20-21/7/4447 L5 - Slaughter of the Insane Inmates, rescue of the children (900 XP)

    XP: 900 each Zagaar Mordred Bright Star Thane

7:25pm  2018-1-20 Smon Has entered the room
7:25pm  2018-1-20 joriandrake Has entered the room
Smon: Hi Jorian
joriandrake: hi, just read your message and answered before I noticed the chat room
Smon: joriandrake wrote: Well, he talked with Bright Star first, then those dwarves we found... Indeed. He was pretty drunk & he apparently didn't notice Snorri Broadshoulders telling him to shut up!
joriandrake: DId I do something wrong? I know my memory is failing but I have no memory of talking with you about White Star
joriandrake: that might be the case yes re: snorri
7:27pm  2018-1-20 Prince Skylio Has entered the room
Prince Skylio: Hello
Smon: Hi Kyle!
Smon: Kyle meet Jorian.
joriandrake: hi
Prince Skylio: No
Prince Skylio: Nice*
joriandrake: no?
Prince Skylio: oops !!!!
Prince Skylio: Nice to meet you ****
joriandrake: Fine, don't meet me ?
Prince Skylio: sorry i typed that by accident haha
joriandrake: okay, hi then o.O
Prince Skylio: how's it going simon
joriandrake: last week I was a bit drunk, is it your turn Kyle?
Smon: Lovely lunch with Jelly Freitag
Prince Skylio: I'm sober that's the worst thing
Prince Skylio: Very nice
Smon: @Kyle don't mind Jorian, he is a bit eccentric, & also foreign.
joriandrake: foreign is relative
7:30pm  2018-1-20 Keelia Has entered the room
7:30pm  2018-1-20 chris107 Has entered the room
Smon: OK I suspect you would still be eccentric even if you were a true born Englishman, Jorian.
joriandrake: anyway, my character is THane, a hoplite soldier, who are you Kyle?
chris107: Evening chaps
joriandrake: hi all
Keelia: Hi, just give me a moment - I am making tea
Smon: Hi Keelia! Hi Chris!
Smon: Tea! Great idea! BRB
Prince Skylio: Zagaar half orc fighter
joriandrake: I won't protest that statement as after looking the word up on a dictionary I agree with it
joriandrake: AH, Zagaar, the other CHampion
Keelia: back
joriandrake: and I believe Chris's char here is a wealth redistribution expert, if I remember correctly
Smon: I'm just recovering from a great Dim Sum lunch with Jelly.
chris107: A simple fighter
Smon: Being Jelly, the wine was not stinted on.
chris107: Yummers
chris107:
7:34pm  2018-1-20 Keelia Has exited the room
7:35pm  2018-1-20 Keelia Has entered the room
joriandrake: had to browse that, I assumed it to be slang speech or something but seems to be about lollipops
Smon: You'd like Jelly, Chris.
joriandrake: ah no, google 'corrected it' to dum dum jelly, wrong result
chris107: Maybe next time we are in town.
joriandrake: Simon: did my/Keela's characters have enough time and/or regain ability uses since last session?
Smon: GM: Yes it's a week later.
Smon: GM: Bright Star & Thane have had a Long Rest in Selatine at the Vex Villa.
Smon: Two days after they returned, Trystan the Bard (Jelly) led a successful expedition into Stonehell and completed your mapping mission as well as wiping out nearly all the orcs.
Smon: Despite being mostly 1st level PCs to your 5th.
chris107:
joriandrake: Ok, then we had also time and opportunity to hear about the other group vs the orcs, and Thane to meet these two 'new' characters
Smon: (to be fair, 5 hours IRL is a lot longer than 3 hours online!)
joriandrake: ok I type slow, and they probably had better dice rolls
Smon: (also 6 of them vs 2 of BS & Thane)
joriandrake: or, if I recall correctly, the orcs were also lucky with their attack rolls
Smon: Trystan soon departed for Highhaven with his band of adventurers, set on liberating Highhaven's amazons from the Stirge menace... and probably from their underwear, also...
7:44pm  2018-1-20 Sandor Sunneson Has entered the room
Sandor Sunneson: hi all
Smon: I suggest you all intoduce your PCs now & reduce Jorian's bewilderment (hopefully)
chris107: Hey! Fergus
joriandrake: Trystan has the new half-orc girl right? if so tell him please Thane is interested in aquiring it
Keelia: Bright Star, wanting nothing to do with anyone else's underwear, waves them off and turns back towards her own promise to Dr Rosa
Smon: Hi Fergus!
Prince Skylio: Hi Fergus
joriandrake: hi
Sandor Sunneson: i don't think I'll be staying for long, but will do my best
Sandor Sunneson: Hi Simon
Smon: Trystan is accompanied by half orc concubine Raeka, yup.
Smon: I don't think he'll be handing her over though!
joriandrake: Just ask him, I could offer a favor or somethinjg else in return, maybe later a different slave
joriandrake: font size test (it got smaller for some reason)
joriandrake: ok now its fine
Keelia: (ok. I have my map updated to reflect level 1 so we can continue mapping that or we can follow the other group's map down to level 2)
Smon: (I'll pass on the offer Jorian but I really don't think Jelly will be interested. Leave it for now)
joriandrake: Best might be to combine the two maps, they might not fully overlap
Smon: 20/7/47 You are all in Lady Vex's Hall. Dr Rosa meets with Mordred & Bright Star (& the rest of you can listen to the Wise Sages)  to plan next expedition.
Keelia: Bright Star councils that Raeka be left with Trystan - the amazons will likely take offence to a concubine and will likely liberate her.
joriandrake: Level 1 might be secure enough to have a team sent there (NPC) by Lady Vex, plus some planks to walk over at that pit
joriandrake: Thane actually intends to free her, but Trystan deserves something in return
Smon: Vuthrik the Deathwalker nods to Thane. "I'll get you a plank."
7:49pm  2018-1-20 chris107 Has exited the room
joriandrake: Vuthrik, what about the goblins there? (or kobolds?) They seemed willing to ally Selatine last time
Keelia: Bright Star points out to the five known paths that have not yet been explored on the map in the area they have been exploring.
Smon: Maps are copied here BTW guys - http://smons.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/14-15747-tabletop-session-6-stairs.html
Prince Skylio: chris is having internet issues with his laptop it should be working again soon
Keelia: "Bright Star has spoken to the goblins the last time she was at Stonewall - they are still Bright Star's allies and will likely assist."
Smon: Vuthrik nods again to Thane & Bright Star. "The Goblins of the outer wall? Yes, see if they will assist."
Keelia: "The Kobolds are not Bright Star's friends, but they can sometimes be intimidated into going away"
joriandrake: ooc - thanks for the link
Smon: Dr Rosa: "Trystan said he saw a couple orcs still alive - Thane if you are still determined to recruit Orcs, they might be more amenable now."
7:54pm  2018-1-20 chris107 Has entered the room
chris107: Computer connection has died. I’ll try from my phone.
Smon: Vuthrik: "Another thing, the Dwarf Snorri Broadshoulders wishes to accompany our expedition - I told him I would check with you. How did you find him, Bright Star?"
joriandrake: Thane nods. "I will try at least, in worst case we still have to fight them, as that would be the normal method anyway we don't lose anything with an attempt"
joriandrake: I would welcome him, he is a great warrior.
Keelia: "Bright Star found him a good Dwarf. Not as capable as Danor or Tordek as they are trained, but she would trust him to guard her tail"
Smon: Rosa nods. "Very good Thane." She looks to Bright Star. "Personally I would like you to go to Level 2 and seek ways down to the lower levels, but I understand if you wish to make sure the upper vaults are safe."
Keelia: "Bright Star has no issue with starting to Map Level 2, as Level 1 may be safe enough for normal scouts."
Smon: Vuthrik nods: "I'll tell the dwarves to meet you at the West Gate then, dawn tomorrow, to explore the Second Level."
chris107: “Agreed.”
Keelia: "If Dr Rosa wishes us to proceed that way, Bright Star has no complaints."
joriandrake: Thane listens to Kellia's answer, not mentioning that the dwarves were actually found locked into a room. When Rosa mentions Level 2 he speaks up. "let us first explore level 1 fully, so we don't leave some surprises above us, plus that job isn't finished yet"
joriandrake: ooc: once again sorry about the typos
chris107: “I feel we can leave that to those less skilled than ourselves.”
Smon: Dr Rosa raises an eyebrow at Thane from behind her spectacles. "You understand soldier, it's important to locate and destroy the Nixthisis on the lowest levels, as soon as possible?"
chris107: “I’m with Dr. P and the pussy.”
joriandrake: Indeed, but I also understand the risks of unprotected roads and supply routes
chris107: “You’re outvoted I’m afraid.”
Sandor Sunneson: I agree with the wise Dr
Smon: Rosa blushes a bit at "Dr P and the Pussycat" (I assume Mordred was saying - it came out pussy.a-- on my PC!)
chris107: Kyle has resurrected my computer! Switching back now
Smon: Yaay!
joriandrake: Thane looks at them. "We don't have to do it ourselves if we keep guards on level 1 , maybe the goblins and a few soldiers from the village."
8:01pm  2018-1-20 chris107 Has exited the room
joriandrake: "All I'm saying, I don't like being attacked from behind."
Smon: Vuthrik: "It's decided then. We'll send some newbies to check for threats on Level 1. Hopefully with the Goblins friendly, there won't be much."
8:01pm  2018-1-20 chris107 Has entered the room
chris107: Yay!
Smon: Rosa looks at Thane: "In that case Thane, I suggest you ask the goblins to guard your rear."
joriandrake: ooc congrats
Keelia: "Bright Star suggests bringing food in trade to the Goblins for passage for the team to follow or to guard the stairs that lead to the next level on the map."
Prince Skylio: Zagaar cares not for the destination so long as it culminates in clubbing things multiple times until they die
chris107: "A wise precaution."
Smon: Vuthrik nods. "Good idea, Bright Star. I'll have Calyakka the Cook rustle you up plenty of meat for them."
chris107: Mordred nods at Zagaar's words.
Smon: GM: will move on shortly
Keelia: Bright Star checks her potions and that she has the vial for any of the red ooze and settles down with some milk to wait on the food to trade.
chris107: "The Sword of Omens has been deprived of the blood of the wicked for too long."
Smon: GM OOC Your PCs are - Chris: Mordred Midwinter, blue skinned Avalonian vizier to Lady Vex. Kyle: Zagaar, half orc wielder of the maul Verminator. Keelia - Bright Star of the East, Catfolk Rogue. Jorian - Thane, half orc hoplite. Fergus - Sandro, human Monk.
joriandrake: Keeping the goblins friendly and having a few extra guards will allow the dwarven archeologist team to continue their work while the halls are retaken and secured. While the golbins seem friendly enough currently who knows if their intention is to keep it that way, that's why a few of Seltine's own guards at the stairs are preferable, but it's not my choice to make and I will follow orders.
chris107: "Correct."
joriandrake: "Is the leader of this mission Bright Star?" Thane asks as mostly Star is addressed during the meeting.
Smon: Vuthrik: "We are not sending any soldiers of Selatine to garrison Stonehell."
chris107: "Until morning then. I must bathe."
Smon: Vuthrik looks to Mordred Midwinter. "Vizier, are you taking command of the band?"
Keelia: Bright Star pats Jorian on the shoulder. "Unless Thane would like to steps in the traps first, Bright Star leads."
chris107: "We leave for level 2 at dawn."
Prince Skylio: "agreed"
Keelia: "But she cares not who commands in battle. Mordred often leads the fights as he is very skilled."
joriandrake: "Ha! I have no problem with either meaning of 'leading' in this case, I just want to know who's in charge" replies to Star
chris107: "Zagaar go easy on the sheep tonight. We need you fresh."
Prince Skylio: "let us smother ourselves in pig shit to provide insulation for the cold road ahead"
chris107: Mordred looks with some distaste at the stinking Orc.
joriandrake: Thane salutes to the higher-ups and stand up from the table. "Let us prepare and rest then, we'll meet in the morning."
