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(7) DM: You are on the boat, in the early morning
(7) DM: breakfast has just finished
(7) DM: Andrinor has revived Kerrick, who's looking rather well for having taken a 30 foot fall the day before
(7) DM: You've explained your plan in brief to Reggie, who's passed it on the Ronald, the new captain of the halfling boat
(7) DM: they will wait for you for at least 3 days
(7) DM: or until their hulls are full of gold
(7) DM: and they promise not to take anything except that fallen disk
(7) DM: What do you do?
(7) DM: At Kerrick's lead...
(7) DM: you shuttle across in your little boat, and land near the first wide, low buildings
(7) DM: the party lands, as well as 6 halflings, the captain included
(7) DM: Reggie was left behind, to take after teh crew on the boat
(7) DM: ...
(7) DM: OOC - hot dogs taste good
(7) DM: ...
(7) DM: 5 blue little crewment, and 1 halfling
(7) DM: smurfs, if you will
(7) DM: the trail of halflings, armed with spears, but also carrying a couple picks and axes, follow along as you head towards the disk
(7) DM: make Spot checks
(7) DM: are you guys saying anything? I am receiving nothing
(7) DM: ping?
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(9) DM (enter): 19:47
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Attempting to assign the role of GM to (9) DM...
(3) Fungia (enter): 19:47
(4) Jordan (enter): 19:47
(6) Andrinor (enter): 19:47
(2) Boombaata (enter): 19:47
(8) Ito (enter): 19:47
** (3) Fungia present **
(2) Boombaata: yo DM
** (4) Jordan YELLS **
** (3) Fungia present **
(9) DM: I hear from B, F, J
(6) Andrinor: hi
(9) DM: ito?
(2) Boombaata: sweet
(9) DM: and?
(3) Fungia: ito was getting beer
(9) DM: I got none of your declared actions
(9) DM: I assume you head for the tower?
(3) Fungia: we rolled spots
(9) DM: ....the tower!
(3) Fungia: yes
(9) DM: okay, roll again please
(4) Jordan: DM ... Ill send you the info
(3) Fungia: [1d20+9] -> [10,9] = (19)
(2) Boombaata: [1d20+3] -> [20,3] = (23)
(8) Ito: back
(9) DM: okay, roll again please
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+3] -> [11,3] = (14)
(8) Ito: ooc have 4 oz of Glenlivet 18... now I'm happy
(9) DM: ito, spot
(9) DM: jordan, spot
(4) Jordan: [1d20+1] -> [3,1] = (4)
Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (8) Ito...
(8) Ito: [1d20+5] -> [14,5] = (19)
(8) Ito: ooc still hot baby
(9) DM: send me no messages
(9) DM: okay...
(9) DM: just before you reach the first building
(9) DM: Fungia, Boombaata and Ito all get a feeling
(9) DM: of being watched
(9) DM: they look around, and can see may pairs of small eyes looking out of the greenery at them
(8) Ito: Fungia... something's wrong
(9) DM: about half a dozen pairs
(9) DM: what do you do?
** (4) Jordan is oblivous **
(3) Fungia: Does everyone see them?
(9) DM: no
** (8) Ito readies his rapier **
** (2) Boombaata walks up to Andrinor and whispers to him **
(3) Fungia: "We are being watched"
(3) Fungia: "Someone or something has been called"
(2) Boombaata: GS ready
** (4) Jordan looks at Fungia, then looks around.... **
(9) DM: Some of you ready weapons, other half point and half motions with your eyes
(9) DM: but nothing happens
(9) DM: What do you do?
(3) Fungia: "Who goes there?"
(9) DM: no response
** (8) Ito tells the halflings to be on guard (Bahneese) **
(3) Fungia: are we by the bridge
(4) Jordan: Perhaps these are the gaurdians that the gong was to call.
(3) Fungia: Where are we?
(9) DM: you are in a slight passage between two buildings
(8) Ito: Let'sget the hell inside... too much open ground here.
** (6) Andrinor readies his flail, "little eyes are strange servants...probably just indigenous. **
(9) DM: heavy shrubs to either side, as indicated
(8) Ito: DM---how far to the door of the tower?
(9) DM: you see eyes mostly in the right side
(9) DM: the tower is about 400 feet away
(9) DM: maybe 600
(9) DM: far
(9) DM: through lots of jungle
(3) Fungia: which direction is the tower
(8) Ito: Git
** (4) Jordan Readys Mage Armor **
(9) DM: see map
** (8) Ito Shouts to the halflings to arm themselves... enemies in bushes to the right. **
(3) Fungia: ooc thanks
(9) DM: the halflings are getting worried
(4) Jordan: Growls ... underbreath... this is stupid.
(9) DM: the captain says to get in formation
(9) DM: and they continue on
(3) Fungia: lets keep moving
(6) Andrinor: "keep walkning
(8) Ito: Quick march you lot
(9) DM: the small eyes continue to peer out of teh shrubs at you
(2) Boombaata: i agree
(8) Ito: Doubletime
** (4) Jordan Pauses and casts mage armor on self. **
(3) Fungia: lead the way kerrick
** (8) Ito doubletimes it to the door **
(9) DM: you head on
(9) DM: and nothing happens
(9) DM: you reach the central plaza area
(9) DM: and head to the left
(9) DM: past the fourth building
(3) Fungia: do the eyes follow?
(9) DM: no following eyes that you see
(9) DM: and on to the bridge
(9) DM: climb up, or walk the path next to it?
(3) Fungia: Andrinor, are there any creatures that your god cherishes
(2) Boombaata: I think we should climb up
(3) Fungia: climb slowly
(9) DM: The halflings scramble up the vines easily
(2) Boombaata: yes
(9) DM: the rest of you follow more warily
(9) DM: and reach the top
** (4) Jordan pauses at the top of the bridge to look in the other direction away from the tower... searching the distance and examining the other tower... **
(9) DM: You can't see anything in the distance
(2) Boombaata: watch the trip wire
(3) Fungia: yes
(3) Fungia: go inside
(9) DM: the bridge disapears in the distance and the shadows of the jungle canopy above
(9) DM: the canopy is between 150 and 200 feet tall. The bridge is only 30
(9) DM: the trip line is gone
(9) DM: you enter the tower
(9) DM: the halflings are in amazement
(4) Jordan: I feel that we should be looking for the end of this bridge.... this tower was to signal something....
(9) DM: What do you do?
(3) Fungia: Andrinor, I want to go the the room the disk was in
(2) Boombaata: We haven't gone down yet
(4) Jordan: Perhaps after you have decifered the scripts Andrinor?
(3) Fungia: can you read today?
(2) Boombaata: And how many times?
(2) Boombaata: we may need it for hte other toweer
(9) DM: the halflings are milling around the main tower floor
(3) Fungia: what?
(4) Jordan: Andrinor... maby I can help... will a simple read magic help this cause?
(6) Andrinor: "I can read....let's go"
(3) Fungia: good
(9) DM: the halflings are milling around the main tower floor
(3) Fungia: shall we go up
(9) DM: they are pointing at things
(3) Fungia: first?
(3) Fungia: what are the halfings doing now....
(9) DM: they are pointing at things
(3) Fungia: HEY
(3) Fungia: KERRICK
(9) DM: some are starting to ask each other questions
(9) DM: Kerrick looks dazed
(8) Ito: Reminds me of the signal towers off Nothstech
(3) Fungia: normal
(2) Boombaata: Ito what are they saying?
(4) Jordan: Jordan Turns to the Milling Halflings...
(9) DM: Ito translates... most are asking either
(4) Jordan: GO
(4) Jordan: Go outside
(4) Jordan: and take care of the gold
(9) DM: "How much do you think this is worth?"
(9) DM: or
(4) Jordan: this is not the place for your
(4) Jordan: you
(9) DM: "What do you think this is for?"
(4) Jordan: deal with the gold and Kronos will
(3) Fungia: "ITO GET THEM OUT OF HERE"
(8) Ito: Right... Sons of Bahn, follow me!
(4) Jordan: smile, desicrate his place and he will frown....
** (8) Ito leads them to the disk and suggests they get to work **
(9) DM: the halflings turn to follow the halfling
(9) DM: they get more amazed at the giant gold disk... they know what gold is worth
(9) DM: and settle in to work some more
(4) Jordan: .... Sorry.... Andrinor.... I jsut got so angry....
