Sessions/Shrouded Valley/12

Narrator: The delvers stand by in a ruined goblin village. The last of the orc knights flee south ahead of them, retreating to the castle.
Narrator: Ayake and Connell lie on the ground, bleeding or oozing sap, greviously injured.
Narrator: None of the delvers are unwounded; all are tired.
GM: So. What are you up to?
Cid: Still lying on my back and blacked out from my very critical wounds
Mrugnak: I was about to ask: Did I miss Cid getting fixed up?
Connell: Are we likely to be attacked again during the next minute?
Richard: wasn't connell at least positive?
GM: Connell got hit again.
Richard: ah
Cid: I'm at -44HP, if anyone forgot
GM: It doesn't look like there's anyone within range to hit you, unless there are some Phase Pythons or other invisible insubstantial types around.
GM: Cid is still a mess, right.
** Richard hopes there are some healing pots in Cid's pack **
** Connell huddles next to a building and concentrates for a minute. (( Heal Plant. [3d6.skill(17,-5)] => [5,5,3] = 13 vs (12) or less Failure! by 1 )) **
Richard: "can you two pour some healing pots down them while I rest up for some more healing?"
** Connell shakes his head, trying to concentrate. He tries it again. (( [3d6.skill(17,-5)] => [3,6,5] = 14 vs (12) or less Failure! by 2 )) **
GM: Uhm... you almost certainly fall unconscious, Connell, as there is really no way to make 60 HT checks.
GM: Uhm, 120.
GM: Whatever. You're out.
Connell: Er. Gooood point.
Connell: Connell lies happily asleep in blood loss land.
Richard: sap loss?
** Richard looks tired **
Mrugnak: Erk. Um.
GM: People with 2 minute fatigue recovery times recover 1 fatigue.
Mrugnak: Can Ted heal anyone?
GM: Incidently, 2 minutes pass.
GM: I think Richard knows healing spells...?
Richard: I can
Richard: but not so well when at 2 FP, hence the rest time
Mrugnak: Fair 'nuff.
Mrugnak: Mrugnak gets his potion of Major Healing out and dumps it on Connell.
Mrugnak: Fix the healer, healer fixes everyone else!
Mrugnak: I hope.
GM: Connell heals [2d6] => [6,6] = (12)!
Mrugnak: Scaled for current HP?
Cid: ^^
Mrugnak: (not sure how many he has in Tiger form)
GM: Current HP is still 17, so scale is x1.
GM: It's enough to get him up, though he's still in bad shape.
** Richard hopes connell knows great healing **
Mrugnak: He knows Heal Plant and Form of Wooden Tiger?
Connell: (( I do, but I don't actually have the FP required to cast it. :P ))
Mrugnak: (Do you have Plant Form Other? The bush healing trick is awesome)
Kevin: Can we shorten this by saying 'we take about an hour to rest and heal', and making the appropriate rolls?
Connell: (( I do have Plant Form Other, actually...
GM: Certainly.
GM: What permanent resources are you using up?
Connell: Heal Plant to fix self: [3d6.skill(17,-5)] => [5,1,2] = 8 vs (12) or less Success! by 4 
Cid: What about those two enemies still active south of us?
Mrugnak: I believe they're fleeing.
Richard: how hurt is connell now?
Connell: Should be in perfect condition, if Heal Plant went off.
Richard: ah
Ayake: If Plant Form Other + Heal Plant actually works, then I think many of us are spending at least a little time as a bush, and then we're down only Mrugnak's Potion of Major Healing.
GM: My notes say that Connell has had 1 Major Healing, Richard has had 1, and Cid has had 2.
GM: Let me check.
Ayake: Ayake has also had one, in addition to the one that didn't count as a healing use due to a critsuccess.
Richard: I've done one to connell and two to Cid
Mrugnak: Mrugnak will be VERY confused by his time as a bush.
GM: I just merge them altogether; tracking healings by caster is a mug's game.
Richard: should track those by caster for the penalties (I'm not gonna do Cid a lot more good)
GM: It takes Connell 25 minutes to heal each one of you with that trick, but he can do it, sure.
Richard: I'll be able to lend him some strength to speed it up
** Connell turns back into a faun, and goes to people and turns them into pumpkins briefly before fixing them. **
GM: Assuming nobody has any weird Magic resistances or anything, you're all healed in a little more than an hour.
Richard: I will minor myself since I'm not down much
Cid: Fully?
GM: You're down 7 by my count, but whatever.
GM: Heal Plant is nominally unlimited in its effects.
Connell: Do you want me to roll, or shall we assume I don't critfail?
GM: No need to roll, you have plenty of time.
Cid: No point in critfailing outside of combat
GM: I'm going to treat Heal Plant like Great Healing, so single use per day.
GM: (per person, of course!)
Mrugnak: Well, summoning a demon could mean we're in combat again.
Connell: Works for me.
GM: Failing would mean people don't get healed.
** Connell heals Cid last, nudging the fixed pumpkin and turning it back into a paladin. "Hello, new guy." **
GM: But really, only Ayake and Cid are critical. Mrugnak can be Majored Healed with little difficulty and Richard could take a couple of stolen potions.
Ayake: ((Might be better to just land Major Healing on me. I'm not even critical - a Major Healing from Richard for 12 HP and a minor for 2 more puts me at full.))
Richard: (( just saying it takes 25 mins works for me ))
GM: You need to rest for 30-50 minutes just to recover the fatigue, anyway.
Cid: I could maybe, just maybe, take my chances with a Prayer of Restoration
GM: What's that, Cid?
Cid: If my roll succeeds, everyone gets restored to max HP and FP
Ayake: ...?
Cid: The die decides if my deity will respond
Connell: Trust me, we don't need to bring gods into this. You have a faun.
Richard: I'll recover all mine in 26 mins, and can lend out some from my energy reseve in that time
Mrugnak: You mean praying for help?
GM: Does it now?
Cid: For a miracle, yes
Richard: save that for the castle!
Richard: "So, now we get to try and take the castle?"
Ayake: Cid, you're aware that praying for Divine Intervention is 1) near-impossible, and 2) The GM decides what actual effect the divine intervention has, and 3) The Gods help those who help themselves, and you have perfectly non-divine-intervention options available?
Connell: "Aren't we here for leprechaun gold? I'm happy to let the orcs stay in their castle."
Ayake: Just saying.
Ayake: "We're also here to uncover whatever fell from the sky."
Richard: "My impression was it's in the castle, unless there is another castle in the valley I have missed"
Ayake: "And if I know orcs, they'll have it in that castle."
Connell: "Hmn. Well - is there a way to sneak in?" He glances over at Mrugnak, "I could turn Mrugnak into a pumpkin and we could carry him in."
Mrugnak: "noooo"
Mrugnak: "Mrugnak warrior! Not fruit!"
Connell: "Gourds not your favourite? Could do a rosebush."
Mrugnak: "Veggie."
Mrugnak: "Thing."
** Richard looks to see if they cleared the ground around the castle like they did their wall **
GM: It's hard to make out the castle in the darkness, but it appears to be on some kind of raised plateau with a deep and wide moat around that.
GM: The plateau walls are not very steep, though, and you're not sure if the castle is in good repair.
** Richard looks for the darkness generator **
Cid: *didn't get a clear statement on whether everyone got healed up yet*
Ayake: You got turned into a pumpkin and then healed, Cid.
whispering to Cid, As a foxman, you can clearly see that the castle is in poor repair, with a lot of the stones crumbling. Goblin sentries line the walls. 
GM: Everyone is healed, tanned, and rested after an hour.
Cid: Argh I messed up my figure
Richard: "Well, I don't see how we can sneak in since the have a big moat and are on high alert"
Ayake: "So, same plan as the wall, then?"
