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09:32 (2956) arthurtuxedo (enter): 09:32
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09:32 Moving to room 'Tensided'..
09:32 (2956) arthurtuxedo (enter): 09:32
09:32 Server Administrator->

It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a Grue.

09:39 (2957) gerardpaloma (enter): 09:39
09:39 (2956) arthurtuxedo: What up, nooch?
09:39 (2957) gerardpaloma: Just tired from humping your Mom last night.
09:39 (2957) gerardpaloma: NOOCH!
09:39 (2956) arthurtuxedo: OMG
09:40 (2957) gerardpaloma: lol
09:40 (2956) arthurtuxedo: I just had a great idea, although not one that really concerns you directly, but one that should make my life a lot easier.
09:40 (2958) Wiggins (enter): 09:40
09:40 (2957) gerardpaloma: ?
09:40 (2958) Wiggins: !
09:40 (2957) gerardpaloma: @
09:41 (2958) Wiggins: $
09:41 (2957) gerardpaloma: &
09:41 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Instead of making the cheat sheet in Word format and painstakingly updating it every time, I think I'll make it in Excel format and have it read from the character sheets. I don't know why I didn't think of that before.
09:41 (2958) Wiggins: *
09:41 (2960) Valarian (enter): 09:41
09:41 (2958) Wiggins: yo
09:41 (2957) gerardpaloma: Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
09:41 (2956) arthurtuxedo: It's possible to read from other Excel files, isn't it, CorSec?
09:41 (2960) Valarian: Saddly, I will have to leave early, so I expect there to be wailing and gnashing of teeth when I must depart
09:41 (2958) Wiggins: Yes.
09:42 (2957) gerardpaloma: 69.225.46.28 is the TS server address.
09:43 (2960) Valarian: Saddly, no teamspeak for me today... my family wouldnt understand...
09:43 (2957) gerardpaloma: Those bastards
09:43 (2960) Valarian: Indeed
09:44 (2958) Wiggins: I guess that means no cursing?
09:44 (2957) gerardpaloma: Well, it's not like you or CorSec really need to join the server anyway, you guys know the score. It's everybody else that doesn't. Although they have caught on pretty quickly.
09:45 (2958) Wiggins: Pirates 2, Ninjas 5?
09:45 (2957) gerardpaloma: Exactly.
09:46 (2957) gerardpaloma: So who saw X-Men already or is going to see it this weekend?
09:46 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Awesome. Figured out how to read from other files. Don't have time to set it all up before the session, but this will really help me out later
09:47 (2960) Valarian: I cant go see it until certain expenses are paid
09:47 (2958) Wiggins: Seen it.
09:48 (2963) Milla Rell (enter): 09:48
09:48 (2958) Wiggins: Motivate this! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/outersanctum/purging.jpg
09:48 (2957) gerardpaloma: I thought it was awesome.
09:48 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Greetings
09:48 (2963) Milla Rell: Hello
09:48 (2958) Wiggins: It was enjoyable. I have only minor quibbles. And by minor, I mean nothing that detracted from my enjoyment.
09:48 (2958) Wiggins: Yo.
09:49 (2964) Derick (enter): 09:49
09:49 (2958) Wiggins: Yo.
09:49 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The only thing that really sucked was Juggernaught. They shoehorned him into the story when he didn't even belong. They should have just left him out.
09:49 (2964) Derick: Greetings.
09:49 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Hi
09:49 (2957) gerardpaloma: Yeah, it seemed like the only reason he was there was to say, "I'm the Juggernaught, bitch!"
09:51 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Uh huh. It was a funny line, but not worth the mutilation of the character.
09:53 (2966) Elendwyn (enter): 09:53
09:54 (2960) Valarian: Hey Dahak! I finally found a use for the german language!
09:54 (2960) Valarian: I never thought I would find one in Arizona
09:54 (2966) Elendwyn: And what would that be? :)
09:55 (2960) Valarian: It seems that every entomologist on my university campus is german
09:55 (2960) Valarian: and I am currentlky working for one
09:55 (2960) Valarian: currently
09:55 (2960) Valarian: Now, from lack of practice my german is horrible, but I think it will be getting better
09:56 (2966) Elendwyn: he he :) Practise is good...
09:56 (2960) Valarian: indeed
09:57 (2960) Valarian: of course, you wouldnt consider Dr. Gadau to be german because well... he is from Bavaria... but still
09:59 (2960) Valarian: anyway, we going to get this party started?
09:59 (2956) arthurtuxedo: I've still got 1 minute 'til. And we're missing Quan-El and Gustav
09:59 (2960) Valarian: indeed
09:59 (2960) Valarian: well... if they dont show... I will have to kill them
09:59 (2958) Wiggins: ten seconds
10:02 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Okay, let's go ahead and get started.
10:02 (2956) arthurtuxedo: * * * Start Session 4 * * *
10:02 (2957) Lenny: (woot)
10:02 (2960) Valarian: (Praise be to the non-existant God!)
10:02 (2960) Valarian: (Praise be to Lord Dagon!)
10:03 (2956) arthurtuxedo: We left the group in New Tilverton, where they prepared to travel to Suzail, still a few days away.
10:04 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The constant patrols by Purple Dragons make Cormyr fairly safe by Faerunian standards, and the group marches all day through towns and villages without incident. At the end of the day's march, they arrive at the large metropolis of Arabel, population somewhere in the tens of thousands.
10:04 (2966) Elendwyn: (yet several more hours that keep me away from KOTOR2 :P )
10:05 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Arabel is known as The Caravan City, and it's not hard to see why. It's at the crossroads of several major traveling routes, which means there is a constant stream of caravan convoys from all nations bringing in all varieties of goods.
10:05 (2958) Wiggins: (When, all of a sudden, a meteor the size of Texas crashes killing everyone.)
10:05 (2980) Quan - El (enter): 10:05
10:05 (2960) Valarian: Valarian looks around the town. Anything in particular he should notice? [Bad dice format] - [1d10=7] perhaps along the lines of things of maical interest
10:05 (2958) Wiggins: (woot)
10:05 (2960) Valarian: [1d10+7] -> [4,7] = (11)
10:05 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Almost anything imaginable is for sale in this city. Every bit of intrigue, every dark deed that one could think of is happening here.
10:06 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (We just started, the group is in the city of Arabel, big city)
10:06 (2964) Derick: (*Glares at Quan-El* You're late, you bad half-elf you!)
10:06 (2980) Quan - El: (nifty)
10:06 (2980) Quan - El: (woke late)
10:07 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The group is waved through the gates without inspection. There are simply too many travellers and caravans to check them all.
10:07 (2960) Valarian: "what wonderful security they have at these gates..." Valarian says to Darick, who as usual was fairly close to him
10:07 (2960) Valarian: (Derick, rather)
10:08 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Just inside the gates are a dizzying contrast of everything that travellers might like. Fancy inns, run-down flophouses, bawdy taverns, and cloistered temples all stand shoulder to shoulder, competiting for attention.
10:08 (2964) Derick: "Fantastic ain't it? They know the movements of every mite in this city. Honest."
10:08 ** (2958) Wiggins can hear it, calling to him. The voice is small and subtle but it is there. It's barely a whisper in the wind. The press of the peoples around him, the sights and sounds around him, hailing from all over the known world. It takes a good amount of will power for Wiggins not to heed the call and abandon his fellows, walking off in a random direction seeing where his feet should take him. **
10:08 (2960) Valarian: (it is like the Rapperbahn in Hamburg)
10:09 (2966) Elendwyn: (Reeperbahn. It has nothing to do with Rap :P )
10:09 (2960) Valarian: (sorry, mispelling)
10:09 (2958) Wiggins: (or hamburgers)
10:10 (2960) Valarian: (but indeed, it has nothing to do with rap... lots of prostitutes though. angry angry prostitutes)
10:10 ** (2966) Elendwyn looks around and scans the crowd, so no thief might steal his things... **
10:10 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Further into the city, things get less chaotic, with distinct districts separating things.
10:11 (2956) arthurtuxedo: All of the Purple Dragons in the group have visited the Arabel Headquarters of the Dragons, the largest recruiting, training, and logistical center for the Dragons outside of the capital of Suzail.
10:11 (2966) Elendwyn: (Alertness check, [1d10 + 15] -> [3,15] = (18)
10:11 (2956) arthurtuxedo: It is in the Central Plaza, with the other governmental buildings.
10:11 (2960) Valarian: (BRB, my family making me sit down to breakfast... they are so demanding...)
10:12 (2958) Wiggins: (eat their livers with fava beans and a good chianti)
10:13 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla stares around at the city, unseeing of its splendor, only seeing the many ways to be attacked.
10:14 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The city has recently been under the occupation of goblins, orcs, and other humanoids, and many buildings are under reconstruction. The outlying forests are still not completely safe.
10:15 (2980) Quan - El: Stares around with great unease (alertness [1d10 + 15 ] -> [1,15] = (16) - >)
10:16 ** (2964) Derick fails to be concerned by any of this. **
10:16 ** (2958) Wiggins turns quickly on his heel to face a crazy eyed beggar. "What's this then?" **
10:17 (2963) Milla Rell: (Spot [1d0+15] -> [1,15] = (16) If needed.)
10:18 (2956) arthurtuxedo: A long-bearded beggar with unkempt hair and wild eyes approaches the group. Pointing and shouting. "Hark, all ye! Hark the coming of the ones who will destroy the balance! All of Cormyr shall be plunged into darkness by the betrayer!" His rambling at this point becomes incoherent as he is dragged off by the Watch.
10:19 (2964) Derick: "Another prophetic vision occuring mysteriously in the mud outside a tavern, I'll wager."
10:19 (2966) Elendwyn (exit): 10:19
10:19 ** (2958) Wiggins chuckles a little uncomfortable. "I've done me share of ungood, but to call me a betrayer seems a bit much, hey?" **
10:19 (2963) Milla Rell: There are no coincidences thinks Milla. I will rmemeber him.
10:20 (2980) Quan - El: Quietly "there are betrayers within us all..."
10:22 ** (2958) Wiggins adjusts his pack, shrugging his shoulders. He turns and begins walking the direction they'd been heading already. He keeps his unease to himself. This simple retrieval mission seemed to be turning into a quest. **
10:22 (2989) Bill (enter): 10:22
10:22 (2960) Valarian: (back)
10:22 (2958) Wiggins: (bill!)
10:22 (2964) Derick: (Bill the Betrayer!)
10:22 (2989) Bill: (At fucking last!
10:22 (2989) Bill: (Net connection wasn't)
10:22 (2958) Wiggins: (How we've missed you. Not to worry, our aim will get better!)
10:23 (2991) Elendwyn (enter): 10:23
10:23 (2957) Lenny: (hehe)
10:24 (2991) Elendwyn: (hm... Was it only me that got disconnected?)
10:24 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (The group made it to the large city of Arabel, where they were immediately accosted by a crazy beggar who said they would "destroy the balance" and that "the betrayer" would plunge the land into darkness)
10:25 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (2957) Lenny...
10:25 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (2958) Wiggins...
10:25 (2956) arthurtuxedo: A member of the Watch picks the group out of the crowd and comes running up.
10:25 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (2960) Valarian...
10:25 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (2963) Milla Rell...
10:25 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (2964) Derick...
10:26 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (2980) Quan - El...
10:26 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (2989) Gustav...
