18:11 <bookworm>: Not sure how long I'll have tonight.
18:14 <Skid_GMing>: Well, there really isn't a lot of dungeon left, basically you just need to get out with the egg.
18:14 <bookworm>: Right.
18:16 bookworm is now known as Gareth
18:16 Tikvah is now known as Olwen
18:16 Woody is now known as Leviticus
18:18 <Skid_GMing>: To set the stage, in brief, Gareth and Leviticus are at one end of a hall of traps, Olwen is at the other end, under an animated statue of a dragon. She has the dragon's egg.
18:19 <Gareth>: I shine the light thing in the dragon's eye.
18:19 <Skid_GMing>: The dragon turns to face you, its armor once again opening up to reveal its leafy interior.
18:19 <Skid_GMing>: Well, it swivels its head to be precise.
18:19 <Gareth>: How far away?
18:20 <Skid_GMing>: I believe I said the hall was about 60 feet long? So about 40 feet away.
18:20 <Gareth>: I wave the light around, keeping the beam in its eye.
18:20 <Skid_GMing>: Also, random tiles in the hallway are depressed, triggered by the dragon's flame spitting.
18:21 <Skid_GMing>: Roll a perception check.
18:21 <Gareth>: !roll d20 trained effort
18:21 <Dicebot>: Gareth, trained effort: 5
18:22 <Skid_GMing>: Its head moves slightly, tracking the light source. With its armor opened like this, the statue must be much more vulnerable to damage.
18:22 <Gareth>: It's not coming over though?
18:22 <Skid_GMing>: Its feet have not moved during the entire encounter.
18:22 <Gareth>: Hmm
18:23 <Gareth>: I guess I shoot plasma at it.
18:23 <Skid_GMing>: Roll an attack?
18:23 <Gareth>: Do I need to put the disk down?
18:23 <Skid_GMing>: No.
18:24 <Gareth>: I envision it as a two handed spell, but just for aesthetics. If needed I can just zap away I guess.
18:24 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized
18:24 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized: 10
18:25 <Skid_GMing>: You hit it. Electricity crackles amidst the foliage, which curls reflexively.
18:26 <Skid_GMing>: Now entering combat. Roll initative all around.
18:26 <Gareth>: I hope it doesn't shoot a fireball at me.
18:26 <Gareth>: !roll d20
18:26 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 16
18:26 <Gareth>: Yay
18:27 <Olwen>: !roll d20
18:27 <Dicebot>: Olwen: 2
18:27 <Olwen>:
18:27 <Skid_GMing>: Well, you're not going first. =p
18:28 <Olwen>: Nope.
18:28 <Gareth>: What happens with a tie?
18:28 <Skid_GMing>: I suppose you could re-roll to break it.
18:28 <Gareth>: Yeah
18:29 <Gareth>: But that's just between the two right? It doesn't affect the overall order if they get something high
18:29 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
18:30 <Gareth>: Oh sorry, I think I had Bind Tongue on Woody
18:30 <Gareth>: *dispell magic*
18:31 <Gareth>: ...
18:31 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, turn order: Gareth, Dragon, Olwen, Woody.
18:31 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth, you get another shot as you open combat.
18:31 <Gareth>: I take it then
18:31 <Skid_GMing>: Roll away.
18:31 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized
18:31 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized: 18
18:32 <Skid_GMing>: That's a hit.
18:32 <Gareth>: Yay
18:33 <Skid_GMing>: The dragon lets out a hideous roar and spits a glob of liquid fire down the hallway back at you.
18:33 <Skid_GMing>: Roll a dodge.
18:33 <Gareth>: Oh btw, I've put on the fireproof robes
18:33 <Gareth>: If I didn't say that last time
18:33 <Gareth>: I don't remember
18:34 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized
18:34 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized: 7
18:34 <Skid_GMing>: You haven't been wearing it, as far as I know.
18:34 <Skid_GMing>: But okay.
18:34 <Gareth>: I wasn't before, but I put them on after seeing the dragon.
18:34 <Gareth>: Do I need to wear them from the beginning? I figured I packed them and could change if needed.
18:35 <Skid_GMing>: No, I'll let it go this time.
18:35 <Skid_GMing>: You're hit by the sticky ball of fire, but it mostly rolls off your heavy robes. Take 2 fire damage, after armor.
18:36 <Gareth>: So a 7 attack right
18:36 <Skid_GMing>: Yup.
18:36 <Gareth>: Got it
18:37 <Skid_GMing>: Olwen, you hear roaring and the opening of combat outside the chamber you're in.
18:37 <Olwen>: AH.
18:38 <Olwen>: Well, I don't really know what I can do.
18:39 <Gareth>: Oh I messed up
18:39 <Gareth>: Keep forgetting my new spell
18:40 <Olwen>: I think I'll just stay here.
18:40 <Skid_GMing>: Okay.
18:40 <Gareth>: Might as well take a shot, just from there
18:40 <Skid_GMing>: We pause briefly to see if Levi stops being entranced by his rock to actually take an action.
18:41 <Gareth>: It's a pretty cool rock
18:41 <Gareth>: Can Olwen attack?
18:41 <Olwen>: No.
18:42 <Gareth>: Why not?
18:42 <Olwen>: If I open the door I get shot at.
18:42 <Olwen>: I'm under the dragon.
18:42 <Gareth>: I didn't know it was closed.
18:43 <Skid_GMing>: You can count having a door to close as two assets to cover from its attacks.
18:44 <Olwen>: Well, I don't think I can reach to do anything.
18:45 <Skid_GMing>: Okay.
18:45 <Skid_GMing>: Top of the turn order again, then.
18:46 <Gareth>: I cast Distort Space
18:46 <Gareth>: On the dragon
18:46 <Skid_GMing>: Space distorts around the dragon.
18:47 <Gareth>: You should come out now Olwen, it's -9 to hit you
18:47 <Gareth>: Even more if you have any dodging skill
18:47 <Skid_GMing>: The dragon fires another glob of flaming spit at you.
18:47 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized
18:47 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized: 4
18:47 <Gareth>: Ugh
18:47 <Gareth>: Thank goodness I got those robes!
18:49 <Skid_GMing>: And you get hit again, the flaming liquid building up a bit, this time suffering three fire damage.
18:49 <Gareth>: Oh great, incremental damage. Help from Levi would be great; we need to take care of this thing quick.
18:49 <Skid_GMing>: Well, it's the fact that the flaming stuff is sticking to you.
18:49 <Gareth>: Ah
18:49 <Olwen>: How many turns does it take to open the door, take a shot and close it again?
18:50 <Skid_GMing>: Opening the door and shooting is one turn. Closing it again could be handled as part of the dodge roll if it attacks you.
18:50 <Olwen>: Am I still holding the egg?
18:51 <Skid_GMing>: It's in your posession.
18:51 <Olwen>: I open the door and shoot at the dragon.
18:52 <Skid_GMing>: Roll your attack. You have a full view of its exposed neck.
18:52 <Olwen>: !roll d20 specialized
18:52 <Dicebot>: Olwen, specialized: 4
18:52 <Olwen>: -_-
18:52 <Gareth>: My spell boosts you too
18:52 <Gareth>: On that roll it doesn't matter though
18:52 <Gareth>:
18:52 <Gareth>: Actually
18:52 <Gareth>: That's 13?
18:53 <Skid_GMing>: Yeah, that's still a level 4 attack, with flanking advantage, so it just hits.
18:53 <Gareth>:
18:53 <Skid_GMing>: The distortion in space sucks your arrow into its throat.
18:53 <Gareth>: Yahoo
18:54 <Skid_GMing>: Perception check?
18:55 <Skid_GMing>: Olwen.
18:55 <Olwen>: !roll d20 specialized
18:55 <Dicebot>: Olwen, specialized: 2
18:55 <Skid_GMing>: Nah, you don't catch it.
18:55 <Olwen>: Come on.
18:55 <Gareth>: What you don't know won't hurt you
18:55 <Gareth>: Hopefully
18:55 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, Levi.
18:57 <Skid_GMing>: ...and Gareth again.
18:57 <Gareth>: Zappy
18:58 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized, effort to damage
18:58 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized, effort to damage: 7
18:58 <Gareth>: Whew
18:58 <Gareth>: Almost a waste
18:59 <Leviticus>: Hau
18:59 <Skid_GMing>: That's a hit, the dragon convulses and goes limp, its head collapsing onto the trapped floor, instantly torn to pieces by activated spinning blades.
19:00 <Gareth>: W00t
19:00 <Olwen>:
19:00 <Gareth>: I single handedly downed a dragon!
19:00 <Gareth>: Oh Olwen got one hit in
19:00 <Gareth>: Whatever
19:00 <Skid_GMing>: Well, an animated dragon statue.
19:00 <Gareth>: Close enough for me
19:00 <Gareth>:
19:01 <Gareth>: I carefully approach, avoiding the trap, and break off one of the teeth
19:02 <Skid_GMing>: Uhm, it's at the end of a rather elaborately trapped hallway.
19:02 <Skid_GMing>: It might be a bit complicated to get there.
19:02 <Gareth>: Olwen just stepped across?
19:02 <Olwen>: I grab a handful of rocks and make my way back over.
19:03 <Skid_GMing>: Uhm, perception check?
19:03 <Leviticus>: I watch the people
19:04 <Olwen>: NOW you show up.
19:04 <Olwen>: !roll d20 specialized
19:04 <Dicebot>: Olwen, specialized: 10
19:04 <Gareth>: The traps are all on the ground?...
19:04 <Skid_GMing>: That you've activated so far, yes.
19:04 <Gareth>: Mmm.
19:05 <Leviticus>: What are we doing now?
19:05 <Skid_GMing>: We're extracting Olwen.
19:05 <Skid_GMing>: The dragon's head is now holding down several of the tiles. You're pretty sure they'll trip immediately when it's their turn to be reset, meaning that the tiles you intend to walk on may also reset as well.
19:05 <Olwen>: Oh. Drat.
19:05 <Gareth>: I thought the head splintered, maybe sending a tooth over here
19:05 <Leviticus>: You wouldn't happen to have a levitation spell, would you, Gareth?
19:05 <Olwen>: Can Gareth bridge me across?
19:06 <Skid_GMing>: There's nothing visibly preventing you from doing so.
19:06 <Gareth>: Traps come from the walls I think.
19:06 <Olwen>: No they don't just try it.
19:07 <Leviticus>: The wall traps are activated by the tiles
19:07 <Gareth>: There are holes in the walls; but it's your neck.
19:07 <Gareth>: I start placing walls as floating platforms.
19:08 <Skid_GMing>: So far, you've just seen traps attacking near the tiles that have been activated.
19:08 <Skid_GMing>: And they're mostly blades on short arms.
19:08 <Gareth>: I start from her end.
19:08 <Olwen>: I cross the platforms.
19:08 <Gareth>: I ask her to snag a loose tooth on the way.
19:08 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, you make it safely across.
19:09 <Olwen>: Yay!
19:09 <Skid_GMing>: Uhm. Acrobatics check if you intend to do that.
19:09 <Gareth>: Pick up a tooth?
19:09 <Olwen>: !roll d20 trained
19:09 <Dicebot>: Olwen, trained: 5
19:09 <Olwen>: Nope.
19:09 <Leviticus>: Aaaaand, Olwen's dead
19:09 <Gareth>: No, just hit.
19:10 <Gareth>: We're on our way out, it's okay.
19:10 Leviticus begins thinking about how to get his cat out
19:10 <Skid_GMing>: Yeah, you get hit by a spinning blade and take 5 damage.
19:11 <Gareth>: But she got the tooth right
19:11 <Gareth>:
19:11 <Skid_GMing>: No, she didn't get a tooth.
19:11 <Gareth>: Well she can get it now, she's on the ground
19:11 <Leviticus>: You starting a tooth collection, Gar?
19:11 <Gareth>: I bridge the rest of the gap.
19:12 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, you're across.
19:12 <Gareth>: Started with the Bloated Stalker, yes
19:12 <Gareth>: I've gotten two other kinds since then
19:12 <Gareth>: This will make three (Four total)
19:13 <Skid_GMing>: There may be some clever ways to grab a tooth that don't require actual contact with the area.
19:13 <Gareth>: I'm not clever
19:14 <Olwen>: This is your fault, Gareth.
19:14 Olwen pouts.
19:14 <Gareth>: Yes I know
19:14 <Gareth>: I activate Aetherial Armor and start stepping over slowly.
19:14 <Gareth>: "You can start taking that thing out."
19:15 <Olwen>: I exit the hall and move towards the entrance.
19:15 <Skid_GMing>: You walking on your platforms?
19:15 <Gareth>: Oh yeah I have that.
Yeah I go on that.
19:15 <Skid_GMing>: Because you need like four effort in armor to actually tank the blades... =p
19:16 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, how are you reaching for this tooth?
19:16 <Gareth>: Two will make it nonlethal though if I fall
19:16 <Skid_GMing>: Ah, fair enough.
19:17 <Gareth>: So I lean over and just reach for one I guess?
19:17 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, acrobatics check.
19:18 <Gareth>: Speed?
19:18 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
19:18 <Gareth>: Drat
19:18 <Gareth>: !roll d20
19:18 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 10
19:19 <Skid_GMing>: Effort?
19:19 <Gareth>: Do we have another fight before getting out? That's been two
19:20 <Skid_GMing>: How would you know?
19:20 <Gareth>: Intuition
19:20 <Gareth>: Yeah, effort
19:20 <Gareth>: It better make a difference
19:21 <Gareth>: I still have that salve from the first mission to replenish if needed, I just don't want to waste the points
19:21 <Skid_GMing>: Yeah, you can't seem to get a tooth loose without touching the floor in horrible, stabby ways.
19:22 <Gareth>: Someone clever analyze this
19:22 <Gareth>: He said there's a solution
19:22 <Skid_GMing>: Roll a knowledge: are things trying to kill me check. =p.
19:22 <Gareth>: Is that a category of magic?
19:22 <Gareth>:
19:23 <Skid_GMing>: Not specifically, no.
19:23 <Gareth>: !roll d20
19:23 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 19
19:23 <Skid_GMing>: You seem to have secured the area. Unless something comes washing down the river or is waiting at the cave entrance, you should be mostly safe.
19:24 <Gareth>: Because we delayed the cult
19:24 <Skid_GMing>: Presumably.
19:24 <Gareth>: How far above the floor am I?
19:25 <Skid_GMing>: Not far. The issue is that the teeth are made from stone, part of the same stone armor the rest of the head is covered in.
19:25 <Gareth>: Yeah I realize, I was hoping the impact knocked one loose.
19:25 <Skid_GMing>: Olwen: You head back out into the main cavern area. You hear wasps dimly buzzing far above.
19:27 <Leviticus>: Do you have a Force Pull, Gareth?
19:28 <Gareth>: Not yet. He made me pick one, and push was more effective as the original intent was to be a defense mechanism.
19:28 <Gareth>: Okay, I continue over the platforms to where Olwen was, make my rope into a lasso, and loop the head.
19:29 <Skid_GMing>: Okay.
19:29 <Gareth>: And pull it to me...
19:29 <Gareth>: o.o
19:30 <Skid_GMing>: It clanks across the floor, triggering traps.
19:30 <Gareth>: At least then we'll know what the traps are.
19:30 <Gareth>: Heh
19:30 <Gareth>: I prepare to duck into the doorway
19:31 <Skid_GMing>: Well, it cuts your rope.
19:31 <Gareth>: I have a plan b
19:32 <Gareth>: Oh, and a plan c now that I think of it
19:32 <Gareth>: Maybe.
19:32 <Skid_GMing>: Meanwhile, Olwen is outside growing a baby dragon. =p
19:33 <Gareth>: It wouldn't cut my net would it? Metal
19:33 <Skid_GMing>: Fair point.