Connell: "Wasn't that a terrible plan at the wall?"
Ayake: "It worked."
Richard: during the hour I make some boffer arrow so the rules will not scream in protest next time I heal someone
GM: There is a large stream of soldiers moving out of the castle and heading toward the southwest side of the valley.
GM: Uhm, okay.
Richard: or I get Berkun to make them :)
GM: Okay, that works.
Cid: I walk over to pick up my backpack again, then let my gaze rest southbound
GM: Uhm.
GM: Do either you have any arrows that aren't meteoric or don't come from cornucopia quivers?
Richard: hmm, can we see what they are heading to? the mine?
Cid: (and my halo got messed up)
Ayake: As I recall, Berkun is carrying several fine, balanced, magic penetrating arrows that aren't meteoric.
Richard: we can send him out for some goblin ones, I have some but they are fine
** Mrugnak fetches his own backpack from next to the hut and sits on top of the wall Richard created. **
GM: Yes, Berkun isn't sacrificing them for boffer arrows.
Richard: IIRC there are some dead goblin archers nearby
GM: Okay, there are some goblin arrows around, Berkun cuts the heads off of them.
Ayake: Yeah, wolfriders shot at me.
Connell: "So, me and Mrugnak will make an aerial assault again, Ayake can just... walk up the wall. What about the other three?" He looks at Richard, Cid, and Berkun.
** Ayake peers southwest. "What do you suppose is down there that they'd be sending troops to protect?" **
Cid: "That battle was a perilous one, but we prevailed nonetheless. Victory to the righteous." I sheathe my broadsword as I speak.
** Ayake eyes Cid. "'We'?" **
Richard: "I remember seeing a mine and some other villages, I bet the mine"
Cid: "What?" I look briefly clueless, "For the better or worse, I'm stuck with you owing to those Elder Things that so inconveniently intruded on my training."
Richard: "I got here via a random teleport as well, maybe the gods are playing again"
Richard: where was the mine we saw on the way in?
Connell: "Okay, which one of us is the walking magic anchor? Mrugnak, is it you? Have you been bending space-time again?"
Cid: "A test of valor by the gods? I'll happily take it and prove the gods wrong."
Mrugnak: "Mrugnak bend bars..."
Mrugnak: "Uh..."
GM: Oh, as a note, the foxman paladin you're dealing with - Cid SilverWing - is not the famous Foxman Paladin Scydd Silverblade. Who you thought Cid was originally.
Mrugnak: "An bones, but den bones go snap."
GM: Cid is just some guy.
Mrugnak: 'es a puppy!
Ayake: "Stuck with us? Hm. Well. By all means, don't let us simple peasants hold you back - next time we face an army, you can charge them and get cut down all on your own without our help." He frowns. "I can't imagine they'd see the mine as more valuable than the castle. Unless there was something really valuable there. So, to the mine!"
GM: Now that you've had some time to deal with him and get his story, you realize the difference.
Ayake: ((I have logic skills.)
GM: The mine you passed is to the west, about 300 yards.
Cid: "No need to be rude." I snort at Ayake, "It wasn't my choice to be thrown into battle on such short notice."
Connell: "Shouldn't we go to the castle? They've obviously expecting us at the mine."
Richard: hmm, so they're not heading for the mine?
GM: The troops leaving the castle look like goblins, and definitely include some of the survivors of the battle.
GM: They do not look in good shape.
GM: No, they're moving towards the wall on the far side of the valley.
Ayake: "Getting their wounded out of the way, perhaps."
Connell: "Probaby can't afford to feed them all>"
Mrugnak: (( Huh. More of a "Helms Deep" sort of thing. ))
Ayake: "I agree with the faun. Onward, to the castle."
Richard: hmm, if they expect a siege that makes sense
Connell: "Five people doesn't count as a siege."
Richard: "Eh, maybe we do"
Cid: "How are your provisions?" I recount the equipment in my pack, "I'm ill-equipped for adventuring as of now."
Mrugnak: "Mrugnak kill thing, eat it."
Connell: "If we approach from one side, I could try setting fire to the other side of the castle. That could be interesting."
Richard: "we're on light rations now, we have more in a camp outside the valley, lets not stay here long enough for it to matter"
Richard: can we see into the courtyard of the castle from here?
Richard: "I can light some fires with arrows if need be"
GM: You certainly can't. It's too dark.
GM: You have line of sight to it, if that's what you want.
Cid: "I carry a torch with me for times like this."
Cid: (and shouldn't the time of day reflect on the map brightness?)
Ayake: "So. I'll scale the walls. Connell, Richard, and Mrugnak will fly. Richard, how difficult is it for you to make him fly?" He gestures at Cid.
Richard: "I'm tempted to fly up and light it on fire just so I can see it"
Mrugnak: "Mrugnak have light hat!"
** Mrugnak has, specifically, a helmet lamp. **
Connell: "Probably safer if I do it, if you fire flaming arrows they'll know your position. I can just turn into a flaming bird and flit around burning thatch and stuff."
Ayake: ((It's supernaturally dark. All light sources are dimmed, and it's generally hard to see.))
Richard: "Not hard, just tiring, especially so many"
GM: You're not sure, but the moat looks to be large.
GM: Like many moats are.
GM: (like, more than 60' across and probably 30+ feet deep).
Connell: "So - Ayake, what do you think? A little flame?"
Ayake: "Fire is an effective distraction. I do wonder about that moat."
Ayake: ((Quickly looking up to see just how hard it is for me to walk on water.))
Richard: "Connell, can you make anyone else fly our just yourself?"
Cid: "That reminds me, we haven't even introduced each others yet."
** Mrugnak thumps himself on the breastplate. "Dis Mrugnak." **
Richard: "I'm Richard Hammond, mage and archer"
Connell: "Just me. It's more a matter of turning into a bird than magic."
Connell: "Huh?" He looks around at Cid, "Oh, I'm Connell. Nice to meet you?"
Ayake: "I don't think I can walk across that moat. Hm."
Berkun: "Berkun the Wolf, outworlder."
Cid: "I'm Cid SilverWing." I stand at attention and bring my right hand to chest level, at my heart, left hand behind my back in what looks like a very foreign salute, "Fox Paladin of The Light."
** Ayake ignores Cid pointedly. **
Cid: "Seeing as how I'm new here." I bring my arms back down, "Although this darkness most certainly doesn't look natural, does anyone know where I've landed?"
Richard: so, I would need to get myself and three others flying then?
Richard: "The shrouded valley"
Richard: "Ayake, you would need to be flying as well then?"
Cid: "Hmph, fitting name." I look around, as though trying to observe other oddities of the realm.
Ayake: "Maybe. I'm thinking."
Narrator: Cid takes in the sights easily: a wide valley, surrounded by a tall wall with many towers. A single gate opens to the outside world to the southwest. Small goblin villages sprout like mushrooms through the valley, white smoke curling up from their chimneys. Roads connect the villages to each other, and run down in long spurs to the castle in the center of the valley.
Ayake: "Mrugnak, you're strong, right?"
Narrator: All the vegetation is sparse and sickly. The lone exception is a few acres of wildly overgrown tangles, inexplicably healthy though heavily overgrown with mushrooms.
Richard: well, might as well get the flight out of the way now so I can recover from it while we plan
** Mrugnak flexes proudly. "Mrugnak strong! Fight! Hit! Lift! Smash!" **
Richard: Flight shouting, gestures, extra timex10, -3FP [3d6.skill(20,+5-8)] => [5,1,6] = 12 vs (17) or less Success! by 5 for 2 FP on me
Ayake: "Lift, yes. I'll fly with Mrugnak, Richard."
