DM says, "When we left our intrepid heroes, a darkmantle had just plunged the area into darkness and then fallen on Plot"

[dcc] Zander says, "Sorry to be holding everyone up"

DM says, "Zander cast Color Spray, which knocked out Plot but unfortunately did not affect the darkmantle"

[dcc] Q asks, "Was the pink area of effect the spray?"

[dcc] Zander says, "yes"

[dcc] DM says, "Yes"

[dcc] Bort asks, "what are the rules like for us attacking the darkmantle at this point? do we risk hitting Plot?"

[dcc] DM | Zander BORT Markan Darkmantle Q Plot

[dcc] DM says, "I don't think D&D has rules for accidentally hitting the wrong thing"

[dcc] Bort says, "except with a fireball"

[dcc] DM says, "Bort, why don't you go ahead, it'll be a while before Zander's turn anyway"

[dcc] DM says, "Ha ha"

[dcc] Q says (to Bort), "Or a color spray."

Bort moves into position to strike the darkmantle next turn and draws his urgrosh

[dcc] Bort says, "but I think with a lowly +0 BAB I can't actually attack this turn"

[dcc] DM asks, "Why's that? You can't attack as a standard action?"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "maptools works pretty well on dialup, I have to say"

[dcc] Bort says, "I think I still had my crossbow drawn, and for some reason drawing a new weapon costs a move action until you have +1 BAB"

[dcc] Bort says, "curse the tyranny of the rules, is all I got to say"

[dcc] DM says, "Man, you are being too honest"

[dcc] DM says, "I see, you need a +1 BAB to draw a weapon while moving"

DM says, "Zander Bort MARKAN Darkmantle Q Plot"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Can't you move using 5ft rule?"

[Crows-Nest] Q says, "Yeah, I'm impressed."

[dcc] DM says, "He had to move more than 5 feet"

[dcc] DM says, "Uh oh, Markan is idle for 12 minutes"

[dcc] Bort says, "Matthew just unidled, though"

[dcc] DM says, "Markan gets 60 seconds to prove he is here otherwise he delays"

[dcc] DM says, "Aha"

[dcc] Markan says, "I'm here, sorry."

[Crows-Nest] Q says, "The only real slowness was with downloading the map, which was slow for everyone."

[Crows-Nest] Q says, "And with the caching, even that's not a problem."

[dcc] Markan asks, "Since I'm kind of out of spells, I suppose I should just thrash around blindly trying to kill the thing?"

[dcc] Q asks, "Completely out?"

[dcc] Bort says, "it looks to me like you can 5'-step diagonally and then attack it from there"

[dcc] Q says, "If you have anything left, you could spontaneously cast a healing spell on Plot."

[dcc] Zander says, "We probably want to make room for Q"

[dcc] Zander has connected.

[dcc] Bort says, "Q's right next to it"

[dcc] Markan says, "I don't think Obscuring Mist would be very helpful here."

[dcc] Q asks (of Zander), "Make room?"

[dcc] Bort says, "(as you see now)"

[dcc] Zander asks (of Markan), "Ok, well, maybe get ready to use your heal skill? Or would flanking work/help?"

[dcc] Markan asks, "But I can't see anything, can I?"

[dcc] Markan asks, "So how could I flank?"

[dcc] Q says (to Zander), "'Get ready'? He can actually cast it if he wants, or he could attack."

[dcc] Bort says, "you can still attack, you just might miss because it's dark"

[dcc] Bort says, "so I'd suggest doing that"

[dcc] Bort says, "alternately, you can use one of your 0th-level spell slots to spontaneously cast a healing spell to heal Plot of 1hp"

[dcc] Q says, "Either's a perfectly good option."

[dcc] Markan says, "I don't understand how that works."

[dcc] Zander says, "That might be good, actually"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Can he do that?"

[dcc] Bort says, "how spontaneously casting works? you use up one of your memorized spells and cast a cure spell in its place"

[dcc] Bort says, "there's a 0th-level spell which is like a toned-down cure light wounds that only heals 1 hp"

[dcc] DM says, "Don't worry about finding the perfect optimal action, just pick something to do and do it"

[dcc] Zander says (to DM), "YOU would say that"

[dcc] Markan says, "Well, if I can really heal plot, I guess I should probably do that."

