Imban has connected.

Faiz has connected.

Threden has connected.

Threden:

MORE FAIZ THEN YOUR BODY HAS ROOM FOR

Faiz:

AND ONE FAIZ WAS ALREADY TOO BIG FOR IT

Imban:

By the way, that's what a Guard Drake is supposed to look like

Threden:

Sure, ok.

Mechalomaniac:

Screee

Faiz:

"HURRHURRHURR GONNA EAT YOU AHUHUHUHUH"

Adric Kain:

brb, going to get drunk

Forge has connected.

Threden:

Oh, right. I should actually state that I'm wearing that cloak.

Imban:

You should.

Faiz:

CLOAKING FIELD ACTIVATE

Threden:

Faiz is ready to go 88 miles an hour.

Tilus has connected.

Faiz:

I am Double Rider.

Faiz:

I have stolen Diend.

Forge:

I'm gonna add some macros here for Flurry and Takedown

Threden:

I'm also adding that Mecha got the blade, too.

Imban:

I'm also adding that Mecha is Lavos food. >

Adric Kain:

Why?

Imban:

He looks the tastiest out of the party. Mostly since the rest is robots.

Forge:

So I just noticed the five of us are basically the Ginyu Force.

Forge:

And I can't figure out if I'm Burter or Jeice.

Threden:

I like that the rules for the cloak need to specifically state that you recover HP from both surges you burn.

Faiz:

Well, you largely are the GOES FASTiest out of us.

Faiz:

Also, you're blue.

Threden:

Cloaks are considered neck slot? Well, ok then.

Forge:

Adric is Ginyu, Faiz is Jeice I guess, Threden is Recoome, I'm Burter I suppose and then Serra is Guldo

Imban:

Poor Serra D:

Tilus: (( I'm the wuss that gets beat up first? ;_; ))

Forge:

Well she's psychic so that just leaves the one option

Faiz:

HEY, FORGE.

Faiz:

SEIZURE PROCEDURE.

Tilus: (( Also I don't get TIIIIME STOOOOP~!! powers ))

Imban:

Hrm. I'm going to guess that Kait has PASSED TO THE NEXT LIFE and suggest that we start the session.

Threden:

Oh hey, I also finally have goodish Fort and Ref defenses.

Faiz: (( One would probably argue that Faiz is better off as Recoome though, all considered, since he's far and away the Ridiculous Huge one. ))

Imban:

So, last time on SCales of War, the heroes have been hacking through the catacombs under Rivenroar. They've rescued three of the townsfolk, plus one corpse of a townsfolk.

Faiz: (( Nobody said we had to liberate them ALIVE, right~?! ))

Imban:

Only three rooms - 4, 11, and 12 - remain on the first floor.

Imban:

And as it turns out, the heroes are standing right outside the door to room 4.

Adric Kain: (( Remember guys when we get to Area 11, we start the ethnic clensing and for god's sake we don't look into anyone's eyes ))

Forge: (( For the record I don't like Geass. ))

Tilus: (( Nor do I. ))

Adric Kain: (( That will make the ethnic clensing all the easier ))

Forge: (( OH GOD. ))

Faiz: (( Well that's... ominous. ))

Imban:

>

Threden: (( IT'S LAVOS, RUN TO THE NEXT ROOM ))

Tilus: (( Hey, we can start the ethnic cleansing by ridding the world of Lavoses. ))

Forge: (( Lavi are an ethnicity ))

Imban:

A picture in the middle of this room shows flickering images of a sinister castle in the middle of a swamp.

Imban:

Also, unusually for a picture, it's... floating in midair.

Adric Kain:

Something tells me this isn't an ordinary picture

Faiz:

...WELL.

Tilus:

"Well, that's something different."

* Mechalomaniac rolls: 1d20+8 Arcana is this an ordinary picture? => 10 + 8 = 18

Forge: (( Also I forgot that Mecha's singing after battles affects our surges, so I'm gonna add the extra 4 I didn't last time. That ok? ))

Imban: (( Sure ))

Imban:

Adric moves up and studies the picture.

Forge:

Forge is healed and gains 4 hit points.

Imban:

Judging from how something seems to be moving within the picture, it's not normal.

Forge:

What an odd fixture for such a place.

Ochre Slime:

Blorp.

Faiz:

WHAT.

Forge: (( SHE'S BACK, I KNEW SHE WAS A MONSTER ))

Adric Kain:

Oh I heard a tale about something like this. An artist painted a portrait and was then cursed to live inside of it.

Serra:

"What the!?"

Forge:

I do not believe this is a painting. Monsters do not usually pour out of them.

Adric Kain:

What are you all....oh, it's a large slime-like monster. How did we not notice that?

Ochre Slime:

Blorp.

Serra: (( Slimes do not smile! Well, unless they're dragon quest slimes. ))

Faiz:

IF THIS IS WHAT MUSEUMS DO I AM NEVER LISTENING TO ANYONE'S SUGGESTION I CULTURE MYSELF.

Adric Kain: (( Maybe it's a Dragon Quest slive ))

Adric Kain: (( slime ))

Ochre Slime:

This one smiles. Or at least it seems to be opening a big mouth. To chomp Adric.

Ochre Slime: (( Initiative ))

Serra: (( And DQ slimes either are hilariously easy or do one of run or give oodles of EXP. ))

Faiz:

Initiative = 6       Rolled: 4     Bonuses: 2

Faiz: (( Goddammit, init dice. ))

* Mechalomaniac rolls: 1d20+1 INITISAITINGINGI => 13 + 1 = 14

* Threden rolls: 1d20+3 => 19 + 3 = 22

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+1 Initiate beatingz? => 3 + 1 = 4

Faiz: (( Hi Tilus. ._. ))

Serra: (( I has a sad. ;_; ))

Imban:

roll 1d20 blorp?

* Imban rolls: 1d20 blorp? => 8

* Forge rolls: 1d20+5 => 12 + 5 = 17

Threden has received initiative.

Ochre Slime:

Blorp! >

Serra: (( Well, this doesn't appear to be our L2 solo. ))

Threden: (( Marking slime ))

Forge: (( In the words of the great Lanipator: DUST THIS BITCH ))

Threden:

Engaging enemy

Threden:

Lightning Blast • Standard • Weapon, Lightning, Primal, Thunder By discharging excess energy from your power core, you turn your spear into what amounts to a bolt of lighting. The blast also arcs to a nearby enemy. Attack = 8 vs. AC       Rolled: 1     Bonuses: 7 Damage = 6   Lightning       Rolled: 3     Bonuses: 3 Hit: One enemy within 2 squares of you that is also marked by you that is not the attacked target takes thunder damage equal to CON modifier (4).

Ochre Slime:

The lightning veers off and hits the portal, which flickers.

Forge has received initiative.

Adric Kain:

That looks like it might be bad

Faiz:

PLEASE DON'T DO THAT AGAIN.

Forge:

I am unsure if I should be touching this creature.

Forge:

Melee Basic • Standard • Implement, Psionic Warforged Finger Attack = 29 vs. AC       Rolled: 20     Bonuses: 9 Damage = 19   Physical       Rolled: 14     Bonuses: 5

Forge:

Flurry of Blows • No Action • Psionic Heat End Effect: Target takes an additional 5 damage, or a new target takes 7 damage.

Forge:

Takedown Strike • No Action • Martial Stag Beetle Crusher Effect: Target takes an additional 4 damage and is knocked prone.

Adric Kain: (( High-five ))

Ochre Slime:

Ochre Slime loses 19 hit points.

Ochre Slime:

Ochre Slime loses 5 hit points.

Ochre Slime:

Ochre Slime loses 4 hit points.

Faiz: (( VIEWTIFUL ))

Imban:

You... somehow knock the slime prone.

Serra: (( Ah, knocking slimes prone ))

Forge:

That was not as bad as anticipated.

Adric Kain:

To answer your question, yes.

Adric Kain has received initiative.

Serra: (( Again, it's a DQ slime. You probably flipped it upside down. ))

* Adric Kain shifts back!

Imban: (( Clearly. ))

Forge: (( For those of you imagining this, picture an MVC corner combo with crumple state. ))

Forge: (( Goddamn you Max and teaching me what a crumple state is. ))

* Adric Kain plays a tune on his dagger flute and shoots an orb of RAINBOWS at the slime

Adric Kain:

Color Orb • Standard • Arcane, Implement, Radiant You throw a brightly shining orb of brilliant colors at your foe, momentarily dazing it. Attack = 16 vs. Will       Rolled: 10     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 11   Radiant       Rolled: 6     Bonuses: 5 Hit: The target is dazed until the end of your next turn.

Ochre Slime:

Ochre Slime loses 11 hit points.

Serra: (( THE COLORS ))

Adric Kain: (( 20% cooler blah blah ))

Faiz has received initiative.

Forge: (( It's not a Sonic Rainboom unless you crit. ))

Serra: (( Huh, it spent its' whole turn blorping back rightway up? ))

Adric Kain: (( That would be glorious ))

Imban: (( yes, due to *also* being dazed ))

Serra: (( Ah ))

* Faiz brandishes his greatsword and braces himself before charging down the slime!

Faiz:

Aggressor • Free Action • Martial, Weapon HAHA! Effect: Gain +1 to your next attack roll. Mark the target of the attack, regardless of the result.

Forge: (( Have to say, spectacular first showing for Takedown Strike. ))

Faiz:

Crush Surge • Standard Action • Martial, Weapon TIME TO CATCH A RIDE!! Attack = 16 vs. AC       Rolled: 8     Bonuses: 8 Damage = 15   Physical       Rolled: 11     Bonuses: 4 Hit: Push the target 2 squares. After the push, target and any enemy adjacent to it are slowed until the end of your next turn.

Faiz: (( Uah. 17?! ))

Serra: (( INTERRUPT ))

Faiz: (( TILUS HELAP FAIZ ))

Forge: (( hlep ))

Threden: (( Or would it be CA with me on the other side? ))

* Serra uses Adept's Insight! Add 1 to that roll.

Serra: (( Oh right CA. ))

Faiz: (( oooh. Right. ))

Imban: (( He has combat advantage anyway ))

Serra: (( Nevermind. ))

Ochre Slime:

Ochre Slime loses 15 hit points.

Faiz: (( That's legal, yes? ))

Forge: (( Well we are dusting this bitch pretty effectively! ))

Imban: (( Yes ))

Threden: (( Slimes are first level DQ encounters, though. ))

Faiz:

OH, DEAR.

Ochre Slime 2:

Ochre Slime 2 loses 24 hit points.

Serra:

"Great, it split.