Richard: Flight shouting, gestures, extra timex10, -3FP [3d6.skill(20,+5-8-1)] => [5,5,4] = 14 vs (16) or less Success! by 2 for 2 FP on Mrugnak
GM: You know you're at a -2 to maintain every spell that isn't cast on yourself, right?
Richard: -2? thought it was -1
GM: We house ruled it to -2 for external spells.
GM: To limit the ability of the mage to cast spells to solve all the problems.
GM: =)
GM: I mean, your spell succeeded. Carry on!
Richard: OK, well, no change yet since I did me first
GM: Great.
Richard: Flight shouting, gestures, extra timex10, -3FP [3d6.skill(20,+5-8-3)] => [3,1,4] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 for 2 FP on Berkun
Richard: and I rest 6 mins
GM: Flight costs 5, -3, x2 is 6 FP.
Cid: "So where shall we go next?"
Richard: I use equal FP and EN, then regain one of each every 2 mins
Connell: I'll go make a distraction, then. He stands away from the others, spreads his arms, and chants. (( Lightning Falcon. Shouting and waving. [3d6.skill(17,+3)] => [4,5,6] = 15 vs (20) or less Success! by 5 ))
Richard: "I'll have to drop the flight spells once we are there or else I won't be casting anything else so be ready"
** Connell collapses into a falcon made of crackling lightning. He gives a loud raptor cry, and spirals up into the sky, making a big loop as he heads towards the castle. **
Cid: Anything to be found on the numerous corpses littering the village?
GM: Note: the castle is a mile or so away.
Richard: "We should go way up so they can't plink at us with arrows on the way in, and stick together so we don't get lost in the darkness"
GM: On the corpses: crude but large axes, various hand axes and short swords, a lot of iron plate armor, well-made swords, and medium shields.
GM: Like, 35 or more of the each of those items.
Cid: Search/Observation roll - Any headgear that remotely resembles legionnary helmets?
** Ayake collects a half-dozen hand axes, strapping them onto his Delver's Webbing, and one medium shield to strap to his back. Then he vaults onto Mrugnak's shoulder and grins. "Let's go." **
GM: The castle is 400 yards to the southeast on the new map.
Ayake: ((I can throw ANYTHING.))
** Mrugnak switches to the new map! **
Connell: Connell is looping around to the far side of the castle and looking for anything remotely flammable - thatch roofs, piles of logs, hay, whatever. He'll fly in windows and sit on the roofbeams if he has to.
Mrugnak: I believe the good ship Hindentaur is taking off and following Richard
** Richard flies up and toward the castle at a flying 'walk' so as not to arrive there tired **
GM: The castle roof is slate and tile.
GM: There are many goblins on the roof, shouting at the bird and taking cover as best they can.
Narrator: The old castle of the Shrouded Vale is oddly shaped, roughly hexagonal with a keep on the north side. The walls are very thick, and topped with parapets.
Narrator: There is a gate house facing south on the wall.
Narrator: Part of the west wall has collapsed and is only partially repaired. Some wooden planks bridge the wide chasm.
GM: Connell, you don't see anything obvious to set on fire... except the wood flanks on the west side, and scaffolding for the repairs.
GM: The goblin archers are shooting at you, but that's really a minor distraction at this point.
Connell: We'll start with the scaffolding, then. If I see a window or arrowslit with no archers in it, I'll fly inside and look for supports.
GM: As you settle on the scaffolding, about 20 goblins hiding in the ruins charge at you with swords.
GM: Can they hurt you?
Ayake: I think he's Diffuse. 
Connell: I've got DR 2 and I'm Diffuse so... probably.
GM: He can still be hurt, just very very slowly.
GM: Are you hanging around or what?
Connell: I'll take off. Looking for somewhere less goblin-infested.
Connell: While flying I'm going at move 24 so I'm guessing the archers just plain miss?
GM: I'm assuming your dodging them right now, maybe taking minor hits because arrows go through lightning pretty well.
Cid: *a little lost at the moment*
GM: On the other hand, having 20 goblins hit you with swords for a few rounds might actually hurt.
GM: So what are you doing?
GM: Oh, you took off, sorry, my bad.
Connell: Mostly looking for an unoccupied tower or something.
GM: From the central courtyard, you can see various buildings. Most seem occupied by somebody.
GM: The goblins are chasing after you, but that's a minor detail.
GM: There seems to be a throne on the first floor of the keep to your north.
Connell: I'll fly in there and take a look around
Narrator: As Connell's lightning falcon form swoops between the keep and the gatehouse, hundreds of arrows arc into the sky. Goblin archers continuously fire at him.
** Richard moves in more and up as well, paying attention to the archer positions and ranges **
GM: There's a open balcony on the second floor. Multiple large ogres start throwing rocks at you. Also, there are several orc knights in here. 
Cid: I take it I just walk forwards?
GM: Hang a second.
Ayake: Cid: We had flight spells cast on us.
Ogre: Rocks are thrown! [3d6.skill(10)] => [3,4,5] = 12 vs (10) or less Failure! by 2 
[3d6.skill(10)] => [3,2,3] = 8 vs (10) or less Success! by 2 
[3d6.skill(10)] => [2,5,5] = 12 vs (10) or less Failure! by 2 
[3d6.skill(10)] => [1,1,3] = 5 vs (10) or less Success! by 5 
Richard: hmm, did I forget Cid?
Cid: I didn't hear anyone say Flight being cast on me
Orcs: The orcs thrust out their hands, and weird reddish-black light radiate out from their fingertips at you! [3d6.skill(12)] => [3,2,5] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
[3d6.skill(12)] => [4,3,1] = 8 vs (12) or less Success! by 4 
GM: Make 4 dodge rolls, please, Connell.
Connell: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [2,2,6] = 10 vs (12) or less Success! by 2 
Connell: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [4,5,3] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
Connell: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [4,3,4] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
Connell: Dodge: [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [4,3,4] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
GM: This room is massive, easily 40 yards square.
GM: Oh, you recognize the beams - they look similar to the ones you saw on the Night of Conjuction of Dark Stars.
GM: The orcs are preparing to blast you again. Are you hanging around or what?
Connell: Nope, flying the heck out of there.
Richard: maintain spell on Berkun's flight -1 FP, loud, elaborate gestures, extra time [3d6.skill(18,+4-5-2)] => [5,3,6] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 for 0 FP, takes 4 sec
GM: You get out of their.
Connell: Are the goblins likely to have huge supplies or arrows or will flitting around making them waste ammo actually do anything?
GM: Huge supplies of arrows at their own keep, yes.
GM: Like, 1000 per goblins, most likely.
Richard: (( due to brain fart we are gonna have to pause the flying charge while I get Cid in on it ))
Richard: (( unless we decide to not go in getting beamed by orcs ))
Ayake: ((We can handle it.))
Connell: (( I'm sort of out of ideas. There's no inch of that place unguarded so settings fires is a no. ))
Ayake: ((Direct assault it is!))
Richard: the walls are all one height, no towers or anything?
GM: The walls are 30' tall, above a 40' plateau, past the moat.
GM: There are no towers, but the keep rises another 20' above the walls on the north side, and the gatehouse structure is 15' above the walls on the south.
GM: Both of them have slanted tile roofs and no parapets.
Richard: "how about we make for the keep roof?"
Cid: "Anywhere that does not lead directly into the middle of their flanks."
Richard: could we see where the beams and boulders were coming from?
Mrugnak: (( afk briefly ))
Richard: can connell talk as a lightning bird?
GM: I don't know. Connell?
Ayake: "We could come in through the keep roof. I am sure Mrugnak could open us a hole."
