[D&D] PerrySimm says, "Log on."

GM says, "Okay, so here we go."

GM says, "The sun is high in the sky when your group of interpid adventurers steps off of King's Road and into the town of Fallcrest, located in the Moon Hills at the falls of the Nentir River."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Characters: http://grunk.org/temp/4e.html"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "excellent, thanks"

[D&D] Raderig says, "great"

Jourdain whistles as he walks.

GM says, "A decent-sized town, bisected by the river, it looks as though it's suffered much in recent decades, though it also looks as though it was once a town of great influence. In short, it looks like a place where a life of adventure could very well begin."

Tharl says, "Ah. I am sure this place is full of stories."

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "I guess we are buddies newly-arrived here?"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Make a fortune in flipping castles."

GM says, "You arrive at the eastern gate of the town, and are met by a surly looking dwarf."

Jourdain says, "and sucke-- I mean, patrons"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "The dwarf says, 'Har, welcome to Fallcrest. What's your business here?'""

GM says, "The dwarf says, 'Har, welcome to Fallcrest. What's your business here?'"

Jourdain exclaims, "we come for adventure!"

Tharl says, "We're a band of travelers in search of adventure."

Karibel says, "Har, evil-doers beware, for we shall halt their evil-doing."

GM says, "The dwarf narrows his already narrow eyes. 'What sort of adventure?'"

Jourdain asks, "what've you got?"

Tharl says, "Trouncing villainy, defending the weak, hunting down legendary artifacts."

Karibel says, "I killed a kobold just to watch it die."

GM says, "The dwarf says to Jourdain, 'I don't have anything personally, thank you very much. But if...'"

Raderig says, "Oh, the good kind, yessir. The kind where we save poor towns from evil to bring them back to glory."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "dwarf-tossing"

Tharl looks sidelong at Karibel.

GM says, "The dwarf stops and turns to Karibel."

Jourdain says (to Karibel), "and because it was gnawing on my neck, don't forget"

GM says, "'What made you say that? Where did you see kobolds?""

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, ""right there in the map name""

[Crows-Nest] GM says (to Gunther), "Shush."

Karibel says, "Oh, you know; here, there... they're always underfoot, right where you least expect them..."

Tharl says, "Poor, misguided little ones."

Karibel asks, "Have you a kobold menace around these parts?"

Jourdain makes the universal hand gesture for "man, this guy is obsessed with kobolds"

(From GM) The dwarf says, 'We have no kobolds in these parts! But some of the people in Fallcrest think we do. If you want to get far here, you'd better not be mentioning kobolds around here, understand?'

Karibel says, "As you wish, my well-bearded chum."

Tharl asks, "Perhaps we could do a service by proving that there are no kobolds?"

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain asks, "then how do you explain .. THIS?"

Tharl says, "Then those in Fallcrest who worry could rest easy."

GM says, "The dwarf says to Tharl, 'Are yeh serious about that?'"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "For just 1 gp, I'll sell you this fine whistle which, when blown, will keep all kobolds away."

Tharl says, "I don't see why not."

Tharl says, "As new visitors in your city, it seems like an reasonable gesture of goodwill."

GM says, "'Because, if so, yeh might do best to see the Lord Warden of Fallcrest. Tell him that Sergeant Murgeddin sent you.'"

GM says, "'You can find him in Moonstone Keep in the northeast corner of Fallcrest, if yeh're serious.'"

Tharl says, "Thank you, Sergeant. We shall indeed speak with him."

GM says, "'But expect him to tell you what I did, that there aren't no kobolds in these parts.'"

Tharl exclaims, "Then it should be an easy enough task for us to demonstrate this, with no particular risk to ourselves!"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Hey look over there! Isn't that a.... no, it's just an old shoe."

GM says, "Sergeant Murgeddin rolls his eyes, though it's hard to see beneath his extremely furrowed brow. He waddles off to the side of the road and resumes watch."

Tharl waves to Murgeddin as he enters the city.

Jourdain says (to Tharl), "that's a good plan, but we'll have to insist on some sort of base payment in addition to the per-kobold fee"

Jourdain saunters after Tharl

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "Murgeddin is an excellent name"

Tharl asks (of Jourdain), "Ah, mm. Do you think it would be appropriate to ask for payment?"

Jourdain says, "I thought that's how this worked"

Jourdain says, "but I'm only a novice adventurer"

Tharl exclaims, "Very well, then!"

Karibel says, "We'll be at Moonstone Keep any moment."

Tharl asks, "Is stopping at the local tavern for refreshments before beginning a quest also traditional?"

Jourdain says, "I should hope so"

Raderig exclaims (at Tharl), "Och, indeed!"

Tharl exclaims, "Then it is convenient that this one here is right on the way!"

[Crows-Nest] Raderig says, "I'm totally going to say "Och" before everything, by the way."

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "hey, I guess Tharl can actually talk to kobolds"

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "that could be handy"

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says, "Excellent."

[Crows-Nest] Tharl asks (of Raderig), "Aye?"

GM says, "On your way to Moonstone Keep, you stumble across the Silver Unicorn Inn, just down the road."

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "you can ask them things like "so do you exist or what?""

[Crows-Nest] Raderig says, "And don't ye be neppin' my heid about it, either."

Jourdain says, "now there is a fine-looking drinking establishment"

[D&D] Tharl says, "I thought you stumbled *out* of bars, not across them."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel asks, "On a scale of 1 to 10, how do you rate racially-motivated genocide?"

Jourdain says, "perhaps we can find some further information about this kobold business"

Karibel says, "Ixnay on the oboldkay"

Tharl says (to Jourdain), "This *lack* of kobold business."

Jourdain says, "there's often way more gossip about things that don't exist"

GM says, "It looks more like a bed-and-breakfast-type place than a tavern, but you think you see some people drinking and carousing through a window nearby."

Karibel dodges defenestrating carousers and orders an ale.

Raderig exclaims, "Och, now this is civilization! When was the last time I were at a tavern, I do not know!"

GM says, "A halfling woman, wearing a stern expression, hits Raderig with her dishtowel."

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

Jourdain winks at her

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "and as we all know, halflings use axes as dishtowels"

GM says, "'This isn't a tavern, you dwarven dolt. This is an inn! And this bar is for guests only!'"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Wearing a stern expression and nothing else"

Raderig says (to the), "halfling Och, lass! watch that towel, by Erathis."

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

[D&D] Raderig says, "crows-nest oops"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "waait... Karibel... Carbol..."

[D&D] Raderig says, "man, I am failing at typing"

GM says, "'This is my place, and I'll be watching what I please.'"

Karibel says, "We've official business with the Lord Warden and we merely wished to refresh ourselves first."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Gunther, you gain TWO XP."

GM says, "The halfling woman softens noticeably."

Tharl says (to Raderig), "Our apologies, my fine lady. We are new to this city, and your establishment seemed so inviting we had to drop in to visit."

GM says, "'What... what sort of business do you have with... Farey?'"

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

Karibel checks under a barstool to ensure no kobold lurks there.

GM says, "She catches herself. 'I mean, with Lord Warden Markelhay.'"

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "a scandalous cross-racial romance"

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "just the kind I like best"

Tharl says, "We have heard rumors that there are some in this city who worry that there might be kobolds nearby."

Raderig looks around for people who might overhear.

GM says, "You see a shadow of... something--fright, curiosity, recognition--flash across her eyes for a moment."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Hey... she's just a kobold in a bad wig"

GM says, "'There are no kobolds here.'"

Tharl says, "Of course, it is unlikely that there would be such uncivilized cave-dwellers in a fine place like this."

GM says, "'And whoever told you there are must be drinking down at the Blue Moon.'"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Mighty fine town y'all have here... be a shame if something bad were to happen to it... like a bunch of kobolds just showed up one day."

Tharl says, "And so we thought that we would offer our services to the Lord Warden to investigate this, and to ensure that any such concerns are entirely unfounded."

Tharl says, "As they no doubt are."

[Crows-Nest] nothings says, "We've heard rumors that there are some who might tell rumors that there is a chance that some people might believe that perhaps it's possible that some kobolds might be somewhere that might be nearby"

Karibel says, "We merely aim to keep it that way, ma'am."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "the Blue Moon must be this kobold bar"

GM says, "'I see.'"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Frickin gay kobold bars..."

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

GM says, "'Well, I'm telling you, we don't have a kobold problem here. But if you don't believe me, you can talk to Farey...n yourself. Just tell him that Wisara Osterman sent you, though, or you'll never get in. He doesn't make time for visitors unless they come... recommended.'"

Tharl says, "So that the peaceful folk here can sleep easy at night, knowing that any absurd stories like that were surely, as you say, a figment of strong spirits."

Tharl exclaims, "Thank you!"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Great now we've got a halfling pimp"

Karibel says, "We shall give him your warmest regards."

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "I guess for non-adventurers, particularly people in tourist-related businesses, monster infestations are actually bad news"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "So, anyone else thinking that we ought to be checking out this Blue Moon as well?"

GM says, "'Now get out, I told you, this bar is for guests only.'"

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says, "Ha ha."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Heck yeah."

Tharl says, "We shall. And we apologize for taking your time."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Hard on property values"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "sure, maybe we can get a third introduction to him"

Tharl leaves a few coppers as a tip.

[D&D] Tharl says, "Hee."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther asks, "but... how do you get to be a guest??"

GM says, "The coppers are swept up almost as soon as they hit the bar."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "It's a BYOB sort of affair, and we left our beds at home."

Tharl says, "Come, gentlemen. Let us leave this woman to her work."

Karibel says, "Indeed."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "This bar is aka the Catch Twenty-Two"

Tharl exits and scans the area for signs of the "Blue Moon".

[D&D] Raderig asks (of GM), "any other notable people in the inn?"

Karibel says, "Once outside, Karibel remarks, 'At least we can tell the Lord Warden, without any exaggeration or lie, that every single person we've talked to in this town has spoken at length about the kobold problem.'"

[D&D] GM says (to Raderig), "It was hard for you tell, but they all looked like out-of-towners."

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Karibel), "ha ha"

[D&D] Raderig says, "right then, nobody wearing a black cloak sitting in an ominous corner with a golden twinkle in his eye, etc."

GM says (to Tharl), "Roll perception."

Raderig steps out with his fellow adventurers, mumbling something about not getting a beer.

