ARW/Session 4

Session Information

Campaign	Remnant Wings
Arc	Act 1.2: A Wizard's Party
Date	Saturday, 24 Nov 2012
Session No.	4
Game Master	Lily Fae
Players	Temia (as Maxwell) Tilderabbit (as Tyrus Youmu (as Aileen Glalev (as Sora) FuzzyPickles (as Aiying)
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In HTML format due to the use of Maptools.

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Tyrus has connected.

Youmu has connected.

Yukari has connected.

Sora Kawaguchi has connected.

Aiying has connected.

Yukari:

Fuuuu- ok, new plan, stopping maptools for the moment because hopefully it won't be needed for a party, right?

Sora Kawaguchi:

dangit, I'm getting closer to being done loading

Temia:

Okay, seems to have loaded this time.

Yukari:

We'll start in #remnantwings and come back here

Temia:

It really does work better if you connect after the fact, it seems.

Youmu is disconnected.

Youmu has connected.

Youmu:

Oh, it worked now.

Youmu:

Pretty instantly

Aileen:

Strange.

Temia:

Shou, relog and give that a try :o

Aileen:

Reconnecting did it

Sora Kawaguchi:

sounds like I should relog then

Sora Kawaguchi is disconnected.

Sora Kawaguchi has connected.

Sora Kawaguchi:

back

Temia:

Welcome back.

Yukari:

After the collapse of Emberflash, there was a great deal of hustle and worry; the arrival of Firebrandt in a few short hours had taken a toll on the remainder of the city; those who had been struck by that terrifying blast were killed outright; utterly unrecoverable. Those who had perished in the aftermath were better off. And it was thanks to the efforts in no small part of the crew of the Mitigated Landing and some select Knights of Alethia, that a goodly number had survived even the attacks of the Ground Below. With Maxwell helping guide some refugees to ships, Sora advising of incoming attacks from the air, and Aileen, Tyrus and Aiying helping defend a hospital, they were seen as heroes twice over. And as Firebrandt had finally arrived overhead, they had been praised as such.

Yukari:

Having been hard at work, each of those who had helped drive away the Destroyer Wyrm that had nearly blighted Emberflash entirely off the map, had been offered a place to rest and recuperate in the main wizard's tower, while the relief forces took over the rescue efforts.

Yukari:

And, there was time to rest. Recover. But not for too long, for the wizards seemed eager to celebrate the next day; to thank these folk for helping out - and thus, invited to a wizard's informal convocation, or what was more informally known as "taking time off to have a ball"

Temia:

(Bleh, still tired. Pardon me if I'm not too talkative for this session. =~=)

Yukari:

(Is there anything anyone would like to clarify before the party begins?)

* Sora looked a bit uneasy with the unfamiliar yet somewhat courtly surroundings whose custom she didn't know.

Aiying:

(About how many wizards there are here - and how many drinks)

Maxwell:

(I guess I should ask if there's any further information I would know on the proceedings based on a knowledge: nobility check.)

Yukari:

(Make your check, Maxwell)

Aileen:

(Was there time for Aileen have time to get to know the others, or will the be strangers to her?)

* Temia rolls: 1d20+8 Knowledge: Nobility skill check => 4 + 8 = 12

Aileen:

(o_o .. sorry for that garbled sentence ..)

Maxwell:

(Man, I'm out of it. I didn't even have my notes open yet.)

Yukari:

(Aileen would have had a few number of hours during the journey to Emberflash, and the time to rest if she would have preferred to stay with any of the others if they were ok with that)

Sora:

(how does one roll in this?)

Maxwell:

(With the /roll command.)

Yukari:

(function is /roll 1d20+x)

* Aiying seemed rather at home in this sort of environment; the former showgirl had chosen to socialize and figure out each wizard's type. Of drink they preferred.

Yukari:

For the moment, there's a slow stream of wizardly looking folk coming in; mostly moderately old men with beards, though there are only the largest minority group - notable exceptions being a troll in a suit, a shy looking skeleton in a robe, a tro of old sorceresses and a floating fish. About 15 or so are around, and a number of guards in full ceremonial armour. Some of them looked tipsy, some sour-faced, and there was not too much of a feel of a party.

* Sora Kawaguchi had found a corner to sit, sipping her drink and looking around.

Yukari:

"Drink, Sir, Madam?" asks a server, offering up a glass to Tyrus and Aiying.

Aiying:

"Of course!" Aiying respons, giving him a brilliant smile before taking the drink. And taking a sip of it, to judge the taste and the strength of it.

Tyrus:

"Oh, sure, sure." He grabs his as well, although he waits for Aiying to taste the drink. "How's it?"

* Aileen looks at all the strangers with a small, but visible amount of unease. It was another wizard that had her chained up after all and kept her awake for days with magic. Her glowing aura is dimmed and subdued.

Yukari:

The drinks are indeed quite delicious; though the slight tang of magic saturating it is a slight hint that they were not made purely organically; there's no hint of anything wrong with it, however.

Yukari:

(I really need more tokens aaaargh)

Aiying:

"Magical," Aiying said with a smirk as she then proceeded to drink half of it at once. "Who made it?" She asked, directing the question to the server.

* Aileen looks around for a quiet place to sit. She is still feeling some of the past days aftereffects and standing around for too long is still a little tiring.

Yukari:

(There are seats all round the room - for example, opposite Sora on the table)

* Sora Kawaguchi makes a beckoning gesture for Aileen to come sit with her if she glances her way.

* Aileen sees a familar face amidst all the strange and slightly scary bearded people and wanders slowly over to Sora.

Sora Kawaguchi:

(suddenly, old wizard right behind me, oh noes)

Yukari:

"Ah, that would be Speaker Marcissus over by your lady-friend over there - he's an excellent transmuter and conjurer, you know! Of course, all Speakers must be, to reach that position!" said the server.

Maxwell:

(Coffee supplies depleted. Proceeding to refill.)

* Sora Kawaguchi nods in greetings to Aileen with a smile

Sora Kawaguchi:

(same here actually, gonna brew up some instant, that boosts me right up pretty well.)

* Aileen gives Sora a slightly uneasy smile and sits down across from her.

* Aiying stretches up on her toes to get a look at Marcissus. "Him, over there?" She asks, smiling as she pats the server on the arm. "Thank you - you know, for servin' at this party!"

