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(9:20:09 PM) CGNakibe has entered the room.
(9:20:11 PM) TheWaiChibiAngel has entered the room.
(9:20:21 PM) Besyanteo has entered the room.
Idran1701 (9:20:24 PM): (Hey, all. Once Pervy and Priam get here, we'll start. And Shini'll be sitting out tonight, due to injury. :( )
Besyanteo (9:20:35 PM): (I forgot about this. Whee.)
CGNakibe (9:20:44 PM): (So I've heard, yes.)
(9:22:20 PM) OMG Priam has entered the room.
Idran1701 (9:22:38 PM): (Hey, Priam. Once Pervy gets here, we'll be starting.)
OMG Priam (9:22:47 PM): *Priam's in the bathroom, finishing up a shower*
Besyanteo (9:22:56 PM): Hi Pervy.
OMG Priam (9:23:01 PM): *Lo Bes*
Idran1701 (9:23:26 PM): (Aha. Well, once he gets done, then. :O)
Besyanteo (9:23:31 PM): Come threaten my computer with a lead pipe, so it'll stop sucking.
CGNakibe (9:24:03 PM): (I told you, it needs a good exorcist.)
Besyanteo (9:24:45 PM): You know, if being in a home with an ordained minister isn't doing it,
Besyanteo (9:24:54 PM): a visit from the catholic church will mean precisely dick.
Besyanteo (9:25:36 PM): Unrelated
CGNakibe (9:26:22 PM): ... there is a point here.
CGNakibe (9:27:19 PM): Although I'm stuck for alternate ideas for exorcism that don't involve crushing, smashing, or destroying.
Besyanteo (9:27:51 PM): Dave keeps telling me to update BIOS.
Besyanteo (9:28:02 PM): Everyone else keepstelling me that if my computer seems to randomly freeze,
Besyanteo (9:28:17 PM): changing the system that makes the whole thing go is terribly risky.
CGNakibe (9:28:43 PM): You're not even sure that that's where it comes from, in a sense.
Besyanteo (9:29:05 PM): There's warnings on the support site about old BIOS and freezing.
Besyanteo (9:29:13 PM): Which Dave found. :-/
CGNakibe (9:29:26 PM): Hn.
Besyanteo (9:29:46 PM): Hence him bugging me. But... yeah. I guess I need to buy some floppies and gamble it.
Besyanteo (9:30:00 PM): Or else suffer restarting it once every 4 hours to five minutes.
OMG Priam (9:30:53 PM): *Priam says he's really not feeling it tonight =\*
Idran1701 (9:31:34 PM): Kay. Well, since we've got 2 down, I'll leave it up to you all, then. You want to press on with 3 people tonight?
CGNakibe (9:32:04 PM): It depends on if the space monsters in my bathtub allow it. *nod nod*
OMG Priam (9:32:14 PM): *I'm cool with going on*
Besyanteo (9:32:28 PM): A caster, a cleric, and a ganked NPC.
Besyanteo (9:32:33 PM): In Baator.
CGNakibe (9:32:39 PM): ROAD TRIP.
Besyanteo (9:32:44 PM): Indeed.
OMG Priam (9:32:54 PM): * :D*
Besyanteo (9:33:02 PM): Idran:
Besyanteo (9:33:09 PM): Does this mean the icy cliffs are off? :O
Idran1701 (9:33:15 PM): Afraid so.
OMG Priam (9:33:23 PM): *Man*
Besyanteo (9:33:24 PM): Aww.
Besyanteo (9:33:34 PM): Let's go.
Idran1701 (9:33:35 PM): (Then since this seems to be a yes!)
Idran1701 (9:33:39 PM): <RP START>
CGNakibe (9:33:55 PM): (Alrighty then!)
OMG Priam (9:34:13 PM): <Howard Greise>
CGNakibe (9:34:53 PM): (RAGING STORM!)
Idran1701 (9:34:57 PM): Last time, the group had managed to talk Karinska into getting wings from a fiend. This can't possibly go wrong!
CGNakibe (9:35:30 PM): (... and if you believe that I have this lovely piece of land on the moon...)
Idran1701 (9:35:37 PM): Otherwise, the party's guarding is fairly without note, and she seems to be adjusting to her new balance. They finish up the last of their duty here, and currently they have about an hour before the caravan is to head out.
Besyanteo (9:35:44 PM): (No no no: )
Besyanteo (9:35:54 PM): (You have some high value swamp land in florida for sale.)
Idran1701 (9:35:56 PM): (Write-outs: Ken's his usual quiet self today, moreso than normal. Lil's off for now, but she said she'd be back in time for them to leave.)
CGNakibe (9:36:24 PM): (Oh, don't mind the zombies. They'll stop marauding the house in a few weeks... ^^;;)
OMG Priam (9:36:44 PM): *Semes to be content with the translation work he's done on that book, thus far.*
Besyanteo (9:37:40 PM): *Since they're on guard duty, he's been dutifully reading that book of his,*
Besyanteo (9:37:47 PM): *And looking around once every few minutes or so.*
CGNakibe (9:38:18 PM): *sighs*
CGNakibe (9:38:41 PM): *shifts and makes sure he's more comfortable whiel he's busy watching for... um... stuff!*
Idran1701 (9:38:46 PM): *sitting against the wagon nearby* Something the matter?
Idran1701 (9:39:17 PM): (With her side up against it, for the nitpickers. :O)
Besyanteo (9:39:30 PM): (Heh.)
CGNakibe (9:39:37 PM): Nothing that hasn't bothered guards through the ages... -.-
OMG Priam (9:40:18 PM): Bored?
CGNakibe (9:40:38 PM): Better than not being bored right now.
Idran1701 (9:40:54 PM): *grinning* Well, just try to think of the boredom as a pause to refresh your palette before the next goings-on.
Besyanteo (9:41:13 PM): Considering your profession, one would think you had studying to attend to... what with all the running about recently... *reads*
CGNakibe (9:41:24 PM): Uh huh. *looks at Karinska like she's mad* >.>
Idran1701 (9:41:50 PM): (And thus, since no one's got any last minute business in Dis, I'll just timeskip past this last hour as well.)