19:34 <Gareth>: I throw my net over it then.
19:34 <Gareth>: And reel it in?
19:34 <Olwen>: Hmm.
19:34 <Skid_GMing>: You've got a net full of stone dragon's head.
19:35 <Gareth>: Yay!
19:35 <Gareth>: I recast the platforms (I assume the originals faded by now?) And go back over.
19:36 <Skid_GMing>: Sure.
19:36 <Gareth>: "So, what about the hornets?"
19:37 <Olwen>: "Well, as soon as you're ready we can go."
19:37 <Gareth>: We have the thing to kill them, but only have one pulse.
19:38 <Gareth>: We need to make sure they're all down here.
19:38 <Olwen>: We not just leave them?
19:38 <Gareth>: They'll attack us I'm sure.
19:38 <Gareth>: If not, then obviously
19:38 <Olwen>: Well, we can still try it.
19:38 <Gareth>: Of course, but we need to be prepared if they do
19:38 <Gareth>: Know what our response is
19:39 <Olwen>: Well, you have the machine, so are you ready?
19:39 <Gareth>: How much does the spike do Skid? 2?
19:39 <Skid_GMing>: 3.
19:39 <Gareth>: Oh, I'm immune then! Let me go out and see what they do.
19:40 <Skid_GMing>: Immune?
19:40 <Gareth>: 3 armor
19:40 <Skid_GMing>: It's specifically irresistable damage.
19:40 <Gareth>: Oh yeah
19:40 <Gareth>: Well Levi do it then
19:40 <Gareth>:
19:41 <Leviticus>: It's irresistable to me too
19:41 <Leviticus>: =P
19:41 <Gareth>: But you haven't taken any
19:41 <Gareth>: Cause you've been gone
19:41 <Skid_GMing>: Anyway, you've just got one river blocking you from just walking away.
19:41 <Gareth>: Go walk through. If they ignore great, if not make sure they all come down, then spike them.
19:42 <Leviticus>: Okay
19:42 <Leviticus>: Though I still have 7 damage from previous parts of this mission
19:43 <Gareth>: You didn't heal?
19:43 <Leviticus>: Wait, no, 15 damage
19:43 <Gareth>: O.o
19:43 <Leviticus>: Remember the catfight?
19:43 <Gareth>: Yes, but I healed after that
19:43 <Gareth>: I'll do it then, like I said
19:43 <Gareth>: I take the spike.
19:43 <Skid_GMing>: Okay.
19:43 <Gareth>: And walk back toward the river.
19:44 <Leviticus>: I'll use my in-combat and take the spike
19:44 <Gareth>: It's fine
19:44 <Gareth>: I'm in okay shape
19:44 <Skid_GMing>: You don't seem to draw any immediate attention.
19:44 <Leviticus>: !roll d6+1
19:44 <Dicebot>: Leviticus: 5:4+1
19:44 <Gareth>: I keep going.
19:44 <Leviticus>: I put it all to might
19:45 <Skid_GMing>: Okay.
19:45 <Gareth>: Anything?
19:46 <Olwen>: So are we ready to cross?
19:46 <Gareth>: I'm seeing
19:47 <Skid_GMing>: You aren't harassing the wasps, currently, so they're leaving you mostly alone.
19:47 <Gareth>: I look back and motion the others to follow.
19:47 <Olwen>: I'm already out here, soo...
19:47 <Gareth>: And hope they have short memories
19:47 <Gareth>: Olwen
19:47 <Gareth>:
19:48 <Olwen>: Hey!
19:48 <Gareth>: I'd hold a grudge if you wrecked my home
19:48 <Gareth>:
19:48 <Olwen>: So will you bridge us, or do we find a different way?
19:48 <Gareth>: At the river? Sure, worked before
19:49 <Olwen>: OK, let's go.
19:49 <Gareth>: I do that
19:49 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, you bridge across leaving the depths behind.
19:49 <Leviticus>: Skid do we have any more encounters?