Ochre Slime:

Ochre Slime loses 24 hit points.

Forge: (( Oh my it splits when Bloodied. ))

Ochre Slime 2:

W BLORP

Faiz:

I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS NOT MY FAULT.

Faiz has received initiative.

Faiz:

IT'S TOTALLY THE FAULT OF THE WALL IT GOT SLAMMED INTO.

Forge:

Faiz I am unsure if that was your intention.

Serra has received initiative.

Adric Kain:

Don't worry. We'll just keep smashing the weaker ones

Faiz:

I GOT THIS, THOUGH~!

* Serra goes over ------- there

Threden:

Targets appear weakened from seperation.

* Serra follows up with Mind Thrust (augment 2) on the non-debuffed slime!

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+6 To hit => 19 + 6 = 25

* Tilus rolls: 2d10+4 Damage, takes a -3 penalty to all defenses until end of next turn => 12 + 4 = 16

Adric Kain:

Melee Basic • Standard • Weapon A basic melee attack Attack = 11 vs. AC       Rolled: 8     Bonuses: 3 Damage = 4   Physical       Rolled: 3     Bonuses: 1

Ochre Slime 2:

Ochre Slime 2 loses 16 hit points.

Adric Kain: (( Bleh, ignore that ))

Threden has received initiative.

Adric Kain: (( I was trying to tweak it ))

Threden: (( Remarking this slime, then attacking #2 ))

Threden:

Recoil Strike • Standard • Weapon,Primal You launch your arm at the enemy and drag them closer to yourself. For beatings. Attack = 12 vs. AC       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 7 Damage = 4   Physical       Rolled: 1     Bonuses: 3 Hit: You pull the target one square.

Imban:

A tragic miss

Forge has received initiative.

Forge:

Toh!

* Forge punches at #2

Forge:

Melee Basic • Standard • Implement, Psionic Warforged Finger Attack = 24 vs. AC       Rolled: 15     Bonuses: 9 Damage = 12   Physical       Rolled: 7     Bonuses: 5

Ochre Slime 2:

Ochre Slime 2 loses 12 hit points.

Forge:

Flurry of Blows • No Action • Psionic Heat End Effect: Target takes an additional 5 damage, or a new target takes 7 damage.

Ochre Slime:

Ochre Slime loses 7 hit points.

Forge: (( To 1 ))

Serra: (( *plop* ))

Adric Kain has received initiative.

* Adric Kain plays another tune on the dagger.

Adric Kain:

Blunder • Standard • Arcane, Charm, Implement You fog your foes mind, causing it to stumble past your allies. Attack = 12 vs. Will       Rolled: 6     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 6   Physical       Rolled: 1     Bonuses: 5 Hit: You slide the target 2 squares. During the slide, you or one of your allies can make a melee basic attack against the target as a free action, with a +4 power bonus to the attack roll.

Imban:

Not totally.

Adric Kain:

Huh. Still getting the hang of using this thing.

* Adric Kain just steps back with Serra

Ochre Slime:

Blorp!

Serra:

"Hi there!"

Forge:

It certainly seems to be unusual, at the least.

Faiz:

THAT IS A WEIRD-ASS KNIFE YOU GOT THERE, ANYWAY.

* Imban rolls: 1d20+8 Blorp Threden (vs. AC) => 2 + 8 = 10

Ochre Slime:

...blorp! >

Ochre Slime:

The slime spends an action point.

Forge: (( These are the saddest slimes. ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+8 Blorp Threden (vs. AC) => 12 + 8 = 20

* Imban rolls: 2d6+1 => 3 + 1 = 4

Threden:

Threden loses 4 hit points.

Forge: (( Yep. ))

Serra: (( Indeed. ))

Forge: (( Sad slime in the snow. ))

Threden:

Unknown substance covering outer structure.

Ochre Slime:

Threden has blorp all over him, taking 5 ongoing acid.

Ochre Slime:

(save ends)

Faiz has received initiative.

Faiz: (( Is the picture basically a wall as far as movement goes? ))

Ochre Slime: (( No, you can move into it ))

Faiz:

HI, GUYS.

Faiz:

Armor Impact • Standard Action • Primal, Weapon ROCKS FALL, BECOME FAIZ. Attack = 20 vs. AC       Rolled: 12     Bonuses: 8 Damage = 9   Physical       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 4 Hit: Gain a +1 AC power bonus until the end of your next turn.

Ochre Slime:

Ochre Slime loses 9 hit points.

Serra has received initiative.

Serra:

"Well, we know whatever these gooey things are don't have minds, but they seem to get fried all the same! And here's one more for good measure!"

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+6 Mind Thrust (augment 1) @ remaining blorper, vs Will => 9 + 6 = 15

* Tilus rolls: 1d10+4 Damage, takes a -3 penalty to Will until end of next turn => 3 + 4 = 7

Ochre Slime:

Ochre Slime loses 7 hit points.

Forge: (( I like how you two are just chilling by the door while we fight the jell-o. I know WHY but it's still funny ))

Serra:

"Just barely hanging on, I see."

Threden: (( Oh sure. BY ONE. ))

Adric Kain:

Well, if it tries to split again it'll probably die.

Faiz: (( ZOINKS ))

Serra: (( Shame Adept's Insight doesn't work on damage rolls. ))

Faiz: (( A G-G-G-G-GHOST ))

Forge: (( LIKE HEY SCOOB, IT'S A G-G-G-G-G-G-DEAD GUY ))

Spectre 1:

HI GUYS!

* Imban rolls: 1d20+8 => 6 + 8 = 14

Faiz: (( IT'S A G-G-G-G-G-TRAGEDY ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+8 => 7 + 8 = 15

Serra:

"Oh, hi. Didn't even realize you were--- HEY WAIT A MINUTE"

Adric Kain:

We're not afraid of no ghosts.

Serra has received initiative.

Faiz:

HI THERE!

Threden has received initiative.

* Threden rolls: 1d20+2 save vs acid => 15 + 2 = 17

Threden:

Harmful effects neutralized.

Faiz: (( I knew we were killing this thing too easily. ))

Threden:

Finishing nearby target.

Forge: (( Well after the bear we weren't taking any chances with this thing. ))

Imban:

Also, Lavos eats some jello.

Threden:

Lightning Blast • Standard • Weapon, Lightning, Primal, Thunder By discharging excess energy from your power core, you turn your spear into what amounts to a bolt of lighting. The blast also arcs to a nearby enemy. Attack = 21 vs. AC       Rolled: 14     Bonuses: 7 Damage = 9   Lightning       Rolled: 6     Bonuses: 3 Hit: One enemy within 2 squares of you that is also marked by you that is not the attacked target takes thunder damage equal to CON modifier (4).

Serra: (( Yum jello. ))

Ochre Slime:

Ochre Slime loses 9 hit points.

Faiz: (( I'll be back in a couple minutes. ))

Threden: (( And now you guys can charge the ghosts. ))

Forge has received initiative.

* Forge turns around to see the spectres, and immediately launches off the ground and flies across the room to punch 2 with electricity.

Forge:

Rising Storm • Standard • Full Discipline, Implement, Psionic, Thunder Electrigger Attack = 9 vs. Fort       Rolled: 3     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 12   Thunder       Rolled: 7     Bonuses: 5

Imban:

Not quite.

Forge: (( Boners. ))

Forge: (( Also I was flying, and have landed. Just for the sake of info. ))

Forge: (( TAAN OBAA ))

Imban:

The specter which Forge just tried to punch drifts past him, ignoring his presence.

Serra: (( OA? ))

Forge: (( AoO or is that a shift-like maneuver? ))

Imban: (( provokes AoO from two of you, yes ))

Forge:

Melee Basic • Standard • Implement, Psionic Warforged Finger Attack = 10 vs. AC       Rolled: 1     Bonuses: 9 Damage = 7   Physical       Rolled: 2     Bonuses: 5

Forge: (( Swiiing and a miss ))

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+1 HEY NO => 18 + 1 = 19

Serra: (( Whoa, actually hit. ))

Imban: (( Gasp ))

* Tilus rolls: 1d8 Damage => 1

Forge: (( Slow. Clap. ))

Serra: (( XD ))

Spectre 2:

Spectre 2 loses 0 hit points.

Serra:

;_;

Imban:

The spectre blasts Threden and Faiz with danmaku!

* Imban rolls: 1d20+7 vs. Will => 8 + 7 = 15

* Imban rolls: 2d6+2 Threden => 7 + 2 = 9

* Imban rolls: 2d6+2 Faiz => 10 + 2 = 12

Threden:

Threden loses 9 hit points.

Faiz:

Faiz loses 12 hit points.

Imban:

Both of them fall over!

Adric Kain has received initiative.

Faiz:

CURSE YOU, ARMOR! YOU WERE MY UNDOING AFTER ALL.

Threden:

WARNING: Unknown force.

* Adric Kain takes a step back from slimer

* Adric Kain then plays his flute at Spctre 2

Adric Kain:

Staggering Note • Standard • Arcane, Implement, Thunder The sharp sound you create causes your opponent to recoil clumsily. Attack = 11 vs. Will       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 5   Thunder       Rolled: 0     Bonuses: 5 Hit: You push the target 2 squares. As a free action, an ally of your choice can make a melee basic attack against the target before, after, or during this forced movement.

Serra: (( Adric still needs to learn how to channel his inner green ranger, it seems. ))

Adric Kain: (( Yep ))

Imban:

The other spectre shifts up and fires danmaku at Adric, Serra, and Forge!

Forge: (( I will note these are the first things we've fought with good Will saves ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+7 vs. Will => 13 + 7 = 20

Serra: (( Oww ))

Faiz: (( BE STANDOFFISH AND ALOOF ALREADY YOU DICK, YOU'RE KILLING US HERE ))

* Imban rolls: 2d6+2 vs. Adric => 7 + 2 = 9

Forge: (( WOOF. ))

* Imban rolls: 2d6+2 vs. Serra => 8 + 2 = 10

* Imban rolls: 2d6+2 vs. Forge => 6 + 2 = 8

* Adric Kain unleashe RETRIBUTIVE FIRE on him

Serra:

Serra loses 9 hit points.

Serra:

"Oww~"

Serra:

Serra loses 1 hit points.

Adric Kain:

Adric Kain loses 9 hit points.

Forge:

Forge loses 8 hit points.

* Mechalomaniac rolls: 1d6+5 Fire damage => 2 + 5 = 7

Spectre 1:

Spectre 1 loses 4 hit points.

Spectre 2:

Spectre 2 loses 1 hit points.

