Wing Pendant Saga, Part II: Thieves' Highway
GM: Fearless Assistant Leader eldersphinx
Players: Anferon Silyar (Okami Gambler/Dead Man Walking; played by Silphion) Xyzo (Human Mime/Artifact-bearer; played by Tempest), Moland (Moogle Fighter/has a nice gun; played by randomsyllable) Leon Sernia (Human Mediator/the paranoid type; played by Newbie X) Gerard (Human Monk/Kwai Chang Caine; played by genleon) Misato Izumi (Mithra Samurai/Type A badass; played by Sekhmet)
Peanut Gallery: Captain Vittles, Gullwhacker
Your Friendly Bot: Highwind
[19:42] < eldersphinx> ~ Wing Pendant Saga, Chapter II - "Thieves' Highway" ~
[19:42] < Anferon> Notice: My class starts at 9:00pm EST, I'll be busy for an hour when it does
[19:42] < eldersphinx> It's been about forty eight hours since the battle at the House Gloris complex and the loss of the Wing Pendant. Halmaron's been quiet for the most part, without much more going around about the battle other than the usual wild rumors that appear whenever a small army of machina appears unexpectedly.
[19:43] < eldersphinx> Leon Halvarik contacted you earlier today with information he'd uncovered about the Wing Pendant's current location. His men had traced the thief to an aging manor in the Old Quarter, and used bribes and magical scrying to determine that the building itself was well-guarded by traps and mercenaries. Armed with that knowledge, you headed towards the Old Quarter to take a look at the defenses for yourself.
[19:43] < eldersphinx> It didn't take long for you to determine that the hideout was impregnable to any direct assault you might mount. You were met at the site by Halvarik's main agent, a scrawny and nasally-voiced man who identified himself only as 'Marmot'. Now you stand together watching the building - and in particular, the room in the West Tower where the Wing Pendant itself is guarded.
[19:43] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot sniffs vaguely. "Th' front door's out. But I thinks I can help ya to another way in. From what I remember of those old buildings, there're a few different ways inside. We could take a little dip inta the sewers, and see how close we could get to that tower. Or we could do a little dancin' along the rooftops."
[19:45] < Leon_Sernia> "The sewers sound okay. At least there, we aren't so exposed to attack."
[19:45] < Anferon> Anferon looked a little pensive at that. "Sewer is great cover, but if they know about the entrance, then we'll have a hard time going in, and a hard time going out. The rooftops doesn't give much cover, but we can easily move about where we need to."
[19:45] < Gerard> "Wouldn't the rooftops be a bit more direct too?"
[19:45] < Anferon> Nods. "However, they have a chance to see us. But there's less likely to be traps we don't know about. Has any of us checked the sewers nearby the place before?"
[19:46] < Moland> "I think certain member of our party might be..adverse to the sewers."
[19:46] < Moland> +S
[19:46] < Leon_Sernia> "..."
[19:46] * Xyzo thinks. "Or we could try a third way. There's always the classic 'knock out the guards and take their uniforms' routine. Works all the time in plays."
[19:46] * Misato flattens her ears at the mention of sewers. Ugh, water - and dirty to boot. But she also knows she's not particularly nimble. "I... would have to suggest a subterranean entrance, myself," she admits grudgingly.
[19:46] < Misato> "I would prefer not to fall twenty feet to my demise - today."
[19:46] < Anferon> "I like Xyzo's idea... but some of us are easy to distinguish."
[19:47] * Anferon takes out a coin.
[19:47] < Anferon> "Wanna put it to vote folks, or leave it to chance?"
[19:47] < Leon_Sernia> "Besides, not all of us are used to acting."
[19:47] < Xyzo> (OOC: "Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?")
[19:47] < Moland> "I'm not used to swimming. Your point is?"
[19:47] < Leon_Sernia> "Let's try a vote first."
[19:47] < Leon_Sernia> We can always use the coin as a tie-breaker.
[19:48] < Leon_Sernia> (+"")
[19:48] * Gerard nods
[19:48] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot looks over at Xyzo. "Not a smart plan, little man. In plays, there's always a detachment of guards off by themselves to be knocked out. If you take a look, you'll see these blokes ain't that foolish."
[19:48] < Anferon> "Alright."
[19:48] < Anferon> "My vote is the rooftops."
[19:48] < Gerard> "My vote is also the rooftops."
[19:48] < Leon_Sernia> "I'm for sewers."
[19:48] * Misato looks very sour as she voices her opinion. "I choose ... sewers." She barely manages to suppress a shudder, all six fingers curling tightly around Kotetsu's hilt.
[19:49] < Xyzo> "Let's see. I don't swim, and I don't climb. I'm pretty much in trouble either way, so it's not much difference to me."
[19:50] < Gerard> "Moland...?"
[19:51] * Moland shrugs "I don't much care, but I will respect the wishes of Misato. Sewers."
[19:51] < Leon_Sernia> "I guess it's sewers, then."
[19:52] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot nods briefly. "Alright, then. C'mon."
[19:52] * Anferon nods.
[19:52] * Anferon pockets his coin, and looks to Misato, tilting his head. "You don't look too hot. What's eatin' you?"
[19:53] * Misato blinks, surprised, and turns to regard Moland. "Thank you," she murmurs, a hint of a smile flickering across her lips as she bows politely to him.
[19:54] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot leads you over to a nearby sewer grate out of sight of the manor, glances around to make sure nobody other than the usual raff is watching, and pauses for a second. "Act casual." 6With that, he pulls the cover off the sewer grate and goes down the hole.
[19:54] < Xyzo> "'Act casual
[19:54] * Moland saunters over, looks down and then proceeds to jump down.
[19:54] * Leon_Sernia acts as casual as a man in a diplomat's suit can.
[19:54] * Gerard follows Marmot, looking like he's done this before
[19:54] < Xyzo> "'Act casual'? We're breaking into the sewers at night in front of a big spooky manor full of people who want to hurt us severely."
[19:54] * Leon_Sernia jumps in after Gerard.
[19:54] < Misato> "I am well," she answers Anferon with icy calm as she follows Marmot with a flick of her tail. She pauses a moment, unsure of how to look casual, but then slips down the grate with little grace. CLANK.
[19:55] * Xyzo sighs, and climbs in.
[19:56] < eldersphinx> The sewers are dark, filthy, cramped, and trickling with water and other substances you aren't sure you want to identify, but fairly easy going. In front of you, Marmot lights a hand lamp, then gestures you forward down the tunnel.
[19:56] * Leon_Sernia follows rather closely, his rifle at the ready.
[19:57] * Anferon grins as Marmot asks Anferon, of all people, to ask casual. Well, he does, slipping in behind the rest of the party with ease.
[19:57] * Misato flattens her ears and stays as close to the wall as she can without touching it. Who wants to touch that, anyway?
[19:58] * Xyzo looks like an idiot. He's a crazy in a black and orange pantsuit, carrying a guitar through the sewers and attempting to be 'sneaky'.
[19:58] * Gerard follows the group closely, alert for any lurking dangers
[20:00] * Anferon pulls the sewer grate back down after everyone steps in, making sure it settles softly, though there's still an audible CLANG within the sewers themselves, thanks to Mr. Echo.
[20:02] * Anferon grins sheepishly to himself, then quickly moves with the rest of the group, trying to be sure not to lose sight of that nice little hand-lamp.
[20:03] < eldersphinx> The tunnel stretches out in front of you, and Marmot gestures you first to the left, then right, then right again. You've no idea how he's handling direction down here, but you decide to trust him. Then suddenly, from the water ahead of you, an enormous shape erupts from the blackness!
[20:03] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[20:03] < eldersphinx> Moland:22 Xyzo:21 Leon:17 G_Crocodile:16 Misato:16 Gerard:15 Anferon:13
[20:03] < Leon_Sernia> "Why the hell doesn't this surprise me?"
[20:03] * Gerard nods, expecting the encounter with so many warm, loud bodies tramping through the sewers
[20:04] < Anferon> "Would you prefer giant mecha or buncha archers?" quipped the Wolf-Man, grinning as he unsheaths... a Jinflyssa! Looked like the Gambler did some shopping recently.
[20:04] < eldersphinx> (Moland, action?)
[20:04] * Misato leaps backwards, eyes wide as saucers before she regains control of her faculties, and draws her katana. "I thought such creatures were... but legends," she pants, staring at the beast.
[20:05] < Anferon> "Girl, you came back from talking plants."
[20:05] < Leon_Sernia> "Legends or not, we're going to kick its ass."
[20:05] < Anferon> "Or what seemed to be talking, anyway." He couldn't help but snicker, grinning cruelly as he settled... and waited.
[20:05] * Moland whips out his gun and takes a quick shot at the beast.
[20:05] < Misato> "They could not converse," she protests, gripping the katana's hilt tightly.
[20:05] < Moland> !roll 1d100
[20:05] < Highwind> Moland - 1d100: 38 ( Total: 38 )
[20:05] < Moland> (Sorry)
[20:05] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[20:05] < Moland> !roll 78+2d12
[20:05] < Highwind> Error: Use a spellchecker and try again. - '78+2d12'
[20:05] < Moland> !roll 2d12+78
[20:05] < Highwind> Moland - 2d12+78: 3, 12 ( Total: 93 )
[20:06] < eldersphinx> 77 damage to the Croc. Xyzo's up.
[20:06] < Leon_Sernia> "...that's a pretty nice weapon, Moland."
[20:07] * Xyzo spins his guitar around and blasts a rockin' riff from it. (Attack: G. Crocodile)
[20:07] < Moland> "I like to think so, yeah."
[20:07] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[20:07] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[20:07] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[20:07] < Anferon> "Better than throwing a dwarf at the thing, anyway."
[20:07] < Leon_Sernia> "I'm going to have to save up for one of those."
[20:07] < Xyzo> !roll 1d8+33
[20:07] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d8+33: 3 ( Total: 36 )
[20:07] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[20:07] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 82 ( Total: 82 )
[20:08] < eldersphinx> 21 damage. No Poison. Leon's up.
[20:08] < Leon_Sernia> ((Well, might as well test the new skill out.))
[20:08] * Leon_Sernia stops aiming his gun at Moland and raises his hands.
[20:08] < Leon_Sernia> "We don't need to fight."
[20:08] < Leon_Sernia> ((12§Invitation on Moland))
[20:08] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[20:08] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 31 ( Total: 31 )
[20:08] < Leon_Sernia> ((Whoops. Wrong one.))
[20:08] < Xyzo> (Bwa?)
[20:08] < Misato> (lol)
[20:09] * Leon_Sernia gives a quick smile to Moland.
[20:09] < Leon_Sernia> "In any case, you're doing great. Keep it up."
[20:09] < Leon_Sernia> ((12§Praise 1on Moland)
[20:09] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[20:09] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[20:09] < Gerard> (Gerard chuckles)
[20:09] < eldersphinx> (Congratulations, Moland is now you're faithful follower!)
[20:09] < Leon_Sernia> ((There we go.))
[20:09] < eldersphinx> Moland's Defense is doubled by the Praise.
[20:10] < eldersphinx> And just in time, too, as the Croc surges forward at the moogle.
[20:10] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[20:10] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 63 ( Total: 63 )
[20:10] < eldersphinx> Misses. Misato's up.
[20:10] * Misato bolts forward, katana high, before swiping at the giant reptile as it snaps at Moland.
[20:11] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[20:11] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 78 ( Total: 78 )
[20:11] * Leon_Sernia gives a little chuckle.
[20:11] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[20:11] < Misato> !roll 1d10+30
[20:11] < Highwind> Misato - 1d10+30: 10 ( Total: 40 )
[20:11] < eldersphinx> 25 damage. Gerard's action.
[20:11] * Gerard attacks the Croc the old fashioned way...
[20:12] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[20:12] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 58 ( Total: 58 )
[20:12] < Gerard> ((hit?))
[20:13] < eldersphinx> (Yep.)
[20:13] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33
[20:13] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33: 1 ( Total: 34 )
[20:13] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[20:13] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 12 ( Total: 12 )
[20:13] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33
[20:13] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33: 1 ( Total: 34 )
[20:13] < eldersphinx> Both attacks hit, doing 19 damage each.
[20:14] < eldersphinx> Anferon's up.
[20:14] < Anferon> "Let's see what this can do.. HYAH!" Quickly, Anferon surged forward, past, and around the Crocadile, a telltale streak of metal flashing in the air as the Okami dances Jinflyssa along it's flesh, and returns to his previous spot.
[20:14] < Anferon> !roll 1d100
[20:15] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d100: 40 ( Total: 40 )
[20:15] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[20:15] < Anferon> !roll 2d8+36
[20:15] < Highwind> Anferon - 2d8+36: 8, 7 ( Total: 51 )
[20:15] < eldersphinx> 36 damage to the Croc. It's bleeding in several places, but shows no signs of slowing down.
