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| - Arganyev: or the only way is to we drop down through that chasm? Arganyev: OK Sithis: I agree Sithis: i want to down by this chasm Narrator: The delvers race down the corridor as the earth trembles. Behind them, the floor gives way and the ceiling collapses. Lenia (Harald387): I was thinking we could try to get across. Narrator: Ahead of them, a chasm of unknown size and depth. And strangely, a bright shining light, illuminating the way ahead. Arganyev: if there are a path across the chasm, we should jump over GM: ((Please don't overwhelm me!)) Thog: Looky! Pretty light! Sithis: OK, I agree too, but--- we know the distance the chasm?; Singeon: How far across? I cannot tel. Arganyev: the light comes from ahead, so we go ahead Arganyev: well, good question GM: In answer to questions - no one has gotten a good enough look at the chasm to know what's on the other side, or the chasm depth. Singeon: Like moths to the flame, I warn. Arganyev: I look Arganyev: I go and look GM: You're not sure if the cracks continue on the other side. And you're kind of busy right now, running for your lives and being eaten by wasp swarms. GM: For those of you who have forgotten, we are in combat time right now. GM: Okay? Singeon: I guess we have to stop running at the edge. Singeon: Okay Sithis: I don't ask by the depth, but the distance (in horizontal) at other side Arganyev: to the other side GM: You'll have to get closer to check. I'll tell you when you know. Arganyev: OK whispering to Thog, What are you up to? by the way, you're carrying about 90 lbs of book in a sack. Sithis: Thog?? Thog: I run? Arganyev: don't be abusive, he is heavily bitten GM: Thank you! Done? Thog: Yup Sithis: I run just behind Lenia Sithis: done Arganyev: people, write ### at the end of the turn) GM: The chasm looks wide - more than 8 yards. Sithis: thanks Mark) Singeon: I move Singeon: ### Arganyev: Beltarne moves, too GM: Again, wide chasm. It looks like the tunnel continues on the far side, and there's a light illuminating it. Beltarne: "I nae be likin this! We got tae be crossing that chasm!" Beltarne: run, Hasted by Lenia. Arganyev: I run forward, to the start of the chasm it if is possible Arganyev: ### Lenia (Harald387): Again with the running. Oy vey. Lenia (Harald387): Done. GM: You can definitely see across the chasm. There's a broad ledge, and another tunnel, which is illuminated by some light you can't see. The chasm is about 8 yards across, and very tall to the ceiling and deep to the ground - you can't see it. GM: There is a crack running across the ceiling, left to right, and the ceiling on the far side of the crack isn't shaking. Singeon: So there is no landing across from us? GM: No, there's a ledge/landing across from you. Sorry if I was unclear. Singeon: OK Arganyev: the ledge is our salvation Generic Monster: The wasp swarm chases Thog and bites him a lot, doing 1 point of damage. Generic Monster: Another wasp swarm chases Sithis, and gets her another damage. Thog: How many HP am I at? And that is 1 point AFTER DR, right? Sithis: hehe I don't know for the big Tog, hehe) Arganyev: I don't have the register of how many HP&FP do we have) Generic Monster: You've taken 9 hits, Thog. Damage is after DR (Swarms are Cosmic to non-sealed DR). GM: Hits taken: Arg 3, Bel 1, Thog 9, Lenia 2, Singeon 7, Sithis 6. Generic Monster: The rats continue chasing. Arganyev: ok Generic Monster: A swarm of bats flies after Singeon and bites at him [1d6] => [2] = (2) GM: His armor prevents their teeth from penetrating. Thog: Singeon has sealed armour? Singeon: No Singeon: I got leather GM: Wasps penetrate armor, bats and rats bite through armor. Sorry, was completely unclear and actually incorrect. GM: Only insects are cosmic to unsealed DR. Thog: Check Singeon: Did iI get hit. Sorry. GM: You got hit, but took no damage. Singeon: TY Narrator: As the delvers reach the edge of the chasm, they hear more rocks fall behind them. ** Thog readies himself for a running jump ** GM: It takes a Jumping skill of 16 to cross an 8 yard chasm. GM: Just for planning purposes. Thog: ... GM: You're running broad jump distance is 6 yards... Thog: Reach? GM: Maybe with extra effort. Thog: Extra Effort! Yeah! That's the ticket! Lenia (Harald387): You've just run 7 yards, correct? whispering to Thog, Don't you wish you were still the leprechaun? Thog: 5 this turn, 7 last GM: Where you going with that, Harald? Lenia (Harald387): Trying to figure out the formula. Lenia (Harald387): (Or, rather, trying to figure out what *my* distance is for later. Sorry.) GM: Dungeons, p 7, "Jumping." Or the conveninently precalculated value is on the character spreadsheets. =) Sithis: sorry, I was llooking the map Sithis: I run aalll I can GM: there? Sithis: done and TY Sithis: right Arganyev: at the limit of the chams , I guess GM: It's getting crowded. Singeon: I ewant to make a running broad jump. I think I am at 6 feet if I do it. What does extra effort give me? Singeon: that was 6 yars, sorry GM: You start at 3 yards 'cause of armor. Extra effort will give you a total of 4, maybe 5 yards. you'll arc nicely and hit the far cliff wall well below the tunnel, then drop into darkness and presumable death. Singeon: I am at encumrance 0. GM: Sorry, I misread who was talking. That's for Arganyev. Dunno why I said that or moved his figure. Singeon: I can jump 19 feet Arganyev: hm? GM: You can probably make it in 1 go with a Jumping check. Singeon: Okay Sithis: the subconscience? Singeon: [3d6] => [5,1,6] = (12) Singeon: Made by 3 Narrator: Singeon leaps into space! Singeon: I NEVER MISS, I yell Sithis: and?? Arganyev: success? GM: Dunno, he doesn't land until next turn =) whispering to Singeon, There's a new map - can you see it? Singeon: Tease. Arganyev: that is suspense Beltarne: "Laddie! Watch yeself!" Beltarne readies his grapnel. Arganyev: I try to walk through the ledge for reaching the other half of the chasm Arganyev: I cant afford a jump Arganyev: what must I do , Mark? ** Singeon crosses the chasm is cinematic slow motion, like a Michael Jordan ad or something. JUST DO IT! ** GM: You're standing on the ledge, looking at Singeon as he hurtles across. You can't make the jump. You'll have to think of something else. Arganyev: walking through the ledge, is my choice Arganyev: to reach the other part where there are no cracks GM: I have no idea what you mean. Arganyev: hm.... GM: AH, yes, the two ledges don't connect. So you can't do that. Arganyev: what is the distance between both ledges? Arganyev: I only remember a single ledge GM: There's a very deep drop where Sithis and Thog are standing, and an 8 yard jump to the far ledge. Arganyev: "You can definitely see across the chasm. There's a broad ledge, and another tunnel, which is illuminated by some light you can't see." Arganyev: You can definitely see across the chasm. There's a broad ledge, and another tunnel, which is illuminated by some light you can't see. Arganyev: ok, I grab the limit of the floor and I hang for an horizontal climb to the other side Arganyev: it that is ok! Arganyev: it that is ok!