WM/Treks/Log 2-17

Narrator: 10 days out from Polisberg, the delvers are encamped in a defensible position amidst the thickets.
Narrator: Surrounding them on three sides is a low hill. To the southeast, a small creek provides a barrier, and a mass of brambles and groundcover will slow attackers coming from that direction.
Narrator: In the center of the camp, Beltarne and Shelley chant over Davin Sorn, trying to force the demon out of him through repeated dowsings in holy water.
GM: Move your token to where you want to be.
Marik: Elder thing to the west...
GM: Well, we're getting there.
Marik: I'm content now.
Narrator: Light clouds cover the sky, and the wind has died down to a refreshing breeze.
Narrator: At 2 pm, a purple-yellow-black light blazes in the sky and everything gets dimmer and louder. A portal appears in the light, both far away and almost within touching distance.
Narrator: A strange, chitinous shape, something like a funnel covered in warty scales, emerges from the tunnel. It has many small eyes, some on eyestalks and others buried amongst the armored plates, and 4 long limbs, each tipped with a massive tusk.
Narrator: It is oddly camouflaged, in irregular splotches of orange, purple, and gold, and marbled with green.
Narrator: The skeletons start banging their axes on their shields and gesturing urgently at it.
GM: Any questions that the GM can answer?
** Marik nocks a bodkin arrow and lets it fly at the thing's face-ish area. **
Wolfgang: "Great"
Wolfgang: (is the ritual done?)
Marik: ((Correct me if I'm wrong, but Beltarne and Shelley are involved in a ritual and need to not be disturbed, correct?))
GM: Ironically, the current mana level is Very High. Ironic, because Shelley is involved in an exorcism that will be disrupted if anyone casts any spells.
GM: Beltarne is assisting, but he can take a short break while he isn't casting spells without blowing up the ritual.
GM: Okay then.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [32] Elder Thing 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Marik: I call 'First'.
GM: Uhm?
Marik: My reaction to the thing appearing is 'pull a bodkin arrow and shoot it'.
GM: It's reaction to its appearing is to fly out of the gate and do nasty stuff, it's faster.
Marik: That's fair.
GM: Thank you.
Wolfgang: is there still a gate or does it go poof?
GM: Goes poof.
Shelley: (( hurray, no more company immediately ))
Marik: ((Also: Shelley's ritual is disruped by -anyone- casting spells?))
Shelley: (( 's how it works ))
Marik: ((Just thinking that with VH mana and the chance that this thing tosses nasty acid stuff, I might want Create Water.))
Elder Thing: Floats silently forward, suspended on nothing in particular, eyes rearing up on eyestalks and focusing on Marik, Ghazeb, and Wolfgang. Light dims in lines running from the creature to them, and the air feels thicker.
Elder Thing: Affliction zap on Marik [3d6.skill(18,-2)] => [6,1,6] = 13 vs (16) or less Success! by 3 
Affliction zap on Ghazeb [3d6.skill(18,-2-2)] => [5,3,6] = 14 vs (14) or less Success! by 0 
Affliction zap on Wolfgang [3d6.skill(18,-4-2)] => [3,1,5] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
Marik: Resisting with...?
Elder Thing: Then it moves away, turning, its eyes spinning wildly to remain bearing on the delvers.
Wolfgang: so, dodge/block/???
GM: ... HT-8 if you don't want to Dodge, or you can Dodge. PD does help but it isn't blockable.
Ghazeb: ((so does that mean no shield db for the dodge?))
Wolfgang: Dodge with Shield (10) [3d6.skill(9,0+3)] => [3,3,3] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
Marik: Acrobatics: [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [3,1,5] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
GM: Errr... DB does help for the Dodge.
Marik: Feverish Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,+2+2)] => [2,2,1] = 5 vs (14) or less Success! by 9 
Wolfgang: (3rd ed. strikes again!)
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,+3)] => [4,3,6] = 13 vs (15) or less Success! by 2 
Marik: How many eyestalks does it have?
Narrator: Darkness extends to Clyde, and the horse slows dramatically, its mane freezing in place as it rears back.
GM: 7 or 8, at least, you're not sure.
GM: Ghazeb only has Dodge 11 and a DB of 2 from his medium shield, BTW.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: oops sorry about that...old bonus from a retreat
Ghazeb: or something
Ghazeb: Can I reach an eyestalk from my new position?
GM: With a Move and Attack? sure. Or All-Out Long. Otherwise, no.
Ghazeb: Gah...sorry too much D&D lately ...I'll just move.
Shelley: COmmitted: extra step?
Ghazeb: ###
GM: He moved 2 just to get there, and the thing is 4 yards up.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
** Marik stares at the back of Ghazeb's head, and rapidly adjusts his aim. "What did we tell you about stepping in front of Mister Arrow?" **
GM: Again, monster is floating 4 yards up.
Ghazeb: ok didnt catch the 4yards up bit....this is gonna be fun
GM: Dirt and grass are furrowing beneath it, but the wind makes no noise as it moves.
Marik: Step, draw two arrows, load both, fire at two eyes.
GM: Okay.
Marik: Fast-Load (second arrow):</B> [3d6.skill(20,-3-2)] => [1,5,1] = 7 vs (15) or less Success! by 8 
Marik: 4 yards up and 2 yards away is... 6 yards, or 8 yards?