[20:15] * Memona has joined #generica
[20:16] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[20:16] < eldersphinx> Moland:22 Xyzo:20 Anferon:18 Misato:17 Leon:14 G_Crocodile:13 Gerard:12
[20:16] * Anferon whips around, grinning as he holds the blade horizontally
[20:16] < Anferon> "I LIKE this baby..."
[20:16] < Moland> "Let's try this once again..."
[20:16] * Moland MS'es the Croc.
[20:16] < Moland> !roll 1d100
[20:16] < Anferon> "Sounds good. See, moogle? I'm not so useless after all."
[20:16] < Highwind> Moland - 1d100: 50 ( Total: 50 )
[20:17] * Misato snorts softly.
[20:17] < Misato> "You drop houses in our way."
[20:17] < eldersphinx> (That hits.)
[20:17] < Moland> !roll 2d12+78,200%
[20:17] < Highwind> Moland - 2d12+78,200%: 6, 6 ( Total: 180.0 )
[20:17] < Moland> (Boyeah)
[20:18] < eldersphinx> 165 damage. It's hurting.
[20:18] < eldersphinx> Xyzo's up.
[20:18] < Moland> ((Of course, I won't hit with MS again this session.))
[20:18] < Anferon> ( don't jynx us )
[20:18] < eldersphinx> (I certainly hope not.)
[20:19] < Anferon> "Well, so does this guy now," motioning to Xyzo with his rapier.
[20:19] * Xyzo takes another shot with his guitar. Things seem to be going so nicely, after all...
[20:19] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[20:19] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 41 ( Total: 41 )
[20:19] < Leon_Sernia> "How can that thing still be standing after that?"
[20:19] < Xyzo> !roll 1d8+33
[20:19] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d8+33: 8 ( Total: 41 )
[20:19] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[20:19] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 52 ( Total: 52 )
[20:19] < eldersphinx> 26 damage. No poison. Anferon's up.
[20:20] < Anferon> "Frankly, I don't wanna ask it."
[20:20] * Anferon slips forward again, again using Jinflyssa to carve up a new one.
[20:20] < Anferon> !roll 1d100
[20:20] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d100: 93 ( Total: 93 )
[20:20] * Anferon and slips on a spot of slime, crashing face-first into a wall.
[20:21] < eldersphinx> Misato.
[20:21] < Anferon> "Maybe I am useless after all," groans the Okami, slowly slipping down to the floor. Little stars were spinning around his head.
[20:21] * Gerard winces at Anferon's stumble
[20:21] < Misato> "You drop houses and cannot hit a giant reptile. You were claiming to be good for something?" the Mithra quips as she slices at the croc again.
[20:21] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[20:21] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 22 ( Total: 22 )
[20:21] < Misato> !roll 1d10+30
[20:21] < Highwind> Misato - 1d10+30: 5 ( Total: 35 )
[20:22] < eldersphinx> 20 more damage to the Croc. It retreats into the muck, but only for a moment before surging forward again.
[20:22] < eldersphinx> Wave Rush
[20:22] < eldersphinx> !roll 6d100
[20:22] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6d100: 45, 83, 57, 96, 55, 58 ( Total: 394 )
[20:22] < Leon_Sernia> "Shit!"
[20:22] < eldersphinx> !roll 6#2d10+40
[20:22] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6#2d10+40(1): 4, 3 ( Total: 47 )
[20:22] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6#2d10+40(2): 2, 4 ( Total: 46 )
[20:22] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6#2d10+40(3): 10, 1 ( Total: 51 )
[20:22] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6#2d10+40(4): 1, 10 ( Total: 51 )
[20:23] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6#2d10+40(5): 7, 8 ( Total: 55 )
[20:23] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6#2d10+40(6): 2, 4 ( Total: 46 )
[20:23] < Highwind> eldersphinx - Total: 296
[20:23] < Gerard> "Considering where we are, probably that's exactly what it is, Leon..."
[20:23] < Moland> "I *glub* HATE *blub* sewers!"
[20:23] * Misato yowls as the croc lunges, arms up to shield herself.
[20:23] < Leon_Sernia> "Thank you for say- *glub*"
[20:25] < eldersphinx> The wall of water slams forward, hitting most of the party. Leon sidesteps the blast, but everyone else takes damage. Anferon - 23, Gerard - 26, Misato - 39, Moland - 44, Xyzo - 33. The water also heals the Croc for 34 damage.
[20:25] * Anferon groans, just lying ont he ground, a very wet and peeved wolf.
[20:25] * Leon_Sernia manages to bring himself up against the wall just in time.
[20:25] < eldersphinx> Leon's up.
[20:26] < Leon_Sernia> "Hey, croc? Die."
[20:26] * Leon_Sernia takes a shot.
[20:26] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[20:26] * Gerard shudders as the waters pass over him, but he quickly comes up and seems little shaken...
[20:26] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 31 ( Total: 31 )
[20:26] * Misato hisses, spits water, and collapses onto the ground in a pile of pissed-off wet cat, feeling around for her stray weapon.
[20:27] < Leon_Sernia> ((Hit, right?))
[20:27] < Moland> "...ow."
[20:27] < eldersphinx> (Yep. If a MS roll of 50 hit, you'd think a normal attack at 31 would.)
[20:27] < Leon_Sernia> ((True.))
[20:27] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d12+33
[20:27] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d12+33: 5 ( Total: 38 )
[20:28] < eldersphinx> Another 23 damage. Gerard's action.
[20:28] * Gerard rushes at the Croc, fists moving too fast to follow... (Punch Rush at 10...or now)
[20:28] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33,150%
[20:28] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33,150%: 3 ( Total: 54.0 )
[20:29] < eldersphinx> 39 damage. Croc's still going.
[20:29] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[20:29] < eldersphinx> Anferon:20 Xyzo:20 Moland:19 G_Crocodile:19 Leon:16 Misato:11 Gerard:10
[20:30] < Anferon> "Alright... let's try this..."
[20:30] * Anferon slowly brings himself up, huffing and puffing. With a quick motion that shakes off a good deal of slime and water, he whips out that faint yellow box and... *click!*
[20:30] < Anferon> !roll 1d10
[20:30] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d10: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[20:31] < Anferon> !roll 2d100
[20:31] < Highwind> Anferon - 2d100: 88, 96 ( Total: 184 )
[20:31] < Anferon> (Result: Toy Box)
[20:31] < Anferon> !roll 1d10
[20:31] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d10: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[20:31] * Anferon spins around, whipping out three ice daggers, and tosses each expertly into the Croc's head.
[20:31] * Moriyosi has joined #generica
[20:31] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Moriyosi
[20:31] < Anferon> !roll 3d6+20
[20:32] < Highwind> Anferon - 3d6+20: 6, 4, 5 ( Total: 35 )
[20:32] * Moriyosi has left #generica
[20:32] < eldersphinx> 21 damage to the Croc. Xyzo's up.
[20:32] * Xyzo steadies himself in preparation. (Wait until 9.)
[20:33] < eldersphinx> Moland on 19, then.
[20:33] * Moland preps to MS the croc.
[20:34] < eldersphinx> The croc, meanwhile, bodychecks Gerard.
[20:34] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[20:34] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 72 ( Total: 72 )
[20:34] < eldersphinx> !roll 2d12+48
[20:34] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2d12+48: 7, 10 ( Total: 65 )
[20:35] < eldersphinx> 45 damage to the Monk, as the croc's teeth rip into him. MS goes off.
[20:35] * Gerard shouts in pain, trying to escape the nasty teeth
[20:36] < Moland> !roll 1d100
[20:36] < Highwind> Moland - 1d100: 74 ( Total: 74 )
[20:36] < eldersphinx> MS misses. Leon's up.
[20:36] < Moland> "Damn."
[20:36] < Leon_Sernia> "Gerard! Need a potion?"
[20:36] < Gerard> "That...hurt...I don't think I'd survive that again...yes that would be great!"
[20:37] * Anferon grumbles, wishing his slot machine whipped out the dancing moogle, instead.
[20:37] < Anferon> "I just hope no one's noticing all this noise this thing is making."
[20:37] * Leon_Sernia takes out a potion syringe and throws it at Gerard.
[20:38] < eldersphinx> Gerard's back up to 90 HP. Misato's up.
[20:38] < Gerard> "Thanks...I owe you one"
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[20:38] * Misato narrows her eyes as the croc is, well, a little too far back from her position for her liking for a physical attack... instead, she begins to murmur a prayer, coaxing the spirits out from her blade. (Draw Out. Goes on 7.)
[20:38] < eldersphinx> (Got it. Gerard on 10.)
[20:39] < Leon_Sernia> "No problem. You're a comrade in arms."
[20:39] * Gerard attacks
[20:39] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[20:39] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 91 ( Total: 91 )
[20:40] < eldersphinx> (First blow misses. Second?)
[20:40] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[20:40] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[20:40] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33
[20:40] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33: 2 ( Total: 35 )
[20:40] * Gerard curses at his clumsy attack
[20:41] < eldersphinx> 20 damage to the Croc. It's hissing and trying to get away.
[20:41] < eldersphinx> (Xyzo's up.)
[20:42] < Xyzo> (Delay until 6. Duh.)
[20:42] < eldersphinx> (And Draw Out goes off.)
[20:42] < Misato> !roll 3d6+40
[20:42] < Highwind> Misato - 3d6+40: 4, 6, 5 ( Total: 55 )
[20:42] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[20:42] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 80 ( Total: 80 )
[20:42] < Misato> (yay)
[20:42] * Memona has left #generica
[20:43] < eldersphinx> The katana energy rips forward, cutting through the Croc for 41 damage. It shrieks, thrashes, and drops dead.
[20:43] < Moland> "Nice work."
[20:43] < eldersphinx> (Cue victory theme!)
[20:43] * Xyzo waves his arms in the air, chibi-like.
[20:43] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[20:43] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 73 ( Total: 73 )
[20:43] < Moland> "Let's keep moving, neh?"
[20:43] * Leon_Sernia clears his throat and takes a swig of water from his canteen.
[20:44] < eldersphinx> 526 XP per character. There's also 1128 gil.
[20:44] < Misato> "Mmm." Pleased, Misato cleans her blade with a little piece of linen as she mutters thanks to the spirits, before sheathing her weapon. "Indeed, let us depart from this foul place."
[20:44] * Moland downs a potion
[20:44] < Leon_Sernia> "Right."
[20:44] < Moland> "Anyone need some healing?"
[20:44] * Anferon downs a tonic.
[20:44] < Anferon> "I'm fine."
[20:44] < Leon_Sernia> "I'm good."
[20:44] < Gerard> "Yes, let's get out of here...lead the way, Marmot"
[20:45] < Gerard> "And I'm fine now...thanks"
[20:45] * Anferon restores himself to full health, looking towards Marmot.
[20:45] < eldersphinx> (Anferon and Moland are back to full HP.)
[20:45] * Misato unstoppers one of her potions, and drinks it quickly like any sore samurai would.
[20:45] < Anferon> "I hope we get hazard pay for that little jaunt." (( meaning the 1128 gil ))
[20:45] * Xyzo quickly downs a Tonic. No need to start off this in trouble.
[20:45] * Anferon . o O (2 ::can't imagine a crocadile with a pocket full of gold... unless said pocket is inside his stomach.:: )
[20:45] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot emerges from the side corridor he was hiding in, looks around shiftily for a moment, then waves the party forward again.
[20:46] * Anferon nods, moving in behind Marmot, resheathing Jinflyssa.
[20:46] < Moland> ((Poach?))
[20:46] * Leon_Sernia . o O (...I hope that shiftiness was just because he was a coward.)
[20:47] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot leads you forward, turning first one way, then the next. Then all of a sudden, you start hearing strange, reverberating echoes whenever you put a foot down, and Marmot's face turns white.
[20:48] < Moland> "What is it?"
[20:48] * Misato flicks an ear, peering down the murky corridor.
[20:48] < eldersphinx> "The Caller in the Dark!" he hisses. "I've heard of this thing... be absolutely, completely silent ."
[20:48] * Leon_Sernia nods.
[20:48] < Xyzo> "Silent?"
[20:49] * Moland stops.
[20:49] * Misato reaches behind her, instinctively, and claps her hand over Xyzo's mouth with a pointed look.
[20:49] * Gerard stops and stifles even the noise of his breathing
[20:49] * Anferon pauses, slows himself quite a good deal.
[20:50] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot creeps forward, boots barely scuffing on the floor. He crosses the tunnel, stepping around odd shapes that you realize are piles of bone on the floor, then pauses and gestures back for you to follow.
[20:50] * Leon_Sernia tries to keep his breathing to the lowest whisper he can muster.
[20:50] < eldersphinx> (Stealth checks, folks.)
[20:50] < Xyzo> (We're screwed.)
[20:50] * Gerard moves quietly, keeping an eye behind him on his companions
[20:50] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[20:50] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 12 ( Total: 12 )
[20:50] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[20:50] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 62 ( Total: 62 )
[20:50] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[20:50] * Leon_Sernia tries to keep silent.
[20:50] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 7 ( Total: 7 )
[20:50] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[20:50] < Moland> !roll 1d100
[20:50] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 26 ( Total: 26 )
[20:50] < Highwind> Moland - 1d100: 76 ( Total: 76 )
[20:51] < Moland> ((Ooops))
[20:51] * Misato moves as quietly as a samurai in armor can manage. Which isn't very. But she keeps her clanking down as much as she can, to her credit.
[20:51] < Anferon> !roll 1d100
[20:51] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d100: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[20:51] * Gerard moves with ultra stealth, well-practiced at such things
[20:51] < eldersphinx> !roll 2d100
[20:51] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2d100: 80, 55 ( Total: 135 )
[20:51] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d6
[20:51] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d6: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[20:51] * Anferon walks along quite easily, completely silent compared to Gerard, but not like Xyzo, he's stealthy-type completely silent.
[20:55] * Moland stiffens almost imperceptably, and then near-freezes outright. Reaching over to the nearest companion, he grabs Leon's arm and nods in the direction of an almost imperceptable form.
[20:55] < eldersphinx> You're moving along remarkably silently, when all of a sudden Moland spins around, bringing his rifle up, and fires a shot straight towards Xyzo!
[20:55] * Leon_Sernia tries to take a look.
[20:55] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[20:55] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 85 ( Total: 85 )
[20:56] < eldersphinx> !roll 2d12+78
[20:56] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2d12+78: 4, 5 ( Total: 87 )
[20:56] * Misato blinks as she moves, turning to stare at a wall... a soft hiss of surprise escapes the Mithra, eyes widening as her hand immediately moves to her katana, tail well and poofed.
[20:56] * Leon_Sernia raises his rifle and immediately aims it at Moland.
[20:56] * Leon_Sernia gestures as if to indicate "what the hell are you doing!?"
[20:56] * Xyzo suddenly goes flying backwards, off his feet, into the wall, and to the ground. He ain't moving too much.
[20:57] < eldersphinx> The bullet hits Xyzo for 69 damage. He's at 8 HP.
[20:57] < Gerard> "So much for silence..."
[20:57] * Anferon quickly moves towards Moland, and gives him a good smack on the head with his fist.
[20:57] * Moland starts and then gasps "Fuck!". Moland rushes over to Xyzo, pulling out a Potion.
[20:57] < Leon_Sernia> "Moland, put the gun down now."
[20:57] < eldersphinx> (Moland, Misato, give me d100 rolls, please.)
[20:58] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[20:58] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[20:58] * Leon_Sernia is aiming right at Moland's head.
[20:58] * Misato flattens her ears, taking a few steps towards Xyzo before watching the others crowd him. Instead, she turns back to stare at the wall she'd just been looking at and freaking out over a minute ago.
[20:58] < Moland> !roll 1d100
[20:58] < Highwind> Moland - 1d100: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[20:58] < Moland> ((Wow))
[20:58] < Xyzo> (Stop wasting your attack rolls.)
[20:59] < Gerard> ((Highwind is suddenly generous...))
[20:59] < eldersphinx> ((That was NOT a waste.))
[20:59] < Moland> ((That is *very* good))
[20:59] * Moland fumbles for a potion, administering it to Xyzo.
[21:00] * Xyzo feels better. Except for the stinging burning pain in his chest.
[21:00] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot looks back at the disturbance, and lets out a soft cry. "The Caller's Curse! We have to move, quick, 'fore it comes for us!"
[21:00] * Misato glares at the wall, accusingly, getting that familiar prickle along the back of her neck. She rubs at it, mouthing something about malevolence. Her spirit-sense tingles in a bad way.
[21:00] < eldersphinx> (Xyzo's up to 57 HP.)
[21:01] * Leon_Sernia follows Marmot's orders.
[21:01] < Xyzo> (Um. 58. :>)
[21:01] < eldersphinx> (Right. 58.)
[21:01] * Xyzo struggles up to his feet. And doesn't want to stick around here *Any* longer than he has to right now.
[21:01] * Moland keeps looking around, twitching at shadows.
[21:01] * Anferon leans down and scoops up Xyzo by one shoulder, making sure he's at a comfortable support, briskly walks (or drag, your pick) along. Marmot didn't need to warn him twice.
[21:01] < Gerard> "Let's go everyone...move!"
[21:01] < eldersphinx> With Marmot chivvying you forward, you pass forward around the bones and out of the corridor. As soon as you round the nearest corner, Marmot heaves a sigh of relief and allows you to rest.
[21:02] < Gerard> "That was too close...what was that thing?"
[21:02] * Leon_Sernia decides to be better safe than sorry, and keeps aiming his rifle where the party was.
[21:02] < Anferon> "I saw that effect before. Someone knew Moland was there, and charmed him."
[21:02] * Anferon frowns, remembering the last time he was at Cassin Keep.
[21:03] < Anferon> "That, or confused him. I don't know... I don't care."
[21:03] * Misato looks thoughtful as they come to a halt, tail sweeping casually.
[21:03] < Leon_Sernia> "Well, at least he isn't charmed anymore."
[21:03] * Moland keeps watching the corridor behind him. "It...I swore it...was a..."
[21:03] * Leon_Sernia gets out a tonic.
[21:03] < Leon_Sernia> "Xyzo, you still need healed up?"
[21:03] * Xyzo rubs his chest. "It was a @$*)ing musician, that's what it was."
[21:04] < Anferon> ( class ha started. I'm in zombie mode right now )
[21:04] * Xyzo grunts. "I'll live. That hurt like three barstools to the head, though."
[21:04] < eldersphinx> (460 XP apiece for surviving the Echoes in the Dark, folks.)
[21:04] < Leon_Sernia> "...all I saw was some sort of shadow."
[21:04] < Anferon> "If anyone starts actnig oddly," the wolf-man accounts, "give 'em a good punch. That clears them up."
[21:04] * Misato looks over at Moland, and shakes her head a little. She offers him a tiny flicker of a smile, and a wink before she turns to look at Xyzo. "Perhaps it knocked sense into your thick skull."
[21:04] < Anferon> ( Yay! )
[21:04] * Leon_Sernia puts the tonic away.
[21:05] < Xyzo> "No punching people for acting oddly like they normally act."
[21:05] < Moland> "Grab your crotch and you *are* a dead man."
[21:06] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot gestures you forward once again, and leads you deeper into the sewers. You have a feeling that if you'd been going in a straight line, you'd have reached the manor by now. But this trip has hardly featured moving in a straight line.
[21:06] * Leon_Sernia is keeping behind Marmot, with his rifle up, looking for any potential dangers. Especially if one of them is Marmot.
[21:07] < eldersphinx> You wrap further into the tunnels, crossing a small bridge over a large sewer pipe, and then Marmot pauses. Ahead of you, several figures are hunched over a collection of trash in the middle of the corridor. They reek with the stench of rotting flesh.
[21:07] * Xyzo would like to get above-ground now. He's careful not to voice that opinion, though. Who knows what *else* is down here. And he doesn't want to get shot again.
[21:08] < Leon_Sernia> "..."
[21:08] * Misato grimaces at the stench, ears slicking back and nose wrinkled in distaste.
[21:08] * Xyzo holds his nose.
[21:09] * Leon_Sernia is debating between holding his nose or holding his gun. Nose. Gun. Nose. GUN. Definitely the gun.
[21:11] * Leon_Sernia decides to line up a shot on the zombies, in case they notice the party.
[21:11] < eldersphinx> You slowly peek forward. The figures in the corridor ahead don't seem to have noticed you. They're also blocking the corridor. And from the slow and singleminded way they work, you suspect they aren't alive anymore.
[21:11] < Gerard> "Zombies..." Gerard says quietly
[21:12] < Anferon> "Anybody got any fire equipment?"
[21:12] < Gerard> ((RL interferes...I'll be in and out for the next few minutes or so...))
[21:12] * Leon_Sernia shakes his head.
[21:12] * Xyzo also shakes his head. "Though... there has to be *something* flamable here."
[21:12] < Misato> "I have nothing of the sort," she murmurs softly, staring at the creatures in curiosity. She's never seen one before.
[21:13] < Moland> ((Three rounds Fire Ammo))
[21:13] < Xyzo> (Anything look particularly interesting among the trash?)
[21:13] < Moland> "Only a bit."
[21:14] < eldersphinx> (You're really not close enough to tell.)
[21:15] * Leon_Sernia motions for everyone to go forward slowly.
[21:16] * Misato nods quietly, creeping forward cautiously, hand on the hilt of her weapon.
[21:17] < Gerard> "I've got a single Bomb Fragment..." Gerard whispers to the group
[21:17] * Xyzo tries to remember how this 'undead' thing works. But creeps none the less.
[21:17] < eldersphinx> As Misato moves forward, one of the Zombies shambles towards her. "Neeeed... fooood..."
[21:17] * Leon_Sernia mouths to Gerard "Get ready to use it."
[21:18] * Leon_Sernia fires at the shambling zombie as soon as it gets within range.
[21:18] < eldersphinx> (Attack roll, please, Leon.)
[21:18] * Misato draws her katana, rather unimpressed. "I am not lunch," she hisses, hunkering down into a battle position, Kotetsu high and on the offensive.
[21:18] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[21:18] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 95 ( Total: 95 )
[21:18] < Gerard> "Why, oh why didn't we take the other approach..." Gerard says to no one in particular
[21:18] < Leon_Sernia> "Sorry, the buffet is closed."
[21:19] * Moland sighs and takes careful aim at the approaching corpse.
[21:19] < Moland> (MS)
[21:19] < eldersphinx> (HOLD IT!)
[21:19] < eldersphinx> The bullet goes wide, richocheting off the stone wall, and the zombie's eyes seem to light up as it glances at Leon. "Fouuuund... fooood..."
[21:19] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[21:19] < eldersphinx> Anferon:21 Moland:19 Xyzo:17 Gerard:14 Zombie_H:13 Zombie_A:12 Zombie_G:12 Leon:11 Zombie_F:11 Zombie_C:10 Zombie_E:9 Zombie_I:9 Misato:8 Zombie_B:6 Zombie_D:5
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[21:20] < Leon_Sernia> "...and my aim went with it. At least there aren't any crows around here."
[21:20] < eldersphinx> Anferon?
[21:20] < Xyzo> (He's out to class. :p)
[21:20] < eldersphinx> (Right. Slots.)
[21:20] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d10
[21:20] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d10: 6 ( Total: 6 )
[21:21] < eldersphinx> !roll 2d100
[21:21] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2d100: 10, 76 ( Total: 86 )
[21:21] < Anferon> ( that would be toy box )
[21:21] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d10
[21:21] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d10: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[21:21] < eldersphinx> !roll 4d6+40
[21:21] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 4d6+40: 6, 6, 2, 4 ( Total: 58 )
[21:21] < Anferon> ( General rule: If people suffer a group attack, slots, if facing a group, slots, if facing singular enemies, attack. )
[21:21] < Anferon> ( if allies need healing bad, slots )
[21:22] < Xyzo> (If not dead, then slots)
[21:22] < Anferon> ( Heh. )
[21:22] < Anferon> ( Basically, use the rapier against single enemies, really )
[21:22] < eldersphinx> Comets appear from behind Anferon, rushing forward towards the oncoming zombies. Each of them takes 43 damage.
[21:22] < eldersphinx> Moland's up.
[21:23] * Moland takes careful aim at the nearest Zombie (MS on H)
[21:23] < Moland> !roll 1d100
[21:23] < Highwind> Moland - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[21:24] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[21:24] < Moland> !roll 2d12+78,200%
[21:24] < Highwind> Moland - 2d12+78,200%: 1, 2 ( Total: 162.0 )
[21:24] < eldersphinx> The Zombie's head explodes into mush as Moland's bullet hits it. 146 damage.
[21:24] < eldersphinx> Xyzo's up.
[21:25] * Xyzo blasts awat at the nearest one, trying to slow down the oncoming wave of Bad Things. (Attack on Zombie A)
[21:25] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[21:25] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 16 ( Total: 16 )
[21:25] < Xyzo> !roll 1d8+33
[21:25] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d8+33: 1 ( Total: 34 )
[21:25] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[21:25] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[21:25] < Xyzo> (I'm sure they're immune to Poison.)
[21:26] < eldersphinx> 18 damage to the Zombie, and no Poison effect. Gerard's up.
[21:26] * Gerard attacks the nearest Zombie (A)
[21:26] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[21:26] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 28 ( Total: 28 )
[21:26] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33
[21:26] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33: 1 ( Total: 34 )
[21:27] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[21:27] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 15 ( Total: 15 )
[21:27] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33
[21:27] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33: 1 ( Total: 34 )
[21:27] < Misato> (...)
[21:27] < Gerard> ((Highwind, where's the love...))
[21:27] < Xyzo> (Highwind thinks you suck, and so does your mom.)