CGNakibe (9:42:15 PM): (Sure Arian does. But it involves getting OUT of Dis)
Idran1701 (9:42:26 PM): (Heh.)
Idran1701 (9:43:19 PM): The final bit of their stay here soon passes, and the caravan is once more on the road.
Idran1701 (9:43:28 PM): After a brief stop to pay the departure fee and confirm they are authorized to leave, the caravan heads out of the city, on the skull path to Avernus, and soon, out of this plane.
OMG Priam (9:43:33 PM): *Hurrah!*
Besyanteo (9:43:50 PM): *dignity!*
OMG Priam (9:43:58 PM): *Wariness!*
CGNakibe (9:44:29 PM): *after passing a good distance* FINALLY. >.<;
Idran1701 (9:44:51 PM): They pass by a red, reptilian-looking guard and his cronies, one who seems to be eyeing the group almost hungrily, as the caravan enters the dark tunnel; the manifestation of the path up, according to Palot.
Idran1701 (9:45:29 PM): Don' get t' comfortable jus' yet. Still go' a bit o' travellin' 'fore we're out.
OMG Priam (9:46:11 PM): Be ready for spiders, up ahead.
CGNakibe (9:46:29 PM): .... WHAT? O.o;;;
Idran1701 (9:46:38 PM): *nods*
Besyanteo (9:46:53 PM): >_> ... Nervous Arian?
CGNakibe (9:46:55 PM): .... IM: ... he... he's just kidding, right? <.<;;;
CGNakibe (9:47:21 PM): N.. no... why would I be... *creeps closer to the wagons*
OMG Priam (9:47:26 PM): IM: That got his attention, didn't it
OMG Priam (9:47:31 PM): *?
OMG Priam (9:47:37 PM): I am.
Besyanteo (9:47:43 PM): *He grins cruelly, and then his attention goes back to the road*
CGNakibe (9:48:01 PM): .... >.>;;
Besyanteo (9:48:10 PM): Death comes for everyone eventually, Arian.
Idran1701 (9:48:11 PM): The air soon grows stale for a bit, and the group can feel a...transition of sorts. The tunnel doesn't appear to have changed, but the oppressive heat is much less now.
Idran1701 (9:48:52 PM): *readies his weapon* Shouldn' be long now.
CGNakibe (9:49:03 PM): And what's THAT supposed to mean? eVe *... don't mind the shaking hands either*
Besyanteo (9:49:07 PM): (I should have the sheet out, yes.)
OMG Priam (9:49:16 PM): *Keeps his staff in hand, and ever so wary*
CGNakibe (9:50:08 PM): ... >.> <.< *At least he's more alert than usual, right?*
Besyanteo (9:50:25 PM): *just smiles a bit more, and pulls out his bow.*
Besyanteo (9:50:39 PM): *Stringing it and retrieving an arrow.*
CGNakibe (9:50:48 PM): IM: They... they... we won't end up seeing any of those... those THINGS here....
Idran1701 (9:50:48 PM): Some movement can be seen from the walls, so slight, from side tunnels along the path as they roll down towards what appears to be a massive pair of iron doors ahead.
OMG Priam (9:51:20 PM): *Keeps an eye on that motion. Could be trouble, after all.*
Besyanteo (9:51:20 PM): *Of note, since Bes forgot, he's changed back into his black robe today.*
Idran1701 (9:51:41 PM): And suddenly, Palot's warnings prove true, as a trio of massive arachnids, 10 feet around easily, skitter out disconcertingly towards the caravan from both directions.
Besyanteo (9:51:52 PM): *Knock!*
Besyanteo (9:52:12 PM): (init?)
OMG Priam (9:52:18 PM): They're coming!
Idran1701 (9:52:24 PM): The mercs quickly get into position, and the party (less Lil, who is fairly out of it and recovering in one of the wagons after whatever-happened), is confronted with their very own eight-legged beast!
Idran1701 (9:52:42 PM): (Init now, yes. And we'll assume Ken is with a different group. :O)
OnlineHost (9:52:50 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 10-sided die: 7
CGNakibe (9:52:54 PM): ... S... S.... SS.....
OnlineHost (9:53:04 PM): OMG Priam rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
OMG Priam (9:53:07 PM): (Bah)
OnlineHost (9:53:11 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 10-sided die: 8
OnlineHost (9:53:15 PM): OMG Priam rolled 1 10-sided die: 9
Besyanteo (9:53:27 PM): (If I'm reading this right, I believe...)
Besyanteo (9:53:30 PM): (that's a 6.)
OnlineHost (9:53:37 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
CGNakibe (9:53:43 PM): (... damn.)
Idran1701 (9:53:54 PM): (Actually low is good for ability checks.)
Idran1701 (9:54:06 PM): (That's a crit success for it.)
CGNakibe (9:54:09 PM): (I know. ;_;)
Besyanteo (9:54:13 PM): (Ha.)
Idran1701 (9:54:14 PM): (Ah. :D)
Besyanteo (9:54:22 PM): (Arian bucks the fuck up and fights?)
Idran1701 (9:54:43 PM): (And nope, afraid that's just a 7, Bes. Unless I'm missing something?)
CGNakibe (9:54:44 PM): (Arian: PERMISSION TO FREAK THE FUCK OUT SIR! @.O)
CGNakibe (9:54:55 PM): (Dice: DENIED. e.e)
Besyanteo (9:54:57 PM): (Hindrance. I forgot how init works,)
Besyanteo (9:55:06 PM): (I'm just noticing a -1 to initiative.)
Besyanteo (9:55:21 PM): (... oh wait)
Besyanteo (9:55:24 PM): (That's melee.)
Besyanteo (9:55:27 PM): (Ah ha, silly.)
Besyanteo (9:55:33 PM): (7.)
Idran1701 (9:56:57 PM): The spider skitters forward, and shoots forth a blast of webbing towards the front-most target; Karl!
Idran1701 (9:57:28 PM): He finds himself entangled by the sticky strands, stuck in place for now.
