Session 131

Glitch has connected.

RAM has connected.

Meany has connected.

Meany:Tullia on world map updated.

VAE has connected.

Railock has connected.

Railock whispers: you should of had one of the wagons been the one with the giraffe head sticking out of it

Meany:Missing Ghost and Hatari.

Meany:As usual.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:ghost still has half hour before he's off work

Meany:BLASPHEMY.


 * VAE mrow

Meany:Steam message me when it is TIME.

Meany::U

You whisper to Railock: ... I didn't even notice that one. x3

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:w liatai it's right next to the ones you used!

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:whoops

Liatai:... Oh wow, why so it is, I didn't even see it. XD I thought it was... I don't know, hay or smoke or something. x3

Liatai:Gonna go make some lunch while we wait. :3

<font color="#0000ff">Dr. Hatari has connected.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">hey hatari

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Sup. ... Are we not playing at all yet?

RAM:<font color="#990000">Nope.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">Liatai: Gonna go make some lunch while we wait. :3 Dr. Hatari has connected.

<font color="#0000ff">Ghostwish has connected.

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">=3=


 * Ghostwish drenches everyone in humidity.

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">THERE. SUFFER AS I DO.


 * VAE mrow

Meany:<font color="#000000">Woman.

Meany:<font color="#000000">It's 70+ here.

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">SCOOT.

Meany:<font color="#000000">And great grandpa had the heat on.

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">&gt;_

Meany:<font color="#000000">Everyone else in the family are polar bears.

Meany:<font color="#000000">But not him.

Meany:<font color="#000000">He's a pansy.

Meany:<font color="#000000">He's one of them.

Meany:<font color="#000000">PANDA.


 * Ghostwish is a polar bear too.

Meany:<font color="#000000">Bears.

Meany:<font color="#000000">But less adorable.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I raise your humidity by &quot;it's been raining here for five days.&quot; &gt;:P


 * Ghostwish likes the rain too.

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">BUT NEWP. LIVE IN TEXAS. HUMIDITY AND HEAT HELL FUCKING YEAH.

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">A dry, cold rain? I'll play in that until I get pneumonia. Like, three times.


 * Ghostwish runs away from Lianurse.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">back

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... A dry rain?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I do not think one of those words means what you think it means. XP *brick'd*

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">Okay, big difference between a rain with little humidity, and a rain with HOLY BALLS ASS I CAN'T BREATH humidity.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Heh, okay, I gotcha now. x3

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">We actually do get the dry rains quite a bit in texas.

VAE:<font color="#000000">I think ghost came across soviet powdered water

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">But my memories of the storms in Okinawa that weren't typhoons?

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">Not fond memories, those.

VAE:<font color="#000000">you take a pill, you drop it into a carafe, you add a litre of water ,and you'll get a litre of water

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">i c whut u did thar

Meany:<font color="#000000">At least it's better than Kord's powdered muscle juice.

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">When are we starting?

Meany:<font color="#000000">You drop one in a cup, pour in a litre of water, and you get punched in the face as your water transforms into a ripped, disembodied arm.

Ghostwish:<font color="#9900FF">When are we starting?

Meany:<font color="#000000">When Liatai is done giving due credit to properly seasoned pies.

Meany:<font color="#000000">EGGGG

Meany:<font color="#000000">Sour grape.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">???

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ah -- sorry, just wolfing down some lunch.

GM:<font color="#000000">Speaking of which! Character question time!

GM:<font color="#000000">&quot;Is your character adventurous when it comes to food? Does he like to try out new cuisines?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Food is food is food.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I'm not picky.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">Sure! I'll try pretty much anything once. :3

Edaric:<font color="#000000">If only to say I've done it, and who knows? Maybe it'll make a fun anecdote. Like the time I tried some Falaris imported dragon broth -- man, Aelian was laughing for days. XD

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">Depends. As long as it's meat, or something otherwise tasty.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">I will try some things. .... Cautiously.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Somewhat. I do tend to stick to a typical diet.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">&quot;Does your character know how to swim?&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">I grew up on an island. Yes.

Tullia:<font color="#000000">I have lived among Dragons for many years.

Tullia:<font color="#000000">Not much choice. :B

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Eh.. enough to survive, I guess.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">I have... *checks sheet* One rank in Swim! :B *brick'd*

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Yes. Quite well.&quot;

Burmice:<font color="#000000">Fairly. Mainly because Underdark cooking is no wonder. I mean, there's only so many things you can make from purple mushrooms.

Sszeyl:'''<font color="#000000">HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. '''

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Yes.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Yes, I know how to swim.

Burmice:<font color="#000000">As for swimming, yep. I like water, and being able to go for a good while without breathing helps.

GM:<font color="#000000">Related, &quot;How does your character feel about large bodies of water?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">MMmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Tullia:<font color="#000000">Home.

Burmice:<font color="#000000">Besides, occasionally facing irate water elementals really drives the importance of swimming home.

Burmice:<font color="#000000">As long as the large bodies of water are not filling my lab, I don't mind them.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I love them. I've got a few spells that work better with them. &gt;:3

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">As for me, I'm not a fan of either. I once dropped in a well, luckily the bucket was down. . . one of the inquisitors heard me and pulled me out

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">That said, I do like snow.

GM:<font color="#000000">&quot;What was your character's last pleasant dream?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;I did have a dream Braxton Falls was burning down. I guess that was pleasant. In a sick kind of way.&quot;

Burmice:<font color="#000000">About a week ago. It was about getting an award for a century of advances in necromancy. I got an award, too - a gilded skull shaped into a chalice. . .and when I looked at the skull closely, it was Beliara'lune's. Breaking trance was downright painful the next morning *sigh*.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">I had a dream about sailing the sky on a cloud, using my tail as a rudder. It was .. funny.

GM:<font color="#000000">Awwright. Roll call!

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">HEWWO

Meany:<font color="#000000">Yo.

Meany:<font color="#000000">Brb. ^^;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Makin' foods. :v

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">rolling rolling rolling

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Yar!


 * VAE mrow

GM:<font color="#000000">Gliiiiiiitch.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">hup!

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Sorry

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Here

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">wonder how long it's going to take to see THAT FACE. xP

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">But anyway, let's get dis show on the road!


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth bets on when she gets to do a random encounter sans truck train

GM:<font color="#000000">All righty! Let's get this show on the road!

Glitch:<font color="#000000">....


 * Glitch still can't get over &quot;puffy person&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Where did you -find- that? xD

GM:<font color="#000000">Last session on Akellon... The paty decided to stay at an inn in North Marraburg overnight, on their way to Snowgate Pass to get to Skydragon Citadel.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Also, Pixiv. :B

Meany:<font color="#000000">Last session on Akellon, I thought we were about to leave, and Gnoggle was pissing our guests off.

Meany:<font color="#000000">:U

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(she's not finished. &gt;.&gt; )

Adulian:<font color="#990000">And they met new people! \o/

GM:<font color="#000000">While they were there, they met a messenger and a soldier who had left the mountains due to an attack on an army unit sent as reinforcements against the dragon attacks on the populace. The dragon attacks found them sooner than expected. The soldier was the last survivor, as far as they knew.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">Last week, the Arguing guardians shown themselves to be just that x3

GM:<font color="#000000">Thanks to Thomas and Vonain, however, their story's not fading into the background just yet -- they're accompanying the Guardians north! That is, if Gnogglebolt stops grousing and manages to accomodate a horse. :B

GM:<font color="#000000">Take it away!


 * Dr. Hatari mid-breakfast. :9 But here.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">As I had said, gimme one hour! Craft misc: &#171; &#160;10+5+6 = 10 + 5 + 6 = 21&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

VAE:<font color="#000000">Lia

VAE:<font color="#000000">you never sent me last week's log

GM:<font color="#000000">... Also as a random note horses are really freaking hard to make pleasant tokens of. *brick'd*

Liatai:<font color="#000000">-- DOY

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Lemme do that real quick. XD

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And after paying out for whatever materials are needed from local shops (DM?), Gnogglebolt constructs one of those wheeled cages, similar to those ones you see today to transport horses with cars or trucks

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Assume it's the same price for making a cart or carriage. You're going to need to add the trucktrain linkage, though.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ker-sent, VAE!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">That's....going to take a bit longer. &gt;.&gt; Wait, what's the weight of a horse, though?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">(100gp)

Meany:<font color="#000000">Did Lia roll for weather? |D

Messenger's Horse:<font color="#000000">Assume around 1,000 pounds for a light horse.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">Taking a bit longer. . .I thought we're leaving *today*

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat begins to wash himself.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">He looks bored.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">...a horse weighs half as much as a car? o.O dayum.

GM:<font color="#000000">I did; it's cloudy.

VAE:<font color="#000000">it does

Messenger's Horse:<font color="#000000">They're big animals. :B

VAE:<font color="#000000">horses are friggin' heavy

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Guess there's nothing else for it. Gonna have to expend today's Cobble use.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">The size of horses varies by breed, but also is influenced by nutrition. Light riding horses usually range in height from 14 to 16 hands (56 to 64 inches, 142 to 163 cm) and can weigh from 380 to 550 kilograms (840 to 1,200 lb).&#171; &#160;24 = 24&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Yep. :v

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Heh, copied from Wikipedia, eh. XP

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I just shamelessly stole my estimate for Gray's weight. :B

Liatai:<font color="#000000">He's a light warhorse.

VAE:<font color="#000000">cold blood draft horses get twice the mass


 * Dr. Hatari has gotten into the habit of using fast internets to check his thoughts. It takes like 2 seconds and's educationals! \o/

VAE:<font color="#000000">Same, Hatari

VAE:<font color="#000000">If only more people did it

VAE:<font color="#000000">you'd see less fucktardery

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Cobble cobble cobble hour 1: &#171; &#160;1d20+26 = 15 + 26 = 41&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; versus DC...um...damn we never set it. Prolly something like 20 or so, something easy.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Well not everyone has fast internets or an anus tight enough to carve diamonds on.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Which are effective prerequisites.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">aaand wcrafting by plats with Improved Industrious Haste, and also ability to voluntarily increase DC...yeah, that's a drivetrain linkage in one hour for 400gp.

Meany:<font color="#000000">How does one wcraft?

Meany:<font color="#000000">How do you even pronounce that?

Adulian:<font color="#990000">It's an abbreviation.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">For Witchcraft.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Oh wait, since I was getting materials and not puchasing... &#171; &#160;(100+400)/3 = (100 + 400) / 3 = 166.6666666666666666666666666666667&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Meany:<font color="#000000">WITCHES.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Gnoggle is a witch.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Burn him.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">that mkuch GP deducted from total.

Meany:<font color="#000000">Burn the witch! /Tristan

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Right, well.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt works for two hours.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">In the meantime.


 * Thomas Lazarus watches the construction bits go on, mostly passively. o3o

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Everyone waits and does nothing else so we can get this show on the road.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Vonain approaches Thomas after he finished talking to Malcom.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Or not. =3=

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Welcome to the Vigilant Guardians. You must be new here.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;Heh. Wasn't quite counting on that. Might work out even better.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot; ... Why he not buy cart? &quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus glances to Vonain. &quot;..Hm? Better than what?&quot;

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">The messenger, meanwhile, goes to fetch his horse.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot; Because a normal cart can't carry a horse, of course! &quot; Gnogglebolt says, muffled from the pile of parts he's working on.

Messenger's Horse:<font color="#000000">Om nom nom heavenly carrots. :9

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;It can't?&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;I was actually just going to have the kid go back to Fort Winterhold and get trained up before he tries taking on something like this again. But, if he's feeling up to facing his terror so soon...&quot;


 * Edaric idly plays in the background. &#171; &#160;1d20+21 = 3 + 21 = 24&#160;  &#187;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Standing, no.&quot;


 * Adulian dances~ &#171; &#160;1d20+22 = 6 + 22 = 28&#160;  &#187;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;You need a double horse cart with a flat bed to carry one on their side.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;I suppose. . . I only ever seen horses carry carts, not the other way 'round.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat switches over to watching the performance.


 * Malcolm Walker and the messenger work on kitting up the horse; brushing, attaching a halter and lead rope...


 * Thomas Lazarus offers a faint shrug. &quot;... It wasn't that I thought we needed more swords, or that it was for the best that he try, or anything. ... I just thought ... he's already eaten. He'll be no worse off than us. And ... I think I can imagine.&quot; He sobers a little. &quot;What it might be like...&quot; He frowns and watches the cart construction. &quot;..A chance to do something has crossed this forlorn man's path, the likes of which may never recur in the rest of his life. I just couldn't in good conscience rob him of the offer.&quot;


 * Messenger's Horse just continues to placidly munch heavenly carrots. :9


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth coms up to thomas &quot;Just checking, but how long will your magics last?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;It remains to be seen if it was wise of me or not. But that can be said about a lot of things we decide to do.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Vonain nods. &quot;I guess we'll see if it was too soon for him or not, huh?&quot; Vonain nods, then wanders away.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;You worry too much, Tom.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And that's all I had to do.


 * Thomas Lazarus raises a finger. &quot;Half a day!&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;In the end, it is his choice.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;By time it wears off, we'll probably be setting camp again.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">If no one else says anothing, LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN and the job's done!

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Good to know.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus said his bit and is good for a couple hours timeskip.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Dancing Timeskip!


 * Edaric hopes to roll higher than a 5. :9 &#171; &#160;1d20+21 = 6 + 21 = 27&#160;  &#187;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">.... Well played, dice.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">Well played.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Even if we won't pull through, and he alongside, it's better than walking off a cliff out of despair.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus nods, atleast.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&#171; &#160;1d20+22 = 9 + 22 = 31&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; Dance dance!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">GGnogglebolt, after putting on a show of moving...well, moving darn near as fast as he was on coffee except at a sustainable pace in crafting the cart, he hooks it up to the train.


 * Adulian still dances better than Ed plays. :P

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright, ready to transport people and miscellaneous cattle!&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">The dice just like you. &gt;:P

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;Cattle?!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt shows the messenger a ramp on the horse-carrying cage.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat joins in the dancing! &#171; &#160;1d20+3 = 9 + 3 = 12&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Untrained perform!

Adulian:<font color="#990000">What's that? I can't hear you over the sound of my awesome dancing. |3

Meany:<font color="#000000">I suddenly remembered the time from Cold War where Domino beat 30dc, and got fairies to come into the Harridan.

Meany:<font color="#000000">Dat heartwarm.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;What? Any large four-legged quadruped.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Horses, cows, whatever.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Just ignore the Mazian. he obviously has no respect for your noble steed.&quot;


 * Adulian picks up the cat and dances! :B

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot; Mazians... Cattle are cows, you're looking for the word 'ungulate.'&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus sighs. |D;

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;Paige isn't a cow.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Catdance.

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot; He didn't mean it, girl. &quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">Mrow!


 * Messenger's Horse snuffles the messenger's hair.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Huh. In Mazio, 'cattle' is just any animal that's often kept in herds, horses included. Ah well. Horse, steed, ungulate, whatever, I've got accomodations for your animal.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Bring 'er here.&quot;

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;Thanks... All right, girl, step up. New adventures.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat is perched on Adulian's shoulders, keeping balance as she twirls, and doing his own jig. &#171; &#160;1d20+12 = 3 + 12 = 15&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Balance


 * Messenger's Horse heads in with a bit of coaxing.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">After setting the ramp, Gnogglebolt stands back and allows the messenger to handle his own horse.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">After the horse is in and the messenger is out, Gnogglebolt puts up and bolts the ramp in place.

Paige:<font color="#000000">The wall of the carriage rattles a bit with a kick.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi comes up, and taps the sorceress on the shoulder.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">:.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">D|

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt backs away and shoots a sideways glance at the messenger. &quot;Good thing most of it is made out of metal, eh?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Dancing finished, Adulian makes her way over.

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&quot; Cush, cush, it's okay. &quot; &#171; &#160;1d20+10 = 12 + 10 = 22&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Handle Animal check...

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Kinda expected something like that. It's reinforced.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Oh dear.. it must be nervous.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Your horse seems unhappy.&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Here, let me help..&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&#171; &#160;1d20+13 = 7 + 13 = 20&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; Handle Animal!

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;She's never travelled inside a carriage before.&quot;

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">ANIMAL HUSBANDRY WINS AGAIN.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;So I would imagine.&quot;


 * Paige calms down a fair bit thanks to the dual dose of calming presences.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Poor girl. I hope she'll be okay.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Stay next to her, I'll try and slow-start the engine, but the noise might spook her.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I'll bet the engine will really.... yes.&quot; ^^;

VAE:<font color="#000000">log's up

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Maybe someone should travel with her?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus ponders a bit...

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt heads to the front and climbs into the cabin. (taking 10 to start, yada yada. By the way, the trucktrain really does--and always has--taken 5 minutes to fully start up)


 * Thomas Lazarus steps over to Edaric while musing. &quot;Say, Ed..&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yeah, Tom?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">So, in five minutes, the engine has reached its crecendo.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tap tap tap tap. :|

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;I wouldn't mind. If anything I can calm 'er down.&quot;

Short Sorceress:<font color="#000000">&quot;Eep!&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Dozing?&quot; Tathi asks with a smirk.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Do you remember when we were fighting under the castle's kitchen.. and you played a song that made that devil's cry mute?&quot; :o

Short Sorceress:<font color="#000000">&quot;Kinda! What can I do for you?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Phantom Steed. A third tier spell. Do you have it in scroll form?&quot;


 * Edaric nods, listening. :.


 * Adulian peers up through the window I'm sure Gnoggle was smart enough to put in the carriage, catches the horse's eye...and starts to softly whinny and knicker.

Short Sorceress:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sure thing!&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;(That was really amazing, by the way. I don't think I got around to thanking you for everything you did back there.)&quot; \o/

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;--Ahem, but, I was just wondering.. how difficult was that to do?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&#171; &#160;1d20+12+7 = 9 + 12 + 7 = 28&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; Wild Empathy check! Functions like Diplomacy, except for aminals.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Tom can pronounce parentheses ? x3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Do you think you could pull it off for a while without tuckering yourself out?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Yes, the horse carriage has an open strip all around.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">To improve the attitude of the horse.

Meany:<font color="#000000">afk

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Three hundred and seventy-five gold, right?&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">the horse's attitude is improving at a steedy pace

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Hey, no problem, at least we didn't have to go through that again!)&quot; |D Ed pauses, rubbing his chin. &quot;... Depends on how long a while is. It takes a lot of concentration.&quot;

Short Sorceress:<font color="#000000">&quot;That's right!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">like this kind: http://www.johnsontrailerco.com/images/trailer_images/2011/stock-horse-trailer.jpg


 * Thomas Lazarus nods a couple times.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Something similar to that

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She hands over the gold. &quot;One copy please.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&#171; &#160;7678-375 = 7678 - 375 = 7303&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187;

Paige:<font color="#000000">The horse's ears move forward a bit, interested in Adulian.

Meany:<font color="#000000">Back.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well.... I'm thinking about our trip. And ambushes. Dragons.. you know? The stories are just stories to me.. but them, and the things Max has talked about, and them hiding in snow.. I'm worried about how loud the trip will be. But.&quot; He raises a finger. &quot;..We have Silence spells. It wouldn't last forever, though. I was wondering, too, about your quieting song.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Maybe we could use our skills to drive through the mountains silently?&quot;


 * Adulian continues after getting the horse's attention, and reaches a hand out to the horse. &#171; &#160;1d20+12+7 = 9 + 12 + 7 = 28&#160;  &#187; Wild Empathy again!

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Exactly same roll. &gt;.&gt;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I'd imagine it's amusing to see the Half-Orc woman vocalizing and basically acting all around horse-like.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">At any rate, with the steam engines fully engaged and spun up, Gnogglebolt calls out his side-window. &quot;All aboard! All aboard! Is the horse relatively calm and stable for transport?&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">You could say she's horsing around


 * Edaric thinks. &quot;Well, I'm not sure... The sound kind of has to have some magic behind it for me to quiet it, I know that much. I've tried countering regular sound before, but... I think it's got something to do with magic feedback. Not sure, I'm not up on my spellcraft.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Ack, sacred canine duty, BRB.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Badum-tsh!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Ah.&quot; He droops just a little bit. &quot;Well. Good to know for future reference, atleast.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Scroll in hand, Tathi groans, dreading the upcoming journey as she climbs into the carriage the furthest possible from the obnoxiously loud engine.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">DM, how much time for scroll learning will we have?

