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Rosie has arrived.	[tspoil] DM says, "Unfortunately room 23 is written extremely confusingly"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Also I'm totally punting room 22"
	[tspoil] Gunther asks, "punting = leaving out?"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "I had the idea there was actually an error in the description of some of the 23 bits"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "but I may just be misreading"
	[tspoil] DM says (to Gunther), "Yeah"
	[tspoil] DM says (to Eolo), "Yes, some things are mislabeled"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Also I'm totally not sure what to do about the dead end stairs to the north"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Like, should the juggernaut be able to get up there"
	[tspoil] DM says, "because otherwise they can all just hide out up there it seems"
	[tspoil] Eolo asks, "won't the mist hit them there?"
Rosie wave!	[tspoil] DM asks (of Gunther), "Can you bb your Libris Mortis page?"
	[tspoil] DM says, "(Uh, here, not on #tomb)"
	[tspoil] Gunther says, "here? sure, hang on a second"
	[tspoil] DM says, "The mist is actually in 23B, not 23A"
PerrySimm has arrived.	[tspoil] Eolo says, "I guess 22 is basically just an extra combat encounter"
DM says, "Good afternoon"
[tomb] PerrySimm says, "Log on."	[tspoil] DM says, "It was more interesting in the original but still random"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "yeah, but it spills out around the doorway some distance, I don't remember how far"
[tomb] Rob asks, "what, already?"
[tomb] Eolo says, "no, not for five minutes"	[tspoil] * NewsBoy hollers, "Extra! Extra! Gunther has posted message 2, about 'Libris Mortis stuff', to the bulletin board! If you don't like what I'm saying, it's not my fault!"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Thanks!"
	[tspoil] From: Gunther Date: 06-May-06 11:56 Subject: Libris Mortis stuff http://gschmidl.googlepages.com/tomb
Rob_2 has arrived.
Grog has arrived.
Ebezar has arrived.
G2 has arrived.
DM says, "Whoa who are all these people"
[tomb] Gunther says, "my god, I remembered the name of the room trigger"
Ebezar says, "I have been looking into the future"
nothings has arrived.
Ebezar says, "and I have seen HORRORS"
Clem has arrived.
Clem says, "Evening all."
[Crows-Nest] Rob_2 asks, "the room is full, but where are the actual players?"
DM says, "OK, so we have everyone but Crumbli"
[Crows-Nest] G2 says, "pre-empted"
DM says, "Let me recap everyone's hit points as I have them"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "hmm, this corridor would have been Crumbly's big chance for the necklace of adaptation"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "ha ha"	[tspoil] nothings says, "oh right, you're you"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "the "when we last left our heroes" bit at the beginning of a tomb of horrors tv show should show a montage of how they lost hit points last time"
DM says, "Clem 62/68, Crumbli 39/42, Ebezar 71/61+10, Finn 72/75, Grog 67/70, Kong 56/58, Paulie 48/48, Rosie 68/68"
Clem says, "Hmm, I have 63 on my sheet."
Clem says, "But okay, let's say 62."
DM says, "I have 63 crossed out and then a 62"
DM says, "Maybe you missed one of the times you fell on your shiny metal ass"
Clem says, "There sure were a lot of those."
[Crows-Nest] Rob_2 says, "ha ha"
DM says, "Anyway, all your barkskins and such have long worn off"
DM says, "I probably should have kept a little better track of what spells you all used, but we can figure it out if we have to"
[Crows-Nest] nothings says, "Paulie and Rosie sitting in a tree, ending both their names with i then e"
[Crows-Nest] Rosie asks, "Except after C?"
DM says, "I think Rosie brought the map up to date"
DM says, "Yeah: http://strackenz.spod-central.org/~lpsmith/rpg/transcripts/tomb/Tomb.png"
Clem says, "I don't have Spiritual Weapon crossed off my sheet."
[Crows-Nest] nothings says, "also, I'm going to try to remember this time to stick to here, not #tomb"
Clem says, "But I guess we just fought the snakes, then that Ooze."
Clem says, "And I was too busy being gobbled up in the latter to cast any spells."
DM says (to Ebezar), "It's still the same day as lest session, so you have the spells you left for last time"
Finn asks, "Fellow tombers -- is there some reason we're not resting & regrouping right now?"
[tomb] Clem asks, "Who's playing Ebezar?"
[tomb] DM says, "Sargent is back"
[tomb] Clem says, "Aha."
Clem asks, "What, again?"
[tomb] DM says, "in a surprise return, reprising his famous role"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "FIREBALL"
baf has arrived.
Clem says, "If we keep vanquishing one room then camping out, wandering monsters will start squatting in the ruins before we're finished."
[tomb] DM says, "Awright"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "also, I'll scan through and make sure my spell list is correct"
[tomb] DM says (to Crumbli), "I was just recapping, nothing's happened yet"
Crumbly says, "Arr"
Rosie says, "If we want to rest and regroup, I suggest we first finish off the last corridor, and the other door in the ooze room. For surely Acerack is down yon staircase."
Rosie says, "If nothing else, it's where Crumbly's pants are."
DM says, "Anyway, you're all at the top of yon staircase"
DM says, "Oh, I guess you started descending it as we faded out last time"
[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "It's a shame we're a party of low-charisma munchkins."
[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "So it's not worth turning anyone else female."
Rosie says, "Also, I bet that if we manage to defeat him, it'll trigger a *real* dungeon collapse."
DM says, "So the stairs descend 20 feet laterally, like they all do, to the east, and then the corridor stretches out further to the east"
Clem asks (of Rosie), "I'll take that bet -- 10gp?"
Rosie says, "Done."
Clem says, "If we all die horribly, no bet."
Rosie says, "Agreed."
Clem says, "Unless we die horribly in a dungeon collapse."
[tomb] DM says, "If you all die horribly, I get 10gp from both of you"
Clem assumes Crumbli is leading as usual.
Rosie says, "Right, I'm coming after you in my afterlife, buddy."
DM says, "So, here you are"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "so what I'm seeing is a baleful polymorph spell and false life spell down"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "plus a potion of levitation"
Crumbly says, "Let us venture forward."
[tomb] DM says, "That sounds plausible"
[tomb] Ebezar scritch scritch scritch.
Rosie says, "No rest and regroup? Okeedokie."
Paulie says, "Onward to danger and excitement."
Ebezar says, "I am fine with proceeding forward"
Clem says, "We're rested and grouped!"
[tomb] DM says, "Oh yeah, someone tried to polymorph the gelatinous cube with Clem inside just to see what would happen"
Grog says, "Not tired yet."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "that would be me"
Finn says, "Me too, know that I'm appraised of the situation."
Crumbly says, "Well, if you want tor est, I'm fine with that. I'm no the one who needs to regain spells."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "or the me-possessed-by-crumbly"	[tspoil] DM says, "I probably should have made them decide this offline"
[tomb] (from Clem) Clem says (to DM), "What does this note you just passed me mean? 'It worked, plz roleplay'."
[tomb] Crumbly says, "Yeah, that was me controlling Ebezar."	[tspoil] nothings asks, "decide what?"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "rest now or not"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Whether they were resting up"
Clem asks, "Are we going to stand around debating, or are we going to hunt some trap?"
Rosie says, "Onward, McGurk."	[tspoil] nothings says, "oh (I'm having trouble following... maybe I should make another character not on any channels after all)"
[tomb] Paulie says, "I thought we were already in motion."
DM says, "All righty, Crumbli proceeds cautiously down the corridor"	[tspoil] G2 says, "it helps. a lot."
[tomb] Clem says, "Well, you have those little legs and I have this armour."
Crumbly exclaims, "OK!"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Like, we faded out in while moving last time."
[tomb] Rosie says, "Now's a good time to remind people to do random emotes to make sure we know everyone's on board with the current plan."
DM says, "After 40 feet of which there is a four-way intersection"
[tomb] DM says (to Rosie), "Right, thanks"
Crumbly says, "Let's split up."
Crumbly says, "Ha ha, tha was a joke."
Paulie asks, "Does the pants sense say left or right?"
Clem says, "I lost my pants sense."
Rosie says, "According to the map, the pants should be north, I think."
Paulie says (to Crumbli), "Will your pants even still fit you at this point, I wonder."
Clem says, "But yeah, that sounds right."
Crumbly says, "Noth it is, then."
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "what's driving her is more the *ideal* of the pants now"
[tomb] Rosie asks (of DM), "mapping question--does the 40' include the intersection?"
[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "Many a woman has gone on a quest for the Idea Pants."
Clem says, "Maybe if we wave the pants around in that mist for a while they'll retailor themselves."
DM says, "As Crumbly steps into the intersection, suddenly she has to make a Reflex save!"
[tomb] DM says, "Nope"
[tomb] Rosie nods.
DM says, "against a trap, so add whatever"
[tomb] Finn says, "Oh noes"
Clem says, "!"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "That is unexpected."
Paulie says (to Clem), "They could be tossed through that foggy archway with a rope tied to them."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "except in an expected way"
[tomb] * nothing_else has joined the channel.
[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "Although then when we pull them back they might have the wrong alignment."
[Crows-Nest] * nothing_else has joined the channel.
Crumbly rolls 1d20+13: 8+13 | 21
nothing_else has arrived.
Crumbly says, "Assuming it's a trap there"
nothings goes home.
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "aie evil pants"
Crumbly says, "If it's not a trap, 19."
[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "Evil and pale green."	[tspoil] * G2 has added nothing_else to the channel.
DM says, "A giant pit opens up beneath Crumbli!"
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "perhaps they'll come back as a pantsuit"	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "thanky"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, ""wait, these are bell-bottoms!""
Rosie hollers "Boots!"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "WHo had the boots last?"
DM says, "but she manages to leap to safety on the other side"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "booty call"
DM says, "which is actually the east side, I guess"
[tomb] Crumbly says, "I think I still have them."
DM says, "just as the yawning chasm appears beneath her"
Clem says, "Okay, now we can split up."
[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "Yeah."
Crumbly says, "I flutter gently to the north side."
Paulie yawns.