Idran1701 (9:57:36 PM): (Klaus!)
OMG Priam (9:57:37 PM): Agh!
Besyanteo (9:58:03 PM): *Well, we can't have that. Having seen where it fires webbing from, he'll take a shot at those damnable spinnaretts.*
TheWaiChibiAngel (9:58:17 PM): (..You would have actual combat the one time I Have to sit out)
Idran1701 (9:59:16 PM): (Sorry, Shini. Don't worry, I'll promise you'll fight something next week too. :( )
Besyanteo (9:59:27 PM): (Ha ha. Poor Arian.)
Idran1701 (9:59:42 PM): (A giant flying T-Rex, how's that?)
CGNakibe (9:59:42 PM): (Yep, Totally screwed.)
Besyanteo (9:59:51 PM): (Devilsaur!)
Idran1701 (9:59:59 PM): (d20 from Klaus, by the way.)
OnlineHost (10:00:05 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Idran1701 (10:01:14 PM): Klaus's arrow flies well, just barely striking their target, as the spider gives a squeal of shock! (d8+1 damage.)
OnlineHost (10:01:27 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 8-sided die: 6
Besyanteo (10:01:37 PM): *He growls in irritation*
Idran1701 (10:01:41 PM): (Arian!)
Besyanteo (10:01:51 PM): (Also: Can I take move action now?)
Besyanteo (10:02:04 PM): (Or is that another phase or something?)
OMG Priam (10:02:06 PM): Help!
Idran1701 (10:02:12 PM): (Yep. Only half, though, 30 feet.)
CGNakibe (10:02:14 PM): SPIDERS! >.< *doesn't think... at least not very well. Instead ATTACKS with his Swallow*
Idran1701 (10:02:23 PM): (d20!)
Besyanteo (10:02:27 PM): *He'll try to move to block the spider's path to Karl*
OnlineHost (10:02:31 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
Besyanteo (10:02:39 PM): *If he still has time, he'll get into touch range of Karl*
Idran1701 (10:02:55 PM): In his rush, Arian swings quite wide, missing the spider entirely!
Idran1701 (10:03:13 PM): (Yeah, Klaus can manage that.)
Idran1701 (10:03:52 PM): Karl is still stuck fast, and Arian has just made himself an inviting target for the spider, who lunges forward!
Idran1701 (10:04:41 PM): He chomps down, and...bites a massive hole into Arian's robes. The mage could almost feel the spider's mandibles just missing his torso.
Idran1701 (10:04:53 PM): (Klaus!)
CGNakibe (10:05:14 PM): Spidersfuckingstupid... @.e
Besyanteo (10:05:48 PM): (Debating action to take.)
Idran1701 (10:05:56 PM): (*nod*)
Besyanteo (10:06:20 PM): Sorry I can't clear the webs, friend... but I can keep you safe unti lthe thing is dead. *he puts a hand to a spot on Karl that isn't webbed*
Besyanteo (10:06:23 PM): (Sanctuary.)
OMG Priam (10:06:26 PM): *Struggling! How much webbing does he have on him, by the by?*
CGNakibe (10:06:29 PM): (BRB)
Idran1701 (10:07:14 PM): (Enough that it'll probably be a couple of minutes before he can finish clearing it all off of him.)
Besyanteo (10:07:24 PM): (Or, many rounds)
Idran1701 (10:07:35 PM): (I'll be nice and let you know it's 2. :O)
Besyanteo (10:07:46 PM): (2 minutes?)
Idran1701 (10:07:50 PM): (2 rounds.)
Idran1701 (10:07:54 PM): (Minute = round in 2e.)
Besyanteo (10:07:59 PM): (...)
OMG Priam (10:08:02 PM): *Struggle struggle! Perhaps trying to use his staff as a brace to force the stuff.*
Besyanteo (10:08:07 PM): (Wow. So that's where Phil got it.)
Besyanteo (10:08:13 PM): (3.5 it's 6 seconds.)
OMG Priam (10:08:15 PM): (YOu gotta remember, a round isn't just a single blow)
Besyanteo (10:08:30 PM): (CONTINUE! :o)
Idran1701 (10:08:41 PM): (Yeah, it's supposed to be dodge and weave and block and aprry and find an opening and etc. But no one describes all that out.)
Idran1701 (10:08:50 PM): The protective spell take hold of Karl!
Idran1701 (10:08:52 PM): (Arian!)
Idran1701 (10:08:58 PM): *takes
CGNakibe (10:09:48 PM): *The mage spins, and makes another very clumsy-looking slash at the nearest spider-like THING in the vicinity*
Idran1701 (10:10:17 PM): (Hmm. Klaus _is_ kinda spiderish...)
CGNakibe (10:10:26 PM): (Don't tempt me. >:P)
Idran1701 (10:10:31 PM): (d20. :D)
OMG Priam (10:10:35 PM): (Karinska does have extra appendages)
OnlineHost (10:10:37 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
Besyanteo (10:10:49 PM): (multitasking is not condusive to seeing jokes. :( )
CGNakibe (10:11:03 PM): (You have to admit. At this rate Arian's building up Karma.)
Idran1701 (10:11:19 PM): The fear might not be driving him off, but it's completely fouling up his concentration, as he makes another wild swing at the spider that passes completely by the creature's carapace.
CGNakibe (10:11:56 PM): GETBACKFUCKINGSPIDERTHING!! >.<
Besyanteo (10:12:29 PM): *muttered* Worthless fool...
Besyanteo (10:12:33 PM): *he knocks another arrow*
OMG Priam (10:12:45 PM): *Trying to keep himself under control. he's got a friend there, he has some sort of magic protecting him. He's got other caravan guards... It's alll cool. Yes.*
Idran1701 (10:12:53 PM): It makes for another nip at him, and gets ahold of Arian, biting into his side. He can feel a burning pouring into him, but he manages to fight it off. (3 damage, and a successful save!)
CGNakibe (10:13:05 PM): (Yay)
CGNakibe (10:13:19 PM): GAH >.<
Idran1701 (10:13:22 PM): However...the spider doesn't seem to be letting go of Arian at the moment, instead lifting him up off the ground!
