Vanyel has joined the game.

[James] Arkady: Caster Level Check: (1d20+9) [9+9] 18

[Vanyel] Ok, that's better.

[James] Arkady targets Aric. Distance: 4'05"

[Sedlack] Was your text box "paused"?

[James] Arkady no longer targets Aric.

[Vanyel] What do you mean "paused"?

[James] Arkady targets Aric. Distance: 4'05"

[Sedlack] That's a common source of not being able to see what people type

[Vanyel] Oh, yeah...

[James] Arkady no longer targets Aric.

[Vanyel] I couldn't type anything

[Vanyel] but then

[Vanyel] I closed and opened the dock chat

[James] Arkady targets Praxis. Distance: 2'07"

[Vanyel] and then I could type but I hadn't received anything since I went afk

[Sedlack] We saw what you typed...

[Vanyel] interesting

[Tamora] Hi

Client has joined the game.

[Vanyel] howdy

[Jared] hello, client.

[Jeff] Hey

[James] Does anyone know how the cost stuff with spells works?

[James] Do I just put in cost 1 for 1st level spells or something?

[Sedlack] I wouldn't bother with it

[James] I've been keeping track manually...

[James] I just thought I would use the system if I could.

[Sedlack] As have I

[Tamora] Shottamip: Gather Information: (d20+8) [3+8] 11

[James] Arkady: cure light wounds: (DC=(10++3+1) [10+3+1] 14) (0-(1d8+5)) [0-(3+5)] -8 HP recovered

[Vanyel] For the cleric and sorceror types, it's # memorized anyway

[Vanyel] and that's easier to keep track of.

[James] Arkady: invisibility: (DC=(10++3+2) [10+3+2] 15)

[Vanyel] I am away from the keyboard.

[James] Hmmm... can't edit Arkady's char sheet now...

[Master] Hey, there will be a short pause while I continue to get my shit together.

[Master] James, try it now?

[Vanyel] I am back at the keyboard.

[James] same

[James] whoops, wrong one.

[James] I was trying to edit Aedeans... but I can't edit mine either.

[James] I didn't want to edit Aedeans, BTW.

Sedlack has left the game.

[James] Could not lock character sheet to decrement spells remaining. No data available

[Vanyel] oh now look what you've gone and done

[James] Heh.

Sedlack has joined the game.

[James] looks like I broke it.

[Sedlack] That was annoying

[Master] I have it locked by you.

[Master] Disconnect and reconnect, ps.

[Master] pls.

[Tamora] Shottamip: Detect Poison: detects any poison and rolls (1d20+2) [1+2] 3 (DC 20) to determine the type of poison

[Sedlack] "you"=????

[James] doesn't let me disconnect...

James has left the game.

James has joined the game.

[Master] "you" = James

[Sedlack] Cool. JUst checking.

Angie has joined the game.

[Sedlack] I had to kill klooge via the task manager, which never inspires confidence

[James] Can you hear me now?

[Vanyel] hey hey hey!

[Vanyel] got a better connection this time?

[James] Make sure you don't have any extra java processes lying around.

[Jeff] Roger targets Aedean. Distance: 6'11"

[Sedlack] Yes, unless you mean "hear" in the conventional sense of the word

[Jeff] Roger targets Aric. Distance: 6'04"

[Jeff] Roger: Attack: Dagger [1] hits AC: ((d20+0)) [(8+0)] 8

[Jeff] Roger's attack of 8 misses Aric

[James] Sorry, I've seen those irritating Verizon commercials too many times.

[Jared] hey, jeff, answer the message I sent you :)

[Jeff] The e-mail? I responded to that.

[Jared] no, the ingame one

[Angie] Hi Everyone

[Jeff] My telephone isn't ringing.

[Jared] neat.

[Sedlack] hello

[Jared] test

[Vanyel] hmm

[Vanyel] yeah, I guess your blue is far enough from mine. ;)

[James] That's too dark Jared

[Sedlack] I concur

[Jared] this is a horrible color, but no one else is using it :)

[Vanyel] What does the new little red bar mean in the campaign list? Right now it's on Mike.

[Jared] lets try this

[Vanyel] Enh

[Jared] the red bar means 'typing'

[Vanyel] Ahhhh

[Vanyel] Interesting.

[James] That's a new feature...

[Master] Yeah, that's a request from one of the other gaming folks

[James] it seems in the mini-map the icons are offset from the big map.

[Vanyel] Who are we still waiting for?

[Vanyel] Yup, I reported that bug last time

[James] Joe...

[Vanyel] Kurris has rated it a low-priority bug, so it might get fixed eventually

[Sedlack] Joe, Sebby...

[Jared] Dralafi targets Arkady. Distance: 4'10"

[James] Hey!

[James] That's like shooting a bard in a barrel.

[Master] Still pooting; is everyone here?

[Jared] Dralafi: Attack: +2 LBow/+3 Arrow (Base) [B] hits AC: ((d20+20)) [(10+20)] 30

[Jared] Dralafi's attack of 30 (probably) hits Arkady

[Jared] just testing.

[Master] We're missing Shidle and SEBBY.

[Sedlack] Not Joe, Not Sebby

[Master] amusing.

[Jared] Dralafi no longer targets Arkady.

[Jeff] Has Roger not gained his level yet?

[Vanyel] Oh right! We all need to roll hit dice

[Jeff] All targets for Roger removed.

[Sedlack] I thought all you new guys did.

[Vanyel] well, "all" = me, jeff, jared

[Jared] A flip of the ol' kLoOge Coin results in: Heads

[Jared] does sound work for everyone else?

[Jeff] A flip of the ol' kLoOge Coin results in: Heads

[Jeff] No sound

[Sedlack] I believe I have shut sound off

[Jared] I dont. but still no sound.

[Vanyel] I don't have sound on this computer at the moment

[Vanyel] should I set it up?

[Sedlack] As the phone sound is just too ear-piercing

[Master] Understandable.

Client has joined the game.

[Master] The way to fix that is simply to delete the phone .wav soundage

[Master] Then you're all set.

[Master] Or to put a new sound in.

[Vanyel] Rolling my new hit die: (1d10) [9] 9

[Vanyel] ROKK

[Master] Witnessed.

[Jeff] Roll #1: (d4) [1] 1

[Jeff] Poot

[Vanyel] sukk.

[Jared] Oh, I just rolled one off screen. my badd. re-rolling:

[Jared] (1d4) [2] 2

Client is receiving the map...

Client has received the map.

[Vanyel] Is "Client" Joe, Sebby, or one of the observers?

[Sedlack] Hey, new guys: get real hit dice.

[Vanyel] *I* had a real hit die.

[Master] lol

[Jared] I used to have a real hit die....

[Vanyel] hey yeah, what did you level in?

[Joe] HERE we go

[Master] ah

[Sedlack] Joe!

[Master] Joe, would you do me the enormous favor of calling SEBBY?

[James] Joe, you've at least beat out Sebby... but just barely.

[Jeff] Roger's been teaching Dral magik

[Vanyel] nifty!

[Joe] I'm having technical difficulties. Some one else call the SEBBY.

[Sedlack] ...and also how to have sucky HP.

[Jared] hey, will roger allow me to crib spells from him?

[Master] Nah, elves already know how to do that.

[Sedlack] Oh, great, so it's just amplifying his natural weaknesses. Great.

[Jeff] Yeah. There's some Spellcraft skill check wankery involved, though.

[Jared] dude, kimmitt said nothing about wankery being involved.

[Jeff] Hey, I was not informed of any rule 0ing

[Jared] Mr. DM, what sort of wankery do I need to perform?

[Joe] What, are we all in a box?

[Jared] PAIN.

[Vanyel] BACK IN THE BOX!

[Joe] But the gimp

[Joe] 's sleeping.

[Master] Well, you're gonna want some Spellcraft with your level anyway.

[Master] At least a couple of points.

[James] I thought you just neede 'read magic'.

[Joe] I'm not sure I'm okay with Aric and Aedean sitting on top of me. They're both kind of heavy, one with the girth and the other with the armor.

[Jared] yes, I did that. tell me about the wankery :)

[Master] (I'll be done pooting about in about 3 mins.)

[Jeff] I checked. You don't need read magic if the spellbook's owner is helping you

[Joe] So, Defthon gained a wizard level?

[Jeff] But you still need to make a Spellcraft DC15 + spell level to prepare the spell

[Joe] Or, Dral.

[Master] Dral

[Jared] dral gained a wizard level, yes

[Sedlack] "Hooked on Magics worked for me!"