Crumbly asks, "Anyone else want to use the boots to cross this?"
Paulie says, "Sorry. It's contagious."
Rosie asks, "You want to look down there for anything?"
DM says, "So now the entire 10x10 intersection is filled by a pit that is deeper than you can see"
Paulie says (to Crumbly), "We could do like we did with the last pit we had to cross."
[tomb] DM says, "Damn, I forgot Crumbli had the boots"
Ebezar says, "Perhaps this goes all the way down to Acerak"
Ebezar says, "We could drop Crumbli down it and see."
[tomb] Clem says, "It's almost like we're prepared."
[Crows-Nest] (from Finn) Finn says, "Hey, I can just push Kong in so he can take a look around."
[tomb] Clem says, "For anything except nudity and femininity."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Ha ha"
Paulie asks (of Ebezar), "I forget; would that mean that we do or we don't want to see what's under it?"
[tomb] Crumbly says, "It's not like I had them activated."
[tomb] Crumbly says, "I think we can assume that I'm walking unless explicitly stated otherwise."
Rosie asks, "Yeah, didn't the runes say "Two pits along the way lead to a fortuitous fall, so check the wall"?"
[tomb] DM says, "True"
Crumbly says, "tomb In a way, I *want* to trigger these traps."
Ebezar says, "An interesting point."
Rosie says, "And I believe so far there's only been one fortuitous one."
Paulie asks, "Did it involve checking a wall?"
Ebezar says, "inasmuch as any fall can be considered fortuitous"
Rosie says (to Paulie), "Yes."	[tspoil] DM says, "I actually have no idea what the second fortuitous fall is supposed to be"
Crumbly says, "We've seen one pit with a secrest door at the bottom."
Rosie says, "Well, there were two doors in pit walls so far, but the first was a one-way door out of the trap area."	[tspoil] Eolo says, "maybe it's falling over in the shaky room, since that's only 1 hp damage"
	[tspoil] DM says, "unless it was that first one"
	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "well, it's not like it makes any sense for Acercercercerak whatever to HELP them"
Paulie says, "Oh, right. The placeholder lich."
Clem says, "Well, I vote for somebody not wearing full plate going down there and searching."
[tomb] Finn says, "Our thiefy type should jigger the trapdoors so they can't close again, if we send someone in."
Crumbly says, "I float gently down the pit."
Crumbly says, "Assuming I still have the glowy chalk from last time."
DM says, "You float down for a hundred feet, and reach the bottom"
[tomb] Crumbly says, "A Disable Device check for a pit trap generally springs it."
DM says, "which is nondescript"
[tomb] Clem says, "A hundred feet deep? Man."
Crumbly says, "Search the walls, taking ten for 26."
DM says, "You find nothing special about the walls"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "at high levels pits have to be deep to be any kind of threat"
[tomb] Clem says, "A levitating rogue is a handy thing to have."
[Crows-Nest] Clem asks, "Heh, seriously?"
[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "Or spiky."
Crumbly says, "OK, I come back up."
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "well, they're 1d6 damage per 10 feet"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "and you presumably get a reflex save to avoid all damage"	[tspoil] DM says, "They never check floors"
Paulie asks, "How's it look down there?"
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "plus then you just shove your monk in and let her fall"
[Crows-Nest] nothing_else exclaims, "but at high levels, deep pits will just lead to lower levels!"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "Awww -- if someone fell in /this/ pit, the Wilhelm scream would have been perfect."
Crumbly says, "Boring."
[Crows-Nest] Rosie exclaims, "Hey!"
Rosie says, "Oh, well."
Crumbly exclaims, "Let's go north!"
Rosie asks, "Anything partway down, maybe?"	[tspoil] DM says (to nothings), "I think it is the standard 'he wants the very best opponents to reach the final room so he can suck their souls' thing"
	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "sure"
Crumbly asks, "The pit's 100 feet deep. How long do you want to spend searching it?"
Clem says, "North works for me."
Rosie says, "OK, we can come back if we turn up nothing but dead ends."	[tspoil] DM says, "Also, too bad I'm taking out these monsters that live at the bottom of the pits"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "that is explicitly the motivation in the return to tomb of horrors sequel to this"
DM asks, "How are the rest of you getting around the pit?"
DM asks, "Or is Crumbli going on ahead alone first?"
Paulie asks, "Should we pass the boots via rope?"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "which the guy is trying to become an evil god and wants to capture high-level adventurers to power his way to do it"
Clem tries to figure out if he could hop across at the corners.
Crumbly asks, "Can they just step around the corner or is it shaped wrong for that?"
Finn says, "Surely we could toss a boot ten feet."	[tspoil] Eolo says, "this one I don't know what the deal is, though"
Rosie asks, "It's a five-foot jump. Can't you guys get across?"	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "ah"
DM says, "You can step around the corner OK, yeah"
Paulie glares at Rosie.
DM says, "Even Clem"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "(since it's not him at the end, since he's no longer in the tomb)"
[tomb] Clem says, "We can toss the boots ten feet about 20 times."
Ebezar says (to Clem), "If you should fall, at least we will be able to hear you doing so."
[tomb] Clem says, "Until somebody rolls a 1."	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "doh"
	[tspoil] DM says, "He's no longer in the tomb in this version either, which is lame"
Crumbly says, "Jumping would be a DC 5 Jump check, which you could take a ten on."
Rosie says, "Floating Crumbli can hold your hand if you like."
Crumbly says, "I guess there's an armor check penalty, though."
Finn says, "Awwww."
DM says (to Crumbly), "I think you need a running start or there's a penalty, though"
DM says, "But yeah, you can all just hop across"
Crumbly says, "Ah, right."
Clem says (to Ebezar), "As will G'taar's deaf twin Heddb'angar."
Finn runs, jumps, gets down, gets funky. Kong too.
Paulie says, "North, then."
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says (to Clem), "ha ha ha"
DM says, "Righto, you all hop over the nasty pit"
Clem asks, "So, north?"
Crumbly says, "For what it's worth, I don't think I could hold you if you slipped, but if holding my hand makes you feel better, go ahead."
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "There's a great prestige class called G'taar Hero."
DM says, "50 feet to the north, the corridor ends in a door"
Crumbly says, "Just don't get any ideas."
Crumbly says, "Door! I do my door routine."
[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "Yay."
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "ha more"
Crumbly says, "Search it, taking a ten for 16"
DM says, "You discover a door"
Crumbly says, "Then listen at it"
DM says, "You hear nothing special"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "For 16?"
[tomb] DM says, "26"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "the last utterance of G'taar left him with tinnitis"
Crumbly says, "Yeah, taking ten on thel isten check."
Clem says, "Just 40 really boring orcs."
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "nothing except EAR SEEKERS"
[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "Ha ha ha."
Crumbly says, "And yeah, I meant 26 when I said 16 before."	[tspoil] DM says (to Eolo), "See, all caps"
Paulie asks, "Do you hear... gargoyles?"
Clem asks, "Well, shall we try it?"	[tspoil] G2 says, "hee"
Rosie says, "I suppose there could still be a hydra down here."
Clem says, "Oh goody."
Rosie says, "But yeah, go for it."
Crumbly says, "Stand back, guys"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "ha ha"
Crumbly opens the door
Clem activate his flaming sword.
Ebezar stands back.
DM says, "Oh, so your marching order is still, I assume:"
DM says, "Crumbly, Grog / Finn, Kong / Paulie, Ebezar / Clem, Rosie"
Rosie says, "Yup."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "It's always good when the GM asks for your marching order after opening a door"
[tomb] Finn says, "Now he'll ask Crumbly how many hit points he has left."
DM says, "The door opens onto a blank wall"
Finn says, "Oh well; let's go home..."
[tomb] (from Clem) DM says, "Clem and Rosie, what are you wearing on your lower bodies?"
Crumbli says, "OK, I search the wall, taking ten for 26."
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says (to Finn), "hee hee"
DM says, "but Crumbli, with her keen elf-eyes, immediately notices the tell-tale signs of a secret door in it!"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "Behind one of these blank wall doors should be a wall of soup cans."
Ebezar says, "Goodness, a door behind a door."
Clem says, "Okay, now Acererak is running out of ideas."
Ebezar says, "Hopefully not ad infinitum."
Finn says, "The evil cleverness of Ace knows no bounds."
Clem says, "The secret door at the top of the stairs was cunning, but this is just lame."
DM says, "(actually she got that with the automatic elf check)"
Crumbli says, "Yay"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "Good thing we didn't go with the standard elf. This automatic one is a lot easier."
Crumbli says, "OK, if I got that with the elf check, I haven't searched the wall yet. I do so."
Crumbli says, "Looking for traps here. Taking ten."
[Crows-Nest] Finn asks, "(probably belated) What's with Crumbli's name change?"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "he turned female"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "also lawful neutral"
DM says, "You find no traps"
Crumbli opens it!
[Crows-Nest] Finn asks, "Oh. Another archway-jumping side-effect?"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "and the -i ending traditionally symbolizes a lawful character"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "right"
[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "This was a room of magical womanly gas."
DM says, "The corridor continues to the north beyond the door"
[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Eolo), "Ha ha"
Crumbli says, "Let's go on."
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "At least he wasn't a barbarian or a bard. That would piss one right off."
Clem says, "Sure thing."
Crumbli walk walk
[Crows-Nest] Paulie says (to Clem), "I cannot craft any response to that, as hard as I just tried."
[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "Nothing wrong with a barbarellaian."
[Crows-Nest] josh_g says, "oh, I don't know, I hear bards are okay with that sort of thing - oh, you mean the alignment change"
[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "Heh."
DM says, "As you proceed down the corridor, you notice (1) after 50 feet, it turns into stairs going up; (2) just before the stairs, there are wide double doors on the right"
[tomb] Finn says (to Crumbli), "Actually, I can cast Atonement, if you have the desire to no longer be Lawful Neutral."
Paulie says, "I suppose we're interested in the doors."
Crumbli says, "I think so."
Ebezar says, "I certainly am."	[tspoil] DM says, "1.wav"
Crumbli says, "I search the doors, taking ten."