* Tyrus shrugs and takes a sip from his glass as well. "Huh, what do you know... I guess important wizards make all sorts of stuff, too."

* Marcissus glowers over Sora's shoulder at Aileen as she sits, before visibly calming himself. "Oh, no problem at all. Anything one can do for the 'heroes of Emberflash', no?" His face is a sullen one, grim looking as he forces a smile. "Or rather, two heros, and one rescuee, or so I hear? "

AncientSpark has connected.

Marcissus:

More members pop up!

Yukari:

(cough.) More members pop up!

* Sora Kawaguchi raises an eyebrow and looks over her shoulder, wondering about the sullen manner.

Yukari:

The room is brightly lit by the magelights on the wall, and if not that, the balcony on the far side opens up to the open air; though it seems warm enough within still.

Yukari:

(Oh, yes, you'd have seen the corridor when you arrive, let me just add that)

* Aileen shrinks into her seat, trying to escape from the glower directed at her without moving.

AncientSpark is disconnected.

AncientSpark is disconnected.

AncientSpark has connected.

Fortune D:

Ah! And you two must be the brave knight and the gallant gunman who had risked life and limb to aid the poor fallen! How do you do? I'm Speaker Fortune, pleased as punch to meet you!

Yukari:

This was to Maxwell and Tyrus, of course, the cheerful wizard appearing behind them as if by magic.

Maxwell:

(Back, and with coffee.)

* Aiying approaches the glowering wizard from the side, still grinning. "You're the speaker Marcissus, right? It wouldn't bother you too much if I wanted to ask you a bit about the drinks you conjured, would it?"

* Tyrus jumps a bit, but quickly pretend that he's not that surprised. "...Ah! Well, all in a day's work, right?" He nods toward Maxwell and grins. "Nice to meet you, Miss."

* Aileen remains silent and avoids looking at the scary man. She focuses her golden yellow on Sora instead, with a few side glances at Aiying.

Marcissus:

"Ah, forgive me, little one. I may be a little out of sorts. I am still grieving for some of my relatives, who were not as fortunate as the ones you saved. Though I must ask all of you three that you tell us what you had seen, how you turned back the beast, and what you found there."

Aileen:

(*eyes)

Yukari:

(Tyrus: Fortune has a long flowing beard, just to let you know! Though that's not necessarly indicative of anything!)

* Aileen pipes up quietly, "I-I'm sorry for your loss..?"

Tyrus:

(Miss...ter.)

* Sora Kawaguchi nods sadly, "It's a shame, we saw the beast moments before it first struck and though we hastened to stop the calamity, it was already too late for far too many."

Maxwell:

Maxwell turns to face the wizard behind them. "Ah, yes, nothing so grandiose about it, we were just doing our duty," he adds before offering his hand. "Pleasure to meet you. I am Sir Maxwell Kharvast of the Order of the Gryphon Knights. And you?"

Tyrus:

(From a distance, your beard looks like flowing silver locks. I must have too much drink.)

Maxwell:

("We haven't even been here for five minutes!" "That implies I didn't have any before then.")

Aiying:

"Well, turning it back, mm....I think the spell that was controllin' the beast was a channeled one, of sorts."

* Sora Kawaguchi nods at Aiying's words, "Indeed, shortly after the foe we found there had fled, the beast suddenly turned away."

Tyrus:

()

Sora Kawaguchi:

(Using half truths to lie? For shame Sora.)

Maxwell:

(Also, I'm going to take a guess that Maxwell had enough time to clean the scorchmarks off his chestplate and everyone otherwise generally freshen up before the party.)

Fortune D:

"Ah? So handsome am I looking, is that the case? Well, no harm done, except to my ever-growing ego! I am Speaker Fortune D, at your service, Sir Knight, Sir Shooter. The foremost illusionist and abjurer you've ever laid your eyes upon, or not!" The wizard laughs heartily, and takes a bow.

Sora Kawaguchi:

(of course, got the feeling it was a few days since)

Yukari:

(It's about a day since, most of them had slept fairly heavily after all that.)

Yukari:

(And plenty of time to tidy up, yes)

* Aileen apparently finds the table surface to be the most interesting object in the room, if you go by the way her gaze remains fixed on it.

Marcissus:

"Channeled, you say? Were there many casters present? That's quite a worry, if even a number of them could penetrate our defenses. And..." his eyes stray over Aileen once again, spotting the obvious. "You found this girl there? Quite interesting, or so I hear from the mages on board your ship, the... Landed, was it?"

Sora Kawaguchi:

(He knows too much, he must die. Oh wait, not the rogue for once.)

Maxwell:

(pfft)

Sora Kawaguchi:

(Aiying, you know what you must do. Balcony, booze, accidental slip.)

Maxwell:

(I thought we decided Aiying WASN'T Belkar!)

Aiying:

(I'm not a rogue either! ...Well, kind of not.)

Tyrus:

"Well, nice to -see- you, then, Mr. D." His expression looks as if he's always in on the joke. "Tyrus is my name, sir. I'm just one of the ship's crews, really."

Aileen:

(Win all his feather tokens by pokering first, so it is more plausible. >_<)

Tyrus:

(Oh look, my gun is pointing over there!)

* Aiying ponders. "Well, there was one wizard up there, and they had some mystical items around too, I think some incense burners and things like that...most of them got smashed by the giant fight we had in there. I guess a wizard could've told which one was part of the spell, but..."

* Aileen sees the blurry reflection of the man stare at her again and she visibly tenses up. This man's interest iun her makes her uneasy.

* Sora Kawaguchi nods, "A few of them also attacked our ship beforehand, I think there was a total of three casters if I recall right?"

Yukari:

(Just for reference, there's a lot more people in here than just the guards and these three, I'm adding them as I get tokens)

Maxwell:

"Aha, yes, -see-. I get it now." He pauses before spotting the tense girl at the table opposite Sora. "Could you excuse me a moment? I'm probably not very interesting to talk to anyway with Tyrus, here. Was that your name? Ah, nevermind, excuse me." With that, he walks over to the table next to Aileen and asks, "Is anything the matter here?"

