GoldenH's IRC Campaign

the log: game 18

Session Start: Sat Sep 08 2002
[19:57] [GoldenH] yea
[19:57] [TheScreenJockey] Evil, as we all know, is a gorgeous, scantily clad woman with a serpent
[19:57] * GoldenH points at his sister
[19:57] [GoldenH] serpent and all
[19:57] [GoldenH] + me, when I am asleep. My evil in INT-based, not CHA-based
[19:58] [TheScreenJockey] PURE evil is all things to all people
[19:58] [TheScreenJockey] it's also filthy rich
[19:58] [GoldenH] not necessarily
[19:58] * Jydan sighs.
[19:59] * GoldenH is now known as Storyteller
[19:59] * DarthTom is now known as Vanal
[19:59] [TheScreenJockey] I suppose evil can also be beyond need of material possessions
[19:59] * TheScreenJockey is now known as Shakel
[19:59] * PrettyFiat is now known as Jynaru
[19:59] * Hikari is now known as Cicada
[19:59] * Jynaru is now known as Jynaru
[20:00] [Storyteller] doobedobedo
[20:00] * Jynaru is now known as Jynaru
[20:00] * Storyteller sets mode: +m
[20:00] [Storyteller] Okay... we be missing four peoples
[20:00] [Storyteller] :/
[20:00] [Storyteller] foghorn
[20:01] [Storyteller] ok NPC'in time
[20:01] [Storyteller] When we last let off, you had reached the city and discovered bad shit
[20:02] [Storyteller] now, 4/5 of the Immaculate host has regrouped after combing the city, and Tabius having found tracks going north

[20:03] [Cicada] Hello, do this work?
[20:03] [Cicada] It does.
[20:03] * Cicada ran away on her own.
[20:03] [Cicada] Ok.
[20:03] [Storyteller] ok
[20:03] [Cicada] I am in!
[20:03] [Storyteller] you ran away on your own? ^_^
[20:04] * Cicada spends some time huddled in a corner after throwing up her last meal.
[20:05] [Storyteller] ok.... in one of the houses?
[20:05] * Cicada then gets up slowly and with a suden look of determination on her face takes off her collar and chakram and drop them on the ground.
[20:06] * Cicada sets out on the trail of the Anathema to make sure they do not get away. Leaving behind Cathak Legion waysigns for Tabius or Vanal to follow as she mercilessly track down the criminals.
[20:06] [Storyteller] ok roll survival + perception
[20:07] [Cicada] Oh, I use 5 XP and 5 weeks of training to raise Survival to 2, ok?
[20:07] [Storyteller] ok
[20:07] [Cicada] !ex 6
[20:07] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 6, 7, 10, 9, 1, 8, 4, Successes : 5
[20:08] [Storyteller] okay... Cicada easily finds the trail and makes her way north...
[20:08] [Cicada] BTW, leaving behind the collar and chakram is the message to Tabius that she is not doing this as his servant or as a member of House Cathak, just for herself.
[20:09] * Cicada runs without cease.
[20:09] [Storyteller] ok....
[20:09] [Cicada] (Cicada doing something for herself, Tei is going to be proud! If I don't get myself killed at least)
[20:11] [Storyteller] You run through high grasses and follow the way the grasses have been bent over....
[20:11] * Cicada tries to remain inconspicuous, but speed is her main concern.
[20:12] * Cicada is going to lead the Dynasts and the Immaculates riiight to the bastard Anathema and see them dead! (the Anathema, hopefully)
[20:14] [Storyteller] As you run through the grasses you discover that there are other paths leading to join this one, and then apparently they lead away again.. the covering is masterful but there
[20:14] * Cicada will not be foiled.
[20:16] [Storyteller] not with 5 sux
[20:17] [Cicada] Heh.
[20:18] [Cicada] [btw, how much XP for the the "Sneak into Juniper's bedroom" game?]
[20:18] [Storyteller] 6 right?
[20:19] * Cicada does, for the record, have no intention of engaging the Anathema on her own. She is angry, not sucidal.
[20:19] [Cicada] [ok]
[20:23] [Storyteller] heh ok
[20:24] [Storyteller] allright as you follow the group that came from the city you find that the trail bends west, into a forest and you seem to be going downhill
[20:25] * Cicada presses on, trying her best to be silent and unseen.
[20:28] [Cicada] If the Anathema have any inkling that they are going to be followed they will have left traps or ambushes. Cicada keeps her eyes open for both, also to make sure that she do not stumble right up on the fugitives. But still speed remains her prime concern.

[20:02] * Vanal is STILL trying to wake up coma-lady [20:02] [Storyteller] Apparently, they are on foot, because there seem to be no horses missing. [20:03] [Storyteller] Vanal, you keep trying.... [20:03] [Storyteller] roll wits + medical [20:03] [Vanal] !ex 3 [20:03] [Storyteller] Vanal : !ex 3, 10, 8, 3, Successes : 3 [20:04] [Storyteller] okay Vanal... her eyes waken as you try pinching her nerves just right as you saw a doctor do once... she gasps as she wakes up and then covers herself with scraps of the bed as she curls up away from you [20:05] [Vanal] "It's okay, it's okay..." [20:05] [Vanal] "we're here to help." [20:05] * Jynaru wonders what the hell use the sorcerer is when the untrained soldier succeeds where Tabs fails. [20:05] [Storyteller] [LR] "Who are you?" [20:05] [Storyteller] she notices the dynastic emblems on your armor and her eyes widen [20:05] [Storyteller] "Where's Mara?" [20:05] [Vanal] (LR)"...talonlord Cathak Vanal...it's okay, I'm not goign to hurt you." [20:06] [Jynaru] "The good guys." [20:06] [Vanal] (LR) "Mara ?" [20:06] [Vanal] (boy, am I glad I know low realm *g*) [20:06] [Storyteller] She looks around, frightened. [20:07] [Vanal] "Are you alrighty [20:07] [Storyteller] "She .. was.." she sputters. "She was here with me." [20:07] [Vanal] " [20:07] [Vanal] "She was ? Can you describe her ?" [20:07] [Storyteller] She seems tired [20:07] [Vanal] "and who was she ?" [20:08] * Vanal taps jyn on the shoulder "Get a healer" [20:08] [Storyteller] "She.. was my friend.. but she turned into.. this beast.. and..." [20:08] [Vanal] "turned into a beast ?" [20:08] [Storyteller] She nods, eyes wide with fear as she looks at one of you to the other [20:08] * Jynaru nods, and heads downstairs. [20:08] [Storyteller] "You.. didn't hurt her did you?" [20:09] [Vanal] "We didn't encounter anyone like that." [20:09] [Storyteller] "... oh." [20:09] * Jynaru steps outside and catches the attention of one of the healers. [20:10] * manxcat (manxcat@wv-mltn-ubr-c-024-159-089-167.charterwv.net) has joined #pvpexalted [20:10] * Vanal nods and gives her a small smile "It's okay, the people who did this have left." [20:10] * manxcat is now known as Tei [20:10] [Storyteller] There are many healers at work within the main chamber [20:10] [Storyteller] [y0] [20:11] [Cicada] [Hi, Manx. Welcome] [20:11] * ThanosI (~web-Guest@ip68-96-99-80.lv.lv.cox.net) has joined #pvpexalted [20:11] [Storyteller] [hey] [20:12] [Jynaru] Healer heading to the room courtesy of assumptive action. [20:12] [Storyteller] ok [20:16] [Jynaru] Out of curiosity, what difficulty are you suing on the disarming attempts? [20:17] [Jynaru] It would be a worthy thing for Jyn, to say, I dunno, sever the opponent's bowstring or knock the weapons from their hands. Anyone can deal damage ^_^ [20:18] [Storyteller] difficulty 3, then it's your remaining sux against their reflexive dex + melee [20:19] [Jynaru] Damn.... relegate that one to MUCH later. not gonna hppen with 10 dice. [20:12] [Storyteller] One of the healers from outside bow to Jynaru. "Ledall, how can I be of service?" [20:12] * Jynaru tells the healer the situation, and will lead them upstairs to the room. [20:12] [Storyteller] the healer follows Jynaru upstairs, shaking his head as he does so [20:12] * ThanosI is now known as Tabius [20:12] [Cicada] [Greeting my lord] [20:14] [Tabius] HI [20:15] [Tabius] Has anything I have written appeared in the chat yet? [20:15] [Storyteller] not really [20:15] [Storyteller] I told them you found tracks but then they decided they didn't want to skip ahead or something [20:15] [Storyteller] so you haven't technically told them yet [20:38] [Tabius] need to know how long its been since Tabs cast the spell. [20:38] [Storyteller] less than a scene [20:39] [Tabius] Ah.... not even 15 minutes yet. [20:39] [Tabius] OK [20:39] [Storyteller] nah it's been more than that [20:39] [Tabius] 20 minutes -30? [21:06] [Tabius] Need you to do that Mod thing again to me that allows me to talk.... [21:07] [Storyteller] heh [21:13] [Tabius] If cicada will submit, Tabs would use the Mind reading stone to see what she is thinking [21:13] [Storyteller] too far away [21:13] [Tabius] Damn [20:12] [Vanal] "But this Mara, what do you mean by she turned into a 'beast'...what did she look like ?" [20:13] * Jynaru taps on the door before entering. "I brought the healer." [20:15] [Vanal] "Bring him in, I want to make sure that she's okay." [20:15] * Jynaru will return to leaning against the wall, and lstening intently to the conversation. [20:15] [Storyteller] Mara looks relieved at you telling her that Mara is nowhere to be found, then looks up as Jynaru and the healer enter. The healer enters and immidately starts examining her wounds, then covering her. [20:15] * Shakel (TheScreenJ@1Cust19.tnt10.tpa2.da.uu.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [20:16] * Storyteller sets mode: +v Tei [20:16] * Storyteller sets mode: +v Tabius [20:16] [Storyteller] [sorry you two] [20:16] [Tei] sorry i'm late dinner ran long [20:16] [Storyteller] [it's coo] [20:16] * Tabius looks around to find out where everybody is. [20:17] [Maris] [back now{ [20:17] [Storyteller] Tabius you are in the room with the girl. She is currently explaining to her questioners (everyone else except for Cicada) about the creature "with long fur, and claws, and it was hunched over... and she had tentacles and it was very scary" and she is shivering with fear and something else, as the monk cleans her wounds and binds them before bowing and moving into the other rooms to see if anyone else needs his care [20:18] [Storyteller] [afk for a sec] [20:20] [Cicada] [needs his car?!] [20:20] * Maris will be questioning kids while he waits for the others to get out trying to determine if he can find the direction the guys went. [20:20] [Cicada] [nice doc, lending his car to needy peasants] [20:20] * Cicada 's player is being a pest. [20:20] [Tei] [I never new we were allowed to have cars] [20:21] [Jynaru] (His other car is a Porsche.) [20:21] * Tabius walks out to go find Cicada. [20:21] * Vanal nods "She's gone now, everything will be fine....could you tell me what exactly happened here, Miss...?" [20:23] [Storyteller] "Rachel.." [20:23] [Storyteller] she swallows as she looks at you [20:23] [Storyteller] "You didn't find them?" [20:24] [Vanal] "we arrived too late. We've only seen the, well...aftermath." [20:24] [Storyteller] she again, seems oddly relieved [20:25] * Jynaru cleans his fingernails with the tip of an arrow. "We will, though." [20:25] [Storyteller] "About a week ago, Mara.. transformed into something. It was early in the morning, and she was just getting water from the well for the morning meal [20:27] * Tabius searches vainly to find his upset servant. [20:27] [Storyteller] "Tentacles exploded from her body and her hands and feet turned into claws and her hair grew from everywhere in her body, turning into ruddy brown instead of her normal reddish brown.. she screamed and started ripping people apart, crying gibberish. [20:27] [Storyteller] We were afraid, until finally she was just kneeling at the well, weeping [20:28] [Storyteller] Tabius, perception + investigation [20:28] [Vanal] "...Hesiesh's Ghost..." [20:28] [Tabius] !ex 10 [20:28] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 10, 6, 3, 5, 4, 6, 2, 10, 2, 2, 3, Successes : 2 [20:28] [Tabius] (*WOW) [20:29] [Cicada] [my lord have had his mojo stolen] [20:29] [Tabius] (*NAh, just saving all the success's for combat ;-) [20:29] [Storyteller] "A few hours later the same thing happened to three others, and they seemed unable to control themselves the same way until they too calmed down. Mara tried to defend us against them, though.. but she failed." [20:30] [Storyteller] "Somehow one of them.. a Forsaken?" [20:30] [Cicada] [my lord is wise and shows great experience in the matters of the world] [20:30] [Storyteller] "I think... he stopped the others.. I don't understand it. He was a good man." [20:30] [Storyteller] "He is a good man, since you have not yet found him." she says, looking at Jynaru [20:31] * Vanal blinks [20:31] [Vanal] "And what happened to you ? you seemed to be in some sort of trance when we came here." [20:32] [Storyteller] Tabius... you bumble around the Inn until you literally trip across a particularly memorable chakram and shield bracer....." [20:32] [Cicada] The COLLAR, not the bracer! [20:32] [Cicada] The bracer is not Cathak property! [20:33] [Cicada] Likely found right next to a puddle of puke. [20:34] [Storyteller] oh [20:36] [Cicada] I am leaving a trail meant for Cathak people to know and follow, remember? [20:36] [Storyteller] yea [20:37] [Cicada] ok.] [20:41] [Storyteller] okay you said you were being somewhat stealthy? roll wits + stealth [20:42] [Cicada] [oh, and 5 XP, 0 weeks to increase stealth to 4, please] [20:42] [Storyteller] so giving up on your app 5? [20:43] [Cicada] [no, I still have 17 XP. ;)] [20:43] [Storyteller] ahh ;) [20:33] [Storyteller] "It was horrible! They kept seeing things that had been familiar to them and they were glowing horribly, and then they just started doing mad things..." [20:33] [Storyteller] "We figured that if we did what they wanted it wouldn't be so bad," she says as he holds her arm. It looks kinda bruised to you. [20:34] * Tabius picks up the items putting them in his robes while looking around for the troubled woman. [20:34] [Storyteller] [sorry tabs, it was collar not bracer..] [20:34] [Storyteller] Tabius perception + survival [20:34] [Tabius] (*OK) [20:34] [Tabius] !ex 9 [20:34] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 9, 3, 9, 6, 5, 4, 7, 8, 4, 3, Successes : 3 [20:34] [Vanal] "Well, we're here no. Don't worry." [20:34] [Vanal] *now [20:35] [Storyteller] Tabius you manage to find her footprints going to the tracks the two of you found earlier, going north... from there it is impossible to tell. [20:35] [Jynaru] "You mentioned something about someone trying to stop them?" [20:36] [Storyteller] "Mara.." [20:36] [Storyteller] "She was here with me." [20:36] * Tabius makes another pile of stones in the rough shape of a T with an arrow pointing the direction he will be heading off [20:37] * Maris walks back into the Inn and see's Tabius, "Where you going then?" [20:37] [Storyteller] Tabius, as you go to do that you find there is already a similar marking of a C.... [20:37] [Maris] !ex 6 [20:37] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 6, 6, 2, 3, 3, 9, 9, Successes : 2 [20:37] * Tabius then starts trying to find traces of Cicada (*Nobody sees shit cause Tabs is Invis unless you can beat 6 success) [20:37] [Storyteller] [ah] [20:37] [Maris] ((oh didn't know it was still on)) [20:37] [Storyteller] [roll per + occult, was it?] [20:37] [Vanal] "Do you know what happened to her ?Was she killed by the others ?" [20:38] [Storyteller] "No... she was here.. and then you woke me up.." [20:38] [Tabius] (*Per +aware) [20:38] [Storyteller] she looks sleepy like she is about to fall asleep [20:38] [Storyteller] [per + aware then Maris] [20:38] [Maris] !ex 5 [20:38] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 5, 9, 4, 5, 6, 9, Successes : 2 [20:38] [Maris] ((nope)) [20:38] * Vanal nods [20:39] [Vanal] "Thank you, Rachael, you've been very helpful." [20:39] [Storyteller] She nods and then lies back.. closes her eyes and falls into a deep sleep.... [20:39] * Maris sees the T and the C and swears after heading that way. [20:40] * Vanal stands up [20:40] [Storyteller] Maris roll per + survival [20:40] [Maris] !ex 3 [20:40] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 3, 10, 4, 3, Successes : 2 [20:40] * Jynaru shakes his head. [20:40] [Jynaru] "Not good. Not good at all." [20:40] [Storyteller] okay maris you start following.... [20:40] [Vanal] "That pretty much sums it up." [20:40] [Storyteller] Maris, Cicada, Tabius come to #pvpexalted2 [20:41] [Storyteller] okay cicada roll wits + stealth [20:44] [Cicada] !ex 7 (wits + Stealth) [20:44] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 7 (wits + Stealth), 6, 8, 3, 9, 5, 2, 5, Successes : 2 [20:45] [Storyteller] Okay cicada... you creep forwards, less regard for your invisibilty than for your speed... [20:46] [Cicada] Indeedy. [20:42] [Tabius1] (*would like to make a perception Awa roll to notice Maris is following, even at a distance. [20:42] [Storyteller] ok [20:42] [Tabius1] !ex 11 [20:42] [Storyteller] Tabius1 : !ex 11, 2, 7, 8, 9, 6, 6, 5, 3, 10, 3, 5, Successes : 5 [20:43] [Storyteller] okay... as you start off in the direction that Cicada's mark was, you look behind you and see Maris staring at the two piles before looking up and coming in your direction [20:44] * Tabius1 (Invisible voice) "Maris, please get the others and a large contingent of the combat effective monks and follow. I will leave more signs." [20:44] [Maris] "What'd you find? [20:45] * Tabius1 (Invis Voice) "Well the pile of stones and her battle gear on the floor. We had found tracks earlier here that indicated that the Anathema went this way. [20:46] [Maris] "I'll get the others then." [20:46] * Tabius1 "I go to find her, I think she is on her way to confront them, but without her Chakrum she is woefully unprepared.": [20:46] * Maris turns and heads back into the Inn and yells for the others then [20:47] * Tabius1 moves off at a quick pace, going silently as he can. [20:47] [Storyteller] Tabius roll per + awareness [20:48] [Tabius1] !ex 11 [20:48] [Storyteller] Tabius1 : !ex 11, 7, 7, 10, 5, 6, 6, 9, 4, 2, 2, 4, Successes : 5 [20:48] * Tabius1 breaks a soft branch here and there as he passes leaving a clear trail for the others to follow. [20:50] [Storyteller] Tabius as you do so you come across various signs left in the cathak survival code... and upon finding one and looking around, you realize that there are indeed many tracks here.. from many directions [20:53] [Storyteller] Tabius as you look forward you see a small speck on the horizon... it is in line with where cicada's tracks say she would be. [20:53] [Storyteller] the speck quickly disappears, however [20:54] * Tabius1 heads off at a full run, damn the noise it will make. [20:41] [Vanal] (Hey, where'd Shak go ?) [20:41] [Storyteller] [pingout] [20:41] * Vanal sighs [20:42] [Jynaru] "They can't be that well equipped, and they're on foot, so that helps, at least... I get the feeling we're missing something, though." [20:42] [Vanal] "Not killing those bastards is going to take a LOT of restraint." [20:42] * Jynaru shrugs. [20:43] [Storyteller] Tala looks up [20:44] [Jynaru] "It's not worth having to hunt them down over and over. I killed one of them once and lok how much good it did us." [20:45] [Storyteller] she peeks into the room then says to you all "The Order is leaving a scale here to do what they can... they keep falling asleep. It's like some.. spell has been cast over them." [20:45] [Tei] "content Yourself with the image of them bound into an eternal prison" [20:45] * Vanal nods "Rachel here was barely keeping awake, it seemed." [20:46] [Vanal] "We can do no more good here. Let's end this." [20:46] * Jynaru chuckles ruefully. "Sorry, Tei, but that's what they said the first time, isn't it?" [20:46] * Vanal picks up his daiklaive and buckler that he'd laid against the wall [20:46] [Tei] "it's payback time, We must end the nightmare" [20:47] * Tei draws his blades [20:47] * Maris runs into the Inn, "Hey guys we got Tracks!!" [20:47] * Vanal smiles thinly "Perfect." [20:47] * Jynaru nods. "Then what are we standing here for?" [20:47] * Maris yells for the Immaculates to get their crap together and goes to get his horse. [20:47] * Vanal heads down stairs, in a typically speedy walk [20:48] [Vanal] "IRIN ! Get the troops ready ! We're moving out !" [20:48] [Storyteller] 100 of the Immaculates have already gathered and are waiting for everyone else, watching the doorway as you exit. [20:48] * Jynaru arranges his quivers for easy access, and heads for the horses. [20:48] * Maris grabs his horse and heads off in the direction Tabius went then. [20:48] * Tei goes out to join them

[20:48] * Cicada leaves signs cut in the trees as messages of any observations she might make.
[20:49] [Storyteller] ok
[20:49] [Cicada] eg. numbers, splitups, rejoinings, foraging spots, how much lead she estimate they have, and so on.
[20:49] [Cicada] and of course the time SHE herself passed the spot.
[20:50] [Storyteller] ok
[20:51] [Storyteller] but it is too difficult to tell how many there are... there seems to have been quite some work put into hiding these tracks.
[20:51] [Storyteller] the number of them seems to remain constant
[20:51] [Storyteller] though both of the disturbances at that point were clearly larger.
[20:52] * Cicada is not surprised, and just gives her best estimates, making sure that it is written so that her lord will know that it is indeed an estimate.

