DM says, "You are all doughty (or in one case doughy) adventurers in search of fortune"

Plot exclaims, "Hey!"

[dcc] Q asks, "Is anyone logging yet?"

Zander says, "Woohoo, fortune"

DM says, "In this area of the world that means going to the big city of Stonewall"

[dcc] Bort says, "DM is"

[dcc] Zander says, "I sure hope this town is made of wood"

DM says, "So you have all hitched a ride on a supply wagon that travels among several small villages and towns and thorps and hamlets on the way to Stonewall"

[dcc] Zander asks, "How well do we know each other?"

DM says, "The wagon makes a stop at the small village of Hadler's Gap in the Halcyon Hills"

[dcc] Bort says, "we are all fellow wagoneers"

[dcc] DM says, "You basically have just met up by virtue of hitching rides on the same wagon"

[dcc] Bort says, "bonding quickly over the lack of shock absorbers on the typical wagon"

DM says, "And outside the general provisioner is a sign saying AVENTURERS NEEDED!! PLZ INQUIR WITHIN"

[dcc] Zander exclaims, "For spelling advice!"

Bort says, "great scott, an opportunity for profit"

Bort quickly hops off the wagon and goes inside.

Q exclaims, "Hey, I am an aventurer!"

Zander shrugs, close enough.

Markan follows the others inside.

Plot tries to get off

[dcc] Markan says, "TSD."

DM says, "Inside a stocky man in an apron looks up hopefully as the door opens and you enter"

[dcc] Plot says, "trudges inside"

Plot trudges inside

Zander asks, "I hear you are in need of adventurers?"

DM says, "'Oh, yes, yes!'"

DM says, "'Thank the gods, I was starting to despair'"

Markan asks, "What's the trouble?"

Q asks, "What kind of aventures do you have to offer?"

DM says, "'Perhaps you have heard of our local ogre problem'"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Hmm, can I do a local knowledge check or something?"

Markan asks, "What's wrong with the local ogres?"

[dcc] DM says, "Sure"

[dcc] Zander asks, "so I roll d20 + my bonus for that?"

DM says, "'Well, just one local ogre, thank Frojon'"

[dcc] DM says, "Yep"

Zander rolls <bad roll syntax - 4>

Zander rolls 1d20: 9 | 9

[dcc] DM says, "You fail!"

[dcc] Plot asks, "dcc Whoa, how do we roll?"

[dcc] Markan says, "What Plot asked."

[dcc] DM says, "'roll 1d20+4' should work"

[dcc] Zander says, "Ditto"

[dcc] Plot says, "roll 1d20"

[dcc] Zander says, "ok, so 13"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Does everyone else see the result?"

[dcc] DM says, "There's a way to give names to rolls to so you can reuse them, inky can give details"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah"

Bort rolls 1d20+4 for local: 6+4 | 10

[dcc] Bort says, "you can also do 'roll local 1d20+4', and then later just 'roll local'"

[dcc] DM says (to Zander), "You recall that in fact there is an ogre in these hills, known for accosting travelers and stealing their stuff"

Plot rolls 1d20: 10 | 10

Zander tries to recall something about this area, but fails.

Plot says "ft.

Q asks, "Is it a bad ogre?"

[dcc] Zander says, "or not"

DM says, "'He's been around for a while, giving us a hard time'"

Markan says, "I've encountered few good ogres."

Gunther has arrived.

Zander says (to Markan), "I'm encountered no ogres at all."

[dcc] Plot asks, "How do we recap the room we are in?"

[dcc] Bort says, "there's no way, unfortunately"

DM says, "'Ambushes people, demands all their gold, takes off laughing'"

Markan says, "He sounds quite unpleasant."

Plot says "If a light serves to see, it also serves to be seen. "

DM says, "'Only does it every once in a while so we've just kind of learned to live with it'"

DM says, "'But recently!'"

Bort asks, "things have changed?"

DM says, "'Things have changed'"

DM says, "'He's not content with petty theft anymore'"

Zander asks, "And you are now suddenly keen to pay lots and lots of money to deal with him?"

DM says, "'He's been murdering our townspeople'"

Q exclaims, "That *is* bad!"

Bort says, "shocking"

Zander asks, "Well, maybe they are bad townspeople?"

Bort asks, "has he been coming into town?"

DM says, "'And Stinzel, who managed to flee from him the other day, said that he looks different as well'"

DM says, "The man looks askance at Zander"

Zander says, "Um, never mind."

DM says, "'Not all the way into town - mostly the surrounding farms, travelers on the road'"

DM says, "'But who knows where he will strike next'"

Bort says, "well, you're in luck, since we're a bold, er, recently-formed band of adventurers"

Bort says, "ready and willing to handle this kind of situation for a modest fee"

Zander asks, "Why can't you deal with him yourself? Don't you have a town guard?"

DM says, "'Anyway, as I was saying, Stinzel said that the ogre looks sort of diseased or something'"

Markan says, "This could be serious."

Markan says, "But perhaps it would be possible to help this creature."

Bort says, "or hurt it"

DM says, "'Help??'"

Plot says "A dog on the run can be safely kicked. I agree."

Zander makes air quotes. "'Help'"

Markan says, "If he's diseased, that may be causing his nefarious behavior."

DM says, "'Ah, "Help"'"

DM says, "'Hmm, mayhaps'"

Plot says "If he is diseased we can whack him guilt free."

DM says, "'Well, we want him not bothering us anymore, and would be willing to pay quite a sum'"

Zander says, "How much?""

DM says, "'We are but a small village, but by making a collection among everyone we have managed to scare up 200 gold pieces'"

DM says, "'It will near-bankrupt us, but that is better than being dead'"

Bort says, "that seems like a sound financial decision on your part"

Zander asks, "There's quite a degree of danger involved. Maybe you could a afford us a little more, to cover health expenses?"

DM says, "The man kneads his hands nervously"

Markan says (to Zander), "These people are clearly in distress."

Bort asks, "do you have information on where the ogre is located? or should we talk to Stinzel?"

Markan says (to Zander), "Behaving this way toward them will not aid them."

DM says, "'Two hundred and twenty? That must do, we can hardly survive as it is'"

Zander says (to Markan), "We'd be in more distress if we are hurt and cannot afford a healer"

Markan says (to Zander), "I AM a healer."

Zander says (to Man), "You drive a hard bargain. We'll see what we can do."

Plot says "How about you guys raise our dead at the end for free?"

DM says, "He says to Bort, 'His caves is located in the Halcyon Hills, and shouldn't be hard to find. But Stinzel might have some useful information anyway'"

Markan says (to Plot), "I sincerely hope there won't be any dead."

Bort says, "raising dead is a waste of a delicious corpse"

DM says, "'Raise Dead? We're all 0th level!'"

Markan says, "We should talk to this Stinzel."

Markan asks, "Where may we find him?"

Q asks, "Wait, we get to beat up the bad ogre, go on an aventure, *and* he gives us money *too*?"

DM says, "'Just follow the side road towards the hills to the north, take your third left'"

[dcc] Zander says, "Just after the dragon, you can't miss it."

Bort says, "ok then"

Bort follows these directions

DM says, "'Thank you, thank you! May the gods bless you!'"

Markan says, "And so you. We shall return."

DM says, "You take off for Stinzel's farm and find it without difficulty"

Bort says, "hey, slow down guys, I only have move 20"

[dcc] DM says, "Ha ha"

Q exclaims, "This is so lucky!"

DM says, "You note that the fence around his field has been smashed in in one spot"

DM says, "Stinzel comes running out to meet you"

Bort says, "greetings, townsperson"

DM says, "'Poston must have sent you! Adventurers, are you?'"

Markan asks, "Yes... Are you Stinzel?"

Q exclaims, "I am an aventurer!"

DM says, "'None other'"

DM says, "'The other day I was minding my own business planting some quinoa'"

[dcc] Bort says, "ha ha ha"

[dcc] Bort says, "YOUR FIRST MISTAKE"

DM says, "'And RAR SMASH came that damned ogre'"

Calidius has arrived.

Zander asks, "What's quinoa?"

[Crows-Nest] Calidius says, "(just watching)"

Q exclaims, "Oh no!"

Bort says, "we understand he looked somewhat unusual"

DM says, "'Quinoa is a local delicious grain!'"

Iain has arrived.

Plot asks, "Hey, yeah?"

Markan casts a sideways glance at Zander.

[Crows-Nest] Iain says, "Just watching."

Q asks, "Did the ogre take all of your local delicious grain?"

DM says, "'Oh yes, not only was he all enraged, but he looked really nasty, even for an ogre'"

Markan asks, "Nasty how?"

DM says, "'His skin has turned black, and he was covered with boils or something'"

[Crows-Nest] Calidius says (to DM), "(If you want, there are npc1 and npc2 characters you can run in another window)"

Zander says, "He was RAR SMASHing, pay attention"

Bort says, "gosh"

[Crows-Nest] Q says, "Uh-oh. He's got Barbarian levels."

Bort says, "I hope it's not contagious"

[Crows-Nest] Zander says, "heh"

DM says, "'I high-tailed for town, and by the time I dared to return he was gone'"

Bort says, "or at least not transmitted by hitting it with weapons"

Bort says, "well, clearly we should track him to his lair"

DM says, "'But I fear for my life if he returns'"

[Crows-Nest] Zander exclaims, "I'm too young to multi-class!"

Bort asks, "can you point out the direction he came from?"

DM says, "'If he doesn't get me those damn kobolds will'"

Q exclaims, "Or went to!"

Bort asks, "wait, kobolds?"

