Scales of War 1112 Chat

Liquidmantis connected
Ferret connected
Ferret (Xuande): Hi, I’m here, just finishing up munching
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Liquidmantis (Ardril): looks like we’re all munching
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Rob: I am going to try to run this almost like a battle
Rob: We will roll initiative
[TURN] Gnome Skulk 1
[w] Erethis: Do you want to just exempt Alastair from this - combat is one thing, but I’m not really sure how comfortable I am running him in conversation.
[w] → Erethis: Yeah
[TURN] Thalamus
[TURN] Ardril
Godryk → Initiative [9] [1d20 = 9]
Ardril → Initiative [21] [1d20 = 21]
Xuande → Initiative [8] [1d20 = 8]
Spiv → Initiative [10] [1d20 = 10]
Rich → Initiative [19] [1d20 = 19]
Erethis → Initiative [18] [1d20 = 18]
Thalamus → Initiative [7] [1d20 = 7]
Ardril → Skill [History] [22] [1d20 = 22]
Nosferatu (Rich): I guess there is just no help for it, I’m going to have to kill these wee folk.
Gnomes had a rough time of it in the area in recent years, and if Sinruth has promised them a leg up, that could be it
Ardil comes up witha good reason for why the Gnomes might be here
Ardril:  [END TURN]
[TURN] Magma Claws 1
[TURN] Rich
Nosferatu (Rich): slashing, is that a skill?
Godryk (Godryk): Would dungeoneering help?
Nosferatu (Rich): I got intimidate and streetwise.
Scaphism (Spiv): Dungeoneering is my only relevant skill here.
1 Sucess/ 0 Faiures
Rich: test
Rich tests himself.
Scaphism (Spiv): Godyrk, if you have in Diplomacy and speak elven, you’re our second best diplomat.
Scaphism (Spiv): And you should probably help Xuande.
Ferret (Xuande): Yeah, I have , but can’t even attempt it if someone doesn’t translate probably.
Godryk (Godryk): OK I’ll delay and help Xuande with the roll for diplomacy.
Rich sets up his three card monte table.
Rich → Skill [Streetwise] [14] [1d20 = 14]
Rich tries to determine the deal Sinruth is offering the Gnomes, but they are unsure if these bloodied humans can really deliver
1 Sucess, 1 Failure
[TURN] Erethis - Effects: Immobilized
[TURN] Magma Claws 2
Erethis: Ok - so here’s the deal. You seem like a smart fellow. The way I see it, there are two ways this can end. Either you go down that corrider and pretend that we weren’t here, or we kill you. Now I’d rather not waste the time and energy on killing you. And, I’m sure, you’d rather not be dead. The choice is yours.
[TURN] Erethis
Erethis → Skill [Intimidate] [13] [1d20 = 13]
Nosferatu (Rich): first Alasait, now Erethis, what’s going on here?
Erethis → Skill [Intimidate] [19] [1d20 = 19]
The gnome realizes that all of the blood on these guys is not theirs
Choose: Add a Sucess, or remove a Failure
1 Sucess 0 Faiures
[TURN] Magma Claws 2
[TURN] Magma Claws 3
[TURN] Spiv
Thalamus → Healing Word (Damage #1) [6] [1d6 = 6]
Spiv → Healing surge used.
[w] → Xuande: he could try to juggle to impress them!
Spiv:  [END TURN]
[TURN] Godryk
Godryk → Skill [Diplomacy] () [24] [1d20 = 24]
[TURN] Thalamus
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): We never did find out whether these guys spoke common…
Godryk: walks over to Xuande and whispers in his ear to help translate.
[TURN] Xuande
Xuande: Please translate for me, Godryk.
Godryk Waits to hear what Xuande has to say
Xuande: Forgive Erethis his manners, we have had much.. trouble.. getting here. We know you’ve fallen on hard times of late. Consider what it is you do. Goblins, hobgoblins? Can such be trusted to be friends once they no longer have need of allies they normally would use for targets, given years of history?
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Rob: Benticore, you here?
Xuande: Hobgoblins and goblins in the past have oft raided your people in the past. Humans, though they may not be as attentive to their neighbors as they should be, have not.
Xuande: Do not let desperation blind you to who your real enemies are… and will be again, once they have no more need of you.
Godryk Godryk translates Xuande’s message to the Gnome in elven.. It seems much shorter in elven…
Xuande → Skill [Diplomacy] (−1) [19] [1d20 = 19]
Nosferatu (Rich): is there any chance that if he says something really stupid Godryk could “intervene”
Thalamus: The gnome considers the translated words, and slightly lowers his crossbow
The gnome considers the translated words, and slightly lowers his crossbow
2 Sucesses 0 Faiures
Nosferatu (Rich): of course with our luck Godryk learned elven from a guy who hated gnomes.
Godryk: I think he’s listening to us.
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Xuande: Listen.. I want to offer him this banner as a sign of faith. It’s useless, but still valuable. If they sell it, they can profit and they should know that.
Xuande: Does anyone object?
Rob: next turn
Godryk: No that’s fine with me.
Rob: you had your action this round
Thalamus: hey all
[w] → Thalamus: we are doing a Skill Challenge
[w] → Thalamus: Vent?