Richard: "The trick will not be looking like pincushins after we get to it"
Connell: (( I can't remember what we decided about that. I know I have a -5 penalty to spellcasting in animal forms. ))
GM: Let me loo it up.
GM: He can talk in animal forms.
GM: He just doesn't have any fine manipulators.
Mrugnak: (( bek. Depends on if you put "Cannot Speak" on your templates :) ))
Richard: "I can get everyone flying but it will only last 8 minutes after I rest up"
Ayake: "We should be able to use the roof's peak as cover. I don't see any way we're going to be able to use stealth, anyway."
Richard: "OK, how do we fly there without ending up full of arrows?"
** Connell flaps around the others, keeping enough of a distance so he doesn't burn anyone. "The place is full of goblins, and the main keep has a bunch of ogres overlooking the area, which is full of orcs. And then can cast spells." **
Connell: (( they, they can cast spells
Richard: I take it the walls are pretty much lined with arches with barrels of arrows?
GM: Yes.
Richard: archers*
Richard: "where are the ogres, in the keep or on top of it?"
Connell: "Inside, on a balcony."
Cid: "Permit me time to think here..."
Ayake: So it looks like coming in from the north, the only archers who can get at us would be guys at arrowslits, since there isn't any 'wall' to hang out on top of?
GM: There's 40 archers on the north protrusions, that could easily shoot you.
** Richard finally notices the inset map **
GM: Was that a question?
Mrugnak: (( yeah, I think we'll be fighting on that inset map ))
Mrugnak: (( at least at some levels. ))
Richard: (( nah, I was just observing it was there ))
Ayake: Okay, so.
Ayake: This week in the news: Castles are hard to attack.
GM: "Prison."
Richard: "I could probably clear them out with long range exploding arrows, as long as they are no more heavily armored than the others we have encountered
Cid: "Most assuredly we cannot go through the front. How heavily guarded is the rooftop?"
Ayake: "Only about 80 archers to shoot us down."
Cid: "Not very welcome odds..."
Richard: "only 40 if we approach from the north!"
Mrugnak: "Dats... umm...."
** Mrugnak starts counting on his fingers, trying to figure out how many that is." **
Cid: "Very well. I propose we approach from the north and land on the rooftop."
Ayake: "I said that already."
Cid: "Then what are we waiting for?"
Richard: "me to get you flying"
Connell: "I could make it hail, but I don't know if that would bother them enough."
Mrugnak: "Hail onna head 's not dat bad."
Richard: maintain spell on Mrugnak's flight -1 FP, loud, elaborate gestures, extra time [3d6.skill(18,+4-3-2)] => [2,5,6] = 13 vs (17) or less Success! by 4 for 0 FP, takes 4 sec, flight will last 10 min
GM: 'kay.
Richard: Flight shouting, gestures, extra timex10, -3FP [3d6.skill(20,+5-8)] => [5,1,6] = 12 vs (17) or less Success! by 5 for 2 FP on Cid
Cid: "Whoa."
Richard: maintain spell on Cid's flight -1 FP, loud, elaborate gestures, extra time [3d6.skill(18,+4-3-2)] => [4,5,2] = 11 vs (17) or less Success! by 6 for 0 FP, takes 4 sec, will last 10 min
Richard: maintain spell on my flight -2 FP, loud, elaborate gestures, extra time [3d6.skill(18,+4-1-5)] => [6,1,3] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 for 0 FP, takes 4 sec, will last 10 min
Richard: "let me rest for two minutes and then we'll have about 7 minutes of flying time"
Cid: "I will remain close to you then."
** Richard waits to recover his FP and EN and then flies to the castle, curving to come in from the north, stopping just out of arrow range of the north most archers **
** Mrugnak gets confused about how high he was counting after Richard starts talking about numbers, and gives up in confusion. **
Mrugnak: Mrugnak will try to fly in front!
Mrugnak: Arrows, shmarrows.
Cid: I follow Richard closely
** Ayake remains balanced on Mrugnak's shoulder. He has DX 16, Acrobatics-15, Light Step. Not difficult? **
GM: No worries.
Richard: "I think we should stick together, I have a feeling they will send people to the roof and you don't want to dodge boulders and magic beams"
GM: Outside of arrow range is 300 yards.
GM: Let's assume you're there.
GM: Then what are you doing?
Ayake: So at this range, Berkun and Richard are far more accurate than goblins.
Cid: I stay within 2 paces reach of Richard at all times
Ayake: And also much faster.
GM: Sure.
Richard: Well, I'm going to get above them and a bit closer, using my height to let me shoot them without them being able to shoot back
Ayake: I say 'covering fire while we advance', and then 'advance'
GM: They're hiding behind the parapets, not being insane.
Ayake: 'hiding behind parapets' is 'not shooting at us'.
Richard: my plan is to drop some 2d exploders behind the parapets on top of the wall
Mrugnak: Cowering in fear! Check!
Richard: while everyone else moves in
GM: Okay, I accept that you can clear the north wall fairly trivially.
Ayake: The goal is 'north side of the north roof'.
Richard: cool, lets find out if they have roof access!
GM: Within a minute the north wall is clear.
Mrugnak: Beh, Mrugnak can MAKE roof access.
Richard: that's plan B if they don't come up :)
Richard: are we at the roof?
GM: If you check the map... you can see the second level north approach (inset map that I just centered everyone on)
GM: So you can easily land on the roof or whatever.
Richard: land on the roof, go!
GM: Hey, they're your tokens.
Richard: also, how long did it take to get there?
GM: About 3 minutes.
Berkun: "I do not trust this magic."
Ayake: ((Ayake can hop off of Mrugnak now! He's lightly encumbered by axes and shield))
GM: Connell, are you coming along?
Connell: Yep, flying around above folks
GM: There are doors on the east and west side of the north wall of the keep., as well on the east and west walls of the keep.
GM: You're on the roof of the main wall. The wall to south of you is the keep.
Richard: (( what is sticking out right south of me, rubble? ))
 ** That's the Tab key, Dave
GM: Sure.
GM: Definitely rubble.
Richard: I can't see to move on top of the keep
GM: You have the token. Dunno.
Mrugnak: Only thing I can do is go right to the edge.
Richard: same
GM: Okay, the doors are there, they're southwest of Mrugnak's new position.
GM: Or were.
Cid: Anything worth listening to up here?
GM: Screaming goblin bits?
GM: Goblins to the south of you are shouting about your movement. Anyone in the keep likely knows where you are.
Richard: "Well, should we make our own entrance in the roof or bust down a door?"
GM: The roof is reinforced slate, by the way. It would take a while to get through.
Ayake: "Mrugnak."
Mrugnak: "Smash it?"
Ayake: "That door called my mother a cow."
whispering to Mrugnak, There is an unfamiliar but faintly sickening scent coming from the door, or maybe behind it. 
Mrugnak: "Dat's a bad door."
Ayake: "I think it needs to be smashed."
GM: Mrugnak has a whisper.
** Mrugnak sniffs. "Bleh. Dat is bad door." **
Richard: "Let me check something"
** Mrugnak pulls out his morning star and starts it spinning up to speed. **
GM: Cid you have a whisper.
Cid: "Ugh..." I cover my snout, "That door reeks of egg..."
Richard: detect magic on the door, elaborate gestures -2FP [3d6.skill(18.+2-5)] => 3d6.skill(18.+2-5)
Ayake: "...Egg?"
Richard: detect magic on the door, elaborate gestures -2FP [3d6.skill(18,+2-5)] => [1,5,1] = 7 vs (15) or less Success! by 8 
Mrugnak: "It stinky."
whispering to Ted, You don't detect any magic in your line of sight except what your fellow delvers are carrying. Which is a lot. 