Smon: Vuthrik turns to Thane: "Mordred Midwinter is in command. But listen to Bright Star down there, she knows what she's doing." GM: Next morning at dawn, your warband assemble...
joriandrake: Thane nods
chris107: Mordred's armour gleams. His cloak freshly pressed and he smells pleasently of a nice cologn.
Keelia: Bright Star strolls out with her pack and smoothing down her fur, waiting for the others to assemble
Smon: The sun has not yet risen, but dawn's light lightens the eastern sea as you see a somewhat hungover trio of dwarves emerge from the Scalpy Inn in new chainmail & shields. The leader Snorri now wields an enchanted dwarven war axe, a gift from the Elf Hatala who took it from the Orcs of Stonehell a few days ago.
joriandrake: "Do the others know of the statue at the entrance?" Thane looks at the group when gathered, as he asks Star about it when arriving himself.
chris107: Mordred seems pleased that brightstar cares about her appearance
joriandrake: "Greetings good dwarves!"
Prince Skylio: Zagaar arrives smelling like he died 8 days ago
Prince Skylio: "morning"
joriandrake: ... "Zagaar, what happened, did you fight a horde of undead during the night?"
Smon: To see you off from the Villa come Vuthrik the Deathwalker and his commander, Epicaste the Golden Falcon, Lady Vex's Weaponmaster (Lady Vex is not an early riser!)
chris107: "Good morning Orc. Nice that you have made an effort."
Keelia: Bright Star nods to all gathering. She turns to Thane, "Yes, all here have seen the statue. None have gotten benefits as you."
joriandrake: I slightly bow to both ladies and greet them
Smon: The dwarf leader Snorri (balding, red beard) nods to you all. "A good mornin' to ye, friends!"
joriandrake: ooc: Smon was the luck bonus visibly noticable when it got granted?
chris107: "See Zagaar? It is possible for you inhumans to pick up at least a veneer of civilisation. You should watch Thane closely for tips.Q"
Prince Skylio: "you should fuck off"
chris107:
Smon: (@Jorian - no.) Epicaste surveys your motley crew.
chris107: Mordred tuts at the vile Zagaar
joriandrake: Thane ignores the two as he's already used to such behaviour, but has sympathy with Zagaar
chris107: "We have work to do."
Prince Skylio: Zagaar ignores Mordred to eat a clump of something he discovers residing under his fingernail
Smon: Epicaste in battle - https://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wonder_woman_4k_8k_movie-3840x2160.jpg
Smon: Epicaste nods to Mordred in greeting. "Good morning Vizier. Are all ready?"
chris107: "Morning Weapon Master. We are ready indeed."
joriandrake: Keelia: Bright Star nods to all gathering. She turns to Thane, "Yes, all here have seen the statue. None have gotten benefits as you." - " I have no idea what you speak of, I just followed the same showing of respect as you did before the statue, emulating your action." Thane answers, wondering what this was about.
Smon: Epicaste nods affably to Thane - she is one of few people in Selatine who seem to appreciate the strange half orc. "Good to see you, soldier. Guard the Vizier."
chris107: He pulls forth Berta from his wizards sleeve and sends her skywards.
joriandrake: ooc - Epicase is Wonder Woman? nice
Smon: The sun breaks over the eastern ocean, a warm glow lighting your features.
chris107: "Onwards chaps. We have evil to smite!"
joriandrake: "I will with my life" Thane answers to Epicaste with respect in his eyes
chris107: "And chapesses of course." he adds hastily
Keelia: Bright Star grins at Thane. "All have different skills. Bright Star likes the statue but it does not favour Bright Star as it does to Thane."
Prince Skylio: "Amazing how you can fit an entire owl in your wizard's sleeve Mordred. Have you ever experimented with other animals?"
Keelia: With a nod to Mordred, she starts out.
Smon: GM: Vuthrik & Epicaste bid you farewell; Dr Rosa also emerges onto the Villa steps to wave you off.
chris107: "Hmmm. Good question. I could try different animals I guess?"
Smon: GM: Leaving through the West gate, you depart Selatine and head west over the plain at a good speed...
Prince Skylio: "I hear gerbils are fond of those dark crevices, from experience"
Keelia: "Bright Star must remind the group of the Hyenas that may still be in the area, so Bright Star suggests attention while travelling."
joriandrake: Thane stand a bit behind and on the left side of Mordred with his shield ready to protect the Vizier
chris107: Mordred casts an eye over the assembled heroes looking out for glaring fashion mistakes.
Smon: Snorri & the dwarves huff to keep up. "...I dinnae like this long grass! Could be hidin' beasts! Cats..." he eyes Bright Star's tail poking out above the sheafs ahead.
Keelia: (Bright Star will keep her eyes and ears alert for Hyenas and other enemies)
chris107: Berta circles lazily above. Looking out for hyenas and other menaces.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
joriandrake: Thane looks like a proper hoplite with a polished bronze armor
Keelia: Bright Star grins at Snorri. "Travel behind Thane, he will break trail for you."
joriandrake: the only thing, which buggers most others, is that this hoplite is a half-orc
Prince Skylio: zagaar will smite the existence of any naive hyena who dares step close
Smon: Apart from some days-old hyena spoor, you find nothing of interest as you cross the heathlands, the dark row of the Thrace woods to your right.
chris107: Mordred approves of all the well oiled leather and polished bronze. It is with some disappointment his eye finally lands on Zagaar.
Sandor Sunneson: I'm signing off unfort Simon, should be able to make Tuesday high level game, unless there is no wifi so hopefully not
Sandor Sunneson: Have a good Sunday you all when it comes
Smon: bye Fergus
joriandrake: ah, Sandor too bad to hear that, i hope we get enough people for that timeslot
Prince Skylio: Bye Fergus
8:23pm  2018-1-20 Sandor Sunneson Has exited the room
Prince Skylio: hope u had a great bday
chris107: Cheers Ferg! Hope you're having a blast in NZ
Smon: (Tuesday I will be running Sandor arrival at Carchimish, so only if Fergus present!)
Smon:
joriandrake: ooc - Smon I think I'll be aviable this forenoon on 23rd
Smon: (great)
Smon: GM: It's coming up to 08:30 when you reach the western woods.
Smon: Passing through, BS ahead, you soon come to the curtain wall at Stonehell Canyon, lair of the Goblins.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
Smon: All seems very quiet.
chris107: One last flypast by Berta then M will tuck her back away.
Keelia: Bright Star remembers her promise and detours (with the meat) towards the GateHouse.
chris107: "Best get the Goblin's breakfasts ready."
Smon: The central entranceway lies open, rubble/fallen wall gaps to N & S. BS approaches the gate house with her heavy ration pack.
Keelia: She calls out for Mreggle.
chris107: M will go with her though the rank stench of the foul creatures offends him.
Smon: BS calls out three times.... Then lean, 4' tall yellow/orange forms emerge from the Gatehouse - Goblins!
Smon: /roll 2d6
Prince Skylio: zagaar is enticed by the mysterious odours
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 2, 4, = 6
chris107: He holds a perfumed handkerchef to his nose.
joriandrake: If we pass the mossy statue of that kneeling knight Thane shows his respect and greeting with tapping it like last time.
Smon: 60' away from you.
Smon: (you are still east of the wall)
Smon: https://wiki.rpg.net/images/5/5e/Stonehell_Canyon.png
chris107: @GM They appear friendly?
Smon: Just east of the grafitti marked wall at B
Keelia: "Bright Star offers her greetings." she says to the goblins. "Where is Mreggle that she may greet him personally?"
Smon: They carry spears & bows (6 of them) but look cautiously friendly.
Smon: One - Mreggle - calls out: "Bright Star!"
Smon: He grins toothily. "Good news! Nearly all Orcs dead! We find our Clan survivors down there!"
Keelia: "Mreggle! Bright Star greets you and has brought companions and wishes to ask for a trade."
joriandrake: Thane looks around, checking for possible ambushes, although he doesn't think the goblins would betray them right now.
Keelia: "Also, to report that many Orc have been killed by companions of Bright Star."
Smon: The goblins approach to within 30'. Thane senses you're being watched from arrow slits in the upper gatehouse.
Prince Skylio: "Any tricks I'll kill you, melt down your bones & drink them"
Prince Skylio: "I'm Zagaar by the way"
joriandrake: If Mreggle is the one Thane talked with the last time, then he also greets the golbin after Star
Keelia: "Bright Star is pleased that you have found Clansfolk."
Smon: Mreggle nods. "We very happy! We..." he trails off at Zagaar's words. "...Orc!"
Smon: The goblins leap back, chittering.
Smon: Lowering spears at Zagaar.
chris107: Mordred shrugs "Soz."
joriandrake: "Two halfs don't make a whole"
Keelia: "Mreggle remembers Thane and Snorri, and possibly Sandro and Mordred from before? Bright Star introduces Zagaar and S
Smon: The dwarves nod curtly to the Goblins.
Keelia: "Bright Star asks for calm. Like Thane, Zagaar is a companion of Bright Star"
Smon: BS roll Purr-suasion
Prince Skylio: "Unhand your point twigs before I sodomise you with them goblin scum"
Smon: DC 9
Keelia rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 11, (+5) = 16
Prince Skylio: *sigh*
Prince Skylio: "me safe"
Prince Skylio: "nice orc"
Prince Skylio: "not murder you" he awkwardly smiles
joriandrake: "The Vizier, Mordred Midwinter is now here as our representative"
Smon: Sweat beads the goblin brows as Zagaar continues to berate them. At "me safe - nice orc - not murder" they relax a bit.
Keelia: Bright Star nods encouragingly.
chris107: M gives them a little wave of encouragment.
Smon: Mreggle sniffs the freshly cooked meats. "Yumm.... food for goblins?"
Keelia: Bright Star hefts her pack of meat and carries it over, waving Mordred to join her.
joriandrake: "His is the word of Selatine, and leads our current mission"
chris107: "Indeed, enjoy the bounty of Selatine."
Smon: The goblins congregate on the meat pack, opening it and starting to chow down, then stop. "Better leave some for Boss."
Keelia: "Bright Star brings you food for trade. For protection of a group coming through to protect."
Keelia: "And perhaps also to send some guards to protect Bright Star's footsteps?"
Smon: Mreggle: "Boss went asleep... You want us come down with you? Show you our old home?"
chris107: Mordred looks on in horror at their table manners.
Keelia: Bright Star nudges Mordred out of his horror.
Smon: GM: You see numerous more goblins running out from the gatehouse towards you!
Smon: "Food! Get!"
joriandrake: "Last time Bright Star and Selatine was promised help from the goblins, can we count on you to guard the route we take and the stairs?
chris107: "Yes, erm.. yes. Guards. That's right."
Smon: Behind them waddles a very fat Boss Goblin (think Boss Hogg/Dukes of Hazard)
chris107:
Smon: Boss: "Stop! All food MINE!"
joriandrake: "My Vizier" Thane whispers "As long their voices can warn us of any coming danger they're already useful"
Smon: He swats away goblins with a switch as he waddles up and picks up the still-laden pack.
Keelia: "Bright Star would be pleased to see your old home, yet here is Boss. Bright Star offers her greetings."
chris107: "yes, yes. Now let's get on with the smiting."
Smon: Mreggle and Boss briefly confer.
Smon: Mreggle: "Boss says we go down with you. Protect Goblin Friends."
Keelia: Bright Star growls very softly at Mordred, then says quietly. "Does Mordred with allies or enemies? Are you not of Court? Have your manners."
joriandrake: "The relationship between Selatine and your clan is to be stronger and more beneficial to us all. I hope we can count on your continued support even on the lower levels." (will try to roll pers)
chris107: (Mordred has little time for this friendliness towards what he considers 'the wicked'. Mordred considers most things fall into that catagory.)
