WM/Treks/Log 1-16

Narrator: The delvers have fallen back to the road north of the lake, and are watching the ruined town over a mile away. The strange creatures continue to shamble about the town.
GM: As I understand it, you're sitting around waiting for Beltarne's mojo to come back so you can sneak into town, loot the place some more, and NOT get eaten by freaky mud zombies.
Minnizig: That's the theory!
Minnizig: When we are set upon by freaky mud zombies, I presume :D 
Wolfgang: we're like to pretend it's a plan
Ghazeb: Ghazeb has signed off on this plan.
Marik: And then planning to return to town, see what we can do about selling loot, re-equip and set out again.
Minnizig: Hurray cash prizes!
Thasos: Is meditating.
Beltarne: Gobbo cave to try key, THEN town
** Ghazeb is being loud. **
GM: Alright. It's 1 pm or so. You're in your lovely lowlands camp, surrounded by lots of stubly bushes and towering oaks.
Minnizig: Hurray!
GM: Oh, yeah, the goblin cave. Right. (poorly concealed laughter). Sure, that's a plan.
GM: Any other actions on the 9th day?
Beltarne: ... I party?
Marik: Foraging to feed the party!
Beltarne: or no, that's off by a day
GM: Roll it, Marik.
Minnizig: I will plot. Something. I don't know what. My brains are toast.
Marik: Woodlands or Other?
GM: Other.
GM: Well.. hang a second.
Marik: Survival (Oceanic Shelf): [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [2,4,5] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 
Marik: Just add 4 if it's Woodlands.
GM: There are two large bodies of trees - some about 1/4 mile away to the west, which you know look to have been farmed at one point - and a much larger forest to the southeast about 3/4 mile away.
GM: Do you want to go in either of them?
Marik: The latter had giant wasps.
Marik: I remember that.
Marik: I'll stay close.
GM: You find 4 meals of non-giant waspish bugs, then.
Marik: Mmm. Bugs.
Minnizig: "Bleh."
Ghazeb: "Hmmm."
** Minnizig enjoys her waybread and dried cow flesh. **
Marik: "Grubs are good for you. You can live for WEEKS on grubs."
** Ghazeb sniffs the bugs. **
Minnizig: Because it's NOT grubs.
** Marik shares grubs around, it's not like they keep. **
GM: That's 1 hour. Going to forage some more?
** Ghazeb eats one. **
** Beltarne happily dines on grubs **
Marik: Forage attempts increase the likelihood of random encounters, but we're tough.
Marik: Survival (Gas Giant Cloud Bank): [3d6.skill(15,-1)] => [3,3,2] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 
GM: You return to camp with 4 meals of roots and leaves.
GM: Yummy!
Minnizig: And they're not even stinging nettles.
Marik: Mm. Tubers.
Minnizig: Amazing!
GM: As you heading back, you hear a faint humming noise. Turning, you spot a dozen giant wasps, headed your way.
Marik: "Oh hey. If I line up one of the small tubers next to one of the big grubs, you can barely tell them apart. Well, except for the wriggling."
Marik: I hide.
GM: Fine, you're within 50 yards of camp.
Ghazeb: "Ghazeb did not think adventuring would be like this."
Marik: Stealth:</B> [3d6.skill(19,-5)] => [2,1,1] = 4 vs (14) or less Critical Success! [B556]
Marik: I *hide*.
** Ghazeb hides **
GM: Everyone else will eventually notice the wasps as they come closer.
Ghazeb: Stealth (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [5,3,2] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 
GM: You guys can roll Stealth at no penalty to hide.
Marik: ...Putting myself in the foliage lost me.
Minnizig: Stealth (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [2,1,5] = 8 vs (13) or less Success! by 5 
Beltarne: Stealth (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (12) or less Success! by 7 
Minnizig: And they're at -1 to spot me cuz I'm wee.
Beltarne: Yar, dwarven ninja!
Wolfgang: I freeze and look like a statue
GM: Is Wolfgang naked?
Wolfgang: DX (14) [3d6.skill(14,-5)] => [3,2,2] = 7 vs (9) or less Success! by 2 
Minnizig: I hope not.
Ghazeb: ((god I hope so))
Wolfgang: no, but maybe they don't know armor
Wolfgang: made default roll! woo!
GM: Move your tokens to wherever you want to be hiding. Behind tents or bushes is fine.
Beltarne: ((Find out something new about your adventuring companions every day. Hadn't realized Ghazeb was THAT kind of Swashbuckler))
Thasos: Snorts, stretches, wraps his chain around himself.
Minnizig: What direction the bugs coming form?
Minnizig: from?
Minnizig: I'd rather hide AWAY from them rather than toward.
GM: Southeast.
Minnizig: Also, prevailing mana levels?
Minnizig: Ok, hiding the other direction...
GM: Twisted!
Minnizig: The bushes on the map are actual bushes, aye?
Minnizig: ...
GM: Yes
** Minnizig writes down "No mana" **
GM: Wuss.
Narrator: A dozen buzzing, darting wasps, each the size of a large dog, skim over the treetops in a random pattern. As they come into the clearing, they spot the tents and bedrolls and turn toward them.
Thasos: Stamps his feet, makes a rude gesture.
GM: Marik, the wasps are passing over you.
Marik: I nock an arrow and let them go by, aiming at the rearmost.
** Minnizig readies her sword and buckler and mutters under her breath. **
GM: They pass over, diving toward the arrogant minotaur.
GM: You have an arrow knocked and everything.
** Ghazeb holds in a laugh. **
GM: Anyone else doing anything in the 2-3 seconds before this all goes down?
Marik: 2 seconds of aiming is all I need to fire.
** Ghazeb watches Thasos eagerly. **
Wolfgang: as long as I have my shield ready I'm good
Beltarne: I'm gonna rush the back of them once they close on Thasos. so in the meantime, no
GM: Weird looking statue, Wolfgang.
Wolfgang: I don't really expect it to work with Thasos standing in the open
GM: You should say something to him.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
** Ghazeb wonders how large Thasos is going to swell up. **
Ghazeb: turn and wait.
Ghazeb: ###
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Marik: ((Wasps are SM0, or -1?))
GM: Wasps are SM-1.
Thasos: Wait, prepping a swing attack against the first wasp to get within reach 4.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [26] Gigantic Wasps) 
Marik: I have -6 for range, +3 for acc, +4 for 2s aim, -1 for size. Any cover penalties from my current position?
GM: Yes, -4 - there's a lot of brush and trees branches.
Marik: Fire on Wasp 10, aiming for the vitals. Bow: [3d6.skill(20,+3+4-6-1-4-3)] => [3,1,4] = 8 vs (13) or less Success! by 5 
GM: Damage?
Marik: Damage (bodkin) is [1d6+4] => [6,4] = (10) pi(2)
Marik: Oh, that's gonna sting.
Narrator: Marik launches an arrow into the wasps as they fly pass, turning one of them into a shishkebab and it tumbles to the ground.
GM: You should have counted their speed (20) that round but I don't think it mattered.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [26] Gigantic Wasps 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Giant Wasps: 5 giant wasps swarm Thasos
Thasos: Strikes as they come in! [3d6.skill(18,-1-2)] => [2,1,1] = 4 vs (15) or less Critical Success! by 11 [B556] DA-2/-1
Thasos: [3d6.crit_hit()] => [2,1,5] = 8 Damage penetrating DR does double shock (-8 max) AND if it hits the victim's limb, it's crippled for 16-HT seconds (unless wound is enough to cripple permanently!). [B556]
Thasos: Damage is [2d6+3] => [2,3,3] = (8) crushing
Minnizig: Poor guy gets to be awesome while he isn't here.