Richard: "sulfur?"
GM: People who aren't Mrugnak or Cid or otherwise have expensive advantages do not smell anything.
Cid: "Sshh. Stand your ground." I gesture for everyone to wait.
Richard: (( afk a sec ))
Cid: I sniff deeply twice, "That door has a vague stench of door. I dare hazard a guess there is sulfur or something else equally dangerous concealed behind it."
Cid: *stench of egg
GM: Sulphur isn't dangerous, actually.
Mrugnak: (( My bet - gunpowder! ))
Mrugnak: (( sulphur dioxide is dangerous ))
Mrugnak: (( toxic, caustic. BUT you can smell it a mile away ))
Cid: (Sulfur is very flammable, last I checked)
Mrugnak: (( so you have to go out of your way to get dangerous levels of it :D We did in chemistry class once. ))
GM: given that Mrugnak and Cid can barely smell it, if it's sulphur, it's not in dangerous quantities.
Mrugnak: This is true!
Cid: "Mrugnak, will you have the honor of entering first?"
Mrugnak: "Mrugnak Smash It!"
Richard: "it could be a magic trap"
Mrugnak: (( barbarians are for disarming traps! ))
** Richard moves back **
** Ayake takes several steps back, unstraps the shield, and hunkers behind it for cover. **
** Mrugnak brings the orbiting morning star crashing down on the door! **
Ayake: ((It may not HELP since I don't actually know how shields work, but it can't HURT.))
GM: The door, and the dozen or so diseased spore pods hidden in it, breaks apart in seconds.
Mrugnak: I'm sure they do!
Mrugnak: Mrugnak is disease resistant!
Narrator: As the minotaur brings down his mighty flail, a massive cloud of stinking green gas flows out from the door, enveloping all within 10 yards.
GM: Diseased spore pods cause a nasty disease (HT-3 to resist) and are poisonous (2d toxic damage, HT-4 to resist for half!)
Richard: I look to be right on the edge, am I in or out?
Berkun: Resist disease! [3d6.skill(13,-3+1)] => [1,1,5] = 7 vs (11) or less Success! by 4 
Resist Poison! [3d6.skill(13,-4+1)] => [5,2,2] = 9 vs (10) or less Success! by 1 
Cid: I'm just steps next to the door
Mrugnak: VS Disease! [3d6.skill(13,+1+1+3 -3)] => [3,6,6] = 15 vs (15) or less Success! by 0 - +1 for Fit, +1 for Blessed, +3 for Resistant -3 for evil
Berkun: "Foul plants!"
GM: Richard is out of reach.
** Connell is Immune to Metabolic Hazards. **
Mrugnak: VS Poison! [3d6.skill(13,+1+1 -4)] => [6,1,4] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 - +1 for Fit, +1 for Blessed, -4 for evil!
GM: Damage is [1d6] => [5] = (5) for people who resist.
Cid: Resist Disease [3d6.skill(13,+4) ] => [5,6,1] = 12 vs (17) or less Success! by 5 
Cid: That doesn't look right
Mrugnak: -4
Mrugnak: or -3?
Mrugnak: -3
GM: Cid, -4 is not +4. But you do get +1 for Fit.
Ayake: Body Control: [3d6.skill(14,-3)] => [1,6,2] = 9 vs (11) or less Success! by 2 vs. disease and [3d6.skill(14,-4)] => [2,3,4] = 9 vs (10) or less Success! by 1 vs. poison.
Cid: Success by 1?
Ayake: No, failure by 3.
GM: Quite. Resist poison?
Cid: [3d6.skill(13,+1 -4) ] => [2,2,4] = 8 vs (10) or less Success! by 2 
Richard: is this one one time thing or do I think a purify air would be a good idea?
GM: It clears out in a few seconds.
GM: No need for purify air.
Cid: *coughety coughety hack*
Narrator: The green cloud disperses in a few seconds.
Ayake: ((5 damage on successful resistance?))
GM: Yes.
Narrator: The door opens into an old guard room. A hall continues south.
** Mrugnak waves one hand in front of his snout and coughs. "Blah! Dey need clean dat. Wit fire." **
** Mrugnak heads into the old guard room! **
Richard: Haste 4, loud, elaborate gestures, extra time, -4 FP [3d6.skill(20, +5-11)] => [2,5,1] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 costs 4 FP, on me
Cid: I stand my grounds until everyone is inside
Mrugnak: I presume I should hold still while the GM explains what I've just seen.
** Richard moves to give fire support while the big guy moves in **
GM: What's the tactical plan here? Mrugnak and Ayake rush in, then the archers and druid, and Cid takes rear guard?
Cid: Yes
Mrugnak: I've already started rushing in, I think.
Richard: sounds good
GM: 'kay!
Mrugnak: I'll let everyone else fill in what their plans were :D
Ayake: (("Plan" is one of those words these strange foreigners use.))
Narrator: As Mrugnak runs in, he sees several ogres with rocks standing past a doorway to the southwest. There's also an orc with a bow. They attack him.
Mrugnak: (( I'm frankly lucky they don't just give Mrugnak a kitten and kill you guys while he's distracted. ))
Cid: (I'm waiting for the last 3 of us to head in while I cover our rear)
Richard: (( lucky for us they ate all the cats long ago most likely ))
Orcs: Bow shot! [3d6.skill(21,4+6+1-6-3-8)] => [6,4,2] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 Predictive -8/-4 to the face!
Mrugnak: Mrugnak tries to duck!
Ogre: Rocks! [3d6.skill(14,6-6)] => [1,5,1] = 7 vs (14) or less Success! by 7 
[3d6.skill(14,6-6)
Ogre: Rocks! [3d6.skill(14,6-6)] => [6,4,3] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 
Richard: we moving in before combat starts? I have a feeling this is as far as we got
Mrugnak: Dodge (9) [3d6.skill(9,-4-2+1 +1)] => [6,2,5] = 13 vs (5) or less Failure! by 8 Blessed
Mrugnak: That's the arrow
GM: They were, surprisingly, waiting for you.
Mrugnak: Dodge (9) [3d6.skill(9,0-2+1 +1)] => [2,6,6] = 14 vs (9) or less Failure! by 5 Blessed
Mrugnak: Dodge (9) [3d6.skill(9,0-2+1 +1)] => [6,2,4] = 12 vs (9) or less Failure! by 3 Blessed
Mrugnak: Rocks!
Mrugnak: Mrugnak's hit by everything, no surprise!
Orcs: Damage is [1d6+4] => [6,4] = (10) (2) piercing to the face!
Ogre: Rocks do [2d6+3] => [5,3,3] = (11) and [2d6+3] => [2,3,3] = (8) (okay, these are small boulders)
Mrugnak: Face is DR 8 halved to 4! 6 piercing to the nose! 3 crushing to the nose! bounces off!
Mrugnak: [30/6] => 5
Ayake: ((Did he just take two small boulders IN THE HEAD and barely notice?))
Mrugnak: Not enough for a berserk check!
GM: HT check or fall over (unlikely) for the face shot.
Mrugnak: (( Hey, I have a bloody nose... ))
Mrugnak: +somethingorother for High Pain Threshold IIRC
GM: Boulders were to the body, do 2 points of blunt trauma.
Mrugnak: +1 for Fit!
GM: Right.
Mrugnak: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,+1+1)] => [5,3,6] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 Blessed
Mrugnak: No HPT in there, forget what it is, succeeded anyways.
GM: Right ho!
Mrugnak: Clank! Klonk! Spang!
Narrator: A massive ogre in red and black plate harness charges forward from the south, spinning two axes. A pair of orc knights in elaborate armor follow at speed.
GM: Yeah, we're in combat.