Idran1701 (10:13:34 PM): (Another Wis/Will check, I'd say. :D)
OnlineHost (10:13:49 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
Besyanteo (10:14:20 PM): *He seem totally serene as he takes aim for the Spider's now exposed abdomen/head-chest joint...*
Idran1701 (10:14:24 PM): (Yep, he's starting to freak out a bit more.)
Besyanteo (10:14:53 PM): (My turn?)
Idran1701 (10:15:00 PM): (Oh, yes, sorry. Klaus!)
OnlineHost (10:15:05 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Besyanteo (10:15:17 PM): *TWANG. He sucks his fungers*
Besyanteo (10:15:24 PM): Shit-!
Besyanteo (10:15:40 PM): *hit or miss, he clipped those. :( *
Idran1701 (10:15:51 PM): The arrow goes wide, missing both the Spider and Arian, as Karl is distracted getting loose of the last of this webbing. (Free next round.)
Idran1701 (10:15:52 PM): (Arian!)
CGNakibe (10:15:53 PM): NoNoNONONONONO.. >.<
Besyanteo (10:16:09 PM): BURN IT YOU FOOL!
Besyanteo (10:16:24 PM): IM: Surely fire is a basic spell?
CGNakibe (10:16:39 PM): LET GO LET GO LET GO. *... sadly Fire is not here. Chill Touch, on the other hand...*
Besyanteo (10:16:55 PM): (And that's why Klaus is not an arcanist. :o)
CGNakibe (10:16:59 PM): *Presumably to the spider that's trying to hold him*
Idran1701 (10:17:29 PM): (And since it's grabbing you in its jaws, I'll say no need for an attack roll, even with Arian's condition.)
Besyanteo (10:17:44 PM): If you have any suggestions, I'm open to them...
OMG Priam (10:18:07 PM): Working on it!
Idran1701 (10:18:14 PM): Arian shocks the spider with a chilling aura, and it drops him roughly to the ground, looking a bit skittish. (2 damage!)
Idran1701 (10:18:22 PM): (And none to Arian for the fall.)
CGNakibe (10:18:32 PM): Heheh...Hehehehehee....
Besyanteo (10:18:42 PM): ...
OMG Priam (10:19:00 PM): *Can Karl get a general sense of how the fight is going with a quick look around?*
Besyanteo (10:19:02 PM): IM: Brache, tell me we were not just cursed with a mad mage.
Idran1701 (10:19:26 PM): It lunges back for Arian once more, but the spell seems to have spooked it, as it stops short!
Besyanteo (10:19:41 PM): *he grabs naother arrow*
Idran1701 (10:19:41 PM): (One of them's in about the same condition, the third's almost taken care of, from what Karl can see.)
Idran1701 (10:19:43 PM): (Klaus!)
Besyanteo (10:20:02 PM): IM: ... The eyes maybe?
OMG Priam (10:20:09 PM): *The Caravan battle in general, that is*
Besyanteo (10:20:16 PM): (Can I look for something that looks like a weak point as a free action?)
Idran1701 (10:20:28 PM): (That was the Caravan battle in general. Only three spiders in all.)
Idran1701 (10:20:59 PM): (And...hmm. Not as a free action, but if you take the full round to do it, sure.)
OMG Priam (10:21:03 PM): (Ah)
Besyanteo (10:21:07 PM): (In that case,)
Besyanteo (10:21:29 PM): *he resovles himself to keep trying till somehting works. And he shoots at one of the eyes!*
OnlineHost (10:21:34 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Idran1701 (10:22:19 PM): He shoots! And though his arrow doesn't contact the eye, it at least doesn't miss the spider entirely. (Roll damage.)
OnlineHost (10:22:33 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 8-sided die: 6
Besyanteo (10:22:37 PM): (7 again!)
Idran1701 (10:22:50 PM): (Arian!)
CGNakibe (10:23:37 PM): Oh? Didn't like that, did you? >: *casts another chilling touch in hopes of making the Spider moderately more uncomfortable.*
Idran1701 (10:23:48 PM): (d20)
OnlineHost (10:24:03 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
CGNakibe (10:24:09 PM): (YOWZA)
Idran1701 (10:24:57 PM): (:D!)
Idran1701 (10:25:41 PM): (Gimme another d20 to confirm it.)
OnlineHost (10:25:48 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Idran1701 (10:25:50 PM): (Yes, I'm allowing crits for spells with touch attacks. :O)
CGNakibe (10:25:54 PM): (Ah, well, there went that.)
Idran1701 (10:26:26 PM): In his fearful rage, Arian blasts the spider with another freezing touch! (3 damage)
Idran1701 (10:26:28 PM): (Karl!)
CGNakibe (10:26:38 PM): HahahahAhAHAHA
Besyanteo (10:27:07 PM): IM:...
Idran1701 (10:28:05 PM): (Pervy?)
OMG Priam (10:28:20 PM): (Sorry, looking up something)
Besyanteo (10:28:24 PM): (Karl breaks free!)
Besyanteo (10:29:06 PM): (Also, Idran; Is there any reason Karl would know how Sanctuary works?)
OMG Priam (10:29:13 PM): *Freedoms! Karl will try to go circum navigate the spider, and hit int in the legs from behind, with a nice baseball swing*
Besyanteo (10:29:26 PM): (Nevermind. :o)
CGNakibe (10:29:48 PM): (For Battle and GLORY)
Idran1701 (10:30:00 PM): (d20!)
OnlineHost (10:30:20 PM): OMG Priam rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
OMG Priam (10:30:25 PM): ( :D)
Idran1701 (10:30:26 PM): (...d20 again!)
CGNakibe (10:30:28 PM): (...)
OnlineHost (10:30:33 PM): OMG Priam rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
Idran1701 (10:30:36 PM): (...)
Besyanteo (10:30:37 PM): (...)
Idran1701 (10:30:42 PM): (Uh...hmm.)
Besyanteo (10:30:49 PM): (A moment)
Idran1701 (10:31:00 PM): (You did that on purpose, didn't you, Pervy?)
