ep 15 16-20/12/4446 Ghast & Rats

   
XP
Exploration: 200 XP each
Level 2 major treasure: 100 XP each
Tough ghast 600/5= 120 XP each
9 giant rats (7 slain) 25x9=225/5= 45 XP each
Total 465 each

XP 465+5022=5487/6500 for Level 5.

7:31pm  2017-3-07 Smon Has entered the room
7:33pm  2017-3-07 Sandor Sunneson Has entered the room
7:33pm  2017-3-07 genghisdon Has entered the room
genghisdon: hrllo again
7:34pm  2017-3-07 chris107 Has entered the room
chris107: Evening chaps
7:35pm  2017-3-07 Sandor Sunneson Has entered the room
chris107: Here he is
Sandor Sunneson: hello
chris107: Our glorious leader!
Sandor Sunneson: ha ha
genghisdon:
Smon: Hello
Sandor Sunneson: Ok, plan is to go XP hunting, so we'll explore L5 of the Delves
Smon: Sorry Bill demanding I print pic of Isaac Newton for his homework...
chris107: Hi DESTROYERBILL!
Sandor Sunneson: Is Drakonak joining us too?
chris107: With or without the apple?
genghisdon: doing his homework, good lad
Sandor Sunneson: but with wig
genghisdon: are we restored to full spells, hd, hp, etc?
Sandor Sunneson: Would hope so, we are resting at Oriax's tower
genghisdon: 1 "long rest" cures all ills basically then?
genghisdon: thnx again for the cool pics chris
chris107: 2 days to recover full healing dice I think?
chris107: Very welcs Don
genghisdon: i had looked, briefly, but didn't find any
chris107: I really liked the last one best. But I thought all three capured her wildness!
Sandor Sunneson: Did you draw those Chris?
chris107: If one could had maniacal laughter to them
Sandor Sunneson: lol
chris107: Just found them on the interwebs mate.
Sandor Sunneson: or mwah ahhahahhhahahhahah
Sandor Sunneson: ah ok
genghisdon: last one is closest to nekiid sorc, but i like all 3
genghisdon: hair matches #1 most
chris107: I could probs scale image 1 to be more usable?
Smon: OK Newton is printed...
genghisdon: ?? no idea how any of that works, i forgot what u told me a whiel back
genghisdon: save image to my HD, then post as?
chris107: You need a hosting site Don. Something like photobucket.
chris107: Then you can grab a link that posts the pic direct.
genghisdon: eh, no matter, for now, let's play!
chris107: Yup, we have stuff to kill..erm..charm
genghisdon: no, kill/burn, u got it
Sandor Sunneson: lol
genghisdon: will prob dump burn hands next leve lfor charm person though
Smon: >>Smon: Despite the Wet Season it's a bright sunny day as you carry Gracyone back to the Tower of Oriax. Smon: Clenderi: "Lady Meda will heal her..." chris107: Yay! Smon: GM OK stopping there. Back at the tower Meda indeed soon has Gracyone healed and back on her feet.<< With 2 days rest you are all back at full hp & hd.
Sandor Sunneson: Does Meda want a meeting with us? Is Drakonak around to join in tonight too?
genghisdon: (after her near death expoerience Gracyone is hungry for revenge)
Smon: Bill says 'ok'.
chris107: Yay!
Sandor Sunneson: Plan is basically to head back to the Delve, but explore L5 away from the Dark Sun lot,
chris107: Drakonak will strengthen our party a lot.
Sandor Sunneson: so to get the XP to get to L5 and then get 2 attacks per round
genghisdon: Drak is?
Sandor Sunneson: you saying back to L7?
chris107: Bill's Dragonborn fighter/archer
Sandor Sunneson: William, Simons son's PC
genghisdon: cool
chris107: I'm happy following your lead Fergus.
Sandor Sunneson: We'll stick with the L5 plan then
chris107: Ursa is a follower not a leader.
Smon: Afternoon, 18/12/4446. Lady Meda has just returned from Thusia along with another Amazon you don't recognise. She invites you to meet with her, Clenderi and the new amazon in the briefing room at the top of Oriax's tower.
genghisdon: "greetings Drakonak! may your arroes fly true!"
7:50pm  2017-3-07 DESTROYERBILL Has entered the room
Sandor Sunneson: new amazon? greetings ladies,
genghisdon: hi bill
Smon: Drakonok sweeps in dramatically.
chris107: Hey DESTROYERBILL! Good to see you
Sandor Sunneson: Sandor will go and sit at the table, beside Clenderi#
DESTROYERBILL: hiiiiiiiiikiuiii
genghisdon: "greetings Drakonak! may your arrows fly true!"
Sandor Sunneson: Hey Bill, welcome back
DESTROYERBILL: thanks
chris107: Ursa, the smelly Dwarf looks at the mighty Dragonborn warrior with some awe.
7:52pm  2017-3-07 DESTROYERBILL Has exited the room
genghisdon: (dragonborn colour coded in this edition?)
chris107: (I think so Don)
genghisdon: (which is Drak?)
chris107: (Silver?)
genghisdon: sorry, do that nmeeting you wanted...
Sandor Sunneson: http://smons.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/sandor-sunnesons-adventuring-party-pcs.html
Sandor Sunneson: Stats in there Don, Sandor and Drakonak
Smon: OOC Bill has lost Internet
chris107:
genghisdon: thnz, cool chr page
7:55pm  2017-3-07 DESTROYERBILL Has entered the room
Smon: We only have one old computer with his ID on it & it doesn't have the new Internet
Smon: Yaay
Sandor Sunneson: bit of history in there too and their links to Mystara aswe;ll
genghisdon: RIP Svenya
chris107: Welcome back Bill.
Sandor Sunneson: And Amir
DESTROYERBILL: (drakanok is a frost dragon dragonborn with a wivern
genghisdon: we are on map L5 though now? skipped a bunch?
