
Thomas Lazarus:"Well.. I suppose I have one clumsy, ranged spell.. but that could probably never work before they all just fly away. Then I'll have nothing."
Miron:Not quite sure.. perhaps we should try to mislead them first… after all, whoever controls them assumes we haven't seen yet/
Gnogglebolt:"Garaunteed, in one shot? If we miss and it escapes, we're done for."
Tathi:"I highly, highly doubt it will survive."
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt nods to miron, lowing his voice some more as he continues to talk to everyone.
Gnogglebolt:"Perhaps we should feint. Turn towards another town, wait until we're not being watched anymore, then loop forward and head back to our original destination…." He looks at Tathi.
Gnogglebolt:"are you -sure-? I'm not certain if there is an active connection, and if there is, we're done for either way. But if there isn't, then you have to get it in one shot, and you cannot miss. If you do, th druid will be alerted that we're coming, and she can either entrench or flee before we arrive."
Thomas Lazarus:"Isn't there more than one bird, regardless?"
Gnogglebolt:"I don't know about magic, so are you confident enough for that, Miss Tathi?"
Miron:*silently* There might be… I myself would never send just one patrol or a scout
Gnogglebolt:"…and how many did you see, Tathi?"
Liatai:??1d20+2 = 8 + 2 = 10?? ??1d20+2 = 3 + 2 = 5??
Liatai:Carry on. :3
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt is speaking in a whispering, hushed voice, just a reminder o.o
- Thomas Lazarus frowns. "I think we should just continue and keep our profile low. Magic is precious. We probably can't kill all the birds between here and there, is all."
Gnogglebolt:(in case it matters. x3 )
Tathi:"This spell does not miss, Gnogglebolt. It is a wonder in its own right. All I have to do is SEE them, and I can hit them, no matter how much cover they may have."
Miron:There are some ways… we should pass through some undergrowth.. force them to approach. Or a town, anything such.
Miron:On open plains like these… from above they can watch us from far further than we can see.
Tathi:"I currently see two. I could drop one for certain, but both of them.."
Thomas Lazarus:"I would rather not give her another whole day to relocate again."
Miron:Forget it, Tathi… we are a far bigger target.. they can watch from distance.
Miron:This might even be a provocation, to see if we have noticed.
Gnogglebolt:"Hmm…well, if you're not certain of dropping both of them…I must say, I am leaning towards feinting by heading for another town, too. It's a risk as well, but a less sure one if we fail to eliminate these scouts."
Liatai:Meany, are you still here?
Barbarus: (( Yo. ))
Liatai:Yo. :3 Just checkin'.
Barbarus:"Make up your mind before we get to any forks in the road. :/"
Barbarus:"I don't want to wait half an hour deciding which way to turn."
Tathi:"here's a better plan.
TMG:(we are still moving, right?)
Thomas Lazarus:"I'm not sure we should feint either. They're.. well.. birds." ^^;
Tathi:"I am going to kill one bird. Everyone with a ranged weapon takes aim at the second bird."
Thomas Lazarus:"They may just live out here doing their jobs forever."
Liatai:I didn't hear anyone say we stopped, so yes, still moving. And the birds are following.
Tathi:"That's our best chance for.. hehehe." She says, giggling for a moment.. "Killing two birds with a single stroke."
Thomas Lazarus:Gah-gahhhn
Miron:And whether they just live here, we'll best find by seeing if they leave us alone after some distance.
Gnogglebolt:"…hrm, good point, Thomas…and hmm. In lieu of that, then hoping for a quick elimination is indeed our best option, I suppose." Gnogglebolt, sitting back in the cart, making sure he can't be seen from the outside, starts to take out his crossbow and slowly loads a bolt.
Gnogglebolt:"Everyone else good with Tathi's plan?" He whispers.
Barbarus: (( Carriage. >:o ))
Miron:after all, if we kill them upon leaving any other town, it is far more sure…
Thomas Lazarus:"Okay. Well.. go for it, you guys. I've never shot an arrow in my life."
Barbarus: (( It has a roof, walls, floor. It is a house on wheels. Carriage. ))
Barbarus:"I can't drive these two and shoot at the same time. :/"
Tathi:"Surely you jest!" Tathi says, as if you'd announced you'd never drank tea before to an english bloke.
Thomas Lazarus:"I'll take the reins for a moment. I think I can handle it, as long as it's just leisurely going forward, like this."
Gnogglebolt:"Just do you best, it's all we can do…ah, right then. Barbarus, you are a good shot, correct? Trade off with Thomas, then."
Fiendish Raven:The birds have been following you as you've been discussing, flapping from tree to post to tree to bush to rock back to tree.
Gnogglebolt:"Be casual about it, like it's time to switch.
Tathi:New task: Teach the cleric the ins and outs of a shortbow.
- Barbarus hands the reigns over.
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt is still whispering and keeping his weapon out of sight, thanks to the covered carraige :o
Barbarus:"Watch Honduras, he's new."
Miron:*sigh* Oh well… we'll have to go with the first plan… i only hope it won't be our last one.
Barbarus:"And Venezuela will kill you if you don't show some spine."
- Thomas Lazarus nods and does like he has seen Barbarus doing for the past few hours. Nothing fancy.
Gnogglebolt:"Right then…You can see them, Miss Tathi. right before we move, please say which tree has the bird that you're not shooting in. And we will go on your signal."
Miron:*Miron looks somewhat distraught - he can't really help the situation at the moment, and he considers it somewhat foolish tactics"
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt prepares, readying an action to slip out the back of the carraige and fire at the above conditions.
Tathi:"I am shooting for the one perched to the south-east right now.. and get ready."
Gnogglebolt:"Ready, Barbarus?"
- Barbarus gets his longbow out, and one arrow.
Barbarus:"Sure. :D"
Liatai:Roll initiative, shooters.
- Thomas Lazarus braces himself.
Gnogglebolt:"Tathi, tell us whcih one -we- are shooting at. We will only have seconds to do this.
Tathi:??1d20+3 = 5 + 3 = 8?? init!
Barbarus:??1d20+2 = 6 + 2 = 8?? Dex check!
Liatai:??1d20+2 = 15 + 2 = 17?? ??1d20+2 = 11 + 2 = 13??
Tathi:"The other one! To the northwest!"
Gnogglebolt:Init: ??1d20+1 = 15 + 1 = 16?? ahead of time, I presume? An action is readied."
Gnogglebolt:And the readied action should be taken before actual initiative rounds start.
Dr. Hatari:Rogue trivia: If you act before an enemy during the first round of init and are within 30ft, your target is subject to sneak attack damage. Pitty the birds were fast. =3=
Tathi:Blah blah blah, did it occur to you that maybe we're just taking it down now to save time for later? :P
Gnogglebolt:Still whispering, "Wait, Miss Tathi, should not -you- take the one in front of us? It will be easier for us to shoot out the back than the front. And come on, move back here, barbaus?"
TMG:No need to be condecending about it, ghost o.o
Barbarus:"…You do realize there is a -wooden roof- between me and you?"
Tathi:Tathi quirks a brow at the gnome.. "I do not see how shooting in a particular direction helps your chances, but allright."
TMG:and aren't you always getting on others to drop impersonation? xP But, nevmind.
Barbarus:"And that we're talking through -windows?-"
TMG:meany; Hmm.
TMG:No, I did not.
TMG:Nevermind, then
TMG:Scratch gnogglebolt's line
Barbarus: (( Scratch responses then. :3 ))
Dr. Hatari:Big fat cat fumbling around in lap. |3
Liatai:Aww. x3
Ghostwish:No need to take a mocking, joking tone as condescending, and ya think it might be a hint now I just KNOW I'm going to miss one and screw up the rest of this post!! XD
Ghostwish:Oh, I didn't! Victory! *victory music plays*
Gnogglebolt:Still whispering; "Right then. Ready, barbarus? Ready, Miron?"
Fiendish Raven:The ravens are sitting, watching…
Miron:*mumbles* Ready as always…
Barbarus:"Suresuresure. :3"
Gnogglebolt:"Right then. On your mark, Miss Tathi."
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt grips his crossbow, preparing to lean out the back.
Tathi:Here comes that mark! ??1d4+1+1d4+1 = 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 8?? magic missile damage to the raven!
Barbarus:??1d20+4 = 6 + 4 = 10?? Fwip! Arrow at northwestern Raven for ??1d8 = 5?? damage!
Fiendish Raven:Roll a caster level check!
Barbarus: (( Oh, are we not all attacking at once? :3 ))
- Dr. Hatari finally plays surfin' bird. |3
Gnogglebolt:Readied action GO! Lean out, look at indicated tree, fire the moment black speck is recognized! Attack: ??1d20+5 = 17 + 5 = 22??, damage if it; ??1d6 = 2??
TMG:barb;s yes, we -are- attacking at once, or we should be…
Fiendish Raven:Tathi, caster level check?
Fiendish Raven:Taaaaaathi.
Fiendish Raven:Tathi Tathi Tathi.
Fiendish Raven:Tathi? :3
Dr. Hatari:Must be afk~
Tathi:ACK
Liatai:Caster level check. :3
TMG:Wait a sec, barb should be shooting at the souther raven o.o though, doesn't matter, looks like a miss anyway ^^; Ah well.
Tathi:??1d20+7 = 20 + 7 = 27?? caster level check!
TMG:Wooo :O
Liatai:… level 7? :B
Miron:Miron looks rather stone-faced, so far.
Liatai:She's level 4. :B
TMG:does Miron not have ANY ranged weapon at all? o.O
Liatai:Doesn't matter, though~
TMG:even for emergencies?
VAE:he doesn't besides his spells
VAE:see, the undead which he usually deals with aren't bow-susceptible muh
VAE:*much
TMG:Yeah, Gnogglebolt's going to be talking to him about that. x3
VAE:besides he generally works in the city
TMG:"Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it!"
VAE:you don't wanna be shooting a bow on a busy street
Ghostwish:isn;'t it level plus stat mod? I forget.