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( hoo boy, thunder ))

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... I could... make a zone where no sound escapes it, but the people in it can still hear just fine, I think, but I've never tried it before. I don't think it'll travel with the trucktrain, though.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Depends on when folks stop. You could put in some scroll learning during the ride -- enough for one spell.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Thank ye. :3

GM:<font color="#000000">Head on over to Autumn Road when you're ready to travel!

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">A lot of folks call the wizard the most powerful class in 3.5.... and maybe in straight through-put, but when you consider all the little things they're hampered by... well, pathfinder still leveled the playing field a LOT, yet wizards remained largely unchanged.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">How's the poor horsie?

Paige:<font color="#000000">The horse is obviously nervous, Adulian, but your calming horsey presence has relaxed the mare somewhat. Plus, magic carrots. She snorted and tossed her head at the first chuffings of the engine, but quieted down quickly.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Good, good.

GM:<font color="#000000">All abooooooard! Get yourselves seated!

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Where is it? |D

Meany:<font color="#000000">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfslY_AvhLw

GM:<font color="#000000">Autumn Road, like I said.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">is there room to ride on top of it?

GM:<font color="#000000">Why would you want to?

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">So It's easier to ditch when the mazians thing explodes

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I'm worried about leaving the horse in there alone. She could hurt herself if she gets spooked.&quot;

Meany:<font color="#000000">I should not be watching Black Beauty the animated movie while playing game.

Meany:<font color="#000000">But I am.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I can ride with her if you like. I'm good with animals.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Speaking to the messenger.

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot; If she does, the Mazian pays for treatment. Probably not a good idea. That thing barely looks big enough for her -- it'll do no good for you to get smashed accidentally if she shifts.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Well, alright. If you're sure.&quot; &gt;.&gt;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(Horses ride in these kinds of trailers all the time IRL though, and I've never heard of ones having problems even on their first ride...it actually surprises me a little, but eh, watched a lot of Animal Cops awhile ago. :B )

Bryne ap Emyr: <font color="#000000">&quot;Mazians just have no respect for living beings, only their cold unliving machines.&quot;


 * Adulian rides with her husband, then.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">It takes training to even get a horse to go into a trailer, usually. ^^;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">On top of the carriage?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Inside. You'd be ripped off the carriage by the wind if you rode on top.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">It's only 40 mph.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(...huh. Wonder how the ASPCA cops managed to get abused horses who'd never seen a trailer before, then...)

Adulian:<font color="#990000">That's actually not that bad. &gt;.&gt;

Meany:<font color="#000000">The GM has spoken.

Meany:<font color="#000000">:U

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">Through a little medicine we like to call the whiskey.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">But, very well.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Yeah. Sedatives. :P

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Reminds me, is Swallowtail using the hood/facemask?

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Not at this time.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">...Oh. Huh.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Interesting.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Swallowtail, sweety...

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">This may be a little embarassing..

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">.. but your HP is overflowing.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">It is temporary HP from food.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">^

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Geezus girl eat a salad.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Magic food. =3=;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">I don't care what flavor the donuts were.


 * Thomas Lazarus doesn't expect anyone to remember a buff from a session ago. =w=;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">*brick*

Adulian:<font color="#990000">You know, I'm curious.

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;... So, how quickly does this... horseless carriage go, exactly?&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Moving computer to rp while also making dinner. :U ))

Adulian:<font color="#990000">They have the Book of Vile Darkness for evil.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sixty miles per hour.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Book of Exhalted Deeds for good.

VAE:<font color="#000000">They were the &quot;Shut the fuck up or I'll rip out your eyes&quot; flavour. Now coming to Wal-Mart

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Is there anything for neutral? :.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">You're in a different carriage and a liar. &gt;:v

VAE:<font color="#000000">Yes. The non-shitty books

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Anyway...Gnogglebolt has pulled the trucktrain out of North Marrabug, and on the way to Snowgate!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Cruising at a cool 40mph.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">BoED has some good high-level Druid spells. &gt;.&gt;


 * Malcolm Walker is very glad that the meal dispelled his nausea. Still looking somewhat green, though.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I don't know how fast we'll be going in the mountains.. but.. it can go very, very fast. Maybe twice as fast as a horse at full gallop.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">Book of Sense and Sanity : How to play a character who isn't a walking cliche.


 * VAE brick'd

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We've accidentally damaged the road with it before..&quot; ^^;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Damaged the road?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat looks surprised

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Though, I guess a dirt road isn't that hard to... when it's wet and all&quot;

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">After a little while adjusting to the speed of the train, the messenger dares to duck into his pack and pull out a book and pencil. &#171; &#160;1d20+13 = 8 + 13 = 21&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Scrtch sktch sktch -- swear quietly in Dwarven as the bumping of the carriage over a road made for horses shakes the pencil off the page -- erase erase erase.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yeah... We got webbed by the highway patrol because of it. Gnogglebolt and Shankfang were hopping mad.&quot; ^^;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;...&quot; Swallowtail idly scratches Amadre. &quot;What will you do with dogs, Tathi, Aelian?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom tries to relax somewhat, but he continues looking out the windows pensively every now and then. It's an agonizing sort of quiet tension.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">let's see...

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat appears amused. &quot;That must have been hillarious.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;120/4 = 120 / 4 = 30&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">er

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;120/40 = 120 / 40 = 3&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Copper for your thoughts, Tom?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">3 hours to Snowgate from North marraburg.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Yes, 120/40 is 3.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">You pass basic arithmetic. &gt;.&gt;


 * Thomas Lazarus forces a smile and glances back. &quot;Just a little nervous about things, is all.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Honestly? If I had the time, I'd teleport Amadre home.. Tavia has a link with Aelian, she's a tough one.. but I'd sitll probably take her home too.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I remember.. the last time.&quot; &gt;.&gt;;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I sill do what I can to help defend them as well as you all. &quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;... What is word... Kennel in the town?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;... no, but.. I could take them back to the kennel.. they would probably absolutely love seeing their family again.. And pick them up again when this is all said and done..&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Which last time are we talking here?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Kennel where they came from, sorry.&quot;

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to completely derail the game by slamming the DM over the head with an atomic sledgehammer powered by DAWWWWWWWWW http://imgur.com/gallery/MAGu1 ))

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oh... meant, seen the little folk, they have dogs they ride. Must be stables for dogs, place to rest.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;When we, uhhh, met Kerishorak the first time.&quot; |D;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Could you not take them before we left?&quot; :.


 * Thomas Lazarus sobers a little and looks out a window again. &quot;..I just don't want it to go like that if it's a White or something.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Hrm. A little nervous about trusting them to strangers..&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hmm....&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Well, let's think. What could we do about it? I mean, Kerishorak is an archmage... but I haven't heard of any white dragon archmages, and we're a lot stronger now that we were back then. So we could do something.&quot; :d

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl sketches.


 * Odd-Eyed Messenger looks up from his sketching. &quot;-- Hold on a tic. Did you say Kerishorak? One of the modern fathers of artifice?&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(Wait, I'm confused, what's Tom worried about with Kerishorak -&gt; white dragon?)

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(I've lost the sequence of thought there)

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Think about how the party first met Kerishorak.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">...it was weirdly neat?

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Before that.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">....I don't remember? :B

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I spy with my little eye something that starts with D...?


 * Glitch is drawing a blank... |D;; Forgetfulness level: Tom

Liatai:<font color="#000000">He swooped down on the trucktrain and abducted Sszeyl out of it. Remember? XP

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Ohhhhhhh that


 * Thomas Lazarus looks like he has his hand caught in a cookie jar. &quot;...&quot; |D; &quot;O-oh. Haha.. I suppose I should've expected someone to recognize his name afterall.&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">now I remember.

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, he is famous. They say... well, they say he's a loony.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well.. yes, we've met with him once. He was a little.. alarmingly eager to swoop over and 'say hello', you see. Friendly, though.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;It's the non-friendly variant I want to be on guard for. That's all.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;... I could try playing I Spy again to give them a cue to enter on?&quot; Ed jokes. :P

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&gt;|D;;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I think if at all possible, I'd like us to be able to sneak to our destination before that happens.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;You lot are amusing. I'd expect people who met someone important like that to talk about it a lot more.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;At least ,the folk one comes across in pubs and inns do.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;What fun is it to tell everybody every story you've got up-front? You've got to reserve some for future meetings with folks.&quot; |3

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;How are we going to manage sneaking, though? This thing isn't exactly quiet... Tathi can't cast illusions, so unless you've got a silencing spell or one of our new friends does...&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;How is the new wardrobe working, Swallowtail? I tried to make it warm without being itchy.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I don't..&quot; T_T &quot;..I didn't think of that when I was praying..&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;It is. How did you make it?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I don't think there are any Druid spells like that. &gt;.&gt;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Uh, I don't think the usual silencing spells do much good for this sort of thing&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I could use Omen of Peril to tell how deep of shit we're in? :B

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl produces an unassuming stoppered urn.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;This paint obeys my will. What I depict becomes reality, within limits.&quot;

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;Depends on how long it needs to be silent for...&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">You hear that gnoggle?

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">You need an electric engine.

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;I could probably whip something up for a few minutes. But, it would make it impossible for your Mazian friend to hear anything while it was active.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">or we just leave the death trap behind in snowgate


 * Swallowtail looks at it curiously. &quot;... All colors are in that pot?&quot; :.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Sszeyl sometimes I can't tell if you're a monk, a drow, a fairy, or an artist.&quot; Tathi says with a smirk.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;...He's a Drow?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">:.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Combine it

VAE:<font color="#000000">He's a fartist

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl removes the stopper. A smell not unlike rain fills the cart.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">And he tilts it so that Swallowtail can see that the inside is filled with a viscous, transparent liquid.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;It is without color on its own. But it obeys my will.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Saves much time on shading and linework.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">Might want to make your decisions about what to do in Snowgate soon -- the town appears on the horizon shortly. You can see a few halfling wagons outside of town, but the town itself is fairly quiet, with only a few people walking the streets.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I don't have anything particularly pressing to do there. &gt;.&gt;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Nor I.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&#171; &#160;1d20+20 = 1 + 20 = 21&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; spellcraft! -5 if its necromancy or illusion, +2 if it's evocation!

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">leave the truck train behind

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Are you kidding me.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">it's a skill check it's not auto fail

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Why would I turn you into a infant goat?

VAE:<font color="#000000">To spit-roast her afterwards

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt brings the trucktrain to a slower pace, and gently pulls in by the town. &quot;Alright, rest stop everyone. Do your business, and see if we can get any more information or detailed maps about the terrain ahead, and any supplies we might need. We want to be prepared for this!&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;...I have everything I need already.&quot; &gt;.&gt;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;We kinda prepared for this in advance.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes. we should get some rope if we dont have any, climbing gear, and you should look for a place to leave your...truck train. It would be a death trap in those mountains. especially with dragons attacking caravans.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, I don't recall someone getting a map of the pass.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;So, I'm going to go get that now.&quot;

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">The messenger hops out and makes a beeline for his horse.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Anyway, Gnogglebolt heads into town. Gather Information check for the terrain ahead, maps, known tricks or hazards, and necessary supplies we might not have. &#171; &#160;1d20+18 = 14 + 18 = 32&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;


 * Malcolm Walker is sleeping, it seems.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Mmm, Mein Leibe has a valid point. Now that I've heard just how...loud this thing is, I don't think taking it into dragon-infested mountains is such a good idea.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sounds about right.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;But, I'll leave you guys to figure that out. I'm going to go check on the horse.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;I mean, dragons have ears, don't they?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;This thing can be heard for a mile out.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ah, you beat me to it. How is she?&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;They can also probably see a good ways off like most airial predators, but unless we can all become invisible, nothing to do about that.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">A lot of the locals express wonder and shock that you're going into the mountains in the first place, much less in the trucktrain. Some of them swarm you, asking you if you'll try to get letters and deliveries into the basin. It seems that the white dragons have been focusing on the passes into the mountains.

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;Scared, but that's no surprise. Step back a bit, would you? Don't want you to get kicked.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Aside from letters, how big of deliveries are we talking here?

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Let me see if I can calm her down some first, yeah?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not invisible, but perhaps concealed?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;White on white isn't an easy sight.&quot;


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth will gladly offer to take mail into the basin for hte people

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;I wonder if Sszeyl's paints could help with that.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">You're still at the trucktrain, raptoran. I didn't see you get out and about. :B

GM:<font color="#000000">How much are you willing to take? There are folks even asking if you'll try to deliver shipments of food.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">I'm pretty sure they are swarming us wherever we are gnoggle

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi and Aelian let the dogs out. Good gods sacred canine duty IN Akellon!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt rubs his chin. &quot;Allow me to confer with my associates.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">Don't be contrary. :P *brick'd*

Adulian:<font color="#990000">There also isn't an actual map, and his token is out of the carriage.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt tries to disentangle himself from the crowdswarms and returns to the trucktrain. &quot;Well! I've learned some interesting things, folks.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;What?&quot;


 * Adulian leans up and attempts to calm the poor horsey down! &#171; &#160;1d20+12+7 = 3 + 12 + 7 = 22&#160;  &#187; Wild Empathy!

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">he'll offer to take about 50 obs of stuff. trying to keep him in light loads. so probably a tightly packed backpack worth

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Looks like there are a lot of stalled deliveries for the basic, which all accounts say we'll probably be passing through on our way to the citadel.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas sighs and decides to stretch his legs. He pockets his hands in his inquisitor's coat and walks around aimlessly for a little bit. The things on his mind seem to be putting a damper on his mood.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">*basin

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We can probably take all of the needed deliveries with the trucktrain.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Anyone have a problem with that?&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;You would risk their destruction! How callous are you Mazian!&quot;:

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Interesting.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;That thing is a death trap, just waiting to attract the dragons attention and be destroyed&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I was planning to bring the trucktrain along any--&quot; Gnogglebolt stops, then turns to the raptoran.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sounds like the towns in the basin are cut off from the rest of the world.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;That's. . . purposeful, isn't it?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Aldusian.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I won't start anything if you don't.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Remember?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Keep your insults to yourself, kindly.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Except he's right.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Like trying to wait out a mouse in front of its hole. Sooner or later it'll have to come out.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus holds his forehead and sighs through his nose.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;They're going to hear this coming for miles and it's going to get attacked...&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;You are risking these peoples messages by doing somethign stupid. I'm not insulting anything more than your individual attitude and callousness towards anything that is not your machines.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Which hole are they trying to plug, though... the big one outside, or the little one inside?&quot; &gt;:.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Horse calmed? &gt;.&gt;

Paige:<font color="#000000">Horse calmed. :3

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt turns to Tathi. &quot;Everyone was planning on fighting dragons anyway, right? So what if they come to us? If anyone thinks we can handle a dragon or dragons at all, we can handle them coming for us.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">\o/

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;We need to be careful, and ensure the dragons are dealt with, not let them deal with us. With the dragons done, trade can resume.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Heck, they probably -would- come for us even if we walked. That's how they're attacking everyone else.&quot;


 * Odd-Eyed Messenger lets her out to walk about.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;There you go, sir. She's nice and calm now.&quot; :3

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;That I do not know. I'm just a cat, after all.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;At least this way we have mobility -and- can engage them on our terms.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Fighting dragons is one thing. But letting them set the time and place of battle is another.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Gnogglebolt, you are keenly forgetting that dragons possess magic.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;And magic can hit you from miles away.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;So do you, tathi. So what?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus looks over to Gnogglebolt. &quot;..We've heard there are many.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Miles away? I've never seen you pull something like that off.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Mobility how? mountain passes are not built for speed, and there wont be room to manuver. the normal wagons are sitting ducks, and if you keep to speeds where you can turn with the roads, so will you.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Because we have never engaged anything from miles away!&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl sits with Swallowtail.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Staying out of the fight.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">=3=


 * Swallowtail sits with Sszeyl.


 * Thomas Lazarus ignores the lying wizard. =w=;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And if a dragon really can strike with magic from miles away, then we're our of luck whether we're in the trucktrain or not.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Walking would not improve the situation any.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot; They need peace. &quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Would make it worse, all things considered.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I for one, refuse to endanger my life and these peoples messages on such a foolhardy notion.&quot;

Meany:<font color="#000000">1 mile= 5,280 feet. Not even epic casters can manage that.

Meany:<font color="#000000">|U


 * Thomas Lazarus raises a hand. &quot;Stop. Please.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Stop. Tathi. Maelgwyn. Gnogglebolt. Stop slinging insults and wedging for last word for one moment. Please.&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#000000">&quot;What they need is a sound round of slaps to the face, but I'm not going to do it.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;If we walk, we can see about concealing our presence so that they don't see us froma long way off, and we won't announce our presence through out the mountain passes.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus looks to the Gnome.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Cat inbound. :U

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Look. Friend.&quot; He stares flatly and blankly.


 * Edaric watches the evolving scene out of the back of the trucktrain.

VAE:<font color="#000000">I misread it as fucktrain


 * VAE amused

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I can see that you want to use your invention, and not leave it behind. I'm not averse to that in itself. I am averse to rationalizing excuses for endangering ourselves to an ambush just to accomodate that want. So. Let's compromise.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;You insisted you could 'do something about it' back at the last stop.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Can you still?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">An Epic caster could manage maybe half a mile with a long-range spell. And that's pretty far into Epic. &gt;.&gt;

Candlestand: <font color="#000000">&quot;Is it always like this with the Arguing Guardians, or did I just come in at the right time?&quot; <font color="#000000">to Ed

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Level 56, in fact.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt scratches his head. &quot;It's...really hard to focus to get something done in any short amount of time, and I already did that for the horse--which I would have rather left at North Marraburg, but you guys were insisting. I'd need to rest before I can work that up again. Even so.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">.... did you actually think she was serious?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;People have been trying to get up the basin with nothing but walking?

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Wow. Nice fail.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">No, I didn't. Was just curious.

Railock:<font color="#000000">a truly intelligent caster may not be able to fire a spell taht far, but they CAN if they know your coming and stuck on this road, set up combos miles ahead of time that dont go off till programmed

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And precious few have actually managed anything close to concealing their presence, from the accounts.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I don't give us good odds on foot.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I don't know. I do know the engine will echo through the valleys and all of the predators therein will be cued to our location.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">For epic level casting

VAE:<font color="#000000">there's also custom spells

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We'll be out there -longer-, which means more time for an ambush.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;We -will- be attacked one way or another, we all know this, yes?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Fine. I'm putting down a thousand gold that this thing gets WRECKED.&quot; Tathi says.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I asked you to stop rationalizing why we should use it anyways, and asked if you could quiet the engine, friend.&quot;


 * Edaric doesn't comment in reply to Candlestand.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;If we take the trucktrain, we can go fast enough to reduce those attacks -and- we can make sure--oh.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...Quiet the engine?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Yes.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Can your device manuver tight mountain turns at high speed? If not, it's speed won't be usable. It'd be the same as walking, but announcing our presence&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;That's...that might not be so hard.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus sighs wearily.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;That's fantastic news. Do you think you can manage it?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Gimme a few minutes to think about it.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: cause no way are those roads have turning radius enough for it

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt heads back into the trucktrain, and pulls out some of his schematics scrolls and starts stetching new formulas and diagrams.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">A level 122 caster could manage a mile with a long-range spell. But yeah, I forgot about the whole spellcrafting at Epic levels thing. &gt;.&gt;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">I suspect that means yes =4.4= 

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot; ... Sorry, not used to awakened animals. What's the etiquette for asking if someone can scratch one behind the ears? &quot; ^^;


 * Thomas Lazarus repockets his hands and resumes his previous business. With a faint slouch, he walks about the town, trying to unwind. He appears to have little success.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I still refuse to go in it. When the dragons find it, it would be simple enough for them to simply tip the thing over the side fo the road and off the mountain. IT is a death trap&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&quot; Pssst. Yes. &quot; Comes a whisper from the back.

VAE:<font color="#000000">how are you getting the numbers RAM

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot; I have the feeling Tom's going to need some fuzz therapy when he comes back. &quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;No one's making you get in it, Aldusian.&quot; Gnogglebolt calls from the cabin as he sketches.