** (6) Andrinor smiles," **
(9) DM: Ito, while turning to come back, notices that the place where the bodies were hidden
** (8) Ito "It's a hella lot of gold, and you dont' have all day. Stay on guard and get your pay here!" **
(9) DM: under neath the bridge, under some shrubs
(6) Andrinor: "I understand, Jordan."
(9) DM: has been all messed up
(9) DM: the shrubs are scattered
(9) DM: the bodies gone
(9) DM: and tracks of some big animal all over teh place
(10) Kerrick (enter): 20:02
(8) Ito: ooc permission to roll spot
(10) Kerrick: <-- is dumb.. sorry
Attempting to assign the role of LURKER to (10) Kerrick...
(8) Ito: I want a good look to tell fungia
Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (10) Kerrick...
(9) DM: roll
(8) Ito: [1d20+5] -> [4,5] = (9)
(8) Ito: ooc drat
(9) DM: you report this to fungia - big animal tracks
(9) DM: missing bodies
(9) DM: not enogh details to go on
(3) Fungia: hmmm we should have hidden them better
(2) Boombaata: oh well
** (8) Ito trots out to the captain and whispers the same in his ear... musta happened during the night **
(3) Fungia: Wonder who or what took them
** (8) Ito returns to the group indoors **
(3) Fungia: ooc fungia has a flash of a wizard in his head
(2) Boombaata: Are we going up?
(9) DM: you go up
(3) Fungia: yes, agreed?
(9) DM: up one level to the place with the fire pit
(8) Ito: we do we do
(9) DM: up again to the level where the disk was
(9) DM: hanging in it's palce are a couple of those gold-hewn ropes
(9) DM: cut
(3) Fungia: is there an opening where the disk was
(9) DM: there is an opening
(9) DM: through it, you can see the high levels of the canopy
(9) DM: edge on
(3) Fungia: Fungia walks to the opening to take a look
(9) DM: not much of a view
** (4) Jordan looking at the rope.... I wonder how strong this is? **
(9) DM: and the end of teh rough-hewn log that was connected to the trip-line
(3) Fungia: Can I see the end of the bridge
(9) DM: the bridge is down below... you can see about 50 feet of it
(3) Fungia: Great looks like we knocked the disk down
(9) DM: then the foliage blocks it out
(3) Fungia: "I've seen enought....lets go down"
(2) Boombaata: Not much to see. I guess we should go down
(9) DM: the log would have swung in from outside and struck against the disk
(9) DM: like a hammer hitting a gong
(9) DM: the log and ropes on it are organic
(9) DM: rough hewn
(3) Fungia: we walked into a trap
(9) DM: vine-line
(9) DM: like
(9) DM: the ropes on the disk were gold-hewn
(4) Jordan: Wait... Andrinor... do we not need to read the sysmbols on the walls?
(9) DM: something ancient and mystic in appearance
(8) Ito: the sound alone from that thing would have crushed our lungs
(2) Boombaata: Or we just told the Champion that we are here
(3) Fungia: Fungia takes the rope
(3) Fungia: is it still attached?
(9) DM: it's still tied at the top
(9) DM: into stone loops
(3) Fungia: how long is it
(8) Ito: ooc can we have a quick sketch diagram... I'm lost on the mechanics of the gong
(9) DM: the rope isn't tied, exactly but more like woven around teh stone loops
(3) Fungia: How long is the rope if I cut it
(9) DM: there's about 2 20-foot lengths of rope you could cut down from above
(9) DM: about as thick as a man's arm
** (4) Jordan casts detect magic and begins to scan the place. **
(9) DM: the kind of rope that's good for tug-o-war
(3) Fungia: hmmm....do we need this
(9) DM: the place is full of magic
** (6) Andrinor watches and begins to walk around the room, scanning teh writing on the walls **
(9) DM: everythign is enchanted with divine magic
(8) Ito: I think we needed the gong or signal
(8) Ito: still, this reminds me of a signal house
(8) Ito: tho I didn't expect a gong
(3) Fungia: The rooms purpose was to signal in the event of tripping the trap below
(2) Boombaata: I'm not going to take anything
(10) Kerrick: Jordan... I already checked. EVERYTHING is smothered in divine magic
** (6) Andrinor talks quietly to himself, "the face...of your god..." **
(6) Andrinor: "looking out towards...the fathers..."
** (8) Ito peers out the opening to the outside... looks for the halflings and the disk **
(9) DM: FYI, the trip-line trap at teh door was a braided vine, not guilded rope
(8) Ito: ooc bwahahaha
(3) Fungia: lets go to the lower level
(2) Boombaata: I agree
** (6) Andrinor nods **
(3) Fungia: there is nothing here
(4) Jordan: What do you see Andrinor....
** (10) Kerrick follows **
(9) DM: the halflings are below... you count 6, working on the gold, making a pile to one side
(4) Jordan: What does the god tell you.
(3) Fungia: go down
(4) Jordan: hmm... Andrinor... if the face was perhaps the Gong?
(4) Jordan: then where did it face?
(9) DM: you climg all back into the floating air above teh floor
(4) Jordan: perhaps the answer is as simple as that?
(9) DM: and you get down into the basement
(9) DM: it's darker here then on the other levels
(8) Ito: I've got six halflings outside working on the gong....
(8) Ito: how many did we bring?
(9) DM: but with Fungia's stone, you can make some things out
(9) DM: there are many tables, or altars, of square cut and polished stone
(3) Fungia: 6
(9) DM: like desks or podiums all around the room
(9) DM: each about 4 feet high, 2 deep and 5 wide
(9) DM: What do you do?
(3) Fungia: fungia looks closley at the tables....are they solid?
** (10) Kerrick blinks **
(2) Boombaata: Are there any exits?
(9) DM: there are doors on all 4 walls of this square room
(9) DM: leading out long halls
(9) DM: to the jungle floor
** (4) Jordan examines the tables and alters for markings or oddities. **
(9) DM: tall tunnels, some 30 feet tall and just as wide
(9) DM: with arched ceilings
(9) DM: the altar/tables are smooth
(9) DM: un-marked
(9) DM: made of a black stone as deep in color as the night itself
(8) Ito: Andrinor! We're all over the shop here, has Kronos granted you any guidance yet?
(6) Andrinor: ooc I'm gettinga little lost
(2) Boombaata: I wonder where these came from....
** (4) Jordan knees for a moment and then stands... **
(9) DM: they are fixed to the floor, too
(4) Jordan: We need to find our direction.
(4) Jordan: We need to follow the face of the god.
(3) Fungia: to the tops come off?
(8) Ito: Amen convert.
(4) Jordan: Where was the signal signaling?
** (6) Andrinor repeats what he read, **
(4) Jordan: What is at the end of the bridge?
(9) DM: you notice they are in concentric circles about the shaft you decended, which is in the middle of the room
(6) Andrinor: "facing the fathers"
(9) DM: the altars are solid
(3) Fungia: do these circles mean anything to you andrinor
** (10) Kerrick sits down **
(4) Jordan: PAUSE!!!!! OOC: RECAP PLEASE
(4) Jordan: OOC: A and I are a little lost
** (10) Kerrick hums to himself **
** (3) Fungia starts the second course of row row row your boat **
** (9) DM gets a second drink **
** (8) Ito chimes in with his handy dandy armpit flute **
** (2) Boombaata chants 1.2 buckle my show, 3,4 shut the door ... **
(6) Andrinor: OOC hey thanks for helping us out, guys
(8) Ito: ooc reloading shotglass drinkies drinkies
** (4) Jordan ... Dark Jordan glares at everybbody **
(3) Fungia: does anyone have any idea what this room is for
(10) Kerrick: ooc: drinky time
(6) Andrinor: ooc so we're one level into the basement looking at altars in a circle...and everybody is still babbling about the disc room?
(2) Boombaata: Not a clue
(2) Boombaata: ooc not me
(3) Fungia: maybe we should go back to the bridge
(2) Boombaata: What about the tunnels?
(4) Jordan: Stop .... we ned to get ahold of ourselves....
(3) Fungia: we would be wondering
(2) Boombaata: Do they lead outside?
(4) Jordan: Stop randomly exploring.
(3) Fungia: don't know
(4) Jordan: Act as a group
(3) Fungia: we have no direction
(4) Jordan: Andrinor... what do you think
(8) Ito: ooc back
(4) Jordan: One at a time.
