conversations: human
conversations:  You start out in your hometown, a sizable town with a well-trained army and very good defenses. However, a jagged hole leading down has appeared inside the city.  Kobolds have been holing up in there.
  
  The last group to be sent in was flung to the surface.
  
  At least, their heads were.
conversations: Dragon Elite:
conversations: human
conversations:  Slevetya 
  
  The beautiful woman stands, smiling, dressed in a flowing red dress that contrasts with her alabaster skin. She licks her bright, red lips before saying:
  
   "Ooh, severed heads. Someone was clearly trying to send a message. I'm good with messages. Maybe we should go send one of our own?" .
  
  She looks around at the others stood around the hole with interest.
conversations: Cogidubnus:
conversations: human
conversations:  Ran'naidethavar 
  
  Ran investigates the ground, looking for signs or tracks, his elven eyes scrutinizing every detail. Selean is sniffing around the entrance, searching for discernable scents.
  
   "Stay back if you please everyone, I need a few moments to discern the tracks." 
  
  OOC
   
   Spoiler 
  Survival: (d20+16)[ 33 ]  Selean's assisting DC 10, taking 10 total result 35
   
conversations: Sir_Chivalry:
conversations: human
conversations:  @Sir_Chivalry:
   
   Spoiler 
  You see that 3 patrols of 50 have been walking around. they are in 5x10 rows, with 5 ft of space in between each row and column
   
  
  
  Also, everyone make a 10 spot and listen check, and 10 initiative.
  I'll write them down and use it in ambush scenarios, to speed things up.
conversations: Dragon Elite:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Dragon Elite 
   @Sir_Chivalry:
   
   Spoiler 
  You see that 3 patrols of 50 have been walking around. they are in 5x10 rows, with 5 ft of space in between each row and column
   
  
  
  Also, everyone make a 10 spot and listen check, and 10 initiative.
  I'll write them down and use it in ambush scenarios, to speed things up. 
   
  
  Ran- Spot= 20, Listen= 20, Initiative= 15
  
  Selean- Spot= 27, Listen= 27, (and Scent) Initiative= 12, but goes on Ran's turn as a special mount
conversations: Sir_Chivalry:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  
  Spot:
   
   Spoiler 
  
   (1d20+12)[ 13 ] 
   (1d20+12)[ 27 ] 
   (1d20+12)[ 14 ] 
   (1d20+12)[ 18 ] 
   (1d20+12)[ 31 ] 
   (1d20+12)[ 18 ] 
   (1d20+12)[ 19 ] 
   (1d20+12)[ 29 ] 
   (1d20+12)[ 15 ] 
   (1d20+12)[ 23 ] 
   
  
  
  Listen:
   
   Spoiler 
  
   (1d20+2)[ 17 ] 
   (1d20+2)[ 15 ] 
   (1d20+2)[ 17 ] 
   (1d20+2)[ 17 ] 
   (1d20+2)[ 13 ] 
   (1d20+2)[ 18 ] 
   (1d20+2)[ 12 ] 
   (1d20+2)[ 6 ] 
   (1d20+2)[ 10 ] 
   (1d20+2)[ 19 ] 
   
  
  
  Initiative:
   
   Spoiler 
  
   (1d20+3)[ 18 ] 
   (1d20+3)[ 17 ] 
   (1d20+3)[ 12 ] 
   (1d20+3)[ 7 ] 
   (1d20+3)[ 23 ] 
   (1d20+3)[ 19 ] 
   (1d20+3)[ 5 ] 
   (1d20+3)[ 7 ] 
   (1d20+3)[ 10 ] 
   (1d20+3)[ 16 ] 
   
  
   
  
   Slevetya 
  
  The bard looks at the elf, entertainment flashing in her eyes.  "My, I do like a man who can take the initiative." 
conversations: Cogidubnus:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Cogidubnus 
    
   Spoiler 
  
  Spot:
   
   Spoiler 
  
  [roll0]
  [roll1]
  [roll2]
  [roll3]
  [roll4]
  [roll5]
  [roll6]
  [roll7]
  [roll8]
  [roll9]
   
  
  
  Listen:
   
   Spoiler 
  
  [roll10]
  [roll11]
  [roll12]
  [roll13]
  [roll14]
  [roll15]
  [roll16]
  [roll17]
  [roll18]
  [roll19]
   
  
  
  Initiative:
   
   Spoiler 
  
  [roll20]
  [roll21]
  [roll22]
  [roll23]
  [roll24]
  [roll25]
  [roll26]
  [roll27]
  [roll28]
  [roll29]
   
  
   
  
   Slevetya 
  
  The bard looks at the elf, entertainment flashing in her eyes.  "My, I do like a man who can take the initiative."  
   
