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[tomb] PerrySimm says, "Log on."

DM says, "So we're missing baf and Sargent"

DM says, "although baf is on"

[tomb] DM says (to baf), "'dtt'"

Grog has arrived.

[tomb] DM says, "Let me get a couple of housekeeping things out of the way"

[tomb] DM says, "I'm saying it's been around three hours since session 2 started"

[tomb] DM says, "which means that the Barkskins (90 min) have long worn off but Ebezar's Mage Armor (9 hours) is still on"

[tomb] Clem says, "My Light on the chalk has gone too."

[tomb] DM says, "Also, I want to be a little more careful about light - yeah"

baf has arrived.

[tomb] DM asks, "You said your holy symbol shed light, right?"

[tomb] Clem says, "I spent money on a permanent spell for it, yeah."

[tomb] Paulie says, "My Mage Armor (6 hours) is presumably fine as well."

[tomb] DM says, "which was torch-level - bright for 20', shadowy for 40'"

[tomb] Clem says, "That sounds right."

[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "Oh, you cast it, not him"

[tomb] DM says, "so it's 6 hours duration for both of you"

Eolo has arrived.

[tomb] DM says, "Also, current hit points: Clem 67, Finn 75, Kong 58, Paulie 48, Grog 68, Crumbly 41, Ebezar 66, Rosie 68, Rosie 68"

[tomb] DM says, "not to mention Rosie 68"

[rpg] Rosie says, "hee"

[tomb] DM asks, "Anyone want to take Ebezar until (hopefully) Sargent shows?"

[tomb] Eolo says, "it's easy, just make him run around detecting magic on stuff"

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "Has he done the urns yet?"

[tomb] DM says, "He hasn't done anything yet"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I don't think he's done any detecting yet."

[tomb] Paulie says, "I'd volunteer, but I've already got a Grog to watch out for."

[tomb] Crumbly looks over ebezar's sheet

Ebezar has arrived.

[tomb] DM says, "Never mind!"

[tomb] DM says, "OK, one last thing"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "http://www.hamesucken.org/1.wav"

[tomb] Clem says (to Ebezar), "Hey, this rogueish-looking fellow is checking out your sheet. You might want to watch out for that."

[tomb] DM says, "I read some advice recently for chat and PbP games, and I'd like to try it out"

[tomb] DM says, "Which is, everybody be chatty"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Heh, really?"

[tomb] DM says, "Even if you're not actively doing anything, nod in agreement or look around or make some in-character comment"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "IC or OOC or both?"

[tomb] DM says, "IC is best"

[tomb] Crumbly makes an in-character comment

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Ah, so you can be sure everyone's on board with the current plan?"

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "as you wish"

[tomb] DM says, "otherwise it is hard to distinguish passive agreement from afk"

[tomb] DM says, "We'll see how it works"

Crumbly exclaims, "Look at all this stuff!"

Rosie stretches.

Clem asks, "Hasn't anybody found any more monsters yet?"

Paulie says, "Arr, this be a sight far more interesting than a maze o' ten by ten rooms."

DM says, "So here you are in this odd chapel"

DM | http://www.hamesucken.com/tomb/14.html

[tomb] Clem says, "There's passive agreement, there's AFK, and there's goddamn lag."

[tomb] DM says, "That too"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Clem), "And statistics."

Crumbly says, "I've been checking out the obvious things, like the urns and the corpse."

[tomb] DM says, "Wait until you run into the Lag Golem"

[tomb] Rosie says, "And they all mean the same thing: you are attacked for 34 points of damage."

Ebezar asks, "Did you find anything on the poor dead fellow?"

Paulie asks (of Clem), "What do ye make of these pictures?"

Clem looks, which is to say recaps the forum.

Rosie says, "Hmm, someone should check for what's magical around here."

FinnM has disconnected.

FinnM goes home.

Clem says, "My professional opinion is that there are everyday scenes depicted here except with more rotting flesh than one would normally expect."

DM says (to Clem), "Whoa, one of these symbols is that of G'taar"

Clem says, "Tasteful."

Clem says, "!"

DM says, "A double-necked six-stringed lute"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Any others I recognise?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Hee hee."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "hee"

[tomb] Rosie says, "groan"

[tomb] DM says, "A standard assortment of good deities"

Clem asks, "What are the people or zombies or whatever next to G'taar doing?"

[tomb] Clem says, "If it's worth making a Religion check to figure out what this is about, I'll try that."

[tomb] DM says, "If you have knowledge (religion) make a roll"

Crumbly says, "It's probably a scene of 'The Forces of Good Marching to their Inevitable Doom' or something."

[tomb] Clem asks, "Er, not having played D&D for a month or so -- it's 1d20 + skill, right?"

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah"

Paulie asks (of Crumbly), "That slot ye mentioned reminds me of the writing on the path, about the circle o' magical metal. Ye think that ring would fit?"

Clem rolls 1d20+12: 4+12 | 16

[tomb] Paulie says, "Plus modifiers."

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg asks, "wait, where is everyone?"

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "DTT"

Ebezar rolls 1d20+17: 15+17 | 32

Clem says, "Mrf, hard to think about religious stuff in this oppressive atmosphere."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "(religion roll as well)"

Clem asks (of Ebezar), "Hey, did you go to Cleric school?"

Crumbly says, "I've never been all that religious myself."

Ebezar says, "It is true I have some knowledge of the softer magicks"

Crumbly says, "Best to leave the god-bothering to professionals."

Clem says, "No, no, it's fine, other people can dicker with the dieties and I'll get on with smiting and stuff."

[tomb] DM says, "Well, there are scenes that kind of standardly depict people who might be worshipping these various gods"

Rosie wanders through the pews, searching them.

Paulie asks (of Clem), "The dieties be the gods that demand prayer and fasting, aye?"

DM says, "Like, a couple people dancing near the symbol of G'taar"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Would these pictures be considered blasphemous?"

DM says, "But they're like, rotting and stuff"

DM says (to Rosie), "Roll"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Oh, right."

Ebezar says, "I don't see anything that is truly all that remarkable"

[tomb] Clem says, "I wonder if I should try to remove them."

[tomb] Crumbly checkout last sesion's transcript a bit

[tomb] DM says, "Hmm, that's an interesting question"

Ebezar says, "There are these petitioners sacrificing their dignity to G'taar"

Rosie rolls 1d20+1 for search: 19+1 | 20

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "it seems discriminatory and vitalist to say that undead can't worship gods"

DM says (to Rosie), "They're big and bulky and made of wood"

[Crows-Nest] Paulie asks, "Do Undead have Wisdom scores?"

DM says, "Other than that you see nothing remarkable"

[tomb] Clem says, "Dammit, didn't memorise Hallow."

Paulie compares the slot to one of his own rings.

DM says (to Paulie), "It would fit perfectly"

[tomb] Paulie says, "We could come back to this room in the morning."

[tomb] DM says, "I hope Finn comes back"

Ebezar asks, "Oh, you are thinking of putting a ring in the slot, as per the cryptic instructions?"

Paulie asks, "Who has that ring we found this morning?"

Rosie checks out the big padded chair on the dais.

Rosie rolls 1d20+1 for search: 19+1 | 20

Paulie says (to Evezar), "Aye, it seems worth a shot."

Crumbly says, "Not me"

Ebezar says, "Sadly I fear my fingers are far too thin and my rings too small to be the proper, ah, fit for that."

Rosie says (to Paulie), "Ebezar does."

Ebezar says, "But, yes, I do have this ring from earlier."

Ebezar holds up the ring.

DM says, "The chair looks awfully comfortable!"

DM says, "You could sermonize from here for hours"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Should we do the magic-detecting before we do the ring?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "probably so. I've got that wand from Clem"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Yeah."

Ebezar says, "But let me apply this wand to the room first, if that is agreeable."

Crumbly has a seat in the comfortable chair

[tomb] Paulie says, "To make sure we don't, say, trip a magic trap while we're busy fighting whatever number of headed hydra the ring+slot summons out of that vase."

Paulie says, "Seems a sensible plan."

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "1d4+1 hydras with 1d4+1 heads"

[tomb] Clem says, "Detect Evil might also be useful but I'm all out."

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "in some cases this results in zero-headed hydras"

Clem says, "Please do."

DM says, "OK, you make a big tour of the room with the wand"

DM says, "There are lots of magical auras!"

Ebezar fzzm fzzm fzzm.

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "Please allow me to inspect your d4 more closely."

DM says, "Let's see"

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg asks, "and what does 'DTT' stand for?"

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "Which apparently has a -1 on it someplace."

[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "dire trilobite tavern"

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "Dire Trilobyte Tavern. It's the name of the global exit leading here."

DM says, "The mists in the archway have a strong aura of conjuration"

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says (to Paulie), "well, I was imagining the latter roll was for the total number of heads"

Crumbly says, "Conjuration? That's interesting."

DM says, "Both of the pews in the front row have a fairly strong aura of transmutation"

Rosie asks, "Is teleportation a conjuring spell?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "assume I'm reporting this rather than having to repeat everything DM says"

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "Oh, aha."

Clem says (to Ebezar), "By the way, if you're getting magic from my chin, it's just because I shaved with my greatsword this morning."

DM says, "I guess that's it actually"

[tomb] Eolo says (to Rosie), "yes"

Clem says, "Checking it's still sharp, you know how it is."

Paulie says (to Rosie), "Aye."

Crumbly says, "Ah. SRD says that teleport is indeed conjuration."

Ghogg has arrived.

Ebezar asks, "Hm, that is a book not in my collection. Is its collection of spells extensive?"

[tomb] Eolo says, "but so is Acid Arrow, so don't get too smug"

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "so who wants to sit on the pews?"

Paulie pulls a copper from his purse and tosses it onto one of the front pews.

DM says, "Oh, also some strong evocation on the altar"

Crumbly says, "Evocation. That's, like, fireballs and stuff."

Rosie says (to Paulie), "My thoughts exactly."

DM says, "The coin spins around a bit and comes up tails"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Rosie), "Maybe it'll mash it."

[tomb] DM says, "(Someone want to take responsibility for Finn until he shows up again?)"

Clem asks, "I'm more familiar with religious topics than magic -- conjuration is 'poof' and evocation is 'bang'?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Imprinting it with 'I WENT TO THE TOMB OF HORRORS AND ALL I GOT WAS CRUSHED BY A TRAPPED CHURCH PEW'"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Yeah, we can have Bear sit on the pew."

Ebezar says, "That is perhaps reducing the complexities of the schools of magic somewhat, but you are, in essence, correct."

Rosie asks, "So, no magic on the slot?"

Ebezar says, "None that I detected."

DM says, "Nope"

Clem draws his sword and turns the flame on.

Clem says, "Nothing to surprise here, but something might poof out of nowhere to surprise us."

Paulie says, "The slot may lead to a magical something hidden behind the wall."

Ebezar says, "It may be mechanical in nature"

Clem says, "If you like I can ask G'taar for advice."

Clem says, "I was planning on waiting until our time of direst need."

Crumbly says, "I want to put something in the slot."

Clem says, "Works for me."

Paulie says (to Ebezar), "If it indeed by a magic ring it wants, though, I doubt a mechanical device would know."

[tomb] DM says, "Oh, one more metagame thing"

Paulie says, "Let's just drop it in. And be prepared for the hydras."

[tomb] DM says, "I'm going to try to stop joking"

Rosie asks, "How *do* we want to fight the Inevitable Hydra?"

Grog prepares for the hydras.

[tomb] DM says, "so if I say 'A 10-ton block falls on you and you die'"

[tomb] Paulie says, "We'll try to pick up the slack, then."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "aw"

[tomb] DM says, "I am not going to say 'just kidding!' afterwards"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Feel free to joke at will on #crows, though."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "We'll try to fill in for you in that regard."

[tomb] DM says, "I mean, I may still make jokes, but I don't want you to assume that when I say something bad happens that it will be a joke"

[tomb] (from Clem) DM says, "Oh, also, I forgot to say -- you remember that whole mutant four-armed gargoyle thing? That didn't really happy, I was just goofing around."

[tomb] Clem says, "Happy? Happen."

[tomb] Alex says (to Clem), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that happy is not what I am."

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg says, "A meteor falls from the sky and fries everyone on impact. Game over."

Clem says (to Rosie), "Chop head, burn stumps, repeat. That's what I hear works."

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg says, "Oh wait, that wasn't a joke"

[tomb] Paulie . o O ( So what's about to happen that he doesn't want us to take as a joke... )

Clem hefts conveniently flaming sword.

Rosie says, "Hmm, I'm not great with chopping."

Paulie says, "If ye be good at chopping heads, go for chopping heads."

Rosie asks, "Will blunt blows to the head also work, or should I do my blunt blows to the body?"

Paulie says, "If not, do whatever ye can."

[tomb] Crumbly draws a silver piece from his stash and inserts into slot

Paulie asks (of Crumbly), "Wait -- what if it only takes one thing?"

DM says, "You hear a rolling sound like a coin going down a chute"

DM says, "which stops after a second"

Crumbly leaps aside

DM says, "Other than that there seem to be no effect"

Clem says, "Shame we didn't think of tying some string to the ring."

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "10 copper coins shoot out the slot at the bottom"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Ha ha"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "and a coke"

Rosie says (to Clem), "We still have the right."

Paulie says (to Clem), "Ye just did."

Rosie says, "Er, ring."

Ebezar says, "I still have the ring."

Ebezar asks, "Doe anyone have string?"

Paulie asks, "Who has some string?"

Crumbly says, "I've got a rope."

Crumbly asks, "Does anyone have Shrink Item prepared?"

Rosie says, "The hem to this robe got pretty damaged in the gargoyle fight. Just a sec."

Paulie says, "Our dearly departed ranger friend had a sewing needle."

Rosie attempts to pull out the thread from her robe's hem.

DM says, "Tying it to the end of a rope would make it too big to get in the slot"

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg asks, "Has anyone died in an amusing fashion yet?"

DM says, "Rosie manages to pull out a thread from her robe"

[Crows-Nest] Paulie asks, "Does 'cloven by a mutant four-armed gargoyle' count?"

Clem asks, "Can't we just unravel a bit of rope?"

Rosie ties it to the ring.

Rosie says, "There you go."

DM asks, "How long a piece of thread is this?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I was going to offer thread unravelled from the handkerchief I use for some of my simpler spells"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "such as 'entertain a party of 10 year olds'"

[tomb] DM says, "Ha ha"

Rosie rolls 1d6: 2 | 2

Rosie says, "Two feet."

DM says, "Ha"

Clem asks (of Dm), "Wait, you're asking 'how long is a piece of string'?"

DM says, "Not anymore"

Ebezar says, "Yes, let us see if this is sufficient"

Ebezar feeds the ring and string into the slot.

DM says, "The ring disappears into the slot"

DM says, "Shortly thereafter you hear a loud grinding sound, as if stone against stone"

Crumbly says, "We're going to feel so foolish if nothign happens."

DM says, "The string suddenly goes slack"

Crumbly says, "Ooh"

DM says, "and part of the wall pulls back and descends"

Grog readies his axe, looking back and forth.

Rosie levitates up to the ceiling.

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "awright"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Woo. Which direction?"

Ebezar pulls back the string to return it to Rosie.

DM says, "revealing a passage beyond!"

Crumbly consults our notes about the clues on this

DM says, "to the east"

DM says, "The opening it made is only about 4' high and 2' wide, so you'd have to duck to get through, but it opens into a normal 10' corridor"

Clem inspects the passage carefully for whatever the plural of hydra is.

Crumbly exclaims, "Apparently we're well along our march!"

DM says, "Well, it goes 10 feet, then turns right"

Rosie says, "So, I guess the shades of red stand for blood."

DM says, "and that's about all you can tell"

Rosie asks, "Should we see if we can figure out what the pews are all about?"

DM says, "Also, Ebezar is now sans one Ring of Protection +1"

Ebezar asks, "Would it not be wise to send someone skilled in detection and sneaking ahead?"

Paulie says, "Let's finish with this room first."

Crumbly says, "The 'shades of red' bit is probably due to the fact that we got the ring from the red-sphere area."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "DId Crumbly trap-check the pots?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "aw"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Yes"

Rosie asks (of Crumbly), "I took a cursory look around, but did you check anything for traps in here yet?"

Paulie tries to pop the top of the SE urn.

DM says (to Paulie), "You pry the brass stopper off"

DM says, "The urn appears to be empty inside"

Paulie sniffs it.

Crumbly says, "Yeah, I searched the dais, chair, urns, and skeleton."

Rosie nods.

DM says, "It smells like old dust"

Paulie says, "Nothing in here."

Crumbly says, "I didn't open the urns, but I searched their exterior and jostled them around to see if anything sloshed inside."

Paulie tries the same with the other one.

DM says (to Paulie), "Same deal"

Crumbly says, "Let's east it."

Rosie asks (of Finn), "So, are you willing to have Kong sit on one of those pews?"

DM says, "Finn disconnected half an hour ago"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Yeah, I know."

[tomb] DM says, "Ha ha"

[tomb] DM says, "Well, whoever wants to take over Finn and Kong, go ahead"

[tomb] Rosie says, "I figured we could either roll for it or decide amongs ourselves."

Paulie picks up the coin he put on the pew and drops it on one of the altar's nipples/cup holders/collection plates/artistic licenses instead.

[tomb] Paulie says, "I nominate Rosie."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Hee."

[tomb] Rosie says, "But OK."

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "who has the best save vs annoying and/r deadly spells?"

(From Crumbly) Finn says, 'Och and begorrah, go ahead. My ape is your ape.'

DM says (to Paulie), "A lightning bolt fires out from the altar and down the aisle!!"

Ebezar exclaims, "Goodness!"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "But actually, do we still have a bag of tricks?"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Yes"

DM says, "Since no one said where they were, I'm going to roll some dice to see who was in the way"

DM says, "Paulie definitely was"

Paulie exclaims, "Eyow!"

[tomb] Rosie says, "I was on the roof still."

Ebezar says, "Oh, I was over by the entrance, far away from any lightning bolts"

Rosie, still in midair, flinches away.

DM says, "Everyone besides Rosie roll a d6 and try not to roll a 1"

Ebezar rolls 1d6: 2 | 2

Crumbly says, "I have no idea where I was. Feel free to put me in the way."

Paulie rolls 1d6: 4 | 4

Clem rolls 1d6: 2 | 2

DM says (to Paulie), "You were definitely in the way"

Crumbly rolls 1d6: 2 | 2

[tomb] Rosie says, "Rolling for Finn:"

Rosie rolls 1d6: 2 | 2

[tomb] DM says, "Loaded dice"

[tomb] Paulie says, "After we finish getting zapped, I recommend we send Canary before Kong."

[tomb] DM says, "Roll for Grog and Kong too"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Yeah, that makes sense."

Grog rolls 1d6: 4 | 4

[tomb] Rosie says, "Kong:"

Rosie rolls 1d6: 4 | 4

DM says (to Paulie), "Make a Reflex saving throw"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "if we fight another gargoyle, we need to run back here and hide, a stack of pennies at the ready."

Paulie rolls 1d20+10: 17+10 | 27

[tomb] Rosie exclaims, "Ha!"

[tomb] Clem says, "Heh."

DM says, "Paulie dodges at the first crackle and manages to only take half damage"

DM says, "which is 30"

DM says, "So good thing you saved"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Yay, Rogue levels: Evasion."

[tomb] DM asks, "Oh, no damage?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Yup."

[tomb] DM says, "Sweet"

DM says, "Paulie dodged even better than you thought possible!"

Paulie drops to the floor and rolls under a pew at the first crackle.

Crumbly exclaims, "Well dodged, Paulie!"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "good thing you didn't dive *onto* a pew."

Paulie says, "Thanks. Now we know what the altar does."

[tomb] Paulie says, "A *second row* pew."

Crumbly extends a hand to help Paulie off the floor

Finn__ has arrived.

Paulie says (to Crumbly), "Thanks."

[tomb] Rosie says, "(that's me)"

[tomb] DM says, "Aw"

Crumbly says, "OK, I'm going to pull a canary out of my bag."

[tomb] Clem says, "afk briefly, sorry."

[tomb] Clem says, "For the next few minutes, I mean."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Did the lightning aim itself at me specifically, or straight down the aisle?"

[tomb] DM says, "Straight down the aisle"

[tomb] DM says, "as far as you can tell"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Mmm. So if the hydra appears, we should lure it to the aisle."

Crumbly rolls 1d100: 15 | 15

Crumbly says, "A bat"

[tomb] DM says, "Not another bat"

Rosie says, "Man all you get out of that thing is bats."

Crumbly says, ">BAT, SIT ON PEW"

Paulie asks, "Did you buy a BoT or a BaT?"

DM says, "The bat flaps over to the front row pew and lands on it"

Crumbly asks, "That's, what, my third pull from the bag?"

DM says, "That sounds right"

Paulie says, "Maybe someone else should next time."

Crumbly says, ">BAT, FLY EAST"

DM says, "The bat gets up and flies through the opening"

Crumbly asks, "No little batty screams?"

DM says, "It flaps around where the corridor turns to the right and looks at you as if awaiting further instructions"

Rosie says, "I'm going a bit batty up here."

Paulie asks, "Mind if I nick yer bat for a moment?"

Crumbly says, ">BAT, FLY SOUTH"

(From DM) bat flap flap flap

DM says, "You hear it fly away"

Paulie says, "Ah, I see ye're not done with it yet."

Crumbly says, "It only accepts instructions from me, but I can tell it to do stuff for you."

Crumbly says, "I was going to follow it."

Paulie says (to Crumbly), "I wanted to nick its foot slightly, and see if the pew healed it."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Although hmm, I guess healing isn't transmutation anyway."

[tomb] Paulie says, "So it's probably pointless."

Crumbly asks, "I'm slightly nicked. Why don't I sit on the pew?"

Paulie says, "If ye want to risk it whatever might happen."

FinnM has arrived.

Crumbly says, "I'm going to follow the bat."

[tomb] DM says, "Yay"

Paulie says, "Good idea."

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "Yay?"

[tomb] DM says, "FinnM has arrived"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Crumble), "FinnM"

DM says (to Crumbly), "You duck through the opening and into the corridor beyond"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Yo."

DM says, "You have a torch, I think you said"

Crumbly says, "I have a whole bunch of them. I will light a fresh one if needed."

DM says, "Immediately it turns to the south and stairs descend out of sight"

Crumbly exclaims, "Woohoo! Stairs down, guys!"

DM says, "You hear flapping to the south!"

Crumbly exclaims, "Time to fight some tougher monsters!"

Paulie asks, "Shall we take marching order?"

Ebezar says, "I would prefer to have treasure without the monsters."

Crumbly says, "The bat goes in front."

[tomb] DM says, "Someone fill Finn in"

DM says, "The bat's probably only going to last another couple of minutes"

[tomb] FinnM says, "I've been recapping like map so I think I get the general idea."

[tomb] Paulie says (to FinnM), "We put the ring in the slot, and it opened a secret passage to the east."

[tomb] FinnM asks, "I've barkskinned all the usual people?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Yay"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "We put the ring from the chest in a slot and a secret passage opened up. Also, Paulie almost got zapped."

[tomb] DM asks, "Again?"

Rosie follows appropriately.

[tomb] DM says, "It's the same day"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Oh. Seems like forever."

[tomb] Paulie says, "We also triggered the altar to fire a lightning bolt (no injuries), and tried putting a bat on the magic pews, but couldn't make anything obvious happen."

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah, I decided it's been three hours since you came in for expedition #2"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "The pews have an aura of transmutation. No one knows why."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Barkskin ran out a while ago, so you can cast it again if you want."

DM says, "OK, you are all in marching order, which is Crumbly, Grog / Finn, Kong / Paulie, Ebezar / Clem, Rosie"

DM asks, "Going down the stairs?"

Crumbly says, "It's either that or try out the misty arches."

Rosie calls forward, "Search for traps!"

[tomb] Paulie says (to DM), "Plus the bat, in front."

Crumbly says, "OK, I halt at the top of the stairs to search the floor for traps."

DM asks, "Taking 10?"

Crumbly says, "Taking ten for 36."

Ebezar has disconnected.

Ebezar has connected.

DM says, "No traps"

Crumbly says, "I head down."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "mrf"

DM says, "The stairs descend for a while"

Crumbly says, "Sending the bat ahead, of course."

DM says, "to the south"

DM says, "and when they finish, the corridor turns to the west"

DM says, "for at least 40 feet"

Crumbly says, "I search the floor at the foot of the stairs for traps."

Crumbly says, "Taking ten for 36."

DM says, "No traps"

Crumbly says, "I figure those are the likeliest places. I'm not going to searh every spot."

Crumbly says, "Continue west, then."

[tomb] Clem says, "Back."

DM says, "The corridor goes 40' and ends in a door"

Crumbly says, "Search, listen."

Crumbly says, "Take ten on the search for 36."

DM says, "It's just your standard oaken door with bands of iron"

DM says, "and all is silent beyond"

Clem says, "Silent like a GARGOYLE, dammit."

Crumbly says, "OK, guys. I'm going to try to open it."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "If they were lead, would it be a heavy metal band?"

DM says, "It's stuck"

Crumbly asks, "Stuck? Not locked, but wedged?"

DM says, "Yeah"

DM says, "You could try to push it open with a strength check"

Grog asks, "Grog help?"

Crumbly says, "I think I'll let someone strong try that."

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "time for a bend bars/lift gates roll"

Grog puts his shoulder to the door.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Yay"

Clem says, "If Grog is pushing the door, let's tie a rope around him first."

[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "yay"

DM says, "Roll d20 + strength modifier"

Crumbly says, "This is so very a trap."

Clem says, "Don't want to fall for the old pit-trap-behind-stuck-door."

FinnM says, "Kong is Str 23."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Are you roping him?"

Clem says (to Grog), "Here, I'm going to put this on you..."

Crumbly says, "I can lend rope, but I don't think I'm strong enough to hold him if he falls."

Clem ties a rope around Grog's waist, stands back a little and braces.

Grog rolls 1d20+5: 15+5 | 20

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "Surely 23 str is +6?"

DM says, "Grog puts his shoulder into it and the door bursts open"

[tomb] Paulie says, "If you want to have Kong push instead."

Ebezar peers around the bulkier members of the party to watch Grog's progress.

[tomb] Crumbly says, "because it's +1 for every 2 points above 10"

[tomb] Paulie says, "But Grog's Str 20, without rage."

Clem says, "If there's a pit, assuming I can hold him, he won't fall more than 3 or 4 feet."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Oh, me confused."

DM says, "Of course there's a pit behind it"

[tomb] Clem says, "a-HA!"

DM says, "Clem is holding on, so that should help"

[Crows-Nest] FinnM says, "The pit of a cherry. It's not much of a trap."

DM says, "But Grog needs to roll a Reflex save"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I hope Kong grabs the rope too."

Crumbly says, "I should have lent him my ring of feather fall."

[tomb] Clem says, "I haven't read the scenario, honest. I've only read Warlock Of Firetop Mountain which had a trap exactly like this."

[tomb] Eolo says, "hee hee"

DM says, "which looks like +7"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Oh yeah, this is versus traps, so trap sense applies."

Grog rolls 1d20+7: 11+7 | 18

[tomb] DM says, "Yep"

DM says, "Grog tries to pull up short"

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "A cherry pit would be a cool trap."

Clem pulls back on the rope as soon as he realises what's going on.

DM says, "and manages to stop his feet just at the edge of the pit"

DM says, "but teeters forward"

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "Like a spiked pit, but instead of being full of spikes, it's full of cherries."

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "the trap is, people fall in and then don't want to leave"

DM says, "but just at that instant Clem yanks the rope backwards"

Grog exclaims, "Uwoagh!"

DM says, "and after an agonizing moment, pulls Grog back"

Crumbly applauds

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "I wonder how hard it is to swim in cherries."

DM says, "10 xp for everyone"

Clem asks, "rarrr grn good lord how much do you weigh?"

Grog says, "Thank you Mister Clem."

Crumbly says, "Yay! I'm that much closer to getting level 9 back."

DM says, "There's another door 20 feet down the corridor after this one"

Crumbly says, "What, not even a room? Bah."

Clem unties the rope.

Crumbly says, "We still haven't seen that 'fortunate fall'. It might be a good idea to check out the bottom of the pit."

Crumbly eyes the floaty guy

[tomb] Paulie says, "I am reminded that if we had found the gargoyle passage from the sphere side, we would have had to work our way through a maze of secret passages and arrow traps just to have the honor of fighting it."

[tomb] Clem says, "Yow, yeah."

[tomb] Clem says, "Without even an easy way to retreat, not that we did that anyway."

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "You think we're headed for another beastie with an easier way to it?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Although tempting it into the arrow traps might have worked."

Rosie obliges and floats down into the pit.

[tomb] DM says, "I dunno, it had pretty good damage resistance"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Nah, it had mad DR. Arrows would have bounced off it."

Clem says (to Crumbly), "I reckon somebody should check the rest of this corridor for more pits, too."

DM says, "It is your standard 10' pit"

DM says, "Roll search if you'd like"

[tomb] Clem says, "Infinite arrows, though."

[tomb] Clem says, "Like a pointier version of water torture."

Rosie rolls 1d20+1 for search: 6+1 | 7

Crumbly walks forward, stopping 10 feet short of the next door to search the floor for traps.

DM says, "It's a 10' pit, all right"

Crumbly says, "taking ten for 36."

Rosie says, "Nothing obvious, but I'm not great at this sort of thing."

DM says (to Crumbly), "No traps"

Crumbly says, "Then I search the door, and listen at it."

Crumbly says, "(Taking ten.)"

Ebezar says, "I do want to assure you all that not every wizard is as paranoid and trap-happy as this one apparently was."

DM says, "No traps on the door, and no noise beyond"

Crumbly says, "OK! I try to open it."

Paulie says, "Only the most successful ones."

DM says, "It's stuck"

Clem says (to Ebezar), "I thought he was a lich."

Crumbly says, "That clue about the 'fortuitous fall' said 'two pits along the way'."

[tomb] Paulie says, "I still think the fortunate fall was in the original hall. Since I think that we missed searching at least one or two thoroughly."

Ebezar says (to Clem), "well, *now* he's a lich."

Clem asks, "Oh, you mean he's a wizard too?"

Grog asks, "Push again?"

Clem says, "Crap, now you tell me."

Ebezar says, "It is not as if liches are created ex nihilo."

Clem says, "If so, I'd better do the rope trick again."

Crumbly says, "All liches are wizards. That's how they become liches."

[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "except in a meta-the-snakemaster-put-him-in-the-game way"

Paulie says, "Maybe the ape should help pull the rope too. He looks strong."

Rosie says, "I'm willing to try this one--I'm good at dodging whatever might be beyond the door."

FinnM says, "Kong is happy to oblige."

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "any spellcaster can become a lich"

Clem says, "Well, here's my rope, anyway."

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "hence the fearsome bard-lich"

Crumbly says, "Plus, you fly."

[tomb] Rosie says, "aka I have a good reflex save."

Rosie says, "True."

Clem says, "There is that."

Rosie says, "OK, I'll try it."

Rosie pushes on the door.

Rosie rolls 1d20+2 for str: 11+2 | 13

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says (to Eolo), "'Any spellcaster can become a lich' sounds like an ad from a magazine for young magic-users."

[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "Ha!"

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "just send three box-tops and two souls"

DM says, "The door budges maybe half an inch"

Rosie says, "However, I'm a bit more agile than I am brutish."

Rosie tries again.

Rosie rolls 1d20+2 for str: 15+2 | 17

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "or perhaps this is more of a "tired of being an 89-pound mortal weakling?""

DM says, "There you go"

DM says, "The door bursts open"

[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "In just seven aeons, I can make you an eldritch horror."

[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "the other spellcasters used to kick sand on me, but since I followed your self-lichification program..."

[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "timing"

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "ha ha"

DM says, "and since you were totally prepared for it this time, you stop yourself without too much trouble"

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "but now my intrinsic damage resistance protects me from the sand"

DM says, "stop yourself from falling into the pit right behind the door, that is"

Rosie peers into the next pit.

DM says, "It's a 10' pit"

Clem asks, "This guy just doesn't know when to give up, does he?"

Rosie floats, searches, continues.

Rosie rolls 1d20+1 for search: 11+1 | 12

DM says, "As before, there's another door 20 feet down"

Ebezar asks, "Who determined that pits should be ten feet in diameter?"

Clem says, "Guy, gibbering shibboleth, whatever."

Crumbly says, "I want to climb down into this pit and search it myself."

Rosie shakes her head.

DM says, "down the corridor, I mean"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I'm waiting for the one full of pit vipers."

Rosie says, "Go for it."

Ebezar asks, "Is there some sort of trap-creating guild that mandates such?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Snakes In A Pit."

Rosie says, "You should probably search the last one, too."

[tomb] Eolo asks, "vhy do you vink the pit is so clean?"

Crumbly asks, "Were there spikes at the bottom?"

[tomb] DM says (to Ebezar), "Because it's the perfect size for a gelatinous cube"

DM says, "Nope"

Rosie says, "Nope."

Crumbly says, "In that case, I jump down"

Crumbly says, "(feather-falling due to ring)"

[Crows-Nest] (from Eolo) DM says "No *visible* spikes, that is"

DM says, "Aha"

[tomb] Clem says, "Yikes, I bet there's a pit at the bottom of the pit."

[tomb] Clem says, "Better watch yourself."

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "And the bottom of the pit turns out to be an illusion."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Ha ha"

DM says, "OK, it's a 10' pit"

Crumbly says, "and search the walls and floor, taking ten for 36."

[tomb] Eolo says, "it's like a vertical version of "The Monster At The End Of This Book""

[tomb] Ebezar says, "hee hee"

DM says, "You find nothing"

Crumbly says, "OK. I clamber out."

DM says, "Make a climb check!"

Clem lowers him a rope to avoid any pointless climb checks.

DM says, "OK, whatever, people use some rope"

DM says, "Ha ha"

Crumbly rolls 1d20+4: 10+4 | 14

[tomb] Paulie asks, "I probably shouldn't ask this, but how are we getting around the pits-right-in-front-of-doorways after we've identified them?"

Crumbly exclaims, "Wih rope, I get a synergy bonus!"

[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "Good question"

[tomb] Clem asks, "You mean how are *you* getting over them, shortie, right?"

[tomb] Rosie says, "I float over the middle and give people a hand across."

DM says, "You climb out of the pit like a pro"

[tomb] Clem says, "The rest of us can jump."

[tomb] Paulie says (to Rosie), "There we go. Thanks."

[tomb] Clem says, "Er, except those of us in full plate."

[tomb] Clem says, "Hrm."

Crumbly says, "I *am* a pro."

[tomb] Eolo says, "bouncing off Rosie's head"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Clem), "Hee."

[tomb] Paulie says, "I'll have you know that I get a +2 racial bonus to jumping."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Bringing my modifier, after the size penalty is figured in, right up to *-2*!."

[tomb] Clem says, "Same as mine!"

[tomb] Rosie says, "*My* jump modifier is 26."

[tomb] Clem says, "Okay, but there's two of us."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "So if we help each other out, we get a -4?"

[tomb] DM says, "YOU ALL GOT OVER THE PITS OK"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Hee hee"

[tomb] Paulie laughs.

Clem asks, "So did you want to check the other pit?"

[tomb] Rosie exclaims, "Search the next door!"

Rosie exclaims, "Sure!"

Clem says, "If not let's get a move on."

[tomb] Ebezar says (to DM), "I thought you weren't going to joke about such things"

[tomb] DM says, "Ha ha"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Let's go search the next door. The usual routine."

[tomb] Rosie says, "I fear that that is no joke."

[tomb] Eolo says, "he meant you got over them psychologically"

[tomb] Clem says, "Ha ha."

Crumbly exclaims, "I search and listen at the next door! Taking ten!"

DM says, "The next door is just like the first two"

Rosie pushes.

[tomb] Clem says, "You must be joking, I'm never opening a door myself again."

Rosie rolls 1d20+2 for str: 15+2 | 17

[tomb] Clem says, "Ape on a rope, every time."

Crumbly exclaims, "It's stuck! Someone bashed it open!"

DM says, "It was stuck but Rosie bashes it open!"

DM says, "deftly avoiding the pit behind it"

DM says, "The corridor actually continues for 40 feet this time before turning right again"

Rosie says, "Whoa, a difference."

Crumbly says, "I descend and search, taking ten"

DM says (to Crumbly), "There's a secret door in the south wall of the pit!!"

Clem says, "I'm trying to remember a saying I heard from this culture that wears shoes upon their feet."

Crumbly exclaims, "Whoa!"

Rosie exclaims, "No way!"

[tomb] Eolo says, "hey hey"

Clem says, "It was something about another shoe and waiting to drop."

Ebezar says, "This is very unusual."

Crumbly exclaims, "How fortunate!"

DM says, "How fortuitous, even"

Crumbly asks, "Is it obvous how to open it?"

Crumbly says, "I suggest we all get down here instead of going the obvious way."

DM says, "Yep, it's a standard-issue secret door, such as you can buy from Home Depot"

[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "tomb depot"

Crumbly says, "Cool. I open it, before anyone else descends."

Clem asks, "If we all get into the pit, are we sure we can all get out again?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Ha ha"

Rosie exclaims, "Search it for traps!"

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "or http://www.hiddenpassageway.com/"

Paulie asks (of Clem), "Want to tie a rope to the door first?"

Crumbly says, "This is so cool. We're actually correctly interpreting the clues today."

Crumbly says, "First the ring, now this."

DM says, "Crumbly opens the door, revealing a short passageway leading south, from which stairs descend"

Crumbly asks, "Stairs going down. Let's go! How deep can we go?"

Clem asks, "Hang on, why would a twisted insane chaotic evil wizardly demi-lich leave clues scattered around explaining exactly how to find all his secret doors and treasure?"

Clem asks, "Unless...?"

Rosie helps people down into the pit.

FinnM says (to Clem), "It heightens the sense of Horror."

Crumbly exclaims, "To lure the foolhardy into his clutches, of course!"

Clem says, "Oh, sure, stairs it is."

Crumbly exclaims, "Hahahaha!"

Paulie asks (of Clem), "Unless he be twisted and insane?"

[tomb] (from DM) Clem says, "unless he's LAWFUL evil!"

Clem says (to Paulie), "That must be it!"

Paulie says, "Not to mention bored."

[tomb] Clem says, "Ha!"

Ebezar says, "No, no, I believe this is a requirement upon creating a tomb."

Crumbly plunches down the stairs with reckless abandon

Paulie exclaims, "Down we go!"

Rosie helps people down into the pit and takes up her normal place in the back.

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "ha ha ha"

Clem asks, "Why is our careful rogue suddenly being so reckless?"

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "plunches = in a hurry because you're hungry"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I guess Canary X pass away some time ago."

FinnM proceeds with reckless caution.

Clem asks (of Crumbly), "Hey, are you okay?"

Crumbly says, "Because we've gone down two levels in a short span of time, and I am giddy with imminent doom."

DM says, "The stairs descend a short distance and then the corridor continues south"

Rosie exclaims, "You only went down *one* level when you died. This is progress!"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Is there some way to check if Crumbly has been hypnotised or something?"

[tomb] DM says, "afk 1 minute"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Sense Motive?"

[tomb] Eolo says, "hit him on the head"

[tomb] Clem asks (of Paulie), "I don't have that one. I have this big sword, though...?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I think a sword's motives are usually pretty transparent."

[tomb] Eolo says, "I think if you kill somebody, all spells and effects affecting them go away, except maybe poison"

[tomb] Clem says, "Oh, man, it's a skill."

[tomb] Clem says, "I totally forgot I had those!"

[tomb] (from Eolo) Clem says "Hey, swimming!"

[tomb] (from Clem) Clem says, "What does '-7' mean?"

[tomb] DM says, "Back"

[tomb] Clem says, "I am a little suspicious of Crumbly here."

[tomb] DM says, "You could Sense Motive if you want, but I think I have to roll it secretly"

[tomb] Clem says, "And I do actually have a passable Sense Motive -- +5."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Go for it."

[tomb] Clem says, "Yay wisdom."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Plus I think I'm getting into the designer's head a little. We're unlikely to encoutner anything immediately fatal tand unexpected."

[tomb] DM says, "and Crumbly's Bluff is -1"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Either/or, sure."

[tomb] Eolo says, "ha"

[tomb] Clem says (to Crumbly), "Apart from the gargoyle!"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Wait, you're sensing motive of the lich in giving us these clues?"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "We had plenty of warning about the gargoyle. We jsu didn't heed it."

[tomb] Clem says, "Except technically I guess there was a big mural which could have been interpreted to read BEWARE OF THE GARGOYLE."

[tomb] DM says (to Clem), "You get the feeling that Crumbly wants a bunch of treasure and is excited that these clues seem to be panning out"

[tomb] Eolo says, "and hates cookies"

[tomb] Paulie asks (of Clem), "Um. Didn't *both* entrances tot he gargoyl's area have pictures of a huge, nasty-looking four-armed gargoyle posted?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Okay, okay."

Clem says (to Crumbly), "Hey, some of that treasure is mine! I mean, G'taar's!"

Clem says, "He usually lets me keep it, so it amounts to the same thing."

Crumbly says, "So, let's head on south."

(From DM) Clem says, "I have my eye on this great +3 Pedal of Distortion"

Paulie says, "Onward we go."

[tomb] Clem says (to DM), "Yay!"

DM says, "After 20 feet the corridor turns to the right (west)"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Sigh, I suppose we should map."

DM says, "and down more stairs"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Maybe I'll do that retroactively from the transcript."

Crumbly says, "Hm, this is starting to get creepy."

Clem says, "I thought you were all giddy with excitement and the scent of sweet treasure."

[tomb] Paulie says, "And you'll find out that with all the turns, it's actually writing a message."

DM says, "Hmm, you notice that the air is starting to get a little hazy"

Rosie says, "Yeah, it's going to take forever to lure the hydra back up to the lightning bolt chapel."

[tomb] Clem says, "Oh crap."

Crumbly says, "It's like that bit in Super Mario Brothers where you can find a secret passage that warps you straight from level 1 to level 10."

Paulie says, "Maybe we should detect magic."

Clem asks, "From where do these Super Mario brothers hail?"

Paulie says, "Or maybe we just shouldn't like any fires."

[tomb] Eolo says, ""if ... you ... can .. read .. this .. message .. it ... is .. explosive .. runes""

Clem asks, "What's this haze in the air?"

Crumbly says, "The Muchroom Kingdom. Twenty leagues east of Grewhawk."

Clem asks, "Anybody else notice it?"

DM says, "Actually"

[rpg] Fang says, "Haha, snakes on a plane"

FinnM says, "Let's ask the guy with lots of Spellcraft knowledge."

Crumbly has difficulty typing correctly sometimes

[rpg] Fang | 4: The snake presents you with a logic puzzle, such as Sudoku or a rubik's cube. Lose 1 point of Wits beating this insidious game.

DM says, "The stairs go down and then the corridor continues west (this is all viewed from the top of the stairs)"

Ebezar says, "Hm."

Ebezar says, "Now that you mention it, it is getting hazy."

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "can a spellcraft roll help me determine wtf?"

DM says, "and around 20' down that corridor it gets all white and cloudy"

Crumbly fingers his Necklace of Adaptation

[tomb] Clem asks, "Or Dungeoneering?"

Paulie sniffs the air.

[tomb] Clem says, "I seem to recall you're the guy with ranks in that one."

DM says, "and the clouds are kind of swirling around, not just sitting there"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "yeah, I took ranks in many of the knowledge skills"

[tomb] DM says, "You could both try rolling in your respective specialties"

[tomb] FinnM asks, "Is it (roughly) the same sort of swirling clouds that we saw beyond the arch in the Room of Pews?"

[tomb] Clem says, "He outranks me in my own specialty!"

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "knowledge arcana for me, then?"

[tomb] DM says (to Ebezar), "Sure"

Ebezar rolls 1d20+17: 10+17 | 27

[tomb] Clem says, "I'll try Religion if that's okay."

[tomb] DM says (to Finn), "Tough to tell from here"

Clem rolls 1d20+12: 14+12 | 26

DM says, "There is definitely nothing religious about it"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Does it feel like it was getting colder/warmer as we got closer?"

Crumbly says, "Look, I know I was pretty confident getting us past those traps, but these vapors aren't my department."

DM says (to Ebezar), "You're mostly just concerned that it could be some sort of poison"

Clem says, "Whatever this weird mist is, it's totally secular, possibly even heathen."

DM says, "OR WORSE"

Paulie asks, "Were it a fortunate fall or no?"

Ebezar asks, "do we still have the bat available?"

[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "Nope"

Crumbly says, "We've got plenty more bats if we need them."

DM says, "The bat is long gone, but you could pull out another animal"

Crumbly pulls out another animal.

Crumbly rolls 1d100: 35 | 35

Crumbly exclaims, "A rat! A rat!"

DM says, "You can't really smell anything yet, but then again it looks like the haze doesn't really start until the stairway, and doesn't get really bad until further down the corridor"

DM says, "Wait, now you smell a rat"

Crumbly says, "OK, little rat. Scamper down the hallway so we can see if you die or not."

DM says, "The rat scampers down the stairs"

DM says, "and down the corridor, into the clouds"

Crumbly says, "Let's give it a minute or so"

DM says, "you immediately hear an ear-piercing *SCREEECH*"

[Crows-Nest] FinnM says, "Cursed Fog Machine of HORROR"

DM says, "and the rat comes tearing up the stairs at incredible speed"

Paulie says, "That seems like long enough."

Crumbly asks, "A ratlike screech or a predatorlike screech?"

Clem says, "EagH!"

DM says, "dashes between your legs and is gone"

DM says, "A ratlike screech"

Rosie says, "How about detect magic? That looked like Fear."

[tomb] Clem says, "That's never a good direction for a rodent to dash."

[tomb] FinnM says, "At least we know it's not a trap of Cheesy Doom."

Clem asks, "Can anyone produce wind or something like that?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "afk for a minute"

Clem says, "Magically, I mean"

[tomb] DM says (to Clem), "Ha ha"

[tomb] Clem says, "Got to be careful with a half-orc in the party."

Crumbly says, "I can scout ahead. Vapors don't bother me."

Paulie says, "I can use Mage Hand. And try to, y'know, fan it a bit."

FinnM prepares to tackle Crumbly if he comes running back out between our legs.

[tomb] Paulie says, "Of course, all this could just be 'gas of making it really hard to see what's in front of you'."

Crumbly says, "I'm going to try to Move Silently down the stairs. I guess I have to bring my own light source, though."

Ebezar says, "I have no good way of dispersing the vapors."

Rosie asks (of Ebezar?), "Detect magic?"

Ebezar raises his hands hopefully.

Paulie asks (of Crumbly), "Will light help you see anything in there anyway?"

FinnM says, "If we're really worried about the vapours, I could prepare Gust of Wind, if we want to come back later."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Nah, it's like high beams in the fog."

Rosie says, "That sounds useful."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "People probably aren't aware of this: it's possible to leave spell slots empty and prepare spells in them later in the day."

Paulie says, "Let's not take that much time."

[tomb] DM says, "I assume it takes a fair amount of time, though"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "you need an hour"

[tomb] Clem says (to Crumbly), "Huh, I did not know that."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "It normally takes an hour to prepare all your spells, regardless of how many that is. You get to prorate it, so preparing half your spells takes half an hour. But there's a 15 minute minimum."

FinnM says (to Paulie), "I concur."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Speaking of spell slots, is it possible to use a higher-level slot to cast a lower-level spell?"

DM says, "Oh, I guess Crumbly said he was moving silently down the stairs"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Yes."

DM says, "Roll"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "absolutely"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Cue to bard to play the Move Silently song."

[tomb] Gunther asks, "sorry to ask this AGAIN, but how do I get to your game room?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "DTT"

Gunther has arrived.

[tomb] Gunther says, "right, I tried 'tavern'. thanks"

[tomb] FinnM says, "We're down in DTT, Yeah you know me."

Crumbly rolls 1d20+23: 12+23 | 35

DM says, "You creep down the stairway as silent as a rat"

DM says, "at least a lot more silently than all the guys chattering at the top of the stairs"

[tomb] FinnM asks, "Anyone want to place a bet on Crumbly's fate?"

DM asks, "Are you proceeding down the corridor into the clouds?"

Crumbly says, "OK. I don't think I'm really very stealthy with this torch, but I do what I can."

[tomb] Paulie says, "For a moment I read that as 'bat'."

[tomb] Paulie says, "And thought you were suggesting we sent him down with a Canary."

[tomb] Gunther says, "he IS the canary"

Crumbly says, "Yes. Descent into the clouds."

DM says, "Crumbly slowly disappears into the clouds"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Just want to remind you about my Necklace of Adaptation, in case it's relevant."

[tomb] FinnM says (to Kong), "Stop grooming me."

DM says, "You hear a eerie creaking noise"

[tomb] Paulie says, "The 'be chatty IC' thing isn't necessarily useful if part of the party is trying to Move Silently."

DM says, "(Those of you up at the top of the stairs, that is)"

[tomb] Ebezar exclaims, "I ROLLED A 4!"

[tomb] Clem asks, "By the way, how are we doing for Raise Dead ingredients right now?"

[tomb] Clem says, "I forget if we managed to acquire more diamond dust."

[tomb] Paulie says, "I think we've got one set."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Plus a set of Reincarnation."

[tomb] Clem says, "I'm sure you're all glad that I have no idea how many thousands of GPs worth of diamonds I have in my pouch, and wouldn't want anybody else to be taking care of them."

Rosie fidgets.

Crumbly says, "OK, I'm coming back up."

[tomb] DM says, "omg he's still alive"

Crumbly says, "My report is this: At the bottom of the stairs there is a dead end and a secret door leading to stairs down, choked with webs."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Quicky, everyone pretend to be dead."

[tomb] (from Clem) Clem says, "Oh, I bought 15,000 ponies, I hope that's okay with everyone."

Crumbly says, "I have no idea what spooked the rat. Maybe the clouds are some kind of fear gas."

Clem asks, "But you're still okay?"

Crumbly says, "As far as I know."

Rosie asks (of Crumbly), "Which sand pit did we try to open first?"

Ebezar asks, "None of your equipment dissolved?"

Paulie shrugs. "Let's head on down, then."

Crumbly says, "Here's an idea:"

Crumbly says, "Do we have someone with Mage Hand or Invisible Servant or something prepared?\"

Paulie says, "Aye, I've Mage Hand."

Crumbly says, "Possibly we could use it to ferry my Necklace of Adaptation back and forth tog et us all through the clouds."

Ebezar says, "I don't have Mage Hand prepared -- oh, good."

FinnM asks, "It's not too far for us to just hold our breaths, is it?"

Crumbly says, "I'm not sure what the range is on those spells, though."

Paulie asks, "Be the necklace magical?"

Crumbly says, "Yes."

Clem says, "I don't suppose Water Breathing would help here."

Crumbly says, "It's basically a magical gas mask."

DM says, "You'd have to get rid of the webs first"

Paulie says, "The spell can only move non-magical objects, alas."

Crumbly says, "Oh. Drat."

FinnM says, "Put the necklace in a non-magical sack."

Ebezar says, "I know how the webs can be burned away..."

Paulie says, "Ah, good idea."

Rosie says, "Or tie it to a non-magical rope."

Ebezar raises his hands again.

[tomb] (from FinnM) Ebezar says, "Hallelujah."

Crumbly says, "I wanted to report and discuss before doing anything with the webs, but it seems like I could just light them with my torch."

Clem says, "We wcould just construct a pulley system and forget the magic."

[tomb] DM asks (of Ebezar), "What are you doing when you raise your hands?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "that's Clem's department"

Paulie asks, "How many feet down is it?"

[tomb] Ebezar says (to DM), "suggestiong that I could cast a spell"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "i.e. doing more of that damn chatter you've requested"

Clem says, "Tie a rope to the necklace, one person use it to go through the haze, pull the necklace back."

[tomb] DM says, "Ha ha"

Crumbly says, "It's, um, one level down."

Paulie says, "The rope seems easiest, methinks."

Crumbly says, "Yeah"

Crumbly says, "Provided nothing bite through the rope and makes off with the necklace."

[tomb] DM says, "I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing you trying to cast a spell or something"

Clem says, "Maybe put the necklace in a sack while pulling it back in case some monster cuts the rope, then we can Mage Hand it back."

Rosie asks, "Sounds good. Try to burn the webs and then we can try it?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "no worries. I'll be more explicit when I'm doing something with an in-game effect like that"

Clem says, "I have Locate Object prepared too, if we really lose it."

Crumbly says, "OK. I'll go down and try to light the webs. If anything attacks me, I'll run back upstairs."

Clem says, "I have oil, or this flaming sword."

Crumbly says, "Also, might as well start with the rope. Give me an end to hold."

Clem says (to Crumbly), "Go for it."

Clem hands Crumbly one end of his rope.

Crumbly strides fearlessly into the mists

[tomb] FinnM says, "Too bad my Rope Use is like -25"

[tomb] Rosie says, "I have rope use if we really need it."

Crumbly goes through the secret door and attempts to burn the webs with his torch

[tomb] FinnM says, "I'm just kidding. I think it'd be funny if our very clever plan was foiled by a poorly-tied not."

[tomb] FinnM says, "A poorly-spelled knot."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Yeah, I'm good with ropes."

[tomb] FinnM says, "IYKWIM"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Man, you can get lessons in that?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Nobody told me!"

[tomb] FinnM says, "It all boils down to: If you can't tie knots, tie lots."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "heh"

[tomb] Paulie wonders if Crumbly's escapades are in whisper or on #interludes.

DM says, "There's a tug on the rope"

[tomb] FinnM asks, "Heh. I was just thinking, man, good thing there wasn't a doppelganger in that mural of spheres. Then I thought, wait: how would I know?"

DM says, "I mean, you guys at the top of the stairs feel a tug on the rope"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Was Rosie holding it?"

DM says, "and then it goes slack"

Ebezar says, "Er."

Paulie says, "Time to haul back the necklace, I suppose."

FinnM says, "Reel it in."

Paulie pulls back the rope, if no one else is.

Ebezar says, "We should send someone down who can help protect Crumbly."

Clem says, "Unless some big horrible spider nobbled him."

DM says, "You pull it up and there is indeed a necklace attached"

Clem says, "Whew."

Clem asks, "Grog next? Or maybe Rosie?"

Rosie says, "Let's go in marching order."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "ATTACHED TO CRUMBLY'S SEVERED HEAD"

[Crows-Nest] Rosie exclaims, "No joking!"

Grog puts on the necklace proudly.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I can joke here!"

[tomb] FinnM says, "I'm sure he wrote "a necklace" instead of "the necklace" just to make us sweat."

Ebezar says (to Rosie), "Agreed."

[Crows-Nest] Rosie exclaims, "Okay!"

Grog marches down into the mists.

Clem says, "This is where we find out that Crumbly is just racially immune to the gas or something, and the necklace had nothing to do with it."

DM says, "Grog walks through the mist, through the secret door, to the stairs"

DM says, "with no ill effects"

FinnM says, "Hmmm. I think Kong will be smart enough to figure out what we're doing here."

[tomb] DM says, "Any of you with something in your necklace slot will have to remove it while using this one"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Like amulets and stuff."

[tomb] Clem says, "I have a periapt, I think that might be a necklace."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Pretty sure that's the case."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I believe so."

[tomb] DM says, "Anyway, if you have this plan all set up, I can just fast-forward through it until it is over or something goes wrong"

[tomb] Clem says, "When I take this off I'm going to stop being wise!"

[tomb] Clem says, "Which means no more clever ideas involving ropes, I guess."

[tomb] Clem says, "I'm happy to fast-forward."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "When I was kitting out Crumbly, I had to choose between the necklace and a Periapt of Health. I could affort both, but not wear both."

[tomb] Crumbly says (to Clem), "Hm. You might lose prepared spells when your wisdom drops."

[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "Well, good for us that you chose the necklace,then."

[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "ilac"

[tomb] Clem says, "Oh, yikes."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "whoops"

[tomb] Clem asks (of DM), "Can you give a ruling on that?"

[tomb] DM says, "Gimme a sec"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Not all of them, I mean. Just enough to get yo down to what you could have prepared with the lower wisdom score."

[tomb] Rosie says, "I will not have Mighty Fists whilst in the Dread Fog."

[tomb] DM says, "OK, you won't be able to cast them, but you won't lose them"

[tomb] Clem says, "That's fine."

[tomb] DM says, "because that's too annoying"

[tomb] DM says, "and we can't have that in the Tomb of Horrors"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "hah"

[tomb] Clem says, "I could teleport down, or they could put me to sleep or tie me up or something and drag me."

[tomb] Clem says, "But you've made your ruling now, so even if you think that sounds fun we're not doing it."

[tomb] DM asks, "Shall I just fast-forward through it until it is over or something goes wrong?"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "So: we follow the plan, and all get the room description for the bottom?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Yeah."

[tomb] Clem says, "Fine by me."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Indeed."

[tomb] DM says, "OK"

DM says, "You all execute your maneuver flawleslly"

Crumbly exclaims, "Hooray!"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Yweah."

DM says, "except for my spelling"

DM says, "and Crumbly ends up with the necklace again"

DM says, "You are all on the stairs now"

Crumbly says, "And Clem gets his wisdom back"

Clem says, "Ka-ching! I can Raise Dead again!"

DM says, "which go south for 20 feet"

DM says, "A lone mace lies at the foot of the stairs, which is the entrance to a decayed crypt furnished with rotting divans, broken chairs, and other refuse. All has gone to rot, save for a golden couch on which resides a humanoid clothed in funerary wrappings with a crown upon its head. A jade coffer lies at the foot of the couch."

Crumbly says, "Note: A swift retreat to the surface is now difficult."

Clem says, "Paulie and I can Dimension Door."

Clem says, "In case of horror, stay in reach and we'll zip you out."

[tomb] (from DM) Clem says, "So long, suckers."

FinnM says, "Perhaps this is the throne, key and keyed."

Clem asks, "Detect Magic time again?"

FinnM says, "Indeed."

Rosie says, "Yup."

[tomb] Clem asks, "Wand again?"

[tomb] Clem says, "I have it memorised a couple of times if you'd prefer."

Crumbly says, "OK, I'm going to search for traps (taking ten) the floor near the mace, then the floor in front of the couch, then the coffer."

Ebezar says, "and I shall follow with the wand."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "enh, that's what the wand is for, surely"

[tomb] Clem says, "Yeah, that's my feeling."

DM says, "As soon as Crumbly steps off the stairs, the figure rises"

[tomb] Clem says, "If we get out at all we ought to have enough treasure to buy a bucket of wands."

DM says, "and says, 'WHO DARES DISTURB ACERERAK'S REST? YOU HAVE FOUND DEATH.'"

Crumbly says, "As soon as the figure rises, Crumbly retreats"

DM says, "Let's all roll initiative!"

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "hee hee"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Whoops. Well, it was a good three sessions."

Paulie rolls 1d20+8 for init: 7+8 | 15

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "Crumbly has the hang of things now"

Crumbly rolls 1d20+5: 2+5 | 7

Grog rolls 1d20+6 for init: 14+6 | 20

FinnM rolls 1d20: 1 | 1

Clem rolls 1d20 for init: 10 | 10

Rosie rolls 1d20+5 for init: 15+5 | 20

[tomb] FinnM says, "Yay"

DM | http://hamesucken.com/tomb/18.jpg

Ebezar rolls 1d20+3: 20+3 | 23

[tomb] FinnM asks, "You want a roll for Kong, too?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Ohhhhh crappity crap."

[tomb] DM says, "Yep"

FinnM rolls 1d20: 7 | 7

[tomb] FinnM says, "Our archenemy is loafing around on a couch? This will be too easy."

DM rolls 1d20+3: 16+3 | 19

[tomb] Clem says, "Not any more, now he's lurchin' in our direction."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I really don't think this is Acererak."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "FinnM and Kong have no Init bonus?"

[tomb] Clem asks (of Crumbly), "Just another of his ridiculously overpowered guardian monsters, then?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Whoops; Kong has +2. Finn has +0 though."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Yeah. That's what I'm thinking."

DM says, "OK, initiative order is Ebezar Rosie Grog Lich Paulie Clem Kong Crumbly Finn"

[tomb] Clem says, "Oh good, I thought maybe we were in trouble."

[tomb] Clem says (to Crumbly), "he said lich!"

[tomb] DM says, "Hee hee"

DM says, "Ebezar, your turn"

DM says, "Oh, hang on"

DM says, "I'm going to draw a map"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "For one thing, the decor isn't climactic enough."

[tomb] Clem says, "I knew my character was clumsy, but I hadn't realised he was slower than lichen."

[tomb] FinnM says, "I only have one scroll of Remove Disease, so be careful."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "okay, so: I can enlarge rosie, ray of enfeeblement the undead, cat's grace someone, baleful polymorph, or dish out damage"

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "any preferences?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Nuke him"

[tomb] FinnM asks, "Can Baleful Polymorph affect an undeaD?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "hm. good question"

[tomb] Clem says, "Hmm, Rosie goes before the lich, enlargement might be useful."

DM | http://hamesucken.com/tomb/18.txt

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Undead is probably immune to enfeeble."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Baleful Polymorph cannot affect undead."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Does Baleful work on Undea-- timing."

[tomb] Clem asks (of Ebezar), "When you say dish out damage, do you mean just whack it, or do you have a fireball or something?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Fireball is sounding good to me."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I have scorching rays, as well as fireballs"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "In general, undead don't have Consditution scores, and as such are immune to effects that require a Fortitude save. It's like trying to poison a rock."

[tomb] Clem says, "Well, being careful not to fry Crumbly, of course."

[tomb] Clem says, "Zap or enlarge, I say."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Is theer space to enlarge Rosie?"

[tomb] Eolo says, "in 3.5 undead are no longer immune to ray of enfeeblement"

DM says, "(in that picture L stands for cLem)"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "hm, yeah, she's in the back"

[tomb] Ebezar exclaims (at Eolo), "!"

[tomb] DM says (to Eolo), "SPOILERS"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "What's the _ in the picture?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "well, in theory my character would know these things"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Or the - or whatever."

[tomb] Eolo exclaims, "that's a factual issue!"

[tomb] DM says, "The coffer in front of the couch"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Anyway, Ila Fireball."

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "what about ray of exhaustion?"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Huh. OK."

[tomb] Rosie says, "I can move pretty quickly, though."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Would the ray or the fireball do more damage?"

[tomb] Paulie asks (of Ebezar), "What's exhaustion do?"

[tomb] Eolo says, "the distinction is that ray of enfeeblement "applies a penalty to strength" rather than doing ability damage"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "roughly equal, if I remember the stats."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Ah, I guess I was thinking of Exhaustion. That uses a fort save. Enfeeblement doesn't."

[tomb] Clem says, "If we're going to fireball at all, now is definitely the time, before we all surround the thing."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "aha"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "right, fireball it is"

[tomb] Eolo says, "and undead no longer are immune to all necromancy effects"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "since I can cast ray when we've engaged"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Ebezar), "Yeah."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Sounds good."

[tomb] DM says, "It looks like Crumbly would get caught in the fireball"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I can cast it behind the monster."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "And would have to make a reflex save?"

[tomb] Rosie says, "The monster is in the corner."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "it doens't have to be centered on it"

[tomb] Clem says, "This isn't a lawful good thing to say, but Crumbly has good reflexes and he probably won't need to fight."

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "That's OK, fireball gives a reflex save, right?"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "I assume Crumbly has his necklace back at this point?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "oh, hm, it's in the corner of the room already. misread the characters."

[tomb] Eolo says, "Lawful Objectivist"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "fireball is a reflex save"

[tomb] DM does some quick Pythagorean calculations

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Don't worry about me being affected by reflex-save spells."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "you'll be in the blast radius, but if you're okay with it, I'll go ahead and cast."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I'm okay with it."

Ebezar excitedly says, "Fireball!" He waggles his fingers.

Clem is glad he's standing at the back.

[tomb] DM says, "Nice flavor text"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Hee hee"

[tomb] FinnM is still blinking slowly, trying vainly to comprehend the situation.

Crumbly rolls reflex for 1d20+14: 1 | 1

Ebezar lofts the fireball at the monster, then says, "Whoops, Crumbly, you're a little close..."

[tomb] Eolo says, "ha ha ha"

[tomb] Clem says, "You realise that casting fireballs is the only reason we needed a proper wizardy guy."

[tomb] Rosie says, "That doesn't look right."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Oh, you had it backwards."

Crumbly says, "Er, that's backwards"

[tomb] Eolo says, "oh, ok"

Ebezar rolls 9d6: 1 1 6 1 6 2 1 5 1 | 24

[tomb] Ebezar says, "ha ha ha ha sigh"

Crumbly rolls 1d20+14 for reflex: 11+14 | 25

DM says, "A bead of fire streaks from Ebezar's hand towards the back wall of the crypt"

DM says, "and explodes in a BALL of FLAMING FIRE"

[tomb] Clem says, "Wow, you're lucky we're not playing Snakes On A Plane."

Crumbly says, "I hope this doesn't destroy the next clue."

[tomb] DM asks, "Uh, what's the save DC?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "A spell that was like fireball but with snakes instead of fire would be AWESOME."

[tomb] Rosie exclaims, "We already found that spell!"

[tomb] Clem says, "Ha ha."

[tomb] Clem says, "Not to mention arrowball and gargoylearmball."

[tomb] DM asks, "18?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I forget how you figure that"

[tomb] Eolo says, "10 + level (3) + ability bonus"

[tomb] FinnM says, "What Eolo said."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "aha"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Hang on, you have cast this thing before, right?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "so yeah, 18"

[tomb] Crumbly stops trying to look that up

[tomb] Clem says, "You're ninth level, man!"

[tomb] DM says, "The lich flinches out of the way, but still gets a little crispy"

DM says, "The lich flinches out of the way, but still gets a little crispy"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Did anyone count the arms on the lich?"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "So I make that easily. And with evasion, I take no damage instead of half damage."

DM says, "and Crumbly deftly avoids the blast entirely"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "OK, liches can presumably cast stuff at a distance, so hanging back is probably no good, right?"

DM says, "Also all the crap in the room is now on fire"

[tomb] Clem says, "Assuming it's a real lich."

[tomb] Clem says, "If it isn't, might as well go up and whack it anyway."

Ebezar exclaims, "Now we don't need a torch!"

Paulie exclaims, "The treasure!"

DM | Ebezar ROSIE Grog Lich Paulie Clem Kong Crumbly Finn

Ebezar says, "Oh, whoops."

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Each square is 5' or 10'?"

DM says, "(That is, Rosie's up, Grog's next)"

Ebezar says, "It all looked too old to be valuable."

[tomb] DM says, "Each square on this text map is 5'"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Does 'the crap in the room' include the stuff the lich is wearing?"

Clem says, "When I suggested fireball, I assumed you took into account the fact that my diety is a pyromaniac."

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "ha ha ha"

[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "No, but that got kind of charred"

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "What text map?"

[tomb] Eolo says, "people's stuff doesn't have to make a save unless they do"

[tomb] Rosie says, "I will walk to i2 and engage, then."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "http://www.phy.duke.edu/~sgranade/ebezar.txt"

[tomb] Clem says (to Crumbly), "http://hamesucken.com/tomb/18.txt"

[tomb] DM | http://hamesucken.com/tomb/18.txt

[tomb] Rosie says, "tumble tumble tumble"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "er, that"

[tomb] DM says, "That's 45 feet"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Right, my walk is 60'."

[tomb] DM says, "Sweet"

[tomb] DM says, "You don't need to tumble to go through friends"

[tomb] Clem says, "Man, with walking like that you must have buns of steel."

[tomb] Rosie says, "swagger swagger"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Do I provoke an AoO?"

[Crows-Nest] Miseri asks, "hrm?"

[tomb] Clem says, "With your buns of steel? Almost!"

[tomb] Rosie exclaims, "Ha!"

[tomb] DM says, "Not for moving up to someone, just for moving away"

[tomb] DM says, "Ha ha"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Clem), "Maybe we can get her to pose for the Girls of Horror calendar later."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Gotcha."

Rosie says, "Excuse me! Coming through! It's whacking time!""

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says (to Jeff), "It's Tomb of Horror, on #tomb and in 'DTT'."

Miseri has arrived.

[tomb] DM says, "OK, and you get a standard attaack if you like"

Rosie shimmies through everyone and runs up to the lich.

[tomb] Rosie asks, "standard NE full?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "He's got the feat Improved Scootching"

[tomb] DM asks, "NE?"

[tomb] Alex says (to DM), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that NE is Non Exempt."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Not equal to"

[tomb] DM says, "Right"

[Crows-Nest] Miseri says, "for a moment there I thought 7thSea resurrected itself and no-one told me."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Full Attack is a full-round action."

[tomb] Rosie says, "OK."

[tomb] Eolo says, "right, just one attack, can't flurry, I don't think"

[tomb] DM says, "A standard attack is just one attack but you can move as well"

Rosie rolls 1d20+13 for a1: 14+13 | 27

[tomb] Clem says, "Nice."

DM says, "You pummel it about the head and shoulders"

Rosie rolls 1d10+3 for damage: 2+3 | 5

[tomb] Clem says, "Aw."

DM says, "You looked very impressive striding through the flaming wreckage, btw"

DM says, "It gets a nasty bruise on the shoulder"

[tomb] FinnM says, "This whole dungeon will be full of billowing smoke by the time we're done."

DM | Ebezar Rosie GROG Lich Paulie Clem Kong Crumbly Finn

Crumbly says, "At least you've engaged it in melee. That'll make it difficult for it to cast spells."

Grog charges in, enraged, with his axe swinging.

DM says, "(I'm updating the map as we go)"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I suppose he'll be just north of Rosie."

[tomb] DM asks, "Is Grog actually doing a Charge or was that flavor?"

Grog rolls 1d20+16: 13+16 | 29

[tomb] Crumbly says, "He can't charge. The path isn't clear."

DM says, "Grog plants an axe between a couple of ribs"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Can we cast rays if Grog is in that square?"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "There are people in the way, and possibly flaming wreckage as well."

DM says, "The lich snarls in anger and pain"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "rays are like arrows in that respect"

Grog rolls 1d12+11: 6+11 | 17

[tomb] Ebezar says, "you'll be firing into m elee"

[tomb] Clem says, "Hmm, okay, I guess I'll just use the old spiritual weapon again."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Sorry,t hta was flavor."

[tomb] Paulie says, "(Was in the Grog window which isn't on channel.)"

[tomb] Clem says, "If it lives that long."

DM says, "Grog makes a nasty gash, but no blood comes out or anything, since it's undead"

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "ok, gotta split -- good luck, folks"

Eolo has disconnected.

Eolo goes home.

[tomb] Paulie says (to Clem), "You can move to somewhere N of the lich, though."

DM says, "and you get the feeling that it wasn't as effective as it usually is against living creatures"

[tomb] FinnM says, "I though rays ignored cover. Good chance I'm wrong, though."

DM | Ebezar Rosie Grog LICH Paulie Clem Kong Crumbly Finn

[tomb] Clem says, "Oh boy."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "There's cover and there's 'firing into melee'."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Oh, right. Yeah, position irrelevant."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Alright, so, DR effective against slashing, looks like."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "which is why I took precise shot and point-blank shot"

DM says, "The lich raises a hand and points at Rosie"

Rosie exclaims, "Pick me! I know the answer!"

DM says, "He's going to make a concentration check to try to not take an attack of opportunity"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I wonder if someone should ready an action to attack-on-spellcasting next time around."

[tomb] Rosie asks, "?"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Have you been reading the rules or something?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "that's a good idea"

DM says, "(which succeeds)"

DM says, "Anyone who has Spellcraft can try to figure out what he's casting"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Maybe Clem or Ebezar, since they won't need a full attack action anyway."

Clem rolls 1d20+6: 14+6 | 20

Ebezar rolls 1d20+12: 16+12 | 28

Paulie rolls 1d20+1: 16+1 | 17

Miseri disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[tomb] Clem says, "Oh, I assumed that was a free action."

DM says, "Uh oh!"

DM says, "Looks like he's casting Disintegrate!"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I was thnking of throwing a tanglefoot bag at him to make him take concentration checks, but melee is just as good if he's going to be casting defesively."

Clem says, "You disintegrated Miseri, you bastard!"

DM says, "Let's see, a ranged touch attack"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Looks like my Touch AC is 18."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Readying is a standard action, says http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/specialInitiativeActions.htm#ready"

[tomb] FinnM says, "I can send Kong in to grapple his undead ass."

DM says, "A thin green ray emerges from his index finger and strikes Rosie right in her chest"

DM says, "Roll a Fortitude saving through"

DM says, "throw"

Rosie rolls 1d20+13 for fort: 15+13 | 28

[tomb] FinnM exclaims (at Rosie), "Yay!"

DM says, "Rosie grits her teeth"

[tomb] Clem says, "Storme just started up iTunes on random shuffle."

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "There should be a version of Disintegrate where you can save for half."

[tomb] Clem says, "And said 'I think this song might be trying to tell you something about your game'."

Fang has arrived.

[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "hee"

[tomb] Clem says, "Another One Bites The Dust."

DM rolls 22d6: 5 1 1 4 6 6 1 6 3 3 4 5 3 2 5 1 3 6 1 2 5 1 | 74

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "And you roll 1d4 to determine if it's your top, bottom, left, or right half that gets disintegrated."

DM says, "and takes only 37 points of damage"

Rosie exclaims, "Ow!"

[tomb] * InvisibleSpectator has joined the channel.

Clem says, "It's no mutant four-armed gargoyle, but -- holy flaming crap! (Sorry, G'taar.)"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Let's hope he doesn't have many more of those."

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "Hm. If someone is both entangled and in melee, do they have to make two concentration checks?"

DM says, "It uses its move action to laugh maniacally"

DM | Ebezar Rosie Grog Lich PAULIE Clem Kong Crumbly Finn

Paulie says (to Clem), "Yeah, the whole room is filled with holy flaming crap right now."

Ebezar says, "That is one evil creature."

Paulie casts haste over himself, Grog, Rosie, Crumbly, Clem, and Kong.

[tomb] Rosie asks, "So, is something that can cast Disintigrate more or less likely to be a lich?"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Haste is +1 attack and what else, again?"

[tomb] FinnM says (to Rosie), "I'd say more."

[tomb] DM says, "+1 attack, +1 AC, +1 Reflex, one more attack per round"

[Crows-Nest] Paulie | +1 unnamed bonus to hit and dodge bonus to AC and reflex saves. Also, 1 extra attack if making a full attack. Also, +30ft. to speed (max 2*normal).

[tomb] Paulie says, "What I said on #crows"

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "oh, hey, can I do knowledge religion to identify whether this is really a lich or not?"

[tomb] Rosie takes notes.

[tomb] DM says (to Ebezar), "Sure"

Ebezar rolls 1d20+17: 4+17 | 21

[tomb] Paulie says, "Hmm, we could estimate its level."

[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "I'm going to have you move to d4 so you can get line of sight to all of those people"

[tomb] Paulie says (to DM), "OK."

DM says (to Ebezar), "It sure is acting like a lich"

DM | Ebezar Rosie Grog Lich Paulie CLEM Kong Crumbly Finn

[tomb] Clem says, "I can try turning this if anybody thinks it'll work."

[tomb] Clem says, "But I think Spiritual Weapon is the best bet here."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Hrm."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Ah: Yes. The description of Concentration is quite specific. ' If more than one type of distraction is present, make a check for each one; any failed Concentration check indicates that the task is not completed.'"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Looks like it has to be at least a level ... erk. Level twelve spellcaster."

[tomb] FinnM says, "I'd go with SW"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "So, tanglefoot seems worthwhile."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "so keeping it from casting is a good thing"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Yeah."

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Is it armed?"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Is there room to stand over the coffer so you can reach it?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "four-armed is forewarned"

Clem offers a quick but, there being a lich in the room, deeply heartfelt prayer to G'taar, and a HOLY FLAMING GREATSWORD appears in the air! It swoops towards the lich and starting hacking away at it!

[tomb] DM says, "It is not armed"

Clem says, "If I remember rightly this gets a normal attack this round, then a full attack in subsequent rounds unless I move it."

[tomb] DM says, "Anyone standing at h1 could do something with the coffer"

Clem says, "Attacks at 11/6, damage 1d8+3."

Clem says, "And it's force damage, so hopefully not affected by damage reduction."

DM says, "Let me check where it shows up"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Is there anything we can do to try to get it to move so we can flank it?"

[tomb] Paulie says (to DM), "I meant, could he stand at d1 to reach the lich, without the coffer getting in the way."

[tomb] FinnM says, "I think the SW just sorta 'hangs around' by the target."

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Or if it holds its ground can it stay near the wall forever?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "(Or s/he/anyone/, I guess.)"

[tomb] DM says, "d1 is inside a wall"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Er, h1."

[tomb] DM says, "OK, one attack this round"

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah, the coffer's not that big"

Clem rolls 1d20+11: 4+11 | 15

[tomb] Crumbly says, "You can push opponents back with a bullrush attack, but I don't think there's an attack that pulls."

Clem says, "Bah."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "You really want that thing Scorpion does in Mortal Kombat."

[tomb] FinnM asks, "the Get Over Here feat?"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Can I levitate to attack from above?"

DM says, "The lich easily ducks under the swinging holy flaming greatsword"

[tomb] Paulie exclaims (at Rosie), "Then we just need to drop send something from the bag of tricks scurrying under its feet!"

[tomb] DM | A levitating creature that attacks with a melee or ranged weapon finds itself increasingly unstable; the first attack has a -1 penalty on attack rolls, the second -2, and so on, to a maximum penalty of -5. A full round spent stabilizing allows the creature to begin again at -1.

[tomb] Clem asks, "How far can I move here -- my walking speed, 20'?"

DM says, "You get a move action too, yeah, 20'"

[tomb] FinnM asks (of Clem), "Hasted?"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Hmm, OK."

[tomb] DM says, "If you can flurry with kicks, then you can attack it"

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "Are we all hasted now?"

[tomb] Clem asks, "I dunno, how does haste help me?"

[tomb] DM says, "Oh, good point, 40'"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Six of us are."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "not I"

[tomb] DM | Paulie casts haste over himself, Grog, Rosie, Crumbly, Clem, and Kong.

[tomb] Crumbly says, "OK."

Clem says, "I'll move right up behind Rosie."

DM says, "i3 it is"

[tomb] Paulie says, "s/move/hide/"

DM | Ebezar Rosie Grog Lich Paulie Clem KONG Crumbly Finn

Clem says, "Or wait, if I was at h3 would I be able to attack it after a 5' step"

[tomb] Rosie asks (of DM), "That's attack as in a round, or attack as in a roll?"

Clem asks, "?"

Clem says, "If so I'll stop there."

[tomb] DM says, "Roll"

[tomb] Paulie says, "If you move above it, then that'll be a movement, so you won't have a full round left for a full attack."

DM says, "Either i3 or h3 would leave you a 5' step from being able to attack it"

FinnM | Kong hastily walks up to the coffer and picks it up, at h1.

Clem asks, "But I can't attack from Rosie's square, can I?"

Clem says, "Put me on h3."

[tomb] Paulie says, "You can't attack from Grog's, either."

[tomb] Rosie says, "We don't need to move the coffer."

DM says, "If you were in Rosie's square you could attack it, but you can't share a square with her"

[tomb] FinnM says, "He's not moving it -- he's taking it"

[tomb] Clem says, "Oops, I was looking at the wrong map."

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Why?"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Rosie), "In case it contains something important."

[tomb] DM checks whether picking up an item provokes an AoO

[tomb] Rosie says, "Alrighty."

Clem says, "Let's say h3 anyway, sorry."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Like his internal organs or soul perhaps."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "(Were the square in the text map 10 or 5 feet?)"

[tomb] Rosie says, "5"

[tomb] DM says, "It does"

Fang disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[tomb] Paulie says, "Or his insurance papers."

[tomb] FinnM asks, "Touch attack?"

DM says, "As Kong picks up the coffer, the lich flings a hand out at him"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "which detaches from the lich"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Everyone wants to touch Kong's luxurious fur."

DM says, "and grabs his shoulder"

DM says, "Kong, make a will save (+2)"

FinnM rolls 1d20+2: 20+2 | 22

[tomb] FinnM says, "That's my ape."

DM says, "He takes half damage of:"

DM rolls 1d8+5: 7+5 | 12

[tomb] Clem says, "Whew, I thought he was going to roll 22d6 again."

DM says, "so 6"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Kong: 52/58"

DM says, "A shiver runs down his spine"

DM says, "Now, roll a fortitude save (+6)"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Kong, I want you to show me, on the doll, where the bad lich touched you."

FinnM rolls 1d20+6: 6+6 | 12

DM says, "Kong suddenly stops moving"

DM says, "as if he is frozen in place"

Clem says, "Dammit, not paralysis again."

FinnM exclaims, "Kooooooong! Nooooooooo!"

DM says, "The lich sneers"

Clem says, "You know that's not an attractive expression to make with rotting lips."

DM says, "Kong keeps his grip on the coffer, though"

DM | Ebezar Rosie Grog Lich Paulie Clem Kong CRUMBLY Finn

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Well, that drew his AoO, at least."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Take advantage of it."

Crumbly says, "OK"

Crumbly says, "I draw a tanglefoot bag from my Handy Haversack."

Crumbly says, "That's a move action."

DM says, "You make a really nice drawing"

Crumbly says, "And I gently lob it at the lich."

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "does he look very damaged at this point?"

[tomb] DM says, "He's charred up a bit"

[tomb] DM says, "but he doesn't look like he's about to drop or anything"

Crumbly says, "Now, he's got cover."

Crumbly says, "And it's 20' from me, so that's two range increments."

DM says, "Yep"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I will be vaguely amused if Kong gets tanglefooted instead."

DM says, "So, uh"

Crumbly says, "Sorry, phone rang."

Crumbly exclaims, "Bad phone!"

DM says, "That's okay, I was trying to do the math"

Crumbly asks, "OK. It gets +4 AC from the cover. Two range increments is -2 on my attack roll, right?"

DM says, "+11 for being a thrown weapon minus some penalties"

[tomb] FinnM says, "I'm a bad person for considering that, rather than curing the paralysis, it might just be easier to kill Kong II and summon up a new one."

Crumbly asks, "Is there anything else?"

[tomb] FinnM asks, "Did you include your Haste bonus?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I believe the term is 'put him down'."

DM says, "The SRD is not being helpful"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Or, hey, this could be the newest trend in taxidermy. Live-o-dermy."

Crumbly says, "So I'm at +9, and it's at +4."

Crumbly rolls 1d20+9: 18+9 | 27

DM says, "plus one from haste"

Crumbly says, "Oh, right"

[tomb] FinnM says, "I suppose I won't be so lucky that the paralysis wears off if the lich is destroyed."

[tomb] Clem says, "I can cure it, no worries."

Crumbly says, "So, 28."

[tomb] Clem says, "I mean, if I'm alive and moving myself after this."

DM says, "Crumbly's bag arcs over Grog as if in slow motion"

Crumbly says, "tension tension"

[tomb] Paulie says, "At the moment, I'm more concerned about the fact that now the lich has something extra to hide behind."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Yay."

DM says, "and hits the lich square in the chest"

Crumbly exclaims, "Yay!"

Clem says, "You were supposed to aim at its feet!"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Yeah, I think I might come over and topple Kong."

DM says, "whereopen it bursts open and covers him in sticky goo"

Rosie exclaims, "Great shot kid, that was one in a million!"

(From DM) lich RAR

[tomb] Clem asks, "What's this coffer he picked up, anyway?"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "So, the efects:"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Or, you know, 14."

[tomb] Clem says, "We could teleport Kong out."

[tomb] FinnM says (to Clem), "We're not sure, but I have a hunch or two."

DM says, "So he's now Entangled"

Crumbly says, "It gets -2 to attack rolls, -4 to dex"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Clem), "It's at the bottom of http://hamesucken.com/tomb/18.jpg"

DM says, "Oh, it has to make a Reflex save"

Crumbly says, "has to make a Dc 15 reflex save or be stuck an unable to move"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "when I refresh http://hamesucken.com/tomb/18.txt it's like a very slow game of nethack"

Crumbly says, "If it makes the save, it's still entangled."

DM says, "A bunch of the goo drips down to its feet and sticks them to the floor!"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Heh"

Crumbly says, "But it can move."

[tomb] FinnM says, "World's toughest leprechaun."

Clem says, "Okay, now let's run away!"

DM says, "Plus the dry cleaning is going to cost a fortune"

[Crows-Nest] Rosie exclaims, "No jokes!"

Crumbly says, "And, most importantly, it has to make an additional DC15 Concentration check whenever it tries to cast a spell"

DM | Ebezar Rosie Grog Lich Paulie Clem Kong Crumbly FINN

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I guess there's no reason to hold back on the damage dealing"

Crumbly says, "It can break free witha DC 17 Strength check"

[tomb] Paulie says, "The leprechaun touches the tame Keystone Kop.--More-- The tame Keystone Kop stops moving."

FinnM moves to g1 and tries to pull Kong towards him, or at least tip him over in the northerly direction.

[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "I believe someone can occupy h1 now even though Kong is in it."

[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "ilac"

Crumbly says, "The effects last for 2d4 rounds."

[tomb] DM | A creature can move through a space occupied by a paralyzed creature?ally or not. Each square occupied by a paralyzed creature, however, counts as 2 squares.

[tomb] FinnM asks, "Can I end my move in h1, though?"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "counts as 2 squares?"

DM says, "Kong is too heavy to pull, although you can tip him over if you want"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Oh, to move through."

[tomb] DM says (to Rosie), "for movement cost"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Counts as 10', not 5'."

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "Should I roll the duration or does the DM do that?"

[tomb] DM says (to Crumbly), "You can roll it"

FinnM tips Kong over, trying not to drop him on his head.

[tomb] Clem says, "It's more fun if we don't know when it'll escape."

Crumbly rolls 2d4: 4 2 | 6

[tomb] Clem says, "Fun for the GM, that is."

[tomb] DM says (to Finn), "You could end in h1 if you want"

[tomb] Clem says (to Crumbly), "Nice!"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Err, oh."

[tomb] Clem says, "Might as well just step right up and hit the thing."

DM says, "Kong topples to the ground"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Hmm, Stunning Fist doesn't work on undead, right? Fort save and all that?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Assuming you have a reasonable weapon."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "This, by the way, is exactly the kind of situation I was planning for when I bought those tanglefoot bags."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "yay"

[tomb] DM says, "Well, that was all of Finn's actions for this round"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Crumbly), "Yay"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Yeah, I've got a half-decent weapon, but we'll see if someone else occupies the spot."

[tomb] FinnM says, "That was a pretty fast round of combat for us, all in all."

DM | EBEZAR Rosie Grog Lich Paulie Clem Kong Crumbly Finn

[tomb] Paulie says, "Might want to leave the space open, then."

[tomb] Paulie says, "He can always do a five-step into it next time."

[tomb] FinnM says, "True enough."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Why give the lich an extra target he can reach?"

(From Clem) Ebezar says, "Fireball!"

DM says, "Ha ha ha ha"

[tomb] Rosie says (to Ebezar), "I guess you shouldn't Enlarge me, since I'd then take up a space for someone else to attack from."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "quickened true strike followed by empowered scorching ray"

[tomb] DM says, "What the"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "it's metamagic feat time"

[tomb] Clem says, "These metamagic feat were made for walking, and that's just what they'll do."

[tomb] DM says, "Oh, you don't really prepare spells"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I do -- I have to use the feats when preparing the spells, and they take up a higher-level spot"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "they're listed in my prepared spell list at http://www.phy.duke.edu/~sgranade/ebezar.txt"

[tomb] Clem says, "Next to Enlarged Liquefy Lich."

[tomb] DM says, "Oh, I was looking at the wrong list"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I thought it worked differently for Sorcerers."

[tomb] DM says, "OK, great"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "the quickened true strike gives me +20 to my next attack roll, and the empowered scorching ray gives me +50% damage"

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah, I thought you can cast whatever you want whenever"

[tomb] Clem asks, "+20??"

[tomb] DM says, "Oh, but he's a wizard"

[tomb] DM says, "Never mind"

Ebezar speaks very, very fast, and then two rays of fire streak from each of his open palms towards the lich.

Rosie says, "Hey, it's the squeaky voice of doom."

[tomb] DM says, "Looks like only the first ray gets the +20 bonus"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "right"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Well, here's the rule for sorcerers, in case anyone's interested: 'But because the sorcerer or bard has not prepared the spell in a metamagic form in advance, he must apply the metamagic feat on the spot. Therefore, such a character must also take more time to cast a metamagic spell (one enhanced by a metamagic feat) than he does to cast a regular spell. If the spell?s normal casting time is 1 standard action, casting a metamagic version is a full-round action for a sorcerer or bard."

[tomb] DM says, "OK, so he's in melee so that's -4"

[tomb] DM says, "Other than that, have at it"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "(I'll take a move action to get within 30' of the lich so I get a +1 from my point-blank shot feat)"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I have precise shot, so no -4 penalty"

[tomb] DM says, "Oho"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "so +7, +1 for point-blank shot, and +20 to the first ray"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Crumbly), "Which makes quickening pretty unuseful."

Ebezar rolls 1d20+28: 1+28 | 29

[tomb] Clem says, "Lich versus munchkin: to the death!"

Ebezar rolls 1d20+8: 1+8 | 9

DM says, "Ha ha"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "ha ha ha sigh"

DM says, "Well, the first one scorches him"

[tomb] Clem says, "Whoa."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Wow."

[tomb] Clem says, "You'd think a ninth level munchkin would have found some better dice."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Nice rolling, Tex."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "this is where one fo the guys I play with in real life threatens his dice with microwaving unless they shape up"

(From DM) Ebezar rolls 4d6: 1 1 1 0 | 3

DM says, "Roll 4d6"

Ebezar rolls 4d6: 6 6 5 4 | 21

[tomb] Clem says, "Wow, nice."

DM says, "That's better"

[tomb] Rosie says, "woo"

(From DM) Lich *scorch*

[tomb] Ebezar says, "so yay 31 points of damage"

DM says, "OK, he is starting to get angry"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Barbecue, anyone?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Uh oh, he's going to Hulk Out on us."

DM | Ebezar ROSIE Grog Lich Paulie Clem Kong Crumbly Finn

Rosie, finally seeing an opportunity to attack, explodes in a flurry of fists and feet.

Rosie rolls 1d20+14: 12+14 | 26

Rosie rolls 1d20+14: 18+14 | 32

[tomb] Clem asks (of Rosie), "How's your HP, by the way?"

Rosie rolls 1d20+14: 19+14 | 33

Rosie rolls 1d20+9: 6+9 | 15

[tomb] Clem says, "Wow, awesome."

[tomb] Rosie says, "I'm at half; 31."

DM says, "Three hits"

Rosie rolls 1d10+3 for damage: 3+3 | 6

Rosie rolls 1d10+3 for damage: 1+3 | 4

Rosie rolls 1d10+3 for damage: 6+3 | 9

Rosie rolls 1d10+3 for damage: 3+3 | 6

[tomb] Rosie says, "Oops, disregard the last."

DM says, "It is really looking unwell now"

[tomb] FinnM says, "His moves are fast as lightning."

[tomb] DM says, "Her"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Err, yeah."

DM says, "You get a 5-foot step if you want, but I assume you don't"

Rosie exclaims, "Take that, vile dispenser of vague clues!"

Crumbly says, "See, I told you this wasn't Acererak. Acererak wouldn't be this easy."

[tomb] Rosie says, "I don't think anyone else needs to close, so yeah, I'll stay put."

DM | Ebezar Rosie GROG Lich Paulie Clem Kong Crumbly Finn

[tomb] Clem says, "I could maybe close."

[tomb] Clem says, "But I'm happy to stay back and just heal you up."

Paulie lets loose with a sea of axe.

[tomb] Paulie says, "Er."

Grog lets loose with a sea of axe.

[tomb] Rosie says, "And you have your spiritual weapon, too."

Grog rolls 1d20+16: 8+16 | 24

[tomb] Clem says, "I feel like we have it on the ropes and should press hard now."

DM asks, "Does that include haste?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Nope, thanks. 25"

[tomb] DM asks, "Oh, is he raging?"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Hit?"

[tomb] Rosie says, "You get an extra attack with that, too."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Yeah. That includes rage."

DM says, "The axe bites into the lich's shoulder"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Rosie), "I get two more attacks. I'm waiting to find out if I hit."

Grog rolls 1d12+11: 4+11 | 15

Grog swings again.

Grog rolls 1d20+12: 20+12 | 32

[tomb] FinnM says, "Alright, threat."

DM says, "The axe passes right through what would be flesh, and the lich shrugs it off"

Grog rolls 1d20+12: 8+12 | 20

[tomb] FinnM says, "Oh no, immune to crits."

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah, no crits"

DM says, "Grog whacks at the other shoulder"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Right, ignore that second +12 roll."

Grog rolls 1d12+11: 10+11 | 21

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Can't hit its vitals if it's dead."

[tomb] Clem says, "Its soft vulnerable parts have long since withered away."

[tomb] Clem says, "There are downsides to being a lich, see."

[tomb] Rosie says, "You can hit the Vitalis on his hair, though."

DM says, "and that blow was mighty enough to penetrate its Damage Resistance 15 / bludgeoning and magic"

Grog takes his last shot.

DM says, "and once again, Grog has dealt the death blow to another vile fiend"

Clem says, "!"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Or no last shot, I guess."

DM says, "as the lich collapses into a pile of bones and tanglegoo"

Grog looks disappointed. "All done?"

Rosie says, "Wow."

DM says, "Also, the mace underneath Crumbly's feet shatters with a crack"

DM says, "Also, the room begins to shake"

Crumbly says, "Man. It never even got the chance to be prevented from casting a spell by my goo."

Clem says, "Oops."

DM says, "Stones start raining down from the ceiling"

Ebezar says, "I fear this region has become unstable."

Paulie exclaims, "Grab the box and get out of there!"

Rosie asks, "Dimension door?"

FinnM says, "Now would be a good time to unparalyze Kong."

Ebezar exclaims, "Fly, you fools!"

Clem says, "Wait, the fear gas!"

Crumbly asks, "There was only the one exit, right?"

Paulie runs back to the stairs.

DM says, "You hear a grinding noise and the floor cracks open a hair"

Crumbly asks, "Who's got the box?"

FinnM says, "Kong."

Clem says, "Okay, everyone grab anything that looks valuable."

Crumbly says, "Oh, right."

Grog grabs the box if Rosie doesn't.

Clem says, "And let's gather in the middle and get ready to Dimension Door."

DM says, "Larger stones start to fall from the ceiling"

Rosie snatches the box from Kong.

Crumbly runs upstairs

Grog grabs anything valuable-looking and then runs for it.

Rosie pulls Kong to the middle of the room.

DM says, "The grinding turns into a rumbling and grows"

Ebezar grabs anything else that looks possibly valuable and not too on fire.

DM says, "You're not going to be able to drag Kong anywhere, sorry"

Ebezar exclaims, "Gather around Kong!"

DM says, "The room is really shaking now"

Crumbly says, "Already upstairs, man."

DM says, "I have Crumbly being the only one out of it"

FinnM says, "Sorry, old friend..."

DM starts counting

Crumbly says, "I can get through the fear gas alright, though"

DM says, "10"

[tomb] Paulie says, "So basically, every session FinnM's been present for so far, we've needed a new Kong."

Rosie exclaims, "Cast!"

FinnM stabs Kong in the heart.

DM says, "9"

[tomb] Paulie says (to DM), "Paulie and Grog ran."

DM says, "8"

[tomb] DM says, "OK"

Crumbly says, "Don't let him get down to 6. It tkes 6 seconds to cast."

[tomb] DM says, "I'll deal with you later"

Clem asks, "What am I casting here?"

DM says, "7"

Rosie exclaims, "Dimension door!"

Ebezar exclaims, "Dimension door!"

Clem says, "Okay, Dimension Door everyone I can reach."

DM says, "6"

Rosie asks, "Didn't you put your necklace back on?"

FinnM takes the box if Kong's hands loosen; if not, he hacks off Kong's fingers and/or hands.

Clem says, "Back above the weird gas stuff."

Crumbly says, "I did, yes."

[tomb] DM asks, "How many is that?"

Crumbly says, "I'm not stopping at the gas."

[tomb] Clem says, "Me plus 3 people."

[tomb] Clem asks, "Who's all here next Kong?"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "How many people can he cast it on?"

[tomb] FinnM exclaims, "Me!"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Where did Paulie go?"

[tomb] DM says, "Clem gets Rosie, Grog, and Finn"

Ebezar runs for the stairs, holding his breath.

[tomb] DM says, "Sorry, Grog ran"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "er, unless there's still space in the dimension door."

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah, there is"

[tomb] Clem says, "This is some ridiculous illusion or something designed to make us run into the gas."

[tomb] Paulie says (to FinnM), "Rosie grabbed the box, I think."

[tomb] Clem says, "But what the hell."

DM says, "5"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "fine, spell us out of here."

Clem starts praying.

[tomb] Rosie says, "Yeah, I got it."

[tomb] FinnM says, "As long as someone alive has it."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Hee"

Clem says, "Don't worry, when clerics pray, it works."

DM says, "4"

Clem says, "Give me your hands!"

Clem says, "And please try to think pious thoughts!"

FinnM puts his hand in the hand of the man who is casting Dimension Door.

DM says, "Stones continue to rain down around you"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "So Paulie, Grog, Crumbly ran, and Clem, Rosie, FinnM, and Kong spelled? Is that everyone?"

DM says, "Clem, Rosie, Finn, and Ebezar disappear with a pop"

Clem says (to G'taar), "Get us the hell out of here, dear lord!"

DM says, "and reappear at the top of those stairs before the mist"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Kong is probably either dead or left behind."

[tomb] Paulie says, "s/Kong/Ebezar, aha."

DM says, "Meanwhile, Paulie and Grog make a Fortitude save"

[tomb] Clem says, "Yikes, how callous."

Rosie asks, "Is it still rumbly around here, too?"

[tomb] Clem asks, "...did somebody get the box, at least?"

[tomb] Rosie says, "The coffer? I have it."

DM says, "It's a little rumbly and getting rumblier"

Paulie rolls 1d20+6: 4+6 | 10

Grog rolls 1d20+10: 10+10 | 20

DM says, "Crumbly meanwhile has already hightailed up the stairs"

Crumbly says, "Too right."

Paulie exclaims, "RUN!"

[tomb] FinnM says (to Clem), "Yeah; hopefully Kong III will find it in his heart to forgive us."

DM says, "Paulie and Grog emerge from the mist wide-eyed with fear"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther asks, "what's all this killing Grog?"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "er, Kong"

DM says, "Meanwhile, this corridor (with the mist) is starting to collapse too"

Crumbly says, "I guess I should try to tackle them before they run into those pits."

[Crows-Nest] FinnM says, "He picked up a box that we all think is important, and then got permanently paralyzed."

Rosie says, "Nah, we'll just herd them."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "d'oh"

[tomb] Clem asks, "What works on fear -- Remove Curse?"

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg asks, "Wait, so how many clones have we gotten out so far?"

DM says, "A big rock falls from the ceiling"

Rosie tries to grab their hands as they run away, and runs with them.

[tomb] Rosie says, "Hmm, guess it's only wide enough for two."

FinnM keeps running.

[tomb] Rosie says, "Paulie it is."

DM says, "There is a huge collapse and the entire corridor to your west is now filled with rubble and impassable"

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "How did Batmn deal with this when the Scarecrow did it to people?"

[tomb] Gunther says, "punched Scarecrow"

[tomb] FinnM asks, "Is that corridor our way out?"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Seems like we already did that."

[tomb] Clem says, "You punch Grog, I'll take Paulie."

DM says, "I am assuming you are all running unless you tell me otherwise, because I don't want to assume you are hanging out because you're not talking"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Punch?"

Crumbly says, "I said I ran when all this started. I never said I stopped."

[tomb] FinnM says, "We killed a load-bearing lich."

[tomb] Rosie says, "I am running and helping one of either Paulie or Grog over the pits when we get there."

DM says, "in which case you make it up the stairs to the secret door in the pit"

DM says, "Crumbly is ahead of you all then"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Assuming they are running with us."

DM says, "You all clamber down and up the pits as necessary"

Ebezar says, "Yeah, I'm boogying."

Crumbly says, "OK. I guess I should lower a rope down after I climb the pit wall."

[tomb] Paulie says, "I'm glad most of us are hasted."

Clem says, "Let us know if we reach a section that looks less crumbly."

DM says, "You make it back into the chapel"

[tomb] Clem says, "I have Wall Of Stone prepared, maybe we can brace the ceiling with that."

[tomb] Clem says, "Otherwise, Teleport (same passenger limit as last time)."

Crumbly exclaims, "Hey, let's read through the misty archway!"

DM says, "You continue to hear lots of collapsing and rumbling to the south where you came from"

Ebezar comes in behind everyoone else, puffing and panting. "Quite bracing."

Rosie exclaims, "I don't think so!"

Clem looks around for Paulie and Grog.

Rosie says, "Back through the gargoyle room is my bet."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "When we reach the temple, does the rumbling sound distant or like it's happening there too?"

DM says, "The gang's all here"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Are P&G with us still?"

[tomb] Rosie says, "timing"

Clem asks (of Ebezar), "Can you detect magic on those two and see if it's magical fear?"

DM says, "The rumbling sound is not stopping, and in fact sounds as if it is getting closer"

Rosie exclaims, "Let's go!"

[tomb] Clem asks, "How does one go about disbelieving illusions?"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "I assume the Fear'ed folks are still running?"

DM says, "The chapel ceiling starts to shake"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Or has it worn off by now?"

Ebezar says, "Goodness. I wonderf if we should have let the lich kill us instead.""

[tomb] Clem says, "I am still suspicious!]"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "You can disbelieve, right?"

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah, I think disbelieving is a Will save"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Does that involve letting a rock crush me and seeing if I really die?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Well, I'm going to give it a go!"

[tomb] DM says, "Or you could do that"

[tomb] Clem says, "I can fly out or something if I get into trouble."

[tomb] Paulie says (to Rosie), "We're running. Take that for what you will."

FinnM pumps them crazy druid legs.

Crumbly says, "OK! I'm running through that arch."

Clem rolls 1d20+11 for will: 4+11 | 15

Rosie exclaims, "Good luck!"

Rosie heads out the way she came in, guiding the afear'ed folks if need be.

Clem says, "Yikes, these falling rocks look pretty real!"

Crumbly says, "Bah."

DM says (to Clem), "It sure seems real"

Ebezar follows after Rosie.

DM says, "The ceiling shakes again"

Crumbly says, "Well, time to flee though the only other exit, then."

DM says, "You all get into the crawlway"

DM says, "and crawl as fast as you can"

Clem follows, what the hell.

Clem says, "Crawling in full plate, thank heavens I'm hasted."

DM says, "Crawl crawl crawl, not as fast as you'd like"

DM says, "You finally emerge into the sphere hallway"

Rosie sprints for the gargoyle sphere.

Crumbly asks, "Rumbling still going?"

DM says, "Oh yeah"

DM says, "I mean like, oh yeah, it sure is"

Crumbly says, "I'm going to try the misty archway in this room too."

Paulie keeps running with Rosie, as does Grog.

DM says, "You all run down the corridor to the gargoyle sphere"

DM says, "except for Crumbly"

Crumbly says, "In the hope that it's a shortcut back to the first all."

FinnM flees along with the rest.

Clem says, "I am not going anywhere."

Crumbly says, "A shortcut without arrow traps."

Clem says, "I am casting Divination and asking G'taar what the hell is going on here."

DM says, "Crumbly dashes through the archway"

Clem asks, "Specifically, G'taar, what should we do to defeat the horrors of the tomb despite these apparently-collapsing passages?"

DM asks, "So your chance for success is 79%?"

[tomb] Clem says, "This is instantaneous, luckily."

Clem says, "Yup."

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah, I just checked"

DM says, "OK, roll 1d100"

Clem rolls 1d100: 8 | 8

DM says, "You hear a giant power chord"

[tomb] Clem says, "Oh, crap, wait."

DM says, "The voice of G'taar booms in your head"

[tomb] Clem says, "The effect is instantaneous."

[tomb] Clem says, "The casting time is 10 minutes."

[tomb] Clem says, "I misread."

DM says, "Ha ha ha"

[tomb] DM says, "Well, keep running!"

[tomb] Clem says, "SCREW THAT"

[Crows-Nest] (from Gunther) GTAAR *BOOMS*, "YOU HAVE DISPLEASED ME"

[tomb] DM says, "Or hang out for 10 minutes, your call"

DM says, "Everyone sprints through the arrow rooms, too fast for them to hit you because I don't feel like dealing with it"

Clem makes a bracing structure to hide in by casting Wall Of Stone.

DM says, "Everyone but Clem"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "ha ha ha"

[tomb] Clem asks, "If I start casting Divination, I assume I can abort at any time?"

[tomb] DM says, "Sure"

[tomb] Clem says, "Like if I get scared and want to teleport out."

[tomb] Clem says, "Okay, dammit, I'm doing that."

[tomb] Clem says, "This tomb isn't getting the better of me!"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Y'know, if this is an illusion, running outside almost certainly won't hurt anything."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "You lose the spell, of course."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Given that we have the box."

[tomb] Rosie says, "If it isn't actually collapsing, we can always go back in."

DM says, "Clem is back in the hall of spheres and has created a big wall over him"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Exactly."

DM says, "The rest of you emerge into the first hallway"

[tomb] Clem says, "If it is an illusion there must be some good reason."

[tomb] Clem says, "It can't just be the fear gas,"

DM says, "Where you now see Crumbly"

[tomb] Clem says, "If not, well, we've failed anyway."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Especially since some of us didn't inhale any."

DM says, "who is completely naked with no possessions"

[tomb] Rosie says, "But I presume that there were various Contingency spells to destroy the place if he died."

Clem says, "Ha!"

DM says, "after being teleported there when going through the arch"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Aw, man."

[tomb] Clem asks, "The whole treasure is in that little box?"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I don't think that was asterisk or whomever"

[tomb] DM says, "WELCOME TO FIRST EDITION"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I'm assuming the lich's soul is in the box."

[tomb] Clem says, "You'd think he'd hide it more cunningly than that, then."

DM says, "Meanwhile stones continue to hail down on Clem's wall"

FinnM says, "Follow us, naked elf."

[tomb] Rosie says, "The treasure is scattered throughout the tomb."

Crumbly says, "Fortunately, I rely on my skills more than my equipment."

[tomb] Paulie says, "And I'm suspecting that the rumbling is an illusion designed to make us run away leaving the box behind."

Rosie heads out the front exit.

Clem continues preparing the Divination for as long as his nerve holds out.

DM says, "You head out the front hall as the ceiling starts to collapse there as well"

Ebezar says, "This is most annoying."

[tomb] (from Clem) G'taar says (to Clem), "Okay, what you should do is -- GET THE HELL OUT"

DM says, "The rumbling etc. continues"

DM says, "There is no sign of Clem"

DM says, "With a crash the front hall collapses"

Paulie exclaims, "Daylight!"

Rosie runs into the sunlight and levitates up into the air for good measure.

Crumbly says, "OK. That was expensive."

FinnM says (to Crumbly), "We'll help you organize an excavation crew."

Paulie, panting, offers Crumbly the cloak that came with his outfit.

Crumbly exclaims, "So, now that we're out, let's open the box!"

[tomb] Paulie says, "The Small cloak, that is."

Crumbly asks, "Is it locked?"

Rosie eyes the area around the entrance to see if it looks like it's becoming a sinkhole.

Crumbly says, "I don't have my tools, but I can improvise a lockpick."

DM says, "The front has totally collapsed at this point, and now looks pretty much like it did when you first got here"

Paulie says (to Rosie), "Yeah, let's crack that thing open."

FinnM says, "Kong would have wanted it that way... sniff..."

Rosie returns to the earth, taps the ground suspiciously, and hands the box to Crumbly.

DM says, "It's not locked"

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg says, "However, it explodes. Everyone dies."

Rosie exclaims, "Check for traps!"

Grog asks, "Where Mister Clem?"

FinnM says, "He's inside a stone igloo, for some reason."

Ebezar says, "I have open/close"

Rosie says, "Hopefully he can dimension door out here if he needs to."

Crumbly says, "OK. I search the box for traps, taking ten for 26."

Ebezar says, "If everyone wishes to step the g'tarr back"

DM says, "No traps"

Rosie says (to Ebezar), "That might be nice."

Crumbly says, "(Because I don't have the items that gave me an additional +10)"

Crumbly exclaims, "I open the box!"

FinnM says, "So that's why that pointing skeleton wasn't wearing any clothes."

Paulie says (to FinnM), "Clever."

Ebezar says, "He was saying 'this way to nudity.'"

DM says, "In it you find six potions, ten gems, and seven scrolls"

Paulie says, "Wow. It really is treasure."

Crumbly says, "Huh."

FinnM asks, "Do we still have the Detect Magic wand?"

Ebezar says, "Yes; I did not go through a clothes-dissolving arch."

Ebezar waves the wand at the treasure.

FinnM says, "Wasn't sure who it ended up with."

Crumbly says, "Seems more like a job for Identify. We can assume that theyr'e magical."

FinnM says, "It can't hurt."

DM says, "Also, Clem walks out right through the collapsed entrance"

Clem says, "Hi guys!"

FinnM exclaims, "Hey, Clem!"

Ebezar says, "The gems may or may not be."

Ebezar exclaims, "!"

FinnM exclaims (at Clem), "Look, treasure!"

Paulie says (to Crumbly), "We don't know if the box be magic too."

DM says, "Like, through the solid rubble"

FinnM says, "Err, hey... Clem..."

Clem says, "So I hard a word with G'taar."

Clem says, "And it's kind of funny."

Crumbly says, "Uhh."

Ebezar exclaims, "Of course! Illusory crumbling tomb traps!"

Clem says, "Er, had."

Rosie asks, "Yes?"

Clem says, "Yeah, it was all a big illusion."

Clem says, "You're lucky I'm lawful good, or I'd be mocking you all pretty hard right now."

Clem says, "Look, if you sort of squint at the rocks, you'll see that... well, look!"

Crumbly asks, "OK. Can we dispel this thing?"

Clem jumps in and out of the entrance.

FinnM says, "Huh."

Rosie peers.

Ebezar says, "I shall attempt to disbelieve."

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "will save?"

FinnM attempts to disbelieve /Clem./

(From Clem) DM says, "You succeed! Suddenly Clem is trapped in solid rock and suffocates!"

Clem says, "Timing."

DM says, "Now that it's been pointed out to you, yeah, it is an illusion"

FinnM says, "Well look at that."

FinnM says, "Well, a good jog never killed anyone."

Paulie says, "So, back to the box of chocolates..."

Crumbly says, "It just stripped them of their belongings."

Clem says, "I guess we could have figured that out anyway, but you know, if I have all these high-level spells I might as well cast them pointlessly."

Crumbly says, "You know what? I'm going to go back into the tomb and go through the teleporter the other way in the hopes of getting my stuff back."

Paulie says, "Good idea."

Clem asks, "What treasure did you find?"

[tomb] FinnM asks, "How much longer are we scheduled for?"

Paulie asks (of Ebezar), "Do you have Read Magic prepared?"

[tomb] DM says, "2 hours if you guys are up for it"

Crumbly says, "I will leave the cloak that was loaned to me neatly folded at the foot of the archway."

Ebezar says, "I do not."

[tomb] Paulie says, "I think I am, but I might need to go around 5:30."

Clem says, "I do."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "This is a good stopping point right here."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "But I'm up for more."

[tomb] FinnM says, "I could go either way too.,"

[tomb] Clem says, "I agree with both."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Yeah."

[tomb] Clem says, "So, er."

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah, it is, but we hardly ever get to play"

[tomb] Rosie says, "I can also go either way."

Gunther disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[tomb] Clem says, "Let's keep going!"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Right."

[tomb] Paulie says, "I'm good for at least another hour."

[tomb] FinnM says, "As much fun as two hours of a naked elf wandering the Tomb of Horrors sounds."

Crumbly says, "I will also pick up a pebble or something before I walk through the arch."

[tomb] DM says, "If we are free in a couple of weeks, I am fine with stopping soon"

Paulie asks (of Clem), "Can you identify these scrolls?"

Rosie asks (of Clem), "So, did G'taar tell you if that was really Acererak or whatever his name was?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "I'd be happy to take an In-Game break, though -- identify up this treasure, buy some clothes for the elf, I can summon up Kong III, and we can all prep some spells, etc."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Yeah, that sounds logical."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Go back fully buffed again."

[tomb] DM says, "If we're taking an in-game break, it might as well be a real break, since we can do that stuff more efficiently off-line"

Crumbly says, "I'm not particularly afraid of wandering the explored portions of the tomb naked. It's not like we've seen any wandering monsters in the entire time we've been here."

Clem says, "He just told me it was an illusion."

[tomb] DM says, "But first, Crumbly"

[tomb] FinnM says, "There's also that."

Clem says, "I didn't think to ask him if we really defeated the lich."

Rosie peers at Crumbly to see if him being naked is an illusion.

Rosie rolls 1d20+11 for will: 6+11 | 17

[tomb] Paulie says (to Rosie), "Ahem."

DM says, "It is not"

Clem says, "I asked how we can beat the tomb despite it collapsing, so I guess he'd tell me if we had actually finished it all."

DM says, "OK, so this is the archway at the end of the first corridor"

Crumbly peers at Rosie to see if her being clothed is an illusion.

Clem says (to Rosie), "Hey, stop that!"

DM says, "with the yellow, orange, and blue stones"

Crumbly says, "Right."

Paulie asks (of Clem), "So if you've got Read Magic, can you check what these scrolls are?"

Clem reads the scrolls.

Clem says, "Casting read magic."

DM says, "Crumbly walks through the archway and disappears"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "ID'ing potions without ID requires alchemy, right?"

Ebezar says, "I will point the wand at the gems to see if they're magic."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Now Crumbly's skin is gone."

Paulie says (to Ebezar), "Check the box itself if you can as well."

Rosie heads over to the gargoyle room, wanders through the hallway to see if she meets Crumbly.

DM says, "He's not there"

Rosie heads back to the first hall.

FinnM says, "Hmm."

Rosie asks, "Is he back yet?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "He might have gone back to the lich room. If he got his necklace back."

FinnM hollers, "Cruuuuummmmmblyyyyyyyyyy"

Gunther has arrived.

Rosie says, "My guess is that this archway takes you to a random other archway somewhere in this dungeon."

[tomb] Clem says, "Maybe we should send a rat on a rope through that archway."

Crumbly says, "I guess I might as well take 20 before trying the levers."

Rosie says, "Hopefully he can find his way back. He's naked and all."

[tomb] Rosie says (to GM), "BTW, you should be able to use #interludes if you're not already."

[tomb] DM | No such channel: 'interludes'.

[tomb] Rosie asks, "#interlude ?"

[tomb] FinnM asks, "#intralude?"

[tomb] DM says, "It must be private"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Oh yeah, this is your own character."

[tomb] Rosie says, "It is, but the DM is a member of it, I thought."

[tomb] Gunther says, "yeah, it's private"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Oh, OK."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Let's see."

[interludes] * GM has added DM to the channel.

[interludes] * Clem has left the channel.

[interludes] Crumbly says, "OK."

npc2 has disconnected.

npc2 goes home.

[interludes] * Paulie has left the channel.

DM says, "You guys hear a very faint shout"

Paulie asks, "What's that?"

Ebezar asks, "Was that Crumbly?"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "I guess I need to avoit pit traps now that my ring is gone."

Clem hollers, "Crumbly!"

Clem says, "CRUUUUMMMBLYYYYY!"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "You know what? I'm going to grab ahold of the bars and pull the levers. All of them."

Clem listens.

Rosie attempts to discern where the shout was coming from.

Rosie rolls 1d20+5 for listen: 4+5 | 9

[interludes] Crumbly says, "One after the other."

FinnM tries shouting into the arch.

Clem rolls listen for 1d20+5 for: 1 | 1

Clem rolls 1d20+5: 9+5 | 14

Clem says, "That was listen."

[tomb] Rosie says (to Clem), "That's backwards...there you go."

[interludes] DM asks, "Despite the fact that it will open a pit?"

DM says, "It soudned like Crumbly!"

Clem asks, "Was it just a single shout?"

Rosie hollers "Yell again! Where are you?"

DM says, "It was a sentence, but it was hard to hear"

Rosie listens again.

Rosie rolls 1d20+5 for listen: 19+5 | 24

[tomb] Paulie says, "I'll join in the listening, with Featherbeard and Grog this time."

DM says, "The closer you get to the end of the entrance hallway, the easier it is to hear him"

Paulie rolls 1d20+4: 14+4 | 18

Paulie rolls 1d20+5: 14+5 | 19

DM says, "but it's still quite faint"

Grog rolls 1d20: 5 | 5

Clem says, "I guess we could follow him through that teleporter."

[tomb] Rosie asks, "Like, the nearer the arch?"

Clem says, "But I'm not keen on losing all my gear."

DM says, "But you guys can have a conversation now if you holler"

Grog says, "Not hear anything."

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah"

[interludes] Crumbly asks, "Well, okay. How are the walls? Climbable?"

Clem asks (of Crumbly), "WHERE ARE YOU?"

[interludes] DM says, "You could try"

Rosie asks, "AND ARE YOU STILL NAKED?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Ha ha ha"

[interludes] DM says, "You can hear their hollers now"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Maybe he got sent to the Secret Room where missing possessions go."

[interludes] Crumbly says, "What I want to do is pull a lever, hanging onto it so I don't fall and brace my bare eet against a wall."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "Lost and Naked"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "I'm hoping that there's a passage in the pit."

[interludes] DM says, "I should be more clear about the levers - they're sticking straight out, and you could pull them down or push them up"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "Ah. I try pushing one up, then."

Rosie asks, "IS THERE ANOTHER ARCH WHERE YOU ARE?"

[interludes] DM asks, "The left one?"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "Sure."

[interludes] DM says, "Nothing happens"

FinnM says, "Maybe we should stop hollering until we hear an answer."

[interludes] Crumbly says, "OK, the right one next."

[tomb] Rosie says (to Crumbly), "You can answer, he said."

[tomb] Paulie says, "PUT IN ANOTHER QUARTER"

Ebezar shouts, "ARE YOU HOLLERING BACK?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Maybe he doesn't want to, or maybe he's dead."

[interludes] DM asks, "Leaving the first one up?"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "Yes."

[interludes] DM says, "You can holler back to these guys if you want, btw"

[interludes] DM says, "OK, left and right both up"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "OK, now middle."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Maybe he's currently in combat with whatever creature he got the attention of by shouting."

[interludes] DM says, "A trap door opens up in the ceiling!"

Clem says, "Okay, damn it, we can't leave the guy in there alone."

Clem says, "I'm going in!"

Ebezar says, "I am fairly certain that we can, though."

[interludes] Crumbly says, "Aha! I try to climb up."

Clem says, "Even so!"

[interludes] DM says, "However it is 10 feet up and in the middle of the ceiling"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Also, did we get the scrolls read or the auras detected before the shouting started?"

[tomb] Clem says, "I did try to read the scrolls earlier."

[tomb] DM says, "No"

[tomb] DM says, "I got distracted"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "Oh. Well, maybe it carries sound better, at least."

[interludes] Crumbly says, "I holler 'Hey guys!'"

[tomb] Clem says, "If all my stuff gets dissolved by this arch I'm going to be pissed."

[tomb] Paulie says, "You're not the first person to get distracted by thoughts of a naked elf."

[interludes] DM says, "Feel free to holler in the room"

Crumbly exclaims, "Hey guys!"

Rosie says (to clem), "You should go through naked."

Clem says, "Oh, so that's your plan!"

Crumbly exclaims, "Don't come through the arch!"

Clem says (to Crumbly), "Hey!"

Paulie exclaims, "OKAY!"

Clem asks (of Crumbly), "What happened?"

Crumbly says, "It's not dangerous and it doesn't take your stuff, but I can't get out of here."

Clem asks (of Crumbly), "Can we throw a rope through?"

Paulie asks, "Did you get your stuff back?"

Crumbly says, "I can hear you, so you must not be that far away. I want you to go over the places we've already been and look for a new hole in the floor."

DM says, "Please talk in all caps if you want to hear each other"

Rosie listens again to see if the sound is coming from through the arch or from somewhere else.

Crumbly says, "SORRY"

Clem asks (of Paulie), "Do you still have your Dimension Door scroll?"

Rosie rolls 1d20+5 for listen: 15+5 | 20

Paulie says (to Clem), "Aye."

Paulie asks, "Think this be enough of an emergency for it?"

DM asks (of Rosie), "Remember the pit at the south end of this hall that you found a one-way door in?"

Clem says, "Well, it means you could go through and possibly rescue him."

DM says, "It sounds like he's coming from beyond that"

Clem says, "I still have a Teleport, also."

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg says, "such a rebel, encouraging the breaking of Internet etiquette laws"

Ebezar says, "I'm going to try to see if I can tell where he is yelling from."

Rosie exclaims (at DM), "Oh!"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "That seemed to be a one-way door into the pit?"

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg says, "next thing you know they'll be required to front-post their messages"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "aha, Rosie is on top of things"

[tomb] DM says, "Right"

Rosie pounds on the door.

Crumbly whoops

Rosie exclaims, "Crumbly! You should be able to open this door from your end!"

nothings has arrived.

[interludes] DM says, "You hear some pounding above you somewhere"

Crumbly exclaims, "Maybe if I could get to it!"

Paulie asks, "Is it too high up?"

Rosie asks, "Is it in the ceiling?"

Paulie says, "If we can't figure out how to open the door, Grog can try to force it."

FinnM says, "Let's just demolish it."

Crumbly says, "USE SHAPE STONE OR SOMETHING"

Rosie invites Grog into the pit for some smashing.

Clem says (to Crumbly), "I USED MY STONE SPELL FIGURING OUT THE DAMN COLLAPSING TOMB ILLUSION"

Grog climbs into the pit for some smashing.

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Does FinnM have Shape Stone?"

Clem asks (of Crumbly), "WHERE IS THE EXIT RELATIVE TO YOU? WHY CAN'T YOU REACH IT?"

[tomb] DM says, "Not prepared"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Also, does hacking at stone with a magic axe risk damaging the axe?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Correct."

Crumbly says, "IT'S ABOVE ME"

Clem says (to Crumbly), "ROSIE COULD COME THROUGH WITH HER FLOATY BOOTS."

Crumbly says, "IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CEILING"

Rosie says, "OK, I'M GOING TO TOSS SOMETHING INTO THE ARCH--TELL ME IF YOU GET IT."

Rosie tosses a coin into the arch.

[interludes] DM says, "A coin hits you in the head"

[tomb] Clem says, "I like how we've totally given up worrying about monsters now."

Grog starts beating at the door, meanwhile.

[interludes] Crumbly says, "I tuck it behind my ear."

Crumbly says, "GOT IT"

Rosie asks, "WHAT WOULD HELP? A ROPE?"

DM says, "Meanwhile, Clem has checked out the scrolls"

[tomb] Paulie says, "With a crowbar, since I haven't heard a ruling on the axe question."

Crumbly says, "A ROPE AND GRAPPLE MAYBE"

Crumbly says, "A LADDER"

Crumbly says, "A TEN-FOOT POLE"

DM asks, "Just Read Magic is enough to ID them, right?"

Crumbly says, "MAYBE IF YOU HAD, SAY, FLOATY BOOTS"

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg asks, "Are you adventuring *without* a ten-foot pole?"

Rosie tosses in a rope and a 10-foot pole.

[Crows-Nest] Clem asks, "How are you supposed to carry one of those?"

[Crows-Nest] Ghogg exclaims, "Hah!"

Crumbly says, "I LOANED YOU MY NECKLACE. FAIR IS FAIR."

Rosie says, "I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO MAGIC STUFF"

Clem says, "Oh, good point."

[tomb] DM asks, "You have a 10' pole?"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "I dunno, do we?"

[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "You don't know"

[tomb] DM says (to Rosie), "It's not on your equipment list"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Seems like someting someone would have brought."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I certainly don't."

[tomb] Clem says, "I have no idea what read magic does, I just cast it by popular request."

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah, it works"

DM says, "OK, here are the scrolls:"

Clem asks, "HOW ABOUT IF A COUPLE OF US COME THROUGH AND FORM A HUMAN PYRAMID?"

DM says, "Bull's Strength, Gentle Repose, Spider Climb, Tree Shape, Darkness, Knock, Invisibility"

Clem says, "OR MAYBE A HALF-ORC-HALFLING PYRAMID."

Paulie tosses a rope with grappling hook through.

Clem says, "Whoo, nice haul."

Clem asks, "Hey, do you think Knock would work on this door?"

[tomb] DM says, "Wow, Grog has a grappling hook"

[tomb] Paulie says, "(Actually Grog's rope and grappling hook, but that should be alright.)"

[interludes] DM says, "The rope and grappling hook appear"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Sorry it took so long. I was AFK for a moment."

Rosie tries rolling a potion of Cure Light through the archway.

[interludes] DM says, "You get to Use Rope!"

[interludes] DM says, "The potion apears"

[interludes] DM says, "appears"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Since it's the cheapest magical item I have."

Clem says (to Rosie), "Hey, that reminds me, I never healed you up."

Grog keeps working on the door with the crowbar.

Crumbly says, "I GOT A GRAPPLE AND A POTION"

Clem cures Rosie with his wand.

Paulie asks (of Crumbly), "CAN YOU HOOK THE DOOR WITH THE GRAPPLE?"

Rosie says, "OKAY, HERE COME THE BOOTS."

DM says, "Grog isn't making much progress"

Rosie sighs, tosses the boots through.

[tomb] Clem asks (of Rosie), "How many HP to heal?"

[interludes] DM says, "The boots appear"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I note that no one tested the potion to be sure it wasn't dispelled."

[tomb] DM says, "She's at 31/68"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "But I wanted to Use Rope..."

[tomb] Rosie says, "If we're indeed breaking for the day, I have 18HP for my own."

[interludes] Crumbly says, "GOT SOME BOOTS TOO. REALLY THE GRAPPLE WAS ENOUGH."

[tomb] Rosie says, "So, 49/68"

[tomb] Clem says, "Okay, let's wait, I guess."

Crumbly says, "GOT SOME BOOTS TOO. REALLY THE GRAPPLE WAS ENOUGH."

Rosie says, "NOW YOU TELL ME"

(From Clem) Crumbly says, "WELL, AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T THROW YOUR FLOATY BOOTS."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Ha."

[interludes] Crumbly asks, "So, how far am I throwing this?"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "10 feet? It affects the DC."

[interludes] DM says, "Just up to the trap door in the ceiling, 10 feet above the ground"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Who wants these scrolls, by the way?"

[tomb] Rosie says, "Ha ha ha ow"

[tomb] Clem says, "I guess we can sort that out on the forum."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Yeah."

Crumbly rolls 1d20+12: 13+12 | 25

[tomb] Paulie says, "After we look up the descriptions and stuff."

[interludes] DM says, "No problem"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "OK. Climbing the rope now..."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "yeah"

[interludes] DM says, "The hook catches up there and you climb up through the trap door"

Crumbly rolls 1d20+6: 10+6 | 16

[tomb] Ebezar says, "the wizard scrolls paulie or I can use"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Hmm. The SRD says 'PCs can sample from each container they find to attempt to determine the nature of the liquid inside. An experienced character learns to identify potions by memory'"

[interludes] DM says, "into a crawlway"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "OK"

[tomb] Clem says, "Hmm, my tongue is dissolving, that reminds of the time I sipped a potion of disintegration."

[tomb] DM says, "You could try sampling if you want"

[interludes] Crumbly asks, "can I see anything?"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "Seriously: I don't have a light source."

[interludes] DM says, "That's a good point, you shouldn't really have seen anything in the original room"

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "what's the stats needed to identify potions that way?"

[interludes] DM says, "You are lucky I am so nice"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "Well, what's done is done."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Sampling implies tasting not enough to actually activate any effects, right?"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "I grope my way blindly along the crawlway."

[interludes] DM says, "The crawlway goes 20 feet and then turns"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Ebezar), "I think it might just be 'Have you had one of these before?'"

[interludes] DM says, "20 feet and another turn"

[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "Yeah"

[interludes] DM says, "50 feet and another turn"

[interludes] DM says, "20 feet and it ends in a doorway"

[interludes] Crumbly asks, "Doorway? No door?"

[interludes] DM says, "Door"

[interludes] Crumbly says, "I try to open it."

Paulie samples some potions while waiting for Crumbly.

DM says, "The door in the pit opens and Crumbly walks in, wearing nothing but floaty boots"

DM says (to Paulie), "Hey, you know these!"

DM says, "They're all Cure Serious Wounds"

Rosie asks, "Can we keep these doors open in case something else teleports us there?"

Paulie exclaims, "They be healing -- and they be DELICIOUS!"

[interludes] DM says, "And here I was trying to be good about light sources"

Clem asks, "Can we get some clothes for Crumbly?"

Crumbly asks, "So, I have an idea. Does anyone here know Scryingg?"

Clem asks, "Can we get some clothes for Crumbly?"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Six Cure Serious, six players. One apiece?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Sure."

Paulie distributes potions.

Crumbly says, "Next time we find an archway, let's send a canary through, with something attached to it that we've cast Light on, and then scry the canary."

Paulie says, "I don't know scrying meself."

Crumbly retrieves the cloak that he left by the archway.

Rosie tries to prop the doors open with loose rocks, and, if that doesn't work, with his caltrops.

Rosie asks, "Can we scry for your stuff?"

Clem says, "Oh, I have an idea."

Crumbly asks, "We do have another source of canaries, right?"

Ebezar says, "I don't know scrying either, though."

Clem casts Locate Object on Crumbly's clothes.

Crumbly exclaims, "Oh, good idea!"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "Yay!"

Clem asks (of Crumbly), "Can you please tell me exactly what you were wearing?"

Crumbly says, "I was wearing an elf suit."

Clem says, "I need to clearly visualise this, my cleric's manual says."

Crumbly says, "A black one."

[tomb] DM says, "Ha ha ha"

Clem mystically attunes to the location of the nearest black elf suit.

[tomb] Clem says, "As long as it's within 800 feet."

[tomb] Clem says, "I tell a lie, 760 feet."

DM says (to Clem), "Crumbly's clothes are sort of south by southeast of your current location (at the end of the first hallway)"

DM says, "but they definitely still exist"

Rosie exclaims, "Hey, they still exist!"

Crumbly asks, "Any idea how far?"

Clem says, "Bah, the spell only gives direction."

Crumbly says, "Let's triangulate."

Clem says, "Good thought -- lead the way!"

[tomb] DM asks, "How many times can you cast this?"

Crumbly says, "Too bad the hallway ends here. Maybe we can get another fix from the hallway in the pit."

[tomb] DM asks, "Or are you going to run around all over the tomb for the next 9 minutes?"

[tomb] Rosie asks, "How long does it last?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Only once today, unfortunately. Lasts 9 mintues."

Paulie says, "Draw a chalk line first."

Paulie says, "Showing the direction from here, so we can keep track."

Clem, still concentrating, hands some chalk to Paulie.

Clem says, "That way."

Crumbly says, "OK, follow me. And bring a light source."

Paulie follows Clem, marking his directions on the floor.

DM says, "There was also the big green devil head at the end of this hallway"

Clem follows, clutching his flaming sword.

DM | http://hamesucken.com/tomb/6.jpg

Crumbly asks, "...right. Was that east or west?"

DM says, "That's south"

DM says, "The hallway points south"

DM says, "The arch was in the east wall at the south end of the hall"

Crumbly asks, "Ah, that was right at the end. The archway was east?"

Crumbly says, "OK."

DM says, "Crumbly came through a crawlway, so it's kind of hard to do much in there"

Rosie says, "Hmm, we haven't been east of this hall at all."

Clem says, "Er, can we try moving somewhere? This is hard work!"

Rosie says, "Try the gargoyle room."

Rosie says, "Or just the other end of this hall."

Crumbly says, "OK, but that's the wrong direction"

Paulie asks, "Be the clothing due east o' this demon face?"

Clem says, "Still helps us triangulate and figure out distance, hopefully."

Crumbly says, "Right. I was going to lead you throught the crawlway, but whatever."

DM says (to Paulie), "It's much more south than east"

Rosie says, "You could also try seeing how far out you have to go before you can't detect it any more."

Clem asks (of DM), "Is it noticeably higher or lower than us?"

Clem says (to Rosie), "Hey, good idea."

DM says, "It's noticeably lower, yeah"

[tomb] Clem says, "Luckily I have a strict training regime that tells me to the nearest foot the range of this spell."

Crumbly says, "Drat."

[tomb] FinnM says, "ToH2: The Quest for Crumbly's Clothes"

Rosie says, "The skeleton room is the closest lower room we've been in."

Rosie says, "Well, besides Crumbly's room-with-the-door-in-the-ceiling."

Clem says, "Let's head back through to the evil church we were in at the start of this session."

DM says, "You're going to have to hustle, your 9 minutes are ticking down"

Rosie nods, follows, trying to help deflect arrows.

Clem says, "Goddamn, arrows."

Crumbly says, "Yeah, and there are arrow traps that way."

DM says, "You can dash through the arrow rooms now that all the doors are open"

Clem says, "As long as I can do that without losing the spell, sure."

[tomb] Clem says, "The description doesn't actually say I need to keep concentrating."

DM says, "Yeah, sure"

[tomb] Clem says, "Unlike Detect Evil and stuff."

Crumbly exclaims, "OK!"

DM asks, "Does Crumbly still have the floaty boots, btw?"

DM says, "I assume he brought the rope and grappling hook back"

Crumbly says, "I'll give them back if you want them."

[tomb] Paulie says, "After we finish with Crumbly's clothes, we should also go back and search the lich room thoroughly."

Rosie says, "You can keep 'em for now."

[tomb] Clem says, "Yup."

DM says, "Everyone hustles back to the chapel"

Clem asks, "Are we getting warmer?"

[tomb] Gunther says, "except if the reanimated pants golem kills you"

Crumbly hustle hustle crawl crawl hustle

Rosie says, "We're going west so presumably not."

Clem says, "Except I can't detect that, curses."

DM says, "from where Crumbly's clothes are east by southeast"

[tomb] Clem asks, "What's the URL for this room map again?"

[tomb] Rosie says, "http://www.hamesucken.com/tomb/14.html"

Clem asks, "Well, there's this eastern exit, right?"

[tomb] Rosie says, "If we're breaking for the day IC, I'll spend a fair amount of that time mapping where we've been in detail."

Crumbly says, "The eastern exit is the entrance."

[tomb] Rosie says (to Clem), "That leads to the lich, yeah."

[tomb] Rosie says, "And down, so hey."

[tomb] Rosie says, "except said out loud."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "No, sorry."

DM says, "(and down)"

Crumbly says, "My mistake"

Rosie exclaims, "Let's go!"

Clem says, "Back down the stairs... through the mist again? Crap."

Rosie dashes east and down the stairs again.

Crumbly says, "As long as the spell holds out"

Clem says, "And we don't have the necklace any more!"

Rosie says, "Not to the mist."

Paulie asks, "Can ye hold yet breath?"

Rosie says, "That was past a few down staircases and a secret door."

Ebezar says, "Hm."

Clem says, "Well, I'm totally lost, but Crumbly's pants are that-a-way."

DM says, "The spell lasts just past the secret door in the pit"

Ebezar says, "I can cast resistance on whoever goes through the mist."

DM says, "At which point Crumbly's pants are due east and a fair bit down"

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "who has the best will save?"

[tomb] Clem says, "+11 for me."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I'm at +14"

Crumbly says, "I never checked the first pit. And the clue did say *two* pits."

[tomb] Rosie says, "I have 11, too."

Crumbly says, "So I'll do that now.\"

[tomb] Paulie says, "That beats me or Grog. But I think it was Fort."

[tomb] Clem says, "You're right, it was fort."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Oh, yeah, it was fort."

[tomb] Rosie says, "13 for me."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "oh, fortitude? bleah. I'm at +12"

[tomb] Clem says, "...+8 for me."

Crumbly says, "I float gently dow into the first pit with floaty boots and search walls, taking ten fo 26."

DM says (to Crumbly), "You find nothing"

Crumbly says, "Bag"

Crumbly says, "Bah"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Also, I can give Resistance if you don't already have it."

[tomb] Rosie says, "I have a cloak of resistance, so I'm guessing that doesn't stack."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "yeah, I mentioned that earlier"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "oh, hm."

[tomb] Rosie says, "(which gives me +3)"

Paulie asks (of Crumbly), "Weren't the pit we saved ye from a pit with a door too?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "I think someone should try to run through while holding their breath."

[tomb] Rosie says, "If there were any exits on the far side, that'd be useful."

[tomb] Rosie says, "But we have plenty to explore on this side for now."

[tomb] Rosie says, "I don't think it leads closer to Crumbly's stuff, IIRC."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "rosie is fastest, has the highest fortitude save, etc."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Seems to me that the only exit on this side that we haven't tried is the demon mouth."

[tomb] Paulie | You can hold your breath for a number of rounds equal to twice your Constitution score, but only if you do nothing other than take move actions or free actions.

[tomb] Rosie says, "Eh? There were like 5 exits from the spheres room."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "No, wait, that's not true."

[tomb] Paulie says, "(If it comes up.)"

[tomb] Clem says, "It's possible there is no route to the pants."

[tomb] Clem says, "They could be enclosed in a little air pocket in solid rock."

[tomb] DM says, "There were two more doors in the spheres hallway, and you never went down the hallway that you took the pit secret door from"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Yah can't get theah from heah."

[tomb] Rosie says, "And... yeah, that."

[tomb] DM says, "and there's the devil face"

Clem says, "Let's try further down this hallway, past the pit."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I thought we had explored all the spheres that had passageways."

Rosie asks, "Now?"

[tomb] DM says (to Crumbly), "Two of them had doors"

Clem says, "Sure."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "afk for a second"

Clem says, "Well, after our naked point man."

Rosie says, "That'll be where the hydra is."

Rosie asks, "Do we want to fight a hydra now?"

Paulie asks, "Without pants?"

Clem says, "I could go for a hydra, yeah."

Crumbly says, "OK, I'm heading past the pits."

Clem says, "Just a quick one."

[tomb] DM says, "I can't believe Crumbly is just traipsing around the Tomb of Horrors naked"

Rosie says, "I'd be happier if we had more spells. And, yeah, pants for Crumbly."

Crumbly says, "Further down the hallway."

[tomb] Clem says, "Ha ha ha."

[tomb] Paulie says, "He's wearing a cloak."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Like my armor was any protection."

[tomb] Clem says, "And boots."

[tomb] Rosie says, "And floaty boots."

[tomb] DM says, "Oh, good point"

[tomb] Clem says, "He's like a medieval stripper."

[tomb] Paulie says, "A cloak made for a halfling, admittedly."

DM says, "The hallway continues another 30 feet west past the pit you found the secret door in"

DM says, "and then turns north"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I imagine these boots as being all sparkly."

[tomb] Clem says, "That doesn't help!"

[tomb] Crumbly giggles elfishly

[tomb] Paulie says, "I wonder if any monsters we find should be forced to make Will saves or be surprised."

Crumbly says, "OK, keep on going"

DM says, "It heads north for like a hundred feet and ends at another door"

Crumbly says, "I search it, taking ten for 26"

DM says, "It is not trapped"

Clem says, "I guess this is further from the pants than we were before."

DM says, "(that you can tell)"

Crumbly says, "And listen"

Clem says, "But still, progress."

DM says, "You hear some faint music"

Crumbly says, "Interesting."

DM says, "and singing"

Paulie says, "I assume that you've only got one Detect Pants prepared."

Crumbly asks, "Intelligible lyrics?"

Clem says, "I didn't think this situation would come up!"

DM says, "Like there's a party going on far away or something"

DM says, "Nothing you can make out from here"

DM says, "Multiple people singing, though"

Clem says, "Better be careful this isn't sirens or something."

Crumbly asks, "Well, what do you say? Do we want to confront musicians right now?"

Rosie says, "Hmm."

[tomb] Paulie says, "...or multiple HEADS."

Clem says, "Or we'll all end up naked before long."

[tomb] DM says, "Ha ha"

[tomb] FinnM says, "I think there was a harpy in the mural."

Rosie says, "I think someone should memorize Silence."

Clem says, "I have that one."

Rosie asks, "Ready?"

Clem says, "Yup."

Rosie says, "Wow."

Clem says, "We fought this horrible shrieking thing the other week, see."

Rosie asks, "How about cotton to stuff our ears with?"

Clem says, "Paulie and Grog and me, and poor old Elgran."

Rosie says, "Aw."

Eolo has arrived.

[tomb] Paulie says, "There was a nymph in one of the pictures."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Oho"

Crumbly says, "I don't want to be the one to open this door. We actually *expect* and encounter this time."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Although with them, you avert your eyes, I think."

Crumbly asks, "Any volunteers?"

Grog shrugs, then steps up.

Clem says, "I should probably go second, with Silence ready."

Crumbly stands down

Clem says, "I mean I'd happily go first but if I get gobbled up quickly the spell won't do much good."

DM says, "So give me a marching order"

Crumbly in back

[tomb] Rosie asks, "We're not going to wait, then?"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Rather than stop for the day, you mean?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "All in all, I'd rather come back to this one."

[tomb] Rosie next-to-the-back, since she can move forward at will.

Ebezar in the middle

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I'd rather come back when I have my tanglefoot bags again."

[tomb] Clem says, "I vote to try this door first."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Yeah, we're not much down on HP (oh, I need some healing)"

[tomb] Rosie says, "But we're down on resources."

[tomb] Rosie says, "And spells."

[tomb] Paulie says, "I can go either way."

[tomb] Clem asks, "Vote?"

[tomb] Clem votes to go in.

[tomb] Clem says, "Actually, counting, looks like I lost already."

[tomb] (from DM) Clem says, "The ayes have it!"

Paulie drops tomb poll.

[tomb] Rosie laughs.

[tomb] Paulie says, "Poll initialized. Vote away."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I'm for going in"

Clem says, "This isn't working for me."

[tomb] Paulie says (to Ebezar), "'x tomb poll', 'tomb vote 1'"

[tomb] Clem says, "Oh, a number."

[tomb] Rosie says, "'tomb vote 1' or 'tomb vote 2'"

[tomb] Rosie says, "ha ha ha"

[tomb] Paulie says, "OK, the now's got in first, so it's a now, I guess."

Clem says (to Grog), "Open the door!"

Grog opens the door!

[tomb] Clem says, "I'm not sure we should really count the vote of the guy who lost his pants."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Hee."

Clem follows Grog in.

[tomb] Crumbly exclaims, "I'm the guy who lost his LIFE in the first session! I sacrificed a level for this team!"

DM says, "The door is locked"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "But all people remember is the pants."

Rosie says, "Wait, I need healing."

[tomb] Rosie says, "All 37 points, if we're continuing."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Which we are."

Clem says, "Okay, while somebody else figures out this door, I'll heal Rosie."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Actually, just heal me within 8 and I'll do the rest myself."

Paulie asks (of Grog), "Could you give Crumbly your needle?"

Clem rolls 1d8+1: 6+1 | 7

[tomb] DM asks (of Rosie), "Did you already heal your 18?"

Clem rolls 1d8+1: 5+1 | 6

Clem rolls 1d8+1: 7+1 | 8

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I think improvised lockpicks are -2."

Grog gives Crumbly his needle.

Clem rolls 1d8+1: 1+1 | 2

Clem rolls 1d8+1: 8+1 | 9

[tomb] Clem asks (of Rosie), "32 healed, how's that?"

[tomb] Rosie says, "That's great."

[tomb] Clem says, "20 charges left in my wand."

Crumbly rolls 1d20+16: 11+16 | 27

[tomb] Rosie says (to DM), "No, but I'll use 5 of those now to get me back to full."

Crumbly says, "(that's for open lock check)"

DM says, "Crumbly sticks the needle in the lock and jiggles it around"

DM says, "but no dice"

Crumbly says, "Bah. This would be no problem if I had a *proper* lockpick."

Crumbly says, "Or, better yet, a masterwork lockpick. Like the one in my haversack."

FinnM says (to Crumbly), "Or if we had a scroll of Knock."

Clem says, "Oho, good thought."

Clem says, "So happens that one of those scrolls we picked up was a Knock."

FinnM says, "How convenient for us."

Paulie says, "Ah, good use of treasure."

Clem asks (of Ebezar), "I guess you or Paulie can use this one?"

Paulie says, "Aye."

Rosie says, "Or we could bash it in, but that would alert the singers to our presence."

Rosie says, "Not that they won't figure it out soon anyway."

Paulie asks, "Shall I?"

Ebezar says, "Either of us, certainly."

Ebezar says, "Go ahead."

[tomb] Clem asks, "Did we figure out our marching order?"

[tomb] Clem asks, "What was the previous one?"

[tomb] DM says, "Crumbly, Grog / Finn, Kong / Paulie, Ebezar / Clem, Rosie"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Grog, Rosie/Clem, Paulie/Ebezar, Finn/Kong, Crumbly?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Well, Rosie can move to the front quickly."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Without Kong, sure."

[tomb] Clem says, "How about I just swap with Crumbly."

[tomb] Paulie says (to Clem), "That makes more sense."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I'm ok with that."

[tomb] DM asks, "So what's the new order?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Clem Grog / Finn Kong / Paulie Ebezar / Crumbly Rosie"

[tomb] Clem says, "We left Kong behind!"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Assuming we're two abreast."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Looks liek Clem, Grog / Finn, Kong / Paulie, Ebezar / Crumbly, Rosie"

[tomb] FinnM says, "There is no Kong."

[tomb] DM says, "but no Kong"

[tomb] Ghogg says, "I was about to say..."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Er, right. So 'Finn <empty hole in Finn's heart>' for that row."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Kong would have been here, but Finn killed him."

[tomb] Clem says, "Er, I guess we could go back and rescue Kong at some point."

[tomb] FinnM says, "It was necessary! Sort of."

[tomb] DM says, "Finn killed him"

[tomb] Clem asks, "You killed him!??"

[tomb] Clem says, "!?!"

[tomb] DM says, "Ha ha ha"

[tomb] FinnM says, "It was the humane thing to do."

[tomb] Clem says, "That's the last time I teleport you anywhere, buddy."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Let's just move along here."

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "Wait, didn't this 'killing' consist of leaving him to perish in the earthquake?"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Crumbly), "The illusory earthquake, yes."

[tomb] DM says, "I think he actually stabbed him"

[tomb] Rosie says, "No, he stabbed him in the heart."

[tomb] FinnM says, "No; I wanted to get his paralyzed strong little fingers off that chest of scrolls and potions."

[tomb] Rosie says, "So that he wouldn't die in the illusory earthwquake."

[tomb] Rosie says, "Oh, I had already taken the chest."

[tomb] Crumbly says (to DM), "I know you're not joking. You said you wouldn't joke."

[tomb] FinnM says, "We can all agree that mistakes were made. Let's move along here."

[tomb] Paulie says, "So anyway: Grog / Clem Finn / Paulie Ebezar / Crumbly Rosie"

Paulie reads the spell already.

[tomb] Clem says, "That works."

DM says, "It fizzles"

[tomb] Clem says, "wtf"

DM says, "as if the door were magically protected against Knock or something"

Crumbly says, "All that argumentation and we wind up in an antimagic field."

Clem says, "Gah!"

Clem says, "Okay, you win, let's camp out and recover or something."

Clem says, "Or at least go back and check out the lich room."

FinnM says, "Before we leave -- I disbelieve the door."

Paulie says (to Clem), "Without the necklace."

DM says (to Finn), "It's still there"

Crumbly says, "Y'know, given enough time, we could just drill our way directly to my pants by repeated application of Shape Stone."

Clem says (to Paulie), "....."

DM says, "I mean, make a Will save"

FinnM rolls 1d20+9: 12+9 | 21

FinnM says, "Yep, it's a door."

Ebezar says (to Crumbly), "I am going to disbelieve that you said that."

DM says, "It's still there"

Ebezar rolls 1d20+14: 15+14 | 29

[tomb] Clem says (to Crumbly), "That is one of the filthiest-sounding things I've ever heard."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "But anyway, sounds like it's time to call it a day."

Clem asks, "Is it worthwhile trying to burn this door down?"

Crumbly says, "We could try to just break it down."

DM says, "You could try to break it down"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Note that after two weeks of shaping stone through the tomb, as we get within about twenty feet of the pants, we'd hear 'It fizzles. As if the wall were magically protected against Shape Stone or something'"

Grog smiles.

Grog asks, "Grog smash?"

Ebezar says, "You are welcome to try to break down the door, though I will stand back..."

Ebezar trots a ways away.

Ebezar says, "...here.""

Clem says, "Oh, sure, whack away."

Clem says, "I'll even help you, I have a crowbar too."

Crumbly says, "Fine."

DM says, "Roll some damage"

Grog swings his axe.

Grog rolls 1d12+11: 12+11 | 23

DM says, "Well, you definitely put a dent in it"

[tomb] Clem asks, "I take it doors have damage resistance?"

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah"

Clem asks, "How does my 1d6 fire damage work if I try with my sword?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Hardness, which boils down to the same thing."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Sorry, that was 21. Forgot he was done raging."

DM says, "Eh, just add it on"

Grog rolls 1d12+9: 4+9 | 13

Grog rolls 1d12+9: 11+9 | 20

Clem rolls 3d6+5: 4 4 4+5 | 17

Clem rolls 3d6+5: 2 2 3+5 | 12

DM says, "OK, you keep bashing away for a while"

[tomb] Paulie says, "We never did think to actually knock. Like, with your hand."

DM says, "and eventually there is a big enough hole in it for you to squeeze through"

[tomb] Clem says, "Also, please warn me if this is likely to break my sword which cost lots of money."

DM says, "The singing and music have stopped"

Grog climbs through.

[tomb] Clem says, "You know, I could have cast the silence on us as we attacked the door."

[tomb] Clem says, "Stupid."

Clem follows.

DM says, "The corridor continues to the north from here"

DM says, "The floor is made of a nice gray marble instead of the usual stone"

Clem says (to Crumbly), "Er, I think we could use you up here again."

DM says, "Now you hear sounds like a lot of people being confused"

DM says, "Alarmed, even"

Crumbly says, "Hm."

Crumbly asks, "No one in sight, though?"

Paulie exclaims, "It's alright, we just adventurers!"

DM says, "Some shouted words that you can't make out"

DM says (to Crumbly), "Right"

FinnM says, "Let's not send the naked guy in first to talk to these poor confused people."

Clem says, "Ha ha."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Can I call that either Diplomacy or Bluff?"

[tomb] Clem asks, "How far does this corridor stretch?"

DM says, "and the sounds of running"

[tomb] Clem asks, "Just outside the range of our torches?"

DM says, "away from you to the north"

[tomb] Rosie says, "I think Crumbly has to roll Buff."

[tomb] Eolo says (to Rosie), "hooray"

[tomb] DM says (to Clem), "Well, farther than you can see, which is 40'"

[tomb] Paulie says (to Rosie), "You would know; you took a pretty good look at him earlier."

[tomb] Clem asks, "Nobody has darkvision?"

DM says, "The sounds are fading"

Crumbly says, "I want to just check out the walls in the marble-floored area."

DM says, "and gone"

Rosie says, "Hmm."

Crumbly says, "That was weird."

[tomb] Paulie asks (of DM), "So they completely ignored my calling out earlier?"

DM says, "The walls are smooth and white"

[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "Apparently"

[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "I can't believe we're all still alive here."

[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "Especially Crumbly."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Me neither"

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says (to Clem), "if you call that living"

[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "TOTAL GM BUZZKILL"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Well, let's keep walking."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Indeed"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "after all of you"

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "By the end of this, we'll all have fancy new level nine characters that we made up to replace our old ones during the game..."

[tomb] Crumbly says, "I can take point again, if there's no nasties."

[Crows-Nest] Paulie says, "...except for Crumbly, who'll be level two, wearing a cloak wrapped around his waist, with about a -6 to all stats, and a gimpy leg and an eyepatch."

[tomb] DM asks, "Old marching order or new?"

[tomb] DM says, "Ah, old"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Old, I think."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Old. Crumbly needs to search."

Crumbly walk walk walk

[tomb] Paulie asks, "So is this a room or a hallway or what?"

DM says (to Crumbly), "Make a reflex save"

[tomb] DM says, "It's a corridor continuing north"

[tomb] FinnM says, "At least none of Crumbly's equipment will be damaged by traps."

Crumbly rolls 1d20+14: 17+14 | 31

Crumbly says, "(plus another 2 if it's a trap)"

DM says, "WHICH IT IS"

Clem says, "With a DC of 33.001"

Crumbly says, "So 33."

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says (to Clem), "hee hee"

DM says, "After you walk a bit into the corridor, the floor suddenly shifts under you"

[tomb] FinnM says, "Pretty twitchy for a naked guy."

DM says, "tilting forward"

DM says, "but Crumbly scrambles back in time, pushing everyone south"

Ebezar says, "Aie."

DM says, "and the floor reverts to horizontal"

Clem asks, "Hmm, is it worth Crumbly scouting further ahead with the floaty boots?"

Ebezar says (to Crumbly), "So time to tie a rope onto you."

[tomb] FinnM asks, "Doesn't Crumbly still have the Boots of Floaty anyway?"

Clem says, "I'm guessing this is just another dead-end trap, though."

Paulie says, "Aye."

Paulie says, "I should think so."

Ebezar says, "or floaty boots, yes."

DM | http://hamesucken.com/tomb/16.jpg

Crumbly says, "OK. The seam is obvious. Seems like all we need to do is wedge a spike in there so it can't tilt up."

DM says, "(is what it looked like)"

Ebezar says, "I'm the one in the pointy hat."

Clem asks (of DM), "Before I follow that link, does it include the tumbling Crumbly?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "(Except all those people are wearing pants.)"

DM says, "He's wearing a cloak, it's okay"

Crumbly says, "But I'll gladly float ahead and see what's up there."

DM says, "OK, the corridor continues about 50 feet"

Clem says, "Only a half-cloak! A cloakling!"

Crumbly says, "But I'll need a light source."

Crumbly says, "Or I can give the boots to someone else."

Clem says, "I'm all out of torches."

Crumbly says, "I've got loads of torches in my haversack."

Clem says, "Plus you don't want to hold a hot dripping oily thing in your current state of nature."

Clem asks, "Anyone else?"

[tomb] DM asks, "You are really out of torches?"

[tomb] DM says, "wtf"

FinnM says, "I'm afraid not."

[tomb] Clem says, "Well, I'm just not carrying any, for some bizarre reason."

Paulie says, "I can cast light."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "er, buh, I don't have any torches."

[tomb] DM says, "Grog has a lantern"

Clem says, "I have some spare chalk."

Paulie says, "Or, I've got a lantern."

Crumbly says, "Whatever."

[tomb] FinnM says, "Torches go against my druidic sensibilities."

Paulie Lights a chalk.

[tomb] Clem says, "I'm not giving my holy symbol to loses-his-pants guy."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "But murdering apes doesn't?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "I wear leather as much as the next druid."

Paulie says, "Go forth. You've got an hour."

DM asks, "OK, so Crumbly is floating down the corridor?"

Crumbly says, "Yeah."

Crumbly says, "Chalk in hand."

DM says, "It goes for about 50 feet"

Crumbly asks, "And then?"

DM says, "and then ends at a giant pit of lava"

DM says, "which the corridor was apparently designed to dump you into"

[Crows-Nest] DM shakes fist

Crumbly asks, "Hm. Just ends? Nothing beyond the lava?"

[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "hee hee"

DM says, "Right"

Crumbly says, "I bet the lava is an adequate light source by itself."

[tomb] Paulie exclaims, "Check the lava for secret doors!"

[tomb] Crumbly exclaims, "And traps!"

DM says, "It's Drow lava"

Clem says, "Ha ha ha."

Crumbly says, "That would explain the singing."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Crumbly's right, though. Just look at the picture."

[tomb] DM says, "Good point"

[tomb] Crumbly asks, "Picture?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Although I note that in the picture, the door is actually open. As opposed to merely having a big hole smashed in it."

[tomb] DM | DM | http://hamesucken.com/tomb/16.jpg

[tomb] Clem says, "Well, we have the light-emitting chalk now, let's just scrawl some more graffiti on the walls."

[tomb] DM says (to Paulie), "Also the walls are brick"

[tomb] Clem says, "ACERERAK COULDN'T EVEN TRAP A PANTSLESS ELF"

[tomb] FinnM asks, "So the passage dead-ends into the lava, apparently?"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "So now do we go back to the lich room, to find the lich's soul?"

[tomb] DM says (to Finn), "Yes"

[tomb] Clem says, "ACERERAK COULDN'T DISINTEGRATE HIS WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Which we probably should not leave overnight, since he could theoretically come back tomorrow if we do?"

[tomb] Crumbly says, "Provided we can fet past the fear gas,."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "How many rounds will it take to get through?"

Clem says, "I could probably Teleport some of us back to the lich room."

Clem says, "I don't like being stuck there with an escape route, though."

Clem says, "Er, without."

[tomb] Paulie says, "You can hold your breath for 2*CON rounds, provided your only moving and taking free actions."

(From DM) Clem says, "Escape routes make things too easy."

Crumbly says, "Who knows, maybe we can get past it just by holding our breath. Finding the secret door would ordinarily slow people down."

[tomb] Paulie says, "So all of us can hold our breath for at least a minute."

Clem says, "Worth a try."

[tomb] Clem says, "It might be skin-activated or something, though."

[tomb] Paulie says, "True."

[tomb] Clem says, "Or whatever that's called."

Paulie asks, "Who wants to go first?"

[tomb] DM says, "in which case Crumbly's in big trouble"

[tomb] FinnM says, "We can just do the Amulet Manouever again."

[tomb] Clem says, "We lost the amulet."

[tomb] DM says, "No, you lost the Necklace"

[tomb] FinnM says, "D'oh."

[tomb] Paulie says (to FinnM), "Observe the elf who was wearing it."

Clem says, "I suggest Rosie goes first, with her freakish monk speed."

Crumbly poses

[tomb] Ebezar says, "just don't observe too closely"

[tomb] FinnM says, "We could belay together."

Paulie says, "The rest of us should get ready to catch her, then. If she tries running past us the other way."

Ebezar says, "Agreed. Plus she is the most hardy of us all."

Crumbly says, "One person goes first, holding breath. If it works, everyone goes."

Ebezar says, "Grog can tap her lightly on the temple as she moves past us."

Clem says, "And she can take a rope down."

Clem says, "If you start to panic, just follow the rope."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Except Rosie is the person who's now 20 minutes idle."

Rosie says, "Sure, I can run."

Rosie holds her breath, runs through the fog.

Grog prepares to catch her if needed.

DM says, "Rosie runs through no problem"

Rosie calls back "Yup, that worked!

Crumbly says, "Cool, let's all go"

Paulie follows the pack.

Ebezar hoooooooooooof mmf run run run run.

[tomb] FinnM asks, "If all the other adventures were running through a cloud of fear gas, would you go too?"

[tomb] Clem says, "Somebody with a good save should go last."

FinnM follows all the cool kids.

DM says, "Running through it with your breath held works fine"

[tomb] Crumbly exclaims, "Obviously!"

[tomb] Clem says, "Since there'll be nobody to help them if they panic."

Grog goes last.

Crumbly says, "So. Down to lich room."

Crumbly asks, "IS that mace still cracked?"

Paulie asks, "Did the lich have pants on?"

DM says, "The mace totally fell apart"

Crumbly says, "OK"

Clem hold breath clank clank clank clank clank clank man there's a lot of mist here clank clank clank gasp clank

FinnM says, "Let's search that couch. Well, let's search everything, I guess."

Ebezar says, "I shall detect magic with this wand."

DM says, "The main thing you find is that golden crown it was wearing"

Paulie says, "An excellent idea."

Crumbly searches walls of lich room, taking tens for 26

DM says, "which is non-magical but obviously valuable"

FinnM kinda tries to avoid the big ape corpse.

DM says, "There's nothing special about the walls"

[tomb] Paulie says, "While we're detecting magic, we never did detect those gems or the box they were in."

Crumbly searches couch, hoping to find loose change

DM says, "Underneath the couch you find a small metal box, like an Altoids tin"

Crumbly opens the small metal box

DM says, "It doesn't seem to have an opening"

[tomb] Ebezar says, "oh yeah, I was planning on doing that"

Paulie says, "That'd be it. The lich's soul. I recommend a good smashing."

[Crows-Nest] Eolo exclaims, "breath of refreshment +2!"

Crumbly says, "Ah, one of the old-style altoids tins."

FinnM says, "Let's detect magic on it to be sure."

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "Halitosis of Vecna"

FinnM says, "Then I can Dispel Magic it, and we can toss it into the lava for good measure."

Crumbly exclaims, "ha!"

Clem says, "Hey, good thought."

Crumbly says, "Just wait. It'll come back as a LAVA LICH."

DM says, "Ebezar's Detect Magic is still going"

DM says, "and it has a strong aura of Necromancy"

[tomb] FinnM says (to Crumbly), "In that case, we should throw in Grog's lantern."

DM says, "The gems and coffer don't show up as magic"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Ow."

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Do the gems match the other gems?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "The collar ones, I mean."

Clem says, "Either it's the lich's soul casket, or it's a magical trap that casts Death on you if you damage it."

Rosie says, "Well, we could just toss it into the lava."

[tomb] DM says, "These ones are greenish instead of bluish, but about the same size"

Ebezar asks, "What? And never learn what it actually is?"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "Let's metagame this for a moment. How much damage does lava do?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "20d6 per round for full immersion."

[tomb] Clem asks, "Sheesh, is that all?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Ah, good. That should cover it."

Paulie says (to Rosie), "That seems safest."

[tomb] FinnM says, "So let's throw this evil thing into the fires of Mount Doo^W^W the lava trap."

Clem asks, "Who picked up the crown?"

[tomb] Paulie says, "Hmm. So maybe the statue wants one gem of each color."

Paulie picks up the crown.

Clem says, "I assume that does something interesting and almost certainly very bad if you were to put it on."

(From DM) Clem puts it on.

[tomb] Paulie asks (of Clem), "Isn't it non-magical?"

[tomb] FinnM says, "The crown would look better on Crumbly. Really complete his whole Elven Prince Stripper motif."

[tomb] Clem says, "Oh, oops, so it is."

FinnM asks, "So, Crumbly -- up to dropping this in lava?"

Crumbly says, "Yes."

Crumbly says, "I will do this thing."

Paulie says, "Let's go, then."

Ebezar says, "Aw."

Crumbly says, "I do it."

Rosie says, "Yay"

Crumbly says, "It is now done."

DM says, "You all go back and Crumbly drops it in the lava"

Crumbly says, "Correct."

Ebezar says, "Aw again."

Clem says, "More sort of throws it, I imagine."

Paulie says, "It's been a long four hours."

Ebezar says, "That is knowledge being consumed by the fires of ignorance."

Crumbly exclaims, "Hurls!"

DM says, "and that is probably a good place to call it"

[tomb] Clem says, "Man."

[tomb] Ebezar asks, "now that we've destroyed it, what was it?"

[tomb] Clem says, "That was a pretty fun session."

Crumbly says, "We have torn down a lich. The greater challenge awaits: recovering my elf suit."

[tomb] Ebezar says, "I got to burn things; that's always good."

[tomb] Paulie says, "Yeah, pretty eventful."

[Crows-Nest] (from Eolo) DM says "We will resume in a few weeks, when the fire-resistant casket has finished sinking to the secret room at the bottom of the lava"

[tomb] nothings says, "Undead Altoids"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Ha ha ha ha"

[Crows-Nest] Clem says, "Hee hee."

[Crows-Nest] Rosie says, "Hee hee"

[Crows-Nest] Ebezar says, "hee hee"

FinnM has disconnected.

FinnM has connected.

[Crows-Nest] Eolo says, "1.wav"

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says (to Eolo), "aw, man, spoilers"

baf disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "or was that fake? I can't tell with this module!"

[Crows-Nest] nothings says, "heh"

[tomb] Paulie asks, "So now we all go outside and rest up for the night, right?"

[tomb] DM says, "Yeah"

[tomb] Clem says, "Sure thing."

[tomb] Ebezar exclaims, "new spells! new spells!"

[tomb] DM says, "People can rest on the forums"