[20:48] * Maris has his claws on now.
[20:48] [Storyteller] Irin nods and waves her troops away from the bodies, letting the monks take care of them
[20:49] * Vanal mounts up
[20:49] * Jynaru will shadow Maris.
[20:49] * Maris heads after Tabius's Tracks
[20:49] * Vanal turns to his men and women
[20:50] * Tei looks eager for battle for once
[20:50] [Vanal] "Remember, when we find them. Do NOT kill them. It is tempting, but we *must* subdue them for the order to do their jobs."
[20:50] [Tei] "don't worry. this is what I'm trained for."
[20:51] [Storyteller] Okay ... Maris starts following Tabius' signs
[20:52] [Storyteller] are you all following Maris?
[20:52] [Storyteller] Maris roll Per + Awareness
[20:52] [Tei] yes
[20:52] * Jynaru is following Maris.
[20:52] [Maris] !ex 5
[20:52] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 5, 7, 7, 9, 10, 2, Successes : 5
[20:53] * Vanal rides after Maris
[20:54] [Storyteller] Maris easily finds signs and you ride quickly, coming across Tabius
[20:54] [Storyteller] Well
[20:54] [Maris] Can he see Tabius?
[20:54] [Storyteller] scratch that, Tabius is running too...
[20:54] [Storyteller] and everyone is going the same speed
[20:54] [Storyteller] one sec.. gah
[20:55] [Maris] Can he see Tabius?
[20:56] [Maris] ((sorry))
[20:56] * Maris is going as fast as he can get the horse to go and still spot the signs.

[20:57] [Jynaru] And am I the only one who PMs you during the game? I happened to notice my little convo at the bottom of L17, and I wondered about it.
[20:57] [Storyteller] nope
[20:57] [Storyteller] but you do talk the most...

[20:56] * Tei is keeping up as best he can
[20:56] [Cicada] [* wonders if anyone will remember to bring the small army we had packed for the picnic]
[20:57] * Vanal 's soldiers are following
[20:57] [Jynaru] (Considering Vanal was speechifying, I hope so. It's a bit early for our fearless leader to be senile.)
[20:58] [Vanal] (I'm the leader ?)
[20:58] [Vanal] (Dude !)
[20:58] [Cicada] [Ah, Vanal... Remind me to kiss his rugged cheeks. :)]
[20:59] [Vanal] [oh, he will]
[20:59] [Jynaru] (Damn... there goes the neighborhood... I'll be sure to say a prayer over your grave, V)
[21:00] [Tabius] (*You can probably see a shimmering effect moving very quickly in the woods heading straight.
[21:00] [Storyteller] [them's way too far away unless they're leaving the IO behind]
[21:02] [Tabius] (*Ah)
[21:02] [Storyteller] [Tabs get back in #pvpexalted2
[21:02] [Storyteller] [ahhh nm]
[21:02] [Tabius] (*Sorry, thought we had all moved over here)
[21:02] * Maris tells the IO to keep up but goes at a pretty fast pace anywaysprobally leaving some of the slower IO behind.
[21:02] [Jynaru] (Well, I suppose this means we get to be the cosmic cavalry.)
[21:02] [Storyteller] [we have ^_^]
[21:07] * Maris rolls through the forest looking for Tabius's signs
[21:07] [Vanal] (...and a quick OOC note:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ! THEY FUCKING CANCELLED FARSCAPE !)
[21:07] [Storyteller] (that's just evil)

[20:57] [Storyteller] okay...
[20:58] [Storyteller] you have been running for a while now through low grass...
[20:58] [Storyteller] you see that the ground is becoming more rocky...and the tracks, as far as you can tell, are headed straight for canyon
[20:59] [Cicada] Hmmmmm... where did the forest go..?
[20:59] [Storyteller] the forest is all around you but the low grass is in the forest ^_^
[20:59] [Storyteller] it's a rather sparse forest
[20:59] [Cicada] ah
[20:59] [Storyteller] ok....
[21:00] [Storyteller] The canyon opens up to you...
[21:00] [Storyteller] the only way to follow the trail is to enter the canyon
[21:00] * Cicada follows the trail trying not to make stones rattle and once in a while glancing up at the canyon wall above.
[21:01] [Storyteller] Okay... you enter the canyon...
[21:01] [Storyteller] hiding behind a big rock, you look around a corner and see a group of men huddled around a campfire. It's too big to be sure, but it looks like maybe 30 men.
[21:02] [Storyteller] they are too quiet to hear anything, and the fire is oddly not giving off any smoke
[21:02] * Cicada remains very quiet and looks around for at good spot to observe them from.
[21:02] [Storyteller] roll per + stealth
[21:02] [Cicada] Perception?
[21:03] [Cicada] Ah!
[21:03] [Cicada] Got it.
[21:03] [Cicada] !ex 8
[21:03] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 8, 7, 10, 4, 8, 4, 6, 6, 3, Successes : 4
[21:03] [Storyteller] ok
[21:03] [Storyteller] are you trying to get closer?
[21:04] [Cicada] Close enough to observe them and look for 'anathema-traits' if none are found then I move in close enough to listen to any conversation.
[21:05] [Storyteller] okay...
[21:05] [Storyteller] you sneak along the wall and get close enough to hear them chatting. They're waiting.....
[21:05] [Storyteller] a few of them keep looking in your direction, a few keep looking the other way
[21:06] [Storyteller] maybe keeping watch
[21:06] * Cicada tries to figure out if they are an ambush left by the Anathema.
[21:06] [Storyteller] They just talk about soldier stuff
[21:06] [Storyteller] girls, inns...
[21:06] [Cicada] Maybe they mention their orders?
[21:06] [Storyteller] these guys have been around
[21:06] [Storyteller] nope
[21:06] [Storyteller] all around the threshold, the realm
[21:06] [Cicada] What kind of weapons are they carrying?
[21:07] [Storyteller] swords, light armor, shields
[21:07] [Cicada] Too good equipment to be bandits?
[21:07] [Storyteller] probably. It matches.
[21:08] [Cicada] Then they are likely an ambush or some Dynasts secret unit...
[21:08] [Storyteller] how evil

[21:08] [Storyteller] Maris as you look into the distance you can see a gorge
[21:08] * Tabius leaves few signs other than his own passage as he runs full tilt towards the horizon.
[21:08] [Storyteller] Tabius can see it too....
[21:08] [Vanal] (...and they REALLy fucked-over the show, too...basically, there's next to no chance of saving it, dude to lack of time)
[21:08] [Tabius] (*I know Van, totally fucking dickheads as Sci-Fi, that’s the best program they have had on ever.
[21:09] [Tabius] (*Even there stupid shit.... damn I could have come up with better stuff than some of the end of the season shit
[21:10] * Tala is following
[21:10] * Tabius slows down as he gets to the gorge, he knows what falling rocks are like.
[21:10] [Storyteller] Tabius as you run towards the cavern you see cicada leaving it, looking around carefully, before making some kind of mark... too far away to see what
[21:11] [Jynaru] (Farscape bitching later, k? Gorge now, that the laggy one can respond to things.)
[21:12] * Maris keeps going at a ground covering pace after Tabius
[21:12] [Storyteller] Maris, looking in the distance you see a speck by the gorge that could be somebody'
[21:12] * Tabius keeps moving towards Cicada.

[21:09] [Storyteller] are you just going to wait there?
[21:09] * Cicada will creep back to the start of the canyon, leave a message about the group of soldiers. And then make her way around, if the anathema went into the canyon, then they must have followed it too, so she just follows the canyon looking out for caves that could be hiding places.
[21:11] [Cicada] I suppose Cicada has quite a lead on the rest of the party as they spent quite some time in the house with the girl?
[21:11] [Storyteller] well Tabs is close enough to see you
[21:11] [Cicada] Oh dear, soon time for the mother of all chewing outs...
[21:13] [Storyteller] how long do you loiter?
[21:13] [Cicada] As little as possible.
[21:13] [Cicada] As long as it takes to leave the sign not a fraction of a second more.
[21:14] [Storyteller] ok

[21:13] [Storyteller] Cicada starts moving back into the gorge
[21:14] [Storyteller] cicada is out of sight...
[21:14] * Maris will gallop the distance to the Gorge telling the Immaculates to follow as fast as they can but not to tire themselves out.
[21:14] [Storyteller] Tabius as you come up to the mark she made you see that it is a mark telling that there is a group of approximately 30 armed men waiting for something

[21:15] * Tabius comes to a stop and catches his breath.
[21:15] [Storyteller] she is watching inside...
[21:17] * Maris will slow down as he get's closer to the gorge
[21:18] * Tabius moves out of the way that he knows the others will be coming into.
[21:19] * Maris looks for signs from Tabius as he goes though
[21:19] [Storyteller] Maris roll Per + Awe
[21:20] [Maris] !ex 5
[21:20] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 5, 1, 2, 6, 4, 3, Successes : 0, Botch
[21:20] * Tabius (invisible voice) "I am over here. The message in the dirt says there are 30 armed men weighting for something below
[21:20] [Tabius] (*Waiting even :-P_)
[21:21] [Storyteller] Maris, you see a large burst of light to the east
[21:21] * Maris here's Tabius's voice from exactly the wrong direction he thought he was and moves his horse to a stop to look for Tabius
[21:21] [Storyteller] Everyone sees a large burst of light to the east
[21:21] [Storyteller] Maris you didn't hear what Tabius heard
[21:21] [Storyteller] said, even
[21:21] * Jynaru curses softly.
[21:21] [Maris] How far away is the light?
[21:22] [Storyteller] it looks like a giant orb of light expanding into the air, due east
[21:22] [Vanal] "What the Hell ?"
[21:22] [Storyteller] It's probably 3 or 4 days to the east
[21:22] [Maris] How far away is the light?
[21:22] [Maris] Jeez!
[21:22] * Maris looks to the others, "Anyone have any idea what's in that directions?"
[21:22] [Storyteller] It quickly expands until it is bigger than the sun....
[21:22] [Jynaru] "I've got a bad feeling about this..."
[21:23] [Storyteller] Suddenly the air within it sparkles and a huge dragon is shaped out of the sparkles, and many other little things....
[21:23] [Maris] "Immaculates are going to war then."
[21:23] [Storyteller] then black dots fly into the air obscuring all further vision of it.. it is like a black wall
[21:23] [Maris] "Well I wish them luck."
[21:23] [Jynaru] (We went WEST to get here, right? Arjuf, we have a problem.)
[21:23] [Vanal] "Bloody...what the fuck *is* that ?"
[21:23] [Storyteller] (If you go west, then to go back you go east)
[21:23] * Maris looks for signs from Tabius.
[21:24] [Storyteller] (thus when you look east, you saw where you were)
[21:24] [Cicada] [guess the spirits are angry at something... the Immaculates and malkor's Guard, maybe?]
[21:24] [Tabius] "MARIS!!!!!! Read the message in the dirt your about to Trample!"
[21:24] [Storyteller] too late
[21:24] * Maris tramples right over it and looks for the voice he just heard.
[21:24] [Maris] Did I hear it?
[21:24] [Tabius] "Well anyways, there are 30 armed men in the gorge waiting for something or another.
[21:24] [Jynaru] "Something at the city, I believe. Impressive."
[21:25] [Maris] "Crap!"
[21:25] * Maris dismounts and looks to the others, "Well I guess we scout it out then."

[21:16] [Storyteller] When you go back in, they are all standing and readying their weapons
[21:16] [Storyteller] still impossible to tell which way they are going
[21:16] * Cicada then circle the guards leaping from outcropping to outcropping on the canyon walls.
[21:17] [Storyteller] Fortunately the canyon is still a young one, and it is not too difficult to jump around...
[21:17] [Storyteller] however one of them sees you and shouts, and they look up to you, having not yet drawn their weapons
[21:18] [Cicada] ops...
[21:19] [Storyteller] stealth of 2.. quiet. jumping around cliffs?
[21:19] [Storyteller] one of them yells and they start marching...
[21:19] [Storyteller] from this angle, you can tell that one of them is dressed differently. He is wearing a brown robe.
[21:19] [Cicada] Well, somebody forgot to notice that i intended to circle the canyon entirely. :)
[21:20] [Storyteller] nah you can jump across the canyon.. isn't that what you ment?
[21:20] [Storyteller] you can go around it as well, but you saw nobody else either way....
[21:20] [Storyteller] but it is a long canyon.
[21:20] [Cicada] No, the first plan was to get out of the canyon and follow that. After all the Anathema are not likely to be able to leave it either.
[21:21] [Cicada] But, what the hell...
[21:22] * Cicada waits for a reaction from the men.
[21:24] [Storyteller] ah
[21:24] [Storyteller] They're too deep to see it
[21:24] [Storyteller] and there is no sound
[21:24] [Cicada] Okay, so I went around?
[21:24] [Storyteller] yeap
[21:24] [Cicada] Ok.
[21:24] [Storyteller] I guess you didn't alert them, but they were standing anyhow
[21:24] [Cicada] I had just accepted your interpretation.
[21:25] [Storyteller] Now they are marching towards the mouth of the of the canyon
[21:25] [Cicada] Okay, back to the scheduled programming...
[21:25] [Cicada] The way I came from?
[21:25] [Storyteller] yes
[21:25] [Storyteller] they are marching very slowly
[21:26] [Cicada] Well, the little army of ours should be able to deal with a few mortals, even if that robed man was one of the Anathema.
[21:26] * Cicada sets out to follow the canyon.
[21:27] [Storyteller] okay

[21:25] [Maris] "Vanal keep your men at the ready if we need them."
[21:25] * Maris will head toward the gorge as stealthily as possible.
[21:26] * Vanal nods
[21:26] [Vanal] "stand ready !"
[21:26] * Jynaru sighs, and nocks an arrow. "What perfect bloody timing. I should have been a minister."
[21:26] [Storyteller] Huge bolts of multicolored lightning streak through the black wall... yellow, red, green, blue, white.....
[21:26] [Storyteller] it's quite brilliant, if you're looking at it
[21:27] * Maris figures the Immaculates will deal with it and keeps heading for the gorge silently.
[21:28] * Jynaru follows slowly, staying well out of sight.
[21:29] [Tei] 'me is still with Maris keeping up as best he can
[21:29] * Tabius moves off towards the gorge as well, hoping that the men in it will be distracted by the fireworks.
[21:29] * Vanal dismounts and follows
[21:30] * Vanal waves his troops to advance carefully
[21:30] [Storyteller] As you come to the mouth of the canyon you hear clanking coming from within, and the slow, rhythmic thumping of feet...
[21:30] [Storyteller] in order to go into the canyon, you will have to go downhill.
[21:30] [Storyteller] Vanal, you realize that you have a strategic superiority here......
[21:30] [Vanal] "we've got the high ground here."
[21:31] * Maris nods and moves back to wait in the trees for the clanking.
[21:31] [Vanal] "We need to find out what's down there.:"
[21:31] [Vanal] "without giving away the fact we're here."
[21:32] [Tei] "too bad Tabius isn’t here."
[21:32] [Maris] "Tabius can you scout it for us then?"
[21:32] * Maris asks to the air
[21:33] * Tabius is already scouting the scene by heading in that direction and seeing for himself what Cicada was talking about.
[21:33] [Storyteller] Tabius... you see a group of 30 armed men approaching.
[21:33] * Maris waits in the shadows for the men to get there.
[21:33] [Storyteller] one of them, you see from your open vantage point, is wearing a brown robe.....
[21:33] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 7, 10, 9, 7, 2, 6, 6, 10, Successes : 6
[21:33] [Storyteller] !ex 7
[21:33] [Storyteller] He looks up...
[21:33] [Storyteller] raises his hands....
[21:34] * Vanal pulls out his self bow and notches an arrow, just in case
[21:34] [Storyteller] and with a flaring of energy and runes, you feel the spell around you disintegrate
[21:34] [Vanal] "The fuck ?"
[21:34] [Storyteller] nobody sees this but Tabius
[21:34] [Vanal] (oh)
[21:35] [Jynaru] (Clusterfuck time.)
[21:35] * Tabius rolls to the left and back bringing up his sword and backpedaling.
[21:35] [Storyteller] They draw their swords and march towards you. Five of them draw bows.
[21:36] [Storyteller] they are not notched as you run away....
[21:36] * Maris waits in the shadows
[21:36] * Tabius heads towards the tree line from which he came.

