WM/Treks/Log 1-8

GM: So I've been thinking about my philosophy of running the West March game, and I've decided I've made two notable errors in the last few sessions. I'm retconning some stuff to correct those errors. One retcon minorly goes in your favor, the other does not.
First the bad news: death is not trivially avoidable in the West March. So Firefly is dead, or at least, her adventuring career is over. She's taken multiple permanent, crippling injuries. Admittedly, she can be healed with enough castings of Regeneration type spells, but it's either going to take money and time or a lot of money.
On the somewhat good news: the goblin prisoner told you that they did explore the right hand cave branch. They sent a climber down ahead, who got attacked by something. He screamed in horrible pain briefly then stopped screaming, so the other goblins ran away and never came back. 
Armed with this new knowledge, you can go back on your decision to explore that branch of the cave. You can decide not to do it at all, or proceed in a different way at your option.
So. What are you doing and what have you done?
Wolfgang: Sounds like the rest of the cave is dangerous and can wait
Kevin: Alas, poor Firefly.
Minnizig: To be honest, it's only sensible.
Beltarne: I'd still want to explore, but would want to heal up fully first
Marik: I hate leaving something like that *behind* us.
Marik: Who knows where it'd crawl?
GM: Well, you did get that information from a bunch of wimpy, cowardly goblins. The climber probably stubbed his toe.
Minnizig: Definitley resting before going poking around in its den, though.
Minnizig: No point in NOT waiting another 30 minutes to get my FP back though!
Wolfgang: "apparently it hasn't messed with the goblins and they've been here a bit
Beltarne: And would probably proceed a little less lacksadaisically than last session.
Minnizig: "It didn't come visit while I was here, anyways."
Minnizig: "Or they probably would have thrown me to it and ran, the bastards."
GM: Alright, so you wait another half hour until everyone is rested up, Thasos ties up the goblins... then you descend down the cave, is that the plan?
Wolfgang: "Are we going to stay the night here? If not lets leave it be for now
Beltarne: I'd prefer to rest and heal up as well
GM: I've got Beltarne with 1 HP of damage taken.
Marik: We should really not leave anything that dangerous behind.
Beltarne: Sure, it was just one goblin, but screaming horribly is typically not a good sign
Marik: I mean, what if it's unnatural? What if it gets out and becomes a blight on the land? Best to deal with it now.
Minnizig: "Probably a particularly wimpy goblin."
Wolfgang: "I'd also prefer to resolve the bgobbo situation first, we can't carry all their weapons with and and I don't want round two to be with us hurt and climbing back up
Beltarne: "What if it has treasure?"
Minnizig: "On the other hand, I don't want your freaky nature wizard friend finding this thing and enslaving it to destroy us all."
Beltarne: "Won
Wolfgang: "I'd like to be rid of that guy first and foremost"
Beltarne: "Won't somebody please think of the treasure!"
Marik: Shall we put it to a vote?
Wolfgang: "Lets get rid of the greenies and stash their armor and stuff somewhere where they dwon't find it again, then kill the weird guy with the elemental
Wolfgang: "Danger doesn't always mean treasure
Beltarne: "A vote sounds wise"
Marik: I say we empty out the cave, first. It worries me.
Minnizig: "Hey, am I part of the vote?"
Beltarne: "I agree, for various high minded safety reasons"
Beltarne: "Sure!"
Thasos: Shakes his head and points at the door, then at the symbols on the goblin shields.
Wolfgang: "What if the whistle for the guard dog down there is behind the door?"
Beltarne: "We can't get through the door"
Ghazeb: "Ghazeb thinsk the clever gnome should vote. And he thinks the cave should be fully explored. Who of these knows what greats deeds we could do within."
Wolfgang: "I'm more worried about a guy actively out to get us than something that's left the gobbos alone for days or more"
Wolfgang: Shrugs, swings his meteor hammer a few times, and regards the door.
Thasos: Shrugs, swings his meteor hammer a few times, and regards the door.
GM: Ooops!
Minnizig: "I think your silent friend there wants to go throught he door."
Thasos: Nods.
** Marik shrugs. "The gnome gets a vote." **
Wolfgang: "Yah, it's magic with no magic key
Wolfgang: "I bet the key is back by that wagon
GM: What's the count? Thasos wants to leave well enough alone, Ghazeb wants to explore, so that's 1:1.
Beltarne: "I'd like to go through the door as well, but how?"
Marik: "I doubt it. The wagon had been there for weeks; the goblins ran the alchemist off recently."
** Wolfgang votes to leave it alone **
Marik: ((I think. The wagon HAD been there for weeks, right?))
Marik: Marik wants to explore, and Beltarne wants trea^w to explore.
** Beltarne votes to break some skulls here. **
GM: The goblins have been in the cave for a while.
Minnizig: "If there were a way of opening the door, I'd love to explore it. I'm going to go slightly squirrelly trying to figure it out... but until then, we've got this thing downstairs and I would REALLY like to know what it was."
GM: I get 4:2 in favor of exploring.
** Wolfgang grumbles **
GM: So, cutting to the chase, you're on the second platform, looking down at a 15' drop with a 15' cliff behind you. Not what?
Wolfgang: "Allright, but I'm not leaving a bunch of goblins here to escape and stab me in the back
GM: Oh, good point. What are you doing about that?
** Wolfgang fingers his axe meaningfully **
** Marik looks over the goblins. "Take their weapons and armor and send 'em out into the wilderness." **
Beltarne: What about throwing their arms into the stream?"
Minnizig: "... hobbled and with their hands tied behind their backs, right?"
Marik: 'Course.
Beltarne: "Works for me."
Wolfgang: "We only had a deal with the one. Best kill the rest or they'll be back, mark my words"
Marik: They might live, if they're lucky.
Minnizig: "I approve then!"
GM: You can pretty trivially herd the goblins out and send them on their way.
GM: They head north up the Storm Pass.
Marik: North is good!
Marik: So. To the platform!
GM: Totally. They have plans. Too bad you don't know them.
GM: So. At the platform.
Minnizig: Platform!
Minnizig: Ghazeb is barfing.
Wolfgang: Who has a light?
Wolfgang: we should wait for him to not be barfing
Beltarne: I do, on my holy symbol
Wolfgang: include that in the rest time
Beltarne: It was continual light, yes?
GM: Yes, Continual Light.
Minnizig: Yep.
Minnizig: And did we rest up and recover FP?
Marik: Yep.
Minnizig: Excellent.
Marik: "I'll stay up here while you lot climb down, to provide covering fire. Once you're all down, I'll head down m'self."
Beltarne: So have Marik provide ranged overwatch and the rest of us climb down?
** Minnizig found the F5 macro key **
Wolfgang: "Since it's some horrible monster and not a trap, Beltarne and I should go first since we have shields
** Beltarne shrugs **
Beltarne: "Sounds good to me"
Wolfgang: are we resting and letting the barf fest end?
