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The Laboratory Level


Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Tuesday March 26th, 2024 11:01:29 AM
Colt questions if the group should head back to Cloudhaven and Dapplke mentioned they are pretty depleted.

Yofiel considers but thinks they should at least check what is to be found ahead of them feeling they are committed to do that at least. Ezekiel seems like he can continue using consumables.

Marest states it bluntly "We have to go to the last room! We promised we would burn it to ash!" There is a bit more discussion but moving forward seems to be the best of the limited options available.

Again you travel down to what should be the the second to last floor according to the map you found, the lab. There are the signs of large dinos passing and the occasional sign of fighting though mercifully no dead bodies in the passage. The passage levels out and you find a large set of doors smashed off the hinges. In front of you is a large dark cavern and you can see the shapes of debris and other smashed items from where you stand, about forty feet from the darkened doorway.


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Tuesday March 26th, 2024 12:55:47 PM
A quick look can't hurt.

"Says the guy who nearly died," Dapple replies. "Okay, we can do the lab if that's what everybody wants. Just keep in mind that I don't have much healing magic left. Try not to investigate with your face."

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Tuesday March 26th, 2024 8:18:28 PM
Try not to investigate with your face!

Marest giggles when she hears Ms. Dapple's comment. "Lol! Try not to investigate with your face! Is this your way of saying, don't go in Face First?!" Marest bursts out laughing!

"Seriously though, give me two hours to meditate and I will regain 8 healing spells! I can't offer you anything more than that!" states Marest.



Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Tuesday March 26th, 2024 9:20:48 PM
Seeing Yofiel offload food, Colt walks to her side. He smiles sheepishly and begins loading the food into his own pack.

When Dapple makes her comment, Colt replies with another sheepish smile, "Dapple, I'll be careful this time."

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+8=9 ;
Tuesday March 26th, 2024 10:25:54 PM
Grim listens to the banter but does not contribute to it. He's intent on what lays beyond the busted doors. He steps up to the entrance and peers into the darkness.

Darkvision 60'.
Perception +8 = 9 oh well.

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7  PERC Check: d20+9=16 ;
Tuesday March 26th, 2024 10:38:27 PM
Kaze will step up next to Grim and peer into the cavern as well (Low-Light Vision)

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 8:05:27 AM
"Okay everyone, we are low of healing, so try not to blleed," says Ezekiel. "Particularly try not to bleed on anything that looks expensive."

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 9:50:05 AM
Dapple cautions everyone about leading with their faces getting a giggle from []b Marest. [/b] The others chat before moving to the door which Grim watches.

With Darkvision Grim, and any others who are looking an see a large quiet room behind the smashed doors. There are remnants of what appear to be cages, supplies and equipment but nothing si moving about that Grim can notice. Your moving about outside the smashed doors does not seem to draw any attention to the group and things are quiet outside of any noises that you make.

{ooc: Map is updated, currently you are off map in the rough area your tokens are in in the hallway. As you move in please place yourselves}


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 11:48:38 AM
Dapple is content to hang back in the corridor while the others investigate.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+13=18 ;
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 1:46:19 PM

Was certain I had posted last night... certainty and reality don't always coincide.

Last night's post summary: Yofiel asks Ezekiel if he can mage hand her everburning torch about 35 feet ahead of the group, allowing them to see out about 75 feet. If he does not do so, she tosses it in a low arc in an attempt to have it come to rest about 35-40' feet ahead of her.

Perception: 18

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+13=15 ;
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 2:12:25 PM

Now with the light revealing additional parts of the room, Yofi listens to discern whether the momentary clattering of the torch landing has stirred up motion anywhere ahead of them. She also glances at the ceiling.

She is ready to draw and release her arrow if a threat appears - but she will try to be certain it is actually a threat.

Perception: 15 (ugh)

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30  d20+10=21 ;
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 8:47:02 PM
Next Room

Marest, using her Dark vision (120') looks into the room from her vantage point at point 9B. Using her perception skill (21), Marest tries to discover what may be...

Marest using her innate Drow abilities, casts Dancing Lights producing 4 spheres, sending one to E11, F11, E12, F12. Hopefully these light spheres increase the range that can be viewed. The spheres hover 5 feet off the floor.

Skill Checks:

Perception: 1d20+10 = 21

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 9:08:14 PM
Colt grips his torch and his staff and watches.

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+11=20 ;
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 9:55:26 PM
The torch is tossed into the room and Grim moves in a few feet. He listens. Everyone listens. It's quiet so far.

Now that any element of surprise is gone, he looks over his shoulder at the group huddled at the door, faces the room again, then belts out an awful roar and finishes with "If anyone is in here, better come out now!"

Intimidate roar d20 + 11 = 20

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 10:38:30 PM
Ezekiel will Mage hand the torch to help illuminate the room.

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 10:42:07 PM
Kaze grins when Grim roars out his challenge. He also shrugs his shoulders in preparation for battle. He mutters to Patches, "Keep Yofiel safe girl."

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0  d20=15 ;
Wednesday March 27th, 2024 11:29:20 PM
Siolo-nychus follows behind Grim, crouched and ready. When Grim shouts, Siolo accompanies it with a fierce shriek.

((Intimidate aid 15+3=18))

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d12=11 ;
Thursday March 28th, 2024 4:32:02 AM

Yofiel scrunches her left shoulder to cover her left ear without letting go the bow and arrow. She can't really cover her right ear at the same time. But Grim's roar and Siolo's scream are a bit much for her ears, though she smiles at their bellicose proclamations.

As the echoes die down, she relaxes the shoulder, and resumes readiness for missile attack. She mouths to Kaze, 'thank you!'

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P.S.: I have no idea why the d12 was rolled. It was a nice roll, nonetheless.

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Thursday March 28th, 2024 10:35:17 AM
Moving into the lab the group can see more of the destruction but also what may be intact supples that the community could use stacked against the wall in various places. The cells have been mostly destroyed and the tables on the south wall have been damaged though their are remaining notes and what looks like lab equipment.

Dapple hangs back while Youfiel doesnt notice anything out of the ordinary beyond the destruction. Colt watches and Grim tosses his torch into the room and roars a challenge. Kaze instructs Patches to protect Yofiel. Marest is the first to notice movement,

Marest is the first to see the carpets of fungus and mushrooms that were in the corners of the room move revealing themselves to be well hidden oozes. Striding forth with the oozes is a very unusual site, is it a dinosaur? It it an ooze? Is it a dinosaur made of ooze? Whatever it is it is coming for the party along with its chortes as they all flow though the debris of the destroyed laboratory.

Dungeoneering DC18 Highlight to display spoiler: { The oozes are Slime Mold Id Oozes. They can cause rot and resist fire. Can engulf a party member }

Dungeoneering DC19 Highlight to display spoiler: { Troodon Ooze Creature - Blind, acid damage with attacks and can spit acid. }

Green Ooze Large
Red Ooze Large
Blue Ooze Large
Ooze-a-sarus


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Thursday March 28th, 2024 12:07:48 PM
Dapple reaches out and gives Marest a Bit of Luck. On her next d20 roll, Marest can roll twice and take the better result.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+14=33 ; d20+9=10 ;
Thursday March 28th, 2024 1:05:43 PM

"All right, let's retreat NOW!" urges Yofiel. She shoots toward the ooze-a-saurus, missing completely. "They can rot you, engulf you, spit acid and blind you, and some resist fire. Let's get running, now!"

She moves back, another arrow readied. "C'mon, Patches."

The bard finally agrees it is time to rest up before moving forward.

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Knowledge dungeoneering: 33

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Thursday March 28th, 2024 6:05:47 PM
" Yes, please. Go Foggy!" Colt urges his dog to run, but he does not run away himself. Instead he backs up slowly, glancing behind himself to check his footing and keeping an eye on the big three..

When he sees Kaze, Siolo, and Grim start to run, then the young man turns on the jets to stay out of their way.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Thursday March 28th, 2024 6:09:56 PM
Ezekiel mage hands the torch back to its owner.

"I'll cover us!" he says and conjures a storm of glitteru dust to blind the nearest two oozes.

ooc: Brian knows this won't work on oozes but I didn't want to metagame.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30  d20+9=10 ; d20+9=18 ; d20+9=10 ;
Thursday March 28th, 2024 6:24:38 PM
I knew we should have gone left at Albuquerque!

Marest using her plethora of Knowledge skills, tries to determine more about the Oozes coming their way! (Knowledge Dungeoneering: 1d20+9 = 18 ; used Dapple's bit o luck)). After looking a bit, Marest exclaims, "That the Oozes are are Slime Mold aka Oozes. They can cause rot and resist fire. Can engulf a party member, so be careful!"

Marests moves one of the 4 light spheres from E11 to 13D.

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7  Dungeoneering check: d20+6=11 ;
Thursday March 28th, 2024 6:32:13 PM
Kaze who's never encounter such, creatures, things, creepiness, starts to back up when he hears they can engulf a party member. Looking to Grim he'll ask, "How do we combat such things"

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Thursday March 28th, 2024 8:07:26 PM
From the rear Colt chips in, "I was going to suggest burning them, but that won't work now."

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+4=18 ; d20+9=19 ;
Thursday March 28th, 2024 10:56:58 PM
Grim holds his guisarme at the ready but it may not be necessary as their seems to be a consensus to withdraw.

Yofiel warns them of the dangers of these new menaces, then Marest repeats the same warning.

Grim's experience is pretty much all above ground in the jungle and these cave dwelling things are new to him, and he takes their word that their group is not ready to take them on at the moment. Not without some extra planning.

Grim answers Kaze, "I guess we back up for now. If anything, force them to do some work to catch us. If the keep following us, we lure them into the dinning room and see if they like crawly-crawlies with tentacles."

Grim backs up (backward move speed (?)) and if any one of them come within threat reach of his guisarme, he swipes at it.

Otherwise, when they reach the doors, he tries to close them if they aren't busted too much, to narrow the 'attack line' as much as possible.

If it appears too dangerous to try to close the doors (the oozes approach too fast), he simply keeps moving back up the way they came (assuming everyone is skiddadling out of there as well).

Close Doors str check: 18

AoO vs an ooze or ooze-a-Thunder God: 19 (guisarme - bane vs maical beasts = 21)
IOOC I'll roll damg only if needed.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Thursday March 28th, 2024 11:21:08 PM

Yofiel adds this information: "Most of them move about ten feet at a time - except I don't know about that ooze-a-saur - it's an oozey troodon - probably can move about forty. If it pursues, we might have to take that one down - or run it by the big saur opposite where we found Ellie's book, and let the slimey crawlers and running ooze fight it out. By the way, those slow oozes may have a high intellect, and telepathy." The bard is so grateful for the training she received in becoming a bard, and that she remembers at least some of the lessons she learned at bard school.

The troodon likely is about 3' tall and 6' long, weighing about 50 pounds. Unless its ooze composition modifies its weight somewhat.

"C'mon, Dapple! Marest! Ezekiel! Kaze!"

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0 
Thursday March 28th, 2024 11:32:36 PM
Siolo responds to the warnings with a chirp and turns and moves out of the room.

((Double move back into the last room.))

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Friday March 29th, 2024 8:46:49 AM
" Yes, please. Go Foggy!" Colt urges his dog to run, but he does not run away himself. Instead he backs up slowly, glancing behind himself to check his footing and keeping an eye on the big three..

When he sees Kaze, Siolo, and Grim start to run, then the young man turns on the jets to stay out of their way.

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Friday March 29th, 2024 11:15:48 AM
As the Oozes ooze forward Dapple gives Marest a bit of luck while Yofiel fires off an arrow at the ooze-a-sarus while calling out what the creatures are. The arrow hits surprisingly. { Yofiel if you were aiming at the ooze-a-sarus please roll damage.}

Ezekiel declares that he will cover the party and makes the oozes pretty with glitter. The glitterdust does little else because oozes do not have eyes to blind. Kaze backs up asking how to fight such a thing.

Grim agrees with the suggestion to run and the party finds they can quickly outpace the oozes. It is easily noted that the ooze-a-sarus is not any faster then the others. They make it back to the previous room unmolested and, as they know where the problems spots are, they are out of harms way. IF anyone goes to peak back into the lab they will find now sign of movement or the ooze things though there are other green mushroom clumps and the oozes could be blending in with them.