[21:28] < eldersphinx> The zombie's stench seems to rob much of the force from Gerard's blows. 36 damage to the Zombie.
[21:28] < eldersphinx> It responds by swiping clumsily at Xyzo.
[21:28] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[21:28] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[21:28] < Gerard> ((or not so clumsily...))
[21:28] < Leon_Sernia> "Alright, we can do this. All we need is some time."
[21:28] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d8+33
[21:28] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d8+33: 4 ( Total: 37 )
[21:29] < eldersphinx> 19 damage to the Mimic.
[21:29] < Xyzo> (Did I just get critted?)
[21:29] < Anferon> ( Shit, my class is 90 minutes, not 60 )
[21:29] < eldersphinx> Zombie G, meanwhile, lurches towards Leon.
[21:29] < Anferon> ( oh well, see you in an hour folks )
[21:29] < eldersphinx> (I've been experimenting with the 'Monsters can't crit' system of gameplay. Seems to work out fairly well.)
[21:29] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[21:29] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 97 ( Total: 97 )
[21:30] < Leon_Sernia> "And what I don't need is a damned feeding frenzy!"
[21:30] < eldersphinx> Needless to day, it misses. Leon's up.
[21:30] < eldersphinx> *say
[21:30] < eldersphinx> (I feel like Bush.)
[21:30] * Leon_Sernia dodges the attack easily.
[21:30] < Misato> (We still love you, Rodger.)
[21:30] < Leon_Sernia> "Here. Let me demonstrate why that was stupid."
[21:31] * Leon_Sernia shoots at zombie G.
[21:31] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[21:31] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 58 ( Total: 58 )
[21:31] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[21:31] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d12+33
[21:31] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d12+33: 7 ( Total: 40 )
[21:32] < eldersphinx> 24 damage to the Zombie. It staggers backwards, but keeps its feet. Another rush of Zombies moves forward - one at Anferon, two at Misato, and the last at Moland,
[21:32] < eldersphinx> !roll 4d100
[21:32] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 4d100: 69, 11, 7, 99 ( Total: 186 )
[21:32] * Leon_Sernia notices he can't get a clean shot to the head, even from this range. The gun must need some repairs.
[21:33] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d8+33
[21:33] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d8+33: 4 ( Total: 37 )
[21:33] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d8+33
[21:33] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d8+33: 2 ( Total: 35 )
[21:34] < eldersphinx> Anferon is clipped hard for 11 damage. Misato is caught by a pair of strikes. The first one knocks her backwards for 11 damage. The second strike catches her low, and clings - even after she rips the Zombie's arm away at the elbow, Slowing her down.
[21:34] < eldersphinx> Misato's up.
[21:35] * Misato throws the rotting limb away with a furious epithet in the Mithra tongue. "Grah, how disgusting. Begone, thou foul abominations of nature! Feel the wrath of the spirits of war!" she snarls, holding Kotetsu aloft in her hands, muttering fervently as the creatures shamble about. (Draw Out, goes on 4.)
[21:36] < eldersphinx> While Misato's attack charges, two more Zombies strike at Anferon and Moland.
[21:36] < eldersphinx> !roll 2d100
[21:36] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2d100: 94, 13 ( Total: 107 )
[21:37] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d8+33
[21:37] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d8+33: 5 ( Total: 38 )
[21:37] < eldersphinx> Anferon sidesteps the attack, but Moland is knocked backwards by the claw. 22 damage.
[21:37] < eldersphinx> (And Draw Out goes off.)
[21:37] < Misato> !roll 3d6+40
[21:37] < Highwind> Misato - 3d6+40: 1, 2, 6 ( Total: 49 )
[21:38] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[21:38] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 73 ( Total: 73 )
[21:38] < Misato> (woo)
[21:38] < Moland> "Sonofa..."
[21:39] < eldersphinx> White fire rips through the Zombies, doing 34 damage to each. A drops, and the others are all moving much more slowly.
[21:39] * Leon_Sernia smiles.
[21:39] < eldersphinx> End of the round: Slow ticks down to 3.
[21:39] < Gerard> "Excellent..."
[21:39] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[21:39] < eldersphinx> Anferon:22 Leon:18 Gerard:17 Moland:15 Xyzo:13 Zombie_B:13 Zombie_D:13 Zombie_G:12 Zombie_E:9 Zombie_F:9 Zombie_I:8 Zombie_C:5 Misato:4
[21:39] * Misato snarls, kicking at the remnants of zombie goop that pools around her boots.
[21:39] < eldersphinx> Anferon uses Slots again.
[21:39] < Leon_Sernia> "Good one, Misato!"
[21:39] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d10
[21:39] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d10: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:39] < eldersphinx> !roll 2d100
[21:39] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2d100: 52, 66 ( Total: 118 )
[21:40] < Misato> "Perhaps, but I am unable to move with any degree of swiftness..."
[21:40] < eldersphinx> (Moogle Dance.)
[21:40] < eldersphinx> !roll 3d8+40
[21:40] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 3d8+40: 3, 6, 1 ( Total: 50 )
[21:40] < Moland> "It is not a concern. You did enough."
[21:40] < Gerard> ((alright!))
[21:41] < eldersphinx> The party's treated to the absolutely unexpected sight of several tiny moogles performing a square dance. Everyone's back up to full health.
[21:41] < Leon_Sernia> "I don't think that really matters with zombies."
[21:41] < eldersphinx> Leon's up.
[21:41] * Leon_Sernia gives a quick smile to Misato.
[21:41] < Leon_Sernia> "In any case, you're doing great. Keep it up."
[21:41] < Leon_Sernia> ((12§Praise on Misato)
[21:41] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[21:41] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 59 ( Total: 59 )
[21:41] < Gerard> "I've lost count of how many times those moogles have saved us..."
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[21:42] < Leon_Sernia> "Well, at least that explains where my share of luck went."
[21:42] < eldersphinx> (Misato's DEF is doubled. Gerard's action.)
[21:42] * Gerard attacks a nearby zombie (B)
[21:42] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[21:42] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[21:42] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33,200%
[21:42] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33,200%: 5 ( Total: 76.0 )
[21:42] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[21:42] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[21:42] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33
[21:42] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33: 2 ( Total: 35 )
[21:43] < Leon_Sernia> ((Very nice.))
[21:43] < Misato> "Foul creatures. Their spirits should have left their rotting husks by now," she grumbles, before blinking under the sudden spout of praise from Leon. Oddly enough... she blushes, shyly, and bobs her head at the mediator before turning back to the fight.
[21:43] < eldersphinx> CRUNCH. 79 damage to the Zombie. It drops.
[21:43] * Gerard cheers and shakes his fist in triumph
[21:44] < eldersphinx> Moland's action/
[21:44] < Misato> "Well done! There are still too many about, however..."
[21:44] * Moland looks over the remaining zombies and sights on Zombie D.
[21:44] < Moland> "Drop. Now."
[21:45] < Moland> !roll 1d100
[21:45] < Highwind> Moland - 1d100: 54 ( Total: 54 )
[21:45] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[21:45] < Moland> !roll 2d12+78
[21:45] < Highwind> Moland - 2d12+78: 4, 1 ( Total: 83 )
[21:45] < eldersphinx> Zombie D takes 67 damage and faceplants.
[21:45] < Leon_Sernia> "Good boy."
[21:45] < eldersphinx> Xyzo's up.
[21:46] * Xyzo takes another shot, this time at Zombie G.
[21:46] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[21:46] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 89 ( Total: 89 )
[21:46] < Xyzo> (*Please* let them really suck at dodging.)
[21:46] < eldersphinx> (That misses, unfortunately.)
[21:46] * [AF_L] has left #generica
[21:46] < Xyzo> (Figures.)
[21:48] < eldersphinx> The remaining zombies shamble forward again. Two rush Gerard, while one each go after Anferon, Moland, and Misato.
[21:48] < eldersphinx> !roll 5d100
[21:48] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 5d100: 36, 67, 16, 98, 36 ( Total: 253 )
[21:48] < eldersphinx> !roll 3#1d8+33
[21:48] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 3#1d8+33(1): 6 ( Total: 39 )
[21:48] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 3#1d8+33(2): 4 ( Total: 37 )
[21:48] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 3#1d8+33(3): 7 ( Total: 40 )
[21:48] < Highwind> eldersphinx - Total: 116
[21:49] < eldersphinx> Anferon pulls away from the attack, but feels the thing's hand slough off of its body as it grips him, Slowing him. Gerard is hit badly, taking 19 and 17 damage, while Moland takes 24 damage. Misato ducks a clumsy blow aimed at her.
[21:49] < eldersphinx> And Misato's up.
[21:50] * Misato swats at the zombie that dared to try and soil her armor. "Disgusting creature!" She slashes at it, teeth bared and eyes full of disgust.
[21:50] < Misato> (I'll say... F)
[21:50] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[21:50] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 31 ( Total: 31 )
[21:51] < Misato> !roll 1d10+30
[21:51] * Gerard barely controls his disgust at the foul creatures and shakes off their attacks
[21:51] < Highwind> Misato - 1d10+30: 5 ( Total: 35 )
[21:51] < Leon_Sernia> "Gerard! You okay for now?"
[21:51] * Gerard nods at Leon
[21:51] < eldersphinx> Misato's katana cuts deep, doing 19 damage, but doesn't quite drop the creature.
[21:52] < eldersphinx> End of the round - Slow on Anferon ticks to 3; Slow on Misato ticks to 2.
[21:52] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[21:52] < eldersphinx> Moland:20 Xyzo:17 Zombie_F:14 Zombie_G:14 Leon:13 Gerard:11 Zombie_E:11 Zombie_C:10 Anferon:7 Misato:7 Zombie_I:7
[21:52] < eldersphinx> Moland?
[21:52] < Moland> Attack Zombie F
[21:52] < Moland> !roll 1d100
[21:52] < Highwind> Moland - 1d100: 83 ( Total: 83 )
[21:52] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[21:52] < Moland> !roll 2d12+78
[21:52] < Highwind> Moland - 2d12+78: 10, 2 ( Total: 90 )
[21:53] < eldersphinx> 76 damage to the Zombie. It collapses with a gaping hole blown through it. Xyzo's up.
[21:53] * Xyzo takes a shot at the nearest... whatever. "Go away, go away, go *Away*!" (Attack, Zombie_G.)
[21:53] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[21:53] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 46 ( Total: 46 )
[21:54] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[21:54] < Xyzo> !roll 1d8+33
[21:54] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d8+33: 4 ( Total: 37 )
[21:54] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[21:54] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[21:54] < eldersphinx> Xyzo crushes the Zombie's head with his Guitar. 21 damage.
[21:54] < eldersphinx> The Zombies would've acted next, but Moland and Xyzo dispatched them. Leon's up.
[21:55] < Leon_Sernia> "Well, at least these zombies have faces." Leon takes a closer look at Zombie E. "Although I'm not sure that's an improvement..."
[21:55] * Leon_Sernia fires at Zombie E.
[21:55] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[21:55] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 71 ( Total: 71 )
[21:55] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[21:56] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d12+33
[21:56] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d12+33: 9 ( Total: 42 )
[21:57] < eldersphinx> 26 damage to the Zombie. It collapses.
[21:57] < Leon_Sernia> "There. That's better."
[21:57] < eldersphinx> Gerard's up.
[21:57] * Gerard punches at the foul undead (Zombie C)
[21:57] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[21:57] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 59 ( Total: 59 )
[21:57] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33
[21:57] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33: 3 ( Total: 36 )
[21:57] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[21:57] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 17 ( Total: 17 )
[21:57] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33
[21:57] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33: 4 ( Total: 37 )
[21:57] < eldersphinx> 20 damage and 21 damage to the Zombie. It crumples.
[21:58] < Gerard> "Buh bye..."
[21:58] < eldersphinx> Anferon's up next, and decides to use his rapier against the last surviving Zombie.
[21:58] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[21:58] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 95 ( Total: 95 )
[21:58] < Xyzo> ( *Anferon stabs himself in the toe.)
[21:58] < eldersphinx> However, his sidestep of flying goo from Gerard's kill sends his attack wide. Misato's up.
[21:59] * Misato turns to Anferon, looking smug without smiling. "Let the professionals wield the blades," she quips back before slicing at the last zombie standing. If she has her way, it won't be for much longer.
[21:59] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[21:59] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 46 ( Total: 46 )
[21:59] < Misato> !roll 1d10+30
[21:59] < Highwind> Misato - 1d10+30: 1 ( Total: 31 )
[21:59] < eldersphinx> 15 damage to the Zombie. It feebly rakes back at Misato.
[21:59] < Misato> (hah, I was expecting a botch for my bravado.)
[21:59] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[21:59] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 78 ( Total: 78 )
[22:00] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d8+33
[22:00] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d8+33: 2 ( Total: 35 )
[22:00] < eldersphinx> Fur goes flying as Misato takes 11 damage.
[22:00] < eldersphinx> End of the round - Slow ticks down to 1 on Misato, 2 on Anferon.
[22:00] < Leon_Sernia> ((Wait. I thought Praise lasted for 2 rounds.))
[22:01] < eldersphinx> (It does. Praise allows Misato to sidestep, gomen.)
[22:01] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[22:01] < eldersphinx> Moland:23 Xyzo:21 Gerard:14 Leon:11 Anferon:10 Zombie_I:8 5
[22:01] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[22:01] < eldersphinx> Moland:23 Xyzo:21 Gerard:14 Leon:11 Anferon:10 Zombie_I:8 Misato:4
[22:01] < Moland> I shoot it good ;p
[22:01] * Misato hisses, ears slicked back as she sidesteps the zombie, feeling quite peppy thanks to Leon.
[22:01] < Moland> !roll 1d100
[22:01] < Highwind> Moland - 1d100: 11 ( Total: 11 )
[22:01] < Moland> (Almost)
[22:01] < Moland> !roll 2d12+78
[22:01] < Highwind> Moland - 2d12+78: 1, 12 ( Total: 91 )
[22:02] < eldersphinx> 75 damage is done to the Zombie, turning it to a corpse at Misato's feet.
[22:02] < eldersphinx> (Cue victory theme!)
[22:02] < Misato> "Blech."
[22:02] * Leon_Sernia clears his throat and takes a swig of water from his canteen.
[22:02] * Xyzo waves his arms in the air, chibi-style.
[22:02] < Moland> ((Poach?))
[22:02] * Gerard jumps and spins around in the air before landing perfectly
[22:02] < eldersphinx> !roll 9d100
[22:02] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 9d100: 79, 14, 37, 61, 26, 64, 48, 41, 6 ( Total: 376 )
[22:02] * Misato cleans her blade carefully with that same bit of linen, murmuring thanks before sheathing the weapon.
[22:03] < Misato> "How disgusting," she comments, kicking what's left of the zombie out of her way.
[22:03] < Moland> "It is claer. Let's be off?"
[22:03] < Moland> *clear
[22:03] < eldersphinx> You each receive 1092 XP for the battle, and find a total of 2331 gil, four Tonics, an Antidote, and a small silvery hourglass on the creatures.
[22:04] * Gerard claims one of the tonics and downs it quickly
[22:04] < Leon_Sernia> "Anybody mind if I take the hourglass?"
[22:04] * Moland examines the Hourglass.
[22:04] < Moland> ((nm ;p))
[22:04] < Anferon> Snatches a tonic, and the hourglass.
[22:04] < Leon_Sernia> "...apparently so."
[22:04] < eldersphinx> (Moland got his mitts on it first.)
[22:04] * Misato waves her hand in dismissal, uninterested in the spoils.
[22:04] * Leon_Sernia takes a tonic, instead.
[22:05] < Gerard> ((i take 1 tonic and drink it, current HP now 105 yes?))
[22:05] < eldersphinx> Moland: You aren't sure you've ever seen this before. But it looks like something that could be used to Slow enemies in battle.
[22:05] < eldersphinx> (Gerard: Yep.)
[22:05] * Xyzo doesn't grab anything. He's not greedy. He just wants to get *out* of here.
[22:05] * Moland tosses it to Leon "You'll put this to better use no doubt.
[22:05] < Leon_Sernia> "Thanks."
[22:06] * Leon_Sernia throws the tomic to Moland.
[22:06] < Leon_Sernia> "You might as well take this, then."
[22:06] < eldersphinx> (Okay, still have 2 Tonics and an Antidote unclaimed.)
[22:06] < Moland> "Grazie."
[22:06] * Leon_Sernia puts the hourglass in his bag and gets ready to move on.
[22:06] < Xyzo> (Eh, I guess I'll grab a Tonic, to replace the one I used earlier.)
[22:07] < eldersphinx> (Roll Poach BTW.)
[22:07] < Moland> !roll 1d100
[22:07] < Highwind> Moland - 1d100: 85 ( Total: 85 )
[22:07] < Moland> Nah
[22:07] < Anferon> ( I'll take a tonic as well )
[22:07] < eldersphinx> Moland - you find nothing.
[22:08] < Anferon> ( So that'll make it 2 for me )
[22:08] < eldersphinx> (Okay, I have one Tonic for Anferon, one Tonic taken and drunk for Gerard, one Silver Hourglass for Leon, one Tonic for Moland, one Tonic for Xyzo. And an Antidote still unclaimed.)
[22:08] * Gerard claims the Antidote
[22:09] < eldersphinx> (Got it. Anybody using items before moving onward?)
[22:09] < Misato> (I'm good.)
[22:09] < Leon_Sernia> ((Nope.))
[22:09] < Moland> ((I'm cool.))
[22:09] < Gerard> ((nope))
[22:09] < Xyzo> (Not I.)
[22:10] < Anferon> ( how much HP am I at? )
[22:10] < eldersphinx> With the battle over, Marmot emerges once more from the back passage and leads the party further onward. This particular section of sewer seems very old indeed, with the tile underneath slick with moss and beginning to crumble in places. The water alongside you burbles quietly.
[22:11] < eldersphinx> (everyone is at full HP except Gerard, who's at 100/111, and Moland, at 117/141.)
[22:11] < Anferon> 6* Anferon leans in a little, whispering, "how soon before we get there anyway?"
[22:11] * Leon_Sernia almost aims at the burbling water by sheer instinct, then thinks better of it.
[22:11] < Gerard> ((wait - isn't it 105?))
[22:11] * Xyzo just keeps watching for SOMETHING to go wrong. It's just in the cards for tonight, it seems.
[22:11] < eldersphinx> (I've got 100/111.)
[22:12] * Leon_Sernia whispers back "When the ambush is ready, I imagine."
[22:12] * Misato refuses to look at the water, staring stoically ahead of her and moving carefully.
[22:12] < Gerard> ((you're right...))
[22:12] * Leon_Sernia may be joking. It's pretty hard to tell.
[22:13] < eldersphinx> It's only a few minutes before Marmot draws to a halt besides a rickety iron ladder, and looks back at you. "If I'm right," he whispers, "the tower the Pendant's held in is right above this trapdoor."
[22:13] < Xyzo> "And if you're wrong?"
[22:13] * Gerard looks around...
[22:13] * Misato deadpans, "We are in trouble."
[22:13] < Gerard> "This seems too easy somehow..."
[22:13] < eldersphinx> "Then you duck your head back down and we head for the next ladder!" Marmot snaps back, still whispering.
[22:14] * Gerard shrugs...
[22:14] < Gerard> "You're the guide..."
[22:14] < Moland> "I'll let someone else have the pleasure of going first."
[22:14] < Gerard> "Very well..." Gerard says and begins to climb the ladder
[22:16] * Gerard examines the trapdoor and tests it to see if it is unlocked
[22:16] < eldersphinx> (Give me a Stealth roll, Gerard.)
[22:16] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[22:16] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 80 ( Total: 80 )
[22:16] < Gerard> ((eeep...))
[22:16] < eldersphinx> The ladder sways alarmingly as you climb, and for a second you aren't sure it's going to hold your weight. But you reach the top and slowly push the trapdoor open. The room above is empty, roughly the same dimensions as the tower, and silent. The only exits are a doorway to the southwest, and a stairway leading up into the darkness.
[22:16] * Misato arches an eyebrow, looking amused, but refrains from comment as she looks up at Gerard, waiting for the all clear.
[22:16] * Gerard whispers back "It looks like it could be the tower...it's quiet, with a stairway and a single doorway to the southwest"
[22:16] * Leon_Sernia is keeping a close eye on the guide, instead of anyone else.
[22:17] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot is back against the wall, looking somewhat weaselly nervous.
[22:18] < Gerard> "Care to take a look, Marmot, and see if we're in the right place?" Gerard asks
[22:18] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot shakes his head quickly. "I got you this far. Swiping the Pendant is your job."
[22:18] * Gerard shakes his head and shrugs
[22:19] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[22:19] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 43 ( Total: 43 )
[22:19] < Gerard> "This looks like it...and I don't see any sign of activity anyway..."
[22:20] < Gerard> "Shall we continue on then?" Gerard whispers to the group
[22:20] * Misato looks at the others, curiously, before murmuring, "We may as well proceed - with caution, of course."
[22:21] < Anferon> A smile towards Marmot. "You're staying here then, bud, with all the nice undead, alligators, and other general rifraff. I imagine when we cause a ruckus, soldiers will be swarming down here, too."
[22:21] < Anferon> "But... your choice."
[22:21] * Anferon grins, slowly proceeding up the ladder?with caution, of course.
[22:22] < Gerard> I'll enter the tower and look around, trying to be as quiet as possible
[22:22] * Misato lets Anferon go ahead of her before she takes her turn climbing up the ladder.
[22:22] < eldersphinx> A loud noise suddenly echoes from further down the corridor, and Marmot starts nervously. Then, suddenly, he's leaning backwards precariously, and his arms begin to pinwheel. Before any of you can act, he's fallen from the ledge into the middle of the sewer channel.
[22:22] < Xyzo> "Oh for..."
[22:23] < Moland> "Well, great."
[22:23] * Gerard pauses and glances back...
[22:23] * Xyzo dashes over to look and see what happened to him.
[22:23] < Leon_Sernia> "...damn it."
[22:23] * Misato pauses. "I am not retrieving him," she says, rather flatly.
[22:23] < Moland> "Same."
[22:23] * Leon_Sernia goes over to see if he can be saved, assuming he needs saved.
[22:23] < Leon_Sernia> "I can try, but I won't be any real help."
[22:23] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot is flailing in the middle of the sewer channel, his head going under water fairly frequently. Whatever his other skills may be, he can't swim.
[22:24] < Xyzo> (How close to the edge is he?)
[22:24] * Gerard peeks out of the trapdoor, notices the activity, and leaps back down to the bottom of the ladder
[22:24] < eldersphinx> (About three, four feet. The entire channel is maybe eight feet wide.)
[22:25] < Misato> "Has anyone a length of rope, or something that can be used as such?" she suggests, still not moving anywhere near the edge of the canal.
[22:25] < eldersphinx> (Rope's common enough.)
[22:25] * Xyzo gets down on a knee. "Got something better, toots." Then he stretches his guitar out to Marmot. "Grab on, and we'll pull you in!"
[22:26] * Gerard helps steady Xyzo
[22:26] * Misato is suddenly highly tempted to kick Xyzo into the canal, but thinks better of it.
[22:26] * Leon_Sernia gets his rifle ready, in case something tries to make a snack of the guide.
[22:26] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot thrashes ineffectually towards Xyzo, flails an arm forward, and gets a hand on the guitar. He holds on for dear life.
[22:26] < eldersphinx> (Give me a STR check.)
[22:26] < Xyzo> (Difficulty?)
[22:26] * Misato takes a few steps back the way they came, peering down the canal to see if she can hear or see what might've made that noise.
[22:26] < Xyzo> !roll 1d100
[22:27] < Highwind> Xyzo - 1d100: 69 ( Total: 69 )
[22:27] * Anferon quickly hops down from the latter, and moves forward, whipping out his cloak, and lashes it out towards Marmot. While Xyzo was using his guitar as a giant stick, Anferon was trying to lasso the fellow in.
[22:27] < Anferon> ( cloak => coat )
[22:27] < Anferon> ( kinda trenchcoat sized )
[22:27] < eldersphinx> Between Xyzo and Gerard, Marmot's helped back ashore. Even after he's out of the water, though, he seems to be in real bad shape, and has trouble breathing.
[22:28] < Gerard> "What happened?"
[22:28] < Leon_Sernia> "The hell was in that water?"
[22:28] * Xyzo reslings his guitar. He's got no medical knowledge. He has *no* idea how to help the guy out.
[22:29] * Leon_Sernia tries to see if he looks poisoned, or something else.
[22:29] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot chokes spasmodically a couple of times, spits out a mouthful of dirty water, and hunches over. His chest is moving like a pair of bellows.
[22:30] * Misato can't see or hear anything further, so she returns to the little knot of people around Marmot, eyeing him closely.
[22:30] < Gerard> "Get it all out of your lungs, Marmot. Otherwise it'll rot your insides for sure..."
[22:31] * Anferon takes a look back up top while everyone is down looking over Marmot. He wanted to see if anyone was coming by to see a commotion, yet.
[22:32] < eldersphinx> 6* Marmot looks over at Gerard for a moment, and seems to be trying to spit out some outraged statement. Then another spasm of choking grabs him, and he falls over again. It's only with difficulty that you keep him from rolling back over the edge.
[22:32] < eldersphinx> (Anferon: Nothing. For all the excitement, Marmot's actually stayed fairly quiet.)
[22:32] < Leon_Sernia> "Do you think an antidote could help him out?"
[22:32] * Gerard moves and quietly shuts the trapdoor for the moment, hoping to muffle the noise
[22:33] * Misato shrugs at Leon. "It is worth a try. What in the name of the spirits is wrong with him?"
