Talaxakan breaks off from mountain troll fighting on level 5 to head upstairs and check out the wizard lab on level 3, running into Bright Star & Mordred.
Encounter Small Men, Bugbears & Kobolds before Bright Star returns home.
Talaxakan meets up with Browneye the Ranger from Level 5 and together they join with other adventurers
arriving on level 3, including Featherblade, to continue investigating the Hexperiment, before returning to
level 5 via a long stair. They secure the old Yig temple on 5, then Talaxakan rejoins the other group on level 5.
Through a strange time anomaly it seems almost no time has passed...
Bright Star, Mordred & Talaxakan:
Smon: (ok back) GM: There are rumours in Selatine a massive wizard's laboratory area has been discovered on level 3.
Smon: Dr Rosa thinks it may be the former residence of the Plated Mage.
Smon: Since Mordred is Very Wise, Dr Rosa asks him if he could investigate it if possible.
chris107: Recently returned Mordred (who seems a little queer following his recent experience) is very excited by this. He's looking at setting up research facilities in his home and can't wait to see what is there.
chris107: He also heard that there's something there that makes one smarter...
chris107: (Needs to send out messages to wizards for and wide to obtain the Blur spell too.)
chris107: (as he's only a few hundred XP from level 8 when he can learn 1 spell of any school )
Keelia: Bright Star is happy to tag along
chris107: What do we know of this Plated Mage?
Smon: Indeed, Talaxakan reported having his intelligence greatly expanded by an arcane device in the level 3 lab. To get there Rosa recommends going Quiet Halls > stairway to Reptile House > big elevator to level 3. The gargoyles that guarded access to #3 have been destroyed.
Smon: (You can learn Blur by your own research at level 8 by my reading)
7:47am 2018-9-08 DESTROYERBILL Has entered the room
Smon: The Plated Mage is reportedly a powerful once-human wizard rumoured to lair deep in Stonehell.
DESTROYERBILL: hello everyone
Smon: Now he is a massive machine.
chris107: "I haven't had chance to thank you properly for.. for bringing me back, Bright Star. So thank you." Mordred gives a rare shy smile.
chris107: Morning Bill
chris107: "Talaxaken, what can you tell me about this mind expanding machine?"
Smon: GM: I'm starting you guys off separately as follows: Mordred & Bright Star head across the Selatine Plane to Stonehell, say hello to Mreggle and head down to the former Yig temple/lizardman lair on level 2.
chris107: cool
Keelia: hi bill
Smon: They locate the elevator without incident but see it is currently ascending!
DESTROYERBILL: hi
Smon: The elevator stops at level 3 100' below - on it they can just make out the familiar bulky form of Talaxakan.
Smon: /roll d20+10
Smon rolls 1d20+10 and gets: 17, (+10) = 27
chris107: "Good morning Talaxakan."
chris107: Shouts Mordred
DESTROYERBILL: hello mordred
chris107: "Can you bring the lift up here for us?"
Smon: Talakakan you have just ascended from level 4 on your personal mission to investigate the hexperiment.
Smon: Talaxakan brings the lift up, soon joining the others on level 2.
chris107: "I hear you discovered a brain expanding machine and a wizard's laboratory?"
DESTROYERBILL: lets go to level 3 becouse there are great machines that increase your power
chris107: "Dr. Rosa will be delighted!"
DESTROYERBILL: but theres a risk to be turned stupid
chris107: Mordred joins the Dragonborn Eldritch Knight in the lift.
chris107: "Oh."
Keelia: Bright Star hums thoughtfully. "How stupid?"
chris107: "Then I dare not risk such a thing. Selatine needs me."
DESTROYERBILL: you cant think talk do anything
Smon: GM: The lift descends to level 3 with much grinding and clanking...
chris107: "You were brave indeed to take such a risk."
Keelia: "That is stupid. And perhaps Mordred is correct in not risking this," she agrees.
DESTROYERBILL: i risked it and i gained power
Keelia: "Can the stupid be undone?"
chris107: "Was there any sign of this Plated Mages spell books or books of research materials?"
Keelia: "If it goes wrong?"
DESTROYERBILL: most likley with the help of magic
Keelia: "Bright Star is mildly tempted..."
DESTROYERBILL: there are more machines i hear that may be less detramental
chris107: "Did you encounter any dangers?"
DESTROYERBILL: skelaton monkeys
Smon: The lift comes to rest at level 3. A 10' landing to south opens into a hexagonal chamber 30' across with exit arches to east and west. There are 4 pedestals and the destroyed remains of several gargoyles.
chris107: "Hmmmmm... were they very dangerous?"
Keelia: "Skeleton monkeys?"
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 3,
chris107: (Should I start mapping here? I have on my smart new reading spectacles )
Smon: yes please
Keelia: (Yay for new spectacles! )
DESTROYERBILL: no they were super easy to kill
DESTROYERBILL: but a nasty bite
Keelia: "Bright Star has not had good experiences with the undead. She would prefer to stand behind one of you should we encounters these creatures."
chris107: okay, mapstarted
chris107: "That will be my duty, Bright Star. Amala had a word with me about it whilst I was... you know.. there."
chris107: He wiggles his fingers in the air to demonstrate another place.
Keelia: Bright Star rests a hand on his shoulder briefly.
Smon: The west passage runs 10' w then turns s. The east passage runs 30' then turns n, with a side passage in s wall after 10'.
Keelia: She then claps her hands together. "Let us look for this Plated Mage."
Smon: sorry correction on west passage
chris107: arrggh
chris107: (serves me right for mapping in pen )
Smon: Looking closer it runs w 40' before turning south, with a side passage n after 20'
chris107: "Yes, lets!"
DESTROYERBILL: ive met the plated mage twice
Smon: (sorry - always use pencil!)
Keelia: "Could he still talk? Being turned into a machine?"
DESTROYERBILL: i hear you have stone to flesh poitons mordred
chris107: (no worries, all altered)
chris107: "I do indeed, would you like one?"
Smon: The east passage looks well used, looking down it you can see bones scattered on the ground, remains of several bugbears and a human; they are mostly stripped clean of flesh. There are fragments of armour and bugbear weapons too.
DESTROYERBILL: not yet
chris107: "I made them myself you know?"
DESTROYERBILL: i know
DESTROYERBILL: he can still talk he is very nice actually
chris107: "Which way would you suggest Talaxakan? You've been here before."
Smon: GM: Talaxakan roll int
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 18, (+4) = 22
chris107: +4?! Wow it has made you smart
DESTROYERBILL: yep
Smon: Talaxakan you recall that the wizard's lab was down the east tunnel and turn right, the screamy room is first.
DESTROYERBILL: lets go down there
chris107: Mordred follows the clever Dragonborn.
Smon: From the screamy room it's south to the brain machine and monkey skeletons or east to the lenses then south to the Hexperiment, the vast complex of circular rooms that seem to harness vast arcane energies.
DESTROYERBILL: strength 20 con 18 int 19 pretty good
Keelia: Bright Star trots along after them.
chris107: Wow!
Smon: GM: You go east then south
chris107: I thought I'd rolled well
DESTROYERBILL: i got good rolls
Keelia: those are very good rolls!
DESTROYERBILL: got 16 on str 16 on con 14 on int
DESTROYERBILL: macheine gave me +5
Smon: You come out into a chamber 20' n-s 30' e-w lined with wardrobes, most open. Doors to south and east. An unseen voice screams! "AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
chris107: and lots of levels for the rest?
DESTROYERBILL: dont worry its just a borring old aalarm
Keelia: Bright Star twitches and draws her bow. "What screams?"
Keelia: "Ah."
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 3,
Smon: The scream subsides.
DESTROYERBILL: well i get to 18 with being dragon born add statt bost =20 and a stat boost on con
chris107: "Most alarming."
DESTROYERBILL: gets to 18
chris107: Nice!
DESTROYERBILL: i have wisdom 14
DESTROYERBILL: i rolled 12 but sat on a magic chair of yig that gave me a boost to wisdom
DESTROYERBILL: rolled a 15 on dex
DESTROYERBILL: and worst is a 12 on chrisma
chris107: Quite the character.
DESTROYERBILL: also we tern left here
chris107: "Which way, Talaxakan?"
Smon: Talaxakan leads the others through the left/east door.
DESTROYERBILL: to the machine of altamute intellagince
chris107: Mordred goes through the eastern door
Smon: sorry
Smon: T actually opens the south door
Smon: He said left IRL sorry
Smon: The south door opens into the Laboratory...
Keelia:
chris107: no probs, south it is.
DESTROYERBILL: the machine of intellagince
chris107: Dimensions please?
DESTROYERBILL: it could make you stupid or it could make you etremley smart
Smon: Cages of various sizes; huge machine; slabs with restraints; faint smell of primates... the room is vast, 30' e-w by 40' n-s w door at s end of w wall.
Smon: The machine device comes from
the Mad Scientist school of design: weird antennae,
metal caps connected to wires, and metal slabs with
restraints.
chris107: "Were the monkey skeletons in these cages?"
Smon: There are lots of switches and dials.
DESTROYERBILL: no in the room next door
chris107: Mordred drools just a little.
chris107: "Oh my."
DESTROYERBILL: if you want to sit on the slab to begian the prosses
chris107: "Would this fit into your magical bag, Bright Star?"
Smon: It appears to have two primary settings - "Mental Transfer" and "Brain Amplification" - it is currently set to BA.
Smon: It's about 12' across and 7' high.
Keelia: Bright Star looks at her bag and then all the machinery. "probably not. At least not in one trip."
chris107: "That's a shame. We could learn much from such stuff."
chris107: Mordred is already imagining the wonderful machine humming away in his basement.
chris107: "I dare not risk destroying my brain. Amala has plans she needs me to fulfill."
DESTROYERBILL: magic will fix you if it goes bad
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 2,
DESTROYERBILL: you wont die
Smon: Looks like the monsters are sleeping late today.
Keelia: Bright Star shrugs. "You can try it on Bright Star if you promise to fix her if she becomes stupid."
chris107: "Of course. At least we will try our best."
DESTROYERBILL: we arent sure if there is a way theres just a probably
DESTROYERBILL: theres never a certain
Keelia: Bright Star squints at him. "Just a probably?"
DESTROYERBILL: yeah
Keelia: Bright Star frowns. "Very well. Promise you will try very hard."
DESTROYERBILL: do you know any high level wizards or clerics by any chance
Smon: OOC Restoration is a level 5 spell BTW
chris107: "I'm afraid I don't. Well just that tart who came to Selatine last year. Such a floozy!"
DESTROYERBILL: mordred youre in a good politcal state is there a chane you could get dyson to do it
Keelia: "We know Danor. He is a cleric, but not strong enough to resurrect yet."
chris107: "Hmmm. I never met the Grand Dragon. A shame. He could show us so much."
DESTROYERBILL: yeah
chris107: "Didn't he go off with the Bronzes?"
DESTROYERBILL: you hear a black son assasion killed him you cant amagine someone that powerful
chris107: "Awfully vulgar people. No class. New money you know?"
chris107: Mordred inspects the machinery avidly
DESTROYERBILL: you know that the scandics slaughtered the overlords fleets
chris107: "So where do we plug Bright Star in?"
DESTROYERBILL: just on the correct slab hook her up and sh will be fine
chris107: "I heardthe sad news, yes. It does not bode well for those of us here in the south."
DESTROYERBILL: but fist what kind of person are you bright star
Smon: GM: There are two canted slabs with restraints and silvery metal skull caps with curly wires to attach to head.
DESTROYERBILL: its important for the calabrations
Smon: T can identify the correct slab and has the dials set for int augment although there are some seemingly random calibration dials.
DESTROYERBILL: can i make a arcana check to figure out what those random dials do
Smon: yup
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 15, (+7) = 22
chris107: Mordred assists
Keelia: Bright Star blinks. "What do you mean, "What kind of person"? Bright Star likes shinies and sneaks very well. She is also tabaxi."
Smon: GM: T can calibrate the dials for humanoid female
chris107:
Keelia: (not a bad roll )
Smon: There is a setting dial for human - primate - canid... felid!
Smon: GM: OK is BS going through with it? T can recalibrate, giving a bonus on the roll.
DESTROYERBILL: there we go on feline humanoid woman
Keelia: Bright Star holds out her hands for the skull cap.
Smon: BS has to lie on the slab, have the silver cap attached & the restraints so she's secure as the thaumaturgic energy flows.
chris107: "Good luck, my friend."
DESTROYERBILL: i attach you to the slab
chris107: Mordred looks on, wide eyed.
DESTROYERBILL: mordred you need to pull the lever when i say
Smon: T attaches BS securely to the slab, cap on head.
Keelia: Bright Star decides to remove all things metal first
Smon:
chris107:
DESTROYERBILL: ill make sure all the calabrations are in order
Smon: You need to pull lever to charge it, then press a big red button to release the charge.
chris107: Fab!
chris107: Mordred is more than a little in love with this machine
Smon: GM: It's ready...
DESTROYERBILL: mordred pull the lever
DESTROYERBILL: cakle cakle cakle
DESTROYERBILL: its a smart
chris107: Mordred does so. With relish!