Now what. The party is safe-ish.


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d6+2=3 ; d6=1 ; d6+9=11 ; d20+9=13 ; d6+2=3 ; d6=3 ;
Friday March 29th, 2024 1:02:50 PM

Surprised her wobbly arrow actually hit the ooze-a-saurus (3hp plus 1 hp electrical=4hp), Yofi lets one more arrow fly at the critter (AC 13, 3 hp plus 3 electrical=6hp), for 10 hp total.

Then she continues back the way she came, thinking over what she just saw.

So as not to awaken the crawlers from the other large dino-corpse, she walks through the pinch-point where Colt rescued the bow, and onward toward the entrance. As they move, she says, "Y'know, that oozy troodon? It was moving as slowly as the floor-bound oozes. It was just an Id ooze - kind of smart, and able to change shape. Those oozes can be nasty - but if we can get enough missile weapons going against them, we might have a chance, as they move slowly. Until I realized the dino fellow was more or less like the others... well."

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0 
Saturday March 30th, 2024 12:00:43 AM
Siolo-nychus moves next to Yofiel and nods his head up and down intentionally.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Saturday March 30th, 2024 5:04:04 AM

Yofiel thanks Ezekiel for the kindness of rescuing her everburning torch from the approaching oozes and returning it to her.

She sees Siolo nodding his head. "You agree about using missile weapons, Siolo?" she asks. "I've got arrows. Ezekiel has his wand of magic missiles. Um... what other missiles have we?"

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Saturday March 30th, 2024 9:28:09 AM
Once they're safe Colt starts laughing while he pants from the short hard sprint. "See, Dapple! We were careful!" He soon quiets down however.

When Yofiel plots strategy and asks about missiles, Colt frowns. He's seen what Ezekial and Yofiel can do, and knows what he can contribute compared to them. Nevertheless he says, quietly dutiful,
"I've got my sling,"

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Sunday March 31st, 2024 6:54:56 PM

NOTE: Read this long wall of text if you'd like to see Yofiel's reasoning and interactions - or if you see the name of your character in the midst, and at least want to read that portion. OR - you can skip to the next post for the Executive Summary.

One more item: The bard gives a strategy using only current resources - but asks if people want to do it now, or wait until after rest, where more options open up.
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What Colt says jars her memory, and helps Yofiel better understand Siolo's enthusiastic head nodding. "That is good, Colt. So you're not bad at hitting about 50 feet out, and can go two, three times farther under decent conditions, right? Listen, these oozes are easy to hit, and slow. That doesn't mean you'll hit it each time, but on average you should be able to get them maybe two out of three throws, I'd wager. Honestly, I'm amazed I got the dino-shaped one with my first arrow. It was a weak shot, and did not do much harm, but at least it hit."

She turns to Siolo. "Say, don't you have an ever-burning torch? You can toss that off to one side of the room - maybe up on top of a cage. AND - You carry a sling, too, right? So, you and Colt could send your sling bullets or stones against them. I've got my arrows, and the whip - well, I have the whip for another, maybe, 45 minutes - which to keep within ten feet of, and it can reach out another fifteen feet farther than that.

"Marest - can you do the dancing lights spell again and get the lights out up to maybe 130 or so feet away - well, maybe closer - so we can see them coming? Any other ideas?

"Ezekiel - can you mage hand my magic torch again for intermediate light, as well as zap away with your wand?"

"Grim - Grim, you know how to use a composite bow, right? I have a composite masterwork strength bow. If you use it, it does a small bit of extra damage." [It is +1 to hit/+1 damage.] "I am using this bow that Colt found, so you could use my other one, or use your own."

She turns to Kaze. "Say, Wind Walker - you carry a crossbow, right? Care to use it? Against slow-moving weird things that can really mess you up if they get too close?"

"And you, Dapple, you are good a dagger throwing, no?" the elf asks the halfling. "I know you sometimes help people with guidance, as well - might improve someone's accuracy with ranged weapons, right? I have two healing spells left."

After this whirlwind of question-asking and suggestion-making, Yofiel pauses, then queries the group, "Shall we try this now, and have less risk of braving a waking T-Rex, or go ahead and rest up first? I am fine with going now, and would be fine with resting up before we try it. It is up to you, friends. Point back towards the kitchen door if you want to rest first. Point toward the room we just left if you want to try this now."

She also thinks she can sing a bardic song of inspiration to help people focus as they aim their weapons.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Sunday March 31st, 2024 6:57:33 PM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
If we go now:
We use the molds' slow movement speed (10') against them, by engaging, if necessary, in a fighting retreat. Meanwhile, we blast away with ranged weapons, hitting them before they can get to us.

Summary: Yofiel can enter with bardic inspire courage (+2 on all attacks & weapon damage) via song or chant.
Marest can send out dancing lights perhaps 70 feet away.
Ezekiel can mage hand the ever-burning torch to shed light in a 40' radius (80' diameter). And he can cast magic missiles from his wand.
Yofiel and Grim can shoot arrows (Grim can use Yofi's masterwork composite strength shortbow, +1 to hit (masterwork), +1 damage (str))
Colt and Siolo (if he chooses to come out of wildshape) can sling bullets
Kaze can shoot crossbow bolts
Also, if Siolo drops wildshape, he has an ever-burning torch, similar to Yofiel's
Dapple can toss a few daggers - and/or assist with Guidance spell or as she chooses.

Strategy: Hit the ones closest first. Tactical backing up (light retreat) if needed.

If we go after rest:
The above can serve as a framework, but then we have many more options, which the PCs can tell us about. Fire is likely ineffective against the molds.

We also gain a better ability to recover, with more spells for healing, and detoxification if needed.

And, there is a greater risk that the T-Rex may be awake by the time we leave.

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19 
Sunday March 31st, 2024 9:24:06 PM
Grim remains at the exit to the corridor to the lab watching for any oozzy thing coming up the passage. He's satisfied after long enough time that they didn't follow.
As the others discuss things and Yofiel sets out a pland, Grim goes over in his mind on the little they saw of the oozzies.

He inspects his own self-made short composite bow, made with a lot of work and pride but it by no means is a masterpiece.

"I'll use that excellent bow of yours as long as you don't need it. As far as taking the time to rest, I don't know. I'd prefer to exit out the bottom, circle the base of the plateau until we get to the lift, and get home that way. In that case we got time to rest. However, it the exit to the jungle floor is blocked and we have to get home the way we got in, then resting will push our luck a bit with that Greater Thunder God. I'm fine to go now. What does our Shaman say?" he looks at Marest as the goes over to Yofiel and takes the masterwork bow, pulling on the string a few times testing it.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Monday April 1st, 2024 7:16:46 AM
"They're slow. Attacking with bows and slings seems pretty safe and easy. If we retreat, we just need to stay clear of the big dead dino full of crawlers. Let's give it a try."

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Monday April 1st, 2024 11:16:13 AM
"Throwing daggers during a retreat is a good way to lose all your daggers," Dapple points out. She moves through the bottleneck with the others.

She works her way next to Grim and gives him a Bit of Luck.

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Monday April 1st, 2024 12:03:24 PM
Yofiel lets a second arrow fly and the ooze-a-sarus burbles as they hit as she retreated back the way you all came. Siolo nods and Yofeil takes that as agreement with ranged attacks and thanks Ezekiel [/b] for returning her touch.

Colt offers up his sling as Yofiel offers up something better, a plan.

Grim agrees with using the more appropriate bow and Colt mentions that they are slow and Dapple is concerned about losing her daggers.

As the plan starts to shape up and the discussion continues the party figures that the biggers oozes are quite slow and the ooze-a-sarus is about twice as fast. That said the oozes did not follow you out of the room so it is anyone's guess if they will follow.

Anyone who passed a Knowladge Check on either ooze. Highlight to display spoiler: { These are not intelligent creatures and are probably as smart as some party members. }


Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Monday April 1st, 2024 6:52:10 PM
[b]"So are we trying it, or are we leaving now?

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19 
Monday April 1st, 2024 7:27:04 PM
"Colt, why are you asking? Make a decision yourself. Are you for resting or going on? C'mon, say what you want to do!" Grim growls. "I'm for going on and see how many arrows it takes to pop one of those blobs! So let's have the vote!"

He turns to Yofiel and asks "What does your lore say about how lightning affects them?"

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Monday April 1st, 2024 10:04:37 PM
Will they will or will they won't?

Marest asks Yofiel, "Say, do you think the Oozes will stay confined to their Room or will they venture out of it and chase us? Also, can we rest/meditate for two hours and attack afterward? Going in when the spell casters are almost out if not wise."



Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Monday April 1st, 2024 10:12:03 PM
OOC: I had to look and see if I had a light xbow, he's been in combat so much I forgot his ranged weapon

Kaze responds, "I've got my crossbow. Haven't had much use for it except for bringing down game to eat. I'm sure I can sink a bolt or two into these creepy ooze things."

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Monday April 1st, 2024 11:09:48 PM

Yofiel grins at Dapple's comment. "You're right, of course, Dapple. We need to get you a bigger supply of daggers. It's fine if you hang on to the ones you've got for now."

"Well, Grim, the one I struck twice with the arrows from this bow here seemed to take damage from the electrical discharge - and, from what I recall, it's mainly fire that they resist, not electricity."

"Yes, Colt - and everyone - cast your vote - fight now, or rest and fight later?"

She looks to her friends to get their thoughts. "They might have rearranged themselves, of course. Oh, and, they move about ten feet at a time - but also can attack from ten feet away. So, if you can keep about 25 feet or more away from them, you likely can back up as they draw near. I can't remember what all they do - but something about rot that saps your strength and health, and makes you more and more tired, then it gets worse from there.

"Also, they're not smart in the way we are, exactly, but they seem to be able to figure some things out pretty well. And some of them can make people confused. And they're covered with mildew, fungi, toadstools. Just try not to touch them - or let them touch you."

"Marest, I do not know for certain - but Grim was watching them last, and said they seemed to settle back down in the room where we found them. And, you vote for some rest. We'll see how the others choose, too. If the group forgoes the rest, you should hang toward the back. Uh, if we don't rest, can you still cast dancing lights again?" Yofi asks.

"Good, Kaze. Thank you. Your vote?"

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0 
Monday April 1st, 2024 11:35:12 PM
Siolo-nychus lowers down to his haunches for several seconds and taps one of his foreclaws in thought.

After a few moments he raises back up and moves back next to Yofiel and bobs his head up and down a few times.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Tuesday April 2nd, 2024 6:49:33 AM
"I have to get pretty close to being the lightning," says Ezekiel. "If they slow, I'm probably better off barraging them with force missiles."

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Tuesday April 2nd, 2024 9:56:18 AM
Colt questions what the party will do next and Grim asks him to cast a vote. Grim wants to finish this off. Marest wonders if the oozes will venture out of the room to chase them and asks for a couple of hours to meditate.

Kaze is confident in this crossbow ability. Yoteil calls for a vote and thinks Kaze and Grim for thiers. Siolo thinks and nods his head which is probably a vote to proceed. Ezekiel thinks his best weapon will be force missiles.

The party continues to debate and make plans and will need to decide on a marching order for is hoped to be a battle kept at range..


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Tuesday April 2nd, 2024 11:24:03 AM
"Well, so long as everybody is careful about keeping their distance," Dapple says. "Sure, let's go get them."

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Tuesday April 2nd, 2024 3:03:26 PM
I'll hang back then?

"Yofiel, I can only do that spell along with darkness, and faerie fire each once per day. I can cast all my cantrips, one level 1 spell and a few wizard spells, but that all I can do without rest, well that and run!" Marest explains.

Marest votes for 2 hours of meditation.

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+8=22 ;
Tuesday April 2nd, 2024 10:13:53 PM
Grim holds a hand up and starts counting fingers but stops at 3.
"I'm not good at keeping time underground. I spent my time in the jungles, not caverns. How long have we been down here? We only have 8 hours to do what we came to do. Add two hours of rest to the hours we've been down here and figure out how close we get to wakey time for our Thunder God guard up there."

Grim's already cast his vote to move on but does not push it.
He keeps watch, inside the kitchen and down the passage.