Smon: The new amazon is a very shapely, auburn-haired warrior woman with sombre expression. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBvZr2r3KH0LDHW-FMRZGDzHHi98qERqUuy6OWK31ey387vOBs3zs_nKIKouZsS6pgByV612O1s4NdAlEiR-gfCq-jge3N9SuSE8kVHdRVeiG65ESEd1gwMFKt9glfdftgfn1nJQ32v0/s320/amazon.jpg
genghisdon: (has a wyvern? awesome)
DESTROYERBILL: yes##
DESTROYERBILL: opp
chris107:
chris107: (OOC I remember her)
Sandor Sunneson: Again in a birthday suit
Smon: Lady Meda: "Welcome to all of you. Drakonok, Gracyone, Ursa, Sandor. This is Damne, my Weaponmaster and greatest warrior."
DESTROYERBILL:   some evil enimeas
chris107: Ursa remembers his manners and bows deeply
Smon: Damne bows back.
chris107: (As deeply as he can at any rate)
Sandor Sunneson: Greetings Damne, it's an honour to be in your company
genghisdon: "an honor"
Sandor Sunneson: and yours too Meda and Clenderi
DESTROYERBILL:               :s tab1:          
DESTROYERBILL: emojias
DESTROYERBILL: lol
DESTROYERBILL:
Smon: Damne nods back to Sandor and Gracyone. "Likewise." Meda: "I must return to Thusia soon. Damne's battle skills are second to none. She can assist you while Clenderi resumes command of the tower defence."
Smon: Clenderi looks a bit put out.
chris107: We will stab plenty this evening Bill
chris107:
DESTROYERBILL: yay
Smon: Damne: "I understand the Black Sun are too powerful to engage directly? They have a sorceress?"
DESTROYERBILL: ill be back when fighting so brb
genghisdon: Gracyoen knows little so stay silent
Sandor Sunneson: They do, she killed 2 of my original party
chris107: Ursa has not seen this sorcerses
Sandor Sunneson: What's a lev 10 called?
chris107: Princess Fion Cormeran
Sandor Sunneson: She has a wide variety of skills, including lightning bolts and fireballs
Smon: Damne: "But we have to stop them finding this Heart of Chaos?"
chris107: "Rip her filthy necromancer heart out."
Smon: Damne nods. "Do you have a plan?"
Sandor Sunneson: So I believe, ask Constantus, he will fill you in on their objectives
Smon: Clenderi: "Should I fetch him? I believe he's in Gracyone's chamber..."
chris107: "Grind her putrid bones to dust and feed them to the forge fires."
Sandor Sunneson: We got to the 7th level of the dungeon, Constantus said they have secured the lower levels around L12
genghisdon: I'll go fetch him
Sandor Sunneson: We came across undead, it appears they are zombifyinf the soldiers we killed in combat
chris107: I'll shut up
genghisdon: (although HER spells don;t scream "necromancer")
genghisdon: (unless she makes the zombies)
chris107: (We know she has priests with her Don - OOC )
Sandor Sunneson: (i believe it's Kjato's fault that she joined the darkside, he killed her parents in front of her eyes or something, I don't even know who Kjato is so that might be fake news ;))
Smon: GM: The fair Gracyone returns shortly with the Nerathi soldier Constantius in tow.
Smon: (that's pretty mixed up Fergus, it was Varek, a PC in my 4e D&D Wilderlands game ca 2010-11!)
Sandor Sunneson: told you Simon, fakenews
Smon: (Kjato is/was a player on Dragonsfoot but my 4e game was tabletop)
chris107: hehe
Sandor Sunneson: The legend of Kjato has even reached Scotland, albeit with a bit of Chinese whispers
Smon: My old 4e game's blog, was ca 2011/12 - http://4esouthlands.blogspot.co.uk/
Sandor Sunneson: I'll check later, ta
Smon: Constantius looks a bit dazed. Meda asks him about the Nerathi plans.
genghisdon: hee
Smon: Constantius: "To use the power of the Heart of Elemental Chaos to re-open the Black Sun Gate - as I said before."
Smon: Meda: "Closing the Black Sun Gate cost us much - and we were fortunate it was but lightly guarded. They will not make that mistake again. We have to stop Fion recovering this artifact."
Smon: Damne: "Soldier, what evidence does Fion have that this Heart is down there?"
Smon: Const: "Only the legend of Dyson's Delve - that the mad archmage dug the Delve seeking for it. That he vanished - either dead, or having found what he sought..."
genghisdon: (racan roll on this mad arch magi?)
genghisdon: aracana
genghisdon: aragh
Smon: Meda: "This was a thousand years ago. If the Heart were easily found, it would likely have emerged before now."
Smon: OK sure, arcana or history INT+Prof
genghisdon rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 15, (+2) = 17
chris107: nice roll Don
Sandor Sunneson: nice
genghisdon: (realising without points, skills are really stat dependant...)
Smon: There are said to be extensive dungeons beneath the Crypts, known as Dyson's Delve after the mad Nerathi Archmage Dyson Logos, supposedly one of the legendary Founders of Nerath (ca 3700 BCCC). Before his madness Dyson aided Magroth, First King of Nerath, to slay the ancient gold dragon Ayunken-vanzen, to found the City of Nera, and to Light the Flame Imperishable on the highest rampart of Nera's royal palace. It is said that Dyson's fire magics were also instrumental in Nerath's early victories over the Deathwalker death-cultists of Thracia, who once ravaged the Ghinarian hills, taking countless sacrifices for their dark god. The Archmage and the Army of Nerath combined with the Ghinarians to drive the Deathwalkers from their surface holdings, down into the darkness beneath the ruined city (3720, est.). In later years Dyson is said to have grown crazed, and to have created the tunnels of the Delve in his quest for a power node that myth calls the Heart of Elemental Chaos (3750, est.). It is unknown if he ever succeeded, or what ultimately became of him.