DESTROYERBILL: its a smart
Smon: Purple tinged white lightning corruscates from the diodes! Your hair/fur stands on end as a thrumming fills the room.
DESTROYERBILL: i press the button
chris107: "Oh my!"
Smon: Thaumaturgic energies course through Bright Star!
Smon: Keelia roll a d6, deduct 1 for the recalibration, lower the better.
Keelia rolls 1d6-1 and gets: 1, (-1) = 0
Smon: Total Success!
chris107: Yay!
Smon: You guys got 2 1s in a row!
Keelia: yay!
DESTROYERBILL: yes my calabrations were a sucsess
Keelia:
Smon: BS feels her mind expanding...
Smon: Roll d6+1 for INT gain BS.
Keelia rolls 1d6+1 and gets: 5, (+1) = 6
chris107: Very nice!
Keelia:
Smon: Permanent +6 INT BS
DESTROYERBILL: i rolled 4+1 +5 on my one
chris107: That's brilliant!
Keelia: Whoo-hoo!!
DESTROYERBILL: even better on the second try
DESTROYERBILL: whats your int now
Keelia: (that brings her from 10 / + 0 to 15 / +2
chris107:
Smon: Was +6 so 16 (+3)
DESTROYERBILL: you mean 16
DESTROYERBILL: +3
Keelia: Oh, even better!!
DESTROYERBILL: mordred you want to try
chris107: We aren't going to get lucky three times in a row...
DESTROYERBILL: i work on the calabrations for a humanoid male
Keelia: "Bright Star would appreciate being let up so she can fix her fur."
chris107: But go on!
Smon: T unstraps BS
chris107: Mordred assists the smarty cat.
Smon: Then turns back to his calibrations...
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 20, (+7) = 27
chris107: (Can M give an assist to the roll?)
chris107: guess he doesn't need to
DESTROYERBILL: i calabrate perfectley
Smon: T crits on the recalibration & finely tunes it for Avalonian male - human with just a smidgin of fish
chris107: haha
Keelia: (That's a pretty damn good roll )
chris107: M hops up on the table, worrying a little that the silver cap may mess up his hair.
chris107: and takes the same precautions as BS
Smon: T straps in M to the canted slab
DESTROYERBILL: i attach him to the table
DESTROYERBILL: this time bright star you pull the lever
DESTROYERBILL: pull the lever
DESTROYERBILL: bright star pull the lever
Keelia: She pulls it
Smon: Purple lightning flashes....
chris107: Mordred crosses his fingers.
DESTROYERBILL: i push the button
Smon: A red warning light blinks
Smon: /roll d4
Smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 1,
chris107: a little wee escapes
Smon: BOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
Keelia: Bright Star's ears flick back.
Smon: The machine explodes, enveloping you all in lightning and debris...
chris107:
Smon: /roll 8d6
Smon rolls 8d6 and gets: 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 2, 5, = 22
Smon: 22 dmg, BS & T can DEX save DC 15 for half
Keelia: bright star has evasion.
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 8, (+8) = 16
chris107: 38/60HP
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 20, (+2) = 22
Smon: BS dodges under a side table as debris rains down around her.
Keelia: "It might fit in Bright Star's bag now," she says into the following silence.
chris107:
Smon: T avoids the worst of it.
Smon: M is left sitting in the ruins of the great machine.
Smon: Hair scorched, face blackened.
DESTROYERBILL: can i make an arcana check to see what happaned
chris107: "My hair?!"
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 18, (+7) = 25
Smon: Looks like the machine short circuited.
DESTROYERBILL: but why
chris107: Ah well, does M seem to have suffered any mental imparment?
Smon: Possibly corrosion in the diodes or power cables. Not adequate to handling the immense energies required.
Keelia: BRB two minutes
Smon: M is feeling a bit dazed but not feebleminded, no INT damage.
chris107: Two positive outcomes is cool. Mordred would have been insufferable with a 23 Intelligence
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 2,
DESTROYERBILL: lets have a short rest shall we
Smon: The room is now hazy with smoke, there are a couple small fires in the ruins of the machine.
chris107: "A good idea. I'll try sort this mess out."
chris107: "Perhaps we should return to near the lift?"
DESTROYERBILL: lets go to the sleeping qarters of the wizard
chris107: "Lead on." M puts out the fires if he can
DESTROYERBILL: lets go to the salon its a bit scorched but it will do
DESTROYERBILL: we got hit by two fire balls in there
chris107: (Which directions please?)
Keelia: back
Smon: T leads the group back north through wardrobe room to the intersection then east. Tunnel turns n 10' to a door which opens into the burnt out ruins of a once sumptuous salon.
Smon: Salon is 30' n-s by 20' e-w with door in n wall opposite, both doors at e end of walls.
Smon: What were divans, stuffed chairs, bookshelves crammed with tomes... all Fireballed to oblivion.
chris107: "What fireballed you?"
Keelia: "Pity about the books," Bright Star comments offhandedly, examining the remains of the room
DESTROYERBILL: a wizard we killed
chris107: Mordred too is sad about the loss of books.
DESTROYERBILL: hey i have his spell book here
chris107: "Did this wizard have any spell books?"
chris107: "Ah!"
Smon: BS also finds the burned remains of a bedroll on one of the destroyed divans.
Smon: GM: You settle for a short rest.
chris107: M will take firt watch.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 6,
Smon: As Mordred is keeping guard...
chris107:
Smon: /roll d10
Smon rolls 1d10 and gets: 10,
DESTROYERBILL: the spells were charm person, mage armour,shield,invisabilatey,mirror image,hold person,fireball
chris107: Mirror Image!
Smon: The north door quietly opens, and he sees himself looking at a Small Man, about 4' tall, in simple smock.
DESTROYERBILL: yep
Smon: /roll 2d4
Smon rolls 2d4 and gets: 3, 1, = 4
DESTROYERBILL: who are yu
Smon: 3 more behind him.
DESTROYERBILL: you
chris107: "Hello, sir. May we help you?"
Keelia: Bright Star is busy contemplating new thoughts but looks up at their voices.
Smon: BS & M recognise them - the creatures that were making Geo-Metry on level 2! T recognises them as the same sort of creatures he saw dead in a dormitory just north of here.
DESTROYERBILL: can i make arcana check to see if their magical
Keelia: (Are these the same small men that were drawing protective symbols?_
Smon: The Small Man looks at you with sad eyes.
Keelia: "Bright Star remembers you. You were drawing Geo-Metry!"
chris107: "Oh dear, come in. Are you okay?"
DESTROYERBILL: what happaned to you guys why so glum
Smon: The Small Men don't speak, but one turns and points north, back through the doorway.
Smon: Another takes a piece of charred wood and starts making a charcoal sketch on the floor.
chris107: "You want us to go look?"
Keelia: Bright Star moves closer to see what the sketch is.
Smon: It depicts huge bestial humanoids crushing small humanoid forms.
Smon: BS roll Nature (INT)
chris107: "The little boy, he fell down the well?"
DESTROYERBILL: can i make an insght check to see if their trying to lead us in to a trap
Keelia rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 8, (+3) = 11
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 6, (+2) = 8
chris107: "Some horrid monster is attacking your people? The Mountain Trolls perhaps?"
Smon: Their faces look odd, as if sculpted from rougher clay.
Smon: They shake heads at M and point to the drawing. To BS the figures look big and hairy, maybe 7' tall if the SMs are to scale at 4'.
chris107: "Bugbears!"
Keelia: Beastial Men. Gnolls? "Bright Star saw Bugbear skeletons earlier. Are these the same beastial men?"
Smon: The first SM does 5 dash lines besides the horrid brutes.
Smon: They look to M and nod.
chris107: "Five of them."
Smon: They nod again.
Keelia: "We should assist."
Smon: They nod.
chris107: (Who needs dice rolls? Mordred is smart enough without them )
DESTROYERBILL: lets kill stuff but after we finnish are short rest
chris107: "Good thinking. That beastly machine has ruined my hair."
Keelia: "Bright Star does not require a rest, she will scout ahead."
Smon: The Small Men nod and enter the chamber, warily edging around you. They are carrying packs with smocks and drawing materials.
chris107: M settles down to rest then.
Smon: The Small Men leave via the south door as BS heads out the N door.
Smon: Out the n door a tunnel leads east, another north.
DESTROYERBILL: dont go down the east tunnel its a dead end
Smon: e tunnel runs 30' a door, n tunnel 30' to a t junction.
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 12, (+14) = 26
Keelia: for stealth
Keelia: Can she see any patterns the small men may have left behind?
Keelia: If not, she'll head towards the door first
Smon: the door is slightly ajar - looking through bs sees a small man scaled lounge with door in east wall.
Smon: There is a silvery dispenser machine on a table like a capuccino coffee maker, with mugs on the shelf beneath.
Keelia: She pushes open the door and has a quick look around
Smon: sorry espresso machine it says
Smon: A mug lies on the floor near the machine, dried grey goop in it and spilled on the ground.
Keelia: She'll go to the door in the east wall
Smon: The east door leads to a 10' entry on to middle of a 60' long n-s passage with 3 open doors off it. All 3 lead into 20x20 small man dormitories. In the n room three small man bodies lies, arranged in dignified fashion with blankets over them.
Smon: Each room has small bunks, chests, tables and chairs.
Keelia: If there are no other doors, she'll turn back and head for the T-junction. She'll not disturb the dead Small Men.
Smon: Some of the chests are open, and contain smocks and loose trousers.
Smon: BS heads back w then n to the intersection.
Smon: At the junction she can look east - 20' tunnel to a solid door with mystic runes carved on it - and west 30' to a large chamber, a faint gleam of light from that direction. Roll per BS
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 11, (+8) = 19
Keelia: She'll go investigate the door first - despite knowing nothing of magic, if she recognises the symbols, she can relay it back to Mordred.
Smon: BS hears the quiet, low but guttural, harsh voices from that direction (west) - several big humanoids, it sounds like.
Smon: (can roll INT (Arcana) for door)
Keelia rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 2, (+3) = 5
Keelia: for arcana
Smon: not familiar
Keelia: Ears perked, she listens to the voices. Do they sound like they are approaching?
Smon: No, they sound static.
Smon: The faint light from the west has a weird scintillating, rainbow hued tone.
Keelia: Wait a minute....Bright Star has a ring of scintillating orb - maybe it belongs to this room
Smon: Then she hears movement and a big bugbear appears at the west arch into the chamber, scanning the corridor - bs roll stealth
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 1, (+14) = 15
Smon: lol dc 10
chris107: eek
Keelia: too distracted by the shiny rainbow colours
Smon: BS shrinks back into the south tunnel, unspotted.
chris107:
Smon: Bugbears are stealthy but not perceptive.
Keelia: She slips back to the others to report her findings.
Smon: BS reaches the others - ok short rest completed.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 5,
Smon: & reports
chris107: 4 healing dice for M
chris107 rolls 4d8+8 and gets: 6, 2, 7, 1, (+8) = 24
chris107: 60/60HP
DESTROYERBILL: i spend one
Smon: d10s M
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d10+4 and gets: 7, (+4) = 11
chris107: oops
DESTROYERBILL: full health exactley
chris107: (Was playing m cleric last night )
chris107 rolls 4d10+8 and gets: 7, 5, 9, 2, (+8) = 31
chris107: 60'60HP
DESTROYERBILL: lets go murder bug bairs now
chris107: sounds good to me
Keelia: Bright Star follows behind the others, giving directions.
Smon: GM: Your trio sneak north under BS's instruction, turn west at the T junction.
chris107: can BS lead them into an ambush?
Smon: Ahead the corridor opens into the Scintillating Hall: Rainbow-hued glyphs give light over the ancient oil paintings of wizards lining the walls. It's 30' n-s by 40' e-w with a matching exit in west wall.
Smon: 5 bugbears are camped here.
DESTROYERBILL: can i make an aracana check to see if their magical
Keelia: Bright Star agrees to mordred's request.
Smon: If you all make DC 10 Stealth checks you are not spotted
Keelia: She engages stealth and prepares to creep up to the room.
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 19, (+14) = 33
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 18, (+3) = 21
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 19, (+7) = 26
Keelia: she is as the wind
DESTROYERBILL Rolls 1d20+2x2 and gets:
5 (+2) = 7
9 (+2) = 11
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 15, (+2) = 17
Smon: Talaxakan uses Inspiration to reroll that 7 on his stealth check...
Smon: giving an 11 - pass.
Smon: They've not noticed you.
Smon: They seem to be quietly talking in Goblin.
Smon: GM: You could attack now & all have Surprise
Smon: Or try to lure them out
DESTROYERBILL: lets do that
DESTROYERBILL: attack them we should
chris107: agreed
DESTROYERBILL: i go and attack
Smon: GM: You burst in!
Keelia: Bright Star draws her bow and tip toes forward. She glances over her shoulder to ensure the others are behind her.
Smon: Roll init DC 13
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 16, (+2) = 18
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 16, (+7) = 23
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 17, (+3) = 20
Keelia: (all good rolls!)