Benticore (Thalamus): Sorry for the lateness
Benticore (Thalamus): Soloing the “Kid” instance and getting double-teamed
waking from his stupor, Thalamus attempts to help out
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That’s a tough instance
Rob: That’s a tough instance
Ferret (Xuande): Brief synopsis: We’re in a discussion skill challenge with gnomes. Each turn, you can attempt to use a skill (if you justify it) to interact with them in some way. If you succeed against an unknown DC, you gain a Success for us. If you fail, it’s a Fail. Enough
Ferret (Xuande): successes and we win, too many fails and it’s over.
[w] Thalamus: Im just checking in…I gotta still put the kid to bed
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): We were generally trying to talk them out of fighting us…
Ferret (Xuande): We currently stand at 2 successes and 0 failures. We gain an extra failure every ‘round’
[w] Thalamus: I need like 15 minutes and a reboot before I can get back on for reals….sorry for the delay
[w] → Thalamus: I’ll take your turn for now
[w] Thalamus: thanks
[TURN] Thalamus
[w] Rich: spiv sneak behind them in case of the failure!
Benticore (Thalamus): No mike just yet…setting up
[w] Rich: whops
[w] Rich: spiv sneak behind them in case we fail!
Thalamus: Gesturing towards the Heavens, then making his hands into a universal “Bird” Signal, he presses his palms together in prayer, reverently
Thalamus gestures towards the Heavens, then making his hands into a universal “Bird” Signal, he presses his palms together in prayer, reverently
Thalamus → Skill [Religion] [18] [1d20 = 18]
Thalamus: Although the gnomes are unfamiliar with the Raven Queen’s Cleric, they recognize the reverence.
Although the gnomes are unfamiliar with the Raven Queen’s Cleric, they recognize the reverence.
3 Successes 0 Failures
[TURN] Gnome Skulk 1
The gnome is considering the offer of… nonviolence, but not there yet.
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3 Successes 1 Failures
[TURN] Gnome Skulk 2
[TURN] Magma Claws 4
[TURN] Ardril
[w] Erethis: It sometimes goes a little smoother if the adversary says something - engages in a little conversation to focus our efforts. Just a thought.
Ardril → Skill [History] [12] [1d20 = 12]
Unable to think of anything specific, Ardil does not impress the human’s concern on the gnome
3 Successes 2 Failures
Gnome: You claim to want to help, but you don’t even understand our plight!
[TURN] Magma Claws 1
Spiv: [8] [1d20 = 8]
[TURN] Rich
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Ardril:  [END TURN]
Rich → Skill [Streetwise] [14] [1d20 = 14]
3 Successes 3 Failures
Ferret (Xuande): This is looking bad.. might want to have everyone else pass until we get back to God & me so I can try to trim a failure off.
Gnome: You keep trying to say you understand, but you DON’T!!!
[TURN] Erethis
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Ferret (Xuande): Unless you’ve got a killer bonus or feel lucky.. but even I usually only will have at best.
Erethis: Frandly, I don’t really care about your plight. But you really think this Sinruth fellow does? You really see long term employment potential with him? You’re all just fodder to him. We’re not even asking you to help us. (Or at least I’m not.) Just don’t hinder us. And then we won’t have to kill you.
Erethis → Skill [Intimidate] [24] [1d20 = 24]
cowed, the gnome lowers his eyes
4 Successes 3 Failures
[TURN] Magma Claws 2
[TURN] Magma Claws 3
[TURN] Spiv
Spiv → Skill [Dungeoneering] [8] [1d20 = 8]
4 Successes 4 Failures
Gnome: You… Sinruth will reward us for stopping you!
[TURN] Godryk
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Xuande: Translate, quickly!
Godryk looks at Xuande and shakes his head… no.
Godryk → Twin Strike (vs. AC) (Attack #1) [at Gnome Skulk 1] [MISS] [7] [1d20 = 7]
Godryk → Twin Strike (vs. AC) (Attack #1) [at Gnome Skulk 1] [MISS] [11] [1d20 = 11]
Godryk and promptly misses both times.
Ferret (Xuande): scowls and curses bitterly.
Godryk:  [END TURN]
Xuande: (wrong channel)
[TURN] Xuande
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): Anyone want to just climb the stairs and move on?
Xuande → Skill [Diplomacy] (−4) [13] [1d20 = 13]
Xuande sighs sadly.
[TURN] Thalamus
Xuande:  [END TURN]
Thalamus: We try an be friend-like, and you react like this?
Thalamus → Lance of Faith (vs. Ref) (Attack #1) [at Gnome Skulk 1] [AUTOMATIC MISS] [4] [1d20 = 4]
[TURN] Gnome Skulk 1
[w] Erethis: That has a range of 5, btw.
Thalamus: okay
Benticore (Thalamus): reboot time brb
Gnome Skulk 1 → Hand Crossbow (vs. AC) [at Thalamus] [MISS] [12] [1d20 = 12]
[TURN] Gnome Skulk 2
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Gnome Skulk 2 → Hand Crossbow (vs. AC) [at Thalamus] [MISS] [13] [1d20 = 13]
[TURN] Magma Claws 4
[TURN] Ardril
[w] Erethis: Should I bring Alastair back in, or not bother?
