19:07 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, let's go. For this mission your team gets two healing salves (heals 5 pool points each over 10 minutes), and directions to go to the Crystal Sword Tavern in Bildge Mine to meet your information contact.
19:07 <Skid_GMing>: Since this is the first mission for many of you, Commander Ursa will be joining you. He will step in if things go bad, but has promised your team an extra reward if you can complete the mission without his direct intervention.
19:08 <Skid_GMing>: After a long but fairly uneventful journey, your party reaches Bildge Mine as the sun descends in the west. It's a bustling hub of filthy industry and roughly 10,000 citizens. The smoke of metal refining rises in every direction, then descends to choke the streets. Far to the Northwest you see an iridescent tempest hovering over The Spire and rising into infinity. To the east, Bildge Lake collects sewage and toxic runoff.
19:09 <Skid_GMing>: You find The Crystal Sword. It's a lopsided-shack that seems to have absorbed several building around it. The result is a labyrinthine tavern, general store, and bunkhouse that appeals to the lowest standards.
19:09 <Skid_GMing>: The scruffy old bartender greets your group with a friendly nod. "Ya'll be looking for the Ember boy? He's in the corner booth. Shame about those slavers."
19:09 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, go. ->
19:11 <Skid_GMing>: Now you chan choose what to do next. Talk to people, go meet your contact, ask for more description of things, etc.
19:11 <Tikvah>: Are we supposed to talk in first person, third person, or what?
19:11 <bookworm>: I approach the booth.
19:11 <Skid_GMing>: You guys can use first person. You could also switch your names to your character names to make things easy.
19:12 Tikvah is now known as Olwen
19:12 <Olwen>: I follow Gareth.
19:12 <Skid_GMing>: All right. You go to the booth and find your contact. He's a wiry young man, without any signature gear except his badge, which lies on the table.
19:13 <Skid_GMing>: He grins as you approach, and rises to salute Commander Ursa.
19:13 bookworm is now known as Gareth
19:13 <Olwen>: I greet him.
19:14 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "Scout Ajax reporting. Not much of an assault team, but I hope you know what you're doing."
19:14 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "Have a seat and we can get down to the details."
19:16 <Olwen>: I sit down.
19:17 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "I think you know the basics. Slavers. Attack at night. But it gets a bit weird. Not a drop of blood in all the attacks. People just up and vanished most of the time."
19:18 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "Hadn't a clue how they were doing it until I caught the old hag that was tipping them off. She was selling people out for a handful of commons. Handed her over to the city guard and they got some good stuff out of her"
19:18 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: " Turns out the scum have a spellcaster. He does some mumbo-jumbo, everyone passes out, and they waltz right in take what they want."
19:18 <Olwen>: "Do we know any witnesses?"
19:20 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "None with useful information. But squeezing the beggar got us what we need. They're holed up in an old mine a dozen miles west of here."
19:21 <Gareth>: "How many?"
19:21 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "I've been out to take a look. Counting all the traffic in and out there's at most a dozen of them down there at any time. Half that if some are off raiding. They've always got a sentry at the front entrance, and he's got a nasty dog."
19:22 <Olwen>: "Anything else we should know?"
19:23 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "There is!" And he pauses to look pleased with himself. "I talked to an old miner that knew the area. He told me there's a vent shaft that goes straight down into the heart of the mine."
19:24 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "I didn't see any guard near it either."
19:25 <Olwen>: "where does this shaft come out?"
19:26 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "Top of the cliff, about 200 paces back."
19:27 <Gareth>: "Are we sure we can trust this information?"
19:28 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "The old codger hasn't been to the mine in 40 years. But he didn't seem senile."
19:28 <Olwen>: "Where's the cliff?"
19:28 <Gareth>: "I meant that it wasn't a trap, more than wasn't accurate."
19:29 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "The cliff the mine entrance is at the base of. You'll see it when we get there, no missing it. I found a side trail that'll take you to the top with getting spotted."
19:30 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "Well, I'm pretty good at reading people, and the old man didn't look like the slave-taking type. But you've got the Commander with you. What could go wrong?"