(6) Andrinor: "I think everybody should shut up"
(3) Fungia: ooc rude
(9) DM: Andrinor has teh best statement of teh night!
(9) DM: ooc - you're all fired
(4) Jordan: Good. That is a start.... please tell us what you found out above
** (10) Kerrick sighs as the group becomes an ineffective mass of babbling skinbags :) **
(6) Andrinor: "the only thing owrth repeating is 'this is the face of your god'"
(3) Fungia: ooc sorry for trying
** (4) Jordan Pins Kerrick to the wall with his glare. **
(9) DM: while arguing with each other, you hear cries from outside
(9) DM: a mixture of halfling voices and what you'd guess are dog's barks
(9) DM: small dogs
(9) DM: What do you do?
(6) Andrinor: "and that it looked out towards the fathers"
(6) Andrinor: go up and out!
(4) Jordan: Shit. * angerly * Someone go fix that.
** (8) Ito bolts to the door, but not outside it **
(9) DM: more yelling and barking
** (4) Jordan With Andrinor and the gorup **
(9) DM: who's going up, and who's going out a tunnel?
(9) DM: say "up" or "out"
(9) DM: no discussion
** (8) Ito up **
** (3) Fungia becomes a follower **
(4) Jordan: with A
(2) Boombaata: with A
(9) DM: A?
(4) Jordan: Andrinor
(3) Fungia: go up
(2) Boombaata: A = Andrinor
(6) Andrinor: UP
(10) Kerrick: up
(6) Andrinor: I already said that
(2) Boombaata: ooc thank you
** (8) Ito woot! in the lead **
(9) DM: okay, you scramble back to the shaft,
(9) DM: and rise
(9) DM: the slowness of the levitating spell is very apparent
(9) DM: as you rise perhaps a foot a second
(3) Fungia: ooc too much breakfast
(9) DM: the yells and barks outside get quieter as you get away from the tunnels below
(9) DM: then louder once you clear into the floor above
(8) Ito: interesting
(9) DM: the yells are mostly quieted now, and the barks are loud and clear
(9) DM: excited and organized, if you could call it that
(8) Ito: Git
(9) DM: like the smartest dogs in the world talking to each other
(9) DM: you're on the first floor
(9) DM: and running out the door onto the bridge
(9) DM: below, you see the bodies of 6 halflings
(9) DM: all have small arrows sticking out of them
(9) DM: a few, more serious cuts and holes
(9) DM: What do you do?
(9) DM: all are dead
(4) Jordan: damn... Koblods.... annoying stupid small dog beasts.
(3) Fungia: looks like our company has caught up with us
(2) Boombaata: ready bow
(4) Jordan: Ignore them and they will just bring more...
(6) Andrinor: ready flail
(8) Ito: DM--have we ever heard of these things?
(4) Jordan: Kill them and more will come to the scent.
** (3) Fungia searchs the vegetation **
(9) DM: None of you but Jordan has heard of them
** (4) Jordan muses to himself... **
(9) DM: you see a few cmall creatures running through the brush
(9) DM: they look like halflings
(8) Ito: Dogs?
(9) DM: but have brownish, greenish skin
(8) Ito: Packs of dog are terrible.
(9) DM: lizard tales
(9) DM: tails
(8) Ito: Kill one and they keep coming... but torture one......
(9) DM: and snouts like tiny crocadiles
(9) DM: they run away
(9) DM: some look back at you, bark their strange language
(9) DM: and keep running
(9) DM: they are out of range
(9) DM: What do you do?
(4) Jordan: this place wont be safe for long....
(4) Jordan: Lets go.
(4) Jordan: Down the bridge
(3) Fungia: go
(6) Andrinor: the bridge
(4) Jordan: I think that is were we must go on to
(2) Boombaata: yes
(4) Jordan: find the connection
** (8) Ito follows Jordan **
(4) Jordan: perhaps the 'Fathers'
(10) Kerrick: agreed.. must keep moving
(9) DM: you head along the bridge
(9) DM: weapons ready, I assume
(8) Ito: But wont they desecrate the temple?
(4) Jordan: MM ready
(9) DM: and watching warily for more of these "kobold" creatures jordan mentioned
(8) Ito: Rapier
(9) DM: hang on--- piss break
(4) Jordan: we need to get out of here... fast.... those damn dogs swarm... they bread like flies...
(4) Jordan: Dont worry about the temple.
(4) Jordan: I am sure they have been there before
(4) Jordan: Kronos will exact his revenge sooner or later
(4) Jordan: as will I.... *Jordan whispers 'Mithras'*
(3) Fungia: they might not be able to get on the bridge
(9) DM: alright
(9) DM: you walk and Jordan talks of what he knows about kobolds
(9) DM: some sort of humanoid lizard man
(9) DM: about the size of a halfling
(9) DM: he met them once when he was last in the west fens
(9) DM: they live in tribes and have villages
(9) DM: hunt in groups
(9) DM: and apparently use bows and spears
(9) DM: he says they captured him but didn't kill him
(9) DM: instead, chained him to a great altar of some sort
(9) DM: which is when the dragon came
(9) DM: but released him
(9) DM: and he escaped the swamps
(9) DM: ...
(8) Ito: d dragon/
(9) DM: after his tale, you realize you've been walking on this bridge for a while
(9) DM: the going is easy
** (3) Fungia is now a little more cautious now that he know arrows might be flying **
(9) DM: but your weapons in hand are getting heavy
(9) DM: it's been about half an hour
(6) Andrinor: ooc basement people gone finally. should be more active now
(9) DM: it's about 8:30am
(10) Kerrick: ooc: trans-Jordan! More than meets the eye.
** (8) Ito sheathes rapier **
(9) DM: (noon at noon, sunrise ~5, sunset ~7)
(9) DM: continue on?
(4) Jordan: Yes.
(9) DM: you have seen no signs of teh kobolds
(3) Fungia: take a look around
(9) DM: the last tower
(9) DM: or the next tower
(9) DM: just this straight bridge
** (2) Boombaata puts the bow away and continues **
(4) Jordan: This bridge will lead to the a place connected to the great lost city
(6) Andrinor: travel is easy, let's continue
(9) DM: you have crossed over several muddy waterways
(9) DM: one that was almost flowing like a river
** (4) Jordan defers to Andrinor... **
(9) DM: many trees
(9) DM: vines everywhere
(9) DM: a flowered meadow, if you could call it that
(9) DM: saw a great, 15 foot long snake on the ground
(9) DM: crossed a couple low hills that almost met the height of this bridge
(9) DM: but still, it goes on as straight and flat as could be
(9) DM: not a spot on it
(9) DM: not a vine growing an inch over teh railing on teh side
** (4) Jordan puts his faith in Kronos... we will find our path **
(9) DM: and not a speck of dirt or water or a leaf seen in your path
(9) DM: What do you do?
(8) Ito: onward
** (4) Jordan defers to Andrinor... **
(3) Fungia: Andrinor, do you know where we are going?
(9) DM: you continue while you talk
(9) DM: go ahead and talk now
(6) Andrinor: I have no idea
(8) Ito: how are we on rations??
(3) Fungia: What do you know?
(4) Jordan: Andrinor... tell them ... Again... what you read
(4) Jordan: please
(3) Fungia: Doesn't your god guide you?
(9) DM: rations - you each brough 4 days worth, to account for time you might spend away from the boat
(6) Andrinor: "Kronos guideas me, but does not hold my hand
(3) Fungia: What do his teachings say about this place?
(8) Ito: Well what with the kobolds and the longest road above creation, you might ask him for a bit of HELP!!!
** (4) Jordan casts a scathing glance towards Ito **
(9) DM: 9am now, you'd guess, and still no sign of the next tower
(4) Jordan: the god helps those that are strong enought to help themselves
(4) Jordan: so Andrinor has tought me
(3) Fungia: how do we even know that is even your god's tower
(10) Kerrick: if I may.. we've already been on this bridge for about an hour.. we maight as well keep walking. It can't go on forever
(3) Fungia: we are walkting
(10) Kerrick: ... so we are :)
(3) Fungia: shall i carry you
(3) Fungia: you can ride on my shoulders
** (4) Jordan nods towads Kerrick.... the Halfling is wright.... we will find the end.... and more.... I am sure.... **
(9) DM: more distance passes
** (3) Fungia wonders what end he is talking about **
(4) Jordan: OOC : haha... nice one.