[dcc] Markan says, "Er, Plot."

[dcc] DM says, "OK, that's a touch spell, so you'll have to move to that empty spot to the NE"

[dcc] Q asks, "BTW, are we still under a -2 penalty with two-handed weapons?"

DM says, "Markan reaches out to Plot and channels the awesome power of his anonymous deity to heal him for 1 hit point"

[dcc] DM says, "Yes"

[dcc] DM says, "Plot is now up to 4"

DM says, "Zander Bort Markan DARKMANTLE Q Plot"

DM says, "It is hard to tell in the shadows but it looks like the darkmantle is trying to attack the unconscious Plot!!"

Zander exclaims, "Coward!"

Q exclaims, "Oh no! It's eating his head!"

Q exclaims, "Plot needs his head!"

[dcc] DM says, "I guess he gets a -5 dex modifier"

[dcc] Q says, "Good thing he's got Mage Armor on."

[dcc] Zander says, "At least he's blissfully anaethesised from what follows"

DM says, "It pummels him from side to side for 6 more points of damage"

[dcc] Zander says, "ouch"

DM says, "He is now at -2 hit points and dying"

DM says, "In addition it tries to wrap itself around his head!"

<Grocible> Grocible has connected to ifMUD.

[dcc] DM says, "Looks like it can constrict on the same round"

[dcc] Q asks, "In addition to its attack?"

[dcc] DM says, "Yeah"

[dcc] Q says, "Ouch."

[dcc] Bort says, "aw man"

DM says, "The hapless Plot is squeezed for another 5 points"

DM says, "-7"

DM says, "Zander Bort Markan Darkmantle Q Plot"

[dcc] Bort says, "well, uh, hopefully Q can do something"

[dcc] Zander says, "We *need* to kill that thing this turn"

Q attempts to pummel the darkmantle with her tiny little hammer.

[dcc] Markan asks, "Or what?"

Q rolls 1d20+5 for attack: 17+5 | 22

[dcc] Zander says, "Or we lose the Plot."

DM says, "Q smashes it right in its sort of head kind of thing!"

[dcc] Bort says, "technically he can get down to -9 safely, so I guess you and I and Markan all have an action"

[dcc] Bort says, "before he bites it"

Q rolls 1d4+4: 2+4 | 6

[dcc] Zander says, "Yay"

[dcc] Bort says, "hooray"

Q exclaims, "Take *that*!"

DM asks, "Who would have thought such a thin cloak-like monster would make such a satsifyingly fleshy sound when struck with a hammer?"

DM says, "It untenses around Plot's head and falls limply to the ground"

DM says, "as far as you can tell in the MAGICAL DARKNESS"

[dcc] Bort says, "Plot is just sitting up woozily when BAM, hammer hits him on the head"

Q asks, "And *that*! And *that*! And -- oh. Is it dead?"

Bort exclaims, "quick, Markan, heal him again!"

[dcc] Bort says, "(I believe if you heal him he will automatically stabilize and stop bleeding to death)"

[dcc] DM says, "I think so too"

[dcc] Q says, "Let's try it and find out."

<trikiw> Danger makes me incontinent.

[dcc] Zander asks, "Is it dead?"

[dcc] Bort says (to Zander), "as far as we can tell in the MAGICAL DARKNESS"

[dcc] Q says, "I'm guessing that's what 'limply to the ground' means."

[dcc] Bort says, "I guess it could just be unconscious"

[dcc] DM says, "Q got in a couple extra licks so if it wasn't dead before it seems to be now"

[dcc] DM says, "You guys could tie it up to be sure"

Bort says, "well, I know what I'm eating tonight"

[dcc] Zander says, "heh"

[dcc] DM | If any sort of healing cures the dying character of even 1 point of damage, he stops losing hit points and becomes stable.

Bort says, "delicious quinoa avec darkmantle"

[dcc] (from Zander) Bort says, "Mmmmm, monkflesh."

[dcc] Bort exclaims, "we can't do that!"