genghisdon: (fire magic to burn undead sounds promising for me)
Sandor Sunneson: (he appeared on earth at the end of the 20th century coming with a brand of vacuum cleaner that was different to the traditional Hoover brand)
Smon: GM: So Gracyone knows it was only about 750 years ago not 1000 :p, that Dyson was a fire mage like Gracyone, and it's not clear from the legend whether the Heart was mobile or not.
genghisdon: (maybe I am Dyson reincarnate, right down to a bit nuts)
chris107: (hehe  )
Smon:
genghisdon: "yes, the heart might be like the heart of a mountain..or sphere in this case, and immobile & even huge"
Smon: Meda nods to Gracyone, and looks thoughtfully at Constantius. "This expedition seems desperate. What prompted it?"
genghisdon: "it may end up that we need to take the place & inhabit it"
chris107: "Whatever it is. We must not let the Black Sun find it. "
Sandor Sunneson: Ah, so not just a small item one could hold in one's palm
genghisdon: :no pun intended, but they migth get burned even if they DO find it"
chris107:
genghisdon: "it might be a gem or the like, Sandor, but it might not be either"
Smon: Constantius: "Re-opening the Gate will restore Cormarrin's Three Hundred, and others..."
Smon: Damne: "So that your conquests can resume?"
Sandor Sunneson: yeah
chris107: "My Lord Hakeem said it was imperative we stop them reopening the Black Sun Gate. Even if we must pay with our lives."
genghisdon: (as to prompting, etc, i have no idea/better let vets answer)
Smon: Constantius nods. "Also... Fion does not wish Nerath to be so dependent on the Warbringer. To unleash a demigod is... dangerous."
chris107: Ursa nods.
genghisdon: "eh, life is dangerous"
genghisdon: "speaking of, lets make it more dangerous soon!"
chris107: Ursa nods eagerly!
Smon: Damne nods grimly: "We had just received a report at Thusia from... Lady Meda, should I tell them?"
Sandor Sunneson: This is indeed a world of chaos this land I (Sandor) have found myself in, but I have met many good folk, of that I am greatful
Smon: Meda nods sadly.
genghisdon: with this dragon man aiding us, surely we will make better headway
Sandor Sunneson: What is this tragic news?
Smon: Damne: "Have you all heard of Madcat Mountain, the Altan Vaults beneath?"
chris107: "Aye, my hoome was to the north of there."
Sandor Sunneson: I have not, but I am not from this plane, go on.......
genghisdon: (no, unless my chr ought)
Smon: Meda: "The Warforged - the steel men - under mighty Bulwark. A brave warrior, without equal in spirit and honour."
Smon: A tear rolls down Meda's cheek.
genghisdon: "somethign ill befell them?"
Smon: Damne looks grim. "Kainos the Warbringer, the God's Son, has cast open the mountain, defeated the Warforged. We do not know if any have survived. Their Altanian allies are scattered. One reached us."
chris107: Ursa looks stunned by this news.
chris107: "Then we must strike back! Kill Princess Fion! Show them we take swift vengeance!"
Sandor Sunneson: I like not the sound of this
Sandor Sunneson: (was Bulwark a PC??)
Smon: Meda: "I must do what I can to rally our defences. I do not think the Black Sun will cross the mountains again until the dry season comes, but with Kainos to lead them, I don't know if I... if even Hakeem can stop them."
chris107: "Take this Dragon's Heart for our own."
Smon: OOC Bulwark was a PC in the 4e game, he appeared a few times as an NPC subsequently.
chris107: (I think he was a PC in Simon's 4e game)
Sandor Sunneson: And the threat of the Thanatae too on this plane, other forces that cannot be trusted
chris107: "Use this thing of power to help fight the son of Ares!"
genghisdon: "it sounds as if we must make haste then...I am sorry for your loss, lady, it sounds as if this Bulwark, champion of the automotons, was dear to you. My condolences"
Sandor Sunneson: Ok, so we leave in the morning for the Delve?
Smon: Damne: "The Thanatics are but degenerate remnants of a time long past. Do not worry about them."
chris107: Ursa is ready.
Smon: Meda nods to Gracyone. "Your words are gracious, lady of Sea Rune. Send my regards to your Queen when you return north."
Sandor Sunneson: Are we leaving tonight or in the morning?
chris107: "Aye! The Black Sun is our enemy. Let us strike a blow agin 'em!"
genghisdon: "and perhaps we fear this demi god too much, Ares may be god of war, but is merely a bully & coward at heart. His sons can't be much different"
Smon: Damne: "Let us set out at dawn."
Sandor Sunneson: Ok,
genghisdon: "let us leave immediately!"
genghisdon: ah, ok
Sandor Sunneson: I'm indifferent,
genghisdon: (how long/far is the sphere?)
chris107: "I like the cut of your jib my lady Pheonix! My Lord Hakeem hungers to test the steel of Bondorr on his immortal flesh!"
Smon: Damne and Clenderi smile at Gracyone's insulting Ares. Clenderi: "Aye! He's no match for our Athena!"
Smon: Meda: "Nor, Mycr, the True God..."
genghisdon: "he never was, not on his best day, nor on Athena's worst"
Smon: Damne: "We go at dawn. First, tell me about the Delve..."
Smon: Meda nods. "I will leave you all in Damne's care. I must return to Thusia now. Farewell."
Sandor Sunneson: Sandor will explain what he found to date, the goblins too that live there
genghisdon: "in fact, as uusal, perhasp we can use their bloodlust to lure them intio a trap someday, a time tested & true method with dealing of dogs of ares"
genghisdon: (how far/how long to delve please?)
Sandor Sunneson: We have also blocked an escape
Smon: GM: Meda bids you goodbye and departs, mounting a griffon for the journey back north, while Damne listens carefully.
chris107: "If they thought we had the Dragon's Heart..."