[Joe] That d4 must be treating you right.

[Jeff] And then you can write it in your spellbook for the low low cost of 100gp per page

[Jared] well, damn, thats expensive.

[Joe] Vel knows a guy. I can get you a deal.

[Jeff] And it takes a day per spell (!)

[James] It is better than being a sorc or bard, with a limited spell list...

[Master] It's different, is what it is.

[Sedlack] Yeah. Tell me about it.

[Jared] a day per spell? thats totally ass. I dont think I've even had a free day to retcon in ;)

[Vanyel] I like the sorc way better, really.

[Master] Wizards are awesome for item creation, tho

[Master] Jared: Get me SEBBY's number offa Imsanet

[Master] ...?

[Joe] PROCESSING ... WAIT

[Jared] how exactly am I going to find it on imsanet?

[Vanyel] xxx-xxx-xxxx

[Master] ok thanx don

[Vanyel] ph is your friend

[Joe] See, Don knows what's up.

[Jared] ph exists?

[James] Arkady: Will: (d20+8) [1+8] 9

[Angie] Lia: Reflex: (d20+6) [13+6] 19

[Joe] just use the ldap thang.

[Master] Ok, SEBBY said he'd be at his dad's.

[Sedlack] Aedean: Will: (d20+7+5) [16+7+5] 28

[Jared] I certainly dont have sebby's dad's number

[Master] So no contact there.

[Joe] Well, shit.

[Master] Well, if he overslept, I'll think of a suitable abusement.

[James] doesn't Sebby have a mobile phone?

[Master] I dunno.

[Master] I'm gonna finish my donut and we'll get started.

[James] DO-NUT!

[Joe] Be right back (getting drinks and eats set up)

[Joe] I am away from the keyboard.

[James] oh, oh, oh, my do-nut... (thx to Wierd Al)

[Angie] Lia: Reflex: ** MODIFIED BY: REF(+2) ** (d20+6+2) [20+6+2] 28

[James] Lia: Fortitude: ** MODIFIED BY: FORT(+2) ** (d20+10+2) [20+10+2] 32

Client has joined the game.

Client has left the game.

[Jeff] *SNIF!*

Brian has joined the game.

[Jeff] SEBBBBBBY!

[James] yeah, the problem was, those 20's were in practice...

[Sedlack] SEBBY!

[James] SEBBY!

[Master] SEBBY!

[Vanyel] SEBBY!

[Brian] sorry...my dad's "Sure, you can have the computer at 2" apparently meant "...When I finish the stuff I have to do for my school."

[Ivellian] SEBBY!

[Asratia] SEBBY!

[Jared] A DRAGON SEEMS TO HAVE FALLEN ON US.

[Joe] I am back at the keyboard.

[Joe] SEBBAY!

[Asratia] ok I'm done now.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Reflex: (d20+6-1) [9+6-1] 14

[Brian] whoops, looks like i'm conflicting with jeff's colors. let me change

[Master] Ok I'm done.

[Joe] AIE!

[Brian] no one's using cyan i assume?

[Joe] ROGUE NEEDS FOOD ... BADLY

Lowly Scro has joined the game.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I don't believe so.

[Master] Hello, Scrotok

[Master] We're just about to begin.

[Jeff] Welcome!

[Joe] WELL COME

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Howdy

[Lowly Scro] Hi

[Angie] I think I have all the modifiers for the sword set now

[Master] Excellent.

[Lowly Scro] D&D 3E?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna: Attack 1: Mace +3, Heavy (GMW) [r] hits AC: ((d20+11)) [(11+11)] 22

[Master] Yepper.

[James] give it a swing.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Cool. I got that set up.

[Lowly Scro] Need me to provide a PC?

[Master] Okay, anyone want to summarize (nah, Scro) what happened last session?

[Master] Or shall I start with the typing?

[Velkyna (Joe)] We all got about 5k XP.

[Master] You earned it.

[Velkyna (Joe)] And gained a level.

[Brian] can i get a map?

[James] Well, we got roped into helping a new god to be born

[Vanyel] We all talked to Asratia and the new ones were bound to her service

[Brian] i didn't gain a level. (200 xp short. grumble. :) )

[Master] lol

[Vanyel] Then we got sent down into bodakland

[Velkyna (Joe)] BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODAK

[James] there were orcs too.

[Jared] booooooooooooooooooooooooooodak!

[Velkyna (Joe)] BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODAK

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Hey, Mike, if we earned 5k last session, should I give myself another 3100 XP? :)

[Master] Okay, let's be a little more, um, thorough about this.

[Master] cute.

[Vanyel] Actually, there were wolves first

[Angie] Don't forget the athaches

[Master] Okay, let's recap.

[Velkyna (Joe)] ATHACH

[Vanyel] Er, coyotes

[Master] You woke up on the Cloud Ray, which proved that

[James] dont' forget the orcs...

[Master] the Cloud Ray was not a fever dream.

[Brian] DIRE coyotes

[Velkyna (Joe)] FILTH FEVER

[Velkyna (Joe)] PAC MAN FEVER

[Jared] EVIL dire coyotes.

[Velkyna (Joe)] FEVER FOR THE FLAVOR OF A PRINGLES

[Master] Given this fact, you wandered out into the misty sunlight,

[Master] and had a pleasant meal provided by the elves.

[Master] You got to know one of the Rangers, who seemed nice.

[Master] Then Asratia and Ivellian called you in. They seemed to have just finished their conversation.

[Lowly Scro] Ok

[Master] They told you that you'd be running military errands for them and lentyou a carpet.

[Master] You then had two encounters; one with an Orc/Abyssal Dire Coyote raiding party,

[Master] then one with their big brothers -- 7 Athaches and a Bodak.

[James] ... in which we almost all got creamed.

[Master] You limped back to Cloudhome, where Ivellian was grouchy at you.

[Lowly Scro] Ok

[Master] Did I miss anything?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I thought he was grouchy at himself.

[Roger (Jeff)] He was? That wanker

[James] ... for not getting completely creamed as everyone else...

[Master] Well, he was grouchy in general, and you were around.

[Tamora] Yeah, grouchy at the world for hugely sucking.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel's just happy to be alive.

[Master] Vel's journal, btw, is a work of art.

[Master] Where is that thing, Joe?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Thanks!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] We also have the body of an orc cleric

[Master] oh yeah!

[Velkyna (Joe)] http://alumni.imsa.edu/~kraut/vel/vel.html

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Did we get another holy symbol?

[Master] Does anybody remember what I set up as its stuff?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Erythnul

[Master] OYEZ

[Master] his stuff, rather?

[Jared] and we learned to not be dumb in combat.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Yeah, lemme dig.

[Velkyna (Joe)] We got a +1 breastplate.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Brooch of shielding

[Velkyna (Joe)] Ring of the ram

[Velkyna (Joe)] Robe of blending

[Velkyna (Joe)] and a ...

[Velkyna (Joe)] something.

[Master] Mm. Smoothies.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Wand of Cure Light Wounds.

[Velkyna (Joe)] There, I knew it was five.

[Master] Hard to go wrong with such thigns.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Didn't we also get a Raise Dead scroll or two?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Oh, yeah. A scroll with two raise deads.

[Master] Okay, those of you who wish to cast curative spells (I don't recall), now would be a fine time.

[Velkyna (Joe)] There it is off in the corner.

[Lowly Scro] (OOC) Do you use RogerWilco or TeamSpeak (etc.) or only chat?

[James] RogerWilco didn't seem to work well for us.

[Master] Yeah, it was wanky.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Moderate Wounds: (DC=(10+5+2) [10+5+2] 17) (0-(2d8+9)) [0-((1+3)+9)] -13 HP recovered

[Master] We were thinking about trying TeamSpeak at some point,

[Master] but the timing hasn't worked out yet.

[James] I was supposed to investigate streaming audio using MP3 or Ogg Vorbis...

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Query: Would it be "they started wailing on us" or "they started whaling on us"? I thought it was the latter.

[Sedlack] Aedean's hit points adjusted by 13 to 52.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I've always used "wailed"

[Master] The latter.

[Lowly Scro] Ok, so u just use chat only (no voice)?

[James] Tammy, that text is also a little dark.

[Master] As in, to hit with a whale.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Moderate Wounds: (DC=(10+5+2) [10+5+2] 17) (0-(2d8+9)) [0-((8+7)+9)] -24 HP recovered

[Velkyna (Joe)] See, as in "to cause to wail like a little girl"

[Master] actually I've seen both.

[Master] so hey

[Velkyna (Joe)] MEDIC

[Sedlack] Aedean's hit points adjusted by 24 to 68.