[D&D] nothings says (to Raderig), "should have tried calling each other 'Baggins' and seen what happened"

Tharl rolls 1d20: 9 | 9

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Once again, inns and taverns, with their 'no shoes, no service' policies, discriminate against halflings."

GM says, "You don't see any signs of the Blue Moon in this vicinity."

[D&D] Raderig asks, "btw, how does the dice thing work?"

Tharl gently pulls aside a convenient passerby.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "you can type 'roll 1d20+3' or whatever"

[D&D] Raderig says, "ok, thanks"

Tharl asks, "Pardon me, good fellow, but are you familiar with a 'Blue Moon'?"

GM says, "The passerby shrieks."

Tharl asks, "Some sort of restaurant or public house, I believe?"

Karibel sighs.

GM says, "'It's at the southern end of town. Let me go! Let me go!'"

Tharl bows his head. "I am sorry if I have startled you."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Man. I thought my diplomacy was better than that."

[D&D] Raderig asks, "I take it this place isn't crawling with Dragonborn?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "these small towns are all a bunch of no-account racists"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Perhaps they just dislike anyone scaly."

GM says, "The short human in Tharl's hands is still sweating profusely."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "maybe you shouldn't have asked your question in draconic"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Er, I didn't mean to be continuing to hold onto him."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "if he keeps sweating soon you won't be"

[D&D] Tharl says, "He is free to ho at any point."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Go, even."

[D&D] GM says (to Tharl), "This isn't THAT kind of town."

[D&D] Tharl says (to Tharl), "Yeah, tell that to the eladrin babe in the fishnets and heels over there."

[D&D] GM says, "The human shuffles very, very quickly in the opposite direction from Tharl, even though it's back in the direction he was walking before."

GM says, "The human shuffles very, very quickly in the opposite direction from Tharl, even though it's back in the direction he was walking before."

Jourdain says, "well, tavern ho"

Jourdain says, "as it were"

[D&D] GM exclaims, "I said, it's not that kind of town!"

Tharl says (to Others), "Well, to the southern end of town it is, I suppose. Perhaps we will find someone there who is less frightened of a strange face."

Jourdain says, "it seems like any tavern avoided by the respectable folk is just the place we want to head"

[D&D] Tharl says, "The next time I ask someone a question, I am making a Diplomacy check."

GM says, "It takes about 20 minutes to walk downtown to the Blue Moon Alehouse."

GM says, "You step inside, and notice immediately that the place is much busier than was the Silver Unicorn."

Tharl says, "Ah, now *this* is an adventuring tavern."

[D&D] GM says, "The place is primarily filled with halflings, but there are a handful of humans and a couple of dwarves in here, too."

Jourdain says, "o/~ you saw me standing alone, without a dream in my heart .. o/~"

Jourdain says, "at last, a classy establishment"

GM says, "The place is primarily filled with halflings, but there are a handful of humans and a couple of dwarves in here, too."

Jourdain goes over to the halfling-sized bar and orders a drink

Tharl says, "Let us order a pitcher of something frothy."

Karibel says, "Yes, let's."

GM says, "The pretty young halfling woman behind the bar catches your gaze with a smile. 'What can I get you?'"

GM says, "A roar goes up from a couple of drunken dwarves in the corner, enjoying their lunchtime libation a bit too much."

Jourdain orders a pitcher or two of ale

Jourdain says, "I've got a dwarf with me, so I don't want to run out"

[D&D] Karibel asks, "Do we have anyone who grants a standing bonus to allies on anything?"

Raderig says, "Och, well, we can always order more"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yeah."

GM says, "The halfling bartender smiles at Jourdain. 'No worries, short stuff, we've got plenty for everyone.'"

[D&D] Tharl says, "+2 init, if you're within 10 squares of me."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Excellent"

GM says, "The bartender puts a couple of pitchers of ale up on the counter. Both have a healthy froth on them, and look an absolutely perfect golden color."

Jourdain says, "we were just by the silver unicorn -- I wasn't surprised to see it was less crowded when I saw the mistress wasn't as friendly"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Also, if you spend an action point to take an action while you can see me, you're so heartened that you recover 3HP."

GM says, "The bartender laughs. 'The Silver Unicorn? Ha, don't bother with that place. Wisara's always been jealous she doesn't have my ranks in mixology.'"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "craft(craft beer)"

Jourdain says, "seemed to have a bee in her bonnet about kobolds, too"

GM says, "'She's been downtalking this place for years, even though our... Kobolds? There aren't any kobolds here!'"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

GM says, "A gentle hush seems to come over the place, except for those rowdy dwarves in the corner."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Well, you *almost* made a friend."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "What, you couldn't wait until we at least had beer in our hands? DAMNIT"

[D&D] Jourdain :C

[D&D] GM says, "The bartender lowers her voice. 'And I'll thank you to keep from bringing up THAT subject during happy hour.'"

GM says, "The bartender lowers her voice. 'And I'll thank you to keep from bringing up THAT subject during happy hour.'"

Jourdain says, "clearly I should stick to drinking"

GM says, "The smile now gone from her face, she moves on to some other customers."

Raderig raises his glass and cheers loudly.

Jourdain grabs the pitchers hastily

Jourdain says, "well, I think we'll have to go talk to this lord warden guy"

Tharl gestures toward the rowdy dwarves. "Let's sit at that end of the room."

Raderig exclaims, "That does seem to be the joyous end of the room!"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Sloshy and Belchy"

GM says, "It looks like about the only table left in the establishment is, coincidentally, next to the two soused dwarves."

Karibel sits down over there.

Raderig approaches the table and does a dwarfy greeting to the soused ones.

[Crows-Nest] Tharl asks, "Does this involve rude gestures?"

GM says, "One of the dwarves looks very familiar, actually."

Karibel uses unfathomable mystic arts to make our beer cold.

GM exclaims, "Hey, wait a minute, it's a considerably drunker Sergeant Murgeddin!"

[Crows-Nest] Raderig says, "translated literally, yes, but they're actually endearing."

[Crows-Nest] (from Karibel) Raderig says, "MOM!?"

[Crows-Nest] Raderig says, "ohhh shiiiiit"

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

[D&D] Raderig says, "That was quick"

[D&D] Karibel says, "He took some feats"

GM says, "'Hey now, I remember yeh!', he says. 'Yeh were off lookin' for 'adventure'! Hev yeh found it yet?'"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "able drinker"

GM says, "He and the other dwarf burst out laughing again."

Jourdain says, "no, but we did find a beer"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Improved Chug"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Yeah, it was under yo momma."

Raderig says (to Murgeddin), "Ohh, I'm sure we're well on our way to it."

GM says, "'A beer, enh?' Murgeddin slurs. 'Well, then it'sh been a good day fer yeh!'"

[D&D] Tharl says, "I bet he knew a shortcut from the gate to here."

GM says, "The dwarf with Murgeddin, who looks both significantly drunker and gruffer, mubles the word adventure three times in a row, placing the emphasis on different syllables."

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "ok, should we finish our drinks and then go talk to the lord warden?"

[D&D] GM exclaims (at Tharl), "Or maybe he didn't go to the north end of the town and then all the way back to the southern end!"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Sure"

Raderig says, "Aye... Adventure..."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Nah, I'm going with the 'shortcut' theory."

Jourdain finishes his drink. "Well, I think we have an appointment to make"

[D&D] Tharl asks (of Jourdain), "Think that asking Sarge more questions will get us more answers with him drunk?"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Orjust make him angrier?"

GM says, "'Advennnnnnnnnnnshur' burbles the other dwarf."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "well, I wouldn't ask the other guy, that's for sure"

Tharl raises his glass. "Indeed, to adventure!"

Tharl downs the rest.

Raderig asks, "Adventure... To perhaps... combat the... (whispering to the dwarves) kobold problem?"

GM says, "The other dwarf gulps his current flagon, tears welling up in his eyes."

Karibel drinks as fast as he can.

[D&D] Tharl says, "Well, there we go. Losing another friend."

GM says, "Murgeddin says, 'I told yeh, there aren't no...'"

Raderig says, "Aye, aye, of course."

GM says, "'KOBOLDS!' screams the other dwarf, to the shock of, well, everyone in the place."

[D&D] Karibel says, "His uncle was a kobold, you bastard."

Tharl says, "Indeed. And if only we knew who--"

[D&D] Raderig says, "*nice*"

Raderig makes sure to look just as shocked as everyone else.

[D&D] Karibel says, "KOBOLDS! HUNH! What are they good for? Absolutely nuthin."

GM says, "While everyone else clambers over each other to get to the exit, the second dwarf starts sobbing uncontrollably, quite literally into his beer."

Tharl asks (of Other Dwarf), "Do you want to talk about it?"

GM says, "'Now yeh've done it,' Murgeddin barks. 'I told yeh to not mention kobolds aroun' here!'"

Tharl rolls 1d20+8: 11 | 19

[D&D] Tharl says, "(That was diplomacy.)"

[D&D] GM exclaims (at Tharl), "Those koboldsshh have ruined my life!"

GM exclaims (at Tharl), "Those koboldsshh have ruined my life!"

GM exclaims, "I wassh exhpecting a shipment of green dragonshkin to make armor for the Lord Warden, and they stole it right from the deliverer!"

Tharl exclaims, "That's terrible!"

Raderig says, "Och, what a pity."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "To be fair, they /did/ sign for it."

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says, "Ha."

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

GM says, "'If I can't get it back, Lord Warden Markelhay will have me thrown out of town! The armor was for his son's 18th birthday!'"

Tharl asks, "Where did it happen?"

Karibel says, "Getting back stolen deliveries is among our specialties."

GM says (to Tharl), "'The caravan was coming from the wesshht, and it was attacked about 15 miles away from Fallcressht.'"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "oh get a grip, it's not like it's Armurgeddin"

Karibel asks, "King's Road, then?"

[Crows-Nest] Tharl asks (of Dwarf), "But how far is that in 'squares'?"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Haha"

GM says, "'Yesshh, King'sshh Road! About a quarter of the way to Winterhaven.'"

Karibel exclaims, "We must have passed the very spot!"

Tharl asks (of Dwarf), "Is the deliverer still here in town?"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Well, his head is."

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says, "That's the part that talks, right? No problem."

GM says (to Tharl), "'No, he wasshh leading a caravan that departed thisshh morning. Well, what wasshh left of it.'"