GM: 6 yards I think.
Marik: So -2 range, -3 fast-load, +3 acc, -9 eyes?
GM: and +1 for SM+1, it's big.
Marik: Shot 1: [3d6.skill(20,-3+3-2-9)] => [6,1,3] = 10 vs (9) or less Failure! by 1 Shot 2: [3d6.skill(20,-3+3-2-9)] => [5,1,5] = 11 vs (9) or less Failure! by 2 
Marik: Oh hey, one hit!
GM: ANd the other hit the body (failure by 1)
Marik: Those are bodkins, as mentioned earlier.
Elder Thing: Dodge! [3d6.skill(11)] => [3,1,2] = 6 vs (11) or less Success! by 5 the eye-shot
Dodge [3d6.skill(11)] => [1,3,2] = 6 vs (11) or less Success! by 5 the body shot
Marik: Wow.
Marik: Luck the eye-dodge.
GM: unlucky Dodge! [3d6.skill(11)] => [1,1,6] = 8 vs (11) or less Success! by 3 
Dodge [3d6.skill(11)] => [1,4,3] = 8 vs (11) or less Success! by 3 
Marik: You win this round, Gadget. But next time... NEXT TIME!
Marik: ###
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Shelley: Er. Epsilion isn't really mobile at -14 HP is he?
GM: Sure he is! 1/2 speed.
Shelley: I flagged the badly injured ones with Kneeling so I could keep it straight in my head, btw
Shelley: Epsilion clatters forwards and swings his axe at the monster!
Shelley: Axe [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [2,5,3] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Shelley: Er
Shelley: I probably need a Jumping roll first
Shelley: I forgot about the elevation problem.
GM: They're now marked with Turtles to indicate SLOW.
Shelley: Thanks!
GM: Again, any all-out attack (Long) or Move and Attack is sufficient to jump at it.
Shelley: All Out Attack Long!
Shelley: He has nothing to live for!
GM: ... and he's dead.
Shelley: Well yes, that's why.
Shelley: that 14 up there?
GM: DOH!
Shelley: Is it going to defend or something?
GM: Yeah, I suppose it could to that.
Elder Thing: Dodge! [3d6.skill(11)] => [2,5,5] = 12 vs (11) or less Failure! by 1 
Shelley: I mean, I'm cool with it not defending.
Shelley: Ooo!
Marik: Like that?
Shelley: Axe [2d6+2] => [1,4,2] = (7) cut
Shelley: Low damage to the torso of the horrible extradimensional thing what probably doesn't care!
Narrator: The bone golem's wild swing crunches through an armor plate. A black void is barely visible through the tiny black cut.
Shelley: I broke it! I broke it!
Shelley: Beta Moves up, ready to attack next turn when the monster will certainly be out of range!
Shelley: ***
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: "I ken hold tha chant for ye if ye need, lass-- err, I ken hold tha chant for ye."
Beltarne: Turn, chant, all-out defend.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Vineman Automaton) 
GM: Wolfgang needs to be make an aerobatics roll to fly with all these people in his wingspace.
GM: Once he gets up he should be fine, though.
Wolfgang: 3 yards isn't above them?
Shelley: Monster at 4 yards, we're 2 yards tall
Wolfgang: Aerobatics (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [4,6,4] = 14 vs (12) or less Failure! by 2 
Wolfgang: luck
Wolfgang: Aerobatics (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [2,5,2] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
Wolfgang: Aerobatics (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [4,4,2] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
GM: You started on the ground, so not above them?
Wolfgang: yah, made it
GM: Right.
Wolfgang: fast draw and throw a hatchet on the way, range 0 -2 bulk
GM: okay.
Wolfgang: go for one of the near tusk limbs
Wolfgang: -1 (-2+1 SM?)
Wolfgang: for -3 total
GM: Right.
Wolfgang: Hatchet [3d6.attack(16,-3)] => [5,2,3] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
Wolfgang: Fast-Draw (Axe/Mace) (15) [3d6.skill(15,+1)] => [3,5,2] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 Includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'
Wolfgang: heh, almost forgot that
Elder Thing: Dodge! [3d6.skill(11)] => [2,1,3] = 6 vs (11) or less Success! by 5 
Wolfgang: also, FD my axe
Wolfgang: Fast-Draw (Axe/Mace) (15) [3d6.skill(15,+2)] => [2,4,2] = 8 vs (17) or less Success! by 9 Includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'
GM: Okay, but you can't parry with it this turn after a Move and Attack.
Wolfgang: ###
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Automaton 
(on deck: [24] Undead Shelley) 
Wolfgang: that was a throw
GM: And your point is?
Shelley: He doesn't ahve it
Wolfgang: mah, ok
Marik: You used the limb holding the axe to attack.
Marik: (For a move and attack)
Marik: Ergo, no parry.
Wolfgang: yah, ok
Marik: (Also -2 to other defenses.)
Shelley: Vine Hulk orients on the hovering monster, and shambles over to join the mess!
Shelley: 2 move to turn, 2 move to relocate, enough move left to Move and Attack?
Shelley: Or no?
GM: Sure, you're good.