[James] If you want the purple, I can switch colors...

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Test

[Jared] Scro: we currently just use chat only, yes.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] any better?

[Roger (Jeff)] I call the brooch of shielding.

[Aric (Brian)] i could use a little healing. i believe i already used my self-healing ability for the day.

[Master] I call the CLENIS

[Velkyna (Joe)] I've been red for a long time, if someone wants it I'll switch to something else. I've been looking for a change.

[James] still seems dark to me, what does anyone else thing?

[Angie] Still kind of dark Tami

[Master] Jeff, I forget; did I download the new Roger yet?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Serious Wounds: (DC=(10+5+3) [10+5+3] 18) (0-(3d8+9)) [0-((5+3+2)+9)] -19 HP recovered

[Roger (Jeff)] No, this is the old Roger

[Sedlack] Dralafi's hit points adjusted by 19 to 27.

[Master] ok I'll change that.

[Master] jas

[Jared] and sound just magically started working. neat.

[Aric (Brian)] WEE JAS

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Serious Wounds: (DC=(10+5+3) [10+5+3] 18) (0-(3d8+9)) [0-((1+3+7)+9)] -20 HP recovered

[Master] Oh!

[Sedlack] Velkyna's hit points adjusted by 20 to 45.

[Master] Okay, here's the deal.

[Vanyel] I need curing at some point, but I have a want of CLW too

[Master] I changed to "send sounds to clients.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Testing

[Master] "

[Velkyna (Joe)] Test test

[Vanyel] are we going to rest before doing anything?

[Master] But it cost bandwidth.

[Master] Lemme try something.

[James] that's a nice color Joe.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Serious Wounds: (DC=(10+5+3) [10+5+3] 18) (0-(3d8+9)) [0-((3+4+6)+9)] -22 HP recovered

[Vanyel] I wouldn't want to drain anyone's spells

[Angie] Tami that looks good

[Aric (Brian)] you're kind of close to the master color, joe

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Thanks Angie

[Sedlack] Velkyna's hit points adjusted by 22 to 67.

[Master] I think some of you don't have sounds in your sound folders.

[Master] Hi, Angie!!!!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Serious Wounds: (DC=(10+5+3) [10+5+3] 18) (0-(3d8+9)) [0-((8+5+6)+9)] -28 HP recovered

[Velkyna (Joe)] Oh the heck with it.

[Master] hug

[Roger (Jeff)] A flip of the ol' kLoOge Coin results in: Heads

[Master] A flip of the ol' kLoOge Coin results in: Heads

[Sedlack] Defthon's hit points adjusted by 28 to 54.

[Roger (Jeff)] I have the dice roll but not the coin toss

[Vanyel] merci

Angie has left the game.

[Lowly Scro] Master, any sound you play will be sent to them if they don't have it

[Master] Amusing.

[Master] We lost Angie there.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Moderate Wounds: (DC=(10+5+2) [10+5+2] 17) (0-(2d8+9)) [0-((4+7)+9)] -20 HP recovered

[Velkyna (Joe)] Bomb-oh

[Roger (Jeff)] Can someone msg me? I want to see if I get the phone sound

[Master] When she returns, we will hit it.

[Sedlack] Dralafi's hit points adjusted by 20 to 47.

[James] she's restarting...

[Velkyna (Joe)] Test

[Roger (Jeff)] Hm, nope

[Velkyna (Joe)] No, that sucks

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Moderate Wounds: (DC=(10+5+2) [10+5+2] 17) (0-(2d8+9)) [0-((4+8)+9)] -21 HP recovered

[Master] yeah, it looks like some of the clienty folks don't get all the soudns.

[Master] Solution -- download the Master/Client version instead.

[Sedlack] Aric's hit points adjusted by 21 to 63.

[Master] It'll have all the sounds.

[Lowly Scro] I can hear all

[Velkyna (Joe)] Meh.

Angie has joined the game.

[Master] okay, I'm glad we solved that bitch

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Moderate Wounds: (DC=(10+5+2) [10+5+2] 17) (0-(2d8+9)) [0-((3+7)+9)] -19 HP recovered

[Velkyna (Joe)] Meh.

[Master] Everybody have the Map?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Such as it is, yeah.

[James] yes

[Roger (Jeff)] I do

[Angie] yes

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Where's Roger? Give him 19 HP.

[Master] ???: Detect Thoughts: (DC=14)

[Lowly Scro] Yep

[Master] Fixed Roger

[Vanyel] Do we need the sounds, or are they just ambience?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Ambience

[Master] Ambiance.

[Master] Also, Ambulance

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Light Wounds: (DC=(10+5+1) [10+5+1] 16) (0-(1d8+5)) [0-(6+5)] -11 HP recovered

[Master] At any rate, is everyone more or less up to speed on the plot?

[Sedlack] Lia's hit points adjusted by 11 to 69.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Yep.

[Roger (Jeff)] Yes

[Angie] Thanks

[Master] (Scro, if you care, you can get recaps of previous adventures on James's website. James, what's that URL?)

[James] http://home.xnet.com/~ansible/serendair

[Lowly Scro] yep

[Master] There we go.

[Lowly Scro] thx

[Master] Otay!

[Velkyna (Joe)] Unce!

[Velkyna (Joe)] Tice!

[Velkyna (Joe)] Fee times a mady!

[James] Def is still down a few.

[Master] You begin your rest at dawn, and you sleep the rest of the exhausted.

[James] Wanna another cure light?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel is as well.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Dral too.

[Master] (Finish the housekeeping; I'll wait.)

[James] Arkady targets Dralafi. Distance: 4'10"

[James] Arkady targets Defthon. Distance: 4'03"

[James] Arkady no longer targets Praxis.

[James] Arkady no longer targets Dralafi.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Light Wounds: (DC=(10+5+1) [10+5+1] 16) (0-(1d8+5)) [0-(4+5)] -9 HP recovered

[James] Arkady: cure light wounds: (DC=(10++3+1) [10+3+1] 14) (0-(1d8+5)) [0-(1+5)] -6 HP recovered

[James] Arkady no longer targets Defthon.

[Sedlack] Velkyna's hit points adjusted by 9 to 75.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Thanks!

[Master] Jeff, I don't have a copy of New Roger around. Could you please resend?

[Roger (Jeff)] Sure

[Lowly Scro] Resend w/ email?

[James] Defthon's hit points adjusted by 6.

[Lowly Scro] (vs. internal to KW)

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Glad for the rest, I was running out of 3rd/4th/5th level spells.

[Roger (Jeff)] Sent (via email)

[Master] gracias

[Shottamip (Tamora)] It's hard keeping you lot alive sometimes.

[James] You!!!! Run out of spells?!?!?!!?

[Velkyna (Joe)] SHOCKING

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Just the good ones. :)

[Velkyna (Joe)] Looks like Brad Pitt is swimming in cherry Kool Aid.

[Vanyel] James: did you actually do the adjust on that?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Everyone should check their current total XP. (I just updated mine to reflect last session's XP.)

[Master] Running Shottamip out of spells is a personal goal of mine.

[Aric (Brian)] actually i keep glancing at Def's icon and thinking it's Jon Stewart

[Vanyel] We all received 1900 XP after the last encounter, I just checked

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Cure Light Wounds: (DC=(10+5+1) [10+5+1] 16) (0-(1d8+5)) [0-(5+5)] -10 HP recovered

[Lia (Angie)] That could kill the rest of the party

[Sedlack] Defthon's hit points adjusted by 10 to 62.

[James] I can't adjust your HP, can I?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Sure you can

[Vanyel] Dunno, ask Chris

[Vanyel] :)

[James] Oh, news to me.

[Aric (Brian)] mine is, unfortunately, adjusted. i guess not 200, but 310 short of level 10 :)

[Sedlack] Arkady's hit points adjusted by -40 to 11.

[James] I thought just the GM could do that.

[James] Nice.

[Sedlack] Arkady's hit points adjusted by 40 to 51.

[Vanyel] Well, *I* just levelled to 9, so you can stop complaining

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Mike trusts us.

[Master] Roger is up and running.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Still 3000 xp to 12th level.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It's an option the master can set.

[Aric (Brian)] I AM THE WIZARD OF LATIN. I HAVE A MILLION JILLION HITPOINTS.

[Master] hehe

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Mostly, I think he'd rather have us do it than have to do it himself every time we heal

[Velkyna (Joe)] There, my XP are set.

[Master] Sedlack, as usual, has the right of it.