VAE:<font color="#000000">because long range is 400 ft + 40/level

VAE:<font color="#000000">that's level 20 for almost a mile

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">afk for a bit.

VAE:<font color="#000000">wait


 * VAE facepaw

VAE:<font color="#000000">mile isn't 1k feet


 * Swallowtail sighs, closing her eyes. Peeeeeace.... serenityyyyyy...


 * Thomas Lazarus briefly debates trying to get Maelgwyn to stop accosting the inventions so aggressively, but..

VAE:<font color="#000000">a feet is a third metre

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">His willpower is basically being sapped.

Amadre:<font color="#9900FF">Hey you look like you're sleeping *LICKLICKLICKLICKLICK*

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;You endanger lives with this plan MAzian. just like your peoples care for ensureing children were blown up by your devices. I see your nations incistence on destruction continues.&quot; and he walks away

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Ack -- &quot;Tathi, what will you do with dogs?&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Last chance.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">just like your peoples care for ensureing children were blown up by your devices.

VAE:<font color="#000000">that makes remarkably little sense

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;35*30 = 35 * 30 = 1050&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;


 * Edaric thinks a bit, then hops out of the carriage. &quot;Be back in a few. Gonna go see if I can't talk to the Aldusians a bit.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;10500/8 = 10500 / 8 = 1312.5&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi sighs. &quot;You're right.&quot; She looks to Aelian. &quot;We're about to get smacked around by dragons. I'm going to take the dogs back to the kennel with a quick explaination.&quot; She syas.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth: <font color="#0">(( referencing the reason aldusians hate mazians. they blew up a bunch of noble children showing off their devices ))

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">Aelian nods a little.. &quot;Yeah.. too dangerous.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">I see now. It was just phrased odd

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Tom, make a Will save against going homocidal, DC 50. :B

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot; And reroute the secondary condenser through this pipe...bleed off the pressure in this chamber...dampen the resonance with this....yes!&quot;


 * Edaric hails the Aldusians. &quot;Scuse me!&quot;


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth turns

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt pops his head out the window. &quot;Tom! I can do it!&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi nods, standing up. &quot;Here, girls.&quot; She says, and takes hold of both of them. Poof.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I just need another hour!&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot; Sorry about calling you Brynne earlier, sir. It's Bryne, right? &quot;

Glitch whispers: I quick-brewed a &quot;muffler&quot; as just a very simple mechanical device for about 135 gp


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth is taking letters and such and preparing a pack full of them fromt he townsfolk

Bryne ap Emyr: <font color="#000000">&quot;Yes, sir.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">.. why do I have ownership of the cart. |D

Bryne ap Emyr: <font color="#0">(( everyone does ))

Glitch whispers: and with crafting by platinums...I could do a normal craft check for &quot;eight hours&quot;, but the progress I'd make is enough that it would already be done in one.

VAE:<font color="#000000">because you like horsing around

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">VERY WELL.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Here, can I help at all with that?&quot;

Gnogglebolt whispers: is this cool?

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( My work here is done. ))

You whisper to Glitch: Sure.

VAE:<font color="#000000">hahah

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;If you wish. Do you really intend to go on the useless death trap?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Gimme a few minutes to gather the materials I need, and I'll have it ready in a jiffy. This thing'll be quieter than a sneaking mouse!&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Quieter than a mouse?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">:3

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi pops back in a moment later. &quot;There we go. They were.. estatic to say the least.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt returns to town, and--continuing the Gather Information from earlier, also lets everyone know to take anything they need delivered to the &quot;big machine&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;For some reason I find it hard to believe.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She looks around briefly. &quot;Where's Thomas? Ah, there he is.&quot; She says, and hops out.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">He then purchases the supplies he needs... &#171; &#160;135/3 = 135 / 3 = 45&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;


 * VAE goes make a sandvich

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">and returns and sets to work. Taking 10, not Cobbling: &#171; &#160;10+28 = 10 + 28 = 38&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom is just idling about the town, hands in pockets, looking rather somber and weary.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She reaches waaaaaay the hell up.. and taps Thomas on the shoulder.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well... Right now, it's our best shot, outside of finding a team of horses large enough to cause maneuvering problems in the mountains anyway, unfortunately.&quot; Ed holds the bag open. &quot;We're not a small group. Otherwise, yeah, I'd be all for the horses over the train.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus glances back and forces a polite smile. &quot;Hello Tathi.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Hiyo. Holding together okay?&quot; She asks tenderly.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">and as per the calculations I've already done...Gnogglebolt clanks and crafts and manufactures what he needs. He's working at a far, far slower pace than the morning.


 * VAE back

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Though, speaking of that. Would you mind educating a poor backwards Kellon bumpkin a bit?&quot; Ed offers a small grin.


 * Thomas Lazarus releases a disgruntled, long sigh, visibly deflating and looking at empty space a little disgustedly. It only lasts for a moment before he braces back up and offers a half-smile.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He chuckles quietly. &quot;..I think I can handle this much, yes.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Thank you.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;We should just walk. The dragons won't have to bother picking us off one by one. They just have to knock the truck train off the pass. I've seen enough mazian devices just like that destroyed at the bottom of mountain passes by the giants in the seacliff mountains. They never learn. their devices cause death where they go.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She half-smiles too. &quot;Good to hear.. and I know you don't like surprises, so, I'll let you know now..&quot; She says and sighs, glancing at the gnome so enamored with his devices.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I doubt your that much of a bumpkin good sir. what is it you wish to know?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Great work getting him to at least comprimise but.. it won't do us any good.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;That engine is loud. Louder than a dozen fireballs going off, but.. it wasn't the real problem.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Those, those.. what's he call them, the funny wheels?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Tathi, if you'll remember, Gnogglebolt still has sleds &amp; treads from the desert.


 * Thomas Lazarus sighs. &quot;.. I just have to try. I don't really even care about the details, anymore.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Can handle snow just as well.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Hahahahaha you're so funny.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; It's always another thing.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">i suspect tracks are the problem

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; I hate it.&quot;


 * Edaric chuckles. &quot;Well, I was raised on a farm, but that's beside the point. International politics weren't a big part of my schooling. What's the history with Aldusia and Mazio?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She nods. &quot;Yeah, see... The engine is so damn loud that after a spell, you can't tell where it's coming from.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;But those things? Clack - clack - clack every time they hit something?&quot; She says, emphasizing with her hands.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;You might as well be tapping the dragon on the nose.&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">...what clacking things?

Glitch:<font color="#000000">The trucktrain has no clacky things.

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Cat arrived. :3 She's hiding under great grandma's bed. ))


 * Thomas Lazarus goes squinty for a moment.

VAE:<font color="#000000">OOH

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I'm not sure you understand why I tried to strike a compromise, Tathi.&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt did not build it with clacky things.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She tilts her head. &quot;Why, then?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Everyone has such strong opinions around here. We're always shouting them at each other, at odds, fighting and bickering and pushing and shoving and attacking each other. Forever. I just try to smooth it out so we can get along, until the end of the road..&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;That's the only point.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Mmmm. You've undetaken quite the quest there, priest.&quot; She says with a smirk.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;The Mazians and their devices...they've blown up and killed a lot of people...They said they wanted to show them off, brought them to a large fair, an exibition for mages to show off new spells and new uses for old ones...They drew a large crowd, including a class of children, all nobles from a nearby magical university...no one knew what to expect, but they brought their devices and...most of the area they were planning on showing off...becamea crater. They refused responsibility...said accidents happen, some even claimed it was our fault for large amoutns of magic around...THEY were the ones that came to a fair for showing off magics...They keep insisting on using their devices no matter the danger, our allies in the southern waters are attacked by their underwater ships as they search for more...everywhere we turn they seek to endanger others with their devices.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus hangs his head in resignation. &quot;...&quot; Apparently he agrees.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(....Okay, I'm not sure anything like that ever happened. :/ )

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(What's with deliberately making up some smearing history, yo?)

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(Not cool)

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She pats him on the shoulder. &quot;Hey, listen. Miron was our biggest problem. He would argue everything. And gears over there is our second problem. And he? He is about to learn a very hard lesson.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth: <font color="#0">(( um glitch this has been approved by liata ))

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( For all you know it's propaganda or false hearsay, roll with it. ))

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth: <font color="#0">(( ahead of time ))

VAE:<font color="#000000">liatai


 * Edaric listens soberly, nodding occasionally, but remains silent a little while after the story ends.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Lia? This was never mentioned to me? &gt;:/

VAE:<font color="#000000">liata would be a guy

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( You are not every Mazian; this is how nationality works. ))

Liatai:<font color="#000000">What Hatari said.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Thirding

Glitch:<font color="#000000">But this was never mentioned to -me-? &gt;:/

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( Then RP being shocked and dismayed. ))

VAE:<font color="#000000">Well, you plotted Mace stuff with Lia that I never learned about before it happened either

VAE:<font color="#000000">So, uh, cry me a river

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Remember how I said I understood why ghost was upset when Railock pulled shit on the taterai without telling Ghost first?

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She looks towards the truck-train again. &quot;They're not going to shove it off the cliff. That would be easy. That wouldn't inflate their egos. They are dragons, evil ones. You met some of the nicest dragons in the world, now you're about to see the flip side of the coin.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">And I told you that it's an idiotic attitude

VAE:<font color="#000000">which it is

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She looks back to Thomas. &quot;They are going to wreck that train.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth: <font color="#0">(( think of it like this glitch. both mazians and aldusians are gonna hate each other. an incident like that, is probabl denied on your side of the border, or claimed it was being made up to start a war. that's...how wars and national hatreds work ))

Colossal Mug of Character:<font color="#000000">Ahem.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Unless the person plotting is incompetent

Glitch:<font color="#000000">....why is there a giant cup on the map

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">I want to drink out of you.

Colossal Mug of Character:<font color="#000000">Take it to IRC. This is now strictly an IC zone. Thank you.

VAE:<font color="#000000">pfft

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">IT'S STILL IN CHARACTER THAT I WANT TO FUCKING DRINK OUT OF YOU.


 * Thomas Lazarus shrugs faintly. &quot; Maybe. Maybe not.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">I want to nap in the mug

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">It's big enough to hold a cat, hence it shall hold a cat

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; They also might harry us on foot the entire trek.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well... I'm not going to say that Mazian devices themselves aren't prone to blowing up and being destructive. I've seen plenty enough to know that. Mazians do love their explosions.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;So yes, the spread of their devices is a blight on the land, and wahts worse, they intend to take them where it would be a bad idea. If you haven't noticed, they have a habit of pissing their neighbors off, making enemies, not friends.&quot;

Dr. Hatari whispers: Maybe you should explain the rules a little more.... =w=;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;But... I've been travelling with Gnogglebolt for a few months now.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot; True. But we'd have a better chance then. They'd meet us on open ground. This thing? This new thing? They're going to hit it from afar. Some how. I don't know how but it's going to be a HARD hit. &quot;

Colossal Mug of Character:<font color="#000000">IC does not mean OOC comments impersonated. It means IC. Thank you.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot; New things scare them. They won't do their usual arrogant tirade.. They'll get.. well white dragons are dumb so I'm not sure how creative they might get. &quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;You know... I wasn't with the group at the time, but I hear one of their first adventures was dealing with a goblin tribe near Castleton. Do you have gnomes in Aldusia? Or goblins?&quot; :.


 * Thomas Lazarus closes his eyes and makes a dismissive gesture. &quot;Maybe. But maybe not. You like to deal in absolutes, Tathi.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">Tathi is sith

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;It causes fights. ... You know, we have not been fighting with each other any less, or any less passionately, since Miron left.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Gnomes are often some of the top master of illusion magics. And goblins seem to exist everywhere.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Aha, so you probably know about gnomes and goblins, then.&quot; :3

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: is there anything special with gnomes and goblins then over the fact goblins don't get along with most races?

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Damn straight I do. Because I know better than anyone else!&quot; She says smugly. Hard to tell if joke or not, sense motive might be need. |P

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;So, the group comes together after getting their pockets picked by a gang of goblins. By law, they were outlaws. They were engaging in humanoid trafficking, too -- I should know. Aelian and I were two of their victims.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus draws his own conclusions. =_=; *brick'd*

You whisper to Railock: They hate each other. Not as much as gnomes and kobolds, but they do hate each other.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;And come off it, you're stressed! We've been fighting a LOT less with Miron gone! Why, just back there in the tavern we had a whole conversation go without a single cussword! Baby steps, Thomas, we can get this party together yet!&quot;

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( stop laughing VAE ))

VAE:<font color="#000000">nevar


 * Odd-Eyed Messenger sits in the back of the wagon and begins sketching anew while his horse stretches her legs. Going to snoop, Adulian?

Colossal Mug of Character:<font color="#000000"> AHEM.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&gt;.&gt;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Of course.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hmm? WHat's that you've got there?&quot;


 * Adulian peeeeers.


 * Thomas Lazarus folds his arms into his robe sleeves. &quot;..I'm not sure I am inclined to agree. Our new winged friends and Gnogglebolt have been causing showers of sparts non-stop. Everyone has some opinion they need to get out. u_u

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">*&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">**sparks &gt;.&gt;;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Now, by all rights, legally, they were fair game for adventurers. What do you think Gnogglebolt did, when he found these goblins who were kidnapping and selling humanoids, had raided villages, and had stolen from the group directly?&quot; :.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Yeah, well, what did I say earlier? Gnogglebolt. He's our second biggest arguer. I'm third, I know, but who am I always arguing with??&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I don't know. I haven't had a chance to know him beyond his believing we would back stab him just for his nationality, and his obsession with machines like most mazians.&quot;

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">Adulian gets a glimpse of three faces she might recognize -- Thomas, Edaric, and a cat in a sleeve of chainmail -- before he snaps the book shut and turns beet red.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I do not think that eliminating parties is the right route to peace.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">Hanged them from the nearest candelabra

VAE:<font color="#000000">Which he designed

VAE:<font color="#000000">because tinker!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Traditionally, I believe that's war.&quot;

Colossal Mug of Character:<font color="#000000"> AHEM, VAE.


 * Adulian chuckles.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Oh come now, don't be embarassed. That was quite good!&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Well, when they're not willing to step to diplomacy, you have to whip out the fireballs. And you're not a wizard so what're you going to do?&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">HALP I'M GETTING MUGGED

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">... I lol'd.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Would you believe he fought for them in a court of law and set them on the path to becoming model citizens?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus frowns and peers through one cracked eye.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..I guess I'll keep trying to broker grown-up attitudes, and temperence, and smooth edges as best as I can, and hope that we learn to get along a little bit better over time. But you're right.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hired people to work directly with them, to teach them how to live without raiding. They have a farm outside Castleton nowadays, I hear. I haven't seen them, myself -- too many bad memories. But from what I heard, a few of them are even working for the city, cleaning streets, doing tavern work.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;It's ultimately not in my hands. It's in yours, and everyone elses.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;All I can do is keep trying.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Then maybe he isn't all bad. But his incistence on taking such a contraption into the mountains...narrow roads next to cliffs, ice, snow, It is not loike it can actually help us go faster. And it just makes us more vulnerable to dragon attacks. I can't condone the endangerment of lives and these peoples mail, just so he can indulge his ego by taking his devices into the mountains.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Yup. And we love you for it, Thomas, as much as it may look like a sad clown act sometimes. But we still love you for it. Just, don't go crazy or anything, okay?&quot; She says with a smirk.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;And as Fharlangan is my lord, I must do what I can to ensure he isn't endangering other travelers of the road with his rashness, mainly all of you.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus sighs one last time and offers one shallow nod.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot; After all Ed isn't into crazy guys. &quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus wrinkles his brow and frowns.. but doesn't really have the gumption to bother with questions. He swats dismissively at the air near the gossip. =3=

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;I've seen him go catatonic at the notion of people suffering, and going out of his way to try and prevent it. He's got a bit of a blind spot where his devices are concerned, true, but don't we all with our passions?&quot; Ed pauses, then smiles a bit, fishing in his cloak before pulling out a small amulet bearing Fharlanghn's symbol. &quot;... Believe me, I know what you mean.&quot;


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth nods at the symbol

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">He's got like a dozen holy symbols don't believe him he's a people guy. *mug'd*

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Oh yes, and Lia, as per the gather info check I made earlier, some questions Gnogglebolt would have asked: when did the dragon troubles start again, how many people (rough estimate) have tried to go up tp the mountains from Snowgate since then, how many returned in failure, how many were never heard from again, and how many successfully made it up and back down?

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;But shouting isn't going to get him to change his mind. We're all going to need to compromise a bit to get up to the citadel alive.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Poke poke Mr Messenger I'm waiting.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi chuckles softly, and pats Thomas again. &quot;Just lighten up a little, okay? Actually listen to the elf this time; you don't live seven centuries by getting bent out of shape by the going ons around you.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;It's the main reason I'm here, to open up the trade routes, ensure travelers are safe. And getting knocked off the side of the road in a tin can is not the way to go about it. So it's probably best if I start out early. See if I can attract the dragons attention before the truck train gets destroyed once and for all.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I trust that, at this rate, I won't.&quot;

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;You still shouldn't sneak up on people. It's rude.&quot; He looks away, cheeks still tinged.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I hardly snuck up on you. I even announced my presence.&quot; :P


 * Edaric shakes his head. &quot;Going at it alone's not going to solve anything, either. Besides, that thing travels so fast you'd be overtaken quickly. So.. If it gets knocked off the side of the road. What can we do?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She guffaws shortly.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not be in it.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Yeah, yeah, sorry about that, but I could turn you into a lich if you like?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Eh. Someone sneaking up on you is just a warning you should be more alert next time.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;C'mon, I'm sure it would be great. You'd be that crazy old rotting guy trying to brighten up kids or something when you're over six thousand years old.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Be glad it was a friend rather than an assassin.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Oh, hey cat.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I imagine that would go over real swell with mom.&quot; He smiles faintly.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;If you pass me you pass me. But Draconic hearing is good enoguh that it'll be heard no matter how quiet it is made, not to mention looks. Really, we'd be best on foot, preparing with clothign that matches the rock and snow. Speed gets us nowhere.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Le pick up and scritchie.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;I guess maybe I just want to see a lich handing out balloon animals or something.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, not much we can do about that. How about what we can do to prevent it? You've researched these dragons some, more than we have.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(Lia, Gather Info questions? &gt;.&gt; )

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;-- !&quot; Ed snaps his fingers. &quot;Camouflage! Good idea. That's something.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Although, I suppose it would be nice.. to see Terri grow up.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(just rough rounded amounts would work...)

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">Le purr

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And in the meantime. &quot;Done!&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Please do that for me.&quot; He closes his eyes and smiles at the idea.

GM:<font color="#000000">I need to do some research before I answer your questions, Glitch. Please be patient. RP with Vonain some, maybe?

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">She stops laughing, and actually looks seriously happy for a moment. &quot;I will. And I'll make sure she does grow up.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Noise-cancelling muffler in place!&quot; Gnogglebolt hops out of the trucktrain, and looks back over on it. &quot;And you know, I thought of something else...&quot; (dangit Lia now no one will believe it was my idea xD )

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Be right back, I'm going to get some more supplies from down.


 * Thomas Lazarus nods.

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( Afk 2 shakes~ ))

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt then goes into town and....buys up all the white paint he can find. And a couple urns of green and black paint.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+12 = 5 + 12 = 17&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Listen...

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">'It's best if we can fight them in their lair. Take the fight to someplace they cna't fly. If htey can fly, if they are fighting us out in the open, it won't look good for us. And yes, camouflage. Also, camouflage works better moving slow. Moving fast just gives it away, so it'd be useless on the truck train.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">But he tries to buy up all the white paint in the entire town.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">How much does that come out of pocket? :

VAE:<font color="#000000">Heh.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">:B

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;The real best bet...sneak in, find a battlesite, hope for a scale left behind. something we could use to scry their location. Using that, aim straight for their lair.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&gt;.&gt;

VAE:<font color="#000000">The white paint was mentioned by Candle, actually

Adulian:<font color="#990000">You know, I can effectively ground them.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, we'll need to move slower to take the turns up there, so it's better than nothing. We're not gonna have the luxury of fighting them in their lair, probably... Any ways we can keep them from flying off?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I have two different spells for it, in fact.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">That I mentioned last session.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">That would be a good thing to bring up IC. :B

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">'How? Dragons are might resistance to spells.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">100 GP. x3

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sorry, cat got stuck under bed, had to get her out.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Right then, Gnogglebolt buys up 100gp worth of paint...and returns to the party. Pulling a small cart loaded with jugs and urns.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Good question...&quot; &gt;:.c

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Bryne, sir, do you have any ideas?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright everyone, grab a brush and we can get this done quick-like! sorry barbarus...I'll pay for a new one.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Aelian's a crack shot with a bow, so if we could attach something to an arrow...&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">Kitty wraps his tail around a brush!