Sandor Sunneson: or possible escape, so only one way in and one way out
Smon: (it's under 3 miles north to the Delve)
chris107: "That may drag them from their hole and into our trap.."
genghisdon: (which i did not get/almost kileld me last game!)
Sandor Sunneson: kileld? More North American spelling Don ??
genghisdon: (3 miles..lets go now, then rest after a few spells/hits, it's perfect!)
genghisdon: i cannot type
genghisdon: killed
Sandor Sunneson:
genghisdon: kilt as slang maybe
chris107: Could we convince your charmed fellow to pass on a message?
chris107: Suggestion or somesuch?
genghisdon: "we could, but lets go!"
chris107: That we hold the Heart here?
Sandor Sunneson: Why is a kilt called a kilt? Because someone asked a Highlander why he was wearing a dress and was kilt for it
chris107: Or let's just go and kill stuff
chris107: hehe
genghisdon: sandor: hee
Smon: (GM I assume this is without Constantius present) Damne: "I like the idea of drawing them out, but first I want to see the lay of the land. Meet in the courtyard a half hour before dawn."
chris107: Ursa spends the evening polishing his axe.
Smon: GM: You can go tonight but it'll be without Damne.
genghisdon: ?? i need to shut up
Sandor Sunneson: I think if we send Constant in with a message, he's doomed, more of their soldiers have gone missing, they know we're onto them
genghisdon: i meant in future, not for us & not now
chris107: I'm happy to wait until dawn.
genghisdon: (fien w me, less NPC=moar xp!)
Sandor Sunneson: Yeah, we'll do that
genghisdon: (ok, i relant, just wastes time apparently)
genghisdon: relent
8:36pm  2017-3-07 DESTROYERBILL Has exited the room
Sandor Sunneson: Sandor will go and see Clenderi in her chamber to console her as she is upset at not coming
Smon: GM: OK, early next morning 19/12/4446 you assemble with Damne in the Tower courtyard.
Smon: Sandor has spent the night enthusiastically comforting Clenderi until she feels much better.
Smon: Gracyone suspects some little amazons may soon be on the way...
chris107: phone brb
genghisdon: heh
Smon: Are you bringing Constantius?
Sandor Sunneson: Ooooooooer,
Sandor Sunneson: Constant, how are you feeling about this? You are a brave warrior but have seen your comrades turned into zombies
genghisdon: how many NPC's do we have?
Sandor Sunneson: The way you dealt with them I have nothing but admiration for you, fighting your fiends too
Smon: Constantius looks nervous. "Last time you said... you said we were to make peace."
Sandor Sunneson: 2 i think Damne and Cons
genghisdon: Const ought be helpful
Smon: Sweat beads his brow despite the pre-dawn chill. "But instead you - we - attacked..."
genghisdon: "get out of here then"
genghisdon: "I am in no mood for peace today"
Smon: He looks miserable. "The killing has to stop."
Sandor Sunneson: They turned your colleagues into zombies, go and put him in the tower
genghisdon: "it does, but obviously there will be more before we get anywhere near this princess"
Smon: Two amazon guards move forward, great axes ready. "We'll put him back in his cell?"
Sandor Sunneson: Have you any other idea? They find this gem and loads of undead and other stuff are released
genghisdon: "he tried to help us, I say let him go free"
Sandor Sunneson: I say we plane shift him away for our own safety
Sandor Sunneson: I agree, he deserves another chance
Smon: Constantius: "You said you would talk with the princess..." he looks down. "I hear there are free Nerathi in the north, on your side. I could join them?"
genghisdon: that is an option? and it's hardly noble to banish him liek that...
Smon: Damne: "Aye - the Rangers of the Wode are goodly Nerathi."
genghisdon: indeed, go to them then..I'll not let you be banished or locked up
Sandor Sunneson: Constantius, it has been a pleasure, hopefully in the future we will fight again on the same side
Smon: He nods quickly. "Thank you my lady! Gracyone - I'll not let you down!"
Sandor Sunneson: Sandor shrugs, was only an idea
genghisdon: (also don;t get this whoel turn, but whatever)
chris107: Back, sorry about that
genghisdon: "good luck to you Constantine
Sandor Sunneson: (lol)
genghisdon: Constantius!
Smon: He nods to Sandor. "You too Skandik, sir. I will go join these Rangers - perhaps we'll meet again."
Sandor Sunneson: To the Delve!
Smon: Damne: "Leave then. Don't let us see you back with the Black Sun, or you'll wish we'd killed you before."
Smon: Constantius nods and goes hurrying off, heading north-east towards Selatine.
Smon: Gracyone, Ursa, Sandor, Drakonok & Damne head north towards the Delve, arriving at the outer caves a little after dawn.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 5,
genghisdon: anyone else use a mage armor?
genghisdon: naked amazons?
Sandor Sunneson: close, a monster sees the group, but stAYS INthe bushes
genghisdon: I cast mage armor
Smon: Hmm yes Damne can benefit - Armor Class 18 (11 torc & ring, +4 DEX, +2 shield, , +1 psychic)
Smon: Mage Armour would make that 13+4+2+1=20.
genghisdon: 21 now, nice
genghisdon: i cast one on her
Sandor Sunneson: good
genghisdon: or 20, ok
genghisdon: (torc is armor?)
Smon: Bits of jewelry that amazon warriors can use as armour.
Smon: Bikiniplate basically.
chris107: (OOC I remember Damne been pretty darned powerful  )
genghisdon: ok
genghisdon: (neck armor for torc i presume)
Smon: Yes
Smon: (OOC Yes Dame is extremely lethal!)
genghisdon: (well, she has the best ac in group )
Smon: HP 92, 2 attacks at +8, 11 damage or 25 with martial advantage
chris107:
Smon: Meda thought she better send in the big guns.  As it were.
genghisdon: minor image: a hare hops along in front to the bush where some monster sits
chris107: And advantage on attacks around Sandor
Sandor Sunneson: Is it worth Sandor lending her bane? She would chope the Princess up with that sword
genghisdon: prestig of some tasty smells waft fro mit
genghisdon: (do u want to hide out & here & lure things to us, or go in?"