[21:18] [Jynaru] As for introducing my troops to the fight, I figured I'd have them seek out the As, and then maintain a distance and watch for our approach. They're to ride in when the group arrives.
[21:18] [Jynaru] I really don't need friendly fire, at this point.
[21:21] [Jynaru] Besides, this gives me a nice source of current info BEFORE we ride into horrendous combat of dismemberment.
[21:26] [Jynaru] Those 30 wouldn't happen to be mine, would they? Last I heard, I had, oh, 6 mortals and a Godblood. This sounds like bandits to me.
[21:36] [Jynaru] Hrmmm.... well, we've encountered either the best equipped bandits ever or the 5th Legion far a field.

[21:37] * Tabius still facing forward ready to react should anything come his way.
[21:37] [Storyteller] Everyone now sees Tabius backing away
[21:37] * Vanal tucks his arrow away and "borrows" one of Jyn's arrows
[21:37] * Maris raises and eyebrow and waits
[21:37] * Vanal notches THAT one
[21:38] [Jynaru] (I'm assuming the poisoned ones are what you're going for? They have the green fletching, they're on the right side)
[21:38] [Vanal] (yup)
[21:39] * Jynaru grins as he waits for whoever Tabs is backing away from to come into view.
[21:39] * Vanal bows a couple more and tucks them in his quiver
[21:39] [Tabius] (*Not that I planned on loosing the spell, but I was going to drop it and let them chase me into you guys anyways :-)
[21:40] * Tei has both sword drawn and is ready to repel any attackers
[21:41] * Maris watches the gorge as the men move closer
[21:41] * Vanal tries to take aim on one of the attackers, without giving away his position
[21:42] [Storyteller] The men quickly run around the corner, then take a defensive position, before moving forwards again
[21:42] * Jynaru draws and takes aim at the brown-robed leader-type.
[21:42] * Tala is in a defensive position and activates Water Form
[21:43] * Maris looks to them and shouts from the shadows, "Announce yourself then or we'll have to take you out!"
[21:43] * Tabius keeps looking around him for a way to get out of this mess, or at least pretends to.
[21:43] * Jynaru whispers. "These guys are trained.... they're either the best bandits I've ever seen or..."
[21:43] [Storyteller] The brown robed dude meanwhile is chanting in the air as runes of incredible power begin to surround him.....
[21:43] [Maris] "Stop him Jyn!'
[21:43] [Vanal] "oh SHIT !"
[21:43] [Tabius] 'SHOOT THE MAGE!!!!!
[21:43] * Maris walks out of the shadows, "Stop that now or die mage!!"
[21:43] * Tabius starts casting his own spell.

[21:27] [Storyteller] roll per + awareness
[21:27] [Cicada] !ex 6
[21:27] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 6, 3, 7, 10, 6, 6, 9, Successes : 4
[21:27] [Storyteller] something isn't right here
[21:28] [Storyteller] you can't hear or see anything, but the grass has been bent in odd ways
[21:28] * Cicada stops and waits. All senses sharp her body tense like a cat about to pounce.
[21:28] [Storyteller] and the wind is blowing with a sickly scent you have never heard before
[21:28] [Storyteller] er smelled before
[21:28] * Cicada slowly pulls out one of her throwing knives.
[21:29] [Storyteller] your drawing of the throwing knife is met with the drawing of a sword
[21:29] [Storyteller] the sound coming from behind you
[21:29] * Cicada whirl around.
[21:29] [Storyteller] you were facing the gorge on it's east side
[21:31] [Storyteller] A long metal blade glints in the light near you, carried by what looks to be human - only it is wearing no clothes except for a white cloth around it's head, and you can't tell if it's supposed to be male or female...
[21:32] [Storyteller] He is slowly circling you, blocking off any movement towards the rest of the canyon system
[21:34] * Cicada matches the 'things' movements circling around as well, her dagger held with its blade towards her elbow and her arms in front of her in guard position. "Are you a spirit of this place?" She asks.
[21:35] [Storyteller] it does not speak, merely mimicking your movements so that you cannot advance
[21:36] [Cicada] "Have you been bound to foil pursuit by the fallen ones?! Answer me!"
[21:36] [Cicada] (bound by the fallen ones, that is)
[21:36] [Storyteller] Another of them appears to your right, you now have the choice to either move away from the canyon or move backwards....
[21:37] [Storyteller] they do not look at each other, but silently stare at you...
[21:38] [Cicada] To the hell with it! Clearly some constructs summoned to delay pursuit!
[21:38] [Storyteller] ^_^
[21:38] [Cicada] [Stunt Time!]
[21:44] * Cicada activate her aspect ability. Then she drop into a low crouch and spring forward towards the one between her and the canyon. Just as its blade descend on her she will leap onto it and using it to set off from jump over the thing head and sail down into the canyon as the stare baffled after her.
[21:41] [Cicada] [add a few salvos and a gymnast dismount to the drop into the canyon]
[21:42] [Cicada] (Jump and maybe a dodge]
[21:45] [Cicada] [5 motes, personal]
[21:45] [Storyteller] cool +2....
[21:46] [Storyteller] roll Dex + dodge and Dex + athletics
[21:46] [Cicada] ok, first dodge. Split action I presume?
[21:47] [Cicada] !ex 5
[21:47] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 5, 8, 7, 4, 2, 8, Successes : 3
[21:47] [Cicada] The jump.
[21:47] [Cicada] !ex 7
[21:47] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 7, 8, 9, 7, 9, 7, 4, 1, Successes : 5
[21:48] [Storyteller] ok...
[21:52] [Storyteller] as you advance forwards they swing, but then when you have leapt out of the way, they pull back way too fast for it to have been anything less than a feint... as you summersault onto the ground below you look up, and see two more from the side above you...
[21:52] [Cicada] Two more her in the canyon?
[21:53] [Cicada] (here in the canyon?)
[21:53] [Storyteller] no on the rim above you
[21:55] [Cicada] Hmmmm....
[21:56] [Cicada] Are they making any movements?
[21:56] [Storyteller] just watching you, still as stone....
[21:59] [Cicada] "So they are to guard the surface.. Wonder what surprises wait down here then.." Cicada mutters to herself.
[22:00] [Storyteller] either that, or there is something down here.... as you turn and look to see three of the naked creatures advancing on you..... with bows
[22:00] [Storyteller] they are crawling across the sides, very spidery like
[22:00] [Storyteller] two on your left
[22:00] [Storyteller] one on your right
[22:00] [Cicada] From the side that the Anathema are supposed to have gone?
[22:00] [Cicada] Ah.
[22:02] * Cicada sets off at full speed in the direction the Anathema must have gone, using her 'lightness' to leap from cover to cover and even run up on the walls to avoid fire.
[22:14] [Cicada] [[uhh, are like all the Anathema battling the Dynasts now?]]
[22:15] [Storyteller] heh...
[22:15] [Storyteller] I dunno
[22:16] [Storyteller] anyhow you run behind the evil anathema... apparently they didn't leave a rear guard.. but you are now pinned between them and the weird dudes
[22:17] [Cicada] Well, if the weird dudes don't pursue...
[22:17] [Storyteller] they are
[22:17] [Cicada] Urgh..
[22:17] [Cicada] Now, correct me if I am wrong. I am moving away from the battle, right?
[22:18] [Storyteller] no?
[22:18] [Storyteller] you're pinned between the bad guys with swords and magic and slightly less numerous bad guys with swords and arrows
[22:18] [Cicada] I don't know. I suppose the Anathema's trail go away from it.
[22:19] [Storyteller] The anathema's trail is pointing right at the dudes casting magic
[22:20] [Cicada] The battle you mean? Then that is the way dear little Cic is heading.
[22:20] [Storyteller] yeap
[22:20] [Cicada] And at full, wall-running, leaping speed.
[22:20] [Storyteller] excellent
[22:21] [Storyteller] you are followed at a comparable speed.....
[22:21] [Cicada] Well, as long as it is only 'comparable. ;)

[21:43] [Storyteller] roll init
[21:44] [Storyteller] Storyteller : 1d10, 2 , Total: 2
[21:44] [Storyteller] !roll 1d10
[21:44] [Tabius] roll 1d10 +9
[21:44] [Vanal] !roll 1d10+7
[21:44] [Storyteller] Vanal : 1d10+7, 2 , Total: 9
[21:44] [Maris]
[1d10+13]
[21:44] [Storyteller] Storyteller : 1d10+6, 3 , Total: 9
[21:44] [Storyteller] !roll 1d10+6
[21:44] [Maris] !ex 1 +13
[21:44] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 1 +13, 5, Successes : 13
[21:44] [Storyteller] Storyteller : 1d10+12, 8 , Total: 20
[21:44] [Storyteller] !roll 1d10+12
[21:44] * Jynaru rises up and shoot the FUCk out of brown-robes.
[21:44] [Jynaru] !roll 1d10+9
[21:44] [Storyteller] Jynaru : 1d10+9, 7 , Total: 16
[21:44] [Tabius] !roll 1d10+9
[21:44] [Storyteller] Tabius : 1d10+9, 5 , Total: 14
[21:44] [Tei] !roll 1d10+9
[21:44] [Storyteller] Tei : 1d10+9, 6 , Total: 15
[21:44] [Storyteller] Storyteller : 1d10+8, 8 , Total: 16
[21:44] [Storyteller] !roll 1d10+8
[21:44] [Storyteller] Storyteller : 1d10+9, 6 , Total: 15
[21:44] [Storyteller] !roll 1d10+9
[21:44] [Storyteller] Storyteller : 1d10+3, 8 , Total: 11
[21:44] [Storyteller] !roll 1d10+3
[21:45] [Jynaru] (I'll stunt when it hits my turn in the initiative, BTW.)
[21:48] [Storyteller] Vanal, Maris, Tabius, Tei, then Jynaru
[21:49] [Jynaru] (What? Wait... backwards initiative? Is this some new combat method?)
[21:49] [Storyteller] The Immaculates circle around you....
[21:49] [Storyteller] [what, it's always who gets the most points first)
[21:49] [Storyteller] (Woah)
[21:49] [Storyteller] (never mind, it is backwards)

[21:49] [Tabius] I assume I said I was starting to cast a bit to late to start before inish?
[21:52] [Storyteller] nope, he was casting as he rounded the turn
[21:53] [Tabius] Excellent, then it will go off at a 15 :-)
[21:53] [Storyteller] ^_^

[21:50] [Storyteller] The Immaculates fill up the gap aside you, and pull out martial arts weapons as well....
[21:50] [Vanal] and what of my legionnaires ?
[21:50] [Storyteller] Unfortunately, just as they are about to attack, a great crashing comes from behind you....
[21:50] [Storyteller] Vanal's legionnaires are taking up the rear...
[21:51] [Storyteller] which is good because now you are stuck in a three point pinch
[21:51] [Vanal] "A goddamned TRAP !"
[21:51] [Jynaru] (Clusterfuck time. I am prescient.)
[21:51] [Maris] "Rush these fools and we'll have a way out! Take out the mage time!"
[21:52] [Tei] [just how many opponents are we facing any way...like 30]
[21:53] [Jynaru] (I will as soon as GH gets done describing the situation... Let's see mage boy ignore THESE arrows)
[21:53] [Storyteller] The two pinchers in behind, as you turn to look, are completely naked except for swords and white clothes over their faces... they all are wielding swords, and you suspect that there are about a scale in each flank... one back-left, one in front, and one back-right...
[21:53] [Storyteller] In addition, each of these groups seem to have 10 archers of their own, of similar creation...
[21:54] [Jynaru] (Goddamn you and your minions of the eyeless face fetish!)
[21:54] [Storyteller] [hahahahahaha]
[21:54] [Tei] "well it's been nice knowing you guys." Tei says grimly
[21:54] [Maris] "They'll all die."
[21:55] * Maris says with a smirk, "Then we'll deal with the real ones."

[21:54] [Storyteller] what are you casting again?
[21:54] [Tabius] FG of course. If the other guy is casting a spell he can't get Counter magic off ;-)
[21:56] [Tabius] Hehehehee
[21:57] [Storyteller] :O
[21:58] [Tabius] Unless he has that level 5 stone that gives you 1 and II level counter magic all the time.
[21:58] [Storyteller] heh
[22:00] [Tabius] I have this feeling that the 3 in front of the robed figure are lunars that are going to tar arrows out of the air ;-)
[22:04] [Storyteller] heh
[22:04] [Tabius] not to give you ideas or anything, just bleating the worst that could be happening ;-)
[22:05] [Storyteller] heh

[21:55] [Storyteller] As you do so, the sorcerer screams "In the name of the Swollen Dove, your duty is called upon you!"
[21:55] [Jynaru] "The time anything is most dangerous is when it's cornered. Let's teach them that."
[21:56] * Jynaru has a slightly crazed gleam in his eye.
[21:56] * Vanal nods grimly
[21:56] [Vanal] "Never corner the soldiers of the 10 Days Talon..."
[21:57] [Storyteller] Three of them take places in front of the sorcerer, obviously in some kind of defensive maneuver.

[21:57] [Tei] let me know when my string is pulled
[21:58] [Storyteller] that's it
[21:59] [Storyteller] you're pretty much under his command and he can change his command anytime he wants
[21:59] [Tei] And I'm supposed to.. attack the other character
[21:59] [Tei] s
[21:59] [Storyteller] right now you can help subdue them ^_^
[21:59] [Storyteller] you don't have to kill them or anything....
[21:59] [Tei] got it
[22:15] [Tei] just who is on my side now
[22:17] [Storyteller] Maris, and the dudes attacking you
[22:17] [Tei] k
[22:18] [Tei] what happens if the sorc dies, just in case
[22:19] [Storyteller] your evil self is free to do as you please

[21:59] [Jynaru] (Just tell me when it's my turn, and brown-robes boy adds some stains to that little outfit of his.)
[21:59] [Storyteller] it's your turn, Jynaru.... oh yes indeed it is...
[21:59] [Vanal] "Irin, let's do the Legions proud !"
[21:59] [Storyteller] he seems to have a wand of some sort in hish hand...
[22:00] [Vanal] (hish ? he played by Sean connery ?)
[22:00] [Storyteller] (heh)
[22:00] [Storyteller] (maybe I’m sean connery and didn't tell anyone...)
[22:00] [Storyteller] Tei type up your action
[22:00] [Storyteller] and do it
[22:01] [Storyteller] I'm trying something new
[22:01] [Storyteller] ^_^
[22:01] [Tei] Who's in front of me?
[22:01] [Storyteller] Vanal
[22:01] * Jynaru bursts into brilliant coruscating patterns of green as he launches skyward, sending a hail of arrows streaking down at the sorcerer, nocking an arrow and preparing to launch a new attack.
[22:01] [Storyteller] Swords crash as the Immaculates meet the creatures.. whom you notice are quite beautiful, though you can't tell if they are man or woman...
[22:01] [Storyteller] Jynaru, +1
[22:02] [Jynaru] (Crappy stunt, I know, but I need to ignore those stupid meatshields.)
[22:02] [Jynaru] (That's anima activation and the combo, firing poisoned broadheads)
[22:03] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[22:03] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 6, 1, 3, 10, 8, 3, 9, 4, 2, 6, 4, Successes : 4
[22:04] * Tei with a slight smile dips low and slashes both his swords just behind vans kneecaps hoping to hamstring him at the moment of contact Tei's anima flares into brilliant lifes(2 attacks against van spending 6 motes of peripheral to active searing fist attack
[22:04] [Storyteller] The brown robed man's wand grows and distorts, until it is a golden daiklaive, which swings effortlessly in his hand in an attempt to block the attack, guided by golden streaks of essence...
[22:04] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 10, 4, 10, 9, 9, 7, 5, 6, 8, 4, 4, Successes : 6
[22:04] [Storyteller] !ex 10
[22:05] [Storyteller] the sword blocks it entirely
[22:05] [Vanal] ........WTF ?!
[22:05] [Storyteller] roll +1 stunt Tei
[22:05] * Maris will without any explication ram Jynaru and slam him into the ground ruining any shots he makes.
[22:05] [Vanal] ..
[22:05] [Vanal] jebus
[22:05] [Storyteller] Jynaru falls over moments after the arrow leaves his bow
[22:06] [Storyteller] [and now the screaming starts]
[22:06] [Vanal] (this is gonna hurt)

[22:06] [Tabius] Oh, well I guess betrayed from inside would be worse ;-)
[22:06] [Storyteller] lol

[22:07] [Jynaru] (Oh lovely. This is no longer clusterfuck territory. This is goddamned searing redhot pokers shoved so far up the ass it's a lobotomy fubar time. This is ripping off groin and shoving down throat until they choke on a mixture of their own fluids.)
[22:07] [Storyteller] Vanal you can abort to dodge
[22:07] * Vanal aborts to mudafuckin' dodge
[22:07] * Vanal ALSO hits threshold warding stance
[22:07] * Cicada 's player faints from the language she hears.
[22:07] [Jynaru] (Whoa, what? I'm in the middle of the freaking air here! First init! I'm gone!)
[22:07] [Vanal] (peripheral)
[22:08] [Storyteller] (then he grabs your feet and holds on)
[22:08] [Storyteller] (oh fine...)
[22:08] [Storyteller] (Maris you still can act on your turn
[22:08] [Storyteller] Tabius and Tei
[22:08] [Storyteller] I mean
[22:08] [Jynaru] (Argh! I shoot him in the fucking face as we fall, screaming as many obscenities as I know. Can I abort to that?)
[22:08] [Storyteller] Tabius and Maris, it is your action
[22:09] [Storyteller] (no, you only had one attack)
[22:09] * Maris will leap into the air grab Jynaru's feet and slam him into the ground hard hoping to jar the arrow out of his hands.
[22:09] [Vanal] (I've said it before, I'll say it again, GH...you are a RAT FUCKING BASTARD !)
[22:09] [Storyteller] okay Maris roll dex + brawl
[22:09] [Storyteller] (yea, I know.)
[22:09] * Vanal is still waiting for Tei's roll
[22:09] [Maris] ((this count as fist attacks?))
[22:09] [Storyteller] using your hand.
[22:09] * Tabius is done moving his hand in a complicated gesture and speaking in old tongue. Essence pours around his body igniting his anima banner.
[22:09] [Maris] ((yeah))
[22:09] [Storyteller] Tei roll for it
[22:10] [Jynaru] (Ok, am I being held on to or not, cause I've got three more arrows to shoot if I'm not being captured. The COMBO!)
[22:10] [Tei] !ex 16
[22:10] [Storyteller] Tei : !ex 16, 4, 4, 4, 1, 9, 1, 2, 6, 5, 10, 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 6, Successes : 4
[22:10] [Jynaru] (Swallows Defend the Nest with essence-powered poisoned arrows of death-bringing!)
[22:10] [Storyteller] (Oh you're using the combo?)
[22:10] [Storyteller] (okay)
[22:10] * Tabius from his hand shoots a barbed and bladed length of metal wire rippling with energies to rap around the robed figures neck.
[22:10] [Storyteller] Jynaru gets his other 3 attacks then
[22:10] * Vanal rolls his dodge
[22:10] [Vanal] !ex 7
[22:10] [Storyteller] Vanal : !ex 7, 6, 8, 5, 5, 2, 6, 9, Successes : 2
[22:11] [Vanal] shite
[22:11] [Storyteller] Tei damage, 1 xtra sux
[22:11] [Tei] !ex 8
[22:11] [Storyteller] Tei : !ex 8, 1, 5, 4, 5, 10, 2, 5, 1, Successes : 2
[22:13] [Storyteller] Tabius as the metal object flies through the air, one of the three in front of the sorcerer rises their hand - you see now that it is a woman, and the clothes don't fit her just right - and speaks a single word, filled with power as the energies explode in the air above the troops holding their defensive position, but pelted with small bits of metal....
[22:13] * Jynaru (Fiat@dialup-209.244.113.11.Dial1.Atlanta1.Level3.net) has joined #pvpexalted
[22:13] [Storyteller] Tei's sword cuts into Vanal's legs as he starts to fall....
[22:14] [Storyteller] but Vanal's armor protects his legs as he jumps up and backwards
[22:14] [Storyteller] his weapon readied
[22:14] [Vanal] ph33r the lamellar
[22:14] * Jynaru (Fiat@dialup-63.210.79.32.Dial1.Atlanta1.Level3.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[22:14] * Vanal has dropped his bow and pulled out his daiklaive
[22:14] [Storyteller] Jynaru you can't attack Maris because he didn't try to disrupt you yet so you don't know he was going to
[22:14] [Storyteller] and you can't attack Tei
[22:14] [Storyteller] you can attack the bad guys
[22:15] [Vanal] (remember boss-man, now that I'm alerted to Tei's mind-job, my buckler comes into play...that's +1 difficulty to attack)
[22:15] [Storyteller] (naturally)
[22:16] [Storyteller] Jynaru resolve your remaining attacks
[22:16] [Vanal] (just remindin' ya, 'cause hell...even *I* forget about the buckler)