Wolfgang: and maybe die awsomely
Narrator: Thasos uncoils, spinning his meteor hammer over the tents, smashing a wasp into a spray
Giant Wasps: 4 wasps (5-7 and 14) slam into Thasos [3d6.skill(14)] => [1,5,5] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 
[3d6.skill(14)] => [2,3,4] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
[3d6.skill(14)] => [6,4,2] = 12 vs (14) or less Success! by 2 
[3d6.skill(14)] => [1,2,1] = 4 vs (14) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556]
Thasos: Parry! Acrododge! Dodge and Retreat! Say ow! [3d6.skill(11)] => [2,4,3] = 9 vs (11) or less Success! by 2 
[3d6.skill(10,2)] => [6,2,5] = 13 vs (12) or less Failure! by 1 
[3d6.skill(10,3)] => [1,2,4] = 7 vs (13) or less Success! by 6 
Thasos: Acrobatics! [3d6.skill(14)] => [1,6,3] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Thasos: Resist slam with [5d6+1] => [4,2,3,1,2,1] = (13) vs [4d6] => [6,6,5,2] = (19)
Minnizig: No luck for that Critsuccess?
Thasos: Don't have it.
Thasos: Sadly.
Thasos: Tries to Immovable Stance, but his Chi is disrupted!
Giant Wasps: Wasp 14 turns that Move and Slam into a Move and stab.
Giant Wasps: [3d6.crit_hit()] => [2,5,3] = 10 The blow inflicts normal damage. [B556]
Giant Wasps: Damage is [1d6+1] => [5,1] = (6) (2) piercing versus DR4 (2 tough skin)
Marik: What, retroactively?
GM: The attacks were made individually.
GM: I just rolled them enmasse for convenience.
Marik: Hokay.
GM: They're not going to keep ramming him after they've knocked him over.
Marik: Nope, that makes sense.
Thasos: Resist poison! [3d6.skill(13,-4)] => [3,2,6] = 11 vs (9) or less Failure! by 2 
Thasos: Takes [4d6] => [1,6,5,2] = (14) toxic damage!
whispering to Wolfgang, Gargoyles are immune to giant wasp venom. Their stingers can't penetrate your skin, either, so you're pretty much invulnerable to them. 
Giant Wasps: 2 more wasps land on Thasos.
Giant Wasps: 4 wasps turn slowly, moving toward Marik.
Giant Wasps: 2 more wasps fly near Thasos.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Move!
Beltarne: ##
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Beltarne: Can I shield slam actually? That wasp wasn't there
Beltarne: when Iwas figuring out what I was doing
GM: You have to enter the hex to do a slam, and it is flying about 6' up.
Beltarne: Okay.
Wolfgang: oh, do I need to fly to remove penalties?
GM: If you plan to attack #8, yes.
Wolfgang: doing a move and attack, rapid strike, capped at 9 skill
GM: Or use your glaive.
GM: Bill thing.
Wolfgang: nah, fast draw axe, fly
Wolfgang: clobber
GM: Go for it.
Wolfgang: Fast-Draw (Axe/Mace) (15) [3d6.skill(15,+1)] => [2,2,5] = 9 vs (16) or less Success! by 7 Includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'
Wolfgang: Rapid Strike [3d6.skill(20,-6-3)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (11) or less Success! by 6 [3d6.skill(20,-6-3)] => [5,2,2] = 9 vs (11) or less Success! by 2 
Wolfgang: hmm, was suppoed to be vs. 9, but two made it
Wolfgang: Axe [2d6+8] => [1,3,8] = (12) cut
Wolfgang: Axe [2d6+8] => [6,3,8] = (17) cut
Giant Wasps: Dodge and retreat! [3d6.skill(9,3-4)] => [4,2,3] = 9 vs (8) or less Failure! by 1 
[3d6.skill(9,3-4)] => [3,6,1] = 10 vs (8) or less Failure! by 2 
GM: You chop it into 4 pieces.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Minnizig: Drop the backpack and spends the turn wishing ferverently that she'd remembered any of the Musical Influence skills instead of forgetting them all completely while doing Character Generation. (All out Defense: Dual)
GM: Heh.
GM: Uhm, you don't have your backpack on while chilling in camp unless your insane. for what its worth.
GM: In the distance to the west, the delvers hear more buzzing.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: Move
GM: okay.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Thasos: Roll consciousness. [14] => 14 versus HT 13.
Thasos: Makes a strangled noise, swats at a wasp as he collapses.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [26] Gigantic Wasps) 
Marik: Fast-draw two arrows, fast-load two arrows, and move.
Marik: Fast-Load:</B> [3d6.skill(20,-3-2)] => [4,3,3] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 
GM: Okay.
Marik: ###
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [26] Gigantic Wasps 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Giant Wasps: 4 wasps surround Marik and try to stinger him [3d6.skill(9)] => [2,5,2] = 9 vs (9) or less Success! by 0 
[3d6.skill(9)] => [4,1,3] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
[3d6.skill(9)] => [6,4,1] = 11 vs (9) or less Failure! by 2 
[3d6.skill(9)] => [6,5,1] = 12 vs (9) or less Failure! by 3 
GM: You can retreat against 1 of the first 2.
Marik: Retreat against the first, acrobatic against the second, extra effort against both.
Marik: I can't tell which I'm retreating from, so pick a hex and move me there.
Marik: Retreating Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,+3+2)] => [3,1,3] = 7 vs (15) or less Success! by 8 
Marik: Acrobatics: [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [4,3,6] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 
Marik: Acrobatic Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,+2+2)] => [4,1,6] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 
Marik: Some of those are probably runaround or flank, but MoS is good on all of 'em.
Giant Wasps: 2 wasps swarm Wolfgang, stabbing with stingers [3d6.skill(14)] => [5,3,2] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
[3d6.skill(9)] => [1,6,1] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
and then the 3rd jumps on him, grabbing [3d6.skill(14,2-2)] => [2,1,4] = 7 vs (14) or less Success! by 7 DA-2/-1 with bonus for extra legs.
Wolfgang: block, parry, retreat parry?
Giant Wasps: 2 wasps swarm Beltarne, stabbing with stingers [3d6.skill(14)] => [4,5,3] = 12 vs (14) or less Success! by 2 
[3d6.skill(9)] => [4,4,3] = 11 vs (9) or less Failure! by 2 
and then the 3rd jumps on him, grabbing [3d6.skill(14,2-2)] => [3,2,6] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 DA-2/-1 with bonus for extra legs.
GM: Wolfgang: sounds good to me.
Wolfgang: Block (12) [3d6.skill(12,0+3)] => [4,5,3] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
Beltarne: Feverish on both, retreat on the second.
Wolfgang: Axe parry [3d6.skill(14,0+3)] => [1,2,1] = 4 vs (17) or less Critical Success! [B556]
Giant Wasps: 2 wasps swarm Ghazeb, stabbing with stingers [3d6.skill(14)] => [2,3,6] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 
[3d6.skill(9)] => [3,4,4] = 11 vs (9) or less Failure! by 2 
Wolfgang: Axe parry [3d6.skill(14,0+3)] => [6,1,4] = 11 vs (17) or less Success! by 6 
Minnizig: Sweet.
Thasos (enter): 18:19
Wolfgang: hmm, what do you roll for crit parry?
Ghazeb: Scimitar * swing parry [3d6.skill(16,0+2)] => [4,5,2] = 11 vs (18) or less Success! by 7 
Beltarne: Axe * Primary parry [3d6.skill(14,+2)] => [1,6,5] = 12 vs (16) or less Success! by 4 
GM: It's a crit miss for the monster.