(9) DM: about 9:30, you'd guess, you cross a wide lake
(9) DM: about a quarter mile across
(9) DM: to the distant right, you can see another bridge, about the same height as this one
(3) Fungia: is this all on a bridge?
(9) DM: it is also headed in roughly the same direction as this bridge, towards a center to a circle ahead
(4) Jordan: hmmm..... All bridges lead to Kronos?
(9) DM: like spokes on a wagon wheel
(2) Boombaata: ooc Talking to mom - busy right noew
(3) Fungia: keep walking
(9) DM: you cross teh lake
(9) DM: and come into very heavy jugnle
(9) DM: then into lighter jugnles
(9) DM: then into jungles that are not more then very tall trees to make teh canopy above
(9) DM: no vines decorate teh sides of teh bridge now
(9) DM: ahead, to either side of teh bridge, you can see low, square buildings
(9) DM: much like the ones you saw around teh last tower
(3) Fungia: square building in the center of the wagon wheel?
(3) Fungia: or is that still ahead
(9) DM: after several lines of square buildings
** (4) Jordan looks to Andrinor for guidence **
(9) DM: you see a pyramid
(9) DM: and teh bridge heads right into the side of it
(6) Andrinor: "we go into the pyramid
** (4) Jordan looks to Andrinor for guidence **
(3) Fungia: that looks a little out of place
(10) Kerrick: sounds good to me
(9) DM: p...
** (4) Jordan nods. **
(3) Fungia: what do you know of this pyramid andrinor
(9) DM: please put your minis to the right of the map
** (2) Boombaata looks at the pyramid in awe **
(9) DM: the pyramid is about 500 feet across at the base
(9) DM: and about 250 feet tall
(9) DM: the top extends beyond teh tree line
(9) DM: and there, in the sun, it glows line silver
(9) DM: beyond the pyramid, you can see the column of a great tower
(9) DM: extending about 400 feet up, you'd guess
(9) DM: it's dizzying to look up that high
(9) DM: to the right and left ot the pyramid before you are two more pyramids, with bridges coming into them
(9) DM: and beyond the first tower, you can see two more
(9) DM: they are all rediculously tall
(9) DM: so tall, no mortal being could ever have built them
(9) DM: What do you do?
(9) DM: Yoda = group
(4) Jordan: heh
** (10) Kerrick stares in wonder wat the buildings **
(9) DM: What do you do?
(10) Kerrick: well
(10) Kerrick: let's go forward
(4) Jordan: We should continue... with care...
(3) Fungia: any markings
(2) Boombaata: wow
** (2) Boombaata amazed **
(9) DM: all the buildings look to be made of a similar, marble-like to metalic stone
(3) Fungia: hmmm....we should go in
(9) DM: of a color that looks yellow, pink, red, blue, green, purple and orange, all at once
(4) Jordan: Andrinor... your connection to the god... you should be the first to enter... the honor should be yours
(8) Ito: Like fine opal...
(9) DM: you're still a good 1000 feeet from the first pyramid
(3) Fungia: what is to our right and left
** (6) Andrinor smiles, and heads first **
(10) Kerrick: watch for an ambush between the small square buildings
(9) DM: low, square buildings
(9) DM: each is the size of an Akkadian king's castle
** (4) Jordan follows Andrinor... keeping a respectfull distance **
** (2) Boombaata readies bow **
(3) Fungia: how far down
(9) DM: but compared with the other buildings here, they are tiny
(9) DM: about 25 feet down
** (3) Fungia walks cautiously **
** (8) Ito is not too worried **
(9) DM: you continue along the bridge
** (10) Kerrick looks from side to side in case of ambush **
(9) DM: getting closer to the great pyramids
(8) Ito: Come on... we're wasting daylight
(9) DM: the bridge leads straight to a tall tunnel, about 50 feet arched high, and 20 wide, to match teh bridge
(9) DM: around it are writen strange symbols
(9) DM: none of you can read them, but they draw the eye, like great paintings
(9) DM: make WIL saves
(9) DM: it's about 10 am, you'd guess
(3) Fungia: [1d20+8] -> [1,8] = (9)
(10) Kerrick: [1d20+6] -> [14,6] = (20)
(2) Boombaata: [1d20+1] -> [7,1] = (8)
(9) DM: Fungia, roll again for critical failure
(4) Jordan: [1d20+4] -> [16,4] = (20)
(8) Ito: [1d20+3] -> [19,3] = (22)
(3) Fungia: [1d20+8] -> [20,8] = (28)
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+7] -> [9,7] = (16)
(4) Jordan: OOC: ooo... a good roll!!!
(10) Kerrick: ooc: nice recovery, fungia
(9) DM: You all look lovingly at the symbols writen about the archway, then get ahlod of yourselves, and pull your attention away
** (4) Jordan shakes head... focusus eyes and marches onward... **
(9) DM: aproaching closer, you see a pair of tall, guilded doord in the archway
** (8) Ito follows Jordan **
(9) DM: they reach all the way to the 50 foot ceiling, about 75 feet inside the tunnel into the pyramid
(8) Ito: Heh, and we thought the gong was worth something
** (4) Jordan scathes Ito with a look.... **
(9) DM: The doors almost seem to glow, even in the dim light of the tunnel
(4) Jordan: be respectfulll.... this is the ground of a god.
(9) DM: they seem to be a mixture of gold, silver, and good worked steel
(10) Kerrick: quite a change you've gone through, Jordan
(2) Boombaata: yes
(9) DM: looking down from the edge of the bridge at the side of teh pyramid
(10) Kerrick: especially for someone who was tossing stones into a temple yesterday
(9) DM: you see the ground is now only about 15 feet below
(4) Jordan: I have seen the future ... and grown stronger for it. Kerrick
(9) DM: What do you do?
(3) Fungia: what have you seen
(4) Jordan: You might do well to consider such a thing
(9) DM: the guilded doors are shut, by the way
(3) Fungia: andrinor is it safe to open them
(3) Fungia: are they magical
(4) Jordan: My personal future Fungia... only my and my gods business... lets deal with the business at hand
** (6) Andrinor touches the door **
** (3) Fungia feels like he is alone **
(9) DM: the door is 75 feet ahead
(9) DM: as you consider advancing, you head a crash behind you
(9) DM: then a cry
** (4) Jordan reaches out a hand to Fungia's sholder... ask me at another time... and we will talk.... friend. **
(9) DM: like a parrot and a crow and a hawk all in one
(9) DM: but a dozen times as loud
(9) DM: turning to see
** (4) Jordan Turns! **
(9) DM: you see a shape darting down from behind you
** (8) Ito grabs sling **
(9) DM: like a huge bird
(9) DM: only it's all leathery and scaly
(9) DM: with gigantic teeth in it's max
(3) Fungia: dragon?
(9) DM: the wings are perhaps 20 feet across
** (2) Boombaata with bow ready **
(9) DM: the mouth about 2 feet wide
(9) DM: and atop it's back, a screaming kobold
** (3) Fungia pulls crowsbow **
(9) DM: roll initiative
(9) DM: as teh dragon rider descends
(9) DM: and declare actions
(10) Kerrick: [1d20+1] -> [13,1] = (14)
(4) Jordan: [1d20+6] -> [14,6] = (20)
(3) Fungia: [1d20+3] -> [5,3] = (8)
(2) Boombaata: [1d20+2] -> [6,2] = (8)
(8) Ito: [1d20+4] -> [13,4] = (17)
** (4) Jordan will Yelll "Kill the Rider " and fire a MM at the rider **
(10) Kerrick: MM rider
(9) DM: ooc - hold on please
(8) Ito: Sling at rider
(9) DM: getting stats ready
(4) Jordan: ok
(4) Jordan: OOC: Fourth Beer...
(4) Jordan: OOC: POP! ssssss.... ah... that is good
(8) Ito: ooc 3
(8) Ito: ooc 2
(8) Ito: ooc 1
(3) Fungia: maybe we should run for the door
(8) Ito: ooc 0
(9) DM: okay
(3) Fungia: we are still hurt
(8) Ito: ooc we have buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
(2) Boombaata: ooc heheeh
(10) Kerrick: running is a great idea!
