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[Sedlack] Mask of the Skull. We got it off the "pissin' orc cleric"

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[Don] Running a little late this morning? :)

[Master] My badd.

[Joe] That's a whole lot of clients

[Master] I thought I'd sent it to everyone

[Master] and it was just to me.

[Master] the IP, that is.

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[Don] I was just getting ready to call you...

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[Don] ...figured you'd overslept. :)

[Master] Nah.

[Master] Okay --

[Master] Those of you with records.

[Master] Figure out how much Party Loot is out there

[Master] then divide it up appropriately.

[Master] I can give info as to how much things cost in general.

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[Jared] am I conflicting with anyone's color?

[Don] Not yet...

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[Jeff] Hello

[Joe] This is the loot so far:

[Sedlack] Apparently, upgrading my version of Java was not the answerr

[Joe] Old party has a Mask of the Skull

[Master] Sorry, man.

[Joe] New party has:

[Joe] Robe of Blending

[Joe] Wand of Cure light wounds

[Joe] Brooch of shielding

[Joe] +1 breastplate

[James] We'll need to keep the wand.

[Joe] Ring of the ram

[Joe] scrolls with raise dead

[Jeff] I could use some +1 breasts

[Joe] With her charisma, Vel sadly has -1 breasts.

[Master] (And huuuuge pectoral muscles)

[Don] Eh, huge tracts of land would just get in the way when you fight anyway.

[Jeff] Roger would like the Ring of the Ram

[Sedlack] Crud. I left my campaign notebook at home. I'll have to go with regular paper today.

[Joe] I figure she's got a gymnast figure. Whole lotta taught wiry muscle.

[Master] Whereas Shottamip has something akin to +6 breasts.

[Client] Testing

[Master] That's everybody!

[Angie] Once more with feeling

[Master] Okay, so Roger gets a Ram Ring.

[Tamora] If you've got it, flaunt it.

[Master] Arkady gets the CLW wand.

[Joe] Aedean gets the kickass scrolls.

[Brian] what's the brooch of sheilding do?

[James] sucks up magic missles.

[Don] protection vs magic missile

[Sedlack] The scrolls have already been noted and taken care of, from last session.

[Joe] Magic missiles have no saving throw and always hit. So the brooch is the only defense against them.

[Jeff] (Roger's char sheet is still one level behind. Can I make adjustments?)

[James] BTW, how many charges on that CLW wand?

[Joe] (outside of spell resistance)

[Tamora] Somebody shoulde use the brooch, to give the party a variety of defenses.

[Master] Jeff: Go nuts.

[Jeff] Okay

[Don] like I said in my email, I had grabbed the brooch two sessions ago; but I'm not deeply attached to it

[Tamora] Ok.

[James] Yeah, the brooch is definitely a keeper.

[Master] 45 charges

[Master] (Thanks Don for being Transcript Man.)

[Don] Jared still has my +2 bastard sword

[James] Cool, THX.

[Joe] There were 35 charges on teh ring of the ram, as an aside.

[Master] Let's do Party Loot first, then individual loot.

[Don] sure

[Sedlack] Keep in mind that the Brooch goes in the "amulet,brooch,scarab,medallion,necklace,or periapt" slot

[Jared] mmm. +2 bastard sword.

[Master] That is some pretty good Squishy.

[Master] Okay, so Joe -- total up the Party loot and figureout how much the Old Party vs. the New Party gets.

[Joe] If we decide we need something for the party, remember that Vel is holding on to the party loot Immovable Rod (one of three, the other two are paying it forward into the future).

[Tamora] Do we want to keep or sell the elephant? It doesn't get used much.

[Joe] That's 7500 gp if we want to trade it in for someone.

[Joe] Mike: I don't think we know what we're selling or keeping yet.

[Don] um, the other two were destroyed in the future, no?

[James] We have one carpet now, if we can get/keep another then we don't need the elephant.

[Joe] For example, Robe of Blending ... keep or sell?

[Master] Not destroyed . . . moved.

[Don] oh!

[Don] Got it

[Master] Nailo gave you an extra carpet.

[Master] That's permanent.

[Sedlack] there was talk of giving def the rob

[Master] You now have 2 6x9 carpets.

[James] OK, so sell the elephant, I guess.

[Don] mostly just because I was capable of wearing it

[Don] is it significantly useful to us?

[Don] and how much money could we get for it?

[Master] Sorry, it was Ivellian who gave you the xtra carpet

[Joe] Do we have a Change Self in the party? That can be useful for disguisey things.

[James] Arkady has a hat of disguise.

[Joe] If we don't have any Change Self, that is. If we do, I think we should sell the robe.

[Joe] The robe is like 12k.

[Sedlack] change self is one of my 1st level domain options

[Sedlack] (and the one I usually prepare)

[Joe] Because outside of Change Selfing, the Robe gives +10 to hide. And we've got invisible.

[Don] 12k sounds useful.

[Joe] By the way, someone with a DMG on paper should probably do the tallying.

[Don] yes. not me, I just have a PH

[Joe] I'd have to do the opengamingfoundation thang and that's a pain vs. someone with a DMG

[Don] brb

[Jared] i only have a new dmg. I vote for someone else ;)

[Joe] So by my accounting we've got:

[Don] I am away from the keyboard.

[Angie] I can use Ryan's DMG

[Joe] Ring of the Ram, to Roger

[Joe] Brooch of Shielding, to Def

[Joe] Kickass Scrolls, accounted for

[Joe] Wand of CLW, to Arkady.

[Joe] Robe of Blending, MAYBE SELL

[Sedlack] I have a DMG, but since I left my notebook at home, I'm busy reconstructing my prepped spells list

[Joe] +1 Breastplate, DEFINITELY SELL

[James] yes.

[Joe] So we're dividing Mask of the Skull for the old party, and Robe + Breastplate for the whole new party.

[James] and also maybe selling the elephant

[Joe] How much is the elephant?

[Joe] (please say a lot please say a lot)

[Angie] I am away from the keyboard.

[James] with teleport plus the flying carpets, I don't think we'll ever use the elephant again.

[Joe] I agree

[Sedlack] elephant = 17k

[Joe] CHING

[James] That's 2833 for the old crew.

[Tamora] Neil just loses out. :)

[Sedlack] Or an even 7k for the elephant + the mask

[James] Yup.

[Angie] I'm back w/a DMG

[Joe] How much is the Robe of Blending and how much is a masterwork Breastplate? (+1k for being +1)

[Don] I am back at the keyboard.

[James] 350 for masterwork breastplate

[James] so 1350 for +1 breastplate

[Sedlack] robe = 10k

[Joe] Test

[Joe] That's 1261.1111 gp for the whole new party

[Joe] (from Breastplate and Blending)

[Jeff] Nice

[Joe] The 1s repeat infinitely.

[Sedlack] thanks for not typing all of them

[Master] hehe

[Joe] So I'd expect to get an infinitely repeating copper coin.

[Master] (I'm watching and lettig y'all do your things.

[Master] Joe: You can use it to play the St. Petersburg game. ;)

[Master] test

[Joe] I figured on spending enough such that Vel's willing to kick 3900 of her 7k "old party loot" into the new party pot, along with her 1261.1111

[Angie] So whats the total for the old party?

[Joe] If others want to spend it all on hats.

[Sedlack] Old party total = 8261

[Sedlack] (.11111)

[Angie] cute

[Tamora] I anyone could spare 1500 gp after whatever they were buying, Shottamip could upgrade her Cloak of Charisma.

[Tamora] More spells! Good for everyone.

[Joe] Vel will kick in 1500 towards the "more fireballs" fund.

[Jared] I just want Joe's +7 bracers of armor.

[Joe] DENIED

[Tamora] Excellent, thank you.

[James] Arkady can kick some in too.

[Jared] how sad

[James] OK, Arkady is going to sell some gear:

[James] trading rapier+1 for masterwork rapier (2000)

[James] selling dust of appearance (2000)

[James] selling cloak of resistance (1000)

[James] selling mithral chain shirt (1100)

[James] So that, plus the party look is 14361

[Joe] MMMM

[Jared] sweet merciful crap

[Master] Arkady can keep his own stuff to trade in for stuff.

[James] So spending an additional 1639, brings that up to 16K

[Sedlack] Anyone feel like kicking 364 gp into the "protect the Cleric" fund?

[Master] ON the other hand, if he's taking vows, that's an issue. :)

[Joe] Vel can do that.

[James] Which is a cloak of charisma +4

[Sedlack] Much appreciated, Vel.