10:26 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (2991) Elendwyn...
10:26 (2960) Valarian: (This is because my brother is bothering me... [1d10+15] -> [4,15] = (19) no particular reason for this roll)
10:26 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla puts a hand of her knife, ready to use it.
10:26 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Hail!" he calls.
10:26 (2963) Milla Rell: (*on)
10:26 (2958) Wiggins: (I do no budge, keep your 'ho there')
10:27 ** (2958) Wiggins raises his hand, repeating the Watchman's hail in response. **
10:27 (2958) Wiggins: "Hail," more a question than a greeting.
10:27 (2960) Valarian: "greetings"
10:27 (2956) arthurtuxedo: He stops a few meters short of the group, breathless. "These are the mages?"
10:28 (2958) Wiggins: No, squires.
10:28 (2980) Quan - El: looking around ( [1d10 + 13] -> [3,13] = (16) -> spot
10:28 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Squires? Well that doesn't make any sense... you're kidding me, aren't ya?"
10:29 ** (2964) Derick looks at Valarian, "Nope, this wretch is my squire. And he's a miserable excuse for one too. Anyway, what can we do for you?" **
10:30 (2956) arthurtuxedo: He looks confused. "Well, OK. It's just that I was told to expect some Dragons with a couple of mages and give them instructions. But if you're not them, then I'm really confused."
10:30 (2960) Valarian: Valarian gives Derick a glare that would freeze a man solid
10:31 (2958) Wiggins: (this isn't *that* kind of adventure, Aly)
10:31 ** (2964) Derick glances around to try and get a concensus on whether to trust this guy, or bash his brains out and burn the watch house down. **
10:32 ** (2958) Wiggins looks to the rest of the group wondering if they should trust the Watch or not. **
10:32 (2960) Valarian: Valarian gives him the trust nod. WHat the guy going to do? Kidnap them
10:32 ** (2958) Wiggins gives Derick a slight shrug but nods his head eventually. **
10:32 (2964) Derick: (Humm. Does he have bracelets? XD)
10:32 (2960) Valarian: (indeed)
10:32 (2958) Wiggins: (and commit horrible acts upon our person? it's possible. I can't go for that kind of life! Look at me! I'm fragile)
10:32 (2963) Milla Rell: Seeing her party members nervous, Milla looks to Quan-El, and pulls out her pike. She'll follow WQuan-El's lead.
10:33 (2980) Quan - El: "show respect for authority..."
10:33 (2958) Wiggins: Who sent you?
10:33 ** (2964) Derick looks at Quan-El, "Oh very well, he's a mage. Yes. Which is probably why he's such a wretched squire..." **
10:33 (2991) Elendwyn: "We don't trust lightly these days, for reasons of our own..."
10:34 (2989) Gustav: "Aye"
10:34 (2960) Valarian: "Indeed, and if you ever call me your squire again..."
10:35 (2964) Derick: "I swear on my honour never to insinuate that you are my squire again..." he replies, noting down to just call him Gustav's squire instead.
10:35 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Oh, OK. Hey hey, miss, you'll have to put that pike away. I know you're Dragons and all, but you can't go brandishing weapons in the middle of the street. Especially not in times like these."
10:36 (2960) Valarian: "what is she supposed to do with it? Keep it in a box?"
10:36 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla sighs, puts her weapon away, and asks, "Knives?"
10:36 (2964) Derick: (Someone go get a bag of holding)
10:36 (2980) Quan - El: looking at milla and patting my sheathed weopon
10:36 (2991) Elendwyn: (We can do what we want. Bow before your masters. BWahahaha *cough* *cough*)
10:36 (2958) Wiggins: (and a gag of binding)
10:37 (2964) Derick: (You think to tell us what to do, peasant? *Jawsmash*)
10:37 (2960) Valarian: (I'll show you gag of binding... )
10:37 (2963) Milla Rell: (No, Milla is asking is she can carry an open knife)
10:37 (2963) Milla Rell: (*if)
10:38 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (You can't really "put away" a pike that's longer than you are. He just objected to it being pointed)
10:38 (2958) Wiggins: (Oh, she could put it away, he just wouldn't like where.)
10:38 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Anyway, I understand your group has been attacked several times on your trip."
10:38 (2960) Valarian: (oh, well it should have come with a leather sheath)
10:39 (2960) Valarian: "Indeed we have. It has become rather... annoying"
10:39 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Yes, it has a sheath to cover the tip)
10:39 (2958) Wiggins: "You could say that," he says with a glance at Valarian.
10:40 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "The commanders have decided that it's too dangerous for you to walk the rest of the way to Suzail, that you should instead use the teleportation chamber in the Dragon headquarters to get you to Suzail."
10:40 (2989) Gustav: (Hmm...)
10:41 (2964) Derick: (Humm... Now, the question becomes how thick is Derick...)
10:41 (2960) Valarian: "and we can trust these orders? Do you have a letter to that effect sealed properly?"
10:41 (2989) Gustav: (Paranoia senses kicking in.)
10:41 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Also, you can use the barracks there to stay the night. It is probably safer than an inn."
10:41 (2960) Valarian: (indeed)
10:41 (2964) Derick: (I was about to demand 'the password.' )
10:41 (2958) Wiggins: (damn you people)
10:41 (2963) Milla Rell: (Teleporting into enemy encampment?)
10:41 (2960) Valarian: (then again... it is a cormyran watch)
10:41 (2958) Wiggins: (ha! stop reading my mind, Derick)
10:41 (2956) arthurtuxedo: He shrugs. "I've done my job by telling you. If you want proof, just go to the Dragon HQ. Have a nice night."
10:41 (2980) Quan - El: (my spidey sense is tingling)
10:42 (2989) Gustav: (Yes lets all teleport to Suzail...)
10:42 (2958) Wiggins: Be well, then.
10:42 (2989) Gustav: (We appear in the middle of a Very Bad Place)
10:42 (2956) arthurtuxedo: He waves and continues his patrol.
10:42 (2964) Derick: (Did we do that this campaign already? Humm... I know I was thinking of doing it on the harpers. 'Obviously you'll have been given the recognition password')
10:42 (2960) Valarian: "I doubt the dragons mean us harm, seeing they sent you. However, once we get there, I will compel the truth from the commander"
10:42 ** (2958) Wiggins turns to the group a dark expression on his face. "I don't like it." **
10:42 (2963) Milla Rell: (Can I use empathy on him? If so, [1d10+15] -> [7,15] = (22)
10:43 (2980) Quan - El: "Always respect and obey the law unless the law is wrongful. "
10:43 (2958) Wiggins: (I doubt the watch guard would be in on whatever plot is against us, he's just a messenger.)
10:43 (2960) Valarian: (yeah, but I can compel the truth from the guard commander.... with or without his permission)
10:43 (2991) Elendwyn: "Given our current track record, I think this is highly suspicious..."
10:44 (2958) Wiggins: I mean, I'm not looking forward to the walk o Suzail, but still.
10:44 (2980) Quan - El: "why sh-souldn't we tr-trust him?..."
10:45 (2960) Valarian: Indeed. Still, they are the purple dragons, unless they have been inflitrated, I dont see the danger. Unless there is a larger plot against us that you sir knights, were not aware of when you were given your orders"
10:45 (2958) Wiggins: I say we go to headquarters and see what's what.
10:45 (2964) Derick: (I would be rather surprised if the Guard Commander didn't have some wizards on hand...)
10:45 ** (2957) Lenny nods. "Yeah, he said if we wanted proof, we can go to HQ." **
10:45 (2991) Elendwyn: "You did seem awfully sure of those harpers, too."
10:45 (2960) Valarian: "Indeed, and I was wrong. However, we can take precautions to make sure these men tell the truth"
10:46 (2960) Valarian: "I do have the power to rip the information from their minds, and I will use it"
10:46 ** (2958) Wiggins responds to Quan-El, "Call it a gut feeling. I don't know that we shouldn't, it merely seems like there's more against us getting these two to the king than for us." **
10:46 (2991) Elendwyn: "Then do so."
10:46 (2964) Derick: "I'm tempted to say we should send someone to investiage the headquarters, and lie low before reporting in. After all, if we're late, we're late, if we're trusting, we're dead."
10:46 (2989) Gustav: "We should send at least one person in to assertain the veracity of the orders. The others can standby to assist."
10:47 (2960) Valarian: "Indeed, that would be wise"
10:47 (2980) Quan - El: "Loyalty to one's friends and those who lay their trust in thee. "
10:47 (2960) Valarian: "I can see to it that whoever goes is not detectable by any of the senses"
10:47 (2964) Derick: ("I nominate myself for this task!" ... and Derick never turns up again.)
10:47 (2989) Gustav: (Hey! That's my role!)
10:48 (2991) Elendwyn: "Well, for sneaking, I am perfect. I guess."
10:48 (2989) Gustav: "including magery, Valarian?"
10:49 (2958) Wiggins: That's all well an' good, Quan-El, but given what's happened already wouldn't it be smart to be cautious?
10:49 (2964) Derick: "It might be wiser to just walk up to the front door and ask..."
10:50 (2980) Quan - El: "if th-they wanted us , um , they w-wouldn't n-need to lure us anywhere"
10:50 (2964) Derick: (Is it me, or has Quan-El picked up one hell of a stammer?)
10:50 (2989) Gustav: "I would like to volenteer for the task of entering the headquarters."
10:51 (2980) Quan - El: (always been there)
10:51 (2989) Gustav: "In plain and open sight, I may as well add."
10:51 (2958) Wiggins: Well, don't mind me being skittish around you big folk.
10:52 (2958) Wiggins: (with a bit of harrumph)
10:52 (2989) Gustav: (For it will be a most noble act to walk so bravely into a freindly HQ!)
10:52 (2960) Valarian: "Hmm... I may be able to guard against magical detection... I am not sure, let me think about how I would go about doing that for a moment"
10:52 (2958) Wiggins: (You're always after me lucky charms!)
10:53 (2980) Quan - El: "Never abandon a friend, ally, or noble cause. i'll go with y-you..."
10:53 ** (2957) Lenny scratches his forearm, then sighs. **
10:53 (2960) Valarian: "Yes... yes I can. I can use illusions to mask your presence and then protect you against other incomming spells"
10:53 (2964) Derick: "We don't want to split ourselves up too much in case we're attacked out here..."
10:53 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla decides standing on the open is a bad idea, and attemps to slip inot the shadows. (If roll needed, the stealth [1d10+17] -> [9,17] = (26) if ninjitsu, then [1d0+7] -> [1,7] = (8)
10:54 (2980) Quan - El: "wh-what if he's a-a-attacked in there?..."
10:54 (2989) Gustav: "I beleive two should be enough for the arduous task"
10:54 (2964) Derick: "If he's attacked in there, I call his horse."
10:54 (2989) Gustav: (I scream, and everyone comes running!)
10:54 (2960) Valarian: "I dont think he will be... they cant kill what they cant see"
10:54 (2963) Milla Rell: "Quan-El, do you want me comin with you" Milla asks her.
10:55 (2989) Gustav: "Only of I die Derick, only if I die."
10:55 (2989) Gustav: (gah. of should be if)
10:56 ** (2964) Derick grins, "Best not getting caught, as..." he bites off the 'thy squire' comment, "Valarian suggests." **
10:56 (2980) Quan - El: hands milla my bow quietly says "protect these men"
10:56 (2958) Wiggins: (and me!)