19:49 <Leviticus>: Cuz I have to go
19:49 <Gareth>: We cautiously exit.
19:50 <Skid_GMing>: Not tonight, no.
19:50 <Gareth>: We made it?
19:51 <Skid_GMing>: Well, since we're low on time, Levi you gather your cat on the way out, and as you exit the cave entrance, everyone make perception checks.
19:52 <Olwen>: !roll d20 specialized
19:52 <Dicebot>: Olwen, specialized: 13
19:52 <Gareth>: !roll d20 trained effort
19:52 <Dicebot>: Gareth, trained effort: 19
19:53 <Leviticus>: !roll d20
19:53 <Dicebot>: Leviticus: 19
19:53 <Leviticus>: Wow, we did good
19:53 <Gareth>: We're very perceptive
19:54 <Skid_GMing>: A large bird hops from the rock above the cave and flies towards the main tower of Rindtis. You note the green magical signature of a mage as it leaves.
19:54 <Gareth>: Hmm
19:54 <Olwen>: Can I shoot it?
19:54 <Leviticus>: Zap it, Gareth
19:54 <Gareth>: Ha
19:55 <Gareth>: I cast distort space on it so Olwen can shoot it
19:55 <Skid_GMing>: With those perception scores, you have time to take a shot each.
19:55 <Skid_GMing>: Okay.
19:55 <Leviticus>: Okay
19:55 <Olwen>: I shoot at it.
19:55 <Skid_GMing>: Roll.
19:55 <Leviticus>: !roll d20 1 effort to hit
19:55 <Dicebot>: Leviticus, 1 effort to hit: 16
19:56 <Olwen>: !roll d20 specialised 2 effort to hit
19:56 <Dicebot>: Olwen, specialised 2 effort to hit: 16
19:56 <Skid_GMing>: What are you attacking with, Levi?
19:56 <Leviticus>: my sword...
19:56 <Gareth>: Doesn't matter, 25 from Olwen
19:56 <Skid_GMing>: So, you're throwing your sword at it?
19:56 <Skid_GMing>: =p
19:56 <Leviticus>: Sure, my medium sword
19:56 <Gareth>: That seems dangerous
19:57 <Leviticus>: Don't wanna lose my heavy one
19:57 <Gareth>: Olwen has this
19:57 <Skid_GMing>: Well, Olwen shoots it through the heart. The magical signature immediately dissipating.
19:57 <Gareth>: Uh
19:57 <Olwen>: Ah.
19:57 <Gareth>: You weren't supposed to kill it...
19:57 <Olwen>: What was I supposed to do?
19:57 <Gareth>: Down it. Through the wing, you know
19:57 <Olwen>: You want to collect teeth?
19:57 <Olwen>:
19:57 <Leviticus>: xP
19:57 <Olwen>: From the bird.
19:57 <Gareth>: Ha
19:58 <Gareth>: Yeah once we catch it
19:58 <Gareth>: She rolled good enough to aim at the wing didn't she?
19:58 <Olwen>: I have to go.
19:58 <Gareth>: Me too
19:58 <Gareth>: We'll check the bird later
19:59 <Skid_GMing>: All right.
19:59 <Skid_GMing>: It's a common wood pigeon not native to the area. Magical knowledge reveals that it was under a form of enchantment.
20:00 <Gareth>: It's not a shapeshifter?
20:00 <Olwen>: Can I go?
20:00 <Skid_GMing>: Yep, We're done. 2 XP each.
20:00 <Olwen>: Yay!
20:00 <Olwen>: Bye, everyone.
20:00 Olwen quit
20:00 <Gareth>: If it was just eyes in the sky alright then
20:01 <Gareth>: I thought *it* was a mage
20:02 <Leviticus>: So, spy-bird
20:02 <Gareth>: Do we get back home or is there wrap-up needed?
20:03 <Skid_GMing>: You go home... which starts the next mission.
20:03 <Gareth>: So no healing
20:04 <Skid_GMing>: Well, going home takes weeks, which will be time for healing.
20:04 <Gareth>: Good