Tharl nods. "Mmm."

[Crows-Nest] Raderig says (to Tharl), "You dragons have strange conception of the anatomy of other races."

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "he's probably in league with the kobolds"

Tharl says, "Well, I think it is indeed time we had a word with the Lord Warden."

GM says, "The dwarf starts sucking down another tankard of ale."

GM says, "Then, hearing Tharl, he spits it out all over the floor and the Sergeant."

Raderig exclaims, "Och, what a pity!"

GM exclaims, "You can't tell 'him about the dragonsshhkin!"

Raderig looks at the poor beer all over the place.

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says (to Raderig), "Sorry, is it another bit that does the talking? I have heard certain rumors about elves and their backsides, but I always assumed that was just a figure of speech."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "And he's the most diplomatic person we have."

GM says, "'If he findsshh out, it'll be the end of me and my family in Fallcresshht!'"

Raderig looks for a reaction from the sergeant.

Karibel says, "I swear by my puny human beard that he shall hear nothing of it from us."

Tharl pats the dwarf on the back. "Not to worry. We'll do everything we can to ensure the Lord Warden's son receives his armor without any trouble for you."

GM says, "Thanksshh."

Tharl says, "Although it is unfortunate that the Lord Warden won't be able to offer us a reward for the recovery of the scales, in that case."

Jourdain says, "and if not, perhaps we can make him a natty hat with a feather in it"

Tharl says this significantly.

Tharl rolls 1d20+8: 9 | 17

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says, "(Another diplomacy check.)"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Good job to whoever spotted the big yellow exclaimation mark over this guy's head."

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says (to Karibel), "Ha."

Karibel says, "Slaying kobolds is reward enough."

GM says, "'If yeh can find the dragonsshhkin without the Lord Warden finding out, I'll make sshhure you're rewarded.'"

Tharl says (to Karibel), "True, true. Although it is also true that magic weapons don't grow on trees."

Tharl exclaims (at Dwarf), "That is most generous of you!"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says (to Dwarf), "Thanks, but I don't really swing that way."

GM says, "The dwarf, finally having reached his limit, collapses onto the table, ale burbling out of his mouth."

Karibel says, "We should make haste if we wish to get there today."

Raderig shakes his head.

GM says, "'Get away from here!', Murgeddin growls."

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "ok, conversation tree exhausted"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Haha"

[Crows-Nest] Raderig says, "At least he didn't start repeating himself."

[D&D] Jourdain asks (of GM), "do we have time to make it to the ambush spot before it gets dark?"

[D&D] GM says, "If you leave right this very minute, you might just make it."

[D&D] Tharl says, "We should talk to the Lord Warden first, I would think."

[D&D] Tharl says, "We don't need to tell him about the armor."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "yeah, you're probably right"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ok, we can leave tomorrow, no rush"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Or we can arrive at night."

[D&D] Karibel says, "My vote is to depart immediately, but I shall yield to the collective will."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Or we could even camp on the road between here and there."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "true"

[D&D] Raderig says, "And hang our valuables up in the open next to our camp, as bait to any kobold bandits."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ok, well, let's talk to him and make it fast"

[D&D] Tharl exclaims (at Raderig), "Good idea!"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "and then we can leave the city and get to the adventuring"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Okay then"

Jourdain says, "we go to find the lord warden and tell him the denizens of the city have all given us their names as pass-codes to come in and see him"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Was that OOC narration?"

GM says, "On your way out of the bar, Tharl steps on the toe of a short, very-out-of-breath human who's trying to enter the bar."

GM says, "The human looks up, screams, and run off in the opposite direction. Which, interestingly, is the way he came."

Tharl says, "Oh, I'm qu--"

Tharl says, "Ah."

Tharl says, "The humans in this place seem rather peculiar."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Tharl), "er, right"

GM says, "Anyway, another 20 minutes or so and you're back at the north end of the town, where the Moonstone Keep is located."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Multiclassed in Bumpkin /and/ Rube"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I'm sure by this point everyone in town is giving us all kinds of nasty glances."

Karibel says, "We enter"

GM says, "The keep is a medium-sized castle that's positioned atop a steep-sided hill overlooking the town. There is barracks housing in the field here, and there are some guards milling about."

Tharl exclaims (at Guard), "What ho!"

[D&D] (from Tharl) GM says, "I SAID NOT THAT SORT OF TOWN"

[D&D] Raderig says, "hahaha"

GM says, "A couple of the scruffier guards look up and say, 'What? Where?'"

[D&D] Karibel says, "They're more into plows, not hoes."

Tharl says (to Tharl), "We seek an audience with the Lord Warden."

GM says, "One very tall, very muscled, very armored guard comes up to you."

Tharl says, "We come at the suggestion of Sergeant Murgeddin."

GM says, "The guard narrows his eyes."

GM says, "'Sergeant Murgeddin? Why did he send you?'"

Tharl says, "We wish to help quell the rumors of --"

Tharl lowers his voice.

Tharl says, "Rumors that there's a problem with K-O-B-O-L-D-S."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

[Crows-Nest] (from Gunther) Tharl yells "KOBOLDS" at the top of his voice

GM says, "The guard says, 'I'm sorry, I'm a bit hard of hearing, could you please say that a little louder?'"

Tharl says, "Er, I'm afraid not. The Sergeant was very clear that we were to avoid speaking that word here..."

GM says, "'Speaking what word?'"

Tharl asks, "But you know, the little folk, long noses, think they're related to my kind?"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "Monty Python d20"

GM says, "'...'"

Jourdain says, "I think he means kobolds"

Jourdain looks helpful

[Crows-Nest] Tharl exclaims (at Jourdain), "NIAGRARA FALLS!"

GM says, "Half a dozen guards nearby draw their swords at once."

Raderig groans.

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "hee hee "niagRARa""

GM says, "The guard you're talking to looks very annoyed."

Tharl exclaims (at Jourdain), "Shhh!"

Jourdain says, "oops, sorry"

GM says, "'Follow me.'"

Tharl says (to Jourdain), "There *is no kobold problem*."

GM says, "He turns on his heels and moves briskly into the keep."

Tharl follows.

GM says, "The guard leads you through the keep, to the northern end of the compound."

GM says, "You enter a small stone edifice with a high ceiling, and are taken to the back."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "And now we're in jail."

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says, "No, no. Not a jail. A *dungeon*."

GM says, "A balding, middle-aged man is having a quiet discussion with a young human woman in long, shimmering robes."

GM says, "The guard walks up to the man and whispers something to him. The man looks in your direction a couple of times during the whispering."

Jourdain smiles winningly

GM says, "The man comes up to you."

Tharl touches his brow politely.

GM says, "'Yes?' he says."

nothings disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

Tharl asks, "Greetings. Lord Warden, I presume?"

GM says, "'Yes, I'm Lord Warden Faren Markelhay. And I'm extremely busy. What's this about... <he lowers his voice so the woman can't hear>... kobolds?'"

Tharl says, "Sergeant Murgeddin mentioned to us that some people in this city have been spreading rumors that there may be kobolds about."

Tharl says, "He assured us that they were completely untrue, of course."

Tharl says, "But we thought that perhaps we might offer our services to you -- to investigate these reports and prove to the citizens that there is nothing whatsoever to fear."

Tharl rolls 1d20+8: 6 | 14

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says, "Dangit, I gotta get me a die with more than ten sides."

GM says, "'You? You're a group of youngsters.'"

GM says, "'I have people come in here every day looking for jobs.'"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Join our heroes in THE YELLOW PERIL"

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says, "Not to worry, sir: we're *player characters*."

GM says, "'Give me one good reason I should trust you.'"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "I'll give you ten SMACK"

Tharl asks, "We don't require payment in advance?"

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

GM says, "'You wouldn't get it anyway. Try again.'"

Tharl says, "If you wish to test our skills, I'm certain we would be happy to prove ourselves."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "'we have not yet killed you'"

Karibel says, "We are, as they say, entirely expendable, sir."

GM says, "The Lord Warden thinks about this for a moment."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "BEHOLD as I fluff your seat cushion FROM AFAR"

GM says, "'I can't think of a single reason I should trust you.'"

GM says, "'But. If you're serious...'"

Karibel says, "<wasshername halfling> thought we were trustworthy enough to send us to see you."

GM says, "He turns to Karibel. 'I'm sorry, I didn't hear you?'"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says (to Karibel), "'drunkerella', I think"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Little help, guys"

Tharl says, "He siad that Wisara Osterman recommended us."

Karibel says, "Mmm, yes, that exactly."

GM says, "The Lord Warden turns a very odd shade of purple."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Oh dear."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

[D&D] Tharl says, "This is either very good or very bad."

GM says (to Tharl), "Roll perception."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "well, she *is* his girlfriend"

Tharl rolls 1d20: 6 | 6

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "I like halfling butt and I cannot lie"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Possibly someone else should be making the Perception rolls."

GM pulls all of you aside, as far away from the woman as possible.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I guess I have perception"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "...his mistress"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "but I wasn't paying attention"

[D&D] Karibel says, "As an aside, noticing emotional states is Insight, for the record."

[D&D] Tharl says, "But noticing lipstick on his collar..."

GM says, "'Okay, 15 miles to the west of here you'll find the kobold stronghold. I will give you 10 gold pieces for every kobold you kill and 100 gold pieces if you can prove that you have completely cleaned out the place. And if you never, ever mention Wisara again in my presence. Ever.'"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Well, yes"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

Karibel says, "I've already forgotten her name, my lord."

Raderig asks, "Who? What?"

Jourdain exclaims, "sounds like a deal!"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Do we negotiate for me?"

GM says, "'My guard will draw you a map to the stronghold. You will leave now.'"

[D&D] Karibel says, "I think we should just take it"

GM says, "He moves away, very quickly and resumes talking to the woman."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Alright."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther asks, "waaait, how will you prove this?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Push the big red button signifying a Deal"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther asks, "anyone have a camera?"

[Crows-Nest] Raderig says, "by bringing back a giant sack of kobold heads."

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "I can make a little sketch"

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "heck, I'll do it now"

[D&D] Tharl says (to Gunther), "By being PC's who are strong enough to take out a kobold nest, while he is an NPC who cannot."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Ilac."

GM says, "The guard pulls out a quill pen and scribbles a makeshift map on a tattered piece of parchment."