[w] → Erethis: yeah…
Alastair Danaan → Initiative [18] [1d20 = 18]
Ardril → Power [Wand of Accuracy]
Ardril → Power [Wand of Accuracy]
Ardril → Power [Force Orb]
Ardril → Force Orb (vs. Ref) (Attack #1) () [at Gnome Skulk 1] [HIT] [19] [1d20 = 19]
Ardril → Force Orb (vs. Ref) (Attack #2) [at Gnome Skulk 2] [HIT] [17] [1d20 = 17]
Ardril → Force Orb (Damage #1) [to Gnome Skulk 1] [BLOODIED] [19] [2d8 = 19]
Ardril → Force Orb (Damage #2) [to Gnome Skulk 2] [6] [1d10 = 6]
Ardril:  [END TURN]
As they are hit, both Gnomes vanish
[TURN] Magma Claws 1
[TURN] Rich
[w] Thalamus: share the map?
Rich looks about for any loose ranged weapons.
[w] Thalamus: thanks!
Rich starts eyeing how far his longsword would fly..
[TURN] Erethis
Erethis → Hand crossbow (vs. AC) (−5) [3] [1d20–1 = 3]
[TURN] Alastair Danaan
Thalamus: Major Concealment [−5]
Erethis: −5440 [−5434] [1d6–5440 = −5434]
Alastair Danaan → Dire Radiance (vs. Fort) (Attack #1) (−4) [8] [1d20 = 8]
[TURN] Rich
Nosferatu (Rich): you do know that you can click the little peg in the modiefer box to clear it.
[TURN] Spiv
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): peg?
Nosferatu (Rich): see the little “holes” they get filled in, in a table top setup there would be pegs inserted there.
[w] Thalamus → Rich: so….where is kingmob?
[w] Erethis → Rich: Doesn’t seem to work for me…
Spiv → Skill [Stealth] [14] [1d20 = 14]
[w] Rich → Thalamus: er haven’t read the forum thread lately huh?
[TURN] Rich
[w] Rich → Thalamus: he won’t be playing with us anymoer.
[w] Thalamus: oh? that sucks…everything okay?
Rich → Ranged attack [3] [1d20 = 3]
Gnome: Major Concealment [−5]
Rich:  [END TURN]
[TURN] Godryk
Godryk Slings his bow, moves up and blasts the gnome where he last saw him with his new found power.
Godryk → Eldritch Blast (vs. Ref) (Attack #1) (Major Concealment −5) [at Gnome Skulk 1] [MISS] [6] [1d20–3 = 6]
Godryk:  [END TURN]
[TURN] Xuande
Nosferatu (Rich): put the cursor over the peg thing, and it doesn’t give you a tool tip? then when you click it goes away for me.
Gnome: Charge [1]
[w] Erethis → Rich: Nope…
Xuande → Longsword (vs. AC) (−4) [14] [1d20 = 14]
Xuande:  [END TURN]
[TURN] Thalamus
[w] Rich → Erethis: hmm does the modifier show up properly when you click them?
Thalamus → Lance of Faith (vs. Ref) (Attack #1) [at Gnome Skulk 1] [HIT] [17] [1d20 = 17]
[w] Erethis → Rich: What do you mean?
Nosferatu (Rich): where is a flaming sphere when you need one?
Thalamus:  [END TURN]
[w] Rich → Erethis: you see where it says 0 modifier in the lower left hand corner?
[TURN] Gnome Skulk 1
[w] Erethis → Rich: Yup
Gnome Skulk → Stealth [30] [1d20 = 30]
Xuande → Skill [Perception] [0] [1d20–1 = 0]
[w] Rich: and have you dragged the modifiers down to the bar?
Thalamus → Skill [Perception] [14] [1d20 = 14]
[w] Rich → Erethis: and have you dragged the modifiers down to the bar?
Gnome Skulk 1 → Hand Crossbow (vs. AC) (Combat Advantage ) [at Xuande] [MISS] [14] [1d20 = 14]
Thalamus: Confound it!
[w] Erethis → Rich: Nope - haven’t been doing that. I’ve just been typing in the modifier and rolling.
[TURN] Gnome Skulk 2
Gnome Skulk → Stealth [19] [1d20 = 19]
Xuande → Skill [Perception] [11] [1d20–1 = 11]
Thalamus → Skill [Perception] [11] [1d20 = 11]
[w] Rich: ah that’s why, if you drag it down to the bar when you click the box it adds the modifier to your next roll.
Gnome Skulk 2 → Hand Crossbow (vs. AC) [at Xuande] [MISS] [13] [1d20 = 13]
[w] Rich → Erethis: ah that’s why if you drag it down to the bar when you click the box it adds the modifier to your next roll.
[TURN] Magma Claws 4
[TURN] Ardril
Nosferatu (Rich): the gnome didn’t appear when it attacked?
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): Just a though - we don’t really need to chase these guys. Just fall back up the stairs and around the corner and wait and see if they come up?
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): *thought
Ferret (Xuande): They mentioned a reward for killing us, pretty sure they’ll chase.
Benticore (Thalamus): Tactical Retreat?
Nosferatu (Rich): I was goign to suggest that earlier, but the invisible thing might make this more difficult.
Gnome: Major Concealment [−5]
Ardril → Scorching Burst (vs. Ref) (Attack #1) [at Gnome Skulk 1] [HIT] [14] [1d20 = 14]
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): Fine - but right now, if we chase, we’re wandering one by one into the darkness.
Ardril → Scorching Burst (vs. Ref) (Attack #1) [at Gnome Skulk 2] [HIT] [21] [1d20 = 21]
Ardril:  [END TURN]
[w] Rich → Ardril: if they appear cast light on the gnome.
[w] Rich → Ardril: that way even if they disappear we might be able to see them.
[TURN] Magma Claws 1
[TURN] Erethis
[w] Ardril → Rich: Yeah, good idea.
[TURN] Alastair Danaan
[TURN] Magma Claws 2
[TURN] Magma Claws 3
[TURN] Spiv
Spiv readies a Shuriken throw
[TURN] Rich
Liquidmantis (Ardril): Yeah, looks like infravision has been gone since 3.0 came out :(
Godryk (Godryk): Its Dark Vision now - Drow have it
Nosferatu (Rich): going to wait till I have a target. then kerplunk!
Rich:  [END TURN]
[TURN] Godryk
[TURN] Xuande
Xuande → Throwing Hammer (vs. AC) (−2) [at Gnome Skulk 1] [HIT] [18] [1d20 = 18]
Xuande → Throwing Hammer (Damage) [to Gnome Skulk 1] [6] [1d6 = 6]
When the hammer thunks the gnome, he vanishes
Xuande:  [END TURN]
[TURN] Thalamus
Thalamus shakes his fist in impotent rage…
[TURN] Gnome Skulk 1
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[TURN] Gnome Skulk 2
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): Once they move back in, a couple people can move around behind them and keep them from dipping back into their room.
Thalamus → Lance of Faith (vs. Ref) (Attack #1) [at Gnome Skulk 1] [MISS] [12] [1d20 = 12]
Gnome: Still here! They’re going back to the spiderwebs!
Alastair Danaan → Eldritch Blast (vs. Ref) (Attack #1) [at Gnome Skulk 1] [HIT] [18] [1d20 = 18]
Alastair Danaan → Eldritch Blast (Damage #1) [to Gnome Skulk 1] [DYING] [9] [1d10 = 9]
Scaphism disconnected
[TURN] Magma Claws 4
[TURN] Ardril
Nosferatu (Rich): diplo again?
Erethis: (in Elvish) Care to take us up on that offer of leaving us alone?
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Ferret (Xuande): Hmm.. probably need to be closer, but I’m willing to try.
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): I’m ok shouting.
Ardril → Magic Missile (vs. Ref) (Attack #1) [at Gnome Skulk 2] [CRITICAL HIT] [25] [1d20 = 25]
Gnome: (in Elven )Surrender
Ardril → Magic Missile (Damage #1) [CRITICAL] [to Ardril] [BLOODIED] [13] [2d4 = 13]
Gnome: I surrender!
Thalamus: throw down ye arms, ye daft wee man! Bumbaclot make me bruddas no gwan be wit mercy, seen?
Xuande: [2] [1d6 = 2]
Xuande: Translate please.
Scaphism disconnected
Erethis: I can translate.
Nosferatu (Rich): talk about snatching defeat fromth e jaws of victory!
Xuande: We forgive you for your attack against us. We know your people have suffered. I will not claim to understand your plight. So tell me what it is.
the standing gnome gives up his weapons
Liquidmantis (Ardril): So obviously we should ask these guys for info on numbers of baddies, and location of the captives.
Nosferatu (Rich): are they fresh corpses or ancient corpses?
Ferret (Xuande): I’m still thinking of trying to recruit them.
Liquidmantis (Ardril): I’ll inspect the alcoves while they question them.
[w] Erethis → Ardril: Run a quick detect magic on them?
Godryk listens at door to make sure nothing else may be coming.
Gnome: Don’t Open THAT!
Gnome: Be careful…
Rich: What’s behind there?
Gnome: Trapped door
Liquidmantis (Ardril): Using my powers of Arcana of course to check out the possessions.
Rich waves at Spiv
Xuande: Noted, and thank you. But, what is the problem that drives your people to such desperation?
Gnome: You are grave robbers?
Erethis: Not primarily. Liberators, actually.
Xuande: We are here to rescue the hostages. We.. haven’t exactly had an easy time of it, unfortunately.
Xuande: We need every advantage we can get at this point.
Gnome: We are promised power and respect when Sinruth and his emmisary rule this Vale
Ardril: More practical than anything.
Ardril: I don’t think these souls have much need of anything here.
Gnome: Even filthy bugbears not steal from dead
Gnome: Not judging…. just saying
Xuande: The dead here have been aiding the goblins and hobgoblins.
Nosferatu (Rich): OK so who wants to claim they are the long lost heir to this place this time?
Xuande: ..and that was before we took anything.
Gnome: you saved my friend?
Thalamus: Bumbaclot fools, Sinnruth promise de whole world anna he gwan take you life for a ha-ha, and ting
Godryk wonders how much power and respect Sinruth can actually give them after being defeated so easily.
Xuande: I think he’ll be alright, yes.
Gnome: Thank you
Xuande: Such a promise Sinruth has made you..
Gnome: He is a hobgoblin, and can be trusted as far as I can throw him
Xuande: .. I imagine it has attracted more than just you two of your people?
Nosferatu (Rich): can you translate from AThalamus for the rest of us too please?
Gnome: but his emissary spoke to our people as well
Xuande: You don’t lure two souls with so grand a hope. You lure a civilization.
Xuande: As I feared then. How many more of you came?
Gnome: quite a few of us took our chances with Sinruth
Xuande: You are the first we have encountered.
Gnome: I know of 4 others, aside from Gleebox
Xuande: I give you my word, we’ve slain no gnomes.
Ardril: Gleebox is your friend here?
Rich smiles at the name Gleebox.
Gnome: I owe you life, and you give me words… I wonder what fools we have been
Gnome: Yes, Gleebox and I Glormax have long since studied the catacombs in this vale
Xuande: Do not be so quick to apologize. Humans often do not notice all that they should, nor appreciate all that there is.
Nosferatu (Rich): why are those names reminding me of soemtihng?
Xuande: But then too, with Sinruth raiding the human lands here constantly, it is no surprise they lately give no thought to others.
Gnome: We had largely tamed the Magma beasts that appear when that door is help open, and were living here when Sinruth moved in
Xuande: No hostages were taken behind the door, I pray?
Benticore (Thalamus): magma beasts?
Erethis: Ok - enough pleasantries. First - where do you keep the hostages? Second, tell us about this emissary who was so persuasive. Third - Magma beasts?
Rich: Magma beasts?
Xuande: Erethis! Do not do this!
Xuande: I know the raids have hit you hard personally, but do not take it out on them!
Erethis: (in common) I’m not going to hurt them. I just don’t see the point in all this idle chatter.
Gnome: we feared the huge hobgoblin, but his shadowy friend was more frieghtening
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Gnome: There is an old man through that door!
Xuande: (also in common) Did you not hear them? They are grateful and listening. I have a plan in this, but threats hold no part in it.
Thalamus: Speak on dis shadowy figure an ting
Gnome: don’t hurt me!
Rich pulls Erethis aside and tells him about attracting more women with kind words and sly glances than by being direct and forceful.
Xuande: I’m sorry. Times have been hard for many races these days. His temper is shorter than it should be.
Nosferatu (Rich): sorry everything comes back to women with Rich, so even his anecdotes involve them.
Xuande: Listen.. you mentioned the beasts are tamed somewhat?
Xuande: Could you two get past them and back with the old man?
Gnome: I have the key to free him, but the door will summon Magma beasts when held open
Ardril: What happens when the door closes again?
Gnome: if it is not held open, it does not summon the beasts
Erethis: Summons how?
Gnome: We can sometimes prevent them from killing us, yes
Erethis: Magic? Mechanism?
Xuande: I see. So it would be safe to slip through to him and back, so long as they are not held open?
Ardril: How long does it have to be held to trigger the trap?
Gnome: there are many magic traps in this place
Gnome: yes
Gnome: that is how we helped move the prisoners
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Xuande: I understand. I would ask one thing more of you, and I think you know what it will be.
Gnome: perhaps two seconds?
Godryk starts to check the bodies while they are talking
Gnome: less time than the Jellys pour through the portal
Erethis: Jellies? No way am I risking those things again.
Xuande: Others of your people are here. You know as well as any what their eventual fate with Sinruth will be.
Xuande: I do not want to hurt them, any more than I wanted to harm you.
[w] → Godryk: There are inscriptions which read “Hail Von Urstadts! Ascend with Glory!”
Nosferatu (Rich): does anyone use hide armor?
Xuande: Is there any way I could beg of you to join us and convince them to put down their arms and walk away from this evil?
Nosferatu (Rich): Fight to the Death!
Gnome: The jellies always come when life waits in that room
Rich: We slew one, but there are more?
Xuande: I think he’s saying they continually come through the portal so long as someone’s there.
Xuande: So it’s a good thing we didn’t dally.. and we shouldn’t go back again.
Gnome: You… you slew one?!
Xuande: We did. Nasty, vile thing.
Gnome: By Ioun!
Gnome: All the goblins in this place sprint through that cursed room
Xuande: Put that aside, friend. Our time is short. Can I beg your assistance with convincing your friends not to stand against us?
Rich: The Spectres were relatively easy to defeat compared to the Jelly.
Liquidmantis (Ardril): brb making tea really quick
Gnome: If the goblins see us working with outsiders, all of my race would suffer under Sinruth’s rule
Xuande: We do not intend for the goblins to survive this.
Gnome: He has allies
Gnome: More come every few days
Rich: Can you tell us something that would let your fellows know we are on their side in this?
Xuande: Then they will find an empty ruin that tells no tales.
Thalamus: My bruddas, iffin we smash Sinnruth pon de head, dese gobbies lose dem hart, seen?
Gnome: Hm….
Gnome: we have no code word
Gnome: Do you have resisuum?
Xuande: We have something we would happily reduce to it, if we had the ability.