Markan asks, "There were also kobols?"

Markan asks, "Kobolds?"

DM says, "'Oh, yeah, we have a little bit of a local kobold problem too'"

Markan says, "That wasn't mentioned to us."

DM says, "'Nasty little creatures, no bigger than a dw... really small'"

Bort says, "well, handling kobolds will be extra, but we can always negotiate that later"

DM says, "'They usually keep to themselves but lately they've been making some raids too'"

Q asks, "The kobolds are bad too, right?"

Bort asks, "do they live in the hills with the ogre?"

DM says, "'Yeah, I think so'"

Zander says, "Maybe you should stop planting such delicious local grain"

Markan says (to Q), "Yes."

DM says, "'It's the only way I know how to live!'"

Markan says, "We shall help you."

Bort says, "perhaps the ogre is suffering from a folic acid deficiency"

Q asks, "A what?"

Bort says, "well, clearly the important thing is to seek out the ogre now"

DM says, "'Anyway, if you start where the fence is bashed in, and follow the big ogre footprints, that should lead you to his lair'"

Bort says, "I guess we can probably look for ogre-sized footprints leading back from the fence"

Bort says, "yeah"

[dcc] Markan says, "Ha ha ha."

DM says, "'I'm no ranger, but it seems like a good idea'"

Q exclaims, "Wow, that *is* a good idea!"

[Crows-Nest] Zander says, "This is why CSI:D&D never took off"

DM says, "'I can't thank you enough'"

Q says, "Maybe you should be an aventurer."

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "ha ha"

Bort says, "ok then"

Bort starts following the tracks

Markan says, "Fare thee well, sir. We shall see you again presently."

Plot exclaims, "Ever onwards!"

DM says, "'Farewell!'"

Zander asks, "Hey, if we kill some kobolds as well, do we get paid extra?"

DM says, "You follow the tracks to the north"

DM says, "The sky darkens and it begins to drizzle"

Q asks, "How big is an ogre?"

DM says, "Just because"

Bort says, "aw man"

Markan says (to Q), "Big."

Markan says (to Q), "Bigger than each of us."

Bort says, "it is a good thing I invested in a sturdy cloak"

Q asks, "Do they wear knee armor?"

Bort says, "except Plot"

Plot exclaims, "Hey!"

DM says, "None of you have actually encountered an ogre, but they are reputed to be 9 feet or taller"

Bort says (to Q), "clearly you have forgotten that our dwarven heritage trained us to receive a +4 dodge bonus against them"

DM says, "and super fearsome"

Bort says, "I guess in your case it's purely instinctive"

Plot asks, "He's a vegetarian, how tough could he be?"

DM says, "Anyway, it oughta be a really tough fight"

Q exclaims (at Bort), "Oh! An ogre is a giant!"

Plot says, "Unless I don't understand something about 'ogres.'"

Zander says, "Maybe we can beat him with some delicious local grain"

Q says, "I know *all* about giants."

DM says, "Now I will ask you for your MARCHING ORDER"

Q says, "I think you need magic beans."

Bort says, "I feel Q should be first"

Q exclaims, "I would be happy to!"

Plot says, "I should not be first, because I have no armor. I could be next, though."

Zander says, "I would like to go somewhere in the middle, in case they come from behind"

[dcc] DM says, "Why don't you set up your standard marching order on the stupid map, facing north"

Bort says, "I will go last"

[dcc] Markan says, "I don't think the map is that stupid."

[dcc] Q says, "Assuming it's a map of a 8x8 paved patio."

katre has arrived.

[dcc] Zander asks, "Everyone happy?"

[dcc] Bort says, "using a map is awesome"

[dcc] Q says, "Yup."

[dcc] DM says, "All righty"

[dcc] Q says, "I see we have arranged to have the two slowest characters at the front ant back of the line."

[dcc] Bort says, "ha ha"

[dcc] Q says, "So that we will travel at the same speed whether going forth or retreating."

[dcc] DM says, "You can decide later how you want to set up two characters wide"

[dcc] Zander exclaims, "Just like in 'Nam!"

[dcc] Plot says, "hahAH"

DM says, "After about an hour of travel you reach the hillside"

Bort whistles an old dwarven marching-song

[Crows-Nest] Iain asks, "Can I join this Maptools thing as a observer? Would that be 'player' or 'GM'?"

Q says, "Yeah, I always forget the words to that one too."

[Crows-Nest] Zander says, "player"

[Crows-Nest] Iain says, "Thanks."

Bort says, "I can't remember what rhymes with 'urgroshes'"

Q exclaims, "Galoshes!"

Markan thinks, "This has been a long hour."

Bort says, "oh yes"

Zander says, "My beer sloshes / Over my urgoshes"

[dcc] DM asks, "Do you see the new map?"

[dcc] Zander says, "No"

[dcc] Bort says, "still loading for me"

[dcc] Q says, "I see 'Loading'."

[dcc] Zander says, "Still loading"

[dcc] Plot says, "Still lo- yeah"

[dcc] DM waits

[dcc] Zander says, "The minimap is showing"

[dcc] DM says, "If it doesn't load I will be extremely sad"

[dcc] Bort says, "there's a thing in the corner saying 61M/86M"

[dcc] Bort says, "which I guess may be the amount of an image it's loaded"

[dcc] Q says, "Mine says 37M/42M."

[Crows-Nest] Iain says, "6MB of map, 80MB of wall-to-wall ogres."

[Crows-Nest] Zander says, "Heh"

[dcc] DM says, "It should only be 650K or so"

[dcc] Bort says, "hmm, ok, maybe it's the in-memory process size or something"

[dcc] Zander says, "Maybe if we disconnect and log back on"

[dcc] Q says, "Uh, but that appears to be memory usage."

[dcc] DM says, "I had problems loading bigger maps earlier, but this worked OK"

[dcc] DM says, "although of course that was local"

[dcc] Q says, "My red Receiving light is on."

[dcc] katre says, "the thing in the corner is, I think, the JVM memory usage. which is a totally pointless thing to show you, but hey"

[dcc] Markan says, "I have a map."

[dcc] Bort says, "woot"

[dcc] Plot says, "Man, java"

[dcc] Q says (to DM), "Possibly it's slow because you're uploading to seven of us at once."

[dcc] Bort says, "ok, I guess it's just a matter of time, so I will sit tight"

[Crows-Nest] Iain asks, "What username do I need to connect as a guest or whatever?"

[dcc] DM asks (of Markan), "With grass and stuff?"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "any username, no password"

[Crows-Nest] Iain says, "Although maybe that would just slow everyone else down."

[Crows-Nest] Iain says, "Thanks."

[dcc] Markan says, "But I don't see anyone else."

[Crows-Nest] Iain says, "I'll wait until you get going with this scene."

[dcc] Markan says, "And my token isn't even on the map."

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah, we lost all the tokens when we changed maps"

[dcc] DM says, "So bring it on over again"

[dcc] Q says, "I wonder if it'd be feasible to cache the maps ahead of time without spoiling them."

[dcc] Zander says, "I see nothing"

[dcc] DM says (to Q), "It should be"

[dcc] DM says, "OK, Plot's here too"

[dcc] Plot says, "One issue: when I zoom in I can't recenter the map."

[dcc] Q is still loading.

[dcc] Zander says, "Still loading"

[dcc] DM says, "Right-drag to scroll"

[dcc] Plot exclaims, "How on earth did you ever figure .... thank you!!"

[dcc] Plot )

[dcc] Plot )

[dcc] DM says, "OK, 2/5 are in... sorry about this"

[dcc] Plot says, "SMILEY"

[dcc] Zander asks, "#dcc Can we do anything without the map?"

[dcc] DM says, "I should have been loading it while all the chatting was going on"

DM says, "Well, there's the cave entrance"

Bort says, "hey, there's the cave entrance"

DM says, "It's about 20 feet wide"

Zander says, "Cool, a cave entrance"

[dcc] DM says (to Markan and Plot), "Did you guys disconnect and reconnect, or did it just eventually finish loading?"

[dcc] Markan says, "It just came on eventually."

[dcc] Plot says, "I disconnected and then reconnected."

[dcc] Plot says, "Came right up."

[dcc] Zander says, "I'm rolling a listen check to see if I hear anything from within"

Zander rolls 1d20+1: 19+1 | 20

[dcc] Q exclaims, "Map!"

DM asks (of Zander), "How close are you getting to the entrance?"

[dcc] DM says, "3/5!!"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Should I disconnect and reconnect?"

[dcc] Markan says, "I still only see me and Plot."

[dcc] DM says, "I dunno, it worked for Plot, I dunno if it's working for Bort"

[dcc] Bort says, "it hasn't helped for me, yeah"

Zander says, "About 20ft"

DM says, "Zander hears some guttural mumbling from within"

[dcc] Markan exclaims, "We have Q!"

[dcc] Q says, "I wonder if we should color code ourselves, to make it easier to distinguish when zoomed out."

Zander says, "Alas, I don't speak ogre"

DM says, "'No, Logbrag not go! He strong ogre! Not listen to voices!'"

DM says, "'Why change me? What Logbrag do?'"

DM says, "'Logbrag like the world, not want to go to afterlife'"

[dcc] Bort says, "man, I didn't realize this game was going to be so existential"

DM says, "'Gods change me, change kobolds, make me sick'"

DM says, "'Not like gods! Bad gods! Sorry! Sorry!'"

DM says, "You hear some banging around"

Plot asks, "To the north?"

[dcc] Markan asks, "I guess the rest of us can't hear all this?"