Keelia: Bright Star nods and bows slightly. "Bright Star is very pleased for your assistance."
joriandrake rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 17, (+2) = 19
Smon: GM: The goblins nod affably at Thane, apparently assuming he's Human.
Keelia: (Mordred should also know how to act to get what he wants, even from the wicked. He's in a Court. That's cutthroat)
joriandrake: ooc: well that's something, considering the orcish facial features
Smon: GM: You don't get the impression they understood what 'lower levels' means.
Smon: GM: Boss Goblin sends Mreggle & 6 more goblins with you - they lead you through the Gatehouse and into the canyon.
joriandrake: Thane wait a moment then says. "deeper down, maybe with varriors or scouts of your clan"
chris107: "What do you know of these lower level?"
Keelia: "Bright Star's companions will show Guards where to stand and she asks that you support or at least ignore the group from Selatine that will follow Bright Star's group"
Smon: Walking west through the ruined buildings, Thane spots the sacred statue where he prayed a week ago.
joriandrake: I go pay my respect as last time Star shown him
joriandrake: then follow the others
Keelia: Bright Star keeps closer to the waterfall, and watches the trees of invisibility off to the left for any signs of attack
Smon: Mreggle watches Thane break off from the party to pray at the foot of the statue, the ancient kneeling warrior-saint.
chris107: Mordred approves of this piety.
chris107: "See zagaar?"
Smon: Mreggle looks to Mordred. "We not go lower level. BAD things live, deep down. Bad things, make People MAD!"
joriandrake: "Vizier Mordred, does Selatine have any plans to restore this location to its former glory, maybe share it with the dwarves... and perhaps those goblins if they stay friendly?"
Prince Skylio: "sounds fun"
Smon: /roll d100
Smon rolls 1d100 and gets: 79,
Prince Skylio: "lets go"
Keelia: Bright Star leans over to Mordred, "The statue likes Thane."
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 4,
joriandrake: ooc: Keelia as far I know and as Smon said there were no visible reactions/results from Thane praying last time
chris107: "I'm afraid i am not privy to that information, Miss Brightstar. However Selatine rewards those who work for her continues success."
joriandrake: ooc. Thane himself might not wnok either and jsut was 'luckier' a bit than usually
Smon: GM: Nothing troubles you from the enchanted wood or elsewhere as you reach Stonehell's main entrance, the words above.
Keelia: At Mreggle's outburst, she hurries to calm him. "Bright Star and her companions do not wish for you to go to the lower level. That is for her and her companions. She only asks you to guard the path already cleared and let Bright Star's group know if anything approaches from behind."
joriandrake: ooc: sorry, typos, needs coffe afk and be back in 4 minutes
Smon: As you pass under the arch and out of the daylight, the goblins look happier.
Smon: Mreggle nods to Bright Star and smiles. "We agree plan! You wise like Human!"
chris107: Mordred allows his sword a dim glow to illuminate our passage.
Smon: Mreggle: "Bright Star, have you heard of Bravery? He is our God! Freed us from the Hobz! Saved all Gobz!"
Keelia: (Bright Star is mildly insulted at being compared to a human but she doesn't it let ruffle her fur. She smiles at Mreggle and steps onto the circular staircase to start down)
Smon: Mreggle chatters excitedly, drawing scowls from the other goblins as you begin your descent down the great spiral stairs.
chris107: (Soz if a bit slow this evening. I left the south coast at 0400 this morning  )
Keelia: "Bright Star has not heard of this Bravery. Who was he?"
Smon: OOC btw thinking to make this expedition 2 sessions if that's ok
Keelia: (@Chris, no worries! Do your best :))
chris107: OOC - sure thing, Simon.
Keelia: (fine with me, simon)
Prince Skylio: "i hate goblins"
joriandrake: (fixed) ooc. Thane himself might not know either (of the statue's effect) and was just 'luckier' a bit more than usually
Smon: (OOC Bravery is Bill's Ftr-19 PC in my Mystara campaign...)
joriandrake: ooc: Smon you're the Gm you know best how timing works well or if a story needs multiple sessions
Keelia: (Great!)
Smon: Mreggle lowers his voice: "Bravery Great Hero! Taught Goblins to Love each other! Love humans! We live for Bravery! We die for Bravery!"
Smon: "...You should worship him too."
joriandrake: "We should probably meet this 'Bravery hero of yours. If stil lalive."
Keelia: Bright Star silently huffs at her companions' attitudes. Surely they had some experience with cooperation with other species. Or perhaps it was just her as she was a merchant and shiny things were far more interesting than skin colour. Unless that skin generally tried to kill you often.
Smon: GM: You reach the bottom of the steps, 4 arches leading off including the one with the great Ogre face.
Keelia: She nods at Thane's response.
Smon: http://hollywoodmetal.com/wp-content/uploads/ogreface-arch-final-copy-at-300-pixel-res-278x365.jpg
Keelia: Bright Star heads south towards the Pit Trap.
Keelia: (Do we still have that plank?)
joriandrake: Thane smiles as she watches the reactions of the catgirl to how others act and speak around her, clearly she never had to grow up as an outcast of two cultures. His affection grows a bit.
joriandrake: as he*
Smon: "Bravery live forever! But he far away now! We come through Dungeon, we live here long time..." Mreggle sounds sad. "Bravery must want us here. To tell all creatures of Him."
Smon: GM: Thane has the plank unless he abandoned it
joriandrake: Ah, these arches, we were here last week.
joriandrake: We will use the plank, placed before the Vizier as well
Smon: BS leads you down the south east tunnel, where Thane can place the stout plank over the pit, giving easy crossing.
joriandrake: Thane lets the Vizier and Star ahead
chris107: Mordred is happy to lead the way. He puts his shield up, raising the level of illumination to make the crossing safer.
Smon: You cross the pit, turn right, follow tunnel past BS-pitoned door into the room with the dwarven engravings where BS & T met the dwarves.
Keelia: Bright Star then heads through the propped open doors of the fresco room where the dwarves were trapped, then down past the trash room, now following the other's map
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 3,
joriandrake: Thane also raises his shield and marches after Mordred, readied his spear in case something shows up
Keelia: She turns right (west) into the long hallway and hopefully finds the stairs at the end
Smon: GM: You make good progress following Bright Star, a skilled navigator indeed
joriandrake: As we pass that room Thane notes to Bright Star "this room reminds me, let us be careful not to be locked in elsewhere ourselves"
chris107:
joriandrake: looking to SNorri "I believe you wouldn't want to repeat that either"
Smon: Several trash rats, now minus Precious, watch you from the garbage room as you pass.
Keelia: "This is where Bright Star requests the Goblins guard. For there were paths not yet explored further down that long hall
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 6, 6, = 12
Smon: The rats are friendly! They chitter, begging for food scraps.
joriandrake: ooc: did Star find some druid to chat with Precious yet?
Keelia: (Crap, I forgot Precious at the city, oh well. I will bring her next time.)
chris107: "Ugghhhh! Foul things."
Smon: No Druid in Selatine, nearest is on an island off the coast.
joriandrake: ooc: maybe Smon allows you to retcon that
Smon: (no retcon)
Smon: The now well fed goblins toss the rats some scraps.
Prince Skylio: Zagaar picks up a passing rat and bites its head off
Smon: Mreggle: "We been feedin' them! They like us better'n Orcs!"
Keelia: (That's fine. I don't think Mordred's owl would take kindly to a very large rat being in front of it that it (she?) cannot eat.)
Smon: Zagaar roll to hit
joriandrake: "Do you wish to get another pet rat?" Thane asks Star, maybe prompting her to remember Precious was forgotten.
Smon: BTW these rats are almost 3' long.
Prince Skylio rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 12, (+8) = 20
Smon: Zagaar picks up one of the giant rats, jaws open...
Keelia: She shakes her head at Thane, then recalls the story to the others.
joriandrake: ...then battle starts
Smon: *chomp*
Smon: /roll 2d6
Prince Skylio: "yum"
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 5, 5, = 10
chris107: (Berta is not a real Owl. I don't think she actually eats anything)
Smon: Zagaar only manages to take a chunk from its side (6 dmg) as it twists away, shrieking wildly.
Smon: The goblins look horrified.
Keelia: (Precious is a rat we found with a collar around it's neck. Bright Star was able to catch it as she thought it was important. It is currently in a large cage in Selatine)
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 6, 4, = 10
Prince Skylio: "you got some of our meat so i get some of yours"
chris107: M offers Z one of his hankerchefs as a napkin.
Smon: The rats fail morale check and dive into the trash.
Prince Skylio: "thanks" he wipes rat blood from his lips
Smon: Mreggle points at Zagaar. "YOU! You ORC! You BAD!"
joriandrake: Than isn't a friend to rats, although not going after making further enemies either. So he just stands there blinking, trying to understand why Zagaar did that
chris107: "Manners,please, Zagaar!"
Keelia: Bright Star turns to Thane, "Get Zagaar downstairs now."
Prince Skylio: "silence yourself rat worshipper"
joriandrake: "Great, unnecessary bloodshed, and shed on the Vizier and us all to boot."
Smon: The goblins are pale and shaking.
chris107: "Come Zagaar my friend. We shall go G'dshh some evil."
joriandrake: ooc: Smon strength check?
Smon: ok, STR+prof
Prince Skylio: "let us make haste i have bigger fish to fry"
Keelia: She turns to Mreggle. "Zagaar will not hurt you. Bright Star is certain of this. She asks that you stay here and she will take him downs the stairs with her."
joriandrake: ooc: trying to follow Star's order
Prince Skylio: Zagaar flips off the goblins and leaves
joriandrake rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 15, (+6) = 21
Smon: BS roll Purr-suasion
Smon: Thane propels Zagaar towards the distant stairs down
Keelia rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 9, (+5) = 14
joriandrake: Thane tries to drag Zagaar
Prince Skylio: "unhand me peasant"
joriandrake: it's highly effective
Smon: The goblins look uncertain at BS, but nod to her.
joriandrake: "That's Hoplite commander Thane of Selatine's Third defense regiment to you."
Keelia: She bows to them.
chris107: Mordred leads on. Glad to be away from stinking Goblins and filthy rats.
joriandrake: Thane mentions the group he fought with at the Western pass
Keelia: And turns to hustle the rest of the group down the stairs.
Smon: GM: Leaving the goblins as rearguard you head down the long western tunnel. You come to an alcove on your right with a strange sigil on the wall.
Smon: Mordred recognises it as a Teleportation sigil.
Prince Skylio: "i am zagaar cleanser of vermin and spreader of imminent g'dshing"
Prince Skylio: "let us leave this rat infested cesspit and get some work done"
chris107: He explains this to his chums and advises no touching.
Smon: Beyond that, the passage passes through a hall of broken statues, amazons & centaurs - Trystan's description of the amazons was most enthusiastic.
Keelia: Bright Star looks at the map provided to them. "There are options to our path. East is unexplored from here. West leads North and with more options."
joriandrake: "For being a cleanser, you pretty much dirtied us all with vermin blood and innards, and almost created a diplomatic incident with the currently friendly goblins."
Prince Skylio: "well the rat tasted nice"
chris107: ""East?"
Keelia: Bright Star, having met Amazons, looks over the statues curiously but without Trystan's same fascination.
Smon: GM: Beyond the hall of statues, the stairs lead down to Level 2.
chris107: "East smells best."W
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 4,
chris107: Oh
chris107: hehe
chris107: "Down the steps!"
Keelia: Bright Star nods and heads down the stairs.
chris107: OOC stairs heading in which direction please?
Keelia: (Simon, would that teleportation sigal have anything to do with my rainbow ring of teleportation yet?)
joriandrake: Thane shakes his head a bit sad at him, and displeased on how Zagaar reinforces people's expected half-orcish traits
Smon: The stairs go west, then north.
Keelia: (Ring of Scintillating orb)
chris107: thanks
joriandrake: "You could do better than this, we need to be better than this."
Smon: BS could try placing the ring to the sigil & find out?