19:31 <Olwen>: "When are we to leave?"
19:32 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "Well, we could hike out there now and get there around midnight. Might catch some of them out on a raid. Or you wait and go in the daytime, have a chance of watching them before you strike."
19:33 <Olwen>: "What do you think, Gareth?"
19:33 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "Not a lot to see during the day though, they're probably mostly asleep."
19:34 <Gareth>: "I'm eager to get this dealt with swiftly, but if there is a chance to gather further information before moving in a delay may be prudent..."
19:36 <Olwen>: "Indeed. It would perhaps be best to wait till daylight."
19:36 <Olwen>: "What if we were to arrive at sunrise? They may be active then."
19:37 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax: "Barkeep here will put you up for the night if you choose to stay. I've got to go, some of my favorite scoundrels get leaky this time of night when you put enough ale in them."
19:39 <Olwen>: "Thanks for your help."
19:39 <Gareth>: I nod to him.
19:39 <Skid_GMing>: Ajax conceals his badge in a pocket, and passes a hand over his face. His features instantly shift, becoming unrecognizable. He smiles through his other-man's face and disappears into the night with a wave.
19:40 <Skid_GMing>: All right. What time do you guys want to arrive at the mine?
19:41 <Olwen>: "I think we should leave now and catch them unawares."
19:42 <Gareth>: OOC: in the dark? Or were we waiting until morning?
19:43 <Skid_GMing>: Commander Ursa points out that if you attack while the spellcaster is away, you might have an easier time.
19:43 <Gareth>: Do we know when that is?
19:44 <Skid_GMing>: He's what the slavers use to take their prisoners without a fight.
19:44 <Olwen>: "Ajax said they most likely raid at night."
19:45 <Gareth>: Ah right. "I concur."
19:45 <Olwen>: "Do we need any additional supplies like food?"
19:45 <Skid_GMing>: It's a day trip. You'll be fine.
19:46 <Olwen>: "Shall we leave then?"
19:48 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, you set out towards the mine. Do you want to approach from the top of the cliff (vent shaft) or the bottom (front door)?
19:49 <Olwen>: I vote vent shaft.
19:49 <Gareth>: I have no strong preference, so sure
19:50 <Skid_GMing>: Okay. You travel along the top edge of the cliff until you approach the location of the mine. Roll perception checks.
19:51 <Olwen>: !roll d20 specialized perception.
19:51 <Dicebot>: Olwen, specialized perception.: 1
19:51 <Gareth>: !roll d20
19:51 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 12
19:52 <Gareth>: Oh, trained perception
19:52 <Skid_GMing>: GM intrustion! Olwen, you see a glimmer of lamplight where you would expect the shaft to be.
19:53 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth: There appears to be some sort of shelter over the shaft, the shadow of a seated man is cast against the fabric.
19:53 <Gareth>: OOC: was that a 1 ?
19:53 <Skid_GMing>: It was indeed.
19:53 <Gareth>: Nice, on our first ever roll!
19:54 <Skid_GMing>: It means it can only get better from here. =p
19:54 <Gareth>: Ha
19:55 <Skid_GMing>: You're currently about 200 meters away from him, and the night is dark. However, the distance between is wind-swept rock with very little cover.
19:56 <Skid_GMing>: He doesn't appear to have noticed you yet.
19:56 <Gareth>: "Guarded."
19:56 <Olwen>: "Can you do anything about it?"
19:56 <Olwen>: "knock him out or something?"
19:57 <Gareth>: "I'm sure we could take him, the question I'd if it would cause too much commotion."
19:58 <Olwen>: "Know any sleeping spells?"
19:58 <Gareth>: OOC: not on my sheet; do I Skid?
19:59 <Skid_GMing>: You just have what's on your sheet.
19:59 <Skid_GMing>: You know they exist, since your enemy spellcaster has them, but you can't use them currently.
19:59 <Olwen>: Can I use my Lesser Dark Vision now?
20:00 <Skid_GMing>: Yes. Spend two intellect points.
20:00 <Olwen>: OK.
20:00 <Skid_GMing>: And make a perception check.