  
   "Thank you child, I appreciate your flirting." 
  
  He turns back to the rest of the group.
  
   "Three patrols, fifty strong, in five columns, ten strong each they were arranged. What is to be done then, hmm?" 
conversations: Sir_Chivalry:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  With tens, I have
  Initiative 17, Spot and Listen 15. The spot and listen are 17 if I'm in a canine form, 23 if the thing I'm rolling to notice is feline, and 25 if both.
   
  
  
  " I bet we could take any number of them. " said a rather messy looking woman, licking her lips predatorially.
conversations: Lix Lorn:
conversations: human
conversations:  Five columns of ten, actually.
conversations: Dragon Elite:
conversations: human
conversations:  Slevetya 
   "Fifty? That's a walk in the park. I'm hoping there are more down there than fifty." 
conversations: Cogidubnus:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Cogidubnus 
    Slevetya 
   "Fifty? That's a walk in the park. I'm hoping there are more down there than fifty."  
   
  
   "I must say I share your confidence, though not your drive. I hope it is simply a short foray into the deep before we are back here again." 
conversations: Sir_Chivalry:
conversations: human
conversations:  Okay, let's keep RP'ing until Dire_Weasel posts.
conversations: Dragon Elite:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Hm..." Rune mutters, leaning against a tree as he watches the conversation. "Maybe  this  will be where I strike it big..."
  
   
   Spoiler 
  So, you need Spot (10), Listen (10), and Initiative (18)? Done.
   
conversations: The-Mage-King:
conversations: human
conversations:  Tekti joins the group. To anyone who was not paying attention, he looked like a regular halfling. But to anyone who knew anything about fey, they would recognize him as a Redcap. He was holding his Scythe that would better suit an ogre than someone as small as him. He dashes towards the group.
  
   "Sorry everybody, I was kinda distracted. What did I miss?" 
conversations: Dire Reverend:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Dire Weasel 
   Tekti joins the group. To anyone who was not paying attention, he looked like a regular halfling. But to anyone who knew anything about fey, they would recognize him as a Redcap. He was holding his Scythe that would better suit an ogre than someone as small as him. He dashes towards the group.
  
   "Sorry everybody, I was kinda distracted. What did I miss?"  
   
  
   "Tracks, fifty raiders, five by ten. What kept you Tekti?" 
conversations: Sir_Chivalry:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Sir_Chivalry 
    "Tracks, fifty raiders, five by ten. What kept you Tekti?"  
   
  
   " We  overslept."  He showed his toothy grin.  "Nice girl, I just hope neither of us die before we see each other again." 
conversations: Dire Reverend:
conversations: human
conversations:  Alright, Selean notices a scent in the air. He looks up, and notices something... weird about the surrounding area.
conversations: Dragon Elite:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Dragon Elite 
   Alright, Selean notices a scent in the air. He looks up, and notices something... weird about the surrounding area. 
   
  
  Selean's growling alerts Ran, who bows his head, his Zaelshin Tu removing itself from around his neck and floating in the air as golden fullplate appears across Ran's body. The Zaelshin fixes itself to his head, and Ran simultaneously looses the strap holding his shield to his back and flicks his wrist, a mithral tube coming to his hand and transforming first into quicksilver, and then into an elaborately carved and gilded double scimitar. The shield orbits Ran as his blade guide, a small white light near his shoulder, begins to whisper in his mind, preparing him for battle.
  
  Scales rupture across Selean's back as fullplate, formed of a fallen cornugon, appears. His helm, made from the fiend's skull, places itself neatly on his head.
  
  OOC
   
   Spoiler 
  I think all of that can be completed in a round.
   
conversations: Sir_Chivalry:
conversations: human
conversations:  ((This is what happens at my next available action))
  
   "Uhh... I also have some bad news. I didn't get enough rest to cast any spells today."  He then takes the top of his toga off.
  