Perception + 8 = 22

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 2:36:10 AM

Yofiel states, "Here is how I count the votes so far:"
Go now: Dapple - Grim - Siolo - Colt
Implied go now, but did not state with clarity: Ezekiel - Kaze
Rest first: Marest
"It seems the majority wish to go now with the plan as laid out.

"Meanwhile, my tall dark beauty," Yofiel speaks to Marest, "even your cantrips can help a good deal. Light is essential to this plan. Can you cast dancing lights ("Range: 140 feet or less [though ~65' out might be better] ... you create up to four lights that resemble lanterns or torches (and cast that amount of light)") to allow light deeper into the cavern? And of course, stand rear of the group, tight against the wall, and be ready to join in an orderly retreat if needed, or advance if possible.

"Three more items:
1. Siolo, will you come out of wild shape? I love your power and ferocity as a dinosaur - but you do not want to attack these critters with claw and tooth. If you do, you may catch the rot. Your sling acorns*, and the light shed by your ever-burning torch, will likely aid us more, and help us see more. If you can toss it maybe 45 to 50 feet away, that will light up the whole center of the cavern. And the noise of it clattering on the floor may cause the critters to show their positions quickly. However, if you wish to remain in this form, that is your decision.

2. Please, everyone, prepare your ammunition. String your bows, set your crossbows, and have your sling bullets or acorns at the ready. Wand out, Ezekiel - and as we move in, cast mage hand to hold my ever-burning torch - a bit higher in the air this time, maybe 12 feet in the air and straight ahead, so they can't grab it or knock it down easily, and ~35 feet away from you.

3. Last-minute ideas, plans, anyone to add? Dapple - can you pray for Wardd's luck for us all?

* Yofiel understands that druids of Eberyon use slung acorns in place of sling bullets as missile weapons.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0 
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 3:49:20 AM
Siolo-nychus's body slowly shifts back into Siolo himself. It is an unnerving transformation, but it ends with his half elf self.

He takes a few moments to reacquaint himself with his older form. Once he s done so, does a Yofiel requested, retrieving his torch, placing it, and readying his sling.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 7:15:41 AM
Colt shivers while watching Siolo's transformation. "That looks like it hurts. Are you okay?"

Then he takes his sling from its pouch and slips the loop over his right wrist. "I don't have a lot of bullets. I'll keep throwing as long as I can."



Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 10:04:19 AM
Dapple thinks continuing is fine as long as they are careful. Marest really wants a rest but Grim is concerned about the guard outside the entrance. Yapple issues some instructions as Siolo reverts to human form getting his torch and sling ready. Siolos transformation looks painful to Colt who asks if he is ok before getting his sling ready.

Having tested their ability to bravely run away the group heads back down to the laboratory. Little has changed, actually nothing has changed on the walk down though the group proceeds with caution and one would assume quiet. Reaching the entrance to the laboratory you do not immediately see the ooze creatures in the darkened room though there are piles of rot and fungus that could be the oozes or just natural growth in a cave that is not being maintained any longer.

Waiting a moment nothing moves or attacks..


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+10=19 ; d20+13=30 ;
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 11:18:15 AM

Arrow already nocked in bow, the archer takes the coiled whip off her hip, and sets it out to dance ahead of her, and attack any molds or oozes within reach. The comely redheaded elf bard inhales, then begins a singing chant.
Nature-twisters worked
Thinking they did well
Yet creatures badly bent
Broke free, their numbers swelled
They killed and maimed and rent
And opened gates of hell

But now we aim to halt
This nature-bending work
Heaven let this fault
Be quashed by bow and dirk
As we invade this vault
Bringing light to dispel murk
Everyone benefits from bardic Inspire Courage: +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects

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Perform Singing: 19
Perception: 30
Prepared to shoot arrows starting next round

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 11:28:14 AM

OOC:
Note: DM Ryan placed PC icons on map. I rearranged them a bit to a vague semblance of how people might place themselves, as well as the rough spots for placement of torches and dancing lights that Yofiel tried to explain to her friends. But, YOU need to move your PC's icon to where YOU want him or her to be at the start of things. Be careful, as you move your icon, not to move the background cavern layout. If you make a mistake and do move the background, just hit Ctrl-Z to undo what you just did.
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Also on the map at the base of the whip is a semicircle (yellow) showing where the whip can lash out. As soon as an ooze or mold pops up, it will try to hit it - readied action.

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 12:00:05 PM
Dapple scoots over to give Kaze a Bit of Luck. On his next d20 roll, Kaze can roll twice ant take the better result.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 12:52:24 PM
Last in Line

Marest will follow Yofiel's suggestion regarding the Dancing Lights spell. She will place them 67 feet from the entrance as 4 spheres within a 10-foot radius of each other trying to cast maximum light into the room.

Marest with then try to meld into the Rock in the back of the line near the room's entrance.

Spells in Effect:
Cantrip(s):

Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Effect Up to four lights, all within a 10-ft.-radius area
Duration 1 minute (D)
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 4:35:59 PM
Kaze has his xbow loaded and will be searching for a target as soon as they move into the room, Patches is sticking with Yofiel again, and away from the creepy people eating oozes

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+12=13 ; d6+2=5 ;
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 5:48:40 PM

Dancing whip hit attempt - AC 13, 5+1=6 hp - however, as this was a nat 1, I think it misses on the readied action if something pops up in its space. Perhaps it simply makes a 'thwup' sound, not effective enough to make a cracking sound. It's just warming up, y'know?

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31  d4+1=2 ; d4+1=5 ;
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 8:40:11 PM
Ezekiel readies his wand to blast the first ooze to move towards the party.

Damage: 2 + 5 = 7 total.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 10:41:17 PM
Colt carefully extinguishes his torch by rolling it on the floor and tucks it into his pack with the warm end sticking out the top. He leaves his staff leaning against the wall at the top of the stairs down to the lab. He tells Foggy to stay and guard the staff. The dog sits for a few seconds, then walks his front legs forward until he's lying down.

[ooc] Foggy doesn't know how to guard anything. [/ooc]

The young man follows the others back to the lab. Just outside he swings the free end of the sling up and catches it in his right hand. His left, digs in his belt pouch and pulls out a lovely smooth stone. He reaches down, grabs the soft leather patch in the middle of the sling and wraps it halfway around the stone, forming a pocket. Then he holds the pocket closed over the stone until he's ready to whirl and fire.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19  d20+8=13 ;
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 10:43:42 PM
[ooc] Perception roll of 13, looking for targets. [/ooc]

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+6=7 ;
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 10:51:20 PM
OOC: I would like to add a picture to my icon like the others, so send an e-mail on how to do it.

Spells in Effect:
Inspire Courage (Bard Song): +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects
Borrowed Item: composite masterwork strength bow, +1 to hit/+1 damage

IC:
Grim keeps the center front line, bow and arrow at the ready.

"Last time a big roar got them out. I can do it again when everyone is ready."

Readied missile Attack: D20 + 5 +1 MW = 7 good thing it's a 'Readied' LOL


Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0  d20=16 ;
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 11:03:53 PM
Siolo sets the Everburning Torch up so that it sticks out of the top of his pack. He then places a bullet in his sling, ready for an ooze to appear.

He carefully looks around...
((Perception 16+11=27))


Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Thursday April 4th, 2024 12:37:17 PM
Yodel readies her whip and inspires the group with song. Dapple gives Kaze a bit of luck. Kaze in turn readies his crossbow and looks for targets.

Colt leaves Foggy to watch the staff, which kind of happens, and readies his sling but doesnt see any immediate targets.

Grim readies a shot with his bow and offers to yell again but if the singing isnt bringing anything out would a roar do it? Siolo likewise readies his sling but doesnt spot any movement.

Marests dancing lights move into the room causing shadows to bend and twist as they move giving the whole room an eerie feeling. The shadows lengthen as the move between the destroyed cages and smashed bit but nothing moves. The room is still but as the lights move you can see that there's more to the room further in there appears to be a corner and maybe a hallway, it is hard to tell given the angle and shifting lights.


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Thursday April 4th, 2024 1:18:54 PM
Dapple takes a cautious step forward, peering into the gloom.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Thursday April 4th, 2024 8:35:46 PM
Bringing up the rear

Marest casts her Message spell pointing to Yofiel, Dapple, Grim, & Colt, so that when needed she can keep track of some of them.

Spells in Effect

Message:
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, F (a piece of copper wire)
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Targets one creature/level = 4
Duration 10 min./level = 40 minutes ~ 2400 seconds
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+8=24 ;
Friday April 5th, 2024 1:05:17 AM
Grim grumbles a bit.
"You said something about these things being somewhat intelligent or can change shape? What it they are right next to us looking like these casts and barrels?"

He stimies the urge to take on of the small barrels along the north wall next to them and tossing it into the middle. He waits for a reaction to what they've just done.

Readied arrow.

Perception +8 = 24

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+10=19 ; d20+10=18 ; d20+10=11 ; d20+12=15 ; d20+12=24 ; d20+12=21 ; d6+4=8 ; d6+4=5 ; d6+4=5 ; d6+3=9 ; d6+3=7 ; d6+3=7 ; d20+13=22 ; d6=5 ; d6=6 ; d6=2 ;
Friday April 5th, 2024 1:08:21 AM
"Forward lay we missiles down
And flush out the hidden mold
Lay a pattern, rocks to ground
Spreading out from this threshold"
And Yofiel demonstrates what she stated in song by shooting some spots where she sees mushrooms. She also moves forward.

The whip she directs to strike about every 10'-15' in a zig-zag pattern.
"Someone strike in hidden places
Just in case they think to hide
Behind barrels, behind cages
Aiming near or aiming wide"
Everyone benefits from bardic Inspire Courage: +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects

On the map are placed small blue criss-crossed ovals with white backgrounds. They represent where arrows have been aimed & shot. The light green ones show where the whip has been aimed & struck.
3 rounds of arrows: AC 19/hp dam 8 +5 electrical; AC 18/hp dam 5 +6 elec; AC 11/hp dam 5 +2 elec.
3 rounds of whip: AC 15/9 hp; AC 24/7 hp; AC 21/7 hp.

Yofiel intends to flush out as many oozes and molds as she can that might be blending into the resident flora, if they are still in this part of the cavern.
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Perception: 22 - looking, listening ahead, and occasionally glancing upward to the ceiling, as well as next to crates, cages, and other furniture

[DM can feel free to pull me back on the latter attacks - but I'm thinking they are at the far end, or around the corner... just describing actions as we move toward combat, but are not quite yet in combat, so as not to waste days moving simply one round at a time when combat has not quite yet commenced.]

[Fellow players: You can pick a color from the 'Missile hits' oval crisscross icons (Yofiel has blue for her arrows and green for her whip strikes). Available still are Pink, Cyan, Red, and Orange. Put them where you are aiming your sling bullets, crossbow bolts, or arrows. Ctrl-C to copy an icon, Ctrl-V to paste an icon - then you drag and drop to place it.]

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Friday April 5th, 2024 7:49:44 AM
Colt only has 8 stones. While Yofiel's plan sounds good, he decides to conserve his ammunition until he has a real target.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Friday April 5th, 2024 8:03:16 AM
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but I would think if they were to take the shape of a crate or barrel, they would look like a blobby crate or barrel? no?"

Ezekiel maintains his readied action as he moves up with the party.

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Friday April 5th, 2024 9:23:47 AM
{ooc: We are not in combat but lets move in rounds for a bit.}

Dapple moves a bit into the room.
Marrest brings up the rear but increases party communication.
Grim has sharp eyes but doesn't see anything even though he finds the barrels suspicious.
Yofiel, very intuitively, launches off some arrows in a hope to find a hiding slime.
Colt, worried about ammunition doesnt attack shadows.
Ezekiel has a teory about them not being able to take the shape of something effectively which sounds really correct to the group.

The party advances slowly eyes wide but their just doesnt seem to be anything to notice. Yofiel and Grim seem quite perceptive but they are finding nothing in this part of the lab.


Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0  d20=20 ;
Friday April 5th, 2024 10:47:09 AM
"Marest, can you move your lights along the ceiling?" Siolo requests, clearly nervous at not having spotted any of the oozes.

Afterward he looks around again, sweat beading on his brow.

((Perception 20+11=31))

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+13=29 ;
Friday April 5th, 2024 12:54:29 PM
Forward, team, we march ahead
Searching out the flora, fauna
Brave and vigilant we tread
Ready for some combat drama

Marest, please, the lights push forward
To illumine what gets stirred
Yofiel moves forward, hoping the team joins up.