20:00 <Gareth>: "If they learn we're here, we'll be sitting ducks descending the shaft. The advantage of this over the entrance was surprise wasn't it?"
20:01 <Olwen>: !roll d20 specialised perception, 2 Int on Lesser Dark Vision
20:01 <Dicebot>: Olwen, specialised perception, 2 Int on Lesser Dark Vision: 3
20:02 <Skid_GMing>: Well, that's 9 total... you don't see much more, but you realize that the man is looking at something in his lap, and only rarely looking up.
20:02 <Olwen>: "I think we can sneak up on him."
20:04 <Gareth>: "I suppose it's worth attempting. If they notice us there's not much difference if it's up here or at the door."
20:04 <Olwen>: I sneak towards the guard.
20:05 <Skid_GMing>: Roll a stealth check. I recommend effort.
20:05 <Olwen>: !roll d20 1 effort
20:05 <Dicebot>: Olwen, 1 effort: 19
20:07 <Skid_GMing>: Olwen: You streak across the open ground like a shadow until you are right behind the guard. There is only a thin layer of fabric between you with his shadow projected on it clearly. What now?
20:07 <Skid_GMing>: Your next few actions will be covered by that same stealth roll.
20:08 <Olwen>: Which pool does that effort come out of?
20:08 <Skid_GMing>: Speed.
20:08 <Olwen>: OK
20:09 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth: Do you move into range or follow her?
20:09 <Gareth>: I just move closer, not all the way up
20:10 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, roll a stealth check.
20:11 <Skid_GMing>: Easier, since you aren't getting as close.
20:11 <Olwen>: Can I choke him through the tent fabric?
20:12 <Gareth>: Oh if I need one for either I may as well just follow
20:12 <Skid_GMing>: Hmm. You think you might be able to tear the fabric and grab him, but it would be tricky.
20:13 <Gareth>: !roll d20
20:13 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 15
20:14 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth: You make it to Olwin's side safely.
20:14 <Skid_GMing>: Note: you both still have the drop on this guy, so anything you want to do to him will be two levels easier.
20:15 <Olwen>: Can I hold a knife to his throat?
20:16 <Skid_GMing>: You could hold it to the back of his neck easily, to get arm around is still a bit harder.
20:16 <Skid_GMing>: Both are speed actions.
20:16 <Gareth>: Are we not killing people?
20:16 <Olwen>: He might make noise.
20:16 <Skid_GMing>: Well, I can see being a bit squeamish about just killing a guy who doesn't see you.
20:17 <Skid_GMing>: In any case, he's going to look around in a few seconds, so decide fast.
20:17 <Gareth>: It's the silent option isn't it?
20:17 <Gareth>: Can we hit him unconscious with something?
20:17 <Skid_GMing>: You can try.
20:18 <Olwen>: What about a water canteen?
20:18 <Skid_GMing>: Worth a shot?
20:18 <Olwen>: You have more Might than I do.
20:18 <Gareth>: What kind of structure is this?
20:18 <Gareth>: Are there walls?
20:18 <Skid_GMing>: It's a flimsy little half-tent.
20:18 <Skid_GMing>: There's a wall on the side you are on.
20:19 <Skid_GMing>: The others are open.
20:19 <Gareth>: Oh nevermind then
20:19 <Gareth>: That wouldn't work
20:19 <Olwen>: We can knock him through the wall.
20:20 <Skid_GMing>: You could take actions together before he does anything, since you have initative.
20:20 <Olwen>: So, I could cut the wall open and Gareth can take care of the gaurd?
20:21 <Skid_GMing>: Worth a try.
20:21 <Gareth>: I was going to force push him into the wall. At this range I'm sure the velocity would knock him out
20:21 <Gareth>: Would probably make noise though
20:21 <Olwen>: I use my dagger to cut through the wall.
20:21 <Skid_GMing>: It's not a /real/ wall. You could force push him /through/ the wall.
20:22 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, don't even roll for that. There's now a gaping hole in the tent. THe guard starts to turn around.
20:22 <Skid_GMing>: You can see that he's holding a lump of something in one hand and a dagger in the other.