[Joe] NICE

[Master] Right, I misunderstood.

[Master] Arkady's fine

[James] Arkady can kick in 750 for Shottamip, and 200 for Aedean.

[Master] The elves have a Cloak of Charisma +4 "in stock" (i.e. someone's looking to trade up), so that's no problem.

[Jared] is it worth getting a ring of protection +1? it seems so...small :)

[Master] (This will be the case for simple items in general.)

[Joe] Okay, then Vel gives 750 for Shot and 164 gp for Aedean.

[Tamora] Shottamip will trade in her old Cloak of Charisma +2 (4000gp) and 10500 gp cash, plus 1500 gp from grateful friends, for a Cloak of Charisma +4.

[Tamora] Thanks to Joe and James.

[Master] Right.

[James] OK. Now to update the character sheet.

[Master] That'll be quickly done; there's a sorceror who's willing to trade cloaks and will do his own upgrading (for a nice profit) later.

[Sedlack] Periapt of Wisdom +2 (4000) + Amulet of Undead Turning (11000) + 1000 cash = 16000 = Periapt of Wisdom +4

[Master] BLING BLING

[Don] Ok, I'm having a hard time following all of this---do we each have our own money or are we splitting it amongst the party?

[Tamora] I'm just wondering, but you don't think you want to keep the Amulet of Undead Turning?

[Master] Sedlack solves the switching amulets problem and warms it up at the same time.

[Master] Don: Both.

[Master] There is Party Loot and individuals who own stuff.

[Don] That sentence made no sense, but Mike answered the question I meant to ask.

[Master] Just call me Mr. Simpatico.

[Don] :)

[Sedlack] Cloak of Protection +1 (1000) + 7261 cash + 15 Scrolls of Sanctuary (375) + 364 in donations= 9000 = Cloak of Protection +3

[Master] hehe

[Master] no prob

[Sedlack] Okay. I'll make the changes.

[Master] BTW, here comes a map of Nailoglas.

[Joe] Vel spends: +2 short sword defender + 9900 cash + 6100 party loot = +3 short sword, Amulet of Health +2, Luckstone, Vest of Escape

[Master] Actually, hang on.

[Master] I'll wait until you're done

[Master] Then I can do descriptions, et cetera.

[Master] Vel made a decision. :)

[Jared] anyone want to loan me 1775 so I can pick up bracers of archery? mmm. more bonus.

[Joe] Vel's got 1247 gp outstanding.

[Jeff] I can cover the balance

[Don] Hey Jared...

[Jared] hey don!

[Don] let's do keep in mind that you're still using my bastard sword

[Angie] 8261 party loot +366personal funds= 8626

[Don] ...which wasn't cheap...

[Jared] you can have it back.

[Jared] ;)

[Sedlack] Aedean: Reflex: (d20+8-1) [11+8-1] 18

[Jeff] So Roger is going to give, um, 528gp to Dral

[Don] Ok. Hm, now I need to price some stuff real fast. :)

[Brian] ok, so how much do i have to spend on stuff?

[Brian] i'm looking at maybe buying some larger bracers of armor

[Master] What's the Old Party Loot Count at this time?

[Angie] +1 Heavy Flail 1315, Ring of Feather falling 2200, eyes of the eagle 1000, +1and element to bow 4000 = 8515

[Brian] and possibly selling off my +1 kama, since my hands are now +1

[James] The old party look was 8261, yes?

[Angie] I'm looking for opinins on which element for the bow

[Sedlack] Aedean: Heal: (d20+6+5) [16+6+5] 27

[Jeff] Is sonic an option? Very few monsters have sonic res

[Brian] anyone know what bracers of armor +2/+3/+4 are?

[Tamora] Brian, you might want to keep both a blunt and a sjarp weapon.

[Brian] er i mean how much

[Joe] It's PLUS squared, times 1000gp

[Brian] thats' a good point

[Joe] so +2 is 4000gp

[James] bracers +3 == 9000gp

[Sedlack] brb

[Brian] and we get 8000 and change to spend?

[James] and bracers+4 is 16k

[Brian] ok that's out of my price range i'm thinking :)

[James] Yes, 8261, plus whatever else you've got.

[Joe] what food u got

[James] We've also been giving out small loans / donations to help out too.

[Jared] the dm is totally ignoring the messages I'm sending him. that llama.

[Brian] ok, so if i sell my +1 bracers (1000), with the 8261 that's well within reason to buy the 9000 bracers

[Joe] Velkyna's hit points adjusted by 11 to 86.

[Brian] does that sound like a good move for aric?

[Joe] EAT IT

[James] Brian, do you have anything else to sell?

[Joe] Brian: yes

[Jeff] yes

[Joe] You're a front-line tank, you need the AC. ;)

[Brian] not really...just the kama. and i do have a ring of +1 protection but i doubt i could buy up to the next

[James] what's a ring +2?

[Joe] Mike: I'll fuck with the nickelly details on my char sheet later. The important stuff (+1 to saves, HP, etc.) is all in there.

[Master] Jared, I'm not receiving . . .

[Master] Joe: Ok

[Jared] ring of prot +2 is 8k

[Joe] Ring of Prot is PLUS squared, x2000gp

[Brian] i think upping the bracers is a better plan

[Joe] For a guy with no armor, yeah.

[Tamora] Brian: Bracers of Armor are overwhelmed by a spell of Mage Armor, so if you think ahead and get spelled before encounters, you don't necessarily want to spend on those.

[James] Can we get him to bracers +4?

[Don] I'm thinking I'll trade in my b.sword+2 for a +2 Cloak of Cha and +2 Bracers of AC. Sound good to everyone?

[Brian] i already have a ring of mage armor

[James] Uh, why did you want charisma?

[Brian] which does a +4 to AC

[Joe] Don: You can't wear armor and bracers of armor

[Don] There doesn't seem to be a +2 Str item

[Jared] don: bracers of armor dont stack with armor

[Don] Got it, thx

[Jared] oh. joe beat me to it

[Brian] i've been stacking the two...

[Joe] Don: gauntlets of ogre power

[Master] Hey

[Master] Do the bracers of armor stack with the mage armor ring?

[Joe] Ooh. NO.

[Joe] Mage armor and bracers of armor are both armor bonuses.

[Joe] So they don't stack.

[Sedlack] "armor" bonuses don't stack, except for the ones from shields and from normal armor

[Brian] um. well, i've been using them the whole campaign

[James] Yes, Joe is correct.

[Brian] what about my ring of protection +1?

[Joe] DERP

[Master] It's only been a +1, so no biggie.

[Joe] Ring of prot is a deflection bonus, so it stacks.

[James] the ring stacks with other stuff

[Sedlack] Ring of prot is a "deflection" bonus, so it's kosher

[Joe] I AM THE WINNER

[Tamora] Upgrade the ring, sell the bracers.

[Angie] Lia's hit points adjusted by 1 to 78.

[Brian] you can have two rings, right?

[Jeff] yep

[Jared] is vel giving me that 1200 and change? I wasnt sure from joe's original message.

[James] yes, Brian: sell the bracers. Only 2 rings, yes.

[Brian] oh wait

[Brian] it's not a ring of prot

[Sedlack] That bonus 6th level spell is gonna be sweet when I hit level 11.

[Master] Aric has a Ring of Mage Armor.

[Brian] i have an amulet of natural armor +1, ring of mage armor +4, and bracers of armor +1

[Sedlack] "natural armor" does stack with "armor", it would seem.

[Jared] yes it does

[James] natural armor does stack with regular armor.

[James] It makes your skin tougher or something like that.

[Brian] anyone know what it would be to upgrade the amulet?

[Joe] AmNatural Armor is PLUS squared x1000gp

[Tamora] Amulet of Natural Armor goes, 2000, 8000

[Joe] Tami, are you sure?

[Sedlack] Tami is correct

[Tamora] 2000 +1, 8000 +2, 18000 +3

[Joe] I thought it was 1000, 4000, etc.

[James] yes, that is correct.

[Joe] Huh.

[Joe] I'll shut up now. :)

[Tamora] I have an Amulet NA +1 myself so I was looking at that.

[James] I'm looking at the SRD now.

[Sedlack] (This is likely because it does stack with normal armor)

[Joe] Yeah, probably.

[Tamora] It stacks nicely with my mage armore spell.

[Brian] hrm. so which is the most cost effective way for me to get more AC

[James] shield spell

[Master] Gloves of Dexterity?

[Joe] Switch to fighter class and buy some full plate mail.