[22:33] * Gerard shrugs at Leon's suggestion, but hands the Mediator the small vial of antidote
[22:33] < eldersphinx> Several seconds pass, as Marmot's face gradually gets whiter and his spasms become more and more violent. Then suddenly he slumps over, motionless.
[22:33] < Xyzo> "...A little late with that, I think."
[22:33] < Leon_Sernia> "...damn it."
[22:33] < Gerard> "Damn..."
[22:33] * Misato ... blinks, then looks at the water. She looks around at the others, a flash of vindication in her eye as if to say, "SEE, I TOLD YOU WATER WAS BAD."
[22:34] < eldersphinx> After a few more awkward seconds, you move forward and check for a pulse. There's a faint one at first, but then it fades away completely.
[22:34] * Leon_Sernia tries to check for any sort of pulse. Not like he really...
[22:34] < Leon_Sernia> ((Never mind.))
[22:34] * Xyzo sighs. "Well. Up the ladder."
[22:34] < eldersphinx> (Congratulations, folks. You just allowed your guide to drown. Good luck getting out of here.)
[22:34] < Gerard> "If he died that quick, I doubt a simple antidote would have been enough..."
[22:35] < Anferon> (( In other words, next time, go for CPR, not an antidote. :P ))
[22:35] < Moland> "I suspect we will be noisier leaving than coming."
[22:35] < Gerard> "I've seen others almost drown in sewer water before, but it wasn't anything like that..."
[22:35] < Misato> (You do CPR on a dead man.)
[22:35] < Misato> (Anyhow.)
[22:35] < eldersphinx> (196 XP each for Anferon, Gerard, Leon, and Xyzo for at least trying.)
[22:35] < Xyzo> (None of us *know* how to do it. I think between us, we have zero healing/medical knowledge.)
[22:36] * Gullwhacker is now known as Gullwhacker[Dormant]
[22:36] < Gerard> "I must remember to ask my Master about healing...if and when I ever see him again..."
[22:36] * Misato pauses a moment over Marmot's body, murmuring a quiet prayer not only to help his spirit, but assuage her own pained conscience. Damn water. Damn cowardice.
[22:37] < Leon_Sernia> "...we'd better get going. If we stay here, this whole mission will be pointless."
[22:37] < Gerard> "But...we have a mission to complete. We dare not try to take him back. We must continue on..."
[22:37] < eldersphinx> You prop the body up in the corridor as best you can, then head back up the ladder. The room ahead of you is still empty, with the door shut. Behind it, you can hear distant sounds of guards on patrol, but above you there's nothing save a thin, oddly-colored mist.
[22:38] < Xyzo> "We have to get back *out* afterwards. We can pick him up can carry him out when we leave. There's no point in dragging him in with us."
[22:38] < Misato> "Yes, yes," she says, vaguely irritated, as she stoops to close the man's staring eyes, and at least move him out of the immediate path. "Cease chatting and continue upwards."
[22:38] * Moland frisks the body for anything that could identify him.
[22:38] * Leon_Sernia pretends to not notice Moland's actions.
[22:39] * Misato simply stares at Moland's cheek.
[22:39] < eldersphinx> (There's nothing, Moland. This guy was apparently a pro.)
[22:39] < Misato> (Cheek as in his actions, not his face.)
[22:39] < Gerard> "More than likely our prize will be at the top of the tower. But, tangling with guards might be easier than whatever that mist might be..."
[22:39] * Leon_Sernia instead looks up the stairs.
[22:39] * Moland nods satisfied.
[22:39] < eldersphinx> (So. Who's holding the light?)
[22:40] < Gerard> ((the tower is dark?))
[22:40] < Leon_Sernia> ((Not me. 2-handed weapon.))
[22:40] < eldersphinx> (Yep.)
[22:40] < Xyzo> (Ditto.)
[22:40] < Gerard> ((not me either...I'd have to drop it to fight))
[22:40] < Misato> (I'll take it. :P)
[22:42] * Misato trots up the ladder, having picked up the light that had been dropped, and peers around the room with a stifled sigh.
[22:42] < Gerard> "Shall we try the stairs then...?"
[22:42] * Leon_Sernia nods, but keeps quiet.
[22:43] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[22:43] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[22:45] < eldersphinx> (So. Going up the stairs?)
[22:45] * Anferon follows the party in general (Zombie mode again)
[22:45] < Misato> (Yeah.)
[22:45] < Leon_Sernia> ((Might as well.))
[22:45] < Gerard> (yeah)
[22:46] < eldersphinx> As you head up the stairs, the stairs, the mists begin to thicken, and swirl around you. Then all of a sudden, a patch of thick green fog drifts downwards, causing you all to begin to gag and choke.
[22:46] < eldersphinx> !roll 6d100
[22:46] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6d100: 51, 44, 93, 27, 17, 91 ( Total: 323 )
[22:47] < eldersphinx> Gerard, Moland, and Xyzo are all affected by Poison (U).
[22:47] < Xyzo> (Fun.)
[22:47] * Xyzo chokes, and takes a moment to gag.
[22:47] < Leon_Sernia> "*cough* *cough* frigging traps."
[22:47] < Gerard> "Ugh...let's get out of this stuff..."
[22:47] * Misato coughs and chokes, waving a hand in front of her face, trying to use the light to burn off the murk.
[22:48] < Gerard> (can we go up further and escape the mist?)
[22:48] < Xyzo> (Is this an auto-status, or can it be cured?)
[22:48] * Leon_Sernia gets out an antidote ready for Moland as soon as they clear the mist.
[22:48] < eldersphinx> Misato manages to clear a small patch, but not much more.
[22:48] < eldersphinx> The green mist soon drifts further downward out of sight, returning you to the strange grey stuff once more.
[22:48] * Leon_Sernia is now very thankful for his new pendant.
[22:49] * Misato uses the small patch to draw a fresh breath and hold it as the green murk runs down the steps.
[22:49] < Gerard> "Well...ugh...let's see if it clears up ahead..."
[22:49] < eldersphinx> (Continuing upwards, going back down, using Items, anything?)
[22:49] < Xyzo> (If you answer me. :p)
[22:49] < eldersphinx> (You aren't sure.)
[22:50] * Leon_Sernia hands an antidote syringe to Moland. "Here- use this."
[22:50] * Xyzo pulls his Antidote out. May as well use it and try... Better than being sick.
[22:50] < Anferon> ( Done! )
[22:50] < Anferon> ( Out of class )
[22:50] < Moland> "Thanks. I owe you one."
[22:50] < Misato> "I find myself suddenly longing for a certain thief," she mutters, wryly, before peering at the poisoned members, and pulling an Antidote from her pouch. She waits a moment, watching the others to see if the antidote works before turfing it out to Gerard. No point throwing good money after bad.
[22:51] * Leon_Sernia heads up the stairs, making sure that his mouth is covered by his suit.
[22:51] * Gerard glances at the others, awaiting their verdict
[22:52] * Anferon mutters, recovering then... his eyes light up, and he grins.
[22:52] < eldersphinx> (Antidote cures Moland's and Xyzo's Poison. Gerard takes 10 damage while waiting to see the results.)
[22:52] < Anferon> "I got an idea folks. This time, let's make sure there's something ahead of us."
[22:52] * Gerard drinks his Antidote
[22:52] * Anferon pulls out a large bag, bouncing it a little, the dice within making jostling and jingling sounds as he does so.
[22:52] < Anferon> "Nothing like setting off a trap, and not being there for it."
[22:53] < Leon_Sernia> "...good point. Go ahead, then."
[22:53] < eldersphinx> You move further up the staircase, and pause as another cloud sweeps towards you. Unlike the other, this one is a glaring red.
[22:53] * Misato moves up the stairs slowly, since she has the light. "Very well," she mutters at Anferon. "Do so carefully, hm? You may have use after all."
[22:53] < Xyzo> (Any nearby cover?)
[22:54] < eldersphinx> (Against gas?)
[22:54] * Gerard attempts to dodge the incoming mist cloud
[22:54] < Xyzo> (Just asking. :p)
[22:54] < eldersphinx> !roll 6d100
[22:54] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6d100: 16, 19, 48, 82, 95, 24 ( Total: 284 )
[22:54] < eldersphinx> !roll 4#2d6+40
[22:54] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 4#2d6+40(1): 6, 6 ( Total: 52 )
[22:54] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 4#2d6+40(2): 6, 4 ( Total: 50 )
[22:54] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 4#2d6+40(3): 4, 1 ( Total: 45 )
[22:54] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 4#2d6+40(4): 6, 6 ( Total: 52 )
[22:55] < Highwind> eldersphinx - Total: 199
[22:55] < eldersphinx> Misato and Moland manage to take and hold breaths before the cloud sweeps through the party, but everyone else is burnt by the caustic substance. 29 damage to Anferon, 30 to Gerard, 27 to Leon, 34 to Xyzo.
[22:55] < Anferon> Grimaces, not even had the chance to throw the dice, so to speak, up and infront. Stairs going up are not the best condition to do so.
[22:55] < Anferon> "Agggh..."
[22:56] < Anferon> "That's it. Everyone, go back down a few steps."
[22:56] < Gerard> "Ugh..."
[22:56] * Anferon pulls out his bag of dice, and starts pulling out some of the smaller ones, looking up at areas that he could throw them at.
[22:56] * Leon_Sernia ends up in a coughing fit.
[22:56] < Xyzo> "Okay, what the heck is going on with this place?"
[22:56] * Misato busily herds the others down to the floor they entered on, holding her breath all the way.
[22:57] < eldersphinx> (You do NOT want to go down. The Green and Red clouds are now *below* you. =/)
[22:57] < Anferon> ( well, not that far. :P )
[22:57] < Misato> (Sigh.)
[22:58] * Misato only herds 'em back a few steps, then.
[22:58] * Leon_Sernia gives himself a tonic injection.
[22:58] * Anferon mutters, and inches up a step ahead of Misato... and begins throwing the dice up, one at each step. He had an almost limitless supply of smaller ones, but they didn't weigh much.
[22:58] < eldersphinx> The dice hit the steps, skitter a few inches, and lie there. Nothing happens.
[22:58] < Xyzo> "Oh for..."
[22:58] < Anferon> "..."
[22:59] * Xyzo just goes up the stairs.
[22:59] < Leon_Sernia> "Let's just go. The longer we take here, the longer some else has to find us."
[22:59] * Anferon downs a tonic, and goes as far as the dice said it was safe. He proceeded throwing more up, rinsing and repeating (except the tonic, of course), until the traps were safely sprung from a distance, or none were found.
[22:59] * Anferon of course, tries to do so far ahead of the people decidnig to just march up.
[22:59] * Leon_Sernia follows just behind the light, trying to keep his mouth covered.
[23:00] * Misato stares. And seethes at the clouds. Now she's getting irritated. She moves back upstairs, light held up enough to see where they're going, an angry scowl on her face. "I hate traps."
[23:00] * Gerard follows, and drinks a Potion to recover (HP now 110?)
[23:01] < Anferon> "Well, at least we know no one wants us to go this way."
[23:02] * Xyzo just keeps waiting for a blue cloud.
[23:02] < Misato> "I imagine it is all a red fish."
[23:03] < Anferon> "Red herring."
[23:03] < Anferon> "Probably, but let's keep moving, we won't find out til we get there."
[23:03] < Misato> "It is a fish, is it not?" she mutters as she presses on up the stairs, tail lashing in irritation.
[23:03] < eldersphinx> You come close to the top of the stairs, and spot half a dozen things hovering to either side, grinning at you. They're almost a part of the mist themselves, the color of their bodies shifting from silver to ivory to flat black.
[23:04] < Anferon> "..."
[23:04] < Anferon> "Hell."
[23:04] < Gerard> "Great..."
[23:04] < Leon_Sernia> "...to hell with this."
[23:04] * Misato flattens her ears. "That is where they are going," she growls, hand resting on her weapon's hilt.
[23:04] < eldersphinx> They grin evilly and gesture towards you, and another cloud rolls forward, this one an inky grey. And then they move forwards itself, smoky claws outstretched, just before the cloud hits.
[23:04] < eldersphinx> !roll 6d100
[23:04] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6d100: 92, 30, 17, 93, 47, 24 ( Total: 303 )
[23:04] * Leon_Sernia gets his rifle ready for another battle.
[23:05] < eldersphinx> (Anferon, Gerard, Moland, and Xyzo are Blinded (4). One round to act or cure before they hit you.)
[23:05] < Anferon> "I've a question... why doesn't the guild give US nifty mech-armor to bust through the traps with?" Spoken as the cloud and spectres roll in.
[23:05] * Misato snarls, holding the lantern in front of her face as she draws Kotetsu, hoping she can burn off part of this cloud, too.
[23:06] < Anferon> "Gah!"
[23:06] < Gerard> ((did you get my last potion healing?))
[23:06] * Leon_Sernia takes a shot at the nearest creature.