(10) Kerrick: Fungia, I'm with you
(3) Fungia: how far to the door
(9) DM: andrinor's INIT = 1 then
(9) DM: [1d20] -> [7] = (7)
(9) DM: enemy at 7
(10) Kerrick: 75 feet to door
(9) DM: the dragon is about 50 100 feet away
(10) Kerrick: but it's closed
(9) DM: the door, 75 feet the other way
(9) DM: Jordan, go
(3) Fungia: do you think we can take this creature?
(9) DM: Jordan, go
(8) Ito: maybe the rider
(4) Jordan: Casts Magic Missle [1d4+1] -> [3,1] = (4)
(9) DM: no talking
(4) Jordan: Casts Magic Missle [1d4+1] -> [2,1] = (3)
(4) Jordan: at rider
(9) DM: okay... Ito, go
(8) Ito: sling at rider
(9) DM: 100 feet away
(9) DM: fire
(8) Ito: [1d20+8] -> [6,8] = (14)
(9) DM: it bounces harmlessly off the dragon's neck
(9) DM: necst, Kerrick
(9) DM: go
(10) Kerrick: 'Magic Missle.' [1d4+1] -> [4,1] = (5)
(10) Kerrick: 'Magic Missle.' [1d4+1] -> [1,1] = (2)
(10) Kerrick: at rider
** (8) Ito scuttles behind boombaata **
(9) DM: Fungia
(9) DM: go
(3) Fungia: crossbow at rider
(3) Fungia: [1d20+6] -> [4,6] = (10)
(9) DM: that misses teh dragon entirely
(9) DM: Boombaata, go
(2) Boombaata: Mighty bow at rider
(9) DM: the dragon is about 50 feet away now, swooping as it comes
(2) Boombaata: [1d20+6] -> [12,6] = (18)
(8) Ito: Gittaka
(9) DM: off the rider's shield
(9) DM: a near hit
(4) Jordan: OOC: Can we get a setup on the map?
(9) DM: the rider yells
(9) DM: map set
(10) Kerrick: ooc: I'm exposed? great
(9) DM: you're in a group
(10) Kerrick: ooc: in hindsight.. knowing that I'm exposed, I would have spent the first round taking cover
(9) DM: arange yourselves as you will
(3) Fungia: stick B in front
(9) DM: done
(9) DM: Andrinor and Boombaata near the frong
(9) DM: the others behind
(2) Boombaata: ooc I did not move myself
(9) DM: the dragon, at about 40 feet out, swoops up a bit
(9) DM: it slows it's diving attack
(9) DM: breaths deep
(9) DM: and blasts fire on you all
(9) DM: everyone roll REF saves
(3) Fungia: [1d20+7] -> [8,7] = (15)
(8) Ito: is tumble equivalent?
(2) Boombaata: [1d20+3] -> [11,3] = (14)
(4) Jordan: [1d20+3] -> [6,3] = (9)
(9) DM: no, REF save
(4) Jordan: AHHHHHHHH
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+3] -> [15,3] = (18)
(10) Kerrick: [1d20+3] -> [2,3] = (5)
(8) Ito: [1d20+8] -> [8,8] = (16)
(10) Kerrick: ooc: been nice knowing you guys
(9) DM: Andrinor dives to safe cover, taking only part of teh blast
(9) DM: the rest of you are caught full in it
(4) Jordan: OOc: Say good by to Dark Jordan
(9) DM: everyone take 6 damage
(9) DM: Andrino - 3
(9) DM: And- go
(9) DM: then next turn
(6) Andrinor: geez....spiritual weapon
(6) Andrinor: against the kobold
(9) DM: roll
(4) Jordan: MM... hoping to finish itbefore I am finished.
(9) DM: A?
(9) DM: ?
(9) DM: ?
(2) Boombaata: ooc I am getting bad lag - anyonme else?
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+3] -> [4,3] = (7)
(6) Andrinor: doh
(9) DM: miss
(9) DM: end of turn
(9) DM: declare action
(4) Jordan: MM... hoping to finish itbefore I am finished.
(9) DM: the dragon is moving to attack, you think
(8) Ito: hittin the kobold's face with sling bullet
(9) DM: diving, in any case
** (3) Fungia turns to run toward the door **
(10) Kerrick: mm to rider again
(9) DM: A, B, K?
(9) DM: A, B?
(4) Jordan: "Yelling either open the door or spread out!" ancd casting MM at the rider!!!
** (10) Kerrick doesn't know what else to do **
(2) Boombaata: rider
(6) Andrinor: wait for dragon and wsing flail
** (10) Kerrick is too weak to jump over the side of the bridge now **
(9) DM: okay
(9) DM: Jordan, go
** (4) Jordan wishes he would live enough to learn mbetter spells. **
(4) Jordan: Casts Magic Missle [1d4+1] -> [2,1] = (3)
(4) Jordan: Casts Magic Missle [1d4+1] -> [1,1] = (2)
(9) DM: you can stread to the dge of the bridge
(4) Jordan: sux... im Kerrick
(9) DM: but the whole thing was caught in teh flames
(9) DM: Ito, to
(9) DM: go
(8) Ito: [1d20+8] -> [15,8] = (23)
(9) DM: hit
(8) Ito: [1d3+1] -> [1,1] = (2)
(8) Ito: any movement is backward toward door
(8) Ito: that's kobold right there
(9) DM: the kobold is mushing the dragon on
(9) DM: Kerrick, go
(10) Kerrick: can I cast mm then ump over the side?
(9) DM: no
(9) DM: one or other
(9) DM: or a tumble check for teh acrobatics
(10) Kerrick: jumping
(10) Kerrick: sliding
(10) Kerrick: whatever
(10) Kerrick: my new angle might confuse him
(9) DM: Kerrick jumps over the side, onto the smooth slant of the pyramid, and rides it like a school girl on a slide
(9) DM: next
(9) DM: Fungia
(9) DM: go
(3) Fungia: fungia puts his crossbow away and runs toward the door
(9) DM: you reach the door
(9) DM: Boombaata, to
(9) DM: go
(2) Boombaata: [1d20+6] -> [13,6] = (19)
(9) DM: bow?
(2) Boombaata: yes
(2) Boombaata: on the rider
(9) DM: winged the rider, barely
(9) DM: damage
(2) Boombaata: [1d8+1] -> [8,1] = (9)
(8) Ito: HELLS YES!
(2) Boombaata: woohoo
(9) DM: The winging shot must have caught armor
(9) DM: and teh kobold is thrown sideways, spun in his saddle
(9) DM: he flops to one side, and teh dragon spurs and climbs at the last minute
(9) DM: mere feet from andrinor and boombaata
(9) DM: actions?
(6) Andrinor: swing
(8) Ito: Recto! Kobold muthafuka!!!!!!
(9) DM: the dragon is rising up in a spiral to the right, the reigns on that side pulled by the slumped, probably dead kobold rider
(8) Ito: GET US INSIDE!!!!!
(8) Ito: NOW!!!!
(9) DM: Kerrick is now down on the ground below you
(9) DM: Fungia at the door
** (3) Fungia tries to open the door **
** (10) Kerrick probably made amistake **
(10) Kerrick: hey guys?
(9) DM: the dragon flying above, crying in terrible shreiks
(3) Fungia: I have a rope
** (4) Jordan Stumbles to the door... standing upright, but barely.... he is in bad shape ..... Again **
(6) Andrinor: I'll hack at the kobold guy again with my spiritual weapon
(9) DM: roll it
(2) Boombaata: And me with my bow
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+3] -> [4,3] = (7)
(4) Jordan: Someone throw Kerrick a rope..
** (3) Fungia tosses a rope in the direction of B **
(6) Andrinor: BOO
(4) Jordan: get him back up here
(4) Jordan: Bommbata
(9) DM: okay....
(10) Kerrick: Ito.. get the rope from Fungia
(4) Jordan: open the door.
(4) Jordan: Fungia
(9) DM: stop everyone
(4) Jordan: help him
(4) Jordan: Ito
(9) DM: STOP
(4) Jordan: get kerric
(9) DM: STOP
(4) Jordan: soory
(9) DM: andrinor took his last action to smack at the halfling
(9) DM: he missed the halfing and bonked the dragon
(9) DM: it got the dragon's attention
(10) Kerrick: ooc: uh oh
(6) Andrinor: oh thanks
(9) DM: Ito has a rope, and is trying tofish up kerrick
(4) Jordan: heh .... I mean shit...