Wolfgang: Critical Miss [3d6.crit_miss()] => [2,6,6] = 14 A swung weapon flies from hand 5 yards (50% chance straight forward/backward) anyone on the target of the flying weapon makes a DX roll or takes half-damage; a thrust or ranged weapon is dropped (& a cheap weapon breaks). [B556]
GM: Uhm. Both Ghazeb and Beltarne should pick up another attack - all the wasps are Step and Attacking and should have uncapped attacked.
GM: [3d6.crit_unarm()] => [1,3,1] = 5 You hit a solid object (wall, floor, etc.) & take crushing damage = your thrusting damage - your DR (EXCEPTION: if opponent using impaling weapon, you fall on it & take damage based on your ST). If attacking an opponent who is using an impaling weapon, you fall on his weapon. You suffer the weapon's normal damage based on your ST. [B557]
Beltarne: [3d6.skill(12,1+2-1)] => [3,2,4] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
Ghazeb: Scimitar * swing [3d6.skill(22,0)] => [1,4,5] = 10 vs (22) or less Success! by 12 
** Wolfgang rolled the wrong table anyhow **
GM: Okay, I don't know what the hell Ghazeb is doing, but I would appreciate something that relates to a Parry.
Beltarne: Well, then, dodge is gonna be retreating, okay?
Ghazeb: I did parry I thought 
Giant Wasps: Jams its stinger into Wolfgang's axe haft for [1d6+1] => [6,1] = (7)(2) damage
Ghazeb: (10 people up)
Minnizig: He rolled a parry up around Beltarne, right after Thasos joined the room
Beltarne: [3d6.skill(11,-1+3)] => [6,3,5] = 14 vs (13) or less Failure! by 1 
Giant Wasps: Blowing it up.
Beltarne: Boo.
GM: Ghazeb has 2 parries, these guys are using strikers so you can't damage them on the parry.
Beltarne: Ah crap, forgot feverish on that
Beltarne: Ah well
GM: Though you can totally damage them if they go for the grapple.
GM: Where are we?
GM: Beltarne got grappled?
GM: Wolfgang made 2 defenses, I think.
Beltarne: Yes
Wolfgang: 3
Beltarne: Or stabbed, your choice
Wolfgang: hmm, does the parry vs. grapple hurt it?
Beltarne: Kinda unclear with the added attack
Ghazeb: ( do I need another parry, I thought the second 1 missed))
GM: And Ghazeb... okay,
GM: Wolfgang can parry for damage.
GM: Ghazeb is fine, all parries good.
Wolfgang: Axe [2d6+8] => [1,1,8] = (10) cut
GM: Beltarne fended off the 2 stingers, but did get grabbed.
Beltarne: K.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: I'm at -6 in close combat for shield and grapple?
GM: No... -10.
GM: -4 close combat with an axe, -4 grapple, -2 shield.
GM: I guess -6 if you don't use the axe.
Beltarne: Break free, then, I think
GM: Roll it!
Beltarne: ST (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [3,4,2] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
Giant Wasps: Holds on with many legs! [3d6.skill(11,2+2)] => [3,3,2] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 
Beltarne: Legs that don't have fingers?
Giant Wasps: Oops, only beat by 5.
Giant Wasps: Still, totally holds on from ST+Wrestling.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (95) Thasos...
Minnizig: (( legs are an important part of grappling. ))
Minnizig: (( seriously. ))
Wolfgang: step, rapid strike DA -2/-1
Minnizig: (( look up the brazilian jujutsu mount position. ))
Wolfgang: Rapid Strike [3d6.skill(20,-2-3)] => [1,5,3] = 9 vs (15) or less Success! by 6 [3d6.skill(20,-2-3)] => [4,4,2] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 
Giant Wasps: Dodge and retreat! Dodge and Retreat! [3d6.skill(10,3-1)] => [6,6,3] = 15 vs (12) or less Failure! by 3 
[3d6.skill(10,3-1)] => [1,6,3] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
Wolfgang: Axe [2d6+8] => [4,3,8] = (15) cut
Narrator: Wolfgang cleaves another wasp.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Wolfgang: finish step to get closer
whispering to Minnizig, Minnizig is totally safe! 
Minnizig: Hrm.
Minnizig: How fast can I move while staying sneaky?
GM: Half speed.
Minnizig: Hurray.
** Minnizig sneaks. **
Minnizig: Done.
GM: Thasos, can you roll that Berserk or Consciousness now please?
GM: Well, we'll come back to him.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: rapid strike DA -2/-1 at #5 then #12
Ghazeb: Scimitar * swing [3d6.skill(22,-5)] => [3,6,3] = 12 vs (17) or less Success! by 5 
Ghazeb: Scimitar * swing [3d6.skill(22,-5)] => [5,2,5] = 12 vs (17) or less Success! by 5 
Giant Wasps: 5 Dodges and retreats! [3d6.skill(10,3-1)] => [3,4,6] = 13 vs (12) or less Failure! by 1 
Giant Wasps: 12 Dodges and retreats! [3d6.skill(10,3-1)] => [6,1,3] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
Ghazeb: Scimitar * swing [2d6+6] => [4,1,6] = (11) cut
GM: You carve Wasp #5 into pieces.
Ghazeb: step
Ghazeb: ###
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: "Dont worry Thasos, Ghazeb will save you.... Again.
Marik: Dual-Weapon attack: Fire on Wasp 11, step back, fire on Wasp 3.
Marik: +3 Acc, -1 size, no range, no DWA penalty. -8/4 DA.
Marik: Wasp 11: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,+3-1-8)] => [2,6,3] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 
GM: okay.
Marik: Wasp 3: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,+3-1-8)] => [1,4,1] = 6 vs (14) or less Success! by 8 
Giant Wasps: Dodge [3d6.skill(9,-4)] => [5,4,1] = 10 vs (5) or less Failure! by 5 
Dodge [3d6.skill(9,-4)] => [1,3,5] = 9 vs (5) or less Failure! by 4 
Marik: Damage is [1d6+4] => [5,4] = (9) imp and [1d6+4] => [5,4] = (9) imp
GM: Marik skewers them and they drop.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [26] Gigantic Wasps) 
Marik: ###
GM: Okay, Thasos needs to roll some combination of resisting Bad Temper, Berserk, Major Wound, and Unconscious.
GM: I don't really care what order he rolls them in.
GM: Other than if he isn't berserk, he'll need to make 2 resist unconscious rolls.
Minnizig: It's worded as a self control roll.
GM: Yes?
Minnizig: Does he have to ressit Berserk or can he voluntarily fail?
Minnizig: Like with other SCs?
GM: He can definitely not resist the Bad Temper, which automatically triggers Berserk.
GM: So I'll be a Supreme Court Justice and duck the hard question.
Thasos: so voluntary failure then?
GM: You can voluntarily fail the Bad Temper roll, yes.
Thasos: let's do that then
** Thasos see the world turn red. **
Thasos: ^sees
GM: You were in horrible pain last round. You can do stuff this round.
GM: I suggest an Acrobatic or even all-out Acrobatic stand.
Thasos: sounds like thasos to me
Thasos: Acrobatics (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [4,5,3] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
** Thasos does a kipup, landing on his feet, ready to smash stuff. **
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [26] Gigantic Wasps 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Giant Wasps: Another half-dozen wasps come flying in over the treetops to the east.
Giant Wasps: Wasp 4 steps to Marik's flank and stabs down [3d6.skill(14)] => [2,6,1] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
Wasp 9 steps forward and grabs Marik [3d6.skill(14,2-2)] => [5,3,5] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 DA-2/-1
Giant Wasps: Wasp 12 steps past Ghazeb's off-shield flank and stabs him! [3d6.skill(14)] => [5,4,4] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 
Marik: I don't think I can retreat from either one.