   
   Spoiler 
  I forgot to show my 10 init, spot and listen.
  Init: 16
  Spot: 22
  Listen 22
   
conversations: Dire Reverend:
conversations: human
conversations:  Slevetya 
   "There something up? We in trouble?"  she asks, quite cheerfully, but preparing herself all the same. At least, you think she's preparing herself. A violin is an unusual choice of protective implement.
conversations: Cogidubnus:
conversations: human
conversations:  Everyone sees a kobold suddenly appear in front of them.  "I see you have not divined this area well enough to see my friends."  The smug kobold says. "Friends, s'lakresh kihl!" 
  
  If you know kobold: 
   Spoiler 
  Fireball now!
   
  
  
  You all take 117 fire damage.
  *facepalm* Reflex for half, DC 22
  Rolls:
   
   Spoiler 
   (7d6)[ 29 ] 
   (7d6)[ 30 ] 
   (7d6)[ 23 ] 
   (7d6)[ 23 ] 
   (7d6)[ 24 ] 
   (7d6)[ 18 ] 
   
conversations: Dragon Elite:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  Reflex roll: (d20+18)[ 38 ] 
  Yay evasion, no damage!
   
  
  Tekti swiftly dodges the fireball, taking no damage.
conversations: Dire Reverend:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  Ran's Reflex was 19, a fail, I forgot Selean's
  
  Reflex:  (d20+12)[ 13 ] 
   
conversations: Sir_Chivalry:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  Reflex is +24, I can't fail.
   
  
  Emily dives out of the way, yelping as the fire scorches her, and a surge of hateful magic flows from her to the kobold in front of them.
  
   
   Spoiler 
  On my turn, that Kobold must make a DC28 fortitude save or be turned into a housecat for 11 hours, as per Baleful Polymorph.
   
conversations: Lix Lorn:
conversations: human
conversations:  Fortitude:
   (1d20+8)[ 19 ] 
conversations: Dragon Elite:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Oh, shi-"  Rune blurts, as he sees the fireball.
  
  And gets burnt by it.
  
   "EAT THIS!"  He yells back, thrusting his right hand towards their origin and unleashing a gigantic cone of roaring energy.
  
  
   
   Spoiler 
  Reflex:  (1d20+10)[ 18 ] 
  
  And then...
  
  On my turn, things are going to  die .
  
  I'm using an overchanneled to 23 points  Energy wave (Sonic) , directed toward the origin of the fireball. Save DC 29 to take half damage.
  
  Power Damage:  (23d6-23)[ 58 ] 
  
  Overchannel damage:  (5d8)[ 21 ] 
  
  
  _____________
     Rune Steelmage   
  Male CN Half Troll Human Limit Knight 20//Psion 18/Half Troll 2,  Level  20,  Init  +8,  HP  135/273,  Speed 
   AC  35,  Touch  18,  Flat-footed  31,  Fort  +18,  Ref  +10,  Will  +16,  Base Attack Bonus  20/15/10/5 /318
     +5 Ghost Touch of Mithral Breastplate of Etherealness ,    +5 Animated Ghost Touch Heavy Mithral Shield  (+10 Armor, +7 Shield, +4 Dex, +4 Misc)
   Abilities  Str 22, Dex 19, Con 23, Int 25, Wis 19, Cha 19
   Condition  None
   Limit Gauge  240/240
   
conversations: The-Mage-King:
conversations: human
conversations:  Ran gestures with his hand, first healing himself and his mount, and then dispelling the spells of the assailants above him. Selean will maul those that fall.
  
   
   Spoiler 
  Battle Blessing'd  Heal  spell, 150 points, which is back to full health, and I share spells with my mount, who I am next to. Regular casting of  Dispel Magic , area dispel, medium range spell, so I place it in the circle of kobolds. 20ft radius is greater than their 15ft radius, so it effects all of them.😏
  
  Dispel check vs. DC of (if I read their caster checks right) 21: [roll0]
   
conversations: Sir_Chivalry:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  Dispel check, since the previous one failed to show up due to multiple post restriction:  (d20+10)[ 19 ] 
   
conversations: Sir_Chivalry:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  
   (1d20+15)[ 20 ] 
  Will post my actions when I see how that turned out.
   
conversations: Cogidubnus:
conversations: human
conversations:  Slevetya 
   
   Spoiler 
  So we can now see them?
   