DM says, "To the north, inside the cave, yeah"

[dcc] DM says, "If we still can't get everyone in the next few minutes, I will start over with a blank map and draw it on the fly"

[dcc] DM says, "and it will look really nasty but it will be a map"

[dcc] Zander says, "I'm reloading maptools to see if that helps"

[dcc] DM says (to Markan), "I assume Zander will tell you all soon enough anyway"

Zander returns to the rest of the group. "There's an ogre in there, all right, muttering something about gods changing him

[dcc] Zander exclaims, "I'm in!"

[dcc] Markan says, "Well, there's Zander."

[dcc] Plot says, "Cool"

[dcc] DM says, "Huh, maybe inky should try restarting MapTool then"

[dcc] Bort says, "let's see"

[dcc] DM says, "I wonder if it's something like if it runs into a problem loading it is just hosed"

Q says, "Uh-oh. I hope we don't have to fight any gods."

[dcc] DM says, "Given that some people have gotten in really fast on a retry"

Zander asks, "How fast can Ogres run, anyways?"

[dcc] Q asks, "Have the observers gotten the map up?"

Bort says, "probably pretty fast, since they're tall"

[dcc] katre says, "yes"

[dcc] DM asks (of Bort), "You're exiting MapTool entirely and relaunching it?"

[dcc] DM says, "Whee, technology"

[dcc] Bort says, "oh, no, I've just been disconnecting -- lemme actually quit and come back"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah, that's what I meant"

Q asks, "You think we need to chase the ogre?"

[dcc] DM says, "That's what Zander did and he got right in"

Zander says, "Kinda the reverse, actually"

[dcc] Bort says, "there we go"

[dcc] DM says, "YES"

[dcc] DM says, "Sorry about that, guys"

[dcc] Markan says, "WOO."

[dcc] Markan asks, "Now, what order were we in?"

[dcc] DM says, "OK!"

[dcc] Plot exclaims, "Rock and roll!"

DM says, "The cave seems pretty dark, so if you're going to waltz in, you could probably use a light source"

DM says, "except for the dwarves, I guess"

Markan says, "It looks dark in there."

Markan says, "I have a light spell I can cast."

Zander lights his lamp.

Plot says, "I have a light source, ma --"

Markan says, "Or we could do that."

Bort loads his crossbow.

Plot readies his quarterstaff

Markan wields his mace.

DM says, "'Light! Logbrag see light!'"

[dcc] Zander says, "That's 30ft, 60ft"

DM says, "'Servants of god come to take Logbrag away?'"

Plot asks, "Hello? Logbrag?"

[dcc] Zander asks, "How many squares is that?"

Plot asks, "Where are you?"

[dcc] Bort says, "each square is 5'"

[dcc] Bort says, "sweet, light radius"

[dcc] Zander says, "Well, ok, that also works"

[dcc] Markan says, "Wow, this rocks."

Q asks, "Lobrag, are you the bad ogre?"

Zander whispers. "Be cautious"

[dcc] Markan says, "This was so worth waiting for."

DM says, "'Logbrag here'"

DM says, "'Logbrag not want to go'"

DM says, "'Logbrag strong ogre, not go to afterlife'"

DM says, "OK, now that you're in the cave"

Zander shouts, "We do not serve the god who harmed you. We are his foes, and wish to help you!"

nothing_else has arrived.

DM says, "There's tons of debris all over the place"

[dcc] * nothing_else has joined the channel.

Bort says, "man, messy cave"

Q asks, "But are you a good ogre or a bad ogre?"

Bort says, "cluttered cave, cluttered mind"

Zander rolls 1d20+8: 12+8 | 20

[dcc] Zander says, "(Bluff check)"

DM says, "There's a big pile of furs and blankets on the east, near where the ogre is"

DM says, "and a fire pit to the west"

DM says, "'Not from gods?'"

Plot asks, "This is in the green room, or the gray one we wandered into?"

Zander says, "No."

[dcc] Markan says, "I'd like to cast Detect Magic."

[dcc] Q asks, "Should we be able to see the ogre on the map?"

DM says, "The 'green room' is the grass outside"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Any signs of human bones etc around?"

Plot says, "Ah... haha yeah. Failed an int check, I did."

Plot says, "Christ, what's that"

[dcc] DM says (to Markan), "go for it"

[dcc] DM asks, "You guys see the ogre now?"

[dcc] Zander says, "Yes"

[dcc] Q says, "Yup."

[dcc] DM says, "Ha ha everybody running to the other side"

[dcc] Markan says, "Uh."

[dcc] Markan asks, "What do I have to do to cast it?"

[dcc] DM says, "Make some crazy motions with your hands and say the magic words"

[dcc] DM says, "and say which way you're facing - it detects magic in a cone, but you can turn around and sweep the area"

[dcc] Zander says, "Well, call upon your diety, surely"

DM says, "'Not from gods? Not come for Logbrag?'"

Zander says, "We've come to help you."

[dcc] Markan says, "On second thought, maybe it would be best to wait."

DM says, "Logbrag clutches his head"

Bort says, "we have come to bring an end to your quinoa depredations"

DM says, "By the way, he looks just as nasty as Stinzel said"

Q exclaims, "Please, Lobrag! I don't know if I am supposed to kill you or not if I don't know if you are good or bad!"

DM says, "Black skin, glowing green eyes, boils, and a smattering of pus"

Plot says, "This guy's a wretch."

[dcc] Markan asks (of DM), "Can I recognize what's wrong with him?"

[dcc] DM says, "Roll a d20"

Markan rolls 1d20: 11 | 11

Zander asks (of Markan), "Can't you case Detect Evil?"

DM says, "He rolls his eyes to the ceiling and shouts 'No, not listening! Not listening! Not listening! Sorry! OK!'"

Zander says, "*cast"

DM says (to Markan), "It doesn't seem like a natural disease"

DM says, "He lifts up his greatclub and charges"

DM says, "ROLL INITIATIVE"

[dcc] Zander says, "Eep"

Q rolls 1d20: 1 | 1

Zander rolls 1d20+5: 20+5 | 25

[dcc] Markan asks, "Okay, so how does this work? 1d20 plus our Init modifier?"

Zander says, "Awesome"

Bort rolls 1d20+3 for init: 16+3 | 19

[dcc] Bort says, "right"

Markan rolls 1d20+4: 4+4 | 8

Plot rolls <bad roll syntax - +1>

You roll 1d20-1: 5-1 | 4

[dcc] Plot asks, "I'm sorry, what is the roll syntax again?"

[dcc] Markan says, "Thank God I took that Improved Initiative feat."

[dcc] Bort says, "'roll 1d20+whatever'"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Hmm, what if I use Message to fake a voice from the gods?"

[dcc] Q says (to Plot), "1d20+3 or 1d20-7 or whatever."

[dcc] Plot says, "It keeps saying "You on blarrgrg""

[dcc] DM says, "Meanwhile everyone stop moving around on the map, of course"

[dcc] Q says (to Markan), "Indeed. It put you above the Ogre."

Plot rolls 1d20: 17 | 17

Zander registers himself at init 25.

[dcc] Plot says, "ARGH. OK, I had a + 1 to my 17 because of my init bonus."

DM says (to Plot), "plus 2, so you're at 19"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Let's use the init counter?"

Q displays the initiative: Zander(25) knight(24) dragon(20) INKY(4) orc(3) Pieronymus(2)

Q clears the initiative.

[dcc] Plot says, "Sorry, +2, right"

Zander registers himself at init 25.

Bort registers Bort at init 19.

[dcc] DM says, "Let's not worry about the initiative tool right now"

[dcc] Q says, "Oh."

[dcc] DM says, "ZANDER Bort Plot Markan Logbrag Q"

[dcc] DM says, "Just to get things moving"

[dcc] Bort asks, "is the ogre flat-footed until it goes once?"

[dcc] DM says, "Yes"

[dcc] Q asks, "Do they make orthopedic shoes for that in ogre sizes?"

DM says, "Zander's turn"

Zander casts Mage Armor on Q.

[dcc] Q asks, "Does that stack with regular armor?"

[dcc] Zander asks, "I think it should, shouldn't it?"

[dcc] DM says, "No, it's an 'armor bonus'"

[dcc] Zander says, "hm"

[dcc] Bort says, "you could cast it on yourself instead"

[dcc] Q says, "Might want to pick someone more naked, then. Like Plot."

[dcc] Bort says, "or Plot would be good, yeah"

[dcc] Q says, "Or, yeah."

Zander changes his mind at the last moment, and touches Plot instead.

[dcc] DM says, "OK, you can take a move action too, if you want"

[dcc] Zander says, "I moved first, to reach them"

[dcc] DM says, "OK"

[dcc] DM says, "In general let's talk through the actions here as well as making them on the map, to be more clear and so the log will make sense"

[dcc] DM says, "Zander BORT Plot Markan Logbrag Q"

[dcc] Plot says, "OK"

[dcc] Bort says, "I will stay where I am and fire my crossbow (a sneak attack, if I hit)"

[dcc] Zander says, "Anyway, so Plot is at 18 AC"

Bort rolls 1d20+3 for crossbow: 17+3 | 20

Plot says "Thank you, Zander!

Bort rolls 1d8: 6 | 6

Bort rolls 1d6: 5 | 5

DM says, "Bort gets the ogre right in the shoulder"

[dcc] Bort says, "(11hp damage, assuming that's a hit)"

[dcc] DM asks, "The sneak attack counts for missile hits too, right?"

Bort exclaims, "ha-ha!"