Cid: "Urgh... Is anyone capable of curing this foul ailment I've contracted?"
Ayake: "We're a little busy."
GM: Anyone have Danger Sense?
Mrugnak: Nope
GM: Didn't think so.
Cid: Negative
Mrugnak: Or that diseased door might have caused more complaints :D
Richard: we had warning, we were just dum
Cid: You mean I was dumb?
Richard: you didn't smash it
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [36] Goblin Assassin 
(on deck: [32] Orc Archer) 
Cid: But I was next to it
Berkun: "Beware! Assassin!"
Richard: "Where?"
Cid: "Behind you!"
Mrugnak: I think I'm carrying the Dumb torch for everyone :D
Narrator: A patch of slate behind Richard stands up, turning into a goblin assassin who had been hiding. He slashes at the archer.
Goblin: Short sword slash! [3d6.skill(20,-6)] => [6,1,1] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 
Rapid Strike! [3d6.skill(20,-6)] => [3,3,4] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 
GM: Because of the warning, you can defend at -4.
Richard: can I do feaverish vs. both?
Richard: and does retreat only count for one of them?
Richard: (( man, I can't spell at all today ))
GM: You can't retreat - too surprised. You can do Feverish at 1 FP per roll.
GM: I'm being nice, so please don't argue.
Ayake: ((For the record though, if it was allowed, Retreat would count vs. all defense rolls made from that attacker.))
Richard: dodge, feverish [3d6.skill(12,-4+2)] => [2,4,2] = 8 vs (10) or less Success! by 2 for 1 FP
Richard: dodge, feverish [3d6.skill(12,-4+2)] => [4,2,5] = 11 vs (10) or less Failure! by 1 for 1 FP
Ayake: ((Don't forget your +4 for Haste?))
Richard: that's why it's 12
Ayake: ((Unless that's already accounted for.))
Richard: forgot deflect tho, DOH!
Richard: so got both
Narrator: Black red light trails behind his blade as he swings.
** Richard needs to fix the stupid GCA sheet **
GM: Actually, meteoric. Forgot to mention it.
GM: So 1 hits.
Richard: well, then he hit
GM: Damage is [5d6] => [2,2,2,4,3] = (13) cutting to the torso.
Ayake: ((Mmm. Meteoric Iron Shortswords. I'll be carrying THOSE around for throwing...))
Richard: wait, how does he get sparks too then?
GM: He's demonic/magical, his blade isn't.
GM: DR is 4?
Ayake: ((I'm guessing it's a special effect of 'he has an ST and other-stat boost from being EVIL'))
Richard: yah
GM: 13 damage after DR. Major wound.
Richard: (( well, if it's a magic effect he can't use it through the swords ))
GM: (You don't have to roll for consciousness because you Did Nothing last round).
Richard: HT roll [3d6.skill(11)] => 3d6.skill(11)
GM: His strength is demonically enhanced. But the effect is on him.
Richard: wait, do I still need a roll for stun or anything?
Richard: OK, his arm makes the trail :)
GM: Yes, it's a Major Wound. It just can't knock you unconscious until 1 round after you do something.
** Richard swears and staggers **
GM: HT check: [3d6.skill(11)] => [2,4,2] = 8 vs (11) or less Success! by 3 
GM: You're fine. Just, uhm. Hurt a lot and stuff.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [32] Orc Archer 
(on deck: [28] Ayake) 
Orcs: Quickdraw [3d6.skill(18)] => [5,5,1] = 11 vs (18) or less Success! by 7 , Fast-Load [3d6.skill(21)] => [6,5,3] = 14 vs (21) or less Success! by 7 , shoot Mrugnak again [3d6.skill(21,4+1-6-3-2)] => [3,2,4] = 9 vs (15) or less Success! by 6 Predictive -2/-1 in the face!
Mrugnak: Dodge?
GM: If you'd like.
Mrugnak: Dodge (9) [3d6.skill(9,-1-2+1 +1)] => [3,4,5] = 12 vs (8) or less Failure! by 4 Blessed
Orcs: Damage is [1d6+4] => [4,4] = (8)
Orcs: Sorry, AD2, piercing.
Mrugnak: fie.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Ayake 
(on deck: [28] Berkun) 
** Ayake does a full-body whirl as he moves forward, and the shield shoots out towards the advancing ogre. In midair, it bursts into flame and splits into five individual disks of whirling fire. I hope. **
Ayake: Stepping forward and throwing the shield. Mrugnak isn't cover as far as I can tell because he doesn't ACTUALLY occupy all those hexes, and my path doesn't go through any of his real hexes, but I could be wrong. Burning Strike, Penetrating Weapon AD2, Power Blow, Multi-Shot (RoF 5).
Ayake: Burning Strike: [3d6.skill(17,-5)] => [1,5,3] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
GM: -1 for shooting around Mrugnak.
Ayake: Multi-Shot (RoF 5): [3d6.skill(17,-4)] => [4,5,5] = 14 vs (13) or less Failure! by 1 Costs 1 ER.
Ayake: Oh, ffs.
Ayake: CP for a reroll on that.
Ayake: Multi-Shot (RoF 5): [3d6.skill(17,-4)] => [4,2,3] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 Costs 1 ER.
Ayake: Penetrating Weapon AD2: [3d6.skill(17,-5)] => [5,5,2] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
Ayake: Power Blow: [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [2,6,6] = 14 vs (13) or less Failure! by 1 Costs 1 ER
Ayake: Sigh.
Ayake: You know what? CP for a reroll on *that*, too.
Ayake: Power Blow: [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [2,6,1] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 Costs 1 ER
Ayake: -3 range, -1 Mrugnak, -2 light (glow vial)... anything else?
GM: +1 for the ogre's size =)
Ayake: Throwing Art: [3d6.skill(18,+1-3-1-2)] => [4,2,3] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 
Ayake: Four hits.
Ogre: Parry with an axe! [3d6.skill(14,-1)] => [1,2,6] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 
Ayake: Sigh.
Ayake: Parry flame? Sure.
Mrugnak: Are those dwarven axes?
Ayake: Notably, that's a 15-lb weapon he just parried.
GM: It's a thrown weapon.
GM: They're ogre size hand axes.
Mrugnak: but notably, he can't attack and then parry?
Mrugnak: Dwarven as in the quality type
GM: Ogre hero moved, didn't attack.
Ayake: He didn't attack.
Ayake: He moved.
Mrugnak: yep, just noting for myself for tactics
Mrugnak: Not complaining, going "huh, those are not parrying axes"
Ayake: You know what?
Ayake: Can I CP his parry?
GM: Certainly.
Ogre: Parry with an axe! [3d6.skill(14,-1)] => [3,4,1] = 8 vs (13) or less Success! by 5 
Ayake: I don't suppose I can CP it right into a failure?
GM: That will pretty much use up all your CP, though.
Ayake: (The answer is probably no, and I'll be happy)
Ayake: You know what?
Ayake: This is enough damage that I want it to hit *that* badly.
Ayake: So sure.
GM: 'kay.
GM: Damage?
Ayake: Damage is [5d6+12] => [2,3,2,6,6,12] = (31) [5d6+12] => [4,3,6,5,4,12] = (34) [5d6+12] => [6,6,6,1,5,12] = (36) [5d6+12] => [4,1,5,5,1,12] = (28) bu AD2
GM: Great googaly moogaly!
Mrugnak: Eah.
Ayake: Four. Hits. Swing+2. Power Blow + Throwing Art.
GM: [31+34+36+28-4*7] => 101
Mrugnak: That's why he wanted it.
GM: Uhm, throwing art doesn't add when throwing non-weapons. Not on a per-die basis.
GM: MA what ever that page number is.