10:56 (2991) Elendwyn: "Then I'll wait here with the others."
10:56 (2960) Valarian: "So, we have three options. Magically disguise several of our number and scout out the Headquarters. Go there in the open and compel the truth... or both..."
10:56 (2963) Milla Rell: "Ok."
10:57 (2989) Gustav: "I say openly."
10:57 (2980) Quan - El: "as well I..."
10:58 (2958) Wiggins: I like simple.
10:58 (2991) Elendwyn: "If we must, I vote for stealthy."
10:59 (2980) Quan - El: "we- we can't stand in , um the st-street and discuss it for l-long"
10:59 (2989) Gustav: (Can Valarian or Lenny set up some form of magical watch on us?)
10:59 (2989) Gustav: (Clairaudience or some such?)
10:59 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Magical watch? Sure, accurate to the millisecond! :) )
11:00 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Wouldn't want you to forget what time it is while you're being tortured)
11:00 (2958) Wiggins: (ha!)
11:00 (2964) Derick: "Quite. I think I know a really good watering hole around here... if no damned orc's burnt it down, anyway..." (Yay! Insert foot, firmly in mouth!)
11:00 (2958) Wiggins: Now you're speaking a language I understand.
11:02 (2960) Valarian: "Hmm... I think it may just be easieer to go the straight forward route. It is going to be very difficult for me to cast the spells needed for the stealth option, and the duration will be a matter of minutes"
11:02 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Telepathy or astral walking. Both Sensory magics, which Valarian doesn't have a concentration in. Lenny has a half-conc, but he's not nearly powerful enough to astral walk)
11:02 (2958) Wiggins: (That's okay, I hear the ladies call Gustav the minute man.)
11:02 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (lol)
11:03 (2958) Wiggins: That settles it then, yes? Let's keep together, then and be alert.
11:03 (2960) Valarian: "Indeed"
11:03 (2964) Derick: (Let's see how many other characters I can offend in one session. Valarian, Milla... Humm. I can get Elendwyn with some well placed drow comments, I suppose...)
11:03 (2957) Lenny: "Sounds like a plan."
11:03 (2980) Quan - El: retreiving bow from milla "let us g- go..." turns toward HQ
11:03 (2963) Milla Rell: (??? How can you offend Milla?)
11:04 (2960) Valarian: (call her a greenskined cunt?)
11:04 (2991) Elendwyn: (Try me... :P :)
11:04 (2964) Derick: (Humm. Continuous 'damned goblins' comments should work I think)
11:04 ** (2989) Gustav takes only his sword and maile **
11:04 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (The magicks you guys are talking about here are very powerful. Invisibility is no joke)
11:04 (2989) Gustav: and heads off to the HQ
11:04 (2963) Milla Rell: (Goblin female... probably heard it))
11:05 (2960) Valarian: (yeah, it is hard to cast, 20 strands... now, I can pull that off without rolling, but the duration is the hard part)
11:05 (2958) Wiggins: (WonderWoman, Green Lantern and the Invisible Man walk into a bar.)
11:05 (2964) Derick: "I think we ought to stable the horses somewhere... leaving them in the street isn't too wise." (Especially with all those fuckin' gobbos around)
11:05 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The sun has set by the time the group is done discussing. Travelling further into the city, the foot traffic lessens, but the group still feels like sardins in a can."
11:06 (2991) Elendwyn: "Should we continue this talk somewhere private?"
11:06 ** (2964) Derick actually dismounts, for what seems like the first time ever. **
11:06 (2958) Wiggins: (derick really "loves" his horse)
11:07 (2960) Valarian: (damn fleshy)
11:07 (2964) Derick: (I thought you were asleep when I was on watch!)
11:07 (2960) Valarian: (Ok, so shall we head toward HQ? I can cast the needed spell instantly, it isnt hard...)
11:07 (2957) Lenny: (To properly mount a horse, you need a stool. Like so...)
11:07 (2958) Wiggins: (we don't need no stinkin spell)
11:07 (2989) Gustav: (Already on the way)
11:08 (2960) Valarian: (hehe, I can actually cast the spell without technically needing to roll...)
11:08 (2989) Gustav: (Should be easy. If it drops in the pot...)
11:08 (2980) Quan - El: "how m-much farther?"
11:09 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The group approaches the gate to the Purple Dragon HQ. A duo of Dragons stand outside the gates. They don't notice the group among all the foot traffic.
11:09 (2958) Wiggins: (kill them and loot their smoking corpses!)
11:09 ** (2989) Gustav advances on the guards. **
11:09 (2964) Derick: (Would there be any sort of well known secret signals or recognition codes?)
11:10 (2960) Valarian: (yeah, probably)
11:10 (2964) Derick: (Excellent! Make with the patented Purple Freemason handshakes immediately then!)
11:11 (2958) Wiggins: (actually, I woudn't so much call it a "hand" shake, it's more of a service...)
11:11 (2960) Valarian: (At the very least there would be a symbol you could flash... or have closely inspected)
11:11 (2960) Valarian: (hehehe)
11:11 (2958) Wiggins: (one that is no doubt impossible to fake)
11:11 (2964) Derick: (The purple dragons: Faerun's main outlet of homoerotic brotherly bonding!)
11:12 (2956) arthurtuxedo: They notice Gustav as he steps forward, and then a second later notice the rest of the group.
11:12 (2989) Gustav: "Hail."
11:12 (2991) Elendwyn: (Count me in! :P )
11:12 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Ah good, you're all finally here. You get lost on the way?" The one on the left says with a grin.
11:12 (2964) Derick: (Or at least, matcho homoerotic bonding. As we know, there is much homoerotic bonding of a more effete sort in the harpers.)
11:12 (2957) Lenny: (yeah, we had to waste a couple of smart-ass guards)
11:13 (2989) Gustav: "Enough with the chat. I am Gustav Adler, and I will be heading in to check on the orders"
11:13 (2958) Wiggins: (Yeah, sorry. We had to stop at your house. Your wife says hello, by the way.)
11:14 (2964) Derick: (Yeah. You know, we had a long debate about whether to charge in here and burn the place down, or whether to trust you. The trust option won by a narrow majority.)
11:14 ** (2989) Gustav shows the nessissary documentation/symbols etc **
11:14 (2964) Derick: (But we might change our minds if you're annoying)
11:14 (2989) Gustav: (damn skippy!)
11:14 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Check the orders?" They look at each other. "All right, suit yourself. (muttered) paranoid bastards." They open the gate.
11:15 (2980) Quan - El: watching the guards reactions
11:15 ** (2989) Gustav heads in "Just folloing the leader's orders..." **
11:15 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The guard on the left makes a face at Quan-El when he notices her distrustful staring.
11:15 (2960) Valarian: Valarian gives them "the look"
11:16 (2980) Quan - El: walks in
11:16 (2964) Derick: (Hey, it's dangerous out there in the real world.... Not like guard duty. After all, the first thing you guys usually know about enemies is *whistle thunk* great arra in yer chest)
11:16 ** (2991) Elendwyn walks in **
11:16 (2989) Gustav: "With good reason I might add." he adds over his shoulder
11:16 (2980) Quan - El: (i guess i'm leading my horse, should be stables here.)
11:16 whispering to Gustav, Quan - El, The main hall is pretty quiet at this time of day, although there are soldiers and staff milling around. There is no one at the help desk.
11:16 ** (2957) Lenny avoids eye contact as he enters, instead staring at the ground. **
11:16 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla follows Quan-El.
11:16 (2964) Derick: ("You guys go on, I'll hang around in the stables for a bit...")
11:17 (2960) Valarian: Valarian heads in, making sure to keep someone in armor between him and the guards.
11:17 (2958) Wiggins: (ha!)
11:17 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (So you're all going in, then? OK)
11:17 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The main hall is pretty quiet at this time of day, although there are soldiers and staff milling around. There is no one at the help desk.
11:17 ** (2958) Wiggins follows behind everyone, whistling a jaunty tune as he enters. **
11:17 (2980) Quan - El: following gustav's lead, looking around nervously
11:17 (2958) Wiggins: (Yes)
11:17 (2991) Elendwyn: (yes)
11:17 (2960) Valarian: (indeed)
11:17 (2989) Gustav: (There goes the plan...)
11:17 (2956) arthurtuxedo: At the top of a flight of stairs is a large office with double doors.
11:17 (2958) Wiggins: (bah, the plan was crap.)
11:17 (2964) Derick: (Yeah, this is the 'Purple Backstabbers' we just discuss clever plans, then do the stupid thing.)
11:18 (2960) Valarian: Valarian's hands are ready to unleash horrible killing magic should things go wrong
11:18 (2964) Derick: (I'm not called Derick the Thick for nothing!)
11:18 ** (2989) Gustav walks up to the doors and knocks on them **
11:19 (2980) Quan - El: (all for one and one for all and everyman for himself)
11:19 (2964) Derick: (Y'know, I read that as 'and kicks them in')
11:19 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Yes?" comes a gruff voice from the other side.
11:19 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (So did I)
11:19 (2958) Wiggins: (lol)
11:19 (2980) Quan - El: (speak up man)
11:19 ** (2958) Wiggins keeps position at the back of the group. **
11:19 (2960) Valarian: (FUcking RPGers... never kick in the door, it could be trapped)
11:19 (2989) Gustav: "I am here to check on the orders for the group sent to collect the mages"
11:19 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (*kicks door in* Eat cold steel you backstabbing dopplegangers!)
11:20 ** (2991) Elendwyn stays at the back of the group **
11:20 (2960) Valarian: Valarian is in the middle, protected by armored men
11:21 (2964) Derick: ("Urgh... but I've known you twelve years... I even turned a blind eye to yuor having your way with my sister..." "Silence foul impersonator!" *Snicker snack!* )
11:21 (2991) Elendwyn: (And not to comment on good-looking backsides :P )
11:21 (2964) Derick: (Valarian likes being surrounded by big, burly men then?
11:21 (2956) arthurtuxedo: A ruddy faced man with a thick beard opens the door. The insignia show him to be a Major. He stares at Gustav for a second. "I received the orders directly from Suzail HQ. These them?"
11:21 (2960) Valarian: (Damn right I do)
11:21 (2980) Quan - El: Quan - El stands on Gustav's right hand side about two paces back
11:21 (2991) Elendwyn: (I'm not burly. I'mhot :P :D )
11:21 (2958) Wiggins: (No, squires)
11:22 (2964) Derick: (*Porno music starts playing*)
11:22 (2960) Valarian: (You know, Dahak and I did have characters in one game that were lovers... so...)
11:22 (2989) Gustav: "The orders?"
11:22 (2964) Derick: ("This is Gustav's squire!")
11:23 (2964) Derick: "Aye..."
11:24 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "What about the orders, soldier? They're good. Directly from me."
11:24 (2964) Derick: (If he says 'I order you to die...' now)
11:24 (2956) arthurtuxedo: He steps forward to address the rest of the group. "I assume the watchman told you about the teleportation chamber being down until tomorrow night?"
11:24 (2960) Valarian: "I hate to have to ask. But we have been attacked more times in the last few days than I care to count, and have been betrayed more than once. I would ask that you submit to a spell which would allow me to ascertain whether the truth is being told"
11:24 (2960) Valarian: "No, no they did not"
11:25 (2991) Elendwyn: "Just wonderful," he mutters
11:25 (2960) Valarian: (At least I dont think they did)
11:25 ** (2964) Derick twiches, and hefts his mace just a little more than he already was doing... **
11:25 (2964) Derick: (Nope.)
11:25 (2980) Quan - El: "wh-when do we-we l-leave, sir" glaring at Valarian
11:25 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "I will do no such thing!" He looks mightily offended. "If you think I'm going to let you traipse around inside my head just to satisfy your delusions, you've got another thing coming, mister!" His voice gets louder and louder through the sentence as his face gets redder.
11:25 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla gets ready to draw her pike at sny sign of hostility
11:26 (2956) arthurtuxedo: He takes a few deep breaths to calm himself.
11:26 (2980) Quan - El: "forgive him ,s-sir he is , um road weary"
11:26 (2958) Wiggins: (wtf? I walk away to get some adult beverage and pandolerium breaks out?)
11:26 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla looks behind to make sure no one is sneaking up on them.
11:26 (2960) Valarian: "Indeed. We were betrayed by men masquerading as harpers several nights ago"
11:26 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Anyhow, some idiot brought a magical container into the chamber room, and it needs to be repaired. Should be up by tomorrow night."
11:27 (2960) Valarian: "what sort of magical container?"
11:28 ** (2991) Elendwyn raises his eyebrows **
11:28 (2964) Derick: (The way our luck runs, a box containing fifty thousand orcs)
11:28 (2960) Valarian: Lore check [1d10+20] -> [6,20] = (26) what sort of container would cause damage to a teleportation circle
11:28 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Bag o' holding. The extradimensional magicks interfered or some such. Was a real mess. Anyway, you lot are welcome to stay here in the barracks. Otherwise, I can recommend some good inns."
11:29 (2964) Derick: "I know a fine inn!" The thicko says, mostly to ensure that the Major doesn't get to decide where they're staying, "With your permission sir..."
11:29 (2980) Quan - El: (inn)
11:30 whispering to Valarian, Valarian remembers hearing about the Cormyrian chambers. The way they were constructed, bags of holding, portable holes, etc. will rupture and damage the chambers if they are brought in
11:30 (2991) Elendwyn: "Yes, an inn would be fine."
11:31 (2960) Valarian: "Indeed, an Inn would be fine"
11:31 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Stay wherever you like, but the best place around here is Kingdom Come. Just head left when you walk out the door, go two blocks and take a right. You can't miss it."
11:31 (2964) Derick: ("We'll be fucked sideways by dragons before taking your hospitality!")
11:31 (2991) Elendwyn: "A very fitting name," Elendwyn mutters.
11:31 (2960) Valarian: Valarian mutters something about trust under his breath
11:32 (2980) Quan - El: (i know where we won't be staying)
11:32 (2958) Wiggins: (been there!)
11:32 ** (2964) Derick bets it's 'I don't trust this guy...' **
11:32 (2960) Valarian: "WOuld you mind if I go over the orders?"
11:32 (2958) Wiggins: Yes.
11:32 (2964) Derick: "If we go over them..."
11:33 (2960) Valarian: (I am going to go over them with a fine toothed comb)
11:33 (2960) Valarian: (Lore and cryptography checks)
11:34 (2957) Lenny: (or you could go over them with a 'fro pick)
11:34 (2960) Valarian: (Valarian's brain is hung like a horse, he is going to use it)
11:34 (2956) arthurtuxedo: He snorts. "You lot have been out in the brush too long. You need to learn to respect the chain of command. You know damn well official orders are for only commanding officers' eyes only. Now clear outta here, I got work to do!" He slams the door to his office.
11:34 (2958) Wiggins: (WE AIN'T FOUND SHIT!)
11:34 (2957) Lenny: (lol)
11:34 (2964) Derick: (I assume that our actually being Purple Dragons is helpful)
11:34 (2989) Gustav: "Right. Lets go to the inn."
11:35 (2964) Derick: (And... do we know that, or should we attack him now?)
11:35 (2991) Elendwyn: (Well, that went fine...)
11:35 (2980) Quan - El: "to an inn , pl-please"
11:35 (2960) Valarian: "He is acting oddly. I would prefer an inn to trusting this Barracks"
11:35 (2989) Gustav: "I'd like to see what sort of inn Derick likes."
11:35 (2991) Elendwyn: "Hush," Elendwyn commanded. "We should discuss this outside."
11:35 (2958) Wiggins: Oddly? How so? Because he didn't want your greasy fingers in his brain?
11:36 ** (2989) Gustav mutters quietly and makes for the exit **
11:36 (2960) Valarian: We really should discuss matters outside
11:37 (2980) Quan - El: heads outside
11:37 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla follows.
11:38 (2964) Derick: Derick goes!
11:38 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The group heads outside.
11:38 (2960) Valarian: Valarian follows, making sure he is surrounded by armored men as usual
11:39 ** (2991) Elendwyn heads for the mentioned in, looking around carefully. (alertness, [1d10 + 15] -> [10,15] = (25) **
11:39 (2989) Gustav: "Right. Forget inns, lets get out of here!"
11:39 (2958) Wiggins: Okay. Wha?
11:39 (2964) Derick: (*Envisions Valarian hiring a mercenary company to march around him in Testudo style...*)
11:40 (2960) Valarian: Once they are out of earshot Valarian begins to speak. "He shouldnt have reacted in that manner, either to the request for a truth compulsion spell, or to look at the orders... he is asking for us to trust him to much... I dont like this"
11:40 (2989) Gustav: "He couldn't decide if orders were from him or the capital. Enough said."
11:40 (2960) Valarian: "Indeed"
11:40 (2991) Elendwyn: "He's a commanding officers," Elendwyn snapped. "Sure he can react that way."
11:41 (2960) Valarian: "he can, but he shouldnt."
11:41 (2960) Valarian: "I am not part of his chain of command either"
11:41 (2958) Wiggins: Are you mad? Yes he should.
11:41 ** (2957) Lenny decides to keep his mouth shut for this discussion. **
11:41 (2964) Derick: "I wonder why he would have wanted to delay us..." Derick strokes his beard thoughtfully, "If he is part of a conspiracy..."
11:41 (2989) Gustav: "As far as I am concerned we are on detcahed duty."
11:41 (2989) Gustav: "That means our CO is the dispaching officer"
11:42 (2964) Derick: ()
11:42 (2989) Gustav: "Not some provincial garrison commander."
11:42 (2964) Derick: (Detached service, in a time of war... *Admiral Caine flashback*)
11:42 (2991) Elendwyn: "If he wanted us dead, he wouldn't have let us go in the first place. In the barracks, he could have controlled our...demise."
11:42 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla gets ready to draw her weapon if anyone looks to be headint towards them.
11:42 (2980) Quan - El: "Always respect and obey the law unless the law is wrongful. W-we have our orders..."
11:42 (2991) Elendwyn: (Launch Alert Vipers!)
11:42 (2958) Wiggins: (set condition 1)
11:43 (2960) Valarian: "We could have escaped unless were were asleep. In the barracks we would have been easy prey"
11:43 (2960) Valarian: "Lenny, can you cast scrying spells?"
11:43 (2960) Valarian: "I seem to remember you learning such magics back home"
11:43 (2964) Derick: "Paranoid suggestion number one: The headquarters has been comprimised, and the teleportation circle is out of commission... Is that bag of holding thing possible?"
11:43 (2957) Lenny: "It's possible. I'm not very good at them, though."
11:44 ** (2964) Derick mounts his horse. **
11:44 (2960) Valarian: "yes, it is possible. Cormyran teleportation chambers are poorly constructed"
11:44 (2980) Quan - El: "I perhaps know of a s-safe place follow m-me " heads off into the streets
11:44 (2958) Wiggins: O_o
11:44 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla follows Qan-El.
11:44 (2960) Valarian: "Can you try to see into the Major's chamber? once we get to a safe place?"
11:44 ** (2964) Derick shrugs and follows Quan-El. **
11:44 (2958) Wiggins: zuh? Hey!
11:45 ** (2958) Wiggins chases after Milla and Quan-El. **
11:45 (2980) Quan - El: "stay close" over her shoulder
11:45 (2964) Derick: (Quick! She's possessed! *Mace to head*)
11:45 ** (2957) Lenny shrugs, and follows the others. **
11:45 whispering to Lenny, He's talking about Astral Walking. That's not easy magic. Lenny could do it with a full concentration, but with a half-conc, he would need to roll pretty high.
11:45 ** (2989) Gustav waits for the mages, then follows **
11:46 (2960) Valarian: Valarian follows
11:46 (2989) Gustav: (He'd have collected his horse and equipment first of course)
11:47 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Quan-El leads the group more than a kilometer. About ten minutes later, she stops outside a rather nondescript house.
11:48 (2958) Wiggins: (what a piece of junk!)
11:48 (2991) Elendwyn: "It looks...nondescript..."
11:48 (2991) Elendwyn: (:P )
11:48 (2960) Valarian: "safehouse?"
11:48 (2964) Derick: "It looks undescribable, yes..." (*INSULTS Quan's safehouse!*)
11:48 (2958) Wiggins: As long as they don't treat me like a child.
11:49 (2980) Quan - El: walks toward door
11:49 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla follows Quan-El.
11:49 ** (2958) Wiggins waits a respectful distance away. **
11:49 (2989) Gustav: "What do we do for stabling?"
11:49 ** (2991) Elendwyn looks around and checks the house and surrounding. (Alertness [1d10 + 15] -> [2,15] = (17), investigation [1d10 + 10] -> [9,10] = (19) **
11:49 (2980) Quan - El: (oops) leads horse around back
11:50 ** (2989) Gustav shrugs and follows **
11:50 (2980) Quan - El: go in
11:50 (2958) Wiggins: No offense, you first.
11:51 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla walks on in.
11:51 (2980) Quan - El: "brother we need safe lodging for the night and the others have questions... I have gold for the cause , and for you."
11:52 (2958) Wiggins: (I like goooooooold! isn't that weird?)
11:52 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The house is not a mansion, but it's respectably sized. Inside, it feels like you've walked into the middle of a forrest. There are plants and small trees everywhere, the walls are covered in vines, there is no ceiling to keep out the night sky, and the floor is made of grass and dirt.
11:52 ** (2989) Gustav then bodyguards for the mages **
11:53 ** (2958) Wiggins continues to wait for everyone else to enter first. **
11:53 ** (2964) Derick enters the building. **
11:53 (2963) Milla Rell: "Wow." Milla says. Turning to Quan-El, she says, "This is great!"
11:53 (2991) Elendwyn: (what about my checks?)
11:53 (2958) Wiggins: "This... is unexpected." he says, carefully testing the floor.
11:53 (2960) Valarian: Valarian enters and his elven half rejoices
11:54 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (No checks for you!)
11:54 ** (2991) Elendwyn looks for a place that comes closest to dark and shady place. **
11:55 (2980) Quan - El: waiting for everyone to come in and close the door
11:55 ** (2964) Derick looks for something solid to sit on. **
11:55 (2958) Wiggins: (everyone is in)
11:55 (2989) Gustav: (Lenny?)
11:56 (2958) Wiggins: (he's dead to us)
11:56 ** (2957) Lenny (dies) **
11:56 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The owner comes back out. "There are two guest rooms with one bed each for those of you don't don't like sleeping under the stars. We also have bedrolls."