GM: He's not barfing right now.
GM: Everyone is fully rested up.
GM: Okay, people going down first can move about 2 hexes past the last cliff edge.
GM: Everyone else can be on the top wherever they want to be 
Minnizig: I'm pretty good where I am actually. it's crowded.
Beltarne: Thasos and Marik should probably switch places
whispering to Beltarne, This is a tentacled cave fisher, a Elder Thing predator from the Far Realm. It has multiple long tentacles coated with a painful poison and it can spit the same quite some distance. It has a single eye that is worth a lot of money as a magical reagent. It is resistant to magic due to its otherworldly nature, and well armored. Don't say anything until I narrate it! 
GM: okay, just wrote War and Peace for Beltarne.
Minnizig: Eheh.
Narrator: After Wolfgang and Beltarne descend, they turn to the north and see a huge eyeball surrounded by a mass of long tentacles by the edge of the stream. It hisses and the tentacles whip out at them!
GM: I think we're in combat.
Beltarne: "Gah!"
Beltarne: "Cave fisher! The tentacles are poisoned!"
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: "This one comes to aid with derring and dashing!" Ghazeb vaults past Thasos, using Acrobatics to land safely [3d6.skill(14)] => [1,4,5] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Ghazeb: "Gah!"
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Thasos: Snorts, drops down to the bottom with Acrobatics, then whistles, gesturing frantically at the central eye of the monster! [3d6.skill(15)] => [1,1,6] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Marik: Back up, draw an arrow, nock it.
Marik: ###
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Step to the side, all out defense, double
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Beltarne: "And the eye is worth a lot, try not to damage it!"
Thasos: Snorts, frantically shaking his head.
Wolfgang: step, fast draw a hatchet, throw at the center of mass
Wolfgang: -2 range, that's it?
GM: Yep.
Wolfgang: Fast-Draw (Axe/Mace) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [2,6,5] = 13 vs (15) or less Success! by 2 Includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'
Narrator: The monster's eye swivels and revolves through its torso, turning to face Wolfgang.
Wolfgang: Hatchet [3d6.skill(16,-2)] => [3,6,1] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Wolfgang: and fast draw another hatchet
Wolfgang: Fast-Draw (Axe/Mace) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [2,5,3] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 Includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'
Cave Fisher: Parry the attack [3d6.skill(13,-3-1)] => [2,4,4] = 10 vs (9) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: Damage?
Wolfgang: [2d+6] => 2d+6 cutting
Wolfgang: [2d6+6] => [2,6,6] = (14) cutting
Cave Fisher: Resist knockdown! [3d6.skill(12,3)] => [5,1,3] = 9 vs (15) or less Success! by 6 
Cave Fisher: Hisses again.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [20] Cave Fisher) 
Minnizig: "Ok, boy, I gotta see this now."
** Minnizig drops her backpack (Quick Release Backpack!) and scoots forward. **
Minnizig: Attempt to drop down!
Minnizig: Actually.
Minnizig: That'd be insane.
Minnizig: Start CLIMBING down. I gots me some short legs.
Minnizig: Climbing (11) [3d6.skill(11,0)] => 3d6.skill(11,0) 
whispering to Thasos, You recognize this monster. It's a Tentacled eye. It is nearly invulnerable, unless you take out the central eye. You've been trying to warn everyone, but they're not paying attention. 
Minnizig: ...
Minnizig: Climbing (11) [3d6.skill(11,0)] => [5,2,2] = 9 vs (11) or less Success! by 2 
GM: Two rounds for Minnizig to get down that way.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [20] Cave Fisher 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Cave Fisher: Spin around, then spray toxic spit over everyone. [3d6.skill(18,-3)] => [5,6,6] = 17 vs (15) or less Critical Failure! by 2 [B556]
GM: This is somewhat anti-climatic.
Narrator: Wolfgang's axe slams into the monster, spinning it slightly just as it sprays acid. The stream goes wide, spraying along the wall.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: Vomit.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Minnizig: Kevin just asploded, by the way.
Marik: Did not.
** Minnizig points at Maptools. **
** Thasos shoulders his way through his companions. He knows just what to do. **
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Marik: Acrobatics to leap that and land safely?
GM: Yep, it's a 5 yard drop, so that's perfectly legit.
Marik: Acrobatics: [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [4,6,2] = 12 vs (14) or less Success! by 2 
Marik: And fire while upside down in midair, twisting around to get a look at it.
Marik: Because I *can*.
Marik: I have -3 for range, -2 for Move and Attack. Anything else?
GM: ... no cover, I suppose. You're good.
Marik: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-5)] => [6,5,2] = 13 vs (15) or less Success! by 2 
Cave Fisher: Parry! [3d6.skill(14,-1)] => [6,2,1] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 
Narrator: A swarm of tentacles knock the arrow aside.
Marik: Tsk.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Minnizig: (( it's a ninja squid ))
Beltarne: Move up.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Wolfgang: step, throw hatchet and draw another
GM: okay.
Wolfgang: Hatchet [3d6.skill(16,-2)] => [5,4,4] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 
Wolfgang: Fast-Draw (Axe/Mace) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [2,4,5] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 Includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'
Cave Fisher: Cross-parry! [3d6.skill(14,1-3-1)] => [4,2,2] = 8 vs (11) or less Success! by 3 
Minnizig: (( it IS a ninjasquid. ))
Narrator: Tentacles launch out, knocking Wolfgang's axe aside.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [20] Cave Fisher) 
Minnizig: Climbing! Turn one of two!
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [20] Cave Fisher 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Cave Fisher: Slither forward. Feint at Beltarne [3d6.skill(20)] => [1,5,2] = 8 vs (20) or less Success! by 12 
and at Wolfgang [3d6.skill(20)] => [3,5,2] = 10 vs (20) or less Success! by 10 
and at Thasos [3d6.skill(20)] => [2,5,5] = 12 vs (20) or less Success! by 8 
Beltarne: Axe/Mace (18) [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [4,1,5] = 10 vs (18) or less Success! by 8 Includes: +1 from 'Pickaxe Penchant', +3 from 'Extra Pickaxe Penchant'
Wolfgang: resist feint!
Wolfgang: Axe [3d6.skill(20,0)] => [4,2,1] = 7 vs (20) or less Success! by 13 
Thasos: resisting feint
Cave Fisher: Then attack Beltarne and Wolfgang with two-tentacle grapples. Wolfgang! [3d6.skill(20,-4)] => [4,2,6] = 12 vs (16) or less Success! by 4 DA-4/-2
Beltarne! [3d6.skill(20,-4)] => [2,3,2] = 7 vs (16) or less Success! by 9 DA-4/-2
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (18) or less Critical Success! by 13 [B556]
Beltarne: -8 to my defense?
Beltarne: -6
GM: Right, Beltarne.