Gnome: I can use a special ritual to give you a secret page
Erethis: We can make some - would be a use for this standard…
Gnome: I don’t know disenchanting
Liquidmantis (Ardril): back
Rich: He said “ We shall endevour to put an end to the activities of the fellow Sinnruth, potentially by force. When the time has come that we have achieved this goal, you can be certain that you and your elestrious brethren shall be safe from recrimination by both he and his hirelings.”
Thalamus eyes Rich curiously
Nosferatu (Rich): trandlating for Thalamus.
Gnome: The old man may be fed to the undead next, or the woman
Xuande: Can you provide a map for us?
Rich eyes go wide in horror at the thought.
Gnome: ݴ [600]
Xuande: We have found only one hostage so far, and he was… already eaten.
Gnome: Spiders….
Nosferatu (Rich): that’s 75,
Rich: 75
Gnome: [75]
Nosferatu (Rich): HP gain works how?
Rob: per class
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): You get 6
Nosferatu (Rich): I meant in terms of going up mid adventure like this.
Rob: Usually mid-adventure you get jack and shit
Xuande: Alas, we have no way to provide resisdum.
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): Yup…
Rob: I’m just trying really hard to get you guys to not bail out of this place
Xuande: Might we know your names? That would be better than nothing
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): Yeah…seriously borderline in that regards just now…
Rich: Gleebox and Glorbax.
Ardril: Glormax
Glormax: Ah, that could help
Rich considers that to be accruate.
Xuande: Is there anything else you can tell us of what lies ahead?
Glormax: they might assume the witch in the basement divined their names
Xuande: Hmm.. but that could work for any words.
Xuande: Though it would help us much, I will not force you to accompany us to meet them.
Godryk (Godryk): afk for a sec
Glormax: but they are Borglomesh, Hagglemesh, Hamblet and Jim
Nosferatu (Rich): Jim?
Rich:

Xuande: There is nothing else ahead except the trap you mentioned and the old man?
Nosferatu (Rich): heh, just sounds funny after the other 3
Xuande motions to the door.
Glormax: The room to the North is empty, to my knowledge
Glormax: unless a Specter wandered in
Erethis: Yeah - let’s get on with it. The rescuing and whatnot.
Godryk (Godryk): back
Xuande: I’m going to go aid the hostage. Will you remain here until we return? It should not be long.
Glormax: Yes, I should tend to Gleebox anyway
Xuande: We will return shortly then. Thank you for helping us thus far.
Sertanian: Hello?
Nosferatu (Rich): Snu Snu?
Xuande: Peace, we’re friends.
Sertanian: Humans?
Alastair Danaan: Need a rescue?
Sertanian: Are you from Brindol?
Sertanian: Please!
Xuande: And elves. Yes, we’ve been sent by the council.
Sertanian: I am chained in this cell
Nosferatu (Rich): Oh man that would have been a perfect time to reuse my Due South line!
Xuande: We’ve got the key, don’t worry.
in the cell to the left, an old man is chained
Alastair Danaan: Anyone in the right cell?
Xuande opens the cell and the shackles.
Rich cheers.
Sertanian: Thank you so much my good man
Sertanian: no, not any more
Xuande: I’m afraid the ordeal is not nearly over.
Ardril: Do you know where the others are held?
Sertanian: they have been moving people around a bit
Xuande: You are only the second we have found of the seven who were kidnapped.
Godryk (just in case) Godryk readies an action to prevent anyone opening the door prematurely.
Sertanian: Mirtala was in the cell .. perhaps two days ago?
Xuande: What is your name sir?
Sertanian: I lose track of the time
Sertanian: My apologies, I am Sertanian
Xuande: The Castellan?
Sertanian: Castellan of Brindol’s Hall of Great Valor
Xuande nods.
[w] Rich → Xuande: do we take him with us or send him out to find his own way back?
Sertanian: These filthy goblins will pay for this!
Sertanian: Do you have an extra weapon
Alastair Danaan: Greetings. Sadly, we do not yet have the way cleared for an exit. Would you care to fight with us instead?
[w] Rich → Xuande: sounds like he has made the decision for us already.
[w] Xuande → Rich: If he’s willing to fight, he comes with. :D
Ardril: Do you have any idea why they took you captive?
Alastair Danaan: I’m sure we can find a crossbow or something.
Sertanian: I was quite the soldier in the Band of the Red Hand attacks
Xuande: More than a few, actually.
Alastair Danaan: Well, regardless, let’s get a move on. We can converse more en route.
Nosferatu (Rich): check hsi teeth
Sertanian: Indeed
Sertanian: Have you found the others?
Xuande: Only one other, and… it is not well.
Alastair Danaan: Only a corpse.
Sertanian: Oh dear…
Xuande: We believe him to be the missing guard captain.
Sertanian: Kartenix?
Xuande: Aye, that was his name.
Sertanian: I feared he may have met his end
Sertanian: I heard screaming
Xuande: No surprise they slew him first, he was the most dangerous of your number.
Sertanian: yesterday I think
Alastair Danaan: Then we should keep going. With haste.
Xuande: Take care with the door as we exit. If it remains open more than two seconds…
Xuande: …well, let’s just say you’ll wish we’d left you in the cell.
Xuande sighs at the gnomes.