Forge: (( Ok, look. Clearly these guys want us to dance. ))

Imban: (( actually, I forget halving works in your favor, so Serra did hit it for 1 ))

Forge: (( They opened the door. ))

Forge: (( And made us get on the floor. ))

Faiz has received initiative.

Forge: (( Somebody start walking like a prehistoric lizard. ))

Threden: (( I'm going to hurt you later. ))

Serra: (( I think it was 2 I plunked for the 1. ))

Imban: (( It was ))

Faiz: (( Getting up is move, right? ))

Imban: (( Yes ))

Serra: (( Ah, yeah, I see it now. ))

Faiz: (( Can I spend my Standard dragging Umb up so he doesn't have to on his turn? ))

Threden: (( I can attack from here anyway. ))

Forge: (( Also I'm gonna get you out of harm's way on my turn, Teals ))

Imban: (( That isn't really a normal thing you can do... ))

Serra: (( Kay ))

Faiz: (( Well it's not like I have anything else to do anyway, and I missed the chance to ROCKSURF while I was distracted. ))

Imban: (( that said, I'd allow it. ))

Forge: (( Actually... wait no, I can't. ))

Forge: (( That part of the power is a move. ))

Threden: (( Clearly you do it while lying on the ground. ))

Threden: (( Breakdancefight ))

Serra: (( No big deal, I can 1) shift down still, 2) my ranged staff powers don't provoke ))

Forge: (( That would be hilarious because I themed that power to be Free Fall Crash. So it'd be a nip up to a stomp to laying on my back. ))

* Faiz punches the ground and makes the floor shift upwards, kicking both himself and Threden back to his feet!

Faiz: (( And end turn because I ain't got shit to do otherwise. ._. ))

Serra has received initiative.

Forge: (( You can shift without using your move? ))

* Serra indeed does shift downwards.

Imban: (( while prone? no you don't. ))

Serra: (( Oh, I'm prone? ))

Forge: (( ROLL TO SAFETY. ))

Imban: (( Yes, it proned everyone with danmaku ))

Forge: (( Yeah the big blue circle is prone ))

* Serra gets up!

Faiz: (( EV'RY DAY IM SCUTTLIN ))

Serra:

"Alright, you ghostly... whatever you are. time to eat retribution!"

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+6 Mind Thrust @ Spectre 1, vs Will. No this does not provoke. => 8 + 6 = 14

Imban:

Or hit.

Serra: (( It also doesn't hit. ))

Threden has received initiative.

Imban:

Lavos has some more jello.

Forge: (( There's never room for jell-o. ))

Threden:

Engaging entity.

Threden: (( Marking, then attack. ))

Threden:

Lightning Blast • Standard • Weapon, Lightning, Primal, Thunder By discharging excess energy from your power core, you turn your spear into what amounts to a bolt of lighting. The blast also arcs to a nearby enemy. Attack = 25 vs. AC       Rolled: 18     Bonuses: 7 Damage = 9   Lightning       Rolled: 6     Bonuses: 3 Hit: One enemy within 2 squares of you that is also marked by you that is not the attacked target takes thunder damage equal to CON modifier (4).

Spectre 2:

Spectre 2 loses 5 hit points.

Forge: (( THERE we go! ))

Forge has received initiative.

Spectre 2:

oOoOOOOOoOOOooOOooO

Faiz:

S-STOP THAT.

* Forge nips up to his feet, striking the ground next to Serra as he regains his footing.

Forge:

DEYAA!

Forge:

Steel Wind • Standard • Full Discipline, Implement, Psionic Near Crusher Attack = 21 vs. Ref       Rolled: 15     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 8   Physical       Rolled: 3     Bonuses: 5

Spectre 1:

Spectre 1 loses 4 hit points.

Forge: (( That's it, I can't Flurry from here ))

* Imban rolls: 1d6 Spectre 2 attempts to recharge danmaku... (5/6) => 2

Imban:

The spectre attempts to jam its hand through Threden's chest!

* Imban rolls: 1d20+7 vs. Reflex => 4 + 7 = 11

Imban:

It floats away.

Faiz:

Boost Spire • Immediate Reaction • Martial HI THERE! WHAT'S UP?! Trigger: An enemy within 5 squares of you moves willingly. Effect: Shift half your speed, and gain combat advantage against the creature triggering this power.

Adric Kain has received initiative.

Threden: (( Unfortunately robots don't have hearts to crush. ))

* Faiz floats on over to the ghost as well! "HI."

Spectre 2:

0OO0O0000OOOO00

Faiz:

HMMF.

* Adric Kain stands up, plays flute a little at Spectre 1 and then follows up with... "How's it feel to be dead, and thus unable to touch, smell, taste, or feel any of the good things you had in life?

Adric Kain:

Vicious Mockery • Standard • Arcane, Implement, Psychic Insult you to death Attack = 26 vs. Will       Rolled: 20     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 11   Psychic       Rolled: 6     Bonuses: 5 Hit: Target takes a -2 Penalty to attack rolls until the end of your next turn

Spectre 1:

Spectre 1 loses 6 hit points.

Adric Kain: (( Apparently it feels pretty bad ))

Serra:

"Hey, there you go!"

Spectre 1:

Feels bad man.

Spectre 1: (( did you bother standing up, btw? ))

Adric Kain:

Hmm, that did work pretty well.

Adric Kain: (( I did yes ))

Spectre 1: (( oh, yes ))

* Imban rolls: 1d6 Spectre 1 attempts to recharge danmaku. (5/6) => 2

Spectre 1:

The spectre attempts to pull out Serra's precious thing.

* Imban rolls: 1d20+5 vs. Reflex => 4 + 5 = 9

Faiz has received initiative.

Serra:

"Whoa, watch where you're sticking that! You could hurt someone with that, you know!"

* Adric Kain Virtue of Cunning, slides Serra back

* Faiz makes a wide horizontal swing, both in the direction of the spectre and the wall, for MASS STONE HURTINGS.

Faiz:

Armor Impact • Standard Action • Primal, Weapon ROCKS FALL, BECOME FAIZ. Attack = 27 vs. AC       Rolled: 19     Bonuses: 8 Damage = 14   Physical       Rolled: 10     Bonuses: 4 Hit: Gain a +1 AC power bonus until the end of your next turn.

Spectre 2:

Spectre 2 loses 7 hit points.

Spectre 2:

OO000OOooooo

Forge: (( Do they just reduce all damage by 50%? ))

Serra has received initiative.

Faiz: (( Minicrit, hurrhurr. ))

Spectre 2: (( So far as you've noticed, yes. ))

* Serra first gets way the heck away from these things.

Spectre 2: (( Insubstantial creatures generally do. ))

Forge: (( Aha. ))

Threden: (( So Immy. When someone has a melee attack with range, is that capable of receiving CA, and if so how does that work with someone who is not right next to them? ))

Spectre 2: (( I... don't know! ))

Serra:

"Alright, how bout a little change of pace then!"

Spectre 2: (( Hrm. Apparently no flanking except when adjacent. ))

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+6 Dishearten @ Spectre 2, vs Will => 9 + 6 = 15

Threden: (( Ok. ))

Serra:

"Tch."

Threden has received initiative.

Forge: (( Don't give up, Serrankh ))

Serra:

"Figured I'd finally come across something resiliant to my powers."

Forge: (( I'm sorry but now tch immediately makes me think of him and his David Bowie looking ass ))

Serra: (( ))

Threden: (( Marking spectre. ))

Threden:

Lightning Blast • Standard • Weapon, Lightning, Primal, Thunder By discharging excess energy from your power core, you turn your spear into what amounts to a bolt of lighting. The blast also arcs to a nearby enemy. Attack = 13 vs. AC       Rolled: 6     Bonuses: 7 Damage = 6   Lightning       Rolled: 3     Bonuses: 3 Hit: One enemy within 2 squares of you that is also marked by you that is not the attacked target takes thunder damage equal to CON modifier (4).

Forge has received initiative.

Imban:

The lightning again strikes the portal, which flickers briefly.

Serra:

"I don't like the looks of that."

Adric Kain:

Neither do I.

Faiz: (( --actually ))

Faiz: (( Hey Umb. ))

Threden: (( Hi ))

Faiz: (( Does Warforged Tactics get the +1 if we're like this? ))

* Forge slips in closer to the Spectre for a knee.

Forge:

Melee Basic • Standard • Implement, Psionic Warforged Finger Attack = 27 vs. AC       Rolled: 18     Bonuses: 9 Damage = 10   Physical       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 5

Faiz: (( Wording on your sheet says if enemy is adjacent to an ally. ))

Threden: (( It does. ))

Forge:

Flurry of Blows • No Action • Psionic Heat End Effect: Target takes an additional 5 damage, or a new target takes 7 damage.

Faiz: (( Because if so that's +3, from CA and Tactics. ))

Spectre 1:

Spectre 1 loses 5 hit points.

Faiz: (( Which hits. ))

Spectre 1:

Spectre 1 loses 3 hit points.

Spectre 2:

Spectre 2 loses 3 hit points.

Threden: (( I get the +1 any time any ally is adjacent, so it'd work even if I wasn't a melee class. ))

* Imban rolls: 1d6 The spectre attempts to recharge danmaku. (5/6) => 4

Imban:

It then shifts and bad-touches Faiz.

* Imban rolls: 1d20+5 Bad-Touch vs. Reflex => 11 + 5 = 16

* Imban rolls: 1d6+2 => 5 + 2 = 7

Faiz:

Faiz loses 7 hit points.

Imban: (( That triggers Umb's counter, I suppose ))

Threden:

HOLD IT • Minor • N/A You are about to get countered. Effect: You just triggered a Warden counter ability!

Threden: (( It's slowed and can't shift. Also I drag it back towards me. ))

Adric Kain has received initiative.

Faiz:

I FEEL WRONG.

Spectre 2:

oOooOOOOOOO

Threden:

Attempting to restrain target

* Adric Kain moves back to join Serra

Serra:

"Hi there again!"

Adric Kain:

Hello dear.

* Adric Kain plays the flute again at Spectre 1 again!

Adric Kain:

That's right, just dwell on how empty your unlife is!

Adric Kain:

Vicious Mockery • Standard • Arcane, Implement, Psychic Insult you to death Attack = 16 vs. Will       Rolled: 10     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 10   Psychic       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 5 Hit: Target takes a -2 Penalty to attack rolls until the end of your next turn

Imban:

Almost, but not quite.

Adric Kain: (( Did Serra use her interrupt already? ))

Faiz: (( I think so... ))

Serra: (( I have not! ))

Serra: (( INTERRUPT ))

Faiz: (( Oh. ))

Spectre 1:

Spectre 1 loses 5 hit points.