Wolfgang: Large Shield [3d6.skill(16,-2)] => [5,3,2] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Beltarne: Feverish defense + retreat
Beltarne: Axe * Primary parry [3d6.skill(14,-6+1+2)] => [5,3,6] = 14 vs (11) or less Failure! by 3 
Narrator: Two tentacles whip around Beltarne, entangling him. Purplish slime glistens on his armor.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: Continue vomiting.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Marik: "Thasos, clear the line of fire!"
Thasos: Called shot on the big eye
GM: You're at -7 for the target, -3 for the darkness.
** Thasos whirls his weapon around, launching the weight straight at the creature's central eye. **
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,-10)] => [6,3,4] = 13 vs (8) or less Failure! by 5 
GM: Also... the tentacles count as flails. Not that it mattered for the last round of defenses, but just so you know.
GM: ... I tell a lie. They count as kusaris, and it did matter slightly.
Thasos: okay, step...
GM: Nope, that was a block, didn't matter.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Marik: Fast-draw two arrows. Fast-load both. [3d6.skill(20,-3-2)] => [5,6,5] = 16 vs (15) or less Failure! by 1 
Marik: Or not.
Marik: Ready both.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
** Marik mutters a string of curses in Elvish as the arrows slip on the bowstring. **
Beltarne: Hacking at tentacles, -4?
GM: Yep, you're grappled.
Beltarne: Axe/Mace (18) [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [5,1,5] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 Includes: +1 from 'Pickaxe Penchant', +3 from 'Extra Pickaxe Penchant'
Cave Fisher: Parry and retreat, which it can do without releasing Beltarne thanks to freakishly long arms [3d6.skill(14,1-3)] => [6,3,5] = 14 vs (12) or less Failure! by 2 
GM: Damage?
Beltarne: Axe * Primary [1d6+4] => [6,4] = (10) cut
GM: You swing a mightly blow, but don't quite severe the tentacle.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Wolfgang: step, throw, draw
GM: -1 for range.
Wolfgang: Hatchet [3d6.skill(16,-1)] => [5,1,1] = 7 vs (15) or less Success! by 8 
Cave Fisher: Cross parry! [3d6.skill(14,1-3-1)] => [4,1,3] = 8 vs (11) or less Success! by 3 
Wolfgang: Fast-Draw (Axe/Mace) (15) [3d6.skill(15,+1)] => [5,6,2] = 13 vs (16) or less Success! by 3 Includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [20] Cave Fisher) 
Minnizig: Climbing! Turn two of two!
GM: Minnizig can move 1 yard past the cliff as she descends, jumping down the last few feet.
Minnizig: Done then!
whispering to Minnizig, Hey, that's a tentacled cave fisher! It's some kind of freaky elder thing. Spits poison, really long arms, resistant to magic. The eye is valuable to wizards. 
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [20] Cave Fisher 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Cave Fisher: Slither forward, hissing like a mad teakettle, and spit acic [3d6.skill(18,-2)] => [4,5,2] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 
Minnizig: Dodge and Drop around the corner?
Thasos: acrobatic dodge
Thasos: Acrobatics (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [6,4,3] = 13 vs (15) or less Success! by 2 
Thasos: Dodge (11) [3d6.skill(11,2)] => [3,1,6] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
Wolfgang: what are the defense options?
Beltarne: -6 for grappled and shield DB?
Marik: I'm interested in knowing what the effects are that we need to dodge before I start making rolls. :P
GM: It hits Wolfgang, Thasos, Beltarne, and Marik. You have to Dodge and Drop to avoid, moving at least a hex toward Minnizig.
GM: Beltarne... can't Dodge and Drop.
Minnizig: Aha! Out of range, woo
Marik: I dodge and drop!
Beltarne: Sweet
Thasos: is it too late to make my dodge a dodge and drop? :P
GM: Thasos can make an Acrobatics Dodge at -6 to jump over the stream.
Thasos: ooh, that works for me
Wolfgang: no blocks?
GM: Thasos... it's your only option. You failed.
Thasos: Acrobatics (15) [3d6.skill(15,-6)] => [6,6,3] = 15 vs (9) or less Failure! by 6 
GM: Wolfgang: it's a cone. Uhm... Block at -6, also.
GM: What the heck, Beltarne can block at -6, and then -2 more for being grappled.
Beltarne: Sweet!
Wolfgang: ok, so feverish drop and dodge would be at +2 total?
GM: Wolfgang: yes.
Beltarne: Feverish Defense! [3d6.skill(12,-8+2)] => [5,2,5] = 12 vs (6) or less Failure! by 6 
Wolfgang: Dodge (10) [3d6.skill(10,-1+3+2)] => [5,5,6] = 16 vs (14) or less Failure! by 2 
Cave Fisher: Poisonous spit engulfs the delvers.
Wolfgang: luck
Marik: ((I've been corrected, there's an actual roll involved!))
Wolfgang: Dodge (10) [3d6.skill(10,-1+3+2)] => [6,1,2] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 
Wolfgang: Dodge (10) [3d6.skill(10,-1+3+2)] => [3,5,5] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 
Marik: Dodge (and drop): [3d6.skill(10,+3)] => [6,2,5] = 13 vs (13) or less Success! by 0 
GM: Damage is [2d6] => [2,2] = (4), halved on a successful HT-3 roll. Also, Severe Pain, resist with HT-3.
Marik: ((Am I still hit?))
Beltarne: Poison?
GM: Marik: no. Beltarne: yes.
Beltarne: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [3,5,2] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
Beltarne: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,+3-3)] => [3,6,4] = 13 vs (13) or less Success! by 0 
GM: Thasos? Two HT-3 rolls.
Beltarne: Large area attack, so torso + least armored DR/2?
GM: Beltarne takes 2 damage as his dwarvish constitution shrugs off unnatural poisons from behind space and time.
GM: Nope, it's a Contact Agent Poison and you're not in sealed armor.
Beltarne: Got it
Thasos: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,-3)] => [1,1,5] = 7 vs (10) or less Success! by 3 
GM: (hint - don't let the tentacles touch your bare skin).
Thasos: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,-3)] => [3,5,3] = 11 vs (10) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: Thasos also takes 2 damage. He now has -4 on all IQ, DX, and Self-control rolls.
GM: ... Thasos should maybe roll Bad Temper, too.
Thasos: at -4?
GM: Yes, it is a self-control roll, and you're in pain.
Thasos: Bad Temper? [3d6.skill(15,-4)] => [4,5,6] = 15 vs (11) or less Failure! by 4 
GM: Thasos roars in pain and goes berserk.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: Vomit some more.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Thasos: Going for a gore to the eye
Minnizig: "Ack! Don't you DARE pop that eyeball, cowface!"
GM: You're still at -10... what's you're all-out attack option?
GM: oh, and roll bad temper again about Minnizig.
Thasos: umm... i don't know?
GM: Double is two attacks. Determined is +4 to hit. Strong is +2 damage. Which?