Xuande: Tis is a difficult situation you put me in..
Sertanian: Kill them!
Erethis: No, no. We made nice…
Glormax: You freed him!
Xuande: No! They have seen their error of their ways.
Sertanian: They should all be put to the sword
Xuande: It was they who told us where you were.
Thalamus eyes raise in alarm
Sertanian: give me a weapon and I’ll do it myself
Erethis: It just wasn’t worth it. And they were helpful. It’s just not practicle at this juncture.
Xuande: And who warned us of the trap!
Xuande: And GAVE us the key.
Sertanian: and probably helped kill Kartenix and who knows who else
Sertanian: they are monsters
Xuande: Our situation is dire. I’ll take what help I find.
Xuande turns back to the gnomes.
Thalamus: Simmer down, seen? I an I gwan eagle ya backside now, seen?
Glormax: We meant no harm
Xuande: As I said.. a difficult situation.
Xuande: You won’t come with us..
Erethis: Look - enough bickering. Let’s just head onwards.
Glormax: We tried to bring food
Xuande: …but I hesitate to leave you unarmed in such a place as this.
Sertanian: do not let this filth follow us
Xuande: If I give you directions on what should be a safe way out, will you leave?
Godryk (Godryk): If you are concerned we can put them in the room to the north and jam the doors shut so they can’t get out.
Xuande: We have cleared the path I will give you, but I can not promise that has gone unnoticed.
Gleebox: (In Elven) I am sorry for attacking you
Erethis: See - they’re sorry. Can we move on now?
Gleebox: Leave… that is the best idea for now
Liquidmantis (Ardril): anyone else not get the picture of Sert?
Gleebox: good luck in defeating Sinruth
Xuande: Thank you. I hope your people find better times.
Rich → Taking Short Rest
Gleebox: If you should fail, please do not betray our cowardice
Ardril → Taking Short Rest
Xuande: Cowardice? Turning aside from an error is courage, not cowardice.
Thalamus → Healing Word (Damage #1) [4] [1d6 = 4]
Thalamus → Healing Word (Damage #1) [9] [1d6 = 9]
Gleebox: You don’t know goblins well, do you?
Gleebox: They would torture us for fleeing
Gleebox: then kill us
Xuande: That’s what I mean.
Rich → Healing surge used.
Rich → Healing surge used.
Erethis: Yeah - they’re dumb like that.
Xuande: You know that, and you make this choice anyway because you know it is right.
Gleebox: beware of Sinruth… he is a brute
Xuande: Hence, courage. Not cowardice.
Gleebox: his allies are truly terrifying
Ardril: Anything you can tell us of him?
Xuande ‘s words give inspiration to the most wounded gnome.
Xuande: [5] [1d6 = 5]
Ardril: Or of other traps you can warn us of?
Gleebox: He is a large Hobgoblin, who likes to use a chain, much like your holy pet
Rich guffaws.
Thalamus: WHAT?
Gleebox: Undead creatures live on the top floor, so we try to avoid it
Thalamus eyes Rich warily
Ardril: If only he were housebroken.
Thalamus: why you laugh, brudda?
Rich: I um thoguht of something funny that I heard once…
Xuande: Can you wield a crossbow then?
Erethis: Who knew gnomes had a sense of hunour?
Xuande to the old soldier.
Erethis: *humour
Sertanian: I was once an accomplished Bowman
Sertanian: although I favored the Spear
Nosferatu (Rich): dude what if he levels on this little jaunt?
Xuande: I will entrust you with a crossbow then, but I require your word on a certain matter.
Sertanian: You have not found any other traces of the others?
Xuande: There are other gnomes enslaved here.
Xuande: If we are forced to fight them, I fear for our chances.
Xuande: I have a way to possibly convince them not to fight us.
Sertanian: Then I swear to assist you in killing them
Erethis: Yeah…not quite what we were going for…
Xuande shakes his head.
Xuande: You will swear this, or you will walk weaponless. I cannot risk our lives on your temper.
Rich ponders the reward if 2 of the hostages were dead instead of just 1…
Sertanian: I will not stay my hand against Goblins
Erethis: That’s fine.
Xuande: Goblins you may freely shoot.
Sertanian: and Gnomes who work with them are no better
Sertanian: No, they are almost worse!
Rich groans.
Sertanian: Gnomes live amonst us in Brindol
Sertanian: they are good people
Xuande: They do not ‘work’ with them. They have been bullied. You cannot imagine what threats Sinruth has made to turn them so.
Sertanian: these race traitors will pay
Ardril: The gnomes are misguided and found themselves on hard times.
Ardril: There will be NO wanton killing.
Rich: of Gnoems.
Rich: Gnomes*
Erethis: No, they aren’t. But we’re trying to be practical about this. We may not have the strengh to kill everything here. I’d rather make it out and succeed, with a couple gnomes left alive, than die pointlessly.
Sertanian: I will give you time to dissuade them, but I will not let them live as a threat to my people
Xuande: You give me your word on this?
Sertanian: That is my promis
Sertanian: e
Erethis: Now…onward?
Xuande: Very well.
Sertanian: Indeed
Xuande hands him a crossbow and bolts.