[Master] Perapt of Wisdom?

[James] all those are good choices

[Master] Or go for Damage Resistance.

[Master] ;)

[James] except the plate

[Joe] Snif!

[James] How's he going to get DR?

[Master] I dunno; it was just a fun thought.

[Joe] Vestments of Faith.

[Master] Aric steps up and starts TRADING BLOWS

[Master] "Let's Lumberjack this one."

[Joe] Oh, wait, that's spell resistance.

[Jeff] Levelling up?

[James] Actually, he gets DR when he hits level 20, right?

[Joe] DIAMOND ASS

[Brian] how much for level 20? :P

[Master] one MILLION GP.

[Don] Hey Mike, are you checking your messages?

[Master] FOr some reason, they're not working right here.

[Joe] NEGATORY

[Master] So Yahoo me instead.

[Master] If you wanna chat privately.

[Master] It's a better client anyway.

[Joe] Mike, are you logged into IMSA?

[Master] I am now.

[Joe] Sexcellent. For future reference, I spose.

[Don] Well, so iChat is a *much* better client... but doesn't do Y!M. But anyway.

[Master] Yes, well.

[Jared] so, I'm spending 3325 of my money, 528 of rogers money, and 1247 of vel's money on bracers of archery.

[Master] I'll fire up AIM if I need to.

[Master] Jeff: What's Roger interested in?

[Angie] What are bracers of archery?

[Jeff] Roger's fine with what he's got

[Jared] +2 competence bonus to attack, +1 to damage with a bow.

[Tamora] damage within 30 feet

[Jared] yeah, as with everything.

[Joe] Velkyna: Hide: ** MODIFIED BY: SKILL+DEX (+1+1) ** (d20+19+1+1) [18+19+1+1] 39

[Joe] Huh. that

[Joe] 's not right.

[Jeff] Roger: Spot (Within a mile of Pilagro): (d20+12) [2+12] 14

[Master] Jeff: Okay. But if you think of some nontraditional things, let me know.

[Jeff] okay

[Master] Tomes of Understanding or some such.

[Jeff] Out of his price range

[Master] Or a night with a pretty elf, whatever works.

[Jeff] Dude!

[Master] We can talk; Roger's been a little neglected lately. ;)

[Angie] I am back at the keyboard.

[Jeff] WENCHING TIME

[Joe] Velkyna: Hide: ** MODIFIED BY: SKILL (+1) ** (d20+19+1) [13+19+1] 33

[Master] Special instruction from Laucian Nailo is also possible.

[Joe] There we go.

[Master] RP stuff if you're interested

[James] Well, that's how it works in GTA:3, right?

[Sedlack] Aedean: Will: (d20+9+6) [6+9+6] 21

[Jeff] If Roger's happy, i'm happy. And Roger's almost always happy :).

[Brian] ok, if i bought a ring of prot +2 would that stack with what i already have?

[James] Yes.

[Brian] btw mike i realized that while i took care of HP, i never finished upgrading Aric to Level 10

[Master] ok well do that. ;)

[Brian] so i should dump the bracers of armor since they're not doing anything?

[Master] yes

[Joe] Velkyna: Escape Artist: ** MODIFIED BY: SKILL (+1) ** (d20+12+1) [4+12+1] 17

[Tamora] Shottamip: Dragon Eyes: can see magical auras in her area

[Brian] great so in the end i only get +1 to AC :)

[Joe] Huh. It's not taking my changes.

[Angie] I am away from the keyboard.

[Brian] what are the gloves of dex?

[Joe] 4k

[Joe] for +2 dex

[Sedlack] 16k for +4

[Brian] which is +1 right (for AC)

[Master] Don't forget your Vestments, btw.

[Master] On your char sheet.

[Brian] i did add those too

[Joe] Brian: yes,+2 dex -> +1 AC

[Brian] although i didn't add your update you emailed me

[Master] Kewl -- please rememeber the possible unpredictable effects at appropriate times.

[Sedlack] Joe: did you remember to hit "Save" after making changes?

[Master] Do that, then.

[James] So ring of prot +1, and gloves of dex +2 == +2 AC

[Joe] Velkyna: Escape Artist: ** MODIFIED BY: SKILL (+1) ** (d20+18+1) [20+18+1] 39

[Joe] There we go.

[Jared] test

[Angie] I am back at the keyboard.

[Brian] no, it'd be ring of prot +2, but i'm losing the bracers of armor

[Jared] Dralafi: Attack: +2 LBow/+3 Arrow (Base) [B] hits AC: ((d20+22)) [(7+22)] 29

[Joe] Chris: I'm not sure what was up. I'd made changes earlier, and they took, this time they didn't take until the second time.

[Master] Wacky.

[Brian] although i can't afford both unless someone gives me a loan

[Joe] Vel's tapped out, sorry.

[Sedlack] How big a loan?

[James] I could throw in at least 1000gp

[Brian] let's see...8261+346+1000 (bracers) ~= 9500

[Don] Currently looking at gauntlets of +2 str and cloak of +2 cha. Thoughts?

[Joe] Sounds prudent.

[James] Don: why do you want cha?

[Brian] with ring of prot being 8000, i'm like 2500 short. probably too much to ask for, nevermind

[Don] (cha is my prime req, and among other things, improves my saves)

[Master] b/c Defthon is a Leader of Elves. :)

[Joe] Paladin is all about the Cha.

[James] Oh, right.

[Sedlack] Cha improves paladin saves?

[James] Forgot about the paladin thing.

[Joe] Yes.

[Sedlack] Hunh.

[Don] Divine Grace. :)

[Master] hardcore.

[Joe] They get +N to saves, where N is their Cha bonus.

[Joe] (all saves, that is)

[James] OK, Brian, I can loan Aric 2500.

[Joe] Plus cha is their spell thing.

[Sedlack] Cool.

[Don] Alsogives me more spells, eventually

[Master] test test test

[Master] ok

[Master] noted

[Joe] Including turning, and more healing from hand-laying.

[James] That sounds naughty.

[Joe] Basically, all pally bonuses work through cha.

[Sedlack] I was aware of the turning thing, naturally

[Don] Ooh, forgot about the laying-on-of-hands.

[Don] Yup

[Joe] YOU THINK

[James] CHA instead of WIS... will remember that from now on.

[James] So +STR and +CHA is a good choice.

[James] So, is Aric going to also get those +2 gloves of dex?

[Master] Are we winding down, then?

[Master] Oh, btw:

[Don] Ok, trading in my bastard sword (8335) for a cloak of cha +2 (4K) and gauntlets of ogre strength +2 (4K). I get to keep the change, yes? (Woo!)

[Master] http://www.blahedo.org/serendair

[Brian] ok, 8241+346+1000=9587 + 2413 loan = 12000 - 8000 (ring of prot +2) - 4000 (gloves of dex +2) = 0

[Master] Don: Give it to someone. It's simpler that way.

[Don] The change, you mean?

[Master] This is supposed to be all barter-y

[Master] Yep.

[Brian] sound ok for me?

[Sedlack] Sounds good, Brian

[James] Yes. Do it.

[Brian] ok. doing.

[Don] Well, I was going to more generally offer loans and grants from my surplus. :) Anyone need anything?

[Sedlack] And then finish levelling

[Master] Aric needs a little loving.

[Sedlack] Roll #1: (d6) [6] 6

[Master] (For the record:)

[Sedlack] Roll #1: (d6) [4] 4

[Brian] i just want to be loved. is that so wong?

[Master] This is all taking place about 6 hours after we start, game time.

[Brian] btw, mike, do my vestments constantly glow?

[Master] I just wanted to get it out of the way.

[Don] I can't cover the full 2413, but I can contribute a bunch...

[James] Something that feels so right can't be wrong.

[Master] Yes.

[Brian] i'm thinking that's bad for infiltrating situations

[Master] Don, just give him the 335.

[Master] Brian: Yes. So wear a t-shirt or something.

[Master] ;)

Sedlack has left the game.

[James] Uh oh.

[Joe] Think Gandalf in TTT

[Brian] and that makes the +2 to CHR go away?

[Master] Or a concealing cloak. :)

[Don] okeydokey, 335 to Aric it is

Sedlack has joined the game.

[Brian] "I am not Aric the Gray....I am ARIC THE WHITE!"

[Don] Got that Brian?

[Brian] 335? ok...so the rest from james?

[Brian] i was just goign to update my equipment in one fell swoop

[James] That's fine.

[James] Arkady was going to loan Aric 2500, how much does he actually need?