CGNakibe (10:31:05 PM): (Can we reverse those rolls? Somehow? Maybe trade up for two good ones?)\
OMG Priam (10:31:42 PM): (Priam did it on purpose)
CGNakibe (10:31:52 PM): (He IS the God of Dice...)
Idran1701 (10:32:23 PM): (Because I'm in a good mood, I will rule the 20 on the botch confirm served to override the fact that you missed. :D)
OMG Priam (10:32:34 PM): ( :D)
OMG Priam (10:32:48 PM): (D6, I believe?)
Idran1701 (10:32:58 PM): (Yep!)
OnlineHost (10:33:04 PM): OMG Priam rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Idran1701 (10:33:33 PM): The spider's leg buckles, and it looks to be near death, ichor oozing out of the two arrow wounds.
Idran1701 (10:33:42 PM): (No action from it, and we're back to Klaus!)
Besyanteo (10:34:21 PM): *he knocks another one, and tries again for the general head area*
OnlineHost (10:34:27 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Besyanteo (10:34:30 PM): (:o)
Idran1701 (10:34:33 PM): (Damage!)
OnlineHost (10:34:44 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 8-sided die: 6
Besyanteo (10:34:53 PM): (... that's unlikely, but keen!)
CGNakibe (10:34:54 PM): (BRAEN DAMAGE)
OnlineHost (10:35:01 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 8-sided die: 7
Besyanteo (10:35:09 PM): (Also not broken, just coincidence. o.o)
Idran1701 (10:35:13 PM): The arrow shoots forward, and must have it quite true, as it penetrates deeply and the spider collapses, its legs curling up beneath it.
Idran1701 (10:35:19 PM): *-it
Idran1701 (10:35:36 PM): (Didn't even eat anyone's sword this time!)
Besyanteo (10:35:47 PM): Hmph.
Besyanteo (10:35:59 PM): *how are the otehr spiders looking?*
CGNakibe (10:36:07 PM): *Icy!*
Idran1701 (10:36:10 PM): The others seem to have been taken care of similarly, as they lie dead or dying about the wagons.
Besyanteo (10:36:31 PM): Arian, come here.
OMG Priam (10:37:08 PM): *Exhales mightily, and sinks to his knees, holding on to that staff*
CGNakibe (10:37:34 PM): .... *huff... puff... still a bit wild eyed...*
Besyanteo (10:37:55 PM): Hmph. *he walks over to Arian, then*
CGNakibe (10:38:00 PM): *Oh, wait, moving QUICKLY away from the spider* .... >.< FuckingSPIDEERS... >.<;;
Idran1701 (10:38:01 PM): (Karl might notice that his clothing's still got some web stuck to it, and it's stained with an adhering film.)
CGNakibe (10:38:07 PM): Make them go away. >.<
Besyanteo (10:38:17 PM): Arain! *harsh*
Besyanteo (10:38:26 PM): Pay attention. I need to see your wound.
OMG Priam (10:38:26 PM): *Not entirely, but it will be dimly noted for the future.*
CGNakibe (10:38:27 PM): *Snaps* WHAT? o.o
CGNakibe (10:38:48 PM): ...... *shivering, he is*
Besyanteo (10:39:17 PM): *assuming Arian allows him, Klaus will examine that wound to see if it's becoming septic or if the poison is taking hold of him.*
CGNakibe (10:39:18 PM): Ye... yes.... spiders...fuckingspiders...
CGNakibe (10:39:27 PM): *At least he isn't attacking Klaus, right?*
OMG Priam (10:39:28 PM): *Mutters* This was a terrible mistake. Too late, but a terrible mistake. *After a moment, he'll try to push himself to his feet.*
Idran1701 (10:39:45 PM): (d20, Klaus.)
OnlineHost (10:39:53 PM): Besyanteo rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Besyanteo (10:40:02 PM): (trying to roll under heal?)
Idran1701 (10:40:24 PM): (Yep.)
Besyanteo (10:40:31 PM): (Totally passed.)
Besyanteo (10:41:27 PM): ... Don't strain it for a while. It will run it's course and you'll be fine. *how bad does the wound itself look, in terms of bleeding and such?*
CGNakibe (10:42:16 PM): ....nomorespidersPLEASE... *yeeeah. Will be staying VERY CLOSE to the wagons now*
Besyanteo (10:42:34 PM): *holds him at the shoulder* Be still. I am not done.
Besyanteo (10:42:43 PM): *doesn't sound particularly chummy about it.*
Idran1701 (10:42:44 PM): (It's not too bad; a couple of puncture wounds. Clean it up and wrap it and he should be fine in a couple of days.)
OMG Priam (10:42:46 PM): *Makes his way back to the wagon, and perhaps has a seat.*
CGNakibe (10:43:00 PM): ...Just... just... get me... out of here..
Besyanteo (10:43:06 PM): Hm. *and... ge takes out gauze!*
Besyanteo (10:43:28 PM): *he'll wrap Arian up, and then go check on Karl.*
Idran1701 (10:44:21 PM): Karinska walks carefully over to Karl and sits herself, holding an ichor-stained knife and glancing to Arian. Is he all right?
Besyanteo (10:44:32 PM): He'll live.
OMG Priam (10:44:44 PM): Ah? Good. Good.
Besyanteo (10:44:56 PM): Karl. Do you feel strange at all since the webbing covered you?
Idran1701 (10:44:58 PM): (Meanwhile Arian recovers 1 hp!)
CGNakibe (10:45:06 PM): *quickly sits... shivers. And feels slightly better!*
OMG Priam (10:45:11 PM): Strange? In what manner?
Besyanteo (10:45:16 PM): Any manner.
Besyanteo (10:45:30 PM): These *gesture* are unknown to me.
(10:45:48 PM) TheWaiChibiAngel has left the room.
OMG Priam (10:45:48 PM): I cannot say. Honesty, I've never quite been in that position before. I was more frightened and furious than anything.
Besyanteo (10:46:01 PM): *he nods*
Besyanteo (10:46:23 PM): Then I have more work to do. Do not hesitate if you suddenly feel light headed or your vision tunnels.