Smon: She uses a specialist Rapier sword not a longsword like Spellbane
chris107: I',m happy to follow.
Smon: Damne: "Let's scout around these caves..."
Sandor Sunneson: For the sake of this mission, would she want to use Spellbane?
genghisdon: (personally, I prefer to not be lackeys to NPC's, so keep sword anyway!)
Sandor Sunneson: ok, will do
Smon: GM: In the eastern part of the entry caves, a spiral stair you've not taken before winds down into darkness.
chris107: "Sandor, use that beauty to carve the bitch up yerself."
Smon: Damne: "Let's check this out. Follow me."
genghisdon: lead on sandor, you know this place best
Smon: She leads the way down, her sword gleaming softly.
chris107: Ursa sticks to Sandor's side like glue.
Sandor Sunneson: Sandor leads down to L7, where he took the party before
chris107: (Like a small smelly guard bear)
genghisdon: (L7 made for L7 chr no doubt!?)
Smon: The steps wind down a good distance (to level 2), then you come out in a dry cave scattered with the dismembered and mangled corpses of giant rats.
chris107: (I don't think we went deeper than 5th)
Smon: ooc Damne wants to scout the upper level areas you haven't been - and also chris is right.
chris107: (The now colapsed door from the glen led to the 7th I think?)
Sandor Sunneson: He's from Yorkshire, he's always right
chris107: hehe
Sandor Sunneson: Ok, lets scout upper level areas
Smon: Sandor does not recognise these caves, although he must have passed close by many times.
chris107: You can always tell a Yorkshireman. But tha can't tell him much!
Smon: To the west a tunnel runs then splits into a sw/nw y junction.
Sandor Sunneson: These geological formations are unfamiliar to me
Smon: Looking in both directions it seems both ways open into caves, the sw one larger. A slight breeze comes from the nw.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
genghisdon: sounds or smells?
Smon: Gracyone smells rat shit from the sw tunnel, and a faint aroma from the nw that reminds her of crypts, dry bones.
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 10,
genghisdon: rats or undead guys?
Smon: You see several pairs of red eyes glinting in the darkness to the sw, just off the ground - giant rats?
chris107: Undead more likely to have Necromancers nearby..
genghisdon: I think the rats are hungey
chris107: Can you 'flame' em?
Smon: Damne: "If they're hungry, why have they not eaten the dead ones we just passed?"
chris107: (Cantrips?)
genghisdon: minor image: caterwauling of a cougar, to scare them off
Smon: OK roll a CHA+Prof check Gracyone
chris107: "Disease maybe?"
chris107: "Or poison?"
genghisdon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 13, (+6) = 19
Smon: Nice.
chris107: nice
Sandor Sunneson: good roll
chris107: We are rolling well this evening gentlemen.
genghisdon: any bonus for using magic, maybe advantage?
Smon: The roar of a mountain lion fills the caves. There is terrified cheeping from the SW cavern and the scampering of many ratty feet.
genghisdon: (downside, it might draw other attention...)
chris107: (Good, let's kill the bitch)
Smon: The rats flee away from you towards the far sides of their lair.
genghisdon: "ok, that's that...you wanted the undead? then we go the other way"
Smon: Damne nods.
genghisdon: minor image: of a cougar, to keep them away for a bit (both last 1 minute)
Smon: You head up the nw tunnel, and soon emerge into a large natural alcove, the tunnel continuing nw beyond.
genghisdon: 5x5x5 cube more or less fits a cougar
chris107: Any signs of movement within?
Smon: (ok) You see an unmoving figure leant on a stone slab at the sw side of the alcove, clad in ancient rotted finery and rich jewelry, obviously long dead.
genghisdon: mage hand: poke at the deader
chris107: "Will he stay long dead.. Few seem to down here."
chris107: Readies axe.
Sandor Sunneson: preps bane
chris107: 2 handed.
genghisdon: prestigitation: make a sparkly faerie fire around him/it
Smon: Piles of silver coins spill from rotted leather sacks at his feet. He wears a massive gold signet ring and decorative golden key on heavy gold chain, plus jeweled silver bracers.
genghisdon: examine the roof/cieling
Smon: Sparkly faerie fire appears around the withered corpse.
chris107: With Dwarven eyes too. Looking for unsafe stonework and such
genghisdon: "someone keep watch behind us"
Smon: The dead man's eyes open, revealing pools of inky blackness.
chris107: If it appears safe Ursa will move towards
genghisdon: mage hand the ring over to me
Sandor Sunneson: With barb instinctt, seeing if he senses danger
Smon: He rises from his bier, snarling gutturally.
chris107: Two handed battle axe ready to strike.
Smon: Roll init
chris107: Barbarian danger senses alert.
Sandor Sunneson: lol
chris107: Rage!
Sandor Sunneson: funny fecker
genghisdon rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 17, (+2) = 19
genghisdon: (just dex, corerect?)
chris107 rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 3, (+1) = 4
Smon: yes
chris107: drat!
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 6,
genghisdon: hee hee hee HA HA HAHHAAHA HWEEE
Smon: /roll d20+3
Smon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 5, (+3) = 8
Sandor Sunneson: +3=9
Smon: Undead got 8
Smon: Damne
Smon: /roll d20+4
Smon rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 18, (+4) = 22
genghisdon: fire bolt
genghisdon: oop
genghisdon: damne is up
9:09pm  2017-3-07 DESTROYERBILL Has entered the room
genghisdon: wb bill
Sandor Sunneson: here he is
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 19, (+1) = 20
chris107: (Could we have found Arch Mage Dyson's Lich?)
Sandor Sunneson: good start !
Smon: Damne kindly lets the newbies go first - Gracyone Drakonok & Sandor
chris107: Bangon time Bill!