GM: Nope.
Marik: So extra effort dodge against the first, acrobatic extra effort against the second.
Ghazeb: Scimitar * swing parry [3d6.skill(16,0+2)] => [1,3,4] = 8 vs (18) or less Success! by 10 
Marik: Is there a penalty for the stinger coming from above? I don't imagine it's got a lot of reach.
Giant Wasps: Wasps 1, 2 grab Beltarne [3d6.skill(14,2-2)] => [6,1,6] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 DA-2/-1
[3d6.skill(14,2-2)] => [5,4,4] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 DA-2/-1
GM: No, no defense penalty for attacks from above.
Marik: Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,+2-2)] => [5,4,2] = 11 vs (10) or less Failure! by 1 
Marik: Luck.
Marik: Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,+2-2)] => [2,4,1] = 7 vs (10) or less Success! by 3 
Marik: Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,+2-2)] => [4,5,1] = 10 vs (10) or less Success! by 0 
Marik: Acrobatics: [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [4,6,6] = 16 vs (14) or less Failure! by 2 
Marik: Ouch.
Marik: Not-Very-Acrobatic-At-All Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,-2-1+2)] => [3,5,2] = 10 vs (9) or less Failure! by 1 
Marik: Man.
Marik: Grabbed!
GM: Well, it's better than being stabbed.
GM: For now.
Marik: It should probably move into close combat.
GM: Did Beltarne make defense rolls?
Beltarne: Sorry, thought we were still on Marik
Beltarne: My bad
GM: Nah, 2 more of them came up on you.
Beltarne: can I block/parry even with one already in CC?
GM: Yes, at -2 for either. and -2 more for being grappled. Or -1 on Dodges.
Beltarne: Block: [3d6.skill(12,+2-1-4)] => [1,5,2] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
Beltarne: Axe * Primary parry [3d6.skill(14,-1-4+2)] => [1,6,2] = 9 vs (11) or less Success! by 2 
Beltarne: Both feverish
GM: You can also roll the attack against that one at -8 (-4 grappled, -4 close combat with an axe)
Beltarne: Axe * Primary parry [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [2,6,4] = 12 vs (14) or less Success! by 2 
Beltarne: Sorry, wrong button
Beltarne: Axe/Mace (18) [3d6.skill(18,-8)] => [2,2,3] = 7 vs (10) or less Success! by 3 Includes: +1 from 'Pickaxe Penchant', +3 from 'Extra Pickaxe Penchant'
Giant Wasps: Wasp 14 tries to lift off with Beltarne [3d6.skill(11,2)] => [2,1,6] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 resist with ST, DX, or best grappling.
Beltarne: Roll damage or does it try to dodge?
GM: Roll damage. It can't dodge.
Beltarne: Axe * Primary [1d6+4] => [2,4] = (6) cut
GM: You kill it.
Beltarne: DX (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [2,4,2] = 8 vs (12) or less Success! by 4 
GM: And you stay on the ground!
GM: Good for you.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Screw it, whack the one on me with an axe. can I step back as well, or am I immobilized due to being grabbed?
GM: You're immobile because of being grappled.
Beltarne: and it was -8 or -10 for CC axework?
GM: -10.
Beltarne: Axe/Mace (18) [3d6.skill(18,-10)] => [5,2,6] = 13 vs (8) or less Failure! by 5 Includes: +1 from 'Pickaxe Penchant', +3 from 'Extra Pickaxe Penchant'
Beltarne: Ah well.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Wolfgang: fly, rapid strike to try and hit both, one attack each
Wolfgang: Rapid Strike [3d6.skill(20,-8-3)] => [1,1,1] = 3 vs (9) or less Critical Success! [B556] [3d6.skill(20,-8-3)] => [2,5,1] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
Wolfgang: Critical Hit [3d6.crit_hit()] => [4,6,1] = 11 The blow inflicts normal damage. [B556]
Wolfgang: Axe [2d6+8] => [2,2,8] = (12) cut
Wolfgang: Axe [2d6+8] => [1,2,8] = (11) cut
Giant Wasps: Wasp 14 dodges [3d6.skill(9)] => [4,5,4] = 13 vs (9) or less Failure! by 4 
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
** Minnizig scuttles forward! If I move faster than half move, do I roll Stealth at a penalty? **
Wolfgang: note, I hit two diff ones, so 12 also
GM: Oh, okay.
Minnizig: I'm looking it up but hopefully you're closer to the page than I am
GM: Sure, just roll Stealth.
Minnizig: Stealth (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [6,3,2] = 11 vs (13) or less Success! by 2 
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: Turn
Ghazeb: and move if I can.
Ghazeb: ###
GM: Yes.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Marik: Fast-Draw: [3d6.skill(19,-4)] => [4,3,5] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
Marik: Fast-Load:</B> [3d6.skill(20,-4-2)] => [4,2,1] = 7 vs (14) or less Success! by 7 
Marik: Put the arrow into Wasp 9. -3 for fast-load, -4 for grappled, -2 for sad (save ends)?
Minnizig: (( laugh ))
GM: Yep, -1 SM.
Marik: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-3-4-2-1)] => [4,5,4] = 13 vs (10) or less Failure! by 3 
Marik: Nope!
Marik: I'm probably boned.
Marik: ###
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [26] Gigantic Wasps) 
Thasos: all out move and attack on wasp 12
Thasos: that's half move?
Beltarne: Yup
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [2,3,3] = 8 vs (18) or less Success! by 10 
Giant Wasps: Dodges [3d6.skill(9)] => [1,3,5] = 9 vs (9) or less Success! by 0 
GM: Thasos hits Beltarne [3d6.skill(9)] => [3,1,3] = 7 vs (9) or less Success! by 2 
Thasos: he's grabbing beltarne, isn't he?
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [2d6+3+0] => [1,1,3,0] = (5) cr
GM: Yes, too bad you are required to attack.
Ghazeb: can I parry that?
GM: Do you have sacrificial Parry or something? No? Beltarne can defend, though.
Thasos: i meant, how could he dodge if he's got beltarne grabbed?
Beltarne: Axe * Primary parry [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [4,4,6] = 14 vs (12) or less Failure! by 2 
GM: He crawls up a bit as you release.
Beltarne: Boo!
GM: Well, you only take 5 damage, Beltarne.
GM: So 2 points after DR?
Beltarne: Yup
GM: Heh.
Ghazeb: "Tone it down Thasos, you could hurt the little guy."
Beltarne: Well, depending on where it hits
Beltarne: Maybe nothing
GM: How much does Beltarne weigh with current gear?
GM: Oh, right, random hit [3d6] => [5,5,3] = (13)
GM: Left leg.
Minnizig: (( I'm gonna have to pack it in real soon. ))
GM: Right.
** Thasos slowly turns to glare at Ghazeb. **
Beltarne: 2 points
GM: Beltarne, your mass?
Beltarne: 280 lbf
Beltarne: You only get weight
Minnizig: (( and people say fatness isn't a superpower ))
GM: Well, okay. Just past Medium encumbrance. Grrr!
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [26] Gigantic Wasps 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Beltarne: ((I'm not fat, I'm heavily loaded!))
Giant Wasps: Wasp 12 stops dicking around and impales Beltarne! [3d6.skill(14)] => [4,4,6] = 14 vs (14) or less Success! by 0 
Wolfgang: ((you're a dwarf!))
GM: And how much does Marik weigh with gear?