Thasos: Turn on Minnizig? [3d6.skill(15,-4)] => [2,6,2] = 10 vs (11) or less Success! by 1 
** Thasos gives the gnome a Death Glare. **
Minnizig: "Meep!"
Thasos: I'll go with determined
GM: Roll DX at -6 to hit the eye.
Thasos: DX (16) [3d6.skill(16,-6)] => [2,2,1] = 5 vs (10) or less Success! by 5 
Cave Fisher: Parry [3d6.skill(14)] => [4,6,1] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Marik: Thasos has gone insane. He's in the way, but I don't actually care. I have -3 for range, +3 for acc, ? for cover.
Cave Fisher: -4 for cover. YOu don't get Acc while prone.
GM: -4 for cover. YOu don't get Acc while prone.
Marik: Right.
Marik: Fire both arrows at the creature! Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-3-4)] => [2,6,3] = 11 vs (13) or less Success! by 2 [3d6.skill(20,-3-4)] => [2,1,2] = 5 vs (13) or less Success! by 8 
Cave Fisher: Clumsy dodges [3d6.skill(5)] => [2,3,2] = 7 vs (5) or less Failure! by 2 
[3d6.skill(5)] => [5,3,5] = 13 vs (5) or less Failure! by 8 
GM: Damages?
Marik: Damage: [1d6+4] => [1,4] = (5) and [1d6+4] => [6,4] = (10) impaling
Cave Fisher: Survives? [3d6.skill(12)] => [2,3,4] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
Cave Fisher: Stunned? [3d6.skill(12,5)] => [6,4,1] = 11 vs (17) or less Success! by 6 
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Mighty blow at tentacle, -4 for grappled, -2 for shield?
GM: Sure, that sounds right.
Beltarne: Axe/Mace (18) [3d6.skill(18,-6)] => [4,3,2] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 Includes: +1 from 'Pickaxe Penchant', +3 from 'Extra Pickaxe Penchant'
Cave Fisher: Parry! [3d6.skill(14,-3)] => [4,5,3] = 12 vs (11) or less Failure! by 1 
Cave Fisher: Grrrr
Beltarne: Axe * Primary [1d6+4] => [2,4] = (6) cut
Beltarne: +2
Narrator: Beltarne's blow shears into the thick, rubbery skin.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Beltarne: Sorry, didn't ask for mods on macro
Wolfgang: stand up!
GM: Kneel first.
Wolfgang: exciting I know
Wolfgang: oh, yah, kneel
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [20] Cave Fisher) 
Minnizig: "... I totally bet this thing hates good music."
** Minnizig steps forward and casts Mental Stun on the cave goober, secretly doubting it has a mind to begin with. **
Minnizig: I see a range penalty of -3, then +2 for full gestures and loud shouting as I've got hands free. Anything else?
GM: Just the -2 Magic Resistance.
Minnizig: Of course.
Minnizig: Mental Stun (Bardic) (16) [3d6.skill(16,-3+2-2)] => [3,4,3] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 for [3] => 3 FP
Minnizig: (( not sure if the FP cost is right, one sec. ))
Minnizig: (( what's it's SM? ))
Cave Fisher: Resist creepy magic! [3d6.skill(10,2-3)] => [2,1,5] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [20] Cave Fisher 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Minnizig: (( if it's SM 2, I spent 3. ))
GM: SM 0.
Minnizig: (( ohho! 2 fp then! yay! ))
Cave Fisher: Feint at Wolfgang [3d6.skill(20)] => [1,1,6] = 8 vs (20) or less Success! by 12 
Wolfgang: resist feint!
Wolfgang: Axe [3d6.skill(20,0)] => [1,5,1] = 7 vs (20) or less Success! by 13 
Cave Fisher: Grapple Wolfgang w/2 arms [3d6.skill(20,-6)] => [6,2,3] = 11 vs (14) or less Success! by 3 DA-6/-3
Wolfgang: the DA include the flail stuff?
GM: Nope.
Wolfgang: or does it get that on a grapple
GM: It does, but there's no penalty to Dodge, -2 to block, -4 to parry.
Cave Fisher: Perform a takedown on Beltarne [3d6.skill(20)] => [2,1,1] = 4 vs (20) or less Critical Success! by 16 [B556] (resist with ST, DX, or Grappling skill)
Minnizig: Cast Fumble on the Cave Fisher.
Minnizig: wait. Crap
Minnizig: I didn't take it. Never mind.
Wolfgang: hmm, parry then I think
Minnizig: I DID take Command, aha!
Wolfgang: Axe parry [3d6.skill(14,-3-4+3)] => [3,5,4] = 12 vs (10) or less Failure! by 2 
Beltarne: Can I cast Command while grappled?
** Minnizig casts Command on the goober "Drop him!" **
Cave Fisher: smack Wolfgang in the face a couple of times w/Telegraphed Rapid Strike [3d6.skill(20,-6-5+4)] => [4,3,6] = 13 vs (13) or less Success! by 0 
[3d6.skill(20,-6-5+4)] => [5,1,6] = 12 vs (13) or less Success! by 1 
[3d6.skill(20,-5+4)] => [6,6,1] = 13 vs (19) or less Success! by 6 
GM: Beltarne can cast at -5 for being grappled.
Beltarne: Thanks
Minnizig: -3+2-2 as per last time I assume?
GM: Did Minnizig cast?
Minnizig: Yes?
GM: Yes.
Wolfgang: three attacks?
Minnizig: Command (Bardic) (15) [3d6.skill(15,-3+2-2)] => [1,1,4] = 6 vs (12) or less Success! by 6 for [2] => 2 FP
GM: He's got 5 to start, he split 1 into a rapid attack.
Cave Fisher: Resist the command [3d6.skill(10,2-6)] => [6,5,5] = 16 vs (6) or less Critical Failure! by 10 [B556]
Minnizig: (( Oh MAN. ))
Cave Fisher: Involuntarily lets Beltarne go instead of dropping him on his ass.
** Beltarne shouts, "Thanks, lass!" **
Cave Fisher: Damage to Thasos's face is [1d6+1] => [3,1] = (4) and [1d6+1] => [4,1] = (5) and [1d6+1] => [3,1] = (4) crushing on each.
Minnizig: "My pleasure, godman!"
GM: Thasos takes no damage... and he's already in pain. Oh, well.
GM: Hey, Thasos has -4 to DX skills!
GM: anyway.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
** Thasos shrugs off the blows like a raging minotaur. **
** Wolfgang is confused **
Ghazeb: Vomit.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Thasos: headbutt it... IN THE EYE!
Wolfgang: I take it the strikes were to Thasos?
GM: Yes! Sorry.
GM: You're at -14 to attack the eye, Thasos.
Thasos: er... what?
GM: ... -10 if you all-out attack determined.
Thasos: okay, i'll do that then
GM: -3 for darkness, -7 for the target, -4 for pain.