Shelley: (As we discuss the rules for M&A in the other window ;)
Shelley: Wild Swing! [3d6.skill(9)] => [4,3,1] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
Shelley: Huh
Elder Thing: Retreat and dodge! [3d6.skill(11,3)] => [5,6,4] = 15 vs (14) or less Failure! by 1 
Shelley: ... dealing [5d6+5] => [3,3,6,2,3,5] = (22) cut of surprise damage
Narrator: The vine golem's massive blow carves deep into the elder thing. through the shattered plates, the delvers can see the eerie hollowness inside.
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Undead Shelley 
(on deck: [32] Elder Thing) 
Shelley: So ... can Beltarne really sustain the ritual?
GM: If you want Shelley to do stuff, sure. If not, no. I just don't want to run Beltarne, but if you think you have enough on your mind, just chant.
Shelley: Well, without spellcasting my contribution to this fight is "get hit"
Shelley: I suppose I can yell directions at vinemen!
Shelley: "Go for the eyes, Boo!"
Shelley: ***
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [32] Elder Thing 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Elder Thing: Float down as it turns, spearing out with its tusks at Epsilon (rapid strike), the vineman (twice) and Wolfgang
Epsilon, rapid telegraphed skullshot [3d6.skill(20,4-7-6)] => [5,3,5] = 13 vs (11) or less Failure! by 2 and [3d6.skill(20,4-7-6)] => [6,1,6] = 13 vs (11) or less Failure! by 2 
Wolfgang [3d6.skill(20,-4)] => [5,2,2] = 9 vs (16) or less Success! by 7 DA-4/-2 and [3d6.skill(20,-4)] => [4,2,2] = 8 vs (16) or less Success! by 8 DA-4/-2
Vineman [3d6.skill(20,-4)] => [3,2,4] = 9 vs (16) or less Success! by 7 DA-4/-2 and [3d6.skill(20,-4)] => [3,6,1] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 DA-4/-2
Shelley: Block: [3d6.skill(10,-2+1)] => [2,2,1] = 5 vs (9) or less Success! by 4 
Shelley: Uh, +1 for shield doesn't count there but he blocks it anyways
Shelley: Dodge: [3d6.skill(9,-2+1)] => [6,3,4] = 13 vs (8) or less Failure! by 5 
Elder Thing: Damage is [3d6+2] => [3,2,5,2] = (12) impaling vs the vineman
Wolfgang: Block (13) [3d6.skill(13,0+3)] => [5,3,2] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 
Wolfgang: grr, -2 for DA, but works
GM: Ah, well.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Shelley: [12-9] => 3
Ghazeb: So to attack this beastie Ghazeb has to effectively move and attack?
Shelley: (( Round up for damage? ))
GM: No, it dropped down 2 yards and is in range now.
Ghazeb: Ahhh ...reading!
Ghazeb: Roger...Ghazeb will rapid strike the eysestalks.
GM: Okay.
Ghazeb: Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,-3-8+0)] => [3,4,4] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 , Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,-3-8+0)] => [5,6,5] = 16 vs (11) or less Failure! by 5 
Elder Thing: Parry with tusk! [3d6.skill(13)] => [3,1,5] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 
** Ghazeb growls in frustration. **
Ghazeb: ###
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
Marik: If I'm standing on its back, that's 'close combat', and it can parry my bow attacks, correct?
Marik: (I assume it doesn't look like it'd have difficulty getting its arm-tusks in position to do that?)
GM: Yes, though most things can't parry attacks from behind.
GM: It does appear to be a non-Euclidean horror from beyond space and time, and unconstrained by the normal civiltiies about position and reach.
Shelley: (( Double Jointed + extra Flexible + 360 degree vision (ie tentacle monster) is not most things ))
Ghazeb: ((This thing is not 'most things'))
Marik: Right. Back off one yard, draw two bodkin points, and put them into its face.
Marik: Fast-Load (second arrow): [3d6.skill(20,-3-2)] => [1,1,2] = 4 vs (15) or less Critical Success! [B556]
Marik: 2 up, 1 away, so range 3 (-1), fast-load (-3), acc (+3), SM (+1), Face (-5)?
GM: Sure!
Marik: Both shots predictive -2/1 Shot 1: [3d6.skill(20,-1-3-5-2+3+1)] => [5,4,3] = 12 vs (13) or less Success! by 1 Shot 2: [3d6.skill(20,-1-3-5-2+3+1)] => [4,1,4] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 
Elder Thing: Dodge! Dodge! [3d6.skill(11,-1)] => [1,5,2] = 8 vs (10) or less Success! by 2 
and [3d6.skill(11,-1)] => [6,4,6] = 16 vs (10) or less Failure! by 6 
Marik: Damage is [1d6+3] => [3,3] = (6) pi(2)
Marik: In the face.
Elder Thing: DR absorbs, leaving an arrow stuck firmly in an armor plate.
Elder Thing: Wait, no, penetrates. My bad.
Elder Thing: Also, Dodges hould be 5 so the second attack also hit. Damage?
Marik: [1d6+3] => [5,3] = (8) pi(2)
Narrator: Marik's arrows crack the creature's armored plates in two places, creating an enormous crack that runs between them to the vinemans axe cleft. Suddenly, the entire creature implodes in a flash of viridian light, stinking of amonia and peppers.
GM: Direction [1d4] => [1] = (1) Distance [1d6] => [2] = (2)
Marik: "That's good, right?"
GM: Direction [1d4] => [1] = (1) Distance [1d6] => [1] = (1)
Ghazeb: ((Peppers? Ghazeb is hungry now!))