[Lia (Angie)] my XP are set

[Master] Tex/Mexcellnt.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel's Dexcellent

[Roger (Jeff)] Shit, that's an old copy I had on IMSAnet.

[Roger (Jeff)] Sorry! One sec.

[Master] ok

[Lowly Scro] If a cleric casts cure lt wds on another PC, do they need to target that PC first?

[Master] Scro -- I don't really get how cures work

[Master] but it'll roll the dice for you no matter what

[Master] and you can change it manually.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] They can, in principle, but again, we just use the honor system for ease.

[Master] I need to do some serious experimentation with that.

[Lowly Scro] Cool; DM option to allow clients to adj HP

[Master] ding.

[Master] Lots and lots of options for such things

[Master] For semi-hostile Parties, such things can be fun.

[Lowly Scro] i'm familiar

[Master] Okey-dokey.

[Master] You sleep through most of the day,

[Master] except for Dral, who wakes up after 4 hours.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Especially in a case like this, it saves me from having to try to target when everyone's packed into a 10x12 room...

[Master] He looks around; everyone else is still thoroughly unconscious.

[Master] What do you do?

[Lowly Scro] I sleep

[Velkyna (Joe)] C) DIP A RAG IN IT

[Master] Jared . . .

[Master] ?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Ich schlafe

[Lowly Scro] I am away from the keyboard.

[Velkyna (Joe)] zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Jared] um, prepare spells. cause you know, its new and exciting.

[Velkyna (Joe)] *snrk* zzzzzzzz

[Aedean (Sedlack)] yes sleep good

[Master] Shottamip is quietly playing with some of her stuff in the corner, actually.

[Lowly Scro] I am back at the keyboard.

[Master] Shot, Dral, spot rolls

[James] Arkady has dreams about being splatted by a giant.

[Jared] after that, I'm just going to wait for the rest of the group to wake. I'm not desperate to go anywhere.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Shottamip: Spot: (d20+8) [6+8] 14

[Master] Roger should be good now.

[James] So this is a co-ed dorm?

[Velkyna (Joe)] I dream of electric bodaks.

[Master] Yep, with little bunks for the little people and Vel.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I so slim.

[Master] These crazy English girls, with their short hair.

[Master] At any rate.

Lowly Scro snoozes blissfully.

[Roger (Jeff)] Hm, nope

[Master] (Jeff, it may not have updated right.)

[Master] (Give it a sec.

[Master] )

[Master] Shottamip notices that Dral has emerged from his trance.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Torpor. Elves go into torpor.

[Master] Jeff, is it cool now?

[Jared] :)

[Master] Dral pulls a book out of his pack and starts perusing it.

[Master] It's a spellbook, strangely.

[Velkyna (Joe)] "Frommer's Cloudhome"

[Velkyna (Joe)] "... on 10gp a day"

[Master] "If you have 1 day . . ."

[Roger (Jeff)] Hm, nope. I added his 1 new HP actually, so it should be apparent from the sidebar if it's right.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] 0. Artifact. You have no maximum hand size.

[Master] "See Asratia, mother of a God. You'll need a full day to get over the awe, so that's pretty much it."

[Velkyna (Joe)] "If you have 2 days, just do the 1 day thing, but take your time."

[Master] Roger, we'll work on this in a sec.

[Roger (Jeff)] Okay

[Master] Do Shottamip and Dral do anything, or do they quietly ignore one another?

[James] testing...

[Velkyna (Joe)] You guys should play Milles Borne.

[James] Arkady: dispel magic: (DC=(10++3+3) [10+3+3] 16) Dispelling...

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I don't generally bother people when they're studying.

[Jared] I'm quietly ignoring the universe at this point

[Master] Listen checks, please.

[James] everyone, or everyone who is awake?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] And I'm used to having a couple-hour stretch while everyone else rouses, anyway.

[Master] Dral and Shot.

[Lia (Angie)] Everyone?

[Jared] Dralafi: Listen: (d20+3) [1+3] 4

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Always the first one up.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Shottamip: Listen: (d20+6) [10+6] 16

[Jared] well, I see my standard dice have managed to survive the upgrade.

[Master] Okay, the next few hours pass uneventfully.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel is humming "You Spin Me Right Round" in her sleep.

[Master] click-click of jewelry tools; the turning of a page, the even breathing of those deep in concentration.

[Master] And Aric's occasional sre.

[Master] snore

[Master] Spot checks for Dral and Shot

[James] I thought you were going to say 'arse'.

[Velkyna (Joe)] NICE.

[Dralafi (Vanyel)] Those of you who haven't already: chat as your character!

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Shottamip: Spot: (d20+8) [11+8] 19

[Jared] Dralafi: Spot: (d20+6) [10+6] 16

[Master] ok.

[Master] Nothing much happens until the rest of the Party starts waking up.

[Master] Everyone, gimme a Con roll.

[Master] hehe

[Velkyna (Joe)] !!!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: CON check: (d20+2) [20+2] 22

[Aric (Brian)] Aric: CON check: (d20+2) [1+2] 3

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi: CON check: (d20+1) [7+1] 8

[Roger (Jeff)] Roger: CON check: (d20+1) [13+1] 14

[Praxis (James)] Praxis: CON check: (d20+1) [19+1] 20

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna: CON check: (d20+3) [5+3] 8

[Dralafi (Vanyel)] Dralafi: CON check: (d20+1) [7+1] 8

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Shottamip: CON check: (d20+4) [5+4] 9

[Praxis (James)] Arkady: CON check: (d20+2) [10+2] 12

[Velkyna (Joe)] Well, shit.

[Lia (Angie)] Lia: CON check: (d20+1) [14+1] 15

[Dralafi (Jared)] apparently today's secret number is 8

[Dralafi (Vanyel)] Right, it'd help if I did that as myself...

[Master] Don, you're chatting as Dral, not Defthon

[Dralafi (Vanyel)] right, about to fix that

[Dralafi (Vanyel)] con bonus is correct though

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Hoist!

[Master] Aedean is the first to awake. He sits up, blinking, and notices that Dral and Shottamip have been awake for some little time.

[Master] (when does Aedean pray for new spells?)

[Aedean (Sedlack)] What time is it now?

[Master] Midday.

[Master] late day, actually.

[Aric (Brian)] ah-ha! that's it, mike, it's not that i'm late, i just always get a critical miss on my "wake up" roll in the morning

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Guess it'll have to wait til sunset then

[Master] See, you need to crank up your con.

[Master] ok, thanx

[Praxis (James)] LOL!

[Master] Aedean stretches.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I failed my "go to bed" proficiency.

[Master] Praxis awakens and notices Dral studying; he flits over to check things out. The sound of movement awakens Pilagro.

[Master] Dral, listen check.

[Dralafi (Vanyel)] Huh, I'll have the same problem as Aedean then---I pray at dawn too

[Dralafi (Vanyel)] Oh well

[Praxis (James)] *sniff*

[Roger (Jeff)] (Scro: Pilagro is Roger's cat familiar)

[Master] Dral prayed after the fighting; it's fine.

[Master] Or Defthon, actually.

[Lowly Scro] ok... want me to RP it?

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi: Listen: (d20+3) [11+3] 14

[Master] You threw me off again, Don. You gotta do your thang.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] (Actually, I have my choice of dawn and sunset, as long as I don't pray twice in the same 24 hours)

[Velkyna (Joe)] Yeah, Dral prayed DURING the fighting.

[Roger (Jeff)] If Michael doesn't mind I don't mind.

[Dralafi (Vanyel)] I did!

[Defthon (Vanyel)] Evidently not

[Defthon (Vanyel)] Ok, better now.

[Master] THERE we go.

[Master] Nah, I'll do it; I've got the background.

Praxis (James) flaps his wings, stretching them out.

[Velkyna (Joe)] zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Master] Praxis and Pilagro, listen checks, please.

[Praxis (James)] Praxis: Listen: (d20+14) [5+14] 19

[Roger (Jeff)] Roger: Listen: (d20+7) [17+7] 24

[Master] Pilagro's ears prick up, and he bats at Praxis to get his attention.

[Master] He gestures toward the door.

[Velkyna (Joe)] (WAIT FOR IT)

Praxis (James) looks...

[Velkyna (Joe)] (.... STAY ON TARGET)

[Lowly Scro] lol

[Master] Pilagro rolls his eyes

[Master] And pads toward the door.

[Praxis (James)] what's up? (telepathically)

[Master] (jas)

[Velkyna (Joe)] WEE JAS

Praxis (James) heads towards the door too, and telepathically gives Arkady a nudge.

