WM/Treks/Log 2-16

Narrator: The delvers have returned the ruined town on the lake shore and have been attacked by demons and ghosts.
GM: Any questions about the current situation?
Shelley: WHo has the real treasure?
Shelley: ANd now can we most efficiently extract it from them?
Ghazeb: Yeah, how did we decide this was a good idea?
Wolfgang: will killing this guy make the ghosts poof?
Shelley: Shelley doesn't have a choice in the matter, she's Driven.
Beltarne: Can I have some Ice Cream?
GM: Giraffe!
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Zombie 
(on deck: [24] Ghosts) 
Shelley: Ooo ice cream!
Ghazeb: ((Ice Zombie Shelley is pwered by ice cream))
Shelley: I cannot see the zombie, but I belive he's still stuck unable to get around the corner of the building due to turning.
Shelley: There, spun shelley around. He's turned! He waits for something to get within reach, so he can hack at it!
Shelley: ***
GM: Looks like.
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Ghosts 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Angry Ghosts: Poltergeists step forward (mostly), pulling chunks of rock out of the ground.
Angry Ghosts: Other ghosts step forward, turning solid.
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Shelley: Shelley is NOT turned!
Shelley Zombie: Shelley Moves up.
Shelley Zombie: ***
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Desire Demon) 
Ghazeb: "Ghazeb grows tired of waiting!" He charges the Demon Knight!
GM: Shield rush, all-out attack, what's your plan here?
Ghazeb: Broadsword Feint (Scimitar): [3d6.skill(9,0+0)] => [3,1,5] = 9 vs (9) or less Success! by 0 
GM: ah, move and attack, right.
Ghazeb: oops not a feint...bad macro!
Wolfgang: DA?
Ghazeb: that was meant to be an attack
Marik: You can't DA on a move and attack.
Demon Knight: Oh, then block and retreat [3d6.skill(13,2+1)] => [2,2,4] = 8 vs (16) or less Success! by 8 
Marik: Final skill total for a deceptive attack needs to be 10 or higher.
Ghazeb: no DA ...reduce to 9 skill
Demon Knight: doh, should have parried. Oh, well.
Wolfgang: darn
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Desire Demon 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Desire Demon: Step closer to Marik, throw a fireball at Beltarne [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [2,6,3] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 
** Ghazeb looks around and growls to himself, "That's a lot of ghosts." **
Beltarne: Feverishly Dodges!
Beltarne: Dodge (11) [3d6.skill(11,2)] => [3,4,5] = 12 vs (13) or less Success! by 1 
Narrator: The ball of flame whips past Beltarne and burns the building behind him.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Demon Knight) 
Marik: Can I combine a Committed Attack (extra step) with Extra Effort (Extra Step)?
GM: No
Marik: Drat.
Marik: Extra Effort (Extra Step); 2 steps and slash at the desire demon's left leg.
GM: Okay.
Marik: Long Knife Swing: [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [6,2,4] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
Desire Demon: Judo parry with sidestep [3d6.skill(13,2)] => [2,4,2] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 
Narrator: The flaming demon moves his hands in complicated ways as he dodge Marik's attack.
Marik: ###
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Demon Knight 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Demon Knight: "Get him!" Commited determined attack, step forward and whack Ghazeb with his mace [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [3,6,1] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 DA-4/-2 and then step back
Ghazeb: Ghazeb will slip in for no mod on a block.
Ghazeb: Block: [3d6.skill(12,2)] => [5,1,2] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 
GM: You can't, because a Slip is a retreat and you did a Move and Attack.
Ghazeb: Making it easiser for the ghosts to surround him!
GM: Sadly, not legal.
Ghazeb: oh ok...dang...no slip then
GM: Still, you made the block. It's all good.
Beltarne: ((Still a success)
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Ghazeb: ya
** Beltarne continues chanting while giving the demon in the suit the stink-eye for chunking a fireball at him. Takes a step south. **
GM: Okay...
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Vineman Zombie) 
Wolfgang: move Mr. Stubborn
Wolfgang: ST (17) [3d6.skill(17,0)] => [3,3,1] = 7 vs (17) or less Success! by 10 
Davin Sorn: "No! No! Not there!" [3d6.skill(11)] => [6,2,1] = 9 vs (11) or less Success! by 2 
GM: You shove him around.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Zombie 
(on deck: [24] Ghosts) 
Skeleton: The little state arrows on the ghosts - skull and walking man mean?
GM: Skull means they're solid. Walking Man is insubstantial. Not the best symbols, but they're what I had.
Skeleton: Zombie man charges up behind Ghazeb!
Skeleton: (move)
Skeleton: ***
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Ghosts 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Angry Ghosts: Ghost 5 move and attacks to slam Ghazeb! [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [2,2,1] = 5 vs (12) or less Success! by 7 DA-2/-1
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,2-1)] => [4,3,6] = 13 vs (13) or less Success! by 0 
Angry Ghosts: Poltergeists step and aim at Beltarne, lifting rocks over his head.
Angry Ghosts: Angry Ghosts 9 and 7 make all-out long attacks to grab Ghazeb [3d6.skill(14)] => [3,5,5] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 and [3d6.skill(14)] => [5,3,2] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Angry Ghosts: Other solid ghosts move forward.
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,2-1)] => [2,2,2] = 6 vs (13) or less Success! by 7 
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,2)] => [2,5,2] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
Angry Ghosts: "rrarrr!"
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [20] Davin Sorn) 
Ghazeb: first had 1 less penalty from what i can tell...so 14 not 13...not like it matters
** Shelley Zombie does not reanimate the bodies of the unquiet dead in an army of death to protect the sanctity of the grave. **
GM: what does she do, then?
** Shelley Zombie steps up and drops a Radius 2 Terror centered on Angry Ghost #4. That's -4 for range to edge of effect, reduced by 1 for the staff to -3. Screaming, shouting, doing the watutsi. +...2 if I remember correctly. How's the local mana aspect? **
Shelley Zombie: I'm looking up the modifier.
GM: Would you believe Twisted was the random roll?
Shelley Zombie: How is it for Necromancy? I recall the area has a static death aspect.
GM: Yes, aspected High.
Shelley Zombie: Which does Absolutely Nothing.
Shelley Zombie: Noted.
GM: ?
Shelley Zombie: High mana. Does nothing.
Shelley Zombie: It is purely informational.
GM: Oh, +3 on necromancy spells, why not.
Shelley Zombie: (for mages)
GM: Or 1 less FP per spell, minimum 1.
GM: It should be worth *something*.
Shelley Zombie: Pick one so I know what I'm rolling :D
GM: Your choice at time of casting.
Shelley Zombie: But the less FP would really stand out in your campaign :D
Shelley Zombie: Ooo
Shelley Zombie: For the Terror, +3 is good.