+ Arganyev: *if Thog: HT (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [6,5,1] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 Thog: Oops. Sorry GM: Uhm. Arganyev, that isn't going to work. The chasm goes East-west, the two ledges are north-south. Sithis: I didnt know two ledges.. I dont understand the map--- Arganyev: so my only choice is to go down.. Lenia (Harald387): Or to wait for Beltarne and his rope. GM: The map shows the limit of the tunnel - the point where Thog and Sithis are at, that's the end of the tunnel and the south ledge. Arganyev: ok! I wait Arganyev: I wait for Beltarne GM: 8 yards away, to the north, on a different map, is the north ledge. GM: Okay, Arganyev. Thanks! Arganyev: thxs Lenia (Harald387): I'm taking a moment to study things around me and see if I can figure out how much longer we have before this all lands on our heads. Lenia (Harald387): Prospecting (Default, IQ-5): [3d6.skill(16,-5)] => [5,5,4] = 14 vs (11) or less Failure! by 3 Lenia (Harald387): Luck! Sithis: then, the legge is a bridge? Lenia (Harald387): Prospecting (Default, IQ-5): [3d6.skill(16,-5)] => [1,4,3] = 8 vs (11) or less Success! by 3 Lenia (Harald387): That'll do. whispering to Lenia (Harald387), You have at least 15 seconds. Arganyev: tht is better Sithis: really is a bridge between two tunnels? GM: There is no bridge, only a chasm. Arganyev: that is, Sithis; no bridge Lenia (Harald387): Done. Sithis: then, where are the two ledge? GM: The second ledge isn't on this map. Lenia (Harald387): "We've got about fifteen seconds, everyone. Let's not have anyone fall into darkness, eh?" Sithis: OK. I don't understand,but doesn't matter) GM: Notice the new drawing in red? Thog: No... Arganyev: there is GM: okay. Sithis: yes Thog: Okay GM: You guys are on the left side, where my arrow is. Arganyev: the ledge is actually the other side were Singeon grounded, Sithis Sithis: then the ledge is the floor! GM: Yes. Sithis: :) GM: There's a chasm, and then another ledge. Sithis: I understand GM: okay. GM: sorry if that was unclear. Sithis: Thank you. Arganyev: graphic displays are the best when the ceiling is failing down ;) Sithis: was my fault, my English....) Generic Monster: bats bite Lenia! [1d6] => [6] = (6) DR4 GM: owch. Arganyev: that hurts Lenia (Harald387): Ow, my Low Pain Threshold. Scream and flail. Thog: "They're in my HAIR!" GM: wasps descend on Beltarne and Arganyev, penetrating their armor and biting them a lot for 1 point each. Rats close in on the group in a carpet of red eyes. Narrator: Behind the delvers, more rumbling as the floor collapses. Thog: SUPER-OGRE-RUNNING-JUMP! Thog: HT (15) [3d6.skill(15,-3)] => [1,6,4] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 Narrator: roll it. Sithis: Thog, don't jump, please,perhaps the others need of your help GM: He's gone, hurtling in the air. Singeon: He gonna crush me, ain't he? Thog: Yup GM: Likely. Thog: Trebuchet-ball! Sithis: well. but we need a bit of coordination more, I think Sithis: hmmm Is Thog in the other side? GM: He'll land next turn, just like Singeon. Sithis: Then, he can trow a robe just here Singeon: A bath robe Thog: Do you have a cold? Thog: :) Sithis: cold? GM: What are you doing, Sithis? Sithis: I trow my robe to Thog Arganyev: extra effort can be of help for reaching longer GM: You'll need to get it out, first. Stop and grab it? Sithis: then I move through the rope GM: You ready your rope, stopping your panicked run. Singeon: I land safely and win the game! Sithis: OK Narrator: Singeon touches down on the far side, safely. Thog: Safe is such a relative term... Arganyev: jump back and try again! GM: You're on map CM-8, by the way. Singeon: I want to acrobatic roll out of anyones way that may land on me GM: Sure, all-out defense and a turn. I'm good with it. Singeon: Acrobatics (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [6,6,6] = 18 vs (15) or less Critical Failure! [B556] GM: Using luck or character points? Singeon: Did you not want me to make an acrobatics roll? Singeon: Luck Singeon: Acrobatics (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [6,3,1] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 Singeon: Acrobatics (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [2,3,5] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 GM: No, I'm totally good with that. GM: okay, you'll be dodgy at +5. Singeon: Cool. Singeon: ### GM: You land and flip to see what's coming - mainly, Thog. ** Singeon rolls in a flashy way! ** Arganyev: The Ogre Menace Beltarne: Beltarne aims at the crevice in the ceiling. "Aye, I think we can be daeing this, if we stay calm." Lenia (Harald387): "You try staying calm THEY ARE EATING ME MAKE THEM STOP!" Beltarne: "Aye, I thought that be the natural order of things?" Arganyev: I wait for Beltarne's work while attack the swarm of rats GM: okay, you beat up some rats. Arganyev: Im the best GM: You disperse them by stepping on them and cutting some up. GM: you're at -6 on all actions, remember. Lenia (Harald387): -6? O.o GM: -3, doubled? Arganyev: O.o.uch Lenia (Harald387): -2 doubled, I thought? No matter! GM: 2 points of cutting through DR is 3 damage. Lenia (Harald387): I flail at bats with my staff. In an all-out, determined manner. GM: Yeah, I can see that. Lenia (Harald387): [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [5,6,2] = 13 vs (12) or less Failure! by 1 Lenia (Harald387): Done! GM: Your mad flailing, though not well targetted, nevertheless cannot help hitting a couple of the bats, and their frail bodies fall to the ground. Beltarne: "Hey! Watch where yae be swingin that thing, lassie!" whispering to Lenia (Harald387), okay, you're right, 1 point of damage got through because you're DR5. Sorry about that. Arganyev: you aren't a fragile bodie, Beltarne Arganyev: body* Sithis: take care, we are here till GM: bats keep biting Lenia [1d6] => [3] = (3) DR5 Generic Monster: wasps continue biting Arganyev and Beltarne, again for 1 damage each. Arganyev: argh Narrator: More rocks fall behind you. Narrator: Thog lands near Singeon's twisting body. GM: Singeon, make a Dodge check at a net +5 or get slammed by Thog. Arganyev: the Ogre Menace (2º) Singeon: sorry, i sec Singeon: Defend: Dodge (Enc 0) (12): [3d6.skill(12,5)] => [4,4,1] = 9 vs (17) or less Success! by 8 GM: No problem. ** Singeon makes a ballet like dodge into a perfect pirouette. ** GM: Thog, what are you up to after you land? Thog: Standing up? GM: okay, you stick the landing and prevent yourself from running into a wall. Sithis: If it¡s ready the rope of Beltarne, I walk by the rope, Or I jump at the other side with the rope of Beltarne like Lenia Arganyev: I remember the beautiful days, before these Thunderclaps... All was so easy, our lives so comfortable... Sithis: it is ready? GM: No, he's about to throw it, and then you'll have to swing