[Joe] 2500 - 335

[Brian] 2413

[Joe] -335

[Brian] 2078

[James] OK. Done.

[Brian] woot. may the beatage begin

[Sedlack] Don't forget to level up, Brian, if you haven't already.

[Brian] yeah i will, just as soon as mike verifies

[James] Oh, three attacks per round, un-armed.

[Master] Go get 'em, Brian. No prob.

[James] Aric also gets another +1 to AC.

[Brian] aww, i don't get a cute little "you find so and so..."?

[James] and +1 to all saves.

[Master] Nah, I'm out of cute for a few minutes.

[Brian] where do i get another +1 to AC?

[Joe] Monkage

[Master] Monkage

[Master] (monkage monkage monkage

[Master] )

[Sedlack] Jinx!

[Brian] must've missed that when looking over the upgrade

[Sedlack] KI STRIKE

[James] So Arics AC went up by a net +2. Nice.

[Joe] judo CHOP

[Don] (man, these monks look a lot bigger than they did from far away)

[James] I am away from the keyboard.

[Master] ok is everyone more or less traded around?

[Sedlack] Did Aric sell off the kama?

[Joe] Done

[Master] no

[Don] da

[Jeff] done

[Don] all done

[Sedlack] I'm done.

[James] I am back at the keyboard.

[James] done

[Tamora] done

[Velkyna (Joe)] If we're settling into gam0r mode, friendly reminder to chat as characters

[Sedlack] Now that Aric's got KI STRIKE, does he need the kama anymore?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Sharp weapon?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Fair enough.

[James] His fists are blunt weapons, right? He might need a slashing weapon.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Some of us forget these things...:)

[Brian] tami made a good point, that i may want a striking weapon

[Jared] Im good.

[Angie] I'm still updating

[Master] ok

[Brian] is anyone seeing this?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Seeing what?

[James] nice map

[Master] Okay!

[Brian] wakcy, massive delay in seeing my chat messages

[Master] Thanks!

[Master] Okay

[Master] After your strategy meeting with Asratia and Ivellian

[Master] Ivellian directs you to fly to Nailoglas (there's an umlaut over the i)

[Roger (Jeff)] I'm going to have to reconnect...

[Master] And meet up with Nailo (no umlaut) to

Jeff has left the game.

[James] My screen isn't updating properly...

Jeff has joined the game.

[Master] And meet up with Nailo (no umlaut) to discuss what the new strategy means and how you fit into it.

[Master] James: What's up?

[James] map zoom doesn't work. Part of the map hasn't been re-drawn when obscured by another window.

[Joe] Aric's hit points adjusted by 7 to 70.

[Brian] mine either

[Master] Try colelcting garbage

[Master] It's a huge map

[Master] Or at least a large one.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Mine works fine. 1.4.0 R00LZ

[Brian] did that

[Aedean (Sedlack)] mine is fine 1.4.2 roxxorz

Don has joined the game.

[Don] Much better.

[Master] Ok, well, that's life in Javaland.

[Master] At any rate.

[James] I am back at the keyboard.

[Master] WHen you were last in Nailoglas, it was a tree village, of a type with which you are quite familiar.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I wish getting booted had a Will save to negate

[Brian] i have heard that 3.5 is better...yet to see the book though, bookstore only had DMG and MM when i was in

[Master] Houses bored into and on tree limbs.

[Master] Long ropes between trees, with platforms and whatnot. Neat stuff.

[Master] It's changed.

[Master] Over time, refugees from parts of the forest have settled here, and so the elves have set up

[Master] platforms between the cables connecting trees.

[Master] (that's the purple stuff)

[Master] on which they've built extensively.

[Master] In addition, the forges have expanded significantly in their spots on the outcropping there.

[Master] Colorful tent neighborhoods (not really cities) have sprung up in the area left uncovered by the platforms

[Velkyna (Joe)] Defense Minister: Build City Walls!

[Master] And underneath the platforms, in an area called "The Gloaming" is a weird constant-twilight state,

[Master] lit by glowing globes and full of people doing various errands.

[Master] elves, rather.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Elves are people, too!

[Master] You are in what is likely one of the largest elven settlements in history.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Demi-people, anyway

Jared has left the game.

[Velkyna (Joe)] DAS BOOT

[Angie] I'm done with updates except the element for the bow.

Jared has joined the game.

[Master] And it's only growing, as more and more villagers and wandering bands come for their safety.

[Jared] O think your map killd klooge.

[Master] Noted for future reference.

[Jared] I also think I can't type.

[Velkyna (Joe)] WIE FINDEN SIE SEIN BOOT AUF?

[Master] It is beautiful, as are so many elvish creations, but a symbol of strife as well.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] We can see what you type

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Are you "paused"?

[Master] You recognize the building in which Nailo lives and works.

[Dralafi (Jared)] no, I just mean in general. ;)

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Ah.

[Master] And fly down to it. Because it is daylight, there are no elvish patrols out, so you are unchallenged.

[Master] As you approach, a number of elves on errands suddenly tense up and draw weapons, prepare spells

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Defense Minister: This city is undefended! We should build troops now!

[Master] Then notice the elves and half-elves on the carpets and relax

[Velkyna (Joe)] BUILD CITY WALLS

Arkady (James) calls out a greeting.

[Lia (Angie)] Nice to be noticed

[Master] Several citizens look surprised, then shrug and continue on their business.

[Master] You land and enter Nailo's office.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Hey, you said Nailo didn't have an umlaut

[Master] Yeah, I messed up on the map. ;)

[Don] I was just thinking that.

[Master] I was wondering if anyone would notice.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Spot check successful

[Don] Na•loglas

[Master] ••••••••

[Don] :)

[Aedean (Sedlack)] i'i'i'i'i'i'i

[Master] •'•'•'•'•'•

[Aedean (Sedlack)] The elves are invisible

[Velkyna (Joe)] IT'S A TRAP!

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Praxis sees them.

[Master] Ivellian meets you at the entryway.

[Arkady (James)] Heh.

[Ivellian] I trust your trip was uneventful?

[Velkyna (Joe)] The in-flight bag lunch was awful.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] That was my barf bag.

[Lia (Angie)] so far so good

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Ew.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Ooooh, that explains it.

[Arkady (James)] Ewwwwh.

[Defthon (Don)] Heeeuuwwwww.

[Ivellian] I didn't need that.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Neither did Vel.

[Master] heh.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I thought it was a little too salty.

[Master] Okay, back into character for me.

[Lia (Angie)] look before you eat

[Ivellian] Laucian is waiting upstairs. We are deciding how best you can assist us.

[Ivellian] I imagine you will want to be part of that discussion.

[Defthon (Don)] If possible, yes.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It would make sense

Ivellian walks over to a door and opens it, then beckons you through it.

[Ivellian] This way.

Ivellian takes some stair up into his offices.

[Ivellian] Aric, I never got a chance to ask you -- what are those marvellous clothes you are wearing?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Bugle Boy jeans

[Velkyna (Joe)] NICE PANTS

[Ivellian] I can see that they are potent artifacts.

[Defthon (Don)] OOC HŽ. Bon pantalon.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] (As opposed to the elves, who are impotent artifacts)

[Aric (Brian)] They were a gift...from Charis.

Ivellian raises an eyebrow.

[Velkyna (Joe)] *BLAAAARE*

[Ivellian] I . . . see.

Ivellian clears his throat

[Aric (Brian)] We had a nice chat while you were all debating whether to unleash the weapon of destruction.

[Ivellian] Mm.

[Laucian Nailo] Ivellian, have our guests . . . ah, I see! Welcome, friends!

[Master] You file into the room.

[Master] Unsurprisingly, Laucian's office is also quite beautiful, with an interesting pattern somehow painted or shaped on the floor,

[Master] wooden walls, and simple furniture.

[Laucian Nailo] I am glad that you have come.

Laucian Nailo smiles somewhat ruefully

[Laucian Nailo] It seems that we are blessed with an enormous surge in immigration.

[Laucian Nailo] We have made some preparations, but more come in each day.

[Laucian Nailo] Finding places and supplies for everyone will be a challenge.

[Arkady (James)] Can we help here?

[Laucian Nailo] That is what Ivellian and I were discussing.

[Laucian Nailo] Certainly, the orcs will step up their raids now that our scouts have been so badly decimated.

[Laucian Nailo] We have enough to patrol the area around here, though.

[Laucian Nailo] So that is how we will feed and clothe ourselves.

[Laucian Nailo] We cannot lose those few who remain, and so I must ask you to find and destroy the nightwing.

Arkady (James) nods.

Laucian Nailo says, coming to the point in uncharacteristic fashion for anlf.

[Laucian Nailo] an elf

[Defthon (Don)] *whew*

Ivellian looks a little startled at the brevity and plainspokenness.

[Defthon (Don)] That's a tall order

Laucian Nailo smiles

[Defthon (Don)] Is there any possibility of attacking it on the ground?

[Laucian Nailo] The perils of success.

[Defthon (Don)] Or do we fight in the air?

[Laucian Nailo] All things are possible, but we do not know where it roosts.

[Lia (Angie)] Do we know IF it roosts?

[Laucian Nailo] It must hide from the daylight somewhere.

[Arkady (James)] Is there so divination we can do to learn where (or if) it roosts?

[Laucian Nailo] These creatures hate the sun.

Laucian Nailo puts his hands up helplessly

[Velkyna (Joe)] (OOC: Is there still an Augury spell?)

[Laucian Nailo] My strength is taken up countering the Orcs' mages.

Arkady (James) looks to Aedean?

[Laucian Nailo] Do you have this power?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] jas

[Aric (Brian)] WEE JAS

[Defthon (Don)] Joe's falling down on the job here.

[Velkyna (Joe)] My badd, I was Erica-ed for a minute.

[Velkyna (Joe)] There used to be a 3rd level cleric spell Augury

[Velkyna (Joe)] Let you ask some questions, get vague answers.

[Velkyna (Joe)] They may have renamed it.

[Defthon (Don)] It's Cl2 now

[Velkyna (Joe)] Contact other Plane was a 5th level spell, let you ask questions of an extra-planar being with more precision.

[Defthon (Don)] "An augury can tell you whether a particular action will bring good or bad results for you in the immediate future."

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It now allows you to ask specific questions and get a good and/or bad response about the outcome of specific actions.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] No good for this.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Looking at other options.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Hm. That's more or less what I remember, just a little restricted (probably because they reined it in to Cleric 2)

[Arkady (James)] Well, we do have a last-resort option...

Laucian Nailo looks at Arkady

[Velkyna (Joe)] As always, do we want to blow it on this?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] "Divination" might work

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It's like Augury, but gives a bit more info.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] "Scrying" might be an option

[Arkady (James)] It doesn't seem 'Diviniation' would be able to tell us where the nightflyer is.

[Laucian Nailo] I am unfamiliar with the parameters of these spells.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It might be able to give us "useful advice" about where to find it

[Laucian Nailo] Perhaps it will tell us which bait we could use for a trap.

[Aric (Brian)] what's "Devine Guidance" do?

[Arkady (James)] What spell is that?

[Velkyna (Joe)] It lets you play offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos in the early 80s.

[Aric (Brian)] er Divine.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Oh, DIVINE Guidance.

[Arkady (James)] I don't have it in the PHB.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It's not in the PHB

[Arkady (James)] Ah, that would be why then.

[Laucian Nailo] That is the greatest service you could perform for us.

Laucian Nailo stretches

[Laucian Nailo] I believe I shall go for a walk.

[Laucian Nailo] We have guest quarters arranged for you.

[Defthon (Don)] Ok, so with a divination, we might be able to find where the nightwing roosts?

[Laucian Nailo] With large enough beds to accomodate those of you who are not built to elfin frames.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I _suppose_ "Commune" only costs 100 XP, but that's a last resort as far as I'm concerned

[Aedean (Sedlack)] And I'd rather not waste XP on this.

[Laucian Nailo] Tomorrow, we will have a ceremony of welcome to greet the coming of the Chosen Ones to our city.

[Aric (Brian)] oh, when are they arriving?

Laucian Nailo waits

Arkady (James) laughs out loud.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] snorts (delicately)

[Roger (Jeff)] Can we ask refugees if they've encountered any chill auras?

[Lia (Angie)] Thank You

[Laucian Nailo] Of course; we trust your judgements.

[Laucian Nailo] Ivellian, could you see that descriptions are passed around the city?

[Velkyna (Joe)] They'd have to be extremely recently arrived refugees.

[Laucian Nailo] Especially Aric's -- we don't need any unfortunate confusion resulting in injury.

Laucian Nailo looks at Aric

[Laucian Nailo] Especially because we'd lose.

[Arkady (James)] I could try interviewing them (gather info skill) to see if we can figure out where it roosts.

[Defthon (Don)] That could help.

[Defthon (Don)] Does the nightwing generate its chill aura even while asleep?

[Laucian Nailo] That's a good idea.

[Master] Does the nightwing sleep?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Undead don't sleep

[Defthon (Don)] ...and keep in mind that it would have to roost out of sunlight

[Defthon (Don)] sleep, rest, whatever it doesn when out of sunlight

[Velkyna (Joe)] The chill aura's on 24/7 I thought

[Defthon (Don)] ok.

[Aric (Brian)] any caves or deserted buildings / castles / what have you in the area?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I think the relevant area would be very large.

[Defthon (Don)] but perhaps a larger issue is, it probably roosts in a cave or something, which refugees wouldn't be going through.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I'm sure there are some

[Arkady (James)] This thing is pretty big right? It would need a big cave.

[Joe] I am away from the keyboard.

[Ivellian] I shall go and inform those who live here that you are to be trusted.

[Arkady (James)] OK, so I'm going to go talk to refugees, what's everyone else going to do?

[Ivellian] Oh!

[Ivellian] I nearly forgot.

[Ivellian] The artificers on Solius Outcropping have offered to engage in some . . . trading with you.

[Ivellian] We cannot simply gift you with our best equipment

[Ivellian] But we will trade for your magical items and upgrade them where appropriate.

[Ivellian] Or if you have gold, we can use that as well . . . we still trade with human lands through a torturous route.

[Defthon (Don)] Excellent!

[Arkady (James)] Thanks. That's going to be very useful.

[Ivellian] I shall let them know of your arrival as well.

[Master] (obviously, this is where the Great Trading of Stuff happens.

[Arkady (James)] (aside) Shottamip could earn some extra cash w/ teleport...

[Master] )

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Hmmm... once I get the new cloak, I ought to be able to charm someone into throwing in an extra scroll or something for free.

[Joe] I am back at the keyboard.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] How many people with 24 Chr are wandering around this continent, after all? 5?

[Lia (Angie)] I still need to decide on an element for the bow

[Defthon (Don)] OOC Good heavens, you're at 24 now?

[Defthon (Don)] Wowo

[Shottamip (Tamora)] What are your options, Angie?

[Velkyna (Joe)] I've been at 24 dex forever. It'll be 25 when I gain a level.

[Master] Why not just another +1?

[Master] Yes, but we knew Vel could see through time. :)

[James] Yeah, but my diplomacy is still better. :-)

[Aedean (Sedlack)] When nightfall comes, I can try to scry on the nightflyer.

[Aric (Brian)] i have a +1 to CHR rolls now. WOOT

[Aedean (Sedlack)] The fact that I've seen it should help.

[Master] More of a +3, in total, Brian. :)

[Defthon (Don)] Why wait til nightfall?

[Velkyna (Joe)] That's when he gets new spells

[Defthon (Don)] We want to find out where it is during the day

[Aedean (Sedlack)] 1) Because I need to prepare my spells at dusk

[Master] Oh I see what you were saying. Clueless Kimmitt.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] 2) Because there might not be any distinguishing characteristics in whatever cave (etc.) it's hiding in.

[Roger (Jeff)] What about ghost touch?

[James] We'd want to get it right at dusk, when it takes off from whereever it roosts.

[Aric (Brian)] would attacking it by daylight be more prudent?

[Velkyna (Joe)] I think Claidan already has ghost touch

[Velkyna (Joe)] Oh, but the bow. that might be nice.

[James] Since scrying has a 1hour casting time, maybe scry at dawn to see where it goes to land.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] That would be ideal. Sadly, it takes an hour to locate the subject. But we might get some decent idea of the general area.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] That works even better!

[Velkyna (Joe)] But then it's ravaged shit for another night.

[Velkyna (Joe)] More people die.

[Defthon (Don)] Well, it's likely to get most of a night's ravaging in anyway;

[James] Maybe prep two scrys. One to see where its attacking tonight, and one at dawn, if we don't defeat it.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Well, the question is "are we going after it tonight?"

[Defthon (Don)] and we'll be a lot more likely to kill it if it's locked down in a cave.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] We could attack in daylight tomorrow, gives us a good retreat option (i.e. outdoors).