Arrows and whipcracks continue (just use earlier rolls).
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Perception: 29

Everyone continues to benefit from bardic Inspire Courage: +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Friday April 5th, 2024 2:12:20 PM
Ode to Dancing Lights

Marest having given some time to work out the logistics of the Dancing Lights spell, decides to try something a bit different with it..

Marest will send all 4 of them into the room at a 20' distance from each other (10' radius spell) and move them about to determine how big the room is.

Marest then explains to her friends via the Messages spell, by pointing in their direction, "that the changes in light levels will give away when they go 'through' a wall or something if that is a possibility. By using both my knowledge of where I am moving them, and the light that it is being cast at the various levels within the room, we will get an idea of the room and major contents in the center of the space. Also, if they stop and cannot move, we will learn of various features or creatures within. If the spheres dim, and cannot move through walls as such, we will have learned of the location of the Oozes."

Marest continues, "Even if they are stopped, the trick is to have two pairs of lights 5' apart and rotating about one another at various speeds (maximum of 100' per round). As soon as one pair hits an object and stops, I get a reduction in the flickering that comes from them rotating at 100'/round about each other like a police car light. Your thoughts?"


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Friday April 5th, 2024 5:04:39 PM

Yofiel wonders what police car lights might be, but sings, "Go ahead with moving lights!"

[I went ahead with an approximation of what you are describing with the dancing lights on the map - but please make any changes, J-P, to more closely match what you mean.

Everybody else - you can see Yofiel has moved ahead and not been attacked. PLEASE MOVE YOUR ICONS so we know where you are moving. Or at least describe where you are moving. Run if you want to catch up! Unless you wish to remain stationary and positionally ineffective.] :-)

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19  d20+8=19 ;
Friday April 5th, 2024 6:23:20 PM
Colt follows the leaders into the room. Watching carefully, left, right, ahead, behind, up and down, his head is constantly turning. When he reaches the right hand everburning torch, he kicks it along in front of him.

[ooc]Perception, 19 [/ooc]



Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Friday April 5th, 2024 6:32:12 PM
Dapple continues cautiously into the room. "If those oozes don't move very fast, then where did they go?" she asks.

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7  Perc Check: d20+9=15 ; Know-Nature Check: d20+7=14 ;
Friday April 5th, 2024 6:40:31 PM
Kaze moves up next to Colt. He looks around, sure that his friends haven't missed anything, but just to be on the safe side.

OOC: I made a Nature check, just in case it provided him with more info, which I doubt lol

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+8=15 ;
Saturday April 6th, 2024 11:49:42 PM
Spells in Effect:
Inspire Courage (Bard Song): +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects
Borrowed Item: composite masterwork strength bow, +1 to hit/+1 damage

Grim moves into the room, (along Row 10) and pokes his arrow into the boxes and casks and stuff along the north wall, looking for something less solid and oozy. As he does so, Marest goes into some sort of speech about her magical swirling lights, and since his back is to her, it morphs into more like Gibberling gibberish.

If nothing he pokes gives way to an ooze or other living creature, he turns back to face the center and re-nocks his arrow.

'What was that about lights?"

Perception + 8 = 15

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Sunday April 7th, 2024 4:55:54 PM
Ezekiel continues to maintain his readied magic missile.

"Wait, if they engulf people and they're not here, how do we know we haven't already been engulfed by them?"

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7  Another Perc Check: d20+9=18 ;
Sunday April 7th, 2024 11:44:50 PM
Kaze looks at Ezekiel, then sniffs himself, "Well, I don't smell like a rotting mass of fungus, so, I'm saying we're still us..." Thinking about something, Kaze looks up at the ceiling

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Monday April 8th, 2024 10:08:59 AM
{Staying in rounds, move your tokens.}

Silo asks Marest to move his lits along the ceiling.
Marest has a more complicated plan that may or may not be fully understood by the powers that be.
Yofiel moves forward encouraging the others to do so as well.
Dapple wonders where the oozes went if they move so slow but remembers even a smail can cross a road given time.
Colt keeps his eyes peeled
Kaze does have a thought on the ooze-a-sarus. It was probably formed from a dino that died due to the ooze who used it to reproduce.
Ezekiel has a theory which prompts Kaze to have another.

So the party, as slow as oozes, moves into the room. Slowly they move. Step by step. inch by inch. The lights ove about revealing that their is more to the cavern to the east, a hallway tha may open up but the angle makes it hard to see. To the north there is also something but, again, the angels are wrong to see what is going on. Of note, their are no dead bodies as their were in other places, clearly the ooze had fied that problem at least.


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+13=33 ; d20+10=28 ; d6+4=8 ; d6=1 ;
Monday April 8th, 2024 4:14:40 PM
Everyone, join me up here,
I'd rather not be solo scout
Despite the danger, do not fear
Let slings and arrows wipe them out.
If you roll Sense motive DC10 Highlight to display spoiler: {A mixture of cajoling and light rebuke might be discerned in the bard's voice. Something like - C'mon, guys & gals!}

Then Yofiel adds, "Get up here, NOW, friends! And move the lights forward."

Everyone continues to benefit from bardic Inspire Courage: +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects

Readied action should she discern an ooze or mold critter: Arrow, hit AC 28, for 8 hp damage, plus 1 hp electrical damage.

[Marest, you've gotta come way forward to get a better angle.]

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Perception: 33 (nat 20) - If there's something to discern

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+12=23 ; d6+3=9 ;
Monday April 8th, 2024 4:23:52 PM

Readied whip: If anything comes within striking distance of the dancing whip (yellow semicircle), it hits AC 23 for 9 hp damage.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Monday April 8th, 2024 5:17:17 PM
"Oh, we're moving."

Ezekiel advances and maintains his readied magic missile.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19  d20+6=7 ; d20+8=23 ;
Monday April 8th, 2024 7:44:55 PM
Colt steps forward and kicks the everburning torch further ahead. "Not so fast, Yofiel," he replies plaintively. "We want to make sure we don't leave any behind us.

[ooc] Missed the sense motive. Could I have taken 10? 23 Perception in the new position. [/ooc]

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+2=17 ; d20+8=20 ;
Monday April 8th, 2024 8:00:00 PM
Spells in Effect:
Inspire Courage (Bard Song): +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects
Borrowed Item: composite masterwork strength bow, +1 to hit/+1 damage

Grim, satisfied that the objects in the north side of the wall where they came in is legitimate crates and barrels, moves forward, as per Yofiel's directions.
Sense Motive +2 = 17
Perception +8 = 20

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0 
Monday April 8th, 2024 11:27:01 PM
As the group nears the corner, Siolo moves forward as well

Something inside Siolo causes him hesitation. He can't seem to put a finger on it.

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 1:44:09 AM
Dapple moves up, looking around her.

Marest (Kim subs for Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 4:59:24 AM

Hearing the request to come closer and move the lights, she does so, and wills the lights to move north to light up that area.

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[J.P.: As our DM's post is soon coming, and we needed a post, I went ahead and subbed. If what I wrote does not fit with what you had in mind, please make your own post for Marest to override what is here. -Kim]

Kaze (Kim subs for JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 5:00:17 AM

Kaze notices everyone else has moved forward. Leaving off on contemplation of being engulfed by oozes, he heads towards the group, and points his crossbow down the lighted hallway.

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[JonS: As our DM's post is soon coming, and we needed a post, I went ahead and subbed. If what I wrote does not fit with what you had in mind, please make your own post for Kaze to override what is here. -Kim]

OOC: No that's awesome. Wife had multiple Drs appts today, and I just got home after leaving at 8am this morning. Thanks

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 5:11:51 AM

Gratified that the team is joining up, Yofiel smiles. "Someone keep a watch to my right,
but I think the action is where Marest sent her dancing lights."

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 10:55:22 AM
Yofiel moves in cajoling everyone else to move up with her while she keeps inspiring and has an attack ready.
Ezekiel moves along with the others.
Colt advances but makes sure nothing is left behind them that could attack.
Grim follows instructions.
Siolo hesitates but cannot put his finger on why.
Dapple, Marrest and Kaze continue on.

As the party charges in super slow motion though the cavern they see that the area is indeed much bigger then they initially saw. As the round the corner another rooms if found to the north with a large cage and two smaller round cages. The round cages have been destroyed but the larger cage is intact though the door is wide open. Their is no movement in that direction and you are all confident that their is nothing hostile to the north.

To the east you can see the beginnings of an a larger room with more smashed cages. From where you are you can see part of the room and see that it extends back down to the south out of sightlines.


Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 12:25:57 PM

Faked out by the map

Yofiel stops her singing. The residual effects of inspire courage will last for a few more rounds, but she wants to ensure she has enough in reserve for when their squishy opponents are actually found.

"Friends, please, let us not get so scattered. The peril may emerge as we pass 25 feet ahead, or we may have to travel further. Marest, your dancing lights are marvelous. You can't stay 70 or 80 feet behind us. You, too, Siolo, and others. Colt, thanks for advancing my ever-burning torch. I think I will imitate Siolo, and wedge that above my haversack. Ezekiel, good job on the mage hand carrying the burning torch. Carry on with that, if you please.

"Missile team - Colt - here." She opens her haversack, reaches into a bag filled with metal spheres (1000 ball bearings). She pulls out about 20, fills an empty pouch, and hands it to him. "If you don't have enough ammo, this might help. When we get in the next area, can you start pinging those out to try to rouse any hiding oozes?"

"Siolo, do you need some of these, or do you have enough sling bullets or acorns already?" If he does not, she will give him 20 of her ball bearings. They are smaller than sling bullets, but still should carry enough sting to rouse a hiding critter if struck. "I don't have a spare pouch, but maybe you have room in the one you already carry." For Siolo only Highlight to display spoiler: {}"I know you just had a big scare, friend, but I also know you have courage. Courage, my brother," she uses message for his ears only.

"Please, try to keep up. Marest, let's get those lights quickly dancing around the cavern, all right?"

She hands Grim ten arrows (she brought 80 with her on this journey). "For the scattering, right?"

"Everyone ready? Questions, concerns? As soon as we are gathered together, I'm heading along the passage."

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NOTE for PLAYERS:
If you go to the Map link provided by our DMs, the 1st item is a cartoon, the 2nd our current map. I copied the 2nd to create a Sandbox, which is now the 3rd item. Why? To make a picture worth 1,000 words. I laid out what Yofiel suggests for our deployment in a visual manner. YOU always choose what to do with your PC (unless you forget to post, in which case whoever subs gets to pick for you). The sandbox starts with Yofi's ideas. Move figures about if you have other ideas. Have fun! Play! It's a model to help each of us work toward group success (or total failure) :-)


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 1:57:06 PM
"Some of us have short legs," Dapple says. "I'm keeping up the best I can."

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 7:32:27 PM
"Where did those blobby things go?" wonders Ezekiel as he makes his way to the intersection.

Readied action: wand of magic missile on first ooze he sees; Damage: 2 + 5 = 7 total.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 8:06:15 PM
The spheres in the sky go round and round

Marest is trying to manipulate a two-sphere pairing to act like a binary star revolving around each other as they move. So, two pairs of binary spheres revolving around each other as they pan the Lab Room to light up Oozes wherever they might be hiding.


Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+8=20 ;
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 11:54:05 PM
Spells in Effect:
Inspire Courage (Bard Song): +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects
Borrowed Item: composite masterwork strength bow, +1 to hit/+1 damage
10 borrowed arrows from Yofiel

Not having scared up anything yet, Grim moves forward.
He's not sure what to do with Yofiel's extra arrows, his quiver is full already as he's not shot any, but he takes them anyway and stuffs them here and there.

Perception +8 = 20

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 3:09:37 AM

"All right, Dapple, I'll be mindful of your stride length!" Yofi responds to the cleric's explanation.

"Shoot some spots to the left in the next chamber when we first get there," she says to Grim as he wonders what he's going to do with the extra arrows. "Then be ready to shoot toward the right. We want to scare them up... at least that's the theory," Yofiel explains to Grim, as well as to Colt, Siolo, and Kaze. "Kaze, I have no more bolts - so save yours for when we actually know where they are. But Siolo, Colt - I gave you the extra ones to 'waste' on trying to rouse the creepers before we are on top of them."