Smon: OK BS can shoot w advtg (unseen) & you all get 2 turns before they act
chris107:
Smon: Roll Per DC 15 pls
chris107: M attacks one, if it dies he moves on to the next.
chris107: all of us?
Smon: yes
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 4, (+3) = 7
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 1, (+5) = 6
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 8, (+8) = 16
Smon: The bugbears look up, leaping to their feet and reaching for weapons.
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 11, (+8) = 19
Smon: BS notices that one seems larger and fiercer than the others, with chain armour not hide
chris107: first two attacks from M
Smon: OK your attacks pls
Keelia rolls 5d6+5 and gets: 3, 5, 6, 4, 2, (+5) = 25
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
16 (+8) = 24
16 (+8) = 24
chris107 rolls 2d8+14 and gets: 3, 3, (+14) = 20
Smon: Is BS shooting the big one or another?
Keelia: Big one
chris107: second two attacks
Smon: Mordred attacks a smaller bugbear for 20 dmg, still up. BS puts an arrow in the big one for 25.
Keelia: adv gave her 19 to atk and assuming that hit, 25 dmg
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
11 (+8) = 19
19 (+8) = 27
DESTROYERBILL: action surge
chris107 rolls 2d8+14 and gets: 4, 1, (+14) = 19
Keelia: Second round for Bright Star:
Smon: Bugbears AC 16, leader AC 17
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 13, (+8) = 21
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 9, (+8) = 17
chris107: 39 total from M
DESTROYERBILL Rolls 1d20+9x6 and gets:
6 (+9) = 15
3 (+9) = 12
2 (+9) = 11
8 (+9) = 17
12 (+9) = 21
8 (+9) = 17
Smon: M kills one and wounds another for 8
Keelia rolls 5d6+5 and gets: 4, 3, 6, 5, 6, (+5) = 29
DESTROYERBILL rolls 9d6+18 and gets: 2, 2, 1, 3, 5, 2, 5, 6, 4, (+18) = 48
Smon: BS puts another arrow in the bugbear chief's neck.
Keelia: Then she ducks out of the room and hides
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 10, (+14) = 24
Smon: Talax kills one, badly wounds a second.
DESTROYERBILL: i breath attack on the second round
DESTROYERBILL rolls 3d6 and gets: 6, 3, 6, = 15
Smon: T breathes acid on the leader & the one in front
Smon: /roll d20+2x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+2x2 and gets:
8 (+2) = 10
19 (+2) = 21
Smon: The one in front of T burns and dies. The leader is burned but dodges the worst of it.
Smon: 3 bugbears lie dead, 2 up but badly wounded.
Smon: Morale check
Smon: /roll 2d6+2
Smon rolls 2d6+2 and gets: 3, 3, (+2) = 8
Smon: Morale 9, brave idiots
Smon: A bugbear swings hammer at Mordred
chris107:
chris107: AC22
Smon: /roll d20+4
Smon rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 3, (+4) = 7
Smon: The leader snarls and comes at T, great Maul swinging.
Smon: /roll d20+5x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x2 and gets:
6 (+5) = 11
14 (+5) = 19
DESTROYERBILL: i use shield
Smon: 4d6+3 dmg.... bounces off T's Shield spell.
Smon: Morale check
Smon: /roll 2d6+2
Smon rolls 2d6+2 and gets: 1, 5, (+2) = 8
Smon: They keep fighting, your goes
DESTROYERBILL Rolls 1d20+9x2 and gets:
9 (+9) = 18
13 (+9) = 22
chris107: m attacks again
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
18 (+8) = 26
4 (+8) = 12
DESTROYERBILL rolls 3d6+6 and gets: 6, 3, 6, (+6) = 21
chris107 rolls 1d8+7 and gets: 6, (+7) = 13
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 3, (+8) = 11
Smon: T kills his one then M & T together slay the last one
chris107: Yay! Nice work chaps
Keelia: Bright Star pokes her head in. "All done?"
Smon: All 5 bugbears lie slaughtered in 18 seconds of brutality.
chris107: "All done."
Keelia: She collects her arrows and goes to investigate the room.
Smon: BS saunters in.
chris107: M watches the west exit
Keelia: "This shiny is like my ring," she comments to Mordred, showing her ring that matches the rainbow
Smon: The old oil paintings of human wizards look down from the walls, illuminated by the rainbow glyphs.
chris107: "Amazing, possibly some link?"
Smon: Roll history DC 15
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 13, (+4) = 17
Keelia rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 20, (+3) = 23
chris107 rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 16, (+6) = 22
Smon: They seem to be depictions of ancient Nerathi empire Archmages, starting with Dyson Logos and ending with a Xyn Mahrek.
Smon: Lots of long white beards, starry robes and such.
chris107: Are they good quality?
DESTROYERBILL: how big are they
chris107: "They would look lovely on my villa walls.
DESTROYERBILL: myne too
Smon: Dyson is depicted with the Flame Imperishable of Nerath burning behind him. They are about 2'x3'.
DESTROYERBILL: that reminds me im now your neighbor
Smon: Good quality, yes. The Xyn Mahrek one seems most recent.
chris107: (Just had my mum on the phone wondering where I am by the way guys, looks like I'm going to have to fly bang on 11. Sorry.)
DESTROYERBILL: i take the paintings using my bags of holding
Keelia: (No worries )
chris107: "I had heard. We must take these wonderful pictures."
Smon: shall we continue after 11 as on level 3?
Smon: I'll do XP so far now
Keelia: (sure)
Smon: T starts looting the portraits.
Smon: OK it's 1100 each so far.
chris107: yay! 8th level
DESTROYERBILL: lucky
DESTROYERBILL: you can learn blurr now
Smon: You can ram the 12 paintings into your bag of holding T.
Keelia: (Very nice )
chris107: If I can find it.
DESTROYERBILL: i have two
Smon: You can research it on level up M.
Smon: During long rest
chris107:
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 4,
Smon: No one seems to have heard the fighting.
chris107: Probs a good place for me to bow out then?
DESTROYERBILL: can we short rest i need to get my abilateis back
Keelia: (Mordred should check the glyph on the hallway door really quick?)
Smon: OK Mordred bids good bye/TTYL
chris107: Sure thing
chris107: Arcana
Smon: Mordred goes to the east door, roll Arcana
chris107 rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 5, (+6) = 11
chris107: drat, soz
DESTROYERBILL: i can try
Smon: There are symbols for 'birth' and 'water', that's all he can make out.
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 12, (+7) = 19
Smon: T joins M at the door.
chris107: Good luck guys! Catch up soon
Smon: He reads "Birthing Pool" and also that the door has an Arcane Lock enchantment.
Smon: Bye C
Keelia: (Thanks! enjoy the wedding)
9:53am 2018-9-08 chris107 Has exited the room
Smon: OOC Let's aim for 11.45am finish
DESTROYERBILL: is there any way to break down the door
Keelia: Can Bright Star pick it? She's picked magical locks once or twice before
Smon: The spell strengthens the door and makes it impassable except by great force or a Knock spell.
Smon: Or maybe Dispel Magic
Smon: Also makes the lock very hard to pick (+10 DC on pick lock or break open)
Keelia: let's give it a go
Keelia rolls 1d20+11 and gets: 9, (+11) = 20
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+9 and gets: 6, (+9) = 15
Smon: DC 30 guys
Smon: BS can try 2 more times, fail 3 & lockpick breaks off in lock
Keelia: darn.
Keelia: she'll try again.
Keelia rolls 1d20+11 and gets: 17, (+11) = 28
Keelia: so close
Keelia rolls 1d20+11 and gets: 1, (+11) = 12
Keelia: nope.
Smon: BS breaks her lockpick in the lock.
Keelia: She hisses softly at it. "Tis beyond Bright Star at the moment. A key is needed."
DESTROYERBILL: i drink potion of cloud giant strength
Smon: Currently the lock is jammed by broken pick.
Smon: STR 27 (+8) +3 prof +1 magic
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+12 and gets: 18, (+12) = 30
Smon: Talaxakan gives it a tap...
Keelia: nice
Smon: The mighty magics are no match for the power of the DRAGONBORN (+buff)
Smon: The door bursts open, the lock sundered, splinters of timber flying.
Smon: Inside is a square chamber 40' across, 10' insets in each corner to make a rose type pattern. It is dominated by a triangular pool, one tip facing you, 20' long and full of some pink-grey substance.
Smon: Around walls are tables with old alchemical tools.
DESTROYERBILL: can i make an arcana check to identafiy it
DESTROYERBILL rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 8, (+7) = 15
Smon: T recognises the substance as some kind of viscous protomatter - lumpy & slimy.
Smon: T thinks some kind of Transmutation magic may be involved?
Smon: The stuff also looks a lot like the odd skin of the Small Men...
DESTROYERBILL: can i try and make a small man by sculpting it
DESTROYERBILL: i try and make one my size
DESTROYERBILL: looking like me
DESTROYERBILL: talaktkan
Smon: T bends down and picks up the goop - it dribbles through his fingers,
Keelia: can bright star see anything of interest?
Smon: Cold, lumpy, slimy goop.
DESTROYERBILL: is there any treasure
Smon: T senses he may not have all the raw materials for making a Small Man.
Smon: There is enough alembics, phials etc to outfit an alchemical laboratory.
DESTROYERBILL: i put the stuff in my bag
Smon: Some of the jars contain crystalline substances marked as Reagants.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 6,
Smon:
Smon: /roll d10
Smon rolls 1d10 and gets: 6,
Smon: You hear the sound of approaching footsteps and whirl round...
Smon: /roll 5d4
Smon rolls 5d4 and gets: 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, = 17
Smon: Into the chamber come 17...
Keelia: Bright Star draws her bow
Smon: ...kobolds.
Smon: The kobold work crew give you a disappointed look.
Smon: One wearing a foreman's cap steps forward, sighing.
Smon: "That was a very expensive door, you know."
DESTROYERBILL: you came all the way down here
Smon: "Of course. It's on the schedule mate."
Smon: The kobold eyes T. "Geezer is me name. Foreman Geezer."
Keelia: Bright Star blinks at them.
Smon: "Lots of activity down here, recent like. Got to clear up the mess, repair the damage... " he eyes the blasted door "...to the best of our ability, *sigh*".
Smon: "It would probably be best if I could tell Trustee Sniv you made a contribution to the repairs."
Smon: You notice they are indeed carrying work tools.
DESTROYERBILL: the door insulted me so i kiled it
Smon: The kobolds look at T and blink.
Smon: nonplussed.
Smon: "Well, suits yourself, of course. "
DESTROYERBILL: it was going kill the next person it saw so we elimnated the threat
Keelia: Bright Star nods with him.
Smon: Geezer looks unsure. "Hmm. " he eyes the pool. "Never seen that before."
DESTROYERBILL: you know the tiny men thats what there made out of
Smon: The kobold crew start picking up the door remnants.
DESTROYERBILL: the door was going to destroy it all so i saved them
Smon: "The Tiny Men... oh yeah, the things the Plated Mage made! Back when he was less plated. Made them out of monkeys, I heard."
Smon: The kobolds pick up most of the debris. "We're just going to collect the weapons and such from the things you killed today, then we'll be off, right?"
DESTROYERBILL: okay
Keelia: Bright Star nods
Smon: GM: The kobolds quickly strip the 5 dead bugbears in the shimmering glyph room, then head south, collecting remaining inorganic debris from the old battle to south, shaking heads sadly at the fireballed lounge.
Smon: 20 minutes later they depart.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 3,
Smon: Nothing else appears.
Smon: Bill seems to have lost interest so call it there
Smon: Another +150 XP each
Keelia: ok, sounds good
Keelia: Thanks for the game
Saturday, 8 September 2018
Monday, 3 September 2018
3/9/48 Selatine
Talaxakan the Dragonborn Eldritch Knight is eager to explore a vast wizard's laboratory/experiment on level 3 - on a previous expedition there he got an arcane device working that seems to have greatly increased his Intelligence. Another party returned from there two days ago and reported halls channeling vast arcane energies. Also bugbears. There are also the mountain trolls on level 5 - two weeks since adventurers' attack on them, they have hopefully let down their guard. And a third more experienced party was recently down on level 9 - of 4 adventurers only the catfolk Rogue Bright Star made it back alive, but her companions should be restorable, one - Vizier Mordred - was already restored via a Wish in his Luck Blade; the others' corpses are being sent to Lady Meda of Thusia.
Saturday, 1 September 2018
1-3/9/4448 BCCC, Selatine village
Mordred Midwinter, the Vizier of Selatine, known by some as the Blue Knight for his azure Avalonian complexion, has fallen in battle with an undead ice-breathing hydra on the 9th level of Stonehell Dungeon. A blood-splattered Bright Star, catfolk scout & adventurer of Selatine, returns his remains to Selatine, where they are cremated next day (2/9/48) with great honour and interred with the glorious dead. Bright Star's other fallen comrades Sandro & Danor are still able to be Raised, and are sent to Thusia with diamonds.
Mordred's decorously appointed villa is empty & available again (5000 gp & swear allegiance to Lady Vex as a Knight of Selatine).