[Pilagro] Are you much for opening doors?

Praxis (James) looks back at him. Do I have hands?

[Master] Arkady: You are too deeply asleep to care.

[Pilagro] I dunno; you've got the teeth and claws thing going on.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Dude, it's like the issue of Justice League that was all about Superman's dog and Batman's cat.

[Pilagro] I thought your forepaws were pretty good for this kind of thing.

[Praxis (James)] Are there any gaps in the door?

[Master] No, it's sealed.

[Praxis (James)] I take it that it has a draw bar or somesuch?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Any of us awake humanoids notice any of this?

[Velkyna (Joe)] WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP

[Velkyna (Joe)] SAY MY NAME SAY MY NAME

[Shottamip's Viper Familiar] Is this a private party, or can anyone play?

[Master] Aedean, gimme a Spot check.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] hah

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Spot: (d20+13) [7+13] 20

Praxis (James) goes to Arkady, and sticks a tounge in his ear.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Kinky.

[Master] Arkady awakens with a start.

[Master] Aedean, there's some kind of furry convention going on near the door.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Mmmmmmm ... furries.

Arkady (James) looks to throw Praxis across the room, but...

[Master] More scaly, actually.

[Arkady (James)] (telepatically) what's going on?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] \whispers, "What's up, guys?"

[Master] Pilagro and the viper point toward the door.

[Velkyna (Joe)] "Velkyna's in trouble down at the old mill?"

[Velkyna (Joe)] "Good cat, Pilagro!"

[Master] (It's a sliding door thingy. Very clever.)

[Arkady (James)] Arkady goes to the door to listen.

[Master] What does Aedean do?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] What is Pilagro, by the way? I forgot.

[Velkyna (Joe)] cat

[Arkady (James)] Arkady: listen: (d20+14) [18+14] 32

[Lia (Angie)] A cat

[Dralafi (Jared)] cats can open sliding doors. I have proof.

[Master] Dral looks up as Arkady passes by, thens shrugs.

[Arkady (James)] and cupboards too.

[Lia (Angie)] Cats can walk thru walls

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean will pick his way through the sleepers as best he can and take a listen at the door

[Aric (Brian)] it's getting all Kiki's Delivery Service in here.

[Master] Arkady: There's some kind of bird outside the door.

[Master] (Here, birdy birdy...)

[Arkady (James)] Had we seen birds at Cloudhome before?

[Master] No.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Thank god. I thought it would be an ogre magi bodak.

[Master] Oh, stop giving me ideas.

[Velkyna (Joe)] (the way our day's been going)

[Dralafi (Jared)] no, its that hydra bodak from dragon three months ago. polymorphed.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] at least your eyes are closed....

[Lia (Angie)] STOP GIVING HIM IDEAS

Arkady (James) wakes up the rest of the crew.

[Master] hang on, hang on

[Velkyna (Joe)] *snrk* Go way, I'm sleeping.

[Master] Dral, arkady moves to start waking people up.

Velkyna (Joe) rolls over

Arkady (James) pokes Vel again.

[Lia (Angie)] opens one eye. What's up?

Velkyna (Joe) falls out of the top bunk in a stupor. "Where's my pants? Where's the fire escape?"

[Master] Something's at the door; the familiars are all next to the door like dogs wanting to go outside.

[Arkady (James)] There's a bird outside. Which is quite unusual.

[Roger (Jeff)] Good morning Arkady! Oh, it's not morning! Oh hey Pilagro! etc.

[Master] It's like a bell goes off in Dral's head.

[Aric (Brian)] Does somebuddy gotta go potty?

[Arkady (James)] Shhhhh!!!!

[Dralafi (Jared)] I walk over to the door and open it up

[Master] There's a hawk roosting about two feet away. It spreads its wings,

Shottamip (Tamora) puts away her tools and stands up. Not much taller though.

Arkady (James) casts detect magic

[Aric (Brian)] anyone speak hawk?

[Master] and flies up to Dral's shoulder, installing itself as though it had lived there for years.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] she wasn't wearing pants?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Dude. Dral's Spencer for Hire.

[Lia (Angie)] looks like you've got a friend

[Aedean (Sedlack)] "Spenser"

[Dralafi (Jared)] I look at it on my left shoulder, nod, and sit back down.

[Hawk] I'll be needing a name, friend.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel was wearing pants. She's a little confused in the morning/afternoon.

Roger (Jeff) nods knowingly.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] ah.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] "Spenser"

[Master] Praxis, Pilagro, and the viper form a little welcoming committee.

[Aric (Brian)] "Avery"

[Defthon (Vanyel)] I detect magic on the hawk, rather expecting what I'll see

[Velkyna (Joe)] That's probably why the crossword didn't work last week. Hurm.

[Master] It's getting all Snow White up in here.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Noted.

[Dralafi (Jared)] "This is Lome Surinen. He'll be accompanying me in the future."

[Aedean (Sedlack)] "Hawkwind"

[Master] Roll 'em, Def.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] oops nevermind

[Praxis (James)] Don't let him try to stick you with 'Spud' or something.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] it's detect evil i have for free

[Defthon (Vanyel)] dammit I'll get used to all this paladin stuff one of these days

[Master] hehe

Velkyna (Joe) sighs, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Fricking zoo in this group."

[Master] Pretty much everyone is awake.

[Praxis (James)] maybe we should get Vel a puppy.

[Lowly Scro] Which familiar does the bird poop upon?

[Master] There are a couple of basins for washing up, but elves tend to be lower-maintenence

[Master] than humans and suchlike.

[Praxis (James)] and if it doesn't work out, we can always eat it later.

[Master] Mm.

[Master] Puppy.

[Dralafi (Jared)] OOC: There should be an umlaut over that first e, but I dont actually care enough to figure out how to type that.

[Master] I should order that pizza.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna: Reflex: (d20+17) [3+17] 20

[Velkyna (Joe)] I dodge the bird poo.

[Master] Vel tumbles.

[Master] Out of bed.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I'll clean up and then change into my real armor.

[Ivellian] Good afternoon.

[James] I tried to tumble out of a top bunk bed once...

[Ivellian] I trust you slept well.

[Aric (Brian)] OOC: I wonder if Asratia would be my familiar!

[Lia (Angie)] Not bad

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Well enough.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Nice and quiet so far.

[Master] No, but you can be hers, Aric.

[Ivellian] I . . . apologize for last night.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Aric grants Asratia Alertness.

[Ivellian] It was difficult.

[Ivellian] I lost many friends.

[Aric (Brian)] I slowly wake up, but seem to dwell in a meditative state for a few minutes.

[Arkady (James)] It has been difficult for all of us.

[Ivellian] When the Bodaks slay one of us, he cannot be revived.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Really?

[Ivellian] Our clerics have not the craft.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Ah. I see.

[Aric (Brian)] Is there anything you could do, Aedean?

[Master] OOC: Death Gaze requires a True Resurrection to do much about.

[Velkyna (Joe)] !!!

[Master] Or Greater, you know what I'm talking about

[Velkyna (Joe)] !!!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] OOC: Resurrection works, as does True Resurrection

[Velkyna (Joe)] !!!

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna spit-takes.

[Ivellian] heh

Ivellian looks abashed

[Ivellian] Sorry, you startled me.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Sorry. I have a drinking problem.

[Master] It's "raise dead" that doesn't work; got it. Resurrection does the trick.

Ivellian smiles

[Angie] I am away from the keyboard.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Indeed. Which is to say, my ability to do anything about it is highly limited.

[Dralafi (Jared)] ë

[Ivellian] At any rate, I am deeply grateful for your help and your success.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] heee

[Ivellian] If you would care to join me for a meal, I can explain more of what transpired last evening.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] Sounds good to me

[Arkady (James)] Sure.

Velkyna (Joe) perks up at the mention of food.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Food is good.

[Roger (Jeff)] Okay

[Master] (5 minute break for me to order pizza; you go and eat the same kind of food you did yesterday.)

[Dralafi (Jared)] A meal sounds like a good idea

[Praxis (James)] Do you have any truffles?

[Master] Talk amongst yourselves.

[Jared] I am away from the keyboard.

[Velkyna (Joe)] OOC: Do we want to dole out the magic items?

[Jeff] I am away from the keyboard.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] sure

[Praxis (James)] OK.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] except that everyone's leaving...

[Aric (Brian)] i'm going to go afk for a couple of minutes too

[Tamora] Hey Angie, how was the move? I keep thinking that I'll call but it's always too late. 6 hour time difference is a bitch.

