You have just entered room "DA of Amaryllis in da house."
Dark Japheth: Yo yo yo. Fo 'sheezy.
Chromeus18 has entered the room.
AndrewRogue: I await my roommates to go eat.
Dark Japheth: Hey homes
Dark Japheth: 'sup foo?
AndrewRogue: So I'm free for a while.
Chromeus18: i gotta switch to AIM, brb
Chromeus18 has left the room.
Dark Japheth: Wonderful. When he gets back
Dark Japheth: Niniel talks to Harkan
AndrewRogue: All right. I'll have to bail in the middle for dinner most likely.
AndrewRogue: Then I can come back and we can finish.
Chromeus18 has entered the room.
Dark Japheth: Chrome enters now.
Chromeus18: tanks
Dark Japheth: And now. WHen does Harkan ambush talk Niniel?
AndrewRogue: He actually blatently asks her when she wants and gives her the option of when they get back that night, or first thing in the morning.
Dark Japheth: ....They get back
Dark Japheth: Because after she gets back, she's not coming back. Until at LEAST the wedding. :P
Dark Japheth: *after the morning
AndrewRogue: Ack.
AndrewRogue: And now my roommates go to eat.
Dark Japheth: lmao
AndrewRogue: I shall return shortly <_<
Dark Japheth: Ok. Go eat! Enjoy!
AndrewRogue: Bastards.
Chromeus18: free porn of the day
Chromeus18: http://www.fineart.sk/show.php?w=674
Chromeus18: only took the 3rd page to find an anatomical model that didn't make me wince
Dark Japheth: And Ev came back. :P
Chromeus18: i saw him on the board
Chromeus18: don't think he'll respond, but oh well
Dark Japheth: I know he won't. :P
Sarcazmo47 has entered the room.
Chromeus18: yeah, i noticed Kirk smelled last tim... hi Kirk!
Sarcazmo47: Hey Chrome!
Sarcazmo47: I mean, Pat!
Chromeus18: call me pigfucker, my friend
Dark Japheth: You guys should feel lucky. I found my DM hat.
Chromeus18: http://www.fineart.sk/show.php?w=690
Chromeus18: this abnormally pale chick covers HALF HER GODDAMN BODY with her hair. that's a beautiful reference of her back, assrammer.
Dark Japheth: ...Long hair is cool though.
Chromeus18: not when you're trying to find a pic of a nice back
Dark Japheth: Heh
Chromeus18: at least the carpet matched the invasively long drapes though
Dark Japheth: Anyway
Dark Japheth: Before game starts, anything anyone want to do?
Dark Japheth: Wearing the skull, by the way, will enable you to talk to scratch if you'd like.
Chromeus18: hah, i found a chick with her asscheeks clenched tightly
Chromeus18: Krist does not talk to scratch
Dark Japheth: Very good choice.
Dark Japheth: He is Greel, after all
Dark Japheth: We don't want Krists eyes turning midnight blue
Sarcazmo47: Oh!
Sarcazmo47: What does Rightous Might do, by the way?
Sarcazmo47: +6 to Str, +1 Size category?
Dark Japheth: +1 size category, +4 str
Dark Japheth: Might be +6 in 3.5.
Chromeus18: *Puts on Krist flesh*
Dark Japheth: And the SKULL
Dark Japheth: SKULL OF AWESOMENESS.
Sarcazmo47: Any bonus to intimidate?
Dark Japheth: Go ahead, its not entirely secret.
Dark Japheth: I think +10, if I recall
Sarcazmo47: Holy crap! Awsome!
Dark Japheth: I have a question for Krist, though- what is your ideal vision of yourself?
Chromeus18: yes, +10 intimidate, +2 to all cha checks
Chromeus18: -1 wis
Chromeus18: ideal vision in what way?
Dark Japheth: Well.
Dark Japheth: If Krist could reshape his flesh
Dark Japheth: And become perfect
Dark Japheth: How would he do it?
Dark Japheth: Is his dream to be a king of men and frogs, lording over them?
Dark Japheth: A brutal and strong tyrant?
Sarcazmo47: The question is - what gradual changes can the DM infllict on your froggy body?
Dark Japheth: A just and glorious Frog of Chrono Trigger fam?
Dark Japheth: Right. :P
Sarcazmo47: DUDE!
Dark Japheth: Kobolds have a size complex, so naturally, he became huge, gained shitloads of strength, and a badass tail of pain
Sarcazmo47: Gorth.
Dark Japheth: What?
Sarcazmo47: We need dual attacks.
Dark Japheth: They are called "Flankign"
Sarcazmo47: I would SO drop a feat into that.
Dark Japheth: Ok.
Sarcazmo47: No, like Chrono Trigger feats!
Sarcazmo47: Fucking X Strike!
Dark Japheth: Dual attack. Everyone takes the feat (everyone you want involved), and then you can do it.
Chromeus18: He would be strong, quick and and probably quite vicious.
Dark Japheth: Figure out the details of such an attack.
Sarcazmo47: It would involve holding an action to go on your companion's turn.
Dark Japheth: Fangs, yes or no? Long tongue that ends with a scorpion stinger? Extra arms, horns, what?
Chromeus18: holy SNES attacks Skocion!
Dark Japheth: This, I have no problem with
Sarcazmo47: SERIOUS!
Dark Japheth: However
Sarcazmo47: You wanna do it?
Chromeus18: YES!
Dark Japheth: If you want to figure out the details, go for it.
Sarcazmo47: Fucking awsome!
Dark Japheth: Send em to me, I'll errata them.
Dark Japheth: No, I can see Landus+Krist as the best dual team combo.
Sarcazmo47: We'll do it right now!
Chromeus18: FANGS long tongue is gotten, nothing outrageous.
Chromeus18: maybe wings :P
Dark Japheth: Like Chrono/Ayla
Sarcazmo47: I just got level 6.
Dark Japheth: Wings. Hmmmmmm.
Sarcazmo47: I have some feats to pick.
Sarcazmo47: A frog with wings?
Chromeus18: i'll scrap cleave RIGHT NOW for x strike
Sarcazmo47: SERIOUS.
Sarcazmo47: X-Strike, Baby!
Sarcazmo47: Okay.
Chromeus18: it was just a placeholder anyways :P
Sarcazmo47: Higher init holds an action to go on companion's turn.
Sarcazmo47: That person initiates the X-Strike.
Sarcazmo47: Both need to be in charging distance of the same foe.
Sarcazmo47: No.
Sarcazmo47: Er, yes./
Dark Japheth: Yes. :P
Sarcazmo47: Treat as a spring attack.
Sarcazmo47: They attack, and continue on their full move straight forward, terrain permitting.
Sarcazmo47: Both get a +2 for charging and a +2 for flanking.
Chromeus18: man...
Sarcazmo47: Opponent is denied his Dex bonus.
Sarcazmo47: Both characters get an attack, or 2 with 2 weapons.
Chromeus18: splat!
Sarcazmo47: If both hit and deal damage...
Dark Japheth: Treat as a rend.
Sarcazmo47: There's rend damage as well, equal to weapon damage + weapon damage + PC1Str + PC2 Str.
Dark Japheth: Righty o.
Sarcazmo47: So Skocion + Krist would be rend damage 1d6 + 1d6 + 4 + 2d4 + 7?
Dark Japheth: Right.
Chromeus18: whoamg
Sarcazmo47: Yup.
Dark Japheth: 2d6+2d4+13.
Chromeus18: 2d4 + 10, 13 on full power attack.
Sarcazmo47: Ah.
Chromeus18: no, 16 on full power attack
Sarcazmo47: Str x 1.5?
Chromeus18: wait, 18, since i levelled
Sarcazmo47: On a rend?
Chromeus18: yes
Sarcazmo47: You probably wouldn't add the PA damage to the rend.
Sarcazmo47: Since that gets added to your normal attack.
Dark Japheth: No. :P
Chromeus18: 10 is plenty
Sarcazmo47: But 1.5x Str makes sense, if you're wielding the weapon with 2 hands.
Chromeus18: yeppers
Sarcazmo47: So, you'd do 10.....so it'd be 2d6 + 2d4 + 14.