* Serra uses Adept's Insight, add 1, etc etc

Serra: (( I was about to use it but took it back. ))

* Imban rolls: 1d6 The spectre attempts to refresh its danmaku burst. (5/6) => 1

Imban:

The spectre vanishes!

Faiz has received initiative.

Faiz: (( Aw. I wanted to use my armor. ))

Serra:

"Another thing with a vanishing act. Great."

Faiz:

EXCEED SHIFT • Minor Action • Healing READY!! Effect: TIGER MODE. Until the end of the encounter, gain a +4 bonus to damage rolls. In addition, while bloodied, gain regeneration 2.

Adric Kain:

We really ought to pick up some spectacles of invisibility detection next time we're in a town.

Faiz:

DEATH TO THE DEAD GUYS ARGH

Serra:

"We really should."

Faiz:

Armor Impact • Standard Action • Primal, Weapon ROCKS FALL, BECOME FAIZ. Attack = 23 vs. AC       Rolled: 15     Bonuses: 8 Damage = 12   Physical       Rolled: 8     Bonuses: 4 Hit: Gain a +1 AC power bonus until the end of your next turn.

Spectre 2:

Spectre 2 loses 6 hit points.

Forge:

Invisibility is becoming a persistent thorn in my side!

Faiz: (( 8~ ))

Spectre 2:

Spectre 2 loses 2 hit points.

Threden: (( Tasslehoff's Truesight Glasses ))

Serra has received initiative.

Serra:

"Well, I guess that means there's only one thing I can go after then!"

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+6 Mind Thrust @ Spectre 2, vs Will => 20 + 6 = 26

Faiz: (( Harold Aurdell's Glasses of Seeing ))

Serra: (( 14 damage. ))

Spectre 2:

Spectre 2 loses 7 hit points.

Threden has received initiative.

Forge: (( Commander Badass's Goggles of Enhanced Nightvision ))

Imban:

Lavos snacks on... plasm?

Serra:

"Alright! I got one, finally!"

Serra:

"...I hope."

Threden: (( Yum? ))

Faiz:

...D-DIDN'T WE HAVE TWO OF THEM? DID YOU KILL ONE?

Threden:

Scanning for remaining targets.

Forge:

It is still alive, and has become invisible!

Serra:

"We... did. One vanished."

Adric Kain:

It vanished

Faiz:

OH GOD DAMMIT!

Threden: (( Can I make a perception check to see it or something? ))

Imban: (( Yeah. Well, you can make a perception check to know what square it's in. ))

Faiz:

WHY CAN'T SOMETHING IN THIS STUPID CASTLE JUST STAY VISIBLE FOR LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES??

* Threden rolls: 1d20+1 SCANNERS ACTIVE => 15 + 1 = 16

* Imban rolls: 1d20+9 It uses ninjutsu => 5 + 9 = 14

Imban:

Threden points it out as being CLEARLY right where it is!

Forge: (( Hey Fleed, what does Charging do to the to-hit? ))

Threden:

Target locked on.

Faiz: (( +1. ))

Imban: (( Note: You still take -5 with non-close/area attacks. ))

Forge: (( Ah. I should make a Charge macro. ))

Threden: (( Marking. ))

Threden:

Lightning Blast • Standard • Weapon, Lightning, Primal, Thunder By discharging excess energy from your power core, you turn your spear into what amounts to a bolt of lighting. The blast also arcs to a nearby enemy. Attack = 17 vs. AC       Rolled: 10     Bonuses: 7 Damage = 10   Lightning       Rolled: 7     Bonuses: 3 Hit: One enemy within 2 squares of you that is also marked by you that is not the attacked target takes thunder damage equal to CON modifier (4).

Imban:

So, that still misses by 1.

Forge has received initiative.

Faiz: (( Even with Advantage? ))

Threden: (( Yep ))

Imban: (( 17 + 3 - 5 = 15 ))

Faiz: (( Oh, FIVE. Okay. ))

Threden: (( I'd have 20 on my hit. ))

Faiz: (( Don't mind me, then~ ))

Imban: (( 4ze, it's your turn ))

Forge: (( Ok do I have to roll perception to know it's there? ))

Imban: (( No, Threden lunging for it made it kinda obvious ))

Adric Kain: (( No you just take the -5 ))

Imban: (( You don't take a -5 with close/area attacks ))

Forge: (( Ok. ))

Imban: (( Just melee/ranged ))

* Forge holds his fists at his sides, then rushes forward with his hand drawn back to strike!

Forge:

Charge Attack • Standard • Implement, Psionic God Field Dash Attack = 24 vs. AC       Rolled: 14     Bonuses: 10 Damage = 11   Physical       Rolled: 6     Bonuses: 5

Spectre 1:

Spectre 1 loses 6 hit points.

Imban:

The spectre becomes visible again! Also dead!

Faiz: (( "AND THAT'S THE STORY OF HOW WE PUNCHED A GHOST TO DEATH." ))

* Adric Kain slow clap.

Adric Kain:

Bravo

Forge: (( OH GOD I FUCKED UP MY CHAT WINDOW ))

Serra:

"Whew, finally."

Threden:

Threats eliminated.

Adric Kain:

The painting is still an oddity though

Forge: (( Ok phew, it's fixed. ))

* Serra takes a short breather and burns a healing surge.

* Faiz rumbles and cricks his neck, tapping at the ground with his sword. "IRRITATING..."

Serra:

Serra is healed and gains 10 hit points.

* Adric Kain plays music to help with the healing

* Forge fixes his gi slightly after the strike, then bows towards Serra.

* Adric Kain also spends a healing surge

Faiz:

Faiz is healed and gains 4 hit points.

Forge:

My apologies for allowing you to be struck.

Serra:

"Don't worry about it, I'm fine now."

Faiz:

Faiz is healed and gains 13 hit points.

Adric Kain:

Adric Kain is healed and gains 7 hit points.

Adric Kain: (( Since I'm assuming I don't benefit from my own song ))

* Serra meanwhile takes a closer look at that painting.

Forge: (( Foregoing my healing since it's not really necessary. ))

Faiz: (( "HEY HEY HEY/WHO'S GONNA HEAL TODAY/YOU GUYS, NOT ME/'CAUSE THE RULES ARE KINDA LAME " ))

Adric Kain: (( Why's that? ))

Imban:

The painting seems to be less of a painting, and more of a one-way portal to another dungeon.

Forge: (( Adric is actually just tone deaf. ))

Threden:

Threden is healed and gains 10 hit points.

Imban:

You think it's the dungeon of slimegirls. Even if it was a two-way portal, would you really want to go there?

Serra: (( Wait, so it's a mario 64 painting!? ))

Threden:

Threden is healed and gains 4 hit points.

Imban: (( Yes, except you're on the exit side ))

* Faiz examines the paining from a sufficiently safe distance because last time anyone did WE WERE ATTACKED BY STUFF

Forge: (( Yuu runs in and dives into the picture. ))

Imban: (( Yuu busts his face on the opposite wall. ))

Faiz:

WE SHOULD... WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO...

Serra:

"Well, looks like we're safe for now. Should we move on now?"

Blorp:

Aww. ;.;

* Forge checks the other doors, noting that we'd been all those places before.

Adric Kain:

We've yet to go down the stairs in the first room

Forge:

This way is a loop around.

* Faiz scratches at his head and follows the others...

Serra: (( Suddenly the braziers come alive and zap us all ))

Forge: (( Yeah the fact that those two braziers have pogs still worries me. ))

Imban: (( I just didn't get rid of them. ))

Imban: (( Technically they still do zap people, but unless you're dumb you can get through ))

Imban: (( since they were like... super slow ))

Serra:

"Well, let's get going then."

Faiz:

...MAN.

Imban: (( sec, prepping something ))

Imban: (( feel free to move to the Area 11 entrance tho ))

Faiz:

WHERE'S THAT BIRD KNIFE GUY, NOW THAT WE HAVE STAIRS...?

Adric Kain: (( WOOO ETHNIC CLEANSING TIME ))

Forge: (( I like to assume that when they're not here, Azar and Gad are just sort of exploring other rooms. ))

Forge: (( Gad's just being really really slow and hiding a lot. ))

Faiz:

SO WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST THIS TIME?

Forge:

I shall go first.

Faiz:

HAVE FUN.

Imban:

This room, filled with all sorts of architectural debris, has a wet, musty smell. Amid the ruins are all sorts of mushrooms, mostly with brown or gray caps.

Faiz:

...AH, JEEZ.

Adric Kain:

I don't like the look of this.

Threden: (( Someone did the cleansing for you already, Mecha. ))

Forge: (( THE MUSHROOM KINGDOM ))

Adric Kain: (( What a ripoff ))

Imban:

Large patches of mushrooms are visible in all of the squares so marked.

Serra:

"Yikes."

Forge: (( OH GOD WE'RE BEING ATTACKED BY INFORMATION ))

Adric Kain:

Tine for a fun test. Stand back

Forge: (( Can I use an area attack skill to try and clear some mushrooms from a patch, to see if they're hiding anything? ))

* Adric Kain picks up a rock or something and chucks it at one of the mushrooms.

* Threden rolls: 1d20+6 Nature to see if I can recognize them => 15 + 6 = 21

Forge: (( Or that! ))

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+9 History. Using Legend Lore to substitute the actual proper knowledge skill if necessary. => 2 + 9 = 11

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+9 Reroll. => 14 + 9 = 23

* Faiz is a badlands guy, not a forest dweller. This is largely lost on him, but...

Faiz:

Nature = 11       Rolled: 4     Bonuses: 7

* Forge knows not this nature business.

Imban:

Ah, wonderful. Uh.

Imban:

Brb.

* Forge rolls: 1d20+1 => 12 + 1 = 13

Imban:

So my mom was gonna make dinner, right?

Serra: (( She brewed spikes instead? ))

Imban:

Turns out our freezer seems to have gone bad, along with likely everything in it.

Serra: (( Oww. ))

Forge: (( Oof. ))

Faiz: (( Nice to know that "CANNOT COMPREHEND INHERENT BEAUTY AND INTRICACIES OF NATURE" beats "Oh god I'm just out of my element ._." ))

Threden: (( Oh dear. ))

Faiz: (( also holy fuck ))

Imban:

Well, there wasn

Imban:

't that much, and it's still cold enough that it didn't like... stink up the place and/or turn into the black death

Imban:

but it's still a total loss and means I need to figure out what to dinner

Adric Kain: (( Pizza ))

Faiz: (( The pizza guy doesn't judge you. ))

Imban:

Likely pizza or delivery Chinese, yes

Imban:

so, brb

Adric Kain: (( If you get chinese I want some too ))

Faiz: (( The pizza guy likes your horrifying freezer just the way it is. ))

Threden: (( I should probably start my supper, on that note. ))

Forge: (( Speaking of dinner I wonder if those tacos have begun taking shape yet. ))

Forge: (( They have not. ;_; ))

Serra: (( Might as well go grab something to eat/drink myself. ))

Imban:

There, back. Ordered chinese.