They inter the Sword of Omens with Mordred's ashes in the Vex ancestral crypt, until such time as another pure hearted knight should arise to claim it.
Epilogue 3/9/48:
Rooting through Mordred's personal effects the day after the cremation ceremony, Bright Star finds the Luck Blade taken from the lair of the Stone Snake. It still has one last Wish.
Bright Star has given up her precious shinies repeatedly for her companions. She will gladly use the wish to bring Mordred back to life and health. She will cling to the blade and pour her full will to the wish.
As Bright Star holds the Luck Blade in Mordred's chamber and Wishes Mordred restored to full life and health, next door in the ancestral Vex crypt beneath the Temple of Apollo-Mitra, the funeral ashes swirl up from the urn... A moment later Mordred Midwinter finds himself standing there, alone, in almost total darkness, and quite naked.
Mordred is a little surprised. He summons the Sword of Omens to his hand to illuminate his morbid surroundings.
Mordred gets his sword, finds his way out of the crypt and interrupts Lady Vex preaching a sermon to a crowd of Selatine matrons. Everyone is very happy.
Mordred's decorously appointed villa is empty & available again (5000 gp & swear allegiance to Lady Vex as a Knight of Selatine).
They inter the Sword of Omens with Mordred's ashes in the Vex ancestral crypt, until such time as another pure hearted knight should arise to claim it.
Epilogue 3/9/48:
Rooting through Mordred's personal effects the day after the cremation ceremony, Bright Star finds the Luck Blade taken from the lair of the Stone Snake. It still has one last Wish.
Bright Star has given up her precious shinies repeatedly for her companions. She will gladly use the wish to bring Mordred back to life and health. She will cling to the blade and pour her full will to the wish.
As Bright Star holds the Luck Blade in Mordred's chamber and Wishes Mordred restored to full life and health, next door in the ancestral Vex crypt beneath the Temple of Apollo-Mitra, the funeral ashes swirl up from the urn... A moment later Mordred Midwinter finds himself standing there, alone, in almost total darkness, and quite naked.
Mordred is a little surprised. He summons the Sword of Omens to his hand to illuminate his morbid surroundings.
Mordred gets his sword, finds his way out of the crypt and interrupts Lady Vex preaching a sermon to a crowd of Selatine matrons. Everyone is very happy.
1/9/4448 Stonehell Level 9 - the Death of Mordred Midwinter (XP 3225 Danor Sandro Mordred, 5325 Bright Star)
7:14am 2018-9-01 Smon Has entered the room
Smon: Good morning Chris!
chris107: Morning Simon, how are you?
Smon: Quite good - had a nice long phone chat with my dad last night.
Smon: Got my 5e stuff ready
chris107: Always nice to catch up with parents.
chris107: How goes your Realms PBP?
Smon: I have to do some Law research before calling him but I managed to read up on Pastiche fair dealing in copyright
chris107: Your father is a lawyer too? Very handy
Smon: FR game - Steve dropped out, not happy at how 1st level illusionist spells are a bit crap.
Smon: No he's a retired academic
chris107: That's a shame.
chris107: ah
Smon: Game still going with Geoff & Roxy. Still posting daily but I've neglected it a bit due to too much Skyrim.
chris107: haha, Skyrim is a bit of a life-eater
Smon: The 1st level OSRIC PCs just killed an Ankheg (6 hd, 27 hp, THAC0 14 & 3d6 dmg!)
Smon: After about 10 days' play my dark elf Arno Wryddin has gone from 1st to 40-something
chris107: I'm resting level 100 Hakeem and playing a destruction wizard. Level 40 to press, 94 Destruction and nearly 1000 Magica.
Smon: That's cool, destruction wizard is one of the hardest builds in Skyrim.
chris107: Ankhegs are fierce in 1e/Osric. The 3d6 'spit' is so dangerous.
Smon: 4d8 spit, but it died before it could spit
chris107: Got him casting Destruction spells for free too. So he's a bit of a beast.
Smon: Party has 2 weapon spec Rangers & a weapon spec Ftr
chris107: 4d8?! Ouch! That would be dangerous in 5e!
chris107: They will chop most anything to bits I guess.
Smon: Yeah I saw a Youtube Skyrim video said that free casting was the way to get a destructo wizard to work.
Smon: The OSRIC 1st level Rangers with max hp have 16 hp each, more like 5th level OD&D PCs!
7:25am 2018-9-01 Keelia Has entered the room
Smon: Morning Keelia
Keelia: hi!
chris107: He can spam Chain Lightning all day. But very much a glass cannon. On anything higher than adept setting he dies. A lot.
chris107: Morning Keelia
Keelia: hi!
Smon: (My first Skyrim PC was a wizard - I thought she was hot stuff - until I realised Bill had put the difficulty setting on Novice!)
Keelia: How are you guys today?
Keelia:
chris107: hehe
Smon: I'm good, was telling Chris had nice phone chat w my dad last night, but too much Skyrim while Bill is with Ingrid. How is Oz? Getting into Spring?
chris107: and very well thanks, Keelia.
Keelia: I should have another go at skyrim. its been a while
Keelia: It was a lovely day here today, yep. Tomorrow's going to be cold though, which is a bummer since it's my sailing day.
chris107: That's a shame.
Keelia: I'm working through a cold myself, so if I disappear suddenly, it's because I've gone hunting for tissues.
Smon: Good luck not getting too wet tomorrow!
Keelia: thank! i'll need it
Keelia: last time I ended up soaked from hip to shoes but it's the sacrifice of sailing practically sideways...
7:29am 2018-9-01 sandor sunneson Has entered the room
Keelia: (that was good fun if a little scary )
chris107: Morning Fergus
Smon: GM advice - never play solo with Simon while nursing a cold. I've killed demigod PCs that way! One guy Bob decided to fight the goddess Hel...
sandor sunneson: Good morning civilisation, Yorkshire here
Keelia: hi ferg!
chris107: All sounds jolly exciting, Keelia!
Smon: Hi Fergus!
sandor sunneson: Hi all
sandor sunneson: Good to be back in the Saturday morning 5e routine
Keelia: a random person taking on a goddess.... sounds exactly like something we would try
7:30am 2018-9-01 JamesDevil Has entered the room
chris107: God slaying is only for some. Not to be undertaken lightly
Smon: He was hacking through her temple ok when she appeared. He thought "ah, another monster to kill!"
JamesDevil: Hi
chris107: Morning James
Keelia: also sounds strangely familiar
Keelia: hi james
JamesDevil: Ah, the full team excellent
Smon: If you think of the Thor v Hel kerbstomp at start of Thor Ragnarok, it went a lot like that, except 1e AD&D Hel has infinite move and after dispelling his physical form could follow him back through the Astral & kill him permanently.
chris107: Aye, let the demons tremble!
Smon: Hi James! All here!
chris107: ouchers
sandor sunneson: Just waiting for Jorian to log on and 'spectate'
Keelia: right. remind me to think twice about fighting gods unless i am godlike myself...
Keelia: as long as he spectates quietly
chris107: Keelia, would you mind mapping today please? I've managed to sit on my reading glasses and am having to squint a lot to see the screen.
JamesDevil: DO NOT SAY I AM INVINCIBLE
Keelia: Sure, no problem.
JamesDevil: It never works out]
chris107: Thank you.
Keelia: are we going to head to level 9?
JamesDevil: i think so
chris107: Well we seem to be doing pretty well there and Mordred is now eager to get to level 8...
Smon: Chris's Hakeem did kill the demigod Kainos, with some good luck, but I would advise not fighting any major gods of Death.
sandor sunneson: Luck? Tactical victory
chris107: some amazing look. He made 15 saving throws back to back
Keelia: psh. demigods. dime a dozen.
Keelia:
chris107: After failing the first half dozen and going from 300+ HP to 1HP
Keelia: O.o
Smon: (Fergus has lost a couple ultra high level PCs to gods IMCs too!)
sandor sunneson: Just as well Prisha wasn't around or Kainos would have been resurrected
sandor sunneson: That was years ago GM
chris107: Or recruited
sandor sunneson: Kainos and the temple of love, sounds like an 80s pop song
Smon: GM: Selatine news update - the dragonborn Talaxakan reports having made peace with the Vrilya, having told them that the hated dragonborn Konrad is dead in the Cursed Mine on level 5.
sandor sunneson: or group
chris107:
Keelia: I'm all for adopting Quillax adopted a robot, an army, and would have adopted the big bad if given the chance
chris107:
JamesDevil: ah yes, the robot....i remember....#
Keelia: Alright, to level 9!
Smon: Talaxakan has bought the lease on the empty-again villa beside Mordred for 5000gp, swearing allegiance to lady Vex as a Knight of Selatine (an honorary position used to extract large sums of cash from wealthy adventurers)
Keelia: (Clank was a good robot)
chris107: The neighbourhood really has gone to pot.
JamesDevil: did he die? i thought we pu that adventure on indfinite hold?
JamesDevil: so techn ically he will live forever!
Keelia: ah, yes, the neighbour-from-hell. Bright Star is willing to give Mordred the various nasty potions she has picked up. Hair removal, babbling in tongues, and green skin are all options.
chris107: Thank you.
Keelia: (we wrapped it up. he's living at the library with his new robot librarian buddy)
chris107: He will deconstruct them in his spare time.
Smon: (@James Clank is 'alive' and well in a Rune Lord library with his robot librarian friend)
Smon: GM: 1/9/4448 The last month of Dry Season; enjoy the easy march over the parched plain west of Stonehell while you can. You set out bright and early, reaching Stonehell by 9am, greet your goblin pal Mreggle at the Gatehouse and make your way to level 1 - teleport to Efaah Soom level 5 - teleport to level 9.
Smon: (Lady Vex now has 10,000 gp in the bank thanks to the villa lease/knighthood)
7:44am 2018-9-01 sandor sunneson Has exited the room
7:44am 2018-9-01 sandor sunneson Has entered the room
Smon: GM: You make your way out of the level 9 teleport chamber, open & secure the doors to the lightning trap room, and enter the Stone Snake room.
chris107: "An excellent move, my lady. But can't we settle them somewhere other than next door to me?"
sandor sunneson: Sandro does his stretches to get into battle mode again
Keelia: (last time there was one ooze we didn't kill, so keep an eye out for it)
chris107: (It went north didn't it?)
JamesDevil: i guess we'll find out
Smon: https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40019652_548147438975360_8813778426222608384_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=2cd178137f887f0a0f011f3be74807ff&oe=5BEFB445
Keelia: Bright Star recommends the group head to the southern hall towards the off-angle room, pass the glass room, then into the ooze hall to hopefully avoid it.
chris107:
chris107: Thanks. South past the black pudding/treasure room?
JamesDevil: Danor agree and follows Bright at a distance of 30'
Keelia: Staying on the West side of the ooze hall?
Smon: GM: BS leads the way south to the entry/stairs chamber with the walls painted with symbols resembling a frayed cloth, symbol of the Unraveller.
Keelia: Bright Star will engage sneak
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 4, (+14) = 18
JamesDevil: Daor will engage Dwarf mode
Smon: From there she leads east past door to the Room of Glass, into the black tiled chamber where you encountered the giant black pudding.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
Keelia: "Keep your eyes open for the Fire Giant. Bright Star is interested in meeting him."
Smon: All seems quiet, and you all have night vision now.
Smon: 2 exits north to bell hall, 2 tunnels south.
JamesDevil: south was where the black pudding was right?
chris107: in the black tiled chamber was the pudding
Keelia: We're in the room where the black pudding was. the other jelly went north towards the bells to eat the puddlng where we killed it.
chris107: yup
JamesDevil: k, cool
Keelia: So, we can check out the North, the East tunnel by the bells or we can go South.
JamesDevil: i think north
Smon: You are in chamber where it was. It chased you north to bell hall & died there. Its burnt corpse attracted an ochre jelly.
Smon: (as Keelia says)
JamesDevil: well if Birght can sneak ahead and check to see if the ochre one is still there...
Keelia: If no one is averse to north?
chris107: "North we have to pass this new ooze?"
chris107: If it's ooze free I'm happy to go north
Keelia: "Only if it's still there. A week is a long time to feast on it's fallen cousin."
Smon: GM: BS sneaks down thewestern north tunnel to check out the scene in the bell room.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 6,
chris107: hehe
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 3,
chris107: off to a flying start!
Smon: /roll d3
Smon rolls 1d3 and gets: 3
Keelia: Bright Star sneaks along, looking for ooze (and probably finding it )
Smon: 3 ochre jellies and 3 carrion crawlers are feasting on the still-vast remnants of the gigantic char-grilled black pudding.
Keelia: Bright Star tip toes back the way she came
chris107: eek
sandor sunneson: yuk
Smon: They don't seem to have noticed her. She creeps back & reports.
JamesDevil: hmm, if don't clear them out we could get attacked from behind
Keelia: she reports back. "Six enemies but likely they would be distracted should we choose to sneak past."
chris107: "What do we know of these creatures?"
JamesDevil: I could blow a wall of fire, they don't seem to like being burnt
Smon: Carrion crawler https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/forgottenrealms/images/9/96/Monster_Manual_5e_-_Carrion_Crawler_-_p37.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141110131238
Smon: About 12' long.
Keelia: "They have a meal, and plenty of it. There is little chance they would bother with a meal that will put up a fight."
Keelia: "We only need to worry in about a week when it runs out."
Keelia: South is still an option, or we can sneak past.
JamesDevil: take a sneaky look south first
chris107: "I say either we kill tham or we leave them alone and head south."
JamesDevil: so we can way our options
sandor sunneson: south?
JamesDevil: check south first in case there is something worse
Keelia: Bright Star turns south on silent-ish feet
chris107: SWor SE?
JamesDevil: they lead to the same room no?
Smon: GM: If you wanted to get past them should take the east north tunnel as they are near the west tunnel mouth where the pudding died.
Keelia: Probably doesn't matter but Bright Star will try the Western tunnel
Smon: (no James)
chris107: Not sure where they go afre black tiled room.
sandor sunneson: E noth tunnel sounds good to S
Smon: BS sneaks 30' south down the western south tunnel.
Smon: She reaches a 4 way intersection where tunnels run NW SW and E.
Smon: Looking NW, the tunnel runs 15' and opens into the SE wall of a chamber with a large rusty steel font in the middle.
Smon: Looking SW the tunnel turns S after 15'.
Smon: Looking E the tunnel runs 30' to an intersection with side tunnel N - must lead back to the tiled hall where the others are waiting - then turns SE.
chris107: Lots of choices and a font to investigate..
Keelia: Bright Star will poke her head into the NW into the chamber
Smon: The font to NW is engraved with runes lacquered red.
chris107: (well 2 se tunnels to investigate really I suppose? )
JamesDevil: See much more promising than north
Keelia: She trots back out to wave mordred over. Red runes seem like something he would know
JamesDevil: Danor will move up as well
8:04am 2018-9-01 sandor sunneson Has exited the room
JamesDevil: we should slipt up more than we have too
Smon: BS creeps NW to the chamber - 20' NW-SE and 30' SW-NE. The font basin contains 1” of clear, cold water; six humanoid skeletons lie on floor
arranged around basin in haphazard fashion. There is enough water in the basin to fill a single vial.
8:04am 2018-9-01 sandor sunneson Has entered the room
chris107: M sticks with Danor
sandor sunneson: Sandro stays on alert, bit apprehensive oabout going ahead as he doesn't fancy being trapped by a random monster
sandor sunneson: so stays with M and D
Smon: BS can roll an INT check to read the runes.
Keelia: she has crap int
Smon: So can M when BS fetches party
Keelia rolls 1d20 and gets: 7,
JamesDevil: Can I roll a med check on the skellies to see what they died from?
Smon: It's all Ghinoran to BS!
Smon: GM: BS fetches the whole party to the font chamber.
Keelia: She shrugs and waits for Mordred, keeping a wary eye on the skeletons.
Smon: The skeletons show no sign of battle damage.
chris107: Mordred asks his friends to stand watch while he begins a ritual to read the words.
JamesDevil: "hmm, didn't die in battle...."
JamesDevil: Do the runes look familiar to Danor?
Keelia: Bright Star stands in the hall, bow drawn, back against the wall so she can see both ways
Smon: Danor can roll a Religion check.
Smon: DC 10 for D
Keelia: buff yourself
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 5, (+7) = 12
JamesDevil:
sandor sunneson: good role, setting the mark
chris107:
Smon: It seems to be archaic Nerathi common - "Basin of Weal" - dedicated to the Powers of Law. It looks like this is a holy water font, but more than that, the runes indicate it can produce especially powerful holy water spontaneously.
JamesDevil: yay for head band of int
JamesDevil: huh
JamesDevil: Danor relys this to the group
JamesDevil: "has anyone for a vial? I want to test something"
Keelia: Bright Star blinks. "So why the skeletons?"
Smon: Mordred completes his Ritual and can read it too. It looks like the font will produce 1 phial of super holy water per day.
JamesDevil: "Unworthy perhaps?"
chris107: Nice
Keelia: Bright Star is bound to have a vial on her from the various potions they have drunk
Keelia: she'll hand it over
JamesDevil: OOCIF you drink it do you become super sayian?
chris107: "Super holy water could prove very useful to us."
JamesDevil: Danor will fill the vial
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
Smon: Danor fills the vial with clear water from the bottom of the font, leaving the font mostly empty.
Keelia: (better chance of being super-pope instead of super saiyajin)
JamesDevil: ok, i'll note down one bottle of super juice
8:12am 2018-9-01 sandor sunneson Has exited the room
chris107: first tunnel south?
Keelia: Bright Star will exit the hall and head southernly.
chris107: yay
8:13am 2018-9-01 sandor sunneson Has entered the room
JamesDevil: sounds good
Keelia: yep. Staying to west side.
Smon: From the font chamber you can return to 4 way intersection. You head SW from there?
Keelia: Yes
Smon: Danor you can roll Religion again on the phial.
chris107: sw then turns s
Smon: DC 12
chris107: se sorry
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 9, (+7) = 16
JamesDevil: I'm feeling more relgious ajust holdi9ng the thing ^^
sandor sunneson: Feeling very worldly today Danor
Smon: The water seems to glimmer with a faint holy aura to Danor's gaze. It is x4 strength holy water, 8d6 dmg to fiends or undead. Also can act as potion of extra healing (4d4+4).
Keelia: Very nice!
Smon: BS roll me a Stealth check
sandor sunneson: cool
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 14, (+14) = 28
chris107: nice indeed
Keelia: (like the wind.)
Smon: BS creeps SW then S. After 20' south she reaches an intersection, tunnels go W and E and continue S.
Smon: The tunnel s continues as far as she can see, with a side tunnel W after 40'.
Smon: Looking W at the intersection she sees the tunnel of black stone runs W 40' then turns N out of sight.
chris107: (back to stone serpent room maybe?)
Smon: Looking E she sees the tunnel runs E 20', ending at a heavy wooden door scrawled with writing, a single word - "Diedra!"
Keelia: (very likely)
JamesDevil: OOC Don't Dead Open Inside
Smon: BS smells a faint stench of rotten flesh on the air, seems to be coming from east.
Keelia: what?
Keelia: Ah.
Smon: Minimise OOC advice while scout ahead pls chaps
Keelia: She'll just pop west to confirm that the tunnel heads back towards stone snake lair first.
sandor sunneson: could be trouble ahead
chris107: soz
Keelia: If it smells like rotten flesh, that's zombies and that's Danor's territory. She would fetch them first before opening the door.
Smon: BS creeps west to the turn and looks north. After 10' north the tunnel opens into a great columned hall, not the Stone Snake lair - you are too far south.
Keelia: What can her awesome cat eyes see?
Smon: The hall is 60' N-S by 40' E-W with 2 rows of 3 columns supporting 30' arched ceiling. There is a tunnel N at w end of N wall that could go back to Stone Snake lair.
Smon: There is another tunnel exit in S wall. You are at E end of S wall, the other exit arch is 10' to 20' west of you.
sandor sunneson: Sandro will investigate the columns
sandor sunneson: see if there is anything of note, if not, head back to group
Smon: YOU ARE NOT THERE FERGUS
JamesDevil: Can I roll to invewstigate the stonework with stonecunning?
Smon: YOU ARE NOT THERE JAMES
JamesDevil: woops...
Smon: Guys if you are gonna use a scout, stick with it!
Keelia: Bright Star will go back to the hallway and summon the others
Smon: Hold up
chris107: Mordred quietly joins BS and the others.
sandor sunneson: ah, sorry
Smon: BS notices the columns and walls have carvings of masked humanoid forms engaged in elaborate dance.
Smon: OK, BS returns to the others now?
Keelia: Yes please
Smon: It's 120' back to where the others are waiting outside the font chamber.
Keelia: She'll explain eastern hall has door and smells of death. western hall leads to columned room an she needs backup before she enters
Smon: BS returns to fetch them. Encounter check...
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 4,
Keelia: Yes, she'll tip toe back and do the above assuming she makes it alive
Smon: OK, all still quiet, BS reaches them and explains.
JamesDevil: "hmm, ok, hall or poke around the undead?
JamesDevil: I've got a scroll of detect good and evil, so i can check if there are any undead within 30 feet when we get to the door
Keelia: Hall first. Undead second. The death smell is behind a door. better make sure there isn't a second stone snake first!
JamesDevil: might just be dead meat rather than undead
JamesDevil: very good point
JamesDevil: "to the hall then"
Keelia: she'll lead them to the columned room
chris107: "Shall we continue southM is at D's shoulder.
Keelia: as they walk, she'll explain about the dancing humanoids on the columns and walls
chris107: oops
chris107: M is at D's shoulder
Keelia: "Could be a magic trap?"
Smon: GM: BS leads the group back to the columned hall a couple minutes later. Danor roll INT+x2 Prof Stonecunning.
Keelia: "makes people dance?"
8:30am 2018-9-01 sandor sunneson Has exited the room
8:30am 2018-9-01 sandor sunneson Has entered the room
sandor sunneson: S will look at the runes in amazenemnt at the level of artwork
JamesDevil Rolls 1d20+7x7 and gets:
18 (+7) = 25
8 (+7) = 15
11 (+7) = 18
18 (+7) = 25
13 (+7) = 20
10 (+7) = 17
7 (+7) = 14
JamesDevil: woops
Smon: I guess that is a 25
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+10 and gets: 13, (+10) = 23
Smon: The columns are very very odd to Danor.
chris107: (Mordred likes dancing. Prof. P. tought him )
Smon: Far from supporting the ceiling, he notes the hairline cracks at the base, and how they are thicker at top than bottom - the ceiling is supporting the columns!
JamesDevil: "something is odd about these coloumns guys...."
Smon: Something is very strange here - he gets a weird sick feeling in his gut.
Keelia: Bright Star remains at the entrance to the room.
chris107: "Cripes!"
JamesDevil: "they are hanging DOWN from the cieling
Keelia: "Odd? Odd how?"
chris107: "Let's get out of here."
sandor sunneson: eeek
JamesDevil: "DO NOT TREAD ON THE FLOOR OF THAT ROOM"
Smon: GM: I take it none of you have entered the room.
sandor sunneson: agrees with M
JamesDevil: nope
JamesDevil: well Danor was look from the doorway
Smon: yup
chris107: and M is at D's shoulder.
Smon: You are all looking in from the tunnel exit.
JamesDevil: ok...back to potential undead then?
Keelia: Bright Star is very tempted to put a foot into the room while staring at Danor (like one of those cats pushing a vase off the table while staring at the camera)
chris107:
Smon:
JamesDevil: "Bright we've known eachother a long time....don't test me on this"
Keelia: She'll turn away from the room with a mutter of, "there's another door"
JamesDevil: lol
Smon: BS foot is just off the stone floor
JamesDevil:
Smon: GM: OK you head back to the Diedra! door?
Keelia: Sure
JamesDevil: I think so yea
Smon: You head south then east 80' to the door.
chris107: Mordred sighs. What with bell ringing clerics and playful pussy cats he's not going to live long
sandor sunneson: lol
Smon: At the door the rotten flesh stench is strong enough you can all detect it.
Keelia: She'll let Danor lead, muttering to herself about other doors and unfinished maps. (she's just going to assume from the position that the hallway connects with the stone snake room
Smon: BS roll INT (mappers tools)
Keelia: Bright Star covers her nose and draws her bow
Keelia rolls 1d20 and gets: 17,
8:37am 2018-9-01 joriandrake Has entered the room
joriandrake: (hello)
sandor sunneson: hi Jorian
chris107: (Hi Jorian)
Smon: OK the north tunnel would have to be 60' long to connect w the south exit from stone snake lair
JamesDevil: so do we want to detect good and evil first or assume that there will be undead and open the door? it might just be rotten flesh
chris107: "If we can. Fore warned is fore armed."
Keelia: (she's drawn the long tunnel and marked it with a ? as there could be a room tucked in the middle or something but the map lines up for the two halls to connect)
Smon: At the door you notice BTW that the last 10' of wall to N and S is stone 'bricks' not raw passage tunnel.
chris107: odd
Smon: Well made, unlike the construction you've seen in upper Stonehell, clearly not the same builders.
JamesDevil: very odd
Smon: To Danor this whole zone looks much more ancient.
Keelia: Bright Star lightly scratches at the brick with her claws. "Made by hand to contain something of value?"
Smon: (good map stuff K)
JamesDevil: Danor will take out the scroll and cast detect good and evil
JamesDevil: ooc Simon since i have the spell already do i need to roll to cast it?
JamesDevil: i didn't prep it today
Smon: The stones are smooth and resist BS's claws, no scratch marks.
Keelia: (thanks!)
Smon: Danor can use Detect Good & Evil on a scroll no roll
JamesDevil: cool, any undead within 30'?
Keelia: She tucks herself behind Mordred who is behind Danor (?). Undead and she do not tend to get along well.
Smon: He speaks the words - immediately he senses a powerful undead presence about 15' away through the door.
chris107: Mordred stands ready, shield up. Sword of Omens still in scabbard.
JamesDevil: "powerful undead 15' ahead of us
JamesDevil: "
Smon: D & M to front, BS & S to rear.
JamesDevil: if the door locked?
JamesDevil: is*
chris107: Mordred is excited that he will be able to fight undead.
Smon: BS can roll Per to check lock
Smon: Door has handle & a keyhole
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 15, (+8) = 23
chris107: He says a prayer of thanks to Lady Amala.
Smon: BS determines the door is unlocked.
JamesDevil: ok
Keelia: She tells them and gets back behind mordred
JamesDevil: all ready?
JamesDevil: Danor casts SoF
JamesDevil: 26AC now
chris107: M summons the sword of Omens to his hand. "Ready!"
JamesDevil: He opens the door and steps in
chris107: M follows him.
Keelia: Bright Star stays at the door
sandor sunneson: nice one, like trying to pierce granite
Smon: Hexagonal chamber 50' across, with east and west doors inset 10' into the room into anti-alcoves (incoves?) - hence the bricks. Overpowering stench of rotting flesh; glint of precious coins. Enormous undead hydra right in front of you...
Smon: Roll init!
JamesDevil rolls 1d20 and gets: 3,
JamesDevil: lol
sandor sunneson rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 1, (+3) = 4
Smon: The hydra's many heads seem rimed with frost. It's right in the middle of the chamber, treasure scattered around the floor.
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 5, (+6) = 11
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 18, (+3) = 21
JamesDevil: not doing great on init are we....
joriandrake: (many low rolls)
Smon: DC 12
JamesDevil: its all on you Chris
JamesDevil: one shot it
chris107: "Lady Amala grant me strength!"
Smon: As the 10 heads of the undead cryo-hydra turn on you, Mordred is first to act...
chris107: Mordred moves to attack, action surges for 2x attacks
chris107: (And prays his Shield spell will save him from the 10 attacks to come )
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x4 and gets:
18 (+8) = 26
19 (+8) = 27
2 (+8) = 10
10 (+8) = 18
Smon: The Diedras appears as a rotted, multi-headed, reptilian corpse swathed in decaying bandages.
Smon: AC 15
chris107 rolls 3d8+21 and gets: 8, 4, 4, (+21) = 37
Smon: Mordred slashes it 3 times
chris107: end of turn
Keelia: Burn it!
sandor sunneson: here we go.....
Smon: Mordred's holy blade severs a foul neck - one head falls to the floor, 9 left.
JamesDevil: nice start
Smon: ok each head breathes on a 5-6
joriandrake: (prhaps as an undead it won't regrow those )
Smon: /roll d6x9
Smon Rolls 1d6x9 and gets:
5 = 5
2 = 2
5 = 5
5 = 5
6 = 6
2 = 2
5 = 5
6 = 6
2 = 2
chris107: eek
JamesDevil: ugh
chris107: that's a dead Mordred
joriandrake: (not your lucky day)
Smon: 6 heads breathe on Mordred
sandor sunneson:
Keelia: ....bright star has a potion if you don't completely die
chris107: Thanks
Smon: 96 frost damage, DEX DC 17 for half
chris107 Rolls 1d20+6x9 and gets:
2 (+6) = 8
7 (+6) = 13
8 (+6) = 14
7 (+6) = 13
15 (+6) = 21
13 (+6) = 19
17 (+6) = 23
4 (+6) = 10
3 (+6) = 9
Smon: just 1 roll - 8 - fail
chris107: oh sorry, just one?
Smon: Mordred turns to an icicle I guess!
chris107: fail. Morfdred at -36
Smon: Not enough to kill?
chris107: 60 HP max
Smon: Kill has to take you to negative max hp right off
Smon: So 24 short
chris107: so the bites may finish him off.
Smon: Frozen Mordred falls to the ground; the hydra moves forward over his body and bites at Danor still in the doorway.
joriandrake: (which level are you on? mountain level i mean)
chris107: Good luck guys
Keelia: Bright Star recommends closing the door!
chris107: (9)
Smon: /roll d20+9x3
Smon Rolls 1d20+9x3 and gets:
11 (+9) = 20
19 (+9) = 28
17 (+9) = 26
JamesDevil: miss hit,hit
Smon: 2 hits on Danor
JamesDevil: two con saves needed
Smon: /roll 2d10+10
Smon rolls 2d10+10 and gets: 8, 8, (+10) = 26
JamesDevil Rolls 1d20+2x2 and gets:
18 (+2) = 20
19 (+2) = 21
Smon: 26 piercing damage, not your day guys!
JamesDevil: SoF is still up And Danor it still up
Smon: OK D BS & S can act
chris107: You're rolling well, Simon.
Keelia: "Close the door!" she hisses, grabbing for Mordred's frozen arm and pulling like hell
JamesDevil: Fire wall as much of the room as possible covering the hydra definitly
Smon: Mordred is still alive (just) but will be rolling death save top of R2.
Smon: That'll get Mordred D
Smon: You ok w that?
chris107: (He's 25' into the room Keelia )
Smon: Not 25'
Smon: Hydra was 15' away I said before you opened door
joriandrake: (Keelia can run fast, maybe pull him out?)
JamesDevil: eh? he was next to me wasn't he? if the hydra on him?
Smon: He only had to move in 10' to hit it
joriandrake: (I mean BS can run fast)
chris107: ah, cool. I just read middle of the room.
Smon: Rem the insets
JamesDevil: ok, my bad, i move next to M
Smon: Also hydra is Huge, 15' across
JamesDevil: then I cast firewall AROUND us
Smon: You can't.
chris107:
Smon: Smon: Frozen Mordred falls to the ground; the hydra moves forward over his body and bites at Danor still in the doorway.
Smon: Hydra is on top of Mordred
Smon: Blocking the doorway
Keelia: if Bright Star uses Fancy footwork, which is ATK + retreat no OA, can she get in, get Mordred, and get out?
chris107: Poor Mordred
JamesDevil: ok.....turn undead
Smon: M lies 10'-15' inside room
Keelia: or tie a rope around his arm and get out?
sandor sunneson: S will try to get M out too
Keelia: then she and Sandro can pull him out?
chris107: The hydra is on top of Mordred
JamesDevil: danor cast turn undead, DC 15
sandor sunneson: souns good it
Smon: undead hydra https://pre00.deviantart.net/2951/th/pre/i/2016/086/3/7/zombie_hydra_by_scrap_paper22-d9wmzry.png
Keelia: yes, but not standing on him? just over him like a chicken with eggs, I assume?
Smon: GM: Danor channels the power of Kazadarum...
joriandrake: (if standing on him, then Modred not only already dead but a waffle)
Smon: @ K yes & D&D hydras have legs so theoretically possible to grab M, but tough Acrobatics & Athletics rolls
Smon: GM: Holy power envelops the undead hydra
Smon: WIS save?
chris107: (Ah, I was thinking snakey tailed hydra, sorry)
JamesDevil: yes
JamesDevil: 15
Keelia: silly question, but are they like alligators/crocs where they have no opening strength? it's all bite?
JamesDevil: in real life yes
Keelia: Because Bright Star has wire and kitty speed.
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 15,
Smon: Heads are more like snake heads
Smon:
JamesDevil: FFS
Smon: The hydra resists the Turn attempt!
chris107:
joriandrake: (Smon rolls too good )
chris107: Crap, nice try, James.
JamesDevil: how much of this thing is on M?
Smon: What is BS's STR?
Keelia: -1
Smon: It's 15' across and there is 10' of it between you and M
Keelia: aka 9
Keelia: *8
JamesDevil: can I place the firewall onits arse or somthing?
Smon: BS would really struggle to drag M out
Smon: Your go over Danor right?
Keelia: There is also a door behind it.... could she run through, wrap a loop of wire around his wrist, and get out the other door?
JamesDevil: no wait
Smon: You used Turn Undead an action, and are still in doorway holding it off
Keelia: I rolled higher yes
JamesDevil: spiritual weapon
JamesDevil: cast behuind it
Keelia: ah, that was a question towards James
JamesDevil: attacks
chris107: (nice spell)
Smon: OK spiritual hammer bonus action appears & strikes
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 4, (+7) = 11
Keelia: Sandro could help pull... (Ferg, what's sandro's str?)
sandor sunneson: 10
Smon: BS with both paws you could drag M across floor but normally take a ton of opp atts
JamesDevil: focus on bringing it down guys, i can get him up afterwards
JamesDevil: or during i9f we can move the damn thing
JamesDevil: i take it that missed Sim?
Keelia: If Bright Star got a loop around Mordred and got out the opposite door, Sandro could pull him out, in theory. Then we close door. Open door, Attack with firewall, close door
Smon: OOC I hate to give advice but James is right, it's suicidal w your crappy STR vs a hydra to try to retrieve M
sandor sunneson: AC15?
JamesDevil: end of my turn then
JamesDevil: SoF is still up
Smon: They aren't normal monsters, they get an opp att per head!
joriandrake: (She wouldn't get opp attacks due to her ability)
JamesDevil: only one headd wouldn't
JamesDevil: the others would
Keelia: Not sure how many OA Fancy footwork prevents.
Smon: GM: OK Danor's spiritual hammer misses on an 11
Keelia: So, let's go with bow then.
Keelia: Any place to hide?
Smon: Shut up Jorian. This isn't a Disengage action. Mordred is lying UNDERNEATH the hydra.
Keelia: Bright Star makes a mental note to learn how to build fire bombs of some sort and draws her bow
Smon: Danor is adjacent to Hydra so BS can sneak attack shoot it
Smon: AC 15
Keelia: "I have another shiny that can raise the dead," she grumbles to herself.
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 14, (+8) = 22
sandor sunneson: nice
Smon: HIt
Keelia rolls 5d6+5 and gets: 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, (+5) = 26
Smon: BS shoots a head, it "dies"! 8 left
chris107:
JamesDevil: very nice
Keelia: then she backs up into the hall where she cannot get attacked
sandor sunneson: S will throw 2 darts at one head
joriandrake: (Fancy Footwork has nothing to do with disengage. What matters is if the hydra still counts as a single creature. "At 3rd level, during your turn, if you make a melee attack against a creature, that creature can't make opportunity attacks against you for the rest of your turn. " Keelia is in danger if all heads count as a different creature)
Keelia: (hopefully)
chris107: (Can we have one DM please?)
sandor sunneson Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
20 (+6) = 26
15 (+6) = 21
Smon: Please shut the EFF up Jorian
sandor sunneson: Jorian, just let Simon DM please
Smon: There are no rules for recovering bodies from under hydras so I have to use judgement
chris107: Nice rolls, Fetg
Smon: crit & hit
JamesDevil: well done mate
Keelia: Great job on the crit!
sandor sunneson rolls 3d4+6 and gets: 1, 4, 2, (+6) = 13
Smon: (Also Jorian it says 'make a melee attack', BS wanted to use action to grab Mordred, ie you are wrong even on pure RAW)
sandor sunneson: 13 damage
Smon: Wounded, but head still active.
Keelia: nice - now punch it
Smon: Round 2. Mordred roll a death save.
chris107 rolls 1d20 and gets: 16,
chris107: yay
Keelia: (what level do you get the super monk punchy abilities?)
chris107: 1 x +
Smon: Breath recharges...
Smon: /roll d6x8
Smon Rolls 1d6x8 and gets:
4 = 4
3 = 3
1 = 1
6 = 6
1 = 1
1 = 1
5 = 5
4 = 4
chris107: that's better
Keelia:
Smon: 2 heads breathe - first they lower down to blast freezing frost 30' down the passage, at Danor and 1 BS 2 Sandro
chris107: better than the last lot anyway
Smon: /roll d2x2
Smon Rolls 1d2x2 and gets:
2 = 2
1 = 1
Smon: OK everyone roll DC 17 DEX saves
Smon: (except M)
JamesDevil rolls 1d20 and gets: 10,
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 14, (+8) = 22
sandor sunneson rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 12, (+6) = 18
JamesDevil: i need to make a con save now...
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 7, (+2) = 9
Smon: Danor takes 32 frost dmg, DC 16 CON
JamesDevil: gah!
Smon: Shield goes down
JamesDevil: back to 24 AC
JamesDevil: ah, next hit will down me
chris107: drat
JamesDevil: 3 HP left
Smon: BS & Sandro do you have abilities to not take dmg from area attacks if save? Any idea?
Smon: I think Rogues do?
Keelia: (use the holy water!)
Keelia: evasion
sandor sunneson: L7 I do, but at the mo S is L6
Keelia: on the dex save, no damage
Smon: OK base dmg is 16, so 8 to Sandro, 0 to BS right?
Keelia: yes, she should have avoided it
sandor sunneson: 43/51
Smon: ok no dmg BS
Smon: 6 bites on Danor
Smon: roll d20+9x6
Smon: /roll d20+9x6
Smon Rolls 1d20+9x6 and gets:
20 (+9) = 29
13 (+9) = 22
18 (+9) = 27
3 (+9) = 12
1 (+9) = 10
4 (+9) = 13
chris107: Oh crap
Keelia: oh crap indeed
Smon: 1st hit is crit he goes down, next 5 w advtg
JamesDevil: if its over 64 dmg i'm dead
Smon: /roll d20+9x5
Smon Rolls 1d20+9x5 and gets:
14 (+9) = 23
13 (+9) = 22
9 (+9) = 18
5 (+9) = 14
5 (+9) = 14
sandor sunneson: We are all tuning into Hydra dinner
Smon: AC 24 right?
JamesDevil: yep
Smon: There was only 1 other hit so 2 failed death saves
Smon: Danor goes down.
chris107:
Smon: Instead of pursuing BS & S the Diedra starts to drag Danor back into the room. BS & S to go.
Keelia: Right. How many heads left?
Smon: 8
sandor sunneson: 8
chris107: 8?
sandor sunneson: one heavily inured
sandor sunneson: injured
Keelia: ok. we can do this.
joriandrake: (good luck with it)
Keelia: Where is Sandro to bright star? Can she get sneak?
sandor sunneson: If S is to dart the injured head, it would hopefully go down to 7
chris107: (OOC I wouldn't be offended if you ran)
Keelia: Sandro go first, aim for the injured.
Smon: GM: BS could duck round corner of intersection behind her, HIde bonus action, pop out & sneak shot
JamesDevil: ooc I can always roll another toon
sandor sunneson: Ok, S to dart, 2 darts
Keelia: Sounds like a plan. While Sandro targets the injured head, she'll hide.
sandor sunneson Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
10 (+6) = 16
9 (+6) = 15
chris107: yay
sandor sunneson: ooooh, 2 hits
Smon: yup
sandor sunneson rolls 1d4+3 and gets: 3, (+3) = 6
sandor sunneson rolls 1d4+3 and gets: 1, (+3) = 4
Keelia: (no, damn it, Bright Star has invested a lot of time in keeping you lot alive.)
chris107: ( )
JamesDevil: I wish i had realised how big it was compared to the room, this is why i prefer to play in person
JamesDevil: its easier to visualise
sandor sunneson: totally James
JamesDevil: nice hit S
Smon: Sandro has done 23 dmg to a head but needs 25 to kill it
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 13, (+14) = 27
Keelia: for stealth
Smon: pass, att w advtg
Keelia: Bright Star will pop around the corner take a shot at an uninjured head (in the hopes of wiping one out completely)
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 9, (+8) = 17
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 9, (+8) = 17
chris107: nice
Keelia: ok, dice gods say that's all i'm getting.
Keelia: hit?
Smon: hit
Keelia rolls 5d6+5 and gets: 3, 5, 6, 5, 6, (+5) = 30
sandor sunneson: yay!
Smon: BS shoots a head dead
chris107: yay!
Keelia: she'll retreat back down the hall and around the corner
chris107: Nice shooting
Smon: Hydra has taken 116 damage and is 'Bloodied', with 7/10 heads remaining. BS retreats round corner north.
joriandrake: (this is basically a boss battle)
Smon: Is Sandro just standing there?
JamesDevil: ooc we notice, shut up already
JamesDevil: not you Sandro
sandor sunneson: no he hides too
sandor sunneson: round corner
Smon: Sandro follows BS round the corner.
sandor sunneson: like a ninja
Keelia: go, ninja, go!
Smon: Next round - M roll death save
chris107 rolls 1d20 and gets: 7,
chris107: boo
chris107: all even. one apiece
Smon: BS & S hear the door slam shut
Smon: 50% chance it kills M & D now
chris107: Hydra food
Smon: /roll d100
Smon rolls 1d100 and gets: 15,
Smon: chomp chomp chomp
Keelia: Bright Star swears at it from around the corner.
Smon: Shall I roll the attacks?
Keelia: balls.
Smon: Or are BS and S retreating?
chris107: Ah well. Mordred had a good run at it. Level 1-7
Smon: I'll roll
Smon: 4 on M
Keelia: Nope, she'll stay.
Smon: /roll d20+9x8
Smon Rolls 1d20+9x8 and gets:
1 (+9) = 10
3 (+9) = 12
10 (+9) = 19
17 (+9) = 26
8 (+9) = 17
19 (+9) = 28
19 (+9) = 28
1 (+9) = 10
Smon: Mordred is slain
Keelia: Bright Star swears at noise
sandor sunneson:
Smon: 3 on Danor (used 1 head to drag him in)
Keelia: (Damn)
Smon: /roll d20+9x6
Smon Rolls 1d20+9x6 and gets:
18 (+9) = 27
6 (+9) = 15
5 (+9) = 14
6 (+9) = 15
18 (+9) = 27
17 (+9) = 26
JamesDevil: one hit and i'm dead anyway, just go, then return and loot my corpse
sandor sunneson: ruthless DMing Simon
Smon: 2 hits, D is also killed.
Keelia: Bright Star will avenge you
chris107: Good DMing we knew the risks. He just rolled bloody well
Smon: BS and S hear the grisly sounds of their comrades being devoured.
Keelia: Bright Star looks at Sandro. "Can you run and open the door and retreat? We'll pick it off one by one
Smon: On Turn Undead, on a save roll of 14 or less would turn 2d6 of the 10 heads it says
sandor sunneson: I only have 6 darts left
sandor sunneson: Happy to give it a go, one head more or less hanging on in there
sandor sunneson: even though it sounds suicidal
Keelia: I don't think you can open the door and attack?
chris107: Yeah, Jame's turn idea was a peach. The 5 was unlucky
Keelia: Just open it and retreat if that's the case.
chris107: 15
sandor sunneson: true, would give game away
sandor sunneson: maybe just worth leaving, Chris and James roll up new PCs and come back with them? (asking allowed), attacking then hydra would be suicidal
Smon: You can open door (object interaction) and attack on same turn. Anyway I would roll init after door opened
sandor sunneson: shall we give that a go BS?
sandor sunneson: Am happy too
sandor sunneson: Am happy too
sandor sunneson: S will open door and BS fire arrows at beast?
JamesDevil: I can roll up another one, what is people preference? does our group need a tank or a healer more at the mo? or something different?
Keelia: let's try. It's only valhalla waiting
joriandrake: (the real problem isn't even that you died, it is that your bodies get eaten due to revival magic restriction)
Keelia: yes, please.
sandor sunneson: true
joriandrake has been kicked for won't shut up
Keelia: Vengeance will be ours!
sandor sunneson: S will go and open the door
chris107: understandable
Keelia: Open and retreat the hell out of there! Don't stick around.
Keelia: Bright Star readies her attack from around the corner.
sandor sunneson: S goes open to the door and gets ready to open it
9:41am 2018-9-01 joriandrake Has entered the room
joriandrake: (crashed)
joriandrake has been kicked for won't shut up
sandor sunneson: if BS is in place and ready to fire
Keelia: she's ready.
Smon: GM: If BS had an x-bow I'd give a free first shot, but she still has to draw bow; I'll give advtg on her init roll
JamesDevil:
Keelia: arrow nocked and ready!
9:42am 2018-9-01 joriandrake Has entered the room
Smon: GM: Sandor goes to door and opens it.
Smon: Go away Jorian, I Kicked you.
joriandrake: oh... bye then
joriandrake has been kicked for go away!
Smon: BS & S see the hydra ready for them, the mangled & chomped & frozen bodies of their friends. Roll init DC 12, BS w advtg
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 9, (+6) = 15
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 11, (+6) = 17
Keelia: 17 is highest for init
Smon: BS can shoot
Keelia: with sneak?
Smon: Roll stealth for advtg & sneak BS
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 5, (+14) = 19
Keelia: for stealth
Smon: DC 16, pass
Smon: BS shoots w advtg
Keelia rolls 5d6+5 and gets: 3, 2, 5, 4, 4, (+5) = 23
sandor sunneson: well done
Keelia: then around the corner
Smon: doesn't kill a head.
chris107: nice try
Smon: Sandro roll init pls
Keelia: darn! ok, next time she'll aim for the same head unless the door stays open and Sandro gets it
sandor sunneson rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 18, (+3) = 21
chris107: nice roll, Ferg
Smon: Sandro wins init. The hydra is about 10' away
Smon: Filling his vision
Keelia: (nice init roll!)
Smon: Heads turning on him...
Smon: What does he do?
Smon: Fergus?
sandor sunneson: He'll throw 2 darts and retreat back out??
Smon: ok
Smon: You know you haven't used any Ki today!
sandor sunneson Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
4 (+6) = 10
8 (+6) = 14
Smon: miss
Keelia: Ki for retreat!!
Smon: Sandro rushes back down the corridor.
Keelia: get to safety!
Keelia: phew!
sandor sunneson: frustrated that he missed them
Smon: Doesn't need to use ki for that, only about 30' to get round corner
Smon: Behind him the door slams shut again as the Hydra continues tearing at the bodies; Danor is a mite tough
sandor sunneson: Not really been in a piosition to use Ki today
sandor sunneson: or so far
sandor sunneson: Same again?
Smon: After next attempt if you retreat again I will start rolling to see if bodies too damaged for Raising.
chris107: afk 2 mins
Keelia: Same again as long as you feel you can get the door open and get out of there safely. Maybe I should tie a rope to you...
JamesDevil: ooc any chance it accidently bites down on th super holy water?
Smon: 50%
sandor sunneson: as long as they are munching on the copse
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
Smon: A hydra head eats the vial, it shatters inside...
Smon: /roll 8d6
Smon rolls 8d6 and gets: 3, 3, 4, 1, 6, 4, 4, 5, = 30
Smon: A head dies
sandor sunneson: yay!
Keelia: nice!
JamesDevil:
sandor sunneson: we have 2 heads with 2 HP too#
JamesDevil: ooc from Vahalla Danor is laughing
Smon: OK you repeat plan - S opens door; roll init, BS w advtg
sandor sunneson: Sandro has 4 darts left
Smon: DC 16 for stealth check BS
Keelia: yes
sandor sunneson rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 11, (+3) = 14
chris107: Back, sorry about that, postman.
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 3, (+14) = 17
chris107: Nice with the holy water
Keelia: just
Smon: ok roll attacks
sandor sunneson Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
8 (+6) = 14
8 (+6) = 14
Keelia: that was stealth, let me roll init
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 3, (+6) = 9
Smon: Can Sandro not spend Ki to Disengage after attacking? Anyway darts miss
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 2, (+6) = 8
chris107: Hard lines!
chris107:
Smon: Sandro races past BS as the hydra acts first...
Smon: /roll d6x6
Keelia: damn, crappy init. Sandro is leading the charge. Hopefully evasion will save Bright Star
Smon Rolls 1d6x6 and gets:
3 = 3
2 = 2
4 = 4
6 = 6
2 = 2
6 = 6
Smon: 2 heads breathe on her
Smon: 32 dmg DEX save DC 17
chris107: good luck Keelia
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 18, (+8) = 26
Keelia: phew
Keelia: evaded
chris107: yay!
Smon: BS spins away... the hydra slams the door shut.
Smon: OK on a 1 D & M are too mangled to Raise. D then M
Smon: /roll d6 x2
Keelia: (my heart!) OK. shall we try again?
Smon Rolls 1d6x2 and gets:
5 = 5
6 = 6
sandor sunneson: yay
Smon: not yet
Smon: ok yet again... luckily the undead monster seems predictable. S opens the door... roll init
sandor sunneson: Ok, once darts run out we go then?
Keelia: ok
sandor sunneson rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 8, (+3) = 11
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 6, (+6) = 12
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 14, (+6) = 20
chris107: that's bad
Smon: Bad for S
chris107: yes
Smon: BS roll stealth then take shot
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 11, (+8) = 19
Smon: advtg
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 13, (+14) = 27
Keelia: 27 was stealth
Keelia: 19 was shot
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 6, (+8) = 14
Keelia: was the adv
Keelia: so 19 was highest
Smon: ok hit on 19
Smon: w sneak att
Keelia rolls 5d6+5 and gets: 4, 3, 6, 5, 1, (+5) = 24
chris107: arghhh
JamesDevil: ooc how many heads remain?
Smon: 2nd arrow at damaged head kills it (not per RAW but I am a kind & loving GM)
chris107: 6?
Keelia: argh indeed!
JamesDevil: I've lost track
Smon: 5 left now
JamesDevil: lolo @ Sim
Keelia: you are indeed and kind and glorious GM
chris107:
Smon: It's taken 193 damage... 5 heads roll recharge
Smon: /roll d6x5
Smon Rolls 1d6x5 and gets:
6 = 6
4 = 4
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
chris107: oh heck
Smon: As BS scampers back round corner, 3 heads breathe on Sandro
JamesDevil: ooc Smn is zerksis
Smon: 48 frost dmg save DC 17 DEX for half
Keelia: dodge!
sandor sunneson rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 10, (+6) = 16
chris107: arrgghhh!
chris107:
sandor sunneson: lol, sums it all up
Smon: Sandro at 0?
sandor sunneson: 1 point short
Keelia: Are you up?
sandor sunneson: -5
Smon: Sandro drops.
chris107: crap
Smon: The hydra drags him into the room to finish him off, one head slamming the door shut.
Smon: /roll d20+9x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+9x2 and gets:
7 (+9) = 16
15 (+9) = 24
Smon: hit, 2 failed death saves on Sandro
Smon: What does BS do now?