[tomb] Clem says, "No, hang on, that might turn her male again."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "I think his being turned lawful good *is* in atonement for something"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says (to Clem), "I meant the alignment change part."
[tomb] Clem says, "Er, I mean, not that that would be bad."	[tspoil] Eolo says, "hmm, I guess they have a few rounds before the golem arrives"
Paulie says, "Well, there are only two, so we'll have to figure out some way to divide them up fairly."
[Crows-Nest] josh_g asks, "ok, which way to the tomb room again?"
Clem asks (of Paulie), "Like with an axe?"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "'dtt'"
josh_g has arrived.
[Crows-Nest] josh_g says, "thanks"
DM says, "Crumbli notices the doors are kind of interesting"
Crumbli says, "Huh. What interesting doors."
Finn says, "Double doors. Classy."
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "but then she's always been an avid door collector, ever since the days of the ZX-350 Knob"
DM says, "in that they could open either way, like saloon doors"
[tomb] Paulie says (to Clem), "I never knew Clem swung that way."
[tomb] Clem says, "Well, okay, it would be bad!"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "It's almost plausible that a higher-level rogue /would/ be a door collector."
Rosie says, "Huh."
Crumbli says, "Hm. This is probably a trick of some sort."
[tomb] Clem says, "Or rather, whatever the hell I can say here that my deity wouldn't disapprove of."
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "there's probably a trendy clothes shop up ahead"
[tomb] Finn is afk for about 10.
Crumbli asks, "Do we have any clues that might pertain to this?"
Clem asks, "How about tying a rope to the handle and pulling them open from a distance?"
Ebezar says, "I believe this allows for both coming and going."
[Crows-Nest] Paulie asks, "I can't remember; *is* Crumbli wearing Clem's borrowed pants, or just the mini-cloak?"
[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "It's important to have the correct mental image here."
[tomb] Clem says, "If it's a saloon, we could just send Grog in."
Paulie asks, "Any sort of traps?"
DM says (to Clem), "It would be a little tough to get much distance, since you'd be tugging the rope from the wrong direction if you did it from further down the corridor"
[tomb] Clem says, "The a few seconds later a pummelled hydra will fly through the doors."	[tspoil] DM says, "It is great that they are still worried about the hydra"
[tomb] Paulie says, "I don't think Grog could disapprove of that plan."
Paulie asks, "Is there a handle, or do they swing?"
DM says, "Both"
Crumbli says, "OK, I'm going to try something. Stand back."
[tomb] DM says, "They swing both ways, just like Clem"
Paulie stands back. So does Grog.
Crumbli pulls the right door outward into the corridor
Rosie is already back.
Crumbli says, "If nothing untoward results, I peer through."
DM says, "OK, beyond the doors is a thirty foot corridor, at the east end of which are another set of double doors in the north wall just like the ones you just opened"
DM says, "Also, everyone make a Fortitude save"
Clem rolls 1d20+8 for fort: 20+8 | 28
[tomb] Clem says, "Aw yeah."
Rosie rolls 1d20+13 for fort: 16+13 | 29
[tomb] Clem says, "Aww bah."
Ebezar rolls 1d20+12: 17+12 | 29
[tomb] Clem says, "Hey!"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "even the wizard spanks your puny fortitude roll"
Crumbli rolls 1d20+3: 13+3 | 16
Crumbli says, "Or 18 if it's a trap."
[tomb] Clem says, "Well, at least I beat the rogue."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "from behind his cloak of resistance and amulet of health"
[tomb] Clem says, "On the minus side, looks like we're about to lose our rogue."
[tomb] DM says (to Crumbli), "I think that just applies to Reflex saves"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "given how the Tomb works, she's going to turn into a 12-year-old"
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Ah, right."
[tomb] Clem asks (of Ebezar), "Exactly what are you accusing Gygax of?"
DM says, "I'll roll for Finn and Kong, since they went afk for a bit"
[tomb] Crumbli says, "+2 if it's an Enchantment, though"
DM rolls 1d20+9: 13+9 | 22
DM rolls 1d20+6: 16+6 | 22	[tspoil] Eolo says, "LAME"
DM says, "which leaves Paulie and Grog"	[tspoil] DM says, "No kiddin"
Paulie rolls 1d20+6: 13+6 | 19	[tspoil] DM says, "That's better"
[tomb] Crumbli asks, "DM just rolled fortitude saves for the cohorts?"
Grog rolls 1d20+10: 18+10 | 28
[tomb] DM says, "That was Finn and Kong"	[tspoil] DM says, "I guess they just have to make the save once"
[tomb] Paulie says, "(Stupid modem hanging up just as a roll comes up.)"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "I was just wondering about that"
DM says, "Crumbli and Paulie swoon and fall to the ground"
Grog exclaims, "Captain Paulie!"
Grog catches him.
DM says, "They appear to be fast asleep"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "1.wav"
Rosie dashes forward and catches the door before it closes.
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "DM fiat forces the party to rest after all"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "hee hee"
Crumbli asks, "Wait, wait. Asleep?"
DM says, "You hear a rumbling to the north, from beyond the second set of doors"
Clem says (to Crumbli), "Shh, you're asleep."
[tomb] Finn back
Crumbli says, "I'm an elf! I'm immune to sleep effects."
DM says, "Nooooooooo"
[Crows-Nest] Rosie laughs and laughs.
[Crows-Nest] Finn says (to elf), "You're not immune to DEATH are you"
DM says, "Crumbli blinks her eyes and springs back up. 'Just kidding!' she says."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "You guys suck"
Grog waits for Paulie to blink.
Clem cranes his neck from the back of the marching order and tries to figure out wtf.
[Crows-Nest] Finn says (to DM), "Don't be a player-hater."
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "ok, I am laughing way more than that deserves"
Ebezar says, "The rumbling is most worrying."
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Ha ha"
Grog shakes Paulie gently, trying to wake him.
DM says, "The doors at the other end swing open into the hall"
Crumbli closes the door
Rosie readies herself.	[tspoil] Eolo asks, "hmm, so you're assuming the gas is invisible?"
	[tspoil] DM says, "I was"
Clem says (to Grog), "Bring him over here."
Grog does as Mister Clem says.
DM says, "The rumbling grows louder"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "I guess Paulie will wake up when they run away from the golem"
Finn says, "Maybe something is going to roll down those stairs."
Ebezar asks, "Fireball?"
Crumbli says, "If there's going to be a fight, I'm willing to spend it dragging Paulie out of the way."
Rosie goes up the stairs 5 feet.
Finn says, "We should get back past the pit."
[tomb] Paulie says, "Lawnmower."
Ebezar says, "Note that if we must retreat quickly, the pit will slow us."	[tspoil] DM says (to Paulie), "Little do you know"
Crumbli says, "Stairs, then."
Finn orders Kong to carry Paulie.
Clem is already heading pitwards.
DM says, "Now these doors swing open into the hall"
DM says, "Let's establish where everybody is"
[tomb] Clem asks, "Okay, what spell can cure magical sleep?"
[tomb] Clem says, "Lesser Restoration doesn't look useful."
DM says, "Rosie started going up the stairs, Clem went south"
[tomb] Rosie says, "Roll call 1! I'm on the stairs."
[tomb] Clem asks, "Remove Curse?"
[tomb] Paulie says, "This is where I need to point out again that Paulie does not actually put Grog into the next encumbrance class."
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "Bigby's Caffeinated Fist"
Finn says, "Finn and Kong are backing away towards the pit."
[tomb] Crumbli says, "I'm heading to the stairs too."
[tomb] Paulie says, "So Grog can keep me slung over one shoulder and still fight and run as well as he can otherwise."
Ebezar says, "I'm backing up with Rosie"
[tomb] Finn says, "Fine; Grog can carry Paulie if he feels like."
[tomb] Clem says, "Just as long as he doesn't get you mixed up with the axe."
[tomb] Rosie says, "(the stairs in question are *forward*, for what it's worth)"
[tomb] Rosie says, "aka north."
Grog is going with Clem, because Clem said to go to Clem.
[tomb] DM makes map
Clem says, "Er, hrm."
Clem says, "I started going this way because the ape-killer suggested it."
DM asks, "OK, and who has Paulie?"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "Paulie is being pulled in three by Kong, Grog, and Crumbli"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Grog. I do not trust Finn around immobilized characters."
[tomb] Finn says, "Fair enough."
[tomb] DM says, "OK, I have http://hamesucken.com/tomb/23.txt"
[tomb] DM says, "where L = cLem"
[tomb] Finn says, "That's right by me."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "excellent. the crossfire should be fun"
[tomb] Paulie says, "(I'd be fine with Crumbli, but she's probably not strong enough to carry without trouble.)"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "and I do mean fire"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "The ^ are what, again?"
[tomb] DM says, "Stairs"
[tomb] Clem says, "Spiky stairs."
DM says, "OK! The doors finish pushing open"
DM says, "and this rolls into the corridor"
DM says, "http://www.hamesucken.com/tomb/23.jpg"
DM says, "as denoted by e on the map"
Clem says, "Ha ha ha ha ha ha."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "that is the awesomest monster ever"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Ha ha ha."
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Sunffleupagusmobile"
[tomb] Rosie falls *over*!
[tomb] Paulie says, "The autophant."
DM says, "Roll initiative!"
Clem says, "I can't figure out my saving roll against collapsing in laughter."
Clem rolls 1d20 for init: 20 | 20
Rosie rolls 1d20+5 for init: 13+5 | 18
[tomb] Ebezar says, "the only way it could be better is if it had a flaming sword in its mouth"
[tomb] Clem says, "Wow, the dice like me today."
Finn rolls 1d20+0: 14+0 | 14
Crumbli says, "I guess the idea here is that it would roll over anyone collapsed in front of the doors."
[tomb] Clem says (to Ebezar), "It will soon!"
[tomb] Paulie says, "This is what they call an 'SUV' on the Flintstones."
Ebezar rolls 1d20+3: 5+3 | 8
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says (to Paulie), "ha"
Finn rolls for Kong:
Finn rolls 1d20+2: 18+2 | 20
Clem says (to Crumbli), "Sneaky."