Beltarne: Parry @ -2, or more for CC axe? -5?\
GM: -4 for the axe in close combat while grappled, less multiple parries penatlies. Or -1 for dodges.
Beltarne: Feverish Dodge: [3d6.skill(11,+2-1)] => [5,2,1] = 8 vs (12) or less Success! by 4 
GM: Marik?
Giant Wasps: Wasp 9 moves and grapples Marik [3d6.skill(14,2-2)] => [3,4,3] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 DA-2/-1
Giant Wasps: A bunch of wasps keep moving in from the east.
Marik: Checking, sorry.
Marik: Midpoint of Average, 180 lbs.
Giant Wasps: Wasp 9 starts lifting Marik up [3d6.skill(11,2)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (13) or less Success! by 8 resist with DX, ST, or best grappling skill
Marik: Dodge the grapple, extra effort: [3d6.skill(10,-2-2+2)] => [4,2,3] = 9 vs (8) or less Failure! by 1 
Marik: Resist the lift, DX: [3d6.skill(14,-2-4)] => [2,2,4] = 8 vs (8) or less Success! by 0 
Marik: Probably should have been resisting with ST.
Marik: Which is unaffected by being grappled.
Minnizig: Probably.
Marik: Not that it matters.
GM: I wouldn't apply the -4 penalty, but still, win by 8.
GM: The wasp starts lifting you off the ground, the other one also grabbing you.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Punch the wasp right in it's stupid face.
Beltarne: -1 SM, -2 Shock?
Beltarne: -2 Grappled
GM: -4 grappled, -1 SM, -2 shock.
Beltarne: [3d6.skill(18,-1-4-2)] => [2,1,2] = 5 vs (11) or less Success! by 6 
Giant Wasps: Dodges! [3d6.skill(9)] => [1,6,4] = 11 vs (9) or less Failure! by 2 
Beltarne: Kick [1d6-1] => [4,-1] = (3) cr
Beltarne: ((Right damage, thr cr))
GM: You hit it, but it's pretty tough.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Wolfgang: rapid strike on the wasp, -2 for CC?
GM: Yep, and -1 for size.
Wolfgang: oh yah, sig attack then
Wolfgang: Signature Attack feint [3d6.skill(20,0-2)] => [6,2,6] = 14 vs (18) or less Success! by 4 attack [3d6.skill(20,-3-2)] => [1,5,6] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
Giant Wasps: Resist feint! [3d6.skill(14)] => [3,6,6] = 15 vs (14) or less Failure! by 1 
Giant Wasps: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9,-5)] => [2,1,1] = 4 vs (4) or less Critical Success! by 0 [B556]
Giant Wasps: [3d6.crit_miss()] => 3d6.crit_miss()
Wolfgang: "Anyone see Marik?"
Giant Wasps: [3d6.critmiss()] => [6,2,1] = 9 You drop your weapon (& a cheap weapon breaks). [B556]
Wolfgang: luck on the crit
Giant Wasps: GGRRRR!
Giant Wasps: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9,-5)] => [1,1,6] = 8 vs (4) or less Failure! by 4 
Giant Wasps: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9,-5)] => [6,6,6] = 18 vs (4) or less Critical Failure! by 14 [B556]
Ghazeb: "no"
Narrator: With a smooth blow, Wolfgang seperates the wasp from Beltarne and murders it.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Wolfgang: Axe [2d6+8] => [6,1,8] = (15) cut
Narrator: Minnizig continues heading toward the others. "Psst! More coming!"
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: wait. ((I can not see any others.))
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: ###
Marik: Fast-Draw (2): [3d6.skill(19,-4-1)] => [2,2,3] = 7 vs (14) or less Success! by 7 and [3d6.skill(19,-4-2-1)] => [6,4,4] = 14 vs (12) or less Failure! by 2 
Marik: Luck the second.
Marik: [3d6.skill(19,-4-2-1)] => [1,6,1] = 8 vs (12) or less Success! by 4 
Marik: Drop one, fast-load the other. Fast-Load: [3d6.skill(20,-3-1-4)] => [3,2,1] = 6 vs (12) or less Success! by 6 
Marik: Shoot a wasp. -1 size, -4 grappled, -3 fast-load, -1 sad?
GM: Yep.
Marik: Bow:</B> [3d6.skill(20,-1-4-3-1)] => [3,3,2] = 8 vs (11) or less Success! by 3 
Giant Wasps: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9)] => [6,1,5] = 12 vs (9) or less Failure! by 3 
Marik: Damage is [1d6+4-1] => [6,4,-1] = (9) imp
GM: You totally kill it.
Marik: ###
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [26] Gigantic Wasps) 
Thasos: can i see more wasps?
GM: Yes, 6 more to the northeast.
** Thasos runs toward the enemy, eager for more battle. **
GM: yay!
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [26] Gigantic Wasps 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Giant Wasps: Wasp #30 slams Thasos! [3d6.skill(14)] => [2,1,2] = 5 vs (14) or less Success! by 9 
Thasos: Acrobatics (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [3,2,4] = 9 vs (15) or less Success! by 6 
Thasos: Dodge (11) [3d6.skill(11,2)] => [4,2,1] = 7 vs (13) or less Success! by 6 
Marik: Isn't Thasos berserk?
GM: What's the +2 for?
Marik: Or did I miss him calming down?
Thasos: acrobatics
GM: Yeas, but he didn't make an all-out attack last turn because he Moved.
GM: Oh.
GM: Okay, I'm good.
Thasos: so... halved, i should just made the dodge
Giant Wasps: Wasp #27 slams Thasos! [3d6.skill(14)] => [4,4,5] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 
Thasos: is parry halved?
GM: No!
Thasos: Meteor Hammer parry [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [2,1,3] = 6 vs (13) or less Success! by 7 
GM: Actually, kusaris have -2 parry, so you only have Parry 11. But hey! Good enough.
GM: Roll skill to damage it.
Thasos: i thought that was factored in my roller...
GM: Doesn't look like it.
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [2d6+3+0] => [5,3,3,0] = (11) cr
Thasos: wait, roll skill to damage?
Giant Wasps: Wasp #31 slams Thasos! [3d6.skill(14)] => [6,4,6] = 16 vs (14) or less Failure! by 2 
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [3,2,1] = 6 vs (18) or less Critical Success! by 12 [B556]
Thasos: can we use that 11? :D
Giant Wasps: Wasp #32 slams Thasos! [3d6.skill(14)] => [5,4,4] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 
Thasos: Meteor Hammer parry [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [4,5,4] = 13 vs (13) or less Success! by 0 
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [2,1,6] = 9 vs (18) or less Success! by 9 
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [2d6+3+0] => [6,3,3,0] = (12) cr
GM: No, you failed: -2 for kusari parry, -2 for second parry of the round.
GM: Even a -1 would cover it.
Thasos: ah right
Thasos: k
Giant Wasps: Thasos resists for [5d6+1] => [6,4,4,1,3,1] = (19) versus [4d6] => [2,4,2,3] = (11) knockback from the wasp
GM: The wasp ducks under your kusari and bounces off your body.
Thasos: what about the one i did hit?
Giant Wasps: Wasps 28, 29 attack from the flank with Move and Attacks! [3d6.skill(9)] => [5,6,6] = 17 vs (9) or less Critical Failure! by 8 [B556]
[3d6.skill(9)] => [1,6,3] = 10 vs (9) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: It died.