Sarcazmo47: Yup.
Sarcazmo47: Oh yeah.
Sarcazmo47: *nerdgasms*
Dark Japheth: Sounds nice.
Chromeus18: feat is called, X-strike?
Sarcazmo47: Yup.
Chromeus18: *changes*
Chromeus18: For Glen!
Sarcazmo47: Hokay.
Sarcazmo47: So Skocion looks like he's gonna be winding up Pally5/Fighter4/Dervish1 for his first 10 levels.
Sarcazmo47: Curse you, feat requirements!
Dark Japheth: You know.
Dark Japheth: You do have a custom PrC I designed for you. :P
Chromeus18: we need triple tech with Landus
Sarcazmo47: I know.
Dark Japheth: And quad tech.
Dark Japheth: Throw in Riannon.
Sarcazmo47: But I can't take the PrC you wrote up for me yet!
Chromeus18: and Quint tech, with the BADGER BADGER BADGER
Dark Japheth: My thoughts on that-
Dark Japheth: Skocion raises his hand in the air... and a bolt of cold strikes Krist's blade.
Dark Japheth: He rushes forward and slashity stabs someone
Dark Japheth: Or it hits Landus' fists, and the blade. Then Landus and Krist do X STRIKE
Chromeus18: dear lord we're pathetic :P
Dark Japheth: Compared to console RPG characters? Yeah.
Sarcazmo47: No, after he gets the other hand. Then Krist gets cold, and Landus gets Fire.
Dark Japheth: My one big problem with Chrono Trigger....
Dark Japheth: Magus.
Dark Japheth: He has Lit2, Fire2, and Ice2.
Dark Japheth: However.
Dark Japheth: He can't do Volt Bite with Ayla
Dark Japheth: Because his lit2 isn't Chrono's Lit2
Sarcazmo47: Waaaaaa. Cry about it.
Dark Japheth: I would, but magus is awesome.
Dark Japheth: Dark Bomb > all
Dark Japheth: Its better than most dual techs, so I no complainy further.
Sarcazmo47: Anyhoo.
Dark Japheth: Anyway, yeah- the Skull of Scratch gradually turns you into what you envision yourself as.
Dark Japheth: A man like skocion? becomes taller, his voice more fair, more influencing.
Dark Japheth: Landus would gain reflexes and skill like no tomorrow.
Dark Japheth: Krist though, I dunno.
Dark Japheth: By the way.
Dark Japheth: What kind of Prestige Class would you like?
Chromeus18: umm..
Chromeus18: what was that crimson order thingie you mentioned?
Dark Japheth: Knights of the Crimson Order.
Sarcazmo47: Skocion's swords are Foereaver and Revenant
Dark Japheth: They are Knights- or rather, technically, foot soldiers- they use no horses.
Sarcazmo47: Why do I name my own sword? Because I'm a egotistical snot.
Dark Japheth: They are... well. How do I put this.
Dark Japheth: Imagine if Evrain were evil. Instead of good.
Dark Japheth: Right that, I name my blades. :P
Chromeus18: easily :P
Dark Japheth: heh.
Dark Japheth: Now.
Dark Japheth: They are more like Throkk in personality. But Evrain in speech.
Dark Japheth: Think- "Stand aside, or I'll cleave you in twain."
Chromeus18: then the cleaving in twain occurs
AndrewRogue: Back.
Sarcazmo47: X STRIKE
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 2 20-sided dice: 2 10
AndrewRogue: Gyack.
Sarcazmo47: Whups.
*OnlineHost*: Chromeus18 rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
Sarcazmo47: Crit threat!
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
Sarcazmo47: No crit.
Chromeus18: all hits!
*OnlineHost*: Chromeus18 rolled 2 4-sided dice: 3 2
Chromeus18: 15 damage!
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 1 2 2
AndrewRogue: Why the sudden abuse? ;_;
Sarcazmo47: 12 damage.
Sarcazmo47: Rend damage!
Chromeus18: REND
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
*OnlineHost*: Chromeus18 rolled 2 4-sided dice: 2 4
AndrewRogue: \Wow. I recommend Kirk gets that crappy damage out of the way <_<
Chromeus18: 16 more!
Sarcazmo47: And five here!
Sarcazmo47: BWAHAHAHAHA
Chromeus18: 48 damage to someone's FACE
Sarcazmo47: On crap damage rolls, too.
Sarcazmo47: Son, you just got FUCKED UP.
Sarcazmo47: *high fives*
Dark Japheth: Anyway.
Chromeus18: Let's get Ri in a bikini, she can do Ayla moves!
Chromeus18: yes, anyways
AndrewRogue: Triple Kick yo!
Dark Japheth: So umm.
Dark Japheth: Whats up?
Sarcazmo47: GAME, MOTHER FUCKER
Sarcazmo47: Ahem.
AndrewRogue: Well. that's a statement.
Dark Japheth: Oh, right!
Dark Japheth: I'm waiting for someone to recap. :P
Sarcazmo47: We had a fight.
Sarcazmo47: No one important died.
Chromeus18: We ruined some lizard's shit
Sarcazmo47: Except for Timmy The Tiger.
Sarcazmo47: Poor guy.
Chromeus18: (Rodney :P)
AndrewRogue: Rodney
Dark Japheth: poor rodney
Sarcazmo47: Oh, Rodney
Dark Japheth: Krist put the helm upon his head, and then he spun around a million times, looked at everyone, and said "Smokin!"
Sarcazmo47: And Kirk was like "Level six barbarian? That's nothing. Oh, right, we're fifth level. Heh."
Chromeus18: (Krist Carrey!)
Dark Japheth: And two fourth level lizardfolk fighters.
AndrewRogue: Indeed.
Dark Japheth: Caradoc said "Hey, I'm useless."
Dark Japheth: Party- "Nuh uh!"
Sarcazmo47: The Lizardfolk fighters died.
AndrewRogue: No. I'M useless.
Sarcazmo47: Hard.
Dark Japheth: Caradoc- *casts Tasha's hideous laughter*
AndrewRogue: Caradoc did more than me -_-
Dark Japheth: party- "Yeah, you suck."
Dark Japheth: You provided flanking
Dark Japheth: and the tiger fucked up the Lizardman
AndrewRogue: Yay! A magic item did more work than me :p
Sarcazmo47: Who would have tried to fuck up Skocion instead.
Chromeus18: be better than your pet :P
Sarcazmo47: Man, Skocion sure is not better than HIS pet.
Chromeus18: sad but true >_>
Chromeus18: Riannon is though
Dark Japheth: Krist, I think, could take the Hellcat.
Sarcazmo47: Could he?
Sarcazmo47: With STR 24, maybe so.
Sarcazmo47: Oh, wait.
Sarcazmo47: 26.
Dark Japheth: Anyway.
Sarcazmo47: Which would mean +12 to attack and damage, not +10!
Chromeus18: Krist is a like a mech.
Dark Japheth: Are we all ready to kill things?
Chromeus18: gotta fuck it up from the inside
Sarcazmo47: No, I'm ready to lie down and die.
Chromeus18: Krist is ready
Dark Japheth: ~-~-~Resume~-~-~
Dark Japheth: The Lizards large, dead corpse, shredded to ribbons, lies before you.
Chromeus18: Krist peers out of the helmet, unsure of how it looks on him, but not really caring
Sarcazmo47: Skocion...yeap, he's pretty fucked up. But he is not in pain. Rather, he's grinnng like a madman and the occasional shiver of pleasure runs down his body when one of his wounds spurt.
AndrewRogue: Landus... looks like Landus. Unscathed, relaxed (albeit, not so much as normal) and taking in the scene.
*OnlineHost*: AndrewRogue rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Chromeus18: Krist is extremely banged up, due to that damnable tail
Chromeus18: "Perhaps we should find that back route now."
AndrewRogue: "It might not be a bad idea."
Dark Japheth: Caradoc- "...Yeah."
AndrewRogue: "You all okay enough to keep moving?"
Sarcazmo47: Skocion looks curious.
Sarcazmo47: "I don't think that's a very good idea at all."