Prince Skylio: Zagaar burps
Keelia: She looks to Mordred. "Bright Star has this ring. It is said activate to a key location. What say you as a magic user?"
Keelia: "Will is be very bad if Bright Star touches the ring to this symbol?)
joriandrake: Thane sighs and follows Star and Mordred in silence
chris107: "He's pretty good at G'dshing. That's his thang." Explains M
Prince Skylio: "ye mon"
Smon: The ring is enameled with bands of rainbow hue. Mordred can tell it's a teleportation device of some kind.
chris107: "If I have time I could try a ritual I know to identify the magic if you like."
Smon: It is likely keyed to a specific locale.
Keelia: Bright Star nods. "When safely at Selatine."
joriandrake: "We can pause for a moment of rest while Vizier Midwinter does that"
chris107: "Of course." Mordred smiles. Happy to be of service.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
Keelia: "Too dangerous," Bright Star says to Thane. "East was decided."
Smon: Quiet today in Stonehell
chris107: "We have tangs to G'dshhh. Later I think."
joriandrake: because Thane isn't tipsy
Keelia: Having descended the stairs into the room, she turns East where the path splits (according to the map)
chris107: M heads down the stairs, west then north
Smon: GM: You descend the steps? I need a marching order now, 10' wide tunnel so 2 abreast max
Smon: brb tea
Keelia: Bright Star will take one of the lead points as she is following the map.
Prince Skylio: zagaar will lead the way
chris107: then heads east. The Sword of Omens lighting our way.
joriandrake: "Let us double check the map sometimes, maybe the other group didn't notice things like rooms or corridonrs properly"
joriandrake: "Zagaar if possible, I would prefer Star to lead the way"
chris107: Taking up position behind Brightstar and Zagaar,
joriandrake: and Thane beside/behind Mordred
Prince Skylio: "Refresh my memory, are you half orc or half vagina"
Prince Skylio: Z leads the way
Keelia: (We can fit 2x2, so Bright Star and Zagaar up front and Mordred and Thane behind.)
joriandrake: "Unless the Vizier or appointed scout doesn't say otherwise, I'm a soldier on duty following logic and orders"
chris107: (Sounds good)
Prince Skylio: "logic has not got us anywhere thus far. the verminator however"
joriandrake: ooc: I admit I like how our champions are this different
chris107: M makes a squishing gesture to reinforce Z's point.
Keelia: Bright Star holds out the map for the others to see. "East gives two unexplored options. North and South."
Prince Skylio: "you decide?"
Prince Skylio: "either is good"
chris107: any differences in the two choices?
Keelia: "None that is on this map."
chris107: (drection appart)
chris107: "Then I suggest North."
Keelia: "The other party did not explore this way at all. They went West, which led them North."
chris107: He points.
Keelia: "Bright Star is fine with North.
joriandrake: "and im fine with Bright Star.... erm, I mean what she picks"
Smon: /roll d100
Smon rolls 1d100 and gets: 04,
Smon: GM: You notice you've lost the dwarves... thinking back, they must have stopped at the Dwarven Frescoes room.
Prince Skylio: ooc brb toilet
joriandrake: brb looking for dwarves
Smon: GM: You descend the steps, Bright Star & Zagaar are followed by Mordred & Thane.
chris107: "Hmmm we seem to have lost our dwarf."
joriandrake: "Snorri went missing"
joriandrake: "We didn't notice due to the arguing
Smon: The stairs descend 60' before coming out into the south side of a large chamber - there is weird flickering bright white light in the air, lighting the place!
chris107: (Is Dr. P. with us?)
Keelia: Bright Star sighs and shakes her head. "It will only take a moment to double back. Bright Star can go. She does not recommend bringing Zagaar past the goblins again so soon."
joriandrake: "The mission is a ta risk, just as their lives, unless we regroup."
Smon: (no Dr P)
joriandrake: "Agreed"
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
chris107: (Thanks)
Smon: GM: BS goes to fetch the dwarves?
Keelia: "Bright Star asks that you wait here. She will be a moment." She turns and pads up the stairs.
joriandrake: "and we might want to stay quiet, this area isn't cleared yet of enemies"
Keelia: (Yes)
chris107: M huffs about foolish Dwarves but will; stand guard at the entranc eto the lighted chamber
Keelia: She has the map and can stay in the shadows.
joriandrake: Thane nods "go, but return if you find trouble"
Keelia: (Up the stairs, through the statues room, past the goblins (she excuses herself to get the dwarves), then north.
chris107: He compares the colour temerature of the rooms light to that of his sword.
Smon: GM: You are in level 2A chamber #1 1. Foyer: Stick-figure drawings on walls; scraps of rotting cloth; rusty metal buckles. Empty, but bloody footprints go back and forth
joriandrake: He then goes to guard the entrance with Mordred quietly
chris107: exits?
Keelia: she checks the room across from the trash room first, then if they aren't there, the other room where they were originally locked in)
Smon: GM: All is quiet below as BS grabs the distracted dwarves and returns with them 10 minutes later.
Keelia: She returns and enquires about any trouble.
Smon: There are 2 exits from the 30x30 room, as shown on Amket's map - to E (unexplored) and W.
joriandrake: as they return unharmed Thane nods at them, relieved nothing happened to them
joriandrake: "No, nothing else since our dwarven friends disappeared"
Smon: Snorri looks around in wonder. "Awful strange, that light!"
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 5,
chris107: M enters cautiosly
Smon: You hear muffled sounds from the west, sounded like a female voice, cackling laughter.
chris107: Sword and shield high.
joriandrake: "Snorri, I understand these halls are of significant worth to your folk for cultural and other reasons, but pelase stay focused on the mission as long the mapping isn't finished and the ruins secured"
Keelia: She notices the bloody footprints. "Will-O-Wisp?" she whispers
Smon: Snorri eyes Thane. "Aye."
chris107: "Who's there? Show yourself!"
Smon: GM: Mordred calls out.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 2,
joriandrake: Thane nods slightly at Snorri then follows Mordred with his own shield raised
Keelia: Bright Star's ears twitch, eyes turning towards the West.
Smon: Nothing happens.
chris107: M moves purposfully towards the cackling
Smon: Mordred comes out into a brightly lit N-S corridor.
joriandrake: "Shouting might not be a wise plan my Vizier."
Smon: Doors off to W and E.
Prince Skylio: "Mordred I think she's mental to be honest"
Prince Skylio: "Probably going to have to murder her"
Smon: Three doors visible W off the 110' N-S tunnel.
Prince Skylio: "Such is life"
Keelia: Bright Star looks at the map. "East door was checked. But not West."
chris107: M nods his agreement.
joriandrake: "Left one first?"
joriandrake: Thane whispers at the three doors
Smon: The cackling comes again from the first door N on the W wall.
Keelia: Bright Star examines the door for traps.
chris107: M at her shoulder
Keelia: She is wary of crazy laughter. It is never a good sign.
Smon: The door seems untrapped but closed, likely a simple latch on the other side.
Smon: She smells cooking meat and hears voices.
chris107: "Open up you batty old hag!"
Keelia: Gathering her stealth, she lifts the latch as quietly as possible, glancing back to ensure the others are ready.
chris107: "Or it will go badly for you."
Prince Skylio: "maybe she heard a really funny joke"
Smon: "Gibber gibber cackle ha ha!" "Shush Moira ye mad eejit!" "Mad, you call ME mad? I, who have discovered the Secret of Life?" "No, Moira! Ye're Danny!"
Prince Skylio: "or she's skinning a cat"
Prince Skylio: "the possibilities are virtually endless"
Keelia: And with Mordred shouting their location, she simply lifts the latch, pushing the door open, and steps back out of the way
Smon: "I're Danny?! I say THEE nay!"
Prince Skylio: "ok she's a nutter"
Prince Skylio: "Hello deranged lady. We seek passage through your nut house"
chris107: M looks in
joriandrake: When Zagaar mentions cat skinning Thane glances at Star for a reaction then readies his spear for combat
Smon: GM: BS jimmies the latch open, you see six figures in ragged white gowns turning in your direction, grabbing spears and clubs. Very pale, red-rimmed eyes, wild hair, look human - 4m 2f.
Smon: Simple sleeping mats; snake cooking over coals.
Smon: /roll 2d6
chris107: "Let the G'dshing commence!"
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 1, 3, = 4
joriandrake: ooc: 4 meters and two feet away?
Keelia: 4 male 2 female
chris107: 4 male 2 female
Smon: "Orc! Kill!" yells one of the strange folk. They howl and rush towards you!
joriandrake: oh
Smon: GM: roll init please!
Prince Skylio: Zagaar whips out the verminator
chris107: "Nutters!"
Prince Skylio rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 3, (+1) = 4
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 18, (+6) = 24
joriandrake: Thane moves after Zagaar to be second line
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 2, (+3) = 5
joriandrake rolls 1d20 and gets: 3,
joriandrake: ooc - hey, you two still faster than me
chris107:
Keelia: (Bright Star knew this was coming with Mordred yelling, she was ready!)
Smon: Dwarves
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 10,
joriandrake: ooc: that's why I got ready as wello, as mentioned above
chris107: AC10
chris107: 19
joriandrake: o.O
Smon: Inmates
Smon: /roll d20+1
Smon rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 8, (+1) = 9
joriandrake: ooc - Star then dwarves then enemies, yes?
Smon: Only BS goes first (the Dwarves Ready to strike, guarding your rear back down east tunnel)
Smon: #24 BS your go
Keelia: Bright Star takes aim with her bow and targets the nearest inmate.
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 8, (+7) = 15
Smon: hit! An arrow hits Moira.
Keelia rolls 4d6+6 and gets: 3, 1, 6, 6, (+6) = 22
Keelia: 22 total. Star then ducks back around the corner out of the way and hides
Smon: She goes down, arrow through her eye.
Keelia: (she puts at least one of the fighters between her and the crazies)
Keelia rolls 1d20+13 and gets: 8, (+13) = 21
Smon: (roll Stealth BS - duck south
Keelia: 21 for hide
Smon: ok - south right?
Smon: Or north of door?
Keelia: yes.
Smon: ok south
Keelia: (yes south, behind Zagaar or Thane if possible)
Smon: GM: The Inmates rush your front rank, Mordred & Zagaar.
joriandrake: "Vuthrik and the others might enjoy interrogating one of these. They are humans and might be part of a larger organization of ... crazy people."
Smon: As the first one closes, Thane's spear tip lances out...
joriandrake: ooc: I'm behind zagaar
Smon: Thane can use Reaction attack
Smon: yup
joriandrake: attack
Smon: AC 12
joriandrake rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 12, (+7) = 19
Smon: Hits Danny in the chest.
joriandrake: Thane stabs at the incoming enemy
joriandrake rolls 1d10+4 and gets: 8, (+4) = 12
Smon: The lance passe through his chest, but he keeps coming!
joriandrake: ooc: that is the damage
Smon: GM: 2 can attack Mordred & Zagaar, the last can't reach a target
Smon: vs M:
joriandrake: "Zagaar, your turn!" Thane calls out as he moves back from attack position behind the other Half-orc
Smon: /roll d20+5x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x2 and gets:
4 (+5) = 9
20 (+5) = 25
Smon: crit
Smon: /roll 2d8+3
chris107: "Ouch!"
Smon rolls 2d8+3 and gets: 8, 4, (+3) = 15
Smon: 15 dmg Mordred
Smon: 2 attack Zag
chris107: (Even Shield wouldn't stop that!)
Smon: /roll d20+5x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x2 and gets:
4 (+5) = 9
10 (+5) = 15
chris107: 29/44
Smon: miss/bounce off plate
Prince Skylio: ac18
Smon: Last one throws a rock over their heads at Thane (+2 AC cover)
chris107: Bonus action, Second Wind then attack
Smon: /roll d20+5
joriandrake: ooc: What weapon are they using? They pass beside Thane and Zagaar to reach Mordred, right?