GM: [3d6.crit_unarm()] => [6,2,3] = 11 You lose your balance; you can do nothing else (not even free actions) until next turn, and all defenses -2 until next turn. [B557]
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Step north and DA on wasp 31
Beltarne: -4/-2
Beltarne: Axe/Mace (18) [3d6.skill(18,-4-1)] => [4,2,4] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 Includes: +1 from 'Pickaxe Penchant', +3 from 'Extra Pickaxe Penchant'
Giant Wasps: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9,-2)] => [2,1,1] = 4 vs (7) or less Critical Success! by 3 [B556]
Giant Wasps: [3d6.crit_miss()] => [4,6,3] = 13 You lose your balance & can do nothing else (not even free actions) until next turn; all defenses -2 until next turn. [B556]
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Beltarne: ((I need to buy luck))
Ghazeb: ((just spend a few cp to reroll))
Wolfgang: fly in and rapid strike
Beltarne: ((But I like my CP))
Wolfgang: Rapid Strike [3d6.skill(20,-8-3)] => [1,3,4] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 [3d6.skill(20,-8-3)] => [2,1,5] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
GM: can't move & attack and rapid strike.
GM: and you don't have a Step of 4
Giant Wasps: Wasp 29 dodges! [3d6.skill(9)] => [6,4,3] = 13 vs (9) or less Failure! by 4 
Giant Wasps: Or not.
Wolfgang: oh, just the first
Wolfgang: Axe [2d6+8] => [2,5,8] = (15) cut
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Narrator: Minnizig keeps moving.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: move and attack
Ghazeb: da-2/-4
Ghazeb: Scimitar * swing [3d6.skill(22,-4)] => [4,5,5] = 14 vs (18) or less Success! by 4 
GM: Make a DX-2 roll to clamber on the tent, no DA allowed on Move and attack 'cause you're capped at 9.
Ghazeb: DX (16) [3d6.skill(16,-2)] => [4,2,3] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: k, imissed the attack
Marik: Fast-Draw: [3d6.skill(19,-4-1)] => [5,4,1] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Marik: Fast-load: [3d6.skill(20,-4-3-1)] => [3,4,2] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
GM: uhm, you have an arrow in hand already from last turn.
Marik: -3 fast-load, -4 grappled, -1 sad?
GM: yep.
Marik: No, I dropped it because it didn't seem reasonable to me to fire an arrow while already holding one.
GM: okay.
Marik: -1 size.
Marik: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-4-3-1-1)] => [6,6,2] = 14 vs (11) or less Failure! by 3 
Marik: Boo.
Marik: ###
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [26] Gigantic Wasps) 
Thasos: all out attack on 32
Thasos: two shots
GM: okay.
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [1,3,2] = 6 vs (18) or less Critical Success! by 12 [B556]
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [4,6,1] = 11 vs (18) or less Success! by 7 
GM: [3d6.crit_hit()] => [5,1,2] = 8 Damage penetrating DR does double shock (-8 max) AND if it hits the victim's limb, it's crippled for 16-HT seconds (unless wound is enough to cripple permanently!). [B556]
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [2d6+3+0] => [3,2,3,0] = (8) cr
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [2d6+3+0] => [5,6,3,0] = (14) cr
Narrator: Thasos slams his hammer into a wasp, sending its shattered body parts through the brush.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [26] Gigantic Wasps 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Giant Wasps: Wasp 28 recovers.
Giant Wasps: Wasp 30 moves to flank and pierces Ghazeb [3d6.skill(14)] => [5,5,4] = 14 vs (14) or less Success! by 0 
and then Wasp 31 also stabs him [3d6.skill(14)] => [2,6,2] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
No parry or retreat allowed
Ghazeb: Dodge (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [5,5,6] = 16 vs (12) or less Failure! by 4 
Ghazeb: luck
Giant Wasps: Wasp #9 starts flying up and away with Marik
Ghazeb: Dodge (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (12) or less Success! by 7 
Ghazeb: Dodge (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [1,5,5] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
Ghazeb: last one
GM: You got hit twice, Ghazeb.
Beltarne: ((One more defense?))
Ghazeb: sorry
Ghazeb: Dodge (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [5,6,5] = 16 vs (12) or less Failure! by 4 
Beltarne: ((Stupid outliers))
Giant Wasps: Damage is [1d6+1] => [2,1] = (3) (2) piercing versus your DR2. Also, roll HT-4 or take poison damage.
Ghazeb: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,-4)] => [4,3,6] = 13 vs (9) or less Failure! by 4 
Giant Wasps: Poison damage is [4d6] => [4,6,5,5] = (20) toxic
Ghazeb: ((ouch))
GM: Roll HT to resist the Major Wound as poison courses through your vein.
Ghazeb: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [6,2,1] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 
Ghazeb: ((that is -22 total then?))
GM: Yes, 22 total.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Can I step in between rapid strikes?
Beltarne: Nvm, not relevant
GM: No, I don't think so.
Beltarne: Attack on the wasp 31, DA -4/-2
Beltarne: Axe/Mace (18) [3d6.skill(18,-4-1)] => [4,6,1] = 11 vs (13) or less Success! by 2 Includes: +1 from 'Pickaxe Penchant', +3 from 'Extra Pickaxe Penchant'
Giant Wasps: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9,-2)] => [1,4,1] = 6 vs (7) or less Success! by 1 
Beltarne: Damn
GM: Hits Ghazeb? [3d6.skill(9)] => [1,3,3] = 7 vs (9) or less Success! by 2 
Ghazeb: Dodge (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [4,4,1] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
GM: Ghazeb's dodge is halved because he is below 1/3 HP remaining. A lot below.
Ghazeb: "You have been around Thasos to long my friend."
Beltarne: And step
GM: Beltarne, roll damage.
Beltarne: ###
Ghazeb: "Ugg"
Beltarne: He dodged
Beltarne: AH
Ghazeb: ((no I am at 1/2))
GM: No, his Dodge is currently 6 because he is, as I pointed out, quite a bit below 1/3 HP.
Beltarne: Crap
Beltarne: Axe * Primary [1d6+4] => [1,4] = (5) cut
GM: YOU TOOK 22 damage! You have 15 HP.
Ghazeb: I was at 11
Beltarne: Sorry, there buddy
GM: You took 22 points of damage.
Ghazeb: that put me at -12
Beltarne: Yes, we're clear now
Beltarne: I was a bit slow
Ghazeb: then 5 more
GM: Thanks, Beltarne.
GM: No, 4 after DR and cutting damage.
Ghazeb: so I'm at -15
GM: Roll HT or die.
Ghazeb: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [5,1,1] = 7 vs (13) or less Success! by 6 
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Beltarne: Unc too?
GM: No, he rolls on the start of his turn.
Beltarne: Or at the start of his turn, huh
Beltarne: Sorry, I'm a bit scatterbrained tonight
Wolfgang: step, SA on the wasp
Wolfgang: -2 CC, -1 SM
Wolfgang: Signature Attack feint [3d6.skill(20,0-2)] => [5,1,6] = 12 vs (18) or less Success! by 6 attack [3d6.skill(20,-3-2)] => [5,4,5] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 
Giant Wasps: Resist feint! [3d6.skill(14)] => [5,2,4] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 
Giant Wasps: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9,-1-3)] => [3,5,5] = 13 vs (5) or less Failure! by 8 
Wolfgang: Axe [2d6+8] => [3,5,8] = (16) cut
GM: The wasps is sheared in two and dies in a spray of blood and guys.
GM: Err, guts.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Ghazeb: ((sorry guys door. Ghazeb will AoD and step back.))