across, anyway. GM: want to do anything while waiting? Sithis: yes, attack critters Lenia (Harald387): "It's not my fault notbody noticed the cavern was unstable! Get these bats off me!" Arganyev: I wasn't speaking, only thinking) Singeon: accidentally moved me Sithis: yes, help Lenia with hers bats GM: You carve up more of the bats. Sithis: done GM: There are noticeably less bats swarming Lenia. GM: but there are still some there. Singeon: I step and face down the corridor, readying my sabres, looking out for the ambush I know in my heart is there. Singeon: I cant move my fig Singeon: Thank you. Singeon: ### Arganyev: your token is in CM7, too Arganyev: ogh, forget it) GM: You see - a door. Light shines from above, from no visible source. It's just bright, like daylight. Singeon: Magical, maybe? Arganyev: its no more than your own spotlight, Singeon Beltarne: Beltarne throws the grapnel. [3d6.skill(13,2)] => [3,3,2] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 Singeon: LOL Beltarne: "Aha! Nae we have a way tae get tae safety!" GM: The grapnel is wedged in the crack above. Arganyev: Can I grab the rope, then? Arganyev: for swinging myself to the other side? GM: You're quite a bit away from it. you're really heavy. you have a sense of duty to Lenia and Sithis. So yes, you could, but no, you'd feel like a jerk. Arganyev: I wait for them being safe GM: doing anything else? Arganyev: smacking critters Sithis: no, there are two companions in the other side, what about them? GM: which critters you smacking, Arganyev. Arganyev: bats ** Arganyev almost goes to "the other side" ** whispering to Sithis, They've landed safely and are standing guard on the far side. GM: you step forward and slash with shield and sword, battering the bats out of the sky. Lenia (Harald387): Fast-draw a potion of Paut, and ready it for drinking. "Sithis should go first, she's lightest." GM: roll wizard. you keep taking that potion out. Lenia (Harald387): Wizard! (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [6,2,3] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 Lenia (Harald387): I've already used one. =/ Lenia (Harald387): Done! Generic Monster: wasps bite Arganyev and Beltarne for 1 damage each. Sithis: why Lenia doesn't cross the other side?; Narrator: In the background, even more rocks fall. Lenia (Harald387): You should go first, Sithis, you're lighter. Sithis: why? Thog: READY: may step; any defend {B366}, Longbow [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [4,6,5] = 15 vs (18) or less Success! by 3 Thog: ### Arganyev: Sithis, please swing yourself to the other side Sithis: now, I swing myself and such Sithis: at last, I cross the other side, done Arganyev: wait for GM word GM: hang on - roll acrobatics to not drop the rope. Sithis: ah GM: or pull it loose or whatever. Sithis: [3d6] => [5,2,6] = (13) Arganyev: skill 15 Sithis: success! GM: you swing across, landing next to Thog. Sithis: or not?; GM: switch to map CM-8 as you cross. Sithis: OK Singeon: Do nothing Singeon: ### GM: "Throw back the rope, ye moon crazed elf!" swat wasps with hands and shield. Beltarne: "Throw back the rope, ye moon crazed elf!" swat wasps with hands and shield. Arganyev: smacking more Lenia bats, or wasps if there is nothing more Arganyev: ### GM: no more bats on Lenia. The wasps on you, or Beltarne? Arganyev: on me GM: okay. Lenia (Harald387): Wait for Sithis to throw back the rope, and try to catch it - unless that's Beltarne's action, in which case I wait for him. Lenia (Harald387): Done. GM: No, it'll be your action, he's swatting wasps. GM: wasps bite Arganyev and Beltarne for 1 damage each. Thog: AIM: may step; if defend, negates aim; if injured, roll vs. Will; crossbow/firearm +1 for bracing {B366}, Longbow [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [2,3,1] = 6 vs (18) or less Critical Success! by 12 [B556] Thog: ### GM: what are you aiming at? Thog: Other side GM: you draw a bead on Beltarne. Thog: That works Sithis: I trow the rope to Lenia, and then I spot around me for discover the origen of the light Sithis: the origin* Sithis: can I in the same turn? GM: yes, you can. Sithis: oh, better, I move a bit for left space for the others GM: The light is magic and is coming from a point above the door. Singeon: Concentrate maneuver. Singeon concentrates on how amazing he is. Sithis: OK Singeon: ### GM: well. You do that. Lenia (Harald387): My wait is triggered by Sithis throwing the rope? GM: Yes, you grab the rope. GM: Uhm - make a DX check. Lenia (Harald387): [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [6,2,4] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 Beltarne: "Get your magic-using tail over, lassie!" Beltarne bashes wasps. Arganyev: I sheathe my sword, but shield bash the critters -wasps GM: One or the other. Arganyev: sheathe the sword GM: okay. GM: that takes 2 actions, by the rules. GM: so you ready to sheathe. Arganyev: OK, done GM: DX-2 to cross on the rope. Lenia (Harald387): I don't have Acrobatics and I'm not sure I trust DX at a penalty; if I use a ready action to secure my grip, can I get +2? GM: Sure, I think Kromm's guidelines are harsh. GM: You doing that? Lenia (Harald387): Aye. Ready for a secure grip on the rope. Arganyev: secure grips out of combat actions or weapons? hm Lenia (Harald387): Done! Generic Monster: more biting actions from the wasps. Arganyev: Im waiting for my damage point Generic Monster: take it! Arganyev: thanks!! :-\ GM: I'm going to drop people out of the order as they cross over to speed this up a bit. Beltarne: "Lassie, we dae not have the time for your nymphy tricks!" Continues smashing wasps. Arganyev: sheathing the weapon Arganyev: ### GM: it's sheathed. Lenia (Harald387): Swing across! GM: DX roll! Lenia (Harald387): [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [5,3,3] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 Arganyev: luck! Arganyev: OK GM: you land easily on the far side. Generic Monster: bite, and bite, 1 damage to Beltare and Arganyev. Sithis: remember trow back the rope Narrator: More rocks fall from the ceiling. Singeon: Sithis, move up and look for traps. Singeon: They may have a light on, but I doubt it is a Motel 5. Beltarne: "Grab the rope, ye big lummox! I've got the wasps." Beltarne: Beltarne kills the last of the wasps in his hex. Lenia (Harald387): Adventurers check in, but they don't check out? Arganyev: I smash critters Singeon: LOL Arganyev: ### Lenia (Harald387): Toss the rope back to the other side. GM: Hmm... GM: okay. Generic Monster: Bite Arganyev for 1 damage. Generic Monster: "Dammit, laddie! Grab the rope!" He smashes wasps on Arganyev. Beltarne: "Dammit, laddie! Grab the rope!" He smashes wasps on Arganyev. Arganyev: but the rope is here? Arganyev: isnt? GM: Well, you weren't waiting for it, so DX check at -2 to catch it. Arganyev: for Beltarne Arganyev: I was waiting for Beltarne crossing first GM: well, someone needs to catch the rope or it will swing back into the chasm and you