Shelley Zombie: So, Sweeping Gestures, Shouted Words = +2, Twisted = -2, Range = -3, mana = +3, it all cancels out and I roll straight skill!
Shelley Zombie: Terror (Deathly) (16) [3d6.skill(16,0)] => [4,5,6] = 15 vs (16) or less Success! by 1 for [4] => 4 FP
Shelley Zombie: Hell, blow a CP on that to get whatever it does.
Angry Ghosts: Resist magic! [3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [1,3,5] = 9 vs (11) or less Success! by 2 
[3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [4,5,2] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 
[3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (11) or less Success! by 6 
[3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [4,5,5] = 14 vs (11) or less Failure! by 3 
[3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [5,6,5] = 16 vs (11) or less Failure! by 5 
[3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [1,5,5] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 
[3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [4,6,4] = 14 vs (11) or less Failure! by 3 
[3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [3,1,4] = 8 vs (11) or less Success! by 3 
Angry Ghosts: all but ghost 5.
Shelley Zombie: Or not, too late.
Shelley Zombie: All but ghost 5 what?
Angry Ghosts: have to resist. and poltergeists 8, 9 [3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [2,5,2] = 9 vs (11) or less Success! by 2 
[3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [4,2,6] = 12 vs (11) or less Failure! by 1 
Shelley Zombie: Ah.
Shelley Zombie: And the demon, but my spirit empathy doesn't cover him.
Demon Knight: Is this a necromancy spell or mind control?
Shelley Zombie: Uh, It's a Necromancer spell, but Terror for wizards is in the Mind Control college.
Demon Knight: Immune to Mind Control. I think this applies... call it a bonus, anyway [3d6.skill(14,3-1)] => [3,4,4] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 
Angry Ghosts: and poltergeists 2,7 [3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [5,3,5] = 13 vs (11) or less Failure! by 2 
[3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [3,3,4] = 10 vs (11) or less Success! by 1 
Angry Ghosts: Scream in terror and turn to run!
 10) YOUR TURN NOW:: [20] Davin Sorn 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Davin Sorn: Struggles futilely!
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Desire Demon) 
Ghazeb: Ok...I'm in close combat so -2 to attack right?
GM: No, -4 to attack, -2 to parry, and damage penalties if you swing.
Ghazeb: OK...rapid strike on the two ghosts that all out attacked Ghazeb!
GM: Fair enough.
Ghazeb: Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,-3-4)] => [1,1,6] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 , Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,-3-4)] => [3,3,6] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
GM: Damage is at -1 from normal.
Ghazeb: k
Ghazeb: Scimitar Damage: [1d6+4-1] => [5,4,-1] = (8) imp
Ghazeb: Scimitar Damage: [1d6+4-1] => [2,4,-1] = (5) imp
GM: Or not, if you're stabbing.
Ghazeb: wa mean to be cut...got all screwed up when i used the shortsword
GM: Oh, then it should be 2d6+1 damage for each strike.
Ghazeb: [2d6+4] => [4,1,4] = (9)
Ghazeb: [2d6+4] => [1,3,4] = (8)
GM: Their skin is incredibly tough, and your blade barely cuts into them.
Ghazeb: normally its 2d6+6
GM: Normally its 2d6+2 because I outlawed Weapon Master =/
GM: Anyhow.
Wolfgang: well, changed it
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Desire Demon 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Desire Demon: Throw Marik into the ground for damage! [3d6.skill(16,-1-2)] => [3,4,4] = 11 vs (13) or less Success! by 2 DA-2/-1
Marik: Acrobatics: [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [4,1,5] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Marik: Acrobatic, retreating, feverish dodge.
Desire Demon: On your flank!
Marik: Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,+2+3+2-2-1)] => [1,6,1] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 
Desire Demon: Step to stay close to Marik.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Demon Knight) 
Marik: Drop knife; step back; ready Bow.
Marik: ###
Marik: (Normally that would require more than one Ready action, I'm sure. That's why I invested in Delver's Webbing.)
GM: I'm good.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Demon Knight 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Demon Knight: Start a counter turn to protect his ghostly allies from Beltarne's holy turning. Contest of Wills (and Un/Holiness) with Beltarne! [3d6.skill(16,4)] => [2,4,4] = 10 vs (20) or less Success! by 10 
Beltarne: Will (14) [3d6.skill(14,4)] => [2,6,6] = 14 vs (18) or less Success! by 4 
Narrator: The light glowing from Beltarne's shield is pushed back by the red-black aura emanating from the knight as it chants harsh words in an ancient and unhallowed language.
GM: The ghosts are now only turned back 10 hexes.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: So can we duke it out back and forth for turning checks, and do we each take FP every time we make a new one
GM: Something like that.
Beltarne: Sounds good!
** Beltarne tries to push back the demon's aura, as he snarls something in dwarven, eyes narrowing **
Ghazeb: The Demon probably has 'unholy' amounts of ER tho...
Beltarne: Will (14) [3d6.skill(14,4)] => [5,1,2] = 8 vs (18) or less Success! by 10 
Demon Knight: Resist! [3d6.skill(16)] => [3,1,2] = 6 vs (16) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556]
Shelley Zombie: Jerk.
Marik: Still only a tie!
Marik: (Criticals on quick contests don't matter)
Angry Ghosts: Resist! [3d6.skill(10)] => [4,4,6] = 14 vs (10) or less Failure! by 4 (most have at least some holy resistance)
Angry Ghosts: of course, they SUCK.
Desire Demon: Resist turn [3d6.skill(16,7)] => [3,3,6] = 12 vs (23) or less Success! by 11 
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Vineman Zombie) 
Wolfgang: so, I'm dragging this guy?
Wolfgang: can I just take off and deny him the dirt to drag his dfeet on?
Wolfgang: *feet
GM: Hmmm.
GM: He weighs about 160 lbs - reasonably big shepherd type.
GM: Can you lift him with 1 arm?
Wolfgang: prolly, what is 1h lift?
Marik: Twice BL.
GM: Nope. You'll need to drop your shield to pick him
Marik: I think.
GM: But other than that - if you can lift him and win a wrestling contest, you can fly with him.
Wolfgang: eh? drop the shield?
GM: Marik is right - 2xBL for 1 hand, 4xBL for 2 hands.
Marik: ((Ah. BL is 1 hand overhead in 1 second.))
GM: You need a second hand to lift him long enough to get flying.
Wolfgang: wrestling to throw him over a shoulder?
Shelley Zombie: Is it a Shield or a buckler?
Shelley Zombie: You can use a Shield hand no problem
Wolfgang: shield
Shelley Zombie: -2 to skill for using it, can't block
Shelley Zombie: Can't use a buckler
Marik: Yeah, he can't drop the shield, but he can use the hand - it's lashed to his arm.