"Ezekiel - be mindful of moving the torch via mage hand, too!" she recommends. "Left side of cavern ahead for now is great."

"Marest - I like the swirling lights. I hope someday to see one of the 'Please carts' you mentioned use them.

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 9:39:10 AM
Kaze grins as Yofiel lays out her battle plans. Her tone of voice reminds him of one of the tribal elders, a woman who could be both kind and harsh if you didn't listen to her when she told you to do something. All he says in return to Yofiel is "Yes mam."

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0 
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 10:00:57 AM
Siolo begrudgingly nods to Yofiel's plan and moves closer still. Something was nagging at him though. An unease lingers not just in his mind, but throughout his body. He chose not to express it though, thinking it was probably just him.

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents  d20+4=10 ;
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 12:00:06 PM
Yofiel stops sinning and starts issuing instructions and asking questions.
Dapple says she is keeping up as best she can.
Ezekiel wonders where the blobby things went.
Marest moves his lights about a bit.
Kaze acknowledges the plan.
Grim starts into the room as he moves forward just in time to notice movement!!

From around the corners of the larger cavern the oozes appear, clearly have been waiting out of site lines in case the party came back. No dumb beasts, the oozes picked their spot and surge out around the corners where they were hidden. Ezekiel launches a streaking magic missile that strikes the lead blue ooze causing a hissing sound. The ooze closes and strikes at Yofiel trying to slam her. {To Hit 10}

The other oozes follow appear having been to the south of the opening while the ooze-a-sarus was to the north with the blue ooze.

Red Slime Mold:
Green Slime Mold:
Blue Slime Mold: -7 HP
Ooze-a-sarus: {injured I need to go back and find how bad} [Edit by Kim: It had taken 10 hp damage from 2 arrows at our 1st visit to the cavern]

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 12:34:13 PM
Dapple steps forward a little to give Grim a Bit of Luck.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 1:10:46 PM
From his vantage point in back, Colt steps forward, reloads his sling and strains to see what's going on.

[ooc] Double move as shown. Maybe we want to do a cascading retreat? [/ooc]

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+12=22 ; d6+3=5 ; d20+10=14 ; d6+4=6 ; d6=2 ; d20+8=15 ;
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 1:37:28 PM

Everyone continues to benefit from bardic Inspire Courage: +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects - for this round and next

The dancing whip struck at the blue ooze as it entered its space, hitting AC 22 for 5 hp damage. So blue is down 12 at the moment.

Yofiel's arrow flies at her earlier target, the ooze-a-saur, hitting AC 14 for 6 hp weapon damage plus 2 hp electrical damage. It has now taken a total of 18 hp damage.

"FIGHTING RETREAT, BACK THE WAY WE CAME!" shouts Yofiel. She says to Kaze's dog, "Go there, Patches!" as she points to the east (back the way we came).

The elf engages in an acrobatic retreat trying to avoid an attack of opportunity (Acrobatics 15) from the leading blue ooze. The whip moves in the same direction as the bard, ready to strike again.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+14=22 ; d6+4=6 ; d6=5 ; d20+13=20
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 1:46:38 PM

[I just saw the DM post - thanks, Ryan, for extra hero point!]

Feeling a heroic surge, Yofiel quickly launches an additional arrow, striking the blue ooze for 6 hp piercing damage, and 5 hp electrical damage, 11 total, so blue ooze is down 23.

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Forgot to roll perception: 20 [ooc: Sorry]

Also note: As neither Colt nor Siolo came close enough for the handoff, Yofi was not able to hand off the ball bearings to them. So scratch that from previous actions.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0  d20=1 ;
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 2:45:01 PM
As the oozes appear from their waiting location, Siolo slings the stone bullet he had prepared. Unfortunately, while the stone bullet was ready, Siolo acted too quickly causing the stone to fly wildly off target.

Siolo, frustrated by his failure, takes a quick second to breathe as he retrieves another bullet as he backs up.

((Nat 1 attk roll))

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31  d4+1=4 ; d4+1=4 ;
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 5:42:48 PM
"Did we just get outsmarted by things that literally have no brains?" asks Ezekiel.

Ezekiel fires another pair of force missiles at the blue ooze and falls back into the previous chamber.

Damage: 4 + 4 = 8.

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+8=10 ; d20+8=10 ;
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 9:15:18 PM
Inspire Courage (Bard Song): +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects
Borrowed Item: composite masterwork strength bow, +1 to hit/+1 damage
10 borrowed arrows from Yofiel
1 Round use Bit of Luck:
For the next round, any time the target rolls a d20, he may roll twice and take the more favorable result.

Grim's not about to fall back just yet if they are all that slow, they are still some 20' or more away. He lets fly the nocked arrow at the front 'oozer' (as opposed to the 'front runner').

Blue Ooze (name of a new Rock Group)
Missile att: d20 + 5 +1 (MW) + 2 (B-song) + Luck = 10, 10 WOW!

Grim's not happy Yofiel's acrobatics past him distracted his aim. But, he's got some time still.

"Only you maybe!" Grim retorts back at Ezekiel, his tone reflects his frustration at missing at such close range.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 11:35:41 PM
Binary-Spheres

Marest will cast her last level 1 spell: Grease at C10 between the 3 main Oozes..."Hopefully, someone has fire?!" whispers Marest through the Message spell already cast!

Spells in Effect
Grease
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M (butter)
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) = 35 FT
Target one object or 10-ft. square
Duration 1 min./level (D) = 4 minutes = 240 seconds
Save see text; SR no

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Thursday April 11th, 2024 1:00:05 AM

"Not fire! It's no good against these oozes, Marest!" Yofiel whispers back through the message spell. "Good job on the lights. And move back farther! They have ten-foot reach."

Kaze (Kim subs for JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7  d20+7=26 ; 2d6+4=7 ; d20+7=17 ; d20+2=17 ;
Thursday April 11th, 2024 10:50:30 AM

If the blue ooze is out, then Kaze aims toward the ooze-a-saur. If the blue ooze is still active, he aims his crossbow at that one, then moves backwards to S11, using acrobatics to avoid an AoO.

Attack roll: 26 (nat 19, crit threat, confirmed with 17). Damage 7.

Acrobatics to avoid AoO: 17

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[JonS: As our DM's post is soon coming, and we needed a post, I went ahead and subbed. If what I wrote does not fit with what you had in mind, please make your own post for Kaze to override what is here. We don't want our new friend to be engulfed! -Kim]

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents  d20+4=18 ; d6+4=6 ;
Thursday April 11th, 2024 12:48:08 PM
Dapple backs off.
Colt moves up while he loads his sling.
Yofiels whip strikes the ooze this is followed by an arrow into the ooze-a-sarus.
Siolo launches a rock but it misses dinging off something behind the ooze.
Ezekiel is worried they got outsmarted by the brainless but his missiles do more talking, slamming into the ooze. {pulling the vail back, Int: 10 for the oozes so average intellect}
Grim is not ready to retreat and strikes a hard hit on the blue ooze.
Marest casts grease and calls for fire but Yofiel calls out that fire wont work.
Kaze also strikes the blue ooze which looks rough but not out yet.

It appears the ooze were smart enough to hide but not smart enough not to get bottled up in a hallway as they follow the group. The blue ooze is in rough shape as is the ooze-a-sarus which holds back some. The green and red ooze press in behind the blue ooze.

Having closed on Grim all the ooze can do is attempt to slam down onto Grim. {Hit: 18 | Dam: 6 | DC16 Fort or Highlight to display spoiler: { save Fortitude DC 16; onset 1 day; frequency 1/day; effect 1d2 Str damage and 1 Con damage and fatigue; cure 1 save. }

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Thursday April 11th, 2024 1:26:45 PM
Dapple steps back to give Kaze a Bit of Luck.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31  d4+1=4 ; d4+1=3 ;
Thursday April 11th, 2024 8:09:31 PM
Ezekiel will use another charge from his wand of magic missiles to send one bolt at the blue and one at the green oozes.

Blue: 4.
Green: 3.

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 45/51 CMD 19  d20+7=19 ; d20+10=30 ; d20+10=23 ; 2d4+6=11 ; 2d4+6=12 ;
Thursday April 11th, 2024 9:01:11 PM
Inspire Courage (Bard Song): +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects (last round of effect)
Borrowed Item: composite masterwork strength bow, +1 to hit/+1 damage
9 borrowed arrows from Yofiel

Fort Save +7 DC16 = 19
Grim wants to keep the oozes bottled up as long as possible so he stays put despite taking a slug (pun intended) from an ooze.

However his bow is now fairly ineffective, so he tosses it over his shoulder for his friends to pick up.
"Here! Take this, I got getter stuff!" he hells.

Free action: Drop weapon

He then draws his falchion (Move Action - no AoO) and slices into the blob in front of him.

Att +10 = 30 Nat 20
Roll for crit conf = 23
Dmg 2d4+6 x2 = 11 + 12 = 23

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19  d20+7=11 ; d4+2=6 ;
Thursday April 11th, 2024 9:05:18 PM
"Marest, stay right!" Colt whips the pocketed stone out of his hand and sets it whirling overhead. The ooze comes forward and Colt sees a sliver of it left of the elf. He releases the end of the sling and the stone flies.

[ooc] Targeting the lead ooze, but I doubt 11 will hit. If it does then 6 damage. [/ooc]

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30  d4+1=5 ; d3=1 ; d4+1=4 ;
Thursday April 11th, 2024 10:39:14 PM
Into the fray!

Marest, following Colt's lead, stays on the right as the battle persists.

Trying out her new wizard spells, Marest casts Maggic Missle sending two missiles into the big ooze at position W10.

Missle 1: 5+2 = 7HP damage
Missle 2: 4+2 = 6 HP damage

Spells in Effect:

Inspire Courage (Bard Song): +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects

Magic Missle:
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Targets up to five creatures, no two of which can be more than 15 ft. apart
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance yes

A missile of magical energy darts forth from your fingertip and strikes its target, dealing 1d4+1 points of force damage.

The missile strikes unerringly, even if the target is in melee combat, so long as it has less than total cover or total concealment. Specific parts of a creature can't be singled out. Objects are not damaged by the spell.

For every two caster levels beyond 1st, you gain an additional missiletwo at 3rd level, three at 5th, four at 7th, and the maximum of five missiles at 9th level or higher. If you shoot multiple missiles, you can have them strike a single creature or several creatures. A single missile can strike only one creature. You must designate targets before you check for spell resistance or roll damage.


Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0  d20=9 ; d6=5 ;
Thursday April 11th, 2024 11:10:05 PM
Siolo flings another pebble. This time it is much more accurate.

((9+5=14 to hit; 5+2=7 damage to nearest ooze))

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+12=29 ; d6+3=7 ; d20+15=34 ; d20+12=15 ; d6+4=6 ; d20+13=14 ;
Friday April 12th, 2024 4:57:46 AM
Since Blue-ooze (Bluuues?) is probably splatted, the dancing whip hits AC 29 for 7 hp damage on the green one. And the whip grapples the ooze, with a CMB of 34.

Yofiel realizes that the oozes are moving twice as fast as she had recalled from her instructor. Maybe he described ones that were slowed? Or a different subspecies?

Ah, the whip has grappled the green ooze. She shoots the ooze with an arrow (AC 15) for 6 hp piercing damage. She is pretty certain the blue ooze is out of this combat, or any future one.

"They move twice as fast as I said!" Yofiel shouts. "The green one is grappled, so easier to hit!" She uses exclamations quite a bit. "The dino-spitter in the back needs to disappear, too."

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Perception: 14 (she's pretty busy anyhow)
This is the last round of the bardic inspire courage. At the start of the next round, she will crank up the singing voice, and re-encourage her friends. [So, gang, REMEMBER +2 attack/+2 damage on every weapons attack!]

Kaze (Kim subs for JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7  d20+9=17 ; d6+2=8 ; d20+9=18 ;
Friday April 12th, 2024 5:16:18 AM

"Thanks, Dapple."

Kaze plants a crossbow bolt into the grappled green ooze. AC 18 for 8 hp damage. [Initially forgot to roll 2nd d20 due to Dapple's bit o' luck.]