GM: Direction [1d4] => [2] = (2) Distance [1d6] => [1] = (1)
Narrator: When the light clears, two more creatures are visible in roughly the same space, and Wolfgang can see a third behind Ghazeb.
Narrator: These have noticeably fewer eyes than the original, only 2 each plus 3 eyestalks.
Marik: "Well, at least they're smaller."
Marik: ###
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [28] Elder Spawn) 
Skeleton: Beta turns around and takes a swing at #3, while Epsilion hacks at #2. Alpha runs to join the skirmish!
Skeleton: B then E!
Skeleton: Cut can't go to the "Eye", can it go to the "eyestalk"?
GM: Sure!
Skeleton: I presume.
Skeleton: Boos Buddies go for the eye(stalk)s! Telegraphed!
Skeleton: Axe [3d6.skill(14,-9+4)] => [4,4,5] = 13 vs (9) or less Failure! by 4 
Skeleton: Axe [3d6.skill(14,-9+4)] => [3,3,5] = 11 vs (9) or less Failure! by 2 
GM: Well.
Skeleton: ***
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Elder Spawn 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Skeleton: (( We're helping! ))
Elder Thing: Elder Spawn 2 flies past Marik's flank and zaps him with eyebeam energy! [3d6.skill(18,-2-2)] => [4,3,1] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 PA-2/-1
Elder Thing: oops, that was 3. Spawn 2 zaps Wolfgang and flies backwards [3d6.skill(18,-2)] => [1,4,4] = 9 vs (16) or less Success! by 7 
Elder Thing: Spawn 1 zaps Wolfgang and flies backwards [3d6.skill(18,-2)] => [3,6,1] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 
Wolfgang: Dodge with Shield (10) [3d6.skill(9,0+3)] => [2,4,4] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
Wolfgang: Dodge with Shield (10) [3d6.skill(9,0+3)] => [1,6,6] = 13 vs (12) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: Roll HT-8 or lose 4 points of Move; failure by 5+ and you lose all Move.
Wolfgang: HT (14) [3d6.skill(14,+1-8)] => [2,6,6] = 14 vs (7) or less Failure! by 7 
Marik: Acrobatics: [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [5,2,2] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
Marik: Feverish Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,+2+2-2-1)] => [4,5,6] = 15 vs (11) or less Failure! by 4 
Marik: Luck is up?
GM: Not quite.
Marik: Luck fails to be up by 32 seconds.
GM: Roll HT-8 or lose 4 points of Move; failure by 5+ and you lose all Move.
Marik: That's /awesome/.
Marik: HT: [3d6.skill(14,+1-8)] => [6,6,3] = 15 vs (7) or less Failure! by 8 
Marik: Luck *that*.
Marik: HT: [3d6.skill(14,+1-8)] => [5,1,6] = 12 vs (7) or less Failure! by 5 
Marik: HT: [3d6.skill(14,+1-8)] => [3,2,3] = 8 vs (7) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: okay.
Marik: I'll take Fail by 1.
Narrator: The air thickens around Marik and Wolfgang, slowing them down. Wolfgang's wings beat agonizingly against the near solid air.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Vineman Automaton) 
Wolfgang: drop axe (it's on a chain) and FD hatchet, aim at #2
Wolfgang: can I rotate?
GM: One hex side at a time, but sure.
Wolfgang: done
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Automaton 
(on deck: [24] Undead Shelley) 
Wolfgang: Fast-Draw (Axe/Mace) (15) [3d6.skill(15,+1)] => [5,3,3] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 Includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'
** Vine Horror finds itself with a shortage of horrors nearby **
** Vine Horror cues up Yakkety Sax and the Vine Horror starts chasing one. **
Vine Horror: ***
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Undead Shelley 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
** Shelley spins to stay facing Span #3 and takes an All Out Defense, Dual Defense! **
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: Ghazeb will pursue spawn #2.
Ghazeb: ###
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
** Ghazeb mutters about flying hyperfast freaks from beyond. **
Marik: These things are... roughly... humanoid... ish?
Marik: Can I identify 'Vitals'?
GM: No.
GM: Not humanoid.
GM: Not symetrical in any way.
Marik: In that case, step forward, draw two more bodkins, put both into the face of Spawn 3.
Marik: Fast-Load (Second Arrow): [3d6.skill(20,-3-2)] => [6,3,2] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 
Marik: -3 fast-load, +3 acc, -2 range, -5 face?
GM: I think so.
Marik: Shot 1: [3d6.skill(20,-3-5-2+3)] => [2,2,2] = 6 vs (13) or less Success! by 7 and Shot 2: [3d6.skill(20,-3-5-2+3)] => [1,4,5] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
Wolfgang: (it has a face?)
Marik: It has an area with eyes in it!
Marik: And a mouth!
Elder Thing: Dodge [3d6.skill(10)] => [2,2,6] = 10 vs (10) or less Success! by 0 and Dodge [3d6.skill(10)] => [5,5,5] = 15 vs (10) or less Failure! by 5 
Marik: That's face enough for me.
Ghazeb: 'Near' they eyes I would call face in general.
Marik: Damage: [1d6+3] => [3,3] = (6) pi(2)
Marik: Also: This just occurred to me, but that's a Dual-Weapon Attack.
Marik: -1 to defenses.