Fortune D:

"My, what an excitable fellow. Nothing like a man who charges an enormous wyrm with nothing but the gun on his belt! Eh?" Fortune gives Tyrus a nudge. "Oh, is that a horn of fog? That's quite the intricate item there!"

Maxwell:

(Ah, whoops, Tyrus DID introduce himself. Skip the uncertainty then.)

Maxwell:

(I'M STILL WAKING UP, PARDON ME.)

* Aiying shrugs a little. "It might've been three - I got tangled up trying to hold down the first wizard, then his bodyguard - he was huge, and had an axe the size of me! - started chasing me around, and I had to stay away from that."

* Aileen gives out a startled little squeak and glances up at Maxwell for a moment. That phrase usually meant trouble for her and the reaction is obvious, even though she calms down quickly. Maxwell has been friendly to her so far, so maybe he has come to help her for once instead.

Tyrus:

"That's what it is? We just happened to pick that up along the way." He took the horn out. "What is this horn, anyway?"

Marcissus:

"A conspiracy of casters... ill fortune for us, then. Well fought, to have defeated them where our students had failed. And you, girl..." he hesitates, not knowing her name. "Was there anything that you saw that could help us find out who did this?"

Tyrus:

(Does that Furry Thing have boobs?)

Maxwell:

(No, those are its legs.)

Tyrus:

(Seriously? Wow.)

Aiying:

(Zoom in)

Aileen:

(Aww... so cute!)

AncientSpark:

(So, it's a midget squirrel thing? )

Tyrus:

(They still look like boobs!)

Yukari:

(I'm cropping pics as fast as I can :V)

Sora Kawaguchi:

(Tyrus is so desperate he sees boobs on everyth*bapped*)

Aileen:

(It's well done, just misleading when tinied up to 15x15 pixels.)

Maxwell:

(snrrrk)

Aiying:

(Tyrus. You're getting shock therapy tomorrow.)

Tyrus:

(It's not desperation! It's "seeing the best in everyone.")

* Aileen replies quietly, without looking up at the man. "I-I saw some grey faced people. They kept me c-chained and cast spells at me that did not let me sleep." She raises her shackles with some remnants of the chains still attached, giving a faint rattling sound as the scrape against the edge of the table.

* Aileen - *they scrape >_<

Marcissus:

Chains? Let me see them. -Ahhh... not magical, but.. mythril? Certainly light... to stop from interfering with casting, perhaps..." Marcissus moves quickly, brushing past Aiying to see the chains, grabbing hold of Aileen's wrist.

Yukari:

"Girard, Ilse, come over here, take a look at this."

Aiying:

"Mythril chains are expensive, aren't they...?" She says, pondering this as she glances about at the other wizards now.

Yukari:

-Marcissus said.

* Sora Kawaguchi gets up, wondering if she's going to need to get people away from Aileen. She's certainly watchful for distress from the girl.

* Maxwell steps forward as well. "Sir Wizard, please show some respect for the girl. Let her show you the chains of her own free will."

Fortune D:

"Ah-hem! Well, since we've all here, it looks like," Fortune called out, "We should be giving praise to.. Marcissisus, what the devil are you doing?"

* Aileen shies away from the man, retreating as far to edge of the seat as she can without falling off. She tries to move her hand away at first, but is not really strong enough and she gives up after one attempt and begins to tremble instead.

Tyrus:

"Wow, it's getting quite crowded over there."

* Sora Kawaguchi sees Aileen trying to get away and grabs Marcissus' wrist, "Lord Wizard, please let go. Now."

* Aiying finishes her drink as Sora grabs on. And whispers, lightly. "Y'know, be careful not to make too much of a scene at a party...?"

* Aileen is clearly getting frightend by all the people gathering around her. Attention like that has always and ever meant very bad things for her and the ever present glow around her turns into a slowly pulsing orange.

Yukari:

Two more wizards (?) had moved in, a crinkled faced man(?) and the skeleton, though that shies away as Sora takes Marcissus' hand. As Marcissus visibly growls, he takes a deep breath. "I am in perfect control of myself. I assure all of you, if I were not, I would have started casting quite a while back," he said in a lecturing voice.

Tyrus:

(One of the worst things to shout at the moment: "WATCH OUT, SHE'S GONNA BLOW")

Yukari:

One of the guards grab Marcissus from behind, also restraining him.

Sora Kawaguchi:

"I am well aware, but she is not in a state where restraining her against her will is a good idea. Please let go."

* Aileen is clearly frightened by the mention of spells being cast on her and for a moment her glow flickers a slightly purple. ".. please ... not again .."

Speaker E Girard:

"Calm down, Marciccus! We've all lost some people, but there's no need to get threatening over it!" This wizard's voice was surprisingly higher pitched, if crackly.

* Aileen tries once again to pull her hand out of Marcissus's grasp.

Yukari:

Perception rolls for everyone but Tyrus.

Maxwell:

(Poor Maxwell, no Carlana here to be his eyes and ears.)

* Temia rolls: 1d20+2 => 2 + 2 = 4

Maxwell:

(welp.)

Tyrus:

(Is this because I've proven myself to be blind?)

* Sora Kawaguchi tire le dé : 1d20+3 Perception => 10 + 3 = 13

Yukari:

(Nah, you're just too far away)

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+9 => 15 + 9 = 24

* Youmus Probe ergibt: 1d20+11 (Perception) => 8 + 11 = 19

Yukari:

(-Ack, and not Aiying, either. Sorry ._.)

Maxwell:

(Interesting. Roll markers are based on local locale.)

Yukari:

(Also too far)

Maxwell:

(That is... quite the quirk, MapTool.)

Tyrus:

(Foreign dice!)

Sora Kawaguchi:

(huh, so I see now.)

Aileen:

(That denglish is really annoying actually.)

Aileen:

(I have no idea how to turn it off and completely to english.)

Aiying:

(Hah)

Maxwell:

(Can't seem to find a language override in the preferences on my end.)

Sora Kawaguchi:

(same here, sadly)

Yukari:

(one second, processing)

Maxwell:

(No worries, everything kinda happened at once.)

Aileen:

(I moved the guard 8, I think that position makes more sense and does not cause stacking)

Yukari:

(Ah, the guard is grappling Marciccus fairly firmly at the moment, so it does stack)

Aileen:

(Ah grappling causes stacking in PF?)