Fiendish Raven:CRACK! WHIFF! AWK! AWK! The spell zips through the air, unerringly finding its mark and knocking the bird to the ground in a puff of feathers. Meanwhile, the bolt and arrow zing through the air in the other direction; the arrow lodges in the tree trunk, but the bolt strikes true! You now have two dying fiendish ravens.
Dr. Hatari:Didn't I try telling him that about his grenade? :p
Thomas Lazarus:"Oh, wow! It worked!"
Gnogglebolt:"Go!" Gnogglebolt says, juming out (on his init) "Check if any more take flight!"
Gnogglebolt:jumping
Liatai:I see no one mentioned the second part of their Spot results.
Dr. Hatari:Reshuffle cards as appropriate, you know. =3=
Liatai:Oh well~
TMG:oh, am I first in the init? x3
Liatai:??1d100 = 98?? ??1d100 = 12??
TMG::.Miron:*Miron, still rather cold* Now, let's hope there weren't more of them further behind
TMG:Anywayz, izzit my turn?
Liatai:Yes, such as it is. :B Combat is over.
Barbarus:WAIT
Barbarus:The mules were going full speed ahead!
Barbarus:And you just jumped?!
Thomas Lazarus:"Easy, there.." Thomas reigns them in for a moment.
Gnogglebolt:With a presumably move-action, Gnogglebolt disembarks the carraige, and runs around the front, and he prepares to reload his crossbow, eyes scanning everywhere for anything else moving.
Tathi:She idly blows a bit of magical smoke off her fingers, looking quite smug. "Wizards always have the best plans."
TMG:…Oh o.o
Liatai:??1d100 = 8??
Dr. Hatari:x3Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt reloads then. x3 "Alright, keep going! Eyes out for anymore!"
Barbarus:??1d20+4 = 2 + 4 = 6?? Spot!
Barbarus:??1d20+5 = 15 + 5 = 20?? Listen!
Gnogglebolt:He scans around the back to see if anything's still moving or following. (will spot if called for.)
Thomas Lazarus:"Was that everything..?" He mutters. Noting Gnogglebolt, he drives the mules forward again to cruising pace.
Miron:??1d20+3 = 9 + 3 = 12?? Spot ! ??1d20+5 = 14 + 5 = 19?? Listen!
Liatai:Spot, Gnogglebolt.
Barbarus:"Gah!"
- Thomas Lazarus glances about again. "… Hmmm …" He looks back to the road.
Barbarus:"Wings! Six o'clock!"
Barbarus:"Retreating fast!"
Miron:And there it is… *facepalms*
Meany:Yes.
Miron:I told you there might be more of them
Meany:There were three. :o
Gnogglebolt:Spot: ??1d20 = 1??, also immediately looks in the direction Barbarus mentioned, and fires if he can see. (he'll wonder later about how barbarus knows what a clock is)
Barbarus::BLiatai:You see a pretty cloud that looks like a bird. :B
TMG:…well, is it -in view-, with him looking where Barbarus pointed out? -_-
Liatai:No, it's not.
Barbarus:ETA to Redtree?
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt points his crossbow eeveryw which way. "I don't see it! Where is it?!"
Gnogglebolt:"Tathi, you got another shot?"
Barbarus:"I don't see it either! Just hear the wings!"
Liatai:Night is starting to fall, and you can't see the village yet… Do you set up camp, or press on?
Gnogglebolt:Spot again (if allowed, or necessary) ??1d20 = 13??
Liatai:It's long gone. No sign of a bird.
Tathi:"Only one a day!" Tathi says.
TMG:…set up camp, -right- as there is a scout flying over us? o.
Thomas Lazarus:"…Well… don't fret overmuch, friends. I think it would have been extremely difficult to keep all of a druid's animals from noticing us during the whole journey into her territory. Atleast, when we do think we are close, we'll have those cloaking potions that the half-elf fellow gave us."
Thomas Lazarus:"How about we just get there and worry later?"
Gnogglebolt:"One a—are you serious?!" Gnogglebolt is still looking with his crossbow. "Barbarus, can you still hear it?"
Barbarus:"It's gone. :["
Gnogglebolt:"blitznak!"
Miron:Looking at this… if we have done nothing they *could* have thought we are ordinary travellers..
- Thomas Lazarus falls quiet. =3=;
Barbarus:"Venezuela and Honduras are not horses, Thomas."
Barbarus:"They can't run all night. :["
Miron:now, it's .. oh well.. we have to do with what we can.
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt leans back and sighs, then groans at what Barbarus says.
Tathi:"Right. Let's just keep going."
Thomas Lazarus:"Er.. oh, right. Of course." He offers them apolegitic smiles.
Miron:Barbarus, we have fouled up badly enough as it is
Miron:Now, time is our enemy
Barbarus:"This is not a debate."
Gnogglebolt:"Yet another way vehicles are better, as long as you've got fuel, they don't stop. But, we need to go as long as we can, and only rest for the shortest time we can."
Miron:Indeed. That is why you must press on.
Thomas Lazarus:"I wouldn't mind getting off of my butt for a while."
Gnogglebolt:"How much longer can the animals go? And how long will they need to rest before they can go again?"
Gnogglebolt:"As in, what's the -minimum- they can rest?"
- Thomas Lazarus looks at the sky and shakes his head a little. He whispers aside to Barbarus, "He's just super paranoid."
Barbarus:??1d20 = 10?? Knowledge Nature, for the maximum time a mule needs to rest. :V
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt sighs again. "You're right, Brother Miron…I'm the only one who's seen them before, and them me. If I had kept hidden, they couldn't have known who you people were…"
Liatai:Maximum? The whole dang day. =3=
Dr. Hatari:Heh
Liatai:I assume you mean minimum? :P
Barbarus: (( Oh hellz no. ))
Barbarus: (( Barbie is gonna punk this gnome so much. :V ))
Liatai:Eight hours would be more reasonable. :P
Barbarus:"As much sleep as we need. >[ Not horses. Can't run constantly."
Thomas Lazarus:"But seriously, I'm gonna die if I keep sitting on this bench in metal breeches."
Barbarus:"Tathi, avert your eyes so Thomas can change pants. =3="
Thomas Lazarus:"Camp first, silly."
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt groans again. "I'm making a steamtruck as soon as I can."
Tathi:Tathi just rolls her eyes.
Miron:Steamtruck?
Thomas Lazarus:"That sounds neat." |3
Barbarus:"Venezuela! Honduras! Docking procedure!"
Barbarus:And so they pull over to make camp.
Miron:Miron looks rather sombre… this is not going well at all, as far as he's concerned. Ah, if only were his brothers from the Society around…
Gnogglebolt:"A vehicle for pulling heavy loads, Brother Miron."
Liatai:Let's check on time. How are people doing?
Thomas Lazarus:If Barbarus has survival, Tom shall roll to assist in looking out for a good spot. ??1d20-1 = 17 - 1 = 16??
Gnogglebolt:"It would go at least three times as fast as the fastest horse, too."
VAE:OKBarbarus: (( Yo. :3 ))
TMG:Maximum alertness :)
VAE:though, when things get less character-involved imma gonna grab something to nom
Liatai:Hatari, how long is it until you have to leave?
- VAE is a hungry feline.
Barbarus: (( So, +2 to survive? ))
Dr. Hatari:Quite good. I don't even need to get dressed and such for another three hours. Then 40 minutes after that I'll leave for work.
Rolls:Oh- Oh wait, you didn't call for me, did you?
Liatai:x3Ghostwish:Doin' good. :>
- VAE salivates
Barbarus: (( Ahem? :3 ))
Liatai:Yep, Barbarus gets a +2 on his check.
Dr. Hatari:Oh, yes.
Barbarus:??1d20+5 = 11 + 5 = 16?? Survival check!
VAE:seriously, one of my cats prefers bread to ish
VAE:*fish
Barbarus:"So."
Dr. Hatari:They can be weird like that.
Barbarus:"The carriage can fit four people for sleeping."
Liatai:Go get something to eat while I drag some campfires and such out for camp. :3
Dr. Hatari:One of mine stole potatoe chips.
- Dr. Hatari goes off to nuke a corndog or something~
Barbarus:"Who's staying in the transport, and who's sharing the large tent?"
VAE:kewl
Tathi:"I'll stay in the tent."
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt finishes the last of one of his packs of day trail rations. (deducting 1 from inventory!)
VAE:Assume miron helps set up camp while staring angrily at Tathi and Barb
Barbarus:That's Barbara.
Barbarus:Or Barbie.
Tathi:Tathi also eats a trail ration. Kor noms on dried cheese. Nummy.
Liatai:Tents, tents, tents, where are the tents…
Ghostwish:crap! I remember them being somewhere obscure in structures.. or was it objects?
Barbarus:Barb's tent is size large. Enough for four people.
Dr. Hatari:Back.
TMG:hmm…. at what time did we depart, and presuming we went on into the night as long as we possibly could ebfore stopping, how long were we in transit?
Liatai:As long as it took for it to become dark. :B
Thomas Lazarus:"I'll sleep in the cart's space. Not all that used to the outdoors."
Liatai:You started a little late, but you got in a good amount of travel.
Thomas Lazarus:"We should probably have a watch set, in case… I don't know, dire tigers or something come to eat our faces in the night." He smirks a little.
Dr. Hatari:Trivia: THIS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE.
TMG:and presuming the little raven encounter was only a few minutes, would there have been enough time for Gnogglebolt to get in a day's worth of crafting?
Liatai:Yep.
TMG:Ah, excellent :D What's the circumstance penalty, if any? Need to know before I make the calculation
Liatai:None, for the sake of expedience.
Barbarus:"I'll stay up for the watch."
TMG:ah, alrighty. x3
Gnogglebolt:Definitely taking 10 again, what with the dirt road travel! ??(10+15)*15 = (10 + 15) * 15 = 375??