Besyanteo (10:46:33 PM): *and... off to examine other people who fought!*
Besyanteo (10:46:47 PM): (... to call me*)
Besyanteo (10:46:54 PM): (How did I skip three whole words? o_o;)
OMG Priam (10:46:57 PM): Of course. Thank you.
Idran1701 (10:47:21 PM): Karinska nods, still watching Arian as the caravan picks up at a slow pace, slow enough to still allow Klaus to check on the other combatants.
CGNakibe (10:48:02 PM): *But mostly sitting and shivering... and more paranoid than anything about now*
Idran1701 (10:49:23 PM): As it heads on, the bariaur speaks up. All right, no one is to leave the caravan by any distance until we leave the cave! Unless one of you has a burning desire to see the inside of a dragon's stomach!
OMG Priam (10:49:41 PM): You come out well enough? *to Karinska*
OMG Priam (10:49:53 PM): *Starts to pick at the web bits*
Besyanteo (10:49:57 PM): *Sticks close to the fuckin wagon.*
OMG Priam (10:50:15 PM): *Stays on the wagon, if he can. He's not sure if he wants to walk yet*
CGNakibe (10:50:29 PM): *watches Karl pick web bits off himself...* *and yes, he's still on the wagon for now.*
Idran1701 (10:50:30 PM): *nods* Enlightening, I thought. One of my first combats.
OMG Priam (10:50:51 PM): Ah. In what manner were you enlightened
CGNakibe (10:50:53 PM): *Shudders*
OMG Priam (10:50:56 PM): *?
Idran1701 (10:51:57 PM): Well...everything. The feeling, the sights, the...*glances to her knife, chuckling*...the smells, even.
Idran1701 (10:52:22 PM): Whenever I experience something new, I feel as if...I understand the multiverse a little better, I suppose.
OMG Priam (10:52:50 PM): I see. Can you put this new understanding into words?
Besyanteo (10:52:56 PM): *No comment. Walking. Little bit harder to be dignified when you're half an inch from the wagon.*
CGNakibe (10:52:58 PM): ...
Idran1701 (10:53:22 PM): The caravan prsses on, reaching a massive pair of iron doors spanning the tunnel. The gates seem to open themselves as the caravan continues on, winding through the tunnels of Tiamat's lair.
Idran1701 (10:54:20 PM): ...Hmm. I'm not entirely sure how to describe it. It's as if...everytime I go through something new, I see a new side of the multiverse. And the more sides I see, the closer I come to understanding the entirety.
OMG Priam (10:54:44 PM): IM: Poor thing.
OMG Priam (10:54:55 PM): I think I understand, to some degree.
OMG Priam (10:56:37 PM): *Looks ahead, now.*
OMG Priam (10:57:09 PM): IM: I wonder how bad this attack was, by Palot's experience?
OMG Priam (10:57:35 PM): May I ask a question, Karinska?
Idran1701 (10:57:37 PM): The wagons soon emerge out into the open. Ahead they can see a vast, rocky wasteland, fanning out beneath a cloudless, blood-red sky.
CGNakibe (10:57:47 PM): *looks around.... the time has helped him calm a little.*
Idran1701 (10:58:12 PM): The ground seems littered with sharp shards of obsidian and quartz, and ahead of them spawns a deep chasm, churning with a countless number of formless, white, squirming, legless creatures.
Idran1701 (10:58:13 PM): Hmm?
Besyanteo (10:58:38 PM): ...
OMG Priam (10:58:38 PM): You rate second hand education as inferior to firsthand experience, yes?
Besyanteo (10:59:03 PM): Are those maggots? *truly curious*
OMG Priam (10:59:12 PM): They should be.
CGNakibe (10:59:16 PM): ...this... where....
Idran1701 (10:59:24 PM): ...I would say so, in a sense. Education isn't bad, exactly, but it can't compare with finding something out for oneself.
CGNakibe (10:59:36 PM): *thinks* What... plane are we on now?
OMG Priam (10:59:44 PM): *Back to Karinska* How does one experience mathematics, then?
Idran1701 (10:59:49 PM): Eh, no' maggots 'xactly, bu' close 'nough.
Besyanteo (10:59:56 PM): *Does he suddenly feel closer to Brache?*
Idran1701 (11:00:17 PM): Still Baator, jus' a bit closer to th' exit.
Idran1701 (11:00:20 PM): (He does not, no.)
(11:00:27 PM) TheWaiChibiAngel has entered the room.
Idran1701 (11:00:40 PM): This i' Avernus. Top layer.
CGNakibe (11:01:06 PM): (WB.)
CGNakibe (11:01:31 PM): *... nods timidly*
Idran1701 (11:02:23 PM): By doing it, I would say. Discovering it for yourself.
Besyanteo (11:02:34 PM): ( http://www.animalshaveproblemstoo.com/view.php?id=082 )
Idran1701 (11:02:35 PM): Or sharing in the experiences of those who have discovered it themselves.
OMG Priam (11:02:51 PM): *Nods* Interesting answer. Thank you.
OMG Priam (11:03:05 PM): *Sighs* I suppose it's time to get back to work.
Idran1701 (11:03:31 PM): It rolls forward, and the bariaur steps forward, approaching another reptilian-looking fiend, and speaking a rapid-fire set of terms with it.
OMG Priam (11:03:39 PM): *Hops off the wagon and takes position, albeit closer than last time*
Idran1701 (11:04:07 PM): He nods, and gestures, and the maggots part, revealing a path for the wagon across the chasm.
CGNakibe (11:04:19 PM): *watches Karl hop back into action... * >.>;;;
OMG Priam (11:04:36 PM): IM: I'll have to be smarter, this time.
Besyanteo (11:05:05 PM): (There could be a joke here about Moses, but it wouldn't be canon or very clever. :( )
Idran1701 (11:05:14 PM): They roll forward, into the pit, the writhing walls spanning tall on either side.
Idran1701 (11:05:34 PM): If it wasn't for their size, almost that of a newborn child, they could easily be thought of as nothing more than maggots, yes.