(9) DM: Andrinor and Boombaata have weapons ready for teh dragon
(9) DM: and Jordan is headed for the door
(9) DM: Fungia is pushing on the door?
(9) DM: next round
(9) DM: the dragon, now mad, it attacking
(3) Fungia: yes
(9) DM: Jordan, you're rfirst
(9) DM: go
(9) DM: no more talking
(4) Jordan: Helping to push the door ... "Yelling GET THE DORR OPEN!!!"
(9) DM: Okay... Ito, go
(9) DM: you have rope
(9) DM: ito?
(2) Boombaata: Disconnecting from server...
(2) Boombaata (exit): 21:27
(9) DM: ito?
(9) DM: anyone?
(12) Boombaata (enter): 21:27
** (3) Fungia present **
(8) Ito: have rope
(4) Jordan: PING
(8) Ito: skill
Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (12) Boombaata...
** (12) Boombaata back again **
(8) Ito: and rope 25'
(9) DM: no skill needed to lower rope and hold on to it
(9) DM: while K climbs
(6) Andrinor: ooc apologies...basement folks left....then called and wanted to talk for another 30 minutes
(9) DM: you see the dragon approaching you
(9) DM: the three of you
(9) DM: A, B, I
** (8) Ito lowering rope and asking for backup to brace it **
(9) DM: Ito braces with the rope
(9) DM: next
(9) DM: Kerrick, go
(9) DM: rope available to climb
(9) DM: you see no dragon
(10) Kerrick: is the dragon diving nthe bridge?
(10) Kerrick: oh
(10) Kerrick: climb then
(9) DM: roll climb
(9) DM: need a 10
(10) Kerrick: [1d20] -> [10] = (10)
(9) DM: no, 5
(9) DM: rope with wall
(9) DM: 1-4 means no fall
(9) DM: you climb about halfway up
(9) DM: next... fungia at the door
(9) DM: What do you do?
(10) Kerrick: ~7.5'
(9) DM: about 10 feet in 6 seconds climbed.... pretty good
** (3) Fungia tries to open the door **
(9) DM: pushing?
(9) DM: roll STR
(3) Fungia: yes
(3) Fungia: [1d20+2] -> [18,2] = (20)
(10) Kerrick: ooc: w00t
(9) DM: You push like a champ
(9) DM: it doesn't budge
(9) DM: next... boombaata
(3) Fungia: crap
(9) DM: dragon approaching
(12) Boombaata: bow on dragon
(4) Jordan: DM I WAS HELPING PUSH
(12) Boombaata: [1d20+6] -> [13,6] = (19)
(9) DM: JORDAN-YOU JUST GOT THERE
(4) Jordan: ok... sorry...
(9) DM: B - a hit on the dragon... the arrow digs between two scales
(12) Boombaata: [1d8+1] -> [2,1] = (3)
(4) Jordan: just wanted to make sure you knew
(12) Boombaata: ooc boo!
(9) DM: next....
(9) DM: dragon
(9) DM: it lands among Andrinor and boombaata
(9) DM: biting at boombaata
(9) DM: [1d20+10] -> [9,10] = (19)
(9) DM: hit
(9) DM: [1d8+3] -> [5,3] = (8)
(9) DM: 8 damage from a savage bite
(9) DM: andrinor, go
(6) Andrinor: ooc do touch attacks allow AoO on me?
(9) DM: (THe good news is that up close, you realize the thing is mostly wings, and really not that huge)
(9) DM: Touch attacks with a spell, no
(9) DM: the spell is considerd a reasonably threat
(6) Andrinor: nifty
(9) DM: and thus a weapon
(6) Andrinor: I'll roll for the spiritual weapon first
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+3] -> [3,3] = (6)
(6) Andrinor: DAMNIT
(9) DM: miss
(12) Boombaata: ready Great sword
** (8) Ito attacks the thing if kerrick is up **
(9) DM: touch attack?
(9) DM: round not over yet
(9) DM: hang on
(6) Andrinor: burn a silence spell
(6) Andrinor: touch attack
(9) DM: roll
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+3] -> [1,3] = (4)
(9) DM: miss
(6) Andrinor: sonofa
(9) DM: spell held for 1 more turn
(9) DM: next turn
(9) DM: actions?
(9) DM: kerrick needs 1 more round of climbing
(8) Ito: damn
(10) Kerrick: do I hear the commotion now?
(6) Andrinor: smite the bitch
(9) DM: the dragon is attacking Boombaata and Andrinor
(4) Jordan: OOC: Shit... we suck.
(12) Boombaata: ready great sword
(10) Kerrick: ooc: smite smite smite!
(6) Andrinor: SMITE
(9) DM: full attack on the two
(8) Ito: trying to haul kerrick up extra quick
(9) DM: you hear commotion, yes
(4) Jordan: MM the dragon... aaiming for its single soft spot where a well placed MM will kill it
(4) Jordan: heh
(9) DM: okay
(9) DM: ...
(9) DM: Jordan, go
(4) Jordan: Casts Magic Missle [1d4+1] -> [3,1] = (4)
(4) Jordan: Casts Magic Missle [1d4+1] -> [4,1] = (5)
(4) Jordan: YES!
(9) DM: next...
(9) DM: ito
(9) DM: go
(8) Ito: I'm hauling Kerrick up
(9) DM: done
(9) DM: next, Kerrick
(8) Ito: [1d20+0] -> [16,0] = (16)
(9) DM: climb again
(10) Kerrick: [1d20] -> [6] = (6)
(9) DM: oh, nevermind
(8) Ito: that's a strength roll on rope
(9) DM: ito hauls you on board
(9) DM: you get to your feet
(10) Kerrick: oh
(10) Kerrick: so I can mm the dragon?
(8) Ito: kerrick has a go
(10) Kerrick: oh right
(9) DM: and are about 6 feet from a wailing, snatching, smoking dragon
** (10) Kerrick gets big eyes **
(8) Ito: ooc hehehe he said 'snatching;
(9) DM: no, you are getting to your feet after being hauled up
(9) DM: next... FUngia
** (3) Fungia readies crossbow **
(9) DM: crossbow ready for next round
(9) DM: Boombaata
(9) DM: readying sword?
(12) Boombaata: yes
(9) DM: DRAGON!
(9) DM: bit and a claw and a wing at boombaata
(9) DM: a spare claw and wing lashed out at andrinor
(12) Boombaata: ooc yeah
(9) DM: [1d20+10] -> [17,10] = (27)
(9) DM: [1d20+5] -> [7,5] = (12)
(9) DM: [1d20+5] -> [3,5] = (8)
(8) Ito: ouch
(9) DM: hit, miss, miss on B?
(9) DM: bit lands for...
(9) DM: [1d10+3] -> [8,3] = (11)
(9) DM: [1d8+3] -> [2,3] = (5)
(9) DM: 5 ddage
(9) DM: (wrong die first roll)
(9) DM: next, andrinor
(9) DM: [1d20+5] -> [2,5] = (7)
(9) DM: [1d20+5] -> [18,5] = (23)
(9) DM: miss, hit with wing
(9) DM: [1d4+2] -> [3,2] = (5)
(6) Andrinor: rolling SW first..last round for it
(9) DM: 5 damage from the smack
(6) Andrinor: oh
(6) Andrinor: 'k
(9) DM: okay, A, go
(6) Andrinor: rolling SW first..last round for it
(9) DM: SW
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+3] -> [12,3] = (15)
(9) DM: the weapon glances off teh dragon's hide, and winks out
(9) DM: no hit
(6) Andrinor: smite
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+11] -> [16,11] = (27)
(9) DM: hit
(6) Andrinor: [1d10+9] -> [8,9] = (17)
(6) Andrinor: RARGH!!!
(4) Jordan: ooooooHHHHHH
(9) DM: you got his attention
(6) Andrinor: yep
(8) Ito: booyaa
(9) DM: next round
(9) DM: if youre fightings, just say "fight"
(8) Ito: fight
(12) Boombaata: fight
(9) DM: else, other command
(6) Andrinor: fight
(10) Kerrick: fight
(3) Fungia: I guess fight
(9) DM: "spell" is also good
** (4) Jordan loos at ANdrinor..... fight **
(9) DM: okay
(9) DM: Jordan, go
(4) Jordan: he
(4) Jordan: spell
(4) Jordan: Casts Magic Missle [1d4+1] -> [3,1] = (4)
(4) Jordan: Casts Magic Missle [1d4+1] -> [4,1] = (5)
(4) Jordan: YES!!!