[Velkyna (Joe)] we talked about giving Roger "Hide Me I'm Fragile" Leafblower the robe of blending.

[Aric (Brian)] where did you move to, angie?

[Praxis (James)] She's away from the keyboard...

[Aric (Brian)] ok, where did she move to, tami or james? :)

[James] But since I helped her move...

[James] She moved to Lanham, Maryland. Just outside of Washington DC.

[Jeff] I am back at the keyboard.

[Aric (Brian)] wow. that's quite a move.

[Master] nemmind, they don't open till 11.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] OH

[James] I concur, on the robe.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] A bunch of things just clicked into place

[Roger (Jeff)] I have a cloak of resistance +2 already

[Velkyna (Joe)] robes and cloaks are compatible.

[Master] ?

[Velkyna (Joe)] A robe is a vestment, cloaks go over them.

[Master] okay,

[Velkyna (Joe)] Look it up in the DMG, I'm pretty sure they're different "slots".

[Aedean (Sedlack)] i'll look it up

[Master] but I'm gonna rule that a robe of blending has to be on the outside (confirmed on the ruling)

[Master] in order to be of use.

[Jared] I am back at the keyboard.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] That makes sense...

[Velkyna (Joe)] makes sense.

[Master] So Roger's sol, sorry.

[Aric (Brian)] what does the robe of blending do?

[Velkyna (Joe)] chameleon powers. +N to hide.

[Tamora] So who doesn't use a magic cloak already?

[Velkyna (Joe)] And can Change Self.

Lowly Scro blends into the ether from which he watches amusedly...

[Roger (Jeff)] Plus it has bodak stink all over it

[Velkyna (Joe)] Why wouldn't a robe on the outside and a cloak on the inside work together?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] cloak, cape or mantle is one slot

[Aedean (Sedlack)] robe is another slot

[Aedean (Sedlack)] vest, vestment, or shirt is a third

[Defthon (Vanyel)] I thought that robes were the same slot as armor

[Aedean (Sedlack)] DMG, P. 176

[Aedean (Sedlack)] armor is a fourth slot

[Defthon (Vanyel)] ...or maybe I've been playing too much zangband. :)

[Velkyna (Joe)] Heh.

[Aric (Brian)] i don't have a robe. but then again, hiding isn't my forte ;)

[Defthon (Vanyel)] I could take the robe then, but I still suspect someone else might find it more useful

[James] Arkady has a cloak... but Praxis doesn't have a robe or cloak...

[Lia (Angie)] i'm back

[Velkyna (Joe)] If a Robe of Blending provides Change Self powers, I'd think it would morph the cloak as well, even if it was on the outside.

[Velkyna (Joe)] "It's magic".

Praxis (James) would like a nice protection amulet too.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] yeah, we burned a bunch of scarabs last time...

[Velkyna (Joe)] Of course, we could always trade the robe + shit to the elves for other items.

[Lia (Angie)] Can we make more?

[Velkyna (Joe)] ... if Mike's ruling that it won't work with Cloaks.

[James] If the elves have anythign to spare.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] Well, we definitely have people that *can* use it.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Or we could TP to Dessit.

[Velkyna (Joe)] SELL IT

[Velkyna (Joe)] Oh sorry.

[Velkyna (Joe)] That slipped out.

[James] Actually, we've got other stuff to sell.

[Ivellian] Of course, Nailo will offer you recompense for any items he woudl find useful.

[Velkyna (Joe)] That's what I'm talking about.

[Ivellian] And a trade for other items could almost be managed.

[Defthon (Vanyel)] Ah Velkyna, you're nothing if not predictable. :)

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Are we going to be seeing Nailo soon?

[Ivellian] We could, if it were a priority. The days still belong to the elves.

[Defthon (Don)] ooc: who's nailo again?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Okay. I didn't know if a trip to see him was part of what you wanted to talk to us about.

[Ivellian] I merely wished to keep you informed.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Thanks

[Ivellian] I trust your judgements on how to supply yourselves; I wanted to let you know of our resources.

[Ivellian] That said, last night was a terrible night.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] ooc: An elven elder. I don't believe the "new guys" have met him.

[Defthon (Don)] aha

[Ivellian] Your actions were a shining success, for which I am desperately glad.

[Arkady (James)] I wouldn't exactly call it 'shinning'...

[Defthon (Don)] We're pretty glad too: we barely squeaked by

[Velkyna (Joe)] (I'm not sure I'd call it "shining" ... it seemed a lot more "pyrrhic")

[Shottamip (Tamora)] No one died.

[Ivellian] The orcs' raids were insane; nearly every orc who crossed our borders, except for the highest-level commanders, were killed.

[Roger (Jeff)] ...permanently

[Ivellian] But they did terrible damage.

[Lia (Angie)] How terrible?

[Ivellian] One bodak snuck into a camp and . . . slaughtered twelve elves before he was noticed.

[Defthon (Don)] OUCH

[Ivellian] Then we were forced to fight him -- that is where I was drawn after our battle.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Maybe we should take the fight to them.

[Ivellian] And then I . . .

Ivellian stops

[Ivellian] Yes.

[Ivellian] I think that that would be an excellent idea.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I mean, you guys are playing the waiting game.

[Velkyna (Joe)] The waiting game sucks.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Find their asses and kick 'em.

[Defthon (Don)] Vel, have you just volunteered us?

[Ivellian] Before Erdun fell, we saw this as a necessity, rather than a war.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I suggest a daylight assault.

[Ivellian] We protected our borders and bought time for Corellon to return.

Velkyna (Joe) shrugs. We're here to fight.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It will reduce their advantages and enhance our own.

[Ivellian] It has been fifty years, and our losses are mounting.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I'd rather pick our battles than have them pick 'em.

[Defthon (Don)] Certainly true.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Like Aedean said, if we pick the time, like daytime, we pick the battle.

[Ivellian] Many of us would prefer to leave these forests, entrap them terribly, and use the land itself as a buffer for us.

[Defthon (Don)] Entrap them how, though?

[Ivellian] So a middle ground has been reached; a defense which inflicts terrible losses on the orcs when they intrude.

[Ivellian] They have been more effective of late, though, and this new suicidal insanity . . .

[Ivellian] Well, I suppose orcs have many children, yes?

[Velkyna (Joe)] I don't know, I never babysat for any.

[Arkady (James)] yes, but they aren't normally suicidal.

[Defthon (Don)] I... never really thought about it

[Ivellian] I recall from Aramil that you were forced to make a landing inside their territory and barely escaped with your lives.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Certainly, more than elves.

[Ivellian] And this from a routine patrol.

[Arkady (James)] Evil, yes. Crazy sometimes.

[Lia (Angie)] It's really a case of who is directing their actions

[Ivellian] I am not certain what an offensive would accomplish, precisely.

[Arkady (James)] Well, someone is pushing them into attacking, right?

[Velkyna (Joe)] We could find their fortress, sneak in, and plant a bomb next to Hitler ... oh wait, wrong game.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Well, it would depend on what size force we were attacking

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Sense Motive: (d20+5) [7+5] 12

[Lia (Angie)] Can we reduce theri numbers significantly?

[Master] Arkady, this is true. But the Triumvirate are well-guarded in their keeps, and they are each mighty forces in their own rights.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Someone find a Scroll of Genocide.

[Velkyna (Joe)] 'o'

[Roger (Jeff)] heh

[Aedean (Sedlack)] THat's a lot of damage.

[Ivellian] It is strange; the orcish wizard is mighty enough to command Nailo's attention nearly exclusively.

[Velkyna (Joe)] If he's distracted with Nailo ...

[Aric (Brian)] Aric: WIS check: (d20+1) [1+1] 2

[Ivellian] They play a complex game of point and counterthrust.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Aric notices that his shoes are untied.

[Arkady (James)] How about attacking their supplies?

[Ivellian] And, of course, they move constantly.

[Arkady (James)] An army doesn't march on an empty stomach.

[Ivellian] Indeed; this is how we fight.

[Ivellian] But the orcs are divided into individual warbands, and each band brings supplies from its home areas.

[Ivellian] Thousands of individual, tenuous lines.

[Roger (Jeff)] Maybe Austria will support an attack on a supply center

[Ivellian] We would need dozens of Rangers on Gryphons, raining down fireballs to make a dent.

[Ivellian] And the Ogre Magi are fearsome in the air.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Don't they have any permanent camps or strongholds?

[Ivellian] Erdun, now.

[Defthon (Don)] Isn't there anything further back?

[Arkady (James)] The orcs still don't know about the back way in, right?

[Defthon (Don)] Or is it just the triumvirate's castles?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] How many strong is their force there?