Sandor Sunneson: rage attack Sandor
genghisdon: (lol, maybe, i was gonna go easy, assuming a weaker foe!)
genghisdon: go Drak/bill
Smon: It hisses, red tongue lolling impossibly long, and starts towards you.
chris107: Good luck guys
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 1, (+5) = 6
chris107:
Smon: Drakonok raises bow, misses
DESTROYERBILL: a s
Smon: action surges
genghisdon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 17, (+6) = 23
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 17, (+7) = 24
Smon: Second arrow hits the monster's chest.
DESTROYERBILL: a s means action surge
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 17, (+6) = 23
9:12pm  2017-3-07 chris107 Has exited the room
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d10+3 and gets: 6, (+3) = 9
genghisdon rolls 1d10 and gets: 4,
genghisdon: fire, then move back
Smon: Did Gracyone shoot a fire bolt at it?
Sandor Sunneson: what damage does Sandor do with Bane on a MU?
genghisdon: yes
Smon: ok
genghisdon: '(is it a MU per se?0
Sandor Sunneson: or skeletor thing?
Smon: Sandor stabs it with sword.
9:13pm  2017-3-07 chris107 Has entered the room
genghisdon: wb
Smon: If it was an MU it's not any more
Smon: Is Sandor Raging?
Sandor Sunneson: yes, see above
chris107: I never went, DF glitch I think?
DESTROYERBILL: brb 2 min toilet time
Smon: d8+6 Fergus
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 6, (+6) = 12
Smon: Sandor deals it a powerful blow.
chris107: (So my Lich theory looses some cache)
Smon: Before Ursa can act, it's on Sandor.
DESTROYERBILL: im back
genghisdon: (damne?0
Smon: A terrible stench rises, threatening to overwhelm you all.
chris107: ewww
Smon: Damne sighs and moves up. "Just a ghast... stinky!"
genghisdon: (just?)
Smon: DC 10 CON save everyone
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d10+4 and gets: 7, (+4) = 11
chris107 rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 16, (+6) = 22
genghisdon: did i move far enough out of range? speed 30?
genghisdon: (or whatever mv is in this game?)
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 20, (+4) = 24
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 19,
Sandor Sunneson: +3??=22
Smon: OK Gracyone flees the terrible smell back down the tunnel.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 4,
Smon: Back to her illusionary cougar keeping the rats at bay (Otherwise she'd be in trouble)
genghisdon: ( i fkled on my turn before u knew it was gonna stink)
Smon: Damne
Smon: /roll d20+2
genghisdon: that far? ok
Smon rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 1, (+2) = 3
chris107:
DESTROYERBILL:                        
Smon: Damne gags on the stench - poisoned, has disad on her attacks
Smon: /roll d20+8x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+8x4 and gets:
17 (+8) = 25
18 (+8) = 26
11 (+8) = 19
10 (+8) = 18
Smon: Still hits it twice!
chris107:
Smon: Taking advantage of Sandor's distraction, her bright blade strikes with deadly effect - 36 dmg.
Smon: It's taken 61 dmg...
Sandor Sunneson: that's rather effectiv
Smon: Hissing it pulls itself up her blade, clawlike hands reaching for her...
chris107: Wow, I'll save my Rage for a more worthy foe
Sandor Sunneson: Is it aghast to have taken so much damage?
Smon: LOL
chris107: hehe
Smon: /roll d20+5x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x2 and gets:
18 (+5) = 23
6 (+5) = 11
DESTROYERBILL:
genghisdon: ( i would be!)
Smon: A claw tears at her exposed flesh, through the mage armour...
Smon: CON save for Damne
Smon: /roll d20+2
Smon rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 15, (+2) = 17
Smon: Damne shudders but resists the paralysis... Ursa's go.
chris107: A non-raging Ursa tries to lop it's head off with a huge swing of his two handed axe
chris107 rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 13, (+5) = 18
chris107 rolls 1d10+3 and gets: 6, (+3) = 9
Smon: Ursa's axe connects with its neck.
Smon: The head rolls across the dusty floor. A gout of black blood spouts.
chris107:
Sandor Sunneson: aghast no more
Smon: Drakonok spears it for good measure as it falls threshing.
genghisdon: Gracy starts making prestigiations of puffs of wind & sweet smells to count the stench
Smon: Damne on 82/92
genghisdon: as she moves closer
Sandor Sunneson: what sort of ring was it wearing?
chris107: "Well this old corpse seems to have had quite a tresure collection!"
Sandor Sunneson: will pass ring to Gracy
Smon: Gracyone dispels the stench.
genghisdon: it does
DESTROYERBILL: get to another fight and ill join you
chris107: Thanks Bill
Sandor Sunneson: cheers Bill,
genghisdon: Piles of silver coins spill from rotted leather sacks at his feet. He wears a massive gold signet ring and decorative golden key on heavy gold chain, plus jeweled silver bracers.
Smon: GM: Ursa and Gracyone set to looting.
genghisdon: mage hand the loot off the foul srcass
Sandor Sunneson: Sandor will examine the bracers
genghisdon: carcass
chris107: All sounds very promising
genghisdon: does know: arcana help id stuff?
genghisdon: or know: religion?
Smon: It had a total of 4000sp, ring v 800gp, key v 1200gp, bracers v 700gp each
chris107: wow! Nice
genghisdon: ok, someone tracks group T?
genghisdon: "we are rich!"
Sandor Sunneson: No magic bracers?
chris107: Usually marked on the thread.
Sandor Sunneson: we must focus on the mission
genghisdon: plus the key might open something...
chris107: Yup, the key is our way forward I bet..
genghisdon: search the aclove thourghly
Sandor Sunneson: Sandor will wear the bracers for the time being
Smon: Damne's eyes widen as you all inspect the treasures. She handles a bracer. "Very fine... Perhaps Meda could enchant these... or the ring."
genghisdon: insight ro find sec doors & such?
chris107: "A fine idea."
Smon: You scoop up all the loot. There are a few bits of debris in the alcove, bits of rat and goblin, but no treasure & you find no secret exits.
chris107: "That key will fit something around here. You can bet your sweet hairy ass on it."
genghisdon: "the rats might come looking, beware"
genghisdon: "lets keep on then (watchful of the rats coming up behind us)
genghisdon: "my ass is sweet, perhaps, but not hairy"
genghisdon: Gracy laughs & torches the ghast to ashes
Smon: The tunnel to the NW quickly splits SW/N - the N fork leading immediately to a spiral stair heading down, the SW opens into a foul smelling cave scattered with chewed and gnawed bones.
genghisdon: before we move on
chris107: Ursa grins a broken toothed grin at that
Smon: Judging by the tooth marks on the bones, that ghast was very well fed.
genghisdon: "more ghouls & ghasts, no doubt, be on guard"
chris107: "Downwards?"
Smon: Damne nods. "Let's head down to the third level."
genghisdon: to bill "Drak, since you are shooting a bow, fal lback if we encounter more)
Smon: GM: Damne leads the way down the spiral stairway.
genghisdon: (does move work like 3 or 4e more or less?)
genghisdon: follow
Smon: (Yes, quite like) It evens out after a short while then opens into the s end of a dry dusty cave with large rocks scattered across the floor, a tunnel out to the north.
Smon: Sandor make a raw INT check DC 5
Sandor Sunneson: any sign of habitation?
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 1,
Sandor Sunneson: lol
chris107:
Smon: No sign of habitation.
Sandor Sunneson: I feel there is something here, be alert
chris107: Does the debris look recent?
chris107: (Using Dwarf stone skill)
chris107: Like a recent colapse?
Smon: Damne glances around, then leads the way north. As she steps into the room Ursa inspects the stones...
genghisdon: minor image of footsteps goign towards the tunnel
Smon: Yes it looks to Ursa that this was a recent rockfall, and indeed there are holes in the ceiling, the whole place looks very unstable...
genghisdon: (maybe fool a peircer or the like)
genghisdon: bummer
chris107: "HOLD!"
Smon: As Ursa yells hold, Damne turns.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 3,
chris107: He points this out quietly to the group. Can he see if certain areas of the roof look more stable? Plot a safe course?
genghisdon: "maybe one at a time, quiet & softly" Gracy whispers
Smon: You hear a dangerous rumbling/grinding sound from the ceiling.
chris107: "Back..."
Sandor Sunneson: Sandor retreats back
Smon: Damne gulps and edges back towards the rest of you, out of the cavern.
genghisdon: Gracy mouths "run" to the Amazon
Smon: GM: Sandor finally remembers seeing this cave before, but from the north side - the far tunnel.
chris107: (Could Ursa tell if the cave in was natural or the work of an outside agency?)
Smon: It leads to a cave where zombie guards were posted (now destroyed) and the stairs down to level 4.
Smon: It looks natural to Ursa.
chris107: Thanks
genghisdon: how much comes down?
chris107: "Any way around this Sandor? or do we go back up and down the old way?"
Smon: Without running, Damne joins you all back in the tunnel/stairway that leads back up to level 2.
Sandor Sunneson: this leads down to Level 4
Smon: Nothing has fallen yet.
genghisdon: ok
genghisdon: follow the others
chris107: "One at a time, quietly and follow my lead.."
genghisdon: try the other way?
Sandor Sunneson: depends if we want to explore the unexplored areas
chris107: Ursa tries to pick out a safe path?
Smon: GM: Sandor knows if he goes back up to level 1 and down the main way there is a way round, but will take a long time.
Sandor Sunneson: seems to be less black sun activity in this area though
chris107: Or do we want to try through the rats?
Sandor Sunneson: they must be towards the east
genghisdon: rats
chris107: Rats works for me.
Smon: Damne: "Rats beat rocks. Come on."
chris107: Says a happy Dwarf jingling with much coin
Smon: GM: You retrace your steps, heading back upstairs and past the headless ghast to the rat cave.
genghisdon: make sure the ghast is reduced to ashes
genghisdon: fire bolts!
chris107: (Did you say signet ring by the way Simon? What 'motiff'?)
chris107: "I like your thorough approach Lady Pheonix." Grins Ursa
genghisdon: let me draw out the rats for us to take out easily
Smon: You enter a large cave, no other exits visible. Ursa is examining the signet ring, it shows a sort of 'gear' symbol, that of the Nerathi goddess Erathis, associated with Athena.
genghisdon: minor image of a dead pig
chris107: Thank you.
genghisdon: prestigiation of the smell of cooked meat
Smon: http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/criticalrole/images/4/4a/Erathis_Symbol.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150815011113
genghisdon: cool
genghisdon: we can pick them off when they come to eat
Smon: (the ghast was not inclined to burn after several bolts, would take an hour to ashify it)
chris107: Ursa prepares his hand axes for throwing.
genghisdon: (alright then...wierd)
Smon: A delicious smell of cooked meat wafts over the cavern.
genghisdon: (would have tried Ignite At 1st level, you gain the ability to start fires with a touch. As an action, you can magically ignite a flammable object you touch with your hand—an object such as a torch, a piece of tinder, or the hem of drapes." too then, but no matter
Smon: Out from their lairs emerge nine furry slavering beasts to strike terror into the heart of any first level adventurer - giant rats!!
genghisdon: can we take a round of shots?
Smon: (ghast wasn't very flammable, well fed on goblins & rats. Might burn like a candle though)
Smon: I don't think the rats are surprised, so roll init.
Sandor Sunneson: Sandor gets ready to attack
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 11, (+3) = 14
genghisdon rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 16, (+2) = 18
chris107: (Dex bonus to hit with throwing axe or Strength?)
DESTROYERBILL: im back
chris107 rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 1, (+1) = 2
genghisdon: (how tough are rats in this game?)
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 2, (+1) = 3
Smon: rat init
chris107: Cripes.
Smon: /roll d20+2
Smon rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 17, (+2) = 19
genghisdon: (I am queen of init)
Smon: Damne
Smon: /roll d20+3
Smon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 13, (+3) = 16
chris107: (Numbers count a lot in 5e Don.)
chris107: (Individually probs not very tough but if a few gang up on one character they can be deadly)
Smon: The rats beat you all, closing with incredible speed they strike!
Smon: /roll d5x9
chris107: Welcome back Bill
Smon Rolls 1d5x9 and gets:
1 = 1
4 = 4
4 = 4
1 = 1
5 = 5
1 = 1
2 = 2
2 = 2
5 = 5
chris107: AC17 with hand axe
Smon: 3 on Damne 2 on Ursa 0 on Drakonok 2 on Gracyone 2 on Sandor
DESTROYERBILL: (fergus my charakter willam has made hundreds of greanades and has a drolem riring two repeting balistus)
genghisdon: u can use str w h axe chris
chris107: cheers
genghisdon: we need better light
Sandor Sunneson: (cool, is he looking to attack a castle??)
DESTROYERBILL: in mistars clasik campain
Smon: They have advtg due to pack tactics too...
Smon: vs Damne:
Sandor Sunneson: Bane will provide light
genghisdon: insta melee not good
Smon: /roll d20+4x6
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x6 and gets:
3 (+4) = 7
18 (+4) = 22
13 (+4) = 17
9 (+4) = 13
20 (+4) = 24
7 (+4) = 11
Smon: hit + crit vs AC 20
chris107: nasty rats
Smon: /roll 3d4+6
genghisdon: not enough for us to shoot from range though...
Smon rolls 3d4+6 and gets: 3, 4, 4, (+6) = 17
chris107: ouch!
Smon: 65/92
Smon: vs Gracyone
Smon: /roll d20+4x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x2 and gets:
5 (+4) = 9
19 (+4) = 23
Smon: /roll d20+4x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x2 and gets:
20 (+4) = 24
15 (+4) = 19
Smon: 23 & crit
genghisdon: those "adv" or something? 2 rats or 4?
Smon: advtg from pack tactics
genghisdon: ok
Smon: /roll 3d4+4
genghisdon: no point to shield
Smon rolls 3d4+4 and gets: 1, 1, 1, (+4) = 7
Smon: gracyone by the grace of athena takes 7 dmg
Smon: 2 leap on ursa
Smon: /roll d20+4x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x4 and gets:
20 (+4) = 24
6 (+4) = 10
19 (+4) = 23
11 (+4) = 15
chris107: These Rats are viscious!
Smon: crit & 23 again!
Smon: /roll 3d4+4
Smon rolls 3d4+4 and gets: 2, 4, 2, (+4) = 12
Smon: Ursa takes 12v dmg
chris107: 37/49HP
Smon: Gracyone 19/26?
Smon: 2 on Sandor
Smon: /roll d20+4x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x4 and gets:
9 (+4) = 13
12 (+4) = 16
20 (+4) = 24
13 (+4) = 17
Smon: 16 & crit
Smon: 1 bite
chris107: Ouch again!
Smon: /roll 2d4+2
Smon rolls 2d4+2 and gets: 3, 3, (+2) = 8
Smon: 8 dmg Sandor
Smon: ok your goes
Smon: Damne yells and swipes at her foes.
genghisdon: i thin kour amazon is first
chris107 rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 18, (+5) = 23
Smon: /roll d20+8x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
10 (+8) = 18
11 (+8) = 19
chris107 rolls 1d6+3 and gets: 6, (+3) = 9
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 10,
Smon: she kills 2, ursa a third
Smon: ac 12
Smon: 7 hp
Sandor Sunneson: +3=13
Smon: hit
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d8+4 and gets: 5, (+4) = 9
Smon: Sandor slays a mighty rat.
genghisdon: burning hands mine, DC 14
chris107:
genghisdon rolls 3d6 and gets: 5, 3, 4, = 12
DESTROYERBILL: im gona spear a rat i help most woinded not frow just jab
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 20, (+5) = 25
genghisdon: hahahaha!
chris107: Drak Ratslayer!
Smon: 2 rats are caught in gracyone's burning hands.
Smon: dex saves
Smon: /roll d20+2x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+2x2 and gets:
7 (+2) = 9
10 (+2) = 12
Smon: 2 fails?
genghisdon: yes need 14
Smon: Gracyone incinerates her foes.
chris107: 2 rats left?
DESTROYERBILL Rolls 1d8+4x2 and gets:
5 (+4) = 9
6 (+4) = 10
Smon: /roll d3
Smon rolls 1d3 and gets: 2
Smon: Drakonok spears Sandor's remaining foe, impaling it.
DESTROYERBILL: i kill sandores
Smon: 2 rats survive the ratty holocaust.
chris107:
Smon: ratty morale
genghisdon: their go..running?
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 2, 5, = 7
Smon: "Eat hearty, ratlings, for tonight we dine in... RUN AWAY!""
chris107: hehe
genghisdon: freebies from?
chris107: Hurl a hand axe after one?
DESTROYERBILL: i thrust the spear into the rats head and pull out my spear to my suprise the rats head is stuck on my spear so i push it off becase of roons of fatalty i get epik kills
genghisdon: (who are the rats on?0
Smon: The two rats turn (Disengage) and scamper away down their ratholes.
genghisdon: (ah(
genghisdon: clean out wounds (anyone good at that in the group?0
chris107: "We'd best clean these filthy bites well my friends."
genghisdon: take a short rest?
Smon: You stand triumphant over the piled corpses of the slain, Drakonok shakes a rathead off his spear.
chris107: (Though it is more likely the rats caught something from Ursa.)
Smon: OOC stopping there, good time for short rest yup.
genghisdon: heh