Bryne ap Emyr: <font color="#000000">&quot;If we had some way of spotting the dragons ahead of time, the truck train might not be such a death trap. If we could set the ambush for them. Stop it, get out, set up a few precautions...but there is no chance of that happening, now is there sir?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Now I don't expect this to really improve much, I've heard dragons have incredible eyesight...&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But at least we won't be too obvious.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;You know, I mentioned it before. I requested two different spells just for that purpose.&quot; :B

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;. . .&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;You know&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Why not make use of it?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Send the train out as a decoy.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Use it to lure them where we want them.&quot;


 * Adulian walks up to the Raptorans and Ed. :3


 * Edaric rubs his chin. &quot;I can ask Aelian. White dragons are supposed to be the most animalistic of the dragons, so we're likely not going in to a genius' deathtrap.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt starts uncorking the jugs, and most of them are filled with white paint. &quot;C'mon, everyone, lend a hand!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Let's get this thing painted in snow colors!&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, rats are animals too, and folk spring up traps.&quot;

Bryne ap Emyr: <font color="#000000">&quot;Doesn't take genius to build a death trap in the mountains with the strength they possess&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ael's got fantastic eyesight -- aha -- no offense intended, Candle.&quot; x3

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;I meant, it's not like we're going toe-to-toe with a red. What kinds of traps could they set -- Hey Tathi, got anything that could help deflect rocks?&quot; :o


 * Adulian is ignored, apparently? &gt;.&gt;


 * Dr. Hatari returns.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;What spells, Adulian?&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">At any rate, Vonain helps in slathering the carraiges and trucktrains with white paint.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Oh..?&quot; He looks at the errand before him.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">Swallowtail helps, and likely Sszeyl relishes the chance to help.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">So does the cat, getting somewhat whitened in the process.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;The first is known as Earthbind.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Eager to do something to occupy himself, Tom sheds his coat, folds it, and leave it behind. &quot;I'll help.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;-- Oh. Looks like they had the same idea. Let's go help out while we brainstorm, eh?&quot; :3

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Deflect rocks? Maybe. What kind of rocks are we talking?&quot;


 * Edaric tucks the amulet back into his cloak.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl's section is noticibly better.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+14+mod = 8 + 14 + 0 = 22&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Craft (painting) check!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Paintpaintpaintpaint--and after areas have been whited-over, Gnogglebolt goes back and speckles it with black and green

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;It calls upon the Spirits of the Earth to bind wings. It's...not exactly one of my more powerful spells, though. A Dragon has a significant chance of outright breaking it.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not sure. I was just thinking, something big in the mountains, they might try to start a rockslide to knock us off the pass.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I doubt anything powerful enough to shield against a dragon born rock, would be mobile enought o stick with us.&quot;


 * Adulian helps paint while she explains.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Doesn't need to move with us. Just needs to be on call in case something happens.&quot; :3

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;The second is a spell that allows me to control the winds. It's a far more powerful spell.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I could simply make the winds so powerful that the dragons will be unable to fly in them.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Once the painting is done, Sszeyl returns to sketching.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Stop a landslide? Not much. Not much at all.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">Fire alarm WTF

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Unfortunately, such powerful winds will also have a detrimental effect on the surrounding area.&quot; &gt;.&gt;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Eventually, the painting job is finished. The trucktrain is muffler'd up, the treads &amp; sleds are installed, and everything is painted white with speckles of black and green.

GM:<font color="#000000">The dragons first showed up in the mountains about a month ago... It started with one or two, but has swiftly grown into a formidable force. Of every group that's tried to go into the mountains in the past few weeks, one in five returns, and none without reports of dragons watching their every move.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;There. That should at least give us a few moments of critical reaction time.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Ah, thankyas. :&gt;

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Uh. ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Guys. ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( VAE has a fire alarm. ))

Liatai:<font color="#000000">We know.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">uhoh. o.o

Glitch:<font color="#000000">I missed that. ^^;

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( I did not. So noted. ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Brb. ^^; ))

VAE:<font color="#000000">meh

Glitch:<font color="#000000">...anyway...

VAE:<font color="#000000">fucktarded hall mate forgot to close kitchen door when opening oven

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Better than nothing. All I've got is a spell that can make someone laugh uncontrollably... but that's not likely to work on a dragon, either.&quot; |D;

VAE:<font color="#000000">there was smoke inside

VAE:<font color="#000000">the whining should stop .. uff

VAE:<font color="#000000">my ears

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I could localize the effect. Hell, I could make a tornado with a few moments of concentration.&quot; &gt;.&gt;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright! Give me another few moments to cut some hatch-flaps in the tops of the carriages. Then, our scouts can occasionally pop out to see if you can spot a dragon--and if one's coming, everyone with a spell, bow, or gun can pop out and take potshots on the run.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt crawls onto the tops of the carriages and does so.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Anyone else have any quickly-implemented ideas?&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hear that, Ael?&quot; :3

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Sure did. Though I'm not too keen on being the dragon's first target, Thomas can revive people right?&quot; ^^;;;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Escape hatches.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I could shunt the concentration off to Pangur Ban after I cast the spell, though, which would allow me to cast other spells.&quot;


 * Edaric nods. &quot;Of course, you remember him bringing back those soldiers. Don't worry, Ael. I'm sure Tom's got our backs.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Kerosine and fire.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ah...where would you say &quot;escape hatches&quot; should be, Swallowtail?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not on the top?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I could revive you as well if it came down to it, so I don't think anyone here need fear death.&quot; x3

VAE:<font color="#000000">Was anyone actually asking for candle, if you were wonering where is me

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Bottom. Maybe sides. In case we flip.&quot;

Bryne ap Emyr whispers: will the truck train be slow enough to allow people to ride outside?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Will do. Oh! And just thought of something else...&quot; Gnogglebolt heads around to the messenger. &quot;Oh, and what's your name, by the way?&quot;

You whisper to Railock: That's a question to ask IC.

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">Someone finally asked! *brick'd*

Odd-Eyed Messenger:<font color="#000000">&quot;Storm. Jason Storm. Yours?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Gnogglebolt Sparkgear. So, you're going to board your horse in this town? Don't need the horse-trailer anymore?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Haha, yes..&quot; ^^; &quot;I have a few tricks up my sleeve for death prevention and battlefield revivals, if worse comes to worse and they must be used.&quot;

Jason Storm:<font color="#000000">&quot;I've been thinking about that. Will you be travelling slowly enough for someone to ride alongside?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Hopefully, with our cold resistant enchantments, they'll be unnecessary.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Are we still in town? =3=

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Yes.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;...Maybe. If we et to particularly difficult sections, I might slow down, but I'll be wanting to press however fast I can go with reasonable safety.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl goes into town.

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( And pillars of smoke begin rising from it by pure coincidence. ))

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I doubt I will be going full tilt at any part, though.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;If I were to use my method, I would have to wait a week before doing it again. The Spirits only grant me limited ability to cheat Death.&quot; &gt;.&gt;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">To buy some boots of the winterlands.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;So...I'm not sure. Maybe will average twenty miles per hour? Half the normal speed?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">--actually.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">This is what that gather Info was for.

Jason Storm:<font color="#000000">What's that in feet per round?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Based on the descriptions and maps he was able to get of the terrain, how bad -does- the majority of it look?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Ah...one sec.

GM:<font color="#000000">The roads are built for horses and carriages, not for trucktrains. You're going to have to maneuver very carefully.

GM:<font color="#000000">Not to mention they may be slippery.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">176, I think. &gt;.&gt;

GM:<font color="#000000">The locals also mention that the roads outside of the basin get narrower if you're planning to go beyond it.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">60MPH is... 530 ft/round

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">so 40 MPH is &#171; &#160;530*(2/3) = 530 * 2 / 3 = 353.3333333333333333333333333333333510&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom nods to Adulian. &quot;Well.. what I'm talking about is in the moment prevention. With these methods, I pray, no one would be jolted to and fro between worlds. It would only take seconds ... if I can act quickly enough and get close enough, no ressurection would be necessary.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">and 20 MPH is &#171; &#160;530/3 = 530 / 3 = 176.6666666666666666666666666666667&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">yeah, 176.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;But it is heartening to know someone has my back if.. I'm the one that needs it.&quot; ^^;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ah, my method is much the same.&quot;


 * Bryne ap Emyr slips away to do some investigating on his own. (Gather Information Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+FLOOR(Charisma/2-5)+16 = 5 + FLOOR(19 / 2 - 5) + 16 = 25&#160;  &#187;) Seeking out maps of the mountains, not just with roads and passes, but known cave systems/abandoned mines, any place that might be big neough for a dragon to nest in

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I can call the Spirit back to the body before it has fully passed.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl returns with some fluffy boots.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I only have a few seconds to do it, though. In that way, it is much like yours.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">And goes back to sketching.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Anyway, back to the present.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">This is the first time I've looked at Kor's token unobscured. :B

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But, bottom line is, you don't need this trailer for your horse anymore, do you?&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">There are MANY. These are dragon mountains, after all.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">*to the messenger.

Jason Storm:<font color="#000000">&quot;Probably not.&quot;

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">are the attacks happening on all three passes?

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">With the painting done, Tom dusts his hands and redons his coat.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Good.&quot; Gnogglebolt pulls out his tools and immediately sets about deconstructing the metal in the trailer.

GM:<font color="#000000">Yep.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;But the bottom line, I have very limited ability to do so. Once, then I must wait a week before the Spirits allow me to do so again.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;... Who are your spirits?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">After the trailer is in pieces, Gnogglebolt takes the bars and sheets of metal -inside- the other two carriages, and bolts, welds, and affixes them in place as a crude roll-cage and armor-plating.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ah, well.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;All of the Spirits are my Spirits, though I have a few that I work with regularly.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(trailer gone, DM fiat as to how well the rollcage workse, but the 'armor' plating should have default values for hardness and hp)

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom nods. He pats his tool belt, mostly obscured behind his coat. &quot;If that's the case, save it for an emergency, ma'am.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt also cuts hatches in the bottoms of both carriages, around the drivetrain linkages underneath the carriages.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;There is a Storm Elemental named Thunderstruck. He is one of my closest contacts, and one of my closest friends.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">After probably another hour's so of work...

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;You're going to have to pay Barbarus for all the changes to his carriage, you know.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Alright! Now you guys have some kind of protection in there as well.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Or just build him a new one.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We've equipped ourselves with three scrolls that can save the dying, if such an emergency comes. I'm currently holding all three. I don't think anyone else has the penchant for casting them.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I also work with the Fae fairly often.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yeah, I know, I'm already planning to just pay him for a new one entirely.&quot;


 * Jason Storm, with great regret, leads his horse off to the stables. &quot;... No need to risk her again. Fharlanghn's bootstraps, what am I doing? &quot; =3=;;;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;How hard is it to cast those?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">What are the rules for casting things from scrolls, again?

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Paige is a ridiculously photogenic horse.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Oh, uh..&quot; He blinks at the cat.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Anything your spell level and below is no check?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">You cast them like normal spells off your list. You just need to have the scroll in hand.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">''The cat. =3=c''

Glitch:<font color="#000000">You gotta know the spell already. If you don't, you need to make a caster level check to make sure it doesn't blow up.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat looks curious and interested.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Ah.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">If it's not on your list at all, you need Use Magic Device.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">and if you don't have either

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I don't suppose Recall Spirit would satisfy that?

Glitch:<font color="#000000">then you need UMD

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Nope. ^^;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">I has UMD.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Also still haz the revivify scroll I was given.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Very well then.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">The DC for casting a scroll of a spell off your own spell list is a caster level check, with the DC equal to the spell caster level. So, if you're high level enough, you have a 100% chance to succeed. And a stacking 5% failure chance for every level too low you are.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;Thomas, I've still got that scroll you gave me.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;We should be in different carriages to cover eneveryone.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">(Crap) &quot;Oh. So you do!&quot; |D;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He considers the cat for another moment. &quot;..Well.. it's about as hard to perform as a ressurection.&quot; (Level 5 spell.)

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Anyway, any further questions/comments from the little ninja girl?

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;That .. . is within my means.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus flinches. &quot;..Really?&quot; =3=;;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;You're that strong?&quot;

Aelian: <font color="#9900ff">(( PIZZA ))


 * Thomas Lazarus seems a little astonished.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">She's obviously listening keenly.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, I haven't straight off brought anyone to life =^.^=. . . but I do know my way around such things.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus did not expect this. =3=c;;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Wow.. well.. that rather changes things.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;After all .. . it's the sun that grants us the power. . .not much more than directing it needs to be done by me or you.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;If I give you a scroll, do you suppose.. you could cast from it in an emergency?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;It's not that much of a feat.And, I suppose I could.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Basically, I help the Spirits with anything they may ask of me, and in return they grant me my spells, and I may ask favors of them.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;...Right then. Cat's with me, since we're both acting from scrolls, whereas you can cast from your own power, Thomas.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus stoops and draws a scroll of Revivify from his belt. http://dndtools.eu/spells/miniatures-handbook--75/revivify--1958/

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Can't see why not. I cast from a scroll fairly often before. My master was an archivist,after all.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;It is rare to find one who reveres the spirits here.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Very well, then.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt, after performing some final checks, turns and calls out. &quot;Everyone ready?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He hands Candlestand a scroll. &quot;I'll entrust this with you.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;And I thank you for it.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Indeed. Most prefer their Gods. My tribe has always been close to the Spirits, though. It is why we are called Spirit Walkers.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus still seems a little surprised, and perhaps a bit more accepting of the cat than before. &quot;..Thank you.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I take it you revere the Spirits as well?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus stands and dusts his hands again. To Gnogglebolt he nods.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Ready, I think.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Alright. Everyone pile in, heading out as soon as the engine's warmed up in five minutes!&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: so yeah mael is going to head into the mountains, flying, with bryne soon as the backpack is packed. Even with the modifications, things a death trap to him. Party will probably pass him but he'll catch up perhaps once the truck train is no more. But he hasn't known the party long enough to just take ed's word on it. I'm wishing I had waitied not to bring him in cause dealing with gnoggle fromt he get go wasn't planned for him, and without having had time to get to know the party and them him, I do'nt see them convincing him to do something so...so stupid in his view as go into the mountains in that thing.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hmm, time to go. Let us talk during the ride, Swallowtail.&quot; :3

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat stuffs the scroll into his armour sleeve.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I have not had someone to speak with about the Spirits since I left my tribe.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt clambers in and starts gearing up the engine. Now, let's be honest, the engine has never &quot;roared&quot; except when going at full-tilt, it's like a train steam engine that hisses and chuffs when starting up.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">But this time.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He nods to Vonain and Candlestand. &quot;Guess we can split up for safety. Pick your carriage, friends. I'm going to stretch while I have the chance.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">None of you can even be sure that it's turning on at all, until you feel the familiar vibrations under the carriage.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Only if you're listening reeeeally hard do you hear a small hiss or teeny chuff from the main engine.

You whisper to Railock: Instead of going ahead, why not hover over the train instead, or nearby? Protect the travellers instead of abandoning them to their fate.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Vonain shrugs and climbs into the carriage in front of him.

Aelian: <font color="#9900ff">(( OMINITY NOMINTY PIZZA ))

You whisper to Railock: When they get into the mountains, they'll be going horse speed.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hmm. I can fit in either...&quot;

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( Upgraded from Taurus to Marquis. My new car is so fucking quiet I question if the engine is running sometimes. |D ))

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;I suppose whichever carriage the dogs aren't in. :3&quot;

Aelian: <font color="#9900ff">(( I wish I knew cars. I can tell a volvo's year by the noise of the engine, but MARQUIS WHICH SPORT IS THAT ))

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: I can only fly 40. so unless you rule that I can keep up with it by flying straight as it takes curves or something, it'll still pass me

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;The dogs're staying in town.&quot;

You whisper to Railock: That's acceptable by me. :3

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Good&quot;


 * Adulian sits with Swallowtail, excited to have someone to talk with. 83

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Oh, they're not so bad. They're just really friendly and exciteable.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;I am not sure if they are the same spiris as yours, but yes.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;They've never hurt anyone.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Didn't look like that back in the tavern.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Well. Except badguys.&quot;


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth appraoches gnoggle bolt &quot;I'll ride in your device to the mountains, but no further. I truly believe you are endangering everyone in this group by insisting on bringing it along. Will you let me out when we get there?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Eh. Let's call it a nationality issue. Like the gnome and the two raptorans.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;Cat, come in here with me.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus sighs. &quot;...&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;We both are using scrolls, so we should be together.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;As good as any&quot; *hops into first carriage*

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Well, tell me about them. Fae? Elementals? True Spirits?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He lets it go and walks to the lower carriage.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sketching still.


 * Thomas Lazarus hangs out with elfs.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Looking rather miffed.


 * Swallowtail nods. &quot;... And dragons. Spirits of the water. Storms. Powers.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt glances down at the raptoran.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;As I said, no one's forcing you to come with us. Part ways wherever and whenever you want.&quot;


 * Edaric peers at the sketchbook curiously. :.


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth gets in but will get out when they reach the mountains, and fly from there

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;I wonder which came first.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Elementals, faeries, or dragons.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ah, I have heard of such Dragons before. They are different from the ones here, yes?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;...&quot; He looks self-conscious for a moment, glancing away towards the door.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;More Spiritual in nature?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Everyone set and ready?&quot; Gnogglebolt calls loudly enough to be heard in both carriages.


 * Swallowtail pauses. &quot;... I ... do not know how to analyze such.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus glances to the elfs. &quot;((Working.. Elf..)) uhm.&quot; &gt;|9 &quot;((Speaking.))&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus almost forms a coherent sentence in elven!!

Aelian: <font color="#9900ff">(( looks up, moff full of piffah wha ))

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Almost.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">|D;;;;;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Rail; which carriage are you going to put the tokens in? :.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Afk.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">he's riding in the back one until mountains are reached, then flying

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(tactically, I'd recommend the front to spread out a bit, rather than crowding one)

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Soldier, messenger, policeman and a talking cat. Our carriage would make for a novel plot.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ah, I think they are more...serpentine in appearance?&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(...fine, but then move your tokens into place? :B

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(the trailer is gone, if you recall.)

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;Heh.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">he doesn't expect any trouble before the mountains. and after that he wont be in them. I'm...leaving them out cause I doubt we'll encounter anything till after they've started flying

Aelian: <font color="#9900ff">(( thomas is trying to learn elven!? ))

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( He said he would try, back in Yoriver. XP ))

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( Technically, he already has. ))

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( He got it when he became level 12. ))

Aelian: <font color="#9900ff">(( IT'S SO CUTE ))

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Have you ever met a Spirit before, Swallowtail?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">The way those heads just seem to sliiiiiiiiiiiiiide slowly towards Thomas is just a wee bit unnerving.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Anyway....somewhat aprubtly, and with no warning, the carriages jolt slightly, then smoothly start moving forward!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">:3;;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">It picks up speed, and soon enough, the trucktrain is heading out of town.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes. Lady Salishea. Spirits of earth, fire, wind, water.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus blinks left and right, blushing. &quot;... I'm working on it.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Other dragons. Great turtle.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">The only sound is the crunch of the treads on the snowed dirt.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... Quick question.

VAE:<font color="#000000">?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">The familliar hissing and loud CHOOF-CHOOF-CHOOF-ing of the engine...cannot be heard.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Is Tolkien's Elven language called Sindarin, or am I messing up my elves?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">For everyone who's gotten familiar with it, it should seem pretty eerie.


 * Dr. Hatari no idea.

VAE:<font color="#000000">yeah something like that

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Wow, Gnogglebolt.&quot; :o

VAE:<font color="#000000">Something to do with Sindar definitely are his elves

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">Thomas can thank Pelor later, because Aelian speaks first, &quot;Ease up, you're doing a lot better than I was at about ten years old.&quot; He says, and smiles. &quot;You're using common's sentence structure. Elven's a little funny in that regard.&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Good because I hate the Grey Company word for elves. XD

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom is a little too far away from the driver to talk to him, but he is encouraged by the stealth improvement.