GM: Which reduces the damage by 40. The Ogre is THRILLED>
Ayake: In that case, subtract 40 from your number.
Ayake: Sorry.
GM: No worries.
Ayake: Still 61 damage!
Cid: *happily enjoys the sound of goory bloodsplash*
Narrator: The ogre brings up his axes in a whirring net of steel, but the fiery projectiles pass through them effortless. They smash through the ogre's armor, turning him into an inferno of flame.
GM: Huh.
GM: The Ogre didn't take a major wound.
Connell: I bet you anything he's on fire, though.
GM: The ogre is now a portable inferno, piercing the gloom with an almost painful light. Anyone within 3 hexes of the ogre has no light penalties.
Mrugnak: Woo!
GM: Anyone within 1 hex of the ogre takes 1d6 fire damage and loses 1 fatigue per turn from all the fire.
Mrugnak: And I BET he's considering stop drop and roll.
GM: What's personally happening to the ogre is not worth describing.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Berkun 
(on deck: [28] Orc Warlord) 
Berkun: Berkun quickdraws an arrow [3d6.skill(15,1)] => [6,3,2] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 and quick-loads his bow [3d6.skill(21,-1)] => [5,1,1] = 7 vs (20) or less Success! by 13 
Berkun: "Die, assassin!" Step and shoot the goblin! [3d6.skill(21,4-1-3-6)] => [4,1,1] = 6 vs (15) or less Success! by 9 predictive -6/-3
Goblin: Acrododge! [3d6.skill(16)] => [5,4,2] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 
Goblin: Dodge! [3d6.skill(13,1+2-3)] => [3,6,5] = 14 vs (13) or less Failure! by 1 
Berkun: Damage is [1d6+4] => [4,4] = (8) DR/3 piercing to the vitals
Goblin: Resist stun? [3d6.skill(13,3-5)] => [6,1,6] = 13 vs (11) or less Failure! by 2 
GM: Much to my shock, Berkun shoots people in the heart. Who would have thought?
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Orc Warlord 
(on deck: [28] Orc Champion) 
Orcs: Move forward.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Orc Champion 
(on deck: [26] Connell) 
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [26] Connell 
(on deck: [24] Mrugnak) 
Connell: "I'll go for the archer!"
Connell: Moves to the archer, can't quite reach for a slam.
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Mrugnak 
(on deck: [24] Richard) 
Mrugnak: Mrugnak moves up and swings at the warlord with his flail, wildly!
Mrugnak: [3d6.skill(9,+1)] => [5,2,3] = 10 vs (10) or less Success! by 0 
Mrugnak: presuming bless is after the 9
Mrugnak: otherwise a miss!
Mrugnak: Uh, swinging at his skull, i suppose.
Mrugnak: since deceptive isn't an option.
Ayake: Bless caps like everything else on a move and attack.
Mrugnak: Miss then!
Mrugnak: done.
Ayake: Kromm clarified that at one point on the forums.
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Richard 
(on deck: [24] Cid) 
Richard: the assassin is stunned?
GM: Stunned, lying on the tile with one of Berkun's arrows in his chest.
Richard: step and fast draw major healing potion [3d6.skill(14,-4+1)] => [1,5,1] = 7 vs (11) or less Success! by 4 
GM: 'kay.
 10) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Cid 
(on deck: [24] Ogre Hero) 
Richard: pop the top
Cid: Since the assassin is practically no more, I drop my weapon to break out a Healing Potion
GM: Okay.
Cid: Unless I'm eligible for fast-draw (which I don't think I am)
GM: You haven't learned it in the last session, for sure.
GM: Moving anywhere?
Cid: I stand my grounds
GM: Okay.
 11) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Ogre Hero 
(on deck: [24] Ogre) 
Ogre: On fire like nothing else! [1d6+3] => [1,3] = (4) vs TS 5.
Ogre: Losing fatigue! 2FP
Ogre: Conscious? [3d6.skill(13)] => [3,3,2] = 8 vs (13) or less Success! by 5 
Ogre: Move and attack on Mrugnak's flank with his off-hand axe! [3d6.skill(9)] => [1,1,2] = 4 vs (9) or less Critical Success! [B556]
GM: Letting that stand, Mrugnak?
Mrugnak: Woops. LUCK.
Ogre: Move and attack on Mrugnak's flank with his off-hand axe! [3d6.skill(9)] => [6,5,5] = 16 vs (9) or less Failure! by 7 
Ogre: Letting that stand, Mrugnak?
Ogre: Move and attack on Mrugnak's flank with his off-hand axe! [3d6.skill(9)] => [6,2,2] = 10 vs (9) or less Failure! by 1 
Mrugnak: Yes. :D
Mrugnak: I'll take failure by 7
Ogre: "Yargh!
 12) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Ogre 
(on deck: [36] Goblin Assassin) 
Ogre: Draw axes, step forward.
Ogre: Open the west door, step out.
Mrugnak: What IS that mysterious bright blueness?
GM: The blueness is the open area of the balcony.
Mrugnak: aah
GM: Step there, take a LONG step.
Mrugnak: Orcs, on the other hand, should be pushed over :D
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [36] Goblin Assassin 
(on deck: [32] Orc Archer) 
Goblin: Conscious? [3d6.skill(13)] => [2,3,5] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
Goblin: Recover from stunned? [3d6.skill(13)] => [1,1,5] = 7 vs (13) or less Success! by 6 
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [32] Orc Archer 
(on deck: [28] Ayake) 
Orcs: Quickdraw [3d6.skill(18)] => [4,4,5] = 13 vs (18) or less Success! by 5 , Fast-Load [3d6.skill(21)] => [2,2,5] = 9 vs (21) or less Success! by 12 , shoot Mrugnak again [3d6.skill(21,4+1-5-3-2)] => [5,3,1] = 9 vs (16) or less Success! by 7 Predictive -2/-1 in the face!
Ayake: He'd be having so much more luck if he went for the vitals.
Mrugnak: Dodge (9) [3d6.skill(9,-1-2+1 +1)] => [2,5,2] = 9 vs (8) or less Failure! by 1 Blessed
Richard: he must have the "shoot them in the face" perk
Orcs: Damage is [1d6+4] => [6,4] = (10) AD2 piercing to the face!
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Ayake 
(on deck: [28] Berkun) 
Mrugnak: "aaow!"
Ayake: Ready an axe and take a step towards Orc Chieftain 1.
Ayake: Champion, not Chieftain.
Ayake: ###
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Berkun 
(on deck: [28] Orc Warlord) 
Berkun: Berkun quickdraws an arrow [3d6.skill(15,1)] => [2,3,4] = 9 vs (16) or less Success! by 7 and quick-loads his bow [3d6.skill(21,-1)] => [3,4,3] = 10 vs (20) or less Success! by 10 
Berkun: "Die, cur!" Move around the goblin, shooting! [3d6.skill(21, -1-3-2)] => [2,4,2] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 DA-2/-1
Goblin: Acrobatic Dodge! [3d6.skill(16,-5)] => [5,1,5] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 
Goblin: Dodge! [3d6.skill(13,1-1-3-2+2)] => [4,4,2] = 10 vs (10) or less Success! by 0 
Ayake: ((-4 for stunned?))
Berkun: "Ogres!"
GM: Recovered on his turn.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Orc Warlord 
(on deck: [28] Orc Champion) 
Ayake: ((Ah. Kk.))
Ayake: ((And he's not at 1/3 HP?))
GM: Doh! Rule-lawyered!
Berkun: Damage is [1d6+4] => [2,4] = (6) impaling to torso.
Orcs: "I'll break your other horn and have you for dinner, you ugly piece of steak!" [3d6.skill(20,-3+1-4)] => [5,2,2] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 DA-4/-2 to the face!