[Defthon (Don)] Have we even really rested since our last encounter?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Yes. That was last night.

[Velkyna (Joe)] You guys saw what it can do. What if it takes out what's left of the griffon riders.

[Defthon (Don)] Well, it was late last night....

[Shottamip (Tamora)] So tell them to stay down.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Not that late.

[Velkyna (Joe)] But it's going to go off and kill something else.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Take out a village. Or something.

[James] Let's do a scry tonight, and see who it's harrassing...

[Aedean (Sedlack)] And then try to intercept? That seems pretty reasonable.

[James] ... and harrass it instead. If we can kill it, great. ...

[James] and if we can't, we scry at dawn to see where it sleeps the day away.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Two scryes is a bit...pricy.

[James] We don't have to go into full do-or-die enagement tonight. Just keep it from killing people.

[Roger (Jeff)] pricy gp wise or xp wise?

[James] scry uses a focus, not a material component. Or did you mean the spell slots?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] pricy spell wise.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Although....

[Master] Ok hang on

[Master] I'm gonna whip up a map and try to be clever and shit

[James] Well, what else would you take for the 5th level slot, raise dead?

[Lia (Angie)] We are assuming it doesn't have a protected lair

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Flame Strike

[James] Good point, the lair might be guarded.

[Velkyna (Joe)] put your 5th level spells (current) into the ioun stones and then memorize the Scries

[Dralafi (Jared)] I thought flame strike wouldn't do much against the nightwing anyway?

[Dralafi (Jared)] (or doe we not know that? I forget...)

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I don't have any "current" ones. I used them both in the battle with the nightwalker

[Velkyna (Joe)] Fair enough.

[James] We know the nightwalker was mostly immune to our spells.

[Master] Vel has some idea that This Shit Don't Work.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] There might be other things to fight than just the nightflyer

[James] Well, we could just do one scry.

[Lia (Angie)] Do we have any reports from the elves?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Working on another couple thoughts, hold on.

[James] If we're flying arround tonight, then it is likely the nightflyer will find us.

[Lia (Angie)] Can we lay a trap for it?

[Roger (Jeff)] Is it possible to check out the castle to see if it's making its lair there?

[James] We can do that.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Hmm...Find the Path sadly will not work

[Lia (Angie)] Do we know if any of our invisible options work against it?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] How fast are the carpets?

[Velkyna (Joe)] We don't know.

[Velkyna (Joe)] (for sure)

[Velkyna (Joe)] But they see invisible.

[Velkyna (Joe)] (for real)

[Aric (Brian)] hey mike, btw, for your reference, the 4 skill points i got at 10, 3 are going to Escape Artist and 1 is going to Listen

[Velkyna (Joe)] I.e. our characters don't know that they can see invisible.

[Lia (Angie)] That's what I was trying to determine

[Master] roger that, Brian.

[James] Brian: not going to put any in Tumble? Joe will be disappointed.

[Master] One of you could use the elves' library to learn more about Nightfliers.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I'm Tumblicious.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Our carpets are faster than the flyer, right?

[James] If they are, they're not much faster, I thought.

[Roger (Jeff)] LIBRARY!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] How fast is the flyer?

[Aric (Brian)] james: my tumble's at +11, i keep blowing listen checks :)

[Master] Similar in speed to the carpets.

[Master] So far as you can tell.

[Master] Slower than Gryphons, therefore.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Brian: bear in mind that the DC for tumble-through-opponent is 25. It might be worth bumping that up a bit more to ensure success.

[Arkady (James)] Well, can we send our gryphon patrols as usual, and as soon as they see it, they run away?

[Arkady (James)] And then have Asratia tell us where it was spotted?

[Lia (Angie)] I'm not much use for discussions of magic, I'll see if the elves have other records that are useful

[Lia (Angie)] OOC ie go to the library

[Arkady (James)] Well, then I (Arkady) should go talk to the refugees.

[Master] Okay.

[Master] Okay.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I could use Wind Walk to turn seven of us into mist, allowing us to fly out and 60 mph (600'/rd.) and look for it.

[Master] The rest of you should spend time talking to the artificers if you've nothing else to do.

[Arkady (James)] Arkady: gather information: (d20+9) [20+9] 29

[Master] Or just gawk around.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] After nightfall, of course

[Master] Nice roll, stud.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I could even suck up two Scryes at that point

[Arkady (James)] Thanks.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] If we don't get useful info some other way.

[Master] Okay

[Master] James goes around the city, gets to know it.

[Master] His usual good humor and ability to fit in everywhere serves him well.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Not to mention the fact that he speaks Elvish

[Master] He traverses the platforms, gets to know the neighborhoods, visits the gloaming (oh yeah that too)

[Master] heads into the tent cities.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Roll #1: (d4) [1] 1

[Aric (Brian)] there are no children here, right?

[Master] Right.

[Master] He's pretty much En Fuego.

[Master] Chases down a dozen rumors, talks to a bunch of people.

[Defthon (Don)] (that's "on fire", not "in heat".)

[Velkyna (Joe)] Actually, he's both.

[Arkady (James)] LOK

[Arkady (James)] LOL

[Sedlack] I am away from the keyboard.

[Master] He can say with absolute confidence that no one in this city knows a damn thing about the nightflyer's location.

[Arkady (James)] LOL!

[Master] But he's gotten himself thoroughly known and liked, which is at least something.

[Defthon (Don)] what a surprise!

[Defthon (Don)] :)

[Velkyna (Joe)] ... but he did find a killer recipe for spinach casserole.

[Roger (Jeff)] (ooc) What roll would be appropriate for library research?

[Velkyna (Joe)] (ooc: I think it would depend on what you were looking for)

[Master] Jeff: Gimme a Knowledge (whatever) roll, with a circumstance bonus.

[Master] Arcana and Religion would both work.

[Master] Lia, you can either roll one of your own,

[Roger (Jeff)] Roger: Knowledge (Arcana): (d20+10) [6+10] 16

[Arkady (James)] Angie didn't get a message I sent her either.

[Master] or add 2 to Roger's roll.

[Aric (Brian)] mike, joe made a good point ... can i switch that listen point to a tumble point?

[Master] Aric: Yes.

[Lia (Angie)] I"ll help Roger

[Master] Actually, come to think of it . . . you can take 20.

[Master] You're spending the hours.

[Velkyna (Joe)] SWEET

[Master] And you've got a thoroughly conducive environment.

[Master] So that's a 32.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] II can help, too.

[Master] Okay, 34.

[Master] No one else, though -- too many cooks and all that.

[Master] Here's what you get:

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel will tag along to the library, out of curiosity.

[Master] The Nightflyer is an immensely powerful undead, the means of creation of which is essentially unknown.

[Aric (Brian)] i'm just going to walk around the city, and take in the fresh air. try to clear my mind to prepare.

[Master] There are hints regarding extremely powerful rituals and whatnot.

[Master] Aric gets a *lot* of attention.

[Aric (Brian)] good or bad?

[Master] The creature is immune to spells of what appear to be 6th level or less

[Master] And shrugs off blows even from low-level magical weapons.

[Arkady (James)] !!!

[Lia (Angie)] Ouch

[Velkyna (Joe)] "Is that bad?"

[Defthon (Don)] THAT'S BAD

[Defthon (Don)] How low-level?

[Aric (Brian)] ooc: perhaps it's time to celebrate the /leaving/ of the chosen ones...

[Master] It's not entirely clear.

[Arkady (James)] LOL!

[Master] It can, more or less at will:

[Lia (Angie)] Well, we were able to hit it's friend

[Master] cause disease, charm person, cloudkill, confusion, darkness, dispel magic, hate, hold person, invisibility,

[Velkyna (Joe)] HATE

[Master] detect magic, and communicate telepathically.

[Master] There are hints that it has something like a Death Gaze, but this seems to be limited in power.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Big deal, I can Hate at will too.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I laugh at your petty Will-save abilities.

[Master] And it is immune to cold as well as resistant to most elemental effects.

[Master] Finally, the creature can grab and drain the magical power from weapons and other items.

[Velkyna (Joe)] !!!

[Velkyna (Joe)] !!!!!!

[Master] Any questions?

[Lia (Angie)] !!!!!!

[Arkady (James)] Can we go home now?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Any way to counteract the magic drain?

[Velkyna (Joe)] How about the invisibiiity?

[Aric (Brian)] what's the dane's phone number?