[tomb] Ebezar says (to Paulie), "ha ha ha"
Paulie rolls 1d20+8 for init: 3+8 | 11
Grog rolls 1d20+6 for init: 5+6 | 11
Crumbli rolls 1d20+4: 6+4 | 10
DM rolls 1d20-1: 20-1 | 19
[Crows-Nest] (from nothing_else) DM says, "Did I forget to mention it's about 5 inches tall?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Ha ha ha ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar falls over.
[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "Hee"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "If only we had somehow secured the doors shut. Rumble rumble rumble splat."
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "er, but not in front of the elephant."
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Oh heck. I think the reflex save I did earlier was one higher than it should have been. I really should make a character sheet that reflects my loss of equipment."
DM says, "KONG Clem Elephant Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbly Ebezar"
[Crows-Nest] Paulie says (to Finn), "Or possibly more like 'rumble rumble crunch splinter'."
[tomb] DM says, "I think you made it by one over anyway"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "By 'secure' I mean, like, Wall of Stone"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "Like I'm going to waste my 5th-level spell on a goddamn wheely mammoth."
DM says, "by which I mean it is Kong's turn"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "Hahaha"
(From Finn) Kong is more confused than normal. He delays.
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "ray of enfeeblement should leave it so weak that it can no longer pump blood around its bldoy"
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "er, body"
DM says, "Kong CLEM Elephant Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbly Ebezar"
DM says, "Clem is exactly as confused as normal"
Clem says, "Oh, what the hell, SPIRITUAL WEAPON."
Clem summons a holy flaming sword that fierily attacks the whatever the hell it is.
Clem rolls 1d20+11: 12+11 | 23
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "Acererak, the poor guy. First we berate him for being unoriginal. Now we berate him for being too original. He can't win."
Clem says, "(its one attack this round)"
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Oh, good call those of us who fled to the stairs! It probably can't climb those."
[tomb] Clem says, "Unless there's another one at the top."
[tomb] G2 says, "or they turn into a ramp"
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Whereas it might be able to roll people into a pit."
[tomb] Finn says, "Alright, so I made a bad call there. (I thought the rumbling was coming from the top of the stairs, actually.)"
[Crows-Nest] nothing_else exclaims (at Crumbli), "almost as clever as not falling asleep!"
Clem asks, "Did that hit?"
[tomb] Rosie says, "That's why I went up the stairs, though I thought it might be a big rolly rock."
[tomb] Clem says, "I thought it was too."
DM says, "The flaming sword bounces off the stony hide of the wheely mammoth"
DM asks, "Who's laughing now??"
Clem asks, "Even though it's a flaming magical sword that's not actually a sword?"
DM says, "Yes, you just failed your to-hit roll is all"
Clem says, "Oh, you mean its AC is too high, got it."
Clem says, "(bollocks)"
DM asks, "Anything else from Clem?"
[Crows-Nest] K-Y says, "Wheely... mammoth"
[Crows-Nest] (from Paulie) Clem says, "More bollocks?"
[Crows-Nest] Rosie says (to KY), "http://www.hamesucken.com/tomb/23.jpg"
Clem moves further away from the wtf.
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "GLOWING wheely mammoth"
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "I guess the glow is D&D's version of headlights"
[Crows-Nest] Clem asks, "Is it actually called a 'wheely mammoth' in the module?"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "No"
DM says, "You could even go past the door if you wanted"
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "logy mammoth"
Clem asks, "I could?"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "The pit was at a four-way intersection, right? So if we run up to it, we can make a running jump to the south side?"
[tomb] DM says, "Yeah"
Clem says, "Nah, I'm heading for the pit."
DM says, "Yeah, you're only 15 feet from it and you can move 20"
DM says, "I mean, the door between you and the pit"	[tspoil] nothing_else asks, "I thought you had them get over the pit incredibly trivially on the way in? or was that a 'yeah, you can take 10' sort of trivial?"
Clem says, "Oh, I see."	[tspoil] DM says, "The latter"
Clem says, "The ex-secret door. Sure."	[tspoil] Eolo says, "too bad nobody memorized Grease"
Clem does that,
[tomb] Paulie says, "Oh yeah, we could close the door."
DM says, "All righty, map updated"
DM says, "(Kong) Clem ELEPHANT Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbly Ebezar"
DM says, "For its first move it rolls south 20 feet"
DM says, "For its second it rolls over Finn and Kong"
[tomb] Clem asks, "How exactly does it turn?"
Clem says, "Owwwww."
DM says, "So now we get to use the Overrun rules!"
[tomb] Eolo says, "slowly"
[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "http://strackenz.spod-central.org/~lpsmith/rpg/transcripts/tomb/Tomb.png updated."
[tomb] Paulie says (to Eolo), "That seems unlikely, if it just overran us on its first turn."
[tomb] DM says, "Hmm, I'm not sure how to handle overrunning multiple opponents at once"
[tomb] DM says, "So we'll just do it against Finn"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "it makes a trample attack against everyone -- seems pretty straightforward to me"
	[tspoil] DM asks, "Oh yeah?"
[tomb] DM says, "Actually, that makes little sense"	[tspoil] Eolo | http://www.d20srd.org/srd/specialAbilities.htm#trample
[tomb] DM says, "Ah, okay, it gets it against everyone"
[tomb] Crumbli says, "You'd think that Large things could do multiple overruns all the time."
[tomb] DM says, "Yeah"
[tomb] (from Paulie) DM says, "It's Kong who's supposed to die here"
[tomb] DM says, "i was looking at Overrun instead of Trample, which this has"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "I don't get whether its +5 bonus to trampling applies to people's reflex saves"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Wow, no AoO either"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Oh there is"
[tomb] DM says, "OK, so it is going to trample Finn, Kong and Grog"
[tomb] Finn says, "Oh dear"
[tomb] Clem says, "Yikes."
[tomb] DM says, "each of which can (a) attempt an attack of opportunity at a -4 penalty"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Ack."
[tomb] DM says, "or (b) attempt a Reflex save to take half damage"
[tomb] Finn says, "Good thing I taught Kong the 'speed bump' trick."
[tomb] Finn says, "Kong and Finn are going to try to reflex out of the way."
[tomb] DM says, "This thing takes up the entire width of the corridor, which makes it even harder to imagine how it turned, but hey"
[tomb] DM says, "All righty, roll"
[tomb] Finn says, "And, holy crap, who would have thought taking Lightning Reflexes would have been a good idea."
[tomb] Rosie says, "The double doors are a bit wider than 10'."
Finn rolls 1d20+5: 2+5 | 7
Finn says, "And now Kong:"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "roll, but not in a wheely mammoth kind of way"
Finn rolls 1d20+6: 1+6 | 7	[tspoil] nothing_else asks, "isn't grog carrying someone?"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Yep"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "Paulie"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "ha ha"
DM asks, "And Grog?"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "I dunno what the deal is -- I guess he counts as a possession"
[tomb] Rosie says, "Wow."
Finn says, "We're laughing too hard to properly leap."
DM says, "(Plus Paulie)"	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "so it tramples him without trampling... yeah"
[tomb] Clem says, "Soon, you'll be laughing with a face full of standard dungeon flagstones."
[tomb] Rosie says, "***you have died in the most embarrassing way possible***"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Sorry, got knocked offline again."
[tomb] Finn says, "On the plus side, ape pancakes for breakfast tomorrow."
[tomb] Paulie says, "Grog will attack."
[tomb] Paulie asks, "Does Paulie get a reflex save?"
[tomb] DM says, "Paulie is asleep"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Yeah. Hence the question."
[tomb] DM says, "Nope"
[tomb] Paulie says, "(Didn't know if rogues were trained to dodge in their sleep.)"
[tomb] Eolo says, "hee hee"
Grog turns to the mammoth roller, with rage in his eyes, and swings his axe at it.
Grog rolls 1d20+12: 7+12 | 19	[tspoil] DM says, "OK, maybe this will be a little nasty after all"
[tomb] Finn says, "We're trapped in the hall of sucky rolls."
DM says, "Grog's axe barely chips the thing"
DM says, "Now for some damage!!"
[tomb] Clem says, "Well, if we can reach the pit, we should be safe."	[tspoil] Eolo says, "I think this is the sort of setup where they should run away and come up with some kind of IF-style plan to beat it, but I don't know if they will"
[tomb] Clem says, "Of course by we I mean 'I'."
DM says, "The thing rolls over Finn"
DM rolls 2d10+18: 8 10+18 | 36
[tomb] Paulie says (to Clem), "And by 'safe' you mean 'falling'."
DM says, "and Kong"
DM rolls 2d10+18: 7 2+18 | 27
DM says, "and Grog"
DM rolls 2d10+18: 9 5+18 | 32
[tomb] Ebezar says, "yow"
DM says, "and Paulie"
[tomb] Clem says, "Only 10d6 damage, I can take it."
DM rolls 2d10+18: 5 3+18 | 26
[tomb] Ebezar says, "I think I'll move up a couple of stairs"
Clem shudders, looks at his nearly-expended wand of healing, frowns.	[tspoil] Eolo says, "(I guess it's CR 11, so in theory it's the same challenge as the gargoyle)"
DM says, "updating map..."
Paulie moans loudly in his sleep.
[tomb] Clem asks (of Paulie), "What's your hp now?"
[tomb] DM says, "(The thing is in l1 through m2)"
[tomb] DM says, "Paulie is at 22/48"
[tomb] Paulie says, "22"
DM says, "(Kong) Clem Elephant ROSIE Finn Paulie Grog Crumbly Ebezar"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "shame I don't still have a baleful polymorph spell"
[tomb] Clem says, "Ha ha."
[tomb] Paulie asks, "So, um. What are the rules for acting when you're underneath an elephant?"
Rosie asks, "It's still heading south after Clem?"
[tomb] Finn says, "If it's a construct, which I think it might be, then it wouldn't help."
DM says, "Yeah"
[tomb] Ebezar asks, "yeah, anyone but me have the knowledge skills needed to try and see?"