VAE:<font color="#000000">I'm just not entirely sure what's the language. . . what's the Grey Company word

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">In fact, it's probably easy enough to hear people from across carriages now.

VAE:<font color="#000000">faggots?


 * VAE brick'd

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Aha, what are they like where you're from? I've only ever met the Spirits that reside here in Akellon.&quot; :3

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">You'd expect trolling, but instead: &quot;Oh come off it. His pronounciation had to be at least twice as good as yours!&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">Aelian rolls his eyes. &quot;I learned common first, thanks.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Faintly hearing Edaric, Gnogglebolt calls back: &quot;See, this is what I'm good at!&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Quessir.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I solve practical problems!&quot;

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">MORE GUN.


 * Thomas Lazarus beams at the praise. |D

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hmm. I suppose spotting games are right out since there's little but snow outside.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">There's not even the usual squeaking of the metal axels. Freshly greased, Gnogglebolt took the liberty of maintenance during his work.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Anyway! Tutoring time! The word you were looking for is elven. Yes, we use a different word for our language. Language. That's a whole other can of worms I'll help you with.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And so...it's something like 6 to 12 miles to really begin to hit the slopes.

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;See? Elven is hard.&quot; Aelian says, smirking and nudging Tathi.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Which means, since still travelling at 40mph, something like 10-20 minutes.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Hush, it's just a sophesticated language.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus offers a timid smile. &quot;..It's.. hard to pick up vocabulary when I barely ever hear anyone speaking the language.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;So I've been using books.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">sophisticated

Teeny Rin:<font color="#FF0000">Roll with it.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Misspelling sophisticated is hillarious, though

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">At any rate...the trucktrain comes to an unannounced stop after 15 minutes.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt's voice then comes from the front. &quot;Alright, Aldusians. You said you wanted out when we hit the base? It's all uphill from here.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;If you want to take your chances alone, be my guest.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Oh dear, well, there's a reason. Our vocabulary is... very very long. But, don't worry. Get the basics down and you can translate just about everything.&quot;


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth gets out


 * Edaric smiles, and quietly says &quot; Amin istime Sindain. I'm learning Elven. &quot; {:3

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I am convinced you are the ones taking chances.&quot; And with that, they both spread their wings, and begin to fly

VAE:<font color="#000000">or mispronouncing. You know. &quot;I are so phisticated.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">(&quot;You should try Sylvan sometime, if you want a challenge.&quot;) :B


 * Thomas Lazarus brightens a little and nods at Ed.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Aelian! Swallowtail! From here on out, I need you to peeking your heads out of the hatches every five to ten minutes! Keep an eye out for those dragons!&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: if anyone pops their head out they might see them I guess, but he's not making a point of letting them know he's keeping up and thus still protecting them

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Ah, be careful out there!&quot; Adulian calls after, just a hint of worry coloring her tone.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Casters, be sure your spells are ready at a moment's notice!&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;RIght. Eyes up, Swallowtail.&quot;


 * Swallowtail nods, switching carriages.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hello&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hello.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I know he can handle himself, but I can't help but worry a little when he goes off like that.&quot; &gt;.&gt;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Mind if I take a place on your shoulder? I can see fairly well, but the slots are a bit too low.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">The trucktrain then starts moving forward again. As long as there are no &quot;distractions&quot;, Gnogglebolt can take 10 on every Maneuverability check and concentrate on the road--or lack thereof, if he takes a different path that seems better on the maps he's referencing.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Just ask me anytime, Thomas.&quot; SHe says, smiling. &quot;I actually have a larger vocabulary than a lot of elves, thanks to constant study.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">He does try to stick close to the treelines, for cover.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom takes Gnoggle's comment seriously. He stands up in the carriage, gets a good grip on a hand-hold to accomodate the thrashing about of off-road driving, and looks at the skies.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Thank you all. I will.&quot; He grows serious. &quot;..But for now..&quot;


 * Adulian cracks her knuckles, rolls her neck, and readies for spelltime.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Amin, that's me or I. Remember how Tathi kept calling her father ataramin, or how he kept calling her tinuamin? That's how you do possessives in Elven. Paste the word describing who it belongs to on the end. Atar, father, amin, me -- my father. Tinu, daughter, amin -- my daughter.&quot; :3

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: I will also have brynne use a disguise self spell on himself, and mael will borrow the hat of disguise. using the illusions to blend in with the terrain with clothign choice and such

Glitch whispers: Page 211 of WoW Core, if you want to reference the Movement and Maneuverability rules for vehicles as I am.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas readies an action to cast a Mass Resist Energy spell if he catches any sign of dragons.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He is actually taking it upon himself to be that vigilant.

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Or one you're most likely to run into -- mellonamin. My friend.&quot; :3

GM:<font color="#000000">Pardon, the DM is distracted by cat.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I thought I was doing the Resist Energy spell? &gt;.&gt;

Glitch whispers: ...since I gave the Trucktrain a Maneuverability Rating of 4... I can make a 90-degree turn once a round.

Glitch whispers: (without incurring penalties. Can still turn harder.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I prepared one during the day. Have another. They don't last forever, and there could be a red dragon, and you could have lower init than a dragon before the buff goes off.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">We'll just play it safe. =3=

You whisper to Railock: Roll Spot checks, please.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Not like I can change it after dawn anyways.

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">(Spot Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+FLOOR(Wisdom/2-5)+0 = 8 + FLOOR(14 / 2 - 5) + 0 = 10&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">(Spot Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+FLOOR(Wisdom/2-5)+0 = 5 + FLOOR(11 / 2 - 5) + 0 = 5&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Back.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Augh purrcat why now.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">O shit, we're on Mountain Pass already. :U


 * Glitch was still on Autumn Road

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Okay, please hold while the DM preps narration. x3

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+7 = 19 + 7 = 26&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Spot

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Sure thing!

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Hold on the Spot checks please. x3

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Hi Cocoa!

GM:<font color="#000000">While I do that, who's got mid-session noms?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Posting for posterity and notes; immune to poison for 12 hours; and gains 1d8 temporary hit points +1 point per two caster levels (maximum +10) after imbibing the nectar-like beverage that is part of the feast. The ambrosial food that is consumed grants each creature that partakes a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and Will saves and immunity to fear effects for 12 hours.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Thomas for all the stress.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Gnogglebolt for silent running.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Midsession noms...

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Sszeyl for I AM THE ARTIST.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Ed for diplomancer

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Thomas for Compromise

VAE:<font color="#000000">Tom for I need a stress ball

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Maelwhat'shisname for bad history.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Ed for yay my story |D

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Ed for Diplomat

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Adulian for Horse Whisperer.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Tathi for &quot;If we got rid of everyone in the party who isn't you or me, we'd get along swell.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">thomas for tryign to calm the situation

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">Ed for sticking up for the mazian

VAE:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl for artistry.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">No one has actually cast energy resistance yet, but someone surely will, so I posted it.

VAE:<font color="#000000">and Tathi for I R SO PHISTICATED. (because I mindread it as her mispronouncing it. Which sounds hillariously self-defeating when sophistication is concerned)

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Not a valid nom, sadly.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Tathi for checking in. Tathi+Aelian+Ed for speaking elfsen.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Oh crap Thomas for elven too! XP


 * VAE sigh

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Gnoggle+Maelgwyn for NO U. :B

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Oh yeah.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Cat for &quot;I can haz scroll!&quot;

Meany:<font color="#000000">Why is my scrolling turning itself off every so often?

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">Teh warm gaez of Ceiling Cat iz abov us all.

Meany:<font color="#000000">JAVAAAAA

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Anyway...

Meany:<font color="#000000">No no no.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">also, for rules sake since it is likely to matter

Meany:<font color="#000000">It's: teh warm gays of Ceiling Cat is abuv us all.

Meany:<font color="#000000">:D

Glitch:<font color="#000000">To list all the things going on with the trucktrain right now...

GM:<font color="#000000">... Jimmy Buffet is not appropriate music for snowy mountains.

Meany:<font color="#000000">Brb to check on kitty.

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( hi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkIWmsP3c_s&amp;list=PLqebv8x-m43-HRsCZAwzVBMwNTxTVWfXj&amp;index=1 ))

Glitch:<font color="#000000">It's been painted in snow camo, so that's at least a circumstance modifier in our favor to spot checks against us (not really going to do any good, but its there)

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Anyone inside any of the carriages and not sticking their head out a hatch should be treated as having both total cover and concealment

Glitch:<font color="#000000">The carriages are and always were ordinary wooden carriages with cloth tarps; but now they have internal rollcages and crude armor-plating, so they won't go crush if flipped over, and should be able to absorb at least one attack ablatively.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">Kitty is staring out of window, perched on Storm's or Swallowtail's shoulder, whichever agreed.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Now for travel narration. :U

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Google is being a butt, please hold.


 * Glitch sits down in the story-circle patiently. :

Glitch:<font color="#000000">:3

Meany:<font color="#000000">Back.

GM:<font color="#000000">When you finally enter the mountain passes, Gnogglebolt finds that the mountain passes are even more twisty and turny than they seemed on the maps -- clearly not meant to be taken at anything over a horse's trot. However, since you have a skilled pilot at the helm, we'll not futz with how slippery the icy roads are. A demolished carriage greets you off to the side of the road, its skeletal remains rimed with frost, a clear warning to those who would dare enter.

GM:<font color="#000000">Welcome to the Nieva Mountains. http://www.eveandersson.com/photos/switzerland/julier-pass-snowy-mountain-view-large.jpg

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi pulls her cloak tighter around her, subconciously.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">My mountain musics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3OJFPTbzO8

Adulian:<font color="#990000">What's the weather like? Specifically the winds.

GM:<font color="#000000">... dangit music player, quit picking bad choices. First Jimmy Buffet, and then Michael McDonald. WTF.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">X3

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom remains on lookout. &quot;...&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">Aelian is quiet and still, slowly scanning about.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Current wind speed is important to me. &gt;.&gt;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">And general weather patterns.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">The only sound, aside from the possible winds, is the crunch and slide of the sleds&amp;treads on snow.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">BUILT FORD TOUGH.

GM:<font color="#000000">It's cloudy, and breezy.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">*flees!*

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">Soooo it's a gas guzzling monstrosity with a horrid transmission? |D

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;In the end, we might be lucky we're in this thing. The belt thingy it has for wheels seem to hold a lot better on snow than actual wheels - look at that cart there.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Less than 21 MPH then. :B

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Yeah, I'd rather not end up in one of those.&quot; &gt;.&gt;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl has finished sketching, but isn't painting.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Ed, forgive my forgetfulness.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">You hear a sound in the far distance... Distant dragon roars, echoing off the hills.

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Ho boy.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;But did we have that chat about paintings that you wished?&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;.... Oh. No, not yet. But let's not, right now -- we need to keep alert.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus narrows his eyes a bit. That's all the real signal he needed.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt's eyes widen. &quot;I heard it too!&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Hope everyone is ready, because it's about to get real up here.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sounds like bad things are coming. Just hope they don't come while we're still here.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Get ready everyone!&quot; Meanwhile, Gnogglebolt scans the nearby terrain for any cover he can pull up near.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;If you were to die today, and I to live, I would regret not having that talk.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Fight well, Edaric.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">are there any defensible-looking positions nearby?

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;We'll just have to make sure we both live through this, then.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He casts his spell. It'll last for two hours, during which the party gets briefly wreathed in a set of pale blue auras. They fade down to invisibility. Everyone finds themselves insulated against bitter coldness.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: I'll be scanning the skies also, probably don't get the mass energy resist do I, huh?

You whisper to Railock: No, sadly.

GM:<font color="#000000">To be fair, what you hear is probably miles off.

GM:<font color="#000000">Think around 1:40 in this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOWav94syLc

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Fair, yes. But still. Two hours, and I don't want to cast it when I see a T-Rex jaw.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt still looks for a treeline, a cliffwall, anything he can travel up against to cover.

GM:<font color="#000000">True enough. :B

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">*for cover

Aelian: <font color="#9900ff">(( I thought we were fighting dragons not wyverns |P ))

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I guess I'll just wait on mine until later.

GM:<font color="#000000">Right now, you're travelling in a fairly narrow valley, but you can see ahead that the road dips into a deeper part of the valley, with walls that come well above the top of the trucktrain. Spot checks, all.

Meany:<font color="#000000">When is the best time to cast Haste?

You whisper to Railock: Including you.

Meany:<font color="#000000">When the velociraptors notice you.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Rassnfrassn Cleric stealing my Thunder. &gt;:P

Kor:<font color="#9900FF">&#171; &#160;1d20+3 = 5 + 3 = 8&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; spot! Where's the cheese?

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&#171; &#160;1d20+16 = 10 + 16 = 26&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; spot

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+7 = 13 + 7 = 20&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Spot

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+11 = 16 + 11 = 27&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Spot check!

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&#171; &#160;1d20+2+1 = 3 + 2 + 1 = 6&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; Spot!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Spotty! &#171; &#160;1d20 = 12&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&#171; &#160;1d20+10 = 8 + 10 = 18&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; Spot!

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: Mael: (Spot Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+FLOOR(Wisdom/2-5)+0 = 5 + FLOOR(11 / 2 - 5) + 0 = 5&#160;&#187;)

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Spottan: &#171; &#160;1d20+3 = 15 + 3 = 18&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Bryne ap Emyr whispers: Bryne (Spot Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+FLOOR(Wisdom/2-5)+0 = 9 + FLOOR(14 / 2 - 5) + 0 = 11&#160;&#187;)

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: not meant to be scours and showing it!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Waitaminute.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Hah. Cleric of Loki stealing your thunder?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">We're heading into a valley, walled on both sides, with tops higher than the trucktrain?

Aelian: <font color="#9900ff">(( I thought it was funny cuz she's a storm shaman or something. |P ))

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">er, not valley. Is it more like a canyon? Like the map seems to indicate?

You whisper to Ghostwish: Aelian just spotted something white moving on the cliffs over the valley -- oop, there it went, ducking out of sight.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Canyon or fissure-like?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Yes.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: enclosed in valley like that, how high to the tops? if it's bely 40 feet, they'll fly at top, or 40 feet, whichever is lower

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">The trucktrain comes to a stop.

You whisper to Meany: Sszeyl just spotted something white moving on the cliffs over the valley -- oop, there it went, ducking out of sight.

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&quot; Movement. On the cliffs. We've been spotted.&quot;

You whisper to VAE: Candlestand just spotted something white moving on the cliffs over the valley -- oop, there it went, ducking out of sight.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Dragon.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I don't like thi--oh Garl's gold I knew it.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;It is hunting us.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Canyon ahead. Walled on both sides. Could push over rocks or a snowdrift on us and bury us.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Adulian: Rassnfrassn Cleric stealing my Thunder. &gt;:P

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Yeah, walking wouldn't get us out of that...&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">You've gotta be kidding me. I plotted it first!!! &gt;8O


 * Thomas Lazarus flails!! *bricked*

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Gonna try and turn us around. Keep an eye out. Thomas, do you think it's too risky to have Sszeyl or Swallowtail or someone else hop out and scale the cliffwall to get eyes up top?&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">The path behind you has grown misty...

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;I seen something out there.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Warning.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">You were gonna use Energy Aegis, and I was gonna use Resist Energy! &gt;:O

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But I am not going into that canyon...&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;There is deep fog behind us.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Oh, black fire and slag.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Fog is listed as a white dragon ability.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Might I roll spellcraft on that mist?

GM:<font color="#000000">CRASSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!!!!! WHOA! JEEPERS! A PLUME of snow just rained down in front of you -- with rocks and ice chunks in it, as well!

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">Hisss!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;GHAA! I knew it!&quot; (but not -on- the trucktrain?)

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: Okay. repositioning us to just off the side of the truck train

GM:<font color="#000000">Not on the trucktrain. It seems to be blocking the way ahead.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat 's back arches

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;And so it begins.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Black fire and slag! They got us dead to rights!&quot;

You whisper to Railock: You could see that plume from where you are.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas would remind Gnogglebolt we have fliers already, but there's a commotion!

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;We should get out. We're sitting ducks here.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">...Oh yeah I can fly. |D

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Is that really a side path?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">A fork in the canyon?

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Arcs of electricity race down Adulian's arms for a moment as her magical energy flares briefly in excitement, before calming once again.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: and Byrne if I'm allowed. will cast major illusion. Illusion is that the truck train and everyone in it are now underneath a pile of rocks. I know it probably won't fool anyone, but just trying to block enemy sight to them, let them see out, as if the inside was a one way mirror

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Lia? Can Tathi roll spellcraft on the fog?

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">:U

GM:<font color="#000000">A deep chuckle crackles from behind the ice cutting off your way forward. &quot;'''Indeed. Dangerous things, these mountains, little ones.''' You seem to be in quite a spot. Would you like some help?&quot; Yes, she may.

You whisper to Railock: And you may. You may also see a big white dragon making its way over the rocks ahead.


 * Thomas Lazarus glowers and frowns ahead. &quot;...&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Who are you and what sort of help do you offer?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;What do you want?? We're just traveling!&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&#171; &#160;1d20+20 = 11 + 20 = 31&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; spellcraft! -5 if its necromancy or illusion, +2 if it's evocation!

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">overheads...is suddenly like your looking through glass. the entire area of the truck train is covered by a seemingly glass cieling, slightly distorting the outside view, but opaque from the outside looking in

Huge White Dragon:'''<font color="#000000">Boom. Boom. '''<font color="#000000"> Two humongous claws appear over the top of the ice ahead, followed by... an even bigger, grinning, reptilian head. &quot;Help clearing your path, of course.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Oh, wait, there's a real map now.


 * Thomas Lazarus loads.

Bryne ap Emyr whispers: and MAel will get in a position to attempt to charge IF the situation warrents it

Glitch:<font color="#000000">...yeah, we've been on it for awhile. :B


 * You roll to yourself: 1d20+12 =&gt; 8 + 12 = 20Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl is quiet. But his eyes turn slightly pink, and smoke coils from his nose and ears.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;... and getting you out from under those rocks, as well. Tsk, tsk. Avalanches. Such dangerous business. Someone could be hurt.&quot; |3

Bryne ap Emyr whispers: white stuff is the illusion

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">okay so what is happening now

VAE:<font color="#000000">A dragon dropped an avalanche to block our path

VAE:<font color="#000000">now it came to chat

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Not that.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">The spell.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;....&quot;

Player &quot;Tathi&quot; is not connected.Railock:<font color="#000000">Theres a major image that looks like your under a bunch of rocks, but you guys can see out.

You whisper to Ghostwish: Obscuring Mist is the spell.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;So what is this, a protection racket? We gotta pay you a toll or something?&quot;

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">The dragon grins even wider. &quot;Hmmhmm. You are a smart little morsel. I could just kill you if you prefer.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;I warn you, Dragon. You may have bitten off more than you can chew this time.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom's look of righteous fury abates a little. He raises a brow in slight disbelief.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..... Wait...&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;You're a... bandit?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">D|

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sounds like it.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Makes me wonder. Isn't there more profitable stuff a dragon can get by on?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Don't fight the dragon.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not many travel these roads, and few of them rich.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;There is likely a second one behind us.&quot;

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;Bandit sounds so crude. I'm merely offering my services for a modest fee. As you can see. Direly needed.&quot; The dragon grins.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;In the fog.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Bandit dragons. I wish I could say this is the strangest thing I've seen, but it's not even close.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Because, you know, the rich can avoid getting out into dangerous places like this.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Shall I check and see if there is?&quot;

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;I see enchanted armor and weaponry on each and every one of you. You're rich.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;H-hey, I don't have any magic on me!&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Amayan: (&quot;I have large volumes of gold, ask it the price required.&quot;)


 * Thomas Lazarus points a finger and resumes his indignant manner.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;If you see enchanted armour and weaponry on me, then you could use spectacles.&quot;

Railock:<font color="#000000">so your a valet. MORE sign the rest of the group is rich

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Enough of that.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Why are you here??&quot;

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">The dragon peers. &quot;... Oh, so you don't. I missed you because you were a rock.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Oh, we're under a Major Illusion.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Glorious.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">It's good that he underestimates me it's good that he underestimates me it's good that he underestimates me...

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: trying to very slowly manuver around the dragon. as if he hasn't spotted me already he seems to be ignoring me

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;Why? I should think I made my purpose abundantly clear.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Dammit and I already used my Cobble up today.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Stupid horse.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;BEtter question. What do you want?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;No.&quot; He assumes a straighter posture and squints. &quot;Beyond that. The greater reason. Why are you all here?&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;What's going on in these mountains?&quot;

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;Pay a modest fee... say, a quarter of your valuables and half of your food... and I'll clear the way for you. If not, well... my children are quite hungry, as am I.&quot;

You whisper to Railock: Your movements are being tracked down below.


 * Thomas Lazarus has his own suspicions. But he figures hearing what the dragon has to say couldn't hurt.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Are we seriously negotiating with this...this brigand?!&quot;

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;Come now. Out of the wagons, all of you. Let's get a look at you beyond magic rocks.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; Shoosh..!&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;We aren't negotiating. We have not accepted yet.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl suddenly notices the smaller dragons.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt, meanwhile, from the safety of the trucktrain cabin, is pulling out various supplies...

Sszeyl: <font color="#000000">&quot;They're adorable.&quot;

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">They're about as big as trueform Terri, easily Thomas size, or as large as a big wolf. If wolves had wings.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas doesn't shirk an invitation to disembark safely, atleast.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">you'releavingyourdefensiblepositiondon'tdoit!

VAE:<font color="#000000">it isn't defensible

VAE:<font color="#000000">we don't have guns

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Like I said.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Adoorable.


 * Malcolm Walker grips his sword, and follows Thomas.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I don't have a gun, it wasn't a good position.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">-o

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: bryne will use greater mirror image on himself &#171; &#160;1d4+3 = 2 + 3 = 5&#160;&#187; +1 per round that goes by

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">It would be for a time like this when code phrases or signals would be good to signal who wants to attack and who doesn't...

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The kitty follows.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I was as good as Force Caged in there.


 * Adulian steps out, with the occasional arc of electricity traveling her body.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Must do that if we all get out alive.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">The dragon's tail lashes against the wall. BOOM. &quot;I said, come out, little morsels!&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">''Grrrn I wish I had more skill points. Dang it, brain!'' &gt;|

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;Get rid of your silly illusion and show yourselves! We're still in the small talk phase.&quot;

Gnogglebolt whispers: Gnogglebolt is rigging up sevveral of his grenades to stick together and all go off when another grenade does.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Ghost?

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( He hasn't said anything in a bit. Is he still here? ))

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( no, sorry, was afk, catching up ))

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl carries Candle.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Pet pet pet.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: he's in xcom on steam

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The kitty is rather tense, you can feel.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Then lets small talk!&quot; Tom marches up, glowering. &quot;Do you have something against it?&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi hisses at Thomas. &quot;Are we really doing as it says!? &quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Still gonn' pet you.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Tom is outside already.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">|D

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;We're still talking, aren't we?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;We are.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Liatai Readied action to toss the grenade-belt out at Small Dragon 2

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;So tell me! Is this normal for the mountains? To get overgrown swarming with dragons waylaying every pass?&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">....that was the wrong command.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;Clearly you're not a local,&quot; the dragon says in a bored tone.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, duh.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: woudl the winds be at 31+ mph? counting as severe

You whisper to Railock: Nope. It's pleasantly breezy.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">They're not nearly as dumb as I was lead to believe. He's still talking down to me. I feel Sam'd! D|

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Yes come closer...

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Well, I've got plenty of stuff I can part ways with!&quot; He glowers up. &quot;But that still does nothing to answer why armies are getting waylaid! I'm not averse to my own hard work and digging.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: then going to be readying a combo action. Should the talks break down...Mael charges, and once he's in melee, Bryne casts solid cloud over the dragon and Mael. however you want to do that

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Because she will likely eat us?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;I believe the answer is 'because they can'&quot;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">I remind all of you that readied actions in tense talks are just initiative waiting to happen.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I didn't ask you, sarcasm crew. :T

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;She. Why you little impetuous....&quot; The dragon pauses, staring straight at Sszeyl.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: just figuring out what manuvers he has should it come to it. &#171; &#160;1d6 = 6&#160;&#187; &#171;&#160;1d5 = 5&#160;&#187; &#171;&#160;1d4 = 4&#160;&#187;

* Thomas Lazarus tenses his hands.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I knew it. He glowers.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">... And then ROARS! &quot;(THE SHELL! THE SHELL IS HERE, AT LAST! TAKE IT ALIVE!)&quot; he screams in Draconic -- initiative! &#171; &#160;1d20 = 18&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&#171; &#160;1d20+floor((dexterity-10)/2) = 12 + floor((17 - 10) / 2) = 15&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; initiative!

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&#171; &#160;1d20+5 = 10 + 5 = 15&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; initiative!

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+4 = 19 + 4 = 23&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;1d20+4 = 15 + 4 = 19&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;1d20+4 = 13 + 4 = 17&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">(Initiative Roll : &#171; &#160;1d20+FLOOR(Dexterity/2-5)+0 = 8 + FLOOR(12 / 2 - 5) + 0 = 9&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&#171; &#160;1d20 = 8&#160; <font color="#990000">&#187; Initiative!

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">(Initiative Roll : &#171; &#160;1d20+FLOOR(Dexterity/2-5)+4 = 20 + FLOOR(14 / 2 - 5) + 4 = 26&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Ugh.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Init: &#171; &#160;1d20+1 = 8 + 1 = 9&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And out the side of the window in the cab...

GM:<font color="#000000">While we're at it. Does anyone want control of the soldier and/or the messenger?

GM:<font color="#000000">GNOGGLEBOLT.

GM:<font color="#000000">REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+4 = 10 + 4 = 14&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Readied action! :/

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">I'll volunteer.

GM:<font color="#000000">Readied actions in a tense situation are just actions waiting for initiative.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">They're my fault. |D

GM:<font color="#000000">Roll init.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+2 = 19 + 2 = 21&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Dex check!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">*sigh*

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">We have -got- to come up with a better way of doing this. -_-

Jason Storm:<font color="#000000">Do you have the beguiler spell list? I have it up to level 2 spells on there.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">[Init: [1d20+1]

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Init: &#171; &#160;1d20+1 = 13 + 1 = 14&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Liatai:<font color="#000000">This IS the better way. Shush.

VAE:<font color="#000000">hmm

Liatai:<font color="#000000">If you don't like it, you can go elsewhere. =3=;

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Beguiler spell list is in phb2. ))

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( yeah and I've said time and time again why readied actions are a Bad Idea(TM) so I'm done. ))

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Ready actions are meaningless when both parties are equally ready.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">The action is just you declaring things.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Init: &#171; &#160;1d20+4 = 9 + 4 = 13&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">Ownership given, Hatari.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Also yes I have PHB2.

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#FF0000">&#171; &#160;1d20+2 = 2 + 2 = 4&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+9 = 7 + 9 = 16&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Jason Storm:<font color="#FF0000">&#171; &#160;1d20+2 = 7 + 2 = 9&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">-- Oh! Derp. :B &#171; &#160;1d20+2 = 8 + 2 = 10&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( aelian before tathi. :3 ))

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Where are the small dragons? On the wall, or on the ground?

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: how many rounds of mirror image gain did bryne get?

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">The dragons are about 50 feet up, on the canyon walls.

You whisper to Railock: Let's say two.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth has received initiative.Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">oh whoops

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">my mistake. bryne waws the 26

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Hah, I accidentally swapped the soldier and messenger inits at first, as well.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Aw, they're up on the walls--around us??

Bryne ap Emyr has received initiative.Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Dangit, I said Gnogglebolt stopped the trucktrain before driving into such an obvious ambush point. &gt;:/ Oh well.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">... Yes? How was it not clear on the map? No seriously I'm curious.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">That's where he thought we'd stop.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Personally, I didn't think there -was- walls there because I said &quot;The moment Gnogglebolt notices what it looks like ahead, he stops&quot;. Before going into a boxed-in position. ^^;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">But oh well.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Lia, bring out the mug

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( Yeah, uh, we're in mountainious territory. Ask RAM. EVERYWHERE is a good ambush point. The terrain itself is strategically unfriendly if you're the one pushing into it! ))

RAM:<font color="#990000">Yep.

RAM:<font color="#990000">Been there, done that.


 * Bryne ap Emyr 8 Bryne's fly down to above the party, and casts haste on the party I think I can hit everyone but Mael since he's still up in the air

Colossal Mug of Character:<font color="#000000">Good idea. Please take it to IRC. Bryne!

RAM:<font color="#990000">Got the T-Shirt.

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">done after that

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Don't forget to add Haste to the buff zone. ))

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">The dragon is still roaring. &quot;(Inform the others! The Shell, the Wyrmseed has arrived!)&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Haste doesn't help with spellcasting, does it?

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">One of the small dragons begins to race along the top of the canyon, leaping into the air.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Oh not good.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Shoot it down, someone?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">This would be a perfect time for Earthbind. &gt;:|

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Any archers? Spellcasters?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Don't worry, I have just the spell for it...&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Once my turn comes up, anyway. xD

VAE:<font color="#000000">(the cat didn't understand, but assuming he seen it scuttle off. You know, cats and movement)

Meany:<font color="#000000">What's that spell. Ice Knife?

Meany:<font color="#000000">That is OP vs Dragons?

VAE:<font color="#000000">Shivering Touch

VAE:<font color="#000000">3d6 dex damage no save

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">You're. Ignoring. The mug.

VAE:<font color="#000000">AKA magic tetany

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">It races by the canyon briefly, lower to the ground, and opens its maw wide. &#171; &#160;1d20+11 = 14 + 11 = 25&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;1d8+2 = 2 + 2 = 4&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; BITE versus Bryne!

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Hey!

Adulian:<font color="#990000">You passed through my threatened square, didn't you?

Glitch:<font color="#000000">50 feet up.

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">You haven't moved yet. You count as flat-footed.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">and that.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">I thought the general concensus was that rule was bullshit of an immense level. =3=

VAE:<font color="#000000">IRC?

Colossal Mug of Character:<font color="#000000">Ahem.

Colossal Mug of Character:<font color="#000000">Bryne?

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">that is a hit

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">oh wait

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">images

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">1 is byrne &#171; &#160;1d8 = 5&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Meany: <font color="#0">(( Question, was that is a swoop attack? ))

Meany: <font color="#0">(( Also I guess I'll add haste to the buffs zone. ^^; ))

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">Yep. It snarls in anger at grabbing nothing but a wisp of an illusion in its jaws, before adroitly flipping its wings over and beginning to fly away.

Sszeyl has received initiative.Railock:<font color="#000000">be right back. haveing a java tantrum spiral. gonna be trying to save log and shut down and return

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Alright..

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Are you hosting?

VAE:<font color="#000000">RAM is

Railock:<font color="#000000">no

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">K

<font color="#0000ff">Railock is disconnected.

<font color="#0000ff">Railock has connected.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'll attack the low-flier, deal with it, and return.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Candle is put to the ground, unless he wants to ride with?

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Running jump.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+24+mod = 1 + 24 + 0 = 25&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Jump check!

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Even when I fail I succeed.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">God I love me.

VAE:<font color="#000000">He doesn't mind riding

VAE:<font color="#000000">but eh

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Then move his token.

VAE:<font color="#000000">good as-is

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">k.

VAE:<font color="#000000">actually works better

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+11-4 = 6 + 11 - 4 = 13&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;1d8+2 = 4 + 2 = 6&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; The dragon snarls, biting at Sszeyl as he leaps upward! You can make a 30-foot jump?

GM:<font color="#000000">Swallowtail, Tathi, and Aelian are on deck after the dragons!

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( I gain a +2 for running jump, but no. ))

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">I make 25 feet with that roll.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">However, I hardly need that extra five feet.

GM:<font color="#000000">What are you doing?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Roll please? :3

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl is coated in flame as he soars through the air, burning blade boost.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">And fire breath attack on the dragon.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;4d6+1d6+7 = 11 + 5 + 7 = 23&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Fire damage. DC 13 reflex save on the 4d6.

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+6 = 7 + 6 = 13&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Just enough. &gt;:U

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Still has *2 vulnerability, so...canceled out?

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">Is that half damage or no damage?

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Half. ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Of 11. ))

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">The small dragon shrieks, tumbling a bit out of the air as the flames lick at its wing membranes!

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Drats. Missed. I require assistance,&quot; as I fall.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Ignore the spares! Take the Seed!&quot;)&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Done.

Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">The dragonet swoops under Sszeyl as he falls, snapping at the drow! &#171; &#160;1d20+11 = 7 + 11 = 18&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; touch attack, &#171;  &#160;1d20+11 = 18 + 11 = 29&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Grapple check!

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">You failed the touch attack.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">I'm sorry.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">Not that the others don't have something to worry about. The large dragon opens his mouth wide and inhales deeply...


 * Thomas Lazarus grits his teeth and braces himself.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat presses against the ground, ears folded.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">A cutting cone of ice and freezing mist bursts forth with a roar, leaving icicles hanging off your armor and covering the trucktrain's windows with several inches of ice! &#171; &#160;7d6 = 19&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; cold damage, DC 21 Reflex half!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And this is why you should have stayd in, Thomas. D| Total cover and total concealment total cover and total concealment!

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Well.


 * You roll to yourself: 1d4 =&gt; 2Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Energy Resist eats that.

Gnogglebolt's Trucktrain:<font color="#000000">The trucktrain takes, hang on...

VAE:<font color="#000000">Right

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I prepared for this, Gnogglebolt. Thomas holds fast, and endures the blizzard breath with an arm shielding his eyes.

VAE:<font color="#000000">how far does it reach though?

VAE:<font color="#000000">cone?

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He seems pretty indifferent to the cold!

Gnogglebolt's Trucktrain:<font color="#000000">Ah, cold is the worst energy to use on inanimate objects.

Gnogglebolt's Trucktrain:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;19/4 = 19 / 4 = 4.75&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;, before hardness.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">So almost certainly zero.

Gnogglebolt's Trucktrain:<font color="#000000">And the hardness eats the rest.

Gnogglebolt's Trucktrain:<font color="#000000">Trucktrain is completely unaffected.

Railock whispers: since Mael never came down, is he affected?

Gnogglebolt's Trucktrain:<font color="#000000">Hey, did someone fog up the windows?

You whisper to Railock: He's too high up. Also, please note your elevation on your token.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The blast doesn't quite reach the cat, stray chunks of show and ice melting on contact with his fur.

Railock whispers: how high were the walls again?


 * Adulian stands firm against the wave of cold, entirely unaffected by it.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Is that all you've got?&quot;

You whisper to Railock: 50 feet.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">The dragon harrumphs, taking a few steps forward and leaping into the air.

Railock whispers: that work in the gm info?

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">WHOOM. Uhm.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Darn! &gt;:O How high -- oh.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl you're in a spot. |D;

Swallowtail has received initiative.* Swallowtail pales a little..

GM:<font color="#000000">Can the ninja rescue her boyfriend in time?! Tune in for the next episode of -- *BRICK'D*

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;...I suppose this is a bad time to compliment you on your feminine appearance.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">It takes -skill- to be a man and look like a hot lady.

Swallowtail:<font color="#FF0000">But she takes a deep breath.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Remind me, spell penetration is caster level + casting stat mod, or just caster level?

VAE:<font color="#000000">level just

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( + feat bonus. ))

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">1d20+CL only.

VAE:<font color="#000000">+ feats if any

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Such cheek. You are the Wyrmseed.)&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#FF0000">Swallowtail squints out the trucktrain window, snaps out her tessen, and uses her free hand to make a complex series of incredibly fast hand-signs and esoteric gestures. She makes her first invocation of true ninjutsu, and vanishes from this world in a modest blur. Through the trucktrain cabin, the air, even the mountain itself, she makes a flying lunge through the spiritual world. To the mostly mortal eyes around her, it seems like she simply teleports -- to a position above and behind the dragon, still suspended in mid-air! She reappears with another humble blur, already poised to slash against the exposed neck with her tessen. ((Hasted + Ghost Walk + Heroes Feast + Flanking, Sudden Strike. &#171; &#160;1d20+13+1+1+2+2 = 17 + 13 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 36&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187; versus flat footed AC, &#171;  &#160;1d6+2+1d6+5d6 = 3 + 2 + 2 + 25 = 32&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187; damage.))

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Free Action Detec Spirits! I see you Swallowtail! :P

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">-- ''' ROARRRRRRRR! ''' The dragon's snarking is cut off by a ninja's sudden swipe! Her tessen is magical, I remember.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Detect spirits. Best spell in a pub

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;And you are in the way.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Like a baws. =3=d

Aelian has received initiative.Swallowtail:<font color="#FF0000">=3=d

GM:<font color="#000000">Aelian!

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">So to understand the map correctly, I have a big ole thing of cold snowy shit blocking my view to big fat and white over there?

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Dude.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Five foot step diagonally. =3=

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Wait no, won't work.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">&quot;Diagon Alley!&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">Better? This map is pretty loose.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">&quot;Diagonally!&quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Curse you, Tathi! ))

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">SURPRISE-

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">Also, luckily all of you ate breakfast. Else you'd be dealing with Frightful Presence.

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">Aelian quickly fires off a metric fuckton of arrows at the huge white dragon in the span of a heartbeat, and at point blank range to boot! &#171; &#160;1d20+17-2+3 = 17 + 17 - 2 + 3 = 35&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; for &#171;  &#160;1d8+4 = 5 + 4 = 9&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187;, &#171;  &#160;1d20+17-2+3 = 17 + 17 - 2 + 3 = 35&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; for &#171;  &#160;1d8+4 = 6 + 4 = 10&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187;, &#171;  &#160;1d20+17-2+3 = 9 + 17 - 2 + 3 = 27&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; for &#171;  &#160;1d8+4 = 4 + 4 = 8&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; and &#171;  &#160;1d20+12-2+3 = 20 + 12 - 2 + 3 = 33&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; for &#171;  &#160;1d8+4 = 4 + 4 = 8&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; damage! Yes his longbow is magical

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">Good on you, Tom.


 * You roll to yourself: 10+8+9 =&gt; 10 + 8 + 9 = 27Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">Three of the arrows strike home. Only one bounces off the dragon's copious scales.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi actually jolts a little as a barrage of arrows go flying by. &quot; By the leaves, love.. &quot;


 * You roll to yourself: 209-27 =&gt; 209 - 27 = 182Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">^^;; &quot;Our friends boosted that a lot..&quot;

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">Done!

Tathi has received initiative.Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Gonna need a new dragon in a sex.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">sec*

Aelian: <font color="#9900ff">(( oh thank gods Drayco is not here. ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Though seriously, this guy needs a sex change. ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( He's so womanly. ))

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">The other could be arranged. *brick'd*

VAE:<font color="#000000">pft

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">IT'S 4E ART DON'T BLAME ME &gt;:E *brick'd*

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Need to get rid of that flanking little sac of scales..&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm on it.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi points her hand at Smaller White Dragon 2, &#171; &#160;1d20+9 = 15 + 9 = 24&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; and unleashes TWIN beams of fire at them for &#171;  &#160;4d6+4d6+4d6 = 13 + 9 + 18 = 40&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; points of damage!

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">You're even in the L'Oreal pose.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">..er.

Sszeyl:'''<font color="#000000">Because you're worth it. '''

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Wait, are both Small Dragons in the sky?

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Stop that.

Sszeyl:'''<font color="#000000">No, look at him, no male should have talons that well kept. '''

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( oh sorry done ))

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">The dragon screams again, three perfect holes seared through its wings.

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">And yes.

Candlestand has received initiative.Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">Oh! I forgot to act.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Ah, damn. Scratch that then. I don't got it, if they're not on the ground.

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">Ah well, DM's fault. I was napping. =3= *brick'd*

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Damjmit you were the last one! &gt;:O

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">oh whew. |3

Railock whispers: big guy is ont he ground right?

You whisper to Railock: Yes.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;And the sun's gaze shall purify...&quot; The cat's eyes take on a blinding glow and snow around it begins to sizzle, while the sunlight illuminating the small flying dragon as well as the huge one gets stronger and stronger, much like if someone held a magnifying glass above a pair of ants with a shitty attitude... . Flame Strike! 12d6 fire damage DC18 half, &#171; &#160;1d20+12 = 12 + 12 = 24&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; spell pen on Huge.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;12d6 = 42&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+13 = 15 + 13 = 28&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; How can something so big move so fast?!

Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+6 = 10 + 6 = 16&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">--ah shit and I just got offered pizza. |D;;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Gotta take turns quick!

VAE:<font color="#000000">small is toast


 * You roll to yourself: 42/2 =&gt; 42 / 2 = 21* You roll to yourself: 21/2 =&gt; 21 / 2 = 10.5* You roll to yourself: 21+10 =&gt; 21 + 10 = 31Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">Toast is just about right! Save versus massive damage required!

Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+8 = 13 + 8 = 21&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Fort...

Gnogglebolt has received initiative.Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">Still up! Barely.

GM:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt!

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt hops out of the trucktrain to get a better field of view on the Big'un...


 * VAE kinda surprised it didn't drop utright given the fire vulnerability

VAE:<font color="#000000">super HP dragons

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Fiddles with one of them (UTD &#171; &#160;1d20+18 = 18 + 18 = 36&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; checking for malfunction) and then chucks a belt with many spherical objects hastily attached like bolas towards the big dragon (aiming for square, AC 5) attack roll! &#171; &#160;1d20+9+1 = 10 + 9 + 1 = 20&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Well it has a lot of HD and con to inflate its HP pool with.

VAE:<font color="#000000">What's dragon HD, actually? D10?

Liatai:<font color="#000000">d12.

VAE:<font color="#000000">right, that explains it

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Doesn't really matter. Volume of dice multiplying con mod is more significant thanks to their great stats.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Dragon?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Say hello to...

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">6 Fire Alchemical Grenades and 2 Fire Flasks.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(getting damage--sorry I should have grabbed this in advance I'm sorry ^^; )

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">DC 15 reflex save for the Alchemical Grenades(each, or one for all?) for half damage of &#171; &#160;2d6+2d6+2d6+2d6+2d6+2d6+6d6 = 12 + 6 + 10 + 6 + 3 + 7 + 22 = 66&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; (the 6d6 is the fire component, the rest is piercing)

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">and the two fireflasks: &#171; &#160;2d6 = 10&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+13 = 12 + 13 = 25&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; WINGS DON'T FAIL ME NOW.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">And you are on fire.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Dem


 * You roll to yourself: 44/2 =&gt; 44 / 2 = 22Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Oh yeah and the entire area is still on fire, too.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">So you'll take damage next ound from being on fire, and standing in fire.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">End turn.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">He made his save. Is he not on fire?

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;I told you this wasn't a particularly good means to get rich.&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Against the grenades, I guess.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">But the Alchemist's Fire sets you on fire no matter what.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">k

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">Swallowtail, watch out for that tail! You get a good view of what's happening, though... the dragon's very scales appear to be popping and cracking in the intense heat, sending white shards snapping across the battlefield.

Vonain (Goldeneye) has received initiative.Glitch:<font color="#000000">A direct hit deals 1d6 points of fire damage. Every creature within 5 feet of the point where the flask hits takes 1 point of fire damage from the splash. On the round following a direct hit, the target takes an additional 1d6 points of damage. If desired, the target can use a full-round action to attempt to extinguish the flames before taking this additional damage. Extinguishing the flames requires a DC 15 Reflex save. Rolling on the ground provides the target a +2 bonus on the save. Leaping into a lake or magically extinguishing the flames automatically smothers the fire.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">^ that's alchemist's fire.


 * Swallowtail remains professional and stoic. ... Mostly thanks to her supernatural breakfast.

GM:<font color="#000000">Vonain!

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Alrighty.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Hey Dragon 3. Are you perched on the cliff face?

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">Yes.

Vonain (Goldeneye):'''<font color="#000000">Earthen Grasp! '''

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;You look a bit combusted.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Are you okay?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Would you like a break?&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">(shit I don't still have the earth-hand image. Pretend there's a giant hand there.)

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Tiamat's talons, you even sound like him.)&quot; &gt;8E

Sszeyl:'''<font color="#000000">I'm not sure if I should be proud or annoyed. '''

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Touch attack: &#171; &#160;1d20+12+6 = 6 + 12 + 6 = 24&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;!

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Why not both?

Tokens dropped onto map 'Mountain Pass'Sszeyl:'''<font color="#000000">...Okay. '''

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">And if that hits, grapple check! &#171; &#160;1d20+12+6 = 7 + 12 + 6 = 25&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">GIANT THUMBS UP OF DEATH DX &#171; &#160;1d20+11 = 15 + 11 = 26&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">And if you are successfully grapp--dammit.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Keep watching. I'll do better than just sound like him in a minute.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">End turn

Edaric has received initiative.Glitch:<font color="#000000">and now off to get some pizza! afk

Earthen Grasp:<font color="#FF0000">This thumb war isn't over!!

Jason Storm:<font color="#000000">&quot; Giant dragons. Explosions. I should be freaking out. Why am I not freaking out? This is eerie. &quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">Hmm, what can I do. I can Haste -- oh, no, somebody got that one.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Don't concern yourself with the story, friend; for now, we haven't won yet!&quot;


 * Edaric steps out of the carriage and begins to play -- Inspire Courage! +3 on attack, damage, saves versus fear, you know the drill. Go get 'em!

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+21 = 13 + 21 = 34&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Can I PLEASE get something over a 10?

Edaric:<font color="#000000">THANK YOU. |D

GM:<font color="#000000">Messenger time, Hatari!

Meany:<font color="#000000">Rin: You owe me your first born as payment.

Meany:<font color="#000000">I'd have impersonated her BUT THERE IS NO RIN ON THIS MAP.

Jason Storm:<font color="#FF0000">The messenger, looking out the carriage window in concern, comes up with a spell to further assist the monk and ninja being pounced by dragons out there! He quickly incants a spell that pulls up the worst sort of illusions -- ones from the shadow plane. Illusions that're real enough to be reinforcements! He casts Legion of Sentinels. A 10ft radius area now has its squares each filled with a shadowy, grey-armored knight. The knights may share their squares with any other creature, regardless of size. They have AC and hitpoints, and they provide flanking bonuses to any allied creatures around, just like normal friendlies. They also may take attacks of opportunity as normal.

Meany:<font color="#000000">It's like we're in the stone ages or something. :U

Jason Storm:<font color="#FF0000">Done.

Meany:<font color="#000000">I just ordered some pizza to be delivered tomorrow at noon.


 * Swallowtail blinks in confusion. &quot;...?&quot; .... Wonder later, fight dragons now. &gt;:|

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth has received initiative.Meany:<font color="#000000">And forgot to change my Special Instructions off of 'beware the snow'.

Meany:<font color="#000000">Awkward penguin powers, go!


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth uses one of his rounds of haste to quickly fly in and down into position, the dragon gets an AoO on me should he/she/it (I'm not gonna discriminate) wishes.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+27 = 1 + 27 = 28&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;2d8+8 = 7 + 8 = 15&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; CRUNCH. The dragon's head snaps toward you before you even get within ten feet!

Meany:<font color="#000000">Akellon: The only place you can encounter transvestite dragons.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">..... That crunch was a bite of the ice off the wall.

VAE:<font color="#000000">haha

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">I AM NOT A TRANSVESTITE &gt;:E

VAE:<font color="#000000">No, technically you aren't dressed

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">it's smashed aside by his shield as he closes in

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;You will pay for attacking travelers, beast, In Fharlangan's name!&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">You just look effeminate

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">I DO NOT

VAE:<font color="#000000">That's what she said?

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">Elder Mountain Hammer! (d20 Roll: &#171; &#160;Roll = 1d20 = Roll = 8 = 8&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;) (Attack Roll : &#171;  &#160;Roll+Mag+BAB+FLOOR(Strength/2-5)+AMod = 8 + 1 + 12 + FLOOR(20 / 2 - 5) + 6 = 32&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;) (Damage Roll: &#171;  &#160;Dam = 1d8+6d6+Mag+FLOOR(Strength/2-5)+DMod = Dam = (7 + 25 + 1 + FLOOR(20 / 2 - 5) + 3) = 41&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;) '' This hit ignores both DR and hardness!

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d3 = 3&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; for next manuever, and done

Meany:<font color="#000000">Poor crusader.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">The dragon moans like an injured whale, head tossing in confusion.

Thomas Lazarus has received initiative.* VAE wonders how many other dragons have hit on this fellow, thinking it's a female

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">FUCK YOU ALL WITH A RUSTY NAIL.

Sszeyl:'''<font color="#000000">Can't even insult properly. '''

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">I BLAME MY PLAYER. *brick'd*

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">It's &quot;Fuck you sideways with a pole axe.&quot; 

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom draws out his blade and glowers off at the dragon. His eyes take on a blue glow as he summons up all of his strength, and begins charging headlong into the flames and melee to finish this quickly! His holy brand gets thrust at the creature's chest with all of his might! ((Domain power, quickened Divine Favor, Haste, Charge, Inspire Courage, Flanking, 8 point Power Attack &#171; &#160;1d20+14+6+3+1+2+3+2-8 = 12 + 14 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 - 8 = 35&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;1d10+16+3+3+16+2d6 = 2 + 16 + 3 + 3 + 16 + 6 = 46&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187;))

GM:<font color="#000000">Into the fire, Tom?

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Darn tootin'.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Should've targeted its core silly artillery gnome.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">He's new to being effective in combat.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Give him some time.

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( I forgot flanking but I doubt that matters. ))

Glitch:<font color="#000000">..Hum.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Lia, should I roll just a 1d6 for fire damage on that area, or six d6s for each fire grenade? :B

Glitch:<font color="#000000">I honestly don't know. Your call.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">6d6.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Verahh well then. (and come next round, if draggie is still there, he'll get a dose of 6d6 as well) &#171; &#160;6d6 = 23&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; fire damage on Tom. :B

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">... Oh. Wait. Ha-ha!!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas suddenly spins towards the incoming attack and throws an open palm towards it. A runic ward flashes to life in the air! ((Casting Energy Aegis as an immediate action. One creature within Close range gains energy resistance 20 for one round.))

Glitch:<font color="#000000">....oops the dragon's biger than I thought. |D

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">The dragon whirls around to better face the oncoming rush as Thomas ducks through the flames, raising his blade in a poweful thrust... right between two of the dragon's chest plates. Thomas feels some resistance, but not enough -- his sword becomes swiftly buried nearly to the hilt in the creature's lung.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">I -could- have gotten it and only it...my bad. ^^;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Like I said.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">You need practice is all.

Huge White Dragon:<font color="#000000">Its head sags drunkenly... before it raises it with a final snarl, animal bloodlust filling its eyes.

Adulian has received initiative.Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;You don't look well, madame.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Are you sure you don't want a break?&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;We can give you a few minutes, catch your breath.&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;Snarl and roar all you like.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;why would you give such a threat to travelers the chance to go free?&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt says: &quot;We take the dragon alive!&quot; Everyone else &quot;WAT&quot;

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">no no taking it alive means we can learn of its lair

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Red ring? .-.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Staggered.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Ah.

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Or whatever it is when you're at 0 HP.

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;It's over.&quot; 

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well. . .I told him robbing passers-by is a poor way to make a living.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">Adulian, GO!

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Adulian places both hands on the ground and concentrates. A moment later, chains of yellow energy burst forth from the ground and wrap around the Small Dragon 2's wings as she calls out, &quot;Earthbind!&quot; Quickened, DC 19 Fort save or your fly speed is restricted to 0 for 12 minutes!

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;There's still the minions to deal with.&quot;

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+8 = 3 + 8 = 11&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">Does a wingbound creature immediately fall?

VAE:<font color="#000000">think so

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;3d6 = 10&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; CRASSSSSH

Adulian:<font color="#990000">It falls as if subjected to a Feather Fall spell. &gt;.&gt;

Dr. Hatari whispers: I'm thinking of allowing you to control Malcolm for this turn. This seems very character significant. Shall I do it anyways, or..? I'd like input.

VAE:<font color="#000000">meh

You whisper to Dr. Hatari: I'll do it, I think. Thanks for asking. :3

Adulian:<font color="#990000">&quot;And now, the finish.&quot;

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">WELL THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW BEFORE I CRASHED. *brick'd*

VAE:<font color="#000000">why not the swedish

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( They are more Glitch's forte. ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Me, I like Norwegians. ))

GM:<font color="#000000">... Adulian, are you doing anything more?

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Yeah, wrestling with the damn template tool. &gt;:|

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Tralala. ))

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( :T ))

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Ugh, nevermind. Adulian does nothing else. =3=


 * Malcolm Walker had been watching the dragon with an eerie calm... but now, he sets his shield, and readies his sword for a charge. &quot; One less. &quot;

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+15 = 16 + 15 = 31&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;1d8+5 = 7 + 5 = 12&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">Thomas finds another ally weathering the flames... and another sword thrust beside his. Deep red blood spatters on the ground, as the great beast pitches forward into the flames, scales popping, crackling, and splintering apart.

Bryne ap Emyr has received initiative.Tokens dropped onto map 'Mountain Pass'earthenGrasp:<font color="#000000">There, proper Earthen Grasp image, and saved this time.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I'll deal with the burns later. =3=;;

Bryne ap Emyr whispers: how far off the ground are the two little ones?

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;6d6 = 25&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Vonain watches, impressed.

You whisper to Railock: 2 is on the ground, 1 is 30 feet up.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">oof brb

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">The littler dragons hiss and shriek. &quot;(You'll pay for this!!!)&quot; they screech in Draconic.


 * Bryne ap Emyr summons up more magic, and casts hold monster on smaller white dragon 1. DC 19 or it's paralyzed and..obviously falling

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">will dc 19

Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">Will &#171; &#160;1d20+6 = 18 + 6 = 24&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">damn

Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">NO. &gt;8|

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Their anger makes them strong.

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">fly up some, then done

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">The bound dragon shakes itself off, then goes running down the passageway!

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Deal with the flying one.&quot;

Sszeyl has received initiative.Bryne ap Emyr: <font color="#000000">&quot;I tried&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl charge attacks the running dragon.

Sszeyl: <font color="#000000">&quot;Boo.&quot; 

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Burning blade+ Mountain Hammer &#171; &#160;1d20+13+2+3+1 = 13 + 13 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 32&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; &#171;  &#160;1d10+2d6+1d6+7+6+3 = 10 + 7 + 3 + 7 + 6 + 3 = 36&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; Drow Impact Punch!

Smaller White Dragon 2:<font color="#000000">SPLATTER. Ew.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Done.

Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">FLEEEEEEEE

Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">The other small dragon flies off into the sky -- unless someone's got a 400-foot range they're itching to try out, he gone.

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">whats it's speed?

VAE:<font color="#000000">magic missile

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( It Ran, likely. ^^; ))

Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">200.

VAE:<font color="#000000">that's got Long aka 400 ft

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">magic missiles is 100 +10/lvl

VAE:<font color="#000000">I'd have sworn it's Long

VAE:<font color="#000000">very well

Glitch:<font color="#000000">...no magic missile is 400...

Glitch:<font color="#000000">...oh

Glitch:<font color="#000000">No.

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">yeah that's too far

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Railock's right.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Damn.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">I could've sworn it was 400...I remember a time with my old buddies that hinged on that fact.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;One of them got out.. not good news.&quot;

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">Does the hand get any AoO's?

Bryne ap Emyr whispers: Bryne does have one spell he'll use next action but it's not gonna shoot it down or anything so...yeah

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Aelian could shoot it...

Glitch:<font color="#000000">100 give or take range with a bow, 10 range increments max...

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( That actually made me physically laugh, Glitch. ))

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">Glitch. Your hand.

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">Does it get AoOs.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Okay back. Phew.


 * Dr. Hatari scrolls.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">oh, we're talking AoOs? xP

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">The arm doesn't move from the square it appears in, but can make one grapple attempt per round against any creature in its square or any adjacent square, provoking attacks of opportunity as normal.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Oh wait that ain't it.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">I thought we were talking about if someone's got a 400-foot range they want to try out...

Glitch:<font color="#000000">which Aelian technically does. :B

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">This dragon's trying to move does your hand get AoO's.

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">If so it needs to take one. :B

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">It doesn't otherwise say one way or the other!

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">FLEEEEEEE

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">But it does say the arm will randomly grasp anything it can reach if it isn't directed.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Er...

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">So I would assume; yes it can AoO.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Actually, I thought that's how we always did it.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Someone can take an AoO, and it can be any normal attack. Like trip or grapple or sunder.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">We've done that before.

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">So please do it it's flying away kthx.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Correct.. no one has contested that.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">So do so.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">IH

Glitch:<font color="#000000">OH]

Glitch:<font color="#000000">The earthen grasp hand

VAE:<font color="#000000">DUH

VAE:<font color="#000000">NO SHIT SHERLOCK

Glitch:<font color="#000000">You're talking to me crap I thought you were talking to Sszeyl or one of the Grapplemasters. |D

VAE:<font color="#000000">WHATEVER ELSE WE BEEN YAPPIN OF

earthenGrasp:<font color="#000000">Fukfukfuk. Touch attack: &#171; &#160;1d20+12+6 = 10 + 12 + 6 = 28&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;


 * Liatai facedesks. =3=

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">YES.

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">GOOD.

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">IT GRABBED. XP

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">&#171; &#160;1d20+11 = 2 + 11 = 13&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; GRAPPLE. XP

earthenGrasp:<font color="#000000">I'm so sorry|D

earthenGrasp:<font color="#000000">grapple check &#171; &#160;1d20+12+6 = 9 + 12 + 6 = 27&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

earthenGrasp:<font color="#000000">Gotcha.

earthenGrasp:<font color="#000000">(I'm so sorry guys forgive me)

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">NOOOOO

Glitch:<font color="#000000">(I was totally blanking out there)

Swallowtail has received initiative.earthenGrasp:<font color="#000000">Oh yeah and &#171; &#160;1d6 = 1&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187; lethal bludgeoning damage.

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Actually I'll bet Tathi and Andulian can blow a dragon out of the sky from 400ft. :.

VAE:<font color="#000000">well

VAE:<font color="#000000">they better try soon-ish

Swallowtail:<font color="#FF0000">She can't help in a high speed air pursuit. She simply tries to help out Malcolm, defying all stereotypes to the contrary. Movement actions to perhaps yoink him out of the flames and smother him with a cloak?

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&quot;--?!&quot; And so the fully armored soldier was yanked out of the flames by his gorget by a little slip of a 19-year-old ninja. Reflex save to smother the flames, Swallowtail, with a +5 circumstance bonus due to it's not you on fire and you have a cloak.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Yaaay, useful cloak.

Swallowtail:<font color="#FF0000">&#171; &#160;1d20+12+5 = 2 + 12 + 5 = 19&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187;

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">Fire's out!

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&quot; -- oh. Thanks. Didn't notice. &quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;... You were on fire and did not notice. ... Not first time seen.&quot; =w=;

Aelian has received initiative.GM:<font color="#000000">Aelian!


 * Adulian looks in.

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&quot;What?&quot;

Adulian:<font color="#990000">Actually I can't, none of my attack spells are long range.

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Never pay attention.&quot;

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&quot;.... What?&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Bugger. :x

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Welp.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Everyone know what time it is?

Glitch:<font color="#000000">That's right.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Fireball time. :U

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Could someone please ping Ghost on Steam? =w=;

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( I'm here. |D ))

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Your turn.

Bryne ap Emyr:<font color="#000000">can tathi kill the running one or no?

VAE:<font color="#000000">fireball *is* long

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">One is roughtly 400 feet away. One is grappled by Vonain's earthen hand. Choose your target.

Aelian: <font color="#9900ff">(( okay where the fuck is it- oh off map. ))

earthenGrasp:<font color="#000000">I got dis

earthenGrasp:<font color="#000000">Get the runnin one.

earthenGrasp:<font color="#000000">:U

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">Calculating..

Dr. Hatari whispers: Sending you a small log on IRC. It's low priority. Ignore it until after game if you're as busy as I expect you will be.

Dr. Hatari whispers: It's lulz.