can figure out a new way to get across. Arganyev: ok: Arganyev: [3d6] => [3,4,2] = (9) Arganyev: success by 4 Sithis: by 2 GM: You frantically grab the rope as it pulls back (success by 2, -2 penalty!) and need to make a ST check or overbalance and start into the chasm early. Arganyev: by 2 after the difficulty Arganyev: [3d6] => [2,5,6] = (13) Arganyev: by 0 GM: Okay, you brace yourself. Generic Monster: Bite Beltarne! Beltarne: "That's the last of them buggers." Beltarne smashes wasps. "But we should be hurryin if we dae not want tae be making our peace with Moradin below early." Arganyev: I swing to the other side, or at least I try to do it GM: DX at -2. Arganyev: [3d6] => [6,3,3] = (12) Arganyev: fail by 1 GM: well, you had a bad start, and swing out into the chasm, but don't quite make it to the far side. like a pendulum, you swing back. Sithis: then?; GM: you'll spend your next turn doing that. Arganyev: Im a pendulum Arganyev: Help me, B Beltarne: "Nae, laddy, that's not the way!" [3d6.skill(12,-1)] => [1,5,6] = 12 vs (11) or less Failure! by 1 Arganyev: push me to the other side Sithis: Beltarne! grabs Arganyev! Beltarne: Beltarne attempts to push you or grab you or something but doesn't manage. Thog: Tie rope to arrow, Thog Shoot Arganyev, pull him this side! Thog: Yes? Arganyev: Í try to take impulse for swinging myself GM: DX check at -2 to land on the south lip, DX-3 to just push off and make it back to the other side. Arganyev: impulse forward Sithis: Thog, badguy, you could must cross the last... whispering to Thog, Good plan! Arganyev: -3 Arganyev: [3d6] => [2,6,1] = (9) Arganyev: success GM: Arganyev twists around and kicks off the cliff wall with both feet, regaining precious speed. ** Arganyev passes to "the other side" ** Thog: I know what each of those words mean, individually... Beltarne: "Dae not be playing around! This be serious!" GM: DX check at -1 to land on the far side. Arganyev: I throw the rope to Beltarne Arganyev: "hurry!" GM: DX check at -1 first. Arganyev: [3d6] => [4,1,6] = (11) Thog: DX (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [1,2,5] = 8 vs (13) or less Success! by 5 GM: As you swing in, Thog drops his bow and grabs you. You are pulled safely to the ground. ** Arganyev passes to "the other side".9 ** Beltarne: DX to grab the rope [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [5,6,1] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 Sithis: thx Thog :) Arganyev: thanks, Thog :) Beltarne: Ready action to get a good grip. Beltarne: Swing across [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [1,1,5] = 7 vs (12) or less Success! by 5 Sithis: hi Beltarne! Arganyev: wow Sithis: can now we spot around us?; Narrator: After a few tense moments, the delvers crossed the chasm ahead of the collapsing ceiling. Behind them, rocks drop from the top of the tunnel, half filling it and pulverizing anything beneath. GM: we're out of combat time. GM: You're in a tunnel. Arganyev: and a bit wounded, in general GM: There's a door - wooden, iron bound. GM: a light shines above it. ** Thog examines the door ** Singeon: Perhaps we should Thunderclap the door? Good idea? Thog: NO! GM: the tunnel on the far side is half filled with rocks, but could be passable with difficult if you wanted to go back. Arganyev: why? Sithis: how many tall is the door above us?; Sithis: or is in the floor?; Arganyev: how much* Singeon: I like the excitement, Arganyev. Arganyev: I was answering Thog! Singeon: Any writing? Beltarne: "Aye, that was a right mess that we only got through with the grace of the Bronze Mask hisself." He starts casting healing spells and quickly exhausts himself. Thog and Arganyev heal 8 points; Lenia, Sithis, and Singeon heal 6. Sithis: The GM was say: the door was in the ceiling, if I remember well Arganyev: Thog is very wounded, the myself, and the others too (by damage order) Arganyev: then* GM: Beltarne is unconscious from fatigue and GM annoyance. Singeon: Thank you. Arganyev: lol Singeon: You are a good man, Beltarne. Arganyev: thanks Beltarne GM: The tunnel is just slightly taller than Thog. The door is a normal door, slightly taller than Arganyev. It has Polisberg hallmarks on it. ** Thog pokes the door with his staff. ** Singeon: Is he really down? GM: You hear a sharp hissing sound, like someone drawing in breath, from the far side, but nothing else. GM: Yes, he's really down, and yes, I'm really annoyed. Lenia (Harald387): "I'm worried about what's on the other side of that door." ** Thog pokes the door again. ** ** Arganyev unsheathes the sword ** ** Singeon suggest we rest here, to get him back on his feet. ** Singeon: I'm glad you are seeing things my way, Lenia. Singeon: They are out to get us, you know. Sithis: I agree with wait Beltarne recovering GM: You guys hear faint clinking noises, like someone getting their gear ready. Arganyev: ok, I agree about resting here, if cracks aren't pursuing us now Singeon: Wait, quiet. Lenia (Harald387): "I don't think we have time to rest, people. A charge out that door could push us into the chasm." Singeon: We may not have a choice Sithis: I hide ** Thog Thog knocks on the door. ** GM: By the way, no amount of resting will allow Beltarne to return to you. He's out of it, now. I mean, unless Nate shows up... then he'll be fine. Thog: Hello? Youse there? Arganyev: I wait Sithis: haha Singeon: I am en guard GM: No one responds. GM: At the door, I mean. Sithis: Thog, can you trow down the door?; Thog: Hello? ** Thog Knocks again ** Singeon: Candygram! Arganyev: be educated Lenia (Harald387): Have I got time to pull out a fresh vial of Paut? I really need the energy back. Thog: ... GM: Sure, we're not on combat time. Thog: Gold delivery! Singeon: I don't need to be a tactical expert to know we lost the element of surprise here. GM: Lenia drinks paut while Thog and Singeon pester the door. Sithis: I go to the door too Thog: "Thog got delivery of shiny gold out here! Come get it!" Sithis: can I open the door? ** Thog winks to Singeon ** Sithis: Im thief Singeon: Pick it, Sithis? GM: It doesn't seem to be locked, so it is quite easy for Sithis to open it. Sithis: yes, I open the door ** Singeon smiles at Thog. "Good try." ** Sithis: Enter then Sithis: I enter in Arganyev: we enter Singeon: Im going! Sithis: I enter more in GM: hey, crack monkeys - calm down a second while the GM explains what's going on. Singeon: I double enter. Thog: "Crack monkeys?" Narrator: The delvers stepped into a room, apparently molded out of the living stone. Singeon: Monster Manual V: South Central Creatures, I believe Narrator: It is well lit by magical light, and the floor is covered with soft rugs. Narrator: On one of them lies a badly decayed body, likely of a human male. Narrator: Next to the body is a 9' tall, 6 armed woman with the lower body of a snake. She carries a large shield, a spear held in two hands across her body, a whip, and two throwing darts. Her tail lashes the ground behind her. Demon: "No closer