[dcc] Bort says, "I'm saving him for breakfast"

DM says, "You guys are still waiting around for Markan to heal him, so he has to make a stability check"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "you were supposed to rescue the quinoa, not kill it!"

You roll 1d10: 10 | 10

DM says, "Down to -8"

</WeirdBeard> Sometimes I do stupid stuff, and I don't even know why...as if my body were controlled by some demented, sadistic puppet-master.

Zander jabs the Darkmantle a bit with his spear just to be sure, and then makes way for the Doctor/Priest.

DM says, "Maybe other people should try some heal checks while you're waiting lest Plot bleed to death first"

[dcc] Q asks, "Does anyone have the Heal skill?"

[dcc] Bort says, "I think .. Plot does"

[dcc] DM says, "Ha ha"

[dcc] Q asks, "Is there a penalty for failure?"

[dcc] DM says, "No"

[dcc] Bort says, "oh good"

[dcc] Zander says, "dcc It uses WIS, though"

[dcc] Q asks, "Is it trained-only?"

[dcc] DM says, "No"

[dcc] Bort says, "awesome"

[dcc] Zander says, "which we are not in abundance of"

Q tries to wrap Plot's head in a bandage.

Bort cuts up Plot's shirt for an impromptu bandage

[dcc] Recchi says, "Ah, lemme recap here"

Q rolls 1d20-1: 17-1 | 16

[dcc] Bort says (to Recchi), "the good news is, the darkmantle's off your head"

Q asks, "Does the tourniquette go around the ear or the neck?"

[dcc] Markan says, "#belated I have the Heal skill."

[dcc] Bort says, "the bad news is, you're bleeding to death"

DM says, "Q heroically stanches the bleeding!"

[dcc] Plot exclaims, "Ah, pants!"

[dcc] Bort says (to Markan), "you can also use another 0th-level slot to heal him"

[dcc] Bort says, "oops, no, Q has it under control"

[dcc] Q says (to Markan), "You have healing magic, but the DM decided that he's continuing to die because you haven't used it yet."

[dcc] DM says, "Plot is now stable at -8"

Bort says, "well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm ready to retreat for the day"

[dcc] DM says, "I am just trying to incentivize people not to go idle"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Does the darkness fade?"

Q asks, "How will we carry him?"

Bort looks down at Plot's unconscious form.

Bort says, "uhh"

Bort says, "maybe we can get the ogre to do it"

[dcc] DM says, "Ha ha, I forgot that Plot weighs 300 pounds"

[dcc] (from Zander) DM says, "Ok, now, don't forget to type in the code every 108 minutes."

Bort says, "I guess if we each take a limb, it's only like 60 pounds each"

DM says (to Bort), "That's if Plot takes a limb too"

Q frowns. "Wow, you're good at math. I thought it was more than that."

Zander says, "I'll, er, shout encouraging words"

Bort says, "I don't see why he shouldn't have to pull his own weight in this party"

Zander asks, "Can't we just camp out here?"

Q says, "I guess so."

Bort says, "well, there are those kobolds"

Q exclaims, "I'll take second watch!"

Bort says, "they're kind of sneaky"

[dcc] Zander asks, "Anyone have tracking or something similar?"

Q says, "Second watch has always been my favorite watch."

Bort asks, "why?"

Q looks baffled.

[dcc] Zander asks, "Do we see signs of activity through this tunnel?"

[dcc] Markan says, "I have Survival... I guess that's probably not the same thing, though."

Q exclaims, "Gosh! I have no idea!"

[dcc] DM says (to Zander), "Make a Spot check"

[dcc] Q says, "Still, this does look like a reasonably defensible place."

[dcc] DM says, "Or I guess a Search check"

[dcc] Plot asks, "What is the name of the room we play in?"

[dcc] DM says, "Type 'dtt'"

[dcc] Plot says, "On the mud"

Plot has arrived.

Markan has arrived.

[dcc] Q says, "Since it's a slightly open area in an otherwise not-very-wide tunnel to both N and W."

DM says, "Oh, no wonder Markan didn't notice Plot was dying"

Zander rolls 1d20+1: 20+1 | 21

Allen has arrived.

Allen goes home.