[tomb] Eolo says (to Paulie), "well, it's too dark to read"
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Yeah, this is an ideal monster to turn into a box turtle and then drop down that 100-foot pit."
[tomb] Paulie says (to Eolo), "I do not think that will seriously alter Grog's tactics."
Rosie runs up to it from behind and attempts to shove a caltrop in a roller.
[tomb] Eolo says, "good point"
[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "I think you're basically SOL until it passes over you"
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Because even if it survives, I doubt it can climb."	[tspoil] DM says, "I guess this is a 'yes or roll' situation"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "Is the pit large enough for the mammoth to fall into?"
[tomb] Rosie says, "(after it passes over our friends, of course)"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "in the tomb of horrors it's more 'save or die'"
[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "Yeah"
[tomb] Paulie says, "I guess it must be, if the pit's as wide as the corridor in both directions."
[tomb] Rosie says, "(assuming I can still act this action and it's moved five feet?)"
[tomb] DM says (to Rosie), "Let's see, you can reach it"
[tomb] Rosie says, "So, my idea is to put the caltrop into where the back roller is disappearing under the elephant."
[tomb] DM asks, "Like throw it between the rollers?"
[tomb] Rosie says, "Not quite, hmm."
[tomb] DM says, "Oh, I see what you mean, I think"
[tomb] Eolo says, "I assume Rosie wants to jam the wheel from turning with the caltrop"
[tomb] DM says, "Right"
[tomb] Eolo says, "the mechanics of the wheel are a little unclear from the picture"
[tomb] DM says, "Roll a d20 and I'll use that to help decide what happens"
[tomb] Rosie | EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
[tomb] Rosie | EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
[tomb] Rosie | -- --X
[tomb] Rosie | / \ / \
[tomb] Rosie | \ / \ /
[tomb] Rosie | -- --
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "A panel on the mammoth blinks. "APE JAM IN REAR ROLLER. ""
[tomb] Rosie | ;At the X.	[tspoil] Eolo says, "it would be funny if they could levitate the elephant part up and the log parts would roll away and then it'd be stuck in place"
[tomb] Rosie | roll 1d20
[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "Heh."
[tomb] Rosie | ;heh
Rosie rolls 1d20: 12 | 12
DM says, "You get a +2 circumstance bonus for making such a nice picture"
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "BC LOAD LETTER"
[tomb] Rosie says, "Hee hee"
DM says, "Anyway, you stick it in there and we'll find out next round if it had any effect"
DM says, "Finn, Paulie and Grog are all out of luck this round"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Dear G'taar I hope the effect isn't to prevent it from getting off of my kidney."
DM says, "(Kong) Clem Elephant Rosie Finn Paulie Grog CRUMBLI Ebezar"
DM says, "I guess I will say Kong stopped delaying when the thing attacked, since he can't do anything now anyway"
DM says, "so"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog CRUMBLI Ebezar"
Crumbli says, "OK, I go a little way up the stairs"
Crumbli says, "And float out of elephant reach."
Crumbli says, "I don't want to go to the top of the stairs, though."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "hm, any spell suggestions? If this thing is a construct, most of what I've got won't do much, and the rest will do bad things to the party at that end of the corridor"
DM says, "OK"
DM says, "You see that the stairs end in a blank wall"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "Something that'll save Clem?"
[tomb] Clem says, "It seems like I could just lead it into the pit."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "I was thinking of bubbling it, but that'd get everyone else"
[tomb] Clem asks, "It's only moving 20' per action, right?"
[tomb] Clem says, "I can outrun it, I think."	[tspoil] DM says, "I don't know what to do once they all get up onto the stairs"
[tomb] Rosie says, "It's moving 2x20 per."
[tomb] Clem says, "Or teleport away."
[tomb] Clem asks, "I can make two moves too, right?"	[tspoil] DM says, "Having it roll up there seems unfair to them, but having it not be able to seems unfair to it"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "If Clem's on the other side of the doors now, can you hold them shut?"	[tspoil] G2 says, "turn the stairs into a ramp"
[tomb] Rosie says, "Or, hmm, maybe just 1x20."	[tspoil] Eolo says, "seems to me that it'll stay as close as possible until they're no longer in the corridor"
DM asks, "Anything else?"
[tomb] Ebezar says (to DM), "as an advance warning: I'd like to try a knowledge roll to see if I can figure out what's up with it"	[tspoil] DM says, "Like, they can just hang out on the stairs and beat on it"
	[tspoil] G2 says, "I assume this means the caltrop doesn't work"
[tomb] Rosie says, "I would not suggest that one guy tries to hold a door shut against a rolling elephant."	[tspoil] DM says, "I was going to have it slow it down for one round"
	[tspoil] Eolo asks, "how about letting it gradually smash into the stairs?"
[tomb] Paulie says (to Rosie), "s/one guy/one wizard who is casting spells from a safe distance/"	[tspoil] Eolo asks, "either shaking them or actually eventually breaking the bottom steps?"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Like, slowly? That could be good"
[tomb] Paulie says, "(Don't know if he has anything relevant.)"	[tspoil] DM says, "I think it is actually just supposed to turn into the east corridor"
[tomb] Rosie says, "(no, the clem-holds-the-door-shut option)"
DM says, "I'll take that as a now"
DM says, "no"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli EBEZAR"
Ebezar asks, "Which knowledge skill would you like me to roll?"
Ebezar says, "having spent my earlier time staring at the monster, brow furrowed"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "knowedgle (funny-looking pachyderms)"
DM says, "Roll a d20 and I'll decide"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "knowedgle? man"
Ebezar rolls 1d20: 15 | 15
Clem says, "Noting the precise manner in which it flattened half the party."
DM says, "Well, it's definitely a construct"
[tomb] Paulie says (to Rosie), "I don't think anyone was proposing that Clem hold the door shut exactly."	[tspoil] DM says, "Immunity to magic, man"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "well, just to anything that allows spell resistance"
[tomb] Paulie says, "I was asking if Ebezar had any spells for holding the door shut, to at least slow it down while Clem ran away."
[tomb] Rosie says, "Well, good."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "mrf, so nothing I've got will do much"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "so that acid arrow spell still works"
[tomb] Rosie says, "Aha."	[tspoil] DM says, "Aha"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "I've got no slow spells or anything"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "once it gets further away, I can resilient sphere it"
[tomb] Clem asks, "Unless it's going to speed up I can reach the pit first, no?"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "(I think -- most conjuration spells work through spell resistance, anyway)"
[tomb] Clem says, "Not like I'm not going to try anyway, I guess."	[tspoil] DM says, "Yeah"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "but between that and the damage resistance it is pretty tough, yeah"
Ebezar says (to DM), "No other action from me"
[tomb] Clem asks, "Dammit, why didn't I cast Longstrider?"
DM says, "CLEM Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
[tomb] Rosie asks (of GM), "Has this thing moved other than to roll? Like, waved its trunk or anything?"
(From DM) Clem says, "I delay."
[tomb] DM says (to Rosie), "Nope"
Clem asks, "How far can I move if I sprint the whole round?"
DM says, "Four times your movement I think? Let me check"
DM says, "Yeah"
DM says, "But you lose your dex bonus to your AC!"
Crumbli says, "Three times if you're in heavy armor."
DM says, "Aha"
Clem asks, "Well, that would be enough to cross the pit, but can I step around the corner after sprinting?"	[tspoil] DM says, "I'm just going to have it go up and down its route, I think"
DM says, "You'd definitely have to make a roll"
Clem says, "Ooh, a jump roll."
Clem says, "At -2 that would be the worst idea ever."	[tspoil] DM says, "From the original module:"
Clem asks, "Does the elephant fill the corridor vertically?"
[tomb] Eolo says, "especially if it landed on top of you"	[tspoil] DM | Everything it rolls over is squashed to a pulp. There is no appeal.
Crumbli says, "Run is a full-round action and only lets you move in a straight line."	[tspoil] Eolo says, "holy"
DM says, "Almost"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "they really toned this down"
	[tspoil] DM says, "A ton, yeah"
Clem says, "Well, whatever, I'll still cast Fly on myself."
Clem says, "And then fly 40ft further south."	[tspoil] DM says, "Also there was no saving throw vs the sleep gas"
Clem says, "Also getting as high as possible to avoid trampling."
DM says, "OK"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "wait, so the only way to survive was to not be standing next to the door when it opened? that is hard core"
Clem says, "Plus my magical sword is still hacking away."
Clem rolls 1d20+11: 12+11 | 23
Clem rolls 1d20+6: 15+6 | 21
DM says, "Your magical sword still misses"
Clem says, "No hits, I assume."	[tspoil] DM says, "I'll detail later"
DM says, "Clem ELEPHANT Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "(no biggie)"
DM says, "The elephant tries to keep rolling south but the caltrop holds it up"	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "I can look it up if you want"
Ebezar says, "ooo"
DM says, "Then the caltrop snaps"
[Crows-Nest] Rob_2 looks in for a moment, notices an elephant in the room
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "ssh, don't talk about it"
DM says, "It reaches the south door (at p on the map) and stops"
[Crows-Nest] Stacey says, "hee hee"
DM says, "and begins to back up"
[tomb] Finn says, "Lousy human workmanship"
DM says, "The caltrop slowed it down enough that's all the moving it does this turn, though"
DM says, "Clem Elephant KONG Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
Finn says, "Kong gets his ass up the stairs."
Rosie asks, "Why do I think this thing is going to roll up the stairs?"
[tomb] Paulie says, "I am waiting for the part where, as the elephant rolls back past the doors, the stairs flatten out."
DM asks (of Finn), "ALl the way?"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Timing."
DM asks, "to the top?"
Finn says, "Well, right behind everyone else, let's say."
DM says, "That's the top"
Finn asks, "The top as in the top stair, or the landing?"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong ROSIE Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
[tomb] Paulie says, "I wonder if you could ride this thing."
DM says, "There's no landing - the stairs end in a blank wall"
Finn says, "Err, oh. Well, yeah, up at the top then."
Rosie takes advantage of the pause to leap up on top of the thing.
