Session Date: 06/Dec/2009 [18:34:43] * Joins: Livak (~Administr@1da97c9.a8c8d76.tn.comcast.net) [18:39:22] * Ragnhild is now known as Danica [18:39:28] * Antimerus is now known as Alen [18:39:32] !roll 7d20 [18:39:32] * !Diebot sees that Alen rolled 52 [1 7 5 1 18 9 11]. [18:39:35] roll d5 [18:39:37] * aetherspoon is now known as Evil_EM [18:39:42] !roll d5 [18:39:42] * !Diebot sees that Alen rolled 1 [1]. [18:40:25] So last time we were about to bust out some crazy plan. [18:40:57] yup [18:41:10] We were going to try to let only one of those cats through and fight it. [18:41:25] I forgot the exact details of the plan. [18:41:33] But I think it involved a rope around the door handle. [18:41:36] or something like that. [18:41:43] With Livak being the one to close the door. [18:42:09] yeah I was going to open the door because I think I have the best chance of closing it before the other cat gets through. [18:42:22] Yeah, your init is the highest in this group. [18:42:24] is that still the plan you all are going to use? [18:42:36] I believe so. [18:43:15] could the three of you give me int checks? [18:43:36] !roll d20+36 [18:43:36] * !Diebot sees that Alen rolled 56 [20]. [18:43:42] Is there some moronic flaw in our plan? [18:43:44] !roll d20+36 [18:43:45] * !Diebot sees that Danica rolled 46 [10]. [18:43:49] !roll d20+30 [18:43:49] * !Diebot sees that Livak rolled 45 [15]. [18:43:53] See remembering to roll the 7d20 and d5 is good [18:44:03] I think it is less that and more 'it has been two adventures and lots of weeks'. [18:44:21] And we may have forgotten the actual plan. [18:44:52] the three of you simultaneously (since you all rolled high enough) realize that, with the bit of a tickle of air movement at your back, that you're in the one area of the castle that you all literally saw through when you entered - meaning you can just escape to the mine area if you want if you make a bigger hole than what is already there. [18:45:10] remember the pretty stone Livak saw? [18:45:32] Oh yeah. [18:45:49] "Hmmm perhaps we can just escape. I've still got a pickaxe." [18:46:15] "I think that is an excellent idea. We can come back and deal with those cats later." [18:46:58] * Danica agrees. [18:47:49] "Alen if you would be so kind to make that hole bigger, I would appreciate it." [18:47:50] * Alen starts looking for the place to make a bigger hole to escape, consulting his maps so far. [18:48:05] It's not in this room right? It's just in this area. [18:48:17] it is in the room next to this one. [18:48:41] * Alen opens the door to that room to make sure a cat hasen't already flanked us and gotten in there. [18:49:34] no, but you have a funny feeling that might be why there are only two cats immediately out the door... [18:49:54] How many doors into this next room? [18:50:12] I'll close any extra doors that cats might be able to use to get in here. [18:50:15] 2 - the one you entered and another one that went down a hallway. [18:51:00] so you close that one. [18:51:11] and you can see where the wall has holes in it from the miners / Livak. [18:51:27] * Alen starts trying to make the hole bigger with a pickaxe. And my super cool 20 strength. [18:51:29] so you easily make a larger hole. How much larger are you making it - walk through size, crawl through size, what? [18:51:51] Let's do crawl size for my girth. Is that possibly still too small for large cats? [18:51:59] should be. [18:52:10] But cats are sleek creatures. [18:52:12] but you don't know how much th- yeah [18:52:22] How low can they go!? [18:52:34] Well, we'll have to warn people these are loose in the mines and could be anywhere. [18:52:42] I just hope they don't actually come out of the mines. [18:53:00] But then again the country side is already crawling with monsters. That's just how Sharna is. [18:53:50] So I guess we escape. [18:53:55] all right, you do so. [18:54:05] the three of you vacate the old castle and head back to the surface, I'm assuming. [18:54:22] indeed [18:54:35] We did get some artifacts and a good look around already at least. [18:54:46] indeed, you've searched through 90% of the castle. [18:55:16] (That means the boss must be in that last 10%, that is how these games work.) [18:55:24] I hate leaving things undone. [18:55:32] * Evil_EM sweatdrops [18:56:27] Ok so we report our finding so far to the crew right? [18:56:28] all right, you arrive back at the surface. [18:56:39] I'm assuming so. Did anyone else want to do something first? [18:56:48] no. [18:57:11] no [18:58:09] all right, you arrive back to the 'hotel' that you all were staying at with your crew. [18:59:18] I'm going to need to know what you all are relaying to Mr. Cuthrell, unless if you want me to do it via a summary of what happened. [18:59:33] Is our crew in the "bar area"? [18:59:43] probably. [18:59:55] Mr. Cuthrell and Yanthia are enjoying Tea Time. [19:00:01] lol [19:00:19] Did you want to lead this discription Livak? I know you love such things. [19:00:24] "Hello Mr. Cuthrell, Yanthia. I need a drink." [19:00:26] Sure. [19:00:48] "Tea or h-" [19:00:49] he stops [19:00:57] "How hard do you want the alcohol?" [19:01:11] "Medium hard." [19:01:21] "It's been one of those days." [19:01:32] "I can tell from the claw mark on your face. Are you okay?" [19:01:57] "Sometimes investigating ruins can get a bit interesting to say the least." [19:03:53] Danica, you are given some Tea, and Alen, you're asked what you'd like. [19:04:27] * Alen orders an ale. [19:04:31] * Danica gratefully accepts the Tea. [19:04:40] "It was really quite spectacular." [19:05:12] * Alen puts his partial map on the table. "Quite large ruins." [19:06:39] "We have investigated most of the castle but I'm guessing only a third of the mine. We found some interesting clothing and artifacts from long time ago. We did run into some local fauna. They were in the form of large cats that are very difficult to defeat. We killed one but ran away when we got cornered by two of them." [19:08:56] (done explaining?) [19:09:11] "Don't forget there was a third one out of sight that was probably trying to flank us." [19:10:39] "Hmm wasen't there some writing that none of us could read." [19:10:50] "We did find that the mine is full of some exotic mineral that I can't remember the name of right now. I'm sure it was caught on the film." [19:11:14] "There was. We made sure we caught it on camera to look at again later." [19:12:05] "Aye the mine still has a wealth of the mineral, but it be too dangerous with those beasties in there." [19:12:45] (Yanthia): "We'll have to take a look at the film later to find the name of that material and to get the writing." [19:12:51] she continues to take notes on what you all are saying. [19:12:57] "I wonder if those three cats are the only monsters down there or is there other things waiting to be discovered." [19:13:07] (Did we actually know it was mithril or something from last time?) [19:13:20] (I think I recall that being it, but I don't remember for sure.) [19:13:23] (yeah but I can't remember what it was.) [19:13:31] (it was named, but I don't remember the name.. which means it wasn't mithril or I'd have remembered it) [19:14:11] (Mr. Cuthrell): "That's the problem with a lot of these ruins. Lots of monsters around. We might be able to try and set up a barrier of some type so the miners can work on their own without the big cats bothering them and vice versa." [19:14:33] (Byzlica, says the logs) [19:16:00] "Is there anything else left to investigate down there?" [19:16:19] "There is some area left. But we'll have to deal with the giant cats to do it." [19:16:21] "To do that we would have to investigate the rest of the mine to make sure there aren't any other ways the cats can get out." [19:17:02] "And while it seems we can handle one cat reasonably well, two at a time would be a challenge, and three at once would be impossible." [19:17:52] "Furthermore, there's something very strange about those cats." [19:18:15] "They wore collars, as if they are owned by someone. And they didn't seem malnourished, yet where do they get food from?" [19:18:23] (Mr. Cuthrell): "Yanthia, start looking up my contacts in this region, I believe I know a Geomancer or two that could block that section off at least long enough to investigate the rest of it. Also, telegram a Veterinarian." [19:19:02] "Hmm... strike the Vet then, contact a Monster Identifier." [19:19:43] "Good points lass, they must be or have been somone's pets. But where are they finding food now is most puzzling." [19:19:50] "And the cat's teeth were strange. As if they were made from a different material than tooth. Same with some bones we found. The cats may be artificially created creatures." [19:19:56] "There aren't enough miners left to go around after all." [19:20:16] (Yanthia): "All right, but that Monster IDer isn't going to be cheap, and I know we're running a bit low on our budget, so I'll see what I can do. Is there anyone else I could contact while I'm trying to get in touch with outsiders?" [19:20:18] * Danica shows Mr. Cuthrell the 'bone' samples of the strange material she collected. [19:20:31] "Maybe someone that can analyze these bones?" [19:21:14] "Artificial creatures? Do you mean some kind of golem?" [19:21:22] Yanthia looks at the 'bones' [19:21:41] "Yes, actually. It looks like it might be fused with some form of magic, so that might actually be it." [19:21:45] "It would make sense. I believe golems wouldn't need to eat." [19:22:10] "They might also still be following the orders of someone long dead and gone." [19:22:41] "That is a good point, Alen." [19:23:29] "Our party could benefit from the addition of someone able to carry heavy objects. I'm sure examining the remains of one of those cats could reveal some answers." [19:23:36] "IT is also possible whoever that is is still there living all hermit like. Unlikely, perhaps but not impossible." [19:24:07] "Haha lass you saying we need a porter?" [19:24:09] * Livak looking at Alen's map "Where do you think they would be if they were there?" [19:24:35] you do notice a big spot missing from the map [19:24:36] Did we see any signs of recent activity that wouldn't be attributed to giant cats? [19:24:45] "The facility was built to house an army. It would have food stores where one or a few people could survive for ages without need of contact with the outside world." [19:25:00] "It would have to be where we have not investagated yet if there is someone there." [19:25:01] (Yanthia, to Danica): "I could probably arrange that, if it is only for a short time." [19:25:36] "Here were we are missing a large area." [19:25:47] "If we could isolate the cats and take them out one by one, we could investigate the missing area. I have a feeling we might find some very interesting artifacts in there." [19:26:01] Does it look like that area we are missing is past where we ran into the three cats? [19:26:21] yes. [19:26:45] "We will need to get past the cats to check the last area." [19:27:06] "If they be golems then they won't give up or be easily distracted from their guard." [19:28:10] "No they won't. We will have to destroy them." [19:28:13] "Let's bring a hunk of bloody meat and see if they are interested in eating it instead of us." [19:28:34] "I don't think that will work if they are not real animals." [19:28:54] "Exactly. It would confirm that they aren't, if they ignore it." [19:29:43] "Ok. Then we would know. What good would it do us while fighting them?" [19:30:20] "What we need is a way to not face them all at once." [19:32:16] "We need to be able to trap them. Any ideas?" [19:33:52] (Mr. Cuthrell): "What about a really big net?" [19:34:05] (Yanthia): "Um, sir, I'm pretty sure they're too strong for that..." [19:34:16] "Yeah. I don't think that will hold them." [19:34:26] "Indeed a net strong enough to hold them would be made of steel and too difficult for us to carry." [19:34:59] (Yanthia): "How long would they need to be immobilized?" [19:35:00] "They do have some difficulty with opening doors. Not having handes and all." [19:35:20] "How long did it takes us to kill one of them?" [19:36:19] "I would say it took about one minute roughly." [19:36:35] Hmmm wait round is 5 seconds. [19:36:42] "More like half a minute actually." [19:37:28] "What about simply moving them aside and sealing up the castle area after you finish searching?" [19:37:29] "Ok. Let's say for a minute." [19:38:02] "Moving them aside?" [19:38:21] "Hmmm it could be possible, but if the miners started mining again they might accidently dig into the castle again." [19:38:50] "I don't know how I would feel leaving this area knowing that one blunder and the town could be destroyed." [19:39:10] "Now I think you might be exaggerating. Those things have never come out here that we know of." [19:39:13] "You have several rooms on this map, and you mentioned that they can't open doors." [19:39:29] "Indeed, but they might be able to break them down given some time." [19:40:09] "We have considered trying to trap some of them in the rooms. It still may be a good plan." [19:40:37] "As a way of thinning them out so we can kill them." [19:41:02] "I'm not so sure killing them is a good idea. Again, they haven't ventured out into the town yet, and it isn't like the Mine was blocked off." [19:41:43] "If they are artificial creatures, it should be possible to deactivate them. Imagine how great one of those would look in a museum." [19:41:47] "If there is a hermit down there commanding them this person will be rather annoyed with us already, destroying all of them would take that a step farther I imagine." [19:42:22] "Hmmm my lore of magic is not good enough to know, but... did golems usually come with an off switch?" [19:42:35] !roll d20 [19:42:35] * !Diebot sees that Evil_EM rolled 12 [12]. [19:42:54] "Alright. Let's try to shut them up in the long storage room and then see if we can find the off switch or the hermit." [19:42:55] (Yanthia): "Some might. I guess it would depend on the golem and who created it." [19:43:16] "If either exists lass. There might not be such things." [19:44:16] "Well then we should have enough time to search the rest of the castle and find out. If we can't find anything we just leave the castle, and hope that the cats don't follow us out or corner us." [19:45:03] "Now the real question is. Will they still be where we last saw them or back to where they were we ran into them, or somewhere else entirely?" [19:45:57] "No idea. I wonder if they would come to investigate a large noise?" [19:48:31] "So, I'll go hire a porter for your group. I think we should head down as well, as I can probably help trap the creatures into a room and Mr. Cuthrell is an expert with all sorts of different languages." [19:49:06] What time of day is it? [19:49:34] Tea Time. [19:49:50] Isn't it getting late in game time? [19:49:56] We went down twice in one day already so far. [19:50:29] around 4:00 PM. [19:51:36] So I guess the question is are our characters beat yet. [19:52:04] you might be getting tired by this point. [19:52:08] "Question now is do we go back down now or tomorrow morning?" [19:52:11] you didn't sleep a huge amount the previous night, after all. [19:52:17] "I suggest going in the morning." [19:52:24] "No need to be reckless." [19:53:39] "Hmm...I do have to update my logs. Ok. Let's head down in the morning." [19:54:13] "I should inquire about finding a compass that works in the mines." [19:54:31] "Knowing the directions makes cartagraphy much easier." [19:55:37] * Livak nods at Alen as she pulls out her laptop. [19:55:53] Does our tavern have a wench? [19:56:03] no, as this is too small of a place. [19:56:08] ok. [19:56:09] * Alen will have dinner then go around and ask the miner about how to tell directions underground in the mines. [19:57:50] Danica, what will you be doing? [19:59:05] Writing more on my report to the mother superior about my mission. [19:59:23] "I really need to get my hands on a digital scanner so I could just scan the writing into my laptop." [19:59:24] especially the golem theory. [20:02:11] all right. [20:02:25] you all have a restful slumber that doesn't include eerie glowing blue lights. [20:02:35] Yay! [20:02:55] Well, if we were going to have eerie lights, blue ones are preferred. [20:03:10] you head back to the bar section of the inn and you see Mr. Cuthrell and Yanthia, plus one extra person already waiting. [20:03:22] Mr. Cuthrell looks like he's going on a safari. [20:03:34] Dressed for the jungle? [20:03:37] you don't think any of his fancy equipment and clothing actually DOES anything though. [20:03:41] * Livak giggles quietly to her self. [20:04:10] "Looking sharp Mr. Cuthrell." [20:05:26] "Good morning, Yanthia." [20:05:37] Yanthia rolls her eyes as Mr. Cuthrell starts straightening his outfit [20:06:00] "Been inside many caves Mr. Cuthrell?" [20:06:28] (Yanthia): "This is Klaus. He's the only local I could find last night that was willing to go in to the mine and carry things. I'll make sure he stays with Mr. Cuthrell, for his protection." [20:06:30] she winks. [20:06:41] "Good idea." [20:06:49] "Hello Klaus. Thanks for helping out." [20:07:15] "Pleased to meet you, Klaus. I am Sister Danica." [20:08:00] "Oh yeah. You can call me Liv." [20:08:23] "And I'm Alen. Welcome aboard." [20:09:24] Klaus nods [20:09:47] "Shall we have breakfast and then head out?" [20:09:49] (Mr. Cuthrell): "All right, I believe we're ready to go. My, it has been awhile since I've done some exploring." [20:10:11] "Indeed lass. That is the plan." [20:10:24] (Yanthia, whispering to you all): "I'll make sure he stays out of harm's way, and Klaus will help me with that, so don't worry about him too much." [20:10:32] * Livak whispers to Alen. "This is going to be intersting." [20:10:38] * Livak nods at Yanthia. [20:12:05] so we eat and then head out. [20:12:13] * Livak finishes her breakfast and is ready to head out. [20:12:18] yup. [20:12:52] all right, you all return to the caves, this time with three extra people behind you. [20:13:45] "Which way should we enter the castle? I vote for our escape route just in case the cats are still lurking outside." [20:14:16] "Which way would make it easier to trap them though?" [20:14:16] "I have no objections to that." [20:14:36] * Alen shows Yanthia the map and the two different routs. [20:15:31] "Well, I'd suggest trapping them into one of the smaller rooms, in order to minimize any further damage to the castle." [20:15:55] "It'd be a bit more difficult, but it also means that we'd be less likely to run into a problem, and we might possibly be able to isolate them as well." [20:16:09] "Ok. Let's do that." [20:16:33] "I'm hearing a good goal, but I've not heard the how of it yet." [20:17:27] is the small rooms one of the bedrooms? [20:17:30] yes. [20:18:07] "We will need to lure the cats into the small room." [20:19:10] "So, bait, someone to get the cats in there, and someone to close the door." [20:19:32] "Yeah but whoever is the bait may not come back out again." [20:19:38] "And that someone must be fast enough to get out of the room." [20:19:54] "Who said anything about that being a person? Didn't someone recommend a hunk of meat? We can try that first." [20:20:50] "Alright, then I suggest we enter through the escape route and locate the cats. Who is the fastest?" [20:21:05] "And if we try that only to find out that they don't eat? What's plan B?" [20:21:06] * Alen points at Livak "You are lass." [20:21:25] "I'll handle Plan B." [20:21:44] "Ok. Let's go." [20:22:29] Danica, are you going to go buy a hunk of meat at the market area? [20:22:39] yes, I am. [20:22:58] you get a lot of strange looks when you try to order the bloodiest meat that they have. [20:23:36] * Danica explains that it's for an animal, so it doesn't have to be the best cut or even all that fresh. [20:23:45] You get some rather smelly meat. [20:23:48] it was 1 gil. [20:23:57] hee. That's cheap. [20:23:59] as in they pay you 1 gil to take it. [20:24:05] uh, okay. [20:24:15] it is really, really smelly. [20:24:37] um.. if it's actually rotten, I don't want it. [20:24:47] you said 'not all that fresh'... :P [20:25:02] that is not exactly the same thing. [20:25:06] just as long as it's not so old that even animals won't eat it. [20:25:16] we're talking a time without refridgeration, after all. [20:25:23] yeah.. [20:25:25] okay, it'll cost 5 gil and you get something that will probably be rotten within the day. [20:25:32] that's better. [20:26:16] "All right, we have our monster bait. Anything else we need before we go?" [20:26:48] "I can't think of anything." [20:28:00] all right, then you head back into the mine. [20:28:33] and I believe I read that you'll be going back through the "new entrance" that Alen made, right? [20:28:44] yup [20:29:59] all right, you re-enter that hole and arrive in the waiting room. [20:30:12] things are, well, as you left it. [20:30:35] "Alen why don't you see if the cats are still outside the door to the other room." [20:31:02] * Alen takes a look [20:31:09] how are you looking? [20:31:09] or a listen [20:31:14] let's try that first [20:31:16] ah, okay. [20:31:30] !roll d20+67 [20:31:30] * !Diebot sees that Alen rolled 86 [19]. [20:31:39] you don't hear anything. [20:31:46] "It's clear." [20:32:08] "I wonder if they went back to their nest after we left?" [20:32:15] waiting cats don't exactly make much noise. [20:32:51] "We could make another peep hole to see if they are there." [20:33:14] "I can do that. It won't be perfect though. You never get a view of the whole room doing that." [20:33:29] "I think they probably went back to where they were before though." [20:33:36] "I'm pretty sure once the cats see movement we will know they are there." [20:34:45] so...? [20:35:26] I believe Alen will drill a hole into the door so he can take a look. [20:35:55] but that's vandalism! :P [20:36:17] Hmmm hadn't thought of that. [20:36:19] I think we'd be okay with just opening the door, and then hurriedly shutting it again if the cats are still there. [20:36:32] But If I drill it tastefully it would be... property addition. [20:36:37] heh [20:36:47] Only if someone with high initiative opens the door. [20:36:56] Ok. I'll open the door. [20:37:33] * Livak opens the door slightly to look around. [20:37:41] nothing. [20:37:51] * Livak opens the door all the way. [20:37:57] "Nothing there." [20:38:17] What about the other door? [20:38:47] also nothing. [20:39:48] If I remember correctly one door opens to the hallway of small rooms and the other goes to the room where we did drill a peep hole. [20:40:32] correct. [20:40:48] Ok. Let's check the door with the peep hole. [20:41:09] indeed are there still two kittys hanging out outside there? [20:41:19] I suspect not, but we should look. [20:41:31] You look your observation is higher than mine. [20:41:36] ok [20:41:41] !roll d20+67 [20:41:41] * !Diebot sees that Alen rolled 84 [17]. [20:42:13] no, but there is one kitty curled up on the floor in front of the door. [20:42:19] My observation is the highest. I upgraded it last time. :P [20:42:29] Oh. Sorry. [20:42:53] Psh how were you supposed to remember that [20:43:04] I apologize for everything. [20:43:07] "There is one sleeping by the door." [20:43:12] It's a character flaw. [20:43:14] "Or apparently sleeping." [20:43:36] "Ok. I wonder if we start making noises if we will attract the other two." [20:44:03] "First we need to decide which room we want to lure them to." [20:44:45] "I suggest the first one. This way we have two more in case we need them." [20:45:18] (So what does 'the first one' mean?) [20:45:36] first one after the door from the waiting room. [20:45:40] the first one down the hall, I'd assume. [20:45:50] ok [20:46:19] "If we want to save the furniture I suggest we move it to another room." [20:46:47] "Hmm good idea." [20:47:25] "Klaus could you help us clear the first rooms furniture and put it in the store room?" [20:47:35] Klaus nods and gets to work. [20:47:45] * Alen will help if needed. [20:47:51] Yanthia actually tells him to move the three rooms worth of furniture instead. (and then I crashed mIRC) [20:50:39] so, as I said, furniture moved. [20:50:43] "Sister, could you place the bait in the first room?" [20:51:34] "I guess. Don't we want it to get a whiff of it first, though?" [20:52:23] "Anyone know how far away those beasties should be able to smell that. Assuming they smell like real animals." [20:52:40] !roll 2 d20 [20:52:40] * !Diebot sees that Evil_EM rolled 5 19 [5 :: 19]. [20:53:00] (Mr. Cuthrell): "If they're anything like Lions, they'd be able to smell it from here if there was a clear path." [20:53:55] "So either a fan or you'd have to be at the end of the hall." [20:54:21] (read: Line of sight) [20:54:45] "We could leave a trail for them to follow." [20:54:53] "I've got a lot of useful stuff with me, but not any of these newfangled gagets yet." [20:55:25] Aye that we could. Cut off smaller pieces and make a bit of trail. [20:55:49] "Then we would only need one person to shut the door once they are inside." [20:57:51] "As good a plan as any." [20:58:01] * Alen pulls out a knife to cut some smaller pieces off. [20:58:33] done. [20:58:42] * Livak takes the pieces and starts spacing them out from the door to the room. [20:59:26] * Alen directs everyone to move back to the room leading to the mines and be ready to close that door. [20:59:35] everyone as in the NPCs [21:00:22] k. [21:00:23] aren't the cats going to run right through there? [21:00:32] aren't you going the other way around [21:00:38] there are two ways into here you know [21:00:50] maybe the visualiztion is off in my mind or something [21:01:01] but why in the world would we lead them through our escape rout [21:01:04] if there is any other way [21:01:24] ok. The long way it is. [21:01:25] erm... [21:01:37] yeah, I'm thinking your visualization is really, REALLY far off. [21:01:44] as the "long way" would be literally going around the castle. [21:02:16] There's no joining hallways or doors there or anything [21:02:19] we could just have everyone besides us wait in the mines just past our escape route. [21:02:45] the hallway that you had put all of the furniture and the kitchen are the only other ways that join. [21:02:55] and the kitchen would be a pretty long distance around. [21:03:11] I don't know if I can keep away from the cats that long. [21:03:22] so we blocked off a hallway with furniture then? [21:03:39] it was already mostly blocked to begin with, but yes. [21:03:50] it was a really long storage closet. [21:03:57] with two entrances, one on each side. [21:05:12] ok. so are we set? [21:05:34] Only that I think we need to decide better how to handle the NPCs [21:05:44] I don't like the idea of them being in the mine when the cats go past that room. [21:05:54] We don't know if the hole in the wall is big enough. [21:06:05] we'd be better off having them on the other side behind another closed door. [21:06:09] we could shut them in one of the empty rooms. [21:06:10] with us [21:06:22] let's do that [21:06:34] (Never split the party) [21:07:09] Ok so who is doing what in this plan? [21:07:11] so, repeat again what you are planning, as now I think you have me confused. [21:07:21] I'm luring the cats to the room. [21:07:37] and having the NPCs in a different room with the door closed. So the 3rd room on the hall [21:07:49] What are you and danica doing [21:07:52] when we are luring the cat to the 1st room [21:08:16] I have no idea what I'm doing. I really don't have a visualization of this area. [21:08:26] so you're putting the NPCs into another room, including the one that said she was going to handle your Plan B. [21:08:39] oh yeah that won't work. [21:08:42] and Danica isn't doing anything in the plan either. [21:08:47] that's the part that had me confused. [21:09:09] What if we put them on the otherside of the barrier of furniture. This way Yanthia can still handle plan b if necessary. [21:09:43] Well we need two people to close/open doors. [21:10:28] why do we need two people for that? [21:10:42] I guess we could do it with one. [21:10:51] I could open the door then run like hell. [21:10:59] (And yes the mass confusion is with us spoony.) [21:11:49] Then someone will need to shut the door to the room where we want the cats once I get out. [21:12:23] How about this. [21:12:24] my head hurts. [21:12:29] Indeed [21:12:47] Dancia what is your speed? [21:14:14] 15 [21:14:22] same as mine. [21:14:42] But the only one of us with Stealth is Livak I think. [21:15:13] I was thinking Livak hides by the door to the room with the meat. [21:15:16] Room 1 on this hall. [21:15:27] One of us goes and opens the door to let the cat in and runs. [21:16:06] What if the person opening the door is attacked immediately? [21:16:13] Ms. Y can pick her own spot to be out of the way but can see the action. [21:16:31] Unless they are attacked enough to actually stop them from getting away that'll not be that bad. [21:16:43] The cats can't defeat any of us in just one round I think. [21:17:14] I'll do it if you want. [21:17:53] . . . ? [21:18:00] What now? [21:18:13] Do we need to draw a map and post it online or something. [21:18:13] just wondering if anyone but you was going to respond. :P [21:18:31] I'm not confused. [21:18:40] Do you agree though [21:18:44] you have to speak up [21:18:45] Sure. [21:19:00] I was just waiting till you finished outlining your plan. [21:19:02] Non-combatant NPCs hide in the 3rd room [21:19:11] Ms. Y can pick her own spot to be. [21:19:43] Dancia can be in the 2nd room with the door partially open and watching. [21:20:19] To either rush out to help Livak if this fails badly or do whatever else seems like a good idea. [21:20:33] For this to work we need all three cats at the door. [21:20:49] For it to work in one go you mean. [21:20:50] Which way to the room doors swing? [21:20:54] We still don't know what plan B is. [21:20:55] yeah. [21:21:03] I don't think it's going to work in one go. [21:21:09] Having all three cats present would be disastrous if they don't fall for the bait. [21:21:17] And it's too dangerous to try and force it. [21:21:36] ok [21:21:36] Indeed. [21:21:38] Which way to the room doors swing? <- If you're opening it from this side, toward you. [21:21:57] so I can just slam it closed once they run by? [21:22:02] (The doors in Dragon age swing both ways. ;) [21:22:13] (good to know DA has bi doors.) [21:22:32] (and characters) [21:22:35] anyway! [21:22:44] yes, you can slam the door shut when they run by. [21:22:50] ok. Then I'm all set. [21:23:14] how far is it from the door with the cat behind it to back in this area? [21:23:27] "Alen you might want to wash the smell of meat off you." [21:23:45] * Alen pulls out some water and baking soda. [21:24:08] [14:23:42@06] how far is it from the door with the cat behind it to back in this area? <- Hmmm... [21:24:10] "You really are prepared for everything, aren't you?" [21:24:24] 75', then 30'. [21:24:30] "I certainly try." [21:24:44] So with a speed of 15 running.. it would take 2.5 rounds or so. [21:24:45] "Yanthia, you will want to find a spot where you will be safe but can implement Plan B if we need it. Mr. Cuthrell, Klaus could you wait in room three with the door closed?" [21:24:55] Or is my math totally off. [21:25:40] How much meat is there? [21:25:43] it's off it would be more like 1.5 rounds [21:25:49] Do we have enough to bait the second room if necessary? [21:25:52] Yanthia instead suggests they hide in the closet and Yanthia stand outside the door of said closet. [21:26:08] That'll work as well. [21:27:38] so Alen, you'll have two rounds where you'll be booking it. [21:27:40] is that right? [21:27:45] yep [21:28:56] all right. [21:29:03] give me an init then, and lets start this. [21:29:19] can I offer leadership from here? >_> [21:29:33] +10 to init and speed? [21:29:36] (Run faster stupid! Run faster!) [21:29:47] I'd say so, yes. [21:29:53] even if the concept is amusing. [21:30:04] with +10 speed that cuts me down to one round [21:30:19] Yep, he runs faster because I tell him how to. [21:30:28] ok so my init is: [21:30:36] !roll d20+52 [21:30:37] * !Diebot sees that Alen rolled 54 [2]. [21:30:40] that's with leadership [21:30:50] all right. [21:30:53] opening the door? [21:30:55] yep [21:31:01] you open the door and run. [21:31:11] no cat follows. [21:31:17] still out there sleeping eh [21:31:21] yep. [21:31:34] ok then I'll get back as far as I can with line of sight. [21:31:56] Then I shoot a shotgun shell over it's head that somehow falls to the ground without damaging any walls. [21:32:07] then I start running again [21:32:13] all right, NOW it gets up. [21:32:42] Danica/Livak, you see the kitty come running down the hall. [21:32:48] and it looks hungry at the two of you... [21:32:54] I'm hiding behind the door. [21:33:02] *Danica only then [21:33:43] it ignores the meat on the ground then I take it. [21:33:43] "Over there, kitty. Food that won't fight back! Go get it!" *points at room with bait* [21:34:07] it is more that Danica is visible and FOOD! is not. [21:34:15] close your door then Dancia [21:34:20] yeah, I will. [21:34:30] maybe it has a poor sense of smell. Or isn't interested in food. [21:34:53] it edges closer to the door... [21:35:00] and looks like it is about to go past the door. [21:35:03] a golem wouldn't have a sense of smell. [21:35:15] that's when you see Yanthia cast a spell that looks like it shoves the kitty into the room. [21:35:25] I shut the door. [21:35:29] done. [21:35:38] (Yanthia): "Plan B it was." [21:35:41] "Ok. Well one down." [21:35:50] "Yes. Thank you. How did you do that?" [21:36:00] "I'm an apprentice mage, remember?" [21:36:13] "Oh right. Sorry I forgot." [21:36:16] "Most of my spells are quite worthless in a fight, but they're very useful for other reasons." [21:36:31] "I wonder where the other two cats are?" [21:36:53] you hear crunching noises. [21:36:57] it sounds like kitty is eating the meat. [21:37:04] or at least gnawing on the bone. [21:37:10] "Hmm will it least it's fed then." [21:37:17] "Maybe it will go back to sleep in there." [21:37:27] "Yeah. It's too bad it didn't go for it." [21:37:32] knowledge checks for the three of you? [21:37:42] knowledge what? [21:37:47] "Maybe but we still need to find the other two. I'm sure they are lurking around somewhere." [21:37:56] hmm... [21:38:05] I don't think any of you have a relevant skill, so int-15. [21:38:12] !roll d20+15 [21:38:13] * !Diebot sees that Livak rolled 34 [19]. [21:38:19] !roll d20+21 [21:38:19] * !Diebot sees that Alen rolled 41 [20]. [21:38:25] !roll d20+16 [21:38:26] * !Diebot sees that Danica rolled 27 [11]. [21:38:42] Livak/Alen, the gnawing brings up a point to you. [21:39:07] Assuming this is a golem-like creature, someone must have programmed it to act like a cat, even if it doesn't need any of the things a normal cat does, or have the senses of a normal cat. [21:39:26] as otherwise it would have either smelled the food or not ate it. [21:39:46] "Hmmm I wonder if we could distract them with a big ball of yarn then?" [21:40:02] "Do you have a big ball of yarn in one of your pockets?" [21:40:20] "Anything is possible." (winks) [21:41:25] "Let's go see if we can find one of his brothers." [21:41:47] "Carefully though." [21:41:57] "Yes carefully." [21:42:35] going out exploring? [21:42:47] scouting would be more like it at this point. [21:42:51] but yeah [21:44:21] Hmm [21:44:32] So we step out into the room the first kitty was in [21:44:37] and see if the next room has another kitty [21:45:18] you all proceed down the area where the kitty was, and you don't see any others. [21:45:32] if you all had to make a guess, they're probably back where you found them. [21:45:39] Yeah I would have figured that. [21:46:12] "If we assume the other two are back guarding the hallway where they were." [21:46:22] "How should we lure them back over here?" [21:46:26] "That is a long way to race them back." [21:46:38] that'd be down two flights of stairs, for instance. [21:48:09] "Or we could try to take on two at once. Not the best option though." [21:48:12] "Do you think you can out run them?" [21:48:26] "Not unless we have a head start like we did last time." [21:48:33] "We could try making a racket to see if they come to investigate it." [21:49:11] "I think we can take on two at once. As long as we focus on taking down one at a time, and use potions to replenish our strength when necessary." [21:49:31] "Alright then lets go take them head on." [21:50:36] "Our fight with the first one had us rather worn out, but as I recall, we didn't actually use any healing potions." [21:51:01] "I think we can do it." [21:51:04] EM speaking here, given that we have a limited amount of time this adventure, the fight would have to be the next adventure. [21:51:17] ok. [21:51:20] (Seth is leaving here in around an hour to go to Chicago) [21:51:34] (fun fun.) [21:51:50] if you find a non-combat solution, we could probably finish the adventure today. [21:52:17] Indeed, though I'd also like to go buy some snacks to take with me and relax a bit before I go. [21:52:29] If they went for the meat, we could bring meat laced with sleeping potion. [21:52:43] Toss up at them and wait? [21:52:55] Except that sleeping potion is something I can't have in my pockets. [21:53:16] and since they are big cats, they'd need a large dose. [21:53:39] mundane items only for pulling random stuff out [21:53:50] Yanthia might be able to put a sleep spell on the meat. [21:54:07] Unlikely, but we could ask. [21:55:14] "If I did have one, I'd never have insomnia again. That is a pretty good idea for a spell though, maybe I could research that another time..." [21:55:15] Why don't we end for now and we can have enough time to get violent or think more carefully next time. [21:55:41] I'm fine with ending here. [21:55:56] I'm ok with it. I need to go buy a christmas tree. ;) [21:56:50] We playing again in two weeks? [21:56:55] heading out [21:56:58] * Alen is now known as Anti_away [21:57:01] I have no idea. [21:57:06] * Danica is now known as Ragnhild [21:57:09] Well I'm free. [21:57:17] Christmas season is really hard to manage when people keep going in and out of town. :P [21:57:23] * Evil_EM is now known as aetherspoon [21:57:32] Ok. [21:57:43] Well I'm off to buy a tree and some ground beef. :) [21:57:48] I'm available every sunday this month. [21:59:13] I'm available all but the 27th. [21:59:21] but Seth is going on vacation for two weeks, so I don't know.