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">Aelian quickly fires off a silly amount of arrows at the fleeing dragon in the span of a heartbeat, and at point blank range to boot! &#171; &#160;1d20+17-2+3-4 = 11 + 17 - 2 + 3 - 4 = 25&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; for &#171;  &#160;1d8+4 = 8 + 4 = 12&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187;, &#171;  &#160;1d20+17-2+3-4 = 5 + 17 - 2 + 3 - 4 = 19&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; for &#171;  &#160;1d8+4 = 3 + 4 = 7&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187;, &#171;  &#160;1d20+17-2+3-4 = 15 + 17 - 2 + 3 - 4 = 29&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; for &#171;  &#160;1d8+4 = 5 + 4 = 9&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; and &#171;  &#160;1d20+12-2+3-4 = 14 + 12 - 2 + 3 - 4 = 23&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; for &#171;  &#160;1d8+4 = 8 + 4 = 12&#160; <font color="#9900FF">&#187; damage!

Glitch:<font color="#000000">...how is 400 feet point blank range.

VAE:<font color="#000000">macro

Smaller White Dragon 1:<font color="#000000">Sharpshot Aelian does it again. You see Aelian shoot once... Twice... Thrice -- and that white speck in the distance plummets like a stone.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;I have the last one contained, alive.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas would be very impressed, but, he is on fire.

Tathi has received initiative.Candlestand:<font color="#000000">The cat, however, seen it all ,and *is* impressed.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Nice aim.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;--A prisoner??&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;Nice shot, Ael.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;It's also barely intelligent as young as it is, and too strong for us to keep it safely.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Technically Thomas you're not -on- fire, just standing -in- fire.

Aelian:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Thanks.. wasn't sure I would make that one, considering how far off he is..&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;If you wish.&quot; Vonain replies to Thomas.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;Not sure how talkative it's liable to be, since unless I miss my guess we just killed its family.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;We might as well. We're heading to the citadel. They might be able to get ideas out of him.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;But I've got it held for the moment.&quot;

Edaric:<font color="#000000">&quot;How are we going to get up there to do anything with it? -- Oh, right, we have winged folk now.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;Yes. Give me a few minutes.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;The cage would have been handy.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;They have silverdragon mages.. or so I hear.&quot;


 * Malcolm Walker is staring at the fallen dragon with numb wonder.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;The cage would not have held a dragon. -3-&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Still in Init?

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( Think so. He might squirm free or something. ))

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">The dragon is roaring and gnashing, trying to break free. Nope, out of init.

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Really? It looked strong. . . &quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">sorry

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom gladly extricates himself from the fires. He leaves the dragon to the fliers.


 * Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth flies up and brandishes his hammer in it's direction

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl throws his coat onto the flaming Thomas.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Extinquish.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Flump. ^^; &quot;Thanks, Sszeyl. My magic kept me safe.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Quiet bandit, or we will deal with you as we dealt with your mother.&quot; (Intimidate Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+FLOOR(Charisma/2-5)+17 = 11 + FLOOR(18 / 2 - 5) + 17 = 32&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;)

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Hmm, best to be sure.&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Not out of init. :x

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Speaking of!&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">To Swallowtail.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Though the init isn't advancing...

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( Lia said we were. ))

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">&quot;RRRRHHHHHEEEEEEEERRRRR!!!&quot; It snaps its teeth at Maelgwyn, futilely due to the hand... &#171; &#160;1d20+9 = 12 + 9 = 21&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">OH

Glitch:<font color="#000000">-ARE- out of init.

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">Then whimpers.

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( LEARN 2 REED ))

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Wow I am just fail tonight.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Okay.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">So.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">To Swallowtail: &quot;Thank you.&quot;


 * Swallowtail nods, cleaning her tessen.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Mr. Walker!&quot; He tends to the soldier's burns. &#171; &#160;2d8+10 = 5 + 10 = 15&#160; <font color="#FF0000">&#187;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Vonain flies up to the clifftop--slowly, maintaining the grasp--until he reaches the dragon.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;I know Dragons are great spirits to you, and attacking one can't have been easy, and I got myself into that situation and couldn't have gotten out without your help.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;So thanks.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;There need not be any more death today, dragon. Do not try to harm us further, and we will not harm you.&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Its spirit will go to rejoin the others. A great spirit never truly dies.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;But it sounds like you are coming with us.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;I am going to move you with my fist of earth. Do not try to escape, or it will harm you.&quot;

Bryne ap Emyr: <font color="#000000">&quot;So what are we going to do with the bandit now?&quot;

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">&quot;(You will all die for this....)&quot; it hisses.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, it's on fire.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;So I say we put it out before the smoke gets too high.&quot;

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&quot;.... It's dead.&quot;

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&quot;... We killed it.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">. ..

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom finally cleans his sword. He nods at the soldier.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Now, I -could- just repeatedly conjure new Earthen Grasps and have them &quot;hand off&quot; the dragon one after another

VAE:<font color="#000000">I read the name as Smaller Whore Dragon

Thomas Lazarus: <font color="#ff0000">(( Bad fanfics. :x ))

VAE:<font color="#000000">hahaha

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">but unless it's still resisting the grapple, I'm going to fluff it as the earthfist is actually moving across the ground.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;Your kind are more likely to die for assaulting travelers. What has you all so riled up that you are close to starting a war?&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">Dracopyre death knights, Hatari!

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">He pats the soldier's shoulder once and squeezes briefly.

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">It snarls uncomprehendingly at Maelgwyn

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;Hold, Aldusian. I have a feeling some of the others down below are better at questioning, and making sure it is willing to answer questions.&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus returns to the train.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;If you will, speak no more for the moment to it.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Everyone is then treated to the sight of an ice-covered fist of earth slowly sliding down the side of the cliff face...with the life dragon in its clutches.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl gets to clearing the rocks out of the snow, occassionally bursting into flame and delivering powerful blows to break up ice/snow/rock.


 * Bryne ap Emyr dismisses the illusion

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Vonain, meanwhile, turns to Malcom.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom uses his Sacred Healing ability to touch up the last of the lingering wounds about. Mael and Malcolm and anyone I missed, recover 9 HP over about half a minute.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">...

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;You did good, sonny. The morning's feast certainly helped, but you still charged forward and faced that dragon head-on.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;Now comes your next test.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">I was in melee with -three- dragons.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">And took no damage.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;Sheathing your sword.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Neat. :U

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Vonain does not try to hide the very life dragon behind him.


 * Thomas Lazarus nods, and looks off to the dragon in mounting wonder.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; ..Wow. We actually fought a dragon. A.. bunch of them. And it.. wasn't.. that hard..&quot;

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">Vonain, you're a bit late. He's working on carving off a claw-tip and scale from the fallen one.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;To be fair, Whites are ice elementals, we're in their territory, and we brought fire.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Lots and lots of fire.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Indeed.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Still.&quot; He rubs his chin and considers.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">Vonain sighs. People do love their trophies, and it's not uncommon that trophies are especially taken from dragons...

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..It's something we actually did.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;I deeply enjoyed antagonizing that adult dragon.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;If it were red dragons, it would have gotten far worse.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;It was so easy to pluck his strings and drive him into a rage.&quot;

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">but given the kiddie is right behind me...ah well. -3- nothing I can do about that now.

Vonain (Goldeneye):<font color="#000000">&quot;Okay. Now, who's good with words?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Well, it wasn't particularly bright, was it?&quot;


 * Malcolm Walker gives up on the claw, but pockets a scale. &quot;... Never again. &quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom shakes his head a little and tries to get over the wonder.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;S...should we...&quot; He raises a brow uncertainly. He looks to Tathi.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;..Keep them..?&quot;

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">&quot; (You will perish for this...) &quot; it hisses again.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Sszeyl breathes a gout of flame onto the blockade, to expidite the clearing.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm good with words! Well, most of the time, when I can prepare.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom glances to the others crowding the dragon. He then glances to the dragon itself. &quot;...&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Personally, my bets are on the silvers being able to learn anything if there's anything to learn. But I guess talk is cheap, right?&quot;


 * Thomas Lazarus doesn't stop them from trying.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Hrm. Honestly, this is one I'm -not- prepared for, not sure what angle to approach this one from. ^^; Sense motive: &#171; &#160;1d20 = 9&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;I think I could make him understand...if only I spoke his language.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I speak Draconic.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I could act as a translator, if I can't think of anything to say.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Though, I suppose it's IC for Gnogglebolt to have very little clue of what to say in this case (for once)

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Srsly though, we sold purple worm bodies. These are true dragons. Are we going to loot their carcasses? =3=c

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">He's pissed. Obviously, extremely pissed. But also fearful. That's about all you can read.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Fearful. Okay.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">I can work with that.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt clears his throat, before speaking in the dragontongue. &quot;(Can you understand me?)&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth whispers: can't understand him but (Sense Motive Check : &#171; &#160;1d20+FLOOR(Wisdom/2-5)+7 = 4 + FLOOR(11 / 2 - 5) + 7 = 11&#160;&#187;) for me

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Tathi, on the other hand, quietly casts detect thoughts.. and focuses on the dragon..

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">Will &#171; &#160;1d20+6 = 6 + 6 = 12&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Close to half the DC. |D

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">The dragon's head rolls toward Gnogglebolt, and it glares at him. &quot;(You speak badly.)&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Once I'm done here I'll get some yards of scales off the big one.&quot;

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">&quot;Anyone want to get to work on the small one?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt grimaces. Wasn't quiet expecting that.


 * Bryne ap Emyr will also cast detect thoughts on the creature. dc 16

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt then snaps his head around and immediately starts making the finger-across-throat-stop gesture.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas looks a little uneasy at the prospect of flaying a sentient being, even if they're evil little dicks.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot; ..I'll pass.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">Sapient. Even a cat or a wolf is sentient

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt then clears his throat again and turns back to the dragon. &quot;(So, you can understand me. Good.)&quot;

You whisper to Ghostwish: &quot;Awful apes, soft-skins, I will kill them all, they killed our gold, our food, our father, us! We -- there's only me -- I can't -- what can I -- I'm going to bite him, but -- hammer -- what do I do --&quot;

You whisper to Ghostwish: &quot;Stupid Wyrmseed -- why did we need it anyway? Stupid! Stupid! Now everyone's dead! I'll kill them!&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Needless to say, you are not in a very good position right now. But, it doesn't have to get any worse. You've just seen what we can do. But we won't harm you unless you give us a reason.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;Hrmph.&quot; Tathi says. &quot;He's just as dull as I would have expected.&quot; Tathi says.

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Tom frowns at the sky. &quot;...&quot;


 * VAE getting tireded

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;I hope none of the others heard that scuffle...&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(And that was your father and siblings, weren't they? For what it's worth, I'm sorry. I didn't want anyone to die. But do you know why they did?)&quot;

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">&quot;(BECAUSE OF YOU!)&quot;

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">&quot;(YOU AND THE STUPID SEED!)&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt seems unconcerened at the sudden roar in his face.

Jason Storm:<font color="#FF0000">The shadow knights just kind of chilled out and talked about shadow-sports until they vanished, in the end.

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">&quot;(I'LL KILL YOU ALL!)&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Because of your father.)&quot; Diplomacy: &#171; &#160;1d20+18 = 11 + 18 = 29&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;. &quot;(Your father is the one you led you out here. Your father is the one who put himself, you and your siblings in danger. If it weren't for your father, you'd still be in a cozy cave right now without a care in the world...right?)&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt continues speaking in the dragon's tongue, completely calm and unconcerned.

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">Snarrrrrl. You guess that's better than roaring.

VAE:<font color="#000000">oh bast

VAE:<font color="#000000">this reminded me of D-class orientation so hard

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt presses. &quot;(Your father directed you to attack us and the 'wyrmseed'. We just wanted to travel in peace. We had no reason to harm any of you until he forced our hand. Again, I am sorry he is dead. I would have preferred everyone to walk away from this alive. But you still can stay alive.)&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(All you have to do is behave. Again, you've seen what we can do. If you try anything, we will crush you.)&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(But if you behave, and do as we say, then nothing bad will happen to you anymore.)&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Do you understand?)&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">More long-winded chattering from the gnome

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Silver-blood liar!)&quot; it spits.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt frowns as the dragon says something--well, spits something.

Sszeyl:<font color="#000000">Brb.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(If I were lying, you'd be dead already. Why, if you want me to be lying, we can kill you right now.)&quot;

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">Whimper.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;(Do you want me to be lying?)&quot; Diplomacy: &#171; &#160;1d20+18 = 4 + 18 = 22&#160; <font color="#000000">&#187;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I take it Tathi doesn't have input and Sszeyl loots the bodies anyways. =3=

Smaller White Dragon 3:<font color="#000000">&quot;(... I be good.)&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">I'm okay with this.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Another exchange of words and a whimper from the dragon, and Gnogglebolt steps back with a triumphant expression.

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">Honestly, do you really want me to? Sszeyl's being Sszeyl, and Gnogglebolt is being Gnogglebolt. Adding Tathi to this would improve situations how...?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Score another one for my mom.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">. ..

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm pretty sure he's going to cooperate from here on out.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt's mom scored?

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Input on my question, not the interrogation.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Do we want to hear about that?

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">No, his mom taught him his wordsmithing skills. :B

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">In backstory.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">So he's crediting her. :B

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas Lazarus: Tom glances to the others crowding the dragon. He then glances to the dragon itself. &quot;...&quot; Thomas Lazarus: &quot;Personally, my bets are on the silvers being able to learn anything if there's anything to learn. But I guess talk is cheap, right?&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">(his mom's a governess and a teacher)

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Wait those are the wrong lines. /derp.

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Now, I didn't dare try to interrogate it for information.&quot;

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas Lazarus: &quot;S...should we...&quot; He raises a brow uncertainly. He looks to Tathi. Thomas Lazarus: &quot;..Keep them..?

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( yeah I JUST found that. =3= ))

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But I think it will cooperate and not give us any trouble. At least, not until it realizes where we're going. I don't think it does, and I didn't tell it.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sounds like we're set, then&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;So...once it does figure that out, I can't expect anything but a bit of a tantrum.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But for now, I'm sure it's under control.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Tie a cloth around it's eyes?&quot;

Jason Storm:<font color="#000000">&quot;Not to be a wet blanket... But how are we going to keep a hostile dragon in these carriages?&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;'s what's done with prisoners lotsa times.&quot;

Tathi:<font color="#9900FF">&quot;No.&quot; Tathi says flatly. &quot;But I know half of us won't listen. They are evil to their core, and will not change. There is no such thing as redeeming a chromatic.. but let him try. Let's see if they had anything and move on.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt winces. &quot;<small.still that="#DEFAULT" on="#DEFAULT" working="#DEFAULT" one.="#DEFAULT">span&gt;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;Perhaps Sir Maelgwyn and I can sit guard around it.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt winces. &quot; Still working on that one.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'm open to ideas.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But I did just promise it we will not harm it unless it misbehaves.&quot;

GM:<font color="#000000">Since it's getting late, shall we fade out here and pick up next time?

VAE:<font color="#000000">yep

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;And it's too dangerous to let it go warn others.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;I can help, too. I'm good at twitch, and If it misbehaves, it'll end up roasted.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;But considering we just handled its daddy, even if it does throw a fit, I'm sure we can survive it.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Sorry if I'm volunteering you guys for a risk, but the other alternatives I don't think anyone wants to contemplate much.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">Anyways, nomming Sszeyl for &quot;I'll make a man out of you&quot; aka epic taunting

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&quot;I'll help watch it.&quot;

Candlestand:<font color="#000000">&quot;Eh. We can handle it.&quot;

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">&quot;We may not be in that much danger, but if it timed it right, it might hurt someone else less able to deal with creatures such as this.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">Thomas shrugs. &quot;It's acceptable. As always, we may learn from it. Or the... they might, anyways.&quot;

Thomas Lazarus:<font color="#FF0000">&quot;It is worth the minor risk until then.&quot;

Gnogglebolt:<font color="#000000">&quot;Very well then. It will ride in one of the carriages, guarded. Perhaps shackled.&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">But we can handle that ext time!

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Noms...

VAE:<font color="#000000">Anyways, nomming Sszeyl for &quot;I'll make a man out of you&quot; aka epic taunting

VAE:<font color="#000000">repeat

Bryne ap Emyr: <font color="#000000">'We could take a bit of it. a scrying focus. Then let it go I have magics to track which way it goes, then we could find it...most likely with the rest of the bandit dragons.&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Malegwyn for coming back.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Tom for &quot;What do you want?&quot;

Swallowtail:<font color="#000000">&quot;Guarded and shackled. Spirits have strong wills. Take no chance.&quot;

VAE:<font color="#000000">&quot;No srs. What do you want&quot;

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Rail; ooh, that's probably a good topic to debate...

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Next time though.

Malcolm Walker:<font color="#000000">&quot;.... Your Common is confusing. &quot;

Sszeyl: <font color="#0">(( Back. ))

Glitch:<font color="#000000">That deserves a -lot- more discussion, but not now.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Malcolm for I iz da slayer

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Malcom's becoming a Hero already! His first Nom! xD

VAE:<font color="#000000">also, taking trophies

* Swallowtail frowns. &quot; I am working on it. &quot; &gt;|

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth: <font color="#0">(( coming back? I've been flying over the cart the entire time. I think it's a death trap, but I'm still here to protect travelers including you all ))

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Thomas for &quot;Bandit dragons?&quot; AreYouSerious.jpg

Liatai:<font color="#000000">Scrolling up to catch other noms. :3

Meany:<font color="#000000">Seconding Tom.

VAE:<font color="#000000">Gnogglebolt for first diplomatic success

Meany:<font color="#000000">Swallowtail for Spirits.

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Not first. :[

Glitch:<font color="#000000">Just first one in a long time. :B

Meany:<font color="#000000">And Alduin also for Spirits.

Maelgwyn ap Gwardnerth:<font color="#000000">swallow for worrying about malcom before damage

VAE:<font color="#000000">seconding

VAE:<font color="#000000">sswallowtail for medigun ready

Meany:<font color="#000000">Tom, aps, and Gnoggle for ARGUE.

VAE:<font color="#000000">gnogglebolt for engineering. He actually did something useful

VAE:<font color="#000000">also, the ablative armour on truck train won points with me

Glitch:<font color="#000000">brb afk

Glitch:<font color="#000000">back

GM:<font color="#000000">Any more?

Meany:<font color="#000000">not from me. ^^;

VAE:<font color="#000000">nomming colossal mug of character for prolific muggings

GM:<font color="#000000">Ah yes. Glad that (mostly) worked. We cool with keeping that as a signal?

Dr. Hatari:<font color="#FF0000">Most of the post-mid-session noms have been covered, or in-game events were combat related. I thiiink they're covered to my satisfaction.

GM:<font color="#000000">Also yessssss got the &quot;wtf is a giant cup doing on the map&quot; reaction I thought I would. |D *brick'd*

VAE:<font color="#000000">I want one x3

GM:<font color="#000000">Thomas - 100 XP - Tommy needs a stress ball. 100 XP - Peacekeeper. 100 XP - Practice... Elven... speak. |D 100 XP - Bandit dragons. Seriously? Gnogglebolt - 100 XP - Finally, the thing has a muffler! :B 100 XP - Diplomatic success! 100 XP - Engineering go~ Sszeyl - 100 XP - ARTIST. 100 XP - Taunting. Tathi - 100 XP - &quot;If we got rid of everyone in the party who isn't you or me, we'd get along swell!&quot; 100 XP - Checking in. 100 XP - Elven! Maelgwyn - 100 XP - History. 100 XP - Watcher from afar. Adulian - 100 XP - Horse whisperer. 100 XP - Spirits. Candlestand - 100 XP - -- Bwuh wha?! You can raise the dead?! O_o Edaric - 100 XP - Diplomancer. 100 XP - Telling the Story. 100 XP - Elven! Swallowtail - 100 XP - Spirits. 100 XP - YOINK. Malcom - 100 XP - Final Blow.

GM:<font color="#000000">Annnnnnd lemme do a quick tally here...

GM:<font color="#000000">1,000 XP to all for your first dragon fight!

GM:<font color="#000000">Saving campaign...

Tathi: <font color="#9900ff">(( g'night folks! ))

VAE:<font color="#000000">night

Meany:<font color="#000000">Ta. :3

<i><font color="#0000ff">Ghostwish is disconnected.

</i>GM:<font color="#000000">Done! Ram, server can go down at your leisure.

<i><font color="#0000ff">Meany is disconnected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">VAE is disconnected.

</i><i><font color="#0000ff">RAM is disconnected.

</i><i> You have disconnected.

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