[Lia (Angie)] OOC Mommy

[Defthon (Don)] Ok, I'm no longer interested in getting close enough to it

[Master] You don't have a lot of information there; it's not clear whether it can See Invisible or just uses some kind of weird othersense.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Hey Dane? There's this nightwing talking all sorts of trash about your mother.

[Defthon (Don)] to stick it with my sword

[Velkyna (Joe)] It also said you're a pussy.

[Arkady (James)] This will probably be aerial combat anyway.

[Master] A big fat half-elf whale loving pussy.

[Velkyna (Joe)] ... with bad hair.

[Defthon (Don)] Well, I'd been hoping for non-aerial so I could use my sword.

[Master] Don prefers land lines.

[Defthon (Don)] But now I'd just as soon not get that close

[Lia (Angie)] Ranged weapons from cover are looking better and better

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Any way to counteract the magic drain?

[Master] Don't let it get you.

[Defthon (Don)] Is it more magic-resistant than the nightwalker was?

[Master] No.

[Defthon (Don)] Because the jazzed-up arrows worked just fine.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Can the magic drain be dispelled afterwards?

[Lia (Angie)] So GMW arrows are a must

[Master] (Roger, of course, is incredibly excited both by having a chance to research such an interesting creature and the chance to tell everyone about it.)

[Aric (Brian)] i'm gonna need some GMW'd crossbow bolts

[Velkyna (Joe)] Ditto

[Defthon (Don)] Lots of GMW arrows....

[Ivellian] I'm gonna need new pants. Good grief.

[Arkady (James)] Arkady will do a batch of X-bow bolts as well as a batch of arrows

[Velkyna (Joe)] Good thing I always carry ... EMERGENCY PANTS

[Aric (Brian)] hey, will a daylight spell help against it?

[Aric (Brian)] cause i can cast that with my pants

[Aedean (Sedlack)] No

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Sadly

[Master] You're not certain, but you don't think so.

[Arkady (James)] magic emergency pants.

[Dralafi (Jared)] lots and lots of arrows. also, more arrows

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It has to be actual sunlight

[Master] ok time for the scry

[Aric (Brian)] curses

[Aric (Brian)] hey mike what's your Yahoo name?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Okay, hold on a sec.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Do we think we might want to do the Wind Walk scouting?

[Master] Kind of a chicken and egg problem

[Master] YOu need to scry to get info on whether or not to wind walk

[Master] Brian: kimmitt23

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I was asking the other members of the party.

[Arkady (James)] OK, when we're ready to talk off...

[Arkady (James)] GMW arrows: Lia: 10, Defthon: 10, Dral: 30

[Defthon (Don)] That's three rounds' worth.

[Arkady (James)] GMW crossbow bolts: Shot: 10, Roger: 10, Vel: 15, Aric: 15

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Don't bother with me.

[Velkyna (Joe)] That's four rounds-worth.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I'll take hers.

[Arkady (James)] Do we want to do two batches of GMW arrows?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I'm not a great shot, and I can keep boosting other people.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Okay, Mike.

[Defthon (Don)] Since the *entire* combat will be ranged, maybe.

[Velkyna (Joe)] It's too bad you can't do a half-bolts, half-arrows batch of 50

[Defthon (Don)] How many spell slots do you have?

[Arkady (James)] I get 3 3rd level spells.

[Roger (Jeff)] I don't have a crossbow

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Do more arrows, I think.

[Arkady (James)] Shottamip could loan you her x-bow, if she's still got it.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Yes, I can lend it out - do you want it?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean will burn the Candle of Invocation while preparing his spells, allowing him to prepare as if he's 11th level (and cast the 6th level spells as long as the Candle burns).

[Roger (Jeff)] Okay.

[Roger (Jeff)] I think I'd be using it at a -4 though.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] For me, the crossbow is really an extreme-backup-I'm-out-of-all-spells thing.

[Velkyna (Joe)] You shouldn't be. Rogues get xbows.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I have to make a couple more decisions now, so I'll let you know the changes to prepped spells.

[Roger (Jeff)] That's right!

[Roger (Jeff)] cool

[Velkyna (Joe)] And you're a 1st rogue.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Plus if Shottamip can use one (sorc) I'd assume you could (wizard)

[Master] Aedean: Roger that. Good thinking.

[Master] Actually, sorcs get a bigger weaponset than wizards

[Master] It's assumed they'remore about doing stuff and less about research, et cetera.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] We don't do so much studying in books, y'know.

[Velkyna (Joe)] That's so odd. And low-level wizards get fewer spells and would be more likely to need a weapon. What a pimp

[Dralafi (Jared)] wizards get xbow proficienciy

[Master] Wizards get more Feats and the usual stuff.

[Master] Oh, well, there we are then.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] And so many spells to choose from!

[Dralafi (Jared)] actually, better than rogues, since a wizard can use a heavy

[Master] hehe

[Master] I want to see Roger use a Heavy Crossbow

[Arkady (James)] Well, let's go all-out on GMW then.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] So, Roger is borrowing my light crossbow?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Rogues can use Heavy as well.

[Roger (Jeff)] Yes

[Velkyna (Joe)] At least medium-sized ones.

[Master] Put the thing on a tripod and call it a ballista.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I know Vel can use one if she wanted.

[Dralafi (Jared)] oh yeah. missed that with the not being lumped in

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Roger, please keep count of how many bolts you use up so that I can cross them off my sheet at the end.

[Roger (Jeff)] Okay

[Master] Time to scry?

[Arkady (James)] or do we want to do GMW on Dral's bow?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Dral's bow is alread +2.

[Dralafi (Jared)] my bow is already magical like

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I would prefer more arrows.

[Roger (Jeff)] That would only do a + to attack, not damage, I believe

[Arkady (James)] OK, 2x GMW arrows, 1 GMW x-bow bolts

[Shottamip (Tamora)] We don't want to run out.

[Arkady (James)] Lia: 20, Defthon: 20, Dral: 60

[Velkyna (Joe)] Actually, it does + to attack and damage, but doesn't count for DR.

[Dralafi (Jared)] someone remember to haste me when we get there :)

[Roger (Jeff)] huh. okay

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I was already SO there, Dral.

[Velkyna (Joe)] That's what makes a magic +1 bow better than a masterwork bow.

[Dralafi (Jared)] excellent.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Okay. In addition to what I previously sent you, Mike:

[Defthon (Don)] Um yes, and me too.

[Master] sure

[Aedean (Sedlack)] jjjj

Sedlack has left the game.

[Defthon (Don)] whoops.

[Master] Sadlack

[Velkyna (Joe)] HERE COMES THE BOOT

[Dralafi (Jared)] can we use the new haste so everyone is hasty? :)

[Aric (Brian)] I SAY YOU GOT TO HASTE ME

[Master] Jared: No.

Sedlack has joined the game.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Haste is only a 3rd level spell. I can keep those up for a long time.

[Master] Happylack

[Aedean (Sedlack)] *sigh*

[Velkyna (Joe)] DAS BOOT IST IN DAS HAUS

[Aedean (Sedlack)] OK. In addition to what I sent you before, Mike:

[Master] jjjj?

[Velkyna (Joe)] My badd: "IM HAUS"

[Master] ICH BIN EIN BERLINER

[Aedean (Sedlack)] 1st level: add 1 Protection from Evil

[Master] ok

[Arkady (James)] I am a donut.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] 3rd level: add 1 Dispel Magic

[Master] ok

[Aedean (Sedlack)] 4th level: add yet another Death Ward

[Master] ok

[Master] Soy un perdedor

[Aedean (Sedlack)] 5th level: replace Ethereal Jaunt with Scrying, and add an additional Scrying

[Master] ok

[Aedean (Sedlack)] 6th level: Wind Walk x2

[Master] You are the wind beneath my walk

[Aedean (Sedlack)] (Thanks to my bonus 6th level spell...)

[Master] okey-dokey

[Master] Roll that Scry

[Velkyna (Joe)] Fig. 2: This is gonna be so cool.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean will immediately cast the two Wind Walks

[Aedean (Sedlack)] They last 9 hours.

[Master] kewl

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean is one of the 7.

[Defthon (Don)] and do what exactly?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Who wants the other 6.

[Arkady (James)] Well, everyone gets one, right?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] The Wind Walks make you vaporous and allow flight at 60 mph (600 ft/round)

[Aedean (Sedlack)] There are more than 7 in the party, are there not?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] You said you were using 2 of the spells?

[Defthon (Don)] nifty

[Velkyna (Joe)] Does it affect weapons? I.e. can you still attack effectively?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Yes.