Keelia: Bright Star stares at the door then charges down to open it, shoot, and retreat
sandor sunneson: head back to Selatine and we'll draw up new characters
Keelia: she'll kill this think or TPK.
chris107: Wow! Brave
JamesDevil: we'll go out....IN A BLAZE OF GLORY!!!!!!!
sandor sunneson:
Smon: OK that's an init roll w/out advtg and shot won't have advtg as far as I can see since it'll see you as door opens
Keelia: for Pony!
Keelia: that's fair
Smon: much better off using fancy footwork melee attack
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 20, (+6) = 26
Keelia: for iit
Smon: would give sneak dmg at least
Keelia: init
chris107: Bloody good luck, Keelia. You deserve it!
JamesDevil: YES
Keelia: pity that wasn't an attack roll.
Smon: ok BS wins init
Smon: she should really use fancy footwork attack then retreat
Keelia: lycanthrope bane sword is +8. Let's go for Fancy footwork.
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 18, (+8) = 26
Smon: hit
chris107: Yay!
sandor sunneson: I'm signing off at 1130GMT
JamesDevil: Unleash the Tiger within!
Keelia: sneak first
sandor sunneson: lol
Keelia rolls 4d6 and gets: 4, 2, 6, 1, = 13
chris107: (I think we'll know one way or the other by then! )
sandor sunneson: good luck
Keelia: sword damage
Keelia rolls 1d6+5 and gets: 4, (+5) = 9
Smon: 22 dmg
Keelia: so 22 and retreat around the corner
sandor sunneson: go for the injured heads if any are left?
Smon: 193+22 = 215 by my count. She stabs a neck; it's looking very ropey but still up.
Smon: can she move 60' ok? Kitty sprint?
Keelia: she'll swear at it a lot from around the corner. Tabaxi curses calling on her fire god Tezca.
Smon: (10' forward then 50' back gets her to safety)
Keelia: (yes, feline agility would allow it but she'll need to wait 2 turns for it to recharge)
Keelia: you can move double but 0 for next turn.
Keelia: so next turn after that, she can zoom again
Keelia: Unless it leaves the door open....?
Keelia: She shakes her fist at it from around the corner
Smon: BS sprints away with fancy footwork & either kitty speed or a Dash bonus action I think Rogues have, the Hydra closes door & goes back to 'eating'
chris107:
Smon: 1 in 6 D & M ripped apart beyond raising
Smon: /roll d6x2
Smon Rolls 1d6x2 and gets:
3 = 3
1 = 1
chris107: No one can say that Bright Star did not try.
Smon: Sorry Mordred.
Keelia: She sneaks down to the door
Keelia rolls 1d20+14 and gets: 7, (+14) = 21
chris107: It was a fun ride
Smon: The goddess welcomes Mordred to blue Valhalla.
chris107: Good luck to Sandro.
Smon: /roll d20+9x6
Smon Rolls 1d20+9x6 and gets:
11 (+9) = 20
12 (+9) = 21
7 (+9) = 16
19 (+9) = 28
17 (+9) = 26
13 (+9) = 22
Smon: Sandro takes a bunch of failed death saves & is dead too.
Keelia: damn. that's a lot of 20s.
JamesDevil: indeed
chris107: "That blue will have to go and tthose curtains are dreadful!" Are Mordred's first words in the afterlife
Smon: BS opens the door yet again... roll init BS
Smon:
JamesDevil: lol
Keelia: Bright Star is enraged.
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 10, (+6) = 16
Smon: Soon Mordred's spirit is Athena's top interior decorator/vizier
Keelia: fancy footwork with a side of kitty speed
chris107:
JamesDevil: ooc
Keelia: for attack
chris107: Go on Keelia!
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 19, (+8) = 27
Smon: BS sees Mordred's remains scattered bloodily in frozen gobbets across the hall.
Smon: BS wins init, charges in & stabs.... hit!
Keelia: with a war cry, she runs over
Smon: +8 was attack right?
Keelia: yes
Smon: Danor is mangled but still intact
Keelia: I think it should actually be +9 since I didn't update my full sheet but I'm going with 8
Keelia rolls 5d6+5 and gets: 1, 2, 6, 1, 4, (+5) = 19
Smon: BS's fancy blade cuts deep into the monster
Keelia: for the sword
Keelia: and back out with kitty speed, swearing all the while
Keelia: "May Tezca bake your bones into ash!"
Smon: It had 17 hp... the massive bulk convulses and as BS flees back, it falls, dead!
Smon: Bright Star stands, alone and victorious.
JamesDevil:
sandor sunneson: well done
Keelia: "Monster! Foul Beast! Oh, my poor Mordred! But Danor and Sandro may yet be revived!"
chris107: Yay! A great victory for Bright Star! Nicely played Keelia
Smon: Realistically she is going to need help to get the bodies out, Danor is bloody heavy.
*chris107 warms up his d6*
JamesDevil: Bag of holding, we don't heed to breath
Smon: Mordred could be stuffed into a bag of holding at this point.
Keelia: "If i can get them to a higher level, Mreggle can summon help to carry them."
JamesDevil: and we are in pieces....mostly
Keelia: Danor will easily fit into the bag of holding - his own - sorry, not a joke about size
Keelia: Mordred into another. Sandro over her shoulders.
Smon: Hmm... I think may be right re Danor
Keelia: She'll be moving like an old woman but she'll be damned if she leaves them behind.
Smon: BS is too weak to yomp Sandro's body. STR 8 is not good.
JamesDevil: she just needs to get back to the teleporter right?
Smon: She could drag him though
sandor sunneson: could Mordred not come back as a hologram? Like in red dwarf?
Keelia: can he fit into a bag with Mordred?
JamesDevil: lol
Smon: hold up I'll check
chris107:
JamesDevil: or leave Mordread behind if he can't be raised
chris107: Remember to take his stuff though. He left a will.
Smon: OK looking at it yup you can fit Danor in a bag of holding. I reckon you can get 1 corpse per bag.
Smon: How many bags do you have?
Smon: 1 each?
JamesDevil: I had one
Keelia: I have one and James had one, so 2
JamesDevil: i think so?
Smon: OK you can get 1 intact corpse per bag and squeeze in the bits of Mordred mostly in the bag with Sandro, who is a lot less spherical than Danor.
Keelia: Danor into his own, Sandro into mine, Mordred's belonging divided into each and a distraught kitty dragging corpses out like an accidental serial killer
chris107: haha!
JamesDevil: lol, Danor just rolls rather than walks around ^^
Smon: I reckon the wandering monsters avoid the beast that just killed the mighty Diedra, so a blood splattered BS is able to get back to the teleporter...
Keelia: She has one res diamond and money enough for another; just have to find one.
JamesDevil: lol
Keelia: Also, a blood covered Tabaxi is probably like a wet cat - you don't want to be anywhere near it.
JamesDevil: Danor had a bunch of gold, i'm sure we could buy more
chris107: (Am I okay to roll my character now or would you rather I wait until the end of the session?)
Smon: BS returns safely to the surface, met at the dungeon exit by Mreggle. He sees her alone, covered in the dried blood of her friends, and looks sad.
Keelia: Bright Star is probably a terrifying and gruesome sight as she returns - covered in blood, and dragging mordred's shield
Smon: You can roll now Chris (Chris likes rolling PCs James & Keelia)
Smon: Mreggle: "Me sorry."
chris107: her poor fur!
sandor sunneson: how many XP for today SImon???
chris107 rolls 4d6 and gets: 5, 5, 1, 2, = 13
chris107 rolls 4d6 and gets: 6, 5, 3, 6, = 20
Smon: You only get XP if Raised
JamesDevil: I know the feeling Chris, i've got a google doc with 100 + characters in it that i've come up with ^^
chris107 rolls 4d6 and gets: 3, 2, 3, 3, = 11
Keelia: Bright Star nods, ears drooping and tail dragging. "As is Bright Star. If Mreggle could see Bright Star towards safety?"
chris107 rolls 4d6 and gets: 4, 2, 1, 2, = 9
Keelia: "She is....tired."
chris107 rolls 4d6 and gets: 3, 4, 1, 5, = 13
chris107 rolls 4d6 and gets: 4, 1, 1, 5, = 11
Smon: I'm gonna give BS a double share for the hydra. BTW it had a pile of treasure like I mentioned
Smon: /roll d100
Smon rolls 1d100 and gets: 22,
chris107: 12-17-9-8-12-10
Keelia: Sorry I got everyone killed!
JamesDevil: a decent primary stat at least Chris
Keelia: I can at least res two of you
chris107: Not your fault Keelia
JamesDevil: what? no you didn't!
Smon: By a bit of luck (for once) the 1200gp tiara in the hydra's hoard is set with a 500gp diamond.
Keelia: I got Ferg killed
Keelia: Ah, a res shiny!
sandor sunneson: unlucky di rolls
JamesDevil: how? we all knew the risks
chris107: I think Mordred's brother is a wizard
Keelia: Enough shiny things to raise you both.
Smon: It also had 2000 ep, 1000 gp and 13 +1 arrows from aprevious victim.
sandor sunneson: was 1 short on a few attacks and the save which would have killed the heads with darts etc etc
JamesDevil: how convienient >.>
JamesDevil: so, on rez we'll get xp?
sandor sunneson: anyway, thanks for game, I'll check thread later for XP update, good GMing Simon too
JamesDevil: yea, thanks Simon
chris107: Cheers, Fergus. Speak soon
JamesDevil: good -if brutal- game
Keelia: (reminds me of a thing I read - these guys were playing with a kid and his character died, so he wrote JR beside the name and said "i have come to avenge my father" )
Smon: "Bright Star nods, ears drooping and tail dragging. "As is Bright Star. If Mreggle could see Bright Star towards safety?"
Keelia: "She is....tired.""
Mreggle nods: "Me come with you to your town. Keep you safe home."
Mreggle rounds up a few goblin mates, squinting in the sunlight, and you head back east across the plain, reaching Selatine by evening.
sandor sunneson: please delete comments too about Jorian I made in text
Keelia: It was a great game - I was biting my nails throughout
Smon: OK doing XP now
JamesDevil: BATTLE CAT
Keelia: Bright Star passes them gold in thanks and goes to look for magical assistance. Again.
chris107: Well played guys
Smon: First is 1125 exploration XP
Keelia: Victory is ours! Mostly.
Smon: BS gets +4200 XP for killing hydra.
Smon: Danor & Sandro get +2100 each when raised.
sandor sunneson: nice
Keelia: nice
Smon: So total 5325 to BS
chris107: nice
JamesDevil: nice
Keelia: excellent
chris107: that would have got M to 8th
JamesDevil: gratz Keelia
Smon: 3225 I count to Danor & Sandro
Keelia: She'll ensure Mordred gets a fantastic funeral
sandor sunneson: 8th level hologram
chris107: Yay!
Smon: Chris your new PC I'm afraid starts at 5th w 10,000 XP
chris107:
Smon: You get 1 Uncommon magic item to start from list I posted on FB
sandor sunneson: thanks Simon and have a good weekend all
JamesDevil: Danor will be lv8 after being raised
Smon: Thx Fergus
chris107: Have a great weekend Ferg
JamesDevil: Thanks all!
JamesDevil: cya!
sandor sunneson: I'll add S stats when I get laprtop back when back home
chris107: Mordred actually got 1-7th
sandor sunneson: ciao
Keelia: Thanks everyone, great game!
chris107: not many do that.
Keelia: hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Smon: 2 weeks to next session, enough time to send Danor & Sandro in their body bags to Thusia for Raising by Lady Meda.
10:31am 2018-9-01 JamesDevil Has exited the room
chris107: Yeah, great game. Catch you all later
Smon: There is much grieving over the death of Mordred
Keelia:
Keelia: body bags is right
chris107: Have fun guys.
10:31am 2018-9-01 sandor sunneson Has exited the room
Smon: He is cremated with great honour in Selatine
Smon: and his ashes interred in the ancestral Vex crypt beside the nobles & the glorious dead.
Smon: And a villa goes back on the market.
Smon: Many are starting to mutter those villas are cursed...
chris107: At least he got a good send off.
chris107: Poor Mordred. He was a lot of fun.
Smon: Lady Vex is most vexed, Dr Rosa is very sad too.
Smon: He was a great PC.
Keelia: Bright Star made sure it was fabulous and paid someone to make sure that the colours didn't clash!
Smon:
chris107: I'll sort something out but will probably fancy starting a first level character sometime rather than starting at 5th in this one
chris107: I have the rolls noted anyway.
Smon: Yeah, it's a big knockback.
Smon: Next week is back to the high level game
chris107: Let me check my diary
Smon: I've actually forgotten who you play in that Chris!
chris107: Next Saturday is looking good.
Smon: Not Maglor is it?
chris107: Moffet
Smon: Aw right!
Keelia: we'll get your level 5 up to speed in no time
chris107: Maglor seems to have gone all NPC and Hakeem vanished.
Smon: Been a while. Good luck keeping him alive!
chris107: Have a great week guys
Smon: Have a great week
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