[dcc] Bort says, "if within 30'"

DM says, "Logbrag bellows in pain"

[dcc] DM says, "Move action, if you want"

[dcc] Q asks, "What's the standard way to calculate diagonals?"

[dcc] Bort says, "I will move a little closer"

[dcc] Bort says, "(and closer to the others)"

[dcc] DM says, "I think it'll calculate it right if you move your guy around"

[dcc] DM says, "Zander Bort PLOT Markan Logbrag Q"

[dcc] Plot says, "Question: can caltrops be gathered afterwards? I don't want to use them up if so."

[dcc] DM says, "Sure"

[dcc] Plot says, "OK, I am going to throw the caltrops in the path of the charging ogre."

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "caltrops? that is old-school"

[dcc] Plot says, "I have the caltrops description here if that would help"

[dcc] DM says, "I have it"

[dcc] DM asks, "Like a couple squares in front of you?"

[dcc] Plot says, "Yes"

[dcc] Q says, "Yay."

[dcc] DM says, "There they go"

[dcc] DM says, "You get a move action too if you like"

Plot throws caltrops in front of ogre

[dcc] DM says, "Up to 30' (six squares)"

[dcc] Plot says, "I'll stay here - thanks"

[dcc] Q exclaims (at Plot), "You could run through the caltrops!"

[dcc] DM says, "Zander Bort Plot MARKAN Logbrag Q"

[dcc] Plot says, "haha"

[dcc] Markan says, "Okay, I'm moving behind the others and casting Bless."

[dcc] Q wonders how the DM will be hiliting Q's name when the time comes.

[dcc] DM says, "Ha ha"

[Crows-Nest] Bort exclaims, "Plot erupts in hives!"

[dcc] DM says, "OK, you all get +1 to hit for a while"

[dcc] DM says, "*fwoom*"

[dcc] DM says, "Zander Bort Plot Markan LOGBRAG Q"

Markan pulls a wooden symbol from his pocket, waves it around and mumbles something.

Zander exclaims, "Watch out, here he comes!"

Plot exclaims, "Thank-you, Markan!"

DM says, "Logbrag bellows again and goes for Bort"

Bort exclaims, "whuh-oh!"

[dcc] Zander says, "Hmm, should have set my spear for charge"

DM says, "OOPS caltrop"

[dcc] DM says (to Plot), "Why don't you roll for the caltrop, just a 1d0"

[dcc] DM says, "Uh 1d20"

Plot rolls 1d20: 18 | 18

[dcc] Plot says, "I assume bless doesn't aid me on the damage for them."

(From DM) Logbrag OW

[dcc] Markan says, "No."

DM says, "One point of damage"

Plot asks (of Logbrag), ""Haha! Sharp stuff, eh flatfeet?"

DM says, "To its tender foot"

[dcc] Plot says, "His speed should be half what it was if we need to run away."

[dcc] Bort says, "oho, nice"

[dcc] Bort says, "that might bring him down to dwarf speed"

DM says, "It's still able to swing at Bort due to its big reach"

[dcc] Zander says, "We can keep him at a distance and use missile attacks now"

[dcc] Zander says, "Oh"

DM asks, "Bort's AC is 20 vs giants, right?"

Bort says, "yeah"

DM says, "Logbrag swings his greataxe with a crushing blow that would smash any normal man"

DM says, "but Bort somehow manages to dodge it with his dwarven reflexes"

Bort exclaims, "aimed too high, you fool!"

[dcc] Zander says, "I thought it was a greatclub"

DM says, "I mean greatclub"

Q exclaims, "We dwarves are known for our reflexes!"

(From DM) Logbrag RAR!

[dcc] DM says, "Zander Bort Plot Markan Logbrag Q"

[dcc] Q asks (of Bort), "Would flanking be beneficial to you in this battle?"

[dcc] Bort says, "yeah, but I think you'll take an AoO from the ogre if you move to a flanking position, so you may not want to bother"

[dcc] Zander asks, "How's the ogre looking? How badly is he wounded?"

[dcc] Q says (to Bort), "I've got dwarven reflexes too, so I might as well."

[dcc] DM says, "He's still looking pretty tough"

[dcc] DM says, "Ogres are pretty big nasty creatures"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Worth an attempt at colour spray?"

DM says, "Logbrag swipes at Q as she passes"

Q scurries around behind the ogre.

DM asks, "AC 20?"

[dcc] Q says, "Mmhmm."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "I knew a Thai guy whose name was Zander Bort Plot Markan Logbrag Q"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "hee hee"

[Crows-Nest] (from Markan) Gunther says, "His name is my name too"

DM says, "Once again, it seems as if the greatclub is going to crush Q, but she almost preternaturally skips out of the way"

[dcc] Bort says, "I guess this flanking will pay off for our to-hit bonus later for everyone"

[dcc] DM says, "Dammit, both of those would have hit if you didn't have the bonus"

Q exclaims, "Take this, you giant big mean ogre villain!"

Q swings her scythe.

Q rolls 1d20+5: 11+5 | 16

Plot says, "The people's scythe"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "symbolically striking a blow for the farmers"

DM says, "Ow, right in the thigh"

Q rolls 2d4+6: 3 3+6 | 12

Q *squelch*

DM says, "and that's the same leg he stepped on the caltrop with"

Q asks, "Have you learned your lesson yet?"

DM says, "Logbrag cries out, 'Why gods forsake Logbrag??'"

[dcc] DM says, "ZANDER Bort Plot Markan Logbrag Q"

Zander levels his crossbow, and fires point blank.

Zander rolls 1d20+3: 14+3 | 17

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "csb"

Gunther was told to go with God, and that God was currently heading out of the roomd at high velocity.

DM says, "I think you can fire around your comrades without penalty, lemme check"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "we're rolling pretty well"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "I guess I shouldn't jinx it"

[Crows-Nest] Zander says, "This is where I shoot Plot in the back"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "hee hee"

[Crows-Nest] Q says, "Fortunately, he has a high AC right now."

DM says, "The bolt gets Logbrag in the chest as he wheels back around from trying to parry Q"

DM says, "Roll damage"

Zander rolls 1d8+1: 8+1 | 9

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Jesus"

Zander smiles. Perfect.

DM says, "He clutches at the bolt and looks at you in incomprehension"

DM says, "'Why Logbrag have to die?'"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "aww"

[dcc] Zander exclaims, "I do existential damage!"

[dcc] Plot says, "haha"

DM says, "He collapses to the cave floor"

[dcc] DM says, "You guys rolled awesome, wtf"

[dcc] DM says, "If he got even one hit in you could have been in trouble"

Q exclaims, "Yay, he's all beaten up! Let's heal him now!"

[dcc] (from Zander) DM says, "I was hoping for a TPK."

Plot asks, "Yeah, can we wake this guy up and interrogate him?"

Gunther has arrived.

Plot says, "Or 'stabilize him' I guess."

Zander says, "Well, that's up to Markan."

Q says, "Yeah! But maybe we should tie him up too."

Bort says, "meanwhile, I will search the debris in the room"

Plot says, "I have that 'heal' skill"

Markan says, "So do I."

Zander casts Detect Magic.

Plot says, "Oh, OK"

Plot grabs his club

DM says, "There are a couple of sacks in the corner and that big pile of furs and blankets"

Markan asks, "Should we tie him up first?"

Plot says, "Yeah"

Markan says, "I have a rope."

Q exclaims, "You can do both at once!"

DM says, "The rest of the debris is just rocks and bones and stuff"

Zander meditates, feeling for magic in the area.

Bort says, "I guess I will gingerly investigate the sacks"

[dcc] Q asks, "Is there a passage north?"

DM says (to Zander), "There's something magic in the pile of furs"

Markan tosses the rope on the ground. "Someone else tie him up while I heal him."

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah"

Plot ties him up

DM asks, "Do you have a Use Rope skill?"

Zander goes to investigate

[dcc] Q says, "I will look down it with my 60ft darkvision."

Plot says, "I do not"

DM says (to Bort), "The first sack has a lot of rancid meat and moldy cheese"

Zander says, "We could always chop his limbs off."

Markan stands over the ogre, waves his hands, and mutters.

[dcc] Markan says, "Casting Cure Light Wounds."

Markan rolls 1d8+1: 8+1 | 9

DM says, "Tying him up is going to be tough without some rope skill"

Bort says, "curses, the stolen quinoa isn't here"

Markan says, "Uh, oops, timing."

Zander asks, "Does the food have any magical aura?"

Sargent has arrived.

DM says, "and he's really strong, so you don't know if he's going to be able to burst his bonds"

DM says, "but you could give it a shot"

Q says, "That's OK. If he wakes up mean, then we can just beat him up again."

DM says (to Bort), "The second bag has treasure!!"

[dcc] Plot says, "I think it's in-character for my guy to tie him up badly"

Bort exclaims, "treasure!!"

Zander exclaims, "Treasure!"

Q asks, "Treasure?"

DM says, "A bunch of gold, silver, and copper pieces"

Q asks, "We get to have an aventure, beat up a bad giant, get paid *and* find a treasure?"

[dcc] Plot says, "OK, so we know that he's not the ogre we were looking for and that he was not magically an ogre but a genuine ogre."

Q exclaims, "This is the BEST DAY EVER!"

DM says (to Plot), "Make a 1d20+Dex roll to see how well you tied him up"

Plot rolls 1d20+2: 14+2 | 16

[dcc] Bort says, "+2 for using a silk rope, for some reason"

Zander looks for the magic item he sensed in the sacks.