DM says, "Make a dex check"
Rosie rolls 1d20+5 for dex: 15+5 | 20	[tspoil] DM says, "Sure, why not"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "if this were an IF game, you could ride it back to the start where there'd be an off switch on the ceiling"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Ha ha"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "but since this is the tomb of horrors, there's a symbol of death there"
	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "maybe you _should_ have the stairs flatten into a ramp. I mean, they're half expecting it anyway"
DM says, "In a move worthy of Legolas, Rosie springs up on to the rear end of the thing"
[tomb] Rosie says, "Hee hee"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "yay"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "Kong gets his ass up the stairs; Rosie gets herself up the ass"
[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Uh"
DM says, "You could attack too if you like"
Rosie asks, "Sure. One attack?"
DM says, "Yeah, you used a move action"
Rosie rolls 1d20+13 for a1: 9+13 | 22
DM says, "Ow your fist"
Rosie pummels it from atop its back.
[Crows-Nest] Paulie says (to Eolo), "You just missed a great opportunity to pun on 'stares' and 'up th--' no, never mind, not such a great opportunity..."
Rosie starts searching around for any controls.
DM says, "No apparent effect"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie FINN Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "hee hee"
Finn says, "Just to be different, Finn runs into whatever space is back in behind those double doors."
[tomb] Clem says, "It seems like the elephant will chase you and your only escape will be the doors to the north."
Clem And I'm going to bet another 10hp that those are trapped somehow.
Clem says, "Er, channel."
DM says, "OK, looks like running has to be in a straight line, as baf said"
Finn says, "Well, I'll saunter, then."
DM says, "So you can take two 20' foot moves instead"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "You think it'll get up the stairs?"
DM says, "which gets you just to the first set of doors"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie GROG Crumbli Ebezar"
DM says, "(Paulie is still asleep)"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Paulie holds."
Grog gets his and Paulie's asses up those stairs.
[tomb] Paulie says, "I assume there's finite space at the top, so we'll just be behind everyone else."
[tomb] DM says, "I'm updating the map as we go, btw"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Also, this is yet another circumstance where we really could have used sovereign glue."
[tomb] DM | http://hamesucken.com/tomb/23.txt
[tomb] DM says, "scroll down"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog CRUMBLI Ebezar"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "eeee"
[tomb] Finn says, "Or an Immovable Rod."
Crumbli says, "I search that blank wall at the top of the stairs."
Crumbli says, "Since this is in combat, I don't think I can take ten."
Crumbli rolls 1d20+16: 13+16 | 29
[Crows-Nest] Rob_2 asks, "how far do I have to scroll back to see what it is they're fighting?"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "that elephant"
[Crows-Nest] Finn | http://hamesucken.com/tomb/23.jpg
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "it's rolling up and down the corridor squishing them"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "hm, to bubble or not to bubble"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo | http://hamesucken.com/tomb/23.txt
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "is the map"
DM says, "You find nothing special about the wall"
Crumbli says, "Bah"
DM asks, "That's a full-round action, right?"
Crumbli says, "Yes"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli EBEZAR"
[tomb] Rosie says, "I'm OK with being bubbled with it, I suppose."
[tomb] Finn says (to Crumbli), "If you think the stairs might collapse, you could try searching and disabling them. If you've that much time."
Ebezar says, "Readied action: should the elephant start to come up the stairs or the stairs flatten or otherwise move us in its path, I'm casting Resilient Sphere on it"
DM says, "OK"
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "(the es are the elephant with Rosie on its back, the ^s are stairs that most of the part is hiding on, the :s are doors, the Xs are a pit that C(L)em is on the edge of"
DM asks, "That's it for your turn?"
[tomb] DM reads up on Resilient Sphere
[tomb] Finn | Do not taunt the Resilient Sphere.
Ebezar says, "yeah"
DM says, "CLEM Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
[tomb] Ebezar says (to DM), "reflex save to avoid; bubbles for (in my case) 9 minutes"
[tomb] Paulie RTA 'reflex save to avoid bubbles'.
[tomb] Ebezar says, "also, http://www.phy.duke.edu/~sgranade/ebezar.txt has brief descriptions of all of my spells, though the spell allotment isn't current"
Clem asks, "It's moving north now, right?"
Rosie calls to Clem "Caltrops slowed it down--got any?"
DM says, "Yep"
Clem says, "I'll fly north 40ft, then throw a flask of oil at it."
Clem says, "Not sure what my attack roll is for that."
DM says, "I think that's 'ranged touch'"
Finn says, "Sounds plausible enough."
Clem says, "I think I'm +8 rather than +11 for that."
Clem asks, "Dex instead of strength, right?"
[tomb] Eolo says (to Clem), "you can roll for your spell, too, if it's still around"
[tomb] Clem says, "I'll do that next."
Clem rolls 1d20+8: 19+8 | 27
[tomb] Clem says, "Woo, rock on."
DM says, "The flask hits the thing right between the eyes and shatters"
[tomb] Rosie asks, "It's made of stone, right?"
[tomb] DM says, "Yep"
[tomb] Clem says, "Oh, is it? I thought it was wood."
Clem says, "And having done something pointless, let's try attacking again."
[tomb] Paulie says, "But now it'll do fire damage when it rolls over us."
Clem rolls 1d20+11: 11+11 | 22
Clem rolls 1d20+6: 11+6 | 17
Clem says, "Bah."
[tomb] Finn says, "Well, it has a stone-like toughness. It might just be really hard wood."
[tomb] Clem says (to Paulie), "Heh."
DM says, "The flaming sword continues to bash away ineffectually"
DM says, "Clem ELEPHANT Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
DM says, "It rolls backward another 40 feet"
DM says, "(See map)"
Rosie hangs on.
DM says, "Clem Elephant KONG Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
Finn says, "Kong screetches ineffectually."	[tspoil] DM says, "Hmm, this is actually totally different from the original"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong ROSIE Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
DM says, "Rosie has found no controls or anything"
[tomb] Rosie asks, "Are the eyes, hmm, crystalish or something?"
[tomb] Rosie asks, "Or just blank stone?"
[tomb] DM says, "Just blank stone"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "they're a little oily, as if crying"
[tomb] Clem says, "Heh."
[tomb] Rosie says, "OK, I'll just bash at it, then."
Rosie rolls 1d20+13 for a1: 6+13 | 19
Rosie rolls 1d20+13 for a2: 15+13 | 28
Rosie rolls 1d20+8 for a3: 3+8 | 11
DM says, "The second fist actually hit it!"
Rosie rolls 1d10+3 for damage: 8+3 | 11
DM says, "and did almost no damage"
[tomb] Clem says, "This thing better not have damage resistance."
[tomb] Clem says, "Oh dear."
Rosie finally finds a weak spot on the back fo the elephant.
[tomb] Finn says, "Probably 'hardness' which is pretty much DR."	[tspoil] DM crosses out 107 hp, writes 106
	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "haha"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie FINN Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
Finn says, "I push through the doors."	[tspoil] G2 says, "oh dear"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "yeah, this is quite possibly going to be the whole session"
	[tspoil] G2 says, "you should just do "LATER:""
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "unless they come up with something clever"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Ha ha"
	[tspoil] DM says, "All righty"
	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "You're right, I guess Acerak placed those hints so that only the best adventures could reach him"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "TRAMPLING COMICS"
	[tspoil] DM says, "You can move up to 40' this turn if you want to keep going"
DM says, "All righty"
DM says, "You can move up to 40' this turn if you want to keep going"
[tomb] (from Paulie) DM says, "into a trap
[tomb] DM says, "Shhhhhhh"
Finn says, "Sure, I'll keep heading in unless I see something really obviously interesting like a big STOP button."
DM updates map
Rosie asks, "Like, through the next set of doors?"
DM says, "So as you can see, there's another corridor beyond that one"
DM says, "with another set of double doors on the left at the far end"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie GROG Crumbli Ebezar"
Grog feeds Paulie a potion of Cure Moderate Wounds.
Grog rolls 2d8+1: 5 7+1 | 13
DM says, "Glug glug"
DM asks, "Is that it?"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Yeah."
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog CRUMBLI Ebezar"
Crumbli says, "I just levitate as close to the ceiling as I can."
Crumbli says, "I try to flatten myself against it, if possible."
DM says, "You do the best you can"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli EBEZAR"
[tomb] Finn says, "Fortunately, the Elephant is there to help you with flattening yourself against the ceiling."
[tomb] DM says, "Ha ha"
Ebezar says, "I am watching with academic interest, though I re-ready my old readied action"
DM says, "ROUND 4"
DM says, "CLEM Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
[tomb] Finn says, "Too bad we don't have a portable pothole."
Clem says, "Hmm."
[tomb] Paulie says, "If I were awake, I could hide us in a dimensional space."
Clem asks, "Can I charge through the air and whack it with my sword?"
DM says, "I don't think you can make a flying charge, but I can check"
[tomb] Finn says, "I /do/ have a scroll of stone shape; depending on how this corridor ends up, I might be able to make a door for you top-of-the-stair guys."
DM | The subject of a fly spell can charge but not run
[tomb] Clem says, "Throwing that oil would have been more useful if I had a way of throwing fire too."
DM says, "So all right"
[tomb] Rosie asks (of Finn), "How about stone-shaping the elephant so it can't roll?"
[tomb] Finn asks, "That flaming sword beating on it isn't really flaming?"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Like a flaming s-- timing."
Clem asks, "Does that move me far enough?"
Clem says, "If so, RARRR"
[tomb] Paulie says, "I was kinda surprised it didn't ignite when it attacked after you oiled."
DM says, "Yep"
[tomb] DM says, "Oh, good point"
[tomb] Eolo says, "Rosie could light the oily patch on fire, I guess"
[tomb] Finn says, "Well, that would probably involve saving throws, and stone shaping things with moving parts has a goodly chance of failing anyway."
[tomb] Clem says, "That's a force weapon, not a real flaming sword."
[tomb] Rosie says, "Except that it's stone."
[tomb] Eolo says, "whoops, kibitzing, sorry"
[tomb] Clem says, "Plus it didn't hit."