Imban:

What happened is basically my freezer... turned into a refridgerator.

Forge: (( That's not AS bad as it could be ))

Imban:

Yeah it's not *dead* but it's... not working and the things in there are going --> trash

Imban:

Also it belongs to the landlord, so will call and yell at him about it tomorrow

Adric Kain:

Serra: (( XD ))

Imban:

Or Monday. Forgot today was Saturday. Well, Chinese food is still yum

Adric Kain: (( It is. I want some. ))

Adric Kain: (( Imban share your chinese food with me. ))

Forge: (( Still waiting for my tacos. ))

Threden: (( I hope you got enough for everyone. ))

Imban:

By the way, the mushrooms aren't the only thing in this room.

Forge: (( Ok well did our rolls do anything? ))

Rage Drake 1:

ROAR.

Adric Kain:

Does anyone else hear that?

Forge:

I believe I did. Was it a roar?

Serra:

"Yeah, I think I heard it too.

Imban: (( Looking up at them, the appropriate check is Dungeoneering, which noone rolled. As a swift action, you can examine any patch of mushrooms to discover what they do by rolling Dungeoneering. ))

Adric Kain:

That's what it sounded like

Imban: (( Or you can just run into them! Also, all i-squares are difficult terrain. ))

Faiz:

WELL. HUH.

Serra: (( I actually rolled it, using legend lore. ))

* Forge rolls: 1d20+1 Dungeoneering! => 14 + 1 = 15

Serra: (( Since that gives any otherk nowledge -> History. ))

Threden: (( Mushrooms is seriously NOT Nature? ))

Imban: (( It's clearly UNDERGROUND ))

Adric Kain: (( No we're in a dungeon not in nature ))

Imban: (( And Forge, you need to pick a set of mushrooms. Also, not before initiative ))

Forge: (( The ones right next to me? ))

Imban:

Though sure, I'll let you have the one at your feet.

* Imban rolls: 1d4 => 2

Serra: (( You ignoring my roll from before, Imban? ))

Imban:

They're shrieker mushrooms, which shriek when someone steps near them. Like this!

Shrieker:

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Imban: (( wasn't it just an 11 or something awful ))

Forge:

Ow.

Faiz:

--DESTROY IT

Forge:

Do not step next to those.

Serra: (( 23. I rerolled since I can reroll history checks. ))

Imban: (( Oh. Were you looking at any particular patch? ))

Serra: (( Nope. Were they different? ))

Imban: (( Yes, there are many kinds of mushrooms in this room. ))

Forge: (( You can best see 6 ))

Forge: (( In case you just need a quick fallback ))

Serra: (( Uhh yeah, I'll just say I look at the closest one that's of different type than the one Forge picked. ))

* Imban rolls: 1d4 => 1

Imban:

These brown mushrooms emit clouds of concealment when stepped on.

Forge: (( Right that's how we do that again ))

Serra:

"Ooh, that patch over there looks pretty helpful."

Forge:

Moreso than this patch at least.

Rage Drake 1:

...ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR >

Faiz: (( "Also they will infest you with spores that will cause a slow, rotting death if you enter the cloud." ))

Imban:

Might want to roll initiative.

Serra:

"Well, looks like our company's coming closer."

* Threden rolls: 1d20+3 => 17 + 3 = 20

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+1 Initted and the like => 5 + 1 = 6

Serra: (( ;_; ))

* Forge rolls: 1d20+5 Initiate the initiative => 2 + 5 = 7

Faiz:

Initiative = 5       Rolled: 3     Bonuses: 2

Serra: (( Man I roll such fail init. :\ ))

* Mechalomaniac rolls: 1d20+1 Initiationizing => 3 + 1 = 4

Forge: (( We're now Pokemon. ))

Faiz: (( OH LOOK TILUS AND I ROLLED LAST AGAIN MY GOD HOW SURPRISING ))

Adric Kain: (( ))

Forge: (( Lowbros. ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+3 RAGE => 14 + 3 = 17

* Imban rolls: 1d20+3 RAGE => 4 + 3 = 7

Adric Kain: (( Hey I'm lower than Tilus ))

Threden has received initiative.

Imban: (( I'll have to brb at some point when food arrives, but yeah let's go ))

Serra: (( I assume presently we aren't seeing the ragedrakes ))

Imban: (( No they are pretty obvious. ))

Rage Drake 1:

ROAAAAAAR.

Rage Drake 2:

ROAAAAAAAAR.

Forge: (( Well they have no pogs. ))

Serra: (( They aren't showing up on the map. ))

Rage Drake 2: (( ...sec ))

Forge: (( That's why we were being all 'did you hear that' ))

Rage Drake 1:

...ACCIDENTALLY MAKING MYSELF INVISIBLE MAKES ME ANGRY!

Rage Drake 2:

ROAAAAAAAAR >

Serra: (( We still don't see #1. ))

Forge: (( Everything in this goddamn dungeon turns invisible, even when it doesn't want to. ))

Faiz: (( I can turn invisible! ))

Serra: (( There, that's better. ))

Forge: (( I think it's built on an ancient Sue Richards burial ground ))

Imban: (( NOW it's Threden's go. ))

Threden:

Take care while approaching hostiles.

Imban: (( By the way, while it costs 2 movement to move through mushrooms anyway, you can roll Dungeoneering or Acrobatics to not trigger them. ))

Forge: (( try to identify some mushrooms if you can ))

Forge: (( That's still a swift right? ))

Imban: (( Yes ))

Faiz: (( "Dragon, please stop eating me. I want to pick the mushrooms. ._." ))

Threden: (( My move would have allowed for a valid charge, right? ))

Imban: (( mmmmaybe ))

Serra: (( Currently playing: SMRPG - Beware the Forest's Mushrooms ))

Threden: (( I'll just normal instead. ))

Forge: (( Actually if you charged you'd be one to the left. Nearest viable square. ))

Threden: (( Marking the drake, then I'll try for an identify afterwards. ))

Threden:

Lightning Blast • Standard • Weapon, Lightning, Primal, Thunder By discharging excess energy from your power core, you turn your spear into what amounts to a bolt of lighting. The blast also arcs to a nearby enemy. Attack = 12 vs. AC       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 7 Damage = 10   Lightning       Rolled: 7     Bonuses: 3 Hit: One enemy within 2 squares of you that is also marked by you that is not the attacked target takes thunder damage equal to CON modifier (4).

Rage Drake 2:

ROAR

Forge: (( That attack loves to miss ))

* Threden rolls: 1d20+1 dungoneering on #17 => 5 + 1 = 6

Imban:

They sure are mushrooms.

Threden: (( Clearly I moved too fast. ))

Faiz: (( You seem to move fast a lot. ))

Forge: (( Is he flying over the shrooms? ))

Imban: (( Let's see how poorly that goes! ))

Adric Kain:

It sure is big.

Imban:

No he's running right through them. With a charge

Serra: (( It stepped through quite a few mushrooms there. ))

Faiz: (( OH, HELLO. ))

Threden: (( Suddenly, the drake explodes itself. ))

* Imban rolls: 1d4 => 3

Faiz:

I UH. JEEZ.

Forge: (( DOOOOOOOOOOMSPORE ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+6 DOOM vs. Fort => 19 + 6 = 25

* Imban rolls: 1d10 => 10

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 10 hit points.

Serra: (( DOOMSPORE ))

Forge: (( GOOD JOB DRAKE ))

Threden: (( EXPLOD ))

* Imban rolls: 1d4 => 2

Forge: (( YOU AM BEST RIDER ))

Serra: (( And it ninnin'ed :\ ))

Forge: (( That's actually worse than a crit because the dice came up max on their own ))

Imban: (( It's out of the cloud, it doesn't have concealment now. ))

Serra: (( Ah. ))

Imban:

The drake lunges at Serra, clawing her face off!

Threden: (( It's also larger then the cloud, is it not? ))

Forge: (( So what did the Doomspore do to it? ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+9 Claw => 4 + 9 = 13

* Imban rolls: 1d20+9 Claw => 7 + 9 = 16

Imban:

...and misses twice!

Adric Kain:

Advantage of Cunning!

* Serra nimbly dodges. "Whoa, whoa there! Those things are sharp!"

Imban: (( 10 poison damage and ongoing 5 poison. Which it will save against now ))

Adric Kain: (( Err...yeah OOC that ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20 => 8

Forge: (( Ah. ))

Imban: (( OR NOT ))

Forge has received initiative.

Threden: (( SELF-EXPLOD ))

Forge:

Such a blind rage still leaves you blind!

Faiz:

HEY.

* Forge punches for its face!

Forge:

Melee Basic • Standard • Implement, Psionic Warforged Finger Attack = 11 vs. AC       Rolled: 2     Bonuses: 9 Damage = 9   Physical       Rolled: 4     Bonuses: 5

Forge: (( Rerolling! Item! ))

Faiz:

--OR... THAT WORKS TOO.

Forge:

Melee Basic • Standard • Implement, Psionic Warforged Finger Attack = 14 vs. AC       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 9 Damage = 14   Physical       Rolled: 9     Bonuses: 5

Rage Drake 1:

ROAR!

Forge: (( Futz. ))

Faiz: (( I was gonna say swap out with me but okay~ ))

Forge: (( Also let's see if those mushrooms over at 1 are a thing! ))

* Forge rolls: 1d20+1 => 20 + 1 = 21

Forge: (( Hot damn ))

* Imban rolls: 1d4 => 4

Imban:

Those mushrooms seem to have recreational uses.

Forge: (( And since I didn't move.. ))

Forge: (( Protectin' the squishy ))

Rage Drake 2:

*chews on Threden*

Faiz: (( --aw ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+9 *chew* => Invalid expression: 1d20+9 *chew*.

* Imban rolls: 1d20+9 chew => 19 + 9 = 28

* Imban rolls: 1d10+4 => 1 + 4 = 5

Serra: (( Eww. ))

Threden:

Threden loses 5 hit points.

Forge: (( I'd have to use Dragon;'s Tail to swap, sorry ))

Serra has received initiative.

Threden:

This unit is not tasty.

Rage Drake 2: (( Oh, it also shifts one away ))

Serra:

"Thanks for the cover!"