11:56 ** (2989) Gustav hustles lenny in. **
11:57 (2958) Wiggins: (is it dusk or night proper now?)
11:57 (2960) Valarian: "thank you" Valarian says in elven
11:57 (2980) Quan - El: to friend "these are my traveling companions" i introduce each one." they have proven their trust"
11:57 (2991) Elendwyn: "I have no problems with stars. Just as long as it's dark and shady."
11:58 (2989) Gustav: "I'd prefer a bed, personally, but a bedroll's fine."
11:58 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla just wanders to a soft place on the ground, and sits down, ready to sleep.
11:59 ** (2958) Wiggins isn't sure if he should extend his hand or bow or do some kind of dance. He finally gets out "Thank you for your hospitality," with a bobbing nod of his head. **
11:59 (2960) Valarian: Valarian finds a nice place to sit in reverie, the one major thing that he has of his elven heritige is his lack of need for sleep, rather, he meditates each evening
11:59 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Since when do elves function with no sleep?)
12:00 ** (2964) Derick asks, politely even, what this place is. **
12:00 (2960) Valarian: (they dont "sleep" in the usual sense. They go into a meditative trance called reverie)
12:00 (2958) Wiggins: (IT'S YOUR GRAVE! BWAHAHAHA! *lights the place on fire*)
12:00 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (lol)
12:00 (2964) Derick: (Well, the D&D types don't.)
12:01 (2960) Valarian: (yeah, but seeing as this is the FR, and it is basically just an RP thing...)
12:01 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Well whatever, doesn't really matter. I just think it's stupid)
12:01 (2964) Derick: (Indeed. No sleep for you! * Kicks Valarian off the bed* )
12:02 ** (2957) Lenny shuffles up to the owner. "Um, I'd like a room with an actual bed, please. I'm not fond of camping." **
12:02 (2980) Quan - El: find a table and deliberately counts out 100g
12:02 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Gaul Windsong (the owner of the house) says "The gust rooms are over there. You'll find them more... conventional." He smiles
12:03 (2960) Valarian: (so, I assume we rest for the evening without incident?)
12:03 ** (2958) Wiggins finds a place for himself and carefully lays out his own bedroll, checking and rechecking to ensure there are no rocks or knots of any sort underneath. Afterwards, he sits waiting for what's next, whether that be sleep or a painfully boring and long discussion of things. **
12:03 (2957) Lenny: (afk for a bit)
12:04 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Everyone sleep well. Oh, Quan-El could we have a word?"
12:04 ** (2989) Gustav heads over to Quan-El and offers to help pay some of the cost. (up to 10gp) **
12:04 (2980) Quan - El: give 100g to Gual "take what you need and the rest is for the cause"
12:04 (2980) Quan - El: to gustav "keep your gold this is my debt"
12:04 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (You realize that 100g is the equivalent of $2,000?)
12:04 (2960) Valarian: Valarian is confused by references to a cause
12:05 (2980) Quan - El: (yes)
12:05 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (OK, just checking)
12:05 (2980) Quan - El: ( i live simply)
12:05 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Gual takes Quan-El aside for a private chat.
12:05 (2989) Gustav: "Alright. It just sits ill that another should pay for me."
12:06 (2980) Quan - El: (where i come from we trade in sticks and rocks)
12:06 (2957) Lenny: (back)
12:06 ** (2989) Gustav beds down, sword close to hand. **
12:06 (2960) Valarian: Valarian thinks about matters. Muttering to himself in a language that no one else has the ability comprehend
12:07 (2964) Derick: (AKA Gobeldygook)
12:07 (2960) Valarian: a very gutteral language which sounds simultaneously sinister and uplifting
12:07 ** (2991) Elendwyn lays down on his bedroll, his weapons not too far away from him. **
12:07 (2960) Valarian: (it is draconic folks)
12:08 (2991) Elendwyn: "Oh shut up," Elendwyn curses. "Some of us want to sleep, you know?"
12:08 (2960) Valarian: "I was speaking?" Valarian says, not noticing what he was doing
12:08 (2964) Derick: (Figured that. Joking, man!)
12:08 (2960) Valarian: (he lacks an inner monologue. When he thinks he thinks outloud sometimes)
12:09 (2958) Wiggins: (he's about to lack an inner spleen, now shush!)
12:09 (2991) Elendwyn: (then he should stop thinking... :) )
12:09 (2957) Lenny: (lol)
12:09 (2960) Valarian: (he is a mage... he cant stop thinking)
12:10 (2964) Derick: (It's like a shark swimming. He's got to keep thinking, or his lungs shut down!)
12:10 (2960) Valarian: (so... the rooster crows in the morning?)
12:10 (2991) Elendwyn: (With C4, he can)
12:10 (2958) Wiggins: (art and quan-el are conferring)
12:10 (2960) Valarian: (well, there are some shark species that can pump water over their gills...)
12:10 (2964) Derick: (Sooo. What're we going to do... Just ride on in the morning?)
12:11 (2991) Elendwyn: (Like nothing's going to happen over the night...)
12:11 (2960) Valarian: (Of course, you northern europeans wouldnt know about sharks because you have fished your oceans clean of pretty much all life ;) )
12:11 (2964) Derick: (So, he can stop thinking, but he's got to preform self-CPR then? :P )
12:11 (2980) Quan - El: (ivote to teleport we have no proof of wrongdoing)
12:11 (2989) Gustav: (Lot of typing going on.)
12:11 (2991) Elendwyn: (I'm a middle European :P :)
12:12 (2964) Derick: (I'll have you know that the second largest shark species lives off the British Coast.)
12:12 (2964) Derick: (Along with everywhere else, mind...)
12:12 (2960) Valarian: (Brittish coast... besides, that is not a species one can fish... eheheh)
12:12 ** (2958) Wiggins lays back and stares at the stars. The twinkle and shine inscrutably and it's just as well, they're only vaguely recognizable to him. Instead Wiggins forces himself to think about other things, like places he'd rather be or things he'd rather be doing. Still, he can't shake the "Greater Good" or at least "Greater Thing" they're doing. **
12:13 (2960) Valarian: (Sorry, I just have to jab at you Europs occassionally)
12:13 (2960) Valarian: (euros, rather)
12:13 (2964) Derick: (Course you can fish them. Basking sharks are edible!)
12:14 (2964) Derick: (You just need a huge hook)
12:14 (2958) Wiggins: (I've got your huge hook right here.)
12:14 ** (2991) Elendwyn closes his eyes, so he doesn't have to see the sky or stars. **
12:14 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Concluding his whispered conversation with Quan-El, Gual bids everyone a final adieu and goes to his room.
12:14 (2960) Valarian: (but they arent commercially viable IIRC. Still, eventually you will probably start... you or the japanese)
12:15 (2980) Quan - El: find a corner and meditates on her homeland before the troubles and then goes to sleep
12:15 (2960) Valarian: Valarian slips into reverie for the evening
12:15 (2964) Derick: (Poor Basking Sharks) Derick takes first watch. After all... it's not like this lot won't have watch rotas set up already.
12:15 (2960) Valarian: (indeed)
12:15 ** (2957) Lenny retires to his room. **
12:16 (2960) Valarian: (and I take it the evening is uneventful?)
12:16 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The night passes peacefully. The clamor of the city subsides as the night wears on. This house feels almost unnaturally comfortable.
12:17 (2958) Wiggins: o_O
12:17 (2957) Lenny: (oh noes, it's an evil house that can't be trusted!)
12:17 (2991) Elendwyn: (peacefully...)
12:17 (2980) Quan - El: (it's me the betrayer)
12:17 (2964) Derick: (BURN IT!)
12:17 (2958) Wiggins: (bitch)
12:18 (2991) Elendwyn: (burning down the house... dumdidum)
12:18 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Quan-El awakes before the rest and is not present when the others awake.
12:18 (2980) Quan - El: (my name is Quan-El and I'm the Mole)
12:18 (2960) Valarian: Valarian wakes up, and wonders where Quant el went
12:19 ** (2989) Gustav checks in on Lenny **
12:19 (2980) Quan - El: (Quant?)
12:19 (2960) Valarian: (typo)
12:19 (2963) Milla Rell: Upon waking, Milla stretches, pulls on her armor, grabs her weapons, and looks around. She wonders were Quan-El went.
12:19 (2960) Valarian: He pulls himself up, using his staff to support his bad knee
12:19 ** (2957) Lenny comes to the door, hair tousled, putting on his glasses. He focuses on Gustav. "Morning already?" **
12:20 ** (2958) Wiggins shifts listlessy, knowing he can't sleep anymore but not wanting to actually wake up yet. Eventually he succumbs once he hears others shuffling about. Wiggins sits up, his hair flying out in all directions. **
12:20 (2989) Gustav: "Yes."
12:20 ** (2958) Wiggins busies himself with repacking his things. **
12:20 ** (2964) Derick lolls around like a beached hog, and will probably require a swift kick to wake him. **
12:20 ** (2989) Gustav heads over to the rest of the party "Breakfast?" **
12:20 ** (2957) Lenny nods, and looks back into his room to make sure he's not forgetting something. After he realizes he didn't bring anything, he follows Gustav out to the common area. **
12:20 (2964) Derick: (Err. Beached whale, rather)
12:21 (2960) Valarian: Valarian heads over to Derick and gives him a good, but not harmful smack with his staff
12:21 (2958) Wiggins: (sorry, we like beached hog better.)
12:21 ** (2991) Elendwyn gets up and does his morning exercises **
12:21 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Gual's wife greets everyone with a smile and a nice meal.
12:22 (2958) Wiggins: (and not much else? hubba!)
12:22 ** (2964) Derick finally wakes up, and says something about horses as he does so, and then mutters in annoyance at the mage... though he's not too annoyed - used to it by now. **
12:23 (2960) Valarian: Valarian enjoys the meal. Much better than inn food
12:23 ** (2989) Gustav heads over and sits to begin eating "Thank you." **
12:24 ** (2991) Elendwyn continues his exercises, then heads over to get something to eat **
12:24 ** (2964) Derick too finds it pleasing, and asks if they have any provisions he can buy off them, too for when they move on. **
12:24 (2963) Milla Rell: While she eats, Milla ponders where Quan-El would have gone.
12:24 ** (2958) Wiggins picks at a few things on the table, pocketing other things that don't perish so readily. **
12:25 ** (2989) Gustav eats heartily of the food. **
12:27 (2960) Valarian: (so... shall we continue... I would rather like to see what is going on with the Teleportation before I have to go... I have only been here as long as I have because the family is procrastinating)
12:27 (2958) Wiggins: (we have to solve the mystery of the disappearing quan-el first.)
12:27 (2964) Derick: (Yes! Let us scry!)
12:27 (2958) Wiggins: (scry havok and let slip the hogs of war!)
12:27 (2960) Valarian: (Quan-el will probably find us...)
12:28 (2989) Gustav: (Where's a scroll of Summon Quan-El when you need it?)
12:28 (2958) Wiggins: (*burp!* I think I just ate it)
12:29 (2980) Quan - El: entering room
12:29 (2989) Gustav: (You little pig! :D)
12:29 (2960) Valarian: "Welcome back"
12:29 (2989) Gustav: "Everything alright?" Gustav asks
12:29 (2963) Milla Rell: Seeing Quan-El, Milla smiles, and says, "Where have you been"
12:29 ** (2958) Wiggins finishes eating and goes to gathering his things. Then, and only then does he notice that he hadn't seen Quan-El. "Hey! Anyone seen... oh." **
12:30 (2980) Quan - El: " I had to pray..."