Narrator: Minnizig stays put.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: Conscious? [3d6.skill(13)] => [4,1,1] = 6 vs (13) or less Success! by 7 
Ghazeb: Step back and all-out defense (Double)
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Marik: Fast-Draw: [3d6.skill(19,-4-1)] => [1,3,5] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
Marik: Fast-load: [3d6.skill(20,-4-3-1)] => [3,5,4] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
Marik: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-4-3-1-1)] => [4,5,4] = 13 vs (11) or less Failure! by 2 
Marik: Bollocks.
Marik: ###
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [26] Gigantic Wasps) 
Thasos: ALL-OUT ATTACK: Strong (+2 damage or +1 per die, whichever is better; melee only); move up to 1/2 (forward only); no defend {B365}
Thasos: on 28
GM: Make the attack roll?
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [5,2,5] = 12 vs (18) or less Success! by 6 
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [2d6+3+2] => [6,1,3,2] = (12) cr
Giant Wasps: Wasp 28 dodges and retreats! [3d6.skill(9,3-1)] => [2,6,3] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [26] Gigantic Wasps 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Giant Wasps: Wasp 30 attacks at random [1d3] => [1] = (1) Beltarne, Wolfgang, Ghazeb
Giant Wasps: Steps and attack Beltarne from the off-shield flank [3d6.skill(14)] => [3,6,2] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 
Beltarne: Axe * Primary parry [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [4,1,6] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 
Giant Wasps: Wasp 28 steps and murderizes Thasos with a pair of telegraphed stinger stabs [3d6.skill(14,4-6)] => [1,5,6] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
[3d6.skill(14,4-6)] => [3,1,5] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
Beltarne: By one, no bonus from shield
Ghazeb: ((back))
GM: -2 no shield, -2 flank looks like a failure to me.
Beltarne: Yup
Giant Wasps: Thasos takes [1d6+1] => [6,1] = (7) (2) piercing versus DR4 (halved)
[1d6+1] => [4,1] = (5) (2) piercing versus DR4 (halved)
Giant Wasps: For another 5+3 damage, and makes 2 rolls versus HT-4 for poison.
Wolfgang: shield wall on bel?
Thasos: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,-4)] => [2,1,3] = 6 vs (9) or less Success! by 3 
GM: Definitely, Wolfgang.
Wolfgang: Block (12) [3d6.skill(12,0+3)] => [5,6,3] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 
GM: 2nd roll for Wolfgang?
GM: Errr, Thasos, brain fart.
Wolfgang: Block (12) [3d6.skill(12,-3+3)] => [4,5,2] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
Thasos: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,-4)] => [3,3,2] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
GM: Thasos takes [2d6-2] => [6,6,-2] = (10) damage from poison, apparently having been filled up previously.
GM: Or, y'know, not.
GM: And has to make a death check.
** Thasos feels nothing. NOTHING! **
Thasos: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [1,4,6] = 11 vs (13) or less Success! by 2 
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
** Thasos scoffs at death. **
Beltarne: Step and DA -4/-2 on wasp 31
Beltarne: Axe/Mace (18) [3d6.skill(18,-4-1)] => [4,1,4] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 Includes: +1 from 'Pickaxe Penchant', +3 from 'Extra Pickaxe Penchant'
Giant Wasps: Dodge and retreat! [3d6.skill(9,3-2)] => [5,4,4] = 13 vs (10) or less Failure! by 3 
Beltarne: Axe * Primary [1d6+4] => [4,4] = (8) cut
** Beltarne shouts, "AND STAY DOWN!" **
Wolfgang: Wolfgang lunges past Beltarne to interpose his shield against the wasp sting as Beltarne pivots and cuts the insect into a spray of blood and bits
Ghazeb: "Ghazeb does not feel so well, he may be dieing."
** Ghazeb stumbles **
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Wolfgang: fly in and AoA SA on the wasp
Wolfgang: Signature Attack feint [3d6.skill(20,0-2)] => [4,2,1] = 7 vs (18) or less Success! by 11 attack [3d6.skill(20,-1-2)] => [6,5,3] = 14 vs (17) or less Success! by 3 
Giant Wasps: Resist feint! [3d6.skill(14)] => [4,3,1] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 
Giant Wasps: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9,-5-1)] => [5,2,4] = 11 vs (3) or less Failure! by 8 
Wolfgang: Axe [2d6+8] => [6,6,8] = (20) cut
GM: Well, wow, that's a dead wasp.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Wolfgang: bisected!
GM: Ghazeb rolls HT for Consciousness before doing anything else.
Ghazeb: AoD
Ghazeb: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [2,6,6] = 14 vs (13) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: No, you decide to calmly fall over and take a litle nap.
** Ghazeb falls to the ground in a swollen mass. **
GM: That you may never wake up from muh-hah-hah!
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Marik: Fast-Draw: [3d6.skill(19,-4-1)] => [3,2,2] = 7 vs (14) or less Success! by 7 
Marik: Fast-load: [3d6.skill(20,-4-3-1)] => [2,2,4] = 8 vs (12) or less Success! by 4 
Marik: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-4-3-1-1)] => [4,3,4] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 
Marik: There we go.
Giant Wasps: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9,-3)] => [1,6,2] = 9 vs (6) or less Failure! by 3 
Marik: Damage is [1d6+3] => [4,3] = (7) imp
GM: You totally kill the wasp that is carrying you 7 meters above the ground. This is not as happy a decision as you thought it might be.
Marik: Acrobatics?
GM: Yeah, totally.
Marik: Acrobatics: [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [6,2,5] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 
Marik: Should be -1, but I'll take success by 0.
Marik: DF2 has 9 yards at 3d?
GM: Effective fall is 3 yards, [1d6+2] => [4,2] = (6) crushing against location [3d6] => [4,3,5] = (12)
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [26] Gigantic Wasps) 
Marik: Hm. As soon as I figure out what location 12 is, I'll tell you which one of those is being rerolled with luck.
GM: Roll self-control.
GM: Marik: location 12 is the left arm.
Wolfgang: left arm
Marik: Damage roll, then.
Beltarne: 6 cr
GM: [1d6+2] => [3,2] = (5) and [1d6+2] => [5,2] = (7)
Marik: Nono, reroll the damage roll. Luck.
Thasos: er... self-control is what? will?
Beltarne: ah, lucking it
Marik: Bah! Ahwell.
GM: 15 for your Berserk, I think.
Marik: Not a major wound, not a crippling injury. Any landing you walk away from is a good landing!
Thasos: oh berserk, okay
Thasos: Resist Berserk (15-) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [2,2,4] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 
** Thasos calms down. He suddenly doesn't feel too well. **
GM: Roll consciousness. And, err, death.
Thasos: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [3,2,1] = 6 vs (13) or less Success! by 7 
Marik: ((On the bright side, it's pure HP loss instead of, like, crippled limbs.))
** Thasos 's shakes his head to clear it. **
Thasos: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [1,2,1] = 4 vs (13) or less Critical Success! [B556]
Wolfgang: ((you'll be fine))
Beltarne: Nice
** Thasos seems a bit unsteady at first, but shrugs it off. **
GM: Hey, heal [1d6-1] => [5,-1] = (4) points of damage for the critical.
Beltarne: Combat over?
Thasos: that puts me at what?
Wolfgang: "Thasos, you need to be more careful or start wearing some real armor."
** Marik gets up, dusts himself off, works his shoulder and arm a little, grins, and begins collecting wasp corpses to drag them back to camp while whistling a cheerful tune. **
Narrator: The minotaur snaps out of his blood rage, looking a little sick and in pain but not as bad as everyone thought when the blood was spraying everywhere.
Narrator: Now his blood is mostly oozing, dripping, and flowing everywhere.
** Ghazeb gasps for air **
GM: [32-13] => 19
GM: Thasos is at -19 damage.
GM: So he's dying.
Beltarne: First aid x 2 for Ghazeb and Thasos, Major Healing x 2 for same, okay if I roll, Mark?
Thasos: ((wow, fully negative, woot!))
GM: As is Ghazeb.
GM: They both have a Major Healing from this morning's activities in town.
** Thasos looks over at Ghazeb and smirks, then looks grim faced. **
GM: But it's still your High Holy Day.
GM: Knock yourself out.
Beltarne: What's combined modifiers?
GM: +2.
Beltarne: First Aid/TL3 (Humanoid) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [5,4,3] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 Conditional: +1 from 'First Aid Kit'
GM: and -3 per additional healing.
Beltarne: First Aid/TL3 (Humanoid) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [1,4,5] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 Conditional: +1 from 'First Aid Kit'
** Wolfgang goes to check on Marik, and then help haul back wasps when he sees he is fine **
GM: Ghazeb heals [1d6-1] => [4,-1] = (3), Thasos heals [1d6-1] => [5,-1] = (4)
Beltarne: [1d6] => [1] = (1)
Beltarne: Thanks, Mark
GM: oops, +1 on both of those.
Beltarne: Major Healing (Holy) (15) [3d6.skill(15,-3+1)] => [6,5,3] = 14 vs (13) or less Failure! by 1 Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
GM: ???
Beltarne: Major Healing (Holy) (15) [3d6.skill(15,-3+1)] => [2,4,2] = 8 vs (13) or less Success! by 5 Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
GM: You're at +5 for the High Holy Day, I thought.
Beltarne: Sorry, thanks
Beltarne: Like I said, scatter
Marik: "I feel great! How are you guys doing?"
Beltarne: scatterbrained
Beltarne: so, 8 FP from me, 8 HP for both of them
GM: They're both still disabled. Going to try again?
Wolfgang: "Fine. the twins are a bit beat up, again."
GM: Also, is Marik going out for more hunting?
Ghazeb: (I gaot 8 total or 12?))
Ghazeb: got
GM: 12 total, Ghazeb.
** Wolfgang hopes we can eat wasp **
Marik: Marik is totally not going out hunting again.
Beltarne: Erm, anyone wanna lend me some FP here?
GM: Dude, just wait a few minutes and try again, they're not going anywhere.
Wolfgang: "Tell me these cook up good once you get the poison things out!"
Beltarne: Ah, good point
** Wolfgang thinks unless you know steal ST you're on your own **
Beltarne: I take a breather
Beltarne: Ritual spellcasting, or whatever
Beltarne: takes longer but I can take a FP each, per casting
GM: 40 minutes past, roll again.
Beltarne: Major Healing (Holy) (15) [3d6.skill(15,-6+5)] => [1,5,1] = 7 vs (14) or less Success! by 7 Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
Beltarne: Major Healing (Holy) (15) [3d6.skill(15,-6+5)] => [4,4,6] = 14 vs (14) or less Success! by 0 Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
Beltarne: 8 more for the both of yas.
GM: Ghazeb and Thasos are down to 10 and 11 damage each.
Beltarne: And before we bed down I can do healing slumber
GM: Or Minnizig can cast Minor Healing! which I will totally handwave for another 3 points.
GM: And then the healing slumbers.
Wolfgang: heh, do it now and make them take watch
Beltarne: Right
Beltarne: I can do minor healing too
Thasos: i'm assuming we're camping now, so i'll do my meditation roll
Beltarne: major is just more effective
GM: well.
Thasos: Meditation (9) [3d6.skill(9,0)] => [1,1,1] = 3 vs (9) or less Critical Success! [B556] 
GM: after Beltarne is done casting spells, it's about 4:30
GM: and apparently Thasos' near death experience has focused his mind.
Beltarne: Okay, so we know anything about wasps being worth cashy monies?
GM: Anyone have Naturalist?
GM: Or Poison?
Ghazeb: "we could sell the poison."
GM: Or Connoisseur (Hides, Inner Organs, Monster Liquids)?
Beltarne: Negative
Marik: Scout! doesn't cover Naturalist.
Marik: Alas.
Wolfgang: "Doesn't it go bad?"
** Thasos centers himself, filling his mind with purity. When he opens his eyes, his body gives off a powerful wave of heat. **
Beltarne: ((Dumb))
Ghazeb: "Ghazeb does not know."
Wolfgang: Connoisseur (Weapons) -? maybe?
whispering to Ghazeb, You think you know how to carve these things for money, actually. 
GM: Wolfgang... I'll allow it, but you didn't make the skill roll.
Marik: ((Scout! is 'practical wilderness lore' - "how to not get lost and survive". Druid! is 'theoretical wilderness lore' - "how things work", which includes "how to survive", but not "how to not get lost". I'm pretty content with that division.))
Ghazeb: "Look everyone stand back, Ghazeb will take care of it."
Beltarne: Huh. Clerics don't have Physician
Beltarne: Boo
Wolfgang: I wanted to know the penalty first, or if it's even allowed
GM: Don't they have Esoteric Medicine?
** Ghazeb begins to harvest what ever is of value. **
GM: It's allowed, Wolfgang.
Beltarne: Something else for the list for when we get back to Polisberg
Wolfgang: -what?
Beltarne: They do.
Marik: Esoteric Medicine is Physician, Beltarne.
Marik: Physician defaults to EM.
GM: What Marik said.
GM: I think -4 or so, Wolfgang?
Wolfgang: Connoisseur (Weapons) (11) [3d6.skill(11,-4)] => [5,5,4] = 14 vs (7) or less Failure! by 7 
Beltarne: poison defaults to physician, not esoteric medicine though
Beltarne: so no double defaulting
GM: Ghazeb, roll Poison to retreieve.
Wolfgang: ((heh, clearly I think the stingers are the key))
Marik: On the other hand, Scout! covers survival. Survival tells me whether things are good (and safe) to eat. How are giant wasps on the 'tasty food-o-meter'?
GM: For purposes of this game, Esoteric Medicine == Physician.
Ghazeb: do not have oit
Thasos: ((technically it would be the poison sacs, not the stingers, that would have value i'd think))
Marik: So Beltarne gets a default poisons roll off of Esoteric Medicine. :D
Marik: Which is cool!
Beltarne: Should I roll, or does Ghazeb have anything I might get from a success?
GM: Marik's opinion of giant wasps is that big bugs are just like little bugs, but with a better meat to exoskeleton ratio.
GM: Well, Ghazeb said he was going to do it.
GM: And he's Overconfident.
Ghazeb: yup
GM: So he's going to do it unless he resists and consents to advising Beltarne on how to do it.
Ghazeb: Unless you stop him he will
Beltarne: Esoteric Medicine (Holy) (14) [3d6.skill(14,-3)] => [3,6,5] = 14 vs (11) or less Failure! by 3 
Beltarne: Disregard that roll
GM: Ghazeb, roll Poisons (IQ-6)
Beltarne: poison sacks are removed with poison or surgery
Ghazeb: np
Beltarne: ?
Ghazeb: IQ (10) [3d6.skill(10,-6)] => [6,2,5] = 13 vs (4) or less Failure! by 9 
GM: Or roll to Resist...
GM: okay.
GM: When Ghazeb stabilizies to "came move and think" he goes around claiming he knows how to milk Giant Wasp poison glands, 'cause he saw this little old wise man do it in Shigrad.
GM: Apparently it involves spreading toxins all over your fur.
Beltarne: Ah.
Beltarne: "Ah well, I'm sure that won't make all your fur fall out or turn pink."
GM: It doesn't seem to actually yield a whole lot of toxins, though.
** Thasos suppresses a laugh at the thought of a pink Ghazeb. **