[22:14] [Tabius] If she is using the non-personal version of the counter magic spell she has to cast it like a normal spell
[22:14] [Tabius] spell
[22:15] [Storyteller] I know, she had imitative
[22:15] [Tabius] and started last round and still moved into position around the robed one?
[22:16] [Tabius] She is so damn cool, can I be like her]
[22:16] [Tabius] The personal one can go off instantly..... the 20 essence cost one works just like any other spell, taking one round to cast and then another round to direct
[22:17] * Storyteller nods

[22:16] * Storyteller sets mode: +v Jynaru
[22:16] * Storyteller sets mode: +v Tala
[22:16] * Retrieving #pvpexalted info...
[22:16] * Storyteller sets mode: -m
[22:16] [Storyteller] [too much work. just don't talk Jydan]
[22:17] [Jynaru] (Excellent.)
[22:17] [Jynaru] !ex 14 (Willpower for Valor added)
[22:17] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 14 (Willpower for Valor added), 3, 8, 3, 2, 7, 2, 7, 7, 9, 5, 3, 9, 1, 1, Successes : 6
[22:17] [Storyteller] who are you attacking?
[22:17] [Jynaru] (I've got the +1 diff as well. Got to love shields on your off-arm.)
[22:18] [Jynaru] THe Sorc.
[22:18] [Jynaru] (The sorc MUST DIE.)
[22:18] [Storyteller] ok
[22:18] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 10, 6, 2, 10, 3, 3, 7, 9, 2, 10, 5, Successes : 6
[22:18] [Storyteller] !ex 10
[22:19] [Storyteller] The sorcerer's glimmering silver daiklaive again blocks it, apparently not affecting his spellcasting one bit...
[22:19] [Jynaru] !ex 14 (Add valor one more time!)
[22:19] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 14 (Add valor one more time!), 8, 1, 8, 2, 10, 8, 4, 9, 6, 8, 10, 6, 6, 7, Successes : 10
[22:19] [Storyteller] impressive
[22:19] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 10, 7, 5, 5, 4, 5, 2, 8, 6, 4, 1, Successes : 2
[22:19] [Storyteller] !ex 10
[22:20] [Storyteller] roll, 8 extra sux
[22:20] [Storyteller] er 7
[22:20] [Storyteller] 7 extra sux ^_^
[22:20] [Jynaru] (SUCK ARROW, BITCH!)
[22:20] [Storyteller] (It's a poision arrow)
[22:21] [Jynaru] (Poison broadhead with 6 extra damage added for 24. THEN poison too.)
[22:21] [Jynaru] !exm 24
[22:21] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !exm 24, 10, 2, 7, 7, 3, 1, 8, 8, 5, 10, 9, 7, 2, 6, 7, 8, 3, 5, 6, 2, 6, 9, 8, 7, Successes : 13
[22:21] [Storyteller] ouch
[22:21] [Cicada] [[Soon we will have to expand the Shrine to George...]]
[22:21] [Vanal] ...............jeepers
[22:21] [Vanal] I think you just killed him
[22:22] [Vanal] ...again with the arrow-fu
[22:22] [Jynaru] (YOU! YOU DIE AND GO TO HELL! STAY THERE THIS TIME!)
[22:22] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 7, 1, 9, 8, 8, 8, 4, 10, Successes : 6
[22:22] [Storyteller] !ex 7
[22:22] [Tabius] (*Armor and soak is a bitch)
[22:22] [Vanal] (Teach me the ways of the force, Jyn)
[22:22] [Tabius] (*So is a high Stamina Resistance ;-)
[22:22] [Jynaru] (Two there are, a master and an apprentice...)
[22:22] [Cicada] [Can I enlist in the Jynaru Jedi Academy too?]
[22:23] [Storyteller] The arrow flies through the air, crushing into the sorcer and laying him low...... his spell explodes dangerously around him and essence flares in the air, burning everything .... the mortals scream in pain and run forwards, while a few of them stay back... and stand over his body
[22:23] [Jynaru] (He still takes 2L even if he passes that shit.)
[22:23] [Storyteller] (remember that damage is only supposed to do one sux)
[22:23] [Jynaru] (I SHOOT HIM....AGAIN!!!!)
[22:23] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[22:23] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 8, 4, 9, 8, 4, 7, 2, 4, 6, 1, 7, Successes : 5
[22:24] [Maris] ((uh don't you not want to kill them?))
[22:24] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 6, 9, 3, 4, 9, 8, 6, Successes : 3
[22:24] [Storyteller] !ex 6
[22:24] [Jynaru] (goddammit, The order can go find his sorry pathetic ass, I am not being killed by a bunch of naked freaks with swords, k?)
[22:25] [Storyteller] Okay one of the others tries to block the attack as it races towards him, but it buries itself in his body..... and he doesn't move.
[22:25] [Vanal] (He's down, goddammit...hold your fire )
[22:25] [Storyteller] The Immaculates, unfortunately, are falling back so that you are now nearly crushed under their weight.....
[22:25] [Storyteller] these constructs seem to not mind the apparent death of their master...
[22:26] [Storyteller] Jynaru?
[22:26] [Tei] [and Tei is still waiting for his other attack]
[22:27] [Storyteller] Jynaru your move
[22:27] [Jynaru] Hmmmmm...... That happens to be all my arrows for this turn, I land and scream in wordless rage at the freaks in my way.
[22:27] [Storyteller] ok
[22:27] [Storyteller] Tei, your move
[22:27] [Tei] !ex 15
[22:27] [Storyteller] Tei : !ex 15, 7, 1, 10, 7, 3, 5, 7, 9, 3, 1, 4, 9, 10, 2, 3, Successes : 9
[22:28] [Vanal] ......erk
[22:28] [Storyteller] vanal roll dodge
[22:28] [Vanal] !ex 7
[22:28] [Storyteller] Vanal : !ex 7, 10, 8, 1, 3, 5, 3, 4, Successes : 3
[22:28] [Jynaru] (Is this turn 2?)
[22:28] [Vanal] erk
[22:28] [Storyteller] Tei, 4 xtra sux
[22:28] [Vanal] (no, resolving van and tei's skirmish)
[22:28] [Storyteller] (no)
[22:28] [Tei] !ex 9
[22:28] [Storyteller] Tei : !ex 9, 2, 10, 3, 2, 7, 7, 5, 6, 9, Successes : 5
[22:30] [Storyteller] Tei's sword cuts through the air, biting into Vanal's right leg and spraying blood in the air (1L)
[22:30] * Vanal stares intensely at the immaculate
[22:30] [Tei] [so vans at a -1 to all rolls for the rest of the scene]
[22:30] [Vanal] [I am ?]
[22:30] * Tei stares back a savage grin on his face
[22:31] [Tei] [yes searing fist attack]
[22:31] [Vanal] (oh)
[22:31] [Storyteller] Maris?
[22:32] [Jynaru] (Maris, are you familiar with the Martial Art style Flying Steel Death? Touch me, and in a turn, you will be.)
[22:33] [Vanal] "You're going to pay for that, you treacherous little fuck."
[22:34] [Storyteller] Cicada?
[22:34] * Maris backs up from the advancing front essence running through his muscles and doesn't do anything this turn as he activates Strength of Stone.

[22:29] [Storyteller] you can make a surprise attack
[22:30] [Cicada] Hmmm, if I yell, maybe Tabius will throw me the chakram. Oh well, later...
[22:31] [Storyteller] heh
[22:33] * Cicada literally leap up behind the group the contained the sorcerer and screaming with fury (and maybe something else) throws three throwing spikes into the back of the closest of his 'bodyguards'. 2 motes personal to support each throw, 3 throws.
[22:33] [Cicada] Maybe that should go in the main room..?
[22:34] [Storyteller] sure
[22:34] [Cicada] I just copy it there?
[22:34] [Storyteller] yea

[22:34] [Cicada] * Cicada literally leaps up behind the group the contained the sorcerer and screaming with fury (and maybe something else) throws three throwing spikes into the back of the closest of his 'bodyguards'. 2 motes personal to support each throw, 3 throws.
[22:34] [Storyteller] +1
[22:34] [Storyteller] stunt...
[22:34] [Cicada] First throw.
[22:35] [Cicada] !ex 13
[22:35] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 13, 1, 7, 4, 3, 8, 7, 3, 10, 9, 6, 7, 8, 8, Successes : 9
[22:35] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 7, 4, 3, 10, 2, 8, 4, 2, Successes : 3
[22:35] [Storyteller] !ex 7
[22:35] [Storyteller] 6 xtra sux
[22:35] [Cicada] !exm 10
[22:35] [Storyteller] Cicada : !exm 10, 6, 10, 3, 9, 6, 3, 7, 7, 3, 9, Successes : 5
[22:36] [Storyteller] The woman on the far right spins, her form growing as she rips through her clothes, becoming a monstrous demon-beast...
[22:36] [Cicada] (take THAT beast-bitch!)
[22:37] [Storyteller] The knife cuts through her flesh, but is seemingly unawed by your skills as she bars her teeth and leaps at you...
[22:37] [Storyteller] roll 2nd attack
[22:37] [Cicada] !ex 12
[22:37] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 12, 1, 7, 2, 2, 4, 9, 8, 8, 2, 5, 1, 8, Successes : 5
[22:37] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 6, 8, 5, 6, 1, 4, 3, Successes : 1
[22:37] [Storyteller] !ex 6
[22:37] [Storyteller] 4 xtra sux
[22:37] [Cicada] !exm 8
[22:37] [Storyteller] Cicada : !exm 8, 3, 1, 5, 9, 8, 6, 3, 2, Successes : 2
[22:38] [Cicada] (never liked girls with hair on their backs!)
[22:38] [Jynaru] (Come on! Spike-fu! I know Cicada's got mojo....)
[22:38] [Vanal] (Spike-fu ?)
[22:38] [Storyteller] Your second spike plunges into her chest but does no damage, disappearing somewhere within her hair as she is suspended in the air, falling on the woman throwing spikes
[22:38] [Cicada] !ex 11
[22:38] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 11, 9, 2, 7, 9, 8, 3, 3, 6, 2, 6, 3, Successes : 4
[22:39] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 5, 1, 3, 6, 6, 1, Successes : 0, Botch
[22:39] [Storyteller] !ex 5
[22:39] [Storyteller] :O
[22:39] [Vanal] ......YES !
[22:39] [Cicada] (Her ass is MINE!)
[22:39] [Tabius] (*OH YEAH*)
[22:39] [Storyteller] okay roll damage 4 xtra sux
[22:39] [Cicada] !exm 8
[22:39] [Storyteller] Cicada : !exm 8, 7, 3, 2, 2, 2, 7, 8, 5, Successes : 3
[22:40] [Storyteller] Your final spike flies through the air, banging her in the head.... it strikes, and she falls back screaming, it sticking out of her head...
[22:40] [Cicada] (in your mouth and down your throat, beast-bitch!)
[22:40] [Storyteller] okay...
[22:40] [Storyteller] Maris your turn
[22:41] [Maris] New round?
[22:41] [Storyteller] you just get to go first because you've held your action
[22:41] [Storyteller] pretty much....
[22:41] [Maris] Mkay
[22:41] [Vanal] (the rest of us roll init ?)
[22:41] [Storyteller] nah...
[22:41] [Storyteller] after he attacks
[22:41] [Vanal] oh, okay
[22:41] [Storyteller] he can go next turn..
[22:41] [Maris] give me a sec to write it up.
[22:41] [Storyteller] it's like the "end" of this turn
[22:44] [Storyteller] Meanwhile, the Immaculates are being slaughtered. The four dragon blooded monks are flaring full anima, surrounded by five or so of the creatures, as is the fifth "super enlightened" dude, though you see an eerie purple anima flooding the area nearby.....
[22:44] * Maris will activate Mountain Toppling Method and slam out his clawed hands to rap Jynaru in the back 5 times consecutively each blow aimed to do bashing damage instead of lethal. He goes for the back of the head, the square of the back, the two shoulders, and finally the Tailbone.
[22:44] [Maris] ((what's the back shot plus?))
[22:44] [Storyteller] just take a +2
[22:45] [Maris] ((mkay))
[22:45] [Jynaru] (Crafty. Of course, I also just leaped over the sorcerer dude, so it's not a backshot.)
[22:45] [Maris] You leaped up and came down didn't you?
[22:45] [Maris] (( You leaped over the sorcerer or just straight up?
[22:46] [Jynaru] (I went over him. I had to get the straight down angle to ignore meatshields.)
[22:46] [Maris] ((Ah well I'm going to attack someone else then. I guess Tabius can get punched in the back of the head then))
[22:47] [Vanal] ((YES !))
[22:47] [Cicada] [[Awww.....]]
[22:47] [Storyteller] just +1 then
[22:47] [Maris] I can't get a back shot on Tabius?
[22:47] [Storyteller] ok
[22:48] [Maris] !ex 10 Punch to the head
[22:48] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 10 Punch to the head, 9, 7, 6, 5, 1, 3, 9, 5, 5, 7, Successes : 4
[22:48] [Storyteller] okay 3 xtra sux
[22:48] [Tabius] (*Erm I am out in the field??? not even near you guys yet)
[22:48] [Storyteller] (no.... you ran back to the group to cast your spells from safety)
[22:48] [Vanal] ((Geez man...you should've gone tae kwon leap...BOOT TO THE HEAD !))
[22:48] [Tabius] (*or did I get back far enough.... ah buck it hit me ;p)
[22:49] [Maris] !ex 17 Damage
[22:49] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 17 Damage, 10, 9, 2, 8, 7, 4, 9, 2, 8, 4, 7, 9, 9, 8, 5, 2, 2, Successes : 11
[22:49] [Storyteller] (if you had just stayed there you would've been swarmed by troops ^_^)
[22:49] [Cicada] [Just don't mess up the hair. ;)]
[22:49] [Tabius] (*gotcha)
[22:50] [Maris] ((that's all bashing now))
[22:50] [Storyteller] Tabius.. did you or did you not have ISoB on?