Marik: I'm pretty sure.
GM: Again, non-symetrical creatures with eyes all over their bodies. But they have a bigger bit up front, that's what Marik is aiming at.
GM: Right! Damage for the second attack?
Marik: Damage: [1d6+3] => [2,3] = (5) pi(2)
GM: Both arrows crack the armor and stick in, but not very deep.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [28] Elder Spawn) 
Shelley: Poor ALpha.
Skeleton: He was RIGHT there.
Shelley: "Alpha! Get back here and protect us!"
Shelley: "The rest of you boobs ring around us and wait for them to come back!"
Skeleton: Alpha makes a Move and Attack to the generics, while the other two boobs stumble back towards Shelley and Beltarne!
Skeleton: Wild Swing! [3d6.attack(9)] => [3,3,2] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
** Marik curses. "Once again with standing in front of mister arrow!" **
Skeleton: Huh.
Elder Thing: Parry [3d6.skill(12)] => [4,2,6] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
Elder Thing: Brushes a tusk in the way.
Skeleton: Ahwell.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Elder Spawn 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Shelley: ***
Wolfgang: (they're flying high, you should have a clear shot!)
Elder Thing: Elder Spawn 1, 2 Wait for someone to approach, then attack with tusks!
Elder Thing: Elder Spawn 3 makes an All-Out Strong run-around attack on Wolfgang's off-shield flank! [3d6.skill(18,-2)] => [3,4,6] = 13 vs (16) or less Success! by 3 DA-2/-1 and [3d6.skill(18,-3)] => [5,4,3] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 vitals
GM: Also, the Elder Spawn only have 2 tusks each.
Wolfgang: dodge only? can I retreat by going down?
GM: No move, so you can't retreat. You can't block, or use shield DB, but you can parry or dodge.
Wolfgang: Hatchet parry [3d6.skill(13,-3-1+3)] => [3,1,6] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
Wolfgang: Hatchet parry [3d6.skill(13,-3-2-2+3)] => [3,6,3] = 12 vs (9) or less Failure! by 3 
Wolfgang: forgot -2 on the first
Wolfgang: but it worked
Elder Thing: Damage is [2d6+1+2] => [1,2,1,2] = (6) vs DR7
GM: Also, lost your aim.
Wolfgang: yah
Wolfgang: darn
GM: Bounces off your thick skin.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Vineman Automaton) 
Wolfgang: turn and attack the one near me
GM: It's on your flank - you'll need to make a wild swing.
Wolfgang: Signature Attack (hatchet) feint [3d6.skill(18,0-2)] => [1,4,2] = 7 vs (16) or less Success! by 9 attack [3d6.attack(18,0-2)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (16) or less Critical Success! by 11 [B556]
[1,4,3] = 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]
Vine Horror: Thought it's just -2?
Vine Horror: wild swing for behind?
Wolfgang: thought weapon flank was ok
GM: Hmmm.
GM: No, p388: "A Wild Swing is a melee attack against a foe to your side (left or right)"
Vine Horror: Oh, page 388 seems to agree with Mark
Wolfgang: gah
Wolfgang: can I spend a FP to get extra turning move?
Elder Thing: Well, both attacks hit, anyway.
GM: Nope.
GM: Damage?
Wolfgang: yah, but can you feint as a wild attack?
Wolfgang: Hatchet [3d6-1] => [3,6,5,-1] = (13) cut
Marik: Yup.
Marik: You just only succeed by 2.
GM: Oh... why are you feinting after it made an All-out attack?
GM: Whatever.
Wolfgang: because I suck
Narrator: Wolfgang's flailing strike carves a deep gash into the spawn's armored form.
Wolfgang: change the feint into another attack?
GM: I guess so, but please pay attention.
Wolfgang: Hatchet [3d6-1] => [6,2,6,-1] = (13) cut
Narrator: His second blow shatters it in a spray of puce light.
GM: [1d4] => [2] = (2) and [1d6] => [4] = (4)
Wolfgang: (ut oh, fancy color damage incoming!)
GM: [1d4] => [3] = (3) and [1d6] => [5] = (5)
GM: [1d4] => [1] = (1) and [1d6] => [5] = (5)
GM: [1d4] => [4] = (4) and [1d6] => [5] = (5)
GM: [1d4] => [4] = (4) and [1d6] => [4] = (4)
Narrator: The spawn is replaced by 5 one eyed, one-tusked non-symetrical creatures, floating in the sky and maneuvering to attack.
Vine Horror: That's more tusks than it started with
Vine Horror: Are they purple?
GM: What makes you think this thing has to make sense?
Vine Horror: So they're... not purple?
GM: It is oddly camouflaged, in irregular splotches of orange, purple, and gold, and marbled with green.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Automaton 
(on deck: [24] Undead Shelley) 
** Vine Horror heads back to join the other boobs! **
Vine Horror: Oh look, a little horror!
Vine Horror: Wild Swing! [3d6.attack(9)] => [6,4,2] = 12 vs (9) or less Failure! by 3 
Vine Horror: ***
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Undead Shelley 
(on deck: [24] Elder Spawnlet) 
Vine Horror: "Get the little ones first before we get flooded in them! THey're trying to draw you off!"
Vine Horror: ... Did anyone make a Tactics roll for this session?