Smon rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 19, (+5) = 24
Smon: spears
chris107 rolls 1d10+5 and gets: 2, (+5) = 7
joriandrake: ok
chris107: 36/44
Smon: Thane didn't move in front of Mordred. You lost init
Smon: Thane is behind Zagaar
joriandrake: ooc: mentioning I got ready before door got openeed doesn't matter then?
Smon: A rock bounces off Thane's head
chris107: M is cross
chris107: He attacks
Smon: /roll d4+3
Smon rolls 1d4+3 and gets: 3, (+3) = 6
Smon: 6 dmg to Thane
Smon: #5 Mordred - he Second winds
chris107 Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
19 (+7) = 26
3 (+7) = 10
joriandrake: Thane's Thracian helmet protected him
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 5, (+6) = 11
Smon: I rolled 24. He took 6 dmg but is still alive.
Smon: Mordred cuts down the one Thane wounded
Prince Skylio Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
19 (+8) = 27
7 (+8) = 15
Smon: #4 Zagaar
Prince Skylio:
joriandrake: helmets are great
Prince Skylio rolls 7d6+5 and gets: 6, 4, 3, 6, 5, 1, 3, (+5) = 33
Smon: The strange folk howl madly. Answering howls come from the north.
Prince Skylio rolls 3d6+5 and gets: 1, 6, 5, (+5) = 17
Smon: Zagaar takes one head off, kills a second. Corpses fall in unison.
joriandrake: ooc: woah, is this the damage of a single strike from that weapon?
chris107: "Noice G'dshing, mon!"
Prince Skylio: "die you delusional scum"
joriandrake: ooc: 7 dices, wow
Smon: #3 Thane - being behind Zagaar & Mordred and NOT foolishly in the front rank, can use pike w/out disad
joriandrake: That's the usual tactic yep
Prince Skylio: ooc 19/20 crit = 6 dice + 1 for half orc
Smon: One foe is still in range, the other is 15' away past Z&M
joriandrake: ooc ah right forgot the crit plus 1, but 6 still wow
Prince Skylio:
Smon: Even Thane does 3d10+ on a crit BTW
joriandrake: ooc: can I attack, move 5 feet attack the other one if I use second wind?
joriandrake: ooc: I mean only 5 feet away from my range
Smon: You'll want to drop spear after killing 1st one
Smon: You have to move 10' forward to pass through your front rank M&Z
Smon: roll first attack
Smon: Jorian roll to hit
joriandrake: hm, incapacitate attack on only this one enemy then
joriandrake rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 4, (+7) = 11
Smon: You stab, miss
Smon: 2nd attack? How are you trying to incapacitate w pike?
Smon: Big stabby spear thing...
joriandrake: ooc: sorry, my mother calls out I got distracted, have to check on her I think she needs her medicine, afk
Smon: *sigh*
joriandrake: ooc - it was the PHB rule that any weapon can knock not kill if calledo ut before battle like last session I did too with that orc
chris107: Hope she's okay, Jorian.
Smon: You had a sword butt last session
Prince Skylio: yea hope she's ok
joriandrake: ooc: yes, I tend to her at home I ran to her with the pills and back
Smon: You can drop pike, draw sword, advance & try to KO. OK?
joriandrake: ooc: ok then, enxt time, i already missed this turn
joriandrake: next*
Smon: You get 2 attacks/round
joriandrake: ooc: i forgot avout the second one, i do that then
joriandrake: Thane swaps to sword and tries to knock the same enemy out as he steps forward
Smon: Thane attacks the man
Smon: Moving past Z&M
joriandrake rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 18, (+6) = 24
Smon: Into the chamber
Smon: hit with flat of blade
joriandrake rolls 1d8+3 and gets: 5, (+3) = 8
Smon: He staggers back, grinning.
joriandrake: ooc: almost a crit
Smon: Round 2
joriandrake: ooc: if I can still move I move back to earlier position
Smon: OK, he gets a free stab at you though
Smon: /roll d20+5
Smon rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 11, (+5) = 16
joriandrake: ok
joriandrake: missed (ac18)
Smon: your shield catches it
Keelia: Bright Star steps into the door and aims her arrow at the inmate.
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 13, (+7) = 20
Smon: Round 2 - BS hears dozens of running feet from the N
joriandrake: "Let's try to keep one alive"
Smon: firing between Z&M she hits the inmate
Keelia rolls 4d6+4 and gets: 5, 5, 4, 6, (+4) = 24
chris107: "Lets try and not die here."
joriandrake: ((I guess we will have multiple opportunities for that attempt))
Keelia: "There are more coming from the North," she says.
Smon: He was adjacent to M so can Sneak att, he falls dead.
Keelia: "You'll have your oppo
Keelia: *opportunity to try again."
Smon: The last one, a wild eyed woman, shrieks.
Keelia: Bright Star ducks back around the corner and hides
joriandrake: "Yes, I hear that now too." Thane remarks.
Smon: She flings herself forward, stabbing
Keelia rolls 1d20+13 and gets: 4, (+13) = 17
Smon: /roll d2
Smon rolls 1d2 and gets: 2
Smon: At Zagaar
Smon: /roll d20+5
Smon rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 1, (+5) = 6
Smon: missing pathetically
Smon: #5 Mordred
Prince Skylio: "she really has lost it"
joriandrake: "Probably best not to pick THAT one for interrogation"
chris107: He hacks at the mental bitch.
joriandrake: "Although they all seem crazed, maybe some drug or spell"
Prince Skylio:
chris107 Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
7 (+7) = 14
2 (+7) = 9
Prince Skylio: "bath salts"
Smon: Looking north you all hear the footsteps, then a mass of wild eyed figures appear round a bend at N end of tunnel. At same moment the E door some 30' up the tunnel opens and more pour out, joining them.
chris107: one hit?
Keelia: "The kobolds did say this level drove people mad," Star commented
Smon: one hit M - M advances into the chamber and slashes with his holy blade at the madwoman
joriandrake: "Nope. You can't blame being crazed on bathing"
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 2, (+6) = 8
Smon: He slashes her face and chest, she cackles.
joriandrake: Thane hears Star's remark. "Seems like it was true in a literal meaning"
Smon: #3 Zagaar
Prince Skylio Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
10 (+8) = 18
6 (+8) = 14
Smon: *SMUSH*
Prince Skylio rolls 6d6+10 and gets: 2, 3, 6, 5, 5, 6, (+10) = 37
Smon: She crumples beneath the hammer blows (had 5 hp)
Prince Skylio: "my hammer is tainted with crazy"
chris107: "Now let us turn our attention to these poor mental souls to the North."
joriandrake: ooc: hell, that weapon is more dangerous than our backstab-master
Smon: GM: Thane, you are in the corridor. M&Z entered the room to west & finished the foes there, but you are about to have 20 more join you...
joriandrake: "Yes, you're holding it" Thane nods approvingly
Smon: BS is pressed to the wall just S of the door.
joriandrake: I follow them into the room and block the room/doorway
Smon: Trying to look inconspicuous in the brightly lit tunnel.
joriandrake: "Get in!"
joriandrake: another western pass scene in the making
Keelia: Bright Star ducks into the room if she has the opportunity?
Smon: Thane moves into the room, yells Get In, Readies action to close door.
Keelia: (don't forget the dwarves!)
joriandrake: 'We can either close the door or face them in the doorway to kill them one by one"
Smon: R3 - sure, #24 BS ducks into the room ahead of the angry horde, the dwarves...
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 6, 3, = 9
Smon: Turn and flee back east.
joriandrake: ooc: right, dwarves, where are those?
Smon: Currently they are Dashing back up the stairs towards Level 1.
Smon: Thane slams the door shut right before the mad horde can pour in.
joriandrake: "Ok, plan sounds worse now without the dwarves"
Smon: You are out of combat.
joriandrake: "We just sit this out, or try to look for other way"
Keelia: "Bright Star and companions will have to hold the hall or the dwarves will be slaughtered."
chris107: "Can't kill 'em from in here..."
Smon: The latch on the door vibrates as someone kicks the door.
joriandrake: "Problem is indeed, if we don't go out the enemy will run after the dwarves"
Keelia: Bright Star looks for a place to hide.
chris107: "Yup, best get it open before the nutters slaughter the dwarves."
joriandrake: "Although some will be busy with this door"
Smon: Bodies lie sprawled on the floor.
Smon: BS can hide under flea-ridden sleeping rugs?
joriandrake: "Star! Look around for usefull stuff, a bit later we open the door ourselves to attack them first and go after the dwarves!"
Smon: There is a fire at w end of room, a big snake now charring on the spit.
chris107: "Just open the bloody door and let the slaughter of the wicked begin!"
Keelia: Since a wall of bodies isn't a great hiding place, she looks around for hidden exits (or entrances)
joriandrake: I ready my weapon in case they break it in, leaving enough room for another fighter to stand before me for proper positioning
Smon: Otherwise just the 6 sleeping mats & bedding.
Prince Skylio: Zagaar stands ready with the bloodied verminator
Smon: /roll d20+5x2
joriandrake: ooc: Zagaar first then, Thane after him before the door in case it gets braken in, waiting for Star to find anything or to open door first
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x2 and gets:
4 (+5) = 9
18 (+5) = 23
Keelia: Since there are no hiding places, she moves behind Zagaar and readies her bow.
Smon: The latch breaks as the angry horde pours in, screaming wildly!
Smon: ok roll init again
Keelia: "Open the door, or they will simply kick it in." She nocks an arrow
joriandrake: pike readied, not sword
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 3, (+6) = 9
Smon: Room is 30' N-S by 20' e-w, so you can't form a blocking line
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 12, (+3) = 15
joriandrake: ooc: aren't we first due to being readied?
Prince Skylio rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 1, (+1) = 2
Prince Skylio:
joriandrake rolls 1d20 and gets: 17,
Smon: (no, you were OUT OF COMBAT)
Smon: (@Jorian)
joriandrake: ... I thought we can still ready up for things like: "If someone comes in the room or the corridor I shoot at him"
joriandrake: even out of combat
Smon: The inmates had Readied "if the door breaks, we attack them first"
joriandrake: never mind, seems I constantly mes up with the 5e rules
Smon: You would be wrong even in 3e-4e
joriandrake: but they charged in not we out.... fine, whatever
Smon: Ready is an in-combat action. Surprise & Reactions cover what you are thinking od
Smon: of
Keelia: (@Jorian - Simon's rules as GM trump any other rules anyway.)
joriandrake: that's why i said fine
Prince Skylio: zagaar accepts death
Keelia: Bright Star really wishes she had some cover to hide behind.
Smon: inmates
Smon: /roll d20+1
Smon rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 7, (+1) = 8
Keelia: That wall of bodies idea is starting to be more appealing
Prince Skylio: zagaar will serve as cover where possible
chris107:
Smon: GM: Everyone but Zagaar wins init & so could Ready if desired
Smon: But you are better off attacking first!
Smon: #17 - Thane - you advance w/in 10', attack twice, then fall back?
chris107: "Attack!"