[22:49] [Tabius] soak is 18 and he has to get 19 damage dice to even get 1 through.....
[22:50] [Tabius] If its bashing I have 24 soak and he has to get 25 to even get through.
[22:57] [Tabius] Oh, I must say, that was SWEET ;-)
[22:58] [Tabius] Glad he didn't go after Vanal
[22:59] [Storyteller] heh
[22:59] [Storyteller] roll occult + perception
[22:59] [Tabius] !ex 17
[22:59] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 17, 10, 7, 5, 3, 6, 9, 6, 2, 6, 9, 5, 8, 4, 2, 7, 2, 5, Successes : 7
[22:59] [Tabius] Snake skin?
[22:59] [Storyteller] Healing Flames
[23:00] [Tabius] They are using HF on the Robed guy or well about to?
[23:02] [Storyteller] yeap, HF on the robed guy and the lunar chick
[23:03] [Tabius] AND, shit both? holy shit, they have like 3 sorcerers DUDE!!!!
[23:07] [Storyteller] ^_^
[23:08] [Tabius] :-P

[22:50] [Tabius] (*LMAO, that’s all you got?)
[22:50] [Storyteller] he gets to do that 5 times
[22:50] [Tabius] (*Been up since dawn)
[22:51] [Maris] ((how much bashing got through?))
[22:51] [Storyteller] okay your punch smashes into the back of his head... tabius staggers forwards but remains standing
[22:51] [Storyteller] (24)
[22:51] [Maris] ((24 bashing Soak?
[22:51] [Storyteller] (plus it's starmetal soak)
[22:51] [Maris] Jeez
[22:51] [Storyteller] looking at the back of his head you can't even see a bruise...
[22:51] [Storyteller] your FIST on the other hand...
[22:52] [Storyteller] well it doesn't hurt that bad.
[22:52] [Vanal] like punching a brick wall
[22:52] [Vanal] remind me to get a solar to do the hit *g*
[22:52] * Maris will hit with lethal on all the next hits then.
[22:52] [Storyteller] ok
[22:52] [Maris] !ex 9
[22:52] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 9, 4, 8, 7, 5, 1, 7, 5, 3, 9, Successes : 4
[22:52] [Storyteller] 3 xtra
[22:52] [Maris] !ex 17
[22:52] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 17, 8, 2, 9, 8, 5, 6, 3, 3, 1, 4, 2, 6, 3, 3, 1, 4, 7, Successes : 4
[22:53] [Maris] !ex 8
[22:53] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 8, 10, 4, 9, 1, 4, 9, 6, 4, Successes : 4
[22:53] [Storyteller] your claws rip through the back of his head, and he begins to bleed..
[22:53] [Storyteller] 3 xtra
[22:53] [Maris] !ex 17
[22:53] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 17, 4, 3, 6, 4, 10, 6, 6, 7, 6, 3, 8, 5, 4, 7, 3, 2, 6, Successes : 5
[22:53] [Maris] !ex 7
[22:53] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 7, 7, 4, 5, 5, 8, 4, 8, Successes : 3
[22:53] [Storyteller] 2 xtra
[22:53] [Maris] !ex 16
[22:53] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 16, 4, 8, 2, 7, 3, 5, 8, 4, 2, 8, 3, 8, 3, 4, 7, 7, Successes : 7
[22:53] [Maris] !ex 6
[22:53] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 6, 3, 5, 1, 2, 8, 7, Successes : 2
[22:53] [Storyteller] 1 more
[22:53] [Maris] !ex 15
[22:53] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 15, 8, 6, 6, 7, 3, 2, 7, 7, 9, 1, 8, 9, 2, 6, 3, Successes : 7
[22:54] [Storyteller] 6 xtra
[22:55] [Maris] ((uh that wasn't an attack that was the damage roll))
[22:55] [Storyteller] oh
[22:55] [Storyteller] okay
[22:56] [Storyteller] okay everyone roll init...
[22:56] [Storyteller] there's only a thin line between you and the badguys...
[22:56] [Cicada] !roll 1d10+8
[22:56] [Storyteller] Cicada : 1d10+8, 9 , Total: 17
[22:56] [Vanal] !roll 1d10+ 10
[22:56] [Storyteller] Vanal : 1d10+ 10, 1 , Total: 1
[22:56] [Tabius] !roll 1d10+9
[22:56] [Storyteller] Tabius : 1d10+9, 5 , Total: 14
[22:56] [Vanal] err... 11
[22:56] [Vanal] ....my rolls SUCK
[22:56] [Tei] !roll 1d10+9
[22:56] [Storyteller] Tei : 1d10+9, 5 , Total: 14
[22:56] [Maris] !roll 1d10+13
[22:56] [Storyteller] Maris : 1d10+13, 9 , Total: 22
[22:56] [Storyteller] meanwhile, one of the guys in the crowd pulls a rope from his waist and flames start spreading over the bodies that fell earlier in the round......
[22:56] [Vanal] ................
[22:57] [Vanal] you BASTARD
[22:57] [Storyteller] :D
[22:57] [Jynaru] !roll 1d10+9
[22:57] [Storyteller] Jynaru : 1d10+9, 4 , Total: 13
[22:57] [Vanal] ...you're not serious, are you ?
[22:57] [Storyteller] What you want the battle to end so easily?
[22:57] [Vanal] ...so you're siccing GHADA on us ?!
[22:57] [Storyteller] this is going to last next session too ^_^
[22:57] [Storyteller] no
[22:58] [Storyteller] oh no....
[22:58] [Cicada] [Battle? This is turning into an extend war of attrition..]
[22:58] [Storyteller] you completely misunderstand. just wait.
[22:58] [Tala] !roll 1d10+17
[22:58] [Storyteller] Tala : 1d10+17, 2 , Total: 19
[22:58] [Jynaru] (It's ending for me. AS Cartmann would say, Screw you guys, I'm going home! ^_^ )
[22:58] [Cicada] [A campaign, so to speak.. :)]
[23:00] [Storyteller] so does anybody besides Jynaru and Tala want to go ?
[23:00] [Tala] (they all rolled)
[23:00] [Tabius] (*ME!!!!)
[23:00] [Tabius] (*I rolled a 14)
[23:00] [Vanal] (11, here)
[23:00] [Cicada] (17 here!)
[23:01] [Tei]
[14]
[23:01] [Storyteller] no you didn't......
[23:01] [Storyteller] oh
[23:01] [Tala] (19 because my roll sucked)
[23:01] [Storyteller] lol I must be blind
[23:01] [Jynaru] (I was speaking of the character.)
[23:01] * Maris will be continuing his assault on Tabius this turn using Pounding Surf Style.
[23:01] [Maris] I’ll stunt that out if I can when it's my turn
[23:02] [Jynaru] (I'm going to be here till I get killed, Jyn gets killed, or something equally disastrous.)
[23:02] [Tabius] (*Unfortunately its not our turn since we are slow ;-)
[23:02] [Storyteller] Maris, Tala, Cicada, Tabius/Tei, Vanal, and Jynaru
[23:02] [Jynaru] (Arrow-fu takes a lot out of you... 13. Notice how that's shown up twice for me?)
[23:02] [Cicada] Does Cicada see what is going on in the party? Both Tabius and Tei appear to be under attack by their own allies.
[23:03] [Tabius] (*Tie was not attacked yet ;-) but has attacked)
[23:03] [Vanal] um, Van hasn't swung one thing
[23:03] [Storyteller] you did a full dodge
[23:03] [Storyteller] as did Tala
[23:03] [Vanal] exactly, It's Tei who's the aggressor
[23:03] [Storyteller] Okay here's the scene....
[23:03] [Storyteller] About half the Immaculate order is down.
[23:03] [Cicada] Well, maybe Cicada notice the truckload of arrows about to be fired at poor monk-boy?
[23:04] [Storyteller] Their DBs and... what appears to be a Sidereal is completely being dealt with by these black thingies.
[23:04] [Jynaru] (Worthless Immaculates. We've got 5 of the best, and we're getting our asses handed to us, one of the two we have is an evil betraying traitor punk... Bah. Religion sucks)
[23:04] [Storyteller] The black dudes are down to 3/4 of their number, while the Immaculates are down to 1/2
[23:04] [Storyteller] Of course that means that the Immaculates still outnumber them....
[23:04] [Vanal] no arrows, his daiklaive is out (he dropped his bow in his dodge)
[23:04] * Maris grunts and activates Pounding Surf Style for each attack he makes slamming his fists into Tabius determined to make a dent in the Mage's thick skin, "For Shel!!" He yells as he punches repeatedly into Tabius thick thick head.
[23:04] [Storyteller] barely.
[23:05] [Storyteller] +1 Maris
[23:05] [Storyteller] Shakel is out there with the Immaculates, trying to take out the badguys
[23:05] [Vanal] (Why do you think I joined the legions ?)
[23:05] [Tabius] (*YO!!!! I go before Maris :-P
[23:05] [Maris] !ex 9 First Strike.
[23:05] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 9 First Strike., 4, 9, 5, 9, 7, 9, 4, 3, 4, Successes : 4
[23:06] [Storyteller] (no, you rolled a 14, he rolled a 22....
[23:06] [Storyteller] okay tabs
[23:06] [Storyteller] abort to full dodge?
[23:06] [Tabius] I thought it was a13
[23:06] [Storyteller] or are you going to take it.
[23:06] [Maris] ((it's a +13))
[23:06] [Tabius] NO, I am using Safety among enemies for each of his attacks
[23:06] [Storyteller] the only people around are your fellows.
[23:06] [Storyteller] or the Immaculates.
[23:07] [Tabius] If I am in the middle of this then there is also Tie, who is an enemy and can get hit by Maris ;-)
[23:07] [Storyteller] so you're going to redirect all Maris' attacks towards Tei?
[23:07] [Jynaru] (Ok, Tabs, when we get out of this, my vendetta with you is over. THAT is crafty thinking. I approve.)
[23:07] [Tabius] (*as long as I can get 4 success's on 11 dice I will be
[23:08] [Storyteller] allright then........
[23:08] [Vanal] Tab, I'll only say this once:
[23:08] [Tabius] (*How many attacks?
[23:08] [Vanal] YO DA MAN
[23:08] [Storyteller] remember if you don't, then the charm fails.
[23:08] [Storyteller] Maris after the first time it happens you can recognize the charm.
[23:08] [Tabius] (*its and instant reflexive, I can use it as many times as I have essence.
[23:08] [Storyteller] and attack someone else.
[23:09] [Maris] ((that's a hell of a lot of essence. Specially after casting FG))
[23:09] [Tabius] !ex 11
[23:09] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 11, 10, 7, 4, 6, 6, 3, 10, 4, 4, 10, 2, Successes : 7
[23:09] [Jynaru] (I can't believe that I'm pulling for Tabius to roll well but... DODGE-FU THAT BASTARD!)
[23:09] [Storyteller] Tei, care to abort to dodge?
[23:09] [Tabius] (*Ok guess that enough to use the charm :-)
[23:09] [Tei] I'll just take it
[23:09] [Storyteller] ok
[23:09] [Maris] What's your soak then?
[23:09] [Storyteller] Maris how many attacks?
[23:09] [Maris] 5
[23:09] [Maris] He has to do it for each
[23:09] [Tei] with my breastplate collar and shield bracer it shouldn’t be too hard
[23:10] [Storyteller] ok
[23:10] [Storyteller] I'll factor in the soak
[23:10] [Storyteller] Maris roll for your first attack
[23:10] [Maris] !ex 12 -1 soak
[23:10] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 12 -1 soak, 4, 8, 5, 7, 4, 7, 7, 5, 8, 4, 4, 4, Successes : 4
[23:10] [Storyteller] okay damage, 3 xtra sux
[23:10] [Maris] ((that was damage))
[23:10] [Storyteller] ah
[23:10] [Maris] ((do I have to reroll my attack?))
[23:10] [Storyteller] no, no...
[23:11] [Storyteller] just me being funky
[23:11] [Maris] Next attack on Tabius
[23:11] [Maris] !ex 8
[23:11] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 8, 3, 9, 7, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, Successes : 3
[23:11] [Storyteller] your fist flies through the air past Tabius and smacks into Tei, but Tei seems unharmed.
[23:11] [Storyteller] Tabius, dodge
[23:11] [Tabius] !ex 11
[23:11] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 11, 3, 7, 4, 6, 8, 2, 3, 6, 2, 7, 2, Successes : 3
[23:11] [Maris] ((only using Pounding Surf if it hits Tabius))
[23:11] [Storyteller] ok
[23:12] [Storyteller] Okay Tabius, you want to abort to dodge?
[23:12] [Tala] (pounding surf is supplemental)
[23:12] [Tala] (have to use before roll)
[23:12] [Storyteller] (before damage roll, not before attack roll ^_^)
[23:12] [Maris] ((mkay every time then))
[23:13] [Maris] ((ok then I'll wait tell they hit Tabius then))
[23:13] [Tabius] (*No)
[23:13] [Storyteller] (no?])
[23:13] [Tabius] (*no I don't dodge it that time, I failed to get 4 success's on 11 dice.
[23:13] [Storyteller] (ok)
[23:13] [Storyteller] (Maris roll damage 2 xtra sux
[23:13] [Storyteller] Tala what are your actions?
[23:13] [Maris] !ex 11 -1 to soak
[23:13] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 11 -1 to soak, 9, 10, 3, 9, 6, 2, 10, 7, 8, 2, 1, Successes : 7
[23:14] [Tabius] (Oh no, no damage :-)
[23:14] [Storyteller] (Maris are you including his soak in that?)
[23:15] [Maris] ((nope))
[23:15] [Tabius] (if he is doing 29 dice of damage I will be afraid)
[23:15] [Storyteller] Okay your fist punches into Tabius but seems to do no damage.
[23:15] [Maris] !ex 7 Third punch
[23:15] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 7 Third punch, 2, 4, 4, 5, 7, 9, 9, Successes : 3
[23:15] [Storyteller] 2 xtra
[23:15] [Maris] He's not doing the thing again/
[23:15] [Tabius] !ex 11
[23:15] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 11, 1, 8, 7, 8, 2, 6, 7, 5, 9, 1, 3, Successes : 5
[23:15] [Storyteller] ah
[23:15] [Tabius] (*yes I am and successfully
[23:16] [Storyteller] nope, roll against tei
[23:16] [Maris] !ex 11 Damage to Tei
[23:16] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 11 Damage to Tei, 4, 3, 3, 9, 8, 10, 4, 3, 10, 9, 2, Successes : 7
[23:16] [Storyteller] Tei takes no damage.... roll to hit
[23:16] [Maris] !ex 6 Fourth Punch
[23:16] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 6 Fourth Punch, 7, 8, 8, 3, 8, 8, Successes : 5
[23:16] [Tabius] !ex 11
[23:16] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 11, 10, 4, 2, 5, 10, 5, 4, 8, 1, 7, 8, Successes : 7
[23:17] [Maris] !ex 13 Damage to Tei
[23:17] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 13 Damage to Tei, 3, 5, 6, 4, 5, 9, 7, 8, 3, 7, 1, 8, 6, Successes : 5
[23:17] [Maris] !ex 5 Fifth Strike
[23:17] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 5 Fifth Strike, 3, 7, 7, 5, 7, Successes : 3
[23:17] [Tabius] !ex 11
[23:17] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 11, 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 2, 4, 3, 8, 6, 7, Successes : 4
[23:18] [Storyteller] Maris for damage?
[23:19] [Maris] !ex 11 Tei for Damage
[23:19] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 11 Tei for Damage, 1, 9, 9, 3, 10, 9, 8, 3, 4, 3, 8, Successes : 7
[23:19] [Storyteller] okay all of Maris' attacks have seemingly no effect on either Tabius (who has been dodging) or Tei (who has been taking it and has no damage)
[23:20] [Maris] K I'm done
[23:20] [Tabius] (*five strikes and not one pulled a 7+ on a die :-P
[23:21] [Maris] ((I'll wear you down. You've already spent 25 motes))
[23:21] [Tei] [and there's still me to contend with]
[23:21] [Vanal] [you're still dealing with me, doughboy]

[23:22] [Tabius] Hrmmmm they are likely just shape shifted Lunar or something.
[23:23] [Tabius] Can I run and get to the person casting healing flames this round?
[23:23] [Storyteller] not unless you care to fight your way through a scale of extras first
[23:23] [Tabius] Damn...... erm does the term screwed mean anything to you?
[23:26] [Storyteller] yae
[23:26] [Storyteller] UP YOURZ
[23:26] [Storyteller] ;)
[23:26] [Tabius] ;-)