Shelley Zombie: it's held in hand.
Wolfgang: ok, two hands then
GM: Or I guess you can keep the shield, but then you're at -2 on the wrestling contest.
GM: Right-ho.
Wolfgang: :(
Wolfgang: Wrestling (14) [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [3,1,5] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 Includes: +1 from 'Master of Arms'
Shelley Zombie: It does sort of limit your options :/
GM: Well, it's a Contest of ST or Wrestling, your choice, so we'll just add 3 to that roll...
Davin Sorn: Resist being bodily carried away! [3d6.skill(11)] => [5,2,6] = 13 vs (11) or less Failure! by 2 
Davin Sorn: doh!
Davin Sorn: gets lifted up by Wolfgang.
GM: You can take 1 step as you start to fly.
Wolfgang: ok
Wolfgang: ###
GM: Your encumbered move is 5.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Zombie 
(on deck: [24] Ghosts) 
Skeleton: Rawr angry ghost rawr hack!
Skeleton: Axe: [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [5,5,2] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 , dealing [5d6+5] => [1,6,3,2,5,5] = (22) cut
Skeleton: #5, as the only one in reach.
Skeleton: Does it defend, or just eat 22 cut damage while physical?
Angry Ghosts: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9)] => [3,2,2] = 7 vs (9) or less Success! by 2 
Angry Ghosts: Dodges!
Skeleton: Daw.
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Ghosts 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Angry Ghosts: Angry Ghosts 4, 7, 9 turn and flee along with poltergeists 2 and 9.
Angry Ghosts: Remaining poltergeists aim huge clumps of rocks over Beltarne's head
[3d6.skill(16,2+4-6-4)] => [5,4,6] = 15 vs (12) or less Failure! by 3 
[3d6.skill(16,2+4-6-4)] => [1,5,4] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
[3d6.skill(16,2+4-6-4)] => [1,5,1] = 7 vs (12) or less Success! by 5 
[3d6.skill(16,2+4-6-4)] => [5,2,4] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
Angry Ghosts: Off by 3 in direction [1d6] => [5] = (5), N is 1, clockwise
Angry Ghosts: Angry Ghosts 5, 3, 8 punch Ghazeb [3d6.skill(12)] => [3,2,6] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
[3d6.skill(12)] => [4,6,5] = 15 vs (12) or less Failure! by 3 
[3d6.skill(12)] => [3,3,1] = 7 vs (12) or less Success! by 5 
GM: The rocks are dropped from 10 yards over Beltarne's head in a diffuse mass and will land next round on this initiative count.
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,2)] => [1,5,4] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,2)] => [1,4,4] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
Angry Ghosts: Angry Ghost in Ghazeb's hex grabs him [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [6,1,1] = 8 vs (12) or less Success! by 4 DA-2/-1
Angry Ghosts: Other angry ghosts attack.
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,2-1)] => [1,3,6] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
GM: Ah, well.
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [20] Davin Sorn) 
** Shelley Zombie casts Turn Spirit on Angry Ghost 2. "Cease your interference, mindless fool!" **
Shelley Zombie: -1 range, canceled out by rod. +2 for the Big Show casting. -2 Twisted. -1 FP from Mana.
Shelley Zombie: Turn Spirit (Deathly) (16) [3d6.skill(16,-1+1-2+2)] => [5,5,5] = 15 vs (16) or less Success! by 1 for [1] => 1 FP
Shelley Zombie: What the Eff is with all these minimal successes.
Angry Ghosts: Curses, I only have Holy Resistance! Damn you, new supplements! Damn you! Resists with [3d6.skill(10)] => [3,2,5] = 10 vs (10) or less Success! by 0 
Angry Ghosts: "Aiiieee! I am compelled to flee from your sight!"
Shelley Zombie: "For one minute!"
Shelley Zombie: "er, 10 seconds!"
 10) YOUR TURN NOW:: [20] Davin Sorn 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Davin Sorn: Screams!
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Desire Demon) 
Shelley Zombie: gvm list
Shelley Zombie: erk, sorry
Ghazeb: OK...rapid strike on angry ghost 8.
Ghazeb: Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,-3-4)] => [5,2,1] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 , Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,-3-4)] => [3,2,5] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 
GM: For what it's worth, you have an additional -2 to attack while your using a shield in close combat.
Ghazeb: ok...noted
Angry Ghosts: Dodge and retreat! [3d6.skill(9,3)] => [3,3,4] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 and [3d6.skill(9,3)] => [4,5,2] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
Ghazeb: curses!
Ghazeb: ###
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Desire Demon 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Desire Demon: Step forward, throw a fireball at Beltarne [3d6.skill(18,-3-2)] => [4,3,5] = 12 vs (13) or less Success! by 1 PA-2/-1 and turn toward Marik.
Beltarne: Dodge (11) [3d6.skill(11,2)] => [5,3,2] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
** Beltarne feverishly dodges again! **
Shelley Zombie: Need to make a will-3 roll to maintain concenrate :/
Shelley Zombie: May I suggest a Retreat or Slip to keep moving in the right direction?
GM: Also, shouldn't your Dodge by 9, +2 for the shield?
Beltarne: ((Thought that was at the beginning of my turn))
GM: Can't retreat or slip vs a ranged attack.
Marik: 9, +2 for the shield, +2 for feverish.
Skeleton: Oh, doh.
Marik: -1 for predictive.
Marik: But still good.
GM: Ah.
GM: Will roll is immediate.
Beltarne: Will (14) [3d6.skill(14,-3)] => [4,4,6] = 14 vs (11) or less Failure! by 3 
GM: Turn effort lasts for [1d6] => [3] = (3) seconds!
Beltarne: ((Boo))
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Demon Knight) 
GM: Marik needs to roll Will.
Marik: Will: [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [4,4,3] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
Marik: Step back; draw two (balanced) meteoric iron arrows; Fast-Load second arrow: [3d6.skill(20,-3-2)] => [1,2,4] = 7 vs (15) or less Success! by 8 
Marik: No range penalty, -3 fast-load, +3 acc, anything else?
GM: Can't think of anything.
Marik: AoA (Double) and Feint: [3d6.skill(20,-3+3+1)] => [3,6,4] = 13 vs (21) or less Success! by 8 
Desire Demon: Wasn't expecting that! [3d6.skill(16)] => [5,2,4] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 
Marik: Arrowing Experiences: Shooting him in the eyes. Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-3+3+1-9)] => [1,6,5] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 and [3d6.skill(20,-3+3+1-9)] => [3,1,6] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
Desire Demon: Uhm... Parry Missile Weapons! [3d6.skill(12,-3)] => [3,3,4] = 10 vs (9) or less Failure! by 1 and again with the other hand [3d6.skill(12,-3)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (9) or less Success! by 4 
Desire Demon: so close!