[dcc] Zander says, "awesome"

[Crows-Nest] Allen says, "sorry"

[Crows-Nest] Allen says, "I thought dtt must have been some dice thing since you said roll and then that"

DM says, "Look at that - there, in the mud, the traces of a kobold footprint"

Zander says, "Hmm, there's been some movements through here. I'm not sure this place is safe."

Markan says, "Thank goodness we had someone to tell us that."

[dcc] Plot asks, "Am I unconscious at -8 HP?"

[dcc] Q exclaims, "Yup. But stable!"

[dcc] DM says, "So to recap, Plot is at -8 hp but is stable, and Markan still has a 1st level slot to cast Cure Light Wounds if he wants"

Zander asks, "I guess this is a chokepoint if we try to use this for defense, but well, do we want to rest it?"

Bort says, "it'd probably be safer to leave the cave"

Markan says, "As soon as I heal Plot, we should probably rest somewhere, since I'll be out of spells."

Bort says, "I can make an improvised stretcher out of my urgrosh and Zander's longspear"

Markan says, "And everyone else is worn out from all this conflict."

Zander says, "A very... sharp... stretcher"

Q exclaims, "Hey, I get I could drag him!"

Markan says, "I'm not sure dragging is what he needs right now."

Q asks, "Does it hurt humans to get dragged through slimy caves with rocks and stuff?"

Bort says, "let's try carrying him first"

Bort says, "it might"

Bort says, "if they're not in armor"

[dcc] Bort asks, "ok, anyone object to us carrying him out and making camp outside?"

[dcc] Zander says, "No."

[dcc] Bort says, "we may have to deal with the ogre a second time but I'm not sure what to do about that"

[dcc] Markan says, "I guess not."

[dcc] Bort says, "I guess we can keep coming in in the middle of the nigth and knocking him out again"

[dcc] Q says, "Between us, I think we can carrying him so long as we don't mind going slowly, and we don't run into danger."

[dcc] Zander says, "I'm not sure outside is safer than the tunnel, though"

[dcc] DM says, "The four of you can manage to carry him slowly, yeah"

[dcc] Bort says (to Zander), "well, there are monsters in here, and probably fewer outside"

[dcc] Zander says, "Unless you mean outside the caves"

[dcc] Bort says, "yeah"

[dcc] Bort says, "(that is what I meant)"

[dcc] Q says, "That's fine with me."

[dcc] Zander asks, "Way back to the entrance?"

[dcc] Bort says, "yes"

[dcc] Zander says, "ok, then. I only have 30lb of remaining carrying capacity, so I can't help..."

[dcc] Q says (to Zander), "It's only 300-400 feet."

[dcc] DM asks, "30 at all, or 30 until you slow down?"

[dcc] Zander says, "30 total"

[dcc] DM says, "Oh, it really is 30 at all"

[dcc] Q says, "I've got 126 lb left."

<Acapnotic> Internet.

[dcc] DM says, "I hereby rule that you can carry him between the 4 of you"

[dcc] Gunther says, "anyone healed him yet? maybe he can walk by himself"

Markan says, "I can try to heal him."

[dcc] DM says, "If he got healed to 0 he could walk"

Zander takes hold of Plot's toe.

Bort exclaims (at Markan), "go for it!"

Q exclaims, "That would be great!"

[dcc] DM says, "I think you get to roll 1d8+2 instead of 1d8+1 because you have the Healing domain"

[dcc] Markan says, "Cool."

Markan rolls 1d8+2: 6+2 | 8

[dcc] Bort says, "woot"

Zander cheers.

Plot says, "Huh whaaa huh"

Plot says, "Whuh happen"

Q exclaims (at Plot), "We killed your hat for you!"

Plot says, "..."

Plot says, "Thank you, my friends. I have learned an important lesson about teamwork."

Bort says, "great, if we don't have to carry him out, I can carry the darkmantle"

Bort skewers it on his urgrosh

DM says, "Nice pennant"

Zander says, "Maybe we can make it into some sort of helm."

Bort says, "we could be the, uh, Order of the Hat"

[dcc] Markan says, "Maybe we should call ourselves the Order of the Urgrosh."