** Thasos rears back his head and snaps it forward for a headbutt. **
Thasos: DX (16) [3d6.skill(16,-10)] => [5,4,3] = 12 vs (6) or less Failure! by 6 
GM: It's more a wild, anguished flailing.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
** Thasos somehow misses something right in front of him. **
Marik: Fast-draw two arrows. Fast-load both. Fire.
Marik: Fast-Load:</B> [3d6.skill(20,-3-2)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (15) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556]
Marik: That'll do.
Marik: -3 range, no acc, -4 cover?
Thasos: you're kneeling now, right?
GM: Right.
Marik: Haven't moved.
Marik: I'm not taking penalties, so I'm staying on the ground because impaling damage works.
Marik: Bow (twice): [3d6.skill(20,-3-4)] => [5,5,3] = 13 vs (13) or less Success! by 0 [3d6.skill(20,-3-4)] => [4,2,4] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
Cave Fisher: Dodge! Dodge! [3d6.skill(5)] => [4,2,3] = 9 vs (5) or less Failure! by 4 
and [3d6.skill(5)] => [2,3,4] = 9 vs (5) or less Failure! by 4 
Marik: I had forgotten the -3 fast-load.
Marik: I will luck that first shot.
Marik: [3d6.skill(20,-3-3-4)] => [4,4,6] = 14 vs (10) or less Failure! by 4 
Marik: [3d6.skill(20,-3-3-4)] => [4,3,2] = 9 vs (10) or less Success! by 1 
Marik: There we go.
GM: Damage?
Marik: Damage is [1d6+4] => [4,4] = (8) [1d6+4] => [4,4] = (8) impaling
Cave Fisher: Resist dying? [3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [4,5,3] = 12 vs (11) or less Failure! by 1 
Narrator: The accumulated damage proves to be too much, and the monster dies, releasing Wolfgang.
GM: Thasos needs to make a self-control roll (at -4) or attack someone.
Thasos: Calm down? [3d6.skill(15,-4)] => [6,4,5] = 15 vs (11) or less Failure! by 4 
Thasos: uh oh
** Minnizig panics. **
** Thasos whirls around with a murderous look in his eye **
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Command?
GM: Sure, you can try it.
Beltarne: CONCENTRATE: may step; if defend/injured/etc. roll vs. Will-3 {B366}, Command (Holy) (16) [3d6.skill(16,0)] => [5,1,5] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
** Thasos sees Ghazeb, and heads toward him. **
GM: What's the command?
Beltarne: "Calm down!"
GM: Thasos, roll Will to resist at -4.
Thasos: Will (10) [3d6.skill(10,-4)] => [5,6,4] = 15 vs (6) or less Failure! by 9 
Thasos: Will (10) [3d6.skill(10,0)] => [6,6,2] = 14 vs (10) or less Failure! by 4 
Thasos: oops, ignore that second
GM: Make another self-control roll for Berserk. Still at -4.
Thasos: Still berserk? [3d6.skill(15,-4)] => [2,2,2] = 6 vs (11) or less Success! by 5 
Beltarne: ((3 FP for large SM?))
** Thasos growls low and menacingly... then looks around, blinking. **
Marik: ((He's SM0. Mrugnak was exceptional.))
Narrator: The red light in Thasos' eyes dies down, and he blinks.
Minnizig: (( Mark bumped up the threshold to SM +2 ))
Beltarne: ((Ah))
** Thasos shrugs his shoulders and wonders why everyone is looking at him like that. **
Ghazeb: eventually stops retching and starts holding his stomache again. "Ghazeb ate something that did not agree with him."
** Thasos rolls his eyes at Ghazeb, his earlier rage forgotten. **
Minnizig: "Yeah. Goblin food is nasty, fuzzy buddy."
Wolfgang: usually it's not really even food
Wolfgang: "usually it's not really even food"
Ghazeb: "It looked so good to Ghazeb. He was hungry."
** Beltarne ables over to Thasos, claps him on the shoulder, "Lets patch those wounds up, shall we?" **
GM: You get more slime on your hand, but fortunately you wear thick gloves.
Beltarne: Major Healing (Holy) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [4,3,1] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
Beltarne: 2 FP
Beltarne: 4 HP
GM: you're at -6 for previous castings of Major Healing, but he's healed now.
Beltarne: okies
** Marik gets to his feet and checks his bowstring, clothes, and self for traces of acidic poison. **
Wolfgang: "So, can you extract and store the eye Marik?"
Ghazeb: Apply aloe to Beltarne (First Aid! [3d6.skill(10,1)] => [5,2,4] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 
Ghazeb: Heals [1d6] => [6] = (6) damage.
Beltarne: "I could give it a shot"
Marik: "Sure. I'll get right on that as soon as I figure out what the bloody hell that thing is, and how the eye's attached. Maybe let the trained professional at it, eh?"
** Thasos shakes his head at the word eye, and pantomimes taking a crap. **
** Marik passes Beltarne a long knife. "Go to town, me dwarven friend." **
Beltarne: "Don't have the proper tools, unfortunately"
GM: It's actually a Survival check... I think this is closer to "claws" than "internal organs""
Marik: Oh.
Marik: In that case.
GM: (DF 2 p 13, btw)
Marik: Survival (This cave. Right here. Not any other, *this* one): [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [5,5,4] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 
GM: Marik cuts away the rest of the body. It weighs 3 lbs and is worth $500.
GM: Excuse me, 2 lbs.
** Marik wraps it in best brown paper sealed with paraffin, because that solves everything. **
** Thasos looks at Marik like HE'S the stupid one. **
** Wolfgang cleans his axe carefully **
** Marik shrugs at Thasos. "When it comes to matters of money, I trust the dwarf." **
** Wolfgang goes and gets his hatchets **
Minnizig: "The eyeball is definitely money, he's right."
** Beltarne searches the immediate area for the bodies (and valuables) of any victims **
** Thasos waves his hand as if waving away the issue. **
Beltarne: Search (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [1,1,1] = 3 vs (13) or less Critical Success! [B556] 
GM: There's a large pile of cave fish bones here. Behind you, a narrow hole rises up the outside. The river disappears into the cave to the east. 
GM: Beltarne doesn't find anything else, though.
Marik: "Well, we got an eye."
whispering to Beltarne, It occurs to you that when you searched Henri's body, there was a set of wripped thongs on his belt but you never found a matching pouch. 
** Thasos claps very quietly. **
Marik: "Hm, hey. Is Cave Fisher any good to eat?"
** Thasos makes a yuck face. **
Marik: "Sauteed with a bit of wild mustard. Or garlc? Maybe battered and fried."
Wolfgang: "You'd need to get all the slime off, maybe you can sell the slime?"
GM: It stinks like an extra-dimensional, non-euclidean predator that eats fish.
Beltarne: Um, elder thing
** Minnizig retches quietly. **
Beltarne: "do we have any spare bottles for the slime"
Marik: "I only point this out on account of half you forgetting to bring provisions."