** Ghazeb sighs and mutters to himself more. **
Vine Horror: And can I use Leadership to give someone a reroll on attack vs the little ones?
GM: No.
GM: No.
Vine Horror: Ok.
Shelley: Er.
Shelley: Me, but.
Shelley: Yeah, no rerolls if we didn't do it.
Shelley: All out Defense, Dual
Shelley: ***
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Elder Spawnlet 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Elder Thing: Elder Spawnlet 1 floats forward, stabbing at Marik [3d6.skill(16,-2)] => [4,1,6] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 DA-2/-1
Elder Thing: Elder Spawnlet 2 telegraphs a body slam into Ghazeb from behind! [3d6.skill(12,4)] => [1,4,1] = 6 vs (16) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556]
Elder Thing: Not critical, cry cry
Marik: Acrobatics: [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [4,1,1] = 6 vs (14) or less Success! by 8 
Marik: Feverish Retreating Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,+2+2+3-2-1)] => [6,6,5] = 17 vs (14) or less Critical Failure! [B556]
Marik: Wow.
GM: No luck for you.
GM: Fall over, step back, and take [1d6+2] => [5,2] = (7) impaling
Marik: Major Wound: [3d6.skill(14,+1)] => [5,3,5] = 13 vs (15) or less Success! by 2 
Marik: 0 HP!
Elder Thing: Spawnlet 2 Does [3d6+1] => [4,5,1,1] = (11) knockback to Ghazeb, takes [3d6+1] => [5,1,5,1] = (12) knockback from him
Shelley: Boing.
Elder Thing: Drrr?
Narrator: One of the critters bounces across Ghazeb's back, but the mighty tigerman ignores it.
Elder Thing: Spawnlet 3 stabs Alpha and floats away [3d6.skill(16,-4)] => [2,3,6] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 DA-4/-2
Elder Thing: Spawnlets 4 and 5 All-Out Dodge and surround Ghazeb on his flanks.
Shelley: Block - Shield (Buckler) (11) [3d6.skill(11,-2+2 )] => [2,2,2] = 6 vs (11) or less Success! by 5 
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: Well ...surrounded...or almost...fun times!
Ghazeb: Step and turn to face #4 spawnlet
Ghazeb: Rapid strike it?
GM: If you like. They're SM-1.
Ghazeb: Are they SM 0?
Ghazeb: Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,-1-3+0)] => [1,1,2] = 4 vs (16) or less Critical Success! by 12 [B556] (Auto DA for -2/-1)
[2,1,6] = 9 The blow inflicts normal damage. [B556], Broadsword Attack (Scimitar): [3d6.attack(22,-1-3+0)] => [4,4,2] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 (Auto DA for -2/-1)
Ghazeb: Scimitar Damage: [2d6+2] => [2,6,2] = (10) cut
Elder Thing: Dodge? [3d6.skill(9,2-1)] => [6,4,1] = 11 vs (10) or less Failure! by 1 
Ghazeb: Scimitar Damage: [2d6+2] => [1,4,2] = (7) cut
Ghazeb: ###
GM: Ghazeb effortlessly slices it into pieces, and it disintegrates., leaving behind only a purplish tusks and some mottled armor plates.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
Marik: Shift facing to NW, draw two arrows, load two arrows, fire on Spawnlet 1 and Spawnlet 3.
Ghazeb: ((So armor much less of a factor on the small ones?))
Marik: Normal arrows.
Marik: Fast-Load (Second Arrow): [3d6.skill(20,-3-2)] => [6,3,2] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 
GM: Hard to say, but it didn't seem very strong to you.
Ghazeb: Alrighty.
Marik: Spawnlet 1 is 3 yards away for -1, -3 for fast load, no penalty for prone, no bonus for acc (prone), no other mods?
GM: It's SM-1 itself.
Marik: Spawnlet 1: [3d6.skill(20,-3-1-1)] => [4,1,2] = 7 vs (15) or less Success! by 8 
Elder Thing: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9)] => [3,6,1] = 10 vs (9) or less Failure! by 1 
Marik: Spawnlet 3 is 5 yards away for -2, -1 for size, -3 for fast load, no penalty for prone, no bonus for acc (prone), -4 for Beta in the way?
Marik: Damage: [1d6+3] => [2,3] = (5) imp
GM: No, you can work around him; he's adjacent.
Marik: Spawnlet 3: [3d6.skill(20,-2-1-3)] => [5,1,4] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
GM: Spawnlet 1 explodes.
Elder Thing: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9)] => [3,5,5] = 13 vs (9) or less Failure! by 4 
Marik: Damage: [1d6+3] => [2,3] = (5) imp
GM: Spawnlet 3 explodes.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [28] Elder Spawn) 
** Marik yells an Elven victory cry. "Tekeli-li!" **
GM: Also, Marik needs to roll HT to avoid unconscious, HT-3 to recover from the slow effect.
Skeleton: (( oh lord ))
Marik: Unconscious? [3d6.skill(14,+1)] => [6,2,3] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 
Marik: Slow? [3d6.skill(14,+1-3)] => [6,4,4] = 14 vs (12) or less Failure! by 2 
Skeleton: All the skeletons Step and Wait for a floater to come in range, then to Attack!
Skeleton: ***
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Elder Spawn 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Shelley: "Boo, team up with Ghazeb!"