Sertanian: Mirtala was not far, from what I recall
Sertanian: I was blindfolded when brought to my cell
Sertanian: but we went up metal stairs
Xuande: I have an idea I wish to bring to the others..
Xuande: Do you recall the pit with the lizard?
Sertanian: No
Sertanian: a pit?
Rich: The ones that got a tqaste for Thalmus rump?
Xuande: Yes.
Xuande: I think I may have a way to deal with the lizards that we may check the pit properly.
Xuande: The creatures below are likely stupid and hungry.
Xuande: If we drop corpses below, they will come out to feed.
Xuande: When they do, we may fire upon them from above.
Xuande: Corpses are not exactly in short supply today.
Xuande: They’re even fresh.
Sertanian mutters what manner of saviors are these?
Erethis: Ok - but I fail to see the point at this juncture. It’s not the most likely place to keep prisoners, nor a likely location for Sinruth.
Xuande: We’ve explored much of this place and found only two.
Xuande: I’ll leave no stones unturned.
Godryk: They’ve got frikkin laser beams on their heads!
Ardril: We actually have quite a few ways to explore.
Erethis: Fine. But later. Up the obvious staircase first.
Liquidmantis (Ardril): Ferret wants to grind for XP.
Ferret (Xuande): Yeah, don’t you guys play MMOs? :D
Nosferatu (Rich): I’d say we explored probably 1/6th of it.
Liquidmantis (Ardril): I’d say we go up.
Nosferatu (Rich): also do we see anyone with a ? over his head?
[w] Erethis: how do we initiate a vote?
Ardril: It makes sense to keep the prisoners close together.
Nosferatu (Rich): or is this an escort quest?
[w] → Erethis: /vote
[w] → Erethis: I think
Erethis: (POLL) Up the stairs?
Liquidmantis (Ardril): great, we’ll be getting jumped by champions any minute then.
Nosferatu (Rich): well he hasn’t raced ahead yet…
Nosferatu (Rich): let’s wait for the other guy to repop…
Rich: [14] [1d20 = 14]
Sertanian huffs and puffs
Sertanian: so many stairs, and we are going higher still?
Ferret (Xuande): Remember though, 20 fake gold we don’t have that the pit isn’t all bad. :D
Sertanian sees Kartenix
Sertanian: Oh god!
Sertanian: The poor man
Xuande: I’m sorry… I had hoped you’d not notice such a horror.
Sertanian: I knew him well
Sertanian: always chasing Thurann out of the armor gallery
Xuande: When this is done, if at all possible, he will at least be buried properly.
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): I’m not saying there’s nothing there. Just not anything particularly necessary or useful.
Sertanian: good soldier, good father
Nosferatu (Rich): have we asked him if he needs healing?
Sertanian: We must find his son
Ferret (Xuande): I’ll still take the bet that it’s something useful and necessary. There are better ways to trap an empty pit than sleepy lizards. :D
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): Deal.
Nosferatu (Rich): Sertarian, not the dead guy.
Erethis: Up we go…
Xuande looks hesitant, but trudges forward with the others.
Xuande: We will do our best, but now we must go.
[w] Erethis → Xuande: Let’s put it this way - there’s not going to be a whole floor of undead without anything useful up here, either.
[w] Xuande → Erethis: True, but I’m 100% certain there’s something in the pit. You don’t make a whole map for just two lizards. :D
Nosferatu (Rich): afk a minute
Sertanian: [BOX] Godryk → Skill [Stealth] [14] [1d20 = 14]
[w] → Godryk: Carved into the last three steps of the staircase are the words “Von Adrez,” “Kauthin,” and “Crypt.” And once you climb high enough to see into the chamber at the top of the stairs, you see bas-relief images of humans laden with baskets, bags, and boxes—all depicted walking clockwise around the room.
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): afk, too.
Liquidmantis (Ardril): everyone still waiting for the map to load?
Hobgoblin Soldier to combat tracker
Hobgoblin Archer to combat tracker
Goblin Hexer to combat tracker
Hobgoblin Grunt to combat tracker
Hobgoblin Grunt to combat tracker
Hobgoblin Grunt to combat tracker
Hobgoblin Grunt to combat tracker
Ferret (Xuande): It’s up for me
Nosferatu (Rich): back
4dSwissCheese (Erethis): back
Spitting Drake → Skill [Perception] [16] [1d20 = 16]
Spitting Drake → Skill [Perception] [15] [1d20 = 15]
Liquidmantis disconnected
Two Spitting Drakes turn towards the stairs as they hear Godryk’s footsteps
Liquidmantis connected
Time to Roll Initiative
Godryk → Initiative [18] [1d20 = 18]
Thalamus → Initiative [8] [1d20 = 8]
Ardril → Initiative [21] [1d20 = 21]
Erethis → Initiative [22] [1d20 = 22]
Xuande → Initiative [15] [1d20 = 15]
Alastair Danaan → Initiative () [6] [1d20 = 6]
Rich → Initiative [20] [1d20 = 20]
Spiv → Initiative [19] [1d20 = 19]
[TURN] Hobgoblin Grunt 1
Liquidmantis disconnected
Godryk disconnected
Ferret disconnected
Benticore disconnected
4dSwissCheese disconnected

To Be Continued…..