** Thasos smirks. **
GM: The slime actually loses its potency too quickly to be taken away. Sadly.
Beltarne: "You're never going to let that go, are you?"
** Minnizig looks green and backs away to the 5 yard cliff. "Yeah. Brought my own horrible cave goobers, thanks. *hurk*" **
Beltarne: "I just realized something"
Beltarne: "When I searched the alchemist's body, there was some ripped thongs like you would tie a belt pouch on with, but no belt pouch"
Beltarne: "Key?"
Marik: "Key!"
Minnizig: "oooo. You guys have to take me back to him."
Minnizig: "I might just be able to find out something about who stole it."
Ghazeb: "But this one is worried about the goblin master."
Wolfgang: "I say we take care of the rock pile and his boss first"
Marik: "I'll lay even odds that rock pile's boss has the key."
Wolfgang: I take it the cave ends here unless we want to go swimming
Beltarne: "Shall we explore the rest of the cave, take on the evil sorceror, and then backtrack?"
Marik: Sounds plan-like to me!
Minnizig: "Rrrrg. I am going to go craaazy about that door."
** Thasos nods. **
GM: Cave ends here unless you want to swim through underwater narrow tunnels without knowing if they have any air pockets.
Marik: Cave ends here!
Wolfgang: "The cave is explored, lets go hunt Mr. Big"
** Thasos nodnods. **
Minnizig: "He'd better have that key."
GM: It's about 6 pm game-time. Are you heading out after dark?
Beltarne: "Agreed!"
Marik: I think a night of sleeping is in order.
Beltarne: "Resting at the gobbo camp would allow us to sleep in beds"
Marik: With watches.
Marik: "Pff. See you lot outside."
GM: Who's camping where?
GM: If you split camp, each group has to set their own watches...
Wolfgang: "What, cave too civilized? or are the beds the problem?"
Minnizig: Inside, but not in a goblin bed, because it will totally have fleas.
Marik: I'm thinking the watches go at the cave mouth.
** Thasos sides with Beltarne. **
Marik: And Marik has a nice comfy leaning-on spot at the cave mouth.
Beltarne: "I can set a watch spell there easily too"
GM: Set up where you want to be.
Beltarne: Casting watchdog at the bottleneck at the cave entrance
Beltarne: Watchdog (Holy) (16) [3d6.skill(16,0)] => [4,1,5] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
Thasos: umm... i don't know where everyone is, but i'm with Beltarne.
Thasos: bed = good sleep
GM: Beltarne, can you mark where you casting Watchdog?
Beltarne: sorry, sure
Minnizig: [b] => bCuriosity[/b] => /b: 12- [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [3,2,5] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
GM: okay.
Minnizig: I don't spend the ENTIRE watch poking Marik!
GM: thanks.
GM: Rituals for Thasos [1d6] => [2] = (2) and Beltarne [1d6] => [2] = (2)
Marik: Camouflage: [3d6.skill(17,0)] => [4,4,1] = 9 vs (17) or less Success! by 8 
GM: Got it, Beltarne.
Marik: Also, foraging?
GM: Marik, what are you camoflaging and roll survival, sure.
Marik: I have great night vision, and perfect balance. Foraging in steep mountains in the dark? No problem.
Marik: And the intention was to camouflage me, while I slept.
Beltarne: It's a cave spruce!
Marik: Survival (Tokyo): [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [3,4,3] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 
** Thasos gets his rituals done quick and efficiently, and starts shaking a bed vigorously before laying down on it. **
Minnizig: On Minnizig's watch, I will be setting up my bear trap a little outside the entrance of the cave.
Minnizig: And disassembling it before I go to bed.
Minnizig: It's like having a friend help me guard!
Minnizig: A friend with sharp teeth and iron jaws.
GM: Wolfgang, you're on watch. Where are you watching from?
Minnizig: The best kind of friend!
Wolfgang: right there
GM: okay.
Wolfgang: but I'll sleep by the fire
Wolfgang: and will peek around the corner sometimes
Wolfgang: ooh, and have the crossbow!
GM: Roll vision.
GM: That's Wolfgang, that is.
GM: And Marik can roll Hearing at -5.
Wolfgang: Vision (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [5,6,2] = 13 vs (13) or less Success! by 0 
Marik: Hearing: [3d6.skill(14,-5)] => [6,2,5] = 13 vs (9) or less Failure! by 4 
whispering to Ted, As you peak around the corner, you spot a large, shambling form in the darkness outside the cave. It looks large and furry. It's ambling toward Marik, with its snout near the ground. 
GM: Marik, another hearing roll at -5.
Marik: Hearing: [3d6.skill(14,-5)] => [3,2,5] = 10 vs (9) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: Wolfgang, it's moving toward Marik.
Marik: Boo.
Wolfgang: how close?
GM: Looks like 10 feet.
Wolfgang: FIRE!!!!
GM: Wolfgang, roll stealth.
GM: Then attack.
Wolfgang: stealth first?
GM: Yes.
Wolfgang: Default Skill Roll [3d6.defaultskill(14,-5,0)] => [1,2,5] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1
Marik: Looks like two yards? :P
GM: So he misestimated?
Marik: Wow, I managed to turn off scrolling.
Marik: That was responding to 'how close'.
Wolfgang: how uch aim did I get?
Marik: Hadn't seen anything from there.
Narrator: The creature raises its head. Red lights glint off its eyes as it turns toward Wolfgang.
GM: As much as you want, Wolfgang.
Wolfgang: Default Skill Roll [3d6.defaultskill(14,-4,+4+6-5)] => [5,6,5] = 16 vs (15) or less Failure! by 1
Wolfgang: just missed!
GM: It was SM1, you just barely hit it. Maybe.
Wolfgang: cool
Cave Bear: Dodge! [3d6.skill(10)] => [2,6,2] = 10 vs (10) or less Success! by 0 
Cave Bear: It sidesteps, roars, and charges you!
Marik: I have Deep Sleeper, that was a Roar.
Marik: I'm awake?
Minnizig: minnizig is on the list in Firefly's place?
Narrator: A ear shaking roar rolls across the land as a huge, furry monster screams its fury.
** Thasos falls out of bed roughly, but is soon alert, weapon in hand. **
GM: Well, actually... everyone is asleep but Wolfgang.
GM: And Marik, he just woke up.
** Thasos goes back to sleep after the bad dream. **
GM: IQ roll each turn to wake up, +1 per turn, +6 for Combat Reflexes.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: Whimpers and moans in his sleep.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Thasos: IQ (10) [3d6.skill(10,6)] => [5,5,3] = 13 vs (16) or less Success! by 3 
GM: Thasos can act normally but is prone and unarmed.
** Thasos really is awake now. **
Thasos: next turn i can get up and ready my weapon?
GM: You can start kneeling or grab your weappon now. You're just prone but can act.