OMG Priam (11:05:51 PM): *Looks at them with some sick fascination*
OMG Priam (11:06:05 PM): IM: So much like that dream...
Idran1701 (11:07:19 PM): They near the end of the trail, and the walls quiver, appearing close to collapsing in on the caravan.
CGNakibe (11:07:33 PM): *mutters*More crazy plane stuff. >.<;;;
OMG Priam (11:07:49 PM): *eyes widen* Oh dear Lilia...
Idran1701 (11:08:29 PM): However, they hold firm, just barely grazing those walking alongside it as the caravan begins to roll upwards back to the surface.
OMG Priam (11:09:37 PM): *Shudders, setting his jaw and trying to squeeze as close as he can to the wagon.*
OMG Priam (11:09:47 PM): *And keeps a very steady pace*
Besyanteo (11:10:23 PM): *HE looks oddly unaffected by this.*
Idran1701 (11:10:37 PM): And they press on, as in the far-off distance, a ball of flame crashes to the earth some hundreds of yards away, a reminiscent concept to all in the party.
Besyanteo (11:11:06 PM): ...
OMG Priam (11:11:14 PM): IM: Those shouldn't be a danger, right? After all, they are moving a whole caravan throw it...
Besyanteo (11:11:16 PM): *Does not look unaffected by this.*
CGNakibe (11:11:40 PM): ... >.> Where... Where'd that come from?
Idran1701 (11:11:55 PM): *shrugs* Dunno.
Idran1701 (11:12:06 PM): They crash down ev'ry once 'n a while.
OMG Priam (11:12:07 PM): *Jaw still set, trying to keep watch, though his eyes linger ahead and away from the scenery much more than before.*
CGNakibe (11:12:35 PM): *... frowns.*
Idran1701 (11:13:03 PM): An oddly cloying, metallic scent begins to play at the bare edge of sensation, ever so slightly growing in intensity as they press on.
OMG Priam (11:13:31 PM): Is that smell just Avernus itself? *to Palot*
Idran1701 (11:13:55 PM): ...Hmph. 'fraid not. You'll prolly wanna cover y'r face 'fore we get much closer.
OMG Priam (11:14:07 PM): Right.
Idran1701 (11:14:23 PM): And following his own advice, he pulls out a strip of cloth, tying it around his nose and mouth.
OMG Priam (11:14:24 PM): *Digs out his spare shirt, and ties it around his face*
Besyanteo (11:14:41 PM): *Robes are good like this. He covers hise mouth and nose with cloth from his hood.*
CGNakibe (11:14:46 PM): *w to Karl* I... um.. forgot to ask. You're okay, right? >.>;;
Idran1701 (11:15:11 PM): The other mercs glance around, some following the advice, others deciding to stick it out.
OMG Priam (11:15:51 PM): *quietly back to Arian* My nerves are rathered frayed, and I'm having some very serious second thoughts. But, I am unhurt.
CGNakibe (11:15:55 PM): *.wises up and does his best to cover his face*
CGNakibe (11:16:06 PM): ... *nods* Good.
Idran1701 (11:17:08 PM): They roll on, as the minutes tick by, the smell slowly growing more and more. Soon, it's recognizable; blood.
Idran1701 (11:17:43 PM): Not long after, a dim rushing sound can be heard from the land ahead.
OMG Priam (11:17:52 PM): IM: I had happily forgotten all about that.
Besyanteo (11:17:56 PM): ...
Besyanteo (11:18:07 PM): IM: Well it's good I'm wearing black.
Idran1701 (11:19:34 PM): The smell continues to grow, and the sound continues to grow louder.
CGNakibe (11:19:50 PM): >.< *wonders if he should hold his breath now*
Idran1701 (11:19:57 PM): Soon, even through their masks, it's nearly overpowering, as ahead they can see the source of both; a wide, slowly-flowing river, winding down from the mountains off in the distance.
OMG Priam (11:19:59 PM): *Doubles up the shirt around his face*
Idran1701 (11:20:03 PM): Nearly a hundred feet across, and looking to be at least partially coagulated.
Besyanteo (11:20:21 PM): ...
OMG Priam (11:20:29 PM): One wonders what the headwaters of this river must look like.
CGNakibe (11:20:32 PM): IM: Blood... a RIVER OF BLOOD. >.<
Besyanteo (11:20:37 PM): IM: Dramatic.
Idran1701 (11:21:05 PM): And...the wagon doesn't seem to be stopping as they near it...instead driving right into it. For all its width, it appears to be barely a foot deep as this juncture.
Besyanteo (11:21:21 PM): *does not hesitate.*
Idran1701 (11:21:26 PM): *to Karl, his tone suggesting a story unlikely to be elaborated on* ...No' pleasant.
OMG Priam (11:22:05 PM): *Nods to Palot, then notices the wading* Oh hell. I don't think my boots had this sort of thing in mind.
Idran1701 (11:22:18 PM): ...Bu' i's either this or th' Styx, an' I'd rather take this than have m' mind wiped.
OMG Priam (11:22:42 PM): *a bit of silence* I'll have to ask you about that, later.
CGNakibe (11:22:47 PM): Styx? No thanks.
OMG Priam (11:23:10 PM): *Makes certain his trousers are tucked into his boots*
Idran1701 (11:23:39 PM): (Watch out for leeches! :D)
Idran1701 (11:23:48 PM): (Wait, if leeches in a normal river drink blood...)
Besyanteo (11:23:56 PM): (No one's eatten in a while, right?)
Idran1701 (11:24:16 PM): (Karinska has!)
Besyanteo (11:24:25 PM): (Not a serious question. :o)
Idran1701 (11:24:29 PM): (:D)
Idran1701 (11:24:38 PM): (Maybe not for you, but Karl's sitting next to her.)
Besyanteo (11:24:40 PM): (Do you get the reference?!)
Idran1701 (11:24:45 PM): (Oh, wait, right, he moved.)
Idran1701 (11:24:47 PM): (Lucky him.)
Idran1701 (11:24:51 PM): (And I'm afraid not.)