[tomb] DM says (to Clem), "Oh, good point"
DM says, "OK, Clem swoops all the way up to it"
Clem asks, "Do I get any extra attack bonus from charging?"
[tomb] Finn says, "Yeah, that sword doesn't actually do any fire damage. It's just a divine special effect."
DM says, "+2"
Clem rolls 1d20+13: 13+13 | 26
DM says, "You hit!!"
Ebezar exclaims, "!"
Clem says, "Okay, 2d6+5 + 1d6 fire."
[Crows-Nest] Finn says (to Clem's), "Wire Team Good job, wushu guys."
Clem rolls 3d6+5: 3 4 1+5 | 13
Clem says, "In the specified order if that's important."
Crumbli asks, "Could we use Stone Shape to make a hole for it to fall into?"
Clem says, "Oh, and G'taar's sword."
Clem rolls 1d20+11: 19+11 | 30
Clem says, "Ooh, critical threat, if applicable."	[tspoil] DM says, "Hmm, I guess it doesn't say resistant to fire"
Clem rolls 1d20+6: 18+6 | 24
[tomb] Finn says, "Hole idea: I can shape 19 cubic feet, so, yeah, I might be able to make a little trap for it or something."
[tomb] Paulie asks (of Clem), "So if we ever do find the promised hydra, the divine weapon won't help cauterize anything?"
DM says, "No critical"
Clem asks, "How many hits?"	[tspoil] G2 asks, "so what're they SUPPOSED to be doing here?"
[tomb] Ebezar says, "but excellent use of G'taar's whammy bar for the potential critical"
[tomb] Clem says, "Heh."
DM says, "Roll damage for that"
[tomb] Finn says, "Pinching in the floor or the walls or something to let it not get to us is another idea, but I'm not sure which side of it we want to be trapped on."
Clem says, "I rolled two attacks there, sorry."
Clem says, "30 and 24."
DM says, "Aha"
DM says, "no criticals, though"
DM says, "So just roll damage"
Clem says, "I don't know if the 24 hit!"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "Construct == no criticals, for those watching at home."
DM says, "It did not"
Clem rolls 1d8+3: 4+3 | 7
[tomb] Crumbli says, "19 cubic feet isn't a lot."
[tomb] Paulie asks, "Constructs are immune anyway, right?"
[tomb] Rosie asks, "Hmm, I assume construct = no fort save either?"
[tomb] Finn says, "Not a lot, but apparently it fits in this corridor pretty snuggly."
DM says, "It is ineffectual"
DM says, "But the flaming sword did do a little bit of damage"
[tomb] Paulie says (to Crumbly), "It's enough for a 1.9x10 ft hole."
Clem says, "Well, that all looked pretty cool, at least."
Clem asks, "Did I set it on fire?"
DM says, "And it now has a flaming face, although it doesn't seem to be fazing it much"
Clem says, "Hrm."
[tomb] Paulie says, "x1 ft, I mean. Which could be enough to get one roller caught in."
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Ideally we'd want to trap it by the stairs to nowhere."
DM says, "Clem ELEPHANT Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"	[tspoil] (from G2) DM crosses out 106, writes 105
DM says, "The elephant rolls to the foot of the stairs"
[tomb] Rosie says, ">dramatic pause<"
DM says, "Ebezar's eyes widen and he prepares to begin his magical gesture"
Ebezar dramatic raising of waggly fingers.
[tomb] (from Ebezar) GM says, "Okay, great game. See you in a few weeks."
DM says, "The elephant makes an improbably elegant turn and pushes back through the east doors"
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Yeah, come to think of it Baleful Polymorph would have failed anyway."
[tomb] Ebezar says, "yeah"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Hello, Finn."
Clem says, "Ha ha."
[tomb] Finn says, "In the distance, you hear someone swearing."
DM says, "Map updated"
Crumbli says, "Hooray"
[tomb] Rosie asks, "Is it going forwards or backwards into the hall?"
Ebezar says, "It was kind of Acerak to provide these steps for us to seek shelter upon"
[tomb] DM says, "It backed through the doors"
[tomb] DM says, "so facing the same way it was when it came out of them"
[tomb] Rosie nods.	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "it's funny, since it's a 90-degree turn either way"
DM says, "Clem Elephant KONG Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"	[tspoil] DM says, "Yeah"
[tomb] Finn says, "And emitting a BEEP BEEP BEEP sound."	[tspoil] G2 says, "now quick, shove something under the door"
Finn says, "Kong cannot see his master, so he waits faithfully."
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong ROSIE Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"	[tspoil] DM says, "I'm glad Finn went that way so that it would stay interesting"
Rosie flips off the front of the elephant and tries jamming a bunch of caltrops into the front roller this time.
[tomb] Rosie says, "However many I can get in there; I have four left."
[tomb] DM says, "I read 'flips off' as 'taunts'"
[tomb] Rosie laughs.
[tomb] Finn says, "Heh"
[tomb] G2 says, "yeah, me too"
[tomb] Finn exclaims, "Screw you, clown mammoth!"
DM says, "Roll a couple of d20s"
Rosie rolls 2d20: 4 17 | 21
DM says, "OK, one of them got immediately ejected but you got a second one in there"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie FINN Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
Finn sees the thing coming. Awww, man.
Finn keeps going further north, then through those western doors.	[tspoil] G2 asks, "is it possible to leapfrog over this thing?"
[tomb] Finn says, "Hmm."
[tomb] Rosie says, "(nobody answered last time--can I assume this thing has no fort save for Stunning Fist?)"
[tomb] DM says, "Right"
[tomb] Finn says, "I'm pretty sure it can't be stunned."
[tomb] DM says, "OK, you open the doors to reveal a bare 20' by 20' room"
[tomb] DM says, "map updated and you still have 20' of movement left"	[tspoil] DM says, "(I flipped the room around to make the mapping easier)"
	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "haha, there was one - that was a _ and so I thought there was a little notch for him or something"
[tomb] Paulie says, "I think we've found its home."
[tomb] Finn | |...+--+
[Crows-Nest] Rob_2 says, "oh I thought maybe the elephant was some animal Clem had summoned or something"
[Crows-Nest] Clem asks, "Why would I summon an elephant??"
[Crows-Nest] Clem asks, "On wheels???"
[tomb] Finn says, "Err, that's no good. I stand just beside the inside NE corner there. Like, one square NW of the top of the door."
[Crows-Nest] Rob_2 says, "an elephant is -- ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] Rob_2 says, "I didn't realize it was on wheels"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "Well, rollers."	[tspoil] DM says, "Now, for whether it should find Finn"
	[tspoil] DM says, "I think probably not"
DM says, "All righty"
[Crows-Nest] Rosie asks, "You didn't see the picture?"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie GROG Crumbli Ebezar"
Finn says, "No, one spot south of that."
[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "http://www.hamesucken.com/tomb/23.jpg"
DM says, "(OK)"
[tomb] Finn afk 5.
[tomb] Paulie says, "Based on how long it took to move before, and the fact that it's got a altrop in it..."
[tomb] Paulie asks, "Would there probably be time to reach the pit, if I started running now?"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "Or, barring that, time to reach the doors where it stopped before?"
[tomb] DM says, "Well, Grog seems to be as fast as it is"
[tomb] DM says, "Faster, actually"
[tomb] DM says, "since it is moving with a speed of 20' every movement round"
[tomb] Clem asks, "So how on earth do we stop this thing? Or do we just leave it and try another route?"
Grog runs back down the hall towards the pit.
[tomb] Crumbli says, "So we're thinking there's nothing but rollerphants here? There might be secret doors in the 20x20 room."
[tomb] Paulie says, "If it stops at the door every time, we can station our two best bruisers there and bash it once per cycle."
[tomb] DM asks, "You said Grog's still unencumbered, right?"
Crumbli says, "But I'm willing to just flee to the pit."
[tomb] Paulie says, "Right."
DM says, "OK, Grog makes it all the way to the pit"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog CRUMBLI Ebezar"
[tomb] Clem says (to Paulie), "Or we can just sit on top of it."
Crumbli says, "I land and proceed with all haste southward."
DM says, "Crumbli also reaches the pit, given that she's running"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Mmm, yeah."
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli EBEZAR"
Ebezar exclaims, "Flee! To the pit!"
DM says, "ROUND 5"
DM says, "IN WHICH FINN IS LEFT TO HIS DEATH"
[tomb] Finn is back.
[tomb] (from Paulie) Finn says, "Thanks, guys. I love you too."
[tomb] Paulie says, "Timing."
[tomb] Finn says, "Hey"
DM says, "CLEM Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
[tomb] Finn says, "Stupid karma."
[tomb] (from DM) Kong runs away too
Clem says, "Dammit, we can't leave our guys behind!"
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Dude, I'm not behaving any differently than I have in any other battle."
Clem says, "At least not within the parameters of my alignment!"
Paulie exclaims (at Clem), "Kong can fend for himself!"
[tomb] Rosie says, "I think you mean (from DM) Kong stabs Finn in the heart, then runs away."
[tomb] Crumbli says, "Except of course the one where I got killed."
[tomb] Finn laughs.
Clem flies after the elephant as quickly as possible.
Clem says, "(40ft per round)"
DM says, "You can reach it with your move action and attack it once"
Clem says, "Er, not per round, per move."
Clem says, "Sounds good."
Clem rolls 1d20+11: 6+11 | 17
Clem says, "And G'taar."
Clem rolls 1d20+11: 19+11 | 30
Clem rolls 1d20+6: 19+6 | 25
DM says, "The spiritual weapon hits it once"
Clem says, "Once? Man."
Clem rolls 1d8+3: 4+3 | 7
DM says, "for no damage"
DM says, "Clem ELEPHANT Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "man, it would be either funny or sad if Finn's charging ahead results in him and Clem dying"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "since of course they'd have nobody to resurrect anyone"
	[tspoil] DM says, "I don't think I'm going to have it roll over Finn"
	[tspoil] DM says, "Ha ha"
	[tspoil] nothing_else asks, "Clem is flying though, right?"
DM says, "It spends one round snapping the caltrop and another one moving 20 feet forward"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "hmm, true"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "Where 'forward' means 'backward'?"