** Ghazeb Growls, "Boo was near Ghazeb, then you called him away!" **
Elder Thing: Elder Spawn makes a Committed Attack on Ghazeb's off-shield flank, long determined [3d6.skill(18,-2)] => [4,5,2] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 DA-2/-1 and rapid strike [3d6.skill(18,-6)] => [4,1,2] = 7 vs (12) or less Success! by 5 and [3d6.skill(18,-6)] => [6,3,4] = 13 vs (12) or less Failure! by 1 
Ghazeb: Dodge at -4?
Ghazeb: Acrobatics: [3d6.skill(16)] => [4,2,3] = 9 vs (16) or less Success! by 7 
Ghazeb: Feverish dodge!
GM: You can Dodge or Parry, shield doesn't help, -2 on all defenses, -1 more vs the first, no other penalty vs the second.
Ghazeb: Oh wait a sec....am I still at 1 HP from the last fight?
GM: Nah.
Ghazeb: ok
GM: Beltarne would have healed you at some point.
Ghazeb: Well parry first.
Ghazeb: Parry: [3d6.skill(15,+2)] => [1,4,5] = 10 vs (17) or less Success! by 7 
Ghazeb: forgot penaltiues but thats a good parry
Ghazeb: and added shield...grr...so bad at this
GM: ... yes, yes it is.
Ghazeb: and feverish dodge with acrobatic
GM: okay.
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(11,+2+2-2-1)] => [3,4,5] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
Elder Thing: Elder Spawn 1 makes a Committed Attack on Ghazeb's off-shield flank, long determined [3d6.skill(18,-2)] => [5,4,5] = 14 vs (16) or less Success! by 2 DA-2/-1 and rapid strike [3d6.skill(18,-6)] => [2,1,1] = 4 vs (12) or less Critical Success! by 8 [B556] and [3d6.skill(18,-6)] => [3,6,6] = 15 vs (12) or less Failure! by 3 
Ghazeb: I probably shouldnt say this but i just realized that attack was from behind not flank
Marik: It was flank, he started on your side hex.
Ghazeb: this one is flank
GM: Right.
Marik: I checked that when you moved on your last action. :D
Ghazeb: ok
Ghazeb: Well attemtp tp parry the one attack that I can
Marik: Is your luck up?
Marik: You might want to force a reroll on that crit.
Ghazeb: right luck the crit!
Elder Thing: Unlucky [3d6.skill(12)] => [5,6,4] = 15 vs (12) or less Failure! by 3 and [3d6.skill(12)] => [4,1,5] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
Ghazeb: Parry: [3d6.skill(15,-2-2-1)] => [2,3,5] = 10 vs (10) or less Success! by 0 
Ghazeb: I live!
Ghazeb: erm Ghazeb lives!
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Vineman Automaton) 
Wolfgang: ES 2 is not in CC right?
GM: Say again? No, he's not.
Wolfgang: throw a hatchet at him
Wolfgang: -3 range, nothing else?
GM: SM-1
Wolfgang: spawn not spanlet?
Wolfgang: spawnlet*
GM: Still not in CC
Wolfgang: yah, spawn = SM0, spawnlet = SM-1
Wolfgang: Hatchet [3d6.attack(16,-3)] => [4,3,2] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 
Wolfgang: at lelder spawn #2
Elder Thing: Dodge! [3d6.skill(10,-2)] => [3,1,3] = 7 vs (8) or less Success! by 1 
** Wolfgang fails at typing **
Wolfgang: luck that
Elder Thing: Dodge! [3d6.skill(10,-2)] => [6,4,3] = 13 vs (8) or less Failure! by 5 
Elder Thing: Dodge! [3d6.skill(10,-2)] => [6,2,4] = 12 vs (8) or less Failure! by 4 
Wolfgang: Hatchet [3d6-1] => [1,1,3,-1] = (4) cut
Wolfgang: ...
Elder Thing: Bounce!
Wolfgang: done
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Automaton 
(on deck: [24] Undead Shelley) 
Vine Horror: Brawling Slam into Spawn #2
Wolfgang: HT (14) [3d6.skill(14,+1-7)] => [4,3,4] = 11 vs (8) or less Failure! by 3 
Marik: Not a shield slam?
Vine Horror: Uh, Shield slam!
Vine Horror: Yes, that.
Vine Horror: There's no bonus from DB for attacking with a Shield slam, right? Something funky with damage instead?
Vine Horror: Shield Slam: [3d6.attack(15)] => [3,1,2] = 6 vs (15) or less Success! by 9 
GM: Right.
Vine Horror: So that!
Elder Thing: Dodge! [3d6.skill(10,-2)] => [3,6,6] = 15 vs (8) or less Failure! by 7 
Elder Thing: Takes [5d6+2] => [2,2,4,6,1,2] = (17) damage from the horror, does [4d6+1] => [1,4,2,2,1] = (10) back to it
Vine Horror: That's damage-damge? or knockback?
Elder Thing: Rolls DX to avoid falling over but avoids knockback [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [4,5,3] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 and takes 8 damage before DR
Elder Thing: Suddenly the air smells of cinnamon and petroleum.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Undead Shelley 
(on deck: [24] Elder Spawnlet) 
** Shelley gambles on the paralysis effect being some sort of Mind Control, and yells at Wolfgang to buck up and snap out of it, to give him a bonus on his next roll to recover! **
Shelley: Because she doesn't have much else to do!
Shelley: Leadership (15) [3d6.skill(15,Shelley Roller::Rolls::Modifiers)] => 3d6.skill(15,Shelley Roller::Rolls::Modifiers) Includes: +2 from 'Charisma'
GM: It's not mind control.
Shelley: er.
Shelley: [3d6.skill(15)] => [3,5,4] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
Shelley: Ah well
Shelley: ***
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Elder Spawnlet 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Elder Thing: Spawnlet 2 floats to Ghazeb's shield flank and stabs him [3d6.skill(16,-2)] => [3,3,3] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 DA-2/-1
Elder Thing: Spawnlet 5 floats to Ghazeb and stabs him [3d6.skill(16,-2)] => [1,2,6] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 DA-2/-1
Ghazeb: Ghazeb will slip forward...well actually more of a sidestep. +2 on dodge?
Ghazeb: at least against one of them
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(11,+2-1+2)] => [1,2,6] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
GM: Sidestep for +2 dodge against either of them. 
Ghazeb: Dodge: [3d6.skill(11,+2-1)] => [6,3,2] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: Ghazeb will move to Wolfgang and bring the fight to the reast of the gang!!
Ghazeb: ###
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
Marik: Grab out his healing stone.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [28] Elder Spawn) 
Skeleton: Wait and attack! Some steps taken to settle into a more coherent formation.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Elder Spawn 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Elder Thing: Elder spawn 2 floats backwards and pulls kinetic energy away from the Zombie Horror [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [2,5,1] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 DA-4/-2
Elder Thing: Errr, PA-4/-2
Vine Horror: PA?
Vine Horror: DA I grok
GM: Predictive Attack.
Vine Horror: Aaaah
Vine Horror: Can't block because of the angle I assume!
Vine Horror: Dodge: [3d6.skill(9,-2)] => [3,4,4] = 11 vs (7) or less Failure! by 4 
GM: No, you can't block because it's a ray of anti-entropic energy and is unblockable. Plus, shield rush.
Vine Horror: True!
GM: Huh.
GM: Immune to Metabolic Hazards... gives a +4 on the HT roll to avoid. So roll HT-4 to avoid being slowed.
Vine Horror: HT: [3d6.skill(12,-4)] => [3,6,5] = 14 vs (8) or less Failure! by 6 
GM: Frozen in space!
Vine Horror: No facing changes IIRC?
GM: 1 hex per turn
Elder Thing: Spawn 1 makes a committed attack on Ghazeb's shield flank [3d6.skill(18,-3)] => [6,1,6] = 13 vs (15) or less Success! by 2 
Ghazeb: Block: [3d6.skill(12,+2-2)] => [2,2,2] = 6 vs (12) or less Success! by 6 
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Vineman Automaton) 
GM: Roll HT-7 to recover from the immobilization affect.
Wolfgang: HT (14) [3d6.skill(14,+1-7)] => [4,1,4] = 9 vs (8) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: You are at Move -4!
GM: Or, -4 to move, I suppose.
Ghazeb: -4 move...you give 4 points of move to your enemies!
Wolfgang: lol
Wolfgang: FD hatchet, step and rapid strike the evil thing
Wolfgang: Fast-Draw (Axe/Mace) (15) [3d6.skill(15,+1)] => [3,5,5] = 13 vs (16) or less Success! by 3 Includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'
Wolfgang: Rapid Strike (hatchet) [3d6.attack(18,0-3)] => [1,2,5] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 [3d6.attack(18,0-3)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (15) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556]
[4,6,2] = 12 The blow inflicts normal damage, AND victim drops anything they hold--even if no damage penetrates DR. [B556]
Wolfgang: Hatchet [3d6-1] => [5,6,6,-1] = (16) cut
Elder Thing: Parry! [3d6.skill(12,-2)] => [4,6,5] = 15 vs (10) or less Failure! by 5 
Wolfgang: Hatchet [3d6-1] => [3,4,6,-1] = (12) cut
Elder Thing: Explodes from violence
GM: [1d4] => [4] = (4) and [1d6] => [6] = (6)
GM: [1d4] => [2] = (2) and [1d6] => [2] = (2)
GM: [1d4] => [2] = (2) and [1d6] => [2] = (2)
GM: [1d4] => [4] = (4) and [1d6] => [1] = (1)
GM: [1d4] => [4] = (4) and [1d6] => [2] = (2)
Narrator: A half dozen more spawnlets appear.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Vineman Automaton 
(on deck: [24] Undead Shelley) 
** Vine Horror turns one hexface and makes a Wild Swing at Elder Spawnlet 2! [3d6.attack(9)] => [4,6,1] = 11 vs (9) or less Failure! by 2 **
GM: Also, Epsilon's wait goes off.
Vine Horror: ***
Vine Horror: Ooo!
Skeleton: Exploding into range definitely counts!
Skeleton: Vs #8!
Skeleton: Axe [3d6.skill(14,-1)] => [4,2,2] = 8 vs (13) or less Success! by 5 
Elder Thing: Dodge! [3d6.skill(9)] => [3,2,4] = 9 vs (9) or less Success! by 0 
Skeleton: Beh.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Undead Shelley 
(on deck: [24] Elder Spawnlet) 
Shelley: Step and help Marik somehow.
Shelley: Um.
GM: Let's just leave it at that, okay?