(4) Jordan: better and better
(9) DM: ITO
(9) DM: the dragon is looking very pissed off now
(9) DM: ITO
(9) DM: ?
(8) Ito: heheh
(8) Ito: here sir!
(8) Ito: rapier to dragon 2
(9) DM: "check"
(9) DM: roll
(8) Ito: [1d20+7] -> [19,7] = (26)
(8) Ito: critical
(9) DM: roll for crit
(8) Ito: [1d20+7] -> [2,7] = (9)
(8) Ito: drat
(9) DM: no crit
(9) DM: damage
(8) Ito: [1d6+1] -> [2,1] = (3)
(9) DM: ...
(9) DM: Kerrick., go
(10) Kerrick: [1d20+3] -> [20,3] = (23)
(10) Kerrick: scorching ray
(9) DM: roll for critical
(10) Kerrick: [1d20+3] -> [15,3] = (18)
(9) DM: critical yes
(9) DM: damage
(10) Kerrick: [4d6] -> [4,1,5,2] = (12)
(9) DM: then x2
(9) DM: 24!
(8) Ito: schweeto!
(8) Ito: what's left of it?
(9) DM: oh, according to dave
(9) DM: roll damage twice
(9) DM: so roll aagin
(10) Kerrick: [4d6] -> [1,3,4,6] = (14)
(6) Andrinor: haha
(10) Kerrick: werks fer me
(9) DM: 26!
(4) Jordan: NICE!!!!
(9) DM: the blasting ray hits the dragon square in one eye
(9) DM: cutting through and into the back of the skull
(6) Andrinor: ow
(9) DM: then out the skull, and skimming past boombaata's hair
(4) Jordan: I NEED ANOTHER BEER!!!!!!!
(4) Jordan: YEAY!
(9) DM: singing it slightly
(6) Andrinor: heh
(4) Jordan: heh
(9) DM: it twitches where is stands
(9) DM: then drops like a sack of rocks
(10) Kerrick: ooc :w00t
(9) DM: smoke still rising from it's nostrils (and eye hold, and skull hole)
(4) Jordan: wOOt
(6) Andrinor: "You may have the power of Kronos burning inside of you, Kerrick. That was impressive, and you should be proud."
(9) DM: sitting still, you can see the beast is about 8 feet from head to butt, with about 6 more feet of tail
** (10) Kerrick thoroughly enjoys the feeling of power **
(9) DM: wings stretch out almost 10 feet to either side of it's body
(3) Fungia: good hit K
(8) Ito: LET'S EAT!!!!
(9) DM: the kobold was dropped somewhere heyond
(9) DM: at this point, you hear another cry
(12) Boombaata: Yeah Kerrick!
(9) DM: above the tree-tops
** (4) Jordan looks at the corpse... looks at Kerrick.... looks at the burn mark aon his chest... **
(9) DM: and see a shadow of a dragon on the high leaves
(9) DM: What do you do?
(3) Fungia: help me with the door
(3) Fungia: now
(9) DM: the shadow is roughly above you
(4) Jordan: Lets get these doors open
** (6) Andrinor drops the flail on the creatures head, enjoying the sickening crunch and feeling of his flail biting and sinking into flesh and bone **
(4) Jordan: everybody
(12) Boombaata: door
(9) DM: you all run down to the door
(10) Kerrick: Andrinor! door!
(6) Andrinor: ooc shit
** (6) Andrinor runs for the door! **
(8) Ito: Heave!
(9) DM: make a single rolle
(4) Jordan: OOc: hehehe
(9) DM: 1d20+8
(3) Fungia: who
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+8] -> [14,8] = (22)
(4) Jordan: who?
(8) Ito: [1d20] -> [15] = (15)
(4) Jordan: [1d20+3] -> [20,3] = (23)
(9) DM: the door doesn't budge an inch
(4) Jordan: [1d20-1] -> [6,-1] = (5)
(3) Fungia: is it magical?
(9) DM: even with everyone heavign against it
(10) Kerrick: most likely
(3) Fungia: can we pull?
(9) DM: you hear another cry from far away
(10) Kerrick: andrinor!!!
** (6) Andrinor puts his hands on the door and calls out **
(9) DM: you try to pull on teh crack of tehdoor
(9) DM: no resulrs
(4) Jordan: OK... we need to get off of this bridge.... or get the dorr open
(6) Andrinor: "Kronos! We are here to defeat Gruumsh!"
(9) DM: no push, no pull
** (8) Ito yells: "Open Sez ME!" **
(9) DM: no answer
(3) Fungia: kerrick did you see anything below the bridge?
(6) Andrinor: ooc G&T adventurers
** (4) Jordan looks up to the sky.... w"we will serve" **
(9) DM: kerrick didn't have time
(9) DM: you don't see teh shadow right now
(10) Kerrick: Fungia.. nope.. I really didn't look, though
(10) Kerrick: sorry
(4) Jordan: Turns to the group.... ok... off the bridge... we need to get to
(4) Jordan: safty and regroup
(3) Fungia: if this truly is a pyramid the main entrance might be below
(9) DM: you head back out
** (8) Ito yells "the face of the god toward the fathers" **
(9) DM: seeing the dragon's shadow up above again, passing the other way now
** (4) Jordan stubles from blood loss and burns, but wills himelf upright again **
(4) Jordan: OFF
** (6) Andrinor puts his hand on Jordan's shoulder to steady him (and use up teh 0-lvl healing spell **
(9) DM: you slide down teh side ofteh pyramid to the jundle floor
** (4) Jordan climbs over the side and rides the pyramid down **
(9) DM: jodran gains 1 HP
(3) Fungia: take cover
(9) DM: "wheeeeee..."
(3) Fungia: under the bridge
(10) Kerrick: the second ride was more fun, I must say
(9) DM: you are now at the base of the pyramid
(3) Fungia: what do we see?
(9) DM: the arches of the bridge could be hidden under
(9) DM: ahead, about 50 feet, is the first of many stone buildings
(9) DM: 5 rows of them
(4) Jordan: Any open doors in any of the bulding obviouus?
(9) DM: surround the central pyramids and towers
(9) DM: you see doors on all of them, facing the center
(8) Ito: Fan out and search quickly!
(9) DM: they are not all big, though
(9) DM: some are average, and some are quite small, like for halflinigs you'd guess
** (4) Jordan stays with Andrinor **
(3) Fungia: This might be where the kobalds live
(3) Fungia: take cover under the bridge
(9) DM: you quickly hide under teh bridge while you think
(9) DM: go ahead and think
(6) Andrinor: *thinks*
** (10) Kerrick stays close to fungia and the group **
(9) DM: you hear another piercing cry of teh dragon overhead
** (12) Boombaata has no idea where to go **
** (10) Kerrick cringes from the burns on his body **
(3) Fungia: can we get to the base of the pyramid under the bridge
(9) DM: no openings into the pyramid that you see
(9) DM: except the bridge
(6) Andrinor: "If Kobolds live here, why aren't they swarming us?"
(3) Fungia: they were called by the disk?
(4) Jordan: We've got to get undr cover...
(4) Jordan: awya form the bidge
(12) Boombaata: I agree
(4) Jordan: away from the dragon copse
(3) Fungia: they attacked the halflings
(4) Jordan: comeon..
(4) Jordan: stop talking lets go
(3) Fungia: where?
(4) Jordan: one of the buldings...
(4) Jordan: as fast as possible
(9) DM: direction A or B?
(4) Jordan: any one
(6) Andrinor: "Pick your building wisely, Jordan"
(4) Jordan: A or B?>
(6) Andrinor: DOWN AND TO THE LEFT!
(6) Andrinor: A
(4) Jordan: oh
(4) Jordan: A
** (8) Ito mumbles the face of the god, looking out towards the fathers **
(9) DM: you head in direction A
(9) DM: and see first a building with a huge arch on the front
(9) DM: go in?
(6) Andrinor: in
(9) DM: you head in
(4) Jordan: yes.....
(6) Andrinor: otherwise we cook in the open under flame
(9) DM: no vines cover it's worked stone sides
(9) DM: insdie, the room is very dark, and your eyes adjuest slowly
(9) DM: the building looks much like the last one you were in
(9) DM: a roughly 50 foot square room
(9) DM: with a door in the back
(9) DM: What do you do?