* Serra further moves back.

Serra:

"Alright, now that I'm at a safe distance, let's start frying some minds!"

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+6 Mind Thrust (augment 1) @ RAEGDRAEK 1, vs Will => 5 + 6 = 11

Rage Drake 1:

ROAR

Forge: (( So are the Shriekers anything other than annoying? ))

Serra:

"Augh~"

Rage Drake 1: (( Just annoying ))

Forge: (( Kay ))

Faiz: (( FUH. Well there goes that plan too~ ))

Faiz has received initiative.

Forge: (( Can you walk up, through the Shriekers, around behind it for ~COMBAT ADVANTAGE~? ))

Forge: (( Also maybe stand in the Cloudspore to be invisibo ))

* Faiz punches the wall and makes chunks of it gravitate towards him. CHARGE UP

Faiz:

Henshin: Rolling Thunder • Minor Action • Lightning, Polymorph, Primal, Thunder COMPLETE!! Effect: Rolling Thunder Form! Gain resist 3 to all damage and +1 AC. Once per round when you hit an enemy with a melee attack, each enemy marked by you takes 4 thunder damage. Allows use of Stone Thunder Buster. Form lasts for the rest of the encounter.

Threden: (( 6 move should be able to... ))

* Faiz is now a giant rock thunder golem in a mushroom cloud and oddly invisible. MARK THAT SON OF A BITCH

Faiz:

Armor Impact • Standard Action • Primal, Weapon ROCKS FALL, BECOME FAIZ. Attack = 17 vs. AC       Rolled: 9     Bonuses: 8 Damage = 6   Physical       Rolled: 2     Bonuses: 4 Hit: Gain a +1 AC power bonus until the end of your next turn.

Forge: (( Wardens get some dope ass powers. ))

Faiz: (( So... 10, I believe? ))

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 10 hit points.

Adric Kain has received initiative.

* Adric Kain takes a step back and plays another little tune.

Imban: (( Food arrived. By the way, you're Concealed (-2 to be hit), not invisible ))

Faiz: (( Well, yeah, but~ ))

Adric Kain:

It must be tough to be you. Not only are you gigantic and ugly, but you're also stupid!

Adric Kain:

Vicious Mockery • Standard • Arcane, Implement, Psychic Insult you to death Attack = 13 vs. Will       Rolled: 7     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 7   Psychic       Rolled: 2     Bonuses: 5 Hit: Target takes a -2 Penalty to attack rolls until the end of your next turn

Rage Drake 1:

ROAR

Threden has received initiative.

Adric Kain: (( I think I just made it madder ))

Rage Drake 1:

.oO(Not as stupid as YOUR FACE.)

Threden:

Switching targets

Faiz: (( Umb, if you use your own form you can potentially get both of the dragons unshiftable, I think~ ))

Faiz: (( Oh, just difficult terrain within 2 squares. Still! ))

Threden: (( Probably, but I don't know if I want to use it yet... ))

Threden: (( We still haven't seen the solo yet, right? ))

Adric Kain: (( I'm assuming these two monsters aren't the solo ))

Faiz: (( Well we've been burning through surges, it might be prudent to rest up soon anyhow. ))

Forge: (( Speaking of henshins I have to bring my A game next turn ))

Forge: (( What does that mean anyway, "the solo"? ))

Adric Kain: (( Solo is a class of monster that are like...bosses ))

Faiz: (( Think of it as, uh. Superboss, yeah. ))

Forge: (( Ohhhhh ))

Serra: (( They're strong enough to take on a party solo, thus the name. ))

Forge: (( Aha ))

* Threden rolls: 1d20+1 dungeoneering for 18 before I move => 1 + 1 = 2

Forge: (( Well that must have been that bear before ))

Imban:

You think it's a mushroom.

Imban: (( the bear was just an elite ))

Threden: (( They're sure mushrooms ))

Serra: (( The bear was actually just an elite. An elite 6 (somehow) ))

Threden:

Lightning Blast • Standard • Weapon, Lightning, Primal, Thunder By discharging excess energy from your power core, you turn your spear into what amounts to a bolt of lighting. The blast also arcs to a nearby enemy. Attack = 17 vs. AC       Rolled: 10     Bonuses: 7 Damage = 10   Lightning       Rolled: 7     Bonuses: 3 Hit: One enemy within 2 squares of you that is also marked by you that is not the attacked target takes thunder damage equal to CON modifier (4).

Faiz:

Faiz loses 10 hit points.

Imban: (( ...wait, what? ))

Faiz: (( OW WHY. ))

Serra: (( Though I still swear up and down it was at least an elite 10 ))

Faiz:

Faiz is healed and gains 10 hit points.

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 10 hit points.

Forge: (( Where you thought there was a Rage Drake, there was only TREACHERY ))

Faiz: (( I appreciate the damage bonus for getting bloodied but he didn't miss THAT badly, asshole. ))

Threden: (( That would have missed Faiz anyway. ))

Forge: (( Hopefully if we fight a boss we have the whole party together. ))

Rage Drake 1:

ROAAAAAAR

Rage Drake 1:

It shifts up here and chews on Faiz.

* Imban rolls: 1d20+7 chew chew chew => 4 + 7 = 11

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 5 hit points.

Faiz:

YOU GET ROCK INSTEAD!!

* Imban rolls: 1d20 It recovers from poisoned. Maybe => 13

Forge has received initiative.

Faiz: (( Somebody try to ID 16's patch. Hopefully it's DOOOOOMSPORE. ))

* Forge makes a hand motion, then hunkers down as spirit flames erupt from his shoulders.

Forge:

Fighting Fury • Minor • Psionic, Stance Ignition! Effect: Until stance ends, all unarmed melee attacks do 2 extra damage.

Forge:

HAA!

Forge:

Melee Basic • Standard • Implement, Psionic Warforged Finger Attack = 28 vs. AC       Rolled: 19     Bonuses: 9 Damage = 10   Physical       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 5

Forge:

SEI!

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 10 hit points.

Forge:

Flurry of Blows • No Action • Psionic Heat End Effect: Target takes an additional 5 damage, or a new target takes 7 damage.

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 5 hit points.

Forge:

DAAAAAN!!

Forge:

Takedown Strike • No Action • Martial Stag Beetle Crusher Effect: Target takes an additional 4 damage and is knocked prone.

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 4 hit points.

Rage Drake 1:

ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!

Forge: (( Two more Imbo~ ))

Rage Drake 1:

The drake flies into a terrible rage.

Faiz: (( The drake explodes into geometry. ))

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 2 hit points.

Serra: (( RAAAAAAAAGE!? ))

Rage Drake 2:

ROAR.

* Imban rolls: 1d4 => 1

Faiz:

Boost Spire • Immediate Reaction • Martial HI THERE! WHAT'S UP?! Trigger: An enemy within 5 squares of you moves willingly. Effect: Shift half your speed, and gain combat advantage against the creature triggering this power.

Adric Kain: (( ADAMANTIUM RAAAAAGE ))

Forge: (( Crap forgot to identify some shrooms. Oh well~ ))

Faiz: (( Yes. Here. ))

Imban:

The drake lashes out at Threden with its claws!

* Imban rolls: 1d20+9 Claw => 6 + 9 = 15

* Imban rolls: 1d20+9 Claw => 11 + 9 = 20

* Imban rolls: 1d6+4 => 6 + 4 = 10

Threden:

Threden loses 10 hit points.

Serra has received initiative.

Serra:

"Okay, you gigantic short-tempered creep. Eat this!"

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+6 Mind Thrust (augment 1) @ RAEGDRAEK 1, vs Will => 20 + 6 = 26

Serra: (( 14 damage, takes -3 penalty to WIll until end of my next turn. ))

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 14 hit points.

Faiz has received initiative.

Forge: (( Jesus he's becoming a bad screensaver ))

Serra: (( XD ))

* Faiz cracks his knuckles~

Faiz:

Aggressor • Free Action • Martial, Weapon HAHA! Effect: Gain +1 to your next attack roll. Mark the target of the attack, regardless of the result.

Faiz:

Stone Thunder Buster • Standard Action • Lightning, Polymorph, Primal, Thunder, Weapon LIGHTNING CANNON SWORD! RIGHT TO THE FACE!! Attack = 19 vs. Reflex       Rolled: 11     Bonuses: 8 Damage = 7   Lightning       Rolled: 3     Bonuses: 4 Miss: Half damage. Effect: All enemies marked by you take 4 thunder damage.

Rage Drake 2:

Rage Drake 2 loses 7 hit points.

Faiz: (( So 4 again to both. ))

Rage Drake 2:

Rage Drake 2 loses 4 hit points.

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 4 hit points.

Threden: (( And another 4 for your form ability? ))

Threden: (( Or was that the form ability? ))

Faiz: (( It's Close Burst 1. I don't think it applies there. ))

Adric Kain has received initiative.

Faiz: (( Cloudspore applies even to something this huge if it's just one corner it's stepped onto, right? ))

Imban: (( Not really ))

Faiz: (( OHOHOHO~ ))

Adric Kain:

You're pathetic. A small child wouldn't even be afraid of your bloodied visage.

Threden: (( Thunder Buster does STR mod to all marked, but being in thunder form itself is also STR on every melee attack, no? ))

* Adric Kain play flute at Drake 1

Adric Kain:

Vicious Mockery • Standard • Arcane, Implement, Psychic Insult you to death Attack = 20 vs. Will       Rolled: 14     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 8   Psychic       Rolled: 3     Bonuses: 5 Hit: Target takes a -2 Penalty to attack rolls until the end of your next turn

Rage Drake 1:

Rage Drake 1 loses 8 hit points.

Threden: (( Oh, it's not really a melee attack. Ok. ))

Faiz: (( Melee, yes. But again, I don't know if STB is melee or not... ))

Faiz: (( Yeah. ))

Imban:

Lavos eats the bad screensaver.

Faiz has received initiative.

Serra: (( * Lavos promptly gets sick. ))

Adric Kain: (( Didn't he just have initiative? ))

Imban: (( yes, that was nonsense ))

Imban: (( finish out your turn, Mecha ))

Imban:

Sometimes the timestream gets sick when Lavos eats things.

* Adric Kain plays a tune at Threden now too and moves up a bit

Adric Kain:

Majestic Word • Minor • Arcane, Healing You utter words laden with preternatural inspiration, restoring your allys stamina and making wounds seem insignificant.. Effect: The target can spend a healing surge and regain 4 additional hit points. You also slide the target 1 square.

Serra: (( Move one more to the right ))

Serra: (( I plan on moving there next turn ))

Threden:

Threden is healed and gains 14 hit points.