20:27 <Gareth>: What's behind him? If I push does he hit something or just tumble out of here?
20:27 <Skid_GMing>: He's in a flimsy tent with four open sides, you can't see what's directly in front of him though.
20:28 <Olwen>: We're behind him.
20:28 <Skid_GMing>: If you want to throw him, he will probably go far.
20:30 <Skid_GMing>: Also, for combat strength reference, the average thug is level 3. Your abilties put you roughly at level 4.
20:31 <Gareth>: I use plasma bolt
20:31 <Skid_GMing>: Okay. Just straight up zap him? Any efforts?
20:32 <Skid_GMing>: Roll your attack.
20:32 <Gareth>: Not this move
20:32 <Gareth>: !roll d20
20:32 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 14
20:33 <Skid_GMing>: You hit. He is shocked for 4 damage. He lets out a sort of strangled-half scream.
20:33 <Gareth>: Oops
20:33 <Olwen>: Is he dead?
20:33 <Skid_GMing>: He is not.
20:34 <Gareth>: Doesn't matter they heard
20:34 <Skid_GMing>: Turn order is Olwen, Gareth, Guard.
20:34 <Olwen>: I shoot him.
20:34 <Skid_GMing>: The guard slices at Olwen.
20:34 <Skid_GMing>: You need to dodge first.
20:35 <Olwen>: !roll d20 trained dodging
20:35 <Dicebot>: Olwen, trained dodging: 8
20:35 <Skid_GMing>: You step back and he misses. Now shoot.
20:35 <Skid_GMing>: Oh. Gareth, roll a perception check.
20:36 <Gareth>: For?
20:36 <Olwen>: !roll d20 specialized archery, special skill flexible Shooter.
20:36 <Dicebot>: Olwen, specialized archery, special skill flexible Shooter.: 20
20:36 <Skid_GMing>: Oh.
20:36 <Olwen>: Ooop, trained in archery.
20:36 <Olwen>: Sorry.
20:37 <Skid_GMing>: Well, he dies. Very dead. Cinematic action?
20:37 <Gareth>: !roll d20 trained perception
20:37 <Dicebot>: Gareth, trained perception: 20
20:37 <Gareth>: Lol
20:38 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, his body is lying right next to the open vent, which has a rickety rope ladder descending into it. Tiny whisps of vile smoke and heat are floatling out of it.
20:38 <Olwen>: What was he holding?
20:39 <Skid_GMing>: It's a tiny carving of a reptile, half finished.
20:39 <Gareth>: Loot the body; I know that much
20:39 <Skid_GMing>: Well, he has a regular dagger, skimpy leather armor, and... 7 copper commons.
20:40 <Skid_GMing>: Also some lame tribal tattoos.
20:40 <Gareth>: That's money?
20:40 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
20:40 <Gareth>: I take that
20:41 <Skid_GMing>: A common will buy you a drink or a piece of bread. Your pay for a mission is usually 50 commons.
20:41 <Gareth>: Never hurts to have extra
20:41 <Skid_GMing>: All right. Any interest in the shaft?
20:41 <Olwen>: Should we go down?
20:42 <Olwen>: Would it help if we put on our camaflouge cloaks?
20:42 <Gareth>: I suppose, that's why we came up here. Though they probably heard the fight
20:42 <Skid_GMing>: I'm assuming you're wearing them.
20:42 <Olwen>: Good.
20:42 <Skid_GMing>: If you're looking down the shaft make perception checks.
20:43 <Olwen>: I look down the shaft.
20:43 <Olwen>: !roll d20 Specialized perception
20:43 <Dicebot>: Olwen, Specialized perception: 20
20:43 <Gareth>: I listen at the shaft to hear if there's someone waiting below
20:45 <Skid_GMing>: Aaand your night vision is still active. So about 40 feet below you see a tunnel branching to the west. About 50 feet down, you see the glimmer of firelight and hear the gentle clatter of cutlery. Beyond that is darkness.
20:46 <Olwen>: How about we follow the tunnel to the West?
20:46 <Gareth>: I'll follow whatever you do since you can see
20:47 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, climbing checks to descend.
20:47 <Skid_GMing>: Who is going first?
20:47 <Olwen>: !roll d20
20:47 <Dicebot>: Olwen: 18
20:47 <Gareth>: She is
20:47 <Olwen>: I am.
20:47 <Olwen>: I can see.
20:47 <Gareth>: !roll d20
20:47 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 6
20:48 <Skid_GMing>: You're good. Olwen, you silently descend the ladder to the upper level... Until Gareth slips and clatters down a few steps, ending up with his feet in your face.
20:49 <Gareth>: "It's dark."
20:49 <Skid_GMing>: You're easy jumping distance from the western tunnel.
20:50 <Olwen>: I jump to the tunnel.
20:50 <Gareth>: I follow
20:50 <Olwen>: Roll?
20:50 <Skid_GMing>: Okay. You make it. Gareth, you're still on the ladder. The shaft below suddenly gets darker as something enters it below.
20:51 <Gareth>: Now I jump down?
20:51 <Skid_GMing>: Unknown, male: "Dueth, you idiot. What are you doing?"
20:52 <Skid_GMing>: If that's what you want.
20:52 <Skid_GMing>: You can't see, so make a check for it.
20:52 <Gareth>: Oh boy
20:53 <Gareth>: !roll d20
20:53 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 9
20:53 <Skid_GMing>: You jump and catch the side of the ledge, scrabbling for a hold.
20:53 <Gareth>: I glare in what I believe to be Olwen's direction
20:54 <Olwen>: I help Gareth up.
20:54 <Skid_GMing>: Unknown, male: "Man, I am not scraping your brains off the floor, you hear?"
20:55 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, You're now in the corridor. It goes west about 15 feet before turning suddenly to the left. The walls are rough-hewn and braced with timbers.
20:56 <Skid_GMing>: ...you could strike a light.
20:56 <Skid_GMing>: You have a lantern. And a glowstone.
20:56 <Olwen>: Can I still see?
20:56 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
20:56 <Gareth>: I think we should hold off on light as long as we can, because they would see it right?
20:57 <Olwen>: I follow the corridor.
20:57 <Gareth>: Or I would have used my stone to get off the ladder
20:58 <Olwen>:
20:58 <Skid_GMing>: Okay. After the turn it continues on arrow-straight for a couple hundred feet. About 30 paces in front of you is a larger, torch-lit room with beds and various personal items scattered around.
20:59 <Gareth>: I carefully follow Olwen
20:59 <Skid_GMing>: Roll perception checks.
20:59 <Olwen>: !roll d20 Specialized perception
20:59 <Dicebot>: Olwen, Specialized perception: 16
21:00 <Gareth>: !roll d20 trained perception
21:00 <Dicebot>: Gareth, trained perception: 18
21:00 <Skid_GMing>: And Gareth, roll a magic knowledge check.
21:01 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized magic knowledge
21:01 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized magic knowledge: 6
21:02 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, there is someone under the covers in one of the finer beds. At the foot of there bed is a dark robe. Your badges tint with purple magical energy.
21:02 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth, this figure is a mage that deals in mental attacks.
21:03 <Gareth>: So I gathered
21:03 <Gareth>: I whisper "I thought he was supposed to be gone!"
21:03 <Olwen>: Looks like we found the sleeping spell person.
21:03 <Olwen>: "I thought so as well."
21:03 <Skid_GMing>: Also, he has an active detection ward set up in the corridor beyond the room.
21:04 <Olwen>: Have we passed it yet?
21:04 <Skid_GMing>: No. You have to pass him first.
21:04 <Skid_GMing>: Well, that you've seen.
21:04 <Olwen>: "Should we go back, or forwards?"
21:06 <Gareth>: OOC: How tough is he?
21:07 <Olwen>: Can I shoot him?
21:07 <Skid_GMing>: You're many paces away and his magic is overwriting your own magic's signature on your badge.
21:07 <Skid_GMing>: You can shoot him.
21:07 <Olwen>: "Should I try and shoot him?"
21:07 <Gareth>: I make this face: >_>
21:08 <Skid_GMing>: Footsteps sound far, far down the hallway. They echo a lot, like metal on stone.
21:09 <Skid_GMing>: And they get closer.
21:09 <Olwen>: Do I have time to get closer before the echoing steps arrive?
21:10 <Gareth>: "Do you think we can climb back quickly and regroup? Or do we need to power through this?"
21:10 <Skid_GMing>: Yes, but that means going into the torchlight.
21:10 <Olwen>: "We don't have time."
21:10 <Skid_GMing>: You're within easy bow shot already.
21:10 <Olwen>: I sneak up closer to the sleeping mage.
21:10 <Olwen>: Nevermind.
21:10 <Olwen>: I shoot him.
21:10 <Skid_GMing>: Okay. Roll.
21:11 <Gareth>: I also shoot him because if we're attacking we need to go together while he doesn't know we're here
21:11 <Olwen>: !roll d20 trained archery, special skill flexible shooting, 1 effort.
21:11 <Dicebot>: Olwen, trained archery, special skill flexible shooting, 1 effort.: 13
21:12 <Skid_GMing>: Okay Turn order: Olwen, Gareth, mage, footsteps.
21:12 <Skid_GMing>: You stick an arrow into the lump beneath the sheets. It convulses and begins to rise.
21:12 <Gareth>: !roll d20
21:12 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 7
21:13 <Gareth>: Oh plasma
21:13 <Skid_GMing>: Well, you just miss him.
21:13 <Gareth>: Heh
21:14 <Skid_GMing>: He turns around with the bedspread pinned to him, and cringes as it pulls on the arrow.
21:15 <Skid_GMing>: The footsteps shout "Hey! Hey! What's going on?"
21:15 <Skid_GMing>: And continue approaching.
21:16 <Skid_GMing>: Olwen?
21:16 <Olwen>: I shoot the mage again.
21:16 <Skid_GMing>: Okay. Roll.
21:16 <Olwen>: !roll d20 trained archery, SS Flaxible shooter, Effort 1
21:16 <Dicebot>: Olwen, trained archery, SS Flaxible shooter, Effort 1: 12
21:17 <Skid_GMing>: That is a hit. You stick another arrow through his arm.
21:17 <Skid_GMing>: Wait, what was the effort for, damage or accuracy?
21:17 <Olwen>: damage.
21:18 <Skid_GMing>: Well, it's still a hit.
21:18 <Skid_GMing>: But just barely.
21:18 <Skid_GMing>: You think you hear bone crack.
21:18 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth?
21:20 <Gareth>: Plasma bolt
21:20 <Skid_GMing>: Roll.
21:21 <Gareth>: !roll d20
21:21 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 9
21:21 <Skid_GMing>: You miss.
21:21 <Gareth>: I know
21:21 <Gareth>:
21:22 <Skid_GMing>: The mage tries to find you in the darkness, then throws himself down behind the cover of the bed.
21:23 <Skid_GMing>: The footsteps enter the light. It's a man in metal armor, holding a great sword. He looks at the mage and then runs over to the torch.
21:23 <Skid_GMing>: Olwen
21:24 <Olwen>: Can I move to where I can see the mage and still shoot?
21:25 <Skid_GMing>: You would move forwards into the room, and that would put you in the light, and take your whole turn.
21:25 <Skid_GMing>: And it would still be a hard shot.
21:25 <Olwen>: OK.
21:26 <Olwen>: Is there any chance of damaging the armor-man from here?
21:26 <Skid_GMing>: You can take a shot at it.
21:26 <Skid_GMing>: Won't know until you try.
21:26 <Olwen>: I shoot at the Armor-covered man
21:26 <Skid_GMing>: Roll for it.
21:27 <Olwen>: !roll d20 Effort 1, Trained archery, SS flexible shooter.
21:27 <Dicebot>: Olwen, Effort 1, Trained archery, SS flexible shooter.: 13
21:27 <Skid_GMing>: What's the effort for?
21:27 <Olwen>: accuracy.
21:28 <Skid_GMing>: Higher damage is used to penetrate armor.
21:28 <Olwen>: soooo...
21:28 <Skid_GMing>: But you hit. The arrow barely pierces his armor.
21:28 <Olwen>:
21:29 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth.
21:29 <Gareth>: Plasma bolt at the new enemy
21:29 <Gareth>: !roll d20 1 effort damage
21:29 <Dicebot>: Gareth, 1 effort damage: 5
21:29 <Gareth>: Dice are stupid
21:29 <Skid_GMing>: The dice don't like you tonight, do they.
21:29 <Gareth>: I waste a point
21:29 <Skid_GMing>: The Mage does something behind the bed that you can't make out clearly.
21:30 <Skid_GMing>: The knight grabs the the torch and throws it down the hallway, illuminating your position and casting the room into darkness.
21:30 <Skid_GMing>: Olwen.
21:31 <Olwen>: I run forward into the room.
21:31 <Skid_GMing>: Okay. Where do you want to be. Next to the knight, or beyond him?
21:31 <Gareth>: We're illuminated and in darkness?
21:32 <Olwen>: beyond.
21:32 <Olwen>: He'll be backlit.
21:32 <Skid_GMing>: No, you're in the hallway, that is now lit up. The knight and mage are in the room. It is now dark.
21:32 <Skid_GMing>: Olwen can see the knight dimly with her night vision.
21:32 <Gareth>: Oh I thought we were in the room too, k
21:33 <Skid_GMing>: Roll a movement check.
21:33 <Olwen>: !roll d20
21:33 <Dicebot>: Olwen: 4
21:33 <Olwen>:
21:33 <Skid_GMing>: Welp, you dash forwards but the knight moves into your path.
21:33 <Olwen>: seriously?
21:33 <Skid_GMing>: Yeah, he didn't need to go far.
21:34 <Gareth>: This might be why I've never done one of these before
21:34 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth: your go.
21:34 <Olwen>: Your move.
21:35 <Skid_GMing>: You can afford to take a hit or two.
21:35 <Gareth>: I don't think I can attack anything in the dark so I kick the torch back into the room?
21:35 <Skid_GMing>: Sure. Rolll a speed check.
21:35 <Gareth>: That'll be fun
21:35 <Gareth>: !roll d20
21:35 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 18
21:36 <Olwen>:
21:36 <Gareth>: I'm awesome at kicking
21:36 <Skid_GMing>: You flick the torch back into the room. It lands on a bed, which catches on fire.
21:36 <Gareth>: Nothing else though
21:36 <Gareth>: I should just kick the enemies
21:37 <Skid_GMing>: The mage pops out from behind the bed. He's disentangled himself from the bedsheet and is now clad only in white loincloth. His arm hangs at an unnatural angle. His purple gaze turs towards Olwen. Make an intellect defense roll.
21:38 <Olwen>: !roll d20
21:38 <Dicebot>: Olwen: 12
21:38 <Olwen>:
21:38 <Skid_GMing>: Ouch. Your mental reistance is drained away. Take 5 int damage.
21:39 <Gareth>: Holy cow
21:39 <Olwen>: O_O
21:39 <Gareth>: We're dead - I blame Sam
21:39 <Olwen>: 00C: I'll have to go soon.
21:39 <Gareth>: This is clearly not a two person fight
21:39 <Skid_GMing>: You have healing items and recovery rolls.
21:40 <Skid_GMing>: The knight takes a swing at olwen, but seems awkward in his heavy armor.
21:40 <Olwen>: I shoot the knight.
21:40 <Skid_GMing>: You need to roll to dodge his attack ,even if it is a terrible one.
21:41 <Olwen>: !roll d20
21:41 <Dicebot>: Olwen: 11
21:41 <Skid_GMing>: You make it. He's terrible.
21:41 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, now do your shooting.
21:41 <Skid_GMing>: OOC: to speed things along, the mage needs one more hit to go down.
21:41 <Olwen>: !roll d20 trained archery, effort 1
21:41 <Dicebot>: Olwen, trained archery, effort 1: 6
21:41 <Olwen>: D:
21:42 <Olwen>: effort to damage
21:42 <Gareth>: Lol
21:42 <Skid_GMing>: that actually still hits mr. wears-more-armor-than-has-skill. That arrow goes deep.
21:42 <Olwen>:
21:42 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth?
21:43 <Skid_GMing>: Score a lucky crit on the mage and we all go home.
21:43 <Gareth>: Plasma bolt
21:43 <Skid_GMing>: Roll.
21:44 <Gareth>: !roll d20 1 effort accuracy
21:44 <Dicebot>: Gareth, 1 effort accuracy: 13
21:44 <Skid_GMing>: Shooting the mage?
21:44 <Gareth>: I thought the other was dead
21:44 <Gareth>: But yes either way
21:44 <Skid_GMing>: He convulses and collapses.
21:45 <Gareth>: Loot da body!
21:45 <Skid_GMing>: The knight looks over his shoulder at the the mage's death, and starts to retreat.
21:45 <Skid_GMing>: He backs out of the light, down the hall.
21:45 <Skid_GMing>: He's practically, naked. Man.
21:45 <Skid_GMing>: But in his robe you find an iron key.
21:46 <Gareth>: I meant the room
21:46 <Skid_GMing>: And a golden coin embossed with a coiling dragon.
21:46 <Gareth>: I look for cool magic stuff
21:46 <Olwen>: I take a recovery roll.
21:47 <Skid_GMing>: okay.
21:47 <Olwen>: !roll d6+1
21:47 <Dicebot>: Olwen: 2:1+1
21:47 <Olwen>:
21:47 <Gareth>: Ahahaha! Can't even heal
21:47 <Olwen>: So I get 2 points?
21:48 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, you guys take ten minute breaks while you search the room.
21:48 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
21:48 <Gareth>: Can I apply my recovery to her? I don't need it
21:48 <Skid_GMing>: Not without specific healing magic.
21:48 <Gareth>: Didn't think so but worth checking
21:48 <Skid_GMing>: You both have healing items that'll fix 8 HP each though.
21:48 <Gareth>: !roll d6+1
21:48 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 3:2+1
21:49 <Gareth>: Int back to full
21:49 <Skid_GMing>: You find 13 silver nobles each by gonig through pockets.
21:49 <Olwen>: Who gets it?
21:49 <Gareth>: Each
21:49 <Skid_GMing>: There were 26.
21:49 <Olwen>:
21:50 <Skid_GMing>: Unless you want to fight over them.
21:50 <Olwen>: nah.
21:50 <Gareth>: Don't speak for me
21:50 <Gareth>: jk
21:50 <Skid_GMing>: And I guess we call it a night there? The boss is dead because you used dirty tactics. You stil need to go downstairs and deal with some goons and free the slaves.
21:51 <Olwen>: Well, if we hadn't we'd be dead.
21:51 <Skid_GMing>: Heh, it would have been a fair fight. You barely took scratches.
21:52 <Skid_GMing>: In the first dungeon I went through as a player, we got a monster that did 10 damage thrown at us.
21:52 <Gareth>: What's your health like Olwen? Do you need to use an item before next time?
21:53 <Olwen>: I only have 3 intellect, other than that I'm fine.
21:53 <Olwen>: I have to go.
21:53 <Gareth>: @Skid: Well if this guy did 5 a hit isn't that dead in three? I only have 15
21:54 <Skid_GMing>: Not, it's just injured. You make a recovery roll and you come back.
21:54 <Gareth>: Ooooh
21:55 <Gareth>: Gamechanger
21:55 Olwen quit
21:55 <Skid_GMing>: And if you stay at 0 int, every task is one level harder.
21:55 <Gareth>: Well thanks Skid this was enjoyable
21:56 <Skid_GMing>: You're welcome.
21:56 <Gareth>: Not sure if 'fun' yet ; stupid dice
21:56 <Skid_GMing>: I see I need to throw some worse monsters at you guys.
21:56 <Gareth>: In time
21:57 <Skid_GMing>: Oh, and you each get 2 XP for boss slaying.
21:57 <Gareth>: Ah ^.^