Quest: Adrift on the Sea of Sand Part 1 | 4.19.14

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Quest: Plague of Scorpions
Storyline: Adrift on the Sea of Sand Part 1
Level: Standard
Date: April 19, 2014
Time: 3.5 Hours

Attendees:

tesarikone - Indrila
scaleschange - Kythin
mightygarthog - Gar-Thog
thelunarbeacon - Brendan Pearce
psionicwanderer - Dorian Thales
badgersrage - Brianna "Badger"

Rewards:

DM: 15XP, 2000gp, .5 Reputation

Others: 10XP, 2000gp, .5 Reputation

Badges:

Desert Dash - Given to those that haven't earned it yet for 3 hours in the Thanes Desert

Eggcellent - Given to all for participating in a quest on Easter Weekend.

Loot:

(1) Dose of Giant Scorpion Poison (Effect Poison)
Type: Blade
Effects: Loss of Quickness -2
This blade poison reduces a target's Quickness Trait Points by -2. This lasts until the target gains a Cure Poison.
DC15 - Endurance Save Needed

Note for Poison Use:
If you roll a Critical Fail of "1" when you are attempting to poison a target, then you would still roll your 1d6 to find out what happens per the combat charter but you also will poison yourself regardless of what roll you make. You get an Endurance Save like anyone else, and if you fail you take the damage or effect of the poison, even if your 1d6 roll says that you are lucky and nothing happens. This uses one dose of poison, whether you poison just yourself or yourself and another target that round.

[If you have Improved or Greater Poisonmaking you may use this poison as an Improved or Greater Poison, including adding to the DC--]
Improved: -4 QCK trait points
Greater: -6 QCK trait points






Tesarik One: Log On

Tesarik One: ^v^ 4/19/2014 10:04:59 PM ^v^

Tesarik One: --start quest state--

Tesarik One: OH Quest: "Adrift on a Sea of Sand Part 1"

Tesarik One: Your leader is Pamela.

Tesarik One: If you have questions please IM me or one of the Moderators.

Tesarik One: Estimated time is 3 hours from when we begin.

Tesarik One: You can die on our adventures and there are consequences if you

die.

Tesarik One: Make sure your dossier is updated! If it's not on your dossier

you do not have it and this includes mundane gear.

Tesarik One: Remember when you first use something to tell me how you are

able to use it - after that you can merely state the numbers.

Tesarik One: Now state your info: Rank - Name - Class/Profession - Dice -

Hit Points - Defense DC - Healing Points if applicable. You will need to keep

up with your own self-healing points as they are used.

Tesarik One: ---end state---

psionic wanderer: Dorian Thales, Emerald Marshal, Psion, 2d76, 61 hp, def dc

11)

Tesarik One: Indrila, Priestess/Mage, Ruby Guardian, 3d86, 48hp, DC20

The Lunar Beacon: (Brendan Pearce, Amber Adept, Paladin, 2d50, hp 29(will

add Diehard if combatarises), DC 18

badgers rage: (( Brianna 'Badger' Honeycomb; Emerald Defender;

Devout/Druid/Combat; 2d72; 49hp; 22ddc; 22h ))

scales change: [ Obsidian Elder | Sir Kythin Steelfang | 394(AoS) | 69 hp -

22 def dc | Vindicator/Knight ]

scales change: 3d94*

Mighty Gar thog: Gar (Emerald adept, GarThog support healer, 2d70 hp 41 ddc

22 self heal 22 heal 44?)

The Lunar Beacon: (14 healing points, healing circle, rezz)

Tesarik One: Please roll init, add in your QCK and anything else applicable,

and give me final number.

OnlineHost: psionic wanderer rolled 1 20-sided die: 14

psionic wanderer: (15)

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 2

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 1 20-sided die: 15

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 20-sided die: 20

OnlineHost: scales change rolled 1 20-sided die: 18

Tesarik One: +10 QCK = 12

badgers rage: (( and that's the only one i'll see all night, goes downhill

from here .. +12. 22 ))

The Lunar Beacon: (15 + 8 quick(Pally Armor negates heavy armor negative),

+10 Lightning Initiative = 33)

scales change: [+12 qck = 30 ]

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog rolled 1 20-sided die: 6

psionic wanderer: (Wouldn't it be 32 if it's 20 + 12?)

badgers rage: (( 32** see started already, blah ))

scales change: [ Skill: Armor Mastery - no init penaty from heavy armor ]

psionic wanderer: ( :-P )

Mighty Gar thog: (+12 = 18)

badgers rage: (( yup, that's what a broken nap does to ya *excuse* XD ))

Tesarik One: Hold a moment while I build the SB.

Tesarik One: Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [22] (0/22) || Kythin 0/69

[22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) || Dorian 0/61 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [20]

Tesarik One: Mistakes? IM me.

Tesarik One: There are always trials and troubles in a world as large as

Arith, and this was no different. The call for aid came not from bordering

kingdoms or moonlit villages ravaged by the undead, but from a place far from

the mainland - the

Tesarik One: Thanes Desert. Thanes Desert is a massive area of land, with

all sorts of peoples, cultures and landforms and plenty of supernatural

areas, and monsters to boot. But, not all issues arise from the supernatural

- sometimes nature

Tesarik One: itself simply goes awry. You and your group has been asked to

travel to Thanes Desert to clear an area of monstrous scorpions that have run

amuck, more than the residents of the desert have ever seen. They are

everywhere, some as

Tesarik One: big as cats and dogs and others bigger than giants, killing

beasts and people alike. So, if you accept the challenge upon the sea of

sand, please join the adventurers by stepping through the portal Maria has

paid to open into the

Tesarik One: Thanes and get ready to work together and complete the mission!

NOTE: This is the desert, a sea of sand. It is going to be sandy and hot

there. Dress accordingly, as you know where you are going. (Begin RP)

psionic wanderer: The desert! He hadn't been there in a while. He wasn't

even sure if he'd been there at all in his present incarnation, which was a

damn shame because there was all sorts of trouble he could get into if he

started using his

OnlineHost: Apparatus Bellum has entered the room.

psionic wanderer: telekinetic abilities around all that sand. He thought he

even had an outfit that was appropriate, and by way of his Gentleman's Bowler

Hat, he was clad in the same sort of getup one of the dreaded Thanes Ravagers

would wear, all

psionic wanderer: sand-colored, loose-fitting, and complete with a turban

and a veil. Unfortunately it seemed the magic of the hat didn't extend to eye

protection, but hopefully the Deathwatch Lenses would help at least a bit. So

yep. Red sunglasses

OnlineHost: Apparatus Bellum has left the room.

psionic wanderer: and desert gear, he was all ready.. Though he already felt

itchy under all that clothing.

The Lunar Beacon: Well, the Thanes. He'd have to suffer in his armor, not

much to be done about that, but he took the precautions of covering it under

a light robe and cloak. He'd still be hot, but he wouldn't bake directly

from the glare of the

badgers rage: The halfling was a bit .. not quite there this day. Muttering

something about cats and their naps and her lack thereof she shouldered her

small pack and after side eyeing the mages around the portal she'd push

herself through

Tesarik One: Indrila wasn't a huge fan of vermin of any kind, but monstrous

version she disliked more than others. At least one could simply step on the

smaller versions. She had chosen to dress a bit more appropriate for a trip

to the desert,

The Lunar Beacon: sun's rays. He kept his weapons limited to his broadsword

and shield, opting to carry extra waterskins over extra weaponry. He might

look underequipped, but he was confident of his abilities with his training

and equipment. He

badgers rage: without a by your leave and into the hot burning ...

"nnnnnnnngh." She did not like the heat. Something about being hot tempered

making it worse, or perhaps being so low to the ground she got sweated on by

everyone else. Cursing up

The Lunar Beacon: stepped through the portal, ready to do what he could to

aid those going along.

Tesarik One: and had instead of her usual gauzy clothing chosen thicker

material which covered every inch of her body, gloves, and a wrap around her

head and across her mouth and nose allowing her to breathe through it and

then on top of that

badgers rage: a storm and dancing from one foot to the other; she would

nevertheless bless Gwyn and her ingeuity - spitting out a spell between said

cursewords that would take the heat and allow her to survive in nothing more

than her skin if

badgers rage: necessary.. though it would not come to that, so relax. [ call

of the wild, fennec fox - survives in extreme heat! ] downside was .. out

comes a large bushy tail and tawny ears. As if she needed any more help

looking ridiculous.

scales change: A Desert.. truly they could not have provided him with a

worse destination. Hardly kept Kythin from making the trip to Port Union to

jump through a portal to throw his lot in those of questionable skill. Didn't

take long at all aft-

Tesarik One: her black cloak of defense, leaving her less ghostly and glowy

than usual. She nodded to Dorian when he was spotted, and proceeded to step

through the portal into the Thanes.

scales change: er reaching the other side of the portal to decide using his

armor normally here would be an unpleasant experience without a bit of magic.

A little potential salvation arose in the form of the spellcasting halfling.

" You.. halfling

scales change: .. what did you just cast? " Well.. maybe it was spoken in

curiousity? ... sure. -d

psionic wanderer: Well, when the short one sprouted ears and a tail he

couldn't help but snicker. Reminded him of a tiny Halcyon! Anyway, even with

the proper clothing it was dreadfully hot, so he'd set about tampering with

his mind. (Spells! Ignore

badgers rage: "Eh?" Fingers rubbed along the bristling growth to either side

of her scalp. "What's up there .. too hot for yeh? Eh heh heh .. " She'd

start giggling to herself, what would have normally been an endearing sound

twisted somewhat by

psionic wanderer: Conditions for weather purposes, and Firing All Synapses

for +2 int, also brings up hp by 2)

Tesarik One: Noted.

badgers rage: a slightly .. sadistic .. look on her face as she eyed Kythin.

Tesarik One: Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [22] (0/22) || Kythin 0/69

[22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [20]

scales change: Course the halfling had to take a haughty way of addressing

his question. Luckily she'd not be too useful to him if he embedded a sword

in her hide. " Yes, bait the Dragon.. I am sure it'll be your crowning

achievement. " -d

Mighty Gar thog: ~Oh! The dragon remembered the dessert! He enjoyed that

trip! This time, if he caught a giant sand worm, he might even keep it! He

rushed on through, smiling happily at what he might find on the other side~

/d

badgers rage: Oooh Dorian had the long and the short of it. Ignoring her fun

for a minute she'd focus on her own skillset just a smidge and toss out

another beneficial spell .. [ call of the wild, polecat - quickness buff, +3

quick till end of

Tesarik One: Indrila watched those around her, what a motley group of folks

it was, but that was usually the case. She rolled her shoulders, and tucked

stray silver hair beneath the hood she was wearing, only eyes visible though

her nose and

badgers rage: adventure! ] ... which added a nice dark colouration around

her eyes. Which were then rolled in Kythin's direction as she waggled her

fingertips at him. "Fine fine .. whatever .. " A strange sensation of warmth,

which would then be

psionic wanderer: "Does anybody who does not speak Thanic wish to be able to

speak it while we are here?" He wasn't sure if they'd run into many locals,

but it was still something to think on!

Tesarik One: mouth could be made out through the pale cloth. Mouth moved as

ghost elven was spoken, and her own spell was cast causing shadow wings to

flicker into being upon her back, wisping things that seemed to fade at the

edges.

Tesarik One: (Shadowrunner - +2 to QCK)

Tesarik One: Spell noted.

badgers rage: followed by blissful coolness as [ call of the wild: fennec

fox ] was cast on him. And he would get his own set of fuzzy ears and a tail;

unfortunate byproduct! But it made her laugh some more .. "Oooh. Would ..

would thanish be

badgers rage: advantageous?"

Tesarik One: Spells*

The Lunar Beacon: He turned to regard Dorian as he spoke the request,

nodding to the man. "Suppose it couldn't hurt. Thank you for the offer,

I'll take you up on it."

badgers rage: (( +2 to quickness ugh .. sorry -.,- ;; ))

Tesarik One: Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24] (0/22) || Kythin 0/69

[22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

Mighty Gar thog: ~The dragon waved a hand too. Maybe he should learn Thanic~

/d

psionic wanderer: "It'd be advantageous for me to not have to translate

everything that's said to us, if we run into locals." He eyed the three that

had responded in some way. He could only get one of them, so...

OnlineHost: psionic wanderer rolled 1 3-sided die: 2

scales change: As if he hadn't become use to winding up in forms other than

his most often seen.. functionality in the heat meant more right then. "

Appreciated.. , what was your name again? " To the femme halfling of course.

Course with the spell

psionic wanderer: Badger it is! He stepped over to the halfling and placed

his hand atop her head, and rewired her brain! (Spell: Universal Translator,

allowing Badger to understand and speak Thanic for 24 hours)

Tesarik One: Indrila blinked as Kythin sprouted tails and ears, and if she'd

been anyone else save for the calm and quiet ghost elf she'd have burst into

laughter. Instead, a brow lifted, and the slightest of smirks appeared

beneath the cloth

Tesarik One: covering her mouth and then she turned and set off in the

direction Maria would have told them to go once stepping free of the portal.

badgers rage: Eyes crossed ever so slightly .. "... ooh." Well that was

different. Fingertips touched her temple in a salute to the fancy man. "Ta

mate." Before turning her attention back to Kythin .. "Badger." It served,

and she turned on her

badgers rage: heel and followed Indrila!

psionic wanderer: Well, he may as well test it. He switched to Thanic and

spoke quietly to her as they started moving along.

scales change: cast he swiped a hand over the brooch to set his Folding

Plate to turning to its much more useful form as armor rather than brooch.

Then there was Indrila with her smirking. " ... Next Pit Fiend we run into..

" Then back to the some

Tesarik One: The portal closed behind the last person, and a triangular

stone appeared where it had once been, shooting a thin beam of light up into

the air. Those who had passed through the portal (and anyone with ability to

see magical

scales change: what amusing halfling. " .. Well Met.. Badger. " -d

Tesarik One: essences) would be able to see it as a beacon to take them back

to the portal point so it would reopen and bring them home. Maria would have

told them to move in a northern direction.

badgers rage: Eyebrows furrowed ever so slightly, the halfling kinda ..

leaning .. up .. as she gave back her own stagewhisper. "Uh .. yeh .. you're

speakin normal like. I can .. I can speak common .. " Wasn't much of a

stagewhisper! Her face

badgers rage: reflected her confusion some more before furrowing into

something bordering on agitation. "Is this a joke?"

The Lunar Beacon: Well, he could survive off the land if he had to, but he

wasn't the best of navigators on land, so he waited for someone to take the

lead and followed gladly. He watched Dorian and Badger as they all traveled

together, not

psionic wanderer: "Oh good, that means it's working." Still said in Thanic,

and he smiled to himself. "I'm glad, there is always a risk when tinkering

with unfamiliar brains. Hopefully you didn't lose any languages in the

process." Informed consent?

psionic wanderer: Dorian had no idea what that meant. (brb)

Tesarik One: That smirk faded and she stared at Kythin a moment with daggers

in her black gaze, then she drew attention away from him and began to move

again, northward. Her voice was soft, the wind picked it up and took it to

each ear, "Be

The Lunar Beacon: understanding a lick of what was being said, though

Badger's mounting agitation was translating itself. He gave a wave to

Indrila, recalling her from what seemed like ages in the past, moving up to

be within a closer distance.

Tesarik One: careful... these creatures are master of disguise from what I

have read."

badgers rage: "But .. but .. you're speaking common. Isn't he speaking

common?" Confusion, agitation, and perhaps a little distress, especially when

he added in the losing languages! Well if she lost any .. she didn't notice!

"Disguised

badgers rage: Scorpion beasts? Oh .. wonderful."

The Lunar Beacon: "Scorpions, that can change form? Are we sure they're

scorpions to begin with?"

Tesarik One: "They merely know how to blend into the environment, not change

form. They have adapted to the sands, over time I'm sure." She nodded to

Brendan as he moved up near her and spoke. Her gaze swept the area, looking

for anything out of

Mighty Gar thog: ~Oh, wow... the dragon was in a daze,having not been out to

adventure in such a long time. He stayed near the back, checking his gear.

No need to admit his first error of the trip~ /d

Tesarik One: the ordinary.

scales change: He had that effect on people.. course Indrila in truth had

proved worthy enough not to go selling out to random Baatezu. Didn't mean

he'd be pleasant about not doing such a thing. " No, Badger.. he's speaking

Thanic.. " Which so to

scales change: did Kythin right then [ polylingual ]. Then there was the

'fun' news about the scorpians. " Good perhaps this will be challenging. " -d



badgers rage: "Oh." That was good, features relaxing on at least one point -

felt like something deep inside her brain was going to pop if that carried on

very long! Now that she no longer had to worry about that little issue, she

focused her

badgers rage: attention on her eyes as well as her ears .. hoping she'd spot

something nasty before it had her head in its mouth.

Tesarik One: As you begin walking across the desert, the sun illuminates

several telling things around you. There are freshly picked bones of what

look to be camels in various places, and big shards of invertabrate

exoskeletons.

Tesarik One: (Does anyone have Knowledge (Nature) or Knowledge (Monster

Lore)?)

badgers rage: (( i think i do! sec ))

The Lunar Beacon: He would stop and examine some of the exoskeletons they

encountered, the smith in him trying to see if he could learn any tricks of

weaknesses in the creatures' joints. There just wasn't enough to tell from

what they had come

psionic wanderer: (Breadth of Experience!)

The Lunar Beacon: across(Not I).

Mighty Gar thog: (Monster lore)

badgers rage: (( omg i have something useful T^Y knowledge: nature, and

knowledge: wild animals, and botony >.> ))

psionic wanderer: He reached into the satchel at his hip, having become

quite adept at doing everything one-handed by now, and he still didn't cheat

and get lazy by just telekineticizing everything to where he needed it. He

produced a spyglass, stuck

Tesarik One: Ok, roll knowledge checks then if you have Nature or Monster

Lore (or Breadth - state which one you are attempting)

psionic wanderer: the hook that was in place of his left hand into a metal

loop he'd stuck on the end and extended it, then held it up to an eye, having

a closer look at some of those bones without having to get too much closer to

them. (We'll do

Tesarik One: (Breadth of Experience - Monster Lore)

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 19

psionic wanderer: nature, in that case!)

OnlineHost: psionic wanderer rolled 1 20-sided die: 10

badgers rage: (( for the nature~! ))

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 20-sided die: 19

psionic wanderer: (+12 int, +5 BoE = 27)

Tesarik One: (INT 10, Breadth 5 = 34)

psionic wanderer: (Sorry 14 int, 29)

badgers rage: (( +12 int, 31 *used calculator this time* ))

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog rolled 1 20-sided die: 12

Mighty Gar thog: (+2 =14)

badgers rage: (( oh, and +10 for having nature as a subtype if that counts -

41? ))

Mighty Gar thog: (14 for monster Lore)

Tesarik One: (Ok hold a moment while I give info.)

Mighty Gar thog: ~Shook his head, looking at the bones and remains~ Hope all

likes spiders.../d

Tesarik One: (Did I get everyone that rolled?)

Tesarik One: (Continue!)

badgers rage: She peered over at the remains and grimaced, reaching out a

small hand as if to run a finger over the clawmarks .. but she managed to

stop herself in case a range too close for comfort would invoke some massive

hellbeast from beyond

psionic wanderer: "Hm." He collapsed the spyglass and tucked it into his

satchel once again, then tugged his glove off of his tattooed hand with his

teeth. He wasn't sure the tattoos needed to be uncovered to work properly,

but it couldn't hurt. Into

Tesarik One: Indrila moved along towards the closest set of remains and ran

her hand along the bones, with a furrow of her brows. There were an awful lot

of skeletons and exoskeletons around, from what she could see though her eyes

weren't the

scales change: Nothing wrong with a few arachnids.. a little roasting and

they would even be edible. Fat chance Kythin actually knew that though. Still

he had no reason to not keep with the group while they mulled over the

subject of the bones and

badgers rage: the desert sands! YEAH like that could happen. Immediately,

she began muttering the necessaries for another spell [forced empathy. group

can understand her when she's all surprise!bear and stuff] as she had the

feeling that it would

Tesarik One: greatest in the bright light of the desert.

badgers rage: be necessary soon. "Oh dear .."

scales change: what not. -d

psionic wanderer: the satchel his glove went. His psionics would make sure

his hand didn't get too damaged by the seun. Well, that and he could just

keep it tucked under his clothing. "I doubt the creatures are all that far."

Tesarik One: "Yes, some of these are monstrous spider exoskeletons...but not

all," she whispered when she heard Gar say something about spiders. She could

not tell what had killed these creatures though. "Camels...

spiders....scorpions..."

Tesarik One: Everyone roll a Spot.

badgers rage: "All broken by somethin' with claws .. and big - if not big,

then hellishly strong .. " She'd mutter along, tugging at her mohawk with a

combination of concern, curiosity and aggressive glee! So many feels for a

small body.

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 20-sided die: 5

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog rolled 1 20-sided die: 19

OnlineHost: scales change rolled 1 20-sided die: 11

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 16

badgers rage: (( no boost, just 5 :( ))

OnlineHost: psionic wanderer rolled 1 20-sided die: 12

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 1 20-sided die: 20

The Lunar Beacon: (20)

Tesarik One: +9 (Per 4, Alert 5) = 25

scales change: [ +5 Alert , +5 Hawk Eyes = 21 ]

Mighty Gar thog: (+1 = 210! Woo hoo!)

psionic wanderer: Of course the spot check would come after he put away his

spyglass! (+5 psion bonus, +2 perception =19)

Mighty Gar thog: (20)

Tesarik One: Everyone except Badger would spot five low mounds of sand. The

sand was otherwise flat, or swept onto dunes...so the small mounds did stand

out. Save for Badger who was too concerned with the idea of claws to notice!

badgers rage: Sounds about right!

The Lunar Beacon: He picked up on the mounds of sands, adding it up quite

easily in his mind. His movements were slow, easing the broadsword out of

its scabbard, readying his shield into place.

psionic wanderer: He eyed those mounds of sand, eyes narrowing a bit, and he

was tempted to just scatter that sand every which way and expose what was

under it!

Tesarik One: Indrila eased her glassteel buckler into place and drew her

black thinblade as she noticed the odd mounds of sand. That never boded well,

oddities in the landscape. She did not speak but pointed with the tip of her

sword to make

Tesarik One: sure all know where they were.

Mighty Gar thog: Hmm...~The dragon looked at the group, then the halfling~

Want to ride on Garthogs back to move easier? ~Figured he could try to

protect the smallest (even if she did not need it)~ /d

Tesarik One: (Brendan, you are first on the SB. Do you wish to take any

action against the mounds besides waiting?)

badgers rage: She'd jump a little as Indrila pointed them out, clearly

surprised ... but noticing the others with their weapons out and stances

aggressive, she'd take no chances as a ripple of fur broke out over her body

and she gained in muscle

The Lunar Beacon: (No, I'll get things rolling)

scales change: Noticing something like those sand mounds in a desert seemed

reason enough to draw his weapon - especially paired with how the others were

doing exactly that.. least there would be something to hit.. or crack open

the shell of..

badgers rage: mass what she lacked in perception: the furry bear sporting ..

a large bushy tail and large ears .. oh dear god Gwyn will get it in the neck

later. [druid skill: shapeshift]

scales change: whichever the case may be. - d

The Lunar Beacon: His weapons ready, he approached the nearest mound. He

was cautious, keeping alert to react if he needed to, and as he drew in range

darted in, sending broadsword hacking in at the first mound, while the shield

followed suit(dual

Tesarik One: The creatures hiding beneath the sand had a keen tremorsense

and knew they were out there. And just as suspected by them all, the sand

began to shift and scorpions skittered out of their hiding places - five of

them. They were

The Lunar Beacon: wield/sword and board).

Tesarik One: small size monstrous scorpions which amounted to large dog

sized creatures... small for a monster, big for a regular scorpion.

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 1 20-sided die: 19

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 1 poynts damage ~*~(Misunderstood

Brendan, that post will be after he

Tesarik One: makes his hit)

The Lunar Beacon: (+8 quick = 27(Dex fighter))

Tesarik One: Hit

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 2 1-sided dice: 1 1

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 1 8-sided die: 4

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 1 5-sided die: 1

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

The Lunar Beacon: (0 from rank, 4 from sword, 1 from shield, 8 from dex, 7

from sword and board =20)

Tesarik One: Carapace +8 DEF = 12 dmg

psionic wanderer: (Hang on)

psionic wanderer: (You roll 2d1 for your rank dice)

Tesarik One: (roll your rank dice again)

psionic wanderer: (At least you maxed!)

Tesarik One: (haha)

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 2 1-sided dice: 1 1

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

The Lunar Beacon: Nvm, don't know why it'sdoing that

Tesarik One: (try again, if it won't roll I'll roll for you)

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 2 50-sided dice: 12 40

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 6 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: So 26 - 8 = 18 dmg

Tesarik One: Scorp1 18/?? [21] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Scorp2 0/?? [21] ||

Badger 0/49 [24] (0/22) || Scorp3 0/?? [21] || Kythin 0/69 [22] || Scorp4

0/?? [21] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) || Scorp5 0/?? [21] || Dorian

Tesarik One: 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: So now! They all skitter out of their little holes, big as

labrador dogs! And begin moving for the group.

Tesarik One: Scorp2-

Tesarik One: The second scorpion, due to being mindless and all, heads

straight for the big old bear with the weird tail and snaps it's claws out at

Badger's thighs.

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 20

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 2 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: Crit!

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 2 50-sided dice: 13 12

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 2 3-sided dice: 1 1

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: +2 = 4 dmg lol

badgers rage: (( savage defence; +11 unarmed tech~! ))

Tesarik One: And the claws do not pierce.

Tesarik One: Scorp1 18/?? [21] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Scorp2 0/?? [21] ||

Badger 0/49 [24] (0/22) || Scorp3 0/?? [21] || Kythin 0/69 [22] || Scorp4

0/?? [21] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) || Scorp5 0/?? [21] || Dorian

Tesarik One: 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Badger-

badgers rage: "What you think you doing?!" Good thing she gorged on so many

honeycakes, it did wonders for her bearhide! Growling to herself, she'd stare

down Scorp2 before lunging at it with paws flying and claws raking and teeth

snapping and

badgers rage: that bushy tail waving like a tennant! [1d8 brightclaw unarmed

tech, 1d8 darkclaw unarmed tech, dexterous fighter, double fist, +5 damage

bestial wrath ]

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 20-sided die: 14

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

badgers rage: (( +14 quick, 28 ))

Tesarik One: Hit

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 2 72-sided dice: 5 15

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 8-sided die: 8

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 8-sided die: 7

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

badgers rage: (( 1, +8, +7, +5, +14 - 35 ))

Tesarik One: Badger tore into that scorpion, sending carapace and vermin

innards flying. Dead.

badgers rage: She'd spit on the remains. "Touch my hide would ya .. "

Tesarik One: Scorp1 18/?? [21] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || Scorp3 0/?? [21] || Kythin 0/69 [22] || Scorp4 0/?? [21] || Gar

0/41 [22] (0/44) || Scorp5 0/?? [21] || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila

Tesarik One: 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Scorp3-

Tesarik One: The third big scorpion went for Kythin, it's tail arched over

with the dangerous stinger glimmering with poison and slammed that stinger

which was like a dagger into his leg, trying to not only harm him but poison

him.

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 14

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: +11 = 25 Hit

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 2 50-sided dice: 50 42

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 14 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 3-sided die: 3

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: +2 = 19 dmg

Tesarik One: Kythin, def?

scales change: [ Def: Folding Plate +12, Cloak of Heraldy +6 = 18 and Racial

Skill: Immunity to Poison/Vemon (assuming its non-magical) ]

Tesarik One: It is non-magical. 0 dmg, no poison effect.

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has left the room.

Tesarik One: Scorp1 18/?? [21] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || Scorp3 0/?? [21] || Kythin 0/69 [22] || Scorp4 0/?? [21] || Gar

0/41 [22] (0/44) || Scorp5 0/?? [21] || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila

Tesarik One: 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Kythin-

scales change: [ shouldn't that be 1 damage? [

Tesarik One: 1 dmg, sorry!

Tesarik One: Scorp1 18/?? [21] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || Scorp3 0/?? [21] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Scorp4 0/?? [21] || Gar

0/41 [22] (0/44) || Scorp5 0/?? [21] || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila

Tesarik One: 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Kythin-

scales change: Now that he knew that a miminal defense would be enough to

avoid the majority of damage from the over-sized scorpians.. Kythin took a

rather simple route. Which was to pick one ofthem off while the others had

their 'fun'. This he

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has entered the room.

scales change: carried out with Ardent and his Heavy Steel Shield.. using

the two in tandem to both attempt to avoid the stinger out of instinct... but

mostly to try prying open that carapace for the others to take advantage of..

oh.. was that not

scales change: picking one off? Pity. [ Combat Maneuver - Vanguard Strike

(Negate Defense) - Save DC 15 +2 (class) + 8 str vs target's endurance. ]

scales change: [ er.,. dc is 25 [

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 12

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: 13 - fail

scales change: [ target was scorp 3 btw. closest one to him. ]

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has left the room.

Tesarik One: Scorp 3 has lost it's defense for four rounds.

Tesarik One: Scorp1 18/?? [21] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || ****Scorp3 0/?? [21] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Scorp4 0/?? [21] || Gar

0/41 [22] (0/44) || Scorp5 0/?? [21] || Dorian 0/63 [11] ||

Tesarik One: Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Scorp4-

Tesarik One: The fourth scorpion moved across the sand towards Dorian,

aiming with both claws at Dorian's knees.

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 20

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 2 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: Crit!

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 2 50-sided dice: 22 2

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 2 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 2 3-sided dice: 2 3

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: +2 = 11 dmg

psionic wanderer: Claws in the knees! Well...he didn't really feel like

expending much effort to avoid that. Hopefully his tattoo held. (Armored Ink

+18)

Tesarik One: No dmg.

Tesarik One: Scorp1 18/?? [21] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || ****Scorp3 0/?? [21] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Scorp4 0/?? [21] || Gar

0/41 [22] (0/44) || Scorp5 0/?? [21] || Dorian 0/63 [11] ||

Tesarik One: Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Gar-

Tesarik One: (He got booted I think)

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has entered the room.

Tesarik One: Gar-

Mighty Gar thog: (Scoreboard please)

Tesarik One: Scorp1 18/?? [21] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || ****Scorp3 0/?? [21] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Scorp4 0/?? [21] || Gar

0/41 [22] (0/44) || Scorp5 0/?? [21] || Dorian 0/63 [11] ||

Tesarik One: Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Scorp3 cannot use it's defense for four rounds.

Mighty Gar thog: ~The dragon had not been in battle for quite some time. He

felt sorry for the poor bugs. But, they seemed to be attacking everything

they met. So, the dragon lifted up a hand, claws extended, and he choose a

target.

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has left the room.

Tesarik One: (we'll give him a moment, he's apparently having connection

issues.)

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has entered the room.

Mighty Gar thog: He swung his greatly enchanted talon at the poor bug~ Edder

go home or die... ~He did try to convince the critter to go. No one could

ever say he didn't~ (Target Scorp , with eviscerate + enchantments)

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog rolled 1 20-sided die: 2

Tesarik One: ~*~ Mighty Gar thog scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Mighty Gar thog: (+12 still misses)

Tesarik One: Miss!

Tesarik One: Scorp5-

Tesarik One: The fifth scorpion headed for Indrila, sending it's stinger

into the back of one thigh.

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 10

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: +11 = 21

Tesarik One: Miss!

Tesarik One: Scorp1 18/?? [21] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || ****Scorp3 0/?? [21] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Scorp4 0/?? [21] || Gar

0/41 [22] (0/44) || Scorp5 0/?? [21] || Dorian 0/63 [11] ||

Tesarik One: Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Dorian-

psionic wanderer: He was fine letting that scorpion ineffectively chomp at

his legs for now, he had to defend the pretty ladies! And since Badger was

not presently a pretty lady, the ball of rot he summoned up was sent flying

at Scorp5. Let's see

psionic wanderer: that carapace stop it from rotting!

psionic wanderer: (Invocation: Rot of course)

OnlineHost: psionic wanderer rolled 1 20-sided die: 18

Tesarik One: ~*~ psionic wanderer scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

psionic wanderer: (+14 int = 32)

Tesarik One: Hit

OnlineHost: psionic wanderer rolled 2 76-sided dice: 14 34

Tesarik One: ~*~ psionic wanderer scored 4 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: psionic wanderer rolled 2 8-sided dice: 1 4

Tesarik One: ~*~ psionic wanderer scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

psionic wanderer: (4 + 5 + 14 int, +5 arcane finger sleeve II = 28, Wounding

so it can't be self-healed, not that that seems to be an issue)

Tesarik One: It began to rot away, it's carapace doing little to stop it

from the invocation. Dead.

Tesarik One: Scorp1 18/?? [21] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || ****Scorp3 0/?? [21] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Scorp4 0/?? [21] || Gar

0/41 [22] (0/44) || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Indrila-

Tesarik One: Indrila quickly moved out of the way of the incoming scorpion,

the shadowy wings on her back giving her a bit of extra speed which proved

very useful in this case. Her free hand extended, she decided

Tesarik One: to go with magic instead of blade this time. From her fingers

shot out large needles, similar to the kind used to tattoo. Sharp, and fast,

and they spread out seeking all of the scorpions, piercing

Tesarik One: through carapace where possible. seeking sensitive areas,

wounding them. (Needles Amok - AoE Dmg Spell - Up to 5 targets - +8 DMG -

Save DC26)

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 2 20-sided dice: 14 6

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 4

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: 15, 7, 5 - all fails

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 3 86-sided dice: 79 61 79

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 36 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: (Surge of Power +5, Arcane Finger Sleeve II +5, INT 10, Spell

8) = Dead critter.

Tesarik One: All three are dead!

Tesarik One: Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24] (0/22) || Kythin 1/69

[22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: --end combat--

badgers rage: The Badgerbear would eye up Indrila shortly, before shuffling

off to the left .. "Remind me not to do anythin i'll regret .. " A small

chuckle, though she was deadily serious!

psionic wanderer: He cringed when needles shot all close to his legs like

that! That was a sensitive area to be zipping pointy objects towards!

Thankfully they only hit what they were aimed at.

The Lunar Beacon: He gave a salute to his allies, cleaning the muck of

splattered scorpion off his sword before sliding it home to its scabbard. He

regarded Indrila, shaking his head gently as he was glad he was on her good

side. "I think we'll be

The Lunar Beacon: fine if they all are that easy. Fingers crossed, hmm?"

Tesarik One: Hand fell down to her side again, and she looked around with

those dark abyssal pools at the others. "I am sure this is not all there is.

There are supposed to be very large ones..."

Tesarik One: Indeed, they had not even faced the largest ones yet. But these

were done for, and so it was time to keep moving north!

badgers rage: "They get bigger?" Wrinkling her nose she studied what

remained of the .. remains .. that hadn't been sliced diced or spelled into

oblivion. "Yeh, now that you mention it .. "

The Lunar Beacon: He made sure all was in order, stopping by Kythin. "I

notice you took a hit there. Are you well?"

Tesarik One: She kept her blade out, though she mostly chose to use magic,

and began to move again. They had been easy enough, but the bigger they were,

the more powerful they would hit... and if anyone was unfortunate to get

poisoned, it would

Tesarik One: not be a good day for them.

psionic wanderer: "He'll be fine." Said in response to Brendan's question of

Kythin. He certainly didn't find the so-called knight worth wasting the

energy to heal. He kept on moving north as well.

Mighty Gar thog: Question is... why are dere so many dat are larger den

normal now... may be a deadlier foe to face... ~he did nothing in bttle, so

may as well toss that out there~ /d

Mighty Gar thog: *battle

Tesarik One: She nodded, she wasn't a naturalist by any means, but the

profusion of larger than normal vermin did seem to indicate there was

something going on that was out of the ordinary.

scales change: " Nothing of consquence. " Though the unrequested input from

Dorian earned a grimace but that was a nuisance for another day. -d

Tesarik One: As you begin to move north yet again, you see still more of the

skeletons of wild camels mostly, picked clean, as well as the exoskeletons as

well. Many of them are actually exoskeletons of scorpions, some larger than a

man.

Tesarik One: Please roll Spot.

psionic wanderer: "Perhaps it has something to do with all the random

nonsense that's been buried under the sands since I was young." That was a

long, long time for random crap to be buried!

OnlineHost: psionic wanderer rolled 1 20-sided die: 11

Tesarik One: ~*~ psionic wanderer scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

The Lunar Beacon: It was true, he seemed to be none the worse for wear.

Still, he'd keep an eye on the group at large. He'd nod and continue on,

admiring the size of some of the carcasses. "Still crossing those fingers .

. . "

psionic wanderer: (+7 - 19)

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 1 20-sided die: 11

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 20-sided die: 6

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

The Lunar Beacon: (11)

badgers rage: (( badger perception fails again: well, they ARE notoriously

short sighted i suppose! no bonus, 6 total ))

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 2

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: scales change rolled 1 20-sided die: 11

Tesarik One: ~*~ scales change scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: 11

scales change: [+5 Alert, +5 Hawk Eyes = 21 ]

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has left the room.

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has entered the room.

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog rolled 1 20-sided die: 14

Tesarik One: ~*~ Mighty Gar thog scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Mighty Gar thog: (+1 =15)

Tesarik One: 15+ see a very large mound of sand in the near distance. A

good 15 feet across. 18+ also see several smaller mounds scattered, these

are about 5-7 feet across.

Tesarik One: Perhaps Indrila was blinded by the sunlight for the moment but

she did not see anything out of the ordinary.

The Lunar Beacon: He was still rather impressed with the latest specimen,

hoping that a bigger target presented an easier target to strike. He was

calm regardless of the prospect. He'd take on mostly anything, trusting in

his skills, and putting

The Lunar Beacon: equal trust in the skills of those around him.

Tesarik One: Does anyone that actually spots any mounds wish to take a

combative action?

psionic wanderer: "Well now, this looks promising." He sounded a bit

sarcastic, but also maybe..excited? It was why there were here, after all.

These beasties had to stop being so..beastly! And if they had to kill them to

pull that off, so be it.

psionic wanderer: Anyway, he pointed with his hook so the others could see

them, not that it was a good pointer.

Mighty Gar thog: Should we go dance on da big one, or look for da cause?

~thought hat was a good way to see what everyone thought~ /d

Tesarik One: No one?

badgers rage: "Buh?" She'd stop studying her toes for a moment - because

with how alert she is, that must be what she's doing - and look off in the

direction everyone else seemed to be pointing. "...huh."

Tesarik One: Ok then!

Tesarik One: Scorp1 0/?? [20] || Brendan 0/29 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || Scorp2 0/?? [20] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) ||

BigScorp 0/?? [15] || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

The Lunar Beacon: (Diehard, 5 extra hp in combat)

Tesarik One: The two smaller mounds (though they were about the size of a

large man, so for a scorpion it's really big!) exploded at the same time, big

8 foot long scorpions rising out of the sand as they could sense them above

the ground

Tesarik One: using tremorsense. They lunged towards the group, one of them

moving in quickly towards Gar-Thog, attempting to use it's big claws to rip

into the dragon.

Tesarik One: Noted.

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 3

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: 13 - Miss!

Tesarik One: (BigScorp is still hidden in the sand)

Tesarik One: Brendan-

Mighty Gar thog: Heeeyyy! ~That critter went aftr him. well now...that made

the dragon rather mad!~ /d

Tesarik One: Big vermin, she wrinkled her nose beneath the material covering

her mouth and nose and prepared again for combat. That didn't take long, this

whole place seemed to be infested!

The Lunar Beacon: He moved to intercept Scorp2, lunging in, battering its

claws back with his shield while bringing the broadsword to bear, seeking an

opening and striking in the hopes of finding one.

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 1 20-sided die: 2

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

The Lunar Beacon: (+8 = 10)

Tesarik One: Miss

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Tesarik One: Scorp1 0/?? [20] || Brendan 0/34 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || Scorp2 0/?? [20] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) ||

BigScorp 0/?? [15] || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Badger-

badgers rage: "Ygh!" Strangled noise crawled up her throat as those

scorpions put in an appearance. Well, who needs sleep anyway? Shaking sand

out of her fur she'd swing her head and charge at Scorp2: taking a flying

leap at the ugly beast and

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has left the room.

badgers rage: attempting to land on its back, if not squashing it flat then

in the very least giving her a reasonable chance of getting those claws in.

Paws braced against its carapace, working their way in to find any chinks in

the armor to the

badgers rage: squishy soft meat within. [1d8 brightclaw unarmed tech, 1d8

darkclaw unarmed tech, dexterous fighter, double fist, +5 damage bestial

wrath ]

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 20-sided die: 8

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

badgers rage: (( +14 22 ))

Tesarik One: Hit

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 2 72-sided dice: 8 11

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 8-sided die: 7

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 8-sided die: 8

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

badgers rage: (( 7, 8, 5, 14 = 34 ))

Tesarik One: Carapace +10 DEF = 24 dmg

Tesarik One: Scorp1 0/?? [20] || Brendan 0/34 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || Scorp2 24/?? [20] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) ||

BigScorp 0/?? [15] || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Scorp2-

Tesarik One: Well, it seemed logical that the big bear that was now clawing

the shit out of it's carapaced body would be the object of it's attack. It

curled it's big tail around and slammed it's sword sized stinger into the

back of Badger.

Tesarik One: (Poison attempt + Stinger attack)

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 7

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: 17 - Miss! The stinger slammed into the ground instead.

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has entered the room.

badgers rage: "Oioioioi I don't need no more holes thanks!" Fortunately it

didn't have very good vision, or natural instinct reminded it that risking

its own stinger in the back of its skull was a bad idea! Either way,

unscathed, she rolled off

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has left the room.

Tesarik One: Kythin-

badgers rage: its back and backpeddled as quickly as her legs could manage.

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has entered the room.

scales change: Kythin stood away from the melee for the moment while the

scene was taken in. The large mount probably marked where the largest

specimen could be found. The others were capable of keeping the smaller ones

busy.. but if they

scales change: accidentally drew the attention of the Biggest of them all upon

them.. Well that's the thing though wasn't it? Leaving the others to play with

the likely snacks.. and set his sights on the hidden. Even if it only

amounted to heading

psionic wanderer: (brb)

scales change: adjacent to the mound to a vantage point where hopefully it'd

be led his way. Then a hand was shoved into the red bag at his side and the

elemental within gathered up and thrown towards the target. Hot enough to

turn stationary sand

scales change: to glass? NNot a clue.. but ought to grab attention. [ Bag of

Flame - 2 charges - +5 (fire) damage- not that it matters as the target is the

sand mound. ]

OnlineHost: scales change rolled 1 20-sided die: 12

Tesarik One: ~*~ scales change scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

scales change: [24]

Tesarik One: Hit. The sand across the top of the mound turned to sand, and

indeed he'd drawn the attention of the monstrosity that was hidden beneath...

a scorpion night 20 feet long burst out with a shattering of glass shards.

Tesarik One: Kythin being the closest to it, Kythin became it's target.

Tesarik One: (Did you want to do damage or just drawn it's attention?)

scales change: [ if I can get damage on the scorp sure. heh. It was just to

draw its attention though ]

Tesarik One: (You hit, so go ahead and roll dmg)

OnlineHost: scales change rolled 3 94-sided dice: 61 87 43

Tesarik One: ~*~ scales change scored 31 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: nigh*

scales change: [+12 qck (thrown)assuming the +5 fire was absorbed by he sand

turned glass so = 43 [

Tesarik One: +20 DEF = 23 dmg

Tesarik One: Scorp1 0/?? [20] || Brendan 0/34 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || Scorp2 24/?? [20] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) ||

BigScorp 23/?? [15] || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Gar-

Tesarik One: turned to glass***

Mighty Gar thog: ~The dragon looked at the one that attacked him. This time,

he did not feel sad or remorseful. That little bastard went after old

GarThog. So, those talons were raised high, catching the sun

Mighty Gar thog: the animated shield went into play and the talons then

swept downwards at the bug! (Target Scorp attacker, with eviscerate +

enchantments)~

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog rolled 1 20-sided die: 12

Tesarik One: ~*~ Mighty Gar thog scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Mighty Gar thog: (+12 =24)

Tesarik One: Hit

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog rolled 2 70-sided dice: 22 62

Tesarik One: ~*~ Mighty Gar thog scored 12 poynts damage ~*~

Mighty Gar thog: Claw dam

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog rolled 1 4-sided die: 2

Tesarik One: ~*~ Mighty Gar thog scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Mighty Gar thog: Eviscerate dam

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog rolled 2 10-sided dice: 2 7

Tesarik One: ~*~ Mighty Gar thog scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has left the room.

Tesarik One: (his net hates him tonight apparently)

badgers rage: (( looks like x.x; ))

Tesarik One: (gonna keep moving, he can add it up when he gets back in)

Tesarik One: Big Scorp-

Tesarik One: The huge creature whose attention was upon Kythin twisted then

skittered towards him further, snapping at him with both of its claws even as

the massive stinger slammed down like a two handed blade

Tesarik One: trying to strike through him and send enough poison to slow a

warhorse down. (claw & stinger attack - 2 attacks)

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 2 20-sided dice: 19 2

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: 24, 7 - Hit with claws, miss with stinger.

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 3 75-sided dice: 7 19 10

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog has entered the room.

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 2 4-sided dice: 3 4

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: +12 = 20 dmg

Tesarik One: (Gar, I emailed you your rolls, go ahead and state dmg and I'll

fix the SB)

Mighty Gar thog: (ok +4 str plus SpiderKissed (Acrobatic save DC 15 or

stunned 1d3 rounds)

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 6

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: Fail. Roll 1d3

scales change: [ Defense: Folding Plate +12, Black Knight's Helm + 5,

Gauntlets of Valor +3 def, Cloak of Heraldy +6 Def = 26 def and SKill:

Acrobatic Backstab ]

Mighty Gar thog: (27 dam )

Tesarik One: No dmg to Kythin. Hold for your counter till I finish Gar.

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 3-sided die: 2

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: Mighty Gar thog rolled 1 3-sided die: 1

Tesarik One: ~*~ Mighty Gar thog scored 0 poynts damage ~*~2 rounds st

Tesarik One: We'll go with 2 rounds stunned. +10 DEF = 17 dmg.

Tesarik One: Scorp1 DC is 10 for two rounds.

Tesarik One: Ok Kythin, counter

scales change: A first.. this fighting a truly giant Scorpion.. a bit of

speed saved him from the stinger.. while the claws succeded in clamping

down.. how that worked only Lady Luck knew. Not that it kept the Black Knight

from removing himself

scales change: from the claws.. and pulling himself as quickly as possible

onto the limb ending in those claws. No time to go hopping around on the damn

thing.. he settled for making use of Ardent and his shield to commit a little

quick surgery..

scales change: hopefully through that carapace.

OnlineHost: scales change rolled 1 20-sided die: 6

Tesarik One: ~*~ scales change scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

scales change: [18 + Born by the Blade +3 = 21 ]

Tesarik One: Hit

OnlineHost: scales change rolled 3 94-sided dice: 56 90 94

Tesarik One: ~*~ scales change scored 45 poynts damage ~*~

scales change: [ Ardent(legacy broadsword 2d8) & Heavy Steel Shield 1d8 ]

OnlineHost: scales change rolled 2 8-sided dice: 2 5

Tesarik One: ~*~ scales change scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: scales change rolled 1 8-sided die: 3

Tesarik One: ~*~ scales change scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

scales change: [ +8 str + 3 Divine Judgement = 66 ]

Tesarik One: +20 DEF = 46 dmg

Tesarik One: **Scorp1 17/?? [20] || Brendan 0/34 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24]

(0/22) || Scorp2 24/?? [20] || Kythin 1/69 [22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) ||

BigScorp 69/?? [15] || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Dorian-

psionic wanderer: Well then, what in the world was happening. Too many

scorpions, that's what was happening. He eyed the three of them, then reached

into a pocket and tossed Jackass, his psicrystal out. It immediately sized up

where it needed to be

psionic wanderer: so it was roughly equidistant from all three of them, then

sent waves of energy to superheat their molecules and excite them into

heating up and hopefully just boiling from inside-out. Yay microwaves!

(Spell: Immolation, AoE, up to

psionic wanderer: 4 targets, targetting Scorp1, 2 and BigScorp, save DC 29)

psionic wanderer: (31, sorry. I keep forgetting that +2 int)

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 20

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 2 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 2 20-sided dice: 7 17

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: BigScorp passes with it's nat 20, but the other two fail.

OnlineHost: psionic wanderer rolled 2 76-sided dice: 23 15

Tesarik One: ~*~ psionic wanderer scored 3 poynts damage ~*~

psionic wanderer: (3 + 14 int, +6 spell damage = 23)

Tesarik One: +10 def = 13 dmg to both

Tesarik One: Actually, carapace won't protect from that. So 23 dmg.

Tesarik One: Cooked from the inside, steam escapes from the edges of the

carapace as both man-sized scorpions got cooked from the inside. Scorpion for

dinner!

Tesarik One: Brendan 0/34 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24] (0/22) || Kythin 1/69

[22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) || BigScorp 69/?? [15] || Dorian 0/63 [11] ||

Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Indrila-

psionic wanderer: Probably just made the worst shrieking sound, like a tea

kettle mixed with chalkboard fingernails or something!

Tesarik One: Readying to attack the smaller scorpions, it seemed that she

was not needed and Dorian took care of them with his immolation spell. She

turned and watched Kythin with the massive scorpion, she'd never seen one

that big! It was very

psionic wanderer: The psicrystal, job done and now on the loose, promptly

zipped over to the first person it didn't recognize and battered the

BadgerBear about the head and neck.

Tesarik One: interesting - but frightening all the same. She darted for the

big creature, mumbling in ghost elven under her breath as spikes of shadows

formed before her then shot across to burrow into the creature, sending pain

through it's

badgers rage: "Wh...." Cracked between the eyes by a .. floating .. stone ..

thing? She shook her head and growled, ducking away as it made another swoop.

For now she was too confused to swat at it, and hopefully it didn't make her

run around the

badgers rage: battlefield like a numpty ..

Tesarik One: body even as she slammed the end of her thinblade into it where

she could reach, trying to reach a vital point. (Spell Combatant, can use

weapon and cast non-regged spell at same time)

OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 3

Tesarik One: ~*~ Tesarik One scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: +10 = 13 (Dex Fighter)

Tesarik One: Miss!

Tesarik One: How could she miss such a huge target? She didn't know, but the

spell fizzled and her sword did not hit anything but hard carapace.

Tesarik One: Brendan 0/34 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24] (0/22) || Kythin 1/69

[22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) || BigScorp 69/?? [15] || Dorian 0/63 [11] ||

Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Brendan-

The Lunar Beacon: Seeing as how the scorpion he'd attempted to engage had

been flash fried, he moved to help engage the remaining vermin. He wasn't

sure what he'd be able to do, but he'd try to keep it busy, directing his

attacks on the critter's

The Lunar Beacon: legs, hitting from the left flank(dex fighter/sword and

board/dual wield).

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 1 20-sided die: 20

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 2 poynts damage ~*~

Tesarik One: Crit! Hit

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 2 50-sided dice: 24 16

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 3 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 1 8-sided die: 6

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: The Lunar Beacon rolled 1 5-sided die: 2

Tesarik One: ~*~ The Lunar Beacon scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

The Lunar Beacon: (3 doubled from crit = 6, + 6, +2, =14 + 8 quick, +7 sword

and board = 29)

Tesarik One: +20 DEF = 9 dmg

Tesarik One: Brendan 0/34 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24] (0/22) || Kythin 1/69

[22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) || BigScorp 78/?? [15] || Dorian 0/63 [11] ||

Indrila 0/48 [22]

Tesarik One: Badger-

badgers rage: While under attack by goddess only knew what that was, she'd

take out her frustrations on the massive scorpion remaining: roaring as she

charged at the hulking beast with one paw encased in a strange green glow of

natural druidic

badgers rage: energies that would lash out and blast the beast as she reared

that paw back and then followed through with the claws on her other paw;

smashing into it with all the force she could possibly muster! [ spell

combatant, 1d8 brightclaw

badgers rage: unarmed tech, +5 bestial wrath, dexterous fighter, and 1d

extra rank dice from combat class bonus ]

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 20-sided die: 9

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

badgers rage: (( +14 23 thank goodness ))

Tesarik One: Hit!

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 3 72-sided dice: 53 47 39

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 20 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: badgers rage rolled 1 8-sided die: 3

Tesarik One: ~*~ badgers rage scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

badgers rage: (( 20, +3, +5, +14q, +12int = 54 if i haven't forgotten

anything ))

Tesarik One: All that Badger-wrath on the big beast with magic and claws and

force.... was enough to destroy the beast, and it fell with a thud onto the

sandy ground. Dead.

Tesarik One: Brendan 0/34 [18] || Badger 0/49 [24] (0/22) || Kythin 1/69

[22] || Gar 0/41 [22] (0/44) || Dorian 0/63 [11] || Indrila 0/48 [22]

badgers rage: Victory bear shuffle: side eyes psicrystal .. yeah .. yeah ..

you next huh?

psionic wanderer: He was about to tell Jackass to stop being such a jackass,

but well...seemed it pissing Badger off was the right thing to do in this

case! The little crystal flew in a little loop, then bashed against the

scorpion remains a few

psionic wanderer: times before getting yanked back with a good telekinetic

pull, and tucked into Dorian's pocket once again.

The Lunar Beacon: He walked around, examining the armor the critters

boasted. He did some calculations, wondering on whether or not anything

could be crafted from the remains. If not, their shape definitely gave him

some design ideas for future

Tesarik One: There was no doubt there were far more areas to explore and

more creatures to destroy but they could only travel through such a harsh

environment and combat creatures so much in one day and they weren't prepared

to spend the night

The Lunar Beacon: endeavors.

Tesarik One: so back to the beam of light they could see in the distance,

where the portal point awaited. Their journeys were not over though, for

there had to be a reason so many monstrous creatures were overrunning the

desert. They'd be back.

Tesarik One: But not tonight.

Tesarik One: As for crafting, the carapaces were tough, you could make

carapace armor or shields or even bucklers out of it.

badgers rage: For which the scorpids in the sand breathed a sigh of relief

.. if they could feel relief.

Mighty Gar thog: ~Oh! The dragon collected scorpion tails now! He always

took the strangest things anyone else would have just left behind~ /d

Tesarik One: (Those of you who do not have the badge "Desert Dash" will

receive it, and everyone will receive "Eggcellent" as this was done on Easter

Weekend)

The Lunar Beacon: (Woot!)

badgers rage: (( badges, we don't need no stinking .. wait wait we do we do

i do O.O nice! ))

Mighty Gar thog: (~pouts~ I want doubles of each now!)

OnlineHost: x Silver Heat x has left the room.

Tesarik One: (Because of my upcoming long vacation, I will be doing a quest

this Tuesday. Depending on who signs up, I will do either gypsy or regular.

If this is a regular we'll do the next part of this

Tesarik One: quest.)

Tesarik One: (Otherwise I'll do it in May when I get home)

Mighty Gar thog: ~Oh, he might be called a scvenger. if no one else took

hem, he would pile bscoirpions on the big one and drag them home~ /d

Tesarik One: Log Off