[tomb] DM says, "UH, right"
DM says, "Clem Elephant KONG Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
Finn says, "Kong actually does run away along with everyone else."
DM says, "Ha ha"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong ROSIE Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
Rosie calls to Finn "Do you think you're safe back there?"
DM says, "Rosie is back on the ground since she leapt off last time"
Clem says (to Rosie), "If you can grab Finn, I can teleport us away!"
Clem says, "Or, like, we could just run."
Rosie says (to Clem), "I think it's done."
Rosie says, "But who knows."
Rosie hops up on the elephant's back again, for lack of anything better to do.
Rosie rolls 1d20+5 for dex: 12+5 | 17
Rosie thwaps it while she's up here.
DM says, "Actually, that's the front"
DM says, "and it's on fire"
[Crows-Nest] Paulie snorts.
[tomb] Finn says, "Excellent."
[tomb] Clem says, "Er um."
Rosie swooshes through the fire.
Rosie rolls 1d20+14 for reflex: 4+14 | 18
Rosie rolls 1d20+13 for a1: 15+13 | 28
Rosie rolls 1d10+3 for damage: 10+3 | 13
[tomb] Rosie says, "Hey, max damage."
[tomb] Rosie says, "The reflex was for the fire. If I save for half and save, I take no damage; if I save for half and fail, I take half damage anyway."
[tomb] DM says, "Rosie manages to leap over the fire and onto the elephant and pummels it a bit"
[tomb] DM says, "for a disappointing amount of damage, as usual"
[tomb] Rosie says, "But the *maximum* disappointing amount of damage."
[tomb] DM says, "Right"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie FINN Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"	[tspoil] DM says, "Whee, down to 100"
	[tspoil] Eolo says, "hmm"
Finn says, "Well, I'm basically hoping the thing goes through the doors and all the way west before turning north. So I'm readying an action so that, once the thing has passed me, I'll run in behind it and out those doors and away."
DM says, "All right"
Finn says, "If it immediately turns north, I guess I have a reflex save ahead."
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie GROG Crumbli Ebezar"
Grog jumps the pit.
DM asks, "To the south?"	[tspoil] Eolo says, "it looks to me like Ebezar doesn't have any useful spells for this"
[tomb] Paulie asks, "*Can* I jump to the west without doing a weird difficult roll?"
[tomb] DM says, "If you stop and take your time, you can step over the pit to the west with no problem"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Hrm. Well, it's hard to say, but I guess Grog *might* be able to do that."
[tomb] DM says, "That is fine"
Grog carefully jumps the pit to the west.
[tomb] DM says, "but being careful about it takes the whole round"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog CRUMBLI Ebezar"
[tomb] Paulie says, "But I have to say that I don't want to set a 'Grog stops to take his time' precedent about things. It'd be bad for his reputation."
[tomb] DM says, "Ha"
Crumbli says, "I levitate and push myself into the eastern branch."
DM says, "All right - you can see that it ends on a door after 30 feet"
DM says, "Clem Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli EBEZAR"
Ebezar says, "Careful not to trip on my stylish robes, I step carefully into the west branch around the pit."
DM says, "ROUND 6"
DM says, "CLEM Elephant Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"	[tspoil] G2 says, "16 HP in 5 rounds"
Clem says, "I'll fly over the elephant."	[tspoil] G2 calculates but runs over MAXINT
Clem says, "And ahead of it."	[tspoil] Eolo says, "hmm, I don't remember if anyone knows detect secret doors"
	[tspoil] nothing_else says, "well, they spent a lot of rounds determining what it was going to do"
DM asks, "OK, how far ahead?"
DM says, "Your speed is 40' per movement round so you can basically go as far as you want"
Clem says, "As far as possible, looking for Finn."
DM says, "Well, you get through the doors and see him, with a little movement left to spare"
[tomb] Rosie says, "You find him at negative-e/5."
Finn says, "Hi, buddy."
Clem asks, "Could I carry him?"
DM says, "Uh, let's see"
Clem says, "My name's Luke Skywalker, I'm here to rescue you!"
[tomb] (from Finn) Finn says, "Damn -- I shouldn't have readied an action to attack the first thing that comes through the door."
DM says, "It doesn't look like Finn calculated the weight of his possessions"
[Crows-Nest] (from Eolo) DM says "So I'll have to rule he doesn't have any"
DM says, "You're carrying 74 already"
[Crows-Nest] G2 says, "the elephant lurches forward and depantses him"
Rosie asks, "Can you pass him up to me?"
[Crows-Nest] Finn says, "Oh, not /again/."
DM says, "Your strength is 14, so you can carry up to 175 lbs"
Rosie asks, "Or drop something you're carrying and I'll grab it?"
DM says, "So no, that's not going to work"
Clem says, "Most of my weight is actually my armour."
Clem says (to Finn), "Well, uh, hi!"
DM says, "He's probably over 175 just by himself, even without his possessions"
[tomb] Paulie says, "And you're not wearing anything underneath it."
[tomb] Rosie says, "Ah, cool breezes blowing through the armor chinks."
Clem says, "Oh, I'll just land and think really hard."
DM says, "Where"
DM asks, "?"
Rosie exclaims (at Clem), "Don't land! The elephant's coming!"
Clem says, "The far corner of the room."
Clem says, "And good point, I won't quite land."
DM says, "Clem ELEPHANT Kong Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
Clem says (to Finn), "If it traps us here we can teleport out, but feel free to think of something more cunning."
DM says, "The elephant backs up north, turns, and backs up through the doors"
DM says, "all the way to the wast wall"
[tomb] Clem says, "Whoops, I was looking at the wrong map."
[tomb] Clem says, "I hadn't realised it had advanced that far!"
Finn cheers.
DM says, "Clem Elephant KONG Rosie Finn Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
Finn says, "Surely Finn's readied action occurs now."
DM says, "Oh yeah"
Finn says, "So out, south, away, etc."
DM says, "Well, let me check about readied actions"
Finn says, "Ok."
DM says, "OK, you get a move action, and your initiative changes to be right before the elephant"
DM says, "So you get through the doors and start heading down the corrdiro"
DM says, "and will get to act again before it next round"
DM says, "Clem Finn Elephant KONG Rosie Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
Finn says, "Kong follows, oh, let's say Grog."
[tomb] Rosie says, "If it's stopped, I say Clem and I just pummel the thing for an hour until it breaks down."
DM says, "Clem Finn Elephant Kong ROSIE Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
Rosie punch punch punch.
Rosie rolls 1d20+13 for a1: 11+13 | 24
Rosie rolls 1d20+13 for a2: 4+13 | 17
Rosie rolls 1d20+8 for a3: 20+8 | 28
DM says, "One hit"
Rosie rolls 1d10+3 for damage: 2+3 | 5
[tomb] Clem says, "It seems like we might as well land on it, yeah."
DM says, "for no damage"
[tomb] Clem says, "Oh, I forgot my spiritual weapon last round."
[tomb] Clem says, "But that has been having no effect whatsoever so who cares."
[tomb] Rosie says, "It did a bit of damage last time."
[tomb] DM says (to Clem), "Go ahead"
Rob_2 has disconnected.
Rob_2 vooms himself somewhere else.
Clem rolls 1d20+11: 2+11 | 13
Clem rolls 1d20+6: 4+6 | 10
[tomb] Clem says, "Ha ha ha."
[tomb] DM says, "It has no effect whatsoever so who cares"
[tomb] Rosie laughs.
DM says, "Clem Finn Elephant Kong Rosie Paulie GROG Crumbli Ebezar"
[tomb] Paulie says, "WIth better attack rolls, Grog could damage it, provided he was still raging."
[tomb] Clem asks (of G'taar), "How could you MISS a HUGE ELEPHANT??"
Paulie sets Paulie down on the ground and tries to wake him.
[tomb] Clem says, "I could buff Grog up a bit, maybe, but only for a few rounds."
[tomb] DM says, "Well, it's hitting but bouncing off"
Grog sets Paulie down on the ground and tries to wake him.
[tomb] Clem says, "I don't see what we'd actually gain by killing this."
[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "it's weird how d&d has both DR and AC"
[tomb] Clem says, "Stopping it would be just as good."
DM says, "Grog slaps Paulie a few times, but his sleep must be magical or something"
DM says, "Clem Finn Elephant Kong Rosie Paulie Grog CRUMBLI Ebezar"	[tspoil] Eolo asks, "isn't Paulie far enough out of range to wake up?"
Crumbli says, "I approach the door to the east. Searching is a full-round action, so I can't move and do it this round, but I prepare myself mentally for searching."	[tspoil] DM says, "Oh yeah!"
[tomb] Paulie says, "Stopping is good too. Killing is just a way to ensure stopping."
[tomb] Rosie says, "Mostly I just want to disable it so that we can get Crumbli in here to check the walls."
DM says, "Actually, Paulie does wake up, my mistake"
DM says, "Clem Finn Elephant Kong Rosie Paulie Grog Crumbli EBEZAR"
[Crows-Nest] Rosie RTA 'Paulie wakes up by mistake'
[tomb] Clem says, "Might be worth getting Crumbli on top of it to look for a stop button."
[Crows-Nest] nothing_else says, "Don't forget he hasn't seen it yet"
[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "I guess he does fly."
[Crows-Nest] nothing_else says, "so yeah, he may think that"
Ebezar says, "I'm enjoying the view from a side of the pit away from the construct."
[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "ilac"
[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "Hee"
DM says, "ROUND 7"
Paulie asks, "Wha? What happened?"
DM says, "CLEM Finn Elephant Kong Rosie Paulie Grog Crumbli Ebezar"
[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "The advancing of rounds is as relentless as the elephant."
DM says (to Paulie), "Recap"
Clem says, "Still got like 8 minutes of flight here."
[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "like the log underneath the feet of a mammoth, so are the rounds of our lives"
Clem says, "I'll land on top of it and hack away until I do a couple of points of damage."
[Crows-Nest] nothing_else says, "hahaha"
Clem asks, "One attack? Or do I have to roll anything to land on it?"
DM says, "OK, you get one attack"