Marik: Luck the second parry.
Skeleton: Luck that success!
Desire Demon: Well, and yet so far [3d6.skill(12,-3)] => [6,6,6] = 18 vs (9) or less Critical Failure! by 9 [B556]
[3d6.skill(12,-3)] => [1,5,2] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
Shelley Zombie: SOLD
Marik: I like critfails.
Marik: Damage: [1d6+3] => [6,3] = (9) and [1d6+3] => [6,3] = (9) imp meteoric iron in the eye.
Desire Demon: yeah, yeah.
Marik: OH SNAP.
Marik: Critfailed parry on missile attack is critsuccess on the hit?
Marik: Or just a fall down for him? I don't remember.
Desire Demon: ... nah, it's a parry [3d6.crit_unarm()] => [4,2,4] = 10 You lose your balance; you can do nothing else (not even free actions) until next turn, and all defenses -2 until next turn. [B557]
Shelley Zombie: He rolls critical weapon failure
Shelley Zombie: Or unarmed, yes.
Desire Demon: woo-hoo, I have nictating membrane 4! I'm just... blinded. and in horrible pain. [3d6.skill(14,-10)] => [2,6,5] = 13 vs (4) or less Failure! by 9 and [3d6.skill(14,-10)] => [5,5,2] = 12 vs (4) or less Failure! by 8 to resist knockdown.
Shelley Zombie: isnt that ko
Shelley Zombie: for fail by 5+?
Marik: He's KOed, yeah. ZZZ icon on the dude.
Marik: ###
Narrator: Marik dodges back, grabbing two arrows and slamming them into the demon's surprised eyes. It slumps to the ground, smouldering.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Demon Knight 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Demon Knight: Keeps chanting, focused on the counter-turn.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
** Beltarne runs south, out from under the rocks and towards Wolfgang and his captive. **
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Vineman Zombie) 
Wolfgang: fly to the ghost!
Wolfgang: ###
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Zombie 
(on deck: [24] Ghosts) 
Skeleton: Smashy smashy ghosty ghosty numbah 5.
Skeleton: Axe: [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [5,6,6] = 17 vs (15) or less Critical Failure! by 2 [B556], dealing [5d6+5] => [3,4,1,5,6,5] = (24) cut
Skeleton: Or not.
Skeleton: [3d6.crit_miss()] => [6,5,2] = 13 You lose your balance & can do nothing else (not even free actions) until next turn; all defenses -2 until next turn. [B556]
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Ghosts 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Angry Ghosts: Ghost 2 flees. Fleeing ghosts flee.
Angry Ghosts: Rocks fall!
Angry Ghosts: Poltergeists pull up new chunks of rock and step forward.
Angry Ghosts: Other ghosts turn semi-solid, except for 6 who grabs Ghazeb [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [6,6,5] = 17 vs (12) or less Critical Failure! by 5 [B556]
Angry Ghosts: [3d6.crit_unarmed()] => 3d6.crit_unarmed()
Angry Ghosts: [3d6.crit_unarm()] => [6,3,1] = 10 You lose your balance; you can do nothing else (not even free actions) until next turn, and all defenses -2 until next turn. [B557]
Angry Ghosts: unlife sucks.
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [20] Davin Sorn) 
Shelley Zombie: It does.
Shelley Zombie: Shelley steps up behind her minion.
Shelley Zombie: and delivers another Terror, Radius 2, NW of the demon. -2 for range, +1 for rod to compensate for range, -2 for Twisted, +2 for the The Show, -1 mana cost.\
GM: Okay.
Shelley Zombie: Am I missing anything?
Shelley Zombie: Terror (Deathly) (16) [3d6.skill(16,-2+1-2+2)] => [5,5,2] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 for [3] => 3 FP
Angry Ghosts: Poltergeists resist! [3d6.skill(10,-3)] => [1,2,4] = 7 vs (7) or less Success! by 0 
[3d6.skill(10,-3)] => [5,1,3] = 9 vs (7) or less Failure! by 2 
[3d6.skill(10,-3)] => [5,4,2] = 11 vs (7) or less Failure! by 4 
[3d6.skill(10,-3)] => [4,5,3] = 12 vs (7) or less Failure! by 5 
Angry Ghosts 1, 3, 8 resist [3d6.skill(10,-3)] => [6,4,5] = 15 vs (7) or less Failure! by 8 
[3d6.skill(10,-3)] => [1,3,4] = 8 vs (7) or less Failure! by 1 
[3d6.skill(10,-3)] => [6,1,4] = 11 vs (7) or less Failure! by 4 
Shelley Zombie: Booyah.
Shelley Zombie: Cower.
Marik: That's what, fright checks all around?
Shelley Zombie: At -3
Angry Ghosts: Nah, they're just fleeing.
 10) YOUR TURN NOW:: [20] Davin Sorn 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Desire Demon) 
Ghazeb: Soo many ghosts...all in the way!
Shelley Zombie: Mostly fleeing though.
Shelley Zombie: The guy on your back left isn't.
Shelley Zombie: Kill him :D
Ghazeb: Ghazeb will attempt to evade thru the ghosts to get next to the demon.
Beltarne: And don't turn your back on the deemon knight
Ghazeb: evade is dx roll?
GM: Ghost 6 will let you get past, Ghost 1 will resist - roll DX-5 to get past a standing foe.
Ghazeb: DX: [3d6.skill(15,-5)] => [4,4,1] = 9 vs (10) or less Success! by 1 
Angry Ghosts: Resist [3d6.skill(10)] => [6,2,1] = 9 vs (10) or less Success! by 1 
Angry Ghosts: Realize he's technically diffuse, and can't really block a real person....
Ghazeb: Hooray!
Shelley Zombie: He makes a lot of convincing gestures :D
Narrator: Ghazeb feels bereft of hope as he forces his way through the ghost.
GM: By which I mean, the ghost's soul sucking aura does 1 fatigue and 1 toxic damage past DR.
Ghazeb: I guess that's it. And roger that.
Ghazeb: ###
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Desire Demon 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Demon Knight) 
Marik: Draw a normal arrow, load it, and move.
Marik: ###
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Demon Knight 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Demon Knight: Step back and to the side, hit GHazeb with a mace [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [1,5,4] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 DA-4/-2
Ghazeb: Block: [3d6.skill(12,2-2)] => [2,1,6] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
** Beltarne moves towards Wolfgang some more. **
Beltarne: ((Do I need to make a will roll again, Mark?))
GM: Probably, it's been a while since you resist Sir Ewan's droning.
Beltarne: Will (14) [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [2,1,6] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
Beltarne: Done
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Vineman Zombie) 
GM: Wolfgang also needs to roll Will.
Wolfgang: Will (10) [3d6.skill(10,0)] => [1,2,4] = 7 vs (10) or less Success! by 3 
Wolfgang: fly more!
GM: What are you doing?
GM: Oh, right.
Wolfgang: "Hey, Oakdude!"
Wolfgang: "wake up!"
Wolfgang: ###
Sir Ewan the Ghost: "All is lost. The hordes have overwhelmed the city. We have been betrayed. My strength and faith meant nothing in the end. They never meant anything. All is futile."
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Zombie 
(on deck: [24] Ghosts) 
Shelley Zombie: "Hit the other one! The solid one!"
Marik: ((He's off-balance from a critfail, does that affect him this turn?))
** Skeleton tries to hit the solid one! **
Skeleton: That's expired now
Skeleton: Axe: [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [4,2,3] = 9 vs (15) or less Success! by 6 , dealing [5d6+5] => [5,2,1,2,4,5] = (19) cut
GM: No, he needs to regain his balance for a round. That's how I've always played it so it's equivalent to dropping a weapon.
Skeleton: Oh, ok.
GM: or falling over on a dodge or losing a shield or whatever.
Skeleton: He spends a round regaining his balance!
Skeleton: Stupid useless zombie :D
Skeleton: ***
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Ghosts 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Angry Ghosts: Most ghosts flee from the angry necromancer!
Angry Ghosts: Angry Ghost 6 recovers his balance. 
Angry Ghosts: Angry Ghost 5 steps and smacks Ghazeb [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [4,2,5] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 DA-2/-1
Angry Ghosts: From the flank!
Angry Ghosts: Poltergeist 3 slams rocks into the ground NW of Ghazeb! [3d6.skill(14,4)] => [2,5,3] = 10 vs (18) or less Success! by 8 
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,-2)] => [6,1,5] = 12 vs (10) or less Failure! by 2 
Ghazeb: hmmm luck
Angry Ghosts: Lose another FP and take 1 more toxic damage past DR
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,-2)] => [4,6,2] = 12 vs (10) or less Failure! by 2 
Angry Ghosts: oh, okay.
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,-2)] => [6,4,3] = 13 vs (10) or less Failure! by 3 
Ghazeb: ack
GM: Defense against the big piles of rock area attack hitting your space?
Ghazeb: sorry thought that was against someone else
Ghazeb: Um...take it cause Ghazeb does not want to fall down!
GM: Okay...
Shelley Zombie: He is overconfident.
Angry Ghosts: Damage is [3d6] => [4,2,5] = (11) crushing!
Ghazeb: So 9 atfter DR
GM: And kinda crunchy now. His Dodge is halved as he is below 1/3rd HP.
Ghazeb: OK...so dodge is now in the toilet...
GM: yep.
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [20] Davin Sorn) 
Ghazeb: Was a calculated risk.
Skeleton: Sigh. 
Shelley Zombie: Ok. Um, Turn Spirit on #6. No range penalty, -2 twisted +2 big show, -1 FP cost for mana
Shelley Zombie: Turn Spirit (Deathly) (16) [3d6.skill(16,-2+2)] => [6,3,2] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 for [1] => 1 FP
Angry Ghosts: Stop that! [3d6.skill(10,-5)] => [3,3,3] = 9 vs (5) or less Failure! by 4 
Shelley Zombie: "No."
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [20] Davin Sorn 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Davin Sorn: Screams in panic!
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: "Ghazeb thinks you should stop chanting demon!"
Ghazeb: Rapid strike feint and attack for the viatls.
Demon Knight: "I will just smash you instead."
GM: Okay, that's a stab, but you do it at -1 to skill (only) because you have a technique/targeted attack for that.
Ghazeb: Broadsword Feint (Scimitar): [3d6.skill(22,-3+0)] => [3,2,4] = 9 vs (19) or less Success! by 10 , Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,-3-3+0)] => [2,5,4] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 
Demon Knight: Resist feint [3d6.skill(18)] => [1,3,6] = 10 vs (18) or less Success! by 8 
Ghazeb: booo!
Demon Knight: Block! [3d6.skill(13,2-2-1)
Demon Knight: Block! [3d6.skill(13,2-2-1)] => [2,4,5] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
Demon Knight: "Bah."
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Demon Knight) 
Ghazeb: "Ghazeb will see you impaled on his sword!"
Marik: Move forward and leap onto the Vineman Zombie's back! Acrobatics: [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [4,3,2] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 (Failure means a fall from 1 yard)
Marik: I have -2 for move and attack, -1 for range, +3 for accuracy, anything else?
GM: Looks good.
Marik: Fire at the demon knight, aiming for the face (not the face chinks), Predictive -4/2. Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-2-1+3-5-4)] => [3,6,1] = 10 vs (11) or less Success! by 1 
Demon Knight: Dodge! [3d6.skill(8,2-2)] => [4,4,4] = 12 vs (8) or less Failure! by 4 
Marik: Damage: [1d6+3] => [6,3] = (9) impaling in the face.
Demon Knight: Resist knockdown! [3d6.skill(14)] => [1,4,5] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Marik: And I can't move Marik back.
Marik: But he should end up in the hex behind the vineman.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Demon Knight 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Demon Knight: Beat Ghazeb's sword with his shield [3d6.skill(18,4)] => [4,5,1] = 10 vs (22) or less Success! by 12 
GM: Ghazeb needs to resist with weapon skill or ST-based weapon skill if better.
GM: otherwise it counts as a feint against his sword defense for all foes and half that for all other defenses.
Ghazeb: Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,0+0)] => [2,6,2] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 (Auto DA for -6/-3)
Ghazeb: Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,oops by 12...ignore DA+0)] => 3d6.attack(22,oops by 12...ignore DA+0)
GM: First roll made by 12, you're good.
Ghazeb: blargh
GM: Dang.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
** Beltarne runs towards Wolfgang. **
Ghazeb: macros hate me
Beltarne: ###
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Vineman Zombie) 
Wolfgang: "You chance for justice is here, pass judgement on the traitor!"
Wolfgang: ###
Sir Ewan the Ghost: "What! Davin! Davin, your murderer! Kill him!"
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Zombie 
(on deck: [24] Ghosts) 
Skeleton: Whacks the solid one!
Skeleton: Axe: [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [6,4,4] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 , dealing [5d6+5] => [1,1,3,3,4,5] = (17) cut
Shelley Zombie: "Get out of my way, idiot!"
** Skeleton takes a step. **
Angry Ghosts: Dodge and terrified retreat! [3d6.skill(9,3)] => [5,5,4] = 14 vs (12) or less Failure! by 2 
Angry Ghosts: Takes 18 damage instead and discorporates
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Ghosts 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Angry Ghosts: Poltergeist 3 picks up more crap.
Shelley Zombie: Where is it aimed at?
Angry Ghosts: Angry Ghost 5 steps and grabs Ghazeb from the off-shield flank [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [4,1,2] = 7 vs (12) or less Success! by 5 DA-2/-1
GM: They have to Ready their attacks, so it's just grabbing rocks right now.
Shelley Zombie: Ah kk
Ghazeb: Retreat and dodge...
Shelley Zombie: You may want to Parry.
GM: Since your Dodge is y'know, 5.
Shelley Zombie: Parry isn't halved by low HP
Ghazeb: Retreat and parry then!
Ghazeb: Parry: [3d6.skill(15,+3)] => [4,4,6] = 14 vs (18) or less Success! by 4 
Ghazeb: Should have been +1 but still made
GM: Okay, flank shot is -2 and you only get +1 for retreating on a parry. and another -1 for the DA is [15+1-2-1] => 13
GM: you fail, and are caught in place by the semi-solid ghost....
Ghazeb: argh!
GM: well, that's not going to work real well.
GM: take another 1 FP and 1 toxic damage and retreat!
Ghazeb: missed the DA mostly
GM: Unfortunately, semi-solid ghosts can't hold you.
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [20] Davin Sorn) 
Shelley Zombie: "Leave him!"
** Shelley Zombie steps up, and draws a Paut potion. **
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [20] Davin Sorn 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Davin Sorn: Screams, and tries to break free on Wolfgang all-out [3d6.skill(11,2)] => [2,4,3] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 
Wolfgang: ST (17) [3d6.skill(17,-4)] => [3,3,1] = 7 vs (13) or less Success! by 6 
Davin Sorn: well.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: Step and attack the demon from behind...run around.
Ghazeb: Swing at the head.
Ghazeb: Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,-5+0)] => [1,2,3] = 6 vs (17) or less Critical Success! by 11 [B556]
[6,1,5] = 12 The blow inflicts normal damage, AND victim drops anything they hold--even if no damage penetrates DR. [B556]
GM: Sigh.
GM: Damage?
Ghazeb: Boo ya!
Ghazeb: Scimitar Damage: [2d6+2] => [1,4,2] = (7) imp
Ghazeb: cut damnit
Ghazeb: my macros hate me today
Ghazeb: Plus crappy damage ftl.
Ghazeb: ###
GM: Well, he drops his mace, anyway.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Demon Knight) 
** Marik looks Shelley and Ghazeb over. "You two are handling this, I'm helping Wolfgang and Beltarne!" He draws and nocks another arrow as he turns to see what's going on to the south. **
Marik: ###
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Demon Knight 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Demon Knight: ... 
Demon Knight: wow I'm screwed.
Shelley Zombie: Comin for ya.
Demon Knight: Will roll to take his armor with him when he extradminsionally flees [3d6.skill(16,4-10)] => [4,6,4] = 14 vs (10) or less Failure! by 4 
Shelley Zombie: Booyah.
Narrator: There is a flash of smoke and a stench of brimstone, and the demon's empty armor collapses on top of his mace.
** Ghazeb looks disappointed. **
Wolfgang: cha-ching!!!!
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
GM: I'm calling the combat here, confident in your ability to drive off one fricking stupid ghost.
Beltarne: K
Wolfgang: ok
Narrator: After a few moments, the delvers have driven off the demons and ghosts.
** Marik walks back and retrieves his arrows from the demon noble's eyes, then makes sure of the job by putting the silver knife through his heart. **
** Beltarne walks up to the ghost. **
GM: They're in pretty bad shape from his incendiary aura.
Shelley Zombie: easier to make new shafts than to find more meteoric iron.
Wolfgang: anyone gonna tell Wolfgang NOT to kill this guy?
Beltarne: Nope
Sir Ewan the Ghost: "Kill him! Kill the traitor! Free us! Kill him!"
Shelley Zombie: "Let Sir Oaksilver do what he wilt."
Wolfgang: ok, tail through the vitals
Marik: I'm happy to just retrieve the valuable arrow*heads* and get a discount to replace them when I buy new balanced arrowshafts.
Shelley Zombie: "That wokrs."
Shelley Zombie: "You heard the man."
GM: Sounds good.
Ghazeb: Ghazeb is too beat on to care.
Beltarne: If that's what frees him.
Wolfgang: [3d6.skill(15,-2-3+4)] => [4,2,5] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 telegraphed
Davin Sorn: DOdge! [3d6.skill(8,2-1)] => [2,5,3] = 10 vs (9) or less Failure! by 1 
Wolfgang: [1d6+4] => [1,4] = (5) imp
Beltarne: "For your crimes, Davin Sorn, you are sentanced to death. May Tyr have mercy on your soul."
** Wolfgang leaves the tail in **
Narrator: Wolfgang drives his tail through Darin's chest, and the accursed man falls to the ground.
** Wolfgang picks up the sword on the ground and kills Davin with it **
Narrator: In the background, Sir Ewan continues to rant about killing Davin.
Wolfgang: well, cut off his head at least
Davin Sorn: Screams in pain and suffering.
Narrator: With a splash of red, Davin's head falls over. He continues screaming.
Wolfgang: even with the head removed? (rolls?)
Narrator: After a few moments, his body begins to crawl towards his screaming head.
Marik: "Ghazeb, the dagger."
** Shelley Zombie sighs, and goes to get Ghazeb, but Marik beats her to it. **
** Wolfgang prevents movement with his tail **
** Ghazeb pulls out the dagger...and hands it to someone with more energy. **
Shelley Zombie: "I'll do it."
Marik: "As you already appear to be damned, be my guest."
Wolfgang: "Let me know if I'm needed to help finish him."
whispering to Shelley, Killing Davin with the dagger will probably damn his soul - and possibly the paladin's - to hell forever. He has some kind of demonic influence on him that is letting him survive the damage he is taking; only be removing it can you kill him without condemning his soul to hell unjustly. 
whispering to Beltarne, Killing Davin with the dagger will probably damn his soul - and possibly the paladin's - to hell forever. He has some kind of demonic influence on him that is letting him survive the damage he is taking; only be removing it can you kill him without condemning his soul to hell unjustly. 
GM: Whispers.
** Beltarne steps between Shelley and the screaming head. **
Beltarne: "Wait."
Shelley Zombie: "Beltarne, you need to cleanse this filth, and this blade."
Beltarne: "Killing Sorn with that cursed artifact will curse both Sorn and the paladin to hell.
Wolfgang: "tricky"
whispering to Ghazeb, Killing anyone with that blade would make you stronger and healthier, though. 
Marik: "Sorn, at least, belongs there."
whispering to Shelley, Killing anyone with the dagger would make you stronger and healthier, though. 
Beltarne: So.... exorcism?
Shelley Zombie: "The paladin does not."
Beltarne: "He should be judged by his actions, not forced there due to a curse."
GM: An exorcism is the traditional way to get rid of possession, yes.
GM: More whispers, by the way.
Beltarne: We'll start with the dagger. I'll take extra time, and remove myself from the paladin's aura if he goes back to moping
GM: You're not actually sure that you can exorcise the dagger - it isn't possesed.
Beltarne: So, call it +2 for lots of time, and that's it?
GM: It's just tainted.
Beltarne: Sorn?
GM: Oh, he's possessed by a demon.
** Ghazeb shudders as he watched Beltarne take the dagger. "That thing is evil." **
Beltarne: Exorcism on Sorn it is then. "Make sure he stays in place"
whispering to Beltarne, Holding the dagger, you also realize you could become stronger by killing people with it. 
Beltarne: Exorcism (14) [3d6.skill(14,2)] => [2,2,6] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 Conditional: -4 from 'Exorcism' when user doesn't possess Blessed, Power Investiture, or True Faith
** Wolfgang hold the bad man down **
GM: Okay, it takes 3 hours to do an exorcism; it's a contest against the WIll of the possessing spirit.
Marik: I think Holiness helps.
GM: Do you still want to take extra time, which would be like a day or something?
Marik: If it doesn't, it probably should.
GM: Yes, Holiness helps.
Beltarne: Well, no extra time if it takes 3 hours, then.
Beltarne: Want me to re-roll?
GM: Nah, we'll just take off 2 for extra time and add 4 for Holiness.
Beltarne: K
Desire Demon: Resist! [3d6.skill(18)] => [2,1,3] = 6 vs (18) or less Critical Success! by 12 [B556]
Beltarne: Well shit.
Wolfgang: ...
** Wolfgang really wants to use his luck on that **
Beltarne: I'll spend a CP for a re-roll
GM: Okay.
Narrator: As Beltarne slowly exorcises Davin's demon, the shepherd's wounds heal.
Desire Demon: Resist! [3d6.skill(18)] => [5,2,1] = 8 vs (18) or less Success! by 10 
Beltarne: It's not like a luck roll where I get two? Just the one, eh?
Beltarne: Well poop.
GM: Right, 1 reroll.
Shelley Zombie: Yeah, needs more cp for more reroll
GM: Beltarne's faith is not strong enough to overcome the demon's will.
Wolfgang: I can't give him a -1 for beating on him the whole time?
Beltarne: Heh
GM: Who, Davin? Davin isn't the demon, it's in him.
Wolfgang: leaving the head off/keeping the tail in?
Marik: He's spent decades being tortured by demon knights.
GM: The demon doesn't care about Davin's pain.
Wolfgang: true
Marik: If that's not incentive to develop High Pain Threshold, nothing is.
Shelley Zombie: ... I really should be Assisting here
Shelley Zombie: Doh
Wolfgang: hopting they shared the pain!
Beltarne: Well, can I try again? Perhaps with liberal use of holy water?
Marik: We should try again with assistants?
Shelley Zombie: I forgot. I'm bloody liscenced exorcist.
Wolfgang: ...
GM: Well, you're a blood slushie. That's distracting. Plus, absent-minded.
GM: Good role-playing!
Shelley Zombie: Eheh.
Shelley Zombie: And a licenced backup!
Beltarne: Okay, I get down to serious business. Rest up. Dig in for a full day-long exorcism, assisted by Shelley, and using my holy water up for a bonus as well?
Marik: Do we have a day before the ghosts come back? Are they ignoring us now? Waiting to see what happens?
Shelley Zombie: Shelley has more holy water to donate. He's going to drown in the stuff if we're not careful.
GM: Beltarne can't try again for a week (DF2 p 9)
Shelley Zombie: Can I try?
Marik: Shelley can try, Beltarne can assist?
Shelley Zombie: With him backing me up?
Beltarne: Can I assist Sheelley?
Shelley Zombie: And the holy water and the sprinkling.
GM: Yes, certainly! Beltarne just can't lead.
Shelley Zombie: And nagging the damn paladin into helping.
Marik: And is unskilled assistance possible? Marik can hold a candle.
Beltarne: Ant the mehoigen
Shelley Zombie: mehoigen?
Wolfgang: I can hold stuff!
GM: How much holy water are we dropping in? 
Marik: How much have we got?
GM: Sir Ewan can't help.
Shelley Zombie: I've got two bottles.
Beltarne: I got one bottle
Shelley Zombie: Useless. mopey. insubstantial. spineless.
GM: Yep!
Beltarne: He better really like heaven
GM: 3 bottles is a +3 bonus.
Beltarne: What bonii do I get on my assistance roll? Just straight skill?
Shelley Zombie: + Holy Might
Shelley Zombie: I'm pretty sure.
GM: It's just a straight skill roll, gives Shelley +1 on success, +2 on critical.
GM: No Holy Might bonus if you're assisting.
Beltarne: Exorcism (14) [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (14) or less Success! by 9 Conditional: -4 from 'Exorcism' when user doesn't possess Blessed, Power Investiture, or True Faith
Shelley Zombie: Ah, k.
Beltarne: Faugh
Shelley Zombie: Shame we didn't get that last time :D
Beltarne: Yes
Shelley Zombie: So. Beltarne: +1. Can we get everyone else to stand around and chant supportively, or no?
GM: No, skilled support only.
Shelley Zombie: I really feel like he needs a Final Rest.
Shelley Zombie: Next step I suppose
GM: Well, Exorcism first.
Shelley Zombie: So +3, holy water, +1, Beltarne.
Beltarne: Yeah, I was planning on final rest for both him and you
Shelley Zombie: Would moving him the hell out of the necromantic zone help?
Shelley Zombie: I bet it would.
GM: No - you need to do it next to Sir Ewan for it to work at all.
Marik: I think we probably need - that.
Shelley Zombie: ... but we can give Sir Ewan more reach by bringing one of his tethers.
Shelley Zombie: You mentioned that the last time we were in town.
GM: Sir Ewan can go to his tethers, he doesn't have to.
GM: And the undead are never helpful - unless you compel them through necromancy.
GM: ... what have you got up your sleeve?
Shelley Zombie: Or use Spirit Empathy to overcome their indomitability and try to use a social skill on them. I was thinking Leadership.
Shelley Zombie: Failing that, Fast Talk?
GM: Well, that would totally work.
Wolfgang: ((ghost control, GO!))
GM: Fast-Talk is a bit of a stretch.
** Beltarne has wrapped the dagger in several layers of one of his sacks, avoiding touching it as much as possible. **
Shelley Zombie: Leadership is good.
GM: Sir Ewan kind of wants you to kill Davin with the dagger - he's depressed and self-destructive.
Shelley Zombie: Pep talk to the troups!
GM: Go for it!
Shelley Zombie: Leadership (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [6,2,2] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 Includes: +2 from 'Charisma'
GM: Roll at -3 to overcome his apathy and despair... okay, that's fine.