Smon: GM: Thane - you advance w/in 10', attack twice, then fall back is the optimal pike strategy.
joriandrake: zagaar is before Thane, so for now uses a possible reaction AoO in reach then the two normal attacks, then I fall back as Gm advices
joriandrake: this allows zagaar later a chance to move back too
joriandrake: as far I know if enemy is in my reach for normal attack it also means it is in reach for my pike attack of opportunity
Smon: You don't move forward? You don't even need to Ready so what you just posted makes no sense
joriandrake: ah, i thought they are already in my reach
Smon: GM: No
joriandrake: yes, if they're out of it then I move forward for 2 attacks+ second wind then move back
Smon: ok
Smon: Thane moves forward 10', stabs
joriandrake: first attack
Smon: roll to hit x2
joriandrake rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 10, (+7) = 17
Smon: ac 12
joriandrake: 2nd
joriandrake rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 14, (+7) = 21
joriandrake: stabby stab stab x2
joriandrake Rolls 1d10+4x2 and gets:
3 (+4) = 7
3 (+4) = 7
joriandrake: and second wind (it gives jsut one additional attack, or two?)
joriandrake: I assume just one
Smon: You are thinking of Action Surge
joriandrake rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 17, (+7) = 24
Smon: gives 2 attacks
joriandrake: oh
joriandrake: yes
joriandrake: sorry, I use action surge
Smon: ok
joriandrake: and then the second surge
joriandrake rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 12, (+7) = 19
Smon: 2 hits
joriandrake: stabby x2
joriandrake Rolls 1d10+4x2 and gets:
8 (+4) = 12
10 (+4) = 14
Smon: Nice
Smon: The leading 3 inmates go down.
joriandrake: if one falls ofc next atatack on other enemy
Smon: Two dead, one badly wounded (1 hp)
Smon: Thane raises bronze shield and falls back
joriandrake: (maybe we can capture that one)
Smon: #15 - Mordred
joriandrake: (just fist him for KO)
chris107 Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
1 (+7) = 8
1 (+7) = 8
Smon: misses
Smon: Mordred hits the floor, dinking the end of his holy sword!
chris107: (Fancy stuff later I'd suggest)
chris107: "Drat!"
Smon: #9 Bright Star
Keelia: Bright Star winces as Mordred's sword lands badly. But she nocks an arrow and aims at an uninjured inmate
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 11, (+7) = 18
joriandrake: ooc: so twenty feet, this means ten enemies ahead of us, of which 3 are already down
Smon: Inmates are pouring into the room, it looks like being a back to back melee... but BS has time to loose an arrow
Smon: No Sneak looks like
Prince Skylio: brb
Smon: Could shoot the 1 hp one?
Keelia: (damn. i thought I always got sneak attack. Oh well)
joriandrake: lol
Smon: In melee you do
Keelia: sure, at the 1 hp one
Keelia rolls 1d6+4 and gets: 4, (+4) = 8
Smon: He dies
chris107:
Smon: 3 dead
joriandrake: ooc: feel free, we got other targets for capture and this one would gvet trampled dead now anyway
Keelia: She draws her sword and backs away
Smon: GM: Inmates charge at you, behind the first rank comes a huge brute in fine chain armour & sturdy shield, wielding a battle axe.
Keelia: (I don't suppose any look like lycanthropes? Just in case that sword is better than my rapier.  )
Smon: "RYTHIK! RYTHIK!" he yells.
joriandrake: "Maybe Snorri remembers that we're supposed to stand together, and can attack these in the back..." Thane wonders during battle as he steps over a body to fall back
Smon: They don't look were-y.
Keelia: (I bet he owned precious.)
joriandrake: ooc: the 3 dead ones look kinda 'were'-s
joriandrake: y
Smon: GM: In the confused melee 4 foes can attack each of you.
Smon: LOL
Smon: Thane you get a Reaction attack as the first one runs at you.
Keelia: (oh dear... Bright Star might take to her heels if it gets too painful)
Smon: No way out!
joriandrake: "COME AND GET ME!" Thane shouts and roars a battlecry (can I roll intimidation?)
Smon: Thane successfully trapped you in a do or die dead end!
Smon: (no)
Smon: roll to hit
Smon: The madmen & women seem fearless.
joriandrake: (ooc well if they all target me due to shout its still a good thing)
joriandrake rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 2, (+7) = 9
Smon: Dr Rosa would say something clever about Nixthisis induced insanity.
Smon: miss
Smon: rolling for Rythik's target
Smon: /roll d4
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 3,
Smon: Bright Star!
joriandrake: ooc: if Thane can move then he steps back to keep 10 feet distance from at least some enemies
Smon: Sorry Keelia...
chris107:
Keelia: She has uncanny dodge. She stands a small chance
Smon: The massive Madman comes at Bright Star, axe swinging...
Smon: /roll d20+6x2
Keelia: She braces herself and raises her rapier, ac 16
Smon Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
8 (+6) = 14
16 (+6) = 22
Smon: 1 hit?
joriandrake: ugh
Keelia: one hit
Smon: /roll 2d8+4
Smon rolls 2d8+4 and gets: 4, 5, (+4) = 13
Keelia: yes
Smon: 13/2=6 dmg
Keelia: ouch.
joriandrake: ... barbarian
Keelia: not the end of the world.
Smon: 3 more on BS...
Smon: /roll d20+5x3
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x3 and gets:
11 (+5) = 16
11 (+5) = 16
2 (+5) = 7
Smon: ouch
joriandrake: ...maybe it is
Smon: /roll 2d8+6
Smon rolls 2d8+6 and gets: 7, 1, (+6) = 14
Smon: 14 dmg BS
chris107: Poor Kitty
Keelia: halved?
Prince Skylio:
Smon: No, UD is 1/round
Smon: Takes your Reaction
Keelia: better than nothing.
joriandrake: "Healing potions! Star!"
Smon: 4 on Thane
Smon: /roll d20+5x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x4 and gets:
8 (+5) = 13
4 (+5) = 9
16 (+5) = 21
8 (+5) = 13
Smon: 1 hit
Smon: /roll d8+3
joriandrake: 1 hit
Smon rolls 1d8+3 and gets: 2, (+3) = 5
Smon: 5 dmg
joriandrake: k
Smon: 4 on Mordred
Smon: /roll d20+5x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x4 and gets:
19 (+5) = 24
15 (+5) = 20
2 (+5) = 7
3 (+5) = 8
chris107: ac19
Smon: 2 hits
Smon: /roll 2d8+6
Smon rolls 2d8+6 and gets: 2, 1, (+6) = 9
Smon: 9 dmg
Smon: 4 on Zagaar
chris107: 27/44
Smon: /roll d20+5x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x4 and gets:
4 (+5) = 9
13 (+5) = 18
16 (+5) = 21
17 (+5) = 22
Smon: !!!
Smon: /roll 3d8+9
Prince Skylio: 3 hits
Smon rolls 3d8+9 and gets: 6, 2, 2, (+9) = 19
Smon: 19 dmg to Zagaar as crude spears pierce hobgoblin plate!
Keelia: (you still took less damage then me  )
Prince Skylio: 25/44
Prince Skylio:
Smon: Last 2 inmates cheer from the back
Smon: Looks like none pursued the dwarves.
Smon: #2 Zagaar
joriandrake: 39 or 38 / 49, depending on damage on head was 5 or 6 earlier
Smon: (Action Surge is highly recommended!)
Prince Skylio: second wind as bonus action pls
Smon: (scroll up & check Jorian. Press AS button to stop auto-scroll)
Smon: fine zag
joriandrake: ooc: the crazies really hate catgirls, they truly are insane!
Smon: LOL
Prince Skylio: (is action surge a bonus action i cant remember sorry)
Smon: no
joriandrake: as button?
Smon: Can second wind AND action surge in 1 round
Prince Skylio: ha no worries thanks
Smon: AS
Smon: It's right there on the screen beside the Smiley face
Keelia: (next to the smiley icon)
joriandrake: yay,thanks got it
Smon:
Prince Skylio rolls 1d10+5 and gets: 9, (+5) = 14
Prince Skylio: 39/44
Prince Skylio: action surge
Smon: GM: The Inmates have 13 hp, so suggest you roll individual damage on hits
Prince Skylio Rolls 1d20+8x4 and gets:
8 (+8) = 16
20 (+8) = 28
6 (+8) = 14
8 (+8) = 16
Smon: 3 hits plus crir
joriandrake: 38/49
Prince Skylio:
Smon: crit
Smon: ZAGAAR!!
Prince Skylio rolls 3d6+5 and gets: 1, 5, 5, (+5) = 16
Smon: kill
Prince Skylio rolls 7d6+5 and gets: 1, 6, 2, 4, 2, 1, 4, (+5) = 25
Smon: kil by a lot
Prince Skylio rolls 3d6+5 and gets: 1, 2, 5, (+5) = 13
Smon: kill
Prince Skylio rolls 3d6+5 and gets: 6, 2, 6, (+5) = 19
joriandrake: ooc: do I understand correctly that this is still the first turn?
Smon: yes
Smon: (0 hp = unconscious & dying)
Smon: kill
Smon: Zagaar sweeps through the four that flung themselves at him.
Smon: The last two's eyes open wide.
joriandrake: So much happens in a short time, Thane has a hard time keeping up with all the events and the battle scene
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 3, 1, = 4
Prince Skylio: "follow that"
chris107:
Smon: Then they scream and advance on Zag
Smon: Round 2
Prince Skylio: "they really are insane"
joriandrake: ooc: ok we got a 0 hp one, will need to stabilize that one as captive
Smon: #17 Thane, you find yourself hard pressed, 4 foes stabbing at you from close range
joriandrake: no time for stabby then, swap to sword
Smon: Drop spear to avoid disadd?
Smon: ok good
joriandrake: and action surge
Prince Skylio: "i don't think they are fit for interrogation they've probably been down here swatting at invisible birds for months"
joriandrake Rolls 1d20+6x4 and gets:
14 (+6) = 20
17 (+6) = 23
11 (+6) = 17
18 (+6) = 24
Smon: 4 hits
joriandrake Rolls 1d8+3x4 and gets:
6 (+3) = 9
1 (+3) = 4
4 (+3) = 7
3 (+3) = 6
Smon: 2 at 0 hp, they fall
chris107: Bonus action to use 2nd, second wind then action surge attack.
Smon: stabbed and slashed by Thane's Ghinarian leaf blade
chris107: And Yay!
joriandrake: Thane with his word does a swift turn around himself slicing across all 4 enemies
joriandrake: sword*
Smon: You should KO 2 not wound 4 Thane!
joriandrake: yes
Smon: THane do you want to 2nd wind, or not needed?
joriandrake: right, afk again
joriandrake: circa 5 mins
Smon: #15 Mordred your go
joriandrake: it included second wind had 4 attacks
joriandrake: wait no thats surge
Smon:
Smon:
chris107 rolls 1d10+5 and gets: 1, (+5) = 6
joriandrake: i dont need wind yet
Smon: ok
joriandrake: brb
Smon: Mordred takes a deep but fetid breath...
chris107: 33/44
chris107 Rolls 1d20+7x4 and gets:
8 (+7) = 15
7 (+7) = 14
18 (+7) = 25
6 (+7) = 13
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 3, (+6) = 9
Smon: 4 hits
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 3, (+6) = 9
Smon: kill
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 2, (+6) = 8
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 8, (+6) = 14
Smon: 2nd kill
Smon: 2 left facing Mordred
chris107: "Drat!"
Smon: #9 Bright Star - ducking & dodging the attacking horde, you see the enemy have moved in to the room now, away from the doorway
Smon: With her bonus action used to Disengage she could potentially escape if she also Dashed...
Smon: Or keep fighting?
Keelia: "Bright Star will not survive a second attack. She will be back shortly to help."
chris107: "Get to safety!"
Keelia: She's going to attack the main boss. Then she's going to use bonus action of cunning action to disengage, and feline agility to run like hell.
joriandrake: ooc: even is she just gets out the room she can hide and snipe again
Smon: GM: If she does that they could catch her if they give chase
joriandrake: still turn 2?
Smon: but up to you
Smon: yes
Smon: On r2 #9
joriandrake: thanksű
Smon: hold up reading Feline Agility
Smon: ok that would give her 60' move, they could catch her if follow but could not then attack; i'd give dex+prof check to get clear
Prince Skylio: me n chris gtg @11 got things to do in the morning
Smon: ok
Keelia: going to try it
Smon: OK I think it'll work... BS roll attack
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 16, (+7) = 23
chris107: Good luck!
Smon: AC 20
Smon: hit
Keelia rolls 1d8+4 and gets: 7, (+4) = 11
Keelia rolls 3d6 and gets: 3, 6, 4, = 13
Keelia: 24 total damage.