[Ivellian] And deep into their territory, they have the villages and towns which create their weapons and supplies.

[Defthon (Don)] What kind of air protection do they have?

[Lowly Scro] Zug zug!

[Ivellian] We do not know how the Triumvirate operates. We have few spies.

[Defthon (Don)] I mean, what stops us from flying a carpet over and burning down all the villages?

[Ivellian] Mainly the ogre magi. Our command of the air gives us the knowledge we need to defend ourselves well.

[Arkady (James)] Dispel magic

[Velkyna (Joe)] Ogre magi?

[Ivellian] But over their own territory, they have much sway.

[Ivellian] You may recall that you battled wyverns during your sojourn in orcish lands.

[Defthon (Don)] Ah.

[James] I am away from the keyboard.

[Ivellian] THey, too, patrol skies further north.

[James] I am back at the keyboard.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I remember the wyverns.

Ivellian eats quietly.

[Angie] I am back at the keyboard.

[Velkyna (Joe)] (OOC: Maybe we should tell the Dane that the Trium was talkin' smack about his momma.)

[Defthon (Don)] I'm not familiar with wyverns: can they see invisible?

[Arkady (James)] Well, classicially speaking, air superiority is the first step to success.

[Aric (Brian)] Attacking villages with children and other non-combatants is not an action that I feel comfortable with.

[Ivellian] Classically . . .?

[Defthon (Don)] If not, we could at least fly a carpet in there to do recon

[Arkady (James)] Let's take out the wyverns and anything else like that.

[Defthon (Don)] That too.

[Aric (Brian)] I suspect that even among the orcs, there are many who do not wish to join the fighting. They are not all our enemy.

[Defthon (Don)] What? But they are *orcs*.

Velkyna (Joe) sighs.

[Aric (Brian)] Do you look at me and see "enemy"?

[Defthon (Don)] But you are not an orc.

[Defthon (Don)] You are half-human.

[Aric (Brian)] I was raised in an orc village for the first 12 years of my life.

Defthon (Don) is surprised.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Okay, let's not take out the kids.

[Defthon (Don)] Why did you... What... How did...

Defthon (Don) sputters a bit

[Ivellian] I fear that you do not understand; our power is simply not great enough to diminsh the orcish population.

[Velkyna (Joe)] You will find he is full of surprises.

[Defthon (Don)] Alright, fine. We can at least try to bypass it, flying over it

[Arkady (James)] Where are all these ogre magi coming from?

[Velkyna (Joe)] The ogre magi stork.

[Ivellian] Wherever they come from, in general.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] What, then, are the elves trying to do?

[Ivellian] Ten years ago, the orcs battled the ogres and their magi for supremacy

[Ivellian] Now they work together.

Ivellian places his head in his hands.

[Defthon (Don)] Lovely.

[Ivellian] We do not know.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Could we get them to fight again?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Start some shit?

[Ivellian] We return, over and over, to the leadership of the Triumvirate.

[Arkady (James)] Arkady: cure light wounds: (DC=(10++3+1) [10+3+1] 14) (0-(1d8+5)) [0-(4+5)] -9 HP recovered

[Defthon (Don)] Do we at least know where they are?

[Ivellian] And they are nearly invulnerable.

[Ivellian] No.

[Velkyna (Joe)] No, seriously. Have it look like the orcs started some shit with the ogre magi. Get them fighting again.

[James] Dralafi's hit points adjusted by 9 to 54.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Or are the leaders too much in control now?

[Arkady (James)] That was also last night.

[Dralafi (Jared)] ooc: ooh, that was the cat breaking something. back in a sec.

[Jared] I am away from the keyboard.

[Roger (Jeff)] I want to polymorph into an orc!

[Aric (Brian)] i need to go afk for a few minutes.

[Ivellian] It is not that they have iron control.

Roger (Jeff) jumps up and down.

[Ivellian] It is that they would reestablish order swiftly.

[Brian] I am away from the keyboard.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Hm.

Ivellian raises an eyebrow.

Ivellian shakes his head.

[Arkady (James)] / scratches his beard.

[Ivellian] For tonight, we must prepare for the inevitable reading.

[Ivellian] (raiding)

[Velkyna (Joe)] Maybe it's time to do some recon. Find one of the leaders and take it out.

[Roger (Jeff)] AHAHA

[Ivellian] I would very much like that.

[Defthon (Don)] Yes, this is what I'm saying.

[Defthon (Don)] Go invisible, fly a carpet up that way and do recon

[Velkyna (Joe)] You know, that thing about cutting off the head and the body not working or however that goes.

[Ivellian] Do not attempt to defeat the half-dragon; he will kill all of you.

[Defthon (Don)] Or will we be seen by the wyvenrs?

[Ivellian] But perhaps the wizard or the yuan-ti . . .

[Arkady (James)] yuan-ti?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Well, the wizard and Nailo are prettty tied up with each other,right?

[Velkyna (Joe)] (half snake abominations)

[Ivellian] Nailo is kept busy.

[Defthon (Don)] Wait, is Nailo a good guy or a bad guy? I thought he was an elf.

[Velkyna (Joe)] He's a good guy.

[Velkyna (Joe)] He's working to keep the orc wizard busy.

[Defthon (Don)] AH.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] But we don't know that Nailo really uses up all of the bad guy's attention, is that what you're saying?

Ivellian smiles

[Ivellian] As insightful as you are lovely, Dame Paunen.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Dammit, I said that ten minutes ago!

[Jared] I am back at the keyboard.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] True, but he uses up _some_ of his attention.

[Defthon (Don)] ooc: anything expensive, Jared?

[Velkyna (Joe)] (nobody notices the CHA 8 chick)

[Dralafi (Jared)] ooc: just a plate. not the end of the world.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Sorry, Vel, it helps to be blond.

[Defthon (Don)] Good, that makes it easier for us.

Velkyna (Joe) sniffs.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Exactly. When I sit down for a round of poker, I want my opponent distracted by other thoughts as much as possible.

[Defthon (Don)] It's ok, Vel, they keep ignoring half what I say too. The conversation's just going mad fast.

[Defthon (Don)] So what do we know about this wizard, then?

Arkady (James) looks at Vel.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel's kind of pouty at the moment.

[Arkady (James)] Well, how exactly is Nailo occupying that orc wizard?

[Lia (Angie)] And how can we help?

[Ivellian] I do not entirely understand the nature of their arcane battles.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Fair enough.

[Arkady (James)] Well, we could just run in a blow things up.

[Lia (Angie)] Where is the wizard?

[Ivellian] We do not know.

[Velkyna (Joe)] We could get the orc wizard punk'd by Ashton Kutcher. That seems pretty painful.

[Defthon (Don)] Do we at least have an approximate direction to go looking?

Ivellian smiles ruefully.

[Ivellian] North.

[Defthon (Don)] Great.

[Dralafi (Jared)] Any chance that orc cleric would kow?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Perhaps if we raided Erdun, we could capture a high-enough-ranking official that might have some more detailed information.

Ivellian looks up

[Ivellian] These are both excellent ideas.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Trust the wizards for the bright ideas.

[Ivellian] How would we question the orc cleric?

[Arkady (James)] Well, at least we know how to get into Erdun.

[Ivellian] Do you have the appropriate spells?

Ivellian smiles.

[Velkyna (Joe)] AEDEAN YOU'RE NEEDED AT THE COURTESY COUNTER.

[Defthon (Don)] ooc: where on serendair are we again? I have the blurry maps, but no indication of where we are (over) now.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I can try to talk to him this evening.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Aedean has this nifty thing he does.

[Ivellian] I imagine that they have located the secret entrances by now.

[Master] You are near the southern end, over the northeastern section of the elf lands.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It is not guaranteed to work, however.

[Velkyna (Joe)] (Where in relation to Erdun?)

[Master] (There are maps under "Images.")

[Master] A ways to the west.

[Master] You are a ways to the west of Erdun.

[Defthon (Don)] "under" "images"?

[Master] whoops, I need to send them specifically.

[Master] jas

[Defthon (Don)] ~dpb/serendair/

[Master] even better.

Kishtunkin has joined the game.

[Defthon (Don)] Whoops, make that http://www.cs.brown.edu/ ...

[Aedean (Sedlack)] brb

[Roger (Jeff)] Welcome!

[Sedlack] I am away from the keyboard.

[Master] Hello, kishtunkin. THanks for joining us.

[Brian] I am back at the keyboard.