[Defthon (Don)] SCHWEET

[Aedean (Sedlack)] One can switch between solid and vaporous form.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] So that isn't 14 people?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Doing so takes 5 rounds

[Arkady (James)] Oh, there's 8 people total for the WW?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] No. It is Aedean +3 people for each casting of the spell

[Dralafi (Jared)] its him + 3 for each casting.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] So, Aedean +6 for two castings.

[Arkady (James)] Oh. Now I understand.

[Master] two people don't get vaporous

[Master] They get to fly carpets

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Exactly.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Do we want a fast force of the best attackers then?

[Arkady (James)] I'll fly a carpet.

[Master] Ok

[Roger (Jeff)] I'll fly the other.

[Defthon (Don)] this is just for recon, yes?

[Lia (Angie)] I think at leats one archer should be on a carpet

[Master] "No spellcasting is possible while in vaporous form."

[Master] FYI

[Master] Why not have the Archers with independent flight capacity?

[Arkady (James)] I cast invisibility on myself and on my carpet.

[Master] That's even more hardcore than originally believed.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Also, Aedean will swap a Guidance in for a Resistance

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Anyone can fly back to a carpet and sit down.

[Master] ok

[Roger (Jeff)] I ... would also like to cast invisibility on myself and my carpet

[Dralafi (Jared)] can I shoot while Im a cloud?

[Defthon (Don)] are we proposing to actually attack this way?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Yeah. You can't really use your weapons while vaporous, either.

[Defthon (Don)] because the carpets will be dispelled....

[Defthon (Don)] and we have to go non-vaporous for any attack (arrows, spells)

[Arkady (James)] It doesn't say that you can't attack while vaporous...

[Master] Indeed...

[Velkyna (Joe)] !!!

[Arkady (James)] It says explicitly that you can't cast spells, however.

[Master] That's correct.

[Dralafi (Jared)] when it dispels the windwalk, does it happen one at a time or all at once?

[Defthon (Don)] But the arrows would be vaporous, yes?

[Master] Until they the bow . . .

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Okay, then, even better. 'Cause we get DR 20/+1 in vapor form, too

[Master] left the bow . . .

[Dralafi (Jared)] PSST. DON: QUIET

[Master] Interesting question, Jared: I'd say all at once.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] So, go vaporous archery.

[Dralafi (Jared)] Im sure the nightwing counts as +1 :)

[Master] or, rather, 4 at once.

[Jeff] I am away from the keyboard.

[Master] Best usage:

[Master] Put most folks on carpets

[Velkyna (Joe)] three ... Aedean's got two spells on him.

[Master] when/if carpets are dispelled

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Oh, so individual friends don't control their own form?

[Master] go vaporous

[Master] nah, individuals control their forms

[Master] but the 4 vaporous ppl are 1 spell

[Velkyna (Joe)] I thought that took 5 rounds?

[James] Does Roger have featherfall prepared?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] That would work, provided we're more than 30 seconds above the ground

[Defthon (Don)] GO GO PHYSICS MAN

[Lia (Angie)] I have the featherfall ring now

[Dralafi (Jared)] can w wait a day so roger can learn me featherfall too? :)

[Defthon (Don)] Q: How do we interpret "DR 20/+1"

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Bad news is: 30 seconds = 2.72 miles

[Defthon (Don)] ?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] No.

[Master] DR 20 means you take 20 less damage

[James] Uh, terminal velocity is about 150mph or so.

[Master] +1 means you have to have a +1 weapon or better to hit.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Point

[Master] and break through the DR

[Master] at which point, DR stops working at all.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] DR 20/+1 - remove 20 points from each damage strike by a non-magical weapon.

[Master] That's a better, more succinct explanation.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] The ability to cast 6th level spells comes from a very limited resource.

[Jeff] I am back at the keyboard.

[Master] Right -- it's use it or lose it.

[Master] Okay, let's do the scry and worry about details later.

[Defthon (Don)] Ok, so that's meaningless for the nightwing, right?

[Master] Don -- yes.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I think we're windwalking more for the mobility.

[Defthon (Don)] ok.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Okay. Aedean will use Guidance to give himself a +1 on the Scry check

[Master] ok

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I also recommend that Arkady inspire competence

[Master] hehe

[Velkyna (Joe)] JUKE

[James] Sure.

[Velkyna (Joe)] BOX

[Velkyna (Joe)] HERO

[Velkyna (Joe)] (stars in his eyes)

[Arkady (James)] so that's +2

[Aedean (Sedlack)] (total +3?)

[Arkady (James)] yes

[Master] ok

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Okay, here we go:

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Scry: (d20+2) [6+2] 8

[Aedean (Sedlack)] 11

[Master] ok

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Phew

[Master] You're a firsthand knower

[Master] so you need a 10

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Yep, so DC is 10

[Velkyna (Joe)] FUCK A DUCK

[Orc Half-Dragon] YOU WILL STAY AND DO MY BIDDING AS I SEE FIT, CREATURE.

[Dralafi (Jared)] I hate it whn I see thing like 'Orc Half-Dragon'.

[Velkyna (Joe)] THAT'S NOT COOL

[Aedean (Sedlack)] What do I see?

[Orc Half-Dragon] In some kind of a cave, the nightwing is standing and staring at the half-dragon orc

[Master] dangit

[Master] ok

[Master] The half-dragon is shouting at the nightwing

Orc Half-Dragon brandishes an obviously magical morningstar

[Orc Half-Dragon] DO NOT THINK TO DEFY ME!

[Orc Half-Dragon] There is a pause, and the nightwing visibly backs down.

[Master] grr

[Master] I'm all out of sync

[Dralafi (Jared)] no, no defy him! that's a great idea!

[Master] ok here we go again.

[Orc Half-Dragon] Good . . .

[Velkyna (Joe)] I heartily recommend the defiance.

[Dralafi (Jared)] DEFIANCE: It's what's for dinner

[Orc Half-Dragon] Soon, you will feed once again on the souls of elves.

[Aric (Brian)] EAT HIM, MR. NIGHTWING.

[Velkyna (Joe)] YOU CAN TAKE HIM

Sedlack has left the game.

[Velkyna (Joe)] DAS BOOT

[Dralafi (Jared)] you gonna let that sissy orc talk to you like that?

Sedlack has joined the game.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Furthermore, he implied your mother was promiscuous.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Damn ioexception.

[Orc Half-Dragon] But your cousin was destroyed by some godspawned wretches, and I shall not throw you away.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] What happened after "good...."

[Orc Half-Dragon] (Soon you will feed once again on the souls of elves)

[Velkyna (Joe)] (and we heckled)

[Defthon (Don)] http://www.blahedo.org/serendair/transcript-030727-5.html

[Orc Half-Dragon] You shall be . . . reinforced . . . yes.

[Velkyna (Joe)] NNNNNRRRR

[Orc Half-Dragon] I shall see that you are well prepared.

[Defthon (Don)] aw, fuck.

Orc Half-Dragon looks up

[Dralafi (Jared)] JUST EAT HIS SOUL INSTEAD

[Orc Half-Dragon] Ah, our brave wizard approaches.

[Velkyna (Joe)] WAIT FOR IT

[Master] Aedean, wisdom check

[Velkyna (Joe)] STAY ON TARGET

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: WIS check: (d20+6) [18+6] 24

[Dralafi (Jared)] HE'S DELICIOUS. I PROMISE

[Master] The wizard will almost certainly detect the scry, and you will lose the advantage of this information.

[Arkady (James)] We just lost Porkins!

[Dralafi (Jared)] EAT THE WIZARD'S SOUL TOO.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I'll cut the connection.

[Velkyna (Joe)] HE'S BAVARIAN CREME-FILLED

[Dralafi (Jared)] and there's a delicious strawberry center!~

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Well, then.

[Defthon (Don)] why would we have lost the info?

[Velkyna (Joe)] "advantage"

[Aedean (Sedlack)] We'd have lost the advantage

[Defthon (Don)] ok, why?

[Velkyna (Joe)] I.e. "surprise"

[Master] He'd know that you know and then act differently.

[Defthon (Don)] I'm not sure how much info we gained there.

[Arkady (James)] Do we know where this cave is?

[Master] No.

[Dralafi (Jared)] the nightwing does not like orc. or bavarian creme.

[Master] But you do now know what a member of the Triumvirate looks like.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Key/

[Aedean (Sedlack)] But it's possible one of the elves might recognize the description of it

[Velkyna (Joe)] Or know where some possible caves are.

[Arkady (James)] Can we talk to them real quick?