Smon: BS stabs him in the side through the enchanted chainmail.
joriandrake: I remember reading it once but no way an expert in it, but i found this from a write of the rules https://twitter.com/jeremyecrawford/status/904881498431434752?lang=en
Keelia: Now, cunning action to disengage and feline agility to run back upstairs
Smon: Then Bright Star falls to all fours for a moment as she Dashes past the startled lunatics, bolting out the door...
Smon: roll dex+prof acrobatics bs
Smon: dc 13
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 20, (+7) = 27
Smon: LOL she is up those stairs like a Cat Outta Hell!!
chris107: Nice!
joriandrake: WOW
Keelia: Bright Star is as a moving shadow and all you see is her tail disappearing out the door
joriandrake: Flash the Cat speedster
Smon: #8 Inmates...
joriandrake: (the word is speedster, right?)
Smon: Rythik grunts in pain and surprise
Keelia: yes
Smon: /roll d3
Smon rolls 1d3 and gets: 2
Smon: Then charges at Thane...
joriandrake: Thane prepares for impact
Smon: /roll d20+6x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
10 (+6) = 16
20 (+6) = 26
Smon: crit!
joriandrake: a crit...
Smon: /roll 4d8+4
Smon rolls 4d8+4 and gets: 8, 8, 3, 7, (+4) = 30
Smon: !!!!
joriandrake: dead
chris107: Wow!
Prince Skylio: ouch
Keelia: (ouch!)
chris107: Hard lines
Smon: The great axe descends, smashing Thane's shoulder plate. He goes down.
Keelia: You're not dead, your unconscious, unless you have only 30 hp?
Keelia: *total
joriandrake: no
joriandrake: but its a crit
Smon: yes, but the rest of the inmates can stab him now...
Keelia: yes, but he's not dead yet
chris107:
joriandrake: isn't this stil ldoubled due to crit?
Smon: hm... only 9 are left.
Smon: You took 30 dmg Thane
Smon: At 0 hp you are unconscious.
joriandrake: ok I won't complain if I survive
joriandrake: I thought this was 60 damage due to double from crit
Smon: 4 attack Mordred
joriandrake: Sorry im fuzzy due to getting called twice to mom
Smon: /roll d20+5x4
Prince Skylio: ooc he's done it 4d8 instead of 2d8
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x4 and gets:
10 (+5) = 15
7 (+5) = 12
9 (+5) = 14
17 (+5) = 22
chris107: ac19
Smon: 1 hit
Smon: /roll d8+3
Smon rolls 1d8+3 and gets: 1, (+3) = 4
Smon: 4 dmg to M
Smon: 4 attack Zagaar
chris107: 29/44
Smon: /roll d20+5x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x4 and gets:
1 (+5) = 6
3 (+5) = 8
4 (+5) = 9
19 (+5) = 24
Smon: 1 hit
Smon: /roll d8+3
Smon rolls 1d8+3 and gets: 8, (+3) = 11
Smon: 11 dmg to Zag
Prince Skylio: 28/44
Smon: A shrieking madwoman stabs at the fallen Thane...
Smon: /roll d20+5x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x2 and gets:
13 (+5) = 18
19 (+5) = 24
chris107:
Smon: hit, auto crit, 2 failed death saves
Smon: (using standard dying rules now Chris)
joriandrake: wsait if i had 9 left why auto crit?
joriandrake: wait*
Keelia: 
Smon: I thought you were at 0 since you kept telling me that
Keelia: (how many hp do you have?)
Smon: I would have had 4 attack you if you were still up, sheesh
joriandrake: it was my mistake because I thought the 30 damage was doubled to 60 stil l due to crit
Keelia: (before this attack after the -30)
joriandrake: as discussed above
joriandrake: 9
Keelia: (Simon will double the dice, you don't need to double the number)
joriandrake: 39 out of 49 minus 30 then 9
joriandrake: THane was still barely standing
Smon: OK I'm going to say you fell to the ground thinking you were dying, were attacked with advtg and take a crit but starting at 9 hp
Smon: /roll 2d8+3
joriandrake: sorry for all the confusion caused
Smon rolls 2d8+3 and gets: 4, 7, (+3) = 14
Smon: You take 14 dmg and go down at 0 hp.
joriandrake: ok
joriandrake: ok
chris107: Half orc
Smon: #2 Zagaar!!
Prince Skylio:
chris107: can choose to go to 1HP?
joriandrake: ooc: makes sense as far the scene goes, the force of that one critical attack was so much Thane went down from it before dying
Prince Skylio: second wind + action surge
Smon: ok
Prince Skylio rolls 1d10+5 and gets: 5, (+5) = 10
joriandrake: ooc: question: if I go to 1 then next attack means I still dont die but go to 0?
Prince Skylio: 38/44
Smon: Er yeah.
joriandrake: thanks chris
Smon: Bloody half orcs
Prince Skylio Rolls 1d20+8x4 and gets:
10 (+8) = 18
8 (+8) = 16
20 (+8) = 28
18 (+8) = 26
Prince Skylio:
joriandrake: yes I choose that then, Thane still on one kneee barely able to fight
chris107:
Prince Skylio rolls 1d6+5 and gets: 3, (+5) = 8
Prince Skylio: oops typo
Prince Skylio rolls 2d6 and gets: 3, 6, = 9
Prince Skylio: 17
Smon: kill
joriandrake: ooc: half-orcs are quite useful
Prince Skylio rolls 3d6+5 and gets: 4, 2, 1, (+5) = 12
Smon: no kill!! :-O
Prince Skylio rolls 7d6+5 and gets: 5, 3, 3, 6, 3, 4, 1, (+5) = 30
Prince Skylio rolls 3d6+5 and gets: 3, 6, 1, (+5) = 15
Smon: kill, kill
Smon: 3 kills
Keelia: (zagaar smash!
chris107: Yay!
joriandrake: when is Thane's turn? I missed the sequence due to having to leave room earlier
Smon: The herd is definitely thinning out
Prince Skylio: 
Smon: Next round
Smon: #17 Thane
Smon: The giant madman blinks in surprise as Thane rises from his knees...
Smon: "But you're DEAD!"
joriandrake: bonus action second wind
Smon: Red-rimmed eyes glare at Thane over a bushy filthy beard.
joriandrake: "If the god of Death can die, we can choose not to!"
Smon: Rotten teeth, fetid breath.
Smon: "NO!"
Smon: GM Thane has Inspiration
joriandrake rolls 1d10+5 and gets: 8, (+5) = 13
Smon: (can reroll any one d20)
joriandrake: this was second wind once
Smon: ok 13 back
Smon: Who does Thane attack?
Smon: Leader first or madwoman?
joriandrake: Thane now 21/49
Smon: You went from 1 to 21 w 1 second wind?
joriandrake: Leader, but queastion: is it a normal action to pick pike again, and is the leader in proper distance?
joriandrake: wait no
Keelia: how did you get from 1+13 to 21?
joriandrake: sorry I forgot 1
Smon: He is adjacent and your pike is under piles of bodies
joriandrake: 14/49
11:05pm  2018-1-20 Prince Skylio Has exited the room
chris107: Kyle's computer just died. He's asked me to roll for him.
Smon: ok
joriandrake: well this means I can't use my tactic to poke and move, so I have to use sword
joriandrake: and I'm out of surges
Smon: 2 attacks then, at who?
joriandrake rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 17, (+6) = 23
joriandrake: leader
Smon: YOU HAVE TO DECLARE TARGET BEFORE ROLLING
joriandrake rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 1, (+6) = 7
Smon: Since ACs are 12 & 20 there is an obvious conflict of interest
joriandrake: Smon: Who does Thane attack? Smon: Leader first or madwoman? joriandrake: Thane now 21/49 joriandrake: Leader, but queastion:
Smon: ok
Smon: you confuse me
Smon: 1 hit
joriandrake: don't worry I do myself too
Smon:
joriandrake rolls 1d8+3 and gets: 8, (+3) = 11
Smon: roll dmg
Smon: He staggers back, catching 2nd blow on shield
Smon: #15 Mordred
joriandrake: ooc: I was fully focused on the game, rushed down for coffe, drank it, like a syrup, then my concentration got messed up when i got called over
chris107: Final action surge
Smon: ok
chris107 Rolls 1d20+7x4 and gets:
6 (+7) = 13
11 (+7) = 18
9 (+7) = 16
3 (+7) = 10
Smon: 3 hits
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 2, (+6) = 8
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 2, (+6) = 8
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 8, (+6) = 14
Smon: 1 kill
Smon: 2 kill
Smon: Only 4 left plus leader
Smon: #9 Halfway up the stairs, BS runs into the dwarves.
Smon: Snorri: "Oh, hail there my furry friend!"
Keelia: she calls out for them to stop.
Smon: They stop. "All the others dead?"
joriandrake: ooc: is inspiration usable at any time, now or in two weeks?
Keelia: "The others live. They need your weapons. They have killed many of the enemy but need help."
Smon: yes by the rules
Smon: Snorri sighs. "Fraid you'd say that... Lead on, McDuff!"
Smon: GM: The dwarves descend the steps at half speed whereas BS can go up & down at full speed
Keelia: Did I use my full 60 feet getting to them? With Fancy footwork I have no movement this round.
joriandrake: ooc: Star can use the time to drink a potion while getting back
Smon: No you only used 20' that round
Keelia: not fancy footwork, feline agility
joriandrake: fancy footwork
Smon: BS leads the dwarves back down stairs to the entry hall.
Keelia: In this round I have no movement under the rules, so Bright Star will encourage them to go ahead while she drinks a potion?
Keelia: Unless I can retcon feline agility, my normal speed would have gotten me there.
Smon: You can move normally this round BS, you just can't recharge FA until you take a 1 round catnap (0 move)
Keelia: OK! I understand.
Smon: #8 Inmates
Smon: Madwoman stabs at Thane
Keelia: Bright Star leads them back
Smon: /roll d20+5
Smon rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 8, (+5) = 13
Smon: miss
Smon: Rythik yells and swings at Thane
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 16, (+6) = 22
Smon: hit
Smon: /roll 2d8+4
Smon rolls 2d8+4 and gets: 3, 3, (+4) = 10
Smon: Still up!
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 17, (+6) = 23
Smon: hit...
Smon: /roll 2d8+4
Smon rolls 2d8+4 and gets: 3, 4, (+4) = 11
Smon: Thane goes down (for real) at 0 hp
joriandrake: yep
chris107: Ouch
Smon: The last 3 are attacking Zag & Mor
Smon: /roll d2
Smon rolls 1d2 and gets: 2
Smon: 2 on Mordred
joriandrake: (but it meant I gave others one more turn)
Smon: /roll d20+5x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x2 and gets:
9 (+5) = 14
15 (+5) = 20
Smon: 1 hit
Smon: /roll d8+3
Smon rolls 1d8+3 and gets: 4, (+3) = 7
Smon: 7 dmg
Smon: 1 on Zag
Smon: /roll d20+5
Smon rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 16, (+5) = 21
Smon: hit...
chris107: 22/44
Smon: /roll d8+3
Smon rolls 1d8+3 and gets: 6, (+3) = 9
chris107: ac18
Smon: 9 dmg to Zagaar
chris107: 29/44
Smon: #2 Zagaar
chris107: Z saves his last action surge for the boss and attacks normaly
Smon: Zagaar notices a madwoman unlevering Thane's helm to stab him in the face...
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
4 (+8) = 12
10 (+8) = 18
Smon: While Rythik readies his axe to decapitate the half orc
Smon: AC 12 2 hits
chris107 rolls 3d6+5 and gets: 6, 4, 6, (+5) = 21
chris107 rolls 3d6+5 and gets: 3, 5, 5, (+5) = 18
Smon: kills his last attacker
Smon: Kills 1 on Mordred?
chris107: Mordred at #15?
Smon: yes
chris107: Z can kill the madwoman instead?
Smon: Sure
Smon: Zagaar races over, smashes the madwoman
Smon: Rythik looks up...