[Lowly Scro] Kish is my bud... we're just observing from the Nether Realms

[Kishtunkin] thank you all...now I will shut up :)

[Velkyna (Joe)] 'sup?

[Master] It's so nice that we're on the same page. ;)

[Defthon (Don)] How annoying, the tilde key does funny stuff in the chat dock.

[Master] irritating.

[Master] At any rate, I've sent some images...

[Defthon (Don)] Anyway: http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/dpb/serendair/ has, among other things, maps.

[Master] Erdun is the star next to the arrow.

[Velkyna (Joe)] So we're in the "druids" area?

Arkady (James) digs out his old maps of the area

[Master] yepper.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Cool.

[Master] (Let's do the chat with the orc cleric first (I didn't see that one coming, good job), then we'll work on Erdun.

[Master] )

[Arkady (James)] thar be druids here

[Master] dinnae fook wid de druuds.

[Arkady (James)] abast ye maties

[Velkyna (Joe)] ARRRRRRRRRRRR

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Well, first I'll have to wait for sundown until I can replenish my spells.

[Defthon (Don)] The elven lands are the southern tip of serendair, yes?

[Master] Ok, you pore over maps and talk about ideas until sundown.

[Master] on the eastern side, yes.

[Velkyna (Joe)] (yes)

[Master] They end at the mountain range.

[Master] Anything need doing before then?

[Defthon (Don)] Oh, those are mountains down the middle... I see know. Alles klar.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Yeah, we need about 3k XP.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Okay. Best case scenario, we get four questions, and we want to be as specific as possible.

[Roger (Jeff)] Roger needs to memorize spells, but he wants to memorize some new ones.

[Master] kewl

[Aric (Brian)] I will meditate.

[Lia (Angie)] What's worst case?

[Master] good deal.

[Arkady (James)] Do we want to ask about Erdun?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Worst case is 0 questions.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] And there's nothing between best and worst case.

[Aric (Brian)] OOC: What are the GPS coordinates of the bad guys?

[Joe] I am away from the keyboard.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Brian - he'll tell you, but not give you a GPS unit.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] So, the first thing we have to decide is whether we think it's worth trying to ask this guy about the wizard's location.

[Lowly Scro] I am away from the keyboard.

[Arkady (James)] agree

[Lowly Scro] I am back at the keyboard.

[Master] Anyone speak Orc?

[Dralafi (Jared)] I think it would be worth using one question on it, at least.

[Defthon (Don)] We could ask him if there were any *permanent* bases of operations he knew of, and wher ethey were

[Aedean (Sedlack)] If we decide it's worth asking, I suggest something along the lines of "How far is it from Erdun to the Triumvirate wizard's stronghold?"

[Arkady (James)] I can cast tounges on you.

[Roger (Jeff)] I don't want to attack a wizard on his home turf.

[Defthon (Don)] Sounds gross.

[Joe] I am back at the keyboard.

[Dralafi (Jared)] just how far might give us a pretty big radius.

[Defthon (Don)] Where else do you want to attack him then?

[Aric (Brian)] um, i speak orc.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I also speak orc.

[Roger (Jeff)] Good point

[Aedean (Sedlack)] The problem with asking "where" or "any" questions is that it easy for him to weasel.

[Arkady (James)] Aedean has to speak orc though.

Lowly Scro speaks orc: "Daboo! Svoboo! Zugzug!"

[Dralafi (Jared)] "Something needs doing?"

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Answers tend to be brief or vague, especially if the questions are imprecise.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Unless he speaks Common.

[Aric (Brian)] OOC: What up, G?

[Master] Go ahead and sort out which questions you'd like asked and in which order.

[Master] I'll impose a 10 minute time limit on the conversation to keep things moving.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] But, yes, Aedean has to do the talking.

[Aric (Brian)] "How far from Erdun is the keep of the wizard. What direction is it."

[Aric (Brian)] "How far and what direction is your base camp."

[Aedean (Sedlack)] That's two questions

[Aric (Brian)] can you sneakily ask two? drat. ;)

[Arkady (James)] Of course, does the body know where it is?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] THe body knows if he knew.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I agree that we don't want to go to the wizard's keep and attack him there, so.... do we want to bother to figure out where it is? Are we going to try to lure him out?

[Arkady (James)] But we've moved the body...

[Aedean (Sedlack)] The knowledge is "imprinted" on the body at death

[Defthon (Don)] "How do you get from Erdun to the wizrds keep?"

[Aedean (Sedlack)] That's why we give an immobile reference point, such as Erdun.

[Dralafi (Jared)] "Teleport"

[Master] Hee.

[Arkady (James)] Maybe we just need to get enough info from the orc cleric to gain more.

[Defthon (Don)] "If you were on foot, what are the directions you would follow..."

[Velkyna (Joe)] What if he's never been to Erdun? Or doesn't know the "elf name" of it?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Again, answers tend to be brief.

[Arkady (James)] So we could ask things like 'what is the wizard's features' or some such, that might help with scrying.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] At best, we'd get the wizard's race, I'd guess

[Master] If you think the wizard doesn't have scrying wards in place, you have the qualifications necessary to plan for the occupation of Iraq.

[Master] ;)

[Defthon (Don)] oh boy.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Here is my thought:

[Velkyna (Joe)] Sounds painful.

[Master] "How do you get from Erdun to the wizard's keep on foot" is a pretty good question.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Do we even have anyone who does scrying? I haven't trained in it.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] You're the GM.

[Master] Just wanted to give you a reference point.

[Defthon (Don)] I.e. "HINT: ask this question"

[Lia (Angie)] That's only one

[Arkady (James)] Arkady hasn't trained for scrying either, though he was thinking about it.

[Master] Not that you'll necessarily get a lot ut of it, just that it's a basically good question.

[Defthon (Don)] Otoh, that could be because he has a stinky weasel-around for it.

[Defthon (Don)] :)

[Arkady (James)] How about asking what magical wards the wizard has protecting him?

[Lia (Angie)] Would this guy know that?

[Arkady (James)] Or any passwords or such.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Ah. Well, I still favor "How far from [reference point] to the wizard's stronghold?"

[Arkady (James)] Well, if you go visit the wizard, you have to know how to get to him. And what to avoid.

[Defthon (Don)] Seems like that would give a strict subset of the info you'd get from the "how do you.." question.

[Velkyna (Joe)] What about if the wizard has any non-standard (not orcs, not ogres, etc.) guardians?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] If the answer is "I don't know", we ask questions about the forces stationed at Erdun

[Defthon (Don)] Right, that should be the first question, yes.

[Arkady (James)] OK

[Defthon (Don)] If he *does* know how to get there, we can ask about the protections

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Exactly.

[Defthon (Don)] "Does the wizard have any magical creatures or unusual equipment defending his castle?"

[Defthon (Don)] Oops, "What kind of..."

[Velkyna (Joe)] Exactly. No yes/no questions.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Now you're catching on.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Except "what kind" might just give "magical"

[Velkyna (Joe)] ... "other than orcs, ogre magi, bodaks, wyverns, ogres ..."

[Aric (Brian)] OOC I swear to god if the answer is "Bodaks", Ivellian's on his own. ;)

[Defthon (Don)] I do think we need to be more specifc than "non-standard", but the basic question is good.

[Arkady (James)] How about "who are the wizard's most important guards?"

[Aedean (Sedlack)] "What must be done to get past the magical wards on the stronghold?"

[Dralafi (Jared)] "John and Steve."

[Defthon (Don)] Make that: "What-ALL creatures does the wizard have defending his castle, other than ?"

[Master] "Feng and Keth." ;)

[Velkyna (Joe)] !!!

[Shottamip (Tamora)] No.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I KNEW IT

[Arkady (James)] Those are Tristan's guards.

[Dralafi (Jared)] If Feng shows up, we can't kill him, can we?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] We can, as long as we don't damage his head too much.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Yeah, but my pet theory is that Tristan is hiding as an orc wizard for nefarious purposes.

[Arkady (James)] Yeah, but he's undead now... that would be very odd.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Change self is such a 1st level spell.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Okay. I think we have two good opening questions.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I mean, come on. An orc wizard?

[Master] You're coming up on your limit . . .

[Arkady (James)] you have a point.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Would names help us?

[Velkyna (Joe)] I.e. if we knew the wizard's name was Bob, would it help us any?

[Defthon (Don)] We might ask about keep defences even if he hasn't been there, btw.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Only for other interrogations.

[Defthon (Don)] Vel: good idea

[Aedean (Sedlack)] If he hasn't been there, he probably doesn't know.

[Defthon (Don)] But a name could get us a long way in those interrogations, if it's known.