OOC: EwtF

[Nathan of the FoS]

@ VAN: O.K., Power Attack at +3 is noted. "Quicker than the Eye" won't work, since it doesn't alter the concealment negation of sneak attack. If you go underwater and stay underwater you might be able to use your goggles of darkvision to find this critter (the water is pretty silty, and you're stirring up the silt something fierce), but if you keep your head above water the light on the surface of the water will spoil it. Keep in mind Gerard is down there too!

@Hiro: Anything from you before we continue? I'll post the continuation later today and put you down for a dagger attack underwater (to avoid stabbing Gerard, if possible) unless I hear otherwise.

@Roti: Inspire Greatness can go into effect before their attack this round; Dadrag will be the recipient, right?

[VAN]

OK Nathan. Dadrag will go underwater to fight, sinceI suppose that is the only way to get the creature.

[Rotipher of the FoS]

Yep, Dadrag. Just remember to come up for a listen (and maybe a breath too, while you're at it ) after a few rounds, VAN!

[Pamela]

Hey everyone, I'm really sorry but I'm going to be leaving the game for a month or two. I'll be by to read up on everything, and Nathan's kindly offered to take care of the good professor. Hopefully I'll be back by the end of September....

...assuming our characters are all still alive....

[Rotipher of the FoS]

Aw, bummer! Who's Crow gonna talk the ears off of, now?


Hope it's because you're busy with good things, Pam.

[alhoon]

Speak with your friend Draxton!

[VAN]

OOC: 20% miss chance for concealment, 10% chance of hitting Gerard. The dice roll for Dadrag.

Obviously you've been living right, VAN. That's a hit on the creature attacking Gerard for 12 damage.

The dice roll for Hiro.

I did 12 damage with 2 attacks? My attacks shouldn't be 1d6+8 x2 (for 2 attacks)?

[Nathan of the FoS]

OOC: 20% miss chance for concealment, 10% chance of hitting Gerard. The dice roll for Dadrag.

Obviously you've been living right, VAN. That's a hit on the creature attacking Gerard for 12 damage.

The dice roll for Hiro.

I did 12 damage with 2 attacks? My attacks shouldn't be 1d6+8 x2 (for 2 attacks)?

You only get one attack this round; you have to move to the right place first. (It's about ten feet, plus it's underwater and you're fully clothed. )

I get 1d6+6 for damage--1d6+3 as base damage, plus 3 for Power Attack. Inspire Greatness doesn't give a damage bonus; is there something else I'm missing?

[VAN]

It's 1d6+8 because Dadrag holds the rapier with both hands and in 3.5 power attack doubles the bonus, so it's +6 from power attack, +1 from STR and +1 from the sword.

Of course Dadrag once in a while will go up to get breath so I guess he can listen Crow for some more time.

[Rotipher of the FoS]

Anybody out there? Things just kinda tapered off in mid-battle...

[Nathan of the FoS]

Still here (but you knew that already). I'm pretty busy with assorted writings, but I can push ahead if people have been waiting for my input.

[Rotipher of the FoS]

No hurry on my account; I've got other things to finish up, too. I just thought it odd that VAN and the others hadn't posted for a while either.

[Moral Machivelli]

Hi guys. (Assuming you're here.)

I've had things hectic. I've been to the states, my e-mail's been wiped, and on top of that, I have no less than three assignments that need to be done.

So, It seems like the perfect time to get back in the game. Can someone give me a de-briefing of what happened (starting at the end of indervidual Loa summonings?)

[Rotipher of the FoS]

Hey, good to have you back, Paul!

Let's see:

- We wrapped up the Chicken Bone encounter without really getting a solid answer, though the loa-predictions imply we'll each learn more when the time comes. (IOW, Nathan's still playing coy. )

- Chicken Bone kept Van Rijn's ring as payment, so we're a bit worried what Roeccha will have to say about that.

- Tarlyn stayed at the hut to talk to Chicken Bone one-on-one. (Not sure how he plans to get back to town, because we took the boat when we left....)

- On our way back, something with taloned hands reached up out of the water and flipped the boat over!

- There's a map of where everyone is on the most recent in-character thread.

- Things kind of petered out in mid-battle, between you and Llana being absent for a while, and Nathan and I having netbook stuff to write.



At the moment, Buchvold is standing in the shallows on one side of the river, with Crow, Gertrude and Roland up on the bank nearby. Hiro and Dadrag are in the water attacking the monster (still unidentified), which is trying to drown the boatman, Gerard. The boat itself is upside-down in the water and drifting downstream, and Draxton is trying to swim clear of the fight.

So far as we know, there's only the one monster.

[Moral Machivelli]

Ouch. And since Buchvold took a dip, his pistol is unlikely to work, enchantment or no. Which means plan time. (we are doomed. )

Hmm. I've got an idea.