Orcs: Step and attack Mrugnak, by the way.
Mrugnak: Trovaardig yxa (Axe/Pick) * Adpt. Flail parry [3d6.skill(14,-2+1 +1)] => [4,4,1] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 Blessed
Mrugnak: Called me bad names! [3d6.skill(15,+1)] => [3,6,2] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Orc Champion 
(on deck: [26] Connell) 
Orcs: "Die, wizard!" Move and shield rush! [3d6.skill(22,-8)] => [3,4,6] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 DA-8/-4
Orcs: Moves and slams Ayake.
Ayake: "Wizard? What sort of savage are you?"
Ayake: ((Shield = 15 lbs and parryable?))
Orcs: It's a light shield, so only 8.
Ayake: Sidestep and Karate Parry.
Ayake: Karate Parry: [18,-1-4+2)] => 18,-1-4+2)
Ayake: Karate Parry: [(3d6.skill(18,-1-4+2)] => (3d6.skill(18,-1-4+2)
Ayake: Karate Parry: [3d6.skill(18,-1-4+2)] => [2,5,6] = 13 vs (15) or less Success! by 2 
Ayake: ((Oy.))
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [26] Connell 
(on deck: [24] Mrugnak) 
Connell: Move and slam the archer [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [4,1,4] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 DA-4/-2
Orcs: Dodge! [3d6.skill(12,-2)] => [4,4,3] = 11 vs (10) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: Connell takes 1 damage, the orc takes [1d6] => [3] = (3) damage.
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Mrugnak 
(on deck: [24] Richard) 
Mrugnak: Take 2 FP!
Mrugnak: Even immune to fire?
GM: 1 FP, and its' heat, not fire.
Mrugnak: k.
GM: and smoke, too.
Cid: "Comrade Richard, is it possible for you to treat my illness?"
Mrugnak: Step back from burning ogre, and smash the orc!
Richard: (( you may observe Richard is trying to drink a potion before is falls in a heap ))
Mrugnak: No light penalties, -1 for size... anything else?
GM: Nope.
Mrugnak: Huvudet-krossat-i (Morningstar) [3d6.attack(23,-4-1+1)] => [1,5,1] = 7 vs (17) or less Success! by 10 (Auto DA for -2/-1)
Mrugnak: Trovaardig yxa (Axe/Pick) * Adpt. Flail [3d6.attack(23,-4-1+1)] => [5,1,5] = 11 vs (17) or less Success! by 6 (Auto DA for -2/-1)
Richard: (( also, I'm not a cleric or druid so only have basic healing spells available, so no ))
GM: ??
GM: Double attack or something there, Mrugnak?
Mrugnak: Dual weapon attack?
GM: Thanks!
Mrugnak: Sorry. Bit dopy.
Orcs: Retreat and dodge the flail [3d6.skill(11,2-2-1+3)] => [5,1,1] = 7 vs (13) or less Success! by 6 
Orcs: Retreat and parry the axe with his mace [3d6.skill(15,2-2-1+1)] => [4,6,3] = 13 vs (15) or less Success! by 2 
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Richard 
(on deck: [24] Cid) 
Richard: pass out? [3d6.skill(11,0)] => [2,2,3] = 7 vs (11) or less Success! by 4 
Richard: drink major healing potion [2d] => 2d
Richard: [2d6] => [4,1] = (5)
Narrator: Magic courses through Richard's veins, and his massive wound heals, somewhat.
 10) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Cid 
(on deck: [24] Ogre Hero) 
Cid: Drink my potion as well
Cid: [d6] => d6
GM: [1d6] => [3] = (3)
 11) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Ogre Hero 
(on deck: [24] Ogre) 
Ogre: Stay conscious? [3d6.skill(13)] => [3,3,4] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
Richard: I'm gonna luck that potion roll
Richard: [2d6] => [3,4] = (7)
Ogre: Take damage [1d6+3] => [3,3] = (6)
Richard: [2d6] => [2,5] = (7)
Ogre: Burn fatigue!
Richard: (( totally worth it for being above 1/3 HP ))
Ogre: Step and attack Mrugnak! [3d6.skill(21,-6)] => [6,2,3] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 DA-6/-3
and [3d6.skill(21,-6)] => [6,4,6] = 16 vs (15) or less Failure! by 1 DA-6/-3 with Extra Attack!
Mrugnak: Trovaardig yxa (Axe/Pick) * Adpt. Flail parry [3d6.skill(14,-3+1 +1)] => [1,4,6] = 11 vs (13) or less Success! by 2 Blessed
 12) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Ogre 
(on deck: [24] Orc Wizard) 
Ogre: Ogre 2 moves behind Mrugnak.
Ogre: Ogre 3 moves into the room.
Ayake: ((Orc champion: Light Shield, weapon, plate armor?))
Ogre: 2 ogres start running toward the archers.
GM: Yes, he's carrying a Falchion that is glowing red and smoking.
GM: He's wearing ornate red plate harness with spikes.
 13) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Orc Wizard 
(on deck: [24] Goblin Wizard) 
Ayake: Note to self: Don't grapple.
Orcs: Step and Concentrate.
 14) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Goblin Wizard 
(on deck: [36] Goblin Assassin) 
Goblin: Step and throw a lightning bolt at Mrugnak [3d6.skill(16,4+2-5-2-2)] => [6,4,2] = 12 vs (13) or less Success! by 1 predictive -2/-1
GM: Mrugnak?
Mrugnak: Mrugnak dodges!
Mrugnak: Hopefully.
Mrugnak: Frantically even. 1 FP!
Mrugnak: Dodge (9) [3d6.skill(9,+2-1-2+1 +1)] => [4,1,5] = 10 vs (10) or less Success! by 0 Blessed
Mrugnak: Booyah!
GM: Well, shoot.
Mrugnak: Who does it hit? D:
GM: Hits the ogre instead? [3d6.skill(9)] => [1,2,5] = 8 vs (9) or less Success! by 1 
Mrugnak: Sold!
Ogre: Dodge? [3d6.skill(10,-2)] => [2,1,4] = 7 vs (8) or less Success! by 1 
Mrugnak: Boo.
GM: Hits the other ogre instead? [3d6.skill(9)] => [1,6,2] = 9 vs (9) or less Success! by 0 
Mrugnak: Also sold!
Ogre: Dodge? [3d6.skill(10,-2)] => [6,3,6] = 15 vs (8) or less Failure! by 7 
Ayake: Not his day.
Mrugnak: I'm pretty sure he's under 1/3 HP
Mrugnak: Oh, not Hero.
Goblin: Damage is [6d6-6] => [2,4,5,3,2,6,-6] = (16) ignores most armor.
Mrugnak: n/m lots of ogres.
Mrugnak: And stuns!
Ogre: Ogre Hero is stunned? [3d6.skill(13,-1)] => [2,3,4] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
Mrugnak: Isn't it based on penetrating damage?
Mrugnak: -1 per 2?
Ayake: Scaled to HP, apparently.
Mrugnak: Well, yeah, but 16 to -1 is terrifying.
Ayake: So 20 HP, -1 per 4, 30 HP, -1 per 5.
Ayake: DR 5 tough skin.
Narrator: Lighting crackles across the room, sliding past the ogre behind Mrugnak and the minotaur himself and into the burning ogre.
GM: Right, ogres have lots of tough skin which does resist.
GM: Especially magically enhanced ogres.
Ayake: Not to mention MR.
Mrugnak: Ah, right of course.
Mrugnak: No resistance roll there.
Mrugnak: Not resisting a spell, resisting electricity ;) But! anyways.
Category:Saga of Westmarch