[dcc] Zander says, "Order of the Color Spray"

[dcc] DM says, "OK, we have 9 minutes to wrap this up for the night"

[dcc] Bort says, "I think we are going outside and camping out"

Q leads Plot to the entrace.

Markan asks (of Plot), "Do you think you'll be able to walk?"

Zander makes for the exit.

Plot says, "I think so but slowly"

[dcc] Bort says, "and tomorrow we'll heal up some more and get spells back and then venture in"

[dcc] DM says, "He can walk slowly without further injuring himself"

[dcc] Bort says, "we will keep a watch tonight"

[dcc] Bort says, "and maybe somebody can go in and hit the ogre every few hours"

[dcc] Markan says (to Plot), "I'll be here to help if you need it."

Plot says, "Took me from the top... ONLY way they coulda got me"

[dcc] Bort says, "which they do as much as the next adventurer"

Zander says, "Let's hope the ogre is still down"

Plot says, "I want that shield"

Bort says, "oh yeah, we should take that"

DM says, "Well, I have some bad news for you guys"

Q exclaims, "I bet we could have dragged him on that!"

Bort says, "uh-oh"

DM says, "When you get back to the front cave the ogre is gone"

Q exclaims, "Oh no!"

Markan exclaims, "!"

Bort says, "I wonder if our contract with the village is void if any killing rampages occur in our absence"

[dcc] Plot says, "Should we mov --"

Zander says, "Well, that was a surprise."

[dcc] Zander says, "Hey, wait, it's... oops"

[dcc] Q asks, "We're still resting anyway though, right?"

Plot asks, "Is the shield still there?"

DM says, "Nope"

Bort says, "I suppose it'd still be safer to camp outside"

Zander says, "I'm sure he'll be back, though. His bedroom is here."

Zander says, "Let's camp a bit further from the entrance."

Q asks, "Are we going to track him to make sure he isn't doing bad things?"

Bort says, "good idea"

DM says, "There's a spot about a hundred yards away that looks like a good campsite"

Bort says, "well, I don't think we're in shape to face him tonight"

Bort says, "let's see if he's back here tomorrow"

[dcc] Q asks, "If Markan gives Plot the rest of his level zero spells, then he'll be able to act normally, right?"

[dcc] Markan says, "I think I've used all my level 0 spells at this point."

[dcc] Q says, "Oh, ah. Never mind."

[dcc] DM says, "He has one more level 0 spell"

</Nathan> departs quietly through the back door.

[dcc] DM asks, "Oh, did you use both?"

[dcc] DM asks, "I mean, all 3?"

[dcc] Bort says, "he's cast 2 and has 1 remaining"

[dcc] Markan says, "I used Detect Magic at the beginning of the fight."

[dcc] Bort says, "by my count"

[dcc] Bort exclaims, "oh, right!"

[dcc] DM says, "Okey dokey"

[dcc] Q says, "Then we should definitely rest."

Plot says, "Let's go to that campsite."

Q exclaims, "OK!"

[dcc] DM asks, "Are you guys going to designate a couple of guards so I can decide who gets to see any WANDERING MONSTERS?"

Zander says, "I hope someone brought marshmellows."

[dcc] Q exclaims, "I called second watch!"

[dcc] Bort says, "absolutely"

Plot says, "Normally I would guard, but I am all banged up."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "this is so going to turn out to be another silly drow plot to take over the world"

Bort says, "I will take first watch"

Q exclaims, "Me second! I called second!"

[Crows-Nest] Markan says, "SPOILERS."

DM says, "OK!"

Bort exclaims, "ok then!"

DM says, "Congratulations on an interesting day's work"

DM says, "You each get another 60 experience points for defeating the darkmantle!"

Zander puts out his lantern, and prepares for sleep.

DM says, "and I will see you all next week"

[dcc] Plot exclaims, "dcc "Thank you, Dungeon Master!"

Bort says, "excellent, thanks"

Zander nuggles next to his teddybear.

Gunther walks the plank to adventure. Arr!

<Raelynn> Raelynn has connected to ifMUD.

[dcc] DM says, "Sure thing"

Markan says, "Woo."

Zander says, "Zzzzzzz"