Thomas Lazarus:"Let me go first, if you don't mind. It'll just make life easier with this crazy armor. I can wake you in a few hours if you want to nap."
Gnogglebolt:??2855-375 = 2855 - 375 = 2480??
VAE:ack
VAE:*bGnogglebolt:Since it would be hard to to have been watching Gnogglebolt as the hours ticked by in the cart, he was careflly measuing -precice- amoutns of various powders, then mixing and distilling them. By the end of the day, he has a small amount of chunky blackish powder-stuff for his efforts.
Gnogglebolt:Back in the present, Gnogglebolt nods to Thomas and tosses something to him.
Gnogglebolt:erp, no, not toss
Gnogglebolt:He walks over and hands it. x3 "Here, take this."
Barbarus:"Oh no. :o"
- Thomas Lazarus sits on the end of the carriage's driver bench overlooking the camp. He was fussing with some coins, stupidly trying to bend them into other shapes :d — but looks over to Gnogglebolt. "Oh, certainly."
Gnogglebolt:"It's a pocket timepiece I made. It tells the exact time, all the time."
Barbarus:"I have my own armor to care for."
Gnogglebolt:"You can use that to know when your watch time is up. And I'll take second watch. I guess that leaves you for the last watch, Barbarus?"
- Thomas Lazarus holds it up before the campfire's light. "Oh! Like the one you were showing that young Toris boy?"
Gnogglebolt:"Or do you want second, and I take last?"
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt nods to Thomas. 'Precicely! Is is the very same, in fact!"
Gnogglebolt:"You can even listen to it." :D
Thomas Lazarus:He examines the face and nods
Barbarus:In fact. Barbarus twists a portion of his armor near the hip, and anyone who's watching will see the armor swell, then soundly jettison from Barbarus' frame.
Barbarus:"Ah, much better. |3"
- Thomas Lazarus gives Barbarus a flat, jealous look.
TMG:And of course, if Thomas holds it up to his ear, he hears a small Tik-tok-tik-tok-tik-tok…"
Barbarus:"I'll take second. :D"
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt looks over at Barbarus. "Wh…whoa! I haven't seen anything like that since Mazio!"
Barbarus:"Just need to get Honduras, and Venezuela pitched."
Gnogglebolt:"Where did you get that?"
Thomas Lazarus:"Very well, then. Leave it to me." He nods to Gnogglebolt and Barbarus.
Barbarus:"Made it."
Gnogglebolt:"You…you made it? Who taught you?" :o (and leaving open a bit of backstory-filling in :> )
Thomas Lazarus:("Oh wow it's a good thing I have a clock or.. eeehhhh >.>")
Gnogglebolt:"Oh!"
Gnogglebolt:"And you said "Six o/clock' earlier, about the ravens."
Gnogglebolt:"You MUST have visited my homeland at some point!"
Barbarus:"At some point, yes. Didn't get much farther than the border, what with having no passport."
Miron:Pity he didn't get one of those "trucks" there…
Gnogglebolt:"Ah…ah, a shame…"
Barbarus:"But the people there were very good customers."
Liatai:And now the mules have filled-in stats. :3
Barbarus::DGnogglebolt:"Well, perhaps, if we every have the time or circumstance calls for it, I can properly introduce all of you to my homeland." Gnogglebolt says with a grin.
Miron:I would be honoured to.
Barbarus:"Just so long as you're not flippant about the health of those pulling you around again. ;3"
- Thomas Lazarus returns to the business of reshaping a platinum piece with brute strength to kill time during his watch. :d
Miron:A land that gnomes can truly call their own, at least somewhere.
Liatai:… should I call a Strength check? x3
Thomas Lazarus:??1d20+4 = 9 + 4 = 13?? !
Liatai:Nope. That's one stubborn coin. :B
Gnogglebolt:"FIne then, I'll keep my flippancy to myself until I've made a proper steam vehicle." Gnogglebolt sticks his tongue out in a silly fashion to Barbarus.
Dr. Hatari:That's okay. Success would be sort of meaningless, so I'm content with anonymous narration. |3
Liatai:x3TMG:(actually, Liatai, how long are you saying it's taking to try and make a platinum ring out of platinum coins? >.> )
- Dr. Hatari snickers.
Liatai:Do you have something to use to heat them?
Liatai:Something stronger than a campfire? :B
TMG:(Because if it wouldn't take long for someone with proper tools, then Gnogglebolt could try it during his watch…)
TMG:…Hmm.
Thomas Lazarus:"I think this is going to be hard. Maybe as hard as when I prepared the reagents for blessed water."
TMG:… :D He makes a drop of incindigas, and puts it in the campfire :D
Liatai:XDTMG:FWOOSh
Thomas Lazarus:"Do you know how hard it is to turn a few hundred silver coins into dust?"
TMG:Nah, nah, just kidding. x3
Liatai:Then very little time at all. x3 But for now, let's get the night started.
GM:Sleeping positions, everyone! *flop* Zzz…
GM:And Thomas, get to wherever you're sitting/standing to take watch. :3
Kor:Kor, who has indeed spent most of the day napping, pokes about the campsite at night, looking for tasty bugs.
Gnogglebolt:Right then. With making the platinum coins during his own watch right out, (don't even have the base materials to distill incidigas anyway), Gnogglebolt just heards to sleep inside the carraige.
Thomas Lazarus:Tom reigns in his shenanigans when everyone goes to sleep, and keeps an eye on the perimeter. He is seated on the edge of the driver's platform.
GM:Let's roll Spot and Listen for the first hour, then.
Thomas Lazarus:??1d20+2 = 18 + 2 = 20?? ??1d20+2 = 4 + 2 = 6??
GM:It's quiet and still this hour.
Kor:??1d20+3 = 8 + 3 = 11?? and ??1d20+3 = 14 + 3 = 17??!
Gnogglebolt:Oh yes, and Gnogglebolt did of course take off his armor, but he keeps it and his weapons next to where he sleeps.
GM:Second hour? (Kor has the same results for the first hour.)
Barbarus:Barbie takes time to get his tailbands, and bone jewlery all in order, then changes into sleeping clothes and naps all snuggled up in a winter blanket.
Thomas Lazarus:??1d20+2 = 12 + 2 = 14?? ??1d20+2 = 3 + 2 = 5??
Kor:??1d20+3 = 18 + 3 = 21?? and ??1d20+3 = 15 + 3 = 18??!
TMG:(sleeping in armor = fatigued the next day)
Miron:Miron turns in his sleep and sleeps lightly … He has chosen to put his bedroll to the side of the carriage.
- Thomas Lazarus hops down and does a walk around the fire. He stirs it with a stick idly.
Barbarus:Erm.
- You roll to yourself: 1d20+2 => 6 + 2 = 8
Barbarus:There are folding trays which come out of the walls.
Barbarus:You sleep/work on those. :o
- Thomas Lazarus knits his brow and frowns at something. He looks aside and moves his hand to his claymore hilt.
Kor:"Squeak!" The little mouse announces, pointedly looking off in some bushes.
TMG:(If only, if only, we had a warforged… xD )
- Thomas Lazarus slides the blade free quietly and walks over to investigate.
Liatai:Listen checks on the squeak may be taken at a -10 penalty, sleeping people. :3
Barbarus:??1d20-5 = 16 - 5 = 11??
Gnogglebolt:Listen ??1d20-8 = 6 - 8 = -2??
Dr. Hatari:Search, or perhaps spot? =3=
Tathi:Tathi's too used to it. If Kor really thinks something is bad, he'll yank on their mental connection.
Meany:Well.
Liatai:Spot would be appropriate, at a -4 penalty.
Meany:We're dead.
Thomas Lazarus:??1d20-2 = 3 - 2 = 1??
Meany:So very dead.
Thomas Lazarus:"Hmmmm.."
Meany:=3=
Liatai:Barbarus is awakened by the squeak.
Meany:Deaddeadead.
Barbarus:"Mmrf. Stupid mouse."
Miron:??1d20+5-10 = 8 + 5 - 10 = 3?? to squeak listen
- Thomas Lazarus kind of indiscriminately pokes around and swats at the foilage searching for whatever could have made the noise.
Barbarus:The catfolk gets up, dons his morning robe and sash, then walks out to see where the rat is.
Liatai:Listen check, Thomas. And Spot checks, too, the three of you who are awake.
Barbarus:??1d20 = 18??
Kor:??1d20+3 = 10 + 3 = 13?? and ??1d20+3 = 11 + 3 = 14??!
Thomas Lazarus:"!" He looks aside and whispers urgently. "Be careful. I think I heard something." Spot ??1d20+2 = 1 + 2 = 3?? Listen ??1d20+2 = 20 + 2 = 22??
Meany:DEAD
Meany:VERY VERY DEAD.
Dr. Hatari:OSHI—*DIRE TIGERS*
Ghostwish:dire wolves! THomas: COME AT ME BRO! *cleric gets one-shotted*
Liatai:You definitely heard something, Thomas… something that sounded like branches snapping as something moves through the undergrowth. And it's coming from all around you. To the north, to the south…
Kor:Does the little rat hear it?
Liatai:The little rat hears it, and sees the source of some of the sounds.
Meany:I no see? D:Thomas Lazarus:"Alright, we're definitely surrounded!" He shouts at the top of his lungs, "ON YOUR FEET!"
Meany:Even with a result of 18?
Liatai:Barbarus sees.
Ghostwish:I don't think I saw the results then. :>
Barbarus:*FWEEEEEE*
Kor:"SQUEEEAK!"
Barbarus:"Venezuela! Honduras! To war!"
Liatai:Shadowy forms with red eyes, circling the edge of the firelight!
Tathi:Tathi jerks out of her sleeping roll. "Gyaaah! What!? Kor!?"
- Thomas Lazarus winds his blade and draws his shield.
Gnogglebolt:"BuH?!" Gnogglebolt snaps awake, grabbing for his morningstar and crossbow. "Athuk korz!"
Venezuela:The Murder Mule lets out an ominous, low hee haw.