Yukari:

(clearly the guar'ds protecting you!)

Aiying:

(Hm? Didn't think so)

Yukari:

(/checks... d'oh! That's correct, it doesn't stack)

Tyrus:

(Guard-on-Marcy action)

Maxwell:

(Ornstein, you dawg. `-`)

Yukari:

(Oh no! Watch out for that sneaky grabbing!)

Tyrus:

(And it's all happening before Aileen's innocent eyes.)

Yukari:

(Poor, poor Aileen)

Sora Kawaguchi:

(*quickly has her way with Aileen so she's no longer innocent* There we go, saved.)

Maxwell:

("You see, when a wizard and a knight of Gwynevere love each other very much...")

Yukari:

(Ok, cut it out please, all OOC in rw-ooc)

Maxwell:

(D: Oh noes)

Maxwell:

(mmkay)

* Aileen gives out a startled yelp and jumps slightly, clearly scared by somethinf all of a sudden. She falls off the edge of her seat and her first reaction is to try and crawl under the table.

Aileen:

(No idea if Marcissus is still holding her wrist or not. Aileen will try to crawl under the table in any case.)

Yukari:

(Marcissus let go of her wrist, yes)

Yukari:

The guard pulls back abruptly, and marcissus blinks. His mouth opens and closes as he staggers forwards slightly, grasping for something in his robe before toppling onto the chair, clutching at his throat.

Maxwell:

"What the...? Sir Wizard!" Maxwell quickly moves to catch Marcissus and look over him. His concern is chiefly with Aileen, but suddenly acting like that is very much a cause for alarm in its own right.

* Temia rolls: 1d20+6 Heal check => 4 + 6 = 10

* Youmus Probe ergibt: 1d20+14 (See Sin) => 2 + 14 = 16

* Sora Kawaguchi blinks and examines the wizard with slight but rising alarm.

* Sora Kawaguchi tire le dé : 1d20+9 heal roll => 10 + 9 = 19

* Aileen stares at Sora and whispers quietly in her direction. ".. k-knife from the guard .."

* Aileen then seems to concentrate on something and the glow around her glows just a little bit more golden.

Skeleton in a robe:

"What's wrong? Speaker? The skeleton moves forwards as seconds pass.

Yukari:

The skeleton pushes the guard back as it tries to move closer.

* Sora Kawaguchi goes for the intensive healing method of channel positive energy while yelling out, "The guard stabbed him, someone restrain him!"

* Aileen begins to look panicked immediately, a stare of confused fear directed at all the guards.

* Maxwell sees that Marcissus is in good hands with Sora and steps out and around the two, moving between them and the guard that had restrained Marcissus, drawing his sword. "You! How dare you do that to him!?"

Yukari:

1d20+8

Maxwell:

(Switch places, Sora?)

Maxwell:

(Also, given Marc stumbled into the chair, should his token be moved likewise?)

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+6 => 11 + 6 = 17

Yukari:

(correct, Temia)

Sora Kawaguchi:

(do you have free switch?)

Maxwell:

(I don't, but... your call, Yukari?)

* Aileen also directs a gaze at Maxwell, some fear in her eyes, overshadowed by confusion.

Yukari:

(One sec)

* Sora Kawaguchi tire le dé : 3d6 healing => 6

Yukari:

(What spell are you casting?)

Sora Kawaguchi:

(... the one that I said I was casting earlier?)

Maxwell:

(I think we missed it, actually.)

Yukari:

(Ah, channel positive. )

Maxwell:

(Or lay on hands.)

Yukari:

(Yes, I assumed you were planning on using stabilise but just wanted to check)

Sora Kawaguchi:

(*sighs*

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+2 (Initiative) => 18 + 2 = 20

Sora Kawaguchi:

(why the hell do I even try to RP if people don't read enough to see that I typed out channel positive energy?)

Maxwell:

(I looked over the messages.)

Maxwell:

(I did not see you post anything of the sort.)

Yukari:

(Ok, fighting time, roll initiative)

Aileen:

(Sora, the GM has to keep track of over 7 things at once.)

Sora Kawaguchi:

Sora Kawaguchi goes for the intensive healing method of channel positive energy while yelling out, "The guard stabbed him, someone restrain him!"

Sora Kawaguchi:

Sora Kawaguchi goes for the intensive healing method of channel positive energy while yelling out, "The guard stabbed him, someone restrain him!"

Sora Kawaguchi:

Sora Kawaguchi goes for the intensive healing method of channel positive energy while yelling out, "The guard stabbed him, someone restrain him!"

Sora Kawaguchi:

Sora Kawaguchi goes for the intensive healing method of channel positive energy while yelling out, "The guard stabbed him, someone restrain him!"

Sora Kawaguchi:

Sora Kawaguchi goes for the intensive healing method of channel positive energy while yelling out, "The guard stabbed him, someone restrain him!"

Sora Kawaguchi:

Sora Kawaguchi goes for the intensive healing method of channel positive energy while yelling out, "The guard stabbed him, someone restrain him!"

Sora Kawaguchi:

Sora Kawaguchi goes for the intensive healing method of channel positive energy while yelling out, "The guard stabbed him, someone restrain him!"

Maxwell:

(Glitches happen, please do not complain at us about a fault in the system.)

Sora Kawaguchi:

is that visible enough?)

Maxwell:

(Okay, you need to calm the fuck down right now.)

AncientSpark:

(Okay, seriously?)

Maxwell:

(Are you calm, Shou?)

Sora Kawaguchi:

(Yes, just annoyed.)

Aiying:

(Go be annoyed somewhere else.)

Maxwell:

(Anyway, let's get this ball rolling if Shou can keep control of herself.)

* Temia rolls: 1d20+1 => 3 + 1 = 4

Maxwell:

(welp.)

Aiying:

(It's not the LOWEST init.)

Maxwell:

(Pretty close, though. :P)

Aiying:

(Also: Right click your token, "Add to Initiative", then right-click your icon in the nice init tracker to set it.)

Maxwell:

(Oh, convenient!)

* Youmus Probe ergibt: 1d20+1 (Init) => 16 + 1 = 17

* Tyrus rolls: 1d20+4 => 15 + 4 = 19

Yukari:

Ah, I see

Tyrus:

(??)