"I think that ooze-a-saur in the back used to be a dino. We don't want to turn into ooze-a-heros."

He loads another crossbow bolt, ready for action again.
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[Hope your wife is doing okay, Jon]

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+10=25 ;
Friday April 12th, 2024 5:29:22 AM
This is what Yofiel sings (and it follows the next DM post):
You're doing well, we're mopping up
That oozing grossly moving muck
Do not flag, do not fail
Keep attacking, whip their tails!
- or whatever it is they have sticking out in odd places
Everyone benefits each round from bardic Inspire Courage: +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects
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Perform: Sing: 25 (for bardic inspire courage)

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d6+3=7 ;
Friday April 12th, 2024 7:48:02 AM

[ooc] Grim - you should have rolled damage on the AC 10 hit. That'd be 1d6+3 with the bow you just tossed over your shoulder. These guys are easy to hit. [/ooc]

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Friday April 12th, 2024 10:18:28 AM
Grim strikes the blue ooze after it tried to infect him.
Dapple gives Kaze some luck and steps back.
Ezekiel launches a couple more missiles at the green ooze.
Colt strikes the easy to hit ooze with a stone.
Marest redirects their missiles to the green ooze causing more damage.
Siolo and Kaze also land land blows on the green ooze.
As the ooze die Yofiel shots an arrow into the remaining large red ooze.

The companied attacks of the party are too much for he blue and green oozes and they lose cohesion dead.

The red ooze shakes violently and a puddle of slime can be seen seeping out underneath it, clearly this was a conscious action. The ooze-a-sarus retreats around the northern corner.

Red Slime Mold:-8hp
*DEAD* Green Slime Mold: *DEAD*
*DEAD* Blue Slime Mold: DEAD
Ooze-a-sarus: -18hp


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy)  d6=1 ; d6=5 ; d6=5 ;
Friday April 12th, 2024 11:42:01 AM
Dapple channels positive energy. Everybody heals 10.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0  d20=12 ; d6=1 ;
Friday April 12th, 2024 11:45:21 AM
Siolo more confidently slings his next bullet, seeing his contribution to downing the two oozes. Something is at war with something else in the recesses of his mind, vying for dominance. Siolo however only send cognizant of the very minor amount of this war.

((12+5+2=19 to hit; for 1+2+2=5 damage))

((Also, my vote is for bl-ooze))

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+12=31 ; d20+17=31 ; d6+3=5 ;
Friday April 12th, 2024 12:40:44 PM

See the 5:29AM post by Yofiel. She sings, and bardic Inspire Courage continues.

Everyone benefits each round from bardic Inspire Courage: +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects

The dancing whip lashes out at the red ooze, AC 31 for 5 hp damage. It grapples it, CMB of 31.

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7  Firing XBow: d20+9=17 ; Damage: d8+2=4 ;
Friday April 12th, 2024 4:02:38 PM
Since he's short, Kaze will move in front of Marest, and fire his xbow again. He understands the precariousness of their situation, and wants to make sure that he can put himself between danger and the rest of his friends, as he has seen Grim do a number of times.

Thanks for covering for me guys. Last 3 days I've been taking my Mom to the hospital for procedures that her Oncologist wanted her to do, UGH

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30  d4+1=2 ; d4+1=2 ;
Friday April 12th, 2024 8:03:03 PM
Another Ooze bites the dust!

Marest casts Maggic Missle sending two missiles into the big ooze at position W10.

Missle 1: 1d4+1+2 = 4HP damage
Missle 2: 1d4+1+2 = 4 HP damage

Spells in Effect:

Inspire Courage (Bard Song): +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects

Magic Missle:
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Targets up to five creatures, no two of which can be more than 15 ft. apart
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance yes

A missile of magical energy darts forth from your fingertip and strikes its target, dealing 1d4+1 points of force damage.

The missile strikes unerringly, even if the target is in melee combat, so long as it has less than total cover or total concealment. Specific parts of a creature can't be singled out. Objects are not damaged by the spell.

For every two caster levels beyond 1st, you gain an additional missiletwo at 3rd level, three at 5th, four at 7th, and the maximum of five missiles at 9th level or higher. If you shoot multiple missiles, you can have them strike a single creature or several creatures. A single missile can strike only one creature. You must designate targets before you check for spell resistance or roll damage.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31  2d4+2=5 ;
Friday April 12th, 2024 9:11:41 PM
Ezekiel moves up to get a better view of the red ooze. Wand of Magic missile.

Damage: 5

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19  d20+9=19 ; d4+4=6 ;
Saturday April 13th, 2024 7:21:10 AM
Colt can't believe they are actually hurting the oozes, but he listens to the others and is encouraged. He flips the sling up to snatch the free end, slips another stone into the pocket with his other hand, sets the sling whirling 2 revolutions, and let's fly at the closest ooze once more.

[ooc] included the inspire competence bonus this time. 19 to hit. 6 damage [/ooc]

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Saturday April 13th, 2024 7:23:02 AM
Colt can't believe they are actually hurting the oozes, but he listens to the others and is encouraged. He flips the sling up to snatch the free end, slips another stone into the pocket with his other hand, sets the sling whirling 2 revolutions, and let's fly at the closest ooze once more.

[ooc] included the inspire competence bonus this time. 19 to hit. 6 damage [/ooc]

edit: did not include a modifier for soft cover provided by Kaze

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+14=25 ;
Saturday April 13th, 2024 11:19:26 AM

Concerning the red ooze's excretion of slime, Yofiel ponders whether she might know something about it.

Knowledge, dungeoneering (or nature? - same bonus for either one): 25

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+10=20 ; 2d4+6=12 ;
Sunday April 14th, 2024 9:48:56 PM
Inspire Courage (Bard Song): +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects (effects renewed)
Borrowed Item: composite masterwork strength bow, +1 to hit/+1 damage
9 borrowed arrows from Yofiel

OOC: on that previous bow attack of 10, a surprising 'hard hit', it was moot at the end of that round anyway so I didn't bother with damage. :)

IC:
Grim feels a wave of healing wash over him and feels invigorated, specially since the outer tougher layer of the ooze in front of him split and oozed out it's inner ooze, giving no sign of trying to clump back together again, indicating a 'dead' ooze.

He quickly closes the distance to the next ooze (Red Ooze) and slashes at it. (Move 25')

Att +10 = 20
Dmg 2d4+6 = 12

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19 
Sunday April 14th, 2024 9:50:11 PM
Oops forgot the Bard Song
Dmg = 14, not 12



Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents  d20+5=12 ;
Monday April 15th, 2024 9:38:04 AM
Dapple channels healing the group. (+10hp)
Siolo fires another sling bullet the strikes home.
Yofiel whip strikes the ooze again.
Marest launches more missiles.
Ezekiel also fires a magic missile.
Grim advances and strikes the ooze.

With grims strike the ooze loses cohesion and crumbles leaving a very slick slimy patch behind. {Read spoiler below if moving through.} The smell is not pleasant but at least the larger ooze is dead.

The remaining ooze-a-sarus spits a glob of ooze at Grim which misses as it hisses and moves further into the room.

Knowledge Slime Highlight to display spoiler: { At will as a full-round action, an ooze creature can exude a circle of slippery ooze in a spread centered on its body. The size of the spread and the duration that it remains in the area depend on the ooze creaturefs size, as given in

Any creature attempting to move into, through, or out of the area must succeed on a DC 15 Acrobatics check when doing so or fall prone. Each round that a creature remains in contact with the ooze puddle, it takes oozefs acid damage as given in Table 2-31: Ooze }

Red Slime Mold:-37hp
*DEAD* Green Slime Mold: *DEAD*
*DEAD* Blue Slime Mold: DEAD
Ooze-a-sarus: -18hp


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy)  d20+6=24 ; d6=6 ;
Monday April 15th, 2024 12:34:56 PM
Dapple moves up and throws some Alchemist's Fire at the remaining ooze.

[Hit Touch AC 24 for 6 fire damage.]

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29  d20+17=29 ; d20+8=25 ; d20+17=31 ; d6+3=8 ; d20+17=22 ; d20+10=28 ; d6+4=9 ; d20+13=22 ;
Monday April 15th, 2024 2:11:36 PM

[I'm confused. Is the red slime dead having taken -37 hp?] ;-)

Yofiel moves through the passage into the larger area, singing as she travels (Acrobatics 25 to avoid slipping), going for the retreating ooze-a-saurus. The whip lashes the spitter hitting AC 24 (not 29) for 8 hp damage. It attempts a grapple, CMB 31.
"Try and avoid the slime on the floor
As you can slip and fall on your tush
Stay too long, it will seep through your pores
And work to turn you into mush."
She shoots an arrow at the ooze-a-saurus, AC 28 for 9 hp damage. She also notes that this critter looks somewhat cute - but does not regret trying to take it down.

=======
Perception: 22
[Ignore the d20+17=22 - I forgot I already had rolled d20+17=31]

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7  Xbow attack: d20+9=10 ;
Monday April 15th, 2024 3:47:46 PM
Kaze watches as another ooze turns to goo. He attempts to fire his xbow at the remaining ooze-thing, but the smell of the ooze goo gets to him

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31  2d4+2=7 ;
Monday April 15th, 2024 5:48:01 PM
Ezekiel moves up and continues to burn thru his wand of magic missiles at the Ooze-a-saurus

Damage: 7

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19  d20+13=27 ;
Monday April 15th, 2024 8:04:43 PM
Colt runs forward around the crowd of his friends and skips over the corner of the ooze on his way to join Yofiel confronting the dinosooze.

[ooc] Double move as shown. [/ooc]

[ooc] Acrobatics with inspire competency to avoid AoO. 27 [/ooc]

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+8=21 ;
Monday April 15th, 2024 10:09:25 PM
Inspire Courage (Bard Song): +2 competence bonus on attacks & weapon damage; +2 morale bonus on saves vs charm & fear effects (effects renewed)
Borrowed Item: composite masterwork strength bow, +1 to hit/+1 damage
9 borrowed arrows from Yofiel

Grim doesn't know much about slimes or oozes but knows enough about slippery looking goo on the floor. He simply avoids stepping into any part of goo covered floor and moves further into the cavern. He's in a center position in case something from south or east still lurks waiting to pounce, ooze, or slitther.

Perception + 8 = 21

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Monday April 15th, 2024 11:07:17 PM

Note for DM (& Marest): Grease is a base substance (aka, it's alkaline). The slime mold's acid is, of course, acidic. Since the red ooze laid down acid goop, well, the grease from Marest's spell which lies beneath it will tend to cancel it out. The pH of the grease will move upward from the 1-6 range toward pH7, the acid will move downward toward pH 7 from the 8-14 ph range. So, based upon where she laid it (centered at C10), it covers about 9/16ths of the acidic area - possibly neutralizing (or at least significantly reducing) the damage the red ooze's discharge might otherwise cause. My guess is the acid is a bit more acidic than the grease is alkaline, therefore the mixture of the two would retain at least a slight acidity, but not cause quite as much damage.

I placed an orange square (with slightly rounded corners) over the 10'x10' green slime square, but offset according to where you laid the slime, and Marest laid the grease. -Kim

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0  d20=2 ;
Monday April 15th, 2024 11:09:28 PM
"Great job Grim," Siolo cheers as he leads another stone bullet. "We've almost got this!"

Siolo's cheering however caused him to lose focus on aiming and his next shot goes wide.

((2+5+2=9 to hit))

Sheriff Harley / Kim 
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 4:27:03 AM

Hey gang, Jerry has asked for ALL OF US to go to the Loot 'n Booty and read his Major Announcement there, PLUS POST with our real (human) name, and indicate that we've read what he wrote.

NOTE: It's worth reading! All right, back to our Cloudhaven game...

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 10:34:58 AM
Yofiel follows first nimbally avoiding falling and uses her whip to end the ooze-a-sarus.

With all the oozes dead, and any consumables that were posted last round saved, the group can pause to catch their breath. The fight they ran from turned out to not be a problem once some strategic thinking was applied to the situation, no one was ever in danger of being enveloped. The slippery slime can be avoided and even canceled to some extent with a casting of the spell grease although the grease would fade before the slime dissipated.

Regardless of what is done you can get around the slime to access the room. The oozes themselves slowly dissipate and the acid loses its potency.

With time you can see the extent of the room and find that this second section is much larger and looks as though it has once contained several cages. Some are mostly intact and could be used with some minor repairs. Their are also some papers and supplies scattered about the room.

In the alcove to the north their is a large intact cage with its door open and a table that has only had minor damage, clearly it was a work station and their are alchemical notes around the area.


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 12:03:33 PM
Dapple moves about the room, collecting the scattered papers and supplies.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 1:22:09 PM
Colt dashes back, scooping up the last ever burning torch on the way, to retrieve Foggy. After afew moments of tail wagging, petting, and licking, he returns. Dapple's task is simple and straight forward, he joins his halfling friend in scooping up the last few papers..

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 3:12:59 PM
Kaze hugs the wall and moves up to keep following his friends

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 3:25:37 PM

"Well done, all. I thank Lord Gargul for answering my prayers - we all still breathe."

Yofiel joins in the gathering of documentation. In particular, she looks for any larger tomes. "We will burn these," she says, indicating the written matter. "Before we do, I plan to skim at least parts of them. Why? Not to reproduce the things they have twisted, but rather to have a hand up in understanding the nature of the changes they effected, and how to counter, how to untwist. But we will burn these. I plan to skim, and what I have skimmed, to place into the burn pile. If any are still hungry, feel free to take a moment to eat."

As there are a few tables, the bard indicates one, and asks, "Please place written things here. I will skim them, then - ah, here is a basket - I'll place them within. If any object to me doing this, let me know. If any want to help in the reading, be my guest. I'd like to get through as much as I can in two hours, three at most. We then burn them. The papers, if they relate to the process, do not leave this room. If there are some that are of other natures, that do not relate to the experiments, we can decide. But any writings that would allow another to replicate what they have done, we burn.

"There may be other worthwhile things here that may help us elsewhere. Perhaps some of you might search for such."

She is open to discussion. As she waits to hear others' thoughts, she sits down and quickly begins to take individual papers and parchments, skims each, then tosses it in the basket. And listens as others speak.

She does think to add this. "I say a maximum of three hours, since much beyond say four hours risks us finding a terrible dinosaur rousing from slumber at the upper entrance. Some of you - Marest? may wish to take a couple hours to rest up in the interim. Grim - I know you were thinking about seeing if we can get out through the lower level. I'm open to that option, though the upper is the more sure exit until we've seen what lies below."

"Siolo - will you read with me? Only if you want, though."

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30  d20+11=31 ; d20+11=22 ; d20+9=15 ; d20+9=14 ; d20+9=14 ; d20+9=22 ; d20+9=17 ; d20+9=23 ; d20+9=23 ; d20+9=24 ;
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 5:07:17 PM
Alchemical & Herbal Professional

Marest; learning of the alchemical notes, has her curiosity piqued. Marest makes her way over to the scattered papers. Using her knowledge skills will see what these papers are about and if these are the ones we need to destroy...

Skill Checks:

Knowledge (Arcana) = 1d20+11= 31
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) = 1d20+9=15
Knowledge (Engineering) = 1d20+9= 14
Knowledge (Geography) = 1d20+9= 14
Knowledge (History) = 1d20+9= 22
Knowledge (Local) = 1d20+9= 17
Knowledge (Nature) = 1d20+9= 23
Knowledge (Nobility) = 1d20+9= 23
Knowledge (Religion) = 1d20+11= 22
Knowledge (The Planes) = 1d20+9= 24


Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 9:04:44 PM
Ezekiel will scan the room using detect magic.

"Well that wasn't so bad. Why were we so worried about these blobby things?"

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+8=22 ;
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 11:55:32 PM
Grim nods at Siolo for his compliment. He then retrieves the borrowed bow and hands it back to Yofiel along with 9 arrows, thanking her for the use of them.

He then positions himself more in the center of the cavern to keep better watch, specially from the eastern passage.

Perception +8 = 22

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Wednesday April 17th, 2024 9:51:57 AM
Colt retrieves Foggy and he and Dapple start scooping up documents.
Ezekiel comments that the oozes were not so bad after all.
Grim keeps watch.
Yofiel and Marest start going over the papers deciding that three hours of reading is their limit. Yofiel checks to see if Siolo wants to do some reading as well.

Yofiel and Marest are certainly smart enough to figure out most things but some of this stuff doesnt make sense. Much is written in a personal short hand that makes the investigations slow going. There is a lot that points to enhancing the intelligence of the dinos so they can be better trained though their are notes of caution against enhancing intelligence to the point of full sapience as a fully thinking dinosaur could be quite dangerous. You can certainly see why the spirits feel these items must be destroyed.

One batch of papers talks of alchemical methods of making the creatures more compliant but the actual methodology is clearly in coded language and no practical insight is gained in to exactly how to do it other the the listing of a few relatively common alchemical supplies, In all it is just to complicated without context of what was going on, maybe with months of research and trying to bring subjects down a similar parallel line it could be done though the spirits might object.

As those who are not reading search the area their are several things that could help in the rebuilding. Tools are found and the metal bars of the cages could be repurposed, at least those that are not too bent. Also their is some supply of dried meats that were missed during the attack and these could supplement the communities food stores quite nicely. Beyond that their are ropes, candles and various other day to day items that, again, the camp may be able to make use of. You do also find that their is one last pathway off of this space that you would assume eventually leads outside at the bottom.


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Wednesday April 17th, 2024 11:01:32 AM
"We should investigate that tunnel and make sure it leads to the outside," Dapple says. "We'll probably want to go that way once we've lighted our bonfire. Smoke rises."

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Wednesday April 17th, 2024 2:22:38 PM

"Well, if we burn only the paperwork, it looks like a little less than a full bonfire, Dapple," responds Yofiel. "If we go through and try to burn all of the dinosaur carcasses, then, yes, absolutely a bonfire. There also are the remains of the many men and women in the last room to think about. Some of the survivors of our community may want to be able to bury the remains of their loved ones." She pauses. "We would have to return later to accomplish that, though."

"However, yes. Once we wrap this up here, let's check out the bottom exit. Before we leave the complex, however, let us return and speak to the spirits, that they may then have opportunity to go to the lands of rest."

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7  Pecr check: d20+9=29 ;
Wednesday April 17th, 2024 2:43:29 PM
Kaze looks around. He puts up his crossbow and puts on his shield and draws his sword. Like Grim he is keeping an eye out for anything trying to attack the party

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Wednesday April 17th, 2024 9:00:36 PM
"Let's go." Colt is happy to finally head for the lower exit. He pitched circumnavigating the butte before, and this will mean covering a large portion of that ground. The jungle is dangerous, but exciting. The big heroes in the party will make sure it's all right.

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Wednesday April 17th, 2024 10:52:53 PM
Do we have time ...

"I second Dapple's suggestion about verifying the tunnel exit," says Marest.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0 
Wednesday April 17th, 2024 11:23:06 PM
Siolo is a little late on the uptake. He seems focused inwardly for a bit after the last ooze discorporates.

"Oh, yes lady Yofiel, " he says when he comes to. "I'd love to check those out. " He rushes over to read with Yofiel.

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+8=22 ;
Wednesday April 17th, 2024 11:49:52 PM
Grim only vaguely pays attention to the activity surrounding the documents and cautiosly moves to the exit, planting himself a few feet from it and keeps watch.

Once there, and if not getting attacked, he feels the air for any flow into the cavern that would indicate if any doors down the tunnel are closed or busted open, as that would make a difference in the burning of the papers and the smoke in the room from that.

Perception +8 (ventilation, critters just ahead) = 22

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Thursday April 18th, 2024 2:46:36 AM

"Thank you, friend," Yofiel says to Siolo. "A druid's eye can be of value on matters such as we have at hand." She turns to Marest. "As can the mind of an alchemist such as you, sister. May the three of us together, I pray, gain insight in how better to deal with the results of the effects wrought here."

She continues her examination. She looks up after a time. "Might some of you not engaged in the documents figure how to make a travois from some of the long metal rods and ropes and baskets? If through the jungle we travel, it could be useful. Also, determine what we should bring with us."

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Thursday April 18th, 2024 6:55:25 AM
"Is it just me or are we more burning these to cover up crimes rather than preventing someone from repeating their mistakes," says Ezekiel.

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Thursday April 18th, 2024 9:55:47 AM
Dapple seems up for lighting a fire and getting while the getting is good but Yofiel thinks they should move a little slower. There are considerations of what to do with the dead dinos and, more importantly, the dead townfolk who are decaying down here. Colt and Kaze [/b] keep a look out and Colt is all about using the lower exit asap. Grim joins Kaze guarding.

Yofiel and Siolo gather and examine papers but Ezekiel is concerned that they are just covering up the crimes of those who worked in this facility Yofiel also suggests making a travois to get any useful supplies out of the facility. {Your not so bright GM had to look up travois.}

Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Thursday April 18th, 2024 1:52:15 PM
"I thought we were supposed to destroy equipment as well as papers," Dapple says.

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Thursday April 18th, 2024 3:07:16 PM

Yofiel listens to Dapple. "The spirits all nodded yes when I asked them the question, 'Will you drop the barrier if we agree to get rid of the experimental documentation?' The documentation, I believe, is written down. Perhaps beakers or machines might also be broken, burnt if they can be. But cages? Ropes? We do not need to burn everything that's down here. Those documents that describe the processes, surely. If you see something that you think should be included which somehow gives a clue to the process, let's see it. Otherwise, we don't need to burn food, I hope, or standard tools, or containers."

The elf points out to Siolo a few documents she has looked at that might benefit from scrutiny by a druid - otherwise, she suggests he hit the stack of so-far-unread materials.

[OOC: So as not to drag this out too long, can we say we take the allocated time, then submit the items to the flame? Much as the bard would like a fuller understanding, she also realizes this is a temptation she should not indulge further, and there is a real need to fulfill our pledge to the noble spirits of those who permitted us to pass within.]

If no one else has taken the time to put together a travois, this is something she can do in about ten to fifteen minutes, being careful and thorough. She already has made several sets of such, albeit not with metal rods before.

"Shall we discover whether there be a suitable exit?" she asks. "If there is, that is good to know. And if there is, let us not exit until we have returned to notify the spirits, that they may find their rest. Once that is done, then through the bottom, if feasible, or through the top are both possibilities. It may be safer for us to go up and across the plateau, than to risk down below, where many giant dinosaurs dwell."

Yofi also asks people what items they think we ought to take back to Cloudhaven. "And hey - has anyone looked for hidden or secret doorways?"

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Thursday April 18th, 2024 5:29:19 PM
Are we Complicit in their request?!

Marest wonders aloud, "Are we being complicit in their [the Ghosts of the Council] request to burn to ash everything in this space?! I am willing to follow the "Will" of my group...but I just need a answer here in this. please?"

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Thursday April 18th, 2024 7:39:24 PM

"What I put forth as our offering was to get rid of the documentation. As a group and as individuals they seemed to acquiesce to that offering. What concerns on this matter do you have, Marest? Have you an objection to us following through on the matter? If the group desires, we can return and, if they have not departed, seek additional clarification. Such as, 'Do we need to burn all of the carcasses of the dinosaur bodies that remain?' and, 'Anything else?'"

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Thursday April 18th, 2024 8:23:11 PM
Kaze will continue following Grim, making sure that the 'way out' will actually be a 'way out.'

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Thursday April 18th, 2024 8:55:07 PM
"I had thought we were more burning the how to create smart dinos not so much they why," says Ezekiel.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0  d20=19 ;
Thursday April 18th, 2024 11:36:24 PM
Siolo reads over the batch of papers that Yofiel shows him and tries to use his knowledge of the natural to extract any information he can.

((Kn Nature 19+9=28

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19  d20+8=18 ;
Friday April 19th, 2024 12:45:27 AM
"I don't feel any draft of air here, I'll just move to just outside this chamber and see." he adds then that the logistics of pulling a fully loaded metal travoi up all those stairs is beyond his capabilities.

Perception +8 (feeling for a draft, looking for any lurking thing) = 18

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Friday April 19th, 2024 10:39:20 AM
The group discusses and studies. They do not get any information that could be acted on due to the shorthand nature of the notes that acts as code in many cases. Their are references to various distillation techniques and a centrifuge being needed for some parts but the details are at best hazy. You could recreate some of the tools but not the work, at least not with committing to a lot of studying or finding specialists, neither of which seem to appeal and doing so would counter the wishes of the spirits.