[23:22] [Storyteller] Tala and Cicada, go
[23:22] [Vanal] (backup would be appreciated)
[23:23] [Cicada] [Stunt time!]
[23:23] * Cicada sees her lord and Tei under attack by their own allies. Something inside her just snap.
[23:23] [Vanal] ..........
[23:23] * Cicada leaps up and run on top of the heads of any people between her and the PC group, screaming like a madwoman, and drop down next to... Tei. Placing herself between him and any attackers from the party.
[23:23] [Storyteller] ooo
[23:23] * Cicada is then suddenly covered with a thin layer of ice and flowers of fros decorate her clothes and hair as she activate Whirlwind Shield Form with PERIHERAL essence making it cover herself, Tabius and Tei. A wind strong enough to send pebbles flying raise around them and little displays of lightning play over her form.
[23:24] * Cicada then activate Five-Dragon Blocking Technique. (peripheral, another charm)
[23:24] * Vanal gapes
[23:24] [Storyteller] +3
[23:24] [Cicada] (Jump, move, charm, charm)
[23:24] * Jynaru screams curses about more traitors.
[23:25] [Cicada] Lightning leap from her angry eyes.
[23:25] * Cicada 's anima is stage 3 as lightning and frost whirl and crackle around her.
[23:25] [Vanal] (Oh shit...she's going super-Saiya-jin, level 2...RUN !)
[23:26] [Cicada] (9 motes phe, 1 WP)
[23:26] * Tala crouches down low and leaps high into the air with a loud "Kiai" and flies up into the air (action 1 of 3)
[23:27] [Cicada] No aggressive actions, yet. (try to shoot my monk now, archer boy!)
[23:27] [Storyteller] ooo
[23:27] [Storyteller] +2 tala.....
[23:27] [Jynaru] (You DO realize you just became priority target number one, right?)
[23:27] [Cicada] (yep)
[23:28] [Tala] !ex 9 (dex+athl+hearthstone+compassion, since I am doing the leap for the purpose of protecting my friends from my next attackc)
[23:28] [Storyteller] Tala : !ex 9 (dex+athl+hearthstone+compassion, since I am doing the leap for the purpose of protecting my friends from my next attack), 10, 9, 2, 10, 3, 5, 2, 2, 6, Successes : 5
[23:28] [Storyteller] Jynaru looks behind him to see three archers taking a bearing on his ass
[23:28] [Tala] (I will take that wp back w/ the +2 stunt)
[23:28] * Tala does a graceful spinflip in the air coming down in the middle of a cluster of demons and lashes out twice
[23:29] [Storyteller] okay
[23:29] [Jynaru] (Three archers? How cute.)
[23:29] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 16, 8, 5, 8, 6, 3, 2, 4, 6, 2, 10, 1, 10, 10, 5, 5, 8, Successes : 9
[23:29] [Storyteller] !ex 16
[23:29] [Tala] (using Rippling Water Strike
[23:29] [Tala] (for both)
[23:29] [Storyteller] ok
[23:29] [Storyteller] make attack number one
[23:29] [Tala] (w/ stunt bonus here too?)
[23:29] [Storyteller] yes
[23:29] [Tala] !ex 14
[23:29] [Storyteller] Tala : !ex 14, 2, 7, 7, 5, 9, 2, 4, 4, 10, 8, 9, 10, 5, 8, Successes : 10
[23:30] [Storyteller] suddenly, you realize why these demons are giving the Immaculates so much trouble......
[23:30] [Storyteller] roll damage, no extra sux
[23:30] [Vanal] ...........
[23:30] [Tala] (OMFG)
[23:30] [Storyteller] Your angle is bad from punch
[23:30] [Vanal] (Marines, we are LEAVING !)
[23:30] [Tala] !ex 7
[23:30] [Storyteller] Tala : !ex 7, 4, 3, 6, 10, 7, 3, 6, Successes : 3
[23:30] [Jynaru] (KUNG-FU!!! YOU DIE, YOU GO TO HELL!)
[23:31] [Tala] (I make rolls of 3 bashing against all w/in 10 feet
[23:31] [Storyteller] okay
[23:31] [Tala] (but that was lethal from claws)
[23:31] [Storyteller] one sec
[23:31] [Jynaru] (Whaaaa... shit! no extra sux with 10 of them? Run like hell time.)
[23:31] [Tala] (I assume they soak it down to 1 right?)
[23:31] [Tala] (Jyn: 10 lethal soak?)
[23:32] [Vanal] (Wonderful, what's next...a vorpal bunny ?)
[23:32] [Jynaru] (Whoa... big parry.)
[23:32] [Storyteller] yeap, natural soak....
[23:32] [Jynaru] (And here I forgot my lvl 4 holy hand grenade.)
[23:33] [Storyteller] okay about a half of them are smacked by the attack, but that half of them took 1 damage each....
[23:33] [Storyteller] next attack, Tala.
[23:33] [Tala] !ex 13
[23:33] [Storyteller] Tala : !ex 13, 1, 4, 4, 6, 5, 10, 6, 10, 7, 6, 6, 3, 5, Successes : 5
[23:33] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 16, 5, 10, 4, 2, 7, 4, 7, 7, 5, 6, 2, 4, 9, 8, 3, 10, Successes : 9
[23:33] [Storyteller] !ex 16
[23:33] [Storyteller] Your second punch is incredibly dodged, it's mask barely floating in the wind......
[23:33] [Storyteller] And you DID take a dodge right?
[23:34] [Tala] (* fails his temperance roll and honestly says no*)
[23:34] [Storyteller] :[
[23:35] [Storyteller] Tabius/Tei ?
[23:35] * Tei Smiles at his good fortune and rushes past cicada screaming "we must get the traitors before they let the anathema escape" he then takes a swipe at Vanal with both blades simultaneously [using my immaculate bonus of two attacks at full diced pools]
[23:35] * Tala activates Flowing Water Defense however
[23:35] [Tala] (-2 to their dicepools, and still have soaking power)
[23:35] [Storyteller] okay
[23:36] [Storyteller] Tala only five of them are capable of attacking you... but it seems to be your lucky day, as they merely bludgeon you into unconsciousness......
[23:36] [Vanal] .....
[23:36] [Vanal] wonderful
[23:36] [Storyteller] (If you really want to see the dice rolls, I will have them in the log)
[23:37] * Tala is surrounded by a thick raging whirlpool of water essence (anima stage 4)
[23:37] [Storyteller] Meanwhile more of the Immaculates fall
[23:37] [Tala] Actually I want to spend essence to soak all their attacks to 1 die
[23:37] [Tabius] (*My turn :-)
[23:37] [Vanal] (Tei, you DO realize Van is SO gonna deck you when all is said and done)
[23:37] [Storyteller] ok
[23:37] [Storyteller] I'll roll it again for you Tala
[23:37] [Tala] (bashing soak starts at 11)
[23:37] [Tei] [if you survive that long I'll chance it
[23:38] [Vanal] [Dude, I mean, after the combat...first thing Van's gonna do...*POW*]
[23:38] [Storyteller] Tala you get to soak 32 damage dice and end up only taking one bashing.
[23:38] [Vanal] ...........
[23:38] [Vanal] sweet jeebus
[23:38] [Tala] but I am tapped out?
[23:39] [Tala] (they take my anima damage right?)
[23:39] [Storyteller] natural soak
[23:39] [Storyteller] but yes
[23:39] [Tala] (I am 2 points from that level)
[23:39] [Tei] [I am surrounded by a mass of allies all of whom have the intention of knocking you out cold}
[23:39] [Storyteller] it is at max damage
[23:39] [Tala] (after the first attack they would get it)
[23:40] [Tala] (if they touch me my anima would hurt them after the first 2 motes spent on soak)
[23:41] [Storyteller] sucks to be them....
[23:41] [Tala] (only 1 lethal but still)
[23:41] [Storyteller] okay Tei +1
[23:41] [Storyteller] Tabius it is your turn as well in case you forgot
[23:41] [Tei] !ex 19 to hit 1
[23:41] [Storyteller] Tei : !ex 19 to hit 1, 4, 6, 3, 2, 5, 7, 9, 1, 4, 4, 5, 8, 9, 1, 3, 8, 3, 8, 4, Successes : 6
[23:42] [Storyteller] Vanal abort to dodge?
[23:42] [Vanal] Not this time
[23:42] [Tabius] (*Been waiting for your OK before I type up a bunch of stuff ;-)
[23:42] [Storyteller] heh
[23:43] [Storyteller] 5 xtra sux Tei
[23:43] [Tei] !ex 10 bashing
[23:43] [Storyteller] Tei : !ex 10 bashing, 6, 8, 4, 8, 2, 10, 2, 3, 9, 9, Successes : 6
[23:43] [Vanal] un...GH...*4* extra suc.. I still have a buckler
[23:43] [Storyteller] Uhhh Tei only 10 dice?
[23:44] [Tei] 3 str plus 2 for the sword plus the 5 sux
[23:45] [Storyteller] ok
[23:45] [Tabius] (*Will post a stunt momentarily 4 actions)
[23:45] [Storyteller] Roll your next attack
[23:45] [Tei] !ex 19 to hit 2
[23:45] [Storyteller] Tei : !ex 19 to hit 2, 1, 6, 6, 4, 5, 9, 1, 7, 1, 2, 7, 2, 9, 8, 6, 7, 2, 3, 8, Successes : 7
[23:45] [Storyteller] 5 extra sux
[23:45] [Tei] !ex 10 bashing
[23:45] [Storyteller] Tei : !ex 10 bashing, 7, 8, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 8, 1, 3, Successes : 3
[23:46] [Storyteller] okay... your second strike streaks across Vanal’s face, leaving a thin red line of blood... 1 bashing Vanal...
[23:46] * Vanal inhales deeply
[23:47] * Tabius turns around almost slowly to find Maris standing with his last punch still extended at Tie. The sword in Tabius hand glows a pale blue even in the sunlight even as his anima banners flames ripple gold and yellow. (*DAMN SON OF A BITCH, why wont this
[23:47] * Tabius with a flash of fire in his eyes he brings the swords tip up under Maris's wrist in an attempt to disarm him from his claw, then pushes the blade forward across his body trying to disarming the other claw.
[23:48] * Tabius pulls the hilt of the sword straight up into Maris's chin following it up with a cut across the throat./me pulls the hilt of the sword straight up into Maris's chin following it up with a cut across the throat.
[23:48] [Tabius] (*Hrmmm it does paste, but doesn't show it :-P)
[23:48] [Vanal] "You didn't take me out, Tei."
[23:49] [Storyteller] okay Tabius, roll Dex + Melle +3
[23:49] [Maris] ((I'm not quite sure how you disarm a glove))
[23:49] [Tei] "there are many of me and only one of you. you will fall soon enough"
[23:49] [Tabius] (*Me neither, but it sounded cool :-)
[23:49] [Tabius] !ex 16
[23:49] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 16, 6, 6, 4, 9, 3, 3, 1, 1, 6, 5, 2, 2, 10, 3, 9, 3, Successes : 4
[23:50] [Storyteller] okay Maris, reflexive Dex + Brawl
[23:50] [Tabius] (*WHAT THE FRICKEN HELL IS THIS SHIT!)
[23:50] [Storyteller] (heh everyone else is rolling well)
[23:50] * Vanal twirls his sword around
[23:50] [Storyteller] *Maris
[23:50] [Maris] !ex 13
[23:50] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 13, 2, 8, 10, 9, 7, 1, 4, 5, 7, 3, 8, 7, 8, Successes : 9
[23:51] [Storyteller] Vanal you as well
[23:51] [Storyteller] Maris easily avoids being disarmed.....
[23:51] [Vanal] "I will fall when I allow myself to fall. I will not let a backstabbing wretch like you interfere with the Order's business here."
[23:51] [Tabius] (*Yeah..... whatever...... this just might be my last game session if this kind of bullshit keeps happening)
[23:51] [Storyteller] (use !exa)
[23:52] [Tabius] (*Whenever I use that it just fucks up as well)
[23:52] [Storyteller] (just luck man. next attack.)
[23:52] [Cicada] (the fickle whore, and somebody did not bring enough cash.. (sigh))
[23:52] [Tei] "look around, you are surrounded on all sides by enemies. You may defeat me but you will not escape this place."
[23:52] [Tabius] (*which attack would you like?)
[23:53] [Storyteller] (disarm other claw)
[23:53] * Vanal cues glowing coal radiance (peripheral) and charges in the brief flicker of searing light, striking at Tei three times with the blunt side of his daiklaive's (spending 3 motes of stoking bonfire style for each attack, peripheral), his eyes glowing bright red with renewed fury. "I Will *not* let traitors take me down."
[23:53] [Storyteller] +1 Vanal
[23:54] [Tabius] (*Same dice or multiple action dice, unlike last time?)
[23:54] [Vanal] (the glowing coal do anything for distracting Tei, perchance ...that *was* the intent)
[23:54] [Vanal] ?
[23:55] [Vanal] !exa 13
[23:55] [Storyteller] Vanal : !exa 13, 4, 4, 7, 2, 2, 5, 3, 1, 4, 2, 4, 10, 7, Successes : 4
[23:55] [Vanal] (first attack)
[23:55] [Tabius] !ex 9
[23:55] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 9, 1, 3, 6, 6, 5, 5, 7, 4, 5, Successes : 1
[23:55] [Storyteller] (use exa Tabius, but if you succeed then you disarm both gloves)
[23:56] [Tabius] (*It would still have only been 3 success's on 9 dice with exa)
[23:56] [Tabius] !exa 9
[23:56] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exa 9, 8, 8, 1, 10, 2, 10, 1, 2, 10, Successes : 8
[23:56] [Storyteller] (no, it would have been 8 sux)
[23:56] [Storyteller] (as you can see)
[23:56] [Storyteller] Okay Maris, roll Dex + Brawl at difficulty 5
[23:57] [Maris] !ex 13
[23:57] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 13, 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 9, 4, 10, 3, 3, 3, 2, Successes : 5
[23:57] [Storyteller] oooooooo
[23:57] [Tabius] (*:-P
[23:57] [Storyteller] sorry tabs. Maris keeps his glove.
[23:57] [Vanal] ...and of my first attack ?
[23:57] * Vanal rolled 4 sux
[23:57] [Storyteller] Vanal roll damage 3 extra sux
[23:58] [Storyteller] You had two disarm attempts, and two attacks
[23:58] [Storyteller] 3 attacks
[23:58] [Storyteller] 2 disarms, 3 attacks
[23:58] [Vanal] !exa 14
[23:58] [Storyteller] Vanal : !exa 14, 9, 1, 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 1, 3, 4, 3, 1, 10, 5, Successes : 7
[23:58] [Vanal] BOOM
[23:58] [Vanal] ...tell me I did damage...
[23:58] [Storyteller] so this is -5, -6, -7, -8, -9
[23:59] [Vanal] !exa 12 (attack 2)
[23:59] [Storyteller] Vanal : !exa 12 (attack 2), 1, 7, 10, 8, 7, 8, 10, 1, 2, 7, 8, 4, Successes : 10
[23:59] [Storyteller] 9 extra sux
[23:59] [Vanal] !exa 20
[23:59] [Storyteller] Vanal : !exa 20, 3, 2, 2, 9, 4, 4, 5, 1, 3, 8, 6, 9, 6, 9, 9, 2, 2, 2, 10, 6, Successes : 7
[00:00] [Vanal] !exa 11 (attack 3)
[00:00] [Storyteller] Vanal : !exa 11 (attack 3), 2, 6, 9, 10, 5, 4, 7, 9, 6, 7, 5, Successes : 6
[00:00] [Storyteller] 10 extra sux again....
[00:00] [Vanal] !exa 20
[00:00] [Storyteller] Vanal : !exa 20, 3, 7, 2, 1, 1, 6, 4, 1, 7, 9, 4, 2, 2, 4, 9, 9, 1, 3, 8, 8, Successes : 7
[00:00] [Vanal] ..that was freakish
[00:02] [Storyteller] Tei would be incapacitated, but I now remember that Cicada was blocking them....?
[00:02] [Jynaru] Tei moved.
[00:02] [Vanal] he shoved past her...
[00:02] [Storyteller] Cicada were you blocking these attacks? I don't think so, cuz he specifically avoided you
[00:02] [Storyteller] ok
[00:02] [Cicada] If they are ranged then yes.
[00:02] [Vanal] nope, diaklaive
[00:02] [Cicada] I have a 3 dice autoparry if I can move with him.
[00:02] [Storyteller] Vanal's daiklaive swings through the air, smashing into Tei repeatedly, and leaving him incapacitated on the ground below.......
[00:03] [Tabius] (*Well on to the pommel to the chin and the throat cut.)
[00:03] * Vanal grins cockily
[00:03] [Vanal] "I told you so...*boy*."
[00:03] [Tabius] !exa 8
[00:03] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exa 8, 10, 2, 2, 9, 9, 10, 10, 4, Successes : 8
[00:03] [Cicada] Vanal..... you are in trouble....
[00:03] [Jynaru] (In spring, a young girl's thoughts turn to her lover, and defending him from Arrow-Fu.)
[00:03] [Cicada] And so is Cicada....
[00:04] [Tabius] (*I assume that Maris doesn't get to dodge after attacking 5 times?)
[00:04] [Storyteller] ok Tabius, 7 extra sux
[00:04] [Maris] ((nope))
[00:04] [Tei] [well I suppose I’m a spectator for the rest of the evening]
[00:04] [Vanal] [sorry dude, but you *did* start it]
[00:04] [Storyteller] [actually I started it]
[00:05] [Vanal] [...I know that, but he followed through with it *g*]
[00:05] [Storyteller] [I pointed at you]
[00:05] [Vanal] [...*see usual insult directed at ST*]
[00:05] [Storyteller] [:p]
[00:05] [Tabius] !exa 9
[00:05] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exa 9, 2, 5, 8, 4, 1, 10, 2, 2, 3, Successes : 3
[00:06] [Tabius] (*Damage)
[00:06] [Storyteller] Tabius' upwards strike bashes Maris in the jaw, leaving him staggering back but besides for a bruise, apparently unhurt.....
[00:06] [Storyteller] Maris?
[00:06] [Maris] Hmm?
[00:06] [Jynaru] (Maris, 3 Anathema, and X demons and Y extras vs Vanal, Cicada, Tabius, Jynaru, Tala, and Z Immaculates... To fight the good fight, or to run like hell for the cavalry? I'd like a group vote... Private Message me)
[00:06] [Maris] My turn to attack back then?
[00:06] [Storyteller] you take no damage
[00:06] [Tabius] (*Still have a throat cut left)
[00:06] [Storyteller] Tabius roll for cutting his throat
[00:07] [Tabius] !ex 7
[00:07] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 7, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 5, 6, Successes : 0
[00:07] [Tabius] (*WOOO WOOOO)
[00:07] [Storyteller] apparently not
[00:07] [Storyteller] Didn't I tell you to roll exa from now on? :P
[00:07] [Tabius] (*Sorry, didn't get the A in there :P
[00:07] [Storyteller] and it's Jynaru’s turn

[23:25] [Storyteller] okay I'm not letting you do that jumping shit anymore. you're getting a free move. Full moves SPECIFICALLY take an entire turn.
[23:25] [Jynaru] Ok, it's right... the wording's just weird to read.
[23:26] [Jynaru] Even as part of a stunt? Ok. Can I still use it when it's not huge distances, to get angles and stuff?
[23:26] [Storyteller] yea
[23:27] [Jynaru] Ok. THe jumping is mostly, MOSTLy to get him into position to activate the combo.
[23:27] [Storyteller] this jumping over the entire group shit is bad for your health anyhow.
[23:27] [Storyteller] You know, Cicada looks like she's been RUNNING from something.....
[23:28] * Jynaru chuckles. Yes, but I'm trying to remain in the heat of the battle.
[23:39] [Jynaru] If you wouldn't mind, I could use a good description of where I am, where the horses, if any are left, are, and what the shortest way out of the trap is.
[23:40] [Storyteller] the shortest way out of the trap seems to be to just RUN straight away abandoning your comrades.
[23:40] [Storyteller] you could do it.
[23:40] [Jynaru] There's no one in my way?
[23:40] [Storyteller] nobody.
[23:40] [Storyteller] roll compassion
[23:40] [Storyteller] actually
[23:41] [Storyteller] roll conviction
[23:41] [Storyteller] must fail to abandon allies
[23:41] * Jynaru 's balancing giving in to his desire to stick around and kick ass for the Realm, and his desire to get the fucking cavalry, and ride down on them with the biggest smile of his life. REVENGE IS MINE, SAYETH THE JYN!
[23:43] [Jynaru] Roll conviction, fail to abandon allies... Just because, can I roll temperance to try to ignore what my heart is saying and listen to logic?
[23:43] [Storyteller] no
[23:44] [Jynaru] Shit.
[23:44] [Storyteller] you can roll compassion and if you pass that then you can't abandon your allies...
[23:44] [Jynaru] If I stunt, can I?
[23:44] [Storyteller] you can roll valor and if you pass that you can't give up the good fight...
[23:45] [Storyteller] how are you going to stunt? running awayness?
[23:46] [Jynaru] Nature related mental stunt... I remember once you allowed stunts on the regaining willpower thing if it fit in with your nature, so I figured I'd ask.
[23:47] [Storyteller] better do it well ^_^
[23:48] [Jynaru] Paragon's about completing tasks for the greater good, which getting the cavalry would be, as opposed to his good, which would be fighting for himself and his friends.
[23:48] [Jynaru] Ok... I'm gonna roll in here to keep the log simple.
[23:48] [Jynaru] !ex 3 (RP-right, stat-wrong. Rpwins)
[23:48] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 3 (RP-right, stat-wrong. Rpwins), 6, 5, 3, Successes : 0
[23:49] [Storyteller] nice, you failed.
[23:49] * Storyteller claps
[23:50] [Jynaru] Alright. The next question, now that I can run away. (I'm going to stick around as long as possible, but I want to be able to run away.) is whether I can stunt, run, and shoot arrows.
[23:51] [Storyteller] You can move half your distance running away but you must take a action for that meaning one attack would be at -2 two at -3 and so on
[23:52] [Jynaru] Hmmm...
[23:53] [Jynaru] Ok, and the horses?
[23:53] [Jynaru] If I'm attempting to fetch the cavalry, I'd do better mounted.
[23:53] [Storyteller] they're stuck
[23:54] [Jynaru] How stuck is stuck? I mean, can I conceivably clear a path for one of them?
[23:56] [Storyteller] if you can fight through the demons, yes. if you can fight through the extras and anathema, yes.
[23:56] [Storyteller] if you can fight through the backstabbing players, then yes.
[23:56] [Jynaru] Ah, shit.
[23:57] [Jynaru] You know, if I could do that, you might as well just crown Jyn the Incarnation of Luck and pass the ST hat on to someone else.... Though the look on your face would be priceless if it's just Jyn standing there at the end of the battle ^_^
[23:59] [Storyteller] lol
[00:00] [Jynaru] "This is the site of the battle of Heaven's Arrow Gorge. Our beloved Emperor, Jynaru, destroyed an ambush by 4 anathema, which included demons and even his own friends turning against him..."
[00:01] [Jynaru] And, of course, I'd like a headcount of who's left when my turn comes around.
[00:03] [Storyteller] ok

[00:08] [Tabius] (*And I could give a fuck less one way or the other anyways)
[00:09] [Storyteller] (Jynaru, just run,...... I doubt you'll outrun them)
[00:09] [Jynaru] Alright, here's what I need to know. Who's standing and where?
[00:09] [Vanal] No, who's on first
[00:09] [Storyteller] Okay.....
[00:09] [Storyteller] There are three archers that have a bead on you and are going to shoot at the end of the turn
[00:09] [Tabius] (*Where?)
[00:09] [Storyteller] you saw what these things did to Tala, her anima is burning like hell.
[00:09] [Storyteller] I'm talking to Jynaru.
[00:09] [Storyteller] They were chasing cicada
[00:10] [Storyteller] meanwhile
[00:10] [Tabius] (*ST didn't get the joke Van ;-)
[00:10] [Storyteller] about a scale of them is left after burning through a talon of IOs
[00:10] [Storyteller] (I get it)
[00:10] [Jynaru] Fuck them. Windhands+2 sux needed for a hit. Onwards to harsher threats.
[00:11] [Storyteller] Now only Irin's troops are left... one scale of extras and a DB vs a scale of these ugly things....
[00:11] [Vanal] "IRIN !"
[00:11] [Storyteller] in the front, a full scale of extras.. and now, as you see two Dragon Blooded Animas flare, a earth and a fire.
[00:11] [Storyteller] Irin is in the center of her troops, which have circled out around you and our now staring down the demons
[00:11] [Storyteller] The previously downed anathema have regained their feet.
[00:12] [Storyteller] Tei is down
[00:12] [Storyteller] Tala will be next round
[00:12] [Storyteller] and Jynaru can run away
[00:12] [Storyteller] you think you have the option to yield. Not a single of the Immaculates have been killed, despite the demons using sword.
[00:13] [Storyteller] however they are all incapacitated
[00:13] [Storyteller] Jynaru's move
[00:13] [Storyteller] then initiative.
[00:13] [Vanal] *mutter* "I don't think we're going to win this fight..."
[00:13] [Jynaru] Whoa... whoa there skippy. The guy I shot, busted up his nifty spell, poison, 13 sux, all that, he's up?
[00:13] [Storyteller] It's time for the calvary to arrive.
[00:13] [Storyteller] Yea.
[00:13] [Storyteller] Tabius, want to explain?
[00:14] [Vanal] Cavalry ?
[00:14] * Storyteller grins at Jynaru
[00:14] [Vanal] ohhh yeahhhhh
[00:14] [Tabius] 'Well, there are at least 3 magus over there and you have seen me use healing magics, they have them as well.
[00:15] [Jynaru] Son of a bitch. He wasn't dead after all? I wanted Jynaru 2, Anathema 1.
[00:15] [Storyteller] of course, I’m actually using the spell Tabius has.
[00:15] [Storyteller] He was practically dead, jyn.
[00:15] [Tala] (but that’s an assload of healthlevels to not be flat out dead from 13 damage)
[00:15] [Jynaru] Dammit, practically is NOT dead.
[00:15] [Tala] (plus poison)
[00:15] [Storyteller] if you use healing spell during that round.....
[00:16] [Tabius] (*Erm.... Solar can have 5 ox bodies giving an extra 15 healthlevels if they choose the right ones.
[00:16] [Storyteller] (quite true....)
[00:16] [Storyteller] now
[00:16] [Tala] (newly re-exalted?)
[00:16] [Tabius] (*even newly re-exalted)
[00:16] [Tala] (we did kill them all once)
[00:16] [Storyteller] (Who says this guy is newly re-exalted Tala.)
[00:16] [Storyteller] let me count.
[00:16] [Tabius] (*10 charms baby :-)
[00:16] [Cicada] [I am thinking more along the lines of Bronzed Skin...]
[00:16] [Tei] [as an aside he hit me with a solar circle spell so figure that in]
[00:17] [Storyteller] you killed - a dawn, a night, a twilight.
[00:17] [Tabius] (*Yeah.... Solar spells suck ass!)
[00:17] [Storyteller] there is now obviously a lunar and two dragon blooded
[00:17] [Storyteller] the lunar you know where it came from.
[00:17] [Tabius] (*Is the Sidereal still breathing?)
[00:17] [Jynaru] So I can run from this, and be caught. I can yield like a fucking coward. Or I can fight. ONE question. Do I know or suspect Tabs has done this?
[00:17] [Storyteller] Sidereal is still breathing, surrounded by the bastards.
[00:18] [Storyteller] If so, why is Maris trying to bash tab's head in? You trust Maris, don't you?
[00:18] [Tabius] (*Can Tabs say something?)
[00:18] [Storyteller] do you trust Vanal?
[00:18] [Storyteller] do you believe Tei and Maris would make an alliance to punk you?
[00:18] [Tala] (there has to be a 4th solar out there)
[00:18] [Tei] [and uh that medic is headed my way....right...please?]
[00:18] [Tabius] (*There is a full circle :-P)
[00:19] [Storyteller] (OH yes. brown robe sound familiar along with a fire and earth aspect, Tala?)
[00:19] * Vanal looks at Cicada
[00:19] [Tala] (yes he does)
[00:19] [Jynaru] Oh... shit.
[00:19] [Tala] (I recognized him off the bat)
[00:19] [Tabius] "WHAT ARE YOUR TERMS SOLAR?"
[00:19] [Vanal] "What the FUCK ARE YOU DOING TABIUS ?!"
[00:20] [Storyteller] The demons stop in their attack around the outer perimeter of Irin's troops
[00:20] [Tabius] "Keeping your head connected to your shoulders."
[00:20] [Vanal] "Negotiating with ANATHEMA?!"
[00:20] [Storyteller] The extras have now completely pinned you in, the Two Dragon Blooded are now face to face with you
[00:20] [Vanal] "I'd rather lose my HEAD than my SOUL !"
[00:20] [Tabius] "Follow my lead legionnaire.
[00:21] [Jynaru] Excuse me. This is my turn, right? I have priority?
[00:21] [Vanal] "Do not presume to give *me* orders !"
[00:21] [Storyteller] yes Jyn you have priority
[00:21] [Tabius] (*Yeah)
[00:21] [Jynaru] In case I want to make an action or two, you know...
[00:21] [Storyteller] yea
[00:21] * Cicada is rather berserk and would like to hurt Maris and Vanal for beating on her men. :)
[00:21] [Tabius] (*LMAO at Cicada)
[00:22] [Vanal] (I'm gonna hit the sack in 15, here)
[00:22] [Jynaru] Good. Can I see Cicada, and/or Tabius?
[00:22] * Jynaru knows he's going to lose this fight, but by the dragons, he's going down shooting.
[00:22] [Storyteller] yes you can see everyone
[00:22] [Jynaru] Oh... Can I see the Solar bitch who just got up?
[00:23] [Storyteller] yes
[00:23] [Storyteller] the mark of the eclipse shines on his forehead
[00:23] [Jynaru] Just because it matters for arrow selection and stunting, can I see if he has armor on or not?
[00:24] [Storyteller] he has armor, but it is under the robe so you have no idea what kind it is.
[00:24] [Jynaru] Oh, now that's PERFECT. Talk about your targets.

[00:20] [Storyteller] you feel something burning under your dress
[00:21] [Storyteller] it's not puudah ^_^ but it's near him
[00:23] [Cicada] Do I have time to check that in the middle of battle?
[00:23] [Cicada] Remember, Cicada is a little 'unhinged'.
[00:24] [Storyteller] no
[00:24] [Cicada] Puuhda can bite it to death if it is dangerous. ;)
[00:24] [Storyteller] lol

[00:24] [Storyteller] Cicada's blouse is glowing
[00:25] [Storyteller] she doesn't seem to notice
[00:25] [Jynaru] That figures. Is he in movement range? for a move and shoot stunt?
[00:25] [Storyteller] you can shoot him from here
[00:25] [Cicada] (all of Cicada is glowing and crackling. ;) )
[00:25] [Storyteller] soft "puuhs" start coming from cicada's shirt and her blouse is jiggling
[00:26] * Vanal blinks
[00:26] [Cicada] .....
[00:26] [Storyteller] [you said puuhda would attack it... ^_^]
[00:26] [Cicada] Her blouse... eh?
[00:26] [Jynaru] I know that, but I'd like to be impressive when I do it. This is Jyn's last turn most likely.
[00:26] [Storyteller] yes you can move directly to him.
[00:27] [Storyteller] The daiklaive in his hand has reshaped into a bo
[00:27] * Jynaru grins. Let's stuntify. Give me a minute to type. Three part stunt, verbal, action, and freezeframe slow-mo on the last arrow fired.
[00:29] [Storyteller] ^ last saw

[00:29] [Storyteller] while jynaru types up his stunt. Am I being too evil?
[00:30] [Storyteller] I don't mean to frustrate anyone
[00:30] [Cicada] [Well it is a trap within the capabilities of Solar scum..]
[00:31] [Vanal] [yup...plus I finally got to swing around my daiklaive effectively ! *g*]
[00:31] [Storyteller] [it is completely by the book]
[00:31] [Storyteller] Maris/Tei no hard feelings?
[00:32] [Vanal] again, sorry Tei
[00:32] [Tei] I did start it

[00:32] * Jynaru slams into motion, focusing all his power on the object of his hatred. He streaks across the field springing straight at the bastard who caused all this. He springs off the bow, leveling a devastating knee strike at the Anathema's jaw, snapping the enemies head back. As he rises higher, he draws upon the last vestiges of his power and sends his most important arrows lancing down at the glowing target at the end of
[00:32] [Cicada] I will finish it. Duck Vanal. ;)
[00:33] [Storyteller] cutoff at end of
[00:33] [Storyteller] glowing target at the end of
[00:33] [Tala] (it is by the book, but just by knowing they have solar circle magic, it's easy to tell that they are way beyond us in power)
[00:33] [Tabius] (* Erm the troops would likely have been enough to do most of us in :-l a natural soak of 10 is very very bad
[00:34] [Maris] (Eh. I'd prefer not to be stuck trying to save anathema for the rest of my life but if I have to I have to.))
[00:34] * Jynaru the red tunnel. Jynaru mouths a short prayer to his patron dragon as he draws and levels his trump card, Glorious Seed, and aims it down into the center of his last chance for victory. He screams coming down throwing his bow aside, drawing his axe and sending the light blade roaring over his head to plunge straight into the skull of the golden demon below him.
[00:34] [Storyteller] allrighty jynaru
[00:34] [Storyteller] +3
[00:35] [Storyteller] roll it
[00:35] [Storyteller] BTW as far as I am concerned this is the "end of story 1"
[00:35] [Storyteller] roll it 3 times
[00:35] [Jynaru] (The combo is in the middle there, the previous one. I'd describe how it looks, but all Jyn sees is the fucker about to die.)
[00:35] [Storyteller] ok
[00:35] [Jynaru] (I'm guessing that's a move, MA attack, 4 shots, and a melee attack.)
[00:35] [Storyteller] ok
[00:36] [Storyteller] -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12
[00:36] [Jynaru] !ex 10 (MA)
[00:36] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 10 (MA), 3, 6, 7, 8, 8, 1, 2, 7, 6, 7, Successes : 5
[00:36] [Vanal] okay, THAT was a +3, dude
[00:36] [Storyteller] roll it again jyn
[00:36] [Storyteller] er NM
[00:36] [Jynaru] !ex 3
[00:36] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 3, 6, 3, 8, Successes : 1
[00:37] [Jynaru] (With the penalties, I don't have 10 dice. Sorry. The arrows are at full pool, and one is Glorious seed, he of the three innate re-rolls.
[00:37] [Storyteller] The brown cloak man looks at you with furious eyes as essence flows around his body and threw himself, and he moves with unnatural speed as he throws his fist up against you, essence flowing around him angrily'
[00:37] [Vanal] .......
[00:37] [Storyteller] OK
[00:37] [Storyteller] now it gets ugly
[00:37] [Jynaru] (The other three are poisoned broadheads. He's aiming for the head )
[00:37] [Storyteller] Heavenly Guardian Defense.
[00:38] [Storyteller] one down
[00:38] [Storyteller] go again Jyn
[00:38] [Jynaru] !ex 16 (Willpower for conviction.)
[00:38] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 16 (Willpower for conviction.), 5, 4, 1, 6, 1, 10, 5, 7, 10, 7, 5, 4, 8, 2, 4, 7, Successes : 8
[00:38] [Storyteller] "You, who have ruined my plans so!" he says as essence flwos around his arm, blocking Jynaru's first knee strike
[00:38] [Storyteller] Heavenly Guardian Defense again
[00:38] [Vanal] (guys, I gotta go...
[00:39] [Storyteller] "You who murdered my wife!"
[00:39] [Storyteller] Essence flows through him, smashing the arrow out of his way
[00:39] [Vanal] (or, I’ll wait until this thing ends)
[00:39] [Storyteller] again, Jynaru
[00:39] [Storyteller] The arrow flies around him like butter
[00:40] [Jynaru] !ex 16 (Jyn doesn't need willpower anymore. conviction.)
[00:40] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 16 (Jyn doesn't need willpower anymore. conviction.), 7, 3, 3, 6, 4, 5, 2, 9, 10, 8, 9, 2, 6, 8, 1, 6, Successes : 7
[00:40] * Tabius (~web-Guest@ip68-96-99-80.lv.lv.cox.net) Quit (Client exited)
[00:41] [Storyteller] "You whose ancestors destroyed my circle and let me hiding in a cave for centuries!" he screams, the essence knocking the arrow backwards over Jynaru's head
[00:41] [Vanal] (actually, I really should go...GH, I'm gonna hit you up for the unedited log tomorrow night. 'night all)
[00:41] [Storyteller] [w3rd. cya DT]

[00:43] [Jynaru] One question. Can I negate heavenly guardian wit massive rerolling?
[00:43] [Jynaru] Even if it just sticks in his head enough to scar, I'd like to hit him once.
[00:43] [Storyteller] use glorious seed.
[00:44] [Jynaru] That's this arrow right here.
[00:45] [Jynaru] Glorious seed, and a prayer to Jylis to boot. I had written the prayer, but it made the stunt too long.
[00:45] [Storyteller] say it

[00:41] [Cicada] [good night]
[00:42] [Jynaru] !ex 16 (Con. For the Realm. For my family. For the broken dreams of those we just left behind)
[00:42] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 16 (Con. For the Realm. For my family. For the broken dreams of those we just left behind), 8, 8, 1, 8, 6, 6, 5, 4, 4, 6, 4, 2, 7, 9, 7, 8, Successes : 7
[00:43] [Storyteller] Lightning strikes through the air as the arrow is reduced to smoke before him, as his eyes remain locked on Jynaru
[00:44] [Storyteller] "You who would destroy the spirits whom tried to perform their sacred duties!"
[00:44] [Storyteller] [wb tabs]
[00:44] [Cicada] [wb]
[00:44] [Jynaru] !ex 16 (Never again.)
[00:44] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 16 (Never again.), 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 9, 9, 6, 3, 8, 1, 1, 9, 6, 10, 2, Successes : 6
[00:44] [Tabius] (*Erm.... I guess I missed a bunch of good stuff)
[00:44] [Cicada] [indeedy]
[00:44] [Storyteller] He strikes his arm out, the arrow floating away... and then, the arrow flies again at him, his eyes growing wide
[00:44] [Storyteller] r
[00:44] [Storyteller] roll again Jynaru
[00:45] [Storyteller] [go glorious seed!]
[00:45] [Jynaru] (No. Use the reroll 6 is not enough.)
[00:45] [Jynaru] (Innate talismanic power of the arrow, not Spring Fololows Winter.)
[00:45] [Jynaru] !ex 16
[00:45] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 16, 2, 2, 6, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 9, 2, 8, 1, 5, 9, 5, 2, Successes : 7
[00:45] [Jynaru] (Hold on guys.)
[00:46] [Storyteller] he leaps out with his arm, knocking the arrow even further aback....
[00:46] [Storyteller] sweat begins to drip from his forehead as the form of a massive raven with banners and pennants grows around him
[00:46] [Jynaru] (Stunting my prayer... I lost it.)
[00:47] [Tala] ....
[00:48] [Jynaru] "In Jylis's name, for those who have fallen to the blade, for those who have fallen to the claw, for all those slain by these foul beings, I cleanse this world of you!"
[00:48] [Jynaru] (Reroll it. I am NOT stopping with anything less than double digits. This is not over. reroll 2.)
[00:48] [Jynaru] !ex 16
[00:48] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 16, 6, 7, 4, 2, 9, 4, 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 7, 5, 3, 2, 4, Successes : 5
[00:48] * Tala is amid the center of a great pillar of water essence that churns like a whirlpool washing violently over all within a 3 foot radius and is showing no signs of the will surrender, but she is moving defensively. At the end of the current turn the pillar falls away, and it's just her blanketed in a mantle of churning water essence that leaves the dirt at her feet churned and ravaged (stage 4 next turn)
[00:48] [Jynaru] (Reroll it. Bye-bye, glorious Seed.)
[00:48] [Jynaru] !ex 16
[00:48] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 16, 1, 4, 4, 8, 5, 8, 6, 2, 9, 5, 8, 6, 2, 9, 9, 8, Successes : 7
[00:50] [Tala] [lag?]