[23:06] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[23:06] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 28 ( Total: 28 )
[23:06] < eldersphinx> (Yep.)
[23:06] * Anferon unable to see, decides to rely purely on lady luck herself. So, out came the slot machine.
[23:07] < Anferon> "Damnit damnit... where'd I put that thing... argh..."
[23:07] < eldersphinx> (Hits. Damage?)
[23:07] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d12+33
[23:07] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d12+33: 1 ( Total: 34 )
[23:08] < eldersphinx> The bullet plows through the creature, but does only 11 damage.
[23:08] * Xyzo is blind. Sigh. There's not much he *can* do - aside from put his guard up and get ready.
[23:08] * Gerard focuses his mind, and uses his instincts to strike out with a flurry of blows
[23:08] < Misato> (Can I Draw Out, perchance?)
[23:08] < eldersphinx> (Sure. Draw Out is fine.)
[23:08] < Misato> (Thanks.)
[23:09] < Anferon> ( okay, slots here )
[23:09] < Anferon> *click*
[23:09] < Moland> ((Dear God. I might just use Iron Wall...;p))
[23:09] < Anferon> !roll 1d10
[23:09] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d10: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[23:09] < Anferon> ( ... )
[23:09] < Xyzo> (I HATE YOU.)
[23:09] < Anferon> !roll 2d100
[23:09] < Highwind> Anferon - 2d100: 96, 6 ( Total: 102 )
[23:09] < Moland> ((Nah.)
[23:09] < Xyzo> (AUGH)
[23:09] < Moland> ...
[23:09] < Anferon> ( ... SHIIIIIIIT )
[23:09] * Moland shoots Anferon.
[23:09] < Misato> ( ... ... ... )
[23:09] < Leon_Sernia> ((Game OVER, MAN! GAME OVER!))
[23:10] * Moland shoots him again.
[23:10] < Anferon> ( ... how many ghosts are there... )
[23:10] < eldersphinx> !roll 12d100
[23:10] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 12d100: 97, 76, 58, 87, 51, 17, 20, 52, 51, 23, 74, 56 ( Total: 662 )
[23:10] < Xyzo> (Six.)
[23:10] < Xyzo> (We each have a 50-50 chance to live.)
[23:10] < Anferon> ( ... joy )
[23:10] < Xyzo> (Anferon, if I live, I'm kicking your ass.)
[23:10] * Misato resolves to break those goddamn reels. Twice.
[23:10] < eldersphinx> The Roulette effect causes Moland, Xyzo, and four of the Mistmakers to expire on the spot.
[23:10] < Moland> ((Form a line))
[23:11] * Xyzo falls down.
[23:11] < Moland> ((Someone PD me so I can kill him))
[23:11] * Anferon cannot feel it, but somehow knows that something is horribly wrong, as the world begins to errupt into a series of awful cackles.
[23:11] * Moland falls limp.
[23:11] < Leon_Sernia> "...WHAT IN THE HOLY HELL WAS THAT!?"
[23:11] * Misato stares, jaw slack, as Moland and Xyzo keel over.
[23:11] * Xyzo lays there, quite stone dead.
[23:11] * Gerard glances around in confusion, blinded as he is
[23:11] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[23:11] < eldersphinx> Mistmaker_F:17 Mistmaker_E:15 Leon:15 Gerard:11 Misato:10 5
[23:11] < Anferon> In the darkness, a jester suddenly appears, and brutally murders six random people, giggling in the spray of blood or monster-stuff, take your pick, before it vanishes again.
[23:11] < Misato> The Mithra's eyes flash dangerously, pointing at Anferon. "YOU. I. WILL. DEAL. WITH. LATER."
[23:11] * Leon_Sernia would be shooting at Anferon right now, if it weren't for the enemies.
[23:12] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[23:12] < eldersphinx> Anferon:17 Mistmaker_F:17 Mistmaker_E:15 Leon:15 Gerard:11 Misato:10
[23:12] < eldersphinx> Anferon. Next action.
[23:12] < Anferon> "...what the hell just happened?"
[23:12] < Gerard> Gerard focuses for a moment..."At least there is only two of them left..."
[23:12] * Anferon is blind as a bat, and can't quite tell.
[23:12] < Anferon> "Two? Okay then...."
[23:12] < Leon_Sernia> "THAT'S WHAT I FUCKING WANT TO KNOW!"
[23:12] * Anferon steps forward, his Jinflyssa arcing stragiht forward.
[23:12] < Anferon> straight*
[23:12] * Misato develops a twitch in her left eye.
[23:12] * Leon_Sernia is lookng like he wasnts to kill the first thing that moves.
[23:12] < Anferon> !roll 1d100
[23:12] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d100: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[23:13] < Misato> (...)
[23:13] < Xyzo> (What the hell is with your luck tonight?)
[23:13] < Misato> (Where was that roll WHERE WE NEEDED IT?)
[23:13] < Anferon> ( Highwind hates us )
[23:13] < eldersphinx> (That hits. And yes, it crits.)
[23:13] < Anferon> ( Leave it at that )
[23:13] < Leon_Sernia> ((*wants))
[23:13] < Anferon> !roll 2d8+36,200%
[23:13] < Highwind> Anferon - 2d8+36,200%: 3, 8 ( Total: 94.0 )
[23:13] < Gerard> ((crit even though blind? cool!))
[23:14] < eldersphinx> 26 damage to the Mistmaker. It howls and strikes back at Anferon. Its neighbor joins it/
[23:14] < eldersphinx> !roll 2d100
[23:14] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2d100: 87, 41 ( Total: 128 )
[23:14] * Anferon quickly sidesteps and usesh is left arm for defense, trying to avoid being hurt badly.
[23:14] < eldersphinx> !roll 2#1d10+30
[23:14] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2#1d10+30(1): 2 ( Total: 32 )
[23:14] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2#1d10+30(2): 2 ( Total: 32 )
[23:15] < Highwind> eldersphinx - Total: 64
[23:15] < eldersphinx> Anferon takes a total of 18 damage from the blows. Leon's up.
[23:15] * Leon_Sernia shoots at Mistmaker E.
[23:15] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[23:15] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 66 ( Total: 66 )
[23:16] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[23:16] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d12+33
[23:16] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d12+33: 3 ( Total: 36 )
[23:16] < eldersphinx> 12 damage to the Mistmaker. Gerard's up.
[23:16] * Gerard flails forward, fists flying, at Mistmaker E
[23:16] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[23:16] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[23:16] < Gerard> (75% to hit, right?)
[23:17] < Gerard> ((doh...forgot to wait 2 ticks...))
[23:17] < Gerard> ((goes off at 9))
[23:17] < Anferon> "Hey, did my blow do anything to them?"
[23:17] < Anferon> "I can't see!"
[23:17] < eldersphinx> (I'm not sure it's likely to matter.)
[23:17] < eldersphinx> (Misato, go.)
[23:17] * Misato bares her teeth at the clouds, eyes wildly angry. "You play at being spirits, allow me to introduce you to mine!" The blade is held in front of her, one handed, as she balances the lantern in the other, the mystical blade glowing as she chants. "Evil souls of the dark, gather here! KOTETSU!" (Goes off on 6.)
[23:17] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[23:18] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 84 ( Total: 84 )
[23:18] < eldersphinx> (Okay. Roll damage for Punch Rush, Gerard.)
[23:18] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33,150%
[23:19] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33,150%: 2 ( Total: 52.5 )
[23:19] < eldersphinx> 21 damage to the Mistmaker. Draw Out takes effect.
[23:19] < Misato> !roll 3d6+40
[23:19] < Highwind> Misato - 3d6+40: 6, 3, 5 ( Total: 54 )
[23:19] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[23:19] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 97 ( Total: 97 )
[23:19] < Misato> (woo)
[23:20] < eldersphinx> 32 damage to each of the Mistmakers. End of the round - Blind on Anferon and Gerard ticks down to 2.
[23:20] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[23:20] < eldersphinx> Anferon:19 Mistmaker_E:18 Mistmaker_F:13 Gerard:13 Leon:10 Misato:8
[23:20] < Anferon> "Should I keep swinging, or what?!"
[23:20] < Gerard> "Sure...just don't pull out those reels again..."
[23:20] * Anferon blinks, remembering Misato saying they were spirits... so fumbles out the toy box again... before Gerard had a chance to speak.
[23:20] < Anferon> *click*
[23:21] < Anferon> "...oops."
[23:21] < Anferon> !roll 1d10
[23:21] * Gerard holds his breath...
[23:21] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d10: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[23:21] * Misato stiffens at the 'click'. "What are you DOING?"
[23:21] < Anferon> ( ... )
[23:21] < Misato> (... ... ...)
[23:21] * Leon_Sernia . o O (Shit. This guy is to dangerous to keep on my team.)
[23:21] < Anferon> ( do I HAVE to roll? )
[23:21] < eldersphinx> (Yes.)
[23:21] < Anferon> !roll 2d100
[23:21] < Highwind> Anferon - 2d100: 4, 43 ( Total: 47 )
[23:21] < Anferon> ( WHEW )
[23:22] < Anferon> !roll 1d10
[23:22] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d10: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[23:22] * Anferon tosses out a small pellet out of a random compulsion... which transforms into a wrecking ball into E's face.
[23:22] < Anferon> !roll 3d6+12
[23:22] < Highwind> Anferon - 3d6+12: 1, 5, 1 ( Total: 19 )
[23:23] < eldersphinx> The ball passes through the Mistmaker almost without effect. 4 damage.
[23:23] < eldersphinx> The two Mistmakers swipe at Leon and Misato.
[23:23] < eldersphinx> !roll 2d100
[23:23] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2d100: 76, 46 ( Total: 122 )
[23:23] < eldersphinx> !roll 2#1d10+30
[23:23] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2#1d10+30(1): 5 ( Total: 35 )
[23:23] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 2#1d10+30(2): 7 ( Total: 37 )
[23:23] < Highwind> eldersphinx - Total: 72
[23:24] < eldersphinx> 17 damage to Leon, 25 to Misato. Gerard's up.
[23:24] * Gerard prepares to Punch Rush at MistMakerE (goes off at 11)
[23:25] * Leon_Sernia winces from the hit. He seems to be concentrating on Moland.
[23:25] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[23:25] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 82 ( Total: 82 )
[23:25] < eldersphinx> Gerard's attack goes wide. Leon's up.
[23:25] < Gerard> ((miss, yes?))
[23:25] * Misato howls as the spirits rake away at her.
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[23:27] * Leon_Sernia seems to get an idea. He goes over to Moland, and after checking to see that he isn't bleeding to death, takes his rifle. "Sorry, Moland- I'll give this back afterwards."
[23:27] < Leon_Sernia> ((Will it take one or two rounds to equip the new weapon?))
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[23:27] < eldersphinx> (Just the one. You'll be able to use it next round.)
[23:27] < eldersphinx> (Misato?)
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[23:27] * Misato smiles ferally despite her injuries, flashing teeth at the spirits. "Still eager to play?" she demands, brandishing Kotetsu and chanting softly. "Let me oblige." (Draw Out on 4.)
[23:28] < Misato> (Which is now, eh?)
[23:28] < eldersphinx> (Yep.)
[23:28] < Misato> !roll 3d6+40
[23:28] < Highwind> Misato - 3d6+40: 6, 2, 3 ( Total: 51 )
[23:28] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[23:28] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 54 ( Total: 54 )
[23:28] < Misato> (woo)
[23:29] < eldersphinx> Kotetsu whistles through the spirits, doing 29 damage to each.
[23:29] < eldersphinx> End of the round - Blind ticks down to 1.
[23:29] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[23:29] < eldersphinx> Mistmaker_F:18 Anferon:17 Mistmaker_E:15 Leon:12 Gerard:12 Misato:10
[23:30] < eldersphinx> The first Mistmaker attacks Leon.
[23:30] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[23:30] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 45 ( Total: 45 )
[23:30] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d10+30
[23:30] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d10+30: 2 ( Total: 32 )
[23:30] < eldersphinx> 14 damage to the Mediator. Anferon's up.
[23:31] * Leon_Sernia feels the thing's claws rake across his back as he gets the rifle ready to fire.
[23:31] * Anferon slips out with the Jinflyssa again, this time slashing where he heard those weird sounds.
[23:31] < Anferon> !roll 1d100
[23:31] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d100: 71 ( Total: 71 )
[23:32] < eldersphinx> Anferon slams into the wall, hard. The other Mistmaker dives at him.
[23:32] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[23:32] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 76 ( Total: 76 )
[23:32] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d10+30
[23:32] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d10+30: 6 ( Total: 36 )
[23:33] * Anferon twists, again trying to defend himself... but to absolutely no avail.
[23:33] < eldersphinx> 13 damage to Anferon. Leon's up.
[23:33] < Leon_Sernia> "Okay, you bastards, you want something else to do?"
[23:33] * Leon_Sernia shoots at Mistmaker E
[23:33] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[23:33] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 77 ( Total: 77 )
[23:34] < eldersphinx> (Hits.)