DM says (to Zander), "in the furs"

Zander says, "Or furs, even"

DM says, "It's a big pile of furs and blankets covering a big ogre-sized wooden shield"

DM says, "WHICH MAYBE HE SHOULD HAVE USED"

Bort says, "poor guy"

Bort says, "it must have been really uncomfortable to sleep on that"

Zander says, "I guess he wanted to weild his club two-handed"

DM says, "Meanwhile Logbrag groans"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Can spellcraft tell me how it is enchanted?"

[Crows-Nest] DM | See also: epic usages of Use Rope.

[dcc] DM says, "It's part of Detect Magic"

[dcc] Zander asks, "so should I roll that?"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah, make a Spellcraft roll"

Zander rolls 1d20+6: 1+6 | 7

[dcc] DM says, "(see file:///c:/doc/www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/detectMagic.htm)"

[dcc] Zander says, "Bummer"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah, you can't really tell"

DM says, "'Leave Logbrag alone"

[dcc] Zander says, "Well, I can't use it anyway."

DM says, "'Gods not want me in afterlife?'"

Zander says (to Q), "Hey, I think this shield is enchanted."

Q exclaims (at Zander), "Neat!"

Q exclaims, "That's a big shield!"

DM says, "'Why must Logbrag live?'"

Zander says, "Ah, that is a question for the philsophers."

DM says, "'*nnghh* *rrrrgh* *struggle*"

Plot says, "One of you with better personalities than I should interrogate him."

Q asks (of Logbrag), "Why do you do bad things?"

DM says, "He is really pretty disgusting looking"

Zander asks (of Logbrag), "What happened to you?"

DM says, "'Gods change me'"

Zander asks, "Well, what events precipitated this change?"

Markan asks, "Which Gods?"

DM says, "'Try to make me into new ogre'"

DM says, "'Logbrag do not know, Logbrag stupid ogre'"

Bort asks, "what is north of this cave?"

Q exclaims, "More cave!"

DM says, "'Kobolds come from above'"

Zander asks, "These gods, do they talk to you?"

DM says, "'They change too'"

Zander asks, "What do they say?"

DM says, "'Gods tell me they change me, make me strong'"

DM says, "'But Logbrag not feel strong'"

Q says, "I've never met a god."

[dcc] (from Zander) Logbarg says, "Buy books by L Ron Hiubbard.

Q asks, "Are they big?"

[dcc] Bort says, "I wonder if it'd break the adventure if we try to subdue Logbrag and make him come with and help us"

DM says, "'Logbrag never see them, just hear voices'"

Zander asks, "When do the voices come?"

[dcc] Q says, "The curse/disease/whatever would probably make him periodically attack us against his will."

[dcc] Q says, "Which I guess would be a good source of periodic XP."

[dcc] Zander exclaims, "Fun!"

[dcc] Bort says, "true"

DM says, "'Voices come sometimes'"

[Crows-Nest] Sargent says, "there we go -- map tool working"

DM says, "'Tell me to kill'"

[Crows-Nest] Iain says, "Hi there."

[dcc] Bort says, "hmm"

Markan asks, "Why kill?"

Q says, "If the tell you to kill nice people, then they are not very nice gods. You shouldn't listen to them."

Bort says, "clearly we had better further investigate the cave"

Bort says, "and find whatever evil magic has corrupted him"

Bort says, "maybe it'll be worth something"

DM says, "'Voices are in head! Can't not listen!'"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Can I do a spellcraft check to see if a spell has been cast on him?"

Bort thoughtfully finishes tucking away Logbrag's sack of treasure in his own backpack.

Zander asks, "Have you tried alcohol?"

Plot asks (of Bort), "How mouldy was that cheese?"

Markan asks, "Bort? What did you find over there?"

[dcc] Q asks (of Zander), "Did you look at him when you had Detect Magic active?"

[dcc] DM says, "Detect Magic didn't turn up anything on him"

Markan asks, "Is it anything that might give us more clues?"

Q wanders further north, to explore a bit.

[dcc] Zander says, "Hmm"

DM says, "The cheese is not really edible for humans or dwarves"

Bort says (to Plot), "it's fit for an ogre"

DM says (to Q), "OK, the cavern to the north is first of all huge"

Plot says, "But I'm REALLY hungry"

Zander says, "Well, kobolds are mischievous creatures, so they may have something to do with it"

Bort says, "have some rations! mm-mm"

Plot says, "Let's take this guy with us. If he's bound he won't hurt us."

DM says, "The ceiling has got to be at least 40 feet above you"

DM says, "It's really damp and the floor is slick, so you'll have to move pretty carefully and you may not want to run"

[dcc] Bort asks, "are we taking Logbrag or leaving him?"

DM says, "There are stalagmites everywhere, further slowing you down"

Zander says, "Great place for an ambush"

Q says, "Wow, this is like some kind of big slimy cave."

[dcc] Plot says, "Let's ask him"

[dcc] Q says, "I vote take."

[dcc] Q says, "But Plot's idea is good."

[dcc] Bort says, "bearing in mind if he comes he may suddenly attack him, and if we leave him he'll run away or we'll have to kill him"

Plot asks (of Logbrag), ""Do you want to come with us?"

DM says, "and water drips from the ceiling constantly *drip* *drip* *drip*"

[dcc] Bort says, "er, ("may suddenly attack us")"

DM says, "'Don't make Logbrag go'"

[dcc] Q says, "I don't want to kill him if he's not being evil. But I don't mind having to fight him again."

Zander says, "Ok, let's kill him for the xp."

DM says, "'Let him go to afterlife, have peace'"

Markan says, "No, it may still be possible to save him."

Zander says, "But hey, he just said that he wants to go to the afterlife"

Q asks, "Can we knock him out?"

Markan says, "He doesn't know what he wants, he's being influenced by nefarious forces."

Plot asks, "Who are we to stop him from claiming his prize in the afterlife?"

Q says, "THen maybe he won't hear the voices."

Zander says, "Right, listen to the monk. He's wise and noble, surely."

Bort says, "ok, Logbrag, lie down and close your eyes and we'll put you to sleep"

DM says, "'*whimper* Good night'"

Bort motions to Q.

Zander asks, "What was our deal with the guy, anyway? Kill the Ogre?"

Plot says (to Zander), "That's what I thought"

Zander says, "So, 220 gold saids we cap his ass."

Markan says, "I don't believe it is right to kill him."

Plot says, "We are not a no-kill shelter"

Q steps over to the ogre quietly and then whacks him in the back of his head with the handle of her scythe.

[dcc] Bort says, "I'm not really sure how to knock him out, but there's probably some rule about non-lethal damage or something"

Q rolls 1d20+1: 6+1 | 7

[dcc] Bort says, "that should be good for now"

[dcc] Q says, "Yeah, there is."

[dcc] Q says, "Uh. But I may have missed my attack roll."

Bort says, "we can always kill him later if necessary"

Markan says, "Yes... If necessary."

Zander says, "If he wakes up, he'll be blocking our retreat"

[dcc] Q asks, "What's the DC for an ogre who's not resisting?"

[dcc] Q says, "AC, I mean."

DM says, "Q knocks him out"

Plot says (to Zander), "Not for long he won't! Haw haw"

Q rolls 2d4+6: 2 4+6 | 12

Markan asks, "Should we untie him before we leave?"

Zander asks (of Markan), "Are you mad?"

[dcc] Q says, "(In case the amount of damage matters.)"

Plot says, "We might need that rope for the next guy we beat up, though."

Zander says, "Maybe we should attach that shield to his arm as well"

Bort says, "just because we're leaving him alive doesn't mean we can't steal his stuff"

Q asks (of Zander), "So it'll be more exciting the next time we beat him up?"

Bort says, "meanwhile, I'm scouting ahead in the cave"

Bort says, "(also reloading my crossbow)"

Markan says, "Wait."

Zander says, "I give up! At least I can run faster than you dwarves."

Plot gathers Markan's rope and gives it to him.

Zander also reloads his xbow.

Q asks (of Markan), "What's wrong?"

Markan asks, "Might it not be wise to rest and prepare spells again before continuing?"

[dcc] DM says, "One sec sorry"

Markan puts his rope away.

[dcc] DM says, "Back"

[dcc] Bort says, "it takes 8 hours or so of rest before we can relearn spells, so we should probably keep going for now"

Zander says, "My lamp only lasts 6 hours."

Q asks (of Markan), "What if he wakes up and the voices make him kill us?"

Zander says, "It'd cost ME another pint of oil."

Q exclaims, "And there is a big cave to explore!"

Markan says, "We bested him once, I believe we can do so again."

Plot says, "I have no spells to recover, so I could stay watch."

Markan says, "I don't believe my heal spell restored him to full health."

Q says (to Zander), "You should learn to see in the dark."

Zander says, "I guess we can ask Plot to bonk him on the head again if he wakes"

Plot says (to Zander), "Of course, friend sorcerer"

Zander says (to Plot), "Be sure to not hit him too hard, lest you... accidentally... kill him"

Plot says (to Zander), "That would be unfortunate."

Bort says, "meanwhile, I am still exploring this cave to the north"

Zander says, "Ok, now I'm fully in favour of resting"

Bort says, "I don't know what these guys are doing"

Plot gathers the caltrops

[dcc] Bort says (to Zander), "dude, you still have three spells left"

[dcc] Bort says, "the only resource we have expended that we would want to rest for are your mage armor spell on Plot, and two cleric spells from Markan"

[dcc] Bort says, "if we turn out to need those we can rest later"

[dcc] Q asks, "And Mage Armor lasts for an hour, right?"

DM says, "Something streaks down from the top of the cave at Bort!"

[dcc] Zander says, "Also, a detect magic spell"

Plot says, "Ah crap"

Zander says, "Ah crap"

Bort exclaims, "crikey!"

Q exclaims, "Oh no!"

[dcc] DM says, "NO MOVING"

[dcc] Bort says, "wait, I change my mind, we should rest"

[dcc] Plot says, "Hahha"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Does Bort need a reflex save?"

[dcc] Plot says, "This Map Tool is awesome"

[dcc] Sargent says, "yes"

[dcc] Q exclaims, "Hey, that's not Bort!"

[dcc] Zander asks, "What's a stirge?"

[dcc] Bort says (to Zander), "like giant evil mosquitos"

[dcc] Zander says, "Bah, squish them"

[dcc] DM says, "Everyone roll initiative!!"

[dcc] Zander says, "gimme room to use colour spray"

Bort rolls 1d20+3 for init: 2+3 | 5

Zander rolls 1d20+5: 20+5 | 25

Plot rolls 1d20+2: 6+2 | 8

Q rolls 1d20+0 for init: 14+0 | 14

Zander says, "Awesome"

Markan rolls 1d20+4: 3+4 | 7

Zander clears the initiative.

You roll 1d20+4: 14+4 | 18
You roll 1d20+4: 2+4 | 6
You roll 1d20+4: 19+4 | 23
You roll 1d20+4: 8+4 | 12

Zander registers himself at init 25.

Q registers himself at init 14.

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "hey, Q might get a chance to use cleave"

[Crows-Nest] Q exclaims, "Woo!"

DM says, "ZANDER Stirge-4 Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot Markan Stirge-2 Bort"

Zander moves towards the mouth of the cave

DM says, "You get another action"

[dcc] Bort says, "remember you can also move twice on a turn, if that's your only action"

[dcc] Zander asks, "how far can I move twice?"

[dcc] Q asks, "Twice as far as you can move once?"

[dcc] DM says, "You can move another 30'"

[dcc] Bort says, "a total of 12 squares for you, since each move is 30 = 6 squares"

[dcc] DM asks, "Oh, is that Q they're attacking, not Bort?"

[dcc] Q says, "Yeah."

[dcc] Bort says, "yeah"

DM says, "I mean they streak down at Q!"

Zander reaches his destination.

Q exclaims, "Bugs!"

DM says, "Zander STIRGE-4 Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot Markan Stirge-2 Bort"

Zander says, "Eeagh, bugs."

[dcc] Bort says, "aie, creepy"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "I like how this map can show them entering his square"

[Crows-Nest] Sargent says, "the next version should have hockey-on-fox kinds of effects, like blue streaks behind you when you charge"

DM says, "The stirge darts at Q and plunges its proboscis into her"

Q exclaims, "It is in my square!"

[dcc] Markan says, "TSD."

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "ha ha"

Zander says, "That's right, Q, bait them all to you so that I can take them with color spray"

DM says, "No damage but that sure is annoying"

DM says, "Zander Stirge-4 STIRGE-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot Markan Stirge-2 Bort"

DM says, "That one latches on to Q as well"

[dcc] Q asks, "Should I be reading up on grappling rules?"

DM says, "She's got one on her left arm and one on her back"

DM says, "It's getting kind of tough to see her under there"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah :)"

Q exclaims, "They love me! They love me TOO MUCH!"

DM says, "Zander Stirge-4 Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot Markan Stirge-2 Bort"

[dcc] Bort says, "I think the main deal is you can only attack them with a light weapon"

[dcc] Bort says, "if that's what you want to do"

Zander says, "I sure hope you've taken your malaria jab."

[dcc] DM says, "She could also try to pull one off of her"

[dcc] Bort says, "oh, ok"

[dcc] Q asks, "Would pulling it off be a grapple check or something else?"

[dcc] Zander says, "Q, come to me."

[dcc] Zander says, "I'll blast them with color spray"

[dcc] DM says (to Q), "Yeah"

[dcc] DM | You can?t move normally while grappling. You may, however, make an opposed grapple check to move while grappling.

[dcc] Zander says, "I'd blast you as well, but color spray doesn't do damage, so you'd be ok."

[dcc] Q asks (of Zander), "You can do that next round even if I don't approach, right?"

[dcc] DM says, "You can get one off you by making an opposed grapple check"

[dcc] Zander says, "dcc Yes, but they are presumeably all following you"

[dcc] Zander says, "so we can all have a go hitting them once they are blasted"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Oh, he can't move?"

[dcc] DM says, "SHE"

[dcc] Q says, "Oh yeah, that's right. I can't."

Q pulls one of her light hammers from her belt and starts smacking at one fo the attached stirges.

[dcc] Zander exclaims, "The beards confuse me!"

Q rolls 1d20+5: 19+5 | 24

[dcc] Q asks, "I believe that's a move action to draw and a standard to attack, right?"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah"

[Crows-Nest] Jon asks, "what map are you using?"

[dcc] Q asks, "Hit?"

[Crows-Nest] Q says (to Jon), "One of dfan's creation, with maptool."

[dcc] DM says, "Q swings with her right hand at the one attached to her left arm and whacks it"

Q rolls 1d4+4: 3+4 | 7

[Crows-Nest] Jon says, "hm."

[Crows-Nest] Jon says, "maptool didn't seem usable when I tried it."

DM says, "It explodes in a shower of blood"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "it's working pretty well for us"

Q exclaims, "They squish good!"

Zander says, "Beautiful."

[Crows-Nest] Sargent says, "ew"

[Crows-Nest] Jon says, "maybe I was doing it wrong"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "it appears to require a fair amount of memory"

DM says, "Zander Stirge-4 Stirge-1 Q STIRGE-3 Plot Markan Stirge-2 Bort"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "you can connect to the server and watch"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "(if it works for you)"

[Crows-Nest] Jon says, "well, I deleted it. but thanks"

DM says, "That one swoops down and punctures Q in the right arm"

DM says, "attaching itself as well"

DM says, "Zander Stirge-4 Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 PLOT Markan Stirge-2 Bort"

[dcc] Plot says, "OK, I want to move closer"

[dcc] DM says, "OK, that's one move action"

[dcc] Plot says, "It said "30" when I ended, which I presume is my move -- yeah"

[dcc] DM says, "You can move another 30 for your other action"

[dcc] Plot says, "And I will try it again"

Plot moves towards the fight

[dcc] Plot says, "OK, done"

DM says, "Plot has almost reached Q"

DM says, "Zander Stirge-4 Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot MARKAN Stirge-2 Bort"

[dcc] Markan says, "I'm just going to move."

[dcc] DM says, "Go for it"

[dcc] Markan says, "Done."

DM says, "All of you who haven't been in this big cave yet notice how slimy and slippery and drippy it is"

DM says, "Zander Stirge-4 Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot Markan STIRGE-2 Bort"

[dcc] Zander says, "Uh oh"

[dcc] Bort says, "oh yeah, good thing I didn't plan on charging at him"

DM says, "OW right in the neck"

[dcc] Q asks, "I did tell you it was a big slimy cave thing, didn't I?"

Q exclaims, "Help, help, I'm being oppressed!"

DM says, "You're pretty sure there's a dwarf underneath this huge mass of bloated killer nasty giant mosquitoes but it's getting harder and harder to tell"

DM says, "Zander Stirge-4 Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot Markan Stirge-2 BORT"

[dcc] Q asks, "Am I at least providing flanking?"

[dcc] Zander says, "See, this is why it's bad to explore alone."

[dcc] Bort says, "I'm just going to move closer, but not all the way, so I will be out of Zander's color spray if he decides to do that"

[dcc] Bort says, "ok, done"

[dcc] DM says (to Q), "Hmm"

[dcc] Q says (to Bort), "Oh, thanks."

DM says, "ZANDER Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot Markan Stirge-2 Bort"

[dcc] Q says (to Bort), "You wouldn't want to actually, y'know, *kill* one of them or anything."

Zander moves closer.

[dcc] Bort exclaims (at Q), "I couldn't reach you and still attack them this round!"

[dcc] Q asks, "What's the range on color spray?"

[dcc] DM says, "15' cone"

[dcc] Q says (to Bort), "Oh."

[dcc] DM says, "Wow check that out"

[dcc] Bort says, "(I thought about firing my crossbow at them, but that seemed a little risky)"

[dcc] DM says, "Look at that amazing black and gray spray of colors"

Zander mumbles, and dazzling colors fly out.

[dcc] Bort says, "don't make fun of Zander's color-blindness"

[dcc] Zander says, "DC 15, I think"

[dcc] DM says, "That sounds right"

DM says, "Q, make a Will save"

Q rolls 1d20-1 for will: 8-1 | 7

[dcc] Zander says, "The screen is censored, see, so viewers don't get dazzled as well"

Q exclaims, "SO PRETTY!"

DM says, "Q drops to the floor"

[dcc] Zander says, "This could end badly."

[dcc] Q says, "I hope at least *some* of the stirges failed their saves."

DM says, "It's hard to tell what sort of effect it had on the stirges, since they're still attached"

DM says, "Zander STIRGE-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot Markan Stirge-2 Bort"

[dcc] Bort says, "the stirges should be pretty easy to hit if they're attached, since they lose their dex bonus"

DM says, "The stirge just hangs there limply"

[dcc] Q says, "Oh, dude, I totally could ahve cloven."

DM says, "Zander Stirge-1 Q STIRGE-3 Plot Markan Stirge-2 Bort"

Zander says, "Well, that answers that question."

[dcc] Q asks, "Is it too late to retro-actively roll it?"

DM says, "As does that one"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah, sorry"

[dcc] Q says, "OK."

DM says, "Zander Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 PLOT Markan Stirge-2 Bort"

[dcc] Plot says, "I want to move and then attack stirge 3"

[dcc] Plot asks, "Moving in there gives them a chance to attack me, right?"

[dcc] Q exclaims, "Please attack Stirge-2!"

[dcc] Plot says, "OK, stirge 2 instead"

[dcc] Zander says, "Attack the one that might not be unconscious, please"

[dcc] DM says, "Even if any of them are still conscious, they're all attached to Q"

[dcc] DM says, "So go nuts"

[dcc] Plot asks, "With them attached, they don't get an opportunity attack by me moving into range?"

[dcc] * Calidius has joined the channel.

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah, they only attack with their proboscises"

[dcc] Zander says, "There's no AoO for entering range"

[dcc] Plot says, "OK, I'll roll to attack stirge-2"

[dcc] DM says, "Also that"

[dcc] Zander says, "Only leaving it (right?)"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah"

Plot will attack stirge-2

Plot with his, er, quarterstaff

[dcc] Zander says, "dcc Though I suppose I could have risked one"

DM says, "Roll"

Plot rolls <bad roll syntax - 3>

Plot rolls 1d20+3: 8+3 | 11

DM says, "You squish it good"

DM says, "Roll damage"

Plot rolls 1d6+3: 3+3 | 6

DM says, "*splort*"

DM says, "Zander Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot MARKAN Bort"

Plot exclaims, "Probe this, fiend!"

[dcc] Zander says, "Ok, we can pretty much kill the rest at our leisure, now."

[dcc] Markan says, "I'm also going to move and attack him."

[dcc] Markan says, "Er, one of the stirges, that is."

Plot says (to DM), "How big are the stirge? (Stirges? Stirgen?)"

[dcc] DM says, "Okey doke"

[dcc] (from Bort) Markan says "Did I say chaotic good? I meant chaotic evil"

DM says, "The body's about one foot long, wingspan about two feet"

Plot exclaims, "Freaarrah!"

[dcc] Zander says, "Maybe we should keep one alive for interrogation."

DM says, "Nasty buggers"

[dcc] DM says, "Ha ha"

Markan rolls 1d8: 7 | 7

[dcc] Plot says, "heh"

DM says, "Roll to hit first"

Markan says, "Oops."

Markan rolls 1d20: 15 | 15

[Crows-Nest] (from Q) Markan says, "That was CLW"

DM says, "Another dead stirge"

DM says, "You're starting to be able to make out Q now"

DM says, "Zander Stirge-1 Q Stirge-3 Plot Markan BORT"

DM says, "Uh"

DM says, "Zander Q Stirge-3 Plot Markan BORT"

[dcc] DM says, "Ha ha"

Bort says, "I advance and attack the last one, I guess"

[dcc] DM says, "I was wondering where your 5th character was on the map"

[dcc] DM says, "Then I realized it was Q"

DM says, "Have at it"

Bort rolls 1d20+2 for urgrosh: 3+2 | 5

Bort says, "uh, not very well"

[dcc] Q says, "Hee."

[dcc] Zander says, "Hey, I hope I get a chance with my longspear"

DM says, "Bort is apparently taken aback at having to fight such nasty critters and misses out of nervousness"

Bort says, "my urgrosh is really more aimed at fighting orcs and stuff"

DM says, "Zander can coup de grace the last one, since he's close enough to take a full-round action"

[dcc] Zander says, "Yay, longspear"

Bort says, "I need the mini-urgrosh for this"

Zander takes a step back, and lances the boil.

Zander rolls 1d20-1: 18-1 | 17

DM says (to Bort), "In fact, you found that fighting with a two-handed weapon was really awkward with the rough cave floor and stalagmites and all"

DM says, "enough so that it was a -2 penalty!"

Bort exclaims, "good point!"

DM says, "The last stirge explodes"

DM says, "All is quiet except for the incessant drip drip drip of water throughout the massive cavern"

Q twitches.

DM says, "Q especially is quiet"

Zander waits for Q to wake back up.

Plot switches to nunchucks, for space reasons

DM says, "Q wakes up but is still blind! and stunned!"

Q says, "The colors... everywhere, the colors..."

DM says, "A few minutes later the blindness passes"

Bort says, "way to take one for the team"

Zander exclaims (at Q), "Oh no, I think I've blinded you for life!"

DM says, "And then the stunnedness"

Q blinks. "Zander, it's you! Did you see the colors?"

Zander asks, "So, can we do that again?"

Bort asks (of Q), "did you, er, suffer any long-term damage from the stirges?"

[dcc] DM says, "Nice job, guys"

Bort says, "there may be more stirges in the cavern"

Bort says, "I think they're in colonies, like bats"

[dcc] Zander says, "Ok, I vote we rest now."

[dcc] Bort exclaims, "stop that!"

Q exclaims (at Bort), "No! It was great! Like a sunset inside a diamond inside a flower!"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "another tragic case of color spray addiction"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "it just gets worse until color spray no longer satisfies them and they move onto prismatic spray"

Zander says (to Q), "Hey, if you pay me enough, you might get to see it again."

Bort says, "well then, back to exploring"

DM says, "As you can see, there's the edge of a pool of water to the northeast"

Bort says, "oh yeah"

[Crows-Nest] Zander says, "Until one day, they overdose on a high level Chromatic Orb."

Bort says, "I will explore that instead"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "hee hee"

[dcc] Plot says, "Do I still have the Mage Armor working? That was an hour gametime, IIRC."

[dcc] Q asks, "Is there anything over in the west area we revealed?"

[dcc] Q says (to Plot), "It's only been a few rounds minutes gametime, I think."

[dcc] Q says, "Just lots of realtime."

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah, the Mage Armor is still on"

[dcc] DM says, "It's probably been 20 minutes or something"

[dcc] DM says, "You spent a while dickering about what to do with the ogre"

Plot asks, "Does anyone need healing?"

[dcc] Bort says, "yeah, but it was so worth it"

Q exclaims, "I feel great!"

[dcc] Q says, "Sadly, Q has not learned her lesson about wandering off."

[dcc] DM says, "I'm just going to keep exposing more of the map as you move your guys around"

[dcc] Bort asks (of DM), "did we see anything over in the western area?"

[dcc] Zander says, "Markan, catch up"

[dcc] Bort says, "and by 'anything' I mean 'loot'"

[dcc] Q asks, "Also, am I getting my full 60ft?"

[dcc] DM says, "Nothing exciting"

[Crows-Nest] nothing_else says, "is it possible for observers to look at the map? I don't see any way to connect as something other than 'GM' or 'player'"

[dcc] DM says, "Just more damp cave"

[dcc] DM says, "Ooh, duh, 60ft is 12 squares"

[Crows-Nest] Sargent says, "player is fine"

Zander asks, "Are you sure it's a good idea to split up like this?"

Bort says, "well, probably not"

Plot says, "Er, right"

Q exclaims, "It worked before!"

Bort says, "maybe we'll be ambushed by kobolds"

Bort looks in the lake, while he's by it.

DM says, "Q finds a little length of rope in a puddle"

Q exclaims, "We have more rope!"

Bort says, "weird"

Q pulls it out.

Plot says, "Wait"

Plot says, "Whoops"

[Crows-Nest] Q says, "I think I am channeling Alison here."

Zander asks, "Did Plot just swim through the lake?"

[Crows-Nest] Q says, "Who would have totally been Chaotic Good if she could have."

Plot says, "Not intentionally."

Bort says, "an optical illusion caused by the speed with which he and I ran around the lake"

DM says, "Plot is pretty buoyant"

Plot exclaims, "Hey!"

[dcc] Bort says, "snigger"

[dcc] Q asks, "Did anything special happen when I pulled on the rope?"

Plot asks (of DM), "Yeah, did Bort see anything in the lake?"

[dcc] DM says, "It's just a little piece of rope"

DM says, "Nope"

Q looks in the puddle.

Zander looks at the ends of the rope.

Q asks, "Why was there a rope in the puddle?"

Q gives the rope to Zander to hold if he wants.

Zander listens for activity.

Zander rolls 1d20+1: 17+1 | 18

Q says, "Oh well! Maybe it is just not-very-good treasure."

DM says (to Zander), "Well, the dripping is particularly strong here"

Plot looks up

Zander looks up.

Markan asks, "Could we stop for a while and rest?"

Markan says, "I feel uncomfortable wandering in such dangerous places without my full complement of spells."

Q says, "Maybe we should rest after the magical armor spell wears off."

DM says, "The ceiling is higher up than Plot or Zander can see"

Q says, "But I am not really feeling sleepy."

Bort exclaims, "there is still more exploration to be done!"

[dcc] Q says, "I guess that means that Bort or I should look up."

Q asks, "What is everybody looking at?"

Q looks up.

DM says (to Q), "There's a hole in the ceiling!"

[Crows-Nest] (from Zander) Q screams.

[Crows-Nest] (from Bort) Q SPLOOSH

Q asks, "Oh! You are looking at that hole up there?"

Bort says, "hey, look at that"

DM says, "As you look up a drop of water catches you right in the eye"

Plot exclaims, "Ha ha!"

Bort says, "stupid human pranks"

Q exclaims, "Hey! That was a mean trick you guys!"

Zander steps back from the hole.

[dcc] Markan asks, "How dark is it? Can we see the roof of the cave?"

[dcc] Q says, "You can't; I can. I think."

[dcc] Bort says, "it's too dark for you guys to see it, but us dwarves can see it"

[dcc] Plot asks, "The light doesn't spoil dwarven infravision at all, does it?"