** Thasos grabs his weapon immediately upon opening his eyes. **
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Marik: Ready bow. Fast-draw arrow.
Marik: ###
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Grab weapons
Beltarne: ###
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Monster) 
Minnizig: Beltarnes awake?
Wolfgang: grab the shield!
GM: Beltarne needs to roll IQ.
Beltarne: IQ (14) [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [3,1,3] = 7 vs (14) or less Success! by 7 
GM: It takes 3 rounds to ready a large shield.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Monster 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Beltarne: He sure does
Beltarne: ((axe oonly))
Cave Bear: Marik? Or Wolfgang? [1d2] => [2] = (2)
Cave Bear: Roaring, move forward.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Minnizig: Wake up? IQ (13) [3d6.skill(13, 0)] => [4,2,3] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 
Minnizig: "Gawhaha? Roar?"
Marik: Did Wolfgang have any better light than I do, or is this thing still mostly in the dark?
Marik: What *is* the ambient light penalty, anyway?
** Minnizig picks an All Out option for standing! (quickly flips to the website) **
Beltarne: ((and it's a medium shield))
GM: I assume that Wolfgang is navigating by starlight (-5 or so)
color='#ff0000'>YOUR TURN NOW:: </font> [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) </td> </tr> </table>
Marik: So -1 for me.
Ghazeb: "this one is not feeling well. Rolls
Minnizig: DX (12) [3d6.skill(12,-2)] => [6,2,3] = 11 vs (10) or less Failure! by 1 
Ghazeb: rolls over and puts a pillow over his head.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Minnizig: (( That was my attempt to all-out stand acrobatically. Apparenlty I 'm kneeling ))
Thasos: can i get out of bed and do an action?
GM: Well, it's an action to stand, essentially.
Thasos: righto
GM: You need to roll Acrobatics.
Thasos: Acrobatics (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [1,1,5] = 7 vs (15) or less Success! by 8 
GM: okay, you're up.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
** Thasos jumps out of bed. Literally. **
Marik: Is it a demon bear? (on 1-2) [1d3] => [3] = (3)
** Marik readies the arrow and points it at the bear, stepping forward but not firing. "Hit it in the nose with your shield, that should drive it off." **
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: All out stand, DX-2?
GM: yes.
Beltarne: DX (12) [3d6.skill(12,-2)] => [6,1,3] = 10 vs (10) or less Success! by 0 
Beltarne: Huzzah!
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Monster) 
Beltarne: ###
Wolfgang: ready the shield more!
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Monster 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Cave Bear: all-out Move and slam Wolfgang! [3d6.skill(14,4-3-2)] => [2,3,2] = 7 vs (13) or less Success! by 6 DA-2/-1
Wolfgang: hmm, could I shave a second for having it propped up and ready to go?
Cave Bear: Nope.
GM: Nope.
Wolfgang: dodge then
Marik: ((It's largely 'getting it into position and messing with straps'.))
GM: Roll the dodge.
Wolfgang: Dodge (10) [3d6.skill(10,+3)] => [5,2,3] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
Wolfgang: gah, missed the -1
GM: I assume there was a retreat in there?
Wolfgang: yah
GM: It's in the same space as you, but not touching you.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Minnizig: Stand from kneeling! Is that all my movement, or one hex of movement? I always get confused.
Minnizig: If it's one hex, I move a little!
Minnizig: ###
Marik: It is 'a step', in the same way that you can take a step and ready.
GM: 1 step if you want to start concentrating... or you can do it all-out and move a bit more.
Marik: Wait, kneeling, not crouching.
GM: great.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: "It is loud."
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
** Thasos heads for the source of the noise. **
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Marik: Step and aim. "Maybe yell at it some?"
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
** Beltarne chases after Thasos **
Beltarne: ###
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Monster) 
Wolfgang: step and ready the shield
GM: You'll need to evade past it to move that way.
Wolfgang: and fast draw the axe
GM: Roll DX at -5 to try.
Wolfgang: nah, go there instead
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Monster 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Wolfgang: Fast-Draw (Axe/Mace) (15) [3d6.skill(15,+1)] => [6,6,2] = 14 vs (16) or less Success! by 2 Includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'
Cave Bear: Grab Wolfgang [3d6.skill(14,-3)] => [6,3,3] = 12 vs (11) or less Failure! by 1 
Cave Bear: well, grab at, anyway.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Minnizig: All Out Concentrate: Stumble through the dark tunnels relying on Night Vision 5 and luck to not run face first into a wall?
GM: Good plan.
GM: By the way, the cave area lighting at -8. It's dark in there!
Wolfgang: only -5 in the entrance?
GM: That includes the area where Wolfgang is fighting the creature.
** Thasos is relying on minotaur instincts for navigating underground mazes. **
GM: The light only goes about 5 hexes in.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
** Thasos continues on, bumping into walls with his horns. **
GM: Ah, Absolute Direction - he can easily retrace his steps.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Thasos: righto - i can't see the walls, but i know where i'm going
Marik: I don't suppose I can get away with shooting it somewhere non-vital in order to get it coming at me, and keep Wolfgang from carving it open?
GM: Nope. It's not your problem until it attacks you. Cycle of life and all that.
Marik: Aim!
Marik: ###
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Moves More
Beltarne: ###
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Monster) 
Wolfgang: that an ok move?
GM: Sure, you're not in close combat any more.
Wolfgang: and is it within reach 1?
GM: Yes.
Wolfgang: ok, shield bash it
Wolfgang: "Die hellspawn!!!"
Wolfgang: -3 for dark, +1 size?
GM: Right.
Wolfgang: Large Shield [3d6.skill(16,-3+1)] => [1,3,6] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Cave Bear: Dodge [3d6.skill(10)] => [6,5,3] = 14 vs (10) or less Failure! by 4 
GM: Damage?
Wolfgang: [1d6+3] => [6,3] = (9) crush
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Monster 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Narrator: The monster recoils in pain and clumsily swipes at you, backing away.
Cave Bear: parting defensive attack [3d6.skill(14,4-4-3)] => [1,2,4] = 7 vs (11) or less Success! by 4 Telegraphed.
Wolfgang: +?? to defend
GM: +2.
Wolfgang: parry
Wolfgang: Axe parry [3d6.skill(14,+2+3)] => [1,5,1] = 7 vs (19) or less Success! by 12 
GM: Yeah, good enough.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Minnizig 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Minnizig: Jog through the dark tunnels! Go go effective light penalty -3! Reflected firelight and starlight? bah, it's like torches down here.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
** Thasos continues along bravely. Or dumbly. **
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Marik: "That's the way!" Aim 3.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
** Beltarne runs moar! **
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Monster) 
Beltarne: ###
Wolfgang: step and attack with the shield
Wolfgang: "Not immunue to wood are you demon!"
Wolfgang: Large Shield [3d6.skill(16,-3+1)] => [3,1,6] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
Minnizig: Dark, moving, etc.