[00:49] [Jynaru] OK. This is it for me. Should I reroll for the double digits, or be happy with 7? I'm going for drama, and it makes sense.
[00:50] * Jynaru isn't even going to bother with a another turn. Jyn spent everything he had here.
[00:51] [Jynaru] Also, I don't have dice to support a Melee strike. can I do it anyway?
[00:51] [Storyteller] it doesn't matter.
[00:51] [Storyteller] yes roll the melee strike
[00:51] [Jynaru] 1 die?
[00:51] [Storyteller] +3 stunt
[00:51] [Storyteller] use your whole pool at -3

[00:50] [Jynaru] (Sorry guys, talking to the ST.)
[00:51] [Storyteller] Finally, he strikes again, and glorious seed flies through the air, tumbling end over end until finally, it lies there in the sand, glowing. Looking up, and seeing you dragging your axe out of it's sheath, he screams something in old ream and leaps into the sky, his hands in the shape of serpents, flying through the sky
[00:51] [Jynaru] !ex 16 (The last essence I may ever spend.)
[00:51] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 16 (The last essence I may ever spend.), 6, 8, 5, 7, 7, 2, 10, 8, 9, 6, 9, 9, 4, 3, 10, 5, Successes : 11
[00:52] [Storyteller] essence flows through his already active anima, burning it until it bleaches his brown cloak white....
[00:52] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 17, 7, 8, 5, 5, 2, 5, 6, 6, 5, 9, 6, 5, 3, 1, 5, 4, 6, Successes : 3
[00:52] [Storyteller] !ex 17
[00:52] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 18, 1, 6, 6, 4, 8, 1, 4, 3, 8, 3, 1, 6, 10, 8, 3, 7, 8, 1, Successes : 7
[00:52] [Storyteller] !ex 18
[00:52] [Jynaru] (Well, I got my wish. Melee time.)
[00:52] [Storyteller] roll damage
[00:53] * Jynaru spits defiance in the face of the beast who dares face a prince of the earth, with tears streaming down his face he strikes.
[00:53] [Storyteller] his eyes widen as his bo knocks your axe aside in time, and his body moves in midair, but not enough......
[00:53] [Jynaru] (Any extras?)
[00:53] [Storyteller] no
[00:53] [Storyteller] unmodified damage pool
[00:54] [Jynaru] !exm 10L (From hells heart, I slice at thee!)
[00:54] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !exm 10L (From hells heart, I slice at thee!), 8, 4, Successes : 1
[00:54] [Storyteller] not L man. not L
[00:54] [Jynaru] !exm 10
[00:54] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !exm 10, 6, 6, 4, 7, 4, 2, 2, 2, 1, 7, Successes : 2
[00:54] [Jynaru] (Sometimes, even your best isn't enough.)
[00:55] [Storyteller] your axe slices through the air, drawing blood as you and he land far away, back to back.
[00:55] [Storyteller] He stops, turns, and bows.
[00:55] [Storyteller] "Then it is you I shall fight," he says, as his body, burning with essence and caste mark evident on his forehead.
[00:55] [Storyteller] "And the Unconquered Sun shall rule this land again."
[00:55] [Storyteller] and........ Cut c
[00:56] * Jynaru whirls to face him. "Come on, damn you! THIS IS NOT OVER!!!"
[00:56] [Tala] [poo, I wanted another turn]
[00:56] [Storyteller] next week?
[00:56] [Storyteller] it IS 1 am
[00:56] * Storyteller sets mode: +v Tabius
[00:56] [Tala]
[2 here]
[00:56] [Storyteller] I could keep this going till 4 am
[00:57] [Storyteller] okay jydan you can talk now
[00:57] [Storyteller] brb
[00:57] [Jydan] Yay!
[00:57] [Cicada] [Well, it is only three in the afternoon here, and I have no plans for the day]
[00:57] * Maris would be fine with continuing. It's only 11 here.
[00:57] [Jynaru] I hope my actions meet with everyones approval.
[00:58] [Tabius] (*Its 11 here.....no problem, but I know Vanal Not being here will have a big effect since his troops are like between us and the bad ass soldiers monsters
[00:58] * Cicada applauds Jynaru openly.
[00:58] [Jynaru] Even if they don't fuck you. It's what he'd do.
[00:58] [Tei] I've got the rest of the night if we need it. it's 2 here, but I'm really getting into this battle
[00:58] [Tabius] (*Eh I disagree Jynaru ;-), but heaven help us that was some good type ;-)
[00:58] [Jynaru] (I'll go on. Hell, don't ruin the moment. I am in the groove here.)
[00:58] [Cicada] (but you are kind of 'out' of it..)
[00:59] [Tei] all right the joy of being near my master in his moment of glory
[00:59] * Cicada chuckles.
[00:59] [Storyteller] allright
[00:59] [Storyteller] Alllright
[00:59] [Storyteller] the last turn, or is it two?
[00:59] [Cicada] Oh yeah, remind me to slap you later for what you made poor Cicada do.
[01:00] [Storyteller] ^_^
[01:00] [Storyteller] slap me now friend.
[01:00] [Jydan] (I'll be quiet now. Don't worry 'bout me talking too much during the rest of the game.)
[01:00] [Cicada] I was talking to Tei. ;)
[01:00] [Storyteller] oh ^_^
[01:00] [Tei] but, honey, it's not me. It's my evil twin. Honest!
[01:01] * Tala wants to keep going because she wants a piece of that eclipse
[01:01] [Jynaru] (Well, I get an init roll, at least. Let's go until this ends. Oh, and Tabs, don't even think about stopping this. This is between me and him.)
[01:01] [Storyteller] So did Jynaru inspire you all to not give up?
[01:01] [Cicada] Do you think a girl cares?
[01:01] [Tei] well I have little choice, being out cold and all
[01:01] [Cicada] No, Jynaru just gave an opening to scoop up Tei and RUN.
[01:01] [Storyteller] How tricky
[01:02] [Storyteller] Okay everyone roll init.....
[01:02] [Tala] !roll 1d10+17 (Initiative)
[01:02] [Storyteller] Tala : 1d10+17 (Initiative), 3 , Total: 20
[01:02] [Jydan] (Girls have difficulty with forgiveness. A LOT of difficulty.)
[01:02] [Tala] (Jesus)
[01:02] [Tabius] !roll 1d10+9
[01:02] [Storyteller] Tabius : 1d10+9, 2 , Total: 11
[01:02] [Cicada] !roll 1d10+8
[01:02] [Storyteller] Cicada : 1d10+8, 3 , Total: 11
[01:02] [Tei] [the dice are cursed I tell you, cursed]
[01:02] [Jynaru] !roll 1d10+9
[01:02] [Storyteller] Jynaru : 1d10+9, 6 , Total: 15
[01:03] [Storyteller] mwahahhahhhahahaa........
[01:03] [Maris] !roll 1d10+13
[01:03] [Storyteller] Maris : 1d10+13, 9 , Total: 22
[01:03] [Jydan] (Hey, at least you're not me. I don't even think I'm capable of rolling, Fiat's taken so much of my mojo.)
[01:03] [Tabius] (*Don't even Tie :-P)
[01:04] [Storyteller] so Maris, Tala, Jynaru, Tabius/Cicada, Vanal is trying to help Irin against the demon horde which has now begun to slowly advance......
[01:04] [Storyteller] and all that's left is one IO DB, and the sidereal IO dude
[01:05] [Storyteller] Maris, declare your action
[01:06] [Maris] Give me a sec.
[01:06] [Storyteller] Tala, declare your action

[01:06] [Jynaru] Did I get any willpower back from the stunt? I'm going to try to keep up the stuntage, and I'm working on an axe one and a dodge one now.
[01:06] [Storyteller] it was a +3 stunt
[01:06] [Storyteller] What is that, 2 WP?
[01:07] [Jynaru] I guess. I haven’t tracked that much, honestly. I'm going to try to keep one for when the guy gets his hands on me.

[01:07] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 1d10+8, 3, 7, Successes : 1
[01:07] [Storyteller] !ex 1d10+8
[01:07] [Storyteller] er
[01:07] [Storyteller] Storyteller : 1d10+8, 4 , Total: 12
[01:07] [Storyteller] !roll 1d10+8
[01:07] * Tala takes full advantage of the fact that the demons have backed off and makes another leap high into the air, her mantle of water essence swirling violently about her as she flies through the air. She hits the ground using a roll to absorb it, her anima leaving a wide path of disturbed earth over the path of her roll and comes up in a cartwheel and then a jump-flip to cover the rest of the distance to the eclipse, [more]
[01:08] * Tala uses the momentum of her landing to put more force behind a single great slash with her claws, then falls back ready to defend herself
[01:08] [Jydan] (Holy crap!)
[01:08] [Storyteller] cool... +2
[01:09] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 17, 6, 1, 6, 6, 1, 4, 8, 3, 7, 7, 9, 5, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, Successes : 4
[01:09] [Storyteller] !ex 17
[01:09] [Storyteller] The eclipse's sweating doesn't seem to matter considering his bo exploding into a seven sectioned staff as he whips it aroud himself in an effort to parry Tala's attack....
[01:10] [Tala] !exa 8 (dex+athl+hearthstone+compassion (she is moving to aid her valiant companion))
[01:10] [Storyteller] Tala : !exa 8 (dex+athl+hearthstone+compassion (she is moving to aid her valiant companion)), 3, 8, 1, 3, 2, 10, 1, 1, Successes : 3
[01:10] [Storyteller] his essence is flowing in the same exact way it was last time... which makes you suspect a combo
[01:11] [Tala] !ex 12 (attack)
[01:11] [Storyteller] Tala : !ex 12 (attack), 3, 7, 9, 7, 6, 8, 7, 2, 8, 4, 4, 5, Successes : 6
[01:11] [Tala] (last action saved for parry)
[01:11] [Storyteller] Fortunately for him, his seven sectioned staff twirls around your arm, and he is able to drag it just enough off course to not hit *quite* as hard as he could, also throwing himself to the side as hard as he can...
[01:12] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 16, 8, 1, 2, 10, 4, 8, 8, 5, 1, 7, 9, 2, 3, 9, 6, 2, Successes : 8
[01:12] [Storyteller] !ex 16
[01:12] [Storyteller] so that the blow slides across his now white cloak
[01:12] [Storyteller] Maris?
[01:12] [Tala] [I take 2 essence back from the stunt bonus instead of wp this time]
[01:12] [Storyteller] (ok)
[01:12] * Maris will throw a Strong jab with his right hand into Tabius's Face knocking him back towards the Minions. He'll follow this up with a left hook across Tabius's face and then with a grunt he slams his Right hand up hard into Tabius's chin hoping to knock him off his feet at least if not into the main swell of demons. He then backs up keeping both fists ready to parry any Tabius's attacks. "Tabius just give up. It'll be better for
[01:13] [Storyteller] cut off at "It'll be better for
[01:13] [Maris] ((hmm?))
[01:13] [Storyteller] meaning I missed everything after that
[01:13] [Storyteller] repaste it
[01:13] [Maris] you this way." Maris seems sincere.
[01:13] [Storyteller] +3
[01:14] [Maris] Pounding Surf Style for each hit
[01:14] [Storyteller] ok
[01:14] [Tabius] (*Is dodging)
[01:14] [Maris] !exa 11 Jab
[01:14] [Storyteller] Maris : !exa 11 Jab, 7, 3, 1, 8, 1, 5, 5, 3, 10, 4, 4, Successes : 4
[01:14] [Storyteller] aborting to dodge?
[01:15] [Tabius] (*yeah)
[01:15] [Storyteller] roll it
[01:15] [Tabius] !exa 11
[01:15] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exa 11, 2, 2, 1, 4, 1, 10, 3, 2, 9, 1, 2, Successes : 3
[01:15] [Storyteller] maris roll to hit, no extra sux
[01:15] [Maris] !exm 9 -2 to soak now
[01:15] [Storyteller] Maris : !exm 9 -2 to soak now, 7, 5, 10, 5, 10, 5, 5, 5, 3, Successes : 1
[01:16] [Storyteller] Despite your smashing fists smashing into Tabius' non-prettyboy face, he does not seem hurt, his bronzed skin merely a bit scuffled as he looks at you lowly....
[01:16] [Maris] !exa 10 Right Hook
[01:16] [Storyteller] Maris : !exa 10 Right Hook, 1, 4, 10, 1, 1, 10, 2, 9, 8, 9, Successes : 7
[01:16] [Tabius] !exa 10
[01:16] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exa 10, 5, 7, 2, 8, 3, 1, 6, 8, 3, 2, Successes : 3
[01:16] [Storyteller] 3 extra sux
[01:17] [Maris] !exa 12 -3 Soak now.
[01:17] [Storyteller] Maris : !exa 12 -3 Soak now., 5, 3, 9, 5, 4, 8, 3, 8, 1, 2, 4, 6, Successes : 0, Botch
[01:17] [Maris] !ex 9 Uppercut
[01:17] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 9 Uppercut, 3, 10, 2, 5, 4, 5, 7, 3, 1, Successes : 3
[01:17] [Storyteller] Your punching is of no effect against the horrible might of Tabius's rock-hard skin... however you ARE driving him back..........
[01:17] [Storyteller] roll dodge Tabius
[01:17] [Tabius] (You can't get any more negative than 4 on the lethal or 2 on the bashing)
[01:18] [Tabius] !exa 9
[01:18] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exa 9, 3, 6, 3, 9, 4, 7, 7, 8, 8, Successes : 5
[01:18] [Maris] ((it keeps going down tell there's no more soak left.))
[01:18] [Storyteller] Tabius dodges back again, however his jump brings him just *barely* out of range of the demons... if he is lucky, he will not get hurt.. this round
[01:18] [Tabius] (*ew look, my first roll of the night)
[01:19] * Maris holds his hands at the ready to parry then
[01:19] [Storyteller] Red Bloom looks at Jynaru and Tala as he snaps his snake staff around him, looking like there is hell to pay as he starts chanting blasphemous things.........
[01:20] [Storyteller] Meanwhile those three archers were holding their shot, and now shoot at Jynaru
[01:20] [Storyteller] Three of them, three arrows each.
[01:20] [Tala] (a combo that includes spellcasting?)
[01:20] [Storyteller] [he hasn't cast a spell this nor last turn]
[01:20] [Cicada] Those arrows get blocked by Cicada.
[01:20] [Storyteller] Cicada is too far away
[01:20] [Tabius] (*The other two were the ones casting the healing magic :-(
[01:20] [Cicada] Vengeful Gust Attack.
[01:21] [Cicada] Damn. :)
[01:21] [Storyteller] :O
[01:21] [Tala] (Red used a combo this turn though)
[01:21] [Storyteller] Jynaru is the farthest away
[01:21] [Storyteller] (yes he did)
[01:21] [Storyteller] (thus no spellcasting this turn)
[01:21] [Storyteller] (but he can chant non-magical blasphemies all he wants)
[01:21] [Cicada] [Kind of thought the arrows would have to fly past me. Bad spatial sense on my part.]
[01:21] [Storyteller] [it's coo]
[01:22] [Storyteller] Okay Jynaru, are you going to dodge these 9 fowling arrows?
[01:22] [Jynaru] (I've got the auto-dodge, the shield, and the hate. That should keep me alive.)
[01:22] [Storyteller] here it comes.
[01:22] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 13, 3, 7, 8, 1, 9, 5, 3, 3, 4, 2, 8, 9, 10, Successes : 7
[01:22] [Storyteller] !ex 13
[01:22] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 13, 10, 5, 6, 7, 2, 7, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 7, 10, Successes : 7
[01:22] [Storyteller] !ex 13
[01:22] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 13, 4, 9, 5, 6, 1, 7, 4, 7, 3, 9, 2, 7, 9, Successes : 6
[01:22] [Storyteller] !ex 13
[01:22] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 12, 4, 2, 8, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 6, 8, 8, 10, Successes : 8
[01:22] [Storyteller] !ex 12
[01:22] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 12, 5, 2, 5, 1, 5, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 8, 8, Successes : 2
[01:22] [Storyteller] !ex 12
[01:22] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 12, 8, 8, 9, 7, 6, 3, 8, 8, 1, 8, 7, 5, Successes : 8
[01:22] [Storyteller] !ex 12
[01:22] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 11, 6, 5, 2, 4, 5, 6, 1, 9, 3, 7, 7, Successes : 3
[01:22] [Storyteller] !ex 11
[01:22] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 11, 9, 2, 5, 7, 3, 2, 2, 1, 6, 8, 5, Successes : 3
[01:22] [Storyteller] !ex 11
[01:22] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 11, 4, 6, 3, 3, 7, 4, 3, 6, 9, 6, 2, Successes : 2
[01:22] [Storyteller] !ex 11
[01:23] [Storyteller] go auto-dodge!
[01:23] [Storyteller] The horrible creatures 's fowling arrows streak towards you........
[01:23] * Jynaru flows like grass in the wind around the streaking arrows, never taking his eyes off the Eclipse as he charges through the hail of arrows.
[01:24] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:24] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 5, 10, 7, 3, 7, 9, 2, 9, 2, 5, 1, Successes : 6
[01:26] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:26] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 7, 1, 3, 8, 7, 4, 7, 8, 1, 6, 8, Successes : 6
[01:26] [Storyteller] c'mon boy 8 more times. real fast like
[01:27] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:27] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 1, 9, 4, 3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 7, 3, 4, Successes : 2
[01:27] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:27] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 9, 3, 4, 2, 7, 6, 4, 2, 2, 8, 8, Successes : 4
[01:27] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:27] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 2, 6, 8, 2, 2, 10, 8, 6, 2, 3, 3, Successes : 4
[01:27] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:27] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 4, 2, 2, 2, 6, 3, 9, 6, 7, 8, 9, Successes : 4
[01:27] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:27] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 7, 8, 9, 2, 9, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 3, Successes : 6
[01:27] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:27] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 6, 8, 9, 2, 5, 4, 6, 6, 3, 9, 10, Successes : 5
[01:27] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:27] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 5, 5, 8, 5, 5, 6, 8, 5, 1, 4, 3, Successes : 2
[01:27] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:27] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 7, 6, 1, 6, 3, 6, 7, 7, 10, 6, 9, Successes : 6
[01:27] [Jynaru] !ex 11
[01:27] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 11, 5, 7, 9, 2, 10, 8, 8, 2, 7, 3, 4, Successes : 7
[01:29] [Storyteller] Jynaru flips out, dodging nearly half of the arrows in mid flight, but the other 5 strike home.....
[01:29] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 8, 9, 9, 6, 3, 7, 1, 6, 7, Successes : 4
[01:29] [Storyteller] !ex 8
[01:29] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 8, 7, 8, 8, 2, 8, 4, 7, 9, Successes : 6
[01:29] [Storyteller] !ex 8
[01:29] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 1, 2, Successes : 0
[01:29] [Storyteller] !ex 1
[01:29] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 1, 3, Successes : 0
[01:29] [Storyteller] !ex 1
[01:29] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 1, 10, Successes : 2
[01:29] [Storyteller] !ex 1
[01:29] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 1, 9, Successes : 1
[01:29] [Storyteller] !ex 1
[01:30] [Storyteller] The arrows strike Jynaru through his magic and armor to the tune of 4 bashing
[01:33] * Jynaru doesn't even register the impacts, and charges onwards with the force of a falling redwood.
[01:35] [Storyteller] Red bloom looks at Tala for a moment before throwing himself at her, serpent staff striking first at her face, then at her legs, before finally twirling around her midsection, crushing her for a moment before he leaps off the ground kicking her in the face and then pulls the serpent-sting staff free. Then the weapon explodes in a brilliant display for an essence, flying itself towards Jynaru when it has actually split into a huge Tetsubo, which he uses to smack Jynaru up and down the face a few times, before trying for a leg sweep and then, leaping back, swinging the stick up towards Jyn's crotch. Finally, jumping back and rolling along the ground to relative safety, the testator burns in a fiery display cutting into two before he removes his hands to reveal twin hook swords, ready and waiting.
[01:37] [Tala] !ex 11 (my singular parry)
[01:37] [Storyteller] Tala : !ex 11 (my singular parry), 8, 2, 3, 3, 7, 3, 6, 4, 6, 8, 4, Successes : 3
[01:38] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 12, 3, 4, 5, 7, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, Successes : 1
[01:38] [Storyteller] !ex 12
[01:38] [Tala] (fuck I should have added a wp, o well)
[01:38] [Storyteller] well....
[01:38] [Jynaru] (Abort into full dodge.)
[01:38] [Storyteller] my good friend Tala, it is YOUR lucky day.
[01:38] [Storyteller] Red bloom's serpent staff flicks the edge of Tala's face, but her last minute parry bats it away...
[01:39] [Storyteller] however as it swings down to your face you are not so lucky...
[01:39] * Tala wants to know what is left off the damage from each attack after her 12 soak so she can decide whether to use her 2 essence, I get to choose before the roll)
[01:39] [Storyteller] er at your legs
[01:39] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 11, 6, 9, 9, 10, 10, 9, 2, 4, 3, 8, 3, Successes : 8
[01:39] [Storyteller] !ex 11
[01:39] [Storyteller] 7 extra sux attack for a total of 10 damage dice ignoring armor
[01:39] [Tala] O_o
[01:39] [Storyteller