Chromeus18: "It doesn't matter, we may come acro.." Krist looks at Skocion. "Why is that?"
AndrewRogue: "Well... I look fine enough to keep bashing guards for a while, but I don't think you three are suited to do so..."
Sarcazmo47: "Precisely. There are no guards here. At least, none that will keep standing when they see Krist."
Sarcazmo47: "Without their leader, they are what they are. And what they are is Kobolds."
AndrewRogue: "Eh heh... if you're sure boss. Some of 'em looked pretty nasty to me."
Chromeus18: "...Are you serious?"
Sarcazmo47: "Very."
Chromeus18: "Those were some boorish giants of kobolds..."
Sarcazmo47: "None of them will approach the castle unless called. When they learn their leader is dead, they'll flee. The ones that don't can be easily handled."
Sarcazmo47: "I, personally, would prefer to stay here until I've....ahem. recovered."
Sarcazmo47: "Moreover, it would be a shame to let the mysteries of this castle go uninvestigated."
Sarcazmo47: "I take it none of you have seen the library?"
AndrewRogue: *shrugs* "Not really my forte there Skoc."
Chromeus18: "I've only seen the bedrooms. I'd be interested."
Sarcazmo47: Skocion smiles. "It's in the Master's room. I'm curious to learn what else may be behind locked doors here. Landus, you and Krist clean out any remaining guards. It shouldn't be much of a problem."
Sarcazmo47: "Caradoc, if you'd be so good as to escort them?"
Dark Japheth: Caradoc nods. "I will."
Chromeus18: "Ok.."
AndrewRogue: *sighs* "Right. Right."
Sarcazmo47: "I will retire to the Master's room and tend to myself. Once that's over with, we'll search the castle."
Sarcazmo47: He nods.
AndrewRogue: *cracks his knuckles* "I guess since you're the scary one, you take point Frog."
Chromeus18: "I just hope Skocion's right.."
AndrewRogue: "If it comes to actual fighting though, I recommend both of you step back."
Dark Japheth: Caradoc nods and begins to head up the stairs to the guest rooms.
Sarcazmo47: Skocion goes back to the Master's room.
Chromeus18: and exploration! we clear out guards
*OnlineHost*: AndrewRogue rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Dark Japheth: Well. This is somewhat awkward.
AndrewRogue: (Ignore these rolls.)
Dark Japheth: I wonder what everyone is up to. Waiting until they heal?
Sarcazmo47: That too.
Sarcazmo47: Then we explore!
Sarcazmo47: Which means we Search!
Sarcazmo47: Which means we take 20!
Sarcazmo47: Which means you get to describe the entire friggin thing!
Chromeus18: Krist is hopping around looking for any leftover guards who might try and nibble our bums, flaming kobolds
Dark Japheth: ...
Dark Japheth: Its hard to find them- there aren't any in the keep at the moment.
Dark Japheth: But. Which room first?
Sarcazmo47: For searching?
Chromeus18: Krist doesn't go actively looking for them, just patrols around, booing at them if he sees any.
Sarcazmo47: The Master's room.
Dark Japheth: Nah, you don't find any.
Dark Japheth: And the masters room.
AndrewRogue: I'm confused -_-
Dark Japheth: Books, plenty of books. Under the bed is a small leatherbound one, that by nature of its being seperated, is likely important.
Dark Japheth: And one of the bookshelves, when moved aside, opens to a hollow tunnel.
Sarcazmo47: Is it in brail?
Dark Japheth: No.
Sarcazmo47: Damn!
AndrewRogue: So you have Language: Brail anyway? <_<
Sarcazmo47: .....no.
Sarcazmo47: Anyhoo.
Sarcazmo47: Tunnel!
Sarcazmo47: I presume this takes about a week, to look through the books and books and more books, and to find this tunnel.
Dark Japheth: Tunnel is long, and at least two hundred feet long.
Dark Japheth: Nah, its just behind the bookshelf.
Sarcazmo47: How long DOES it take?
Sarcazmo47: For those confused - they're more or less taking up residence in the underground castle.
AndrewRogue: Oh. All Suikoden style. Okay.
Sarcazmo47: Yah.
Sarcazmo47: Eventually we'll recruit a guy to build an elevator.
AndrewRogue: So do we explore this tunnel or what not?
Chromeus18: like in the old days, when instead of resting at an inn, you just took over a town and killed the inhabitants
Dark Japheth: Yes.
Sarcazmo47: Yep.
Sarcazmo47: We explore the tunnel.
AndrewRogue: And for that matter, do we examine this neat book too?
Sarcazmo47: Yes, we do!
Sarcazmo47: In fact, we examine ALL the books!
Sarcazmo47: But one thing at a time.
Sarcazmo47: First, tunnel.
Dark Japheth: The leatherbound book is penned in blood.
Sarcazmo47: Or book first.
Dark Japheth: But the tunnel.
Sarcazmo47: Tunnel first!
Dark Japheth: In exploring it, it ends roughly about 200 feet. Its not *quite* a dead end- at the end is a small shrine.
Sarcazmo47: A shrine to...?
Dark Japheth: A crystal longsword hangs from the wall, and a single painting behind it.
Dark Japheth: On the floor, there is a spot that looks like someone knelt here, often,.
Sarcazmo47: That's.....creepy. What is the painting of?
Chromeus18: (..is that the symbol of Tiyrael)
Dark Japheth: A person... with fair features, bright brown eyes. She's dressed in white, and about her neck is a pendant of the goddess Luthien.
Sarcazmo47: ((Thinking of the crystal sword. "You hawked a Hattori Hanzo sword? It's priceless!"))
Dark Japheth: (The Crystal Longsword is indeed the symbol of Tiyrael.)
Sarcazmo47: (("Not in San Antino, it aint."))
Chromeus18: (head explodes!(
Sarcazmo47: Skocion kneels respectfully when they discover it, bows his head for a moment, and then leaves the place untouched.
AndrewRogue: "Well. Any idea why this is in your castle boss?"
Dark Japheth: Wait a moment.
Sarcazmo47: *waits*
Dark Japheth: WHo was with Skocion when he explores the little thing?
AndrewRogue: I... assume I am.
Chromeus18: Krist wasn't
Sarcazmo47: So, Landus and Skocion, eh?
Sarcazmo47: *evil yaoi grin*
AndrewRogue: How about Cara comes too <_<
Sarcazmo47: Nope!
Chromeus18: (Krist does Cara froggy style, while Skoc and Landus *stops*)
Sarcazmo47: Annnnnywaaaaaaaaay....
Dark Japheth: The portrait is of a familiar woman.
Dark Japheth: Do I need to say any more? I think not.
Sarcazmo47: ....
Sarcazmo47: Say more.
AndrewRogue: (Uh. Yes you do. I'm confused again. Familiar to who?)
Chromeus18: (Emily?)
Chromeus18: (WAIT HOLY SHIT ON A STICK)
Dark Japheth: It... looks like a beautiful person.
Sarcazmo47: (.....what?)
Dark Japheth: Knowledge- Nobility and Royalty
Dark Japheth: or History
Chromeus18: (OH MY FAAAAAAAAAAACCE IS ROCKED LIKE A HURRICANE)
Dark Japheth: or Religion
Dark Japheth: Or just an Int check
*OnlineHost*: AndrewRogue rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
AndrewRogue: 15 Int
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 6
*OnlineHost*: Chromeus18 rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
Chromeus18: 21 history
Sarcazmo47: N&R 20, Religion 23.
Dark Japheth: Emily de Azathoth.
Dark Japheth: And she bears a startling resemblance to someone else. Someone who's portrait is downstairs.
Sarcazmo47: That's....Evrain's wife?
Dark Japheth: So it would seem.
Sarcazmo47: And who does she resemble? Queklain or Melanie?
Chromeus18: (wait, why did I roll? I'm not even down there)
Sarcazmo47: Or some other third person that shall remain unnamed?
Dark Japheth: A certain woman with black wings.
Dark Japheth: And an evil smile.
Sarcazmo47: Ohhhhhhhhh.
AndrewRogue: Ohhhhhhhhhhh.
Sarcazmo47: Veeeeeeeeeeery eeeeenteresting.
Sarcazmo47: Anyhoo, Skocion doesn't fuck with it.
Chromeus18: goodness gracious
AndrewRogue: *Landus looks mildly annoyed* "Not taking the sword Skoc?"
Sarcazmo47: "There's not reason to be disrespectful. Besides, where would I put it? On a different wall? There's plenty more to see yet. Come on."
AndrewRogue: "Right. Right."
Sarcazmo47: And so they leave the shrine unspoiled.
AndrewRogue: (Bah. What's the fun in having a shrine if you don't spoil it?)
Sarcazmo47: (You'll find out!)
Sarcazmo47: (The real question is, where's the fun in leaving the corpses of hundreds of guards unspoiled?)
Sarcazmo47: Anyhoo!
Sarcazmo47: More searching commences!
Sarcazmo47: Either we've annoyed the DM, or he's making stuff up really fast.
Dark Japheth: In the Torture Room, Caradoc's old room, there are various body parts in various states of decay.
Dark Japheth: Including two hands.
Sarcazmo47: Wow, awsome.
Dark Japheth: But also a heart, with a rib piercing it.
Sarcazmo47: That can't smell too good.
Dark Japheth: Oh, they smell ok.
Dark Japheth: Like blood.
Dark Japheth: They haven't rot.
Sarcazmo47: Wow.
Dark Japheth: And brb, food.
Sarcazmo47: Soooo....
Sarcazmo47: Landus gonna take X-Strike?
AndrewRogue: Triple Kick is more solid.
AndrewRogue: <_<
Sarcazmo47: Well, fine. He gonna take that one?
AndrewRogue: It would be useful.
AndrewRogue: Mass damage is always nice.
Sarcazmo47: Triple Tech!
AndrewRogue: Skocion/Krist/Landus would be a pretty awesome triple tech.
Sarcazmo47: Yep.
Chromeus18: TRIPLE TECH
Sarcazmo47: You could add that third dimension to our attack sequence!
AndrewRogue: XYZ slash?
Sarcazmo47: That's the one.
AndrewRogue: That's a pretty amusing thought actually.
Chromeus18: i need cigs, brb
AndrewRogue: Ack. I feel abandoned.
Sarcazmo47: And well you should.
Sarcazmo47: Niniel Heolstrom.
Sarcazmo47: Hmmmm.
AndrewRogue: Bad Niniel. Why can't she just be dead and not matter <_<
Dark Japheth: No. We've established Niniel's lineage.
Dark Japheth: Which leaves very few options open.
Dark Japheth: :P
Sarcazmo47: True.
Sarcazmo47: But then, wasn't Evrain a half-fiend?
Dark Japheth: That he was.
Sarcazmo47: And wasn't there a half-fiend in her lineage somewhere?
Dark Japheth: She claimed her mother was Arwen. Or Scratch did.
AndrewRogue: And Landus is descended from Luthien a long way out. What's the big deal? <_<
Dark Japheth: There isn't.
AndrewRogue: My point.
Dark Japheth: Anyway. The other rooms have little of value in them- they were mere rooms. Set up for guests or other things.
AndrewRogue: Boo.
Sarcazmo47: And the rest of the castley thing?
Dark Japheth: At the top is a single preserved Beholder eye.
Sarcazmo47: CHROME!
Chromeus18: back
Sarcazmo47: Skocion asks Krist to teach him Nagukorian.
Sarcazmo47: He seems really insistent.
Chromeus18: uhh, ok
Sarcazmo47: Yep.
Chromeus18: Krist asks. "Why do you wish to learn my native tongue?)
Chromeus18: "
Sarcazmo47: "It interests me. Besides, if we're going there, it would be best for me to be able to communicate."
Chromeus18: Krist blinks. "We're going to Nagukor?"
Sarcazmo47: "Of course. Your fate awaits you there, does it not?"
Chromeus18: "I know not where my brother's murderers lie... The event occurred in Rivas Kul though."
Sarcazmo47: Skocion blinks.
Sarcazmo47: "Truly? My apologies. Still, I must insist. I mean to travel to your homeland, and I would be properly equipped for it."
Chromeus18: "Alright then."
Chromeus18: Krist gives him a basic rundown, and conjugation and pronunciation!
Chromeus18: and writes out an alphabet, etc. etc.
Dark Japheth: To teach someone a working language... its going to take about six months. :P
Dark Japheth: To teach the blind guy how to read it? Its going to take longer. :P
AndrewRogue: (He raises a point.)
Dark Japheth: Although
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Sarcazmo47: He doesn't actually seem to be in a hurry to learn the whole language.
Sarcazmo47: Just very specific bits.
Chromeus18: well, we'll go through it slowly
Dark Japheth: It'll only take about four weeks.
AndrewRogue: Ack. So we're hanging around the castle for four weeks?
Sarcazmo47: Yeeeeap.
Sarcazmo47: Why ack?
AndrewRogue: Headache creeping in.
Sarcazmo47: You've never BEEN any safer.
Sarcazmo47: Headache?
Sarcazmo47: Take medicine!
AndrewRogue: Well then. Landus has four weeks worth of harping and anatomy book examining and chatting and meditating.
Dark Japheth: Caradoc will spend the time reading the books, if Skocion allows her.
Chromeus18: Krist is a very patient teacher
Sarcazmo47: He most certainly does.
Sarcazmo47: He has her read him the interesting bits, too.
Sarcazmo47: Skocion is a good student.
Dark Japheth: Nice.
Dark Japheth: On the fourth day, one of the Kobolds knocks on the Throne Room door.
Chromeus18: uh oh!
AndrewRogue: So... who's in charge of that door?
Dark Japheth: Its up to you guys.
Chromeus18: Krist will answer it if no one else does :P
Chromeus18: (how many days have passed since our battle?)
AndrewRogue: 4.
Chromeus18: sht on my head and call me Scatty
Chromeus18: i saw that
AndrewRogue: We'll let Krist do it. Landus has more important things to do.
Chromeus18: Krist opens the door
Dark Japheth: A kobold, standing there, fairly frightened, openly SHRIEKS at the dude wearing the mask.
Dark Japheth: He passes out.
Chromeus18: are there any large pits or anything?
Dark Japheth: Yeah.
Dark Japheth: There is one right outside the door.
Chromeus18: Krist throws the kobold away, in the pit. Then hangs a DO NOT DISTURB sign on the door.
AndrewRogue: (XD)
Dark Japheth: Krist? Your alignment takes a step down.
Dark Japheth: :P
Chromeus18: oh noes!
Chromeus18: any more kobolds around?
Dark Japheth: None that you see immediately. They apparantly seem to have sent this one as an ambassador of some sort.
Chromeus18: Krist just heads back in though, noticeably more EEEEEEEVIL
Sarcazmo47: HAHAHAHA
Sarcazmo47: Oh.
Sarcazmo47: Is there a drawbridge or whatever?
Dark Japheth: Yep.
Sarcazmo47: Yeah, let's go ahead and raise that.
Dark Japheth: Alrighty.
Sarcazmo47: DO NOT DISTURB
Dark Japheth: The drawbridge is raised. No others will bother you.
Dark Japheth: In wandering the castle, eventually, you do find a back way- in the throne room. Behind the massive huge throne of bone.
Sarcazmo47: Where does it lead?
Sarcazmo47: Oh, and - is the beholder eye magical, or is it just kinda, you know, pretty?
Dark Japheth: Its been preserved. And anything its looking at is nonmagical.
Dark Japheth: It was likely used for defense.
Sarcazmo47: How big is it?
Dark Japheth: About the size of an ogres fist.
Dark Japheth: A basketball.
Sarcazmo47: Hmm.
Sarcazmo47: I notice Caradoc's lack of shrink object.
Sarcazmo47: Curses.
Chromeus18: (that rules out replacing it :P)
Sarcazmo47: Well, I was thinking of putting it in his hat.
Sarcazmo47: Well, into the bag for now.
Sarcazmo47: We'll point it at ethereal creatures.
Sarcazmo47: Anyhway. Where does the passage behind the throne go?
Sarcazmo47: Through some tunnels to the Sanctuary?
Dark Japheth: It seems to continue on, for many days.
Dark Japheth: Probably.
Sarcazmo47: Okay. We'll let it alone for now, then.
Sarcazmo47: Anything else to find or note about the castle, or shall we concentrate on the books?
Dark Japheth: Books.
AndrewRogue: Yar.
Dark Japheth: (goddamn, I was swamped. Fixing that now)
Dark Japheth: Alrighty.
Dark Japheth: Who wants books? And on what topics?
Chromeus18: Krist will take books on history and culture
Chromeus18: and will read any books to Skocion, if needed :P
Sarcazmo47: Yep.
Sarcazmo47: He's more interested in a cross-section of the library.
Sarcazmo47: He wants to know what's there.
Chromeus18: (then he'll tuck him in and kiss him on the forehead, turning out the light)
Dark Japheth: There are books on many topics.
AndrewRogue: Landus... examines whatever Skoc tells him to. He really doesn't have any interest in the books anyway. So cross-referencing apparently.
Sarcazmo47: Good job, secretary!
Dark Japheth: Most of them were written, seemingly, by a man named Alexander Maelstrom.
Dark Japheth: A few were from ancient goro- sand still sticks in its pages.
Chromeus18: (does teh lirbary haev intarweb access? harhar)
Chromeus18: Alexander Maelstrom
Chromeus18: know: hist?
Dark Japheth: They almost always take the side of the disenfranchised- the book -"The True tale of the Warriors of Hope" is a story calling most of them incompetant clods
Dark Japheth: Sure.
*OnlineHost*: Chromeus18 rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
Chromeus18: 25!
AndrewRogue: (Heh.)
Chromeus18: (that book's not far off in Chrome's case :P)
Sarcazmo47: ("SCREAMING PROPHECY OF LAN!")
AndrewRogue: (I should use that move <_<)
Dark Japheth: Thats the dude who blew a hole in Cunar. Who is tortured forever in his own tomb, his own mausoleum
Sarcazmo47: What a meanie.
Chromeus18: nice
AndrewRogue: (Well.)
Chromeus18: Krist pockets the book.
Chromeus18: anything else interesting?
Dark Japheth: Hmm. An old political map.
Chromeus18: *takes*
Chromeus18: Krist is available for eyes now.
Chromeus18: does the map have a date?
Sarcazmo47: Yeeah, Skocion wants to know more or less everything the library.
Sarcazmo47: He also starts lecturing his sister on magical theory.
Dark Japheth: And Caradoc is surprised, but learns quickly.
Dark Japheth: The map is dated 2938 AL- Anno liberatis. The years of liberty.
Dark Japheth: Roughly fifty years after the rise of Lord Lioncourt.
Chromeus18: noted!
Chromeus18: and uh.. is IM stuff happening?
AndrewRogue: (Not to me.)
Dark Japheth: Yes.
Sarcazmo47: HOLY SHIT
Sarcazmo47: IT'S ALL A FUCKING CONSPIRACY
AndrewRogue: (Huh?)
AndrewRogue: (Okay. Now IMish stuff is happening. But its unrelated to DAoA and mostly done.)
AndrewRogue: (*takes anothe asprin*)
*OnlineHost*: Dark Japheth rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
Sarcazmo47: OKAY.
Sarcazmo47: After a few weeks, Skocion shows up, pale as can be.
AndrewRogue: Wait... he left at some point? ACK
Sarcazmo47: Presumeably to sleep.
Sarcazmo47: And then comes back in the morning?
Sarcazmo47: You know, that whole daily cycle thing?
AndrewRogue: I apologize. I'm functioning poorly today.
Sarcazmo47: Anyway, he comes into the library, ashen and almost shaking, and says, "Gix-Azoth."
AndrewRogue: "Who-what boss?"
Sarcazmo47: "Find out anything and everything you can about him."
Sarcazmo47: "Tear this fucking place apart if you have to. Find that name."
AndrewRogue: "Feel like sharing a bit more?"
Sarcazmo47: "No."
Dark Japheth: Search check. Or taking 20 with assists?
Sarcazmo47: Fuck yes.
Chromeus18: *searches*
AndrewRogue: *shrugs in a bah-whatever manner and searches*
Dark Japheth: Almost ripping the place apart, and checking most of the books, you discover the name Gix-Azoth written only one more time- in the "bibliography" section of a work of Alexanders.
AndrewRogue: "What a waste of time."
Dark Japheth: He wrote something, "The Sands of Old Goro- How It Became As It Is".
Dark Japheth: Unfortunately, this library does not stock the book.
Chromeus18: "I can't find anything else.."
Sarcazmo47: Skocion gives Landus the least-friendly look you've ever seen him give anyone he didn't kill shortly after.
Dark Japheth: OH, wait.
Dark Japheth: one MORE time.
Dark Japheth: In the book regarding the warriors of hope.
Sarcazmo47: In one of the many books regarding the warriors of hope?
Dark Japheth: Gix-Azoth is the name of a malefic demon of darkness, and magic- subservient to Karnage, and dedicated to his ressurection. Only mentioned once (as he died in the ancient days, during the fall)
Dark Japheth: because a powerful sorceror took his name.
Dark Japheth: One of the many books regarding the warriors of hope. Only in Alexanders version.
Sarcazmo47: And does he happen to mention anything ABOUT this powerful sorcerer?
Dark Japheth: Yes.
Chromeus18: Krist nabbed that book
Dark Japheth: Only that his birth destined him for greatness.. and he grew resentful of his destiny and the onus it imposed on him.
Dark Japheth: So he reversed it. And rather than work towards a bright destiny, he served Dark Fate.
Dark Japheth: Alexander writes this with a bit of mirth, throwing a comment about the fallibility of man.
Sarcazmo47: Skocion gets pretty offended by that. Way more than someone hearing what some dead guy said about another dead guy really aught to.
AndrewRogue: "It is just a book boss."
Sarcazmo47: "It's slander, is what it is."
Chromeus18: Krist just blinks.
AndrewRogue: *shrugs* "Wouldn't know. From what the books says, seems pretty accurate."
Sarcazmo47: "Hmmph. What do you know of the man? Maybe he concealed his own motives."
AndrewRogue: "Well Skoc. I don't know anything about him really. Just his name."
Sarcazmo47: "Exactly!"
Sarcazmo47: "Don't be so quick to judge."
Sarcazmo47: Then he sighs.
AndrewRogue: "You seem to be jumping to his defense pretty quick Skoc."
Chromeus18: brb
Sarcazmo47: "Oh? Pardon me for trying to keep a little civility!" He's actually turning red, although from anger or embarassment it's hard to tell.
Sarcazmo47: "Perhaps we should just piss on his grave, as well!"
AndrewRogue: *shrugs* "How'm I supposed to know? Apparently the only one here who knew something about him was Alexander. And all I can do is base my opinions on what people tell me."
Sarcazmo47: Skocion slams his palms on the table. "Well I'm fucking telling you that you don't know what he did! What he meant to do! What his plans were! WHY HE FUCKING MADE ME!"
Sarcazmo47: His voice rises and rises until he screams that last bit, and then he storms out of the room.
AndrewRogue: "Well. Got something out of him."
AndrewRogue: (BRB. Bathroom.)
AndrewRogue: "So Cara... outside of your parents did someone have a hand in Skoc's conception?"
Dark Japheth: Cara looks at you like you stepped on her cat. "What?"
Chromeus18: Krist just blinks as Skocion leaves the room in a huff
AndrewRogue: *he gestures dismissively* "Sorry. I suppose that was rude. But you did hear him I'm sure. Maybe he's finally losing it, but he seemed assure this Gix guy had a hand in making him."
Dark Japheth: At this, her entire face slumps, and she falls over to the ground, asleep.
AndrewRogue: ...
AndrewRogue: That warrents a rather immediate Heal check.
*OnlineHost*: AndrewRogue rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
AndrewRogue: 23
Chromeus18: (think she fainted)
Dark Japheth: At a gentle nudge, she wakes up. "Landus?"
Dark Japheth: "What happened?"
AndrewRogue: "Eh heh... I think I'm supposed to be asking that." *he helps her up* "You okay?"
Dark Japheth: She stands up, a little woozy. "Yeah, I'm fine."
AndrewRogue: "Er... you need a hand up to bed or something. I was talking about your brother's ranting and you just... fainted. Or fell asleep."
Dark Japheth: "...I see." She lays down on the bed, and smiles. "Thank you."
Dark Japheth: (Now figure out what that was exactly, and get 50 XP.)
AndrewRogue: (Mindrape!)
Dark Japheth: (Add 50 XP to your sheet.)
AndrewRogue: "You... doing all right?" *he sounds slightly concerned* (O_o)
Chromeus18: Krist remains silent.
Dark Japheth: She nods. "Yeah, I'll be fine."
Chromeus18: "It might be wise to just leave the issue alone for now, Landus."
AndrewRogue: "Er... right. Sleep for a while Cara. I'll check on you later or something. Shouldn't be fainting like that."
AndrewRogue: "I fucking hate this castle. You find anything good lately Frog?"
Dark Japheth: She smiles, and closes her eyes, and speaks no more.
Chromeus18: "Not particularly. I plan on reading over this book a few times though."
AndrewRogue: "What one is it?"
Chromeus18: Krist presents the book. The title is "The True Tale of the Warriors of Hope"
Chromeus18: Written by Alexander Maelstrom.
AndrewRogue: "The truth behind the fairy tale huh? Is that the one boss took so much offense at?"
Chromeus18: "Yes, I believe so."
Chromeus18: (it is, right?)
Dark Japheth: (Yep)
Dark Japheth: (Many people take offense to it, too.)
Dark Japheth: (Like, most of Asgard.)
Dark Japheth: (And even Queklain, who wrote a review on it that became more popular than the book)
AndrewRogue: "So Frog, you have any idea what Skoc has been on about lately?" (That sounds quite familiar...)
Chromeus18: "None at all."
Chromeus18: Krist isn't very talkative. "We'd best just... leave it alone for now. Let Skocion cool off, and let's get out of this hole."
AndrewRogue: *shrugs* "I'd talk to boss about it. He doesn't seem eager to leave his castle."
Chromeus18: "Once it's use is exhausted, he will. The world above isn't stopping for our dallying in demon holes and buried castles."
AndrewRogue: *snorts* "This place brings out the worst in me. Pisses me off. Maybe you should chat with him. I don't think its worth the chance of him hitting me with his damned swords to go bother him for a while."
Chromeus18: "I'll speak with him then."
AndrewRogue: "Good that Frog." *goes off to meditate and chenck on Cara in an hour/hour an a half*
Dark Japheth: She's sleeping soundly.
AndrewRogue: In a normal sleepy person way?
Chromeus18: Krist reads the book, not wishing to distract Skoc yet.
Dark Japheth: Reading the book gives you +1 to knowledge History.
Dark Japheth: Huzzah.
Dark Japheth: Fast forward, or no? Soliloquoy from Skocion?
Dark Japheth: Some explanation? >.>
AndrewRogue: (Soliloquoy!)
Sarcazmo47: Soliloquy?
Sarcazmo47: He's not going to freaking talk to himself.
coughingpuppy has entered the room.
coughingpuppy: Hey guys.
AndrewRogue: (Staci! *tackle hug*)
Dark Japheth: OMG HI
Dark Japheth: *throws prestige class at you*
Dark Japheth: It needs severe editing.
Dark Japheth: I lost focus halfway through it. >.>
Chromeus18: who!
coughingpuppy: *takes, is tackled and hugged as well*
coughingpuppy: My typing is going to be super slow and clumsy tonight, guys.
Dark Japheth: Its ok.
coughingpuppy: Due to massive burn/bandage on the pad of my index finger.
Dark Japheth: We all get drunk once in a while and game
Dark Japheth: Oh, that works
AndrewRogue: (Ow.)
Chromeus18: that's why you save roaches and put them in a pipe.
Dark Japheth: Before we go on
Dark Japheth: A little snippet into my life
Dark Japheth: Its fucking funny
Dark Japheth: My older sister's fiance is here.
AndrewRogue: (These are always good.)
Dark Japheth: He says to me- "Matt, don't ever get married, its a bitch."
Dark Japheth: Me- "...Uhh, kay."
Dark Japheth: Matt makes wisdom check, rolls 20
Dark Japheth: "...wait, thats my sister..."
Dark Japheth: So they fight on the phone about things, its funy
Dark Japheth: Scary and shit
Dark Japheth: Oooh, he's a prophet!
AndrewRogue: (Oh?)
Dark Japheth: "If this shit keeps up, we'll end up divorced six months after we get married."
Dark Japheth: WEll no shit
AndrewRogue: XD
Dark Japheth: REALLY
coughingpuppy: This class looks super nifty, Gorth.
Dark Japheth: I very nearly said "LAN'D!"
Dark Japheth: Thank ye.
Dark Japheth: I apologize if the writing isn't standard D&Dized.
Dark Japheth: I lost focus halfway through, as previously mentioned.
coughingpuppy: That's okay.
Dark Japheth: Heh
Dark Japheth: He calls
Dark Japheth: She hangs up on him
Dark Japheth: Him- *sighs* "Bitch."
Dark Japheth: XD
Sarcazmo47: Nice!
Dark Japheth: God I love this house! It's like a fuckin sticom
Dark Japheth: But EVIL
AndrewRogue: *thumbs up*
Sarcazmo47: ANYWAY.
Dark Japheth: So much inspiration
Dark Japheth: No, I'm not done yet
Dark Japheth: I'm gothed out tonight because I knew we'd have guests
Dark Japheth: I wanted to scare someone, I started listening to heavy metal again for an hour to get in the mindset, then turned on "DEATH METAL MIX PAIN HURT".wmp (windows media playlist)
Dark Japheth: the guy walks in
Dark Japheth: and is wearing an Ozzy shirt
Dark Japheth: And throws up the horns
Dark Japheth: My night was made
Dark Japheth: Anyway, we can resume if we'd all like
AndrewRogue: XD
Chromeus18: when Krist finishes the book, he goes to find Skocion, but we should let Riannon have the spotlight.
Dark Japheth: Indeed.
Dark Japheth: Riannon, to recap
AndrewRogue: (*nods*)
coughingpuppy: If you want to put up with the slowness and possible typos.
Dark Japheth: The big lizard of death was stabbed
Dark Japheth: Skocion gives the skull to Krist
Dark Japheth: Krist says "hot diggety damn" and wears it all proudly so he's a SCARY frog
Dark Japheth: no longer even remotely cute!
Dark Japheth: and then Skocion comes out after reading one of his books.
Dark Japheth: Pale, and says "Find me everything on Gix-Azoth.
Dark Japheth: They do
Dark Japheth: One of the books speaks of him as too cliche'd for his own good, and stuff about the fallibility of man and inability to accept destiny and fate.
Dark Japheth: Skocion is personally insulted and rages, goes into his room, and calmly eats a baby
Sarcazmo47: Damn skippy.
Sarcazmo47: Landus is like "Hey, did you hear what Skocion said?"
Sarcazmo47: Caradoc is like - *passes out*
AndrewRogue: (You and Gorth should combine to become the ultimate recap machine)
Dark Japheth: By our powers combined...
Chromeus18: They are Captain Recap!
Dark Japheth: He's our hero.
Dark Japheth: Gunna take ignorance down to zero!
Dark Japheth: Anyway.
Chromeus18: AIM! D&D! OMG! WTF! BBQ! GO RECAP
Dark Japheth: What's riannon done? There are lots of books. Food... presumably...
Dark Japheth: Your room has a lot of organs in it.
Sarcazmo47: Eat some of them!
Chromeus18: the music room!
coughingpuppy: Um...Ri probably gets bored and doesn't stick around there very often.
Dark Japheth: In particular, a foot. That one was nice. And meat. Brom got to one while you slept, if you've slept.
Dark Japheth: Good plan.
Dark Japheth: Going to read a book?
Dark Japheth: Pick a topic.
Dark Japheth: :P
Sarcazmo47: There's also a rib, a human heart, two severed hands, and......an amputated eye?
coughingpuppy: No, she leaves to go somewhere more interesting.
Sarcazmo47: What was the list again?
Sarcazmo47: Somewhere more interesting?
coughingpuppy: Fuck my hand hurts. Asprin, one second.
coughingpuppy: Okay. Yes, more interesting. Such as somewhere else in the house where there might be something that isn't a book or amputated body parts.
AndrewRogue: (;_; )
Dark Japheth: There is a shrine to Tiyrael.
Sarcazmo47: Ah!
Sarcazmo47: Skocion goes there!
Dark Japheth: Along with a portrait of a very beautiful woman, in white, bearing three holy symbols.
Dark Japheth: Whats he do there?
Sarcazmo47: Well, he's still really super pissed.
coughingpuppy: Is Ri meeting him there?
Sarcazmo47: I dunno, is she hanging out in it?
Sarcazmo47: It's a small alcove at the end of a 200 foot dave...
Sarcazmo47: *cave
coughingpuppy: No, probably not. She's not very interested.
Sarcazmo47: Hokay.
Sarcazmo47: Well, soliloquy time, then!
Sarcazmo47: He goes to the shrine.
Sarcazmo47: He's really super pissed. Ayuh.
Sarcazmo47: He kind of stares, then snarls, and turns around, like to storm off, then turns around again, and glares at the crystal longsword, then growls again.
Sarcazmo47: Then he kneels. Almost...reluctantly.
Chromeus18: (no, don't go good after Krist went evil..)
Sarcazmo47: Almost as an afterthought, he takes his dagger, the upside down ankh, and places it above the portrait.
AndrewRogue: (XD)
Dark Japheth: The crystal longsword begins to shake, a little
Sarcazmo47: And he takes his own holy symbol, the one of his church, and hangs it on the side, across from the crystal longsword.
Dark Japheth: It begins moving, quickly
Dark Japheth: Shaking. But it quivers, and then is still.
Sarcazmo47: "Hold yourself. I will speak my piece."
Sarcazmo47: "I speak now to all of you. All of you great ones, the masters of destiny and fate."
Sarcazmo47: "Those who witnessed the end of the Ineffable, or were present for it."
Sarcazmo47: "All of you that watch from above, standing aloof from the world, from me and my progenitor."
Sarcazmo47: "I stand here in a crossroads. I am held in contention by who I am, a lie that cannot lie, and who I was, a man who abandoned himself."
Sarcazmo47: "You who would direct my destiny....speak to me! I beseech you! I am open to you! SPEAK!"
Sarcazmo47: And he waits.
Dark Japheth: At this... the Ankh falls from where you set it. It clangs on the ground. The symbol of Shaitan shakes, but does not fall. The Crystal longsword, as well.
Dark Japheth: Both stand tall.
Dark Japheth: The Symbol falls, clanging with a metallic ring on the ground, next to the ankh.
Sarcazmo47: Skocion grimaces, a feral snarl, but says nothing, and keeps waiting.
Dark Japheth: And the Ankh waits about five minutes... and then begins rising, slowly... when the crystal longsword falls down. Ref save to catch it.
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
Sarcazmo47: 31.
Dark Japheth: You catch the sword before it can shatter upon the ground. But its inner light seems dimmed.
Dark Japheth: You hear a simple voice echo in your ears. "I have spoken." Wis check to remember the voice.
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Sarcazmo47: 12.
Dark Japheth: Not good enough.
Sarcazmo47: Damn.
Dark Japheth: The voice rings only in your mind.
Dark Japheth: Not externally, as you might have expected.
Dark Japheth: But it is disquieting.
Sarcazmo47: Skocion sighs. What happens to the ankh?
Dark Japheth: The Ankh floated back up, next to the picture... and it turned right side up.
Dark Japheth: Abrubtly, everything returns to where you placed it.
Sarcazmo47: That's disquieting.
Dark Japheth: The voice rings out only one more time. "You have gazed upon the pillar."
Dark Japheth: Isn't it, though.
AndrewRogue: (By the time my RPing career ends, I'm going to hate Greek architecture.)
Sarcazmo47: Why?
Sarcazmo47: AXIS MUNDI
AndrewRogue: (Pillars man. Pillars.)
Dark Japheth: I could have made it the flying buttress.
Dark Japheth: But it wouldn't fit so well.
Sarcazmo47: Anyway. He takes them all.
Sarcazmo47: The crystal longsword he wears over his back, like a Paladin of Tiyrael would.
Dark Japheth: It feels heavy to the touch.
Dark Japheth: Almost as a greatsword made of something really heavy might be.
Sarcazmo47: Yes, he expects that, at least. He's surprised it doesn't burn him.
Sarcazmo47: But he takes it, nonetheless.
Chromeus18: (Flying Buttress sounds like a mexican wrestling move)
Sarcazmo47: And the ankh......
Sarcazmo47: He stares at that, for a long time.
Chromeus18: (i'll brb in a spell)
Sarcazmo47: Then he tucks it away.
Dark Japheth: I wonder if I made that entirely too easy to interpret.
Sarcazmo47: The holy symbol he puts on again, under his shirt.
Sarcazmo47: It didn't make any sense to me at ALL, so I don't think you need to worry about that.
Dark Japheth: *grins* Then I succeeded.
Sarcazmo47: Anyway.
Sarcazmo47: Yeah.
Sarcazmo47: Yeah, he leaves, marginally less pissed, despite the fact that his questions haven't been answered at ALL.
Sarcazmo47: He does, however, remove his coat of arms from all his clothes, and replace it with a rightside-up ankh, in white and gold.
Dark Japheth: ....Well
Sarcazmo47: He puts one on each sleeve, nice and big on the forearms.
Dark Japheth: Thats going to have DEEP impact
Sarcazmo47: One large one on his hat.
Sarcazmo47: Thirteen adorn his person, in total.
AndrewRogue: (Innnteresting.)
Sarcazmo47: Anyway!
Sarcazmo47: Other people!
Sarcazmo47: Go!
AndrewRogue: Well...
AndrewRogue: Damnit. Someone who's not me go. Landus is being boring meditating and checking on Cara occasionally.
Chromeus18: back
coughingpuppy: I'm not sure what Ri is finding around the house.
Dark Japheth: There isn't much.
Sarcazmo47: It's a castle.
Dark Japheth: Books... body parts... tunnels to the surface world...
Sarcazmo47: Ah, yes!
Sarcazmo47: Tunnels!
Sarcazmo47: How many, and how far do they go?
Chromeus18: grah! not back yet..
Dark Japheth: There are about 20 sanctioned ones, and the one behind the throne. The twenty, according to the signs, lead to various places in Asgard, Aydindril, and Tamerand.
Dark Japheth: As well, naturally, as Avernus. The Avernus ones are mostly holes in the ceiling, though.
Sarcazmo47: Heh.
Dark Japheth: You know.
Dark Japheth: The group can always play poker.
Sarcazmo47: They can!
Sarcazmo47: But they won't.
Dark Japheth: In fact, I recommend they do so, and not with Scratch!
Sarcazmo47: Why, so the Black Jester can show up?
AndrewRogue: Er... that's an odd recommendation.
Dark Japheth: I need a domain that isn't Magic, Luck, Animal, or AIr that fits with Libra.
Sarcazmo47: Repose?
coughingpuppy: Libra?
Sarcazmo47: The balance between life and death
Sarcazmo47: ?
Dark Japheth: Repose works
Dark Japheth: Anyway.
Dark Japheth: At this point
Dark Japheth: I don't know what to do.
Dark Japheth: The group seems somewhat intent on stickin to the castle. If anyone wants to break free, feel free. Otherwise... we can just sit here real timing the castle waiting and reading.
Dark Japheth: :P
Sarcazmo47: Heh.
Sarcazmo47: Are we all ready to roll out?
coughingpuppy: Yeah, I think so.
Sarcazmo47: Then, out is rolled.
AndrewRogue: Land-y is.
Sarcazmo47: Out the door.