Jourdain says, "ok, we've all got bedrolls -- let's get started heading out there now and then make camp by the road"

[Crows-Nest] Tharl says, "Oh, you mean prove that we did the job, not that he agreed to it."

GM says, "'This is how you get to Kobold Hall,' he says."

Tharl says (to Jourdain), "Agreed."

GM says, "'Per the Lord Warden, you are not to tarry in Fallcrest any longer. Is that understood?'"

[Crows-Nest] dfan says, "Practice, practice, practice"

[Crows-Nest] Tharl exclaims, "Yay!"

Karibel says, "Charming as its been, we'll be on our way."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "Haha, excellent."

GM says, "'Yes, you will.'"

Karibel says, "Indeed."

GM says, "The guard hurries you out of the keep, and escorts you to the west gate of Fallcrest."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "About time we found the escort service in this town."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "OK, so does anyone have an empty sack?"

GM says, "You barely have time to be impressed by Nentir Falls as you pass over the bridge leading to the gate."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I'll just wrap the heads in my blanket"

[D&D] Raderig says, "adventurers kits come with some sacks and pouches I think"

GM says, "Once you reach the gate, the guard turns to you again. 'Kobold Hall is 15 miles west of here. Just follow the map. And it would be wise of you not to return.'"

[D&D] Karibel says, "I'll just stick severed heads on my staff"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Is heads the most efficient way? Seems like there's some smaller body part we could use, like a nose."

GM says, "'Unless you're victorious.'"

GM says, "He retreats back into the town."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Just for convenience when lugging them around."

Jourdain asks, "do kobolds have noses?"

Tharl says, "That sounds like a reasonable deal."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "er, channel"

Tharl says (to Jourdain), "Rather long ones, I believe."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "but really, apropos anywhere"

GM says (to Jourdain), "Roll Nature."

Jourdain rolls 1d20+1: 7 | 8

GM says (to Jourdain), "YES, THEY HAVE NOSES."

Jourdain says, "hooray"

[D&D] GM says, "That was like a DC 1, by the way."

[D&D] Raderig says, "I thought they were more nose-holes in their general snouty head."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Heh"

Jourdain walk walk walk

Raderig runs to keep up.

Karibel says, "That was a silly place."

GM says, "You trudge to the west along King's Road."

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Karibel), "heh"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "The elf skips and prances."

GM says, "It's summer, and the trees are in full bloom."

[D&D] Raderig asks, "By the way, can we take 5 before we start any action?"

GM says, "You notice, though, that the birds and insects become fewer in number as you reach the fork in the road that leads to Kobold Hall."

GM says, "What at the beginning of your trek was a land teeming with wildlife now seems to be silent and dark."

GM says, "(Of course, the fact that you get to Kobold Hall several hours after sundown might have something to do with that.)"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Raderig), "this is probably a good place to take a quick break, if you need it"

Tharl says, "Let's make camp a few miles before we reach the hall."

GM says (to Tharl), "You're less than a mile away from it now."

Karibel says, "We'll camp by the fork in the road."

Tharl says, "Let's make camp half a mile from the hall."

GM says (to Tharl), "According to the map, it's in a copse of trees just southwest of the road."

[D&D] Raderig says, "ok, I need to Foodler up some dinner."

Tharl says, "In any case, let's make camp. Then we can have a fresh start first thing in the morning."

[D&D] Karibel says, "I could use a little break too if that's alright"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Whatever happens, I sleep through it"

Tharl asks, "Shall we take turns on watch?"

Jourdain says, "good idea"

GM says, "It's a beautiful and starry, but quiet, night."

[Crows-Nest] Karibel asks, "I'm a wizard, man -- I don't /do/ watch, okay?"

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

[D&D] Karibel says, "Speaking of that, I guess I should tell you what Daily Spell that I'll have up. Flaming Sphere, let's say."

GM says, "It's also an uneventful one, for the most part. You all sleep soundly, and uninterrupted."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Do you have any other cool spells we should know about?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "except by Raderig's snoring"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I wonder if dragonborn can snore"

[D&D] GM says, "(So, let me know when you're ready to wake up. I'll just be here watching omniscently.)"

[D&D] Tharl says (to Jourdain), "Finding out can be dangerous."

[D&D] Karibel is afk

[D&D] Karibel says, "(but don't let me hold y'all up)"

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "You've been AFK for a couple minutes now and you're still typing!"

[D&D] Tharl says, "(Since they are AFK, I will also quickly grab food.)"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Ok, indian food: ordered."

dfan was up to his irresistably broad shoulders in trouble.

[D&D] (from Gunther) DM exclaims, "SNEAK KOBOLD ATTACK"

[D&D] Raderig rolls insight to determine if the DM is being manipulated.

[D&D] GM says (to Raderig), "No."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Hee hee."

[D&D] Tharl says, "ALso, back."

[D&D] Gunther says, "TN: 5000"

[D&D] GM asks, "Is everyone ready?"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I am"

GM says, "You awaken as the sun begins to rise over the trees and hills."

Jourdain yawns and stretches

Tharl exclaims, "Ah, it looks like another fine morning!"

GM says (to Tharl), "Roll perception."

Raderig says, "Och, what a pity we couldn't eat a fine breakfast at the inn this morning.."

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "You're just doing this to be mean!"

Tharl rolls 1d20: 13 | 13

GM says (to Tharl), "Yes, it does."

Gunther says, "ha ha"

Jourdain says, "enh, well, I'm sure these delicious iron rations are just as good as what was at the inn"

Jourdain says, "and they're high in iron"

Raderig senses the presence of an otherworldly being.

GM says (to Jourdain), "Roll delusion."

Tharl says, "According to the map, the hall is just this way."

Tharl asks, "Are we all ready?"

Jourdain says, "lead on"

Raderig suits and packs up.

Raderig exclaims, "Aye!"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "presumably karibel will catch up in a minute"

Tharl heads off into the trees.

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yeah, he said to start without him."

Jourdain follows along behind

GM says, "According to the map, the entrance to Kobold Hall can be found just inside a grove of trees to the southwest."

GM says, "You trudge off the road and into the trees."

Tharl says, "If the sun rises that way, and the road goes that way, and the trees are right here, then the entrance to the hall should be right..."

[D&D] Karibel returns.

GM exclaims, "Here it is!"

Tharl says, "...here."

Jourdain says, "why, so it is"

Karibel says, "As foretold."

Raderig says, "That guard is pretty good at drawing maps."

GM says, "You find an old stone staircase right where it was indicated on the map."

GM says, "You see a faint light coming from down there."

Jourdain says (to Raderig), "maybe they're in league with the kobolds in some kind of dragonhide-procurement scam"

Tharl lights a sunrod, sticks it in his belt, and descends.

Karibel follows.

Jourdain follows Karibel

GM says, "(This, by the way, is when we switch over to MapTool.)"

Raderig says, "Och, corruption runs through every town. It's something that civilization must deal with! Thank Erathis for watching over us."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Is that the top of the staircase or the bottom on the map?"

[D&D] Raderig exclaims, "Watch, as I insert characterization!"

GM says, "One by one you descend the staircase."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "you can tell I'm a halfling because I'm the only one who fits entirely within his icon"

[D&D] GM asks, "Is that everyone?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I see four of us"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Looks like it, yeah"

GM says, "You finally reach the bottom of the staircase."

GM says, "You're in a medium-sized antechamber, the ceiling of which is covered with cobwebs."

GM says, "Tharl's sunrod aside, there's quite a bit of light down here."

Tharl says, "They don't make deep dark dungeons the way they used to."

Jourdain says, "I guess the kobolds don't clean the ceiling much"

GM says, "It's strangely quiet. You don't even hear the sound of water dripping, which is a sound you've come to associate with sterotypical dungeons such as this one."

Jourdain says, "at least they have the pipes fixed, though"

[D&D] Tharl waits for the map to update with our radius of vision.

GM says, "You progress into the main part of the room. Dominating the area is a long trench filled with a glowing green substance."

[D&D] Raderig says, "neat."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "oh shit, plutonium"

Karibel asks, "Dungeoneering?"

GM says (to Karibel), "Sure."

Raderig asks, "What strange substance is this?"

Karibel rolls 1d20+7: 14 | 21

[D&D] Jourdain says, "the kobolds have dangerous stores of jello"

Karibel says, "What you have here is your basic dungeon... stuff."

Jourdain says, "oh, *stuff*"

GM says (to Karibel), "It looks a lot like garden-variety slime, actually. You're not entirely sure where it's coming from, but you have a feeling you'd have a hard time moving about if you fell into it."

[D&D] Tharl says, "It's a little known fact, but fully one third of all magical gelatins produce light."

Karibel says, "The old slow-you-down slime"

Karibel says, "Try not to stumble into it"

Raderig says, "Well, that may be difficult, if we are to get to the other side."

GM says, "But that's all you can judge from your current position, at any rate. The far end of the chamber is ensconced in shadows."

GM says, "If you want to see much more in the room, you'll have to move farther in."

Karibel says, "Okay"

GM says, "You can finally see beyond the trench."

GM exclaims, "There's a small, reptilian humanoid there!"

Jourdain goes up to the lip of the trench and eyes it dubiously.

[D&D] Tharl asks, "How many squares can we see?"

GM exclaims, "He's gaping at you!"

Raderig exclaims, "Och, a wee lizard!"

Tharl exclaims, "Hallo!"

Tharl calls out in draconic.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "gentlemen, we have a kobold problem"

GM says, "He carries a sling. He reaches into a pouch at his belt and hisses at you. 'Intrudersssss!'"

[D&D] Karibel asks, "Hey, did you sign for this?"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to GM), "is there any space above/below the trench? or does it go to the edg-- oh"

[D&D] GM says (to Jourdain), "The slime doesn't go all the way up to the top of the trench."

[D&D] Tharl says, "I see he's not interested in parley."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Do we roll initiative?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Kobolds love parsley! Oh, wait."

[D&D] GM says (to Tharl), "Yes, definitely."

[D&D] Karibel asks, "Here?"

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "you give us all +2, right?"

Tharl rolls 1d20+3: 5 | 8

[D&D] Tharl says, "Right."

[D&D] Karibel says, "All but himself. Sucker."

Raderig rolls 1d20+2: 17 | 19

Karibel rolls 1d20+2: 2 | 4

Jourdain rolls 1d20+6: 14 | 20

Karibel was busy inspecting the slime.

GM registers himself at init Jourdain.

GM clears the initiative.

GM registers himself at init Jourdain.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "oh yeah, I forgot about this"

GM clears the initiative.

[D&D] Tharl says (to Karibel), "Nah, I get it too."

Jourdain registers himself at init 20.

Karibel registers himself at init 4.

[D&D] GM asks (of Jourdain), "How do I register it for the kobold, though?"

Tharl registers himself at init 8.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "you can do 'init add 20' to add yourself, or 'init add slinger 12' to add the kobold"

GM registers KoboldSlinger at init 19.

GM displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) KoboldSlinger(19) Tharl(8) Karibel(4)

[D&D] Karibel says, "Glad we got all the most fragile people right in front"

[D&D] Raderig asks, "How do I break a tie?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I *think* this doesn't handle ties properly, so either Raderig or the kobold should go at 18 instead"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says (to Raderig), "hard to do given it's made from silk"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(I think you compare total modifier? or dex modifier?)"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Highest modifier goes first (or lowest roll) I think yeah"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I'm at dex 0, total modifier +2 from tharl"

[D&D] Raderig asks, "so should I register as 18?"

GM displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) KoboldSlinger(19) Tharl(8) Karibel(4)

GM removes KoboldSlinger from the initiative list.

GM registers KoboldSlinger at init 18.

[D&D] Karibel says, "Bring the halfling death"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "then I think you use 'init next' to go to the first/next player"

GM displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) KoboldSlinger(18) Tharl(8) Karibel(4)

[D&D] Karibel says, "Or wait, we'll still short someone"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Raderig), "I guess you're at 19"

Raderig registers himself at init 19.

[D&D] Karibel says, "Oh there we go"

GM advances the initiative: JOURDAIN(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSlinger(18) Tharl(8) Karibel(4)

[D&D] Raderig says, "sorry"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ok, diagonals count 1 and I have move 6, so I think I can move north around the slime and run over in front of the kobold"

[D&D] Jourdain asks (of GM), "yeah?"

[D&D] Gunther says, "which incidentally increases your FOV"

[D&D] GM says, "Sure."

[D&D] Gunther says, "to reveal... 1000000 more goblins"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "now I will do piercing strike against him"

Jourdain rolls 1d20+8: 4 | 12

[D&D] Jourdain says, "12 versus reflex"

GM says, "The kobold manages to just dodge out of the way."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "arr curses"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Hmm. It's hard to tell which squares are walls that we can see, and which we just can't see into because they're too far away."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says (to Tharl), "I thought you were dragonborn, not eagleheaded, btw"

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "can we see the whole room?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "also, I'm done with my turn"

[D&D] GM says (to Jourdain), "What room do you mean? The one with the slime pit is completely lit."

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "ok, and then there's some stuff past the slinger we can't see yet?"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Should we each do 'init next' when we finish our own turns?"

[D&D] GM says, "You're pretty close to him, so you can see a few feet behind him, but that's about all at this point. That room seems darker than the rest of this place."

[D&D] Karibel says, "He's got a breakfast nook back there"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) RADERIG(19) KoboldSlinger(18) Tharl(8) Karibel(4)

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Or should we wait for the GM to do that?"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I'd like to move within 5 squares of the kobold where I can have a straight shot at him, so tell me if this works"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Also, are we assuming that we entered with weapons drawn?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "heck yeah"

[D&D] Raderig asks (of GM), "Does my current position give me a good shot on the kobold?"

[D&D] GM says (to Raderig), "It looks like it, yeah."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Ok, I'd like to Lance of Faith"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "just blast right through me, no worries"

Raderig rolls 1d20+4: 8 | 12

[D&D] Raderig says, "vs ref"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I guess that fails."

GM says, "Man, that kobold is a wily little bugger."

[D&D] Tharl exclaims (at Jourdain), "If you were a kobold, you'd provide cover!"

GM says, "He just squirms out of the way."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Of course, if you were a kobold, he'd just target you."

[D&D] Karibel says, "WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "if I were a kobold I would have even more freak-outs in the city than you did"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "er, have caused"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "but have also"

Raderig exclaims, "Och, ye wee lizard!"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Ok, I'm done."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(since you didn't have any)"

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KOBOLDSLINGER(18) Tharl(8) Karibel(4)

[D&D] Tharl says, "On the other hand, if the kobold tries slinging anything at Raderig, then Jourdain *will* provide cover..."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "yeah, I'm guessing he's not going to do that"

GM takes a look at the threatening-looking Jourdain just inches away and squeals. He inches backward a few steps.

[D&D] Tharl says, "I guess we'd also get to practice att^H^H^Hopportunity attacks in that case."

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "Shift!"

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "I assume that's a shift, not a move?"

[D&D] GM says, "Yes."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Shifty buggers"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Kobolds shift as a minor?"

[D&D] GM says, "Yes."

GM exclaims, "As soon as the Kobold has stepped back, he aims his sling at Jourdain... and fires!"

[D&D] Jourdain exclaims, "!!"

[Crows-Nest] Karibel says, "I keep picture Jourdain as Anthony (J)ourdain"

GM rolls 1d20+6: 7 | 13

GM says, "(Versus AC)"

Jourdain's AC is 16, so he nimbly ducks out of the way

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "Watch out!"

GM says, "The kobold hisses in annoyance."

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSlinger(18) THARL(8) Karibel(4)

[D&D] Tharl says, "I hurry around the southern edge of the slime pit."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Charge his scaly arse"

Tharl opens his mouth and exhales glorious lightning at the kobold!

[D&D] Jourdain says, "oho"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Or that sounds good too"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I guess he can do both"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Um. How do I do a square area of effect in maptool?"

[D&D] Gunther says, "natural 20 ftw"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "the pencil in the upper-left"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I believe"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hrm, no, that isn't much help"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "well, that's lame"

[D&D] Karibel says, "We can picture the zappy goodness in our minds"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Well, anyway, it's supposed to be 5x5, with the SE corner in the space just NW of me."

[D&D] Tharl says, "(Can I erase the lame rectangle?)"

[D&D] GM exclaims, "Please!"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Can, not may."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I see an eraser icon"

[D&D] Tharl says, "There. OK."

[D&D] GM says (to Tharl), "Anyway, you should probably roll."

[D&D] Raderig asks, "Maybe "topology" would be better next time?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Anyway, any creatures whom I have line of effect to in that 5x5 area (probably not many, since the corner probably blocks most of them) get attacked by this."

[D&D] Tharl says, "I shall roll several times, in case there are several kobolds. First == this one we see here."

Tharl rolls 1d20+6: 14 | 20

GM exclaims, "The kobold grunts in pain!"

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "Finally, something with two-digits!"

[D&D] Raderig says, "afk sec, food is arriving"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "awesome"

Tharl rolls 1d6+1: 3 | 4

[D&D] Tharl says, "That is damage."

[D&D] Tharl says, "OK, so that was my move and my minor."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Now for my standard action, I shall charge."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Moving at least two squares directly to the nearest square from which I can attack him."

Tharl rolls 1d20+8: 12 | 20

[D&D] Tharl says, "(Oh, I said I'd roll several times before, didn't I? Whoops.)"

[D&D] Karibel says, "He's not much of a talker, but he's good in the clutch."

[D&D] Tharl says, "(How quickly I forget.)"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Anyway, more damage:"

Tharl rolls 1d10+4: 5 | 9

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I guess Tharl got the warlord gig because he is the best at warring on people"

[D&D] GM asks (of Tharl), "You're using your greatsword?"

Tharl charges across the room at the kobold, his greatsword held forth like a lance, to skewer the little pipsqueak.

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yeah."

GM says, "Well, the kobold isn't completely impaled, but he ain't feeling too good right now, that's for sure."

[D&D] Tharl asks (of Jourdain), "What, you don't think I'm good at lording as well?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Now he's Tharl-marked, too"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "well, you freaked that guy out in the city, so you're obviously good at making the people fear you"

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "but can you make them love you?"

[D&D] GM asks (of Tharl), "Are you done?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(start with the halfling lady)"

[D&D] Tharl says (to Jourdain), "You can't *make* anyone love you... <sniff>"

Tharl advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSlinger(18) Tharl(8) KARIBEL(4)

Karibel draws upon the mystic energies...

[D&D] Tharl says (to Jourdain), "Yeah, I hear she has a thing for lords."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha, good point"

Karibel exclaims, "Cloud of Daggers! For you! In the face!"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Ha ha."

Karibel rolls 1d20+4: 9 | 13

[D&D] Jourdain says, "excellent"

[D&D] Tharl says, "THat explains that mysterious mini we saw earlier."

Karibel says, "vs Reflex"

GM says, "While the kobold is bent over retching and trying to retrieve his internal organs, the cloud of daggers floats right over his head."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "I attack with indigestion (save vs reflux)"

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "I forget how this works -- does it stick around?"

Karibel says, "Dang. But when he starts his turn in that square, he'll take 2 points of damage."

Karibel then moves away.

[D&D] Karibel says, "It lasts until the end of my next turn."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "aha"

[D&D] Karibel says, "DONE"

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(I think you have to advance again now)"

GM advances the initiative: JOURDAIN(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSlinger(18) Tharl(8) Karibel(4)

Jourdain deftly steps forward with a deft strike and attacks.

Jourdain rolls 1d20+8: 20 | 28

Jourdain says, "hey, I hit"

Jourdain says, "and do 8 points of damage"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Very deft indeed."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Very deft"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Damn my low init"

Jourdain says, "(but alas cannot sneak attack)"

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "can I see anything past him?"

GM says, "The kobold now has several more holes in him than he did."

GM says, "And you can see just into the room beyond him. You don't seem to see anything there, but it's pretty dark."

Tharl says, "Good thing I brought this stick."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ok, I'm done, since I can't move past him"

Jourdain advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) RADERIG(19) KoboldSlinger(18) Tharl(8) Karibel(4)

[D&D] Raderig says, "Getting crowded up there"

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "can he still shoot through us?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Not very well, with his markedness"

[D&D] GM says (to Jourdain), "It's not impossible he might be able to shoot over your head."

[D&D] Raderig says, "I've got another idea for now"

[D&D] GM says, "Though, of course, since he's looking a lot like a pincushion right now, that's probably not too likely."

[D&D] Tharl says (to Jourdain), "I think you provide partial cover to your allies in this situation."

[D&D] Tharl says, "But not to your enemies."

Raderig calls upon the name of his goddess, Erathis, to bless his comrade (Channel Divinity: Harmony of Erathis). White light twinkles around Jourdain.

[D&D] Tharl says, "I *think* the whole shooting-into-melee concept was scrapped."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hey, you're right"

[D&D] Karibel says, "You also get to beat the crap out of him if he shifts away, shifty or not."

[D&D] Tharl asks (of Karibel), "Does he?"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Jourdain will have +2 power modifier to his next attack roll before the end of my next turn"

[D&D] Tharl says (to Karibel), "I thought shifting meant no free beatings."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "no, I went with the rogue, not the fighter"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Raderig), "excellent"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I'll move up a square or two after that"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Yeah, but marked-by-a-fighter supercedes that, I believe"

[D&D] Jourdain exclaims, "there isn't a fighter!"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Oh, neat. I missed the marking."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Ok, I'm done."

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KOBOLDSLINGER(18) Tharl(8) Karibel(4)

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Who marked him?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Oh, d'oh. Ne'ermind then."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Oh."

[D&D] Karibel says, "I had s/warlord/fighter/ in my mind"

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "so the kobold takes 2 damage now?"

GM says, "The cloud of daggers angles back toward the kobold and punctures him a few thousand times."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "awesome"

[D&D] Raderig says, "No, it's just an attack modifier, not a damage modifier"

GM says, "He looks to be in really, really bad shape right now. He can barely stand."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Ah. I didn't mark him. I just electrocuted him and then punctured him with a really big pointy object."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I am imagining one of those clouds of bees in cartoons"

[D&D] Raderig says, "oh, sorry, I thought you were talking about the thingy."

Tharl asks, "Do you surrender?"

GM says, "And he can barely stumble back one more step, but he manages to."

[D&D] Karibel says, "There we go"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Do the daggers stick to him or the square?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "The square"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Ah. Erm."

[D&D] Tharl says (to Karibel), "I am sensing a possible tactical complication here."

[D&D] Tharl says, "If I were to, for instance, enter that square..."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "you can delay until after his turn is over"

[D&D] Karibel says, "It's only 2 points; you're a big strapping lad"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(I guess)"

[D&D] GM says, "The kobold is too busy trying to stuff his kidneys back into his body to do anything else this round."

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSlinger(18) THARL(8) Karibel(4)

[D&D] Tharl asks (of Karibel), "Does the effect end at the end of your next turn?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "If so, I'll delay until right after you."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Yep"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Okay by me"

Tharl displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSlinger(18) THARL(8) Karibel(4)

Tharl registers himself at init 3.

Tharl displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSlinger(18) THARL(8) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

Tharl delayed.

[D&D] Tharl asks, "I guess that worked?"

Karibel brings more pain.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I think so"

Karibel rolls 1d20+4: 12 | 16

Karibel says, "vs Reflex"

GM says, "The daggers puncture and puncture and puncture, and keep at it longer after the kobold drops to the ground and stops twitching. Which takes, like, five seconds."

Karibel drops the effect

Jourdain says, "...I guess he didn't want to surrender"

Tharl asks, "Can we stabilize him and tie him up before he dies?"

Karibel approaches with his Move

Tharl says, "He might be able to give us information."

Jourdain says, "hmm, I didn't think of that"

Karibel is now done.

[D&D] Raderig wipes off his fingers

Raderig says, "I can perhaps do something about that"

Tharl ties kobold with his rope.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I think Raderig has the heal skill"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "but I dunno if the kobold is too far gone"

[D&D] GM asks (of Karibel), "Wait, did you roll damage?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "No; you just told me he was dead."

[D&D] Karibel says, "But I will:"

[D&D] Tharl says, "The rules say that we can choose not to kill him."

Karibel rolls 1d6+4: 6 | 10

[D&D] Jourdain says, "cloud of blunt daggers"

[D&D] GM asks, "Do creatures not die until they reach their negative hit point value, or is that just PCs?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Unless he gets down to negative HP's equal to his bloodied score."

[D&D] Tharl says (to GM), "Creatures die unless we say we don't want them to."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "mrm"

[D&D] Tharl says, "In which case they recover after a short rest."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "yeah, I think basically only "special NPCs" can go into negative hp"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "which you determine"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "but I believe Tharl is also correct that we can say what happens at 0hp"

[D&D] GM says, "Well, he's at -9 now."

[D&D] Karibel asks, "What's all this 'we' stuff?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Page 295."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I guess that is fair enough"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "yeah, he means 'me'"

[D&D] Tharl | When you reduce a creature to 0 hit points or fewer, you can choose to knock it unconscious rather than kill it. Until it regains hit points, the creature is unconscious but not dying. Any healing makes the creature conscious.

[D&D] Tharl says, "But I guess if Karibel wants to say it's really dead, then that's his call, not mine."

[D&D] Karibel says, "I think my stabby daggers of stabbing killed him"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Oh."

GM displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSlinger(18) KARIBEL(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Karibel says, "There'll be more kobolds. There always are."

[D&D] Raderig says, "There are plenty more fish in the sea."

Karibel is done like dinner.

GM removes KoboldSlinger from the initiative list.

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yeah, but I thought it'd be nice to be able to interrogate the guard."

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Tharl), "on the bright side, 10gp"

[D&D] Raderig exclaims, "Man that's a-whole-nother batch of material components!"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "but yes, we should try to take the next one alive"

GM says, "Anyway, while Tharl and Jourdain and everyone else are standing over the dying kobold, they hear something stirring int he room to the north."

Tharl realizes that he's a bit late and puts his rope away.

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "north of us? or through the gate?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "man, there really are always more kobolds"

[D&D] GM exclaims, "Two other kobolds leap out of the darkness!"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Same init?"

GM registers KoboldSkirmisher1 at init 16.

GM registers KoboldSkirmisher1 at init 17.

GM displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) KARIBEL(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Jourdain asks (of GM), "are we seeing the whole room there?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I guess that means this is all one encounter"

GM displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) KARIBEL(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Tharl says (to Jourdain), "Yeah, I think a new encounter requires a five minute rest."

GM displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) KARIBEL(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Karibel says, "Screw you guys; I'm on my 5 minute break"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

[D&D] Tharl says, "ANd I'm pretty sure we haven't done that."

[D&D] Karibel says, "(not really)"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I got encounter powers to regain"

[D&D] GM says, "Anyway, yeah, that's the whole room up there."

[D&D] Tharl says, "No doors or anything? Cool."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Init next?"

GM displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) KARIBEL(4) Tharl(3)

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) Karibel(4) THARL(3)

[D&D] Tharl says, "Step one:"

Tharl zappity crackle snap bzzzt!

Tharl rolls 1d20+6: 2 | 8

Tharl rolls 1d20+6: 6 | 12

[D&D] GM asks (of Tharl), "What are you doing? Breathing?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yeah."

[D&D] Karibel asks, "Is that an enounter power?"

[D&D] GM asks, "Versus reflex?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Er. Oh. Never mind."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Sorry, brain disconnected."

[D&D] Gunther asks, "is this d20 secretly a d6?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "You still need to catch your breath ha ha ha oh."

[D&D] Tharl says, "It is encounter, and this is the same encounter."

[D&D] Tharl says, "So, instead, I shall move forward:"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Gunther), "we've secretly replaced this d20 with a folger's crystal"

[D&D] Tharl says, "And use Wolf Pack Tactics, which is At Will."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Its special power is that any one ally adjacent to me or the enemy can shift once as a free action."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Before I attack."

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "Jourdain, I choose you!"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "oho"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Jourdain's gettin' all the buffs. You better not let us down, man."

[D&D] Tharl says, "And now, the stabby bit:"

Tharl rolls 1d20+7: 6 | 13

[D&D] GM asks, "Versus reflex again?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "AC."

[D&D] Karibel says, "We're all distracted by visions of that hot halfling chick"

GM says, "The blow bounces off his newly wrought hide armor."

Tharl exclaims, "Hey, nice armor!"

Tharl advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

Tharl advances the initiative: JOURDAIN(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hmm, ok, let's see"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I'm going to risk the opportunity attacks and move over into the corner"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "so they both get to swing at me"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Sweet"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Ah, you little flanker."

[D&D] Raderig exclaims, "tumble! tumble!"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "that is so 3e"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Ah, those heady days."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(I think now there is some utility power that does it)"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to GM), "so they get to attack me before I attack them"

[D&D] GM asks, "I just handle their blows as usual?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "they can only make a basic attack"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "not whatever at-will power they'd use normally"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(I am pretty sure)"

[D&D] GM says, "I don't understand."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Sounds about right"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Their little sword-inside-a-circle attack"

[D&D] GM asks, "That's their standard attack?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Basic attck, yeah"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "yeah"

GM says, "The two kobolds start thrusting their spears at Jourdain"

GM rolls 1d20+6: 12 | 18

GM rolls 1d20+6: 4 | 10

[D&D] Karibel says, "Don't we all..."

Jourdain has an AC of 21 vs opportunity attacks, so he totally dodges

[D&D] Raderig says, "Dang."

GM says, "The kobolds grumble as their spears fly over Jourdain's diminutive head."

Jourdain stands up adroitly at the end of this and does a piercing strike at the one he flanks with Tharl

Jourdain rolls 1d20+10: 11 | 21

Jourdain says, "versus reflex"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Woot."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Is piercing strike a dex-based attack?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "yeah"

[D&D] GM exclaims, "He screeches in pain!"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "also vs reflex, not AC"

Jourdain rolls 1d4+4: 2 | 6

Jourdain says, "...and a sneak attack"

Jourdain rolls 2d8: 7 1 | 8

[D&D] Tharl says, "Nice."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "14 total"

GM says, "That kobold is bleeding big time."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "now they kick my ass, but it was worth it"

Jourdain advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) RADERIG(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Raderig says, "Let's see. I'll move:"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I think that was five."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "if you do a melee attack I think you get +2 from flanking"

[D&D] Raderig asks, "Oh, because you guys are flanking him?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "YM 'Combat Advantage'."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "whoops, right"

[D&D] Tharl says, "But I thought only we got that bonus."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "no, because you and me are"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "at least, I thought we were"

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "are we not?"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I'm not directly opposite you."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Tharl is."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hmm, ok, maybe you're right"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "it's a little fiddly and I don't want to look at the diagrams in the PHB now"

[D&D] Karibel says, "You're not a flanker, so you don't get flanking"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's 'opposite sides or opposite corners'."

[D&D] Karibel says, "As far as I can tell"

[D&D] Tharl says, "And his corner isn't directly opposite your side."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "what if he was eating a delicious flank steak"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Ok, well, I'll lance him."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "yeah, ok, I guess the knight's-move thing is only possibly flanking with large monsters"

[D&D] Tharl says, "(It only gets fiddly with Large or bigger enemies: at this size, only one person can help another person flank at a time.)"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Timing."

[D&D] Karibel says, "That's a ranged attack, so maybe you don't want to do that"

[D&D] Raderig says, "dang, you're right. I'll punch him."

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "he could stop moving one square earlier?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Oh just stand behind Tharl"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yeah."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Or that."

[D&D] Tharl says, "I shall happily protect you."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Until I move on my next turn."

Raderig exclaims, "Erathis, stab this fool!"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

Raderig rolls 1d20+4: 20 | 24

[D&D] Karibel says, "Worth the wait"

[D&D] Raderig says, "not a d6 in disguise"

(From GM) Erathis says, "THERE, ARE YOU HAPPY?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "yay"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(twice)"

Raderig exclaims, "Praise Erathis!"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Don't answer that until you see Erathis' damage roll."

[D&D] GM says, "(Also, versus what, I'm sorry?)"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "it's a 20, so it auto-hits"

[D&D] Raderig says, "reflex"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "and does max damage"

[D&D] Karibel says, "No damage roll, yeah"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Oh, wait, Erathis critted, right."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "Second crit this session!"

[D&D] GM asks, "What is max damage?"

Raderig inflicts 12 damage with his brilliant lance of light.

[D&D] GM asks, "And, I'm sorry, were you aiming at the one just above Tharl?"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Yes."

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Raderig), "and somebody gets a +2 to hit, I guess"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Also: umm, Jourdain gets +2 against him now."

GM says, "Well, THAT screwed him up good. He's missing half of his chest cavity now. It seems to have spattered the wall just above Jourdain's tiny head."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Though I'm not sure that will matter."

GM says, "That kobold is alive, but JUST barely."

GM displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) RADERIG(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "it's weird playing d&d where kobolds don't die in one hit"

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "I thought they were like the hydrogen of monsters"

[Crows-Nest] (from Tharl) Jourdain says, "or first level wizards"

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

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "totally"

[D&D] Raderig says, "1st level wizards having more than 4hp is something I can get behind."

Raderig advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KOBOLDSKIRMISHER1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Raderig says, "ilac"

GM exclaims, "The kobold who still has his complete body under his head attacks Jourdain!"

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "you can get behind them because now they can give you cover for more than one hit"

GM rolls 1d20+6: 4 | 10

[Crows-Nest] Jourdain says, "intact kobolds, my weakness"

Jourdain's AC of 16 dodges that

Jourdain says, "(assuming it is vs AC)"

GM says, "But he's so terrified about what just happened to his friend, he misses."

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KOBOLDSKIRMISHER1(16) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

GM says, "The other one knows it's pointless to go after Jourdain now, but has to do something with his final moments."

GM rolls 1d20+6: 5 | 11

GM says, "He doesn't do much better than his friend."

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) KARIBEL(4) Tharl(3)

Karibel moves.

[D&D] Raderig says, "Don't cast fireball plz"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

Karibel brings on the Chill Strike.

Karibel says, "(against the guy in the corner)"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Now I'm sure you're all wondering why I've called you in here..."

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Tharl), "ha ha"

Karibel rolls 1d20+4: 20 | 24

[D&D] Tharl says, "Woot."

[D&D] Raderig says, "HOT DAMN"

GM says, "The kobold in the corner is frozen in fear AND PAIN."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "May I please borrow the crit die for my next turn?"

[D&D] GM asks, "How much damage does that do?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "man, what the heck"

Karibel says, "20 points of cold damage, and dazed, for sneaky attacky goodness."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "oh, nice"

GM says, "That guy now has icicles in places he didn't know things could hang."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

[D&D] Karibel says, "I take a minor action to pat myself on the back."

Karibel is done.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "do init next"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Is sneak attack per encounter or per encounter per enemy?"

Karibel advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) Karibel(4) THARL(3)

[D&D] Jourdain says, "it's per round"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(so slightly worse than in 3e but not much worse)"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "And how is your melee attack roll?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "And you can sneak attack everything so it's a lot better"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "it's only +4, although I guess with flanking and the cleric bonus it's +8"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Karibel), "oh, good point -- definitely a good trade"

[D&D] Tharl says, "(Wondering if I should delay to right before you, shift NW and hammer-and-anvil the one in the corner.)"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I think both the guys are on their last legs, so we could probably just beat on them"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Alright."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Wolf pack tactics again, then -- who wants the free shift?"

[D&D] GM says (to Jourdain), "You're lucky they both have legs left, actually."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

[D&D] Tharl says, "(I was actually just looking for excuses to try out my different powers.)"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "oh, well, in that case, go for it"

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "Anyone? One free shift. Anyone adjacent to me or the chestless kobold can have it!"

[D&D] Karibel says, "You could Furry Smash him"

[D&D] Jourdain exclaims, "neither of them want to be in melee!"

[D&D] Raderig exclaims, "I'll do it!"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Yeah, I'm happy back here"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I'm actually fairly melee-y."

[D&D] Tharl says (to Raderig), "OK, go ahead."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Oh, I see."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Stop stepping on that kobold's head already"

[D&D] Raderig asks, "So I can shift north and attack that fool?"

Tharl rolls 1d20+7: 16 | 23

[D&D] Jourdain says, "you just get a free shift, not an attack"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Oh, I see. Ok."

[D&D] GM asks, "Which one are you attacking?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Now on your next turn you can attack without needing to use any movement to get into range."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(he has a different power that gives you a free attack)"

[D&D] Tharl says (to GM), "The one next to me, without a chest."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Sweet."

[D&D] GM says (to Tharl), "He's without a lot of things after that roll."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Shall I damage?"

[D&D] GM says, "You probably should."

Tharl rolls 1d10+4: 4 | 8

GM says, "He goes down."

Tharl distracts the kobold from Raderig's moving by slicing his sword through him.

Jourdain exclaims (at Tharl), "I thought you were going to keep him alive for questioning!"

[D&D] Tharl says, "I guess there's nowhere interesting for me to move to."

Tharl exclaims (at Jourdain), "He's not dead! Quite yet! Just... in several pieces!"

Tharl advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

Tharl advances the initiative: JOURDAIN(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "are you actually keeping him alive?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yeah, let's."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ok, then I'll just stab this one"

Jourdain stabs this guy, who is dazed and hence totally sneak-attackable

Jourdain rolls 1d20+12: 14 | 26

Jourdain says, "(vs AC, I assume that's a hit)"

Jourdain rolls 1d4+4: 3 | 7

Jourdain rolls 2d8: 6 4 | 10

Jourdain says, "17 damage"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "I guess we can't cut off his nose while he's out cold without killing him, can we?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

GM says, "Well, there go several of his most cherished limbs."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "we could cut off feet instead"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Yeah, but if you do damage to an enemy who's below zero, doesn't that, er...?"

GM says, "He's not even hanging onto life by a thread--more like an atom."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "an interesting question"

[D&D] Raderig asks, "Are we out of combat time?"

[D&D] Jourdain asks (of GM), "holy crap, he's taken 20 from Karibel and 17 from me and is still alive? or is he unconscious?"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Oh."

[D&D] Karibel says, "He's taking a dirt nap"

Tharl says, "Someone watch that door to the northeast."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "oh, I see, he's got that grey X"

Tharl says, "There will probably be more coming."

Karibel asks, "Anyone get hurt in all that?"

[D&D] Raderig says, "ok, I'll assume we're out of combat time."

Tharl ties up the kobold he put out of commission. He's lost a lot of blood and several minor organs, but he's still breathing. Slightly.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "clearly the GM is going easy on us the first couple fights"

Raderig moves in to ease the suffering of the near-dead kobold.

Tharl says (to Raderig), "Can you patch this one up? I'd like to have a word with him."

[D&D] Karibel takes a little break.

[D&D] Raderig asks (of GM), "want me to roll a heal skill?"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "this is where Raise Dead comes in handy"

[Crows-Nest] Raderig says, "I'll get back to you in a few tens of thousands of XP"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "the only thing I have to regret is not getting to use my encounter power to push someone in the slime"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Man, I was hoping someone would do that."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Hee."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yeah, the kobolds were all on the wrong side."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "oh well, there'll be other slime"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "well, you know what they say -- if you can't push a foe..."

[D&D] Tharl says, "They should have bullrushed *us*."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "here in the ... HALLS OF THE SLIME KING"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Is the GM AFK?"

Gunther disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[D&D] GM says, "No."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "whoops, I guess so"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "oh, ok"

[D&D] GM says, "I'm just not seeing anything to respond to."

[D&D] Tharl says (to GM), "Raderig was asking about using Heal."

[D&D] Raderig says (to GM), "I asked if you want me to roll heal"

[D&D] GM says, "Oh, sorry, I missed that."

[D&D] GM says, "Uh, sure, go ahead."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(to patch up the kobold so we can interrogate it)"

Raderig rolls 1d20+9: 20 | 29

[D&D] Tharl says, "Man."

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "He's in better shape now than when we arrived!"

Raderig sets a bone or two.

[D&D] GM says, "The kobold is awake and in much better shape now, but he's really not happy."

Tharl grabs the kobold's ankle and holds him upside down.

GM displays the initiative: JOURDAIN(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Raderig winces

Tharl grins and speaks to him in Draconic. "So! We hear that your people have been causing trouble!"

Raderig says, "And I just went to all that effort."

GM says, "The kobold shrieks really, really, REALLY loudly at the top of his lungs. Well, what's left of his lungs. Which isn't much."

Tharl strolls casually over to the slime put and dangles the kobold -- by his ankle -- over it.

GM says, "As soon as he stops, you hear a faint rustling and scuffling through the portcullis to the northeast."

Karibel says, "Drop him face down in the slime, my good man."