Threden has received initiative.

Threden:

Moving to cover.

Threden: (( Marking the drake, as well ))

Faiz: (( You sure that's a good idea? ))

Threden: (( I have cover and more defense. ))

Serra: (( It can only see Faiz, and attacking Faiz means it eats an AoO from Threeden ))

Faiz: (( Well, alright, yeah. Hurr. ))

Threden:

Lightning Blast • Standard • Weapon, Lightning, Primal, Thunder By discharging excess energy from your power core, you turn your spear into what amounts to a bolt of lighting. The blast also arcs to a nearby enemy. Attack = 21 vs. AC       Rolled: 14     Bonuses: 7 Damage = 8   Lightning       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 3 Hit: One enemy within 2 squares of you that is also marked by you that is not the attacked target takes thunder damage equal to CON modifier (4).

Rage Drake 2:

Rage Drake 2 loses 8 hit points.

Forge has received initiative.

* Forge rushes the drake!

Forge:

Charge Attack • Standard • Implement, Psionic God Field Dash Attack = 28 vs. AC       Rolled: 18     Bonuses: 10 Damage = 10   Physical       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 5

Forge:

Flurry of Blows • No Action • Psionic Heat End Effect: Target takes an additional 5 damage, or a new target takes 7 damage.

Forge: (( plus two, and identifying 8 ))

* Forge rolls: 1d20+1 => 12 + 1 = 13

Rage Drake 2:

Rage Drake 2 loses 17 hit points.

Imban: (( provokes from... everyone ))

Faiz:

Melee Basic • Opportunity Attack • Weapon YOU'RE SO CUTE I JUST WANT TO EAT YOU UP. Attack = 13 vs. AC       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 8 Damage = 6   Physical       Rolled: 2     Bonuses: 4

Threden:

Spear • Standard - Ranged 10/20 • Weapon You spear the enemy with an unaugmented attack. Attack = 11 vs. AC       Rolled: 4     Bonuses: 7 Damage = 6   Physical       Rolled: 3     Bonuses: 3

Forge: (( He took 2 more and what about my identify? ))

Forge:

Melee Basic • Standard • Implement, Psionic Warforged Finger Attack = 22 vs. AC       Rolled: 13     Bonuses: 9 Damage = 7   Physical       Rolled: 2     Bonuses: 5

Rage Drake 2:

Rage Drake 2 loses 7 hit points.

Threden: (( Flurry only does 5 to the same target, so 10+5+2 is 17. ))

Forge: (( Fighting Fury ))

Rage Drake 2:

Rage Drake 2 loses 2 hit points.

Forge: (( All my attacks do 2 more ))

Rage Drake 2:

ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!

Rage Drake 2:

The rage drake charges at Threden.

Forge: (( So two more from the AoO too ))

Threden: (( Then that other drake should have taken 4 more earlier. ))

Rage Drake 2:

Rage Drake 2 loses 2 hit points.

Serra: (( Even though Threden is invisible? ))

Rage Drake 2: (( concealed != invisibo ))

Forge: (( He's just in a cloud ))

Threden: (( Concealed, not invisible. ))

Serra: (( Ah ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+9 vs. Threden's AC => 2 + 9 = 11

* Imban rolls: 1d20+9 vs. Threden's AC => 15 + 9 = 24

* Imban rolls: 1d6+9 => 6 + 9 = 15

Threden:

Threden loses 15 hit points.

Serra has received initiative.

Serra:

"Nin nin~"

Forge: (( My Flurry and Takedown don't count for it, because they're not attacks on their own. They're supplementals. Right? ))

* Serra moves up into the cloudspore patch.

Rage Drake 2: (( The general rule is you get to add fixed amounts of damage whenever you roll dice ))

Rage Drake 2: (( and not otherwise ))

Forge: (( Also if you can push him anyone, push him into the DOOOOOOOOOMSPORES ))

Faiz: (( Yeah, yeah. ))

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+8 Mind Thrust (augment 1) @ RAEGDRAEK 2, vs Will. Now with added combat advantage! => 8 + 8 = 16

* Tilus rolls: 1d10+4 Damage, -3 to Will until end of next turn => 10 + 4 = 14

Rage Drake 2:

Rage Drake 2 loses 14 hit points.

Faiz has received initiative.

Faiz:

HUP~

Faiz:

AND GO!!

Faiz:

Crush Surge • Standard Action • Martial, Weapon TIME TO CATCH A RIDE!! Attack = 17 vs. AC       Rolled: 9     Bonuses: 8 Damage = 12   Physical       Rolled: 8     Bonuses: 4 Hit: Push the target 2 squares. After the push, target and any enemy adjacent to it are slowed until the end of your next turn.

Rage Drake 2:

Rage Drake 2 loses 12 hit points.

Forge: (( Enjoy your spores, jackwagon! ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+6 vs. Fort => 3 + 6 = 9

Forge: (( Aww. ))

Adric Kain has received initiative.

Faiz: (( Not even two? ))

Serra: (( Even though it's on 2 spores? ))

Forge: (( I think each patch goes off at once, rather than each square individually ))

* Adric Kain plays Flute. Makes the Drake TASTE THE RAINBOW!

Faiz: (( Well, okay. ))

Adric Kain:

Color Orb • Standard • Arcane, Implement, Radiant You throw a brightly shining orb of brilliant colors at your foe, momentarily dazing it. Attack = 18 vs. Will       Rolled: 12     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 6   Radiant       Rolled: 1     Bonuses: 5 Hit: The target is dazed until the end of your next turn.

Rage Drake 2:

Rage Drake 2 loses 6 hit points.

Faiz has received initiative.

Imban:

Lavos eats another badly-designed screensaver.

Imban:

... burp. :

* Faiz rumbles and sighs, shaking off all the MAGNET ROCKS that congregated to him.

Forge: (( And what the hell, let's see what 20 is ))

Adric Kain:

That wasn't nearly as difficult as I was fearing

* Forge rolls: 1d20+1 => 13 + 1 = 14

* Imban rolls: 1d4 => 2

Faiz:

I GUESS NOT.

Faiz:

Dungeoneering = 13       Rolled: 11     Bonuses: 2

Shrieker:

EEEEEE!

Serra:

"EEEEE!"

Faiz:

--FUCK YOU!

* Forge stomps the mushroom several times.

Shrieker:

You see an old woman within a glowing magic circle. You can hear her muffled voice: “Get me out of here!”

Faiz:

Melee Charge • Standard Action • Weapon SWORD TO THE FACE! Attack = 24 vs. AC       Rolled: 16     Bonuses: 8 Damage = 12   Physical       Rolled: 8     Bonuses: 4

Imban:

Faiz... heroically kills the Shocker grunt.

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+10 Arcana (magic circle) => 1 + 10 = 11

Serra: (( ;_; ))

Adric Kain: (( EEEEEEE ))

Faiz:

GRRHF.

Imban:

The circle is sure magic. It holds her in.

Forge: (( Well it'd look rude to just walk past everyone. ))

Adric Kain: (( Still not as heroic as the one that got rammed by Den-liner ))

Faiz:

ONE SIIIDE.

Adric Kain:

Waaaait a moment.

* Faiz stares at the circle... then looks at everyone else, and grips tighter at his sword. "CRUSH?"

Adric Kain:

This is a magic circle. We have to be very careful in removing it, else her or we could all explode.

* Serra nods.

Witch:

You're smarter than you look.

Witch:

Not that that's hard.

* Mechalomaniac rolls: 1d20+8 Arcana Is it safe for faiz to crush it? => 6 + 8 = 14

Witch:

Now let me out already.

Imban:

You aren't sure.

Serra: (( Can I have another go? ))

Adric Kain: (( Also that token totally looks like Emperor Palpatine ))

* Faiz tilts his head. He doesn't know much about magic aside from the whole "manipulate the very earth" thing and even that's not so much... well.

* Faiz TRUSTS HIS INSTINCTS.

Faiz:

Insight = 21       Rolled: 19     Bonuses: 2

Imban:

Just tearing up the earth around the circle would probably dispel it, Faiz.

* Faiz can totally do that!!

Faiz:

OKAY UH. THOSE OF YOU ABLE TO MOVE SHOULD PROBABLY DO THAT.

Adric Kain:

Why'd they stick you in this circle anyway?

Witch:

If you kill one of us I hope it's you!

Adric Kain:

All the others were merely shackled or in a cage or something.

Faiz:

I'M A HERO. IT COMES WITH THE JOB, REALLY.

* Faiz GROUND STRIKE

Faiz:

Shockwave • Standard Action • Primal, Weapon, Zone IMPACT!! Attack = 10 vs. AC       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 5 Damage = 9   Physical       Rolled: 5     Bonuses: 4 Effect: Creates a Close Burst 1 zone of rippling earth until the end of your next turn. If targets inside the zone attempt to leave, they are knocked prone and take 2 damage.

Witch:

Oof!

Serra:

"You alright?"

Faiz:

HUH.

Adric Kain:

Well...we're all still alive.

Zerriksa:

No, I think the armored jerk there made me pull something in my back when he did that!

Zerriksa:

Kids these days.

Adric Kain:

There's a reason we call him Faiz the Furious.

Forge:

Do we call him that?

Adric Kain:

In the book you do.

Zerriksa:

Probably evil too. All "the end justifaiz the means" and stuff.

Faiz:

RIGHT NOW I'M MORE MILDLY ANNOYED.

Zerriksa:

Hmph.

Threden: (( Faiz the Fur-ious. ))

Faiz: (( THAT IS A SECRET AND ALSO SLANDER ))

Adric Kain:

Just like he's Threden the Invincible and you're Forge the Unstoppable.

Serra:

"The way out should be clear now. Will you be able to make it out on your own, or will you need assistance?"

Adric Kain:

And the bird is Azar the Mad.

Forge:

I see.

Zerriksa:

Missy, so far your assistance nearly broke my back. I'll find my way back to Brindol just fine on my own.

* Faiz strolls out into the hallway, making some sort of creepy mechanical whistling noise.

Forge:

In the interest of fairness, I will note that the two of us have been both vinced and stopped before. On the same occasion in fact.

Imban:

You note to yourselves that perhaps she was sealed in a magic circle behind drakes that don't speak Common so that no one would have to hear her.

Serra: (( XD ))

Adric Kain:

True, but people like fancy, catchy titles. Even if they don't make perfect snese.

Forge:

Mind the mushrooms, some of them are louder than you are.

Adric Kain:

Though at least two of them do.

Serra:

"And the bears on the trail back. They might do worse than breaking people's backs."