(3) Fungia: torch stone
(4) Jordan: Andrinor.... thank you for the touch of Kronos.... I will continue to stand strong als long as I can.
(4) Jordan: Fartgher in.
(4) Jordan: away from the danger
(4) Jordan: we must regroup
** (3) Fungia wonders why he is the only one not companing about his injuries **
(6) Andrinor: chekc the door in the back, somebody watch for teh dra
(6) Andrinor: dragon
(4) Jordan: so that me may fight ... * the last looking at Andrinor *
(9) DM: you head in
(9) DM: and towards teh back
** (3) Fungia heads toward the door in the back of teh room **
(9) DM: there is no mold or dust in this building
** (4) Jordan looks at Fungia... and places a hand on his shoulder... we all hurt .... be strong... Kronos lends us streanght..... **
(9) DM: it is almost as though the maids had just left
** (4) Jordan is scorched from head to toe **
(3) Fungia: ooc mmmm bacon
(6) Andrinor: ooc the sorcerers smell bad
(10) Kerrick: :)
(9) DM: .....Dragon's breath... the teh adventurer on the go who can't spend time getting a tan at the beach!...
(12) Boombaata: haah
(9) DM: looking through tthe door in the back
(9) DM: you find a hallway tha tleads right and left
(9) DM: around the back
(9) DM: with several smaller rooms, like dormitories, around the outside
(9) DM: What do you do?
(9) DM: same as the buildings around teh tower of Kronos
(9) DM: Fungia and Boombaata, make a spot check
(3) Fungia: [1d20+9] -> [5,9] = (14)
(12) Boombaata: [1d20+3] -> [16,3] = (19)
(9) DM: boombaata notices that at the T instersection
** (10) Kerrick tries to pick his molten hair apart **
(9) DM: there is also a square cut in teh ceiling above him
(9) DM: about 25 feet up
(9) DM: about 10 feet by 10 feet
(9) DM: What do you do?
(9) DM: ?
(12) Boombaata: Light shining through it?
(9) DM: no light
(9) DM: like it's from a second floor
** (4) Jordan looks to andrinor for guidence **
(3) Fungia: maybe another elevator?
(12) Boombaata: Good
(12) Boombaata: let's take a lok
(9) DM: no enscriptions on the walls, here
** (6) Andrinor readies his flail and looks up under the hole, **
(9) DM: you see a hole
(3) Fungia: these buildings have a similar layout to the outside guard buildings
(6) Andrinor: "Any buttons...levers....?"
(3) Fungia: anything on the floor
(4) Jordan: hmmmm... Jordan looks around arnd realizes just how secure this area could be from the dragons....
(4) Jordan: We need to heal.
(4) Jordan: We need to rest
(9) DM: outside, you hear a crash of vegitation and the hunting cry of teh dragon
(4) Jordan: we need to prepare
(4) Jordan: for pbattle
(9) DM: a cry that will haunt your dreams for some time
** (6) Andrinor smiles **
(9) DM: huge wings move air in deep beats, like a great drum
(9) DM: then stop
** (3) Fungia farts **
(6) Andrinor: "We could use dragons on our side"
(9) DM: you hear another great cry
(9) DM: then more of that strange barking-dor language
(6) Andrinor: "quiet...."
(4) Jordan: hmmmm... you are right.... how could we do that...
(9) DM: at least two kobolds
(9) DM: then a pair of dragon cries
(9) DM: and wings, beating teh air again
(9) DM: the sound fades, and then is gone
(9) DM: What do you do?
(3) Fungia: we need to leave
(3) Fungia: we have been spotted when we entered
(4) Jordan: deapest place to rest.... prepare
(3) Fungia: They will return
(4) Jordan: what wyould you have us do? fight our way out?
(3) Fungia: this place is not safe
(4) Jordan: hmmm... perhaps... where to then?
(8) Ito: I agree with fungia find another place
(6) Andrinor: "Fungia speaks wisely. They are coming for us."
(8) Ito: another building or back up the pyramid
(8) Ito: someplace they won't expect
(3) Fungia: lets go around the pyramid
(4) Jordan: We are not perpared for the pyremed...
(3) Fungia: the central structure is on the other side
(12) Boombaata: we're not prepared for much
** (8) Ito follows fungia **
(10) Kerrick: ok
(6) Andrinor: "we aren't prepared for a hundred kobolds, either."
(3) Fungia: we don't need the pyramid
(10) Kerrick: just so you know.. I'm in no shape to fight
(3) Fungia: no but they are prepared for us
(3) Fungia: they will be here soon.
(8) Ito: they'll bring more
(8) Ito: we must go
(4) Jordan: Andrinor... what do you think .?
** (8) Ito heads out **
(3) Fungia: lets go
(3) Fungia: now
(9) DM: you leave the building
(4) Jordan: Please... let Andrinor speak
(4) Jordan: he is our conduti to the god....
(9) DM: and back into the muted daylight under the high canopy
(3) Fungia: we should spread out as we go
(3) Fungia: to prevent a grouped BBQ target
(6) Andrinor: "agreed
(10) Kerrick: Ito, let's stick with fungia
(3) Fungia: how much vegetation is there?
(9) DM: there is some light vegitation
(9) DM: not much cover
(3) Fungia: can we cut some for cover
(9) DM: where do you head?
(10) Kerrick: ooc: I want to make a ghili suit from my robes
(3) Fungia: around the pyramid
(3) Fungia: follow the bridge
(3) Fungia: to the pyramid
(9) DM: yoda is the group again
(9) DM: you were not far
(9) DM: What do you do?
(3) Fungia: start traveling around to the left
(10) Kerrick: fast
** (12) Boombaata follows **
(3) Fungia: stay close to the pyramid wall
(4) Jordan: where do we here the dragons or koblods?
(9) DM: around teh corner, you see another pyramid
(4) Jordan: OOC: Starting numer six
(9) DM: there is a gap between the two (see map)
(9) DM: and steps, tall as a man (6 feet) going up to a higher plaza
(9) DM: What do you do?
(9) DM: BTW, the place is all silent for dragon calls
(4) Jordan: We need to find a place to regroup, heal and prepare
(9) DM: you hear some birds and bugs
(4) Jordan: thanks DM
(9) DM: and perhaps the scatter of the strange lizard-tailed squirrels of this jungle
** (3) Fungia walks cautiously to the steps **
(9) DM: the steps are abount 6 feet tall each
(9) DM: there are 5 of them leading up
** (3) Fungia jumps up the first step and pulls himself up **
(9) DM: along the top line of each step is writing in the same, mystical language as adorned the arch to the pyramid
(9) DM: make WIL saves, all
(3) Fungia: [1d20+8] -> [2,8] = (10)
(10) Kerrick: [4d20+6] -> [2,9,9,5,6] = (31)
(10) Kerrick: oops
(8) Ito: [1d20+4] -> [5,4] = (9)
(10) Kerrick: [1d20+6] -> [20,6] = (26)
(6) Andrinor: [1d20+7] -> [5,7] = (12)
(6) Andrinor: cripes
(12) Boombaata: [1d20+1] -> [14,1] = (15)
(4) Jordan: [1d20+4] -> [13,4] = (17)
(9) DM: you are again lulled briefly by the symbols, then remember your purpose
(9) DM: Fungia vaults up the first step
** (3) Fungia throws a rope to help the others **
(9) DM: The others get up the first step
(3) Fungia: "Come on"
** (3) Fungia turns to the next step **
(9) DM: up again
(3) Fungia: yes
(3) Fungia: step 2
(9) DM: as you climb, with each step, you have an incremental decrease in your tension and worry levels
(9) DM: your concerns over the dragons
(3) Fungia: can we see anything
(9) DM: the kobolds
(9) DM: each other
(9) DM: all melts away
(9) DM: by the fourth step, you are in such good moods you can do little but smile
(10) Kerrick: w00t
** (4) Jordan smiles **
(9) DM: ...and we'll end the session here
** (6) Andrinor claws at the rope and the stairs, bent on getting closer to the pyramid and climbing the stairs **
(9) DM: starting in the forum
(3) Fungia: on the fourth steo
(3) Fungia: step
(9) DM: that's right
(9) DM: ********************************************************************8
(3) Fungia: I'll never make it to the top
** (4) Jordan remembers a similar sensation with a strange greeen herb that an elf gave him **