Smon: Could Surge & attack him?
chris107: Then M will attack Rythik on 16 in an attempt to stop him chopping up Thane
chris107: Z action surges on boss
Smon: AC 20
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
2 (+8) = 10
18 (+8) = 26
Smon: 1 hit...
chris107 rolls 3d6+5 and gets: 4, 4, 4, (+5) = 17
joriandrake: I say even if Thane dies, this battle was worthy of his name and honor
Smon: The hammer smashes into Rythik's unarmoured face, caving it in (had 15 hp)
joriandrake: (well, according to myself at least)
Smon: He goes down, dying.
chris107: Yay!
Keelia: (nice!)
joriandrake: ...
Smon: Next round #17 Thane - roll a d20 death save, pass 10+
joriandrake: wow, was he the last enemy?
Smon: no
Smon: 2 left
chris107: Who's left for m to attack?
chris107: M gets stuck in to them.
Smon: 2 madmen attacking Mordred
Smon: Thane roll a d20
joriandrake: ooc: I got two healing potions, I know Star should know of it but I don't know others know)
Smon: That's you Jorian
chris107 Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
18 (+7) = 25
10 (+7) = 17
Smon: ROLL A D20 JORIAN
joriandrake rolls 1d20 and gets: 12,
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 3, (+6) = 9
Smon: pass
joriandrake: plus whatever
Smon: no modifier
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 7, (+6) = 13
Smon: Mordred kills a madman
Smon: 1 foe left
Keelia: 
Smon:
Smon: #9 Bright Star bursts in at the head of her dwarves!!!
joriandrake: ((yeah, as Keelia points out this would deserve popcorn))
Smon: #9 BS can act
Keelia: Bow drawn, she puts an arrow in the throat of the last enemy
Smon: AC 12
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 12, (+7) = 19
Smon: can sneak
Keelia rolls 4d6+4 and gets: 1, 2, 3, 6, (+4) = 16
Smon: The madman spins and drops, arrow through his throat.
Smon: 27 mad folk lie in heaped piles.
chris107: "Thanks!"
Keelia: She hurries over to Thane, digs out one of his potions and pours it down his throat.
Smon: Thane beneath Rythik
Keelia: "Bright Star found Snorri and his Dwarves"
Smon: ok, whether or not Thane passes death save, the potion will bring him back
Smon: BS roll 2d4+2
Keelia: She shoves Rythik off to give him the potion.
Keelia rolls 2d4+2 and gets: 1, 1, (+2) = 4
Smon: Thane coughs, wakes up at 4 hp.
chris107: Nice!
Smon: Snorri looks over the mounds of corpses. "Remind me nae'er tae get on yer bad side!"
Keelia: Bright Star considers the others. "You are all well?"
joriandrake: "So.... what di I miss?" Thane asks as he looks at Rythik's corpse besides him and caughs blood
chris107: And at that we must say good night! Thanks for the game
joriandrake: "Pretty well for a dead guy"
Smon: GM: Stopping in a mo... are you leaving the dungeon now or just short rest & patch up?
Keelia: (Night! We'll get the group somewhere safe  )
chris107: See you Tuesday morning.
Keelia: I think leaving - everyone burned their action surges and second winds
Smon: yup
joriandrake: ok, thanks fgor this epic fight, see you
Smon: Week to recharge on LR
joriandrake: I have 2 second winds
11:29pm  2018-1-20 chris107 Has exited the room
joriandrake: was unable to use more when needed
Keelia: Bright Star would like to investigate the corpses for anything of interest or anything shiny.
Smon: GM: The mad folks' children sadly look over the battlefield.
Smon: "Please don't kill us too!" says a little girl.
joriandrake: Thane uses remaining second winds to get better fighting condition and helps loot, and thanks Zaagar as he hears of the end of the leader
Smon: (they came out the east door during the battle - 8 children)
Keelia: (We will have to check with the others about whether they want a long or short rest when they log on next. Bright Star can get away with a SR but not sure about the others)
Smon: Rythik had +1 chainmail, +1 shield(!)
joriandrake: "We didn't intend to kill any of them ,they attacked us. If you don't attack us you are safe and can come with us unharmed."
joriandrake: plus 1 shield is nice
Keelia: Bright Star stares at the children, bewildered. "Be at east, kittens, Bright Star will not hurt you as long as you do not try to put a dagger in her side"
joriandrake: i dont remember chainmai lstats
Smon: AC 16 > 17 +1
Smon: Would raise your AC 2 pts
Keelia: (Bright Star gets Thane to carry the chainmail and shield)
Smon: 3 pts w +1 shield (AC 20 + defence = 21)
joriandrake: "I would like to have those if possible" Thane says "Then I could give back the loaned bronze armor"
Keelia: Bright Star looks at others. "These kits must be brought to Selatine. This is not a place for them."
Smon: The children listen to BS and back away from you.
joriandrake: "Not to mention the pleasure of using the armor of that guy"
Smon: Several are mumbling to themselves.
joriandrake: Thane nods "Kids, you can come with us and will get food, rest, new clothes and a bath"
Keelia: Bright Star nods at Thane's request. "Keep them. Come now, little ones. This is no place for tiny tails."
joriandrake: "Wait a Moment"
Smon: DC 22 Purr-suasion check!
joriandrake: Thane also tries to persuade the kids
Smon: You did just slaughter their parents, plus they're insane-ish...
Smon: OK can both roll
Keelia rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 18, (+5) = 23
Smon: !!!!
Keelia: yes!
joriandrake rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 18, (+2) = 20
Keelia: soft kitty, warm kitty.
joriandrake: soft orky, bloody orky
Smon: BS wins their trust... soon they are petting her soft silky fur and smiling happily.
Keelia: (Dr Rosa can probably do something about the insanity)
joriandrake: (hopefully)
joriandrake: I check whom of the adults we can save
Smon: GM: You can successfully herd the kitts back out of Stonehell.
joriandrake: there were a couple unconscious and not auto-dead
Smon: /roll d20x3
Smon Rolls 1d20x3 and gets:
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
Smon: all died, sorry!
Keelia: She gets the dwarves to lead the way, the children in the middle, and the rest to bring up the rear.
Smon: (10+ to have survived)
joriandrake: well, okay
Smon: GM: The goblins greet you as you return to level 1.
joriandrake: Thane cuts off the head of the leader once the kids leave with Star, and catches up
Smon:
joriandrake: hiding it ofc
Keelia: She thanks them for the assistance and ushers everyone back.
Smon: GM: The inmates only had a few copper trinkets worth 10gp total
joriandrake: "We're tired, we will discuss thigns later, we won though." Thane says tired to the goblins
Smon: The goblins nod, looking warily at Zagaar Rat-Biter.
Smon: Mreggle: "We glad you won."
joriandrake: "He was actually very useful." Thane looks at Zagaar with newfound respect
Keelia: When they eventually get to Selatine, she will request Dr Rosa's assistance with the children and will apologise for not making further headway on the map.
Smon: Back at Selatine that night, Rosa listens sympathetically.
joriandrake: ((Irony that Chris saved my live with Zagaar on auto-pilot))
Smon: Rosa: "Well I'm an Archaeologist not a Psychotherapist, but I'll do my best!"
joriandrake: At Selatine I return the loaned bronze armor to 'wonder woman'
joriandrake: and present the head of the leader
joriandrake: (not when kids there)
Smon: Epicaste: "You have done well, Soldier Thane. "
Smon: Epicaste regards the head with distaste. "Vuthrik might appreciate that..."
Keelia: Bright Star looks at Dr Rosa. "Anything that can be done is better than leaving them there. It may be too late for them, but I hope not. Kittens deserve a chance."
joriandrake: This was a team effort my lady"
Keelia: "The madness may not have gotten them yet."
Smon: Rosa to BS: "There is a temple up in the hills, with powerful priests. They might be able to help these children if Lady Vex cannot."
Keelia: *Bright Star hopes not
joriandrake: "Everyone deserves a chance, sadly the fighters all died, we might've been able to cure them too."+
Smon: Rosa: "I'll talk with Jana (Lady Vex). Her god Apollo-Mitra has granted her considerable power, recently. She may be able to Restore them."
joriandrake: "They would've been a valuable asset to Selatine"
Keelia: Bright Star will arrange the children to be brought to the temple if Lady Vex cannot do anything for them. Then she goes to check on Precious.
Smon: OOC Jana hit Cleric-5 recently so has level 3 spell slots.
Keelia: Nice!
Smon: Precious is being fed yellow cheese by Calyakka the cook in the Villa kitchen, looking plumper & sleeker than ever.
joriandrake: Thane talks to Star before she leaves. "You did a great job today Bright STar. I'M honored to fight alongside you. Or wherever you shoot from"
joriandrake: "and thank you"
Keelia: Bright Star thanks Dr Rosa for the help.
Keelia: She nods to Thane. "Your skills are impressive. Bright Star is glad to have you adventure with her. She hopes you will continue to help with the task set by Dr Rosa."
joriandrake: I also say my good byes to the ladies, get bandaged up
joriandrake: "I serve Selatine, and this includes you both" THane smiles
Keelia: Bright Star will retreat off to her room at least for the night to rest and recover somewhat. They may return to the dungeon on the morrow or the following week.
Smon: GM: BS consulting with Lady Vex next day, she agrees to try Remove Curse on the children.
Keelia: Bright Star is very pleased with that and thanks Lady Vex profusely.
Smon: "May it be Apollo's will..."
joriandrake: with the two additional second winds Thane not only survived this but kinda recovers quicker than expected I assume. I will visit Vuthrik and tell her of the battle
joriandrake: ofc as normal for warriors I will paint it a bit with more flourish in the story
Smon: GM: Next day as the sun of Apollo rises over the eastern ocean, Lady Vex tries to Un-curse the little girl...
Smon: Caster check d20+6...
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 13, (+6) = 19
Smon: Yes!
Smon:
Keelia: Bright Star waits for news
joriandrake: nice
Keelia: Yeah!
Smon: Lady Vex: "The child is sleeping. The power of the Evil over her is broken. I will tend to the others..."
joriandrake: Thane asks his mom if she could help with the kids too, there is a shepard's estate and maybe has enough place for them
joriandrake: They might also be in the future part of the settlement plan
Smon: GM: DC 15 to break the Nixthisis insanity... One check for all of them; over the next week or two Vex is able to restore the minds of the lost children, though raised in madness they have much recovering to do.
Keelia: Bright Star purrs with happiness. "Bright Star thanks you, Lady Vex. She is very pleased that you could save the little ones."
Smon: Jana nods and smiles at Bright Star. "Apollo saved them... I am His vessel."
joriandrake: That's why I considered Thane's healer mom as a good option for a new 'orphanage', GM decides ofc
Keelia: Bright Star sends word to her companions in the other adventuring parties to keep an eye out for children and if any are rescued, bring them to Lady Vex, as she may be able to save them.
Smon: OOC Jana is about my oldest NPC, she started early 2013 in 1e AD&D.
joriandrake: It's great the curse is broken but they need shelter, food, upbringing
joriandrake: nice
Keelia: (go Jana!)
joriandrake: I only ever had a single npc older than 5 years
Smon: Jana: "I will have them work for Selatine. They will receive food and shelter."
Smon: "With the recent troubles, we have housing to spare."
Smon: OOC Jana went to Golarion - Sandpoint, a place you know well Keelia
Keelia: Bright Star will leave the decision on the children's future to Jana and Dr Rosa. She is not particularly maternal and does not know how to care for human children at all. Knowing that their future is secure and safe under Jana and Dr Rosa, she is pleased
Keelia: Ah yes, I know Sandpoint
Smon: Luckily for her the Sage guy helped her get back to Wilderlands before the goblins burned it down...
Keelia: She had a lucky escape
joriandrake: Then these two can talk in a language that almost no one else understands on this world
Smon: Yeah, all the PCs (including her ex boyfriend Lance) died but Jana survived
Smon: From being exiled by her brother Hytirus, now she rules in his placde!
Keelia: Bright Star hasn't been to Sandpoint but my previous character, Quillax has
Keelia: Go, Jana!