GM: You guys lug Sir Ewan's sword and armor out of town. He comes with you. +1 on the exorcism roll.
Shelley Zombie: Fawsome.
Marik: If we're staying here for a day, Marik is foraging for food.
Marik: Twice, possibly.
GM: Roll 'em, Marik.
Marik: Can I take a penalty to avoid triggering random encounters?
GM: Sure, -5!
Marik: Survival (Woods? +4 if so): [3d6.skill(16,-5)] => [4,2,4] = 10 vs (11) or less Success! by 1 
Marik: If it's woods, that's 'by 5' and I like it.
Shelley Zombie: And yeah, I'm for the big long chant version. That was +2? So +1 for Beltarne, +3 for supplies, +1 for a better environment, and +2 for time for a total of +7?
Beltarne: Naturalist for Clyde food!
Marik: Beltarne is busy exorcising.
Beltarne: Well, yeah
Beltarne: I just remembered that
GM: a -2 penalty would "more likely to encounter people in the distance or see tracks"
Marik: I'm just not sure if this is 'woods' or not.
Marik: That's the deciding factor, really.
GM: Not woods.
Marik: Right, -2 then instead of -5.
Marik: And second roll, at -2 for second try and -2 for cautious foraging.
GM: Sure.
Marik: Survival (Not-Woods): [3d6.skill(16,-2-2)] => [3,6,6] = 15 vs (12) or less Failure! by 3 
Marik: Luck!
Marik: Survival (Not-Woods): [3d6.skill(16,-2-2)] => [6,6,5] = 17 vs (12) or less Critical Failure! [B556]
Marik: Survival (Not-Woods): [3d6.skill(16,-2-2)] => [6,2,5] = 13 vs (12) or less Failure! by 1 
Marik: Wow.
Marik: So I get a total of three meals.
Shelley Zombie: Good thing you got that crit fail out of your system!
GM: Okay, extra time takes 30 hours, Shelley.
Marik: Four? Four meals.
Shelley Zombie: Gah!
Shelley Zombie: A day day!
GM: So +5 if you don't take extra time.
Shelley Zombie: Well, I'm up for it. How's Beltarne?
Marik: Shelley doesn't sleep, Beltarne is hale and hearty.
Marik: I'm good with the 30 hours, personally.
Marik: Marik, Wolfgang, and Ghazeb can guard the exorcists.
Beltarne: I'm a burly individual.
Shelley Zombie: "I should eat before I do this."
Wolfgang: ok, if it's that long I nail him to the ground so I can do something else
GM: I see we're back to torturing Davin. The demons will be pleased.
Marik: "...Eat... what, precisely?"
** Wolfgang notes we have a theoretically unlimited supply of blood tied up **
Shelley Zombie: "This is a good question. But if I don't, I'm ... going to have a problem with concentration.
Marik: ((I thought *I* was the Callous one. Oy.))
** Shelley Zombie has a look at the goober. **
Wolfgang: ((creative extention of intolerance))
GM: See, this is a reasonably interesting ethical-moral-etiquette dilemna.
** Beltarne blanches, then stiffens his upper lip, rolls back a sleeve. **
Shelley Zombie: "DO not eat the condemned man?"
Beltarne: "Try not to take too much, lass."
Shelley Zombie: er, that was OOC to the GM
Shelley Zombie: not IC spoken.
Shelley Zombie: "You'll have to remove your... amulet."
Wolfgang: ((this guy is fustrating my bloodthirstyness))
** Marik shakes his head. "Beltarne, you need your strength for the ceremony." **
Wolfgang: "You can't take from the dammed?"
** Marik mutters, grumbles, rolls up a sleeve. Scrubs at his arm a bit, decides the grime isn't going anywhere, extends the arm to Shelley. **
Shelley Zombie: "Inviting the demon into my body would probably be bad."
Shelley Zombie: "Your noble blood betrays you, Marik."
Shelley Zombie: (No secret holy symbols in your pocketses, right?"
Marik: "Can we focus less on my noble blood and more on getting this over with, please?"
Wolfgang: ((lol))
Marik: (Yeah, no.)
** Beltarne watches dejectedly as Shelley feeds. **
GM: So what's going on?
Shelley Zombie: So yeah, feeding off of Marik.
Marik: Marik's donating blood.
Shelley Zombie: Then doing the 30 hour ritual of doom.
Marik: I suspect this costs direct FP drain.
Shelley Zombie: HP drain'
Marik: Even better.
Marik: Just how much HP drain?
GM: ... so just to review.
Shelley Zombie: I'm not sure, I'd have to ask the GM.
GM: You guys defeated the ghosts at about 1 pm on the 9th day. Tried and failed an exorcism around 4 pm on the same. Then spent 30 hours, taking you until 10 pm on the 10th day, doing a big powerful exorcism?
Marik: Looks about right.
GM: Uhm, 6 HP drain for the blood.
Shelley Zombie: Having left the ghosty haunted area.
GM: Right.
GM: How far out did you go?
** Marik manages to not fall over after his blood is drained, then goes out foraging just to prove how tough he is. **
Shelley Zombie: Other than "Beyond the rock throwing area, and beyond the Necrotaint", I'm not sure. Anyone have any oppinions?
Beltarne: Sounds good to me.
** Marik finds a good, hideable campsite. **
Marik: This is probably a pretty trivial Survival task.
** Wolfgang defers to the experts **
Marik: If 'hidden' can't be accomplished, 'defensible' will do.
GM: Okay.
GM: The night passes uneventfully except for Beltarne and Shelley's endless chanting.
GM: The clouds clear at midnight. Around 11 am, the winds slow down to a light breeze.
GM: Shelley and Beltarne continue chanting.
GM: Around 2 pm...
Marik: After people are awake and on watch, Marik will take the opportunity to forage again, because we really are low on food.
GM: well, basically a tree walks out of the faerie woods, moves past your camp at a range of a few hundred yards, and heads down toward the lake shore. It tears up the ground behind it in a wide trail, and its many arms dig deep divots into the earth on either side of its path.
Wolfgang: I can kill stuff, can I help?
GM: The tree has a huge, vaguely manlike head, which turns from side to side as it walks.
Marik: "...I'm not messing with a walking tree."
Wolfgang: ...
Shelley Zombie: BUSY SO VERY BUSY
Wolfgang: ((I was talking about hunting for food, not freaky tree things))
Beltarne: ((It's the goddamned spider-hydra!!!))
Marik: "Unfortunately, you're likely to scare off the game. You smell like an ironworks."
GM: The walking tree stops at the lake shore for a while, then walks back into the forest.
** Marik waits for it to pass before making the third Survival attempt. **
GM: A few hours later, purple-yellow-black light signs out of the sky, and an opening in the air that is both very close and far away opens...