Gnogglebolt:Init—or, wait, are we keeping previous init?
Dr. Hatari:x3Venezuela:??1d20 = 17?? Inimidate!
Ghostwish:oh god murder mule. XD
Ghostwish:OH GODS!!
Ghostwish:I didn't tell you all the hijinx of Ackbar the Rogue, my irl game character. :>
Dr. Hatari:You awake from your shift to note Venezuela 3 inches from your face, just staring and breathing with glowing red pupils.
Miron:Jumps up, grabbing his mace, then stops for a moment as his head began spinning.
Honduras:The new one is confused, but follows the older's lead!
Honduras:??1d20 = 1?? Intimidate!
Fiendish Wolf 1:You hear growling, snarling, and a harsh, unholy-sounding bark, followed by a snap of teeth. Roll initiative!
Ghostwish:This dude.. is cursed. Hits natural 1s like its FUNNY. Which, ultimately, is untrue. It's HILARIOUS.
Thomas Lazarus:??1d20 = 2?? Init
Barbarus:??1d20+2 = 5 + 2 = 7?? Dex check!
Dr. Hatari::(Miron:??1d20 = 15?? Init
TMG:Those of us who've already rolled before reroll now?
Miron:Not like i didn't expect this…uff
Gnogglebolt:ah, alright… Init: ??1d20+1 = 12 + 1 = 13??
Tathi:??1d20+3 = 18 + 3 = 21?? init!
Miron:*GLARES* at the catkin.
Fiendish Wolf 1:??1d20+2 = 12 + 2 = 14??
VAE:err, catfolk
Ghostwish:dig this, the nut case CRIT-FAILED his attack rolls, TWICE in a ROW.
Meany:No result from the intimidate check? :3
Ghostwish:That's four natural 1s.
Dr. Hatari:Nice.
Ghostwish:Here's the DM interrepted it.
Liatai:No, because it's not Venezuela's turn.
Meany:Aww. :[
Ghostwish:First, Ackbar draws his rapier.. someone getting the sheath stuck on it and ineffectively whapping the opponent. He takes a move action to get it off, then draws back, STABBING the party's sorcerer, and missing the enemy by a long shot. XP
Tathi has received initiative.
Dr. Hatari:Good times. x3
Liatai:Who's got good battle music? :3
Dr. Hatari:I just have the same old tales of legendia thing I've been favoring for a while. =3= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAuFr7PZtGg&feature=BF&list=QL&index=3&shuffle=891644
Tathi:Tathi comes stumbling out of the tent in her unmentionables, grumbling about disturbing a girl's sleep.. and promptly unleashes wrath on the first set of red eyes she sees. Heads up number 3! You've got a firey bolt headed your way! ??1d20+4 = 20 + 4 = 24?? ranged touch attack for ??4d6 = 14?? fire damage!
Tathi:??1d20+4 = 2 + 4 = 6?? crit!?
Liatai:Caster level check!
Tathi:??1d20+4 = 5 + 4 = 9?? right?
TMG:wait
TMG:does Tathi have spell focus evocation?
TMG:that adds +1 to caster level, including checks
Ghostwish:OH, her focus is evocation.
Ghostwish:So 5?
TMG:yup, that'd be it
Fiendish Wolf 3:The wolf gives a hair-raising yipe! A blast of fire explodes against its fur, and it falls into a smoldering heap.
Miron has received initiative.
Tathi:"WAKE ME UP WILL YOU!?!?!" Tathi yells, end turn!
- Thomas Lazarus frets. "Drat.. the only one with human eyes and I'm supposed to protect them.." he mutters.
- Thomas Lazarus can't see a thing!
Barbarus:Considering I -can- see them. Can I point them out?
Liatai:You can. They'll have concealment against Thomas, though.
TMG:I suppose you could, but if they remain in the darkness, it'd be like having concealment—yeah
Dr. Hatari:It would still be quite beneficial. *nods*
Liatai:Miron?
Barbarus:"Wolves! One is twenty feet south-southwest of my position!"
VAE:oh, his turn now
Barbarus: (( Erp. ))
- Thomas Lazarus swivels on his heel and faces that general direction, for the moment. Stay tuned!
Barbarus: (( I think I got East/west mixed up. ))
Barbarus:south-southeast*
Ghostwish:Never Eat Sour Watermelon, clockwise.
TMG:I 3 lowlight vision :3
Dr. Hatari:Kitty-face lowlight vision?! >:o
Ghostwish:Easily one of the most powerful vision types. One light and you see TWICE as far as anyone else. :>
TMG:erp…wait a sec…
TMG:ffffff
VAE:wait a moment
TMG:Forgot maptool hates "less than" signs.
Dr. Hatari:;3VAE:you can cast touch spells to your weapon ,right? it's just that you have to beat regular AC instead of touch.
TMG:And "less than three" can't be done backwards…. …. E>
TMG:not the same. :B
Dr. Hatari:Nah, not normally. There are feats for that kind of thing.
Ghostwish:I block-heart you? :P
VAE:oh right
VAE:i thought it was standard
Dr. Hatari:Hideous blow and opportunity power and esoteric little things, etc, etc. Those two wouldn't even be applicable to our classes.
TMG:and…dang. Saying less than three reminded me of a song. :B
Miron:The gnome regains his composure, converts a spell slot (one of the Cause fear ones) to inflict light wounds and grabs the spell into his hand
Miron:Come and get a taste of this,beasts!
VAE:end turn - he doesn't move now
TMG:For diabeetus: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/344532
Fiendish Wolf 2:One wolf closes in, snapping at the catfolk who just pointed him out to the templar; he should be much easier to see now, at least. ??1d20+3 = 17 + 3 = 20?? for ??1d6+1 = 1 + 1 = 2?? damage!
Barbarus:Hit!
Fiendish Wolf 2:??1d20+1 = 16 + 1 = 17?? Oppose with a Strength or Dex check, whichever modifier is higher.
Barbarus:The Catfolk yowls, causing both Honduras and Venezuela to rear in fury. ??1d20+2 = 10 + 2 = 12?? Dex!
TMG:(ad yes, I know that song is totally in appropriate for this time, but eh. xD )
Fiendish Wolf 2:The wolf dives low and bites the catfolk's ankle — with a sharp tug back and to the side, the catfolk falls to the ground, prone.
Fiendish Wolf 5:Another wolf dives in for Thomas, fangs glistening! ??1d20+3 = 11 + 3 = 14?? for ??1d6+1 = 6 + 1 = 7?? damage! Oppose ??1d20+1 = 12 + 1 = 13?? with Strength or Dex, whichever is higher, on a successful hit. If it's not successful, ignore that.
VAE:heh.. you can't believe how much will Miron chew out the catkin if they survive
- Thomas Lazarus narrows his eyes and deflects the wolf's muzzle with a shield blow.
TMG:catFOLK. You already corrected yourself once. xD
VAE:one tactical fail after another , this party is :p
Fiendish Wolf 6:But what about this one? ??1d20+3 = 13 + 3 = 16?? for ??1d6+1 = 1 + 1 = 2?? , trip attempt ??1d20+1 = 8 + 1 = 9?? on a successful hit.
VAE:when he finishes, he'll be a catkin :P
Venezuela:Just come a little closer, wolfthing.
Thomas Lazarus:His guard is up, and what little he leaves open is covered in half-inch steel plates.
Venezuela:I will kill you so many, many kinds of dead.
Fiendish Wolf 1:Another two charge in at Venezuela, teeth gnashing. The first strikes! ??1d20+3 = 16 + 3 = 19?? for ??1d6+1 = 3 + 1 = 4??, followed by a trip attempt ??1d20+1 = 17 + 1 = 18??.
Liatai:Venezuela gets a +4 on the attempt to avoid being tripped, being quadrupedal.
Venezuela:??1d20+2 = 16 + 2 = 18?? Str!
Venezuela:So, upped to 22. ;o
Fiendish Wolf 4:And one more bite for the mule! ??1d20+3 = 15 + 3 = 18?? for ??1d6+1 = 2 + 1 = 3??, trip attempt ??1d20+1 = 1 + 1 = 2??.
Gnogglebolt has received initiative.
Venezuela:Haha, no.
Liatai:And now I must go let the dog out — go Gnogglebolt go!
Dr. Hatari:Save the mules! Won't someone think of the mules?!
Ghostwish:I sure am. Mmmmm. Mule burgers.
Dr. Hatari::BMeany:Venezuela is well known for criting her attack rolls.
Meany:Hence the Murder Mule title.
TMG:too late. Was going to fire crossbow at them, but now they're in melee with muels. :B
TMG:*mules
Dr. Hatari:Maybe so, but she's about to get well known for being flanked and eaten by fiend wolves. :O
Gnogglebolt:In lieu of that, Gnogglebolt rushes out of the cart, and, if he has enough action left, he takes a swing at the nearest wolf, numero cinco. ??1d20+3 = 3 + 3 = 6??!
Gnogglebolt:and end turn
Ghostwish:Barb, you could go ahead, and the DM could tally up the results enmasse. :>
Dr. Hatari:Sounds like a good idea.
Meany:Full round action to get up from prone.
Meany:And provokes AoO. :o
Dr. Hatari:Oh, no. Just a move action.
Dr. Hatari:It does provoke though.
Ghostwish:Erm, actually, isn't gett- yup
Dr. Hatari:But you can attack back.
Ghostwish:I think taking a full round means no AoO.
Dr. Hatari:Perhaps so.
Venezuela:First things first, however.
Venezuela:??1d20+6 = 11 + 6 = 17?? Hee-HAW.
Ghostwish:Roll damage, just incase. :P
Ghostwish:And move on. ^^
Venezuela:Ooh, I get second hoof. >:3
Venezuela:??1d20+6 = 14 + 6 = 20?? Hee-HAW.
Dr. Hatari:>:o ! (So lucky!)
Ghostwish:ROLL DAMAGE, you nut! :P
Venezuela:??1d4+3 = 3 + 3 = 6?? ??1d4+3 = 1 + 3 = 4?? Damages to the wolves.
Venezuela:And ??1d20 = 11?? Intimidate.
Ghostwish:There ya go. And yer other mule? :>
TMG:if these things are even succeptible to intimidation, there's a size bonus to that
Dr. Hatari:Annoyingly, using intimidate in combat is actually a whole standard action in itself. And the reward for your trouble is making the enemy shaken for one whole round. Quite a let-down compared to the out-of-combat version!
Ghostwish:Extremely, considering bluff is a free action used to feint.
VAE:that kinda cries out for a houserule :P
Ghostwish:BUT.. it's a standing fact that the most broken thing in the 3rd edition is the skill system.
Ghostwish:Check this out. Most overpowered class? Rogue.
Dr. Hatari:wat =3=
Ghostwish:… because using their immense skill points, they can bluff you into believeing you're a helpless peasent girl.. and then sneak attack your face. :P
VAE:no way
Meany is disconnected.
Ghostwish:Seriously. They roll bluffs in the 40-60 range at high level.
Dr. Hatari:I suppose they could bluff and UMD and masquerade the whole campaign as a wizard. :P
Ghostwish:And convincing someone that something which is impossible is true is like.. 40?
Meany has connected.
Liatai:Welcome back. :3 And now, which wolf was Venezuela attacking?
Meany:Uno.
Meany:And cursed edge of the map!
Meany:Honduras can't get to Barbie!
Fiendish Wolf 1:CRACK! That had to hurt! The wolf took a beating from those hooves.
Liatai:Oh, is that all?
Liatai:One sec.
Ghostwish:Maps in maptool are not static. :P
Ghostwish:expansion in 3… 2…
Liatai::3Sicol is disconnected.
Dr. Hatari:WITCHCRAFT.
Honduras:HAWWWWWWWW! The new mule bellows as it charges toward the Master's pained cries!
Barbarus:Barbie tries to get up!
Barbarus:Move action to become unprone! Provokes AoO!
Fiendish Wolf 2:AoO! ??1d20+1 = 13 + 1 = 14?? for ??1d6+1 = 1 + 1 = 2??
Fiendish Wolf 2:CRUNCH.
Barbarus:Damn you.
Sicol has connected.
Fiendish Wolf 2:Why thank you. I'm fiendish. That's a compliment.
Barbarus:Another pained yowl, and the cat is kept prone, methinks?
VAE:heh.. that's kinda like "go home"
Dr. Hatari:x3 Well, he can't AoO again. You could either fall back to a sniping roost or counter-attack.
Meany:Oh, he can still move?
Dr. Hatari:Sure, there was no trip attempt apparently.
Liatai:Oh.
Meany:But move action was ker-eated by standing…double move. :o
Dr. Hatari:Whoops. x3
Liatai:My mistake. ??1d20+1 = 6 + 1 = 7?? Oppose with Str or Dex.
Barbarus:??1d20+2 = 17 + 2 = 19?? Dex!
Liatai:You can stand, despite being chomped!
Dr. Hatari:Okay, -now- you have a standard action with which to strike back or move away safely.
Barbarus has received initiative.
Liatai:Don't mind me, adjusting init. :3
Barbarus:Falling back to get within reach of weapons, and end turn.
Thomas Lazarus has received initiative.
- Thomas Lazarus releases his grip and shakes his shield off in the face of one of the wolves, and brings his blade down on #5 with both hands! ??1d20+9 = 14 + 9 = 23?? ??1d10+9 = 8 + 9 = 17??
Dr. Hatari:AC 19/21 to denote without/with shield.
Fiendish Wolf 5:And a mighty swing that was. The gash you made is horrendously deep, and the wolf is thrown back a bit, falling into a heap of bloody fur.
Tathi has received initiative.
Tathi:Tathi moves a mere five feet, narrowing her eyes at number four.. who had better duck, FAST! ??1d20 = 20?? ranged touch attack into melee for ??4d6 = 18?? fire damage! And, ??1d20+5 = 14 + 5 = 19?? caster check, evocation!
Thomas Lazarus:"I think we're good here.. someone check on the animals!"
Tathi:??1d20 = 20?? ANOTHER CRIT!?
Tathi:??1d20 = 7?? DOUBLE CRIT!
Meany::PDr. Hatari:And the crowd goes wiiiild *hiisssss aaaaawwwww*
Fiendish Wolf 6:Wolf? What wolf? This is a pile of cinders.
Tathi:Yes, that is all done in the unreal tournament announcer's voice.
Kor:As for the poor little rat without a robe to climb? He hides. ??1d20+14 = 15 + 14 = 29?? Hide and ??1d20+10 = 6 + 10 = 16?? Move Silently! And thus he scampers away from the raging battle. End turn!
- Thomas Lazarus stumbles into Gnogglebolt from surprise!
Miron has received initiative.
Thomas Lazarus:"Cripes!
Ghostwish:Er, that was aimed at number four. :P
Liatai:… oh. :B
Dr. Hatari:Oh okay redacted. :P
Liatai:Derp. :B
Ghostwish:Oh I dunno Hatari.. considering the fact she just upped and fired her lazor? :P
Venezuela:ELVEN WITCH STEALS MAH KILLS?!
Venezuela:There will be hamsters for this. >:[
Dr. Hatari:Monty Python peasant: "He got better!"
Ghostwish:Watch yourself Mule. That LAZ0R went between your legs. :P
VAE:hmm, can a horse flank?
VAE:err. a mule
Meany:Mule.
Liatai:A mule can flank!
Meany::3Ghostwish:anytyhing that threatens melee can flank. Hell, Kor could flank.. but he'd have to move INTO their square. :P
Miron:Miron gets in to aid the new mule.. someone has to pull the cart after all.
Dr. Hatari:Tom does not relish the thought of making like Sszeyl and putting on reigns.
VAE:is thhat a flank spot?
Liatai:Nope.
VAE:or should i make the move more down?
Liatai:That is. :3
Miron:The gnome now attempts to ram his fist, slightly glowing in an ominous way, into the wolf ??1d20+4 = 7 + 4 = 11?? touch!
VAE:and fails
Dr. Hatari:Huh. I accidentally used the damage values for swinging with domain power active. Ah, I'll just say that he did use it.
VAE:well, since that's a miss.. it sort of does it for the turn
Fiendish Wolf 2:The wolf snarls at the fist headed its way, then attempts to bite the small inquisitor - ??1d20+3 = 3 + 3 = 6?? for ??1d6+1 = 4 + 1 = 5??, trip attempt ??1d20+1 = 1 + 1 = 2??.
VAE:wait, it can go out of turn?
Liatai:It's the wolves' turn. :B
VAE:ohDr. Hatari:lulz
Ghostwish:You moved and attacked. That's a full turn, you silly lynx you.
VAE:This must be hillarious
VAE:both the wolf and the archivist missing horribly
Ghostwish:Meanwhile, a wizard in her underwear nukes them left and right. :P
VAE:anyways.. now on the wishlist: belt of giant strenght
Dr. Hatari:I think he untied your shoe with that nat 1 trip attempt.
VAE:of course… ghostwish is stealing all my good rolls
VAE:he's a fucking programmer, that's why :P
Fiendish Wolf 6:The wolf facing Thomas growls deeply, a deep grating sound, teeth and eyes dripping with fel energy. ??1d20+3 = 5 + 3 = 8?? for ??1d6+3 = 4 + 3 = 7??, with a ??1d20+1 = 18 + 1 = 19?? trip attempt thrown in for good measure!
VAE:messing with the bitbucket this gets the pseudorandom values from
- Thomas Lazarus manages to back-pedal out of the lunge!
Ghostwish:How hilarious you say that.. I was messing around in eclipse earlier, making programs for the android platform. XD
Fiendish Wolf 1:The other one takes a step back from Venezuela… then tries to run!
Venezuela:>:O
Venezuela:COWARD
Tathi:"Charge him, Venezuela!"
Gnogglebolt has received initiative.
Dr. Hatari:"NOT EVEN DEATH CAN SAVE YOU FROM MEE" *rears*
Ghostwish:I SHALL BECOME AVENGENCE! YEE-HAW!
Venezuela:Durnit. I can't see. :[
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt maneuvers into a better position, and takes a new swing at the remaining wolf! ??1d20+3 = 20 + 3 = 23??
Venezuela:Master would be so angry if I didn't kill someone. But I can't see! Dx
Ghostwish:Aim for the red glowing eyes! :P
Gnogglebolt::O ??1d20+3 = 1 + 3 = 4??
Dr. Hatari:Does that…
Gnogglebolt:Blah. x3
Liatai:… pffft. XD
Dr. Hatari:Does that undo it? :P
Gnogglebolt:Damage: ??1d6-1 = 6 - 1 = 5??
TMG:No, it doesn't. :P
Dr. Hatari:x3Ghostwish:crit fail on a crit confirm: you crit HEAL it. DAMNIT!
Meany:Seriously though, can't see. :o
Dr. Hatari:Maybe if we had a wild mage. |3
Dr. Hatari:What, like, anything?
Fiendish Wolf 6:THWACK! Your morningstar finds its mark in the fiendwolf's shoulder.
Barbarus has received initiative.
Meany:Someone make use of a Daylight spell.
Dr. Hatari:I may actually memorize that in the future. But too young!
Honduras:??1d20+8 = 2 + 8 = 10?? HEEE. ??1d20+8 = 19 + 8 = 27?? HAWW.
Liatai:One hoofcrack rings out!
Honduras:??1d4+3 = 4 + 3 = 7??!
Fiendish Wolf 2:And a solid hoofcrack it is!
VAE:wow
VAE:even the failmule rolls better than me tonight
Dr. Hatari:Nerf mules
Venezuela:??1d20 = 17?? Spot!
Fiendish Wolf 2:However, the wolf is still standing. Venezuela sees nothing.
VAE:*shoots Honduras with a nerf dart*
VAE:does that do the trick>
Barbarus:Barbie grabs his longsword, and returns to combat!
Barbarus:Double move-fu!
Venezuela:Hello~
Venezuela:Goodbye~ D8
Venezuela:End turn.
Fiendish Wolf 6:CRUDMUFFINS.
Thomas Lazarus has received initiative.
Tathi:Ohhh. You have no idea, wolf.
Thomas Lazarus:Tom glances up briefly at Venezuela - and attempts to finish off the infernal wolf with a thrust to the chest! ??1d20+11 = 14 + 11 = 25?? ??1d10+6 = 9 + 6 = 15??
Fiendish Wolf 6:Your sword pierces clean through the wolf's chest to the other side.
- Thomas Lazarus looks behind himself and stalks towards the last wolf in sight. He pauses only briefly to free the creature's corpse from his blade.
Dr. Hatari:Done.
Tathi has received initiative.
Tathi:Take note: Never wake up a young wood elf bookworm. You might get ??1d20 = 15?? ranged touch attack into melee for ??4d6 = 9?? fire damage in return. So sorry about that, number 2. Also, ??1d20+5 = 10 + 5 = 15?? caster check, evocation!
Kor:*sneaksneaksqueaksneak* ??1d20+14 = 9 + 14 = 23?? Hide and ??1d20+10 = 15 + 10 = 25?? Move Silently! End turn!
Fiendish Wolf 2:A lesson this wolf would heed… if it was still conscious. SIZZLE.
- Thomas Lazarus releases a held breath and looks around.
Honduras:DIE WOLFTHING
Thomas Lazarus:"… Is that all of them? Is anyone else hurt?"
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt looks around everywhere, scanning for anything else in the darkness, and trying to shake the sleep from his head.
Tathi:"Is that the last of them?" Tathi grumps, irratibly flicking a strand of hair out of her face.
Miron:*dissipates the spell*
Honduras:Master~ D: Are you okay? *headnuzzle*
Tathi:"One ran away to the north."
Gnogglebolt:"Well." Gnogglebolt grumbles.
Miron:No, just the foolish catkin it seems.
Honduras:Venny! Master's bleeding!
Gnogglebolt:"At least we know she considers us a threat."
Venezuela:>8[
TMG:FOLK
Venezuela:OUT OF MY WAY, FOOLS.
Tathi:Then she blinks. "Wow. I nearly forgot." She says, heading over to the wagon.
Thomas Lazarus:Satifies that combat has atleast temporarily subsided, Tom — DOOF
Miron:The sad thing is that this was completely unnecessary.
Gnogglebolt:"Good thing we're not actually there yet, so there's plenty of time for you magic-users to sleep in on the road. I don't know much about magic, but I know you need uninterrupted time to recharge."
Tathi:She gets the shield, and casts identify on it.. ??1d20+4 = 19 + 4 = 23?? save against drunkenness! :P
Gnogglebolt:"As for my feeble nonmagical self, I'm going back to sleep."
Miron:Letting the enemy know our presence, and then deciding to camp in what is his territory… words fail me.
Barbarus:"Okay, I'm fine! The bleeding is stopped! Stop knocking people over, Venny!"
TMG:okay
Liatai:The shield is a +1 arrow catching light wooden shield.
TMG:she's spending an -hour- after having -just- been woken up about this?
Barbarus:D:Barbarus:"Venny! -You're- bleeding too!"
Tathi:"Ooo. This is fairly nice." Tathi comments.
Miron:*Everyone* here had decisively more luck than wisdom.
Ghostwish:You do know she only needs four, right?
TMG:You need eight hours to recharge spells
Miron:Yes , she is. and probably won't pull us anywhere, foolish catfolk.
TMG:but yeah, only four for transing
Barbarus:"Venny's stronger than that, gnome."
Miron:How much *less* damage would have been done if we rode towards the city !?
TMG:still she now needs to spend another uninterrupted 8 hours to recharge spells
Barbarus:"A fair bit."
Barbarus:"More, anyway."
Thomas Lazarus:"Don't worry.. don't worry." Thomas nods to the catfolk and mule alike. He shakes the gore from his sword and sheathes it, then kneels to tend to both of their wounds, respectively. (Converting Shield Other and Aid, ??2d8+5 = 7 + 5 = 12?? for Barby and ??2d8+5 = 12 + 5 = 17?? for Venny)
TMG:because she just engaged in combat and spellcasting
Tathi:She hops back out of the cart. "Thomas! I suspect you could make fine use of this shield! It's better than a simple shield, and even catches arrows!"
TMG:Okay, whoa whoa whoa
TMG:I do not think Thomas is still awake by this
Barbarus:"Because Venny and Honduras would not have been able to get us there if they ran themselves to exhaustion. >8["
TMG:Identify takes an hour, remember?
Tathi:"Right, now, if anyone else wakes me up, they won't need a grave plot. Just a burial pot." She says, and heads back into the tent, grumbling.
- Thomas Lazarus glances up. "I'm sorry, what now..?"
Miron:And Tathi, has expended a large portion of her spells….. in a completely useless way.
Liatai:Aiyah. Just roll with it for the sake of roleplay.
TMG:Liatai? Are you there? Please call for a momentary stop :/
TMG:erk—
TMG:Bah.
Ghostwish:p-owned. :P
Miron:To be honest, i expected a lot more from all of you.
Miron:*The gnome is calm, but his voice radiates anger*
Barbarus:"You're free to get your stuff out of my carriage, and find another route, if you're so dissapointed."
Barbarus:Uuoh.
- Thomas Lazarus blinks and gives Miron a huffy look. "What do you want from us? Let's just continue with our shifts."
Miron:*shrugs*
Barbarus:The mules are picking up on their masters anger.
Thomas Lazarus:"You cannot hide from the animals in a forest. Let us not cast needless blame."
TMG:But, to be sure, anyone who has cast a spell now needs another uninterrupted 8 hours to fully regenerate spells
Barbarus:And giving Miron the duel eye of Sauron.
Miron:It's the best we can do at the moment, anyways… but this didn't need to happen
TMG:otherwise spells just cast count against the next day
Honduras:??1d20 = 3??
VAE:ooh! intimidate rolls both
Venezuela:??1d20 = 11??
Meany:dual*
Miron:??1d20 = 5??
TMG:…what are these rolls for?
Meany:Venezuela is successful. :}
Miron:Even the gnome shudders at the sight of the deathmule
Dr. Hatari:lulz
Tathi:Then something even scarier bellows from the tent. "SHUTUP OR I'M BLASTING SOMEONE!"
VAE:yeah… this is someone who encounters undead on a regular basis
Ghostwish:I so. SO. so wanted to say OR i"M FIRIN MAH LAZOR
VAE:the mule , she is scary
- Thomas Lazarus sighs and rubs the back of his head.
- Thomas Lazarus tromps over to recover his shield.
Ghostwish:brb, dinner
Barbarus:"Thomas, your watch is over."
Barbarus:"Go sleep. :U"
Barbarus:The mules break formation.
Miron:*walks away, muttering "needless blame.. the only needless thing was this battle*
Thomas Lazarus:"Alright. Go ahead. I'll be a while cleaning this off and disassembling my armor."
Barbarus:"Stop by the caravan, and I'll build a Quick Escape for your armor if you want. :D"
Barbarus:Barbie dons his combat gear, and gets into watch position.
Thomas Lazarus:"That would be pretty nice…" He muses while cleaning the fiendish blood from his blade.
- Thomas Lazarus is finished up with that and sleeping in no time. Quite practiced.
Liatai:Spot and Listen checks for your watch, Barbarus. :3
Barbarus:??1d20+4 = 14 + 4 = 18?? Spot. ??1d20+5 = 14 + 5 = 19?? Listen.
Liatai:All quiet and still on your watch. :3
Venezuela:??1d20 = 17?? Spot. ??1d20 = 8?? Listen.
Honduras:??1d20 = 18?? Spot. ??1d20 = 14?? Listen.
Meany:Just getting the groove set up. :3
Miron:Miron sits by Thomas, for some time, then goes to sleep… after all, if the enemy had the power to take them on, he'd launch a decisive strike first up.
Liatai:Your entire watch goes by peacefully, Barbarus.
TMG:Oh yes, and did Thomas hand off the pocketwatch to barbarus?
Thomas Lazarus:It's clearly ticking in his pocket as he dozes. |3
Barbarus:"Ooh, a tiktok. :D"
Tathi:FOur hours prior to morning is when Tathi will likely emerge from the tent, fully-clothed this time, with her spellbook.
TMG:hold up
TMG:and how much time after the encounter is this?
Liatai:Tech owes us a pizza. :B
Dr. Hatari:?Ghostwish:yup. :>
Liatai:Four hours after the encounter. :3
TMG:I hope a paragraph will suffice
TMG:Recent Casting Limit/Rest Interruptions: If a wizard has cast spells recently, the drain on her resources reduces her capacity to prepare new spells. When she prepares spells for the coming day, all the spells she has cast within the last 8 hours count against her daily limit. If Mialee can normally cast two 1st-level spells per day, but she had to cast magic missile during the night, she can prepare only one 1st-level spell the next day.
VAE:i totally fail
TMG:so, to ignore that "recent casting problem", gotta start 8 hours rest over from the beginning
Ghostwish:I don't think Tech is catching on that the attack came early in the night.. maybe even late evening. :P
TMG:well, Liatai just said "four hours after the encounter"
Liatai:Yep. Ghost is right.
Liatai:Four hours after the encounter, Tathi woke from trance, and is now continuing to rest while reading her spellbook.
Liatai:Any other problems, Tech?
TMG:Ah. Alright then.
Ghostwish:In other words, the DM constructed this in such a way that it wouldn't mess with the spellcasters. Which, may or may not lead to an attack in the morning. :P
Ghostwish:But, that might be Ghostwish thinking right there. HEY LOOK AN AMBUSH
Liatai:Hehe. Who can tell?
TMG:well, Gnogglebolt would actually be rarin' to go once the mules are rested up enough, regardless of the casters. The casters can continue sleeping in the carraige while it moves.
Liatai:The casters might end up knocking him over the head if he gets all "go go go" on them while they're trying to rest. :B
Meany:Now.
TMG:in fact, I was actually going to have him say that as we pack up to move on
VAE:Miron hasn't expended almost any spells… he'll totally agree too
Meany:Who's glad the catfolk bought a carriage? |3
Ghostwish:meeeeeee. :>
VAE:Not Miron ;P
Dr. Hatari:I like mobile bases.
Dr. Hatari:Miron hates everything ever, he has like 6 charisma. >:P
VAE:10 actuall
TMG:and you know, I -was- going to point out that even movement ruins rest, that is, moving from tent to carraige, but even I'm not stickling for that one.
Dr. Hatari:Uh-huh~
VAE:Take for one how brightly coloured the carriage is
Gnogglebolt:When barbarus' watch ends and he wakes up Gnogglebolt…
VAE:can be spotted and identified from … how far?
GM:So, Tathi wakes four hours in… is Barbarus still keeping watch, or has he woken up Gnogglebolt?
VAE:besides it's not the carriage itself so much as the owner :P
Meany:Gnoggle is roused. :>
TMG:Ooh, and just remembered to note this; when Gnogglebolt retrived all the salishea items and took them to the carraige back in castleton, he also retrieved his stored money :o
Gnogglebolt:"Mph." Gnogglebolt blinks awake, and looks at Barbars. "Ah, right."
Gnogglebolt:"Got my…got my pocketwatch?" Gnogglebolt yawns.
Barbarus:"Here ya go. :>"
Liatai:… okay, gonna call for a Sleight of Hand check from Barbarus. XD
Gnogglebolt:"Thanks…" Gnogglebolt checks it. How long has it been since camp was originally made?
TMG:oooor :.
Meany:??1d20+1 = 4 + 1 = 5??
Meany:For what purpose?
Liatai:You not only failed to get it, you woke Thomas when you tried to take the watch out of his pocket. :B
Meany:o-O
- Thomas Lazarus grumbles and whines and swats at the cat-hand. |3
Meany:The watch was given to Barbie at the begining of his watch. :B
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt rubs his forehead. "Sorry, thomas. go back to sleep." He whispers.
Dr. Hatari:He quite naturally forgot.
Liatai:Not as far as I saw. It was in Thomas' pocket, ticking away. :B
TMG:apparently not, Thomas noted it was still in his pocket ^^;
Dr. Hatari:Every time I've forgotten something OOC, I just let it be said that Thomas forgot.
Liatai:x3Dr. Hatari:Consequently Thomas forgets everything.
Dr. Hatari::BVAE:flint does that!
Meany:So does Clint?
Meany:*brick'd*
Liatai:Clint forgets nothing. :B
Dr. Hatari:Not a big deal, though. He just needs to sleep and prepare prayers for one hour, later.
Clint:He remembers things that haven't happened yet.
Gnogglebolt:wait, actually. Gnogglebolt whispers, "Sorry, Thomas. Just need the pocketwatch, then you can go back to sleep."
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt pokes the pocket with it.
Thomas Lazarus:"I forgot~" He hands it over =3=
Gnogglebolt:*with the ticking
Gnogglebolt:"Thanks. Now rest, firned."
Gnogglebolt:*friend
Thomas Lazarus:Way ahead of ya.
Liatai:It's been six hours since camp was pitched.
Gnogglebolt:-now- Gnogglebolt checks it—and allright. "We move out in say…three hours, barbarus? The mules need to get over that excitement."
Barbarus:"Sure thing."
Barbarus:The cat is once again burried in a nest of blankets.
Barbarus:Purrrrrrrrrr~
Gnogglebolt:Gnogglebolt goes out, and, seeing that no one else is sleeping outside, starts packing up the campsite as he begins his watch.
Liatai:Spot and Listen checks for the last watch.
Gnogglebolt:Spot: [1d20} Listen: [1d20+2]
Gnogglebolt:gha
Gnogglebolt:Spot: ??1d20 = 4?? Listen: ??1d20+2 = 20 + 2 = 22??
Liatai:… and dare I ask for a Survival check to take down the tent? x3
Gnogglebolt:I love mah gnommish ears. x3
Liatai:You hear crickets. Many, many crickets.
VAE:how the hell did you do that?
VAE:actually writing out square brackets?
Gnogglebolt:Nah, tent is a test of dexterity and strength, both of which Gnogglebolt's got in supply :>
Gnogglebolt:It's just like disassembling a device!
Liatai:… oh jeez.
Barbarus: (( Be careful. ))
Barbarus: (( That's -Barbie's- tent. ))
Liatai:Now I'll HAVE to ask you to roll to make sure you didn't take the tent apart into a thousand tiny pieces in your zeal. XD
Clint:"Dibs on his stuff!"
TMG:why oh geeze? o.o
Barbarus: (( Mess it up, and he'll gut you like a chicken. ))
TMG:@_@
TMG:ERP
TMG:I said detxterity and STRENGTH?
TMG:I meant intelligence! Argh!
VAE:yeah :P
TMG:don't know HOW i did that
Barbarus: (( Simple. ))
VAE:i thought you were being ironic
Barbarus: (( You typed s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h. :B ))
TMG:No, I was being serious. x_x Gnogglebolt can just see the tent's stucture and take it down. Heck! It's not even a modern tent! It's just two y-sticks in the gorund, a stick across the two of them, and a tarp over top!
Liatai:Aw, no rolls for the sake of potential hilarity?
TMG:Of fine, if you want funnies. :P Disable Device?
Dr. Hatari:"ITBUT IT SHOULD BEEAS—" "Roll to stabalize!"
TMG:Knowledge: arch and eng?
Meany:Peform Singing and Dancing.
Liatai:Survival. Pitching a tent is an outdoorsy thing. :3
Meany:For the musical number.
TMG:x_x
Dr. Hatari::DGhostwish:oh THIS should be good. :P
TMG:Considering what the task entails, can I at least use int :B
TMG:…ah, nevermind
Miron:Miron has woken up too, and is currently going through his ever-present prayerbook.
Liatai:Just roll. XD
Gnogglebolt:Survival! ??1d20 = 10??
Liatai:You succeeded! Was that so hard? :B
Gnogglebolt:Okay, okay xD
Liatai:Sometimes you just have to trust me and that I know what I'm doing, Tech. :P
Gnogglebolt:And while he leaves the campfire going, he picks up any trash or other little odds and ends around the campsite, and without disturbing the others, folds the tent away and stores it back in the carraige
TMG:Sorry. ^^; I fear failure if I suspect it's coming, even if it's supposed to be funny
TMG:I'll try to loosen up :)
Liatai:What do you do with the wolf corpses, if anything?
Dr. Hatari:Tom left them.
Dr. Hatari:Leave them to the wo… er… =3=
Gnogglebolt:Was just thinking about that…well, no much 'care' for nature, but Gnogglebolt drags all the wolf corpses to the roots of a tree. Let the plants eat them.
Tathi:??1d20+4 = 18 + 4 = 22?? knowledge nature to see if that kind of 'fiendish' fertilizer might hurt the trees
Gnogglebolt:and indaverently, the tree gains a touch of fiendishness, years down the road…
Ghostwish:ninja! :P
Dr. Hatari:I wonder what a fiendish tree would look like.
Tree:OM NOM NOM.
Gnogglebolt:But probably no more than to wiggle its branches threateningly at passerby. :B
VAE:realise how slly is that?
Meany:Until an evil druid detects the feindishness.
Meany:And casts Awaken.
Meany::>VAE:If they are out, other travelers will see them and be wary
Dr. Hatari:Well that's why we're on the road. Evil druids aren't exactly a dime a dozen. :P
Tree:*eeeeeevil wiggly branches*
VAE:i should probably do that IC though
Miron:No need to waste time dragging the corpses around.
Miron:Where they are they will at least alert others this road isn't as safe as it looks
Gnogglebolt:And with the tent down…. (shoo, tent!) Gnogglebolt just paces around the campfire, morningstar at his him and crossbow out and loaded.
Tathi:Tathi snaps her spellbook closed, and puts it back in her pack. "Right, shall we get going?"
Gnogglebolt:And, when Gnogglebolt's pocketwatch reads three hours after he started his own watch (what time in the morning?) He goes and wakes up barbarus, to get his help hitching up the mules.
Gnogglebolt:And without waking the others—well, except Tathi.
Thomas Lazarus:Zzz~
VAE:Now, either Thomas should try to cast cure on the mule, or Miron will
Tathi:GRRRRR LAZOR!
Gnogglebolt:When all that's done, Gnogglebolt hops back into the back of the carraige.
Liatai:It's currently about 7 in the morning.
VAE:oh, he did already
VAE:*facepaws hard*
Dr. Hatari:Thomas is very dutiful about healing the injured. He would be upset with himself for letting even little things go.
Barbarus:"Everyone ready? :>"
Liatai:Did anyone put out the fire? :B
Dr. Hatari:As Flint found out.
VAE:The fire burned out while gnogglebolt ws packing , right?
VAE:he took a few hours
VAE:or am i hallucinating?
Liatai:Yep, but the ashes are still smoldering.
VAE:Thomas.. create water? :P
- Thomas Lazarus naturally awakens with a stretch and sits up.
Thomas Lazarus:"Good morning~"
Gnogglebolt:Oh yeah! Almost forgot
Gnogglebolt:When Gnogglebolt sees his watch end, he sets about pitching dirt over the fire to snuff it out.
Gnogglebolt:By this time, it should rpesumably have burned down to weak embers
- Thomas Lazarus goes about his business assembling his armor, asking for little niggling naggling help with the back buckles, and sits at the rear lip of the carriage for quite some time in contemplation.
Barbarus:"HOLD ONTO YOUR LUGNUTS! >8D"
Barbarus:"IT'S TIME FOR AN OVERHAUL!"
Gnogglebolt:And to barbarus; "Right, now…let us head to redtree with as much speed as we can. Twice now an agent has escaped to warn the druid. She might be gone by the time we get there, but no need to dawdle anyway."
Barbarus:Full speed ahead!
Liatai:Eep. Balance check, Thomas? XD
Thomas Lazarus:This should be a jolly larf. ??1d20-6 = 11 - 6 = 5??
Miron:I'd be surprised if there will be anything left over there except a few throwavay beasts as a goodbye.
Liatai:Templar overboard!
Thomas Lazarus:Tunk. "Guh!"
Barbarus:SCREEEEEEEEEEEEE-stop'd.
Tathi:"Oh damnit! Thomas!"
Thomas Lazarus:"I'm okay~"
- Thomas Lazarus stands dizzily and dusts himself off. |3
Tathi:"Sit in the MIDDLE of the cart when you do that, you lunk-head!"
- Thomas Lazarus rushes back over to the driver's bench!
GM:And so, having survived the night, the party makes their way to the village of Redtree… which they will arrive at next session. :3
VAE:indeed
GM:Now let's hear nominations! :D
Barbarus:TATHI
Ghostwish:Gnogglebolt! Survival gnome! :>
Barbarus:Fiery doom.
Dr. Hatari:Tathi - Dressed to Kill. =3=
VAE:I nominate Tathi: Apparently, testosteron isn't the only hormon of rage
Barbarus:MIRON
Ghostwish:ROFL!! Someone finally noticed she was running around in her nickers. :P
Barbarus:Flanking the mule!
TMG:huh? we're done already? o.o
VAE:Finally?
VAE:*Why* do you think i nominated her?
VAE:the whole thing i find hillarious
GM:Yep. Because the DM is a derp and doesn't have maps for Redtree quite ready yet. :B
TMG:Ooh. Okay. x3
Barbarus:TOMMY
TMG:Right then! hmm…
Dr. Hatari:Got a bit over an hour to spare on work. I think next week it may be an hour later, after my suggested scheduling adjustments.
Barbarus:Driving the mules, saving the day, and faceplanting.
Dr. Hatari:Not that we're likely to use it.
VAE:see. liatai?
VAE:this is why hand-drawn maps win
TMG:…huh?
Dr. Hatari:I nominate Barby, for Provider.
TMG:what are you talking about, danman? o.O
Dr. Hatari:Riding around on his carriage and mules, eating his food~
VAE:well , with a ruler, or soemtimes without, they are done in a while
Liatai:Bah. After Castleton, it would be WELCOME TO SCRIBBLETOWN. :B
Dr. Hatari:Haha
VAE:well, this has switched from hand-done maps to CGI recently
TMG:well, dnman, I'll take quality over time any day
VAE:not me… visual quality i care little of
TMG:I'll be glad to wait for a better map.
Dr. Hatari:Haha. We would use whatever crap was lying around for big monster minis at tabletop.
Dr. Hatari:There was actually a 3x5 notecard we had with 'Gundam' written on it as a joke.
VAE:yep
Dr. Hatari:It was every Huge monster.
VAE:same in our actual DnD game
VAE:monster squares made of paper, random miniatures
VAE:in Saph's game , my druid had a "battle raven" form - used a Tau flying probe
Liatai:We tended to use food or marbles. If the monster was food, you got to eat the monster if you defeated it. X3
Barbarus:GNOGGLE
Barbarus:Tentlicious! On-the-go crafting!
Dr. Hatari:I second for Timekeeper.
Ghostwish:BARBARUS: Impromptu damage sponge (I don't think that's part of your class description)
Dr. Hatari:Rewards for getting eaten, huh? :P
TMG:Tathi's—AH CRAAAP
Ghostwish:COME AT ME BRO!
Ghostwish:*one-shot*
TMG:I totally forgot to have Gnogglebolt tell everyone about the identified symbols on the ledger X_X
Ghostwish:L.O.L.
TMG:and I was thinking about it, too! But we got moving too fast >:TMG:ah well, there's always next session. x3
Liatai:First he says we're moving too slow. Then he says we're moving too fast. :B Make up yer dang mind! XP
Dr. Hatari:Moar goblins
TMG:lataia; er, in general, or just for that one part? o.o
GM:Righto! Everyone gotten their nominations in? (And Tech, don't worry, I was just joshing around, as the smiley indicates. x3 )
TMG:ah, nevermind—ah. right xD
Ghostwish:I has! :>
VAE:I has
VAE:just Tathi
TMG:Was Tathi already nominated for the sleep-spell rage?
Ghostwish:*snrk* She got two for that.. one for lasers, and one for being dressed for the occasion. XD
GM:Everyone gets 100 XP for roleplaying, 50 XP for Bird is the Word, and 100 XP for Nighttime Ambush.
GM:TATHI!
Dr. Hatari:xdGM:100 XP - WHO DARES TO WAKE THE TATHI. >:O
GM:50 XP - Who needs armor to kill enemies? I beat up fiendish wolves in my UNDERWEAR!
Ghostwish:Fanservice? XD
GM:THOMAS!
GM:100 XP - First Watch. 50 XP - Templar overboard!
Ghostwish:It's like a chick with guns, just medieval. :P
VAE:makes me wonder what underwear she has
GM:MIRON!
GM:50 XP - A new name? This means beer — oh, wait. Threats need to be dealt with before beer.
VAE:pfft
TMG:that actually was true for everyone but thomas. xD If any of the wolves managed to attack Gnogglebo,t I would have noted that his AC was only 12, instead of 15
GM:GNOGGLEBOLT! 100 XP - Timekeeper.
GM:BARBARUS! 100 XP - Provider. 100 XP - Mule Master. And so Barbarus' Mule Army grows…
Meany::BDr. Hatari:The most powerful player character of them all.
Dr. Hatari:Venezuela.
Meany::DLiatai:I think that's everyone. :3
VAE:yep
TMG:EXP added, saving token…
TMG:done :D
Ghostwish:what's everyone's experience at?
TMG:6950 for me
Meany:6650
Dr. Hatari:7000
Ghostwish:6600. Shucks. I be lagging behind.
Ghostwish:Wasn't exactly too good at keeping track though, so I might've missed something. XD
VAE:6700
Meany:COLD WAR TOMORROW
Dr. Hatari:It's fine. We're still like a million years away from changes. :P
Meany:Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~
- Dr. Hatari siiighs
Liatai:Oh yes. Sorry, one more award!
Dr. Hatari:Cookie factory for 6 hours in a little while, then sleep, then first day of classes, then cold war.
Dr. Hatari:It'll be a busy while for me yet.
Ghostwish:I go to play TF2, hopefully with friends, then C++ class tomorrow, then more evil plotting, then unleashing said evil plots upon players. :>
GM:Barbarus - 50 XP - being the only one who was slightly suspicious of the friendly stranger who knew the party name out of nowhere. :B
VAE:true
Meany:Minus? D:Ghostwish:ooo, would I get any for the insidious whisperings then? :>
VAE:plus
Dr. Hatari:I was jealous of the token art, that so counts. :B
GM:Oh, no, not a minus! +50 XP. x3
Liatai:And yes, Tathi gets +50 for insidious whisperings as well.
Ghostwish:YAY!
Meany:Cool. Thanks. :D
Meany:Share whsiperings? :o
Ghostwish:DM's call.
Liatai:They'll be in the log, but… Ghost, would you like to share?
TMG:well, the guy seemed focused on Tathi, and Tathi seemed to accept whatever it was he talked to her about, so Gnogglebolt isn't going to pry further. :B
Ghostwish:Allrighty. :>
Ghostwish:Half-Elven Man whispers: "Do not trust Zilvudar and his Order easily. They would send loyal and indocrinated members of their own to what they consider a fate worse than death for daring to think one dissenting thought. Think of what they would do to your people."
VAE:well, it's my fail that Miron didn't check him.. but then. unsurprising considering he didn't bloody spot him when he was next, rolling a three
TMG:ooooh. x3
TMG:eh heh, and on that note
Ghostwish:Elven politics indeed. :>
TMG:shall we say what the gnomes said to each other?
Liatai:If you like. :3
Dr. Hatari:Alright, well I imagine you guys'll be quite asleep by time I get back, so, see ya'll tomorrow.
TMG:finding and reposting…
Liatai:See ya, Hatari! :D
Ghostwish:Well folks, I am off. Enemy team needs to feel the wratch of my sentry gun. :>
Meany:TTFN!
VAE:we can
Ghostwish:Great game, DM!
Dr. Hatari is disconnected.
Liatai:Later!
VAE:not like it was much interst of
Ghostwish:Bye bye!
Ghostwish is disconnected.
Sicol is disconnected.
Meany is disconnected.
Liatai:… huh. :B
TMG:"Brother miron! There is something you must know!"
Liatai:Guess that means they'll wait for the log. x3
TMG:Miron whispers: Oh?
TMG:"I am Gnogglebolt Steelworm Ratchetrod Kaldan" Then, Gnogglebolt says a word Miron isn't familair with, with emphasis as it wasn't part of his name before, "Sparkgear!"
TMG:Miron whispers: A new name? This is quite the occassion…. Pity i am not privy to its meaning.. but i guess it had something to do with the trial that went on recently.
TMG:"Indeed. The trial with the goblins yesterday went as planned, everything worked out. I kept every promise I made. It's the goblin word for 'truespeak'. "
TMG:Miron whispers: … That is indeed a happy occassion. After all, the goblins have helped to capture one of those wretches
TMG:…
TMG:did everyone leave before that?
Liatai:Yep. ^^;
TMG:Smokes. Everyone DID. x_x
Liatai:Ah well, they'll see it in the log. x3
VAE:not me :P
TMG:Ah well. To irc!
VAE:i am the eternal lynx :P
VAE:staying here all i can
- Liatai turns off the lights.
You have disconnected.