Zander asks, "Do you want to try and climb up there?"

[dcc] Bort says, "I guess not"

[dcc] Plot asks, "Like, if we extinguished it, could they see father?"

[dcc] Plot asks, "Er, their fathers?"

Q says, "If I stand on top of Bort and Bort stands on top of Zander..."

[dcc] DM says, "I think they can see 60' either way"

Q says, "...and Zander stands on top of Markan and Markan stands on top of Plot..."

DM says, "It's really far up, at least 40 feet"

Plot says, "I'd better be the "base" of this triangle."

Q exclaims, "Then if Plot stands on top of *me*, maybe that will be high enough to reach!"

Bort asks, "we have a rope, but do we have a grappling hook?"

[dcc] Sargent says, "though, if you time the drops wrong, you won't see as far through the water"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says (to Plot), "ha ha"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "er, ..Q"

Zander says, "We can attach it to a bolt."

Zander says, "And shoot it with a crossbow"

Q asks, "How many hit points does it have?"

[dcc] Bort asks (of DM), "is this hole actually big enough to fit through?"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah, it's like 10 feet wide"

[dcc] Q asks, "Can we tell, what with it being ~40 or 50 feet away?"

[dcc] Zander says, "I guess we can send Plot up, since he has big AC at the moment."

[dcc] DM says, "Hey, I said it's only 10 feet wide, I don't think Plot could fit"

[Crows-Nest] Q says (to Zander), "That's not a nice thing to-- oh, wait. You said 'AC'."

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "ha ha more"

[dcc] Plot exclaims, ""Hey!"

[dcc] Zander says, "Shall we try it? Or move on? I vote move on"

[dcc] Bort says, "it seems like kind of a pain in the ass to get up there, so I think we should explore more cavern first"

[dcc] Plot says, "Yeah, let's go up there later."

[dcc] Markan says, "Let's just remember where it is so we can come back easily."

[dcc] DM says, "Meanwhile Q is still exploring so I'm revealing more cavern"

Bort says, "hey, look, a smaller tunnel leading out"

Bort says, "that might be where the kobolds are"

Bort rechecks his crossbow to make sure it's loaded

Q exclaims, "Yeah!"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeeeah kobolds"

Zander suggests that Plot takes point.

Plot says, "Sure"

Q keeps wandering around this cave though.

Zander loads his crossbow

Plot says, "I don't want to leave our cleric behind"

Q does seem to be wandering off in the wrong direction, though.

Q exclaims, "Hey, look, another tunnel!"

[dcc] Bort says, "hmm"

[dcc] DM says, "Hopefully I won't overload MapTool with too many fog-of-war-uncovering-circles"

Bort asks (of Q), "what do you see down it? does it go far?"

Q says, "Uh. I guess we're going that other way, though."

Q exclaims (at Bort), "I'll go look!"

Zander says, "..."

Q exclaims, "Yeah! It goes way down this way!"

Zander says, "Ah, INT 8, WIS 8, figures."

Plot says (to Q), "Get over here, there's adventure this way"

[dcc] DM says, "MapTool makes it way more tempting to split the party"

[dcc] Bort says, "yes"

Q exclaims (at Plot), "OK!"

Zander says, "That was fast"

Q exclaims (at Zander), "You said there was aventure!"

DM says, "You go down into the northeast tunnel"

Bort says, "down the tunnel"

DM says, "This tunnel is even more choked with stalactites and stalagmites than the cavern was"

[dcc] Bort says, "until suddenly we bump into the edge of line of sight"

Q exclaims, "It is so chocked we cannot move forward!"

[dcc] nothing_else says, "it also seems to make marching in marching order down narrow corridors kinda tedious"

[dcc] DM says, "Well, we can just rearrange people into marching order when something happens"

[dcc] Sargent says, "yeah, you might want to declare that the guy at point marks where the marching order is and -- right"

[dcc] DM says, "One sec"

[dcc] Q asks, "What is our order now that Plot's pointy?"

[dcc] (from Zander) DM looks for his Lich tokens.

[dcc] Q asks, "Also, hmm. If we're flat-footed when we find something, is Plot's effective AC really the highest?"

[dcc] DM says, "OK, everyone stop"

Zander says, "Uh oh"

[dcc] DM says, "The GM should really have the ability to prevent token movement"

Plot would like to try a 'Listen' skill when we resume

[dcc] Bort says, "there's Tool/Lock Player Movement"

[dcc] Q says, "Uh-oh."

Zander looks around for danger.

[dcc] Bort says, "I dunno if that's what that is"

DM says, "Suddenly the whole area is plunged into darkness!"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Is my torch still burning?"

Bort asks, "darksight-penetrable darkness?"

[dcc] Zander says, "er, lamp"

Markan asks, "Should I cast my light spell?"

DM says, "and Plot feels a big nasty thing flop down onto his head!"

DM says (to Bort), "Even to you it's really hard to see"

Markan asks, "What was that sound?"

[dcc] Q says, "I hope he is wearing a hat."

DM says, "ROLL INITIATIVE"

Q rolls 1d20+0 for init: 12+0 | 12

Plot rolls 1d20+2: 2+2 | 4

Markan rolls 1d20+4: 17+4 | 21

Zander rolls 1d20+5: 18+5 | 23

Bort rolls 1d20+3 for init: 20+3 | 23

Zander clears the initiative.

Zander registers himself at init 23.

[dcc] Zander asks, "What happens if there's a tie?"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "Gunther will be pleased"

[dcc] Bort says, "higher modifier goes first"

[dcc] Bort says, "(ie, you)"

You roll 1d20+4: 8+4 | 12

DM says, "You did get surprised, so it gets to go first"

DM says, "Plot is flat-footed, so I guess he's at 10 + 4 from the Mage Armor"

[Crows-Nest] nothing_else says, "wow, I'd have totally picked higher die-roll if I was designing it"

[Crows-Nest] nothing_else says, "I guess that's why I'm not a paid professional RPG designer"

[dcc] Q asks, "Does plopping on someone's head count as grappling too?"

Plot asks, "I think I lose my WIS bonus for flat-footedness?"

Plot says, "Oh right"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Ok, is it time for some friendly fire again?"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "I think the theory is you'd rather give the benefit of the doubt to the person who invested more character points into it"

DM says, "It whacks Plot in the head"

DM says, "for 7 damage"

[dcc] Bort says, "actually, you retain your wis bonus for some reason"

Plot exclaims, "Three left!"

[Crows-Nest] nothing_else exclaims, "that's my logic too: if they invested more character points into it and STILL can't make it happen, they get penalized for not putting in enough!"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "ha ha"

[dcc] Plot asks, "Oh, wait, how much AC did the Mage Armor give me?"

DM says, "and tries to constrict around his head"

[dcc] Bort says, "+4"

[dcc] Zander says, "4"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "oh yeah, I forgot how fragile we all are"

[dcc] Plot says, "If I retain wisdom, I think my AC should have been 10+2+4"

DM says (to Plot), "Roll a Grapple check, which is d20+BAB+Str"

[dcc] DM says, "Aha, it still hit you but thanks for the reminder"

Plot rolls 1d20+3: 16+3 | 19

DM says, "Plot manages to wrestle with it enough to prevent it from enclosing his head"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "GET .. OUT .. OF .. MY .. HEAD"

[Crows-Nest] Bort says, "or at least off it"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Are we still all in darkness?"

[dcc] Markan asks, "Can I discern anything about this spell?"

[dcc] Markan asks, "Beyond the fact that it makes things really dark?"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Also, is bless still active?"

[Crows-Nest] Q asks, "Why does thing go plop on Logbrag's head?"

[dcc] Markan says (to Zander), "It ran out a long time ago."

DM says, "ZANDER Bort Markan Darkmantle Q Plot"

[dcc] Bort says, "bless just runs for one fight"

[dcc] Bort says, "(effectively)"

DM says, "And yeah, it's all still really dark"

[dcc] Zander says, "Ok, I guess it's time for color spray again"

[dcc] Markan asks, "By which I mean, does my Spellcraft tell me anything?"

[Crows-Nest] Sargent says, "outside a darkmantle it's too dark to read, too"

Zander blasts in the direction of Plot.

[dcc] DM says, "Hmm, I guess Spellcraft can work on Supernatural effects, roll it"

Markan rolls 1d20+%: 19+% | 19

Markan says, "Er."

Markan rolls 1d20+6: 17+6 | 23

[dcc] Zander says, "(DC 15)"

DM says, "That hits, but now roll a d10 because of the darkness"

DM says, "under a 3 you miss due to the darkness"

Markan rolls 1d10: 7 | 7

DM says, "Also what is that pink thing"

Zander says, "Area of effect of color spray"

DM says, "Oh, that's Markan"

DM says, "OK, Plot, roll a will save"

Plot rolls 1d20+2: 1+2 | 3

DM says (to Markan), "It seems like... Darkness"

[dcc] Q says, "Wow."

[dcc] Markan says, "I'm glad we cleared that up."

DM says, "GOTTA GO FUC"

[dcc] Zander says, "I'm really good at team-knocking out"

[dcc] Q says, "Erk."

[dcc] Bort says, "wuh"

[dcc] Zander asks, "?"

[dcc] Markan says, "Uh, I hope everything is okay."

DM says, "Dog emergency going to hosiptal"

Sargent says, "aie"

Bort says, "oh dear"

Q says, "Urgh."

Zander exclaims, "!"

Bort says, "tune in next week for the exciting followup, in which the heroes rest for eight hours"