As this process starts and the papers begin to burn the spirits drift gown and position themselves near the exit. They watch the flames catch and feelings of gratitude fill the room mixing with the still present feeling of remorse and sorrow. They watch as you move about the room and the flames grow, the smoke is not thick and drifts up the stairs showing that ventilation was considered in the design of the facility.

As the flames start to die down another image is shown to the group. It is Maya the monsterologist arriving at Cloudhaven. She is friendly and happy to find a place that she feels accepted and can be useful. They work together in and everyone seems to get along well. Occasionally she takes out small packs of dinoss to train and brings back supplies form their hunt. The final image is her heading out with the pack a day before the attack happens. Something happens, the dinos suddenly are smarter and then they escape and attack. The vision ends with a feeling of sympathy for Maya.


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Friday April 19th, 2024 11:37:49 AM
Dapple watches the final image in silence, then sighs. "I don't know what they expected," she murmurs. But she also says a prayer to Wardd, hoping the researchers could find better luck in the next life than they did in this one.

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Friday April 19th, 2024 3:55:18 PM
Kaze watches as the fires burns and then begins to go out with no more fuel to keep it going. When the spirits show up, he doesn't react as he guessed they would show up once the party completed the task that the spirits had asked them to complete

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Friday April 19th, 2024 7:37:21 PM
Maya

Marest shouts, "I knew she was involved! I COULD SENSE IT FROM THE START!"

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Friday April 19th, 2024 10:50:00 PM
"Even i figured ithat out when she showed up with a bunch of dinosaurs to wipe out the rest of the village. And admitted she was behind the first attack."

Colt pitches his voice low. His comment is only for the benefit of those still watching the passage down. He wouldn't want to make the elf lady that spots spoders out of her mouth angry.

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Friday April 19th, 2024 11:52:33 PM
"So they wanted to make the dinos smarter but then were surprised when the thundie lizards got smarter? Maybe Maya made them too smart? Just goes to show you shouldn't trust mad mages when you are doing mad magic."

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Saturday April 20th, 2024 12:06:36 AM

As the five fallen appear, Yofiel curtsies to them. She senses the emotions, mixed as they are.

Why, if Maya is the one apparently who put the final twist into making the dinosaurs so much more canny, are they feeling sympathy for her?

"We are pleased to have carried out your request, and that you allowed us to do so," she opens. "We thank heaven we have survived this gauntlet, and you have now rejoined us." She nods with a measure of gratitude. Then Yofiel holds up a finger, as if to introduce another topic.

"Perhaps Maya is mad," Yofiel says to the spirits. "But she also is, to borrow Marest's word, complicit in the deaths of close to a hundred people. We can assure you she is continuing in this pathway, as some of her beasts attacked Cloudhaven again a couple of days ago - with the monstrologer among them, leading them to do so - yet she disavows any responsibility for their actions.

"The work of this place, and the guidance of Maya, condemned my dear younger brother to death. If I come across Maya again, most likely I shall endeavor to end her life, before the lives of more people are brought to an end through her perversions of nature.

"If you have any response to this, we will listen. A man may love his dog, but if the dog goes mad, the master should put it down, before it harms others further."

She pauses, then addresses them by name. "Taim Crowsky, Silvyr Norro, Oznif Moonface Mayer, Shanaera Wysagella, and Ellie Clayhangar, I think you have shown clear signs of grief and repentence. But how would you have us handle your affection for Maya?"

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Saturday April 20th, 2024 11:28:51 AM
"Is Maya the dog or the master?" asks Ezekiel.

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19 
Sunday April 21st, 2024 11:45:25 PM
Grim keeps an eye on the exit and only furtively watches the burning of the notes despite the appearance of the spirits. 'At least we won't have to go back up to report,' he says quietly.

He has nothing to say to the spirits or add to what has been said. Let Gargul set them straight if he wishes to.

In reply to Ezekiel, Grim says "Maya fed them doggie treats and they sat there, wagging their tails and mouth's wide open for each treat, completely oblivious. They were, for all practical purposes, Monstrologers themselves, as their actions and intent fit the Monstrologer creed, even if their intentions were for the good."

Co-GM Ryan--Welcome to the Facility - Maps and Documents 
Monday April 22nd, 2024 9:57:15 AM
From the final image it would appear that the increase in intellege was sudden, like a massive jump that did not seem to be driven by anything that was being done to them. It was like some sort of evolutionary leap took place immediately and collectively to the existing subjects, not so much the result of what was done with them by the Facility staff.

The spirits linger for a moment as the party discusses but you can see they are fading. When the group speaks of Maya there is a sense of confusion and regret but not anger. When Yofiel mentions her being part of an attack the sense of confusion only grows, they clearly dont know anything about that.

The final feelings and images come when Grim talks of monsterologists and that the spirits were the same as them. There is a flash of annoyance. An image, clearly from their past lives as adventures. A wizard casts a fireball and it burns some undead. A different wizard casts a fireball and it ignites part of a small village sending people running. As that last image fades the spirits fade more and their last offering is a feeling of gratitude that their task was completed and their time here is done.


Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Monday April 22nd, 2024 6:02:59 PM
"Two thing concern me," says Ezekiel. "First, the thought that the increase to the thunder lizards intellect was not caused by Maya's ministrations. Second, and perhaps more importantly, that both those wizards can cast fireball when I have yet to master it!"

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0 
Monday April 22nd, 2024 7:37:30 PM
Siolo sits and ponders on the visions and feelings of the spirits.

The leap to intelligence seems to be still unexplained, he thought. Was there an outside factor or force that caused the leap? Was it a byproduct of everything else?

He even wondered if such thoughts were even worth thinking about.

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19 
Monday April 22nd, 2024 10:02:08 PM
Grim grunts back "Two things concern ME! That Maya actually DID the enhancement to their intelligence right under their noses and they were oblivious to it and you, Ezekiel, underestimate Monstrologers. Maya's little pets we killed a few weeks ago are proof enough that she has gained enough influence over the Thunder Gods, and the Greater Thunder God out there guarding the entrance is a bonus. However the Thunder Gods in here are not the ones that destroyed Cloudhaven, although they may have taken part in it. The Thunder God that destroyed the gates to the Keep was too big to fit in any of these cages or even make it through these halls. Even the Thunder God you call a T-Rex is too big. Those came from the Monstrologers' own private herd. Maya used these dupes to gain enough insight to get things going then used some special power to cause that leap across the Intelligence chasm from animal intelligence to a higher level."

He then points his thick index finger at Ezekial then grins a wide grin, "At least that's the way I see it."

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Monday April 22nd, 2024 10:40:03 PM
Watching it burn!

Marest watches the papers burn and the ghosts fulfilling their vows.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Monday April 22nd, 2024 11:26:27 PM
Colt silently absorbs the council's last images. Then he listens to his companions, head bowed.

Finally the young man squares his shoulders and lifts his head. "I think Grim is mostly right. The council's gone to rest eternal. It doesn't matter how or exactly when the dinosaurs got smart. Maya's the problem. She's their boss now and she'll kill us and all of Cloudhaven if we don't-- stop her. There's no easy way to find her, but we can be pretty sure she'll attack again.
We should get back. "

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 3:37:16 AM

"Farewell, Cloudhaven Council. May you find blessings in the Lands of Rest."

There were a few last-minutes nuggets of understanding to gather out of that last interaction. Yofiel tucks them away for future pondering.

"We ought to consider the paths they took which at the time they deemed wise, yet learned to their chagrin were otherwise," she comments.

"All right. We are alive. We have fulfilled our promise. We need to see about the lower exit. When we find it, we need to consider whether to use it for our journey back, or ascend the inside passage to return the way we came."

She takes up the sturdy travois. "I can drag this myself, Grim, so long as it is not too heavily laden."

"So, downward, now?" she asks the group, taking a few steps toward the exit, then pausing to see if others follow.

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 7:48:20 AM
"Downward." Colt agrees.

Downward - DM Jess- Maps and documents  
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 9:17:15 AM
The party bids farewell to the council. Ezekiel and Siolo wonder if it was really Mayas work that increased the dinosaurs intelligence. Grim and Colt are worried about her influence over the dinosaurs and the damage she might do to Cloudhaven with them if not stopped.

Yofiel makes her way toward the exit to head downward. Colt agrees.

What does the rest of the party want to do? Do you follow? If so, what is your marching order?


Dapple [AC 18; HP 28/28] (Kathy) 
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 12:31:00 PM
Dapple follows the group downwards. She prefers being in the middle, where she can reach anyone in need of healing.

Kaze (JonS) HP 27/36 AC 19/Touch & Flat Footed AC 14/ CMD: 18/ CMB: 6/ Grapple: 7 
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 2:41:44 PM
Kaze having watched the interplay between the spirits and what Grim had to say, agrees with Grim. "Whether or not the Council had their hands in all of this, they were complicit in working with Maya, and then not seeing her as an enemy, or having done anything wrong. The images they showed, a wizard destroying undead, as undead only seek to slay the living, at least to my limited knowledge of them, was a good act. The village catching on fire, the wizard could have easily stopped the fire, but that's not the vision they wanted to sho us, only the damage. I'm ready to leave this place. So much death and destruction is around us, I need a bath to wash the stink off myself, a very long hot bath."

Ezekiel (BrianW) - AC 17/13/14; HP 31/31 
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 3:30:32 PM
"Don't get me wrong, Grim, Maya is a problem, and one that needs to be dealt with sooner rather than later. I'm simply wondering if she is THE problem, or if there is something even worse behind her."

"Though another thought occurs to me as well: the council's recollections do not jive with the vile woman we encountered. Did Maya so thoroughly deceive the council and hide or true intentions? That would be the simplest answer, though deception is not a typical skill amongst druids. Mayhap she was changed as the thunder lizards were, either by her own hand as part of her experiments or by some outside force. In the end it may matter little: as I said, she is a threat and needs to be dealt with, but is she the cause of all our problems or just the start of them?"

Yofiel (Kim McCoy), female elf bard 4th AC 16/16/14 HP: 29/29 
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 6:06:48 PM

"Some thirty years ago I heard of a fellow named Graeff. He had a sanctuary, a sanitarium, up in the foothills of some mountains not too far off from here, I think along the east side of the Scab," Yofiel says as they head toward what the map indicates is the exit. "He was said to have a deft hand at working with people who had gone mad, in some cases restoring them to sanity. I know not whether he yet lives, and, if so, is he still engaged in a similar activity? He was considered to be one of the Wold's foremost healers of those with mental disturbances. If he is still about, I do not know if we could somehow get Maya to spend time with him."

Colt Human Rogue (Tim) AC 16 T 14 FF 12 HP 31/31 CMD 19 
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 7:17:47 PM
"Even if he's not still around, maybe we could get Maya to spend the rest of time with him." Colt barks a short laugh, then shuts up, raises his hand to his mouth and looks down, darting occasional embarrassed glances at what he imagines is an outraged Yofiel.

[ooc] The old marching order with Colt and Foggy bringing up the rear works for me. [/ooc]

Marest (Jon-Paul) AC:16 (T:12, FF:10), CMD:13, Saves:(F:3/R:8/W:8), HP:30/30 
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 8:28:15 PM
Last in Line

Marest follows the group downward, and will be the last in line.

Siolo (Joe) - AC 15/13/13 ; HP 27/28 , NL 0 
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 11:16:19 PM
"There still seem to be a few puzzle pieces left to gather to give a clear whole," Siolo says, half to himself half to anyone else listening. He then brings following Yofiel once more. "I wonder if we will ever be able to find those pieces? "

Grim Ripr 4th (JonathanT) AC 17 Tch 11 HP 51/51 CMD 19 
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 11:47:55 PM
As Grim takes another half of the travois, he assures Ezekiel that, according to the Prophesy given to his Shaman, there is a greater power involved here and Maya is just a servant. "But be assured also that, if she is mad, she is Mad as all Monstrologers are Mad, and that this Madness isn't curable by a chit-chat with some old sweet-talker. It may be curable with a Wish spell, but it's easier to chop their heads off and put them on a pole that get the power of such magic.

With the back half of the laden travois in hand, he says forcefully "Someone with a yappy dog get up front and scout!"

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