12:30 (2991) Elendwyn: "Alone?"
12:31 (2958) Wiggins: (At night, in eel infested waters?)
12:31 (2980) Quan - El: "only me and my goddess"
12:31 (2957) Lenny: (Inconceivable!)
12:31 (2980) Quan - El: (skyclad)
12:31 (2964) Derick: (*Porno music starts playing*)
12:31 (2958) Wiggins: (Oh, you and your "goddess". Gotcha. *nudgenudge*)
12:31 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (The goddess of vibration)
12:31 ** (2989) Gustav finishes up the meal, and gathers up all his gear. **
12:32 (2980) Quan - El: "did anyione havwe questions for Gual?"
12:32 ** (2989) Gustav ensures his room is left tidy. **
12:32 ** (2958) Wiggins is nonplussed by her absence, knowing Quan-El to be honorable (for an elf). **
12:32 (2980) Quan - El: (*have)
12:32 (2960) Valarian: "Not in particular"
12:32 (2958) Wiggins: (what's the airspeed of a laden african swallow?)
12:32 (2960) Valarian: "Unless there is something I should be asking questions about"
12:32 (2964) Derick: (Unless you're an orc)
12:33 (2991) Elendwyn: (I feel an high amount of porn music cues here...)
12:33 (2980) Quan - El: "do we get out of this city today?"
12:33 (2964) Derick: (She ain't very honourable then.)
12:33 (2991) Elendwyn: (Isn't it the average airspeed of an unladen swallow? :) )
12:33 (2958) Wiggins: (african or european?)
12:33 (2960) Valarian: "I think so... I dont trust the guards as far as I can throw them without magical assistance"
12:34 (2980) Quan - El: "this place makes me homesick" gesturing around the room
12:34 (2991) Elendwyn: "Some of these guards seem nice," Elendwyn mutters under his breath
12:34 (2980) Quan - El: (american or african?)
12:34 (2958) Wiggins: (potato)
12:34 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The group packs up all their things, bid their adieus, and vacate the foresty home.
12:35 (2958) Wiggins: (after burning it down)
12:35 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (I take it you're going back to the Dragon HQ?)
12:35 (2991) Elendwyn: (and collecting the insurance)
12:35 (2957) Lenny: (ah yes, cleansing fire)
12:35 (2989) Gustav: (Aint we glad Wiggins isn't a fire mage!)
12:35 (2964) Derick: (Thought we were going to scry the place?)
12:36 (2980) Quan - El: (the teleporter will not be ready till tonight?)
12:36 (2960) Valarian: (I'll show you cleansing fire)
12:36 (2958) Wiggins: (I don't know that we determined that)
12:36 (2957) Lenny: (there's no way in hell I could scry from this distance. Even closer, there's no guarantee I could actually pull it off)
12:36 (2980) Quan - El: (isn't that what the major said?)
12:37 (2958) Wiggins: (don't recall when he said it'd be done)
12:37 (2960) Valarian: (well, you can walk up to him and use telepathy to read his throughts. if you do well enough on the opposed roll, he wont know you are reading them)
12:38 (2960) Valarian: (I can only force him to tell the truth, and that spell has to be cast in front of him. You can cast the telepathy spell and then read his throughts later)
12:38 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (I don't like scrying as implemented in D&D. I don't like most divination, in fact. Takes all the work out of finding answers, and takes all the tension of not knowing away. So the only way to scry really is astral walking, and that's a pretty powerful spell)
12:38 (2957) Lenny: (that's a more likely possibility, but we'd have to be prepared for the consequences if I failed)
12:38 (2991) Elendwyn: (Or we wait until the next night, and sneak in, looking for secrets)
12:40 (2960) Valarian: (well, if you use enough strands, you wont fail)
12:40 (2964) Derick: (What might the consequences be?)
12:40 (2980) Quan - El: (we're standing in the street planning again...)
12:41 (2989) Gustav: (Best way of limiting the scrying is non-detection spells.)
12:41 (2960) Valarian: If you use a base of seven strands, you have a willpower of 10....
12:41 (2957) Lenny: (he'd know I was in his head)
12:41 (2958) Wiggins: (why not inspect the teleorter thingy? surely that's not outside the possibilities.)
12:41 (2989) Gustav: (And the 'porter isn't going to be ready until tonight)
12:41 (2991) Elendwyn: (Why not burn the thing down? :) )
12:41 (2958) Wiggins: (w00t@Elen)
12:41 (2963) Milla Rell: (Yup. Makes you wonder....)
12:42 (2980) Quan - El: (wonder around the castle all day with the excuse we are waiting on the teleporter?)
12:42 (2980) Quan - El: (gives us a chance to move around)
12:43 (2980) Quan - El: (or we can leave)
12:43 (2960) Valarian: (I can buff your willpower something powerful so you wont fail the roll...)
12:44 (2991) Elendwyn: (I doubt the 'big boss' will like us investigating the chamber or questioning him or his decisions...)
12:44 (2964) Derick: (Does he really have to know? The chamber ain't secret is it?)
12:45 (2960) Valarian: (that is true... I can always question the mage who operates the thing)
12:45 (2989) Gustav: (Major Arsehole? Definately not!)
12:45 (2980) Quan - El: (let's behave in honor until they give us a concrete reason)
12:45 (2958) Wiggins: (what she said)
12:45 (2989) Gustav: (But anyway, lets go and poke around the 'porter)
12:46 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The group takes the walk back to the HQ.
12:46 (2960) Valarian: (indeed we do)'
12:46 (2980) Quan - El: (let's wonder, that what were supposed to do. right?)
12:46 (2958) Wiggins: (They discover that Quan-El and her friend had burned down the entire city. *End Campaign*)
12:46 (2957) Lenny: (lol)
12:46 (2991) Elendwyn: (for the Cause!!!)
12:46 (2980) Quan - El: (i'm not staying in any waiting room though)
12:47 (2956) arthurtuxedo: It's still early in the morning when they get there. The gates have just opened, but the soldiers inside have mostly been up for hours and bustle here and there.
12:47 (2964) Derick: "You know, we could have had an extra hour in bed..."
12:47 (2980) Quan - El: (wondering)
12:48 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The Major does not appear to be in his office
12:48 (2980) Quan - El: (early to bed , early to rise...)
12:48 (2989) Gustav: "So, Derick?"
12:48 (2964) Derick: "Yes?"
12:49 (2980) Quan - El: " I didn't see anyhting when i glanced in there yesterday" speaking with growing assurance
12:49 (2991) Elendwyn: (Is the office...guarded?)
12:49 (2964) Derick: (Quick, gothrough his stuff!)
12:49 (2980) Quan - El: ( we just need a look out)
12:49 (2989) Gustav: "What should we do no we are here?)
12:49 (2960) Valarian: "Inspect the chamber if we are able... "
12:49 (2958) Wiggins: Look for the teleporty thing? Someone there'd know when it'll be ready.
12:50 (2956) arthurtuxedo: There is no guard outisde the office, although people pass within sight of it frequently.
12:50 (2989) Gustav: (Take the starting punctuation mark, not the ending)
12:50 (2980) Quan - El: "agreed"
12:50 (2964) Derick: "What Valarian said..."
12:50 (2989) Gustav: "And just dig through is stuff. Nay."
12:51 (2960) Valarian: "It isnt as if I wouldnt be able to tell if all is really as he said...'
12:51 (2989) Gustav: "I am going to look for this teleportation site"
12:51 (2960) Valarian: (ok guys, I have to go...)
12:51 (2958) Wiggins: I'm with you.
12:51 (2960) Valarian: (I am being draged kicking and screaming to the family BBQ)
12:51 ** (2989) Gustav wanders off, looking for ths site **
12:52 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Have fun)
12:52 (2989) Gustav: (later mate.)
12:52 (2960) Valarian: (So, Art, if you could be so kind as to buff my lore skill with spells and make sure I do everything in my power to investigate EVERYTHING...)
12:52 (2991) Elendwyn: "I could try and slip in the office," Elendwyn whispers.
12:53 (2964) Derick: (Ta ta. It's got to beat chasing kids around a marsh, as I was doing yesterday. Now that's a family activity!)
12:53 ** (2964) Derick nods approvingly at Elendwyn "Be careful. Get someone to stand watch for you..." **
12:54 (2980) Quan - El: quietly to everyone " i will try to gain entrance if you can cover me"
12:54 (2963) Milla Rell: "I can cause a distraction. I think."
12:54 (2958) Wiggins: (If I wre there, I'd say it was a bad idea.)
12:54 (2964) Derick: "A distraction would be unwise."
12:55 (2991) Elendwyn: "Ok," elendwyn nods. "It should be a quick thing."
12:55 (2960) Valarian (exit): 12:55
12:55 (2964) Derick: "It would alert them that something fishy is happening, and it's not. We're here in all good faith, remember..."
12:56 (2964) Derick: (Should've said 'something drow-y...)
12:57 (2980) Quan - El: looking around to see if coast is clear and ensuring the rest of the party is covering for me...
12:58 (2958) Wiggins: (gustav and I are searching for the portal-like thing)
12:58 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Elendwyn slips into the office unobserved.
12:59 (2991) Elendwyn: (Ok, now I look around, very closely. investigation, [1d10 + 10] -> [7,10] = (17) )
12:59 (2989) Gustav: (The plan seems a good idea, but Gustav wouldn't buy into such distrustful thing. Hence the leaving.)
01:00 ** (2964) Derick keeps a good watch for anyone likely to go into the office about to enter the corridor. **
01:00 (2963) Milla Rell: (What DO we do if someone sees us?)
01:01 (2957) Lenny: (pretend like we're lost)
01:01 (2958) Wiggins: (play dead)
01:01 (2963) Milla Rell: (What Do we do if someone sees us?)
01:01 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Other than face court martials? :) )
01:01 (2980) Quan - El: (go one the offensive, verbally)
01:01 (2989) Gustav: (Run around in circles screaming panic?)
01:02 (2958) Wiggins: (Obviously, you should break their jaw and then set them on fire.)
01:02 (2964) Derick: (Pretend we were looking for the man, and ask some inane questions.)
01:02 (2980) Quan - El: (act like we're supposed to be here)
01:02 (2963) Milla Rell: (Sorry about the doubel post. Comp problem.)
01:03 (2980) Quan - El: (we have an appointment, yeah that's the ticket...)
01:04 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Elendwyn comes back out, a scroll in his hand.
01:04 (2964) Derick: "What's it say?" Derick asks.
01:04 (2980) Quan - El: "let's get from near this door" heads down hallway
01:05 ** (2991) Elendwyn hands over scroll to the others. "Looks genuine to me." **
01:05 (2964) Derick: (Any rolling needed to examine it, or is it futile?)
01:06 (2956) arthurtuxedo: It's got the Purple Dragon seal, and looks genuine. It says that the group should use the chamber to teleport to Suzail, as the roads are too dangerous. There they will be met by the Crown Regeant Alusair Obarskyr
01:07 (2958) Wiggins: (IN YOUR FACE, VALARIAN!) (oh, he's not here.)
01:07 (2964) Derick: (Humm. I wonder has this been one giant session of wasted time...)
01:08 (2958) Wiggins: (don't forget to put it back, lest the Major return and note it's missing)
01:08 (2980) Quan - El: (good idea)
01:08 (2989) Gustav: (Signed and sealed by whom though?)
01:08 (2991) Elendwyn: (I thought to take it with us...)
01:09 (2963) Milla Rell: (Most likely. Then again, we are still alive.)
01:09 (2980) Quan - El: (better careful than dead)
01:09 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Not really wasted, it gave me a chance to do the new cheat sheet)
01:09 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (And it was amusing to see how far overboard you'd all go with paranoia :) )
01:10 (2958) Wiggins: (WHY DO YOU SAY THAT! o_O)
01:10 (2980) Quan - El: (i wouldn't be paranoid if everyone wasn't out to get me)
01:10 (2989) Gustav: (He just didn't seem right...)
01:10 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Wiggins and Gustav find the teleportation chamber, being worked on by several War Wizards, who explain that the chamber is broken and should be fixed by dinner.
01:11 (2963) Milla Rell: (Milla's not gone overboard yet. I think maybe one more attack should do it though.)
01:11 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (A Major didn't feel like explaining himself to a bunch of uppity cadets. Is that a surprise?)
01:11 (2964) Derick: (A few more sessions, and we'll be habitually walking around back-to-back.)
01:12 (2980) Quan - El: (wonder around for the day, eat in the mess hall, and teleport before we get into any more trouble)
01:12 (2957) Lenny: (Valarian's mind-finger suggestion didn't help, either)
01:12 ** (2989) Gustav , having no way of verifing it, wanders off to find the rest. **
01:12 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (No, that little suggestion didn't exactly put the group in his good graces)
01:13 (2956) arthurtuxedo: With the rest of the day to kill, the group can either wander off seperately or stay together.
01:13 (2980) Quan - El: (together)
01:13 (2958) Wiggins: (I didn't want to put us in our place, but I got it.)
01:13 (2989) Gustav: (Figures. Hey, I should have squashed that suggestion. what about classified info?)
01:13 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (It's 1 o' clock, but there's no Western session today. Let me know if you either have to go or want to go, or whether we should keep going)
01:13 (2964) Derick: (Mind, 'cadets' don't generally get assigned dangerous missions into the wilds. Unless the Dragons is a really retarded organisation.)
01:13 (2964) Derick: (Stick together!)
01:14 (2980) Quan - El: (can play longer an hour or so)
01:14 (2991) Elendwyn: (Stick together.)
01:14 (2958) Wiggins: (please, sir. can I have some more?)
01:14 (2989) Gustav: (Together. Just because there is no threat from within...)
01:14 (2957) Lenny: (I don't have anything to do today, so I'm definitely up for more. Especially if it's productive.)
01:15 (2958) Wiggins: (productive? *spits!*
01:15 (2958) Wiggins: )
01:15 (2963) Milla Rell: (Im up for more.)
01:15 (2989) Gustav: (And no problems here with more)
01:15 (2991) Elendwyn: (I could spend my time with KOTOR2... :P :)
01:15 (2958) Wiggins: (you're not missing much)
01:15 (2957) Lenny: (yeah, I found KOTOR2 extremely disappointing)
01:16 (2980) Quan - El: (kotor2?)
01:16 (2964) Derick: (I'm good for more)
01:17 (2991) Elendwyn: (Oh, so far I like it. Sith Lord, here I come :D :)
01:18 (2980) Quan - El: (i know now )
01:18 (2991) Elendwyn: but really, I think I should be off. Still have to pack my stuff for tomorrow...
01:21 (2956) arthurtuxedo: On his way back to the group, Gustav sees someone he recognizes. It's Sir Gabriel of the church of Tyr.
01:21 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Wiggins is still with Gustav at this point)
01:21 (2958) Wiggins: (right)
01:21 ** (2989) Gustav approaches him "Hello." **
01:21 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Ah, hello Gustav. How have you been?" he asks.
01:22 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (So are you leaving, then, Dahak? Or was that in-character?)
01:22 (2989) Gustav: "Fine. And you?"
01:22 ** (2958) Wiggins waits nearby, not caring too much about two friends catching up on old times. **
01:22 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Excellent. You've grown a lot. Joined the Purple Dragons, I see."
01:22 (2991) Elendwyn: (I think I'm leaving. Already getting late(r) for me :P :)
01:23 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Cool. Have a nice night)
01:23 (2989) Gustav: "Yes. I am actually on the return leg of my first mission."
01:23 (2989) Gustav: (Bye Dahak.)
01:24 (2991) Elendwyn: (cya next week!)
01:24 (2957) Lenny: (have a good one)
01:24 (2989) Gustav: (Cya then.)
01:24 (2963) Milla Rell: (bye)
01:24 (2991) Elendwyn: Disconnecting from server...
01:24 (2991) Elendwyn (exit): 13:24
01:24 (2980) Quan - El: (later and bless)
01:25 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Great. Great. Hey, you remember when you wanted to join the church as a holy knight, and I said to wait a few years until you were older? Well, you're 17 now and we'd love to have you as a Squire. You wouldn't have to stay at the church or anything. You could still be a Purple Dragon.
01:26 (2989) Gustav: "If it wouldn't cause a conflict of interest... then yes."
01:26 ** (2964) Derick excuses himself from the group briefly, to 'take a call of nature' **
01:27 ** (2958) Wiggins perks up slightly. Seems Gustav was accepting a very important offer. **
01:28 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Great. Come by the church sometime today and we'll talk more about it." He smiles at Gustav and begins to walk away. As he passes by Wiggins, he shudders slightly and casts a curious glance at the diminuitive halfling. He stares at Wiggins for a few seconds before he walks away, glancing back a few times.
01:28 (2958) Wiggins: ...
01:29 ** (2989) Gustav mutters quietly "And what was his problem with Wiggins?" **
01:29 ** (2958) Wiggins watches as Gabriel walks away. **
01:29 (2958) Wiggins: I...
01:29 ** (2958) Wiggins looks from the templed knight to Gustav and back again. **
01:29 ** (2989) Gustav continues with "...I may have to reconsider..." **
01:30 (2958) Wiggins: (was that an actual question to me?)
01:30 (2989) Gustav: (No, but feel free to take it as one.)
01:31 (2958) Wiggins: No, no. Don't do that. Being asked to be a Knight of Tyr (assuming I recognized Gabriel as such) is a high honor.
01:31 (2958) Wiggins: Maybe he recognized me or something?
01:32 ** (2964) Derick rejoins his group, and tells them that he's off to the library, and poses in a mock-scholarly manner. He's ostensibly going to see if he can't find anything on the Harpers. **
01:32 (2989) Gustav: "Such honours mean little if it comes with predjudice... You have no knowledge of any other reason why he would act so?"
01:32 (2980) Quan - El: "I must explore find some items..."
01:33 ** (2958) Wiggins stops to think if he's ever seen Gabriel before and comes up empty. "No, nothing I can think of." **
01:34 (2989) Gustav: "
01:34 (2989) Gustav: "Strange"
01:35 (2958) Wiggins: (and as a note to all reading: wiggins is ignorant of his planetouched ancestry, he's not being duplicitous by not mentioning it.)
01:35 ** (2958) Wiggins looks off in the direction Gabriel walked, "Yeah. Strange," he pauses for effect, " but then your people are strange," he finishes with a large friendly grin. **
01:36 (2958) Wiggins: Oi'll wait to start calling you "sir" though.
01:37 (2989) Gustav: "Of course. I'm still be the same person, really."
01:37 (2958) Wiggins: Yes, sir! The same, sir! Wiggins salutes.
01:38 (2958) Wiggins: Come on then. I'm sure they're done with their misdeeds by now.
01:38 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Wiggins and Gustav rejoin the group, minus Quan-El and Derick.
01:38 ** (2989) Gustav laughs "Alright. I do have all day, and we may as well find out..." **
01:41 (2989) Gustav: (So we rejoin the group. Anyone alive there?)
01:42 (2958) Wiggins: (sorry, all dead here.)
01:42 (2989) Gustav: "So what did you miscreants find out?"
01:42 (2956) arthurtuxedo: At the temple, there is a ceremony as Gustav is sworn in as a Knight of the Temple. He is just a Squire in the beginning, but it is promised that he can one day become a full-fledged Avenger.
01:43 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (That text can be applied to any time period, we're not necessarily fast-forwarding if you guys want to chat)
01:43 (2958) Wiggins: (i'm waiting to see what the miscreants found out)
01:43 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Quan-El comes back shortly, but Derick is still absent.
01:43 (2989) Gustav: (Gustav'd ask about Gabriel's actions towards Wiggins)
01:44 (2989) Gustav: (At an appropriate time before)
01:45 (2980) Quan - El: (were not still standing before the majors door are we?)
01:46 (2958) Wiggins: (of course we are. we're playing craps and everything)
01:46 (2989) Gustav: (I have no idea...)
01:47 (2980) Quan - El: (anybody have anyhting else to do while we wait?)
01:47 (2980) Quan - El: (if not let's hit the fast forward button)
01:48 (2980) Quan - El: (is it fixed yet?)
01:48 (2963) Milla Rell: (Milla has nothing to do)
01:48 (2980) Quan - El: (and where's derick?)
01:48 ** (2964) Derick is still in the library, but will be out shortly. **
01:48 (2980) Quan - El: (oh I forgot)
01:48 ** (2964) Derick leaves the library, and returns to the group. **
01:49 (2980) Quan - El: (is it fixed yet?)
01:50 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Is what fixed?)
01:50 (2980) Quan - El: ( i only have abotu 10 minutes left...)
01:50 (2980) Quan - El: (teleporter)
01:50 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (Ah, I see. I just got done with whispers and such)
01:50 (2980) Quan - El: (i see, not being impatient)
01:51 (2956) arthurtuxedo: With the rest of the day to kill, the group meanders around the city. Gustav joins the local temple as a Knight in a two-hour ceremony.
01:51 (2956) arthurtuxedo: After the ceremony concludes, a page informs the group that the chamber is ready.
01:52 (2980) Quan - El: (sir Gustav?)
01:52 (2958) Wiggins: (can I go too? or is it a knight only thing? I just want to wig people out!)
01:52 ** (2964) Derick troops off to the teleportarium. (40Kism!) **
01:52 (2980) Quan - El: me too
01:52 (2989) Gustav: (I'd have insisted you come too if you wanted to and it was possible.)
01:53 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The rest of the group was allowed to watch the ceremony, if they chose.
01:53 ** (2989) Gustav heads off to the 'porter **
01:53 (2958) Wiggins: (w00t)
01:53 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla heads of to the telepoerter.
01:53 (2980) Quan - El: (mr o'brian beam me down to the planet)
01:54 (2980) Quan - El: (energize)
01:54 ** (2958) Wiggins sits quietly, watching with reverence as Gustav becomes Sir Gustav, Squire of Tyr. **
01:54 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The group gets back to the HQ, where the ruddy-faced Major awaits them. After telling the party to show more respect to the Regeant, looking pointedly at Valarian, he allows them through to the teleportation chamber.
01:54 (2957) Lenny: (Sir Gustav, Breaker of Jaws)
01:55 (2958) Wiggins: Thank you, sir. Be well.
01:55 (2958) Wiggins: (don't mind the mage, he's a git.)
01:56 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The teleportation effect is wrenching. It feels like being suddenly yanked off a cliff into nothingness. After the group "falls" for what seems like hours, their vision slowly starts to come back. It looks like they havne't gone anywhere at first, but a quick look outside tells them that this is not the same teleportation chamber, even though the inside looks identical.
01:56 (2964) Derick: (Now, we attack the Regent, and try to pull his face off, as he's obviously an imposter!)
01:57 (2958) Wiggins: (Jinkies, Scoob!)
01:57 (2958) Wiggins: Oi! Next time a fella should be warned! I like keeping my innards on the inside.
01:57 (2964) Derick: (Valarian was right. Comyr's teleportation does suck! Hours indeed!)
01:59 (2989) Gustav: "Hadn't we better check that we arrived in the right place."
01:59 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The group is ushered into the throne room, where the Regeant to the Crown, Alusair Obarskyr, awaits. She is a beautiful, young, and regal woman, but her face is long and her eyes are tired. An unknown woman in flowing robes stands behind and to the side. There are, as always, a dozen members of the Elite Guard and several War Wizards in the throne room.
01:59 (2980) Quan - El: bows appropriately
01:59 ** (2958) Wiggins is perplexed. "Oh," he manages. "That's still strange, though." Wiggins is uncharacteristically self reflective at this point. **
02:00 (2956) arthurtuxedo: She smiles. "You must be Lenny and Valarian. Welcome."
02:00 (2958) Wiggins: (w00t!)
02:00 ** (2989) Gustav accords every appropriate honour. **
02:00 ** (2964) Derick proceeds to state the obvious; "It is," before he makes with the expected ritual Obsequiousness. **
02:00 (2980) Quan - El: (must leave...)
02:00 (2980) Quan - El: (by all)
02:00 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "And the rest of you have fulfilled your task excellently. As of now, you can all consider yourselves Junior Grade Lieutenants of the Purple Dragons of Cormyr. Congratulations!"
02:00 (2958) Wiggins: ( :( )
02:01 (2989) Gustav: (Bye)
02:01 (2958) Wiggins: (safe journey and all)
02:01 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (*wave* See you next week)
02:01 (2963) Milla Rell: (bye)
02:01 (2964) Derick: "Thank you your majesty," (or whatever term of address is appropriate)
02:01 ** (2958) Wiggins bows gratefully, whispering a thanks to her majesty. **
02:01 (2980) Quan - El: Disconnecting from server...
02:01 (2980) Quan - El (exit): 14:01
02:02 ** (2989) Gustav gives thanks appropriately. **
02:02 (2963) Milla Rell: "Thank you." Milla says. Where she came from, more than a simple greeting is a sign of weakness.
02:02 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "In addition, we have decided to reward you all with a sum of 500 gold pieces."
02:02 (2956) arthurtuxedo: A servant gives a hefty bag of gold to each of the Purple Dragons.
02:03 (2957) Lenny: (It's a trick, the coins are actually monsters! Get her!!)
02:03 ** (2964) Derick takes it with more thanks, and waits for the sting from this... **
02:03 ** (2958) Wiggins stares at the gold handed to him. He is utterly speechless at this point. **
02:03 (2958) Wiggins: (Say, this wouldn't be cursed Aztec gold, would it?)
02:03 (2964) Derick: (And now we post you to... That Major's command!)
02:03 ** (2989) Gustav takes the coin with good grace **
02:03 (2963) Milla Rell: Milla just stares at the gold, never having seen so much in her life.
02:03 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "You have performed excellently at your task, but I must ask you to immediately embark on another."
02:04 (2989) Gustav: (But of course!)
02:04 (2958) Wiggins: (But... the ale... and the whores....)
02:04 (2989) Gustav: "At your command."
02:04 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "And I confess that part of the reason we rewarded you with so much gold is so that you can be well-equipped for it."
02:05 (2989) Gustav: (Ah... The sting in the tail.)
02:05 (2964) Derick: "You but have to name the task and we shall undertake it to the best of our abilities..."
02:05 (2958) Wiggins: (You filthy whore! I keel you!)
02:05 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "But first, I would like to hear from you two where your powers come from." Indicating the two wizards.
02:05 (2958) Wiggins: (well, the one.)
02:05 (2964) Derick: (*Porno music starts playing*)
02:05 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Valarian clears his throat.
02:05 (2964) Derick: (I need to get that on one of the function keys)
02:07 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Our magic is intuitive magic. We do not have spell books like wizards. Our master said it was impossible for anyone besides us to do what we do."
02:07 (2956) arthurtuxedo: She nods. "Yes, thank you. And what did your master also tell you?"
02:07 (2964) Derick: (Alusair: You must take the wizards deep into Thay, and cast them into the volcano where they were forged!)
02:08 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Well, he said that this was the first time there's ever been three channelers. It always used to be one Master and one Apprentice."
02:09 (2958) Wiggins: (At last we will reveal ourselves to Faerun. At last we will have our revenge.)
02:09 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "And are you aware that there's a prophecy regarding both of you. Regarding all of you, in fact?"
02:09 (2989) Gustav: (They're the Sith! Run for your lives!)
02:09 (2989) Gustav: (Beaten twice... nice one Wiggins!)
02:09 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "A prophecy made by none other than the sage Alaundo of Candlekeep?"
02:10 ** (2958) Wiggins looks up. Prophecy? The ravings of the madman replay in his mind. **
02:11 (2963) Milla Rell: See! Milla thinks. No coincidence!
02:11 (2958) Wiggins: (wait, doesn't this mean there are at least four channelers? Their master, the apprentices and the strange ol' coot we met in the foothills?)
02:12 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "The monks of that place would not reveal to us the exact wording. They can sometimes be frustratingly secretive, but they said it was of paramount importance that the mages be taken there. It's a long distance, but we can use the chamber to teleport you to Iraebor. You will have to secure transport for the rest of the way. You may sleep in the Guest wing of the castle tonight and take care of anything you need in Suzail in the morning. Be at the teleportation chamber at Noon tomorrow.
02:13 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Do you have any questions of me?"
02:13 ** (2958) Wiggins bows again. **
02:13 (2958) Wiggins: (Do have any halfling in you? Want some?)
02:13 (2964) Derick: ("Majesty, may we burn the monastry down if they prove reluctant to divulge the secrets?"
02:13 (2964) Derick: )
02:13 (2956) arthurtuxedo: (lol)
02:14 (2956) arthurtuxedo: "Then we shall adjourn. Good luck, and thank you all."
02:14 ** (2958) Wiggins bows again. **
02:14 (2956) arthurtuxedo: * * * End Session 4 * * *
02:14 (2956) arthurtuxedo: 40 XP for all!
02:15 (2963) Milla Rell: Xp?
02:15 (2963) Milla Rell: NM
02:15 ** (2958) Wiggins quietly leaves the throne room and makes his way to their quarters. The gold weighing heavy in his tiny pockets. **
02:15 (2963) Milla Rell: (BYebye
02:15 (2963) Milla Rell: Disconnecting from server...
02:15 (2963) Milla Rell (exit): 14:15
02:15 (2958) Wiggins: (w00t)
02:15 (2964) Derick: (Cool. We get XP for creeping around paranoid and getting rewarded. Let's do that more often!)
02:15 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Well, that was fun. Lots of intrigue, lots of paranoid delusions :)
02:16 (2958) Wiggins: no kidding
02:16 (2958) Wiggins: we should tell valarian that we had to fight our way out, and he got killed along with half the party.
02:16 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Hehe
02:16 ** (2958) Wiggins , of course, survived. **
02:17 (2989) Gustav: The little rascal
02:17 (2956) arthurtuxedo: He'll probably belive it, too. We had him going for a while when we said that Elminster showed up and blasted the group to dust while he was away
02:17 (2989) Gustav: heh!
02:18 (2989) Bill: A quick question about the wealth merit: How do you upgrade it and what happens?
02:18 (2957) Lenny: Alrighty then, it's time for some TV, methinks. I'll catch you guys next week.
02:18 (2958) Wiggins: later
02:19 (2989) Bill: cya mate
02:19 (2957) Lenny: Mine is an evil laugh
02:19 (2957) Lenny (exit): 14:19
02:19 (2964) Derick: And then showed up at the funeral and pissed on his grave. Elminster the Asshat, by Ed Greenwood Heh.
02:19 (2956) arthurtuxedo: You upgrade it just like any other upgradeable merit. You pay the difference in XP. As for implementation, it's really up to you. A relative could die and leave you money, etc.
02:19 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Hehe, yeah.
02:19 (2989) Bill: Its just the differnce in one time cash, though.
02:20 (2964) Derick: Y'know, that'd make quite an amusing fanfic if I had enough realms-knowledge and time to pull it off.
02:20 (2989) Bill: Else its a big increase for little relative cost
02:21 (2956) arthurtuxedo: The amount per session would be upgraded, too
02:21 (2989) Bill: aye, of course. The main reason I was considering it.
02:21 (2964) Derick: So, how do we spend all that money?
02:22 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Shouldn't be too hard :)
02:22 (2989) Bill: How about a really good season of trading for the reason for the increase? Good enough?
02:22 (2956) arthurtuxedo: A suit of field plate costs more than that, by itself.
02:22 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Sounds good to me
02:22 (2989) Bill: If so, my manager is getting a big pay rise. He deserves it!
02:24 (2956) arthurtuxedo: To fully equip yourself with a good warhorse, masterwork weapon and plate armor would be thousands of gold, and that's with no magical equipment at all
02:24 (2956) arthurtuxedo: So I haven't really given away the farm, here, even if 500 seems like a lot
02:24 (2964) Derick: Well, I've got two out of three. What's the cost of the plate then?
02:25 (2956) arthurtuxedo: It's in the equipment file. For a full set, it's 250 for light plate, 500 for medium, 750 for heavy, and 1,000 for field plate. 3,000 for full plate.
02:25 (2964) Derick: Ouch.
02:26 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Actually those figures are off by a little, depending on which helmet you get, but that's the basic diea.
02:26 (2956) arthurtuxedo: *idea
02:26 (2964) Derick: Humm. To go for heavy plate or masterwork light plate...
02:26 (2989) Bill: Its why the armoured horseman fell out of use.
02:27 (2989) Bill: All that cost, and they were getting through their mounts like crazy.
02:27 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Legendary, Exotic full plate would cost 100,000 gold :)
02:27 (2958) Wiggins: are weapon prices adjustable for halfling sizes? (I haven't before, I'm just checking)
02:27 (2956) arthurtuxedo: No. Just the armor
02:27 (2958) Wiggins: gotcha
02:28 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Those who have embarked on their Prestige Class journeys this session can expect PM's sometime soon
02:28 (2964) Derick: Neat.
02:28 (2989) Bill: Whoo!
02:28 (2964) Derick: Yay.
02:29 (2989) Bill: Better not blow all my XP too soon then!
02:29 (2964) Derick: Humm. Did I get any from the last session that I didn't turn up to the end of?
02:30 (2956) arthurtuxedo: With the new gain we're at 140 Earned XP
02:30 (2956) arthurtuxedo: +10% for being human nets you 154
02:30 (2964) Derick: Cool.
02:30 (2956) arthurtuxedo: On your sheet is says 70, so you have quite a lot
02:30 ** (2964) Derick thinks he's spent seventy. So that's 84 left. **
02:32 (2956) arthurtuxedo: Sounds about right