Sarcazmo47: The special, unmarked door.
coughingpuppy: Ri feels sad about missing the fight.
Sarcazmo47: She was, uh, fending off lizardmen in the other room.
Sarcazmo47: DUDE!
Sarcazmo47: GIVE THE SKULL TO BROM!
AndrewRogue: XD
Chromeus18: ok, back now
Sarcazmo47: Anyway.
Dark Japheth: The door behind the throne?
Sarcazmo47: They roll out the secret door. That's the one.
Dark Japheth: ....Alright.
Dark Japheth: One night passes. then two. Finally, three nights pass... and midday, you arrive at the end.
Dark Japheth: This is the tunnel that wasn't quite finished.
Sarcazmo47: And someone wishes they had meld into stone.
Chromeus18: lovely
Sarcazmo47: Where are we?
Sarcazmo47: Intuit Direction!
*OnlineHost*: Sarcazmo47 rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Sarcazmo47: No idea.
Chromeus18: so we hit a deadend?
AndrewRogue: "I fucking hate underground." *intuits if Skoc fails*
Dark Japheth: You are.. if you guessed right... roughly two miles in to Rivas Kul.
coughingpuppy: I will Intuit Direction, hang on.
AndrewRogue: (That's even better.)
*OnlineHost*: coughingpuppy rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
coughingpuppy: Damn. Uh...14.
Chromeus18: (let's go enslave some dwarves in Avernus to finish the tunnel for us)
Sarcazmo47: Any idea how far underground?
Dark Japheth: Riannon guesses about three hundred feet.
Sarcazmo47: Fuuuuck.
Sarcazmo47: So, we aint gettin' anywhere with this one without some miners.
Sarcazmo47: Allright, they head back and take the door to....
Dark Japheth: And you killed the Kobold ambassador. You can do it.. its just going to take about a week to go up and forward. Thats if Brom, the little burrower, is able to help.
Dark Japheth: If its straight up, he can't help too much.
coughingpuppy: Riannon suggests that they go out the same way they came in.
Sarcazmo47: You mean through the 20 hours of traps and dragons?
Sarcazmo47: Without any guides?
AndrewRogue: <_<
Chromeus18: what about the labelled doors?
Sarcazmo47: Nah, Skocion will ask Riannon to have Brom finish the tunnel, so they can go to Rivas Kul and Krist can have his revenge.
Sarcazmo47: In the meantime, he will go back to Tamerand to get new supplies and such.
Sarcazmo47: Anybody want anything while he's out grocery shopping?
coughingpuppy: Dude, Brom can't burrow nonstop to the surface.
Dark Japheth: Heh.
Dark Japheth: He'd lose his Vile Feat!
Sarcazmo47: No, it probably takes a while, with resting and stuff.
coughingpuppy: He's a badger. He is tiny. And he is also a male badger. Females are typically the ones that burrow.
Chromeus18: (and he's a badger, he'd leave a badger size hole, only mushrooms and snakes can fit in it)
Sarcazmo47: You can get him to make it bigger!
Sarcazmo47: Especially if you help!
Dark Japheth: Caradoc learned a few spells, notably, Enlarge.
Dark Japheth: :P
Sarcazmo47: Bwahahaha!
Chromeus18: (i suppose this is the "back way?")
coughingpuppy: Okay. She'll ask Brom if he's okay with it, then, and will ask Caradoc to Enlarge him if he agrees. Then she'll shift into a wolf or something similar and start digging too.
Dark Japheth: If thats the case, it will take a few weeks.
Sarcazmo47: Yup.
AndrewRogue: So... Skocion goes to town, we dig?
Chromeus18: could Krist go wrangle up some kobolds to help too?
Sarcazmo47: Go for it! What's your Kobold Wrangling mod?
Chromeus18: +25 with helmet of skulleriffic scariness
Dark Japheth: Search check.
Dark Japheth: Then make a Diplomacy check.
*OnlineHost*: Chromeus18 rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Sarcazmo47: How about an intimidate?
Chromeus18: 22
Chromeus18: and can I intimidate them instead?
Dark Japheth: Sure.
Chromeus18: I tell that one kobold to find as many of his buddies as he can, then follow them back to the site.
*OnlineHost*: Chromeus18 rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
Chromeus18: +25 = alot
Dark Japheth: You are able to round up 33 Kobolds to help out.
Dark Japheth: The digging is done by the time Skocion gets back, WITHOUT the badger.
Chromeus18: and I lasso them with a spiked chain and hogtie them with it if they step out of line.
Dark Japheth: Warning- Lawful Evil actions occurring.
Dark Japheth: One more, and bammo, there you are.
Sarcazmo47: Warning!
Sarcazmo47: Warning!
Dark Japheth: Intent is good enough.
Sarcazmo47: Danger Krist Robinson!
Dark Japheth: Now then. I have to get going shortly. So.
Dark Japheth: ~-~-~END~-~-~
coughingpuppy: Holy fuck.
Chromeus18: Krist doesn't kill any though.
coughingpuppy: Something just crashed outside.
Dark Japheth: Nice
Sarcazmo47: Car crash?
Sarcazmo47: Whoa!
AndrewRogue: Standard- You suck Gorth for quitting.
Chromeus18: ufo's?
AndrewRogue: And whoah.
Dark Japheth: Gorth also calls tomorrow off. Or rather, Gorths Girlfriend does
Dark Japheth: this would make Gorth a sad panda but it'll be ok, he guesses.
AndrewRogue: Vengence shall be mine Gorth.
Chromeus18: Gorth forgets what tomorrow is, huh? :-(
Dark Japheth: ...Tomorrow is Chrysalis, ain't it
Dark Japheth: What time?
Dark Japheth: *will plan some way to do it...*
Chromeus18: probably late, since soppy won't get in until late.
Dark Japheth: If it'll be after 9:00 or so my time, it'll be cool.
Chromeus18: so like.. 9-10ish if you can cut it
Dark Japheth: Anything left before I fade off to sleep?
Chromeus18: *shakes gorth's hand* good game
Dark Japheth: This was a Standard Gorth Game.
AndrewRogue: It was fun.
AndrewRogue: And you suck.
AndrewRogue: Did I leave anything out?
AndrewRogue: <_<
Chromeus18: nothing like throwing peaceful kobolds into pits, and hearing Skoc take a course at crazygonuts university
Dark Japheth: Players get misleading information, people feel like their brains have been fucked repeatedly, the gods have spoken symbolically, I referenced Fate at least twice...
Dark Japheth: And I referenced the Zodiac AND the Bible in such a way that its only vague.
Dark Japheth: I also was distracted offline by people fighting
Dark Japheth: God, this is so awesome
Dark Japheth: so many memories *sniff*
Chromeus18: anyone up for a game of grabass?
Dark Japheth: not I.
Sarcazmo47: Wait!
Dark Japheth: What?
coughingpuppy: Grabass?
Chromeus18: yes, grabass
AndrewRogue: *nods*
AndrewRogue: *sagely at that*
Chromeus18: can i have a twinkie?
Dark Japheth: I know someone who has 24.
Chromeus18: OH! are we healed now from battle? assuming Ri graces us with her tender healing hand of EVIL?
Dark Japheth: Its been a few weeks- I should hope she has.
Dark Japheth: Anyway, g'night.
AndrewRogue: G'night.
Chromeus18: nitey nite gorthy poo
Dark Japheth has left the room.
Sarcazmo47: Duuuude.
Sarcazmo47: Foereaver - Adamantine Keen Disrupting (DC 14) Paladinbane +3 Scimitar of Brainworm Infliction
AndrewRogue: ... O_o
AndrewRogue: What's Brainworm do?
Sarcazmo47: on any foe you've hit previously, the bonus is +1 higher than normal. The disease is a variant of the Brainworms- it affects spellcasters. They lose 1 wisdom in the course of a month. Paladins lose four.
AndrewRogue: Yow.
AndrewRogue: That's a scary scimitar.
AndrewRogue: Remind me not to let you hit me.
Sarcazmo47: Sure.
Sarcazmo47: Don't let me hit you.
AndrewRogue: Thank you.
Chromeus18: that's a bitchin' scimmy