Besyanteo (11:25:07 PM): (A Series of Unfortunate Events. See it some time. :o)
Idran1701 (11:26:39 PM): The crossing is slow going, and at least one merc that thought he could stand it on his own succumbs to the scent, but after about 5 minutes through the viscous fluid, they reach the other bank.
Idran1701 (11:27:13 PM): Karinska looks to be a bit green herself, even through her own mask, but Palot is standing it fairly well.
OMG Priam (11:27:48 PM): IM: That has to be what a field of war smells like.
Besyanteo (11:28:06 PM): *Do you know that he's removed his hood?*
OMG Priam (11:28:10 PM): *Not doing too hot himself. It doesn't seem he's going to uncringe anytime soon.*
Besyanteo (11:28:28 PM): *... IS he enjoyying himself? ... Nah.*
OMG Priam (11:28:34 PM): *And he's definitely holding onto the side of the wagon for support*
OMG Priam (11:29:15 PM): IM: New boots, yes. I am going to get new boots at Ribcage. Very good new boots. I have earned this.
OMG Priam (11:29:33 PM): IM: The money I save from not eating will help.
CGNakibe (11:29:37 PM): *is actually disturbed that he's NOT disturbed as much by all this now.* IM: ... This is wrong. ALL of it.
OMG Priam (11:29:57 PM): You seem rather content, Klaus.
Besyanteo (11:31:10 PM): Mmm. I am simply strong willed. More than some, aparently. *he doesn't look around or gesture to give the accusation a target*
CGNakibe (11:32:03 PM): ... but... what IS that river for?
CGNakibe (11:32:12 PM): *what? Klaus said something?*
CGNakibe (11:32:32 PM): ... nevermind. >.<
Idran1701 (11:32:39 PM): Karinska eases her way off the wagon carefully once they're past the river, light-headed as she looks. She says nothing, but glances back towards the river.
OMG Priam (11:33:04 PM): Hm. I suppose so.
OMG Priam (11:33:43 PM): I admit, Arian's question does run through my thoughts as well. It would be an interesting thing to learn. From a distance.
Idran1701 (11:33:43 PM): ...It's probably there just to be there.
Idran1701 (11:34:31 PM): The scent slowly grows less noticable, though it still clings to their clothing as they walk.
Besyanteo (11:34:42 PM): Not all borders are marked with signs.
OMG Priam (11:35:31 PM): If I recall properly, it will be good to stay on guard from here until Ribcage.
Idran1701 (11:35:36 PM): In the distance, the bare ruins of a city can be seen, not far from their own path.
CGNakibe (11:35:50 PM): ... A river of blood DOES make an effective warning.
Idran1701 (11:36:11 PM): It looks well-damaged, nothing more than the barest foundations of blackened stone.
Besyanteo (11:36:43 PM): *Follow the wagons. Ayup.*
Idran1701 (11:37:26 PM): ...Wha' you were talkin' 'bout borders? Tha's a sign o' an old one there.
OMG Priam (11:37:43 PM): *Keeping an eye on the surroundings for bad things, and trying to forget what he's seen.*
Idran1701 (11:38:08 PM): Tha' used t' be a gate-town, those ruins.
Besyanteo (11:38:47 PM): *he glances at it*
Idran1701 (11:38:47 PM): Th' fiends managed to slide i' int' here years back, though.
CGNakibe (11:39:26 PM): ... wonderful.
OnlineHost (11:39:39 PM): OMG Priam rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
Idran1701 (11:39:51 PM): Tha' river, i' an' th' Styx, they used t' be at th' edge o' th' plane.
Idran1701 (11:40:26 PM): Th' baatezu have been workin' t' expand it, though. Tha's not th' first set o' ruins we'll be passin'.
OMG Priam (11:40:48 PM): Intriguing, in its own dark way.
OMG Priam (11:41:10 PM): Has anyone succeeded doing the opposite?
Idran1701 (11:41:53 PM): *shrugs* Dunno. Never heard o' it, though.
OMG Priam (11:42:28 PM): *Nods*
Idran1701 (11:42:36 PM): Sure th' people in th' cities tried a' first. Mos' of 'em are dead now, though. An' th' ones tha' aren't ha' pretty much given up.
OMG Priam (11:43:54 PM): I see.
Idran1701 (11:45:17 PM): The journey continues, passing on past set after set of ruined cities, each looking less devastated than the last.
Idran1701 (11:45:21 PM): They leave behind four in all, before ahead, in the distance, can be seen a final set of ruins at the end of their path.
Idran1701 (11:46:08 PM): Though many of the buildings are collapsed, this looks to be the wholest of them all, and even a few scurrying people can be seen, keeping low to the ground or cowering in what little shelter they have.
OMG Priam (11:47:25 PM): (I believe I need to leave and assist in Neb retrieval)
Idran1701 (11:47:42 PM): (*nod* Pause for now, then?)
OMG Priam (11:47:49 PM): (*Aye*)
Besyanteo (12:07:19 AM): (SLEEPY.)
Idran1701 (12:07:33 AM): (How about you, Shaun?)
Idran1701 (12:07:43 AM): (This isn't a bad place to cut, if you're wanting to head off too.)
CGNakibe (12:07:48 AM): (Kinda drifting off, yeah)
Idran1701 (12:07:53 AM): (*nod*)
Besyanteo (12:07:55 AM): (night)
Idran1701 (12:08:06 AM): (I'll get XP to you tomorrow. :O)
CGNakibe (12:08:08 AM): (Night night.)
(12:08:12 AM) Besyanteo has left the room.
(12:29:20 AM) TheWaiChibiAngel has left the room.
OMG Priam (12:29:41 AM): (RUN RUN RUN)
Idran1701 (12:30:29 AM): (Since you're back, I'll just give out XP for tonight. Not much happened, so 125 for the spider, and 100 extra to Arian for the freakout. :O)
OMG Priam (12:32:07 AM): (Karl had a small crisis :D)
OMG Priam (12:33:17 AM): (I go)
Idran1701 (12:33:18 AM): (Yeah, but Arian went crazy.)
Idran1701 (12:33:21 AM): (Night!)