come!" she growls, hefting the darts. whispering to Lenia (Harald387), Though this looks something like a Peshkali, it's actually a variant demon beast. You can't kill it's arms. You need to cut off the tail and the head. Also, don't get close - it has a stinking breath. whispering to Arganyev, This is a peshkali. it's a guardian demon. you can't kill it until you cut off the arms. it the meantime, it will kill you. GM: well. combat has begun. GM: what are people up to? ** Thog shoots snake-lady. ** GM: make an attack roll. Thog: ALL-OUT ATTACK: Determined (+4 to hit melee; +1 ranged); move up to 1/2 (forward only); no defend {B365}, Longbow [3d6.skill(18,-3)] => [1,4,1] = 6 vs (15) or less Success! by 9 Demon: Block [3d6.skill(13,2)] => [2,6,3] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 Thog: [2d8+8] => [3,4,8] = (15) Thog: Grr GM: She contemptuously bats your arrow aside with her shield. Lenia (Harald387): "The head and the tail need to be cut off to bring her down. Don't get too close, she can be foul!" GM: roll stealth -5 to be hidden, Sithis. Sithis: [3d6] => [6,6,4] = (16) Sithis: I don't find stealth in my paper.. Sithis: I don't know how many stealth I have.. GM: you fail. what are you doing? Sithis: I move by the room, spotting the room GM: okay, move up to 6 yards from the door way. Sithis: ok Singeon: Question: My rapier is 2.75, the spear is 4 pounds, so I can parry without breaking? Sithis: are something there?; GM: yes. Sithis: what?; Singeon: Thank you.. I move Singeon: ### whispering to Sithis, No one responds, but there's some weird magical markings on the floor. Sithis: sorry, I confused Arganyev: Heroic Feat: Strength: Arganyev: [1d6] => [4] = (4) Arganyev: my strength now is 17 GM: you're strong! Arganyev: I move, covering with my shield agains her darts GM: all-out defense or move? Arganyev: all out defense GM: okay - dodge or block? Arganyev: half move GM: dodge it is. Arganyev: ### Lenia (Harald387): Cast Lightning for 3d - 2 FP, one from me and the last from my Power Item. GM: okay. roll it. Lenia (Harald387): Lightning (17) [3d6.skill(17,0)] => [5,4,3] = 12 vs (17) or less Success! by 5 for [2] => 2 FP. Demon: "Fools!" she throws two darts at Thog [3d6.skill(18,-3)] => [2,3,3] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 [3d6.skill(18,-3)] => [2,1,5] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 , snaps her whip at Singeon [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [2,3,2] = 7 vs (14) or less Success! by 7 , and fast-draws two more darts [3d6.skill(16,0)] => [1,2,4] = 7 vs (16) or less Success! by 9 [3d6.skill(16,0)] => [2,1,1] = 4 vs (16) or less Critical Success! [B556] Demon: Thog takes [2d6+1] => [3,4,1] = (8)[2d6+1] => [5,1,1] = (7) DR2 impaling damage. Demon: for a total for 26 points and a major wound. Thog: Oof! ** Singeon Acrobatic Dodges ** Arganyev: damn Singeon: Skill: Acrobatics (15): [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [3,2,6] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 GM: roll it, Singeon. GM: okay, you dodge the whip. Singeon: Defend: Dodge (Enc 0) (12): [3d6.skill(12,2)] => [3,6,4] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 GM: barely. Singeon: First was acrobatics Singeon: thank you ** Singeon gives a knowing smile to the demon. ** Demon: she throws two darts at Arganyev [3d6.skill(18, -3)] => [5,4,4] = 13 vs (15) or less Success! by 2 [3d6.skill(18,-3)] => [4,3,5] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 Arganyev: what are my defenses= GM: block and dodge, usually. Arganyev: I was in AoD Arganyev: [3d6] => [6,2,6] = (14) Arganyev: block Arganyev: [3d6] => [3,5,6] = (14) Arganyev: failed dodge, I think GM: your block is good. the dodge is a failure. [2d6+1] => [5,6,1] = (12) DR6 impaling. GM: you take 12 damage! Arganyev: ow! GM: major wound, roll for HT for stun! Arganyev: [3d6] => [6,2,5] = (13) Arganyev: success Thog: HT (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [6,6,5] = 17 vs (15) or less Critical Failure! [B556] Thog: Nighty-night Thog: Weeee....Thunk! GM: Thog looks down at the blood pouring from his chest and collapses. Arganyev: what darts are these! OMG GM: But the demon is not holding her shield up anymore. GM: ... actually, Thog gets +3 for HPT, so that was a non-critical failure and he's just stunned. Arganyev: that is good, ok! Thog: HPT? GM: he does fall down, though. Lenia (Harald387): High Pain Threshold. Arganyev: high pain threshold GM: Right. Thog: Haha! GM: [3d6.skill(12,3)] => [1,1,6] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 GM: Thog is stunned. roll HT+3 to recover at the end of the round. Thog: HT (15) [3d6.skill(15,+3)] => [1,6,6] = 13 vs (18) or less Success! by 5 Thog: ### Sithis: I find a marks in the floor, a magical marks GM: True, but not necessarily helpful. GM: what are you doing now? Sithis: then I try erased these GM: they're permanently painted into the floor. No good. Sithis: oh, better: I go to the marks and enter in the circle Singeon: Heroic Surge (-1 FP), then feint, then attack GM: intriguing. Sithis: hey! i enter in the circle! Singeon: OK so far? Sithis: OK whispering to Sithis, Nothing happens. GM: Right. roll your feint. Singeon: Attack: Saber L Swing (22): [3d6.skill(22,0)] => [2,3,5] = 10 vs (22) or less Success! by 12 Singeon: Not bad Demon: [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [5,2,6] = 13 vs (18) or less Success! by 5 Singeon: Attack neck, swinging Demon: You anticipate her parry and avoid it. roll your attack. Singeon: Attack: Saber R Swing (22): [3d6.skill(22,-5)] => [4,3,4] = 11 vs (17) or less Success! by 6 Singeon: Neck by 6! Singeon: Shes at -7 Demon: parry with spear held as a staff in a defensive grip [3d6.skill(15,-7)] => [1,2,3] = 6 vs (8) or less Success! by 2 Singeon: I use luck GM: she gets her spear in the way. GM: okay. Demon: parry with spear held as a staff in a defensive grip [3d6.skill(15,-7)] => [5,3,6] = 14 vs (8) or less Failure! by 6 Demon: parry with spear held as a staff in a defensive grip [3d6.skill(15,-7)] => [4,2,4] = 10 vs (8) or less Failure! by 2 Singeon: I impulsively use luck lol Singeon: Damage: Saber (Swing): [2d6+2] => [6,6,2] = (14) cut GM: but you cut over it and slash her neck! roll damage. Arganyev: great! GM: wow. doubled for the neck, right? yikes. Arganyev: go for a decapitation! Singeon: Me or her? Arganyev: you Arganyev: roll, roll damage! Singeon: I did Singeon: Maxed it Arganyev: aha GM: sorry, had to look up a metric butt ton of rules there. Arganyev: 14 Singeon: That what GURPS is all about Thog: I believe that's metric butte-tonne GM: you carve through her neck. no blood comes out. she doesn't even look particular inconvenienced. what you can see of the inside of her neck - and that's a lot - is a solid mass of flesh without a tube for the throat or a spine. GM: ((good one, Thog!)) GM: You are creeped out. Singeon: She's stilll up? Singeon: Damn!!!! GM: she's not even slowed down. Singeon: ### Arganyev: Heroic Charge, and Attack whispering to Arganyev, you have to cripple all of a Peshkali's arms before you can kill it. and you have to beat it up a bunch before you do that. GM: okay. Arganyev: is my move OK? GM: sure! Arganyev: skill 18, 19 against demons! Arganyev: [3d6] => [5,3,2] = (10) Arganyev: by 9 Demon: okay, she shifts the staff and parries with it, again [3d6.skill(15,-2)] => [4,6,3] = 13 vs (13) or less Success! by 0 Arganyev: swinging sword Arganyev: ouch! damn! xD GM: she parries. Lenia (Harald387): Concentrate, adding 3 more FP to the Lightning Bolt (6d now). GM: well. Lenia (Harald387): Done. GM: how much fatigue does that leave you? Lenia (Harald387): 5, 1 point over the 1/3 mark. GM: okay, that's what I thought. Demon: the demon yowls with anger and fast draws two swords over her shoulders [3d6.skill(17,0)] => [4,2,2] = 8 vs (17) or less Success! by 9 [3d6.skill(17,0)] => [1,3,2] = 6 vs (17) or less Critical Success! by 11 [B556] Arganyev: her head is in he floor? GM: No... she wasn't even close to getting decapitated. Arganyev: or it is hanging? Arganyev: OK Demon: she shifts the grip on her spear/staff to use it as a spear and stabs Singeon, then cuts at both Arganyev and Singeon, 1 sword per, and then sweeps her tail around to trip Arganyev. All attacks but the tail are deceptive, -4/-2. spear: [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [6,1,1] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 ; sword to singeon [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [1,1,3] = 5 vs (14) or less Success! by 9 ; sword to Arganyev [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [2,1,6] = 9 vs (14) or less Success! by 5 ; tail sweep ([3d6.skill(16,-5)] => [6,6,6] = 18 vs (11) or less Critical Failure! [B556] Demon: [3d6.crit_miss()] => [6,2,6] = 14 A swung weapon flies from hand 6 yards (50% chance straight forward/backward) anyone on the target of the flying weapon makes a DX roll or takes half-damage; a thrust or ranged weapon is dropped (& a cheap weapon breaks). [B556] Demon: [3d6.crit_unarm()] => [2,4,4] = 10 You lose your balance; you can do nothing else (not even free actions) until next turn, and all defenses -2 until next turn. [B557] Singeon: Defend: Saber L Parry( 17F): [3d6.skill(17,0)] => [4,2,5] = 11 vs (17) or less Success! by 6 Demon: The tail sweep causes her to rock and she is off balance. GM: two defenses for Singeon, 1 for Arganyev Arganyev: how many of her attacks I receive? Arganyev: in total GM: 1 sword cut. Singeon: what kind of sword? Arganyev: I parry (16) Arganyev: [3d6] => [6,4,5] = (15) GM: broadsword like thing. Arganyev: ooops Arganyev: I have +1 for Higher Purpose, it was 17 GM: you fail - she was deceptive. take [3d6+3] => [2,3,1,3] = (9) DR6 cutting damage. GM: 4 more points of damage. you are slowed due to damage. Arganyev: failed for 1... hm Arganyev: OK Singeon: Defend: Saber R Parry (17F): [3d6.skill(17,0)] => [5,1,2] = 8 vs (17) or less Success! by 9 Singeon: Made both GM: Singeon, you can't parry - you moved and attacked, remember Singeon: Heroic surge, remember Lenia (Harald387): It's still a move and attack. Arganyev: that is Heroic Surge, or Heroic Charge? Singeon: The one where you can move and make a normal attack GM: "likewise, you're still subject to defensive penalties (no parry or retreat), Martial Arts p 131. Singeon: I wasn't aware of that Singeon: fine GM: I'll let you take your previous rolls as Dodges, or you can reroll them both. your choice. Singeon: Defend: Dodge (Enc 0) (12): [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [2,6,3] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 Singeon: Defend: Dodge (Enc 0) (12): [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [6,2,6] = 14 vs (12) or less Failure! by 2 Arganyev: two hits! Singeon: no, it was my fault for not fully understanding the rule Singeon: Good night GM: well, since she was deceptive -2, you're hit twice. [2d6+1] => [1,5,1] = (7)[2d6+1] => [2,1,1] = (4) DR2 Arganyev: good night? wait, man GM: you take a total of 14 damage a major wound. roll HT or be stunned. Singeon: I am going down Singeon: see GM: ? Singeon: HT (13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [4,3,3] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 Arganyev: you see? you are still here GM: yeah, failing that 86% chance was real likely. Singeon: I have 2 HP left, I am at 1/2 move Arganyev: Im at 1 HP ;) GM: hmm. well, that's a problem. for you. fortunately, she's out of attacks. Thog: HT (15) [3d6.skill(15,+3)] => [3,3,4] = 10 vs (18) or less Success! by 8 GM: you are neither stunned nor unconscious. Thog: Fast draw arrow, shoot demon. GM: from a prone position? with your allies in the way? cool. Thog: Fast-Draw (Arrow) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [1,6,4] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 Thog: ...Prone? Lenia (Harald387): Failed the knockdown/stun check, remember? GM: you fell down when you were stunned, like everyone else in GURPS rules. Thog: I guess I can hold the bow sideways? Gangsta-style? GM: you're a heroic archer. if you don't take a penalty for running, why take one for lying down? you don't get your Acc bonus, though. Thog: Whoo-hoo! GM: I really do think it's cool. GM: you're at a -4 for Singeon being in the way, though. Thog: Total penalty to the shot? GM: -6. Thog: ALL-OUT ATTACK: Determined (+4 to hit melee; +1 ranged); move up to 1/2 (forward only); no defend {B365}, Longbow [3d6.skill(18,-6)] => [1,3,3] = 7 vs (12) or less Success! by 5 GM: (-3 range, +1 SM, -4 cover). GM: well. Thog: DIE, SNAKE-LADY! Arganyev: that is ineffective,.... Demon: Dodge [3d6.skill(10,-2)] => [1,1,5] = 7 vs (8) or less Success! by 1 Arganyev: you need to cut her arms Thog: *twitch GM: she's fast. did I mention she's fast? Lenia (Harald387): "Cutting off the arms won't help! You need her head and tail!" Arganyev: she has -2 to her defenses because the crit failure Thog: I'm just going...to sleep here for a bit... Singeon: Head didn't do much Thog: ah-HA! Lenia (Harald387): The -2 was already accounted. Thog: Oh. Arganyev: OK Sithis: I am in middle circle, then I stab my knives in the center of circle Sithis: or two knives if I can Arganyev: she stabs the center of the circle with her knife GM: you stab the circle. nothing happens except you mar it some. Sithis: and the demon? Arganyev: she is having good fun Sithis: she feels something?; GM: she looks at you and hisses, but is busy killing and being carved up by Arganyev and Singeon. If something happened to her, it isn't immediately apparent. Singeon: Step, Feint, Attack a Weapon Arm (-2), Shock (-4) Sithis: but I can move too in same turn? Singeon: There is a weapon arm available here, yes? GM: Sithis, no. Sithis: OK GM: Singeon, yes, six of them =) Singeon: Feint next: Singeon: Attack: Saber L Swing (22): [3d6.skill(22,0)] => [3,3,6] = 12 vs (22) or less Success! by 10 Singeon: Attack: Saber R Swing (22): [3d6.skill(22,-6)] => [4,2,1] = 7 vs (16) or less Success! by 9 Demon: [3d6.skill(18,0)] => [3,2,5] = 10 vs (18) or less Success! by 8 Singeon: Hit arm! Swing, of course Arganyev: a hit!? Singeon: It is a hit, but she needs to defend Singeon: To see if the hit lands Demon: the shock penalty applies to your feint, you know. so she resists. parry [3d6.skill(15, 0)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (15) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556] Demon: [3d6.crit_miss()] => [2,3,1] = 6 You hit yourself in arm or leg (50/50 chance), doing half damage; if impaling, piercing, or ranged attack, then roll again (if you hit yourself again then use that result). [B556] Singeon: I forgot Singeon: Excited, you know Demon: want to spend a CP to force reroll of the critical success/parry Arganyev: that or the death Singeon: I spend Demon: parry [3d6.skill(15, 0)] => [3,2,2] = 7 vs (15) or less Success! by 8 Singeon: ### GM: she intercepts your blade, but doesn't quite manage to force you to cut your own arm. Arganyev: I step to her side, and deceptive attack to the arm (-4 for -2 to defense( GM: okay. GM: good. Arganyev: [3d6] => [1,6,5] = (12) Arganyev: suc Arganyev: cess Arganyev: and -2 for the side attack -4 in total Demon: she parries with a sword [3d6.skill(13,-6)] => [1,3,4] = 8 vs (7) or less Failure! by 1 Demon: actually, -6 because she's off balance. Generic Monster: you step the side and hit. roll damage, +1 for higher purpose (3d6+1) Arganyev: Cutting sword to a weapon arm (the spear one): Arganyev: [3d6] => [3,5,5] = (13) Arganyev: (for my current strength of 17) Arganyev: and +1 for higher purpose, 14 points of damage Generic Monster: okay, you cripple the arm. Singeon: Good work GM: the demon hisses in pain. Arganyev: ### Lenia (Harald387): Clarification: Does she still have her shield? GM: it's pinned to her palm by one of Thog's arrows, but she's not using it to defend anymore. Arganyev: perhaps your magic can do something here... Lenia (Harald387): Step, and all-out ranged with the lightning bolt. -4 for range, any other modifiers I should note? GM: +1 for size; everyone is out of the way now. Lenia (Harald387): [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [5,3,4] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 Demon: dodge! [3d6.skill(10,-2)] => [2,4,6] = 12 vs (8) or less Failure! by 4 Arganyev: great Narrator: Lenia throws lightning at the demon, enveloping it in blazing light. Lenia (Harald387): [6d6] => [2,3,1,1,6,1] = (14) Lenia (Harald387): Luck. Lenia (Harald387): [6d6] => [3,1,1,2,2,2] = (11) GM: yeah. Lenia (Harald387): [6d6] => [5,2,2,6,5,5] = (25) Lenia (Harald387): THERE we go. ** Singeon would clap, but fears becoming unready ** Arganyev: 11 or 25? Lenia (Harald387): 25, clearly. Thog: Let's go with the 25, huh? Arganyev: OK GM: okay, the demon takes a great big old hit of pain. but it can't be stunned, so... Lenia (Harald387): Drat. =/ GM: no joke. Kromm's a monster. Lenia (Harald387): That would have been HT-12 =( Demon: smoking and slightly charred, the demon rights itself. Singeon: Attack of opportunity Singeon: Wring game Singeon: wrong Thog: This time for sure... Thog: Arrow goes in the bow: Singeon: Shes stunned? Thog: Fast-Draw (Arrow) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [2,3,2] = 7 vs (15) or less Success! by 8 Lenia (Harald387) (enter): 20:27 Arganyev: no, Singeon Thog: Arrow goes in the demon: Arganyev: don't worry, it is usual) Arganyev: go for that, Thog! GM: Thog, roll HT for consciousness at the end of your action. Thog: Did I do that? Thog: HT (15) [3d6.skill(15,+3)] => [6,1,2] = 9 vs (18) or less Success! by 9 GM: okay. attack? Arganyev: good Thog: ALL-OUT ATTACK: Determined (+4 to hit melee; +1 ranged); move up to 1/2 (forward only); no defend {B365}, Longbow [3d6.skill(18,-5)] => [1,5,5] = 11 vs (13) or less Success! by 2 => [5,1,2] => (5, 1, 2) = 8 vs (13) or less Success! by 5 Demon: dodge [3d6.skill(5,0)] => [5,4,3] = 12 vs (5) or less Failure! by 7 GM: you drive another bolt into her. she seems annoyed. Arganyev: next time aim to her arm) Singeon: Don't annoy her! Kill her! Thog: Should I even bother with the damage? GM: but not, you know, inconvenienced. GM: No. Singeon: What he said! Thog: [2d6+8] => [3,1,8] = (12) GM: Supernatural Durability is a bitch and half. Sithis: I insist, again I stab my knives in the rune Lenia (Harald387): "You idiots, this is Dunner's guardian demon. Take off her head and her tail!" Singeon: I did the head pretty good. Arganyev: "Her power is in her arms, Lenia!" Lenia (Harald387): "So do it again!" Lenia (Harald387): "That would be for a normal demon! This one's different!" Arganyev: "I have demonlore" Sithis: and can you say this before? GM: you're weakening her, slightly, each time you do that. you can see the energy flow now. Arganyev: hm Sithis: ohh good!! Arganyev: listen that, Singeon: she is weakening her! Singeon: Feint, Attack a Weapon Arm (-2), Deceptive (-4/-2), then step Singeon: Attack: Saber L Swing (22): [3d6.skill(22,0)] => [5,4,6] = 15 vs (22) or less Success! by 7 Singeon: Feint by 7 Demon: [3d6.skill(17,0)] => [2,4,2] = 8 vs (17) or less Success! by 9 Singeon: Attack: Saber R Swing (22): [3d6.skill(22,-6)] => [4,5,6] = 15 vs (16) or less Success! by 1 GM: she reads your feint. Singeon: Shes at -2 Sithis: and then, can someone goes to hit the rune too? Demon: parry (sword) [3d6.skill(12,-2)] => [2,3,4] = 9 vs (10) or less Success! by 1 Sithis: perhaps is better... Singeon: ### GM: she's slowing down, but she's still fast and skilled. Arganyev: I move behind her, and target another arm, deceptively Arganyev: -4 for -2 to her defense Arganyev: [3d6] => [3,5,1] = (9) Arganyev: success Arganyev: OK? Arganyev: this is a sword arm of her GM: okay, she's at -4 to defend before the defensive hit. Demon: sword parry and retreat [3d6.skill(12,-5)] => [1,3,5] = 9 vs (7) or less Failure! by 2 Arganyev: Swinging broadsword to one of her sword arm: Arganyev: [3d6] => [6,6,4] = (16) Arganyev: +1 for Higher Purpose, 17 damage GM: you carve up another arm as she scoots away from you. Lenia (Harald387): Cast Lightning, 1d, for free. GM: okay. Lenia (Harald387): Lightning (17) [3d6.skill(17,0)] => [4,6,2] = 12 vs (17) or less Success! by 5 for [0] => 0 FP. Lenia (Harald387): Done. Singeon: i keep forgetting I have Counterattack Demon: the demon spins, dropping the whip and bringing that hand up to the spear. she stabs and cuts at Singeon, and then lashes around with her tail to trip him. spear: [3d6.skill(17,-2)] => [4,2,5] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 ; sword [3d6.skill(17,-2)] => [6,5,3] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 ; tail [3d6.skill(16,-5)] => [6,2,3] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 Demon: the sword and the spear are at -1 to defend; there's no penalty against the tail sweep. Singeon: Deceptive attack? GM: yes, -2/-1. Singeon: Okay, three parrid, first two not against the tail, last one against the tail. All at -1 GM: sure! Singeon: Defend: Saber L Parry( 17F): [3d6.skill(17,-1)] => [1,1,5] = 7 vs (16) or less Success! by 9 Singeon: Defend: Saber R Parry (17F): [3d6.skill(17,-1)] => [2,4,4] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 Singeon: Defend: Saber L Parry( 17F): [3d6.skill(17,-1)] => [6,6,4] = 16 vs (16) or less Success! by 0 ** Singeon laughs ** Arganyev: OK! GM: make an attack roll at -4 versus the tail. Singeon: who? Lenia (Harald387): You. You parried an unarmed attack with a weapon. GM: singeon, you. you parried an unarmed attack with a blade, you can cut it. Singeon: You are correct Arganyev: roll the attack please Singeon: Attack: Saber L Swing (22): [3d6.skill(22,0)] => [1,6,5] = 12 vs (22) or less Success! by 10 Singeon: Wait Singeon: Okay, well keep it Singeon: Could I have gone deceptive? Lenia (Harald387): She can't defend, so you don't need to. Singeon: Oh Singeon: Mad it by 6 GM: roll damage. Singeon: Damage: Saber (Swing): [2d6+2] => [4,6,2] = (12) cut GM: you cut into her tail, half severing it. she drags it limply on the ground now. ** Singeon winks at her. She cant have me no matter how hard she tries. ** ** Singeon realizes that made no sense ** Arganyev: she is prone or something similar?I didn't understand that very well, Mark Singeon: She has a dead tail GM: no, she's not prone. her tail used to be moving around, striking out, all that. now it's limp. GM: difference between a monkey tail and a mouse tail, basically. Arganyev: hm... not entirely clear in the effects, but OK Singeon: Is her move slowed? Thog: Thog shoot head? Arganyev: an she has an attack less) Arganyev: hno nion no GM: her move is slowed. she can't hit you with tail attacks. Thog, what are you up to? Arganyev: target one of her sword arms! Thog: HT (15) [3d6.skill(15,+3)] => [1,1,6] = 8 vs (18) or less Success! by 10 Singeon: what? Thog: Thog shoot snake-lady in head Thog: Fast-Draw (Arrow) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [6,3,2] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 Arganyev: "no no no Thog, target to the arm" Demon: [3d6.skill(5,0)] => [2,2,4] = 8 vs (5) or less Failure! by 3 Thog: Okay, arm Thog: ALL-OUT ATTACK: Determined (+4 to hit melee; +1 ranged); move up to 1/2 (forward only); no defend {B365}, Longbow [3d6.skill(18,-7)] => [6,3,2] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 GM: you hit her in the head. Arganyev: better! GM: wait... uhm. arm? which arm are you aiming for (2 with the spear, 1 with a sword, 1 with the shield) Thog: Sword GM: okay. Thog: Argie told me to. GM: she didn't dodge, roll damage. Thog: [2d6+8] => [3,5,8] = (16) Arganyev: the sword arm, better Arganyev: or the spear, doesn't matter Thog: dr(2) pi GM: well. Thog's arrow more or less rips off her sword arm by sheer force. Arganyev: great! Sithis: Again, I stab my knives in the center of circle GM: The demon is visibly slowing down and becoming less skillful. Singeon: Step, Feint, Attack a Spear Arm (-2), Deceptive (-4/-2) Sithis: hehe Demon: [3d6.skill(16,0)] => [2,2,1] = 5 vs (16) or less Critical Success! by 11 [B556] resist feint Singeon: Attack: Saber L Swing (22): [3d6.skill(22,0)] => [6,6,2] = 14 vs (22) or less Success! by 8 Sithis: but, the demon don't have penalties or such? Singeon: My attack also is a counter attack, she is at an additional -2 to defend Singeon: Attack: Saber R Swing (22): [3d6.skill(22,-6)] => [1,4,6] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 GM: fine by me, but she totally read your feint regardless. Singeon: Shes at -4 Sithis: ah Singeon: I know, just the deceptive Demon: parry [3d6.skill(14,-4)] => [4,3,4] = 11 vs (10) or less Failure! by 1 Singeon: Damage: Saber (Swing): [2d6+2] => [6,5,2] = (13) cut Singeon: Nice damage rolls tonight for me. GM: your counterattack gets you through her defenses, and you carve up her elbow. she's left holding the spear in 1 hand. Arganyev: did you target one of her arms? Singeon: Yes Arganyev: thanks! Arganyev: my move is 6, can I put myself to her side? Arganyev: in this way Arganyev: no, my move is 3... GM: you'll need to make an all-out or committed attack. Arganyev: I attack straightforward to the sword arm, deceptive -4 for -2 to defenses: Arganyev: [3d6] => [1,3,1] = (5) Arganyev: by 15 Demon: parry with her spear [3d6.skill(12,-2)] => [5,4,2] = 11 vs (10) or less Failure! by 1 Arganyev: Broadsword cut to Peshkali sword arm: Arganyev: [3d6] => [4,2,6] = (12) Arganyev: +1 of HP = 13 damage total ** Singeon yells "huzzah!" ** GM: her sword arms are all cut up - she's only get 1 good arm, with the spear in it. you proceed to whack it off. Arganyev: how many arms remain? The spear one , and the shield one? Thog: 0 arms remain. GM: technically, the peshkali should survive for 1 more round with her shield arm, but she has absolutely no offense, so I think the 3 of you can remove a half-crippled arm. Thog: She is officially 'armless. GM: no need to roll. you swing, she falls, she dies. Arganyev: "That is for you!" Narrator: The demon fell to the ground and turned into evil green smoke which almost immediately evaporated. Thog: Thog not feel so good... GM: Congratulations! You beat the peshkali without dying! Arganyev: you are alive, Thog Arganyev: we are alive, all us! Singeon: I thought I was a goner GM: Arganyev falls over when his Holy Strength goes away. Arganyev: sure! Sithis: yes, incredible! Singeon: Luckily, Arganyev was on the ball with his commands for the arms! whispering to Lenia (Harald387), You critically failed your Demon Lore check, by the way. Sorry. =) Arganyev: Im at -3 HP now ** Thog crawls over to Beltarne ** Singeon: Don't tell him I said that Thog: Even a broken clock is right twice a day... Sithis: hehe Singeon: Sithis? Sithis: yes? GM: I think this is an excellent place to stop. Arganyev: so, you think Im unconscious? hehe Singeon: How about that chest? Arganyev: (surely I am) GM: you're at negative HP, so yes. sooner or later, you fail a HT roll. Arganyev: [3d6] => [5,2,1] = (8) Arganyev: [3d6] => [1,1,6] = (8) Arganyev: [3d6] => [1,6,5] = (12) Arganyev: not for these three seconds ;( Sithis: I see the chest long time ago :) Arganyev: ;) GM: it's after 9pm, you beat the boss monster. there's time to loot everything and explore next week. Sithis: hihi Arganyev: and: I remain prone, quiet for not forcing the dismay Thog: Okay. Night, all. See you next week. GM: okay. Singeon: How did you know it was the arms, Arganyev? Singeon: bye GM: goodnight, everyone. thanks for attending and all that! Arganyev: We holy warriors have notions of Demonlore Sithis: really a great battle Singeon and Arganyev! Singeon: Oh, you did a skill GM: oh, does anyone have Arganyev's whisper log? I think I missed half the conversation! Arganyev: thank you Lenia (Harald387): He actually succeeded on Demon Lore, unlike the Wizard who critfailed it. ;) Singeon: I thought I was dead. GM: straight 18s. Arganyev: and Thog, his arrows were very useful too; and Sithis stabs Arganyev: I have it, I think
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