[23:34] < Leon_Sernia> "Well, try some of this!"
[23:34] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 2d12+66
[23:34] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 2d12+66: 2, 7 ( Total: 75 )
[23:34] < eldersphinx> 31 damage to the Mistmaker. It actually seems to have felt that shot.
[23:35] < eldersphinx> Gerard's action.
[23:35] < Leon_Sernia> "...really nice gun."
[23:35] * Gerard tries again to Punch Rush at E (goes off at 10)
[23:35] * Xyzo bleeds.
[23:36] < Gerard> ((does Misato go before it goes off?))
[23:36] * Anferon is gonna bleed when those two wake up.
[23:36] < eldersphinx> (It'll go off before Misato's action.)
[23:36] < Gerard> !roll 1d100
[23:36] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d100: 54 ( Total: 54 )
[23:36] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33,150%
[23:36] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33,150%: 6 ( Total: 58.5 )
[23:37] < eldersphinx> Gerard slams into the Mistmaker, doing 23 damage. It's badly injured at this point. Misato's up.
[23:37] * Misato sighs softly, looking at her trusty blade. "Spirits, I must beg your assistance again... save us from these abominations!" More praying. By the end of this, everyone's likely to know how to Draw Out Kotetsu. Well, maybe.
[23:37] < Misato> !roll 3d6+40
[23:37] < Highwind> Misato - 3d6+40: 1, 2, 5 ( Total: 48 )
[23:37] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[23:37] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 42 ( Total: 42 )
[23:37] < Misato> (woo)
[23:38] < eldersphinx> Kotetsu burns through the Mistmakers for 26 damage to each. Mistmaker E dissolves.
[23:39] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[23:39] < eldersphinx> Anferon:19 Misato:16 Leon:15 Mistmaker_F:12 Gerard:10
[23:39] < eldersphinx> Blind's gone completely now. Anferon?
[23:40] < Anferon> Anferon looks around, and blinks.
[23:40] < Anferon> "Oh....that's what happened..."
[23:40] < Anferon> "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" Spoken as he whips around and non-chalantly stabs the MistMaker in the eye.
[23:40] < Anferon> !roll 1d100
[23:40] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d100: 80 ( Total: 80 )
[23:40] < Leon_Sernia> "..."
[23:40] < Anferon> And probably misses.
[23:40] < eldersphinx> (That'll hit. Just .)
[23:41] < Anferon> ( wow )
[23:41] < Anferon> !roll 2d8+36
[23:41] < Highwind> Anferon - 2d8+36: 4, 6 ( Total: 46 )
[23:41] * Gerard rubs his eyes, takes stock of his surroundings, and watches as Anferon somehow manages to connect with his blade
[23:41] < eldersphinx> 17 damage to the Mistmaker. Misato's up.
[23:42] < Misato> (Hmm.)
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[23:42] * Misato decides not to push her luck with her blade's spirits anymore, and instead takes a whack at it with Kotetsu the old fashioned way. After all, Leon's got that big gun now...
[23:43] < Misato> !roll 1d100
[23:43] < Highwind> Misato - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[23:43] < Misato> !roll 1d10+30
[23:43] < Highwind> Misato - 1d10+30: 7 ( Total: 37 )
[23:45] < eldersphinx> Misato's blade whistles through the smoke, doing 13 damage. Leon's up.
[23:45] * Leon_Sernia takes careful aim and shoots at the last remaining monster.
[23:45] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[23:45] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 84 ( Total: 84 )
[23:45] * Anferon grimaces, murmuring.
[23:45] < Anferon> "If just two of these things are this bad... I'd hate to hell what it would've been if we faced all six before."
[23:45] < Anferon> "What the hell killed them all, and Moland and Xyzo?"
[23:46] < eldersphinx> The creature seems to almost dissolve momentarily as Leon aims and fires, rematerializing only after the bullet passes harmlessly by. It dives at Gerard.
[23:46] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d100
[23:46] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d100: 54 ( Total: 54 )
[23:46] < eldersphinx> !roll 1d10+30
[23:46] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 1d10+30: 2 ( Total: 32 )
[23:46] * Gerard just blinks at Anferon, and saves the words for later...
[23:46] * Leon_Sernia hits a crow, instead. The crow is turned into a fine red mist.
[23:46] < eldersphinx> 12 damage to the Monk. He's up.
[23:46] * Misato hisses, tail lashing as she whirls around on Anferon. "I do not gamble, but I will lay money that it was you INFERNAL BOX that killed them!"
[23:46] < Misato> (your)
[23:47] * Gerard Punch Rushes the remaining misty
[23:47] < Gerard> !roll 1d6+33,150%
[23:47] < Highwind> Gerard - 1d6+33,150%: 4 ( Total: 55.5 )
[23:47] < eldersphinx> 22 damage. End of the round.
[23:47] < eldersphinx> The initiative order is:
[23:47] < eldersphinx> Leon:17 Anferon:15 Misato:15 Mistmaker_F:12 Gerard:10
[23:48] < eldersphinx> Leon's up.
[23:48] < Leon_Sernia> "...stay still, dammit!"
[23:48] * Leon_Sernia fires again.
[23:48] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 1d100
[23:48] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 1d100: 21 ( Total: 21 )
[23:48] < eldersphinx> (That'll hit.)
[23:48] < Leon_Sernia> !roll 2d12+66
[23:48] < Highwind> Leon_Sernia - 2d12+66: 3, 5 ( Total: 74 )
[23:49] < eldersphinx> Another 31 damage is done to the creature. It keens, trying to get away.
[23:49] < eldersphinx> Anferon's up.
[23:49] < Anferon> Stabity, stab stab.
[23:49] < Anferon> !roll 1d100
[23:49] < Highwind> Anferon - 1d100: 26 ( Total: 26 )
[23:50] < Anferon> !roll 2d8+36
[23:50] < Highwind> Anferon - 2d8+36: 1, 7 ( Total: 44 )
[23:52] < eldersphinx> Anferon's rapier licks in, doing another 16 damage to the Mistmaker. It shrieks, then dissolves into a thin mist.
[23:52] < eldersphinx> (Cue victory theme!)
[23:52] < Anferon> "Whew...."
[23:52] * Leon_Sernia clears his throat, takes a swig of water from his canteen, and reloads Moland's rifle.
[23:52] * Gerard pulls off a stunning backflip
[23:52] * Misato grunts as it disappears, sourly sheathing her weapon and muttering her thanks.
[23:52] < Misato> "Let us tend to the ... fallen."
[23:52] < Anferon> "Whatever happened, let's just help these guys now." Tips his hap down easily, while sheathing Jinflyssa beneath his belt.
[23:52] * Gerard glares at Anferon
[23:53] * Leon_Sernia then immediately goes back to check on Moland.
[23:53] < eldersphinx> With a bit of work, you're able to get Moland and Xyzo conscious again, though they're not anywhere near fighting shape. (1 HP each.)
[23:53] < Anferon> "They shouldn't be dead. If it was my gambling skill, they're just unconcious."
[23:53] * Gerard then helps tend the fallen
[23:53] * Anferon emphasizes the point by pouring a potion into Xyzo's mouth.
[23:53] < eldersphinx> !roll 6d100
[23:53] < Highwind> eldersphinx - 6d100: 80, 70, 10, 73, 8, 53 ( Total: 294 )
[23:53] * Moland stirs slowly and blinks.
[23:53] < Moland> "The...hell?
[23:53] * Leon_Sernia gives Moland a Potion injection, and gives him back his gun.
[23:53] < eldersphinx> Each PC receives 1368 XP for the battle. There's also 2754 gil, as well as a pair of Phoenix Downs.
[23:53] < Anferon> ( ... )
[23:53] < Anferon> ( you GOT to be kidding me... )
[23:54] < Anferon> ( ::just.... cracks up laughing:: )
[23:54] < Xyzo> (...Rodger, was that just luck, or what?)
[23:54] < Misato> "That makes it no better," she growls softly, watching the two recover slowly. "Are you both all right?"
[23:54] * Xyzo groans.
[23:54] * Anferon idly snatches one of the phoenix down, incase something like this happens again.
[23:54] < Xyzo> "'m not dead yet."
[23:54] < Anferon> "You alright there, bud?"
[23:54] < eldersphinx> (Luck. Look at the d100 rolls. Two of them less than 50, and both of *those* at 10 or less.)
[23:54] * Gerard reaches for the other one
[23:54] < Anferon> "Good to know."
[23:55] * Misato stoops to pick up the other, but Gerard's faster than she. Oh well. Still holding the lantern even after ALL THAT, she looks around the room, in a foul mood.
[23:55] < Moland> "I think I'm okay.."
[23:55] < Anferon> "Come on, let's help you up... AGAIN."
[23:55] < Leon_Sernia> "Good to hear. Your gun really saved our asses back there."
[23:55] * Anferon slips his arm beneath Xyzo's shoulder, and shoulders the man up again.
[23:55] * Xyzo slowly gets up. And smacks Anferon away.
[23:55] * Leon_Sernia helps up Moland.
[23:56] < Anferon> "I think I heard Misato doing something to them as well. I couldn't see most of that, any--WOAH."
[23:56] * Anferon steps back, grumbling.
[23:56] < Xyzo> "You are not allowed to use that thing again."
[23:56] < Xyzo> "Seriously."
[23:56] < Anferon> "Sheesh, I help you out, and you do that?"
[23:56] < Anferon> "Bah."
[23:56] * Gerard chuckles
[23:56] < Anferon> "And what AM I supposed to do, hrm? Ya'll know the nature of gambling."
[23:56] < Misato> "With friends like you, who needs enemies?" is the pithy comment from the Mithra.
[23:56] < Gerard> "Although, in it's own way...it did help..."
[23:56] < eldersphinx> You slowly push your way up the last steps and to the door at the top. It opens easily at your touch, and pushes inwards to reveal a small, well-kept library. The Wing Pendant sits on a table in the middle, glittering quietly.
[23:56] * Xyzo sighs.
[23:56] < Anferon> "This thing is what kept you alive when we played guard duty, remember?"
[23:57] < Leon_Sernia> "Hey. Guys. Pendant."
[23:57] * Anferon grumbles, and marches his way into the library... before he does anything else though, he tosses several dice, all around the room.
[23:57] < Anferon> "Don't move."
[23:57] * Misato eyes the pendant - then the library - not moving from the doorway. "If this does not scream trap, I have learned nothing from Stabitha."
[23:57] * Gerard glances at the Pendant, but isn't foolish enough to approach it
[23:57] < eldersphinx> The dice clatter and land around the room. Nothing happens.
[23:57] < Anferon> "...I agree with Misato. Anyone got something heavier they don't mind losing?"
[23:57] * Moland swallows another potion and sighs.
[23:57] < Anferon> "And NOT me?"
[23:58] * Xyzo just goes over to the pendant. Screw it, he's died once already.
[23:58] < eldersphinx> You step forward, expecting something to leap out and kill you at any moment, and your fingers close around the chain. And that's it. You've got the Wing Pendant.
[23:58] * Misato starts to speak, but Anferon cuts her off. Damn, there goes her idea.
[23:58] < Gerard> "Well, that wasn't too hard... Now we just have to get out of here!"
[23:58] < eldersphinx> A soft cough from behind you causes you to wheel in surprise. It's the same man who swiped the Pendant from you two days ago at the Gloris complex, and he looks at you with sort of an amused astonishment. "How DID you manage to get here so quickly?"
[23:58] * Anferon sighs, and nods to Xyzo. Idly, he looks over the books, interested in the subject matter they keep in here.
[23:58] < Leon_Sernia> "Okay, let's get the hell out."
[23:58] < Anferon> "Hrm? Oh, Hi."
[23:58] * Gerard bows at the shadowy figure
[23:58] < eldersphinx> He cuts off your response with an upraised hand. "Never mind. But your timing's damn good. See, we took the thing in the first place because the minions of the Faceless also wanted it. And they showed up just a few seconds ago. In fact --"
[23:58] * Xyzo hefts the pendant. "Bad luck. Don't ask. Can we go now?"
[23:58] < Leon_Sernia> "...don't as-"
[23:59] < Anferon> "We knocked on the front door, but no one's let us in."
[23:59] < eldersphinx> The man's speech is interrupted momentarily by a sudden concussion of force from below, that causes the entire tower to shake and sends dust scattering down from the ceiling. He starts, then smirks sardonically. "That is, they've just now broken the front door down."
[23:59] * Gerard 's face falls at the mention of the Faceless
[23:59] < Anferon> "..Oh."
[23:59] < eldersphinx> From below you, the sounds of combat are beginning to make themselves heard. The man turns away from you, hefts his Swallow, and strides over to the tower window. "Time to move."
[23:59] < Anferon> "Tell you what. Would you mind if we argue later, and escape now?"
[23:59] < eldersphinx> ~ END PART II ~
[23:59] < Anferon> "We can go through the rooftops!"
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