  
   "Ow,"  the woman says, as the fire washes over her,  "that kind of stung. I wonder if this'll hurt more..." 
  
  Waving her hands in strange patterns, she calls out, in a lilting, musical voice:
   "Oshnara, su ma hol. Ish nay qum fal." 
  
  If you speak Abyssal:
   
   Spoiler 
  My dear, wait for me. You walk so fast.
   
  
   
   Spoiler 
  Casting Time Stop:  (1d4+1)[ 3 ] 
  Need that to determine actions.
   
conversations: Cogidubnus:
conversations: human
conversations:  As time slows, Slevetya looks around at her frozen allies and opponents.
  
   "Excellent. My, you do all look silly. Guess I'd best clean up." 
   "Solvara. Solvara." 
  
  Her eyes turn dark, and she growls suddenly.  "Now, let's see how you like it." 
   "Erlata, komar nasa." 
  
  Infernal:
   
   Spoiler 
  "Heal. Heal"
  "Spirits, fill yourselves."
   
  
   
   Spoiler 
  Casting Cure Critical Wounds twice on myself, then Weird (DC 34 Will or take a Fort save, which is die/3d6 damage. It jumps from enemy to enemy, so long as they're 30ft or less apart, taking the route that allows it to affect the most enemies.
  Healing:  (8d8+40)[ 65 ] 
   
conversations: Cogidubnus:
conversations: human
conversations:  Summary:
  
  Rune Steelmage dispels both the kobolds invisibility and fly. They fall. Selean attacks one of them, killing it instantly.
  
  The kobold is now a housecat.  Meow 
  
  And then, they all die from the weird.
conversations: Dragon Elite:
conversations: human
conversations:  Tekti rests his Scythe on his shoulder, and grins.
  
   "That fight was  too  easy. I didn't even break a sweat." 
conversations: Dire Reverend:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Dire Weasel 
   Tekti rests his Scythe on his shoulder, and grins.
  
   "That fight was  too  easy. I didn't even break a sweat."  
   
  
   "**** you, halfpint."  Ran brushes his burnt eyebrows off his face and coughs some soot.
conversations: Sir_Chivalry:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Sir_Chivalry 
    "**** you, halfpint."  Ran brushes his burnt eyebrows off his face and coughs some soot. 
   
  
   "Hey now, there's no need for vulgarity. Anyways, let's check their stuff. For clues, ya know, if they have any...    information    they might have for the Journey ahead of us." 
conversations: Dire Reverend:
conversations: human
conversations:  Slevetya 
   Once you're quite done looting the corpses, do me a favour and make sure none of them are still around? I need to talk to you all, in private. I didn't really enjoy that bombardment myself.' 
conversations: Cogidubnus:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Allright, then." 
  
  Unless anyone stops him, he checks the bodies for "Clues" anything that would give us information. Gold, weapons, gems, etc.
conversations: Dire Reverend:
conversations: human
conversations:  @Dire_Weasel
   
   Spoiler 
  You find 2 scrolls, 3 wands, and a emerald ring on the one that went un-invisible, and a sappire ring on the others.
   
conversations: Dragon Elite:
conversations: human
conversations:  Rune mutters a curse under his breath as his burns slowly start to heal.
  
   "Damn idiots use  fire . They could have used  anything  else, but  no , they had to use the  one  thing that weakens my healing..." 
conversations: The-Mage-King:
conversations: human
conversations:  Alright, this battle is over! Anyone with scent (or any common sense) knows that the kobolds came from the rift.
conversations: Dragon Elite:
conversations: human
conversations:  "I think they came from this way!"  Rune says, pointing away from the rift.
conversations: The-Mage-King:
conversations: human
conversations:  Slevetya 
   "Now, everyone, we have a bit of a problem. We can't withstand another hit like that, so I propose that I change my shape into the form of one of these kobolds we just killed, and you lead me on a leash as we head into the warren. That way, they'll be less likely to use area attacks to avoid killing me." 
conversations: Cogidubnus:
conversations: human
conversations:  " Oh, now that's SMART. " grins Emily, devilishly.
conversations: Lix Lorn:
conversations: human
conversations:  Slevetya 
   "What can I say, I've got brains  and  beauty. Don't get too jealous. But seriously, I'm just sick of being fireballed.  Slevetya smiles demonically.
conversations: Cogidubnus: