6. I uh Wish I Were a Bird
Oct 13, 2015 0:06:51 GMT
Post by joo on Oct 13, 2015 0:06:51 GMT
Session 6
I uh Wish I Were a Bird
16 August 2015
00:31 <joo> In the previous session, you had slain a giant bear with red eyes; and, as the forest fire you started earlier started to encroach your position, you continued to the southeast.
00:32 <joo> *encroach on
00:32 <Vaylon> Theo: Eh? What kind?
00:33 <Theo> Just a call with my best mate.
00:33 <joo> The air seems to grow hot all around you as you hurry on, but it beats especially hard against your backs, seeming to urge you forward. The ground at your feet, however, becomes ever more treacherous, with tree roots sticking up from the boggy ground like emaciated rib cages.
00:34 <Bruce> Let's pop off on this fucking tomb!
00:35 <joo> There is also a chorus of birds of all kinds overhead that you hear and occasionally see through the foliage, which seem to be going the same way.
00:35 <Vaylon> Let's get out of here, alread.y
00:36 <joo> After 2 hours or so, the trees start to thin, and the vast Haismire stretches before you: a stagnant bog that extends as far as you can see before disappearing into mist, dotted with small columns of rock and the occasional hardy tree.
00:37 <joo> The birds wheel overhead and call weakly, their voices snatched away by the wind.
00:38 <joo> What do you do? Will you continue into this bog, towards where you were told the tomb was?
00:39 <Vaylon> I'm not sure how this is really a choice you have to ask us.
00:39 <Vaylon> What are we going to do, say, "You know what? Let's turn around and leave through the burning forest."
00:40 <Bruce> Perhaps there is another path bypassing this fucked up bog.
00:40 <Vaylon> The tomb is in the bog, isn't it?
00:40 <Bruce> But I'm not scared of any swamp.
00:40 <Theo> Sparrow stops at the edge of the bog, pulling his hood back slightly to see clearer and grimaces, "Be hard going through this. Sure you're up for it?" he asks the others, crouching down and looking forward.
00:42 <Vaylon> Hawthorn dusts the leaves off his robes, leaving the soot and ashes, and he says to Sparrow, "We've come this far together, and yet you still have to ask?"
00:42 <Bruce> Refresh our memory on the area surrounding this tomb, joo.
00:43 <joo> The tomb lies within this massive bog, somewhere to the south-east. Humans living to the north and east do not have common knowledge of what lies within.
00:44 <Theo> Sparrow smirks at Hawthorn, "I ask so I ain't the one blamed when things go wrong."
00:44 <joo> However, what can see from the terrain so far tells you that it won't be a strightforward journey.
00:44 <joo> (You may often have to turn back or take the long way around to avoid submerging yourselves.)
00:45 <Bruce> Waldemar nods forward, resolute. Probably because he's got this big ass curse hanging over his head. "Let us continue onward."
00:46 <joo> If you do go forward, you will be undertaking a perilous journey. Designate a trailblazer, to lead the group, a scout, to spot any trouble ahead, and a quartermaster to manage your supplies.
00:46 <Vaylon> Hawthorn gazes at Sparrow. "You are the one with doubts about this journey." He nods to Waldemar. "Indeed, but let me catch my breath for a moment and meditate for a while."
00:46 <Bruce> i like to blaze it.
00:48 <Vaylon> Let's make camp here first, if we can.
00:49 <Bruce> Are we still about to be Consumed by Flames?
00:49 <joo> No, it seems the fire chose to take a different path within the forest, and here, on its eaves, you are afforded a small amount of shelter as well as relatively solid ground.
00:50 <joo> You may make camp, and if you do, I believe that Waldemar, Sparrow and Hawthorn may level up.
00:50 <joo> (Are you all really still level 1?)
00:50 <joo> Oh, Sparrow and Hawthorn are level 2.
00:50 <Vaylon> I'm level 2 about to advance to level 3.
00:51 <Bruce> Waldemar agrees to rest, then.
00:52 <joo> Hawthorn loses his -1 ongoing to Cast a Spell, and may commune with his god to prepare new spells, if he wishes.
00:52 <Vaylon> He will! Now that he's level 3, he takes Divine Protection and +1 Wisdom. The spells that he will ask for are...
00:53 <Theo> "I have no protection from a God and I don't ask for it. 'course I have doubts when my neck is at risk." Sparrow retorts, sitting properly as the others rest, sharpening his dagger.
00:54 <joo> What is the proper way to sit in a swamp?
00:56 <Theo> On a tree branch.
00:57 <joo> Hahah.
00:57 <Theo> He was crouching to start with
00:57 <joo> I uh wish I were a bird.
00:57 <Bruce> Waldemar will take +1 Constitution and the move Metal Hurlant.
00:57 <joo> A fat move.
00:58 <Vaylon> pastebin.com/Rpiz8wEK
01:00 <joo> You appear not to have updated his Wisdom.
01:00 <Theo> I'll be taking Shoot First and +1 to Constitution.
01:00 <Bruce> I was tempted to take Quest as a multiclass move, but I figure I'll save that for later.
01:00 <Vaylon> Whoops, I forgot to update his Wisdom.
01:01 <Vaylon> Bruce the Bardadin.
01:01 <joo> Very good.
01:04 <joo> Are you saying that Hawthorn has Bless, Detect Magic, Sanctuary and Burning Hands prepared?
01:04 <Bruce> I still don't understand what is happening with "It Goes To Eleven".
01:04 <Vaylon> Yes.
01:04 <Vaylon> Oh! Yes.
01:05 <Vaylon> Bruce: You drive someone craz.
01:05 <Vaylon> *crazy.
01:05 <joo> Hmm... right.
01:06 <Bruce> It seems weird that it's a single target thing, and that the effects are so limited.
01:07 <joo> Technically, whenever you "unleash a crazed performance,"
01:08 <joo> you have to make someone in hearing attack their friends.
01:08 <joo> So, for example, when you're alone with a single friend.
01:09 <Bruce> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl9GMOTaqtc <-- someone regretting taking this move.
01:09 <Vaylon> We're kind of low on rations now, I note. I have 1 left.
01:10 <joo> Yes, I was about to mention that. Everyone marks off 1 ration, and you see that you'll have to be lucky to make this journey without getting hungry.
01:10 <Bruce> *Waldemar chortling with two rations left.jpeg*
01:10 <joo> Dungeon World: Don't Starve edition.
01:11 <Bruce> Sounds like we need a Damn good quartermaster.
01:11 <Vaylon> Hawthorn will act as the quartermaster.
01:12 <Bruce> The guy has a reputation for feeding the enemy, but I'll allow it.
01:12 <joo> Heh.
01:13 <joo> Hmm... if I'm correct, Hawthorn is the only one with 1 ration, also.
01:13 <Vaylon> Who will be the scout and the trailblazer?
01:14 <joo> Sparrow and Waldemar both have 2.
01:14 <Bruce> I will be the scout.
01:15 <Theo> Which leaves me blazing.
01:15 <joo> Looks like it's going to the Blind leading the Blind.
01:15 <joo> All roll +WIS for the journey!
01:15 <Bruce> Let's go triple failure, guys.
01:15 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Undertake a Perilous Journey: Quartermaster
01:15 <PageBot> Vaylon: 10=2+6(+2) Undertake a Perilous Journey: Quartermaster
01:15 <Bruce> !r 2d6 Scout
01:15 <PageBot> Bruce: 5=1+4 Scout
01:16 <Bruce> Ahh
01:16 <Theo> !r 2d6-1 Trailblazer
01:16 <PageBot> Theo: 6=6+1(-1) Trailblazer
01:16 <joo> oooh.
01:16 <Bruce> i think were the ones whose are going to get blazed, and NOT in a good way
01:16 <joo> Well, Hawthorn's expert food management might just save the day!
01:17 <joo> Everyone marks off only 1 ration, and you're all well-fed and at full health before...
01:17 * Vaylon marks off his last ration with a tear in his eyes. "Never before has this happened to me."
01:17 <Theo> Sparrow gets stuck and Waldemar gets carried off by a giant butterfly.
01:18 <joo> Hahahaha.
01:18 <Bruce> I fear nothing. I have the legendary sword, the Blade of Grass.
01:18 <joo> Sparrow, you try to lead the party to the south-east, but you've never been this deep in the swamp before, and your attempt is confused by the maze-like pits of stagnant water. You end up being forced to wander some way South of your true destination.
01:19 <joo> You arrive at a small hill, however, which is raised from the ground and littered with yellowish craggy rocks and some forlorn black leafless trees.
01:21 <joo> Beyond, the swamp vegetation grows greener, and you can hear a chirping of insects and see some colourful flowers floating on the water.
01:21 <Bruce> this is actually beautiful
01:22 <joo> Within the trees here, you suddenly notice, are what look like massive nests made out of shreds of vegetation, bearing large ovoid brown speckled eggs.
01:22 <Bruce> Oh god. It's fucking dinosaurs.
01:23 <joo> And, suddenly, you hear a cacophany of harsh birdlike cries and feel the rush of wingbeats above your heads. Savage-looking bird-like humanoids with sharp claws are falling upon you. What do you do?!
01:23 <Bruce> Or they are dragons, and joo is exacting his revenge on me, GM to GM.
01:24 <Bruce> Ohhh goddd.
01:24 <Bruce> Well, I suspect both Vaylon and Theo will want to make peace with these creatures, so I have to try.
01:24 <Theo> Sparrow pauses for a moment, scratching his cheek and frowning, "Surely we should be there by now.." he mutters, glancing at the hill, "We should be able to see the general direction of the tomb from the top of that hill. Try and keep quiet. I don't fancy disturbing the mama of those eggs." he adds before growling and drawing his sword and dagger as the avians charge forward, "Too late..."
01:26 <Vaylon> "Peace!" cries Hawthorn, holding up his hands. "Peace! We came not to disturb the inhabitants of this swamp."
01:27 <Bruce> Waldemar takes several steps back away from the eggs, and doesn't draw his sword just yet.
01:27 <joo> Hawthorn, you hear your words echoed back to you in scratchy, mocking voices. "Peace! Peace!" they cry out as their razor talons grasp for your neck.
01:27 <Bruce> Oh, they're fucking bullies.
01:28 <Bruce> Quit picking on my damn friend.
01:29 <Bruce> Waldemar draws his sword. "Away from him, I say! AWAY!" He directs his thunderous voice towards one of the demented bird-men!
01:30 <joo> What will all do to defend yourself against the imminent attack?
01:30 <joo> *you all
01:30 <joo> (If anything; you may choose to just Take it, I suppose.)
01:31 <Bruce> Waldemar will hold his ground and brace himself for their attack while he shouts at one of the bird-men attacking Hawthorn.
01:32 <Theo> Are we all getting attacked?
01:32 <Vaylon> Hmm...
01:33 <joo> Yes, the bird-people are falling on your all from the sky, grabbing at you with their talons.
01:33 <Vaylon> Hawthorn tries to dodge the bird-men's attack!
01:33 <joo> -t
01:33 <joo> *-r
01:33 <Bruce> Can I act as I described? Defy Danger with CON and then Metal Hurlant?
01:34 <joo> Yes, Waldemar may do that. Hawthorn my Defy Danger with DEX.
01:34 <joo> *may
01:34 <Bruce> !r 2d6+2 Defy Danger with CON
01:34 <PageBot> Bruce: 4=1+1(+2) Defy Danger with CON
01:34 <Bruce> Ahh,
01:34 <Vaylon> !r 2d6-1 Defy Danger (DEX)
01:34 <PageBot> Vaylon: 3=3+1(-1) Defy Danger (DEX)
01:34 <joo> Heh.
01:35 <joo> !r d6+1 -- Damage to Hawthorn.
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01:35 <PageBot> joo: 6=5(+1) -- Damage to Hawthorn.
01:35 <joo> !r d6+1 -- Damage to Waldemar.
01:35 <PageBot> joo: 5=4(+1) -- Damage to Waldemar.
01:35 <Theo> Sparrow looks up and grits his teeth before looking at the eggs. In a quick choice, he sprints toward them.
01:35 <joo> Oh... add 1 to the damage to Hawthorn.
01:36 <joo> Hawthorn is being swarmed by 3 of the bird-people at once, while Sparrow and Waldemar have 2 each.
01:36 <Theo> Now, would my roll be dex or quick thinking?
01:36 <Bruce> For some reason I read "Hawthorn is being smashed by 3 of the bird-people at once"
01:37 <joo> Waldemar, the talons scratch at your face, leaving deep cuts, and preventing you from unleashing your song.
01:37 <joo> I think that's Quick Thinking, Sparrow.
01:37 <Bruce> It wasn't going to be much of a song.
01:38 <Theo> !r 2d6 (Defy Danger with Quick Thinking)
01:38 <PageBot> Theo: 7=5+2 (Defy Danger with Quick Thinking)
01:39 <Theo> Come at me GM. Give me an Ugly Choice.
01:39 <Bruce> oof.
01:40 <joo> Hmm... that could be arranged.
01:41 <Bruce> One of the birds grabs you and looks deeply into your eyes. You can avoid getting harmed by it if you let it take you as its human wife.
01:41 <joo> Hahaha.
01:41 <Theo> Haha!
01:41 <joo> Was Sparrow's intention to draw the bird-people away from his allies by threatening the eggs?
01:42 <Theo> Yup.
01:43 <joo> You manage to get there, Sparrow, but half of the avians are hot on your human tail. You can either defend yourself against them here, or you can smash some eggs and draw the attention of the whole flock.
01:44 <joo> If you choose the former, it might be difficult for your allies to intervene.
01:44 <Theo> I'll be a Bro and attract the whole flock, but only smash one egg.
01:47 <joo> Waldemar, you smash open one of the eggs, and a half-formed life spills out of it. One of the avians releases a terrible cry of rage, and flies at you, its beak snapping; the rest of them seem to be affected by this, and swarm you.
01:47 <joo> Hawthorn and Waldemar, you're left alone. What do you do?
01:47 <joo> *Sparrow!
01:49 <Theo> Don't be giving that bard credit for my awesome bravery!
01:50 <Vaylon> Hawthorn groans in agony at the rage of the bird-men, and seeing Sparrow distract the others, he raises his hands, muttering something under his breath.
01:51 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Burning Hands
01:51 <PageBot> Vaylon: 11=5+4(+2) Cast a Spell: Burning Hands
01:51 <Vaylon> If the ones near me are just distracted and haven't moved away, I'll try to kill just them.
01:51 <Bruce> Waldemar watches as Sparrow pulls off this stunt. "Sparrow, you brave fool! Hold fast!" He sprints towards the action and slashes out with his broadsword at one of the bird-men.
01:52 <joo> You can do that, Hawthorn: you can catch three of them in your spout of flame.
01:52 <Vaylon> !r 2d4 Fire Damage
01:52 <PageBot> Vaylon: 2=1+1 Fire Damage
01:53 <joo> You singe their feathers badly, but they're still focused on murdering Sparrow.
01:53 <joo> Probably for having a racist name.
01:53 <Theo> Hahaha!
01:54 <joo> Waldemar may roll his damage.
01:54 <joo> Meanwhile, Sparrow, what will you do to avoid being torn into pieces?
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01:55 <Bruce> !r d6 magic damage
01:55 <PageBot> Bruce: 6 magic damage
01:55 <joo> Heh.
01:56 <Theo> Sparrow holds fast, his sword and dagger held in a defensive position. He quickly tries to move behind the eggs, hoping to use them as a type of shield.
01:56 <joo> Waldemar, the opal-hilted broadsword still holds a keen edge, and it bisects your enemy. The avian blood runs down the blade and onto your hand, as it does, knowledge of its enchantment flows into your mind:
01:56 <Theo> !r 2d6+2 (Defy Danger+Dex)
01:57 <PageBot> Theo: 13=6+5(+2) (Defy Danger+Dex)
01:57 <Bruce> Just coat yourself in egg fluid.
01:57 <Bruce> Oh my god.
01:57 <Bruce> The power of believing in something really hard really does work.
01:59 <joo> Green Opal Broadsword (+1 damage, 2 weight)
01:59 <joo> A broadsword with a green opal decorating its hilt.
01:59 <joo> After you have drawn an enemy's blood with this blade and mingled it
01:59 <joo> with your own, choose one of the following when you slay the enemy:
01:59 <joo> - Heal yourself of half the HP the enemy lost to you.
01:59 <joo> - Take +2 damage forward against an enemy in the same water.
01:59 <joo> - Take +1 forward for Aid or Interfere an ally in the same water.
02:00 <Bruce> That sounds like a good way to get Bird Flu.
02:01 <joo> Heh.
02:01 <joo> Oh, I might need to re-write that to make it clearer...
02:01 <joo> "After you have drawn an enemy's blood with this blade and mingled it with your own in common waters, ...
02:02 <Bruce> Ahhh.
02:02 <joo> Of course, the "common waters" can be just your own blood serum, but that deprives you of the second two options.
02:03 <Bruce> Well... I'll figure out what you're on about as we go along.
02:03 <Bruce> No wonder that the last guy who had this thing died. He was trying to fight on fucking land with it.
02:04 <Vaylon> Let's just give the sword to a merfolk in exchange for something else.
02:04 <joo> Sparrow, you are successful in expertly dodging the angry talons and beaks of your attackers, and nestle yourself behind some eggs. The birds still come at you, but it will take them a bit of time to go around.
02:05 <Bruce> No, it's just missing the other artifact that makes it more useful. The Blade of Grass longs for its sisters, the Arrows of Rain.
02:05 <joo> Heh.
02:06 <joo> You all have an opportunity to act now. What will you do?
02:08 <Bruce> Waldemar slashes at one of the birds attacking Sparrow from behind, attempting a dirty-style de-winging.
02:08 <joo> Ooof.
02:08 <joo> Let's see what everyone is doing before seeing the Consequences.
02:08 <Bruce> But realistically it'll just die. lol
02:09 <Theo> Using one of his throwing daggers, Sparrow throws it at one of the birds, "Keep coming and I'll just destroy more of your eggs!" he shouts at them, picking one up as he does so.
02:09 <joo> Hmm...
02:09 <Bruce> Let me roll+CHA to convince the GM that the eggs are explosive.
02:09 <Theo> Haha!
02:09 <joo> Well, if you want to do both of those things, that will probably be defying danger.
02:10 <joo> Otherwise, it's either Volley or Parley.
02:10 <Vaylon> Hawthorn hesitates, looking over the scene of the angry bird-men in dismay. Finally, he begins to utter a prayer for Sparrow's boon with a quiet entreaty to flee and no longer harm these creatures, mad though they are.
02:10 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Bless
02:10 <PageBot> Vaylon: 11=5+4(+2) Cast a Spell: Bless
02:10 <joo> Oh, they mad.
02:11 <joo> His "quiet entreaty to flee" consisted of casting a spell with "They take +1 ongoing so long as battle continues and they stand and fight."
02:12 <Vaylon> Life is full of paradoxes.
02:12 <Theo> Let's go for a volley this time around.
02:12 <joo> So you're not doing the Egg Thing for now?
02:12 <Theo> !r 2d6+2 (Volley)
02:12 <PageBot> Theo: 5=1+2(+2) (Volley)
02:13 <Theo> Nope and neither am I doing any damage it seems
02:13 <joo> Unfortunately, even with the +1 from Bless, that's still a failure.
02:13 <Theo> Yup XD
02:14 <joo> Sparrow, one of your throwing knives sails through the air, then sinks into the bog some way away.
02:14 <Bruce> Fucking thieving bogs.
02:15 <joo> Waldemar, the bird-people are alert enough now they're prepared to defend themselves against you. Roll Hack and Slash.
02:15 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 Hack and Slash
02:15 <PageBot> Bruce: 10=6+3(+1) Hack and Slash
02:16 <joo> In addition to the normal choices, you may choose also to deal your damage to 2 enemies at once (and bear both counter-attacks).
02:16 <Bruce> Waldemar feeds his blade seconds this time.
02:16 <Bruce> No, I will just deal extra damage.
02:17 <Bruce> !r d6 d6+1
02:17 <PageBot> Bruce: 3 5=4(+1)
02:17 <joo> !r d6 -- Damage to Waldemar
02:17 <PageBot> joo: 5 -- Damage to Waldemar
02:21 <joo> Waldemar, the bird-person turns to you and lashes out with their claws, making cuts even through your armour, and drawing your blood; but a stroke from your broadsword ends its life. Your blood and its mingles together on your arm. You're healed of 2 HP.
02:22 <joo> Sparrow, your time is up now, and the bird-persons are now swarming you from all sides. You have little hope of dodging away, now, unless you somehow slip through the feathery mass. Sharp talons reach for you. What do you do?
02:23 <Theo> Cry?
02:24 <Theo> Sparrow braces himself to defend against the oncoming attacks.
02:24 <Theo> !r 2d6+1 (Defend)
02:25 <PageBot> Theo: 8=3+4(+1) (Defend)
02:25 <Theo> Shoot.
02:25 <joo> Hmm... hold 1!
02:25 <joo> What will you do against this current attack?
02:25 <Theo> Halve the attack’s effect or damage
02:25 <joo> !r d6+5 -- damage to Sparrow
02:26 <PageBot> joo: 6=1(+5) -- damage to Sparrow
02:26 <joo> Lucky.
02:26 <Theo> I've been lucky all through this
02:27 <joo> The avians claw at you incessantly, but in their anger they aren't able to land hits deft enough to seriously break your defence.
02:28 <joo> You lose 2 HP.
02:28 <joo> Waldemar and Hawthorn, what are you doing?
02:30 <Bruce> Waldemar can't keep watching his homie get torn apart. He's going to back up to one of the eggs, fending off the bird still on him, and attempt to pacify the birds with the threat of murdering more of their chitlin.
02:30 <joo> I'm sure that will calm them down.
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02:31 <Bruce> Everyone just calm down~ *holding them at gunpoint*
02:31 <joo> LOL
02:31 <Theo> Hahaha!
02:31 <joo> Hawthorn: "Well good, let's settle this Christian-like."
02:33 <joo> Hawthorn, you may attempt this. That will be Parley.
02:33 <Bruce> You mean Waldemar von Formbach, Bird-Man Emissary.
02:33 <joo> Fuck.
02:33 <joo> Yes.
02:34 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 This Is Getting Scary
02:34 <PageBot> Bruce: 8=5+2(+1) This Is Getting Scary
02:34 <Bruce> Waldemar holds his boot above the egg threateningly, and gets the birds' attention with a shout.
02:39 <joo> The bird-persons turn and observe you for a few seconds. The one from earlier who became enraged when Sparrow smashed the egg caws angrily, and makes for Sparrow still; but two other grab it. There's a bit of fighting, then they turn again.
02:40 <joo> One of the bird-people, who looks older and larger than the others, alights to the ground, and makes its ungainly way towards you, Waldemar. It gestures angrily at the smashed egg, then at Sparrow, making a questioning caw.
02:42 <Bruce> Waldemar points at Sparrow and then taps his fist against his chest. He will not sell Sparrow to these dirty birds.
02:43 <Theo> Sparrow stands up in the nest, his shortsword still drawn but his dagger sheathed.
02:43 <Theo> <3
02:44 <joo> The Angry Bird from earlier croaks out something that sounds like "kill... for kill!"
02:44 <joo> The older one answers, "blood... is blood! We take big one."
02:46 <Bruce> Damm.
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02:46 <Theo> "Waldemar.." Sparrow says quietly, "Ask why they attacked when we were posing no threat to the nests initially."
02:46 <Bruce> This is quite the diplomatic situation.
02:46 <joo> Another bird lands in a tree behind you, Waldemar, and extends a talon around your neck. "You fool die for fool? Or whaat?"
02:48 <Bruce> Waldemar clears his throat. "I... think... NOT!" He turns to shout at the bird behind him at the last second!
02:49 <Theo> Sparrow grits his teeth and steps out of the nest, sheathing his sword and listening quietly, "Wait." he says, his voice low.
02:49 <Bruce> Sorry, Sparrow, I think I have committed to this being a Hoedown.
02:50 <Theo> Seems you have!
02:50 <joo> You may opt to allow Sparrow to interrupt you if you like.
02:50 <Vaylon> No, that's Interfere!
02:50 <joo> Interfere? I don't think that's what Sparrow is doing.
02:51 <Theo> No I'm just a slower typer that Bruce
02:51 <Vaylon> Hmm... If you say so.
02:51 <joo> I'm saying that we may say Sparrow said that before Waldemar made the move.
02:51 <joo> Since the order of IRC messages doesn't seem so important.
02:52 <Bruce> No, Waldemar is looking to get alignment XP tonight.
02:52 <Bruce> Interfere if you dare!
02:52 <Theo> Haha!
02:52 <joo> If that's how you want to do it.
02:52 <Theo> Go for it!
02:53 <Bruce> !r 2d6+2 u cant make an omelit......
02:53 <PageBot> Bruce: 13=5+6(+2) u cant make an omelit......
02:53 <Bruce> !r d10 Damage
02:53 <PageBot> Bruce: 10 Damage
02:53 <Bruce> That fucking tree better not be standing after this.
02:53 <joo> It looks like Interfere wouldn't be any good, anyway...
02:54 <joo> What does Waldemar do with the egg he's holding?
02:54 <Bruce> He wasn't holding it, just threatening to stomp it.
02:54 <joo> Oh, yes.
02:55 <Bruce> He won't stomp it, though. That would be rude.
02:56 <joo> Waldemar, your mighty voice causes the air to shake, and the bird behind you falls to the ground, its ears bleeding. A few second later, your "NOT!" echoes back, then again, softter.
02:57 <joo> The birds are still standing in amazement, but then they all go for Sparrow, trying to lift him up into the air.
02:57 <joo> What do you all do?
02:59 <Vaylon> Hawthorn, who has been until this time standing at a total loss, is finally moved to action with the shout. Quietly, sinking to his knees into the muck of the bog, he opens his last healing potion and offers it to the waters with a plaintive prayer.
03:01 <Bruce> How many birds still live?
03:01 <joo> 5 birds.
03:02 <Bruce> I felt bad for killing those first two. But I made a token effort of Diplomacy, and now I'm not getting Dark Side points anymore.
03:02 <Bruce> What's Sparrow's HP at?
03:02 <joo> I wonder if the Firebringer is getting bored of healing potions...
03:02 <Theo> 16/20
03:02 <joo> Sparrow is at 17/19, by my count.
03:02 <Bruce> Close enough.
03:03 <joo> I don't know how you got 20 max HP.
03:03 <Bruce> Didn't he just get +1 Constitution?
03:03 <Theo> I increased my constitution
03:03 <joo> Oh... I thought that was DEX.
03:03 <Vaylon> Well, that's too bad, because that's all I have left, and he isn't a god who accepts blood.
03:03 <Bruce> Waldemar slips on his brassies, and charges forward with a war cry. He punches one of the birds taking to the air in the back of the head!
03:03 <joo> Well, you'll probably just get a shitty boon, then.
03:04 <Bruce> The Firebringer will light your pipe for you for free once.
03:04 <Theo> Sparrow cries out and twists and turns as he's grabbed, trying to break free.
03:05 <Bruce> Trying to beak free
03:05 <joo> Did you take Sparrow's armour into account for the last damage he received, Theo?
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03:06 <Theo> I did. I may have had my numbers wrong.
03:06 <joo> Hmm... well, I'll say he's at 18/20, because I can only see he lost 2 HP.
03:07 * Theo facepalms.
03:07 <Theo> I know what i did.
03:07 <Theo> I didn't give him full health from camping.
03:07 <joo> Ah.
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03:11 <joo> Deus ex Machina [|||| ] 17%
03:12 <Bruce> It stops at 99%, and then joo refreshes his PayPal account rapidly.
03:14 <Vaylon> Haha.
03:15 <joo> Hawthorn, your god offers you some Knowledge of a Hidden Thing near where you are standing: there is a pocket of explosive swamp gas trapped near here. With your Fire, you could ignite and and cause a Dangerous distraction.
03:16 <Bruce> Eww, swamp gas.
03:17 <joo> You'll have to duck down and dig with your hands until it start to bubble up, then unleash an Underwater gout of fire to ignite it, and hope it doesn't kill you.
03:17 <joo> Or perhaps you can think of a more clever way of going about it.
03:21 <Vaylon> All right.
03:21 <joo> Sparrow, the talons are hooked into your flesh, so you'll find it difficult to escape... but you might just be able to do it with some Godly dexterity.
03:22 <joo> You may Defy Danger with DEX, if you like.
03:22 <Theo> !r 2d6+2 (Defy Danger+Dex)
03:22 <PageBot> Theo: 8=1+5(+2) (Defy Danger+Dex)
03:23 <joo> Let's see what your Explosion Friend does.
03:24 <joo> What will it be, Hawthorn? Will you just set it on fire with your Hands?
03:25 <Vaylon> Yes, Hawthorn will dig until he finds the pocket of gas, then set it alight with his spells.
03:25 <joo> I will say no roll is necessary for casting that, because the Firebringer loves destroying local ecology, but...
03:27 <joo> There is a thunderous boom under all of your feet! Hawthorn is blown into the air along with a plume of hot swamp water. Those near the nests are knocked off their feet as the ground starts to crack. And Sparrow...
03:28 <joo> The birds are terribly alarmed by this catastrophe, and you wriggle free, causing them to drop you. Unfortunately, they'd already flown quite high.
03:28 <joo> You may choose to land either in the middle of some unknown swamp waters, or near your friends, in a place where the ground appears to be sinking.
03:29 <Theo> I choose random swamp waters.
03:29 <joo> Hawthorn, what will you do to avoid injury as you're blown into the air?
03:30 <joo> And Waldemar, what are you doing as this happens?
03:32 <Bruce> Waldemar will start sprinting below Hawthorn, and prepare to heroically catch him as he lands and then heroically bugger off.
03:33 <joo> You'll just sprint over the surface of the water, eh?
03:33 <joo> Oh, Hawthorn!
03:33 <joo> Perhaps that will be Aiding him in his survival, but let's see what he does.
03:34 <Vaylon> Hawthorn will just try not to think too hard about his predicament and embrace death.
03:35 <joo> Hahah.
03:35 <joo> Good idea.
03:35 <joo> Take -1 forward to Last Breath!
03:35 <joo> (joke)
03:36 <Theo> XD
03:36 <joo> Waldemar, you may be able to catch Hawthorn with some nimble footing. Defy Danger with DEX.
03:37 <Bruce> ahh,
03:37 <Bruce> !r 2d6-1 Defy Danger with DEX
03:37 <PageBot> Bruce: 7=2+6(-1) Defy Danger with DEX
03:39 <joo> Sparrow, you surface in the foul waters, which have already covered you with grime, just in time to see a big, scaled tail sliding into the water from some reeds.
03:41 <joo> You can see the Nest Site past a bank which is about 10 metres of swimming from where you are. The nearest shore is half that distance, but it doesn't seem to be connected to the other one.
03:42 <joo> www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX3bN5YeiQs
03:43 <joo> Waldemar, you catch Hawthorn in your arms, but his weight sends you both tumbling down into a pit that was opened up by the explosion!
03:43 <joo> The bird-people are nowhere to be seen.
03:44 <joo> And their eggs, you briefly see, are mostly scattered by the explosion, also.
03:45 <Bruce> o well.
03:45 <Bruce> What's it like in this pit? If it's deep, I'll whip out a grappling hook from my adventuring gear.
03:46 <joo> The pit is lovely, dark and deep; but you haven't quite fallen into it yet. If you want to find out, you can certainly let yourself fall into it.
03:47 <joo> This is your Status: z0r.de/2032
03:47 <Bruce> I don't
03:47 <Bruce> I don't have time for this nonsense. Waldemar hangs on to anything he can grab onto nearby, and pulls them both up.
03:48 <joo> A heroic effort. You manage to gain a single handhold, with Hawthorn still grasped in your other arm and apparently suffering from some brain damage from the explosion.
03:48 <Bruce> RIP.
03:48 <joo> If you want to Lift both of yourselves up, that will probably be DD with Strangth.
03:49 <Bruce> Climbing usually seems to be more Constitution related, but I suppose I can see that too.
03:49 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 Defy Danger with Climbing
03:49 <PageBot> Bruce: 12=6+5(+1) Defy Danger with Climbing
03:49 <joo> Damnn.
03:50 <joo> Well, when you're carrying a Priest with you, you need some strength.
03:50 <Vaylon> I'm not dead yet.
03:50 <joo> Good, because otherwise that would have been a wasted roll.
03:50 <Theo> Sparrow curses as he spies the tail, swimming quickly for the shore.
03:54 <joo> Waldemar and Hawthorn, you're standing on solid ground, now. This music starts playing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw0FP9putKM
03:55 <joo> Sparrow, Defy Danger with DEX to swim quickly enough to escape a Watery Fate.
03:55 <Theo> !r 2d6+2 (Defy Danger+Dex)
03:55 <PageBot> Theo: 8=2+4(+2) (Defy Danger+Dex)
03:55 <Bruce> If Sparrow gets out of the water, I say we get the feck out of here and just climb a tree or something to find our way to the tomb.
03:55 <Theo> There is a hill next to us.
03:56 <joo> Sparrow, you reach the bank. As you clamber up, something closes on your foot and starts to pull you back down!
03:56 <Bruce> Yes, but fighting these birds has Cost us.
03:57 <Bruce> I'm assuming the birds are still a threat, at least.
03:57 <Bruce> Maybe they returned to Bird Land with their eggs.
03:58 <Theo> Sparrow drops as he's pulled backwards, drawing his dagger and moving to stab at the hand grasping him.
03:58 <joo> Heh. You think it's a hand, eh?
03:59 <Theo> Well.. thing then
03:59 <Vaylon> Hawthorn recovers his senses enough to suddenly grasp Waldemar's shoulder and murmur a prayer.
03:59 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
03:59 <PageBot> Vaylon: 11=5+4(+2) Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
03:59 <Vaylon> !r 1d8 Healing
03:59 <PageBot> Vaylon: 8 Healing
03:59 <Theo> What defy danger will that one be? Strength?
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04:00 <joo> Hmm... if you want to avoid being pulled underwater while doing this, I think it would be CON.
04:01 <joo> Waldemar is fully healed!
04:01 <joo> Meanwhile, you see bird-people wheeling overhead again - more of them than before.
04:01 <Theo> !r 2d6+1 (Defy Danger+Con)
04:01 <PageBot> Theo: 9=6+2(+1) (Defy Danger+Con)
04:03 <joo> Sparrow, you plunge your knife into whatever was grasping your leg under the water, and its hold releases, while a green-black fluid rises to the surface of the water; then a massive crocodile-like creature apparently with multiple pairs of legs rears up out of the water, bearing down on you.
04:04 <joo> It has three rows of pointed teeth in a long crocodilian mouth, which are about to clasp your torso.
04:05 <joo> Hawthorn and Waldemar, you see this, if you take the time to look around you, as well as the approaching flock of bird-people.
04:05 <joo> Ah, yes, roll your damage, Sparrow.
04:06 <Vaylon> Oh, dear.
04:06 <Bruce> Waldemar just wants to get the fuck out of here! He charges forward and tries to slash out at the crocodile before it can murder his friend.
04:07 <Theo> !r d8
04:07 <PageBot> Theo: 4
04:07 <joo> (That was for the previous stabbing.) Now, what will Sparrow do?
04:08 <Theo> "Oh shit." is all Sparrow can mutter, trying to roll away from the jaws.
04:08 <Theo> !r 2d6+2 (Defy Danger+Dex)
04:08 <PageBot> Theo: 9=6+1(+2) (Defy Danger+Dex)
04:10 <Vaylon> Is Sparrow still under the effects of the Bless?
04:11 <joo> No, because the battle ended.
04:11 <Vaylon> Ahh.
04:13 <joo> Sparrow, you manage to roll to the side just in time to avoid its deadly bite, but it keeps hold of your leather armour and tears a large portion of it off. It will grant 0 armour until you're able to repair it.
04:14 <joo> At this time, Waldemar arrives on the scene, and the Crocodilian lashes its tail and hisses, looking up with slitted eyes at this new Challenger.
04:14 <joo> Roll Hack and Slash if you wish to fite.
04:14 <Vaylon> Hawthorn splays his hands toward the leviathan.
04:15 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Burning Hands
04:15 <PageBot> Vaylon: 8=2+4(+2) Cast a Spell: Burning Hands
04:15 <Theo> Sparrow sheaths his dagger and draws his broadsword, charging at the crocodile himself.
04:15 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 Hack and Slash
04:15 <PageBot> Bruce: 4=2+1(+1) Hack and Slash
04:15 <Vaylon> Hawthorn will lose the magic of the spell for now.
04:15 <Vaylon> !r 2d4 Fire Damage
04:15 <PageBot> Vaylon: 4=3+1 Fire Damage
04:16 <Bruce> The ground starts to quake, and a swamp worm swallows Waldemar, Hawthorn, Sparrow, and the crocodile all at once!
04:16 <joo> Hahah.
04:16 <Vaylon> Haha.
04:17 <joo> Waldemar, its long, scaled tail whips around with surprising alacrity and knocks you off your feet, into the water. It's about to go for the kill, but Hawthorn's fire distracts it.
04:19 <joo> The crocodile recedes into the water, snapping its jaws at you as you approach, Sparrow. Roll Hack and Slash, if you dare.
04:20 <joo> The green opal on the hilt of your blade glows gently when submerged in water, Waldemar.
04:20 <Theo> !r 2d6+1 (Hack & Slash)
04:20 <PageBot> Theo: 4=1+2(+1) (Hack & Slash)
04:20 <Theo> Ouch.
04:21 <joo> !r d8+3 -- Damage to Sparrow
04:21 <PageBot> joo: 9=6(+3) -- Damage to Sparrow
04:21 <Theo> ;_;
04:21 <Vaylon> RIP.
04:21 <joo> Yeah, rip. You take a bad wound to your arm, Sparrow.
04:21 <joo> It's still attached, though, happily.
04:22 <Bruce> Waldemar picks himself up and tries to behead this asshole!
04:22 <joo> The creature, now submerged in the water, goes for Waldemar, who is also in the water.
04:23 <joo> It darts forward, trying to grab your feet in its jaws. Roll Hack and Slash.
04:24 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 Please
04:24 <PageBot> Bruce: 3=1+1(+1) Please
04:24 <joo> Hahahah.
04:24 <joo> PageBot is written in INTERCAL, so if you say Please too often it punishes you.
04:24 <Theo> Wow!
04:25 <joo> !r d8+3 -- Damage to Waldemar
04:25 <PageBot> joo: 6=3(+3) -- Damage to Waldemar
04:26 <Vaylon> Hawthorn rushes for Sparrow, placing his hands on the poor man's chest, muttering quietly.
04:26 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
04:26 <PageBot> Vaylon: 11=6+3(+2) Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
04:26 <Vaylon> !r 1d8 Healing
04:26 <PageBot> Vaylon: 3 Healing
04:26 <joo> Waldemar, it grabs hold of your legs, and starts to roll around in the water, twisting. If you want to avoid having your leg broken, you'll need to Roll With It.
04:27 <joo> Sparrow is restored to 13/20 HP, by my count.
04:28 <Vaylon> That's what I have.
04:28 <Theo> Did you include his armour in that damage roll? He has none currently.
04:28 <joo> Therefore, Waldemar, you are pulled down under the water, struggling with this Beast.
04:28 <joo> Oh...
04:29 <joo> I might have forgotten that.
04:29 <Theo> I have 12
04:29 <joo> Okay, then it's 12.
04:29 <Vaylon> Ahh.
04:30 <Bruce> Waldemar tries to punch the crocodile into letting him go, with his brassies knuckly.
04:30 <joo> Hahahah. Was he just wearing that thing the whole time?
04:30 <Bruce> He was going to punch birds earlier, but it got lost in the confusion.
04:30 <joo> Oh.
04:31 <joo> Well, it probably wouldn't have worked, anyway.
04:31 <joo> But this will, for sure, bro.
04:31 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 Defy Danger with Punching
04:31 <PageBot> Bruce: 6=4+1(+1) Defy Danger with Punching
04:31 * Bruce is crying.
04:32 <joo> Dammn.
04:32 <Bruce> someone just bloody help me
04:32 <joo> !r d8+3 -- Damage to Waldemar
04:32 <PageBot> joo: 7=4(+3) -- Damage to Waldemar
04:32 <joo> The mighty jaws just close tighter on you, and sink into your flesh.
04:34 <joo> Sparrow and Hawthorn, you hear some bird-like cries behind you.
04:34 <Bruce> we need evac. EVAC
04:35 <joo> The GM's opinion: just leave Waldemar behind. He's gone.
04:35 <Vaylon> Hawthorn begins to pray, staring down into the murkey waters in horrow.
04:35 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Bless
04:35 <PageBot> Vaylon: 9=5+2(+2) Cast a Spell: Bless
04:35 <Vaylon> Hawthorn will lose the spell and bless Sparrow.
04:36 <Vaylon> Hawthorn says, "Kill the beast! Free my friend!"
04:36 <joo> Very well. Waldemar, you feel a Spiritual vigour course through you, despite your dire predicament. Thank god for small blessings.
04:36 <Vaylon> Hawthorn is blessing Sparrow!
04:36 <joo> ...
04:36 <joo> Oh, I see.
04:36 <Vaylon> *horror
04:36 <Theo> Sparrow quickly thanks Hawthorn and thrusts his broadsword at Hawthorn, "Use it." he hisses, drawing his shortsword and diving after the crocodile, aiming to stab him and release Waldemar.
04:36 <joo> Sorry, Waldemar.
04:37 <Bruce> Yeah, they really are giving up on me.
04:37 <Theo> !r 2d6+1+1 (Hack & Slash)
04:37 <PageBot> Theo: 4=2+1(+1)+1 (Hack & Slash)
04:37 <Theo> ;_;
04:37 <joo> Sparrow thrusts his broadsword at Hawthorn, and pierces his heart, killing him.
04:37 <Theo> XD
04:37 <Vaylon>
04:37 <Theo> Sorry Bruce!
04:37 <joo> Dammnn.
04:38 <Bruce> Am I missing a leg now?
04:39 <joo> Not quite yet.
04:39 <joo> I assume you meant your longsword, Sparrow, unless you obtained yet another sword while I wasn't paying attention.
04:39 <Theo> Yeah. That.
04:39 <Theo> I'm drunk and talking about broadswords with someone else XD
04:40 <joo> Sparrow, you swim at the crocodilian, brandishing your shortsword, but a lash from its tail knocks it out of your hand. Waldemar is still in its jaws, and it's swimming for the opposite bank with him.
04:40 <joo> Blood hangs heavy in the water.
04:41 <Theo> Sparrow swims after the reptile, hoping to Aid Waldemar.
04:41 <joo> Hawthorn, the bird-people are almost upon you. Perhaps you should start a new life as a mermaid.
04:42 <joo> What do you do, Waldemar?
04:42 <joo> It's becoming hard to hold your breath, I will note.
04:42 <joo> But of course you have a Beast Chest, so you can hold it for longer than usual.
04:42 <Bruce> Waldemar whips out his dagger and stabs wildly at the crocodile. If he wasn't underwater, you would see tears welling up in his eyes.
04:43 <joo> The same would be true for the crocodile.
04:43 <joo> Roll Hack and Slash!
04:44 <joo> Sparrow may Aid this endeavour.
04:44 <Theo> How do I roll Aid with a bond?
04:44 <joo> Roll 2d6 + the number of bonds.
04:44 <joo> 1, in this case.
04:45 <Theo> !r 2d6+1 (Save him!)
04:45 <PageBot> Theo: 12=5+6(+1) (Save him!)
04:45 <Bruce> Oh god, he's just going to spawn a second crocodile.
04:45 <Theo> \o/
04:45 <joo> Hahaha.
04:45 <Bruce> !r 2d6+2 And it ends too soon for us all
04:45 <PageBot> Bruce: 7=3+2(+2) And it ends too soon for us all
04:45 <joo> Maybe the battle is finally going in your favour!
04:45 <joo> Dammnnnn.
04:45 <joo> Roll your damage against the crocodilian.
04:46 <Bruce> !r d6 Damage
04:46 <PageBot> Bruce: 6 Damage
04:46 <Bruce> *coughin up blood* im still breathin
04:46 <joo> !r d8+3 -- Damage to Waldemar.
04:46 <PageBot> joo: 4=1(+3) -- Damage to Waldemar.
04:47 <joo> Holy shit. The Gods are in your favour.
04:47 <Bruce> Does my attack get it to let go of me?
04:48 <joo> Your knife sinks deeply into the beast's flesh, thanks to Sparrow's help, and its black blood darkens the water, making it difficult to see. In the confusion, you are released from its jaws.
04:48 <Bruce> Waldemar swims so fast out of there he practically starts sprinting on the surface of the water.
04:48 <Theo> Sparrow follows!
04:48 <joo> Sparrow, Waldemar, what do you do?! And what is Hawthorn doing, now?!
04:48 <joo> Heh.
04:49 <Vaylon> Hawthorn splashes after Waldemar, awkwardly fumbling with the longsword!
04:50 <joo> By the way, I think the +1 from Bless would have applied to the Aid roll, but it didn't matter in this case.
04:50 <joo> And where is "after Waldemar," exactly?
04:51 <Theo> "Get as much onto the shore as you can. We need to hide." Sparrow says breathlessly.
04:51 <joo> www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KfG8G3sUNs
04:52 <Vaylon> Wherever Waldemar is going.
04:52 <joo> It looks like you're leading this Retreat, Waldemar.
04:53 <Bruce> Well, if I make it to the shore, I'm fucking running into the forest.
04:53 <joo> If indeed it be a retreat.
04:53 <joo> Forest?!
04:53 <Bruce> Err,
04:53 <joo> That's quite a way.
04:54 <Bruce> I will start sprinting wherever the ground looks solid, as long as it won't have me running directly towards some birds.
04:56 <joo> Hmm... very well. Waldemar runs almost blindly wherever his feet take him, and the rest of you presumably follow. The setting sun casts long shadows before you. You make your way up hill, and you find a curious rock formation you're able to hide in.
04:57 <Bruce> Oh god.
04:57 <joo> Eventually the questing calls of the bird-people die out, and, looking around you, you see that a cave leads down into the rock where you are.
04:57 <Bruce> It's probably an ancient fucking crocodile god shrine.
04:58 <joo> Probbly.
04:58 <joo> What will you do now?
04:58 <Vaylon> Okay, how are we doing on HP?
04:58 <Bruce> I have 9/23 HP.
04:58 <joo> By my count: Waldemar 9/23, Sparrow 12/23, and Hawthorn 16/21.
04:59 <joo> Er... Sparrow 12/20.
04:59 <Bruce> I would have been in the Death Zone if that thing got another attack on me.
04:59 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
04:59 <PageBot> Vaylon: 8=4+2(+2) Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
04:59 <Bruce> Well, I suggest we don't camp here.
05:00 <Bruce> Do we have any idea where the tomb is from here?
05:00 <Vaylon> !r 1d8 Healing
05:00 <PageBot> Vaylon: 2 Healing
05:00 <joo> Who is Hawthorn healing?
05:00 <Vaylon> Hawthorn will take -1 ongoing to cast a spell.
05:00 <Vaylon> Murmuring a spell of well-being under his breath, his hand on tired Waldemar's shoulder, he glances down and frowns. "This is a nightmarish place."
05:00 <Vaylon> Waldemar.
05:01 <joo> Hmm... well, Sparrow, you were leading the way to the Tomb, and you haven't strayed too far from where you knew the direction to it.
05:01 <joo> It's to the North-East of here.
05:01 <Bruce> Waldemar sits back against the rock and catches his breath. "Indeed. But we have not the supplies to rest."
05:01 <joo> Damn. Waldemar's been reading the DW rules.
05:02 <Bruce> I mean, it takes time.
05:02 <Bruce> Presumably Waldemar realizes that if they spend more time sitting around healing, they'll just end up starving to death eventually.
05:02 <joo> Faire enough.
05:03 <joo> Perhaps we should call this a Session, and you can think on what to do next in the next one, then.
05:03 <Bruce> Hawthorn needs a spell from the Firebringer that lets him conjure Jalapeno Cheese Bread.
05:03 <joo> LOL
05:04 <joo> You should have taken some of those eggs, bro.
05:04 <Bruce> You get Dark Side points for eating those.
05:05 <Bruce> Like the Crunchy Chick from Fable.
05:05 <joo> But if there were an Iron Chef in this party, they would have likely insisted on it.
05:06 <Theo> I almost had Sparrow steal a coupl of those eggs actually XD
05:06 <joo> Hey, you still have that rotting dragonfly corpse.
05:06 <Bruce> That would not be the first time a Thief has stolen monster eggs.
05:06 <joo> You'll eventually be hungry enough.
05:07 <Bruce> Well, at least the XP was mad.
05:07 <joo> Since nobody has objected, I'll call it an End.
05:07 <joo> !missed-rolls
05:07 <PageBot> Missed rolls (estimated): Bruce: 9 of 20, Vaylon: 4 of 25, Theo: 4 of 12, joo: 5 of 18. Full list: <http://pastebin.com/nJ97D3u5>.
05:07 <joo> ...well, some of those are from before the session.
05:08 <joo> Waldemar failed 5 rolls, Sparrow 4, and Hawthorn 1.
05:09 <Bruce> Man, I'm throwing on full plate as soon as I find any, penalty or not.
05:09 <joo> Who satisfied their alignment move for this session?
05:09 <Vaylon> I think Hawthorn endangered himself to heal another.
05:09 <Theo> Not Sparrow!
05:09 <joo> Yes, he healed the swamp by pouring that potion into it.
05:09 <Bruce> I think Waldemar may have Spurred some things, but I'm not sure.
05:10 <joo> When did Hawthorn endanger himself to heal another?
05:10 <joo> I thought that Waldemar's alignment was still Neutral.
05:11 <Bruce> No, it's been Chaotic for at least a couple sessions.
05:12 <Vaylon> Hmm... he healed people during dangerous situations, but I suppose he didn't endanger himself.
05:12 <joo> Oh... so he did. I don't know why my notes are so out of d8.
05:13 <Bruce> Because you've lost control of your life, and you have become more Chaotic while I have grown more Lawful.
05:14 <joo> I can't recall that any of the action Waldemar spurred was decisive.
05:14 <joo> Indeed, almost all of the Action in this session was quite undecisive.
05:14 <joo> Therefore, I think that nobody gets alignment XP.
05:15 <joo> Did you learn something new and important about the world?
05:15 <Bruce> Yes, we learned that it's an asshole.
05:15 <Vaylon> Nope.
05:16 <Vaylon> It's a cold, cruel world, even to a holy man.
05:16 <joo> And here you are, wading through the Swamp Arsehole of the world.
05:17 <joo> I thought that the existence of the race of anthropomorphic birds might be considered significant.
05:17 <joo> However, perhaps they aren't intelligent enough to be so.
05:18 <joo> Did you overcome a notable monster or enemy?
05:19 <joo> The demented crocodile might be considered notable. It depends on your characters, I suppose.
05:19 <Bruce> I should have killed that old goddamn bird.
05:19 <joo> Finally, I don't think you looted any memorable treasure.
05:20 <joo> Given that it almost killed Waldemar, I think I'll count the crocodile and say that you get 1/3 session XP.
05:21 <joo> Does anybody have any bonds to form or resolve?
05:22 <Vaylon> Nope.
05:22 <Theo> Not me.
05:22 <Bruce> Not I.
05:23 <joo> In that case, Waldemar gains 6 XP, Sparrow 5, and Hawthorn 2, leaving them at respectively 9/9, 8/10, and 2/10 XP, respectively.
I uh Wish I Were a Bird
16 August 2015
00:31 <joo> In the previous session, you had slain a giant bear with red eyes; and, as the forest fire you started earlier started to encroach your position, you continued to the southeast.
00:32 <joo> *encroach on
00:32 <Vaylon> Theo: Eh? What kind?
00:33 <Theo> Just a call with my best mate.
00:33 <joo> The air seems to grow hot all around you as you hurry on, but it beats especially hard against your backs, seeming to urge you forward. The ground at your feet, however, becomes ever more treacherous, with tree roots sticking up from the boggy ground like emaciated rib cages.
00:34 <Bruce> Let's pop off on this fucking tomb!
00:35 <joo> There is also a chorus of birds of all kinds overhead that you hear and occasionally see through the foliage, which seem to be going the same way.
00:35 <Vaylon> Let's get out of here, alread.y
00:36 <joo> After 2 hours or so, the trees start to thin, and the vast Haismire stretches before you: a stagnant bog that extends as far as you can see before disappearing into mist, dotted with small columns of rock and the occasional hardy tree.
00:37 <joo> The birds wheel overhead and call weakly, their voices snatched away by the wind.
00:38 <joo> What do you do? Will you continue into this bog, towards where you were told the tomb was?
00:39 <Vaylon> I'm not sure how this is really a choice you have to ask us.
00:39 <Vaylon> What are we going to do, say, "You know what? Let's turn around and leave through the burning forest."
00:40 <Bruce> Perhaps there is another path bypassing this fucked up bog.
00:40 <Vaylon> The tomb is in the bog, isn't it?
00:40 <Bruce> But I'm not scared of any swamp.
00:40 <Theo> Sparrow stops at the edge of the bog, pulling his hood back slightly to see clearer and grimaces, "Be hard going through this. Sure you're up for it?" he asks the others, crouching down and looking forward.
00:42 <Vaylon> Hawthorn dusts the leaves off his robes, leaving the soot and ashes, and he says to Sparrow, "We've come this far together, and yet you still have to ask?"
00:42 <Bruce> Refresh our memory on the area surrounding this tomb, joo.
00:43 <joo> The tomb lies within this massive bog, somewhere to the south-east. Humans living to the north and east do not have common knowledge of what lies within.
00:44 <Theo> Sparrow smirks at Hawthorn, "I ask so I ain't the one blamed when things go wrong."
00:44 <joo> However, what can see from the terrain so far tells you that it won't be a strightforward journey.
00:44 <joo> (You may often have to turn back or take the long way around to avoid submerging yourselves.)
00:45 <Bruce> Waldemar nods forward, resolute. Probably because he's got this big ass curse hanging over his head. "Let us continue onward."
00:46 <joo> If you do go forward, you will be undertaking a perilous journey. Designate a trailblazer, to lead the group, a scout, to spot any trouble ahead, and a quartermaster to manage your supplies.
00:46 <Vaylon> Hawthorn gazes at Sparrow. "You are the one with doubts about this journey." He nods to Waldemar. "Indeed, but let me catch my breath for a moment and meditate for a while."
00:46 <Bruce> i like to blaze it.
00:48 <Vaylon> Let's make camp here first, if we can.
00:49 <Bruce> Are we still about to be Consumed by Flames?
00:49 <joo> No, it seems the fire chose to take a different path within the forest, and here, on its eaves, you are afforded a small amount of shelter as well as relatively solid ground.
00:50 <joo> You may make camp, and if you do, I believe that Waldemar, Sparrow and Hawthorn may level up.
00:50 <joo> (Are you all really still level 1?)
00:50 <joo> Oh, Sparrow and Hawthorn are level 2.
00:50 <Vaylon> I'm level 2 about to advance to level 3.
00:51 <Bruce> Waldemar agrees to rest, then.
00:52 <joo> Hawthorn loses his -1 ongoing to Cast a Spell, and may commune with his god to prepare new spells, if he wishes.
00:52 <Vaylon> He will! Now that he's level 3, he takes Divine Protection and +1 Wisdom. The spells that he will ask for are...
00:53 <Theo> "I have no protection from a God and I don't ask for it. 'course I have doubts when my neck is at risk." Sparrow retorts, sitting properly as the others rest, sharpening his dagger.
00:54 <joo> What is the proper way to sit in a swamp?
00:56 <Theo> On a tree branch.
00:57 <joo> Hahah.
00:57 <Theo> He was crouching to start with
00:57 <joo> I uh wish I were a bird.
00:57 <Bruce> Waldemar will take +1 Constitution and the move Metal Hurlant.
00:57 <joo> A fat move.
00:58 <Vaylon> pastebin.com/Rpiz8wEK
01:00 <joo> You appear not to have updated his Wisdom.
01:00 <Theo> I'll be taking Shoot First and +1 to Constitution.
01:00 <Bruce> I was tempted to take Quest as a multiclass move, but I figure I'll save that for later.
01:00 <Vaylon> Whoops, I forgot to update his Wisdom.
01:01 <Vaylon> Bruce the Bardadin.
01:01 <joo> Very good.
01:04 <joo> Are you saying that Hawthorn has Bless, Detect Magic, Sanctuary and Burning Hands prepared?
01:04 <Bruce> I still don't understand what is happening with "It Goes To Eleven".
01:04 <Vaylon> Yes.
01:04 <Vaylon> Oh! Yes.
01:05 <Vaylon> Bruce: You drive someone craz.
01:05 <Vaylon> *crazy.
01:05 <joo> Hmm... right.
01:06 <Bruce> It seems weird that it's a single target thing, and that the effects are so limited.
01:07 <joo> Technically, whenever you "unleash a crazed performance,"
01:08 <joo> you have to make someone in hearing attack their friends.
01:08 <joo> So, for example, when you're alone with a single friend.
01:09 <Bruce> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl9GMOTaqtc <-- someone regretting taking this move.
01:09 <Vaylon> We're kind of low on rations now, I note. I have 1 left.
01:10 <joo> Yes, I was about to mention that. Everyone marks off 1 ration, and you see that you'll have to be lucky to make this journey without getting hungry.
01:10 <Bruce> *Waldemar chortling with two rations left.jpeg*
01:10 <joo> Dungeon World: Don't Starve edition.
01:11 <Bruce> Sounds like we need a Damn good quartermaster.
01:11 <Vaylon> Hawthorn will act as the quartermaster.
01:12 <Bruce> The guy has a reputation for feeding the enemy, but I'll allow it.
01:12 <joo> Heh.
01:13 <joo> Hmm... if I'm correct, Hawthorn is the only one with 1 ration, also.
01:13 <Vaylon> Who will be the scout and the trailblazer?
01:14 <joo> Sparrow and Waldemar both have 2.
01:14 <Bruce> I will be the scout.
01:15 <Theo> Which leaves me blazing.
01:15 <joo> Looks like it's going to the Blind leading the Blind.
01:15 <joo> All roll +WIS for the journey!
01:15 <Bruce> Let's go triple failure, guys.
01:15 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Undertake a Perilous Journey: Quartermaster
01:15 <PageBot> Vaylon: 10=2+6(+2) Undertake a Perilous Journey: Quartermaster
01:15 <Bruce> !r 2d6 Scout
01:15 <PageBot> Bruce: 5=1+4 Scout
01:16 <Bruce> Ahh
01:16 <Theo> !r 2d6-1 Trailblazer
01:16 <PageBot> Theo: 6=6+1(-1) Trailblazer
01:16 <joo> oooh.
01:16 <Bruce> i think were the ones whose are going to get blazed, and NOT in a good way
01:16 <joo> Well, Hawthorn's expert food management might just save the day!
01:17 <joo> Everyone marks off only 1 ration, and you're all well-fed and at full health before...
01:17 * Vaylon marks off his last ration with a tear in his eyes. "Never before has this happened to me."
01:17 <Theo> Sparrow gets stuck and Waldemar gets carried off by a giant butterfly.
01:18 <joo> Hahahaha.
01:18 <Bruce> I fear nothing. I have the legendary sword, the Blade of Grass.
01:18 <joo> Sparrow, you try to lead the party to the south-east, but you've never been this deep in the swamp before, and your attempt is confused by the maze-like pits of stagnant water. You end up being forced to wander some way South of your true destination.
01:19 <joo> You arrive at a small hill, however, which is raised from the ground and littered with yellowish craggy rocks and some forlorn black leafless trees.
01:21 <joo> Beyond, the swamp vegetation grows greener, and you can hear a chirping of insects and see some colourful flowers floating on the water.
01:21 <Bruce> this is actually beautiful
01:22 <joo> Within the trees here, you suddenly notice, are what look like massive nests made out of shreds of vegetation, bearing large ovoid brown speckled eggs.
01:22 <Bruce> Oh god. It's fucking dinosaurs.
01:23 <joo> And, suddenly, you hear a cacophany of harsh birdlike cries and feel the rush of wingbeats above your heads. Savage-looking bird-like humanoids with sharp claws are falling upon you. What do you do?!
01:23 <Bruce> Or they are dragons, and joo is exacting his revenge on me, GM to GM.
01:24 <Bruce> Ohhh goddd.
01:24 <Bruce> Well, I suspect both Vaylon and Theo will want to make peace with these creatures, so I have to try.
01:24 <Theo> Sparrow pauses for a moment, scratching his cheek and frowning, "Surely we should be there by now.." he mutters, glancing at the hill, "We should be able to see the general direction of the tomb from the top of that hill. Try and keep quiet. I don't fancy disturbing the mama of those eggs." he adds before growling and drawing his sword and dagger as the avians charge forward, "Too late..."
01:26 <Vaylon> "Peace!" cries Hawthorn, holding up his hands. "Peace! We came not to disturb the inhabitants of this swamp."
01:27 <Bruce> Waldemar takes several steps back away from the eggs, and doesn't draw his sword just yet.
01:27 <joo> Hawthorn, you hear your words echoed back to you in scratchy, mocking voices. "Peace! Peace!" they cry out as their razor talons grasp for your neck.
01:27 <Bruce> Oh, they're fucking bullies.
01:28 <Bruce> Quit picking on my damn friend.
01:29 <Bruce> Waldemar draws his sword. "Away from him, I say! AWAY!" He directs his thunderous voice towards one of the demented bird-men!
01:30 <joo> What will all do to defend yourself against the imminent attack?
01:30 <joo> *you all
01:30 <joo> (If anything; you may choose to just Take it, I suppose.)
01:31 <Bruce> Waldemar will hold his ground and brace himself for their attack while he shouts at one of the bird-men attacking Hawthorn.
01:32 <Theo> Are we all getting attacked?
01:32 <Vaylon> Hmm...
01:33 <joo> Yes, the bird-people are falling on your all from the sky, grabbing at you with their talons.
01:33 <Vaylon> Hawthorn tries to dodge the bird-men's attack!
01:33 <joo> -t
01:33 <joo> *-r
01:33 <Bruce> Can I act as I described? Defy Danger with CON and then Metal Hurlant?
01:34 <joo> Yes, Waldemar may do that. Hawthorn my Defy Danger with DEX.
01:34 <joo> *may
01:34 <Bruce> !r 2d6+2 Defy Danger with CON
01:34 <PageBot> Bruce: 4=1+1(+2) Defy Danger with CON
01:34 <Bruce> Ahh,
01:34 <Vaylon> !r 2d6-1 Defy Danger (DEX)
01:34 <PageBot> Vaylon: 3=3+1(-1) Defy Danger (DEX)
01:34 <joo> Heh.
01:35 <joo> !r d6+1 -- Damage to Hawthorn.
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01:35 <PageBot> joo: 6=5(+1) -- Damage to Hawthorn.
01:35 <joo> !r d6+1 -- Damage to Waldemar.
01:35 <PageBot> joo: 5=4(+1) -- Damage to Waldemar.
01:35 <Theo> Sparrow looks up and grits his teeth before looking at the eggs. In a quick choice, he sprints toward them.
01:35 <joo> Oh... add 1 to the damage to Hawthorn.
01:36 <joo> Hawthorn is being swarmed by 3 of the bird-people at once, while Sparrow and Waldemar have 2 each.
01:36 <Theo> Now, would my roll be dex or quick thinking?
01:36 <Bruce> For some reason I read "Hawthorn is being smashed by 3 of the bird-people at once"
01:37 <joo> Waldemar, the talons scratch at your face, leaving deep cuts, and preventing you from unleashing your song.
01:37 <joo> I think that's Quick Thinking, Sparrow.
01:37 <Bruce> It wasn't going to be much of a song.
01:38 <Theo> !r 2d6 (Defy Danger with Quick Thinking)
01:38 <PageBot> Theo: 7=5+2 (Defy Danger with Quick Thinking)
01:39 <Theo> Come at me GM. Give me an Ugly Choice.
01:39 <Bruce> oof.
01:40 <joo> Hmm... that could be arranged.
01:41 <Bruce> One of the birds grabs you and looks deeply into your eyes. You can avoid getting harmed by it if you let it take you as its human wife.
01:41 <joo> Hahaha.
01:41 <Theo> Haha!
01:41 <joo> Was Sparrow's intention to draw the bird-people away from his allies by threatening the eggs?
01:42 <Theo> Yup.
01:43 <joo> You manage to get there, Sparrow, but half of the avians are hot on your human tail. You can either defend yourself against them here, or you can smash some eggs and draw the attention of the whole flock.
01:44 <joo> If you choose the former, it might be difficult for your allies to intervene.
01:44 <Theo> I'll be a Bro and attract the whole flock, but only smash one egg.
01:47 <joo> Waldemar, you smash open one of the eggs, and a half-formed life spills out of it. One of the avians releases a terrible cry of rage, and flies at you, its beak snapping; the rest of them seem to be affected by this, and swarm you.
01:47 <joo> Hawthorn and Waldemar, you're left alone. What do you do?
01:47 <joo> *Sparrow!
01:49 <Theo> Don't be giving that bard credit for my awesome bravery!
01:50 <Vaylon> Hawthorn groans in agony at the rage of the bird-men, and seeing Sparrow distract the others, he raises his hands, muttering something under his breath.
01:51 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Burning Hands
01:51 <PageBot> Vaylon: 11=5+4(+2) Cast a Spell: Burning Hands
01:51 <Vaylon> If the ones near me are just distracted and haven't moved away, I'll try to kill just them.
01:51 <Bruce> Waldemar watches as Sparrow pulls off this stunt. "Sparrow, you brave fool! Hold fast!" He sprints towards the action and slashes out with his broadsword at one of the bird-men.
01:52 <joo> You can do that, Hawthorn: you can catch three of them in your spout of flame.
01:52 <Vaylon> !r 2d4 Fire Damage
01:52 <PageBot> Vaylon: 2=1+1 Fire Damage
01:53 <joo> You singe their feathers badly, but they're still focused on murdering Sparrow.
01:53 <joo> Probably for having a racist name.
01:53 <Theo> Hahaha!
01:54 <joo> Waldemar may roll his damage.
01:54 <joo> Meanwhile, Sparrow, what will you do to avoid being torn into pieces?
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01:55 <Bruce> !r d6 magic damage
01:55 <PageBot> Bruce: 6 magic damage
01:55 <joo> Heh.
01:56 <Theo> Sparrow holds fast, his sword and dagger held in a defensive position. He quickly tries to move behind the eggs, hoping to use them as a type of shield.
01:56 <joo> Waldemar, the opal-hilted broadsword still holds a keen edge, and it bisects your enemy. The avian blood runs down the blade and onto your hand, as it does, knowledge of its enchantment flows into your mind:
01:56 <Theo> !r 2d6+2 (Defy Danger+Dex)
01:57 <PageBot> Theo: 13=6+5(+2) (Defy Danger+Dex)
01:57 <Bruce> Just coat yourself in egg fluid.
01:57 <Bruce> Oh my god.
01:57 <Bruce> The power of believing in something really hard really does work.
01:59 <joo> Green Opal Broadsword (+1 damage, 2 weight)
01:59 <joo> A broadsword with a green opal decorating its hilt.
01:59 <joo> After you have drawn an enemy's blood with this blade and mingled it
01:59 <joo> with your own, choose one of the following when you slay the enemy:
01:59 <joo> - Heal yourself of half the HP the enemy lost to you.
01:59 <joo> - Take +2 damage forward against an enemy in the same water.
01:59 <joo> - Take +1 forward for Aid or Interfere an ally in the same water.
02:00 <Bruce> That sounds like a good way to get Bird Flu.
02:01 <joo> Heh.
02:01 <joo> Oh, I might need to re-write that to make it clearer...
02:01 <joo> "After you have drawn an enemy's blood with this blade and mingled it with your own in common waters, ...
02:02 <Bruce> Ahhh.
02:02 <joo> Of course, the "common waters" can be just your own blood serum, but that deprives you of the second two options.
02:03 <Bruce> Well... I'll figure out what you're on about as we go along.
02:03 <Bruce> No wonder that the last guy who had this thing died. He was trying to fight on fucking land with it.
02:04 <Vaylon> Let's just give the sword to a merfolk in exchange for something else.
02:04 <joo> Sparrow, you are successful in expertly dodging the angry talons and beaks of your attackers, and nestle yourself behind some eggs. The birds still come at you, but it will take them a bit of time to go around.
02:05 <Bruce> No, it's just missing the other artifact that makes it more useful. The Blade of Grass longs for its sisters, the Arrows of Rain.
02:05 <joo> Heh.
02:06 <joo> You all have an opportunity to act now. What will you do?
02:08 <Bruce> Waldemar slashes at one of the birds attacking Sparrow from behind, attempting a dirty-style de-winging.
02:08 <joo> Ooof.
02:08 <joo> Let's see what everyone is doing before seeing the Consequences.
02:08 <Bruce> But realistically it'll just die. lol
02:09 <Theo> Using one of his throwing daggers, Sparrow throws it at one of the birds, "Keep coming and I'll just destroy more of your eggs!" he shouts at them, picking one up as he does so.
02:09 <joo> Hmm...
02:09 <Bruce> Let me roll+CHA to convince the GM that the eggs are explosive.
02:09 <Theo> Haha!
02:09 <joo> Well, if you want to do both of those things, that will probably be defying danger.
02:10 <joo> Otherwise, it's either Volley or Parley.
02:10 <Vaylon> Hawthorn hesitates, looking over the scene of the angry bird-men in dismay. Finally, he begins to utter a prayer for Sparrow's boon with a quiet entreaty to flee and no longer harm these creatures, mad though they are.
02:10 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Bless
02:10 <PageBot> Vaylon: 11=5+4(+2) Cast a Spell: Bless
02:10 <joo> Oh, they mad.
02:11 <joo> His "quiet entreaty to flee" consisted of casting a spell with "They take +1 ongoing so long as battle continues and they stand and fight."
02:12 <Vaylon> Life is full of paradoxes.
02:12 <Theo> Let's go for a volley this time around.
02:12 <joo> So you're not doing the Egg Thing for now?
02:12 <Theo> !r 2d6+2 (Volley)
02:12 <PageBot> Theo: 5=1+2(+2) (Volley)
02:13 <Theo> Nope and neither am I doing any damage it seems
02:13 <joo> Unfortunately, even with the +1 from Bless, that's still a failure.
02:13 <Theo> Yup XD
02:14 <joo> Sparrow, one of your throwing knives sails through the air, then sinks into the bog some way away.
02:14 <Bruce> Fucking thieving bogs.
02:15 <joo> Waldemar, the bird-people are alert enough now they're prepared to defend themselves against you. Roll Hack and Slash.
02:15 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 Hack and Slash
02:15 <PageBot> Bruce: 10=6+3(+1) Hack and Slash
02:16 <joo> In addition to the normal choices, you may choose also to deal your damage to 2 enemies at once (and bear both counter-attacks).
02:16 <Bruce> Waldemar feeds his blade seconds this time.
02:16 <Bruce> No, I will just deal extra damage.
02:17 <Bruce> !r d6 d6+1
02:17 <PageBot> Bruce: 3 5=4(+1)
02:17 <joo> !r d6 -- Damage to Waldemar
02:17 <PageBot> joo: 5 -- Damage to Waldemar
02:21 <joo> Waldemar, the bird-person turns to you and lashes out with their claws, making cuts even through your armour, and drawing your blood; but a stroke from your broadsword ends its life. Your blood and its mingles together on your arm. You're healed of 2 HP.
02:22 <joo> Sparrow, your time is up now, and the bird-persons are now swarming you from all sides. You have little hope of dodging away, now, unless you somehow slip through the feathery mass. Sharp talons reach for you. What do you do?
02:23 <Theo> Cry?
02:24 <Theo> Sparrow braces himself to defend against the oncoming attacks.
02:24 <Theo> !r 2d6+1 (Defend)
02:25 <PageBot> Theo: 8=3+4(+1) (Defend)
02:25 <Theo> Shoot.
02:25 <joo> Hmm... hold 1!
02:25 <joo> What will you do against this current attack?
02:25 <Theo> Halve the attack’s effect or damage
02:25 <joo> !r d6+5 -- damage to Sparrow
02:26 <PageBot> joo: 6=1(+5) -- damage to Sparrow
02:26 <joo> Lucky.
02:26 <Theo> I've been lucky all through this
02:27 <joo> The avians claw at you incessantly, but in their anger they aren't able to land hits deft enough to seriously break your defence.
02:28 <joo> You lose 2 HP.
02:28 <joo> Waldemar and Hawthorn, what are you doing?
02:30 <Bruce> Waldemar can't keep watching his homie get torn apart. He's going to back up to one of the eggs, fending off the bird still on him, and attempt to pacify the birds with the threat of murdering more of their chitlin.
02:30 <joo> I'm sure that will calm them down.
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02:31 <Bruce> Everyone just calm down~ *holding them at gunpoint*
02:31 <joo> LOL
02:31 <Theo> Hahaha!
02:31 <joo> Hawthorn: "Well good, let's settle this Christian-like."
02:33 <joo> Hawthorn, you may attempt this. That will be Parley.
02:33 <Bruce> You mean Waldemar von Formbach, Bird-Man Emissary.
02:33 <joo> Fuck.
02:33 <joo> Yes.
02:34 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 This Is Getting Scary
02:34 <PageBot> Bruce: 8=5+2(+1) This Is Getting Scary
02:34 <Bruce> Waldemar holds his boot above the egg threateningly, and gets the birds' attention with a shout.
02:39 <joo> The bird-persons turn and observe you for a few seconds. The one from earlier who became enraged when Sparrow smashed the egg caws angrily, and makes for Sparrow still; but two other grab it. There's a bit of fighting, then they turn again.
02:40 <joo> One of the bird-people, who looks older and larger than the others, alights to the ground, and makes its ungainly way towards you, Waldemar. It gestures angrily at the smashed egg, then at Sparrow, making a questioning caw.
02:42 <Bruce> Waldemar points at Sparrow and then taps his fist against his chest. He will not sell Sparrow to these dirty birds.
02:43 <Theo> Sparrow stands up in the nest, his shortsword still drawn but his dagger sheathed.
02:43 <Theo> <3
02:44 <joo> The Angry Bird from earlier croaks out something that sounds like "kill... for kill!"
02:44 <joo> The older one answers, "blood... is blood! We take big one."
02:46 <Bruce> Damm.
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02:46 <Theo> "Waldemar.." Sparrow says quietly, "Ask why they attacked when we were posing no threat to the nests initially."
02:46 <Bruce> This is quite the diplomatic situation.
02:46 <joo> Another bird lands in a tree behind you, Waldemar, and extends a talon around your neck. "You fool die for fool? Or whaat?"
02:48 <Bruce> Waldemar clears his throat. "I... think... NOT!" He turns to shout at the bird behind him at the last second!
02:49 <Theo> Sparrow grits his teeth and steps out of the nest, sheathing his sword and listening quietly, "Wait." he says, his voice low.
02:49 <Bruce> Sorry, Sparrow, I think I have committed to this being a Hoedown.
02:50 <Theo> Seems you have!
02:50 <joo> You may opt to allow Sparrow to interrupt you if you like.
02:50 <Vaylon> No, that's Interfere!
02:50 <joo> Interfere? I don't think that's what Sparrow is doing.
02:51 <Theo> No I'm just a slower typer that Bruce
02:51 <Vaylon> Hmm... If you say so.
02:51 <joo> I'm saying that we may say Sparrow said that before Waldemar made the move.
02:51 <joo> Since the order of IRC messages doesn't seem so important.
02:52 <Bruce> No, Waldemar is looking to get alignment XP tonight.
02:52 <Bruce> Interfere if you dare!
02:52 <Theo> Haha!
02:52 <joo> If that's how you want to do it.
02:52 <Theo> Go for it!
02:53 <Bruce> !r 2d6+2 u cant make an omelit......
02:53 <PageBot> Bruce: 13=5+6(+2) u cant make an omelit......
02:53 <Bruce> !r d10 Damage
02:53 <PageBot> Bruce: 10 Damage
02:53 <Bruce> That fucking tree better not be standing after this.
02:53 <joo> It looks like Interfere wouldn't be any good, anyway...
02:54 <joo> What does Waldemar do with the egg he's holding?
02:54 <Bruce> He wasn't holding it, just threatening to stomp it.
02:54 <joo> Oh, yes.
02:55 <Bruce> He won't stomp it, though. That would be rude.
02:56 <joo> Waldemar, your mighty voice causes the air to shake, and the bird behind you falls to the ground, its ears bleeding. A few second later, your "NOT!" echoes back, then again, softter.
02:57 <joo> The birds are still standing in amazement, but then they all go for Sparrow, trying to lift him up into the air.
02:57 <joo> What do you all do?
02:59 <Vaylon> Hawthorn, who has been until this time standing at a total loss, is finally moved to action with the shout. Quietly, sinking to his knees into the muck of the bog, he opens his last healing potion and offers it to the waters with a plaintive prayer.
03:01 <Bruce> How many birds still live?
03:01 <joo> 5 birds.
03:02 <Bruce> I felt bad for killing those first two. But I made a token effort of Diplomacy, and now I'm not getting Dark Side points anymore.
03:02 <Bruce> What's Sparrow's HP at?
03:02 <joo> I wonder if the Firebringer is getting bored of healing potions...
03:02 <Theo> 16/20
03:02 <joo> Sparrow is at 17/19, by my count.
03:02 <Bruce> Close enough.
03:03 <joo> I don't know how you got 20 max HP.
03:03 <Bruce> Didn't he just get +1 Constitution?
03:03 <Theo> I increased my constitution
03:03 <joo> Oh... I thought that was DEX.
03:03 <Vaylon> Well, that's too bad, because that's all I have left, and he isn't a god who accepts blood.
03:03 <Bruce> Waldemar slips on his brassies, and charges forward with a war cry. He punches one of the birds taking to the air in the back of the head!
03:03 <joo> Well, you'll probably just get a shitty boon, then.
03:04 <Bruce> The Firebringer will light your pipe for you for free once.
03:04 <Theo> Sparrow cries out and twists and turns as he's grabbed, trying to break free.
03:05 <Bruce> Trying to beak free
03:05 <joo> Did you take Sparrow's armour into account for the last damage he received, Theo?
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03:06 <Theo> I did. I may have had my numbers wrong.
03:06 <joo> Hmm... well, I'll say he's at 18/20, because I can only see he lost 2 HP.
03:07 * Theo facepalms.
03:07 <Theo> I know what i did.
03:07 <Theo> I didn't give him full health from camping.
03:07 <joo> Ah.
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03:11 <joo> Deus ex Machina [|||| ] 17%
03:12 <Bruce> It stops at 99%, and then joo refreshes his PayPal account rapidly.
03:14 <Vaylon> Haha.
03:15 <joo> Hawthorn, your god offers you some Knowledge of a Hidden Thing near where you are standing: there is a pocket of explosive swamp gas trapped near here. With your Fire, you could ignite and and cause a Dangerous distraction.
03:16 <Bruce> Eww, swamp gas.
03:17 <joo> You'll have to duck down and dig with your hands until it start to bubble up, then unleash an Underwater gout of fire to ignite it, and hope it doesn't kill you.
03:17 <joo> Or perhaps you can think of a more clever way of going about it.
03:21 <Vaylon> All right.
03:21 <joo> Sparrow, the talons are hooked into your flesh, so you'll find it difficult to escape... but you might just be able to do it with some Godly dexterity.
03:22 <joo> You may Defy Danger with DEX, if you like.
03:22 <Theo> !r 2d6+2 (Defy Danger+Dex)
03:22 <PageBot> Theo: 8=1+5(+2) (Defy Danger+Dex)
03:23 <joo> Let's see what your Explosion Friend does.
03:24 <joo> What will it be, Hawthorn? Will you just set it on fire with your Hands?
03:25 <Vaylon> Yes, Hawthorn will dig until he finds the pocket of gas, then set it alight with his spells.
03:25 <joo> I will say no roll is necessary for casting that, because the Firebringer loves destroying local ecology, but...
03:27 <joo> There is a thunderous boom under all of your feet! Hawthorn is blown into the air along with a plume of hot swamp water. Those near the nests are knocked off their feet as the ground starts to crack. And Sparrow...
03:28 <joo> The birds are terribly alarmed by this catastrophe, and you wriggle free, causing them to drop you. Unfortunately, they'd already flown quite high.
03:28 <joo> You may choose to land either in the middle of some unknown swamp waters, or near your friends, in a place where the ground appears to be sinking.
03:29 <Theo> I choose random swamp waters.
03:29 <joo> Hawthorn, what will you do to avoid injury as you're blown into the air?
03:30 <joo> And Waldemar, what are you doing as this happens?
03:32 <Bruce> Waldemar will start sprinting below Hawthorn, and prepare to heroically catch him as he lands and then heroically bugger off.
03:33 <joo> You'll just sprint over the surface of the water, eh?
03:33 <joo> Oh, Hawthorn!
03:33 <joo> Perhaps that will be Aiding him in his survival, but let's see what he does.
03:34 <Vaylon> Hawthorn will just try not to think too hard about his predicament and embrace death.
03:35 <joo> Hahah.
03:35 <joo> Good idea.
03:35 <joo> Take -1 forward to Last Breath!
03:35 <joo> (joke)
03:36 <Theo> XD
03:36 <joo> Waldemar, you may be able to catch Hawthorn with some nimble footing. Defy Danger with DEX.
03:37 <Bruce> ahh,
03:37 <Bruce> !r 2d6-1 Defy Danger with DEX
03:37 <PageBot> Bruce: 7=2+6(-1) Defy Danger with DEX
03:39 <joo> Sparrow, you surface in the foul waters, which have already covered you with grime, just in time to see a big, scaled tail sliding into the water from some reeds.
03:41 <joo> You can see the Nest Site past a bank which is about 10 metres of swimming from where you are. The nearest shore is half that distance, but it doesn't seem to be connected to the other one.
03:42 <joo> www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX3bN5YeiQs
03:43 <joo> Waldemar, you catch Hawthorn in your arms, but his weight sends you both tumbling down into a pit that was opened up by the explosion!
03:43 <joo> The bird-people are nowhere to be seen.
03:44 <joo> And their eggs, you briefly see, are mostly scattered by the explosion, also.
03:45 <Bruce> o well.
03:45 <Bruce> What's it like in this pit? If it's deep, I'll whip out a grappling hook from my adventuring gear.
03:46 <joo> The pit is lovely, dark and deep; but you haven't quite fallen into it yet. If you want to find out, you can certainly let yourself fall into it.
03:47 <joo> This is your Status: z0r.de/2032
03:47 <Bruce> I don't
03:47 <Bruce> I don't have time for this nonsense. Waldemar hangs on to anything he can grab onto nearby, and pulls them both up.
03:48 <joo> A heroic effort. You manage to gain a single handhold, with Hawthorn still grasped in your other arm and apparently suffering from some brain damage from the explosion.
03:48 <Bruce> RIP.
03:48 <joo> If you want to Lift both of yourselves up, that will probably be DD with Strangth.
03:49 <Bruce> Climbing usually seems to be more Constitution related, but I suppose I can see that too.
03:49 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 Defy Danger with Climbing
03:49 <PageBot> Bruce: 12=6+5(+1) Defy Danger with Climbing
03:49 <joo> Damnn.
03:50 <joo> Well, when you're carrying a Priest with you, you need some strength.
03:50 <Vaylon> I'm not dead yet.
03:50 <joo> Good, because otherwise that would have been a wasted roll.
03:50 <Theo> Sparrow curses as he spies the tail, swimming quickly for the shore.
03:54 <joo> Waldemar and Hawthorn, you're standing on solid ground, now. This music starts playing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw0FP9putKM
03:55 <joo> Sparrow, Defy Danger with DEX to swim quickly enough to escape a Watery Fate.
03:55 <Theo> !r 2d6+2 (Defy Danger+Dex)
03:55 <PageBot> Theo: 8=2+4(+2) (Defy Danger+Dex)
03:55 <Bruce> If Sparrow gets out of the water, I say we get the feck out of here and just climb a tree or something to find our way to the tomb.
03:55 <Theo> There is a hill next to us.
03:56 <joo> Sparrow, you reach the bank. As you clamber up, something closes on your foot and starts to pull you back down!
03:56 <Bruce> Yes, but fighting these birds has Cost us.
03:57 <Bruce> I'm assuming the birds are still a threat, at least.
03:57 <Bruce> Maybe they returned to Bird Land with their eggs.
03:58 <Theo> Sparrow drops as he's pulled backwards, drawing his dagger and moving to stab at the hand grasping him.
03:58 <joo> Heh. You think it's a hand, eh?
03:59 <Theo> Well.. thing then
03:59 <Vaylon> Hawthorn recovers his senses enough to suddenly grasp Waldemar's shoulder and murmur a prayer.
03:59 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
03:59 <PageBot> Vaylon: 11=5+4(+2) Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
03:59 <Vaylon> !r 1d8 Healing
03:59 <PageBot> Vaylon: 8 Healing
03:59 <Theo> What defy danger will that one be? Strength?
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04:00 <joo> Hmm... if you want to avoid being pulled underwater while doing this, I think it would be CON.
04:01 <joo> Waldemar is fully healed!
04:01 <joo> Meanwhile, you see bird-people wheeling overhead again - more of them than before.
04:01 <Theo> !r 2d6+1 (Defy Danger+Con)
04:01 <PageBot> Theo: 9=6+2(+1) (Defy Danger+Con)
04:03 <joo> Sparrow, you plunge your knife into whatever was grasping your leg under the water, and its hold releases, while a green-black fluid rises to the surface of the water; then a massive crocodile-like creature apparently with multiple pairs of legs rears up out of the water, bearing down on you.
04:04 <joo> It has three rows of pointed teeth in a long crocodilian mouth, which are about to clasp your torso.
04:05 <joo> Hawthorn and Waldemar, you see this, if you take the time to look around you, as well as the approaching flock of bird-people.
04:05 <joo> Ah, yes, roll your damage, Sparrow.
04:06 <Vaylon> Oh, dear.
04:06 <Bruce> Waldemar just wants to get the fuck out of here! He charges forward and tries to slash out at the crocodile before it can murder his friend.
04:07 <Theo> !r d8
04:07 <PageBot> Theo: 4
04:07 <joo> (That was for the previous stabbing.) Now, what will Sparrow do?
04:08 <Theo> "Oh shit." is all Sparrow can mutter, trying to roll away from the jaws.
04:08 <Theo> !r 2d6+2 (Defy Danger+Dex)
04:08 <PageBot> Theo: 9=6+1(+2) (Defy Danger+Dex)
04:10 <Vaylon> Is Sparrow still under the effects of the Bless?
04:11 <joo> No, because the battle ended.
04:11 <Vaylon> Ahh.
04:13 <joo> Sparrow, you manage to roll to the side just in time to avoid its deadly bite, but it keeps hold of your leather armour and tears a large portion of it off. It will grant 0 armour until you're able to repair it.
04:14 <joo> At this time, Waldemar arrives on the scene, and the Crocodilian lashes its tail and hisses, looking up with slitted eyes at this new Challenger.
04:14 <joo> Roll Hack and Slash if you wish to fite.
04:14 <Vaylon> Hawthorn splays his hands toward the leviathan.
04:15 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Burning Hands
04:15 <PageBot> Vaylon: 8=2+4(+2) Cast a Spell: Burning Hands
04:15 <Theo> Sparrow sheaths his dagger and draws his broadsword, charging at the crocodile himself.
04:15 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 Hack and Slash
04:15 <PageBot> Bruce: 4=2+1(+1) Hack and Slash
04:15 <Vaylon> Hawthorn will lose the magic of the spell for now.
04:15 <Vaylon> !r 2d4 Fire Damage
04:15 <PageBot> Vaylon: 4=3+1 Fire Damage
04:16 <Bruce> The ground starts to quake, and a swamp worm swallows Waldemar, Hawthorn, Sparrow, and the crocodile all at once!
04:16 <joo> Hahah.
04:16 <Vaylon> Haha.
04:17 <joo> Waldemar, its long, scaled tail whips around with surprising alacrity and knocks you off your feet, into the water. It's about to go for the kill, but Hawthorn's fire distracts it.
04:19 <joo> The crocodile recedes into the water, snapping its jaws at you as you approach, Sparrow. Roll Hack and Slash, if you dare.
04:20 <joo> The green opal on the hilt of your blade glows gently when submerged in water, Waldemar.
04:20 <Theo> !r 2d6+1 (Hack & Slash)
04:20 <PageBot> Theo: 4=1+2(+1) (Hack & Slash)
04:20 <Theo> Ouch.
04:21 <joo> !r d8+3 -- Damage to Sparrow
04:21 <PageBot> joo: 9=6(+3) -- Damage to Sparrow
04:21 <Theo> ;_;
04:21 <Vaylon> RIP.
04:21 <joo> Yeah, rip. You take a bad wound to your arm, Sparrow.
04:21 <joo> It's still attached, though, happily.
04:22 <Bruce> Waldemar picks himself up and tries to behead this asshole!
04:22 <joo> The creature, now submerged in the water, goes for Waldemar, who is also in the water.
04:23 <joo> It darts forward, trying to grab your feet in its jaws. Roll Hack and Slash.
04:24 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 Please
04:24 <PageBot> Bruce: 3=1+1(+1) Please
04:24 <joo> Hahahah.
04:24 <joo> PageBot is written in INTERCAL, so if you say Please too often it punishes you.
04:24 <Theo> Wow!
04:25 <joo> !r d8+3 -- Damage to Waldemar
04:25 <PageBot> joo: 6=3(+3) -- Damage to Waldemar
04:26 <Vaylon> Hawthorn rushes for Sparrow, placing his hands on the poor man's chest, muttering quietly.
04:26 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
04:26 <PageBot> Vaylon: 11=6+3(+2) Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
04:26 <Vaylon> !r 1d8 Healing
04:26 <PageBot> Vaylon: 3 Healing
04:26 <joo> Waldemar, it grabs hold of your legs, and starts to roll around in the water, twisting. If you want to avoid having your leg broken, you'll need to Roll With It.
04:27 <joo> Sparrow is restored to 13/20 HP, by my count.
04:28 <Vaylon> That's what I have.
04:28 <Theo> Did you include his armour in that damage roll? He has none currently.
04:28 <joo> Therefore, Waldemar, you are pulled down under the water, struggling with this Beast.
04:28 <joo> Oh...
04:29 <joo> I might have forgotten that.
04:29 <Theo> I have 12
04:29 <joo> Okay, then it's 12.
04:29 <Vaylon> Ahh.
04:30 <Bruce> Waldemar tries to punch the crocodile into letting him go, with his brassies knuckly.
04:30 <joo> Hahahah. Was he just wearing that thing the whole time?
04:30 <Bruce> He was going to punch birds earlier, but it got lost in the confusion.
04:30 <joo> Oh.
04:31 <joo> Well, it probably wouldn't have worked, anyway.
04:31 <joo> But this will, for sure, bro.
04:31 <Bruce> !r 2d6+1 Defy Danger with Punching
04:31 <PageBot> Bruce: 6=4+1(+1) Defy Danger with Punching
04:31 * Bruce is crying.
04:32 <joo> Dammn.
04:32 <Bruce> someone just bloody help me
04:32 <joo> !r d8+3 -- Damage to Waldemar
04:32 <PageBot> joo: 7=4(+3) -- Damage to Waldemar
04:32 <joo> The mighty jaws just close tighter on you, and sink into your flesh.
04:34 <joo> Sparrow and Hawthorn, you hear some bird-like cries behind you.
04:34 <Bruce> we need evac. EVAC
04:35 <joo> The GM's opinion: just leave Waldemar behind. He's gone.
04:35 <Vaylon> Hawthorn begins to pray, staring down into the murkey waters in horrow.
04:35 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Bless
04:35 <PageBot> Vaylon: 9=5+2(+2) Cast a Spell: Bless
04:35 <Vaylon> Hawthorn will lose the spell and bless Sparrow.
04:36 <Vaylon> Hawthorn says, "Kill the beast! Free my friend!"
04:36 <joo> Very well. Waldemar, you feel a Spiritual vigour course through you, despite your dire predicament. Thank god for small blessings.
04:36 <Vaylon> Hawthorn is blessing Sparrow!
04:36 <joo> ...
04:36 <joo> Oh, I see.
04:36 <Vaylon> *horror
04:36 <Theo> Sparrow quickly thanks Hawthorn and thrusts his broadsword at Hawthorn, "Use it." he hisses, drawing his shortsword and diving after the crocodile, aiming to stab him and release Waldemar.
04:36 <joo> Sorry, Waldemar.
04:37 <Bruce> Yeah, they really are giving up on me.
04:37 <Theo> !r 2d6+1+1 (Hack & Slash)
04:37 <PageBot> Theo: 4=2+1(+1)+1 (Hack & Slash)
04:37 <Theo> ;_;
04:37 <joo> Sparrow thrusts his broadsword at Hawthorn, and pierces his heart, killing him.
04:37 <Theo> XD
04:37 <Vaylon>
04:37 <Theo> Sorry Bruce!
04:37 <joo> Dammnn.
04:38 <Bruce> Am I missing a leg now?
04:39 <joo> Not quite yet.
04:39 <joo> I assume you meant your longsword, Sparrow, unless you obtained yet another sword while I wasn't paying attention.
04:39 <Theo> Yeah. That.
04:39 <Theo> I'm drunk and talking about broadswords with someone else XD
04:40 <joo> Sparrow, you swim at the crocodilian, brandishing your shortsword, but a lash from its tail knocks it out of your hand. Waldemar is still in its jaws, and it's swimming for the opposite bank with him.
04:40 <joo> Blood hangs heavy in the water.
04:41 <Theo> Sparrow swims after the reptile, hoping to Aid Waldemar.
04:41 <joo> Hawthorn, the bird-people are almost upon you. Perhaps you should start a new life as a mermaid.
04:42 <joo> What do you do, Waldemar?
04:42 <joo> It's becoming hard to hold your breath, I will note.
04:42 <joo> But of course you have a Beast Chest, so you can hold it for longer than usual.
04:42 <Bruce> Waldemar whips out his dagger and stabs wildly at the crocodile. If he wasn't underwater, you would see tears welling up in his eyes.
04:43 <joo> The same would be true for the crocodile.
04:43 <joo> Roll Hack and Slash!
04:44 <joo> Sparrow may Aid this endeavour.
04:44 <Theo> How do I roll Aid with a bond?
04:44 <joo> Roll 2d6 + the number of bonds.
04:44 <joo> 1, in this case.
04:45 <Theo> !r 2d6+1 (Save him!)
04:45 <PageBot> Theo: 12=5+6(+1) (Save him!)
04:45 <Bruce> Oh god, he's just going to spawn a second crocodile.
04:45 <Theo> \o/
04:45 <joo> Hahaha.
04:45 <Bruce> !r 2d6+2 And it ends too soon for us all
04:45 <PageBot> Bruce: 7=3+2(+2) And it ends too soon for us all
04:45 <joo> Maybe the battle is finally going in your favour!
04:45 <joo> Dammnnnn.
04:45 <joo> Roll your damage against the crocodilian.
04:46 <Bruce> !r d6 Damage
04:46 <PageBot> Bruce: 6 Damage
04:46 <Bruce> *coughin up blood* im still breathin
04:46 <joo> !r d8+3 -- Damage to Waldemar.
04:46 <PageBot> joo: 4=1(+3) -- Damage to Waldemar.
04:47 <joo> Holy shit. The Gods are in your favour.
04:47 <Bruce> Does my attack get it to let go of me?
04:48 <joo> Your knife sinks deeply into the beast's flesh, thanks to Sparrow's help, and its black blood darkens the water, making it difficult to see. In the confusion, you are released from its jaws.
04:48 <Bruce> Waldemar swims so fast out of there he practically starts sprinting on the surface of the water.
04:48 <Theo> Sparrow follows!
04:48 <joo> Sparrow, Waldemar, what do you do?! And what is Hawthorn doing, now?!
04:48 <joo> Heh.
04:49 <Vaylon> Hawthorn splashes after Waldemar, awkwardly fumbling with the longsword!
04:50 <joo> By the way, I think the +1 from Bless would have applied to the Aid roll, but it didn't matter in this case.
04:50 <joo> And where is "after Waldemar," exactly?
04:51 <Theo> "Get as much onto the shore as you can. We need to hide." Sparrow says breathlessly.
04:51 <joo> www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KfG8G3sUNs
04:52 <Vaylon> Wherever Waldemar is going.
04:52 <joo> It looks like you're leading this Retreat, Waldemar.
04:53 <Bruce> Well, if I make it to the shore, I'm fucking running into the forest.
04:53 <joo> If indeed it be a retreat.
04:53 <joo> Forest?!
04:53 <Bruce> Err,
04:53 <joo> That's quite a way.
04:54 <Bruce> I will start sprinting wherever the ground looks solid, as long as it won't have me running directly towards some birds.
04:56 <joo> Hmm... very well. Waldemar runs almost blindly wherever his feet take him, and the rest of you presumably follow. The setting sun casts long shadows before you. You make your way up hill, and you find a curious rock formation you're able to hide in.
04:57 <Bruce> Oh god.
04:57 <joo> Eventually the questing calls of the bird-people die out, and, looking around you, you see that a cave leads down into the rock where you are.
04:57 <Bruce> It's probably an ancient fucking crocodile god shrine.
04:58 <joo> Probbly.
04:58 <joo> What will you do now?
04:58 <Vaylon> Okay, how are we doing on HP?
04:58 <Bruce> I have 9/23 HP.
04:58 <joo> By my count: Waldemar 9/23, Sparrow 12/23, and Hawthorn 16/21.
04:59 <joo> Er... Sparrow 12/20.
04:59 <Bruce> I would have been in the Death Zone if that thing got another attack on me.
04:59 <Vaylon> !r 2d6+2 Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
04:59 <PageBot> Vaylon: 8=4+2(+2) Cast a Spell: Cure Light Wounds
04:59 <Bruce> Well, I suggest we don't camp here.
05:00 <Bruce> Do we have any idea where the tomb is from here?
05:00 <Vaylon> !r 1d8 Healing
05:00 <PageBot> Vaylon: 2 Healing
05:00 <joo> Who is Hawthorn healing?
05:00 <Vaylon> Hawthorn will take -1 ongoing to cast a spell.
05:00 <Vaylon> Murmuring a spell of well-being under his breath, his hand on tired Waldemar's shoulder, he glances down and frowns. "This is a nightmarish place."
05:00 <Vaylon> Waldemar.
05:01 <joo> Hmm... well, Sparrow, you were leading the way to the Tomb, and you haven't strayed too far from where you knew the direction to it.
05:01 <joo> It's to the North-East of here.
05:01 <Bruce> Waldemar sits back against the rock and catches his breath. "Indeed. But we have not the supplies to rest."
05:01 <joo> Damn. Waldemar's been reading the DW rules.
05:02 <Bruce> I mean, it takes time.
05:02 <Bruce> Presumably Waldemar realizes that if they spend more time sitting around healing, they'll just end up starving to death eventually.
05:02 <joo> Faire enough.
05:03 <joo> Perhaps we should call this a Session, and you can think on what to do next in the next one, then.
05:03 <Bruce> Hawthorn needs a spell from the Firebringer that lets him conjure Jalapeno Cheese Bread.
05:03 <joo> LOL
05:04 <joo> You should have taken some of those eggs, bro.
05:04 <Bruce> You get Dark Side points for eating those.
05:05 <Bruce> Like the Crunchy Chick from Fable.
05:05 <joo> But if there were an Iron Chef in this party, they would have likely insisted on it.
05:06 <Theo> I almost had Sparrow steal a coupl of those eggs actually XD
05:06 <joo> Hey, you still have that rotting dragonfly corpse.
05:06 <Bruce> That would not be the first time a Thief has stolen monster eggs.
05:06 <joo> You'll eventually be hungry enough.
05:07 <Bruce> Well, at least the XP was mad.
05:07 <joo> Since nobody has objected, I'll call it an End.
05:07 <joo> !missed-rolls
05:07 <PageBot> Missed rolls (estimated): Bruce: 9 of 20, Vaylon: 4 of 25, Theo: 4 of 12, joo: 5 of 18. Full list: <http://pastebin.com/nJ97D3u5>.
05:07 <joo> ...well, some of those are from before the session.
05:08 <joo> Waldemar failed 5 rolls, Sparrow 4, and Hawthorn 1.
05:09 <Bruce> Man, I'm throwing on full plate as soon as I find any, penalty or not.
05:09 <joo> Who satisfied their alignment move for this session?
05:09 <Vaylon> I think Hawthorn endangered himself to heal another.
05:09 <Theo> Not Sparrow!
05:09 <joo> Yes, he healed the swamp by pouring that potion into it.
05:09 <Bruce> I think Waldemar may have Spurred some things, but I'm not sure.
05:10 <joo> When did Hawthorn endanger himself to heal another?
05:10 <joo> I thought that Waldemar's alignment was still Neutral.
05:11 <Bruce> No, it's been Chaotic for at least a couple sessions.
05:12 <Vaylon> Hmm... he healed people during dangerous situations, but I suppose he didn't endanger himself.
05:12 <joo> Oh... so he did. I don't know why my notes are so out of d8.
05:13 <Bruce> Because you've lost control of your life, and you have become more Chaotic while I have grown more Lawful.
05:14 <joo> I can't recall that any of the action Waldemar spurred was decisive.
05:14 <joo> Indeed, almost all of the Action in this session was quite undecisive.
05:14 <joo> Therefore, I think that nobody gets alignment XP.
05:15 <joo> Did you learn something new and important about the world?
05:15 <Bruce> Yes, we learned that it's an asshole.
05:15 <Vaylon> Nope.
05:16 <Vaylon> It's a cold, cruel world, even to a holy man.
05:16 <joo> And here you are, wading through the Swamp Arsehole of the world.
05:17 <joo> I thought that the existence of the race of anthropomorphic birds might be considered significant.
05:17 <joo> However, perhaps they aren't intelligent enough to be so.
05:18 <joo> Did you overcome a notable monster or enemy?
05:19 <joo> The demented crocodile might be considered notable. It depends on your characters, I suppose.
05:19 <Bruce> I should have killed that old goddamn bird.
05:19 <joo> Finally, I don't think you looted any memorable treasure.
05:20 <joo> Given that it almost killed Waldemar, I think I'll count the crocodile and say that you get 1/3 session XP.
05:21 <joo> Does anybody have any bonds to form or resolve?
05:22 <Vaylon> Nope.
05:22 <Theo> Not me.
05:22 <Bruce> Not I.
05:23 <joo> In that case, Waldemar gains 6 XP, Sparrow 5, and Hawthorn 2, leaving them at respectively 9/9, 8/10, and 2/10 XP, respectively.