Minnizig: ack, sorry.
Cave Bear: Dodge and Retreat [3d6.skill(10,1+3)] => [4,1,2] = 7 vs (14) or less Success! by 7 
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Monster 
(on deck: [24] Minnizig) 
Cave Bear: Hang around and fight? [3d6.skill(10)] => [5,3,3] = 11 vs (10) or less Failure! by 1 
Cave Bear: Turns and runs!
Narrator: As the creature runs off, you can clearly see it is a large brown bear.
GM: Do you intend to chase it?
Marik: I feel much better about not shooting it.
Marik: Nope!
Wolfgang: can I tell it's a bear now?
GM: Yes.
Minnizig: Dark, moving, etc. for reals this time. "What the crap is going on out there?"
Wolfgang: heh, DOH!
GM: critfails on knowledge skills are funny.
Wolfgang: "Mr. Big sent a bear after Marik!"
** Thasos looks doubtful. **
Wolfgang: "Why else would the eyes glow red!?"
Minnizig: "Seriously. I got a bear trap. Just the thing for this sort of problem."
Beltarne: "Did it have glowing green runes?"
Wolfgang: "Thought it was a herzog demon for a bit there"
Beltarne: "Reflected light"
Wolfgang: "No, just the glowing eyes."
Marik: "Lots of creatures' eyes glow red if they reflect light. It's the blood."
** Thasos sighs and goes back to bed. He makes a mental note to be extra grouchy in the morning. **
Minnizig: "Bear trap. Bears call for bear traps. Seriously."
** Beltarne also goes to bed. **
** Marik goes back to sleep. **
Wolfgang: "Where is your bear trap?
Minnizig: "On my pack, one sec, I'll go fetch it."
** Minnizig returns with the bear trap, and an iron spike to peg it down so the bear can't escape after being trapped! **
Minnizig: "I came PREPARED for the wilderness."
Wolfgang: "Too late it's gone now, we could have had a coat with a trap"
Minnizig: "Ahwell. His baityness is still out, hopefully it'll come back."
** Minnizig sets about optimistically setting up the trap. **
Wolfgang: "Ohh, is bear good to eat? I've never tried it."
Minnizig: Traps/TL3 (14) [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [6,4,6] = 16 vs (14) or less Failure! by 2 Includes: +2 from 'Widget Worker'
Wolfgang: "I could go after it..."
Minnizig: Luck!
Minnizig: "It's kind of greasy."
Minnizig: Traps/TL3 (14) [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [5,1,4] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 Includes: +2 from 'Widget Worker'
Minnizig: Traps/TL3 (14) [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [6,5,4] = 15 vs (14) or less Failure! by 1 Includes: +2 from 'Widget Worker'
Wolfgang: "Sounds great!
Minnizig: I'll take success by 4 >.>
** Wolfgang looks for the bolt he shot **
Minnizig: At night, in the dark?
Wolfgang: yes, same as daylight is the stars and moon are out
GM: A few hours pass. The sun rises. It is a High Holy Day of the Dieties of Lies and Deception.
Minnizig: Good man. :D
Minnizig: Ah, my patron saints... er, did I say that out loud?
Wolfgang: "Yes
GM: In the light, Marik can clearly see cave bear tracks. It looks like it picked up your trail in the Storm Pass and just followed, hoping for something to eat.
GM: So.
GM: Day 5.
GM: What are you doing?
Minnizig: I collect my bear trap!
GM: (Did Marik ever make that Forgaing roll?)
Minnizig: Does it have any bear in it?
GM: No, nothing in it.
Minnizig: Mope.
Marik: (I did, success by 5)
Thasos: i'm sure you'd KNOW if there was some bear in your trap :P
Marik: (I'll accept a penalty if it means I get more tasty beetles.)
Minnizig: Never hurts to ask :D
Marik: (They crunch!)
** Minnizig shudders. **
Marik: "The orange stuff is the best part. Try some!"
Beltarne: I'm topping off Ted with Minor Healing, ang hoping Marik is willing to share
Minnizig: [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [4,4,2] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
Beltarne: Minor Healing (Holy) (16) [3d6.skill(16,0)] => [4,6,4] = 14 vs (16) or less Success! by 2 Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
Wolfgang: Don't we have some Venison left from the first set of goblins?
** Minnizig tries to ward Marik off with her bear trap, like some sort of bizarre spiky holy symbol, and scuttles back into the cave to collect her stuff. **
GM: Is Beltarne a priest of Honesty?
Beltarne: No
GM: I mean, my notes say he is.
GM: Oh...
Beltarne: Single combat, justice, bravery
GM: No, I'm looking at it. "Heroism, Honesty, Single Combat, Justice."
Minnizig: I think Mark wants to know what your Disadvantage is for your Holy vow.
GM: If you don't want Honesty, fine by me.
GM: No, which High Holy Days he's affected by.
Beltarne: Naw, if that's what you have, that's fine
GM: Great, today is Low Sanctity for you.
Beltarne: Hooray!
GM: Yeah, must be thrilling.
GM: So.
Marik: Marik is, for the record, willing to share.
GM: You're standing outside the cave.
GM: What are you doing?
Marik: We also got some well-preserved venison shortly after the goblin ambush.
Marik: We have a goblin map.
Marik: And directions from the captive that lead us to the Big Bad.
Marik: So let's head for the Big Bad and see what we can see.
Beltarne: "Agreed!"
Wolfgang: "How long will it take to get to the guy Marik?
Minnizig: "And if he doesn't have my key, I'm going to give him such a pinch."
Wolfgang: "Lets bury all the heavy stuff we got from the goblins again
GM: ... Minnizig, roll Interrogation.
Wolfgang: "After we travel a bit that is
Beltarne: "Is 'pinch' slang for 'frightful stabbing'?"
Minnizig: Interrogation (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [2,3,3] = 8 vs (12) or less Success! by 4 
Minnizig: "... perhaps."
Beltarne: "How Shakespearian"
GM: Okay, you got somewhat okay instructions: "head south along the mountains until they turn west, then follow them until you see the circle."
GM: There's light clouds, and continued winds.
GM: To the west, the heights of the mountains. To the east, the pass and more mountains.
Minnizig: "Well, does this count as turning south, or not?"
GM: You spend most of the morning going up and down hills, heading southwest toward the mountains. You pass a mile of so of trees from ten until noon or so to the west... there's river valley heading southeast to another trees. Farther southeast you can catch glimpses of a lake, probably the Shining Lake according to Minnizig.
GM: You get closer and closer to the mountains to the west.
Narrator: The delvers cross another ridgeline. Ahead of them is a narrow dip, with a small creek flowing across it. A rickety log bridge spans the creek.
Narrator: On the other side of the creek, the ground rises again to another ridgeline. A collection of surprised goblins are just cresting the ridge, and looking at you with surprise.
Narrator: They're carrying shields marked with red eyes and druidic symbols.