* Serra meanwhile leaves the old lady to her own devices.

Faiz:

HOW ANNOYING.

Threden:

OBSERVATION: This floor has been searched.

Adric Kain:

No one checked to see if there were valubles down there?

Faiz:

SO IT HAS...

Faiz:

...

Faiz:

Y-YOU DO IT.

Forge:

You may return and inspect the mushrooms for trinkets if you so desire.

* Adric Kain shrugs, wanders back down into the lower area while holding the Z key to highlight treasure

Imban:

Don't you mean tab?

Adric Kain: (( I play NWN, not diablo ))

Imban:

Regardless, you find nooooothing. Except possibly the recreational mushrooms

Serra: (( Also furiously left clicking everywhere ))

Faiz: (( Let's take them and throw them at the next dragon we see. ))

Faiz: (( Let's TRIP IT THE FUCK OUT. ))

Adric Kain: (( Do the shriekers still work if picked? ))

Forge: (( Too bad you can't put a bunch of shriekers in a bag throw them at people as a stun attack. ))

Imban: (( No, none of them work if you rip them out of the ground. ))

Adric Kain: (( Awww ))

Threden: (( Wasn't it Z in Teetawns Quest? Though that game had like 3 buttons for show loot. ))

Imban: (( I was going for tab for Baldur's Gate 2 ))

Imban: (( at least I think it was tab in that. ))

Adric Kain: (( Oh. That's too far back ))

Imban: (( 2e, fuck yeah ))

Serra:

"So there's still a couple villagers and all the village treasure unaccounted for. Let's go head to the next floor to see if they're there."

Faiz:

WELL, NOW WHAT?

Adric Kain:

Well, nothing down there except the mushrooms. And I know a guy where you can get far better ones.

Forge: (( Sometimes I wish they'd make a new Baldur's Gate so I could play it and not feel like I missed when it was cool. ))

Threden: (( That'd be NWN2 ))

Adric Kain: (( They did. It's called Dragon Age Origins ))

Imban: (( see what Mecha and Umb said ))

Forge: (( No I mean Baldur's Gate proper ))

Forge: (( Like the whole setting and stuff ))

Adric Kain: (( On the upside your computer could definately run it ))

Forge: (( Possibly! ))

Imban: (( You might as well just ... get BG2 and play it yeah ))

Adric Kain: (( On the downside, you have to learn AD&D rules ))

Imban: (( or 1 and 2 and use BGTutu to have 1 not suck ))

Threden: (( BG1+2 is also generally pretty darn cheap these days. ))

Imban:

FAIZ EMBEDS HIS FACE IN SOLID ROCK

Adric Kain:

I think they're 10 each on GOG

Adric Kain: (( Err...ooc that ))

Threden: (( FAIZ WALKS INTO OBLIVION ))

Serra: (( To the next map! Or is it not ready yet? ))

Imban:

Anyway, copy your tokens, we're going to...

Faiz: (( I WELCOME MY NATIVE MATERIAL. ))

Imban: (( Top left -> Rivenroar B2F ))

Adric Kain:

DOWNLOADING NOW

Adric Kain: (( Also I'll have to go to eat sometime shortly ))

Serra: (( LOADING GOGO ))

Imban:

*tunnels down to B2F*

Imban: (( I think I'll stop once I set the first room up, anyway. ))

Imban: (( Unless you guys just want to take a food break or something ))

Forge: (( We should scope out what it's like and contemplate a rest. ))

Forge: (( I think a lot of us have burned Dailies between today and last week ))

Forge: (( Also it is funny we've basically been in here for like three days ))

Serra: (( There ))

Serra: (( Loaded ))

Forge: (( And I'm in ))

Threden:

Threden is healed and gains 10 hit points.

Imban:

Carved into the last three steps of the staircase are the words “Von Adrez,” “Kauthin,” and “Crypt.” And once you climb high enough to see into the chamber at the top of the stairs, you see bas-relief images of humans laden with baskets, bags, and boxes—all depicted walking clockwise around the room. Four hobgoblin guards stand in the middle of the room, and behind them are two spitting drakes.

Serra:

"Wait for it..."

Hobgoblin Grunt 1:

For the Red Hand!

Faiz:

OH MOTHER FUCKER.

Faiz:

YOU GUYS AGAIN?

Forge:

I miss the slime and drakes already.

Serra:

"There's a whole 'nother floor of these things! How fun!"

Threden:

Repitious foes detected.

Adric Kain:

Well, we can kill them all as well.

Adric Kain:

More drakes it looks like too

Faiz:

I AM GOING TO MURDER ALL OF THE THINGS!

Serra:

"There sure are a lot of dragons in this dungeon."

Serra:

"Even if they're little itty bitty dragons."

Spitting Drake 1:

Sssss...

* Faiz cracks his knuckles and stomps. "ALL OF THE THINGS."

Forge:

I am impressed in the Red Hand's ability to actually control a drake, let alone as many as we've seen.

Adric Kain:

At least they're not saying "For the red hand!"

Hobgoblin Grunt 2:

You will perish! For the Red Hand

Forge:

Perhaps they are not all uselessly incompetent knuckledraggers who are sent wholesale to be slaughtered by a handful of individuals.

Hobgoblin Grunt 3:

For the Red Hand!

Hobgoblin Grunt 4:

For the Red Hand!

Faiz:

SHUT! UP!

Adric Kain:

I meant the drakes, you idiots.

* Forge rolls: 1d20+2 Intimidate => 10 + 2 = 12

Forge: (( i had to look up my Intimidate bonus ))

Adric Kain:

I mean do you all realize we wiped out an entire floor of your friends already?

Serra:

"We get it already. Time for you to make like your brethren downstairs!"

Faiz:

Initiative = 15       Rolled: 13     Bonuses: 2

* Tilus rolls: 1d20+1 Init => 11 + 1 = 12

* Forge rolls: 1d20+5 INITION => 9 + 5 = 14

Faiz: (( IIIIIIIIIIIIIIGUNITIATIVE ))

* Threden rolls: 1d20+3 Init => 8 + 3 = 11

* Mechalomaniac rolls: 1d20+1 It's Initiative time! => 19 + 1 = 20

* Imban rolls: 1d20+4 => 12 + 4 = 16

* Imban rolls: 1d20+4 => 20 + 4 = 24

* Imban rolls: 1d20+4 => 16 + 4 = 20

* Imban rolls: 1d20+4 => 2 + 4 = 6

Forge: (( We had a nice descending order based on frustration with the Red Hand and then Mecha got superfast ))

Serra: (( Yipes, they're fast ))

Adric Kain: (( He's the most frustrated. As an author repetative dialogue pisses him off. He just has more composure about it ))

Serra: (( Maybe being red handed makes them three times faster? ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+5 => 15 + 5 = 20

* Imban rolls: 1d20+5 => 8 + 5 = 13

Imban:

Your Lavos-like GM inquires as to whether you would rather save the game now, or kill these fools

Faiz: (( We gonna murder the shit out of these mans. ))

Forge: (( We can finish this room, this wouldn't be too hard ))

Adric Kain: (( Kill them. They won't take long ))

Imban: (( OK! ))

Forge: (( Unless they have a 400 HP golem waiting for turn 4 ))

Serra: (( Might as well tear up this room before using the save point, yeah. ))

Threden: (( I'm just going to grab my supper while dudes act first, but this sohuldn't take long ))

Imban: (( OK. ))

Adric Kain: (( Then we can save and use Tent ))

Hobgoblin Grunt 2:

For the Red Hand!

Forge: (( Mecha, if you can I'd try to take out 1 or 3 so they can't act ))

* Imban rolls: 1d20+6 stab Forge's AC => 7 + 6 = 13

Adric Kain: (( That is what I will probably do ))

Adric Kain has received initiative.

* Forge swats his hand away.

* Adric Kain looks over at #3. "Really, you and your thuggish little cult are the most creatively bankrupt group of villains I've ever seen, read or heard of. Get some better lines or just go die already."

Adric Kain:

Vicious Mockery • Standard • Arcane, Implement, Psychic Insult you to death Attack = 13 vs. Will       Rolled: 7     Bonuses: 6 Damage = 8   Psychic       Rolled: 3     Bonuses: 5 Hit: Target takes a -2 Penalty to attack rolls until the end of your next turn

Hobgoblin Grunt 3:

Hobgoblin Grunt 3 loses 8 hit points.

Hobgoblin Grunt 3:

x_x

Forge:

At least they take orders well.

Imban:

The lower drake spits a volley of acid at Threden!

Adric Kain:

Clearly they should have joined a theatre troupe rather than a murderous cult.

* Imban rolls: 1d20+8 vs. Reflex => 2 + 8 = 10

Imban:

The grunt stabs at Forge!

* Imban rolls: 1d20+6 stab vs. AC => 18 + 6 = 24

Serra:

"Clearly. Though I'm sure that act gets stale pretty quickly over there too."

Forge:

Forge loses 3 hit points.

Faiz has received initiative.

Forge:

Ow.

Faiz: (( Can I do something to swap places with Forge, or...? ))

Imban: (( not without SPECIAL MOVES ))

Forge: (( You can hold until I go if you want ))

Imban: (( though you can do that yeah ))

Forge: (( I'm right after you ))

Faiz: (( Ugh. Well, okay. ))

Forge has received initiative.

Forge: (( Is there one you wanted to hit? ))

Threden: (( You guys could both wait until I act, and see if I kill them both. ))

Forge: (( Well if I'm gonna swap I can only use Dragon's Tail so I would hit the one he doesn't want to hit ))

Faiz: (( ...hrrm ))

Faiz: (( --oh, damn, I could've... Bah. ))

Forge: (( I've still not gone if you just want to take your turn now ))

Faiz: (( Yeah, let's reswap, because I see an opening I can take. ))

Faiz has received initiative.

Faiz:

GET OUT OF MY WAY!

Faiz:

Sand Storm • Free Action • Illusion INVISIBLE!! Trigger: You start a charge. Effect: You are invisible until the end of the current turn.

Faiz:

Melee Charge • Standard Action • Weapon I DEMAND YOUR FACE!! Attack = 21 vs. AC       Rolled: 12     Bonuses: 9 Damage = 10   Physical       Rolled: 6     Bonuses: 4

Imban: (( And how do you propose to charge through enemies? ))

Faiz: (( Isn't there a-- ))

Imban: (( or did I miss what you did ))

Forge: (( I imagine he went diagonally around the corner ))

Imban: (( oh you stepped around the corner ))

Imban: (( oh ok ))

Hobgoblin Grunt 4:

Hobgoblin Grunt 4 loses 10 hit points.