Tharl says, "Argh. We'll have to finish this later."

[D&D] Tharl exclaims (at Jourdain), "I thought you were watching!"

[D&D] Jourdain exclaims, "I am watching!"

[D&D] GM asks, "Wait, what happened? Did you drop him into the slime?"

[D&D] Jourdain exclaims, "I see this guy arriving!"

[D&D] Tharl says, "No, I'm holding him over it, but I stopped when we heard the noise to the northeast."

[D&D] GM says, "Another kobold runs out from under the portcullis! (He's just small enough to fit through the bars.)"

[D&D] Tharl says, "And will probably drop him on the ground next to me as a free action in just a moment."

[D&D] Tharl says, "(So that I'll have both hands free for showing this new kobold why he shouldn't interrupt us."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "So are we on new initiative or the same one?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "I assume we haven't had five minutes of rest yet."

[D&D] GM says, "It's the same round, yeah. But I want to clear the initiative so I can get this guy on there without being the third kobold."

GM displays the initiative: JOURDAIN(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher1(17) KoboldSkirmisher1(16) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

GM clears the initiative.

GM registers Jourdain at init 20.

GM registers Raderig at init 19.

GM registers KoboldSkirmisher at init 6.

GM registers Karibel at init 4.

GM registers Tharl at init 3.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "in the future you can just do 'init remove 17'"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "to remove a guy"

[D&D] GM says (to Jourdain), "Oh, sorry. They both had the same name, and wouldn't remove by name."

[D&D] Karibel says, "In the past, it's too dark to remove anyone"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to GM), "oops -- I admit this hasn't been tested too much"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "So does bound-guy not get an initiative turn?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "he's tied up, what's he gonna do"

[D&D] GM says (to Tharl), "What Jourdain said."

[D&D] Tharl says, "He can't do anything, but he could get caught in some on-going effect that he needs to roll for."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "that's true"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Poor kobold."

[D&D] (from Jourdain) Tharl says "Like 'getting his head bonked on the ground repeatedly' would count as an ongoing effect, right?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Ha ha."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Man. I just saved the guy's *life*. He owes me."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "OK, so it's Jourdain's turn?"

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Or did he already take his?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "I wasn't sure whose turn it was"

[D&D] GM says, "I think he just took it, yeah."

[D&D] Tharl says, "So it's Raderig's."

GM displays the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher(6) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

GM advances the initiative: JOURDAIN(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher(6) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) RADERIG(19) KoboldSkirmisher(6) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Raderig says, "Ok"

[D&D] Raderig asks, "Can I squeeze past Karibel?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Screw you, man"

[D&D] Tharl says, "You can move through an ally, but you can't end your turn in their space."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Get out of my way, fatty."

Raderig asks, "Huh? Wassa? More?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "That ain't what yo momma said last night"

[D&D] (from Tharl) Karibel says, "She didn't call me fat. She said I was little!"

[D&D] Raderig says, "ok, I need to stop laughing to roll."

Raderig throws a brilliant lance, again.

Raderig rolls 1d20+4: 6 | 10

[D&D] GM asks, "Versus what?"

[D&D] Raderig says, "ref."

[D&D] Tharl says, "The kobold, duh."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Lance isn't really that brilliant."

Raderig but it goes straight into the slime, apparently.

[D&D] GM says, "It goes about a foot over his head, flying through the portcullis but not hitting him."

Raderig advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KOBOLDSKIRMISHER(6) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] GM says, "The kobold runs over to the nearest thing to attack... which just happens to be Jourdain (who's about his height)."

[D&D] Raderig says, "ilac and wrong command. sheesh."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "nooo"

GM rolls 1d20+6: 15 | 21

[D&D] GM asks (of Jourdain), "Your AC is 15?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "16 -- but I will use my halfling encounter power to force him to re-roll"

GM rolls 1d20+6: 8 | 14

[D&D] Tharl says, "We are set on not taking any damage this encounter."

Jourdain exclaims, "sucka!"

[D&D] Karibel was hoping for a crit.

GM says, "That's weird, the kobold thought he pierced Jourdain's armor, but apparently not."

[D&D] Raderig exclaims, "Come on, guys, take some frickin' damage!"

GM says, "Oh well, kobolds aren't that bright, so this isn't very surprising."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "hee hee"

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher(6) KARIBEL(4) Tharl(3)

Karibel hugs his friends on the way by.

[D&D] Raderig says, "I mean, the only thing I've healed today is an *enemy*"

Karibel exclaims, "Cloud of stabbiness!"

Karibel rolls 1d20+4: 11 | 15

Karibel says, "vs Reflex"

[D&D] Tharl says, "We need a second melee fighter."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "yeah, we actually kind of do"

GM says, "The kobold is caught off guard and is bestabberated."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "you'd synergize better with one"

Karibel rolls 1d6+4: 5 | 9

[D&D] Raderig says, "I'm actually not completely incompetent with melee, but I haven't had much reason to do it"

Karibel advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher(6) Karibel(4) THARL(3)

[D&D] Tharl says (to Raderig), "I have a couple of powers that can boost an ally in melee."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Like an encounter power that lets one attack as a free action."

Tharl drops the helpless kobold on the floor and advances to eliminate this new annoyance.

[D&D] Tharl asks (of Jourdain), "Are you interested in a free shift?"

[D&D] Raderig says, "I have a +4 warhammer (1d10) and one encounter power which relies on attacking with my weapon."

[D&D] Raderig says, "and that power makes me deal twice the regular weapon damage, plus some other effects"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Tharl), "sure, I'll shift up"

[D&D] Tharl says (to Raderig), "Neat."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "then Raderig can get in, or something"

[D&D] Tharl says, "And the greatsword vs AC:"

Tharl rolls 1d20+7: 3 | 10

GM says, "Not much just bounces off of hide armor, but that blow certainly did."

Tharl slashes with his sword, not directly dealing damage, but still giving Jourdain an opportunity to slip by unnoticed.

Tharl advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

Tharl advances the initiative: JOURDAIN(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher(6) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ok, time to try a new attack"

Jourdain does a positioning strike

Jourdain rolls 1d20+8: 16 | 24

Jourdain says, "vs will"

[D&D] Tharl says, "That is a good attack."

Jourdain rolls 1d4+4: 4 | 8

GM exclaims, "That's the attack of a new hurteration!"

Jourdain says, "8 damage, assuming that hit"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "plus I can move him three squares"

GM says (to Jourdain), "Uh, duh."

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "so is there something better to do that dump him in the slime?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "Nah, go for it"

[D&D] Raderig asks, "Oh man. Is there a combat mechanic that lets me bat him sideways into the goop?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "I'd like to see the slime used."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "yeah, bull rush would do it"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "but I can move him 3, so here goes"

[D&D] Raderig asks, "surely only three in a straight line?"

[D&D] Karibel says, "It's a slide, so whatever."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "nope, it's wherever"

[D&D] Karibel says, "It's like he's staggering around from a groin shot"

[D&D] Raderig says, "dang"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "assume I am really tricky"

[D&D] Jourdain says (to Karibel), "there we go"

[D&D] Raderig says, "wow, cool"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(it's an encounter power, so I can't do it again for a while, but what the hell)"

[D&D] Karibel says, "The daggers are sad, though"

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yeah, the power doesn't say straight line."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Nice."

[D&D] Raderig )

[D&D] Raderig says, "ifmud hates emoticons."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Some parts of it do, yeah."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "then I move a step, and I'm done"

Jourdain advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) RADERIG(19) KoboldSkirmisher(6) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

GM says, "The kobold grunts as he lands in the slime."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Jump in there, dude"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

[D&D] Tharl exclaims (at Karibel), "Then he could flank!"

Raderig attempts to thonks the kobold on the head.

[D&D] Jourdain says, "dwarf-kobold slime wrestling is inexplicably not as popular as the elven mud wrestling show next door"

Raderig rolls 1d20+4: 8 | 12

[D&D] Raderig says, "vs AC, bah."

GM says (to Raderig), "Kobold heads are pretty sturdy, and you don't do any damage. Amazingly."

[D&D] Tharl asks, "Does he seem to be reacting negatively to the slime? Aside from it being viscous and generally unpleasant?"

[D&D] Tharl wonders if slime grants combat advantage.

[D&D] GM says (to Tharl), "He grunted when he hit the slime, but you haven't heard anything from him since. Maybe because he's got a face full of the stuff right now."

Raderig advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KOBOLDSKIRMISHER(6) Karibel(4) Tharl(3)

[D&D] GM says, "I have a question."

[D&D] Raderig says, "Yes, I can polymorph into a dragon."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Yes, I can polymorph into a dwarf."

[D&D] Tharl says, "(It's a symmetrical relationship.)"

[D&D] GM asks, "How do I do a strength check?"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "ha ha"

[D&D] Karibel says, "1d20+Str modifier"

[D&D] Tharl says, "1d20 + half level + Str mod."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "at the end of the monster it lists like str: 12(+3)"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "roll 1d20+3"

[D&D] GM says, "Okay, thanks."

[D&D] Karibel says, "Then die immediately"

[D&D] Jourdain says, "(which is the same thing as what they said, just it's added up for you)"

GM says, "The kobold is mired in the slime. He's struggling to break free, but isn't having much luck. He can't do anything in this state."

GM advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher(6) KARIBEL(4) Tharl(3)

Karibel has gotta get some

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "Yes!"

[D&D] Raderig says, "Oh man."

Karibel says, "Whack with the big stick"

[D&D] Tharl says, "The pool is now OPEN."

Karibel rolls 1d20+4: 1 | 5

Karibel says, "Or maybe I'll just take a break in here"

[D&D] Raderig says, "haha"

Karibel advances the initiative: Jourdain(20) Raderig(19) KoboldSkirmisher(6) Karibel(4) THARL(3)

GM says, "The stick murders a passing mosquito, but accomplishes not much else of note."

[D&D] Tharl says, "Hmm. Let's do Hammer and Anvil."

[D&D] Jourdain says, "awesome"

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "what does it do?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "First, I attack with my greatsword, versus reflex. If I hit, either Jourdain or Raderig can make a melee basic attack as a free action."

[D&D] Jourdain asks, "also, if you shift right first, you and Raderig are flanking, right?"

[D&D] Tharl says, "With a bonus to damage if they hit."

[D&D] Tharl exclaims, "Good point!" <