Maxwell:

(Right-click your entry in the initiative list and select Set Initiative.)

Tyrus:

(Ahh)

Yukari:

(Just assigning initiatives now!0

Maxwell:

(I guess it's only fair that me and ol' skelly get piss-poor initiative results - we already just acted.)

Aiying:

(Wow that is some bad init from Mr. Skelly)

AncientSpark:

(It's like you secretly rolled really high on Init )

Maxwell:

(:V)

Maxwell:

(We're flooding the chat with OOC talk again. Back to #RW-OOC!)

Yukari:

There's a rush of steel being drawn, and a shriek or two- and then the guard next to Speaker Fortune D cuts him in half with a greatsword, who fizzles and vanishes into nothing.

Fortune D:

From the rafters, comes a cry - "He- he just tried to cut me in half!"

Aiying has received initiative.

Aiying:

Swift Action: Drink! Then Move 10 feet and Smack Guard 8 once.

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+9 (Standard Attack - Fist) => 19 + 9 = 28

* Aiying rolls: 1d8+5 (Fist - Magic, Bludgeoning) => 8 + 5 = 13

* Aiying rolls: 1d6 (Cold) => 6

Aiying:

That ends my turn.

Tyrus has received initiative.

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+5 (Will) => 18 + 5 = 23

Yukari:

Steel buckles under the force of Aiying's blow, and the armour bends, the guard not flinching.

Tyrus:

(Okay, I'll shoot Guard 2 then.)

* Tyrus rolls: 1d20+11 => 16 + 11 = 27

* Tyrus rolls: 1d20+6 => 6 + 6 = 12

* Tyrus rolls: 1d8 => 5

* Tyrus rolls: 1d8 => 2

Maxwell:

(Let Yukari type enough to at least confirm/deny hits, jeez. XD)

Tyrus:

(Sorry DX )

Yukari:

BLAM! And the shot rings out around the hall, blasting into the second guard, who staggers.

Maxwell:

(Pepperbox, I take it?)

Tyrus:

(The axe musket, actually

Maxwell:

(Since the full attack.)

Maxwell:

(Oh.)

Yukari:

(Ah, no full attack with the musket, so only the first shot counts)

Maxwell:

(Loading sucks that way.)

Aiying:

"Illusion! The real armor's like Max's!"

Tyrus:

(Oh. I... I guess I can use pepperbox?)

Maxwell:

(Betcha can't wait to get a rifle and revolver, huh? :P)

Tyrus:

(The damage is the same, but it's up to you I guess)

Tyrus:

(Indeed D: )

Yukari:

(Talk in ooc!)

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+11 => 2 + 11 = 13

* Yukari rolls: 1d8+5 => 5 + 5 = 10

Yukari:

There's a screech as the skeleton stumbles forwards against Sora as the guard behind her slams his blade against the undead form, sending her skull bouncing across the floor. "H-help!" it cries out, as it tips over.

Yukari:

From somewhere up above, there's a casting voice; the room surges with magic; and then, it fades; just like the magic - illusions drop away, fading, revealing the TRUE form of the guards - armoured knights - Knights, with Alestian sigils on their grey metal armour.

Fortune D:

"Arc-dispel!"

Maxwell:

"Like mine? What..." Maxwell chokes with shock as the illusion is blasted away, staring wide-eyed at the guards around him. "What treachery is this?!"

Yukari:

All bar one have full-faced helmets... the one who spits, and grins.

Guard 2:

"We've been found out, it seems! Well, this was expected!"

Aileen has received initiative.

* Aileen hesitates for a few seconds as the scuffle begins, but then presses her eyes firmly closed, takes a deep breath and gathers her divine energies into a spell. The aura glowing around her flares a slightly brighter golden for a moment, and she timidly touches the form of Marcissus in front of her, to transfer a protetive Sanctuary spell on him.

Yukari:

This guard; now with a metal knife gleaming with blood visible in his hand; he steps forwards, over Marcissus; intent in stabbing downwards;

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+5 => 4 + 5 = 9

* Aileen remains under the table and watches the battle that has broken out, while a small golden aura surrounds the injured wizard. He was rude and scary, but does not deserve to die.

Maxwell:

(I'm surprised golems even get a half-decent will save.)

Yukari:

Armoured boots stamp next to Aileen as he moves.

Yukari:

(Aiying, Sora are able to make AoOs)

Aiying:

(Making one)

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+9 (Standard Attack - Fist) => 18 + 9 = 27

* Aiying rolls: 1d8+5 (Fist - Magic, Bludgeoning) => 4 + 5 = 9

* Aiying rolls: 1d6 (Cold) => 6

Yukari:

The blow strikes from behind, more of the armour being crushed under the punch; it propels the knightforward, who holds its knife up, unable to drive it down.

Sir Matthew Kingston:

The knight's face is distorted into righteous, zealous fury. "I was sick of this charade, anyway. Your unnatrual evil will end here, at our hands!" He cleaves his blade at Speaker Girard with both hands.

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+14 => 3 + 14 = 17

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+6 => 18 + 6 = 24

* Yukari rolls: 1d8+7 => 1 + 7 = 8

Sir Matthew Kingston:

There's a hum, as the blade strikes once, twice, shattering through the invisible shield that protected the wizard, slicing through garments and skirting flesh. "We know what you've hidden at the depths of Illnest Grove, what seeds of doom you've grown there! We show no mercy to such fiends!"

Maxwell:

"Explain your actions, Kingston!"

Speaker E Girard:

Girard curses and steps back, uttering out a guttural incantation as she slams her hand into the floor - the stone hewed blocks rising up around them in a dome, under their feet to try to block them away from the others and her.

Maxwell:

(Them? :o)

Maxwell:

(I think we've got some pronoun ambiguity.)

Yukari:

(Whoops, did I say the- what the heck was I saying)

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+3 => 15 + 3 = 18

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+3 => 7 + 3 = 10

Yukari:

Kingston dives aside, avoiding the stone trap, though the second is not so lucky - it is forced upwards, over the table and away from Marcissus.

Yukari:

(Guard No 8 is currently prone in midair)

Aiying:

(Freaky.)

Maxwell:

(So targeting Kinston and Guard 8?)

Yukari:

(It was, with a stone wall)

Sir Matthew Kingston:

"Stand aside, Sir Knight. If you side with these.. devils, we will not hold back our blades!" His voice is strident with fury.

Yukari:

The other guard rushes Girard, too, charging inwards with one knife drawn.

Yukari:

The wizard lashes out as he attempts a tackle.

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+5 => 7 + 5 = 12

Maxwell:

(*bdoink*)

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+9 => 17 + 9 = 26

Yukari:

The wizard's voice turns into a shrill cry as the guard catches her with a tackle, raising her up as if to crush her in his arms.

Maxwell "Wyrm Eye Poker" has received initiative.

Maxwell:

"Oh no you don't!" shouts Maxwell, discarding his sword and opting to draw his trusty lucerne hammer, swinging it down at the stupid guard's stupid helmet at full force.

* Temia rolls: 1d20+11 full attack 1 => 13 + 11 = 24

* Temia rolls: 1d20+6 full attack 2 => 19 + 6 = 25

Maxwell:

(Oh wait)

Maxwell:

(Nix the full attack, drawing a weapon's a move action)

* Temia rolls: 1d12+6 maceyouintheface damage => 9 + 6 = 15

Maxwell:

(and then one five-foot step to help break the grapple next turn. :V)

Aiying has received initiative.

Aiying:

Not sure -how- I did that but

Aiying:

Moving 40 feet around table

Aiying:

Grappling Kingston

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+13 => 16 + 13 = 29

Tyrus has received initiative.

Aiying:

"Hey, these devils gave me a drink! Can't you hang on a bit and explain a little before you crash a party with swords?"

* Tyrus sighs and opts to take a drink from his flask. "Aye. I think someone needs to explain who are the ones need to be shot here."

Yukari:

Going into a lumbering run, the knight at the top of the room charges, the full armour plating adding to the weight of the rush as it slashes downwards at Maxwell.

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+13 => 5 + 13 = 18

Yukari:

(dammit knights why are you so terrible)

Maxwell:

(Clearly they did not spring for the masterwork.)

Yukari:

(they did and everything!)

Yukari:

It fails to connect, the slash striking at the armour and glancing off to one side.

Aileen has received initiative.

Yukari:

There's another crackle of magic as there's an explosion elsewhere. One of the other guards has just exloded violently, the dying burst killing the unfortunate turban-wearing wizard he was grappling.

Skeleton in a robe:

"Hey! Girl! Help out! Do something!"

* Aileen comes out from beneath the table, slowly crawling forward. She murmurs an embarrassed apology, as she crawls over Marcissus to get into the proper position for her intended spell. A few seconds of gathering energy is enough and a dazzling spray of rainbow colours spreads out forward from her outstretched fingers, enhanced by her innate Oracle abilities.

Maxwell:

Maxwell's attention momentarily turns to the source of the explosion, shortly focusing on the other knight with fury. "Kingston, you underhanded, dishonorable bastard!"

Sir Matthew Kingston:

"Then so be it!"

* Temia rolls: 1d20+10 will save => 19 + 10 = 29

* Aileen lets her hands sink again with a puzzled expression, when the spray of colour ceases.

Fortune D:

"They're under a defensive spell! It's probably why we didn't pick them up when they came in! Damn it, I'll try another dispel!"

Yukari:

The guards do not fall, not even faltering as the wave of sparkles wash over them.

Yukari:

The Knight struggles, trapped in stone; unable to get free.

Sir Matthew Kingston:

"Your time has come, wizard!" he snarls, lashing out with the pommel of his sword against Aiying.

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+8 => 2 + 8 = 10

* Aiying elbows his wrist first, keeping him from bringing even the pommel into play at such close range. "Hey, hey! I said let's talk first!"

Speaker E Girard:

"H-hey- get OFF me!"

Yukari:

There's a flash, as Girard warps away in a bizzare vworp.

Maxwell:

(Guess Girard didn't have conjuration as an opposition school.)

Yukari:

The guard looks around, the wizard he was grappling vanished. Seeing no other target off the beat, he swings at Maxwell, two daggers in hand.

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+6 1d20+2 => 14 + 6 = 20

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+2 => 7 + 2 = 9

Maxwell:

(What're the rules on beating AC? >= or just >?)

Maxwell:

(Because since Maxwell's cape isn't being wielded, he has no shield bonus.)

Yukari:

(Hits)

Maxwell:

(Mmkay.)

* Yukari rolls: 1d6+5 => 6 + 5 = 11

Yukari:

With a vicious upward lunge, it stabs with surprising accuracy into the upraised arm, jabbing into the armpit before pulling back like a viper.

Maxwell "Wyrm Eye Poker" has received initiative.

* Maxwell grunts with pain as the dagger catches between the cracks of his platemail, turning full attention to the guard. "That's it. Enough is ENOUGH!" he shouts, swinging his polearm with full force at the guard and using the momentum to swing himself back so that the hammerhead can hit home.

Maxwell:

"--Damnit!" Maxwell's swing comes to a halt as the guard follows his steps, forcing him to drop the swing and seek another tactic. "Carlana! Come to me!"

Maxwell:

(5 foot step, Celestial Bond summon.)

Yukari:

(Sorry!I forgot to bring him closer already)

Maxwell:

(Oh. .-.)

Maxwell:

(...I'M NOT SURE WHAT JUST HAPPENED THEN Dx)

Maxwell:

(So not step up, just its own 5-foot step on its turn?)

Maxwell:

(There, 5-foot step, full attack.)

* Temia rolls: 1d20+11 full attack 1 => 2 + 11 = 13

* Temia rolls: 1d20+6 full attack 2 => 20 + 6 = 26

* Temia rolls: 1d20+6 crit confirm => 20 + 6 = 26

* Temia rolls: 1d20+6 the knight who cried grendel => 5 + 6 = 11

* Temia rolls: 3d12+6 critical damage => 11 + 6 = 17

Maxwell:

(...and then +12 for the strength mod, I guess)

Maxwell:

(HANG ON)

Maxwell:

(Had the wrong crit mod.)

* Temia rolls: 2d12+12 => 22 + 12 = 34

Maxwell:

(There.)

Maxwell:

(...whatever.)

Aiying:

(Hm)

Aiying:

(Lemme see

* Aiying rolls: 1d12+6)*2 => 8 + 6 = 14

* Aiying rolls: (1d12+6)*2 => (9 + 6) * 2 = 30

Yukari:

The lucent hammer swings cleanly; and punches straight through the armour into the knight's chest; clear liquid spatters outwards; the knight sags sideways as the metal armour cracks, folding downwards for a moment. Then it explodes in a burst of acrid darkly pulsing energy.

Aiying has received initiative.

Aiying:

(Maintain Grapple)

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+18 => 5 + 18 = 23

Tyrus has received initiative.

* Tyrus sighs. "No one's going to calm down, huh..." He goes to Kingston, still held by Aiying, and clears his throat. Before slapping his face a bit.

Tyrus:

"Alrecht, ye a bampot, min'in landlubber, whit dae ye hink yoo're daein' an' will ye calm down!"

* Tyrus slaps him again.

* Yukari rolls: 1d100 => 18

Yukari:

(wait, that should be done on his turn)

Tyrus:

(It's DC16, Will check)

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+4 => 18 + 4 = 22

Tyrus:

(Aww)

Yukari:

Maxwell stares at the talk uncomprehendingly, before turning back to the small woman trying to punch his face in.

Maxwell:

(*Kingston)

Yukari:

(...yes. Of course.)

Maxwell:

(Unless he's secretly Maxwell's evil goatee'd twin, Llewxam!)

Yukari:

In the meantime, while the lucent hammer is hooked upon the collapsed armour, Knight 1 stompus upon the skeleton in the robe before stopping in front of Aileen, staring down at her.

Yukari:

(in this case not allowing an AoO due to the previous attack)

Aileen has received initiative.

Maxwell:

(aww.)

Maxwell:

"Young lady! Get back!" shouts Maxwell, trying to pull his polearm free.

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+6 => 11 + 6 = 17

* Youmus Probe ergibt: 1d20+10 (Defensive Casting vs 19) => 10 + 10 = 20

Yukari:

The trapped guard squeezes out the grip of stone, only to be blasted with lightning; it topples to the table before exploding, too; the dark burst spreading out to the surrounding squares. (6 damage to Ailing and Marcissus)

* Yukari rolls: 1d100 => 13

Yukari:

Fortuntately, the cover of the table does protect Marcissus from the worst of the blast.

* Aileen stares at the knight of knight-like thing in fright and hastily begins to incant a spell while waving her hands defensively. The air around the young girl and the injured wizard she is crouching on distors and shimmers for a moment and then they both vanish with a wvvoorp very similar to the one witnessed a few seconds earlier.

Yukari:

Kingston roars, his feet digging in as he lunges forwards with an upwards slice.

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+17 => 13 + 17 = 30

* Yukari rolls: 1d8+8 => 7 + 8 = 15

Yukari:

There's a pause, and then a barrage of fallen armor pieces, shrapnel, and weapons fly sideways to strike at Kingston.

Yukari:

Four pieces strike home, slamming into the body of the knight., piercing through him; he does not bleed. His jaw hangs askew as he grins still in righteous fury. "Skan asy, sy ni. is si ith eees.. evill, ee ill kkkk kkkaaa!"

Maxwell "Wyrm Eye Poker" has received initiative.

* Maxwell doesn't have time to give Kingston that horrified stare, instead opting to deal with the guard still in their vicinity, drawing his lucerne hammer back and swinging upward to strike the blade out of its hands before proceeding to hurl himself bodily into the thing and get it away from the melee.

Maxwell:

(Full Attack with Disarm and Bullrush)

Maxwell:

(That's valid, right?)

Yukari:

(Eh, I'll give it a pass, sure)

Maxwell:

(Mmkay. I guess you can't actually use bullrushes in place of attacks, but okay.)

* Temia rolls: 1d20+13 disarm w/ improved disarm bonus and AoO denial! No AoO for you! => 1 + 13 = 14

Maxwell:

.

Maxwell:

(*facepalm*)

Yukari:

(And the bull rush?)

* Temia rolls: 1d20+10 boring regular CMB that's gonna hurt like a bitch for Maxwell. :( => 8 + 10 = 18

Maxwell:

(Oh wait.)

Yukari:

1d20+12

* Yukari rolls: 1d20+12 => 16 + 12 = 28

Yukari:

2d6+6

* Yukari rolls: 2d6+6 => 8 + 6 = 14

* Temia rolls: 3d6 lay-on-hands swift self-healing action! => 10

Yukari:

The blade slices against Maxwell as he attempts the charge, the disarm going badly awry from the stiff movements of the knight.

Aiying has received initiative.

Aiying:

Alright.

Aiying:

Ki Point -> Flurry of Blows with Extra Strike on Kingston. He's Flanked.

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+13 => 13 + 13 = 26

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+13 => 20 + 13 = 33

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+13 => 16 + 13 = 29

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+8 => 12 + 8 = 20

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+13 => 15 + 13 = 28

Aiying:

Crit confirmed on a 28

Aiying:

(Normal Blows)

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+9 (Standard Attack - Fist) => 18 + 9 = 27

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+9 (Standard Attack - Fist) => 18 + 9 = 27

Aiying:

(Er, oops)

* Aiying rolls: 1d8+5 (Fist - Magic, Bludgeoning) => 2 + 5 = 7

* Aiying rolls: 1d6 (Cold) => 5

* Aiying rolls: 1d8+5 (Fist - Magic, Bludgeoning) => 1 + 5 = 6

* Aiying rolls: 1d6 (Cold) => 1

Aiying:

(Crit)

* Aiying rolls: (1d8+5)*2+1d6 => (7 + 5) * 2 + 5 = 29

Aiying:

Total: 48 damage.

Yukari:

There's a brief lull in the space as armour rips off the knight; a stain of dark red and bloody under the armour; and Mathew sways, suddenly frozen up; the body locked in position as it topples to the floor. There's an audible click from within the body a scant few seconds later, and it, too, explodes in a violent pulse of death.

Yukari:

Aiying, roll reflex

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+10 (Reflex) => 15 + 10 = 25

Yukari:

10 damage from splash.

Aiying:

(Oof. I do have Evasion!)

Yukari:

Tyrus also takes 10 damage.

Tyrus:

(D

Aiying:

(But a 25 doesn't save? Youch. Don't want to fight whoever made that enchantment)

Yukari:

(A 25 DOES save. The 10 is from the minimum.)

Maxwell:

(dang.)

Aiying:

(Hm. If it's a save-for-half, even if it's minimum damage, I dodge! Otherwise, SCREW YOU WIZARDS)

Fortune D:

"Get that last one away from the others!"

Maxwell:

(I'm guessing there was a no-save element.)

Aiying:

(Evasion does not work on the no-save parts either)

Yukari:

(Everyone in the area was taking a mimum of that amount, yes. That was just avoiding the direct hit)

* Aiying pulls back from a fist that shoved a broken glass somewhere well into Kingston. Teach HIM to ruin the party. And spill her drinks. Although she lets out a cute "Eeep!" at the splash that still lands on her as it covers a wide area.

Tyrus has received initiative.

Tyrus:

"What did you even eat last night," he mutters, wincing from the acid, before taking a couple steps back. "Is he - is he gonna blow, too?"

Yukari:

With only one wizardly target left, the knight takes it in his mind to ensure its thoroughly destroyed.

Yukari:

Armoured boots crunch into skeleton once more as it focuses on crushing it into dust.

Skeleton head:

That- Ow! Stop that! Someone, stop him!"

Aileen has received initiative.

Aiying:

"Hey, Aileen, move to the side! I'll push 'em!"

Maxwell "Wyrm Eye Poker" has received initiative.

* Aileen the empty space where Aileen and Marcissus had seemingly vanished distorts again and the illusion shatters, revealing both of them in their previous position. Aileen has started to talk to someone nearby.

Aileen:

"Umm ... will you help us please? Carry her to safety, please."

Yukari:

Whoever Aileen is talking to, it seems to work; one bone after another rise up around the knight, though definitely in pieces. Soon they're hovering out of reach of the stomping nihgt.

Aileen:

"Please .. I'm sure you can do it."

Yukari:

Knight*

Aileen:

"Thank you"

* Aileen looks visibly relieved.

* Maxwell looks up as the skeleton's pieces are lifted out of the way of whatever effects that guard's blast could potentially do to it - something he's not willing to risk testing given what had happened to Kingston - and grips his weapon tightly. "Now!" he shouts, unleashing a furious series of strikes.

* Temia rolls: 1d20+11 full attack 1 => 13 + 11 = 24

* Temia rolls: 1d20+6 full attack 2 => 2 + 6 = 8

Aileen:

"Umm .. okay. I will try my best to find some cinnamon later. Do you want me to bake something with it?"

* Maxwell is distracted by the cinnamon remark during the last hits, losing his momentum and turning to look at Aileen quizically. "What? Cinnamon?"

Aileen:

"I can make cinnamon buns, but I would need more ingredients than cinnmon for that and an oven."

* Aiying blinks. "Cinnamon wine...?" She says, sounding thoughtful

* Temia rolls: 1d12+6 => 1 + 6 = 7

Aiying has received initiative.

Aiying:

Alright, hm

Yukari:

There's another rent in the knight's armour as it falls to one knee, not even attempting to parry the blow as it rises

Aiying:

Five-foot step, Shuriken Shuriken Shuriken

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+8 (Shuriken 1) => 8 + 8 = 16

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+8 (Shuriken 2) => 4 + 8 = 12

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+3 (Shuriken 3) => 20 + 3 = 23

* Aiying rolls: 1d20+3 => 7 + 3 = 10

Aiying:

Well

Aiying:

Does a 10 crit? ^^

Yukari:

Sadly not

Maxwell:

(Doubt it. :P)

* Aiying rolls: 1d2+5 (Piercing) => 2 + 5 = 7

Tyrus has received initiative.

Yukari:

A couple bounce off the armour, but the third hits home. Guards have arrived around the swaying thing as it staggers a step forwards.

Maxwell:

"Stay clear of it!"

* Maxwell holds his weapon at the ready in case it tries to step towards them, ready to strike it back to the ground.

* Tyrus readies his gun. "Might want to cover your ears a bit," he mutters to Aileen.

* Tyrus rolls: 1d20+11 => 9 + 11 = 20

Yukari:

The shot strikes true.

* Tyrus rolls: 1d8 => 4

* Aileen turns around to give Tyrus a confused stare for a moment, sees his gun and squeaks, immeditaely covering her ears with two small hands.

Yukari:

There's a "ting" as bullet riccoches off armour, a "clonk" sound as it bounces on something solid. And then a sound of "Cccccchhhh-t" as it explodes with the gunslinger's bullet. All that is left is a smoking, pitted, burnt out shell.

* Maxwell returns his lucerne hammer to the horribly-misused quiver on his back, taking his sword off the ground and resheathing it. "...It's over. Is everyone alright?"

* Aileen stares at the exploded remains, then up at the floating bones.

Fortune D:

"...Simply marvellous."

Aileen:

"Umm ... would you be so kind and bring the bones over to me .. carefully please.

* Aiying mutters. "If there's anything t'drink left...." She says, before shifting to look at Maxwell. "...And, I'm thinking you've had some secrets from us."

Speaker E Girard:

"Shut up, Fortune. We've got dead."

Tyrus:

"...Well, yeah, looks like he really blows his fuse."

Maxwell:

"...No. This is something I don't understand myself," he calmly answers, stepping forward to retrieve the skeleton's bones for Aileen (not knowing that she was probably addressing someone else) and setting them down in front of her before turning to face the smoking remains of his once-fellow knight.

Aileen:

(the bones are floating high up in the air)

Maxwell:

(Oh, right.)

Maxwell:

(Nevermind that first part then.)

Yukari:

They drop down, for now.

Maxwell:

(...Hm, I can't seem to move tokens at all.)

Aileen:

(..sorry, but thank you)

Aiying:

(It's not your init)

Maxwell:

(Oh right.)

Aileen:

(Initiative lockdown, Maxwell)

Maxwell:

(Can we kill that, then?)

Speaker E Girard:

"There's a lot questions to be answered, but let's clean up here, first." There's a thump as Girard falls out of the rafters. "Bring in the healers!"

Yukari:

(And, with that, the fourth session comes to a close.)