PrP: Haunted Playhouse

Log Info

• Title: Haunted Playhouse
• Emitter: Bahken
• Characters: Belladona (Dru5) Yngvild (Clr5) Flicker (Wtc2) Faiza (Pal5)
• Place: Alexandria - Ye Olde Playhouse
• Time: Jan 16, 2011
• Summary: Ye Olde Playhouse has fallen out of favor in recent years what with rumors of it being haunted, but a wealthy patron wishes to revitalize the place. So step one, clear out any pesky ghosts and get the place safe enough for a crew to properly clean it up.
• APL: 4
• Encounter 1: 2 Rat Swarms, 3 Dire Rats, and 1 Rat King CR 7

Ten1 - Thursday, January 15, 2015, 6:28 PM

Open/Closed: CLOSED: This event is only for the Confirmed players below.
             However, you can still sign up for this event with +event/signup,
             to let the GM know that you're available if one of the
             Confirmed players doesn't show up.
     Poster: Bahken
 Start Time: 09:30:00 PM (LOCAL), Friday, January 16, 2015  (1m 28s past date)
   Location: To Be Announced
Level Range: 2-5

Ye Olde Playhouse has fallen out of favor in recent years what with rumors of it being haunted, but a wealthy patron wishes to revitalize the place. So step one, clear out any pesky ghosts and get the place safe enough for a crew to properly clean it up.

 Signed up: none
 Confirmed: Belladona (Dru5)*   Yngvild (Clr5)*   Flicker (Wtc2)*   Faiza (Pal5)*

Jean Jambone, a notorious connoisseur of the arts has hired you to 'take back' "Ye Olde Playhouse" (Knowledge Local roll to learn more). Supposedly its haunted. He has hired you as a group to deal with the problem and take care of any threats so that a crew can come in, clean it up and turn it back into the thriving playhouse it once was.

<OOC> Bahken will let you all pose as I work on the particulars

Yngvild after some ale and possibly a cleansing bar brawl or so is back in her adventuring kit. Full plate, gleaming earthshatter, pack and belt of runescrolls. She seems cheerfull enough as she stomps along "So..." she rumbles to those around her "..any locals know anything about this 'haunted' place?" she asks.

Flicker has never heard of or ever seen a haunted playhouse, nor really did she get that it was more like a place that plays are done and not where people play. Well not that her happy go, bubbly attitude shows as she skips up and then around where the guildies where supposed to meet at, "I wonder if we will see some real ghosts! But no I don't know nothing about it yet."

When there's something strange in your neighbourhood theatre, who're you gonna call? Well, apparently Eluna's Silver Guard is one of them, as they've sent a representative: Faiza Belvade, as the redheaded shadow elf introduces herself as. She looks the part too, all gleamingly polished breastplate and shiny silver crescent symbol. Aside from the whole 'shadow elf' bit, that is. "I've been... remiss in attending playhouses of late," she admits, Charn obvious in her accent though somewhat polished off in favour of a more Alexandrian pronunciation. "I've seen haunted crypts, battlegrounds, and in one particularly memorable instance, a kitchen, but this is a first for me." Luminous red eyes narrow in thought.

<OOC> Bahken should probably say this now. If it gets to your turn and you don't respond after two ooc checks, we skip you automatically and you are considered to be delaying.

<OOC> Yngvild nods

<OOC> Faiza says, "Gotcha."

<OOC> Bahken waits on Bella's pose...

Belladona comes late to the party as she still gets turned around in the city. She ahs as she finally finds the place, "Here we are Samafa." She says as she looks around at the others, "Hello there, here to help with the haunting?" She asks as Samafa stretches out and prowls around a bit.

The meeting spot, outside of Ye Olde Playhouse is in an area that's steadily getting worse without the business and the glamour that once likely accompanied the abandoned theater. One of the double doors is shut, the other is hanging off its hinges, and there's a musty air coming from the theater. There's also a visible alleyway running around the building to the side.

<OOC> Faiza says, "Iiii'm going to be pinging Detect Evil at regular intervals. You know. Just to be on the safe side."

<OOC> Faiza, not paranoid at all, no sir.

Yngvild looks around at the others, her ice blues perhaps a little keener than her rougha nd ready manner may indicate "Yngvild Bjornsdottir, known as Bloodmane. Warrior of Angoron" she says in her powerful voice with a smile curving under her helm "Shall we?" she says with a nod to the broken doors.

<OOC> Flicker says, "Might note does the same with Detect Magic."

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Hmm not sure Bob Marley is the best music for ghost busting :P"

"Well. No time like the present, I suppose?" says the redheaded Mul'niessa, taking her shield off the hooks on the back of her breastplate and fastening it to her right arm. She doesn't draw her sword quite yet, though. "If any of you have any preparations to make before we head in, might be a good idea to do it before we, uh, go in." She smiles suddenly, bright white teeth startling against all that dark skin. "No fear. The Sky-Singer watches over us." It's spoken with such confidence - and such a gleam of that silver moon on that bright, bright breastplate - it's oddly reassuring. Of course, the sight of the solid steel of her blade as Faiza draws her sword is probably even more reassuring. She looks like she knows how to use it.

<OOC> Faiza says, "+4 to resist fear effects as long as you're within 10' of me, etc."

Flicker seems to be happy to be there and skips around a little more, "Flicker... Though all I call myself. Daddy calls me Princess, but then he's an important gobber chieftain." She seems very ready to get to finding out if there are really ghosts or what it is haunting the place. "We going to bust in and say. Put em up ghosties... you don't get the be here anymore." She pulls her Dragonspitter and makes like a gun fight is going to happen, "Pew pew... Bam!" The holsters it and looks quite smug and tough looking in a pose.

GAME: Bahken rolls 14: (20)+14: 34

GAME: Bahken rolls 11: (2)+11: 13

GAME: Bahken rolls 13: (4)+13: 17

<OOC> Faiza will be going in first. Heavy armour, shield, etc. Makes sense.

<OOC> Flicker says, "And I will ward the big heavy armored person. always do that, smart things being done."

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At a glance around Roleplay Room One -------------------

Flicker 0s 3'2" 30 Lb Goblin Female

   Short green gobber witch in leather.                                      

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Yngvild 2m 6'5" 210 Lb Human Female

   Towering red-haired Aesir woman.                                          

Faiza 24s 5'0" 120 Lb Shadow Elf Female

$nbsp;$nbsp;$nbsp;$nbsp;$nbsp;Redheaded shadow elf; martial attire.

Belladona 11m 6'2" 258 Lb Orc Female

   Curvaceous Ourch in Hide Armor                                            

Bahken 0s 6'0" 170 Lb Human Male

   An attractive, dark-skinned human in brightly colored clothes.            

GAME: Yngvild casts Bless. Caster Level: 5 DC: 15

Belladona nods to the others, "Hello I'm Essence Belladona of the Earth Warders and this is my companion Samafa." She looks over the building, "So are we going to go right in or are we going to scout out the outside first?"

Yngvild eyes the goblin and the Mul, luckily much of her sceptical expression is hidden behind a full faced helm. She lets out a slow breath as one hand reaches for her holy symbol "ANGORON!" she bellows in her usual manner of prayer "BLESS US AS WE STEP INTO BATTLE" she calls out as a bright blue glow shines from her eyes to engulf those around her. With that she looks to Bella and shrugs "Anyone know how to spot a trap?" she asks then peers at the obvious entrances curiously.

<OOC> Faiza typically spots a trap with her feet. *click* "Oh dear..."

<OOC> Flicker probably would have most magical ones covered with detect magic. It's her witchy second sight. :P

Faiza, for her part, appears... curiously cheered up by the loud proclamation. She even grins vaguely in Yngvild's direction before raising her shield into a ready stance, squaring her shoulders, and... well, stepping into the opening made by the door hanging off its hinges. "The light of the Silver Moon shine upon this place," she announces confidently, "and drive off any lurking evil." She pauses, and adds, "And if you're just people squatting in the building, you'd best clear out. Just saying."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Faiza are you actually casting light?"

<OOC> Faiza says, "No, it's a metaphorical kind of light."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Kay, Yng I think is the only one who can't see then"

<OOC> Faiza says, "I've got Darkvision, anyway."

The lobby itself is quite empty. What used to be curtains to the main theater have long since deteriorated. There are two paths leading to two aisles. There is also a staircase leading up to to a balcony. The concessions counter has long ago ceased to be. The wallpaper is faded and torn and there's a rather unpleasant odor, a kind of rank mildewy smell permeating everything.

Belladona hmms, "I guess we are going right in." She gets her shield and claws out, "Come on Samafa." She says as she heads in with the others with Samafa close behind her. She looks around and wrinkles her nose.

Flicker dance around following Fiaza even as eh nears for a but and makes a small inscription with her finger to the metal armor she wears, an infusion of mental strength and a soft glow makes the armor much more shiny than before. "There... I like the hard shelled people. They tend to keep me safe." And even so, it was Godwyn the first time she had gone out that had done that and made an impression. "You protect me I'll help protect you." She winks and dances around the middle of the group, Samafa gets her attention for a bit and she comes over to pet the cat. That's when Douse her pet Centipede peaks out and chirrs like he is trying to protect Flicker, isn't it cute.

"LIGHT" Yngvild calls out and indeed as she does a bright blue light beams out from her holy symbol so that the large human isn't stumbling around blind in the darkness. That done she takes a carved stone from her belt in one hand and a grip on her hammer with the other.

GAME: Yngvild casts Light. Caster Level: 5 DC: 14

"Charming. Really," says Faiza, grimacing slightly at the mildewy smell. "But looking thoroughly un-haunted, so far." The Elunan paladin raises her voice. "If there's anyone in here, we've come to clear the place out for the owners. We mean no harm, but if you're not legally allowed residence, you'll want to leave." So much for the stealthy approach, huh. Stepping into the approximate middle of the room, the redhead scans the surroundings, eerily glowing red eyes slightly narrowed as though in concentration. "Three obvious ways to go. Any preference?"

<OOC> Flicker says, "oh and by the way Fiaza WArd gives you. +2 deflection bonus to AC and a +2 resistance bonus on saving throws till you get hit or fail a savings roll that cancels the ward and have to apply again. :P"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Also folks be blessed for 5 minutes"

Belladona looks around and she sniffs a bit, "So what are we looking for? Zombies? Skeleton? Ghosts? What exactly was haunting this place?" She asks as she look saround and Samafa sniffs after she gets petted. The lioness is wearing some silvery metal chain barding.

Flicker looks around and doesn't seem to mind the smell all that much, she grew up in a pretty disgusting little village of all gobbers and sometimes they weren't all that hygienic or slow about using certain things as building materials, or anything really for that matter. "The guy never said, only that it was haunted... I don't think he wanted to ever come in her and find out for sure."

1. "Just for a change I would like to fight something or somewhere that smells nice" Yngvild rumbles with a faintly mournful tone to her booming voice. At the orc's question she shrugs her large shoulders with a clattering of metal on metal. Not one of nature's stealthiest creatures "Haunting usually means ghosts.." she ventures a little uncertainly, but doesn't seem too worried.

<OOC> Yngvild eyes that 1 "Weird"

<OOC> Bahken says, "So two doors and stairs, which way do you go?"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Stairs?"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "If they look solid enough, Yng will test"

<OOC> Faiza says, "If there's something up there, we face it first. If not, we get a good overview of the room below from the balcony."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Yng roll me knowldege/dungeoneering if you have it. perception otherwise"

GAME: Yngvild rolls perception: (8)+5: 13

<OOC> Bahken says, "The stairs look fine.. now roll the reflex check ;)"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Also she will test it with her hammer, carefully"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Poking at them with the weight"

<OOC> Bahken says, "That would still be knowledge engineering.."

<OOC> Yngvild o.O

<OOC> Bahken says, "Or dungeoneering rather"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "So I need that to test stairs with a weight? o.O"

<OOC> Bahken says, "To test them in such a way that leaves no weak spot"

GAME: Yngvild rolls reflex: (7)+3: 10

GAME: Belladona rolls perception: (8)+11: 19

<OOC> Bahken says, "The side on which you step cracks, no damage, and the other side seems fine.. you just found the weak side of the stairs."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Alternatively, you could have taken a 20 on your perception check but... that would have burned up time from your bless."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Pose looking them over, tapping the step with the hammer then stepping 'slightly' off of that and the stair crunching a little."

Yngvild looks doubtfully at the stairs, and considers her rather impressive weight "Hmph" she says as she uses her huge hammer to tap several times, then slowly puts her foot up and weight down, all the way until she hears a cracking sound. A curse escapes her as she almost goes through, then steps back and tests the other side "Be carefull, they ain't that safe" she advises

"I don't know, I heard about one place that'd had a vampire locked inside for the last century or so," comments Faiza to Yngvild's comment about ghosts, peering into a darkened corner. "The thing had gone insane with boredom. I doubt there'd be anything like that here, though." As the taller woman tests the stairs, the Mul'niessa paladin steps up to cover her, and then makes her way slightly up the safer side of the staircase once it's been examined. "Stairs it is." She begins to cautiously move up along the indicated side, shield first.

The rest of the stairs seem safe if you keep to the right even for the giantkin's weight. At the top of the stairs there's an opening leading out onto the balcony overlooking the theater. Through what remains of the curtains you can see a chandelier with one burning candle on it. The stage's curtains (still mostly intact) are down and.. is that.. voices?

GAME: Faiza rolls Perception: (8)+3: 11

<OOC> Faiza kinda jumped the gun on that one. <.<

You paged Faiza with 'Could be, if you got closer, like out onto the balcony, you might be able to tell for sure.'

<OOC> Bahken says, "Little bit"

Flicker dances up the stairs and both hands reach up tot he balcony top and she tip toes to look over it, "Anyone hear something?"

<OOC> Flicker says, "did my pose go through?"

<OOC> Faiza says, "If she seems to be moving past me, I'd be stepping out myself, to cover her."

<OOC> Bahken says, "It did, so you went right to the edge of the balcony Flicker?"

<OOC> Flicker says, "Yup."

Belladona hmms as she looks around as she hears the voices and she has her weapons ready, "Sounds like something is happening on the stage." She says as she focuses on that and looks around from her spot on the balcony.

<OOC> Faiza says, "Definitely stepping up with her, shield at the ready, then."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Safe to assume everyone is on the balcony? If so perception checks!"

GAME: Flicker rolls perception: (13)+7: 20

Yngvild glances sidelong to Faiza and blinks "An insane Vampire, we are coming back with reinforcements. Many reinforcements" she rumbles, even as a Warrior she has limits. As the goblin charges past she blinks, but seems content to let the little one act as an impromtu mine detector, the large Aesir moving at a more cautious pace.

GAME: Belladona rolls perception: (5)+11: 16

GAME: Yngvild rolls perception: (3)+5: 8

<OOC> Bahken says, "Faiza go ahead and pose following Flicker."

Looking slightly alarmed at the incautious approach by the gobber, Faiza rushes slightly to keep up, moving ahead with Flicker to try and cover her with her shield - or body, if need be. She's got those tanky instincts. "Careful--"

As you go in further, you can clearly hear voices from the stage area some fifty feet away. The thick curtain is down and still mostly holding up despite the years of neglect. From behind it you can hear a harsh voice, "THIS IS OUR LAST NIGHT! THAT WE WHO WERE SO LOST HAVE FOUND OUR ONLY PLIGHT DASH'D TO PIECES AT SUCH COST!" "No! Please! Your mad, stop!" a highpitched voice exclaims. "THAT'S NOT YOUR LINE!!!" The rough voice snarls, "BUT WHILE VARDAMA LOOKS DOWN, WE SHALL BOTH JOIN HER ERELONG, FOR WE WEAR BUT A SINGLE CROWN, FOR WHICH A DIRGE IS THE ONLY SONG!" The high-pitched voice replies, "No! No! Please Aiiiiiiiieeeee.... ..."

You paged (Belladona, Flicker) with 'You notice white cloth rustling around the edge of the curtains to the left and right.'

You paged (Belladona, Flicker) with 'Flicker and you notice something odd about the orchestra pit.. something undulating in a pile of filth.'

<OOC> Bahken says, "One last pose, then timestop"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Crap, and we're on the balcony. How far down?"

"Well not skeletons or zombies" Opines Yng as she hears the voices then glances back to the stairs "Down the stairs again unless someone wants to jump" she quips then starts her way down rather more carefully.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Twenty feet, but don't go crazy with your reaction pose :P"

Flickersmiles and wonders who it is and is a little sad she can't see them or whatever it is they are acting behind the curtain. But then her little dark eyes catch the orchestra pit and points, "Don't know what is behind the curtains, something white maybe, but look there in the pit, something is in it. Nope, only moving, don't know what is in it." She tries to be whispering, like she is some highborn pay goer in the best seats of the house discussing the play being acted out before them. In the moment one might say more than shouting it out like she might do normally.

Belladona hmms a little bit as she looks down, "There is something down there with all the musical insturments. Something is under the filth, if we go down there be careful of that."

<OOC> Faiza says, "How badly would it hurt if I jumped down? <.<"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Or at least towards the stairs here"

<OOC> Bahken says, "1d6 per 10 feet I believe, if you have acrobatics less"

<OOC> Faiza says, "... stairs it is. Back down, then around."

<OOC> Flicker should have took flight and dramatically float down with arms out and imagining like... big blazoned orchestra music playing...

<OOC> Bahken says, "Do you want to detect evil with your last pose??"

<OOC> Faiza says, "... yes."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Pose it!"

Ever had one of those days when everything goes wrong? That's Faiza's ENTIRE LIFE. She curses briefly - or at least utters something in Elven that sounds like it should be a curse - and lingers only long enough to squint out at the orchestra pit and the curtains beyond, as if trying to spot the things pointed out by the more perceptive members of the group. Then she whirls around and scrambles to get to the stairs and down them, to get the most direct route into the audience chamber proper without actually jumping down.

You paged Faiza with 'You sense the presense of evil! (You'll need to concentrate for more)'

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-  ATTENTION  -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

       Bahken has dropped a TIMESTOP!

       Please +init, then cease all roleplay and actions immediately and wait for Bahken to instruct you further.

       For additional in-combat commands, please type: +thelp.

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GAME: Faiza rolls initiative: Roll: 19 + Bonus: 2 = Total: 21

GAME: Yngvild rolls initiative: Roll: 4 + Bonus: 1 = Total: 5

GAME: You roll initiative for RK: Roll: 14 + Bonus: 4 = Total: 18

<OOC> Yngvild o.O

GAME: You roll initiative for SW: Roll: 7 + Bonus: 6 = Total: 13

GAME: You roll initiative for DR: Roll: 9 + Bonus: 3 = Total: 12

<OOC> Bahken says, "Ok, first up... the surprise round"

GAME: Flicker rolls initiative: Roll: 18 + Bonus: 3 = Total: 21

From just over the edge of the balcony, apparently clinging to the side swarms hundreds and hundreds of rats. Two large clusters, one covering Flicker and Faiza's area, while the other moves over and around Yngvild, Bella, and Samafa.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Anyone with uncanny dodge?"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Hahahano."

<OOC> Yngvild nopes

<OOC> Bahken says, "Then no AoOs"

<OOC> Faiza is only slightly better at dodging than a wall.

<OOC> Bahken says, "I'm going with one damage roll per swarm effects all within it. Let me know if that's wrong and each party needs their own attack roll"

GAME: Bahken rolls 1d6: (4): 4

GAME: Bahken rolls 1d6: (3): 3

GAME: You damaged Faiza for 4 points. 42 remaining.

GAME: You damaged Flicker for 4 points. 11 remaining.

GAME: You damaged Yngvild for 3 points. 35 remaining.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Bella, need you to roll init"

GAME: Belladona rolls initiative: Roll: 12 + Bonus: 3 = Total: 15

GAME: You damaged Belladona for 3 points. 39 remaining.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Also, Samafa takes 3 damage"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round One - Init 21.
     It is now Flicker's turn! Faiza is next!

GAME: Note Flat-footed on Flicker ended.

GAME: Belladona refreshes spells.

You paged Flicker with 'Rats! Rats everywhere!'

<OOC> Flicker says, "Going to cast mage armor on myself... reflexsive defense style. Hwagghhh"

You paged Flicker with 'Reflexive defense style??'

Flicker pages: LOL nothing, being dramatic like ick rats.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Oh yeah, fort saves from everyone please"

GAME: Belladona rolls fort: (4)+6: 10

GAME: Faiza rolls Fort: (6)+10: 16

GAME: Yngvild rolls fort: (5)+7: 12

GAME: Flicker rolls fort: (5)+3: 8

<OOC> Faiza says, "I've got a Flaming sword. Does that cancel the halved-damage thing?"

You paged (Belladona, Flicker) with 'you are nauseated'

<OOC> Belladona says, "No"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Bella, I need one for Samafa"

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+5: (15)+5: 20

Flicker pages: What's that do?

You paged (Belladona, Flicker) with 'Creatures with the nauseated condition experience stomach distress. Nauseated creatures are unable to attack, cast spells, concentrate on spells, or do anything else requiring attention. The only action such a character can take is a single move action per turn."'

<OOC> Flicker says, "well guess I won't be... other then staggering back to get behind others and away from the rats..."

<OOC> Bahken says, "You can make it to the doorway and out of the swarm if you wish"

<OOC> Flicker nods.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Pose it!"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round One - Init 21.
     It is now Faiza's turn! RK is next!

GAME: Note Flat-footed on Faiza ended.

You paged Faiza with 'Rats! RATS everywhere!'

GAME: Belladona rolls fort: (10)+6: 16

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+5: (16)+5: 21

<OOC> Faiza says, "Imma try and hack at the rats. Because ew. Also shiny flamey sword."

Belladona pages: Save from disease.

Flicker staggers back as the rats rush forward, her stomach heaving a little as they bite her, she waves her arms and moves towards the doorway trying to get away form the vermin.

Long distance to Belladona: Bahken nods, "Considering the late onset I was going to save that for the end.. but yeah I guess each attack gets its own save huh...

<OOC> Faiza says, "And power attack, why not."

You paged Flicker with 'Give me one more fort save'

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll it!"

GAME: Faiza rolls weapon1-2: (19)+10+-2: 27 (THREAT)

<OOC> Faiza says, "Confirming..."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Nope"

<OOC> Bahken says, "But it's a hit"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Uncrittable?"

<OOC> Bahken nods

<OOC> Bahken says, "A swarm has no clear front or back and no discernible anatomy, so it is not subject to critical hits or flanking."

<OOC> Faiza says, "Ah, right."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll damage"

GAME: Faiza rolls 1d8+4+4+1d6: (6)+4+4+(3): 17

<OOC> Bahken says, "8 damage. A good shot!"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round One - Init 18.
     It is now RK's turn! Belladona is next!

<OOC> Bahken says, "RK delays"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round One - Init 15.
     It is now Belladona's turn! SW is next!

GAME: Note Flat-footed on Belladona ended.

You paged Belladona with 'Rats! Rats everywhere!'

You paged Flicker with 'Psst, one more fort save.'

You paged Faiza with 'And one more fort save please'

"Rats. Why does it always have to be rats," says Faiza, suppressing her disgust at the swarm of hairy little bodies enough to bring that shining steel blade back... and as is sweeps forward again, it bursts into brilliant silver flames, bathing the scene in an eerie light and carving a bloody, burning swathe through the throng of vermin. "Be careful!"

GAME: Faiza rolls Fort: (14)+10: 24

<OOC> Belladona says, "Samafa will power attack, and I will move 5ft back and put away my claws and take out my club."

From afar, Faiza is immune to disease, btw, because paladin.

<OOC> Bahken says, "You want to knowledge check em at all?"

You paged Faiza with 'Oh yeah :)'

GAME: Belladona rolls knowledge/nature: (15)+10: 25

You paged Faiza with 'But not the nausea I think...'

You paged Belladona with 'As a swarm they do not threaten areas and do not make AoOs.'

Belladona pages: Okay. Rolling samafa's full power attacks.

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+3: (9)+3: 12

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+3: (11)+3: 14

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+3: (14)+3: 17

From afar, Faiza honestly isn't sure. But if the nausea comes from the disease-causing wossname...

You paged Faiza with 'Actually in this case I think it's caused by disgust at being covered in rats...'

GAME: Flicker rolls fort: (9)+3: 12

From afar, Faiza grins. "Now THAT I can understand."

You paged Belladona with 'Two hits, did she move out of the swarm?'

You paged Belladona with 'And did you?'

Belladona pages: She did not

You paged Belladona with 'Also because you're nauseated and you're only allowed a single move, I'll allow you to drop the claws and draw the club, but not 'put away the claws

You paged Belladona with 'I will allow you to move if you choose though as you draw the club'

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round One - Init 13.
     It is now SW's turn! DR is next!

Belladona pages: Okay I'll just back away 5 feet then and keep the claws out.

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d4+9: (4)+9: 13

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d4+9: (2)+9: 11

You paged Belladona with '5' will not take you out of the swarm, you can actually MOVE if you want to.'

You paged Belladona with 'Sticking with just the 5'?'

Belladona pages: I'll move out of the swarm then.

You paged Belladona with 'Kay!'

You paged Belladona with 'GOOD hit, Samafa in the battle of kitty versus rat represents. Swarm is still alive though and swarmed on her and Yngvild'

===================== Current Initiative Order - Round 1 =====================
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    21   Flicker             
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    21   Faiza               
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    18   RK                  
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    15   Belladona           
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 >> 13   SW                   <<
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    12   DR                  
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    5    Yngvild             Flat-footed (0 rnds remaining)               
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GAME: Bahken rolls 1d6: (2): 2

GAME: Bahken rolls 1d6: (2): 2

GAME: You damaged Faiza for 2 points. 40 remaining.

GAME: You damaged Yngvild for 2 points. 33 remaining.

<OOC> Bahken says, "2 damage to samafa and fort saves from Faiza, yngvild and samafa please. Two of them."

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round One - Init 12.
     It is now DR's turn! Yngvild is next!

GAME: Yngvild rolls fort: (6)+7: 13

GAME: Yngvild rolls fort: (11)+7: 18

GAME: Faiza rolls Fort: (18)+10: 28

GAME: Faiza rolls Fort: (14)+10: 24

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+5: (17)+5: 22

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+5: (17)+5: 22

Belladona backs away as the rat bites are not making her feel well. "Samafa attack!" She calls out as the lioness goes into a flurry of attacks. She misses with a bite, but her two paws reach out to crush the life out of much of the rat swarm.

Three strange apparations dressed in white with black hair seem to crawl backwards across the stage and then cling to the curtain as one pulls a rope causing the curtain to rise. There in the middle of the stage stands a facing to the right. He turns towards the audience as the curtain rises and snarls, "NO! NO! NOT TILL THE THIRD ACT!" on the left half of his face is makeup and part of a wig. It's only then that he notices the flaming sword and adventurers and a high pitch squeal comes from him, "Oh no! Now we'll never open on time." Looking down at the ochestra pit, he snarls, "DON'T BLAME ME! BLAME THEM!" He then pulls a nearby coord, a trapdoor opens under him and he falls, then a rather horrific creature that looks like a bunch of rats with its tails tied together charges out of the orchestra pit as the apparitions run across the rafters, the wigs and white tatters falling away to reveal dire rats.

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round One - Init 5.
     It is now Yngvild's turn! Flicker is next!

$nbsp;$nbsp;$nbsp;$nbsp;$nbsp; GAME: Note Flat-footed on Yngvild ended.

<OOC> Yngvild says, "YNGVILD SMASH RATS :)"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Smash 'em. Smash 'em good."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll it!"

GAME: Yngvild rolls 1d20+6+1+1: (3)+6+1+1: 11

GAME: RK's initiative total changed to 12

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Or not :("

<OOC> Bahken says, "That's a nope. they're EVERYWHERE!!!"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Any other actions?"

A rather loud "EWW" soon turns into an impressive stream of cursing as the swarm of filthy vermin washes over Yngvild. Still at least the goblin may feel at home. Or run away as it happens. The towering Aesir sneers slightly under her helm "Show some courage" she yells at Flicker as she hefts her hammer and smashes it down, scraping across her armor to try to dislodge the ones crawling into the joints. And manages to do little more than chip the floor.

<OOC> Yngvild doesn't real;ly have anything else do to

<OOC> Bahken says, "Kay."

GAME: NEW ROUND!

     Bahken advances the initiative order.
     Round Two - Init 21.
     It is now Flicker's turn! Faiza is next!

You paged Flicker with 'You're not nauseated anymore!!!'

<OOC> Flicker says, "Will be casting mage armor with dire rats coming into it. :P"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Cast away!, anything else? drawing readying?"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Two - Init 21.
     It is now Faiza's turn! Belladona is next!

<OOC> Flicker says, "Sure I'll draw my dragonspitter too."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Pose it!"

You paged Faiza with 'Kay! Your still surrounded by rats'

<OOC> Faiza says, "So uh. The rat... thing, and the dire rats, they're still in the orchestra pit/audience seating area, right?"

<OOC> Faiza says, "So we only have the swarms to contend with currently?"

GAME: Flicker casts Mage Armor. Caster Level: 2 DC: 16

<OOC> Bahken says, "They moved closer on their turn. Rat ... thing is 5' up the pillars to the balcony, The dire rats are split, two are 10' off the other is forty feet off in the rafters"

        Flicker isn't all that happy about being sick, nor being told to courage up and a string of foul gobber cursing, very unlady like and some a sailor might not even say due to respect and those around him. She seems mad and serious now as the new additions of rats themselves. "That isn't even good acting..." She growls and she speaks low, a glow surrounding her and she draws her pistol, "SoI, 'll get my shoot out after all."

<OOC> Bahken says, "One pulled the rope, so the other two got a speed jump but it lost distance."

<OOC> Faiza says, "Righty. Imma try and hack at more of the rats in the swarm. Just to thin out the numbers, kind of thing."

<OOC> Flicker says, "Able to roll nature, planes or acana knowledges to learn about the dire rats?"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Power attack again."

GAME: Faiza rolls weapon1-2: (3)+10+-2: 11

<OOC> Faiza D:

<OOC> Bahken says, "Nope"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll knowledge/nature for the rats though"

GAME: Flicker rolls knowledge/nature: (15)+9: 24

<OOC> Bahken says, "Just the dires or the strange thing with the tails?"

Whoosh! Somehow, every single rat in the swarm surrounding Faiza manages to jump out of the way of that terrible, burning sword. The most damage she does is slightly singe the tail of one of them. The Mul'niessa paladin, frustrated, shakes a rat off her shield. "Damned little -vermin-. Get -off-!"

<OOC> Flicker says, "Strange thing with the tails is far more interesting."

<OOC> Faiza says, "Rat king?"

<OOC> Bahken nods, "Yup

<OOC> Faiza says, "I actually know the term from a book, non-D&D. It's an urban myth thing."

<OOC> Bahken says, "It's smarter than your average rat, and is known to be a plaguebearer, rats around it spread much more disease and the RK itself spreads the black death :D"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Iiii suspect I'd better concentrate on that. o.O"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Two - Init 15.
     It is now Belladona's turn! SW is next!

You paged Belladona with 'Sorry about the delay'

You paged Belladona with 'You are no longer nauseated :)'

Belladona pages: Samafa will full attack with power attack the rat swarm and I'll cast barkskin on myself.

GAME: Belladona casts Barkskin. Caster Level: 5 DC: 15

You paged Belladona with 'Roll it!'

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+3: (20)+3: 23

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+3: (20)+3: 23

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+3: (5)+3: 8

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d6+6: (2)+6: 8

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d4+6: (2)+6: 8

You paged Belladona with 'Samafa has scattered the swarm around her and Yngvild!'

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Two - Init 13.
     It is now SW's turn! RK is next!

<OOC> Flicker really needs to get Misfortune.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Yngvild you get an AoO!"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Huzzah :P"

GAME: Yngvild rolls 1d20+6+1+1: (16)+6+1+1: 24

<OOC> Bahken says, "That's a hit!"

From afar, Belladona nods. You know that Samafa's natural attacks should do full damage right?

GAME: Yngvild rolls 2d6+4+1: (11)+4+1: 16

You paged Belladona with 'I didn't know that actually'

You paged Belladona with 'As natural weapons are separate from slashing and piercing weapons?'

<OOC> Bahken says, "The rat swarm around Faiza tried to move over and engulf you again but a hammer slam scattered them to nothing!"

Belladona pages: If you look in the beastiary, bite is B/s/p and claw is B/S

You paged Belladona with 'Huh.. I really would never have put claw as bashing. Good to know though.'

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Two - Init 12.
     It is now RK's turn! DR is next!

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| Name | Race | Class |E Lev| CHP | HP | AC |CMD |For |Ref |Wil |

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|Belladona |ORC |Dru | 5 | 39 | 44 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |Faiza |SHADOW_ELF|Pal | 5 | 40 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 8 | |Flicker |GOBLIN |Wtc | 2 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |Yngvild |HUMAN |Clr | 5 | 33 | 39 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 9 |

---

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Two - Init 12.
     It is now DR's turn! Yngvild is next!

Belladona pages: Well if you think about the power behind it it makes sense a swat from a big cat will break bones and rend flesh.

Another swarm moves over to attack the Aesir. Her expression of disgust grows as she the tide of vermin does. She spins her massive hammer almost effortlessly as she screams "ANGORON" at the top of her lungs, somewhat higher pitched than usual. The -almost- girlish cry seems to have worked as the swing of her huge hammer pulverises much of the entire swarm, sending rat bits here, there and everywhere.

You paged Belladona with 'True. Not going to come up again in this plot though.'

<OOC> Faiza says, "Squish!"

GAME: Bahken rolls 13: (7)+13: 20

Belladona moves back as her stomach is feeling better as she chews on some herbs. She takes more herbs out of her pouches and she rubs them along her skin as she casts a spell on herself. Her flesh takes on a greenish brown tone. Samafa doesn't back down from the swarm of rats as she whirls and scatters the swarm around her with her claws and teeth.

GAME: Bahken rolls 3: (7)+3: 10

GAME: Bahken rolls 3: (17)+3: 20

The mass of rats tied together climbs up pillar right next to Faiza, hissing as it.. doesn't bite.. No it waits and then two direrats are dropping from the rafters, one between Yngvild Faiza and Samafa, and the other infront of Ynvild on the bannistar, then all attack. The screeching sound of teeth on metal is pretty awful, but no one seems the worse for wear of it.

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Two - Init 5.
     It is now Yngvild's turn! Flicker is next!

<OOC> Bahken says, "Yngvild, you can reach two dire rats"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "So I got a rat swarm and dire rat on me?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "You do not"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Alrighty the two Dire ratties?"

<OOC> Belladona says, "Samafa killed the rat swarm"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Rat swarms are dead as dreams, Samafa killed one and You killed the other"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Yes"

<OOC> Yngvild will smash the nearest Dire rat

GAME: Yngvild rolls 1d20+6+1+1: (19)+6+1+1: 27

<OOC> Bahken says, "The one on the bannister or the one between you, samafa and Faiza?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Hit btw :P"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Bannister"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll damage"

GAME: Yngvild rolls 1d20+6+1+1: (17)+6+1+1: 25

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Wrong dice"

GAME: Yngvild rolls 2d6+4+1: (5)+4+1: 10

<OOC> Faiza says, "Oh, I completely forgot to add in the +1 from Bless on attack rolls so far."

<OOC> Faiza says, "Wouldn't have made a difference with the miss, anyway."

<OOC> Bahken nods

<OOC> Bahken says, "Yngvild splatted rat 1"

GAME: NEW ROUND!

     Bahken advances the initiative order.
     Round Three - Init 21.
     It is now Flicker's turn! Faiza is next!

You paged Flicker with 'Two dire rats visible one between your companions and the other still in the rafters, the rat king is on the banister flanking Faiza with its friend. No one is flanking the dire rat yet, though a 5' could change that.'

The splattering of the rats seems to have cheered Yngvild up. Enough that she starts to bellow out a hymn to her god. Sadly what she has in volume she lacks in singing ability. Still it seems to work for her hammer comes up and around and turns the rat on the banister into some much blood and bits, splattering over her and all around and leaving a nasty smear.

<OOC> Flicker says, "Going to Ward hex Fiaza again... Since the rats undid that one before. That rat king is ugly."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Ok"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Three - Init 21.
     It is now Faiza's turn! Belladona is next!

<OOC> Bahken says, "You are being flanked"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Hm, well. Gonna attack the rat king all-out. Is there any way to step out of flanking with a 5' step?"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Or try and get flanking myself?"

        No more little rats running around other than what might be called a big ball of them or whatever that Rat king thing was. Seeing Faiza face ti down and the other dire rat she begins to hop around, spin and flip as a finger touches the floor, drawing the same symbol she had earlier on her armor. It flares a little as she does and once more protects the armored one with her spell. Stupid rats might be something heard along with many other foul things being down to them as she does this. 

<OOC> Bahken says, "You can step 5' and move out of flanking and flank the dire rat with Samafa"

<OOC> Bahken says, "So full attack the rat king then 5' step back to flank with samafa?"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Sounds like a plan."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll it!"

GAME: Faiza rolls weapon1+1-2: (16)+10+1+-2: 25

<OOC> Bahken says, "Hit"

GAME: Faiza rolls 1d8+4+4+1d6: (6)+4+4+(2): 16

You paged Faiza with 'What's the 2 +4s again?'

Faiza pages: +4 from Str and +1 weapon, +4 from power attack.

You paged Faiza with 'That's right, BAB +4'

Faiza pages: Huh?

You paged Faiza with 'Where power attack jumps higher'

Faiza pages: Oh. Yeah.

You paged Faiza with 'A good solid hit'

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Three - Init 15.
     It is now Belladona's turn! SW is next!

You paged Faiza with 'Pose it!'

<OOC> Belladona says, "Cast Bull strenth on Samafa, have her attack the rat king with power attack."

<OOC> Bahken says, "She's right next to a dire rat at the moment, moving would cause an AoO"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Do it anyway?"

<OOC> Belladona says, "Then I'll have her attack the dire rat"

<OOC> Belladona says, "Full attack, with PA"

<OOC> Bahken nods, "have her start with one attack and if kills move?

Shield held defensively, Faiza studies the ratty horror for a moment, learning its movement patterns, before feinting to the right. Immediately after, the glow of that silvery flame arcs through the air to the -right- as the paladin spins around and hacks a deep gouge into the side of one of the monstrous rats that makes up the strange compound being. The sickly-sweet scent of burning flesh and singed fur fills the room. "Be wary, their bites bring sickness!" Apparently the shadow elf likes to state the obvious. Retreating several steps back in the flow of battle, she finds herself near one of the dire rats, causing it to have to split its attention between herself and Belladona's companion.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll the first attack at least"

GAME: Belladona casts Bull's Strength. Caster Level: 5 DC: 15

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+5: (1)+5: 6 (EPIC FAIL)

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+5: (13)+5: 18

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d4+8: (1)+8: 9

<OOC> Bahken says, "One hit"

<OOC> Belladona says, "Dead?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "oh, Yes!"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Nothing too impressive, no explosions, but that was enough to end it's life!"

<OOC> Belladona says, "then third attack on the rat king if possible."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Not possible even with a five foot step"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Wait..."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Yeah not"

<OOC> Belladona says, "Okay, then done"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Three - Init 13.
     It is now SW's turn! RK is next!

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Three - Init 12.
     It is now RK's turn! DR is next!

Belladona reaches into her pouch and she takes out some herbs and crushes them in her palm. She rubs the herbs along Samafa's body as she casts a spell granting her companion increased strength. The lioness snaps and bats at the lone dire rat left killing it before it can attack anyone.

GAME: Bahken rolls 3: (12)+3: 15

GAME: Bahken rolls 13: (4)+13: 17

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| Name | Race | Class |E Lev| CHP | HP | AC |CMD |For |Ref |Wil |

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|Belladona |ORC |Dru | 5 | 39 | 44 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |Faiza |SHADOW_ELF|Pal | 5 | 40 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 8 | |Flicker |GOBLIN |Wtc | 2 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |Yngvild |HUMAN |Clr | 5 | 33 | 39 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 9 |

---

You paged Flicker with 'With mage armor your ac is???'

Flicker pages: +4 so 18.

As Faiza steps away from the Rat King, it hisses and squeeks moving wide around her towards Flicker from one side as the last Dire rat drops from the rafters by the tiny goblin, both attack at once, but magical armor prevents the plagued bite from tearing skin.

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Three - Init 12.
     It is now DR's turn! Yngvild is next!

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Three - Init 5.
     It is now Yngvild's turn! Flicker is next!

<OOC> Yngvild says, "What is left?"

You paged Yngvild with 'The Ratking and Dire rat are now flanking Flicker'

<OOC> Belladona says, "Rat king"

You paged Yngvild with 'and the third dire rat, the one that pulled the cord'

<OOC> Bahken says, "and the third dire rat, the one that pulled the cord'"

<OOC> Faiza says, "... wait, are these actually evil?"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "What can I hit?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "If you want you can take a turn and detect evil again, or give me a knowledge/nature roll"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Ynvild, you have at least 10 feet between either target.. Faiza is standing between you and the Rat King, but your companions don't get in your way if I recall."

<OOC> Faiza says, "Well, detect evil is at will. Focusing on one target is a move action."

<OOC> Yngvild will go for the King if she can reach

GAME: Yngvild rolls 1d20+6+1+1: (8)+6+1+1: 16

<OOC> Bahken says, "A spell like ability has a casting time of 1 standard action.."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Your move focus IS impressive in that it skips three rounds of concentration"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Miss Yng"

GAME: NEW ROUND!

     Bahken advances the initiative order.
     Round Four - Init 21.
     It is now Flicker's turn! Faiza is next!

<OOC> Bahken says, "At will is the number of times per day you can use it"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Hmm."

<OOC> Flicker says, "will take a shot at the rat king."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Kay, roll it!"

GAME: Flicker rolls ranged + 1: (4)+5+1: 10

<OOC> Bahken says, "Uhh ranged??"

You paged Flicker with 'To your right is the rat king, to your left is the dire rat.. you are flanked..'

Flicker pages: Don't remember moving up, did they move up to me?

Long distance to Flicker: Bahken points to their last pose. The one right after I asked you about your mage armor?

Flicker pages: OH... well that is inconvienent

Long distance to Flicker: Bahken noddles

<OOC> Faiza says, "Ack, sudden nosebleed, brb"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Oh no!"

<OOC> Flicker says, "So it be bad to shoot... well dang... and oh no!"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Shoot, cast.. even a withdrawal action only effects the starting point which means you need to cross another threat square."

<OOC> Flicker nods, "Well I have Catch off guard as a feat. Can I pistol whip the dire rat and get by alright?

<OOC> Bahken says, "Is it a pistol that you're using?"

<OOC> Faiza returns, plus tissue paper in nose.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Cause yes, you can melee with ranged weapons that way"

<OOC> Flicker says, "I had pulled it out when I cast mage armor..."

<OOC> Bahken says, "oh yeah you called it a dragonspitter"

GAME: Flicker rolls melee + 1 IT also catches them flat footed. That's what they are. :P: (10)+2+1 IT also catches them flat footed. That's what they are. :P: 13

<OOC> Faiza says, "..."

<OOC> Flicker says, "you know I had wondered how to do that but didn't mean to do that per se."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Zuh????"

<OOC> Bahken says, "And no, you do not catch the RAT flatfooted, you catch unarmed opponents flatfooted"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Rats have natural weapons"

<OOC> Faiza says, "I am so confused."

<OOC> Bahken says, "They're never unarmed."

<OOC> Flicker says, "Ahhh..."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Flicker is flanked, so she's pistol whipping the rat king"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "30 mins or so here"

<OOC> Bahken says, "So +roll Melee+1"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Four - Init 21.
     It is now Faiza's turn! Belladona is next!

<OOC> Faiza says, "Iiii'm just gonna try and smite the rat king thing. If it's not evil, well, I'll find out."

You paged Faiza with 'When you stepped out of flank, you also were no longer adjacent to the rat king, so it moved around you to one side of Flicker as the last dire rat dropped from the rafters to flank her. Yng then stepped up and swung at the Rat king'

Faiza pages: So I'm going to have to move more than 5' to get at it?

<OOC> Bahken says, "Do you want to move to flank it with Flicker?"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Actually, can I charge at it?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "No,"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Dang."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Too close for that, but far enough away to move around it to flank with Flicker."

<OOC> Faiza says, "Ah, good. I'll try and flank then, and power attack smite for the glory of Eluna. Or something."

<OOC> Faiza says, "Or... attempt to smite."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll it!"

<OOC> Faiza says, "With smite bonuses?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Nope :D"

<OOC> Faiza snaps fingers. Dang.

<OOC> Faiza says, "+roll weapon1+1-2"

<OOC> Faiza says, "..."

GAME: Faiza rolls weapon1+1-2: (12)+10+1+-2: 21

<OOC> Bahken says, "HIT!"

GAME: Faiza rolls 1d8+4+4+1d6: (5)+4+4+(3): 16

<OOC> Bahken says, "Also I think you forgot the flank bonus, but still HIT"

<OOC> Faiza says, "I totally did. Oh well!"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Oh that... thing is not looking well, you think some of the rats are dead and others are wounded.. Its not on it's last legs but yeah.. blegh"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Four - Init 15.
     It is now Belladona's turn! SW is next!

$nbsp;$nbsp;$nbsp;$nbsp;$nbsp; <OOC> Belladona says, "Cast Magic fang on Samafa and have samafa move and attack Rat King with PA"

<OOC> Bahken says, "One attack, GO!"

Flicker can't get around anything as the rats gang up on her and she reaches out swinging with her pistol to try and smack the Rat King, it misses and she curses with it swinging back and around. She hadn't really trained much for close quarter fighting like this.

GAME: Belladona casts Magic Fang. Caster Level: 5 DC: 14

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+6: (13)+6: 19

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d6+7: (2)+7: 9

You paged Belladona with 'Remember those last legs I was just talking about??? Getting there...'

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Four - Init 13.
     It is now SW's turn! RK is next!

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Four - Init 12.
     It is now RK's turn! DR is next!

From afar, Belladona nods.

Belladona casts another spell on Samafa using the herbs from her pouch. "Attack Samafa." The druid commands and the lioness races to both down on the rat king with her enhanced bite.

GAME: Bahken rolls 3: (8)+3: 11

GAME: Bahken rolls 13-4: (15)+13+-4: 24

The battlefield is a confusion of charred and pulped rat bodies, dire rats and rat horrors milling about and biting anything and everything, and adventurers trying desperately to avoid icky, icky rats in their armour. Moving up to the other wise of the clump of eerily synchronised rats, Faiza dodges a swipe of claws and carves a deep, bloody-and-charred gash into one of the vermin that makes up the rat king. "We hold the advantage!" she enthuses, breathing heavily from the exertion. "Press on! The goddess' light shines upon our endeavours!" Well, the light of that flaming sword does, but seeing as the flame is granted by Eluna, it counts for the same.

GAME: Bahken rolls 1d4+1: (4)+1: 5

GAME: You damaged Flicker for 5 points. 6 remaining.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Flicker fort save please"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Four - Init 12.
     It is now DR's turn! Yngvild is next!

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Four - Init 5.
     It is now Yngvild's turn! Flicker is next!

GAME: Flicker rolls fort: (3)+3: 6

<OOC> Flicker says, "Yeah that figures..."

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Try to smack the King"

GAME: Yngvild rolls 1d20+6+1+1: (10)+6+1+1: 18

The Dire rat attacks relentlessly and misses, the Rat King though is more careful, guarding itself it makes a mongoose like attack and bites Flicker through her shields, tearing the flesh. Then in scrabbles up the wall 5'

<OOC> Bahken says, "Miss"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Next level, I'll be able to cure disease with a Lay on Hands."

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Really?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Really, the -4 to its attack.. Fighting defensively"

<OOC> Belladona says, "Yah mercies."

<OOC> Bahken says, "18 AC +2 = 20"

GAME: NEW ROUND!

     Bahken advances the initiative order.
     Round Five - Init 21.
     It is now Flicker's turn! Faiza is next!

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Okay"

You paged Flicker with 'You're still dealing with the Dire rat and the King is close enough to cause trouble, but you're not being flanked anymore'

<OOC> Flicker says, "am I able to take a 5 step and shoot at the dire rat?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Hrmm.. no. That would move you under the Rat King.."

<OOC> Flicker says, "guess all I can do is pistol whip the dire rat then, not like I can take another hit."

<OOC> Bahken says, "There's also total defense, but roll away on the attack :)"

<OOC> Yngvild can channel on her turn

GAME: Flicker rolls melee + 1: (11)+2+1: 14

<OOC> Bahken says, "Barely HIT!"

<OOC> Bahken says, "I say 1d4 for the pistol"

<OOC> Faiza would channel, but doesn't have selective channel. Would be healing the rats too.

GAME: Flicker rolls 1d4 + 1: (2)+1: 3

<OOC> Yngvild says, "First feat I bought :)"

<OOC> Faiza says, "Same with Margaret. <.<"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Still alive"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Five - Init 21.
     It is now Faiza's turn! Belladona is next!

<OOC> Faiza says, "Die, rat king, die."

You paged Faiza with 'Kay, no flank this time'

GAME: Faiza rolls weapon1+1-2: (4)+10+1+-2: 13

<OOC> Bahken says, "Miss"

<OOC> Faiza slumps.

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Five - Init 15.
     It is now Belladona's turn! SW is next!

Flicker is mad now, and doesn't like such large rat like things, or anything really that wants her dead up that close. Another swing of her pistol and she tries for the dire rat, connecting on its face, only really pissing it off as the pistol smacks it and it doesn't appear to do much.

<OOC> Belladona says, "Samafa will full attack with PA"

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+7: (3)+7: 10

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll it! It's your last chance to stop the escape!"

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+6: (4)+6: 10

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+6: (1)+6: 7 (EPIC FAIL)

<OOC> Bahken says, "oof"

<OOC> Bahken says, "The dice really love the rat king it seems..."

Whoosh! It's a wonder the heavily wounded rat... thing, can dodge the way it does. But it does, and Faiza's flickering, flaming sword goes wide. The paladin mutters an oath under her breath, and quickly glances over her companions to see how they're all holding up.

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Five - Init 13.
     It is now SW's turn! RK is next!

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Five - Init 12.
     It is now RK's turn! DR is next!

<OOC> Belladona says, "Belladona will charge and try to slice it"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Five - Init 12.
     It is now DR's turn! Yngvild is next!

<OOC> Bahken says, "Sure, go for it!"

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+12: (14)+12: 26

<OOC> Bahken says, "That's a HIT!"

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d6+5: (6)+5: 11

<OOC> Bahken says, "Officially on its last legs"

GAME: Bahken rolls 1: (16)+1: 17

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Five - Init 5.
     It is now Yngvild's turn! Flicker is next!

Samafa's flurry of teeth and claws comes up empty this time for all her enhanced attacks. Belladona sees this and doesn't want the rats to escape as she rushes up and lands a solid slicing attack with her orcish claws.

The dire rat continues to fight, it knows no better. It's incisors gloss over the magic bubble that protects Flicker. The Rat King climbs up into the rafters and moves to escape through a hole in the wall.

<OOC> Belladona says, "Any AoO?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Withdrawal action"

<OOC> Bahken says, "So, no.. but it's not out of sight yet. I'll allow for ranged attacks or if you're a REALLY good climber you can try to keep up.."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Yngvild your turn? Healing? Smashing dire rat? Or trying to get that damned Rat King?"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Searing Light on king :P"

<OOC> Bahken says, "5' step away from the dire rat?"

<OOC> Yngvild says, "I didn't think I was that close, but if needed yes"

<OOC> Bahken nods, you moved first and got right to the King. were never in flank though. Anyway, 5' step fire!!!

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Ranged touch does that include bless?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Yes"

GAME: Yngvild rolls 1d20+6+1: (1)+6+1: 8 (EPIC FAIL)

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Oh FFS"

<OOC> Faiza says, "... d'oh."

GAME: NEW ROUND!

     Bahken advances the initiative order.
     Round Six - Init 21.
     It is now Flicker's turn! Faiza is next!

<OOC> Bahken says, "Flicker you may NOW 5' step and fire"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Dire rat OR rat king"

Yngvild after a few failed attempts to hit the Rat King seems to be getting more and more angry. As the thing darts away and up the wall she lets go of her hammer with one ahnd raises her palm towards the twisted rat monster "BURN" she commands as a jet of fire shoots out and scorches the wall. Accompanied by a stream of curses as it seems fate favors the King

<OOC> Bahken says, "Flicker, second call"

<OOC> Flicker says, "I'm here. deciding."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Kay :)"

<OOC> Faiza says, "I should've taken Knight's Calling, not Challenge Evil. :("

<OOC> Bahken says, "Hey, there WAS an evil presence here :P"

<OOC> Flicker says, "guess I'll shoot at the rat king see if I can damage it some more."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Alright, 5' step and FIRE!"

GAME: Flicker rolls ranged + 1: (20)+5+1: 26 (THREAT)

<OOC> Faiza says, "!"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll for confirm"

GAME: Flicker rolls melee + 1: (5)+2+1: 8

<OOC> Flicker says, "bah that would have been nice."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Ranged Flicker."

<OOC> Bahken says, "And vs touch AC if I'm not mistaken"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Flicker, you rolled melee"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll Ranged again"

<OOC> Flicker says, "roll ranged + 1"

<OOC> Flicker says, "bah"

GAME: Flicker rolls ranged + 1: (12)+5+1: 18

<OOC> Bahken says, "Confirmed"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll crit damage"

<OOC> Flicker says, "does bless add one to damage?"

<OOC> Bahken says, "No"

GAME: Flicker rolls 4d6: (18): 18

You paged Flicker with 'Pose, it's almost there. ALMOST THERE ALMOST TO SAFETY!!! and OMFGWTF!!!!!'

Flicker pages: That kill it?

You paged Flicker with 'You just created a piniata of dead rats hanging off the beam by their tied togeter tails'

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Six - Init 21.
     It is now Faiza's turn! Belladona is next!

You paged Faiza with 'The king is dead, but there's still a dire rat right there'

<OOC> Faiza says, "Imma step up to Flicker and LoH her. 'Cos if she gets bit..."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Fair enough, roll it!"

GAME: Bahken advances the initiative order.

     Round Six - Init 15.
     It is now Belladona's turn! SW is next!

GAME: Faiza rolls 2d6: (4): 4

<OOC> Bahken says, "Still a dire rat around"

GAME: You damaged Flicker for -4 points. 10 remaining.

<OOC> Belladona says, "I'll go and try to squish it."

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d20+10: (13)+10: 23

<OOC> Bahken says, "Roll it!"

<OOC> Bahken says, "HIT"

GAME: Belladona rolls 1d6+5: (4)+5: 9

<OOC> Bahken says, "It be squished"

        Flicker is seriously mad and it took long enough to get one shot off as it was. That damn thing wasn't getting away and flicking up her Dragonspitter she cracks off the shot. Loud for that little balcony space the bullet hits the Rat King thing as it tries to go through its hole to escape and in a spray of blood and explosive like fur it smear itself all over the rafters. It falls back the tied tales catching int he rafters and swinging a back and forth, not moving any more, "It won't mess with a gobber any more..." Against some more cursing in gobber talk about sending the thing to somewhere better not mentioned. 

As the gobber reduces the rat king to a bloody smear on the wall, Faiza glances over her shoulder at the remaining dire rat... and then steps AWAY from it, approaching Flicker and pressing a hand to the smaller woman's shoulder. A gentle, silvery glow suffuses the area surrounding that hand and seems to sink into her flesh, knitting wounds together and staunching the flow of blood.

Belladona moves over as Samafa watches the rat king get exploded. The druid finishes off the last of the dire rats as she rakes her claws across it, "Filthy vermin."

GAME: Bahken removes the timestop.

Timestop by Bahken has left.

GAME: You remove the timestop.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Free pose as I work on the wrap up :)"

<OOC> Yngvild will channel to heal everyone

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-  ATTENTION  -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

       Bahken has dropped a TIMESTOP!

       Please +init, then cease all roleplay and actions immediately and wait for Bahken to instruct you further.

       For additional in-combat commands, please type: +thelp.

-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-

GAME: Yngvild rolls 3d6: (6): 6

<OOC> Faiza ... D:

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Or mebee"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Reinit for healing :P"

GAME: Faiza rolls initiative: Roll: 20 + Bonus: 2 = Total: 22

<OOC> Faiza will channel too, then.

Yngvild nods with curt satisfaction as the last of the rats dies. She then looks to the heavens "ANGORON HEAL US" she implores the heavens, her foot stamping down as a burst of blue light scatters out to heal some of the cuts and scratches "Vermin will carry dieese. You feel sick in any way seek out a cleric" she warns the rest of them.

GAME: You damaged Faiza for -6 points. 46 remaining.

<OOC> Faiza says, "Or... maybe not needed."

Belladona says, "Or come see me tomorrow and I shall remove any disease from you." Belladona adds as she cleans off her claws."

<OOC> Bahken needs the reinits to know for sure..

GAME: Yngvild rolls initiative: Roll: 4 + Bonus: 1 = Total: 5

GAME: Flicker rolls initiative: Roll: 13 + Bonus: 3 = Total: 16

GAME: You damaged Yngvild for -6 points. 39 remaining.

GAME: You damaged Flicker for -6 points. 15 remaining.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Feel free to rp that out with Belladona"

GAME: Bahken rolls 1d3: (3): 3

GAME: Bahken rolls 1d3: (2): 2

<OOC> Bahken says, "Especially you Flicker :P"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Since you got both filth fever AND the bubonic plague"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Bella, you want to reinit for the heals?"

Clasping a hand over the crescent moon embossed into her breastplate, the redheaded shadow elf closes those glowing red eye for a moment, murmuring under her breath; sharp ears will make out a soldier's prayer of thanks to Eluna. Those religious types... "If any of you are in need of my aid in any way, likewise, seek me out. The Silver Guard will know of my whereabouts." She smiles vaguely. "Perhaps even for -actual- haunted playhouses."

<OOC> Belladona says, "Nah they are something Belladona will have to get tomorrow morning"

<OOC> Yngvild can use cure dieasese and Heal skill

GAME: Belladona rolls heal: (8)+3: 11

<OOC> Bahken says, "I meant so I could use +tdamage on you"

        The little gobber gal doesn't take anything for chance at this point and is reloading her pistol while there is a chance. The bites might be healing, but she doesn't completely feel as good as she could, "Filthy plague passers... Vermin suckers of the lowest order. Disserve what it got..." She can tell the fever was already beginning to start, the air felt colder then it should, who knows what else it passed on, "Yeah I think it got me good good too." She does look a little unsteady on her feet and not so sprightly and active as she was before the fight. 

GAME: Yngvild rolls heal+2: (13)+12+2: 27

<OOC> Flicker tosses Flicker in there.

GAME: Yngvild rolls heal+2: (19)+12+2: 33

<OOC> Yngvild says, "I think flicker can reroll with a +4 now?"

GAME: Belladona rolls initiative: Roll: 16 + Bonus: 3 = Total: 19

A quick once over of the dressing rooms and stage reveal little but filth. In the trapdoor however the wood work underneath appears to have long been worn away revealing a hole down into what seems to be a storm drain. Water rushes by underneath and mildew grows heavily in the area. Numerous costumes and masks are down there. A small scribbled note in a crass hand says, "THE FOOLS, RATS WITH MASKS AND WHEN THEY SHINE THE LIGHT ON THEM ALL THEY SEE IS THE MASKS. THEY CALL IT GHOSTS. I CALL IT MINE!!!

<OOC> Faiza says, "Man, am I glad I'm immune to disease. :("

GAME: You damaged Belladona for -6 points. 44 remaining.

<OOC> Faiza says, "Also... uh-oh."

<OOC> Bahken says, "It's a standard PRP, I don't think it ACTUALLY lasts beyond the session.. but I'd still like Bella and Flicker to rp it out (or say they did for gps"

<OOC> Flicker nods and is a little lost other than posing for being infected...

Yngvild pulls out one of her satchels as she heads over to Flicker. Despite her earlier words she treats the little goblin gently, the large cleric going down on one knee and spreading various herbs and ungents on the wounds left, and pushing some of the bitter herbs towards Flickers mouth "Eat these" she says somewhat commandingly "And make a tea from this that you drink tomorrow morning. Or else I will come around" she adds, handing over a small satchel.

"Well now, that's downright disconcerting," says Faiza, frowning as she turns one of the masks over in her hands, staring at the note. "I wonder what actually put them up to it." She pauses, narrow red eyes scanning the clumbling interior of the building.

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Thank you Bahken :)"

GAME: You nominated Yngvild for good roleplay.

GAME: You nominated Faiza for good roleplay.

GAME: You nominated flicker for good roleplay.

<OOC> Faiza says, "I'm gonna have to follow that note up ICly, you realise. :P"

GAME: You nominated belladona for good roleplay.

<OOC> Bahken says, "Feel free to make the rumor"

Belladona hmms, "It was probably the rat kings idea, they are known to be intelligent for their size and species that is." She looks over the note, "Still nothing I've heard says they can write...could be a were-rat."

<OOC> Bahken says, "It's the second time that NPC has shown up in one of my prps :)"

<OOC> Faiza will make a report to the Silver Guard, and request a followup investigation.

<OOC> Faiza says, "Thank you for running, Bahken!"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Hopefully it was decently challenging for you :)"

<OOC> Faiza says, "I hate swarms. :("

<OOC> Yngvild says, "Bad dice make everything irritating ;P"

Flicker nods to Yngvild and takes the satchel, "Indeed... Would not want something like that mess of blood and fur to get any satisfaction in death much less when it was alive." The small gobber wants to spit at it, but thinks better after being bit and feeling none to good at the moment, "I'll be sure to look for help if things don't improve right away."

<OOC> Bahken says, "Too true"

<OOC> Bahken says, "Of course, my dice weren't much better if you noticed. triple flank! nada"

<OOC> Faiza says, "We'll blame it all on Whirldice. :P"

<OOC> Faiza says, "He curses rolls even when not present."

<OOC> Bahken says, "The swarms were nice cause all that AC didn't mean nothing :P"

GAME: Bahken removes the timestop.

Timestop by Bahken has left.

GAME: You remove the timestop.

<OOC> Faiza shakes a fist.

Yngvild slowly gets up to her full height, looming massively over the goblin. She folds her arms across her huge armored chest and peers down sternly "If you spread this I -will- find you" she promises then nods to the others before heading outwards.