Don has joined the game.

[Joe] ALOHA

Joe is receiving the map...

[Don] Hey hey hey

Sedlack has joined the game.

Joe has received the map.

[Michael] hey all.

[Sedlack] Yo

[Michael] Sorry bout that; I had to fight the routher.

[Michael] router, rather.

[Don] Message from Sebby via astuckey: "Sebby says he'll be late to gaming -- reinstall."

[Joe] You had to fight Dan Rather?

[Don] I assume that means he's reinstalling KW.

Jeff has joined the game.

[Michael] I got the message; he's reinstalling everything.

[Michael] brb

[Sedlack] Hey, Joe, I might be interested in taking Eddie George off your hands.

[Joe] Sexcellente.

[Michael] hehe

[Don] Brb, I'm gonna buy a soda before the GAMING starts...

[Don] I am away from the keyboard.

[Joe] Reading my email, I see you're going to be gone for a few days.

[Joe] My apologies for your loss.

[Sedlack] Thanks.

James has joined the game.

[Joe] JIMMAY!

[James] Howdy Howdy Howdy

[Jeff] Can Jimmy play?

Jared has joined the game.

[James] just finishing up my 'upgrade'

[Joe] Actually, I'm going to run to the store (it's ~3 mins away) for some SODER.

[Joe] I am away from the keyboard.

[James] do you mean solder? We need some more for the lab...

[Don] I am back at the keyboard.

[Michael] No, no, he means soldiers.

[Michael] Joe's posting from occupied Iraq.

[Don] Huh, I always thought Joe was a POP guy.

[Michael] I gave up on pop cuz it's odd to say.

[Sedlack] I just found out the other day that one of my cousins has been stationed in Tikrit.

[Don] Wow, suck.

[Michael] I'm sorry, man.

[Michael] I didn't know that anywhere on the earth had highs in the 130s.

[Jared] I am away from the keyboard.

[James] Say Mike, time to roll HP?

[Michael] Yes.

[James] did you want to do it, or shall I?

[Michael] Go ahead.

[James] OK, that was silly of me, how do I just roll a d6?

[Michael] I'm gonna go get some breftast and then we'll get rolling.

[Michael] hehe.

[Michael] 5

[Michael] You win!

[James] works for me.

[Jeff] Mike and Jared are the same color

[James] thanks.

[Michael] Open bracket - 1d6 - close bracket

[Michael] Squiggly brackets

[Jeff] (1d100) [58] 58

[James] (1d6) [5] 5

Tamora has joined the game.

[James] Ah. that was easy.

[Tamora] Hello!

[Jeff] Hey

[James] Howdy

[Michael] Just got the new Evanescence CD.

[James] Praxis's hit points adjusted by 4 to 29.

[Michael] Yum.

[Michael] And that's just the cover.

[Michael] Don's playing from work; you can tell because he's chilly.

[James] ... and becuase I'm also at work, I'm hot (they turn off the AC on the weekends)

[Michael] heh.

[Don] Mostly, you can tell because I *always* play from work.

[Michael] That too.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Ditto

[Don] And I'm not so chilly because I'm the only one in the office. ;)

[Michael] Heh.

[Michael] Sebby sends his apologies but he's having technical difficulties.

[Michael] So we're waiting on Angie; Hyatt will presumably show up at some point.

[James] I'll give her a call to see what's up.

[Don] What is Hyatt's deal? Just observing?

[Michael] Absolutely.

[Jared] I am back at the keyboard.

[Jared] ok, I know I changed the color

[Jared] oh, I did. weird.

[Jared] mmm. Evanescence.

[Michael] Otherwise, there would be great suffering and gnashing of teeth as the campaign suddenly stopped in mid-awesomeness.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] brb

[Sedlack] I am away from the keyboard.

Angie has joined the game.

[Michael] Aloha!

[Jared] mike can use his powerd for good, of for awesome.

[Jared] powers. for.

[Michael] Form of -- ICE PLANET HOTH

[Jared] Note to self: type correctly.

[Michael] Ntoe to slef: typec orrectl.y

[Michael] ;)

[Michael] That's everyone; when Chris and Joe return, we'll get rolling.

[Angie] Howdy

[Joe] SODA

[Joe] I am back at the keyboard.

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

[Michael] For those who aren't fully caught up.

[Sedlack] I am back at the keyboard.

[Michael] Outstanding.

[Michael] Everyone please check in.

[Jeff] Here

[James] One!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Red 5, standing by

[Joe] Check check

[Angie] Check

[Don] ahoy

[Tamora] hey

[Jared] ninja!

[Michael] Outstanding.

[Michael] Okay, as you may recall, we just finished a nice Monty Haul session.

[James] *snort*

[Michael] And now it's time to kill things.

[Angie] Yah!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] One very big thing in particular

[Michael] Go 'head.

[Michael] Sorry, nemmind.

[Michael] Over the next two days, Aedean, Obad-Haiset, and Misre en-Ehlonna go to town and get most of the Luftwelffe back on their feet.

[Michael] er, claws.

[Michael] Wings?

[Michael] Anyway.

[James] *snort*

[Michael] An aerie is established at Nailoglas, and patrols resume.

[Joe] I call James "El Snorto"

[Michael] Still an eerie silence from the orcish lines; even a couple of raids do not shed light on what is happening.

[Michael] The orcs have stepped up aerial security and pulled most of their line troops back; what's left are patrolling warbands.

[Joe] OBIt'sTooQuietJoke

[Michael] Obviously, they're putting together resources for a big push, but you haven't been able to get much information.

[Tamora] "Shall I hum, sir?"

[Michael] Some clever work with Aedean, an elven bard, and a couple of truly awesome elven rangers helps you to get a general idea of where the nightwing is hiding.

[Michael] Within 5 miles or so, you think.

[Joe] Sexcellent

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Do you mean Arkady?

[Michael] Nah, Aedean did the scrying.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Ah. Very good.

[Michael] You did some botany and geology, essentially.

[Roger (Jeff)] It's his birthday, he can scry if he wants to

[Michael] So when that bitch emerges, you'll have a sense of where to wait for it.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] testing...

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Turn Undead: Up to (1d20+5) [9+5] 14 -- 11 HD are affected. Turning damage is (2d6+13) [(5+5)+13] 23.

[Michael] Useful.

[Michael] Hm.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Wanted to make sure I levelled that expression correctly.

[Michael] test

[Michael] hunh.

[Michael] Interesting. I can't change my name, it seems, without restarting Klooge -- my default name, that is.

[Michael] At any rate.

[Michael] Meanwhile, those of you who wanted to finish up your equipment trading and suchlike do so.

[Angie] I am away from the keyboard.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I wish to purchase 490 XP.

[James] Arkady has made substantial changes to his gear, you notice.

[Michael] *laughs*

[Michael] back in 15 secs.

[Michael] ok

[Michael] On day 3, the Luftwellfe is back flying; you decide the most intelligent thing is to hover in roughly the right place while Ivellian and Asratia coordinate.

[Roger (Jeff)] Need to put in my char sheet that the ring of the ram has 35 charges...

[Michael] Luftwelffe, sorry. Typoes = unfunny puns.

[Michael] How did you want to divide up the flying chores?

[Velkyna (Joe)] What do you mean?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Who flies with who?

[Defthon (Don)] Before we take off:

[Aedean (Sedlack)] and on what.

[Michael] Right -- how are you using the carpets, is anyone borrowing a gryphon or something odd like that, et cetera.

[Michael] Go ahead, Don.

[Defthon (Don)] It would be a good idea to tie our respective range weapons to us, somehow.

[Roger (Jeff)] Wait...

[Roger (Jeff)] During the downtime Roger teaches Featherfall to Dral

[Michael] No prob

[Defthon (Don)] It'd suck to lose any of the bows and crossbows.

[Angie] I am back at the keyboard.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Also: who has the death protection scrabs still?

[James] I do

[Dralafi (Jared)] ooh, featherfall.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Yeah, Vel's going to bum some leather straps off the elves and tie up her crossbow and sword to her belt.

[Angie] I still have my death protection scarab

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel has no anti-bodak amulet.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean has three Death Wards to pass out. (He's using one himself, naturally)

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel'

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel's fortitude save is sufficiently high that you should probably death ward other people.

[Roger (Jeff)] (Memoing spells)

[James] Praxis would like one

[Tamora] Shottamip still has a scarab.

[Dralafi (Jared)] i do not.

[Tamora] But would rather give it to someone and get a spell, so that she can wear her other amulet.

[Tamora] Does Dralafi wear another amulet, or would he like this one?

[Dralafi (Jared)] I currently have no amulet in use.

[Dralafi (Jared)] Thanks.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Actually, though, we probably want Dral at full capacity, so giving him a spell makes sense

[Defthon (Don)] I'm tying a 5' length of rope to my bow, the other end to my belt.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I don't follow Chris.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Yeah, we don't want nothing taking out Dral, even if it is to merely render him unconscious.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Ah. The spell is more protective than the amulets? I'd forgotten that.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] The spell just stops the effect, the scarab turns it into "unconsciousness"

[Velkyna (Joe)] Yeah.

[James] ... and 0HP

[Velkyna (Joe)] If you get bodaked with the amulet, you drop to 0 hp and unconscious.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Anyone else want my scarab, then?

[James] Praxis would take if if no one else wants it... :-)

[Velkyna (Joe)] What about Lia and Def?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Lia has a scarab

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Giving spells to Def and Dral makes a lot of sense

[Defthon (Don)] I currently have a brooch of shielding...

[Shottamip (Tamora)] All right, I'll do without the extra

[Velkyna (Joe)] What about Aric?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Yes, so you can use the spell, but not the scarab

[Velkyna (Joe)] Do we know if he lost one? Or gave his away?

[Defthon (Don)] yup

[Shottamip (Tamora)] ...extra AC from my other amulet, then.

[Michael] jas

[Velkyna (Joe)] WEE JAS

[Michael] Aric does not have a thingy.

[Michael] Er.

[Michael] Lesser Scarab of Protection.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Does he otherwise have an ammy?

[Michael] Yes, an Amulet of Natural Armor.

[James] I thought he had a natural armor ammy, but don't know for sure.

[Michael] Also, a Fortitude Save which is difficult for the human mind to comprehend.

[Michael] I kid. It can be comprehended. It's just quite excellent.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Not quite Vel's, though.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] By my reckoning, if Shot holds on to her Scarab, Roger, Aric, and Vel are the candidates for the last Ward

[Velkyna (Joe)] Let Aric hold the Amulet and then Sebby can decide which one he wants to use.

Roger (Jeff) does not plan on getting that close to any big baddies

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel fails her bodak save on a 1. Let someone else have the ward.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Sounds like Aric gets it....

[Velkyna (Joe)] Cool

[Michael] I'd forgotten about the Cloak of Resistance. Hardcore.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Mmmmmm.

[Defthon (Don)] Update from Brian: Windows is installed, downloading java and klooge

[Velkyna (Joe)] I wrap my fear around me like a blanket.

[Michael] Outstanding.

[Michael] Update from Hyatt:

[Michael]

[Michael]

[Michael]

[James] Ack, he's re-installing everything?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Heh.

[Defthon (Don)] Apparently.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Let's talk flying.

[Michael] Yes.

[Michael] I'm going to move you to a forest map with carpets.

[Dralafi (Jared)] THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE HAS TURNED TO FELT!

[Dralafi (Jared)] oh wait.

[Velkyna (Joe)] "altitude"?

[Defthon (Don)] What's the deal with "altitude"?

[Roger (Jeff)] Dude, 3d

[Defthon (Don)] Sure, but how does it work? How do we interpret the green boxes?

[Michael] THe green boxes are just so I can find the damn things.

[Michael] They'll surround a person or set of people.

[Michael] Lemme draw you some carpets.

[Velkyna (Joe)] !

[Defthon (Don)] o-ho!

[Michael] hm . . . draw is being weird. GImme a few secs to sort this out.

[Michael] ok...

[Michael] Almost done.

[Defthon (Don)] Hm, accidentally made a spell effect circle and can't delete it. sorry.

[Michael] O

[Michael] I'll see to it.

[Michael] Could everyone please zoom in on the carpets?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Done

[Michael] Can everyone see yourselves and the carpets?

[Defthon (Don)] da

[Roger (Jeff)] The carpets are a bit small

[James] yes

[Dralafi (Jared)] now it looks like we're playing and version of flight simulator. "The ground has turned into giant squares!"

[Michael] carpets are 6x9

[Defthon (Don)] how many people do we fit on a carpet?

[Michael] 500 lb. You're all friendly and you've rigged ropes around the carpets to hold onto.

[Michael] lemme check that weight.

[Dralafi (Jared)] thats, what, 3 each?

[Michael] 1200 lb.

[Michael] Much better.

[Dralafi (Jared)] ok

[Velkyna (Joe)] Are we doing this all carpet, or some griffons?

[Michael] I don't assume any of you have Ride: Griffon? ;)

[Aedean (Sedlack)] So probably up to 4 on a carpet

[Velkyna (Joe)] Well, we'd ride shotgun while some elf steers.

[James] Arkady has featherfall, so does Roger and Dral, right?

[Michael] The Luftwelffe's stretched pretty thin. If it's a big deal, they'll do it, but they'd prefer not to.

[Roger (Jeff)] yes

[Michael] There are a few extra mounts, if anyone has a godly Ride skill.

[Angie] lia has a ring of feather fall

[Velkyna (Joe)] Fair enough.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I have my flying boots.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel can tumble.

[Velkyna (Joe)] A little.

[Velkyna (Joe)] That would knock 10' off the falling damage.

[James] ... which is fine for saving yourselves, but the spell can save others too.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] How long does FF last?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Ah. 1 rd/level

[James] 1 round per level

[Defthon (Don)] I assume that Ride (horse) wouldn't transfer, though

[Dralafi (Jared)] we just need to fly right next to a wall and then Aric can fall infintely far.

[James] so if we just a couple hunded feet up, no problem...

[Michael] It will count, but at -2 levels.

[Michael] We just assume that Defthon familiarized himself with the mount over the past 2 days.

[Defthon (Don)] Not that +5 should be considered "godly" in any case

[James] if we're falling, then we need to fall until we get close to the ground, and then cast.

[Michael] Right.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Heh. Vel has no ranks in Ride, but she still gets a +8.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Untrained.

[Michael] ah, -5 if it's something really odd like a gryphon.

[Angie] lia has ridden a griffon before, but with it's rider

[Defthon (Don)] Sorry, +6, misread

[Defthon (Don)] so, total of +1. Not fantastic.

[Michael] Right.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] In other words, Aedean might be best served to just go Ethereal if he starts falling, and then "run" to the ground on the Ethereal Plane

[Michael] Does anyone have Mounted Archery?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Negatory.

[Dralafi (Jared)] oh, like we wasted a feat on that.

[Michael] Then the gryphon thing's pretty much a wash for (hehe) anyone who's not a spellcaster.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Okay then. Carpets it is.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Ready that Dispel Magic.

[Lia (Angie)] Do we want to use gryphon to draw the nightflyer out?

[Michael] The theory is that now that the Luftwelffe's operating, it's only a matter of time.

[James] check. SOP for the new ioun stone Arkady has: 1 dispel magic, 1 GMW

[Lia (Angie)] But we need it to be out where we are

[Michael] Nailo's got some pretty sensitive feelers out. You'll get a little warning.

[Lia (Angie)] OK

[Aedean (Sedlack)] And we have the general location narrowed down.

[Michael] Right -- you don't expect it'll waste a lot of time flying over orc territory; it'll fly straight for the elf lands and start laying waste.

[Defthon (Don)] As I think about the gryphon thing more, I'm guessing the elves strap themselves to their saddle, yes?

[Michael] Depends.

[Defthon (Don)] As long as the mount isn't doing a "double move", there's no penalty for shooting while mounted.

[Michael] The really really good ones don't -- but they definitely are special saddles which are more holding-oriented than horse saddles.

[Defthon (Don)] If straps exist, I could use them, and then I needn't worry about falling from a failed Ride check.

[Defthon (Don)] p. 138, by the way, if anyone's interested.

[Michael] Okay, the rules say you need a Ride (5) check to use weapons without penalties.

[Michael] For a horse.

[Defthon (Don)] That's for an untrained horse, no?

[Michael] Nope -- untrained is Ride (20) and only partials.

[Defthon (Don)] Oops, right.

[Michael] If you'd like to have 1-2 escorts, that's doable.

Client has joined the game.

[Michael] Just that it's not the elves' favorite plan. They'd rather have them patrolling or resting.

[Michael] Welcome!

[Velkyna (Joe)] SEBBAY!

[Michael] I'm Michael, the Game Master.

[Michael] Ah, it's Brian. Excellente.

[Michael] We have a guest possibly stopping by.

[Defthon (Don)] SEBBY!

[Michael] We're arrainging ourselves for the nightflyer battle.

[Michael] Let's rock.

[Brian] hey guys. sorry about that.

[Brian] stupid hard drive

[Aedean (Sedlack)] No biggie

[Velkyna (Joe)] S'cool. Stuff happens.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Dibs this carpet.

[Defthon (Don)] Vel might want to try gryphonback...

[Brian] hey don, do you have a transcript i can read real quick?

[Velkyna (Joe)] I'm okay with that too.

[Defthon (Don)] if her Ride is +8, -5 for gryphons, that's net +3

[Michael] Right.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Right.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] After all, Vel has the DeXXX

[Defthon (Don)] and you only need a DC of 5 to shoot

[Defthon (Don)] http://www.blahedo.org/serendair/

[Velkyna (Joe)] She's DEXCELLENT

[Michael] SO she's in pretty good shape if she doesn't get wacky. It's an interesting idea.

[Defthon (Don)] I'd just like to have ourselves spread out a leeeetle bit more than two groups on carpets.

[Michael] heh.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Understood. I'd get on a gryphon, but then I'm asking to fall off.

[Defthon (Don)] With a net +1 myself, I'm still considering it.

[Defthon (Don)] That's why I asked about the saddle straps.

[James] I claim the right one.

[Michael] How long does Inspire Competence count?

[Michael] last, rather?

[James] 5 rounds after he stops singing (or playing)

[Velkyna (Joe)] As long as he's playing, +N rounds

[Michael] Noted, thnx.

[James] So, on the ride up, Arkady will be playing continuously.

[Michael] hehe

[James] Unless we're trying to be sneaky

[Michael] And she's riiiiding a staiiiirway . . . to heaven . . .

[Velkyna (Joe)] He's a

[James] testing...

[Velkyna (Joe)] JUKE

[Velkyna (Joe)] BOX

[Velkyna (Joe)] HERE

[Velkyna (Joe)] (HERO)

[James] Arkady: Attack 1: rapier [r] hits AC: ((d20+9)) [(4+9)] 13

[James] Arkady: diplomacy: (d20+18) [19+18] 37

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Umm, guys...the +5 rounds thing is "Inspire Courage", not "Inspire Competence"

[James] Arkady: slow: (DC=(10++5+3) [10+5+3] 18) subjects are slowed, (will negates)

[James] Oh, that's what I think they meant anyway.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Competence lasts as long as the bard keeps sing, and the bard can keep it up for 2 minutes

[James] Unless someone really wants +2 to some skill check...

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I assume we were thinking of the "Ride" skil

[Michael] I was thinking in terms of the Ride checks.

[Michael] But that's useful info, too.

[Michael] (hence my "Stairway" reference)

[James] Ah.

Joe has left the game.

[Michael] SHIDLE DOWN.

[Dralafi (Jared)] MAN DOWN!

[Michael] Okay, you all make your decisions in the next few mins so we can get rolling.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I'll go on the sinister carpet

[Michael] *laughs*

[Aric (Brian)] er, could someone transcript me so i know what's going on?

[Michael] www.blahedo.org/serendair

[Aric (Brian)] don's page doesnn't have a link to today's game

[Michael] !

[Aedean (Sedlack)] We're getting on the carpets to go kick nightflyer ass.

[Michael] Pretty much.

[Michael] Also, I think I'm pretty funny.

[Aric (Brian)] ok

[Michael] Did I miss anything?

[Aric (Brian)] if there's a gryphon ride check of -5, that puts me at 0

[Defthon (Don)] Sorry, thought I messaged you with it. http://www.blahedo.org/serendair/transcript-030824-1.html

[Aric (Brian)] so i'm guessing i shouldn't ride it

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Of interest to you is the fact that Aric will have a Death Ward on him.

[Aric (Brian)] ok

[Aric (Brian)] if i put that on i lose +1 AC

[Michael] oh my.

[Aric (Brian)] cause i already have an amulet of natural armor

[Michael] *laughs out loud*

[Aedean (Sedlack)] The spell, not the Scarab

[Aric (Brian)] oh

[Michael] The -5 only affects skill ranks.

[Aric (Brian)] don mentioned i was getting a scarab on titan

[Michael] if you go down to 0, you don't lose anymore.

[Michael] Vel's a Ride machine!

[Defthon (Don)] Here's the thing about Ride. -5 because of gryphons. Total DC of the Ride check is 5. If you fail, that means you don't shoot that round, afaict.

[Defthon (Don)] Vel definitely needs to be on a gryphon then.

[Michael] Vel Rides at +8

[Michael] (Vel likes the horsies)

[Dralafi (Jared)] rides for everyone!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I'll still take a carpet. :)

[James] Carpet for Arkady too.

[Defthon (Don)] That puts me at +2... a 15% chance of failure on a given Ride roll.

[Michael] Joe's down hard, apparently.

[Dralafi (Jared)] Im at +6, so I should prolly ride then.

[Michael] Not on Imsanet.

[Defthon (Don)] And that would spread the party out more... I'm thinking I'll go with it.

[Defthon (Don)] Actually, what was the Inspire thing y'all were talking about earlier?

[Praxis (James)] I'll ride too, my wings are a bit tired.

[Defthon (Don)] +2 to skill checks?

[Michael] Inspire Competence. It's under the Bard section in the PH.

Joe has joined the game.

[Praxis (James)] That doesn't last longh enough though.

[Michael] Welcome back!

[Joe] Weel, shit.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] ?

[Michael] You need to head out?

[Joe] No. My computer crashed,

[Michael] ok

[Joe] I think my FATs fucked up.

[Michael] suxx0r.

[Joe] Yeah.

[Dralafi (Jared)] stupid fat.

[Joe] So if I dip in and out, well, move along.

[Michael] Well, here's hoping we can nurse it through.

[Michael] Don, hit Joe with some transcriptage.

[Praxis (James)] Time to run Linux. I can make Gentoo 1.4 CDs for you...

[Joe] Yah. Don't make me save anything to disk.

[Defthon (Don)] Looks like Inspire Courage doesn't affect random skills.

[Joe] I may take you up on that.

[Michael] Hah! Someone besides me messed up the "talk as"! I am validated.

[Michael] Okay, we decided that Vel should like a horsey^H^H^H^H^H^Hgryphon.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] "Inspire Competence" is in the right-hand co,lumn (3 ed)

[Defthon (Don)] http://www.blahedo.org/serendair/transcript-030824-2.html

[Michael] Cuz she's at +8 The -5 only kills skill ranks, not total results.

[Defthon (Don)] Ah, got it

[Aric (Brian)] a gryphon's just a horsey with wings

[Aric (Brian)] and and eagle's head

[Michael] And a beak.

[Michael] And, um, claws.

[Praxis (James)] inspire competence does, but doesn't last long enough

[Michael] And a lion ass.

[Aric (Brian)] other than that they're the same!

[Praxis (James)] LOL

[Velkyna (Joe)] And I love horsies!

[Michael] Exactly!

[Defthon (Don)] Mike, is the Ride check once per round or once per combat?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna: Ride: ** MODIFIED BY: SKILL (+1) ** (d20+7+1) [16+7+1] 24

[Michael] Per round you try to do something clever.

[Velkyna (Joe)] That's what I'm talkin' 'bout.

[Michael] Why are your skills +1, Joe?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Luckstone.

[Michael] thanx

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean is going to cast Endurance on Roger, to improve his Fort save, and give him some damn HP.

[Michael] Okay, gryphon for Vel.

[Praxis (James)] OK, so let's get things sorted out. People going on carpets, get on a carpet

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Roll #1: (d4+1) [3+1] 4

[Velkyna (Joe)] Vel is not on a carpet because she gets a horsie.

[Defthon (Don)] To be clear: carpets can be dispelled, and gryphons can be shot down. Right?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Score!

[Michael] Yes.

[Defthon (Don)] So either way, you could fall. Ok, I think I'll take a gryphon.

[Michael] Carpets can also be torched, and gryphons can be blinded and lots of people have bad days.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I tumble.

[Michael] I actually don't recommend that.

[Defthon (Don)] Ok?

[Dralafi (Jared)] what about me? can I ride a horsie boss?

[Defthon (Don)] Why?

[Michael] I think the guys with the bows should be on the carpets.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Spell set up time, anyone need mage armor?

[Michael] Stabler firing platforms.

[Praxis (James)] Is Vel going to ride a dead gryphon?

[Defthon (Don)] Hm, true.

[Michael] That's all.

[Dralafi (Jared)] if you say so.

[Dralafi (Jared)] Oooh, GMW! GMW!

[Velkyna (Joe)] GMW me baby

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

[Michael] Maybe put one of you on the Gryphon with Vel. Vel's a light lassie.

[Velkyna (Joe)] SWEET

[Lia (Angie)] Dral: do you want to risk losing a round of combat?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Jeff, give Roger 4 CON.

[Michael] That gives you more tactical options.

[Roger (Jeff)] okay

[Velkyna (Joe)] Um, +4 Con.

[Defthon (Don)] Reminder: if you have a ranged weapon, tie it to yourself, I'd hate to lose them on a crit miss....

[Velkyna (Joe)] Not 4 Con.

[Michael] I'm assuming that everyone has taken sensible precautions.

[Velkyna (Joe)] As stated earlier, Vel has procured strappage.

[Michael] You're all 10th level-ish. This stuff occurs to you.

[Arkady (James)] GMW arrows: Dral 50, Lia 20, Defthon 20, Arkady 10

[Velkyna (Joe)] It doesn't hurt to be explicit.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Shottamip: Dragon Scales: provides the target with a +4 armor bonus to AC for the next 11 hours

[Aric (Brian)] so i'm guessing i should be on a carpet?

[Arkady (James)] GMW crossbow bolts: Vel 25, Roger 10, Aric 15

[Jeff] Roger's hit points adjusted by 18 to 51.

[Aric (Brian)] also, did i get any of those GMW'd bolts/

[Aric (Brian)] nevermind

[Michael] ok, carpets and gryphons.

[Dralafi (Jared)] so, should I ride with vel then? I can FF for both of us if the gryphon gets dropped

[Michael] weapons will take partial actions to ready.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Jeff: adjust your Fort save, also

[Dralafi (Jared)] or one of the spellcasters

[Michael] That's quite sensible.

[Michael] Dral + Vel = a pretty good idea.

[Arkady (James)] Um, all the FF people are on the right carpet...

[Arkady (James)] the peopel who can cast FF that is.

[Arkady (James)] OK, better

[Michael] I assume Pilagro and Shottamip's familiar are in their usual stored places.

[Michael] Where is lome: surinen, Jared?

[Defthon (Don)] So the FF folks are Dral, Arkady, and Roger, right?

[Dralafi (Jared)] flying overwatch

[Arkady (James)] yes

[Michael] Roger that. Remember that when I ask for spot checks.

[Dralafi (Jared)] ok

[Michael] I'm going to move us to the middle of the map, more or less.

[Dralafi (Jared)] You forgot the carpets. we all fall and die.

[Defthon (Don)] Preferably with our carpets. ;)

[Lia (Angie)] OOC:LOL

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Shottamip: Summon Animal: summons a level 4 animal to assist her

[Arkady (James)] I cast 'message' on everybody, so we don't have to shout.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] brb

[Sedlack] I am away from the keyboard.

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dire badger!

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I picked up a flying eagle for the night. More targets.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Michael says he's having Klooge issues and will be back soon.

[Arkady (James)] Dire Vole.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] GIANT flying eagle, that is.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Celestial weevil.

[Michael] okay, Klooge is having iusses

[Arkady (James)] Oh, so we could ride that too I guess.

[Aric (Brian)] Demonic Ladybug.

[Michael] It's time for a restart.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Kay.

[Michael] Log off, please?

Joe has left the game.

Jeff has left the game.

[Michael] Log on in like 30 secs.

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[GM] and here we are.

[Sedlack] Indeed

12-225-172-195.client.attbi.com has joined the game.

[Defthon (Don)] Ooh, look who's got a title now...

[Dralafi (Jared)] thats funny

[Defthon (Don)] *Interesting*---even through the disconnect/reconnect, it preserved my "chat as".

Angie has joined the game.

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Joe has joined the game.

[Sedlack] I quit klooge and restarted, so mine went away

[Velkyna (Joe)] Everything okay?

Joe is receiving the map...

c-67-167-193-223.client.comcast.net has joined the game.

[Sedlack] At any rate, I think the "Chat as", like text color is stored on the client.

Joe has received the map.

[Defthon (Don)] Sure, but the characters, maps, and everything went away.

[Defthon (Don)] I guess the "chat as" is really just a string, not a reference to the character.

[Sedlack] Yeah, 'cause that's all stored on the master

[GM] right.

[GM] I figured this'd be more straightforward. I just feel weird being "Master."

[Aric (Brian)] yesss massssterrrr

[GM] And the problem I was having is cleared up.

[Dralafi (Jared)] map me

[Defthon (Don)] hee

[GM] I"m gonna be "Mr. Kimmitt" starting Tuesday anyway. Wild.

[Defthon (Don)] Oh right---what are you TAing?

[GM] I'm actually lecturing.

[Defthon (Don)] SWEET.

[GM] Econ 130, Principles of Microeconomics.

[GM] Yeah, I'm excited and terrified.

[GM] 90 students.

[Defthon (Don)] WOO!

[James] wow

[GM] Huge auditorium.

[Aric (Brian)] awesome

[GM] None of them will ever participate under any circumstances.

[Lia (Angie)] Cool

[GM] I'm going to have to bring a Masterwork Whip to class or something.

[Aric (Brian)] what are the big green boxes around us for?

[Dralafi (Jared)] you should talk to rose about that. she can teach you to loathe them with every fiber of your being in about 10 minutes.

[GM] They will have altitude information.

[GM] See, that's not gonna do it for me. :)

[GM] Okay, what should cruising altitude be?

[Aric (Brian)] 30,000 ft? :)

[Dralafi (Jared)] seems to work pretty well for her. ;)

[Defthon (Don)] Just over the trees, I think. 100 feet? 150?

[Velkyna (Joe)] I'd think 50-60 feet about the treeline.

[Aric (Brian)] hates her students, hates the DB...does she like anything? :)

[GM] Jared.

[GM] Rose likes Jared.

[Velkyna (Joe)] That's a plus.

[Defthon (Don)] Well, that's good.

[James] more than 400 or so will get exciting

[GM] Do you want to be at different heights? How far does Message function?

[James] feet that is

[James] 200 feet range on message

[Sedlack] 200-300' seems reasonable to start with. In the end, the 'flyer will dictate altitude anyway

[Defthon (Don)] What's our GMW situation?

[GM] How far is your empathic link with Lome, Jared?

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[Velkyna (Joe)] Uh oh

[Velkyna (Joe)] GMW is: 50 arrows to Dral, 20 to Def, 20 Lia, 10 Arkady.

[James] GMW arrows: Lia 20, Defthon 20, Dral 50, Arkady 10

[Defthon (Don)] Ok.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Bolts are 25 to Vel, 15 to Aric, 10 to Roger.

[GM] SEBBY DOWN

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[GM] SEBBY UP

[Brian] um, whoops

[Shottamip (Tamora)] And I will stay busy hasting everyone and providing support.

[GM] ok

[Brian] closed a window that i had fogtten was the bat file that had launched KW. when i closed it, klooge went with.

[Sedlack] Ah.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Also, if the nightflyer has companions this time, they might not be so impervious to magical damage.

[Dralafi (Jared)] empathic link is 1 mile. Should be all good.

[Sedlack] Yep. Aedean is basically in the same boat as Shottamip

[GM] ok

[Velkyna (Joe)] Oooh. If Vel is hasted, she can shoot twice per round.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Sexcellent. AND Dexcellent.

[Dralafi (Jared)] If dral is hasted he can shoot four times per round...

[Defthon (Don)] Those GMW arrows are +3, right?

[Sedlack] Aedean's hit points adjusted by 9 to 77.

[James] yes

[Velkyna (Joe)] Well, yeah. But I've got the xbow overhead.

[GM] Jared, I need you to put together a char sheet for Lome.

[James] Arkady's hit points adjusted by 7 to 58.

[GM] Between your turns.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I was lacking the long term vision.

[Sedlack] Arkady's hit points adjusted by 7 to 58.

[GM] Is this more or less the deal?

[James] I'm fine

[Velkyna (Joe)] Do we have a griffon rider (elf) or is it just Dral and Vel?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Seems reasonable. But the gryophon riders should probably be on the two flanks

[Defthon (Don)] AH, I get what the green boxes are for now.

[Defthon (Don)] Cooool.

[GM] Yeah, I'm the king of no pants.

[Dralafi (Jared)] gm: ok. where does one find the stats for a normal eagle?

[GM] Monster Manual -- Animals.

[Defthon (Don)] www.opengamingfoundation.org

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Again, either Vel or Dral should be on the other side

[GM] p 195 or so

[GM] vel and dral are sharing a gryphon

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Really?

[GM] makes life easier for the guy firing. Vel steers, dral fires.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] OK, I was confused

[Defthon (Don)] Vel can probably fire off the occasional round herself.

[GM] also true.

[Defthon (Don)] What with her guaranteed Ride check and all.

[GM] heh.

[GM] Okay, is this more or less the plan?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Looks good

[Defthon (Don)] works for me

[Asratia] Arkady, Nailo says the nightflyer is on the move.

[Lia (Angie)] Sure

[James] Let's go people!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Let's roll

[Brian] oh, as a note, in my infinite foreplanning, my PHB is in a box from moving, i'll be unpacking here as we play, but i dunno which box it's in

[Velkyna (Joe)] Heh

[Arkady (James)] Helm! Plot an intercept course!

[Dralafi (Jared)] Nine PCs and one dead ray. We begetting down with no delay. Gamemaster Mike, whatcha gots to say?

[Defthon (Don)] Again, www.opengamingfoundation.org

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I think we have enough copies that we can answer any Q's pretty quickly

[GM] You fly toward the location which Nailo and Asratia point you toward.

[Brian] just saying

[GM] Lemme rephrase that.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] "3dpenalties.exe" is up and running

[Nightwing] You're all gonna die today.

[GM] here for ya, Jared.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Mmmm. Bring it.

[Brian] OOC: You don't have Batman to protect you now.

[GM] What's a good spot distance for a black thing at night?

[Joe] Velkyna targets Nightwing. Distance: 196'00"

[Defthon (Don)] OOC Nightwings use words like "gonna"?

[GM] They do when they're rapping.

[Defthon (Don)] Righto.

[Brian] word

[Defthon (Don)] Depends, is the moon out?

[GM] 2

[GM] waxing

[Velkyna (Joe)] Word to your moms I came to drop bombs

[GM] (I rolled randomly)

[GM] I gots more rhymes than the bible's got psalms.

[GM] Best two lines ever.

[James] You guys sound like Sushi K.

[Defthon (Don)] Maybe about 150 ft at DC 10 for casual spot check

[Dralafi (Jared)] no, I'm pretty sure the best are 'Flame on! I'm gone! I'm so sweet like a nice bon-bon!'

[Defthon (Don)] But we're all looking for it, so it'd be a bit easier

[GM] 26

[Defthon (Don)] I assume it's totally black, btw?

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[James] Sebby down!

[Velkyna (Joe)] SEBBY DOWN

[Defthon (Don)] DAMN those batch file windows!

[Velkyna (Joe)] SEBBY BACK

[James] Sebby up!

[Brian] sorry...looks like hit the disconnect. i'll try to stop being an idiot.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I love how the disconnect is right next to the sleep.

[Brian] what i was trying to type (dunno if i had the wrong window highlighted) was a quick Q

[GM] Okay, spot checks for Lome. These are gonna be huge, so don't bother if you're, um, clueless.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Brb ... ERNK

[GM] Spot checks for everyone including Lome, sorry.

[Brian] does GMW arrow give +3 to hit as /well/ as +3 to damage?

[Roger (Jeff)] Roger: Spot (Within a mile of Pilagro): (d20+12) [6+12] 18

[GM] yes

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna: Spot: ** MODIFIED BY: SKILL (+1) ** (d20+10+1) [13+10+1] 24

[Lia (Angie)] Lia: Spot: (d20+16) [16+16] 32

[Brian] Aric: Spot: ** MODIFIED BY: SKILL (+1) ** (d20+6+1) [8+6+1] 15

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Spot: (d20+6+8) [7+6+8] 21

[GM] ???: Spot: 6

[Defthon (Don)] Defthon: Spot: (d20+3+2+1) [17+3+2+1] 23

[James] Arkady: spot: (d20+3) [13+3] 16

[James] Praxis: Spot: (d20+5) [8+5] 13

[Brian] i suspect lia is spotting the hell out of it

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi: Spot: (d20+6) [4+6] 10

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Shottamip: Spot: (d20+8) [20+8] 28

[Dralafi (Jared)] lome gets +6 on spot if the gm wants to roll it

[GM] Do.

[GM] ok i will.

[GM] sorry.

[Dralafi (Jared)] either way

[GM] 18

[GM] ok

[James] BTW, I was doing inspire courage on everyone. Give yourselves +1 to hit and damage

[GM] Lia squints into the darkness . . . she sees a flickering along the underside of a cloud . . . 260 feet, north northwest.

[Lia (Angie)] Lia relays this information

[GM] Shottamip's gaze tracks from the other carpet. She sees it too!

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Okay, as soon as I get initiative I have things to do.

[GM] Initiative.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean: Initiative: (d20-1) [1-1] 0

[Roger (Jeff)] Roger: Initiative: (d20+4) [16+4] 20

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna: Initiative: (d20+7) [1+7] 8

[Lia (Angie)] Lia: Initiative: (d20+6) [20+6] 26

[Arkady (James)] Praxis: Initiative: (d20+0) [19+0] 19

[Defthon (Don)] Defthon: Initiative: (d20+2) [8+2] 10

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

[Arkady (James)] Arkady: Initiative: (d20+3) [3+3] 6

[Brian] Aric: Initiative: (d20+4) [16+4] 20

[Velkyna (Joe)] HOLY CRAP

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Woo! ZERO!

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi: Initiative: (d20+6) [18+6] 24

[Defthon (Don)] Wow, Chris.

[GM] Nightwing: Initiative: 18

[Velkyna (Joe)] Is steering, guiding, or otherwise moving the mount an action? How does that work?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I'd rather roll a 1 for initiative than anything else

[Velkyna (Joe)] True. Very true.

[GM] Give me a Ride (5) check, at which point you can do a normal move on the mount without difficulty.

[GM] If you want to get fancy, I start demanding higher numbers.

[Velkyna (Joe)] So that would be just like I moved as a character?

[Velkyna (Joe)] I.e. MEA and stuff?

[GM] Right.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Except you use the steed's move.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Gotcha.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] er, "speed"

[Arkady (James)] I'd advise keeping our range open. Don't let it close.

[GM] gryphon's speed is 80 ft.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I'll move the griffon and Dral can be all shooty, all the time.

[GM] Who is steering each carpet?

[Arkady (James)] Maybe just fly perpendicular to its course.

[GM] The carpets will move on their inits, for simplicity's sake.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I can steer the left carpet, since I'm not shooting things

[Roger (Jeff)] Test: (d20+9) [4+9] 13

[Arkady (James)] I can steer the right one.

[Defthon (Don)] Arkady can probably steer ours while singing, right?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Perpendicular, as in straight towards?

[Defthon (Don)] :)

[Velkyna (Joe)] Did we determine that the -5 for griffons was to the base skill, or the check as a whole?

[Arkady (James)] I hope you were joking Tammy...

[GM] ok, Lia, you're up. No movement, you're at quite a range.

[GM] VEl -- base skill. Vel is unaffected.

[Velkyna (Joe)] SWEET

[Arkady (James)] Should only be -6 to hit at this range.

[GM] We'll RP how Vel got to know the Gryphons over the past 3 days alter.

[GM] later, rather.

[GM] Chris, gimme an altitude difference thingy.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Oh, I'll write that up in the journal of course.

[GM] It's dark, gimme a sec.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Range Increment?

[Arkady (James)] for most bows it is 110 feet.

[Angie] Roger targets Nightwing. Distance: 263'11"

[Velkyna (Joe)] Composite longs, that is.

[Arkady (James)] yes, right.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Our light xbows have 80.

[GM] That's gonna be 1/4 concealment for at least a little while.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It's 50 feetup from the carpet, right?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Oh, if its course is towards *us* -- I was assuming it was flying in a random line for the moment.

[GM] When we get closer, that concealment will drop off.

[Angie] Roger no longer targets Nightwing.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] -4

[GM] Heh.

[Angie] Lia targets Nightwing. Distance: 264'08"

[Joe] Velkyna targets Nightwing. Distance: 233'04"

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Still -4.

[GM] thanks, Chris.

[Jared] Dralafi targets Nightwing. Distance: 238'06"

[Lia (Angie)] Lia: Attack 1: * MC longbow (+3GMWarr) [t] hits AC: ((d20+15)) [(9+15)] 24

[Lia (Angie)] Lia's attack of 24 misses Nightwing

[Velkyna (Joe)] Don't forget your +1s to hit and damage from Arkady.

[Don] Defthon targets Nightwing. Distance: 279'04"

[GM] hm.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Yeah, but I think the minuses from distance aren't in there

[Brian] Aric targets Nightwing. Distance: 278'08"

[Lia (Angie)] Lia: Attack 2: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** * MC longbow (+3GMWarr) [t] hits AC: ((d20+10+1)) [(2+10+1)] 13

[Lia (Angie)] Lia's attack of 13 misses Nightwing

[Velkyna (Joe)] Just sayin'.

[GM] Klooge is having issues again. Attempting a workaround.

[Jeff] Roger targets Nightwing. Distance: 263'11"

[Aedean (Sedlack)] While Kimmitt's thinking...

[Aedean (Sedlack)] What are the range increments on everyone's weapons?

[GM] Workaround implemented.

[Velkyna (Joe)] 80

[Lia (Angie)] One more with haste from boots

[Roger (Jeff)] 80

[Dralafi (Jared)] 110

[GM] Go get 'em, Lia.

[Lia (Angie)] Lia: Attack 1: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** * MC longbow (+3GMWarr) [t] hits AC: ((d20+15+1)) [(18+15+1)] 34

[Lia (Angie)] Lia's attack of 34 (probably) hits Nightwing

[Lia (Angie)] Lia: Damage 2: ** MODIFIED BY: DAMAGE (+1) ** * MC longbow (+3GMWarr) [t] does ((1d8+8+1)) [(5+8+1)] 14 points of damage.

[GM] wtf?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] 150 ft range on my Haste spell. Anyone who gets further away from me than that loses the chance to get speedy.

[GM] I'm getting a weird bug . . . I'll track it down later.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I want to make Speedy Gonzalez look like Regular Gonzalez.

[Arkady (James)] don't forget concealment, yes?

[Dralafi (Jared)] we aren't moving until late in the order, so just hit me first ;)

[Nightwing] oops.

[GM] wild.

[GM] anyway.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Yes! The Nightwing forgot something!

[Dralafi (Jared)] ooc: THE NIGHTWING IS STILL RAPPIN.

[GM] 58

[GM] concealment is not an issue.

[Nightwing] horrifying screech

[Nightwing] Dral

[GM] Dammit

[GM] Dral, you're up.

[Aric (Brian)] OOC: indeed, but saved by the bell is off the air

[Dralafi (Jared)] I cast shield on myself.

[GM] Giant Eagle: Initiative: 4

[Aedean (Sedlack)] -4 for Dral, if he stays where he is

[Dralafi (Jared)] and sit still.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Nemmind

[GM] ok

[GM] Roger.

[Roger (Jeff)] Roger will be rash and fire a bolt

[GM] Nightwing: Damage: ** MODIFIED BY: DAMAGE (+2) ** Bite does 19 points of damage.

[GM] please ignore that.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Nyah!

[GM] fire.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Horizontal distance?

[James] Arkady targets Nightwing. Distance: 274'10"

[Roger (Jeff)] 272'

[Aedean (Sedlack)] -6

[Roger (Jeff)] (d20+9-6) [6+9-6] 9

[GM] That's gonna be a miss.

[GM] Would you like to spend a partial action reloading?

[Roger (Jeff)] sure

[GM] ok

[GM] Aric.

[Aric (Brian)] I'm going to hold until Arkady gets us closer.

[GM] (Lome, listen check)

[GM] ok

[Arkady (James)] Who said anything about getting closer?

[GM] Praxis

[GM] anything?

[Aric (Brian)] I can't hit it from this distance.

[Arkady (James)] Aric: Listen: ** MODIFIED BY: SKILL (+1) ** (d20+9+1) [11+9+1] 21

[GM] er.

[Aric (Brian)] um

[Velkyna (Joe)] Heh

[Velkyna (Joe)] TOO CLOSE TOGETHER

[Arkady (James)] Praxis: Listen: (d20+16) [9+16] 25

[GM] Ok.

[Arkady (James)] sorry.

[GM] But I still need one from Lone.

[GM] Lome, rather.

[GM] It's Praxis's turn, is what I meant to say. What is he doing?

[Arkady (James)] He's just haning out to see what happens, and watch our backs.

[Dralafi (Jared)] Lome: (d20+6) [2+6] 8

[Praxis (James)] I'm not the charge in with crossbows blazing kind of guy.

[Nightwing] It is them, my master.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Nrrrrgh

[Dralafi (Jared)] I knew I shoulda taken the cotton out his ears.

[Lia (Angie)] Damn

[Praxis (James)] Ruh Roh!

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

Nightwing casts Haste

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Here Come Da Judge

[Dralafi (Jared)] ooc: ABORT! ABORT!

[Aric (Brian)] STAY ON TARGET

[Velkyna (Joe)] COME CLOSER BARON

[Velkyna (Joe)] CLOSER

[Velkyna (Joe)] CLOOOOOOOSER

[Praxis (James)] The tooth!, remeber the tooth!

[Nightwing] Chris, what's the actual range there?

[GM] pfeh

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Range where?

[GM] From the Nightwing to Dral.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] We're kind of spread out

[Velkyna (Joe)] 260ish to Dral

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I measure about 239'

[GM] Right, but we're getting all pythagorean up in here.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Up in here.

[Dralafi (Jared)] Oh shit.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Up in here.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Oh. My badd. For ray-like effects. jas

[Dralafi (Jared)] Vel: EVASIVE ACTION.

[Velkyna (Joe)] PULL UP PULL UP PULL UP

[Aedean (Sedlack)] About 244'

[GM] Thanks.

[Nightwing] Dispel Magic Check: 24

[Velkyna (Joe)] ?

[Dralafi (Jared)] ooc: I've got a quickie char sheet for Lom‘. how should I get it to you?

[Defthon (Don)] Eek.

[GM] 3

[Velkyna (Joe)] Antici

[GM] What's the most powerful spell effect currently on Dral?

[Velkyna (Joe)] pation.

[Velkyna (Joe)] SHIELD

[Dralafi (Jared)] me personally?

[Praxis (James)] lvl 10 for GMW

[GM] Jared -- email it to kimmitt23@hotmail.com

[Dralafi (Jared)] shield

[GM] Death Ward

[GM] ?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Well, there's the Death Ward

[Dralafi (Jared)] oh yeah. death ward

[Velkyna (Joe)] Oh yeah.

[GM] That's gone.

[Dralafi (Jared)] oh well. didn't need it to kill its brother

[Praxis (James)] caster leve, Aedean is still 10th level, right?

[Velkyna (Joe)] That's not 'happy to see me', is it?

[GM] Right.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Perhaps Dral forgot the Finger of Death.

[GM] ok i'm looking up flight rules

[Dralafi (Jared)] I totally clenched and staged down the finger of death.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Good. Then blow your 1.4 million gp on hats for Vel.

[Dralafi (Jared)] that comes after.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Excellent.

[GM] Hm.

[GM] I'm trying to figure out if the Nightwing is required to coast or not.

[GM] Thoughts?

[Defthon (Don)] "coast"? What do you mean?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Where are the relevant rules?

[Velkyna (Joe)] I believe the Nightwing is required to toast. Itself.

[Praxis (James)] I'd assume a critter that can naturally fly could keep on the same heading without conscious effort.

[GM] p 69, and they're terrible.

[GM] Right, I'm thinking that it'd have to, unless it worked at it.

[Praxis (James)] But if it wanted to change direction, that would be move-equivalent.

[GM] I'm thinking you're right.

[GM] Shottamip, you're up.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Did the nightwing move?

[Praxis (James)] What's the movement on the carpets, 120' per round?

[GM] Yes.

[Jeff] I am away from the keyboard.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Shottamip: Haste: gives the target an extra partial action and a +4 haste bonus to AC for the next 11 rounds

[Defthon (Don)] That's on Dral?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Oooh, I forgot about the AC bonus. Yummy.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] That's on *me*.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I'd think she'd haste herself, THEN Dral.

[Defthon (Don)] Oh, right.

[Defthon (Don)] :)

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Then I get to cast another one.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Dral, try not to get killed before you can use this, okay?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Shottamip: Haste: gives the target an extra partial action and a +4 haste bonus to AC for the next 11 rounds

[Velkyna (Joe)] He should get to go at least once.

[Arkady (James)] Because, really, not wasting the haste is the most important thing. :-)

[Dralafi (Jared)] I promise to do my utter best to not die.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Exactly.

[GM] defthon

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Could not lock character sheet to set temporary modifiers. Locked by Jared

[Jeff] I am back at the keyboard.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Wrong 'Em Boyo

[Angie] I am away from the keyboard.

[Dralafi (Jared)] getting them myself. thanks.

[Defthon (Don)] Not much for me to do, really... Arkady, how much longer of your Inspire Courage do we get?

[Arkady (James)] I'm still going.

[GM] lome should be good at this time.

[Arkady (James)] Haven't decided if there are any spells that need to be cast.

[Aric (Brian)] just got a charsheet IO exception. anyone else?

[Shottamip (Tamora)] yes

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Phew. Got some exdceptions, but didn't crash

[Arkady (James)] Yes, me too.

[Defthon (Don)] Yup, two of 'em.

[GM] Arkady is after Vel.

[GM] It's Defthon right now.

[Angie] I am back at the keyboard.

[GM] Then Vel, then Arkady.

[Defthon (Don)] I'm going to hold my move to get a higher init next round. I need to be closer to do anything.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I'm just wondering, Jared, what all are you doing to get 12 temp AC?

[GM] refocus, you mean?

[Arkady (James)] Why not just shoot now?

[Defthon (Don)] Except Bless, but Arkady's still going on the Inspire Courage, so that'd be redundant.

[GM] take your shot, man.

[Defthon (Don)] Well, ok.

[GM] You're no Dralafi, but you get by.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] The range minuses are only like -4 or -6

[Defthon (Don)] Defthon: Attack 1: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** longbow/GMW arrow [b] hits AC: ((d20+9+2+4+1)) [(1+9+2+4+1)] 17 [CRITICAL MISS]

[Arkady (James)] You still might roll a 20.

[GM] ignore the crit miss.

[Arkady (James)] ow.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Good to get that out of the way.

[Defthon (Don)] marvelous.

[Defthon (Don)] Defthon: Attack 2: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** longbow/GMW arrow [b] hits AC: ((d20+4+2+4+1)) [(2+4+2+4+1)] 13

[Defthon (Don)] Defthon's attack of 13 misses Nightwing

[GM] ok

[GM] Vel

[Defthon (Don)] Oy gevalt. A 1, then a 2. Sheesh.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] What is Def firing anyway?

[Arkady (James)] GMW arrows

[GM] A blunderbuss, apparently.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Ride check automatically succeeds.

[GM] yes.

[Dralafi (Jared)] shottamip: dodge (+1) + shield (+7) + haste (+4)

[Velkyna (Joe)] MEA to guide the griffon 80' closer.

[Arkady (James)] A blunderbuss would have hit though.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Nifty.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Std. action to fire.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Free action to reload.

[GM] ok

[Aedean (Sedlack)] So, that's a 110' RI?

[GM] ok

[Arkady (James)] composite longbow.

[GM] about right?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Horizontal range is ~118 ...

[Arkady (James)] Remeber, you can't outrun that thing on a griffon...

[Aedean (Sedlack)] you didn't move up or down?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Nah. I want to stay close to the trees. I'm assuming we're near the tree line.

[Velkyna (Joe)] As we discussed.

[GM] Dral has plans to turn it into swiss cheese and sell it in Dessit.

[GM] YOu're within an easy dive of the treeline.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Last I saw, we were at 250'

[GM] 100' no prob.

[Dralafi (Jared)] besides, the rest of y'all are covering for us.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Exactly. Make us proud.

[Velkyna (Joe)] So at 118 horizontal feet, that's too far from 160' to matter. so it's -2.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Vel at 250', NW at 300': -2

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna: Attack 1: Light Crossbow (GMW) [b] hits AC: ((d20+19)) [(20+19)] 39 [POSSIBLE CRITICAL HIT (x2)] Rolling again...

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna: Attack 1: Light Crossbow (GMW) [b] hits AC: ((d20+19)) [(11+19)] 30

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna's attack of 30 misses Nightwing [NO CRITICAL HIT]

[GM] roll damage

[Velkyna (Joe)] Velkyna: Damage 2: Light Crossbow (GMW) [b] does ((1d8+3)) [(6+3)] 9 points of damage.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Booyah.

[Arkady (James)] nice

[Dralafi (Jared)] warm it up vel

[Velkyna (Joe)] I'm about to.

[GM] vel reloads.

[GM] Arkady

[Arkady (James)] move straight up.

[GM] On the carpet?

[Arkady (James)] yes

[Velkyna (Joe)] No, just Arkady.

[Velkyna (Joe)] HOPPITY

[Arkady (James)] So can we climb 120' is it half?

[GM] 60'

[GM] You go up at 1/2 speed, per the fly spell.

[Arkady (James)] OK, now at 310' then.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Noted

[GM] Praxis, Aric, Spot checks.

[Arkady (James)] Arkady: Attack 1: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** comp longbow, GMW [b] hits AC: ((d20+12+1)) [(5+12+1)] 18

[Arkady (James)] Arkady's attack of 18 misses Nightwing

[GM] That's a miss.

[Arkady (James)] Arkady: spot: (d20+3) [12+3] 15

[GM] Arkady's busy.

[Arkady (James)] Praxis: Spot: (d20+5) [4+5] 9

[Arkady (James)] ah, nevermind.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Arkady's shooting a Xbow, yes?

[GM] it's cool. Brian, gimme a Spot for Aric.

[Arkady (James)] no, regular comp longbow

[GM] Aric: Spot: ** MODIFIED BY: SKILL (+1) ** 27

[GM] !!

[GM] nice 20.

[GM] SEBBY, you here?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Okay. Just writing down RI's so I don't have to keep asking

[Arkady (James)] thx.

[GM] ...

[Aric (Brian)] ack, sorry, had pause on

[Velkyna (Joe)] Sebby said he'd be unpacking and shtuff.

[Defthon (Don)] He said he'd be unpacking....

[Defthon (Don)] hee

[GM] I figured, that's why I sent the message. The ringing and stuff.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Heh. I've got that turned off.

[GM] Anyway, Aric sees some shapes approaching from the northwest, using the occasional clouds as cover.

[Aric (Brian)] i pass that on

[Aric (Brian)] (sorry)

[Arkady (James)] Incoming!

[GM] Giant Eagle!

[Defthon (Don)] great.

[Dralafi (Jared)] IT'S A TRAP

[Velkyna (Joe)] Hopefully it's shit I can sneak attack.

[Velkyna (Joe)] That's where I'm a viking!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Not if I Flame Strike it first

[Giant Eagle] Okay, I can't hurt that thing. I'm gonna play free safety.

Giant Eagle climbs

[Arkady (James)] ... as opposed to strong safety

[Velkyna (Joe)] I'm more of a weak side linebacker.

[Dralafi (Jared)] I dunno, man, Philidelphia's secondary isn't that hot. Couldn't we have picked up, like, the Buccanneers or something?

[Giant Eagle] Aedean.

[Shottamip (Tamora)] I guess it came from some other dimension when I summoned it. One with football.

[GM] Bwah.

[GM] Aedean.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Game doesn't do initiative ), huh?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Er...Initiative 0.

[GM] No, Giant Eagles play a very complicated football/qwidditch variant.

[Arkady (James)] LOL!

[GM] (Chris: Yep. That's a bug we should report.)

[GM] What's the plan, Mr. Dee?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I'm going to move the carpet...Gimme a sec...

[GM] Good luck with that. *grins*

[GM] I'll move the drawn items if necessary.

[GM] I'm not sure you can.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Noted. I'll just move Aedean, and then everyone else can join him.

[GM] You move the chars, I'll move the carpets.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] And then, I'll ready a Dispel Magic for countering purposes

[Lia (Angie)] OOC:Can we get within 110ft please?

[GM] with the height difference, prolly not.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Probably not, unless we fly straight at it, and I think it's still

[GM] Lia, you're up.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] advisable to spread the party out a bit

[Lia (Angie)] Lia: Attack 1: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** * MC longbow (+3GMWarr) [t] hits AC: ((d20+15+1)) [(13+15+1)] 29

[Lia (Angie)] Lia's attack of 29 misses Nightwing

[GM] The nightwing, hasted, rolls to avoid Lia's first arrow.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] We're probably in the -2 range at this point, anyway]

[Lia (Angie)] Lia: Attack 2: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** * MC longbow (+3GMWarr) [t] hits AC: ((d20+10+1)) [(18+10+1)] 29

[Lia (Angie)] Lia's attack of 29 misses Nightwing

[GM] The second is no more fortunate.

[Lia (Angie)] Lia: Attack 1: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** * MC longbow (+3GMWarr) [t] hits AC: ((d20+15+1)) [(3+15+1)] 19

[Lia (Angie)] Lia's attack of 19 misses Nightwing

[GM] Sorry.

[Lia (Angie)] damn

[GM] hang on, I lost like half the initiatives.

[Velkyna (Joe)] I went on 33

[Dralafi (Jared)] the bang sound is nice

[GM] hee

[Defthon (Don)] I was 8

[GM] ok I found them.

[GM] Dral.

[Velkyna (Joe)] warm it up Dral

[Dralafi (Jared)] one range increment, so -2 on all these.

[Dralafi (Jared)] full attack, gmw arrows

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi: Attack: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** +2 LBow/+3 Arrow (1st 2 shots) [B] hits AC: ((d20+20+1)) [(13+20+1)] 34

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi's attack of 34 misses Nightwing

[Aedean (Sedlack)] -2 is confirmed

[GM] suxx0r

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi: Attack: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** +2 LBow/+3 Arrow (1st 2 shots) [B] hits AC: ((d20+20+1)) [(14+20+1)] 35

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi's attack of 35 misses Nightwing

[GM] no dice there either.

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi: Attack: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** +2 Lbow/+3 Arrow (3rd Shot) [B] hits AC: ((d20+15+1)) [(11+15+1)] 27

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi's attack of 27 misses Nightwing

[Dralafi (Jared)] haste attack

[GM] The creature is significantly harder to hit than its brother was.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] No shit

[Dralafi (Jared)] Dralafi: Attack: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** +2 LBow/+3 Arrow (Base) [B] hits AC: ((d20+22+1)) [(1+22+1)] 24 [CRITICAL MISS]

[Dralafi (Jared)] great

[GM] Ignore the critmiss.

[Dralafi (Jared)] that was fun. next.

[GM] Roger, int check.

[Roger (Jeff)] Roger: INT check: (d20+4) [19+4] 23

[Dralafi (Jared)] NICE

[GM] Ok, this thing is evading Dral in ways the other one didn't even come close to.

[Dralafi (Jared)] Glad someone noticed.

[GM] If I had just gotten my big pet killed in a previous battle, I'd buff up my new pet with some enhancement spells before sending him out again.

[Roger (Jeff)] We got some dodging and weaving here, Anthony Thomas style

[Velkyna (Joe)] If this was "Anthony Thomas style", he'd have gotten tripped up in the backfield.

[Dralafi (Jared)] I think that's pretty much a contradiction in terms.

[Dralafi (Jared)] A-Train != janky.

[Roger (Jeff)] Roger fires again, just 'cause

[Shottamip (Tamora)] You don't have any dispels?

[Arkady (James)] I do, but I don't go for a while.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] -4 for Roger

[GM] Go go power Roger.

[Roger (Jeff)] Hey, I do

[GM] *laughs*

[Roger (Jeff)] Okay, dispel on Nightwing

[GM] ok, *looks up rules*

[Arkady (James)] page 196 of PH

[GM] ok, I need 3 dispel checks. d20 + caster level.

[Roger (Jeff)] Alrght

[Roger (Jeff)] (d20+9) [9+9] 18

[Roger (Jeff)] (d20+9) [13+9] 22

[Roger (Jeff)] (d20+9) [20+9] 29

[Velkyna (Joe)] BOOM

[Arkady (James)] got something there, I think.

[GM] You're pretty sure you just dispelled a Mage Armor.

[GM] Aric.

[Defthon (Don)] I certainly hope so.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] That's a good start.

[Aric (Brian)] did arkady move us closer?

[Aric (Brian)] with the move up?

[Arkady (James)] no, just up.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Yes, by moving up

[Aric (Brian)] ack, can't see the distance

[Arkady (James)] 250' by my measure

[Aedean (Sedlack)] -6 for xbow

[Aric (Brian)] so that's ... 4 range increments, -2 for each?

[Aric (Brian)] hrm

[GM] the first one don't coutn.

[GM] But yes.

[Arkady (James)] 3, for -6

[Aric (Brian)] did we determine that normal bolts don't do anything?

[GM] Yes.

[GM] Fortunately, you have 15 GMW bolts.

[Aric (Brian)] right

[Aric (Brian)] but that's not a lot

[GM] *shrugs* What's the plan?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It's enough

[Arkady (James)] You can only shoot 1 per round, I don't think you're going to run out.

[Aric (Brian)] ok, fine i'll shoot off one for kicks

[Aedean (Sedlack)] If we don't kill this thing in 15 rounds, we're probably dead anyway

[Arkady (James)] Unless it eats us alive...

[Aric (Brian)] Aric: Attack: ** MODIFIED BY: ATTACK (+1) ** Light Crossbow (GMW Bolts) hits AC: ((d20+15+1)) [(11+15+1)] 27

[Aric (Brian)] Aric's attack of 27 misses Nightwing

[GM] oh well.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Or strands us at the center of a dead planet.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Buried alive.

[GM] Aric reloads.

[Aric (Brian)] BURIED ALIVE

[GM] Praxis?

[Aric (Brian)] KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[Praxis (James)] looking for trouble.

[GM] Spot check

[Praxis (James)] Praxis: Spot: (d20+5) [9+5] 14

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

[GM] ???: Initiative: 3

[Aric (Brian)] i'll be back

[GM] ok

[Brian] I am away from the keyboard.

[GM] It's dark.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Arkady's boots are untied.

[GM] Death . . . to elves . . .

[Praxis (James)] I can see invisible too.

[Dralafi (Jared)] we are all likely to be eaten by grues.

[Velkyna (Joe)] UM

[Defthon (Don)] THAT'S BAD

[GM] hang on, gotta make a decision.

[Dralafi (Jared)] hey vel: lets go backwards this turn.

[GM] ok.

[James] OOC: lost you Angie.

[Velkyna (Joe)] "Huh. It's bigger than I remembered."

Nightwing casts Finger of Death on Dralafi

[James] Oh, shit.

[GM] Who's got a Dispel ready, and are you close enough?

[Aedean (Sedlack)] What's the range on FoD?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Is it a ranged-touch attack?

[GM] 25 + 5/level

[Dralafi (Jared)] ow my spleen

[James] my liver, my liver!

[Velkyna (Joe)] Spine, work with me.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Cause the nightwing is like 70' from Dral

[GM] It's got enough levels, by my calcs. Right.

[GM] lemme make sure of that.

[GM] crap, it's 5/2 levels.

[GM] ok *thinks*

[Aedean (Sedlack)] It's 25+ 5'/ TWO levels

[Velkyna (Joe)] HA HA

[Dralafi (Jared)] my spleen feels better.

Nightwing casts hold person on the Gryphon.

[GM] Hold monster, rather.

[Velkyna (Joe)] Aw, man.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] I don't think a Gryphon is a legal target for that

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Nemmind

[Shottamip (Tamora)] Aedean, counterspell?

[GM] Will save for the Gryphon...

[GM] unless the counterspell comes out.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Hold on as ec...

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Was verifying range...

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Will try to counter

[GM] ok

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Roll #1: (d20+10) [1+10] 11

[GM] no dice, sorry.

[Dralafi (Jared)] hmm

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Will mulligan

[GM] *looks up rules on counters*

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Roll #1: (d20+10) [15+10] 25

[GM] Successfully countered.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] DC is 11+caster level

[Velkyna (Joe)] HOOP

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Score!

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Aedean's initiative is now 18....

[GM] Nightwing continues its pass.

[GM] RIght, lemme change that.

[Dralafi (Jared)] how many times does the nightwing get to move?

[Velkyna (Joe)] Haste

[GM] I think I did that right.

[Dralafi (Jared)] ah

[GM] I had it take its Haste move first,

[James] I want the quad damage power-up.

[GM] then it cast a spell and coasted.

[GM] It was making a pass, essentially.

[GM] Aedean's at 18 now...

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Also, Aedean moves just before the nightwing on 18.

[GM] Did that eat up your action for this round?

[GM] Hm.

[GM] I'll put you at 19, then, cuz the software will hose it otherwise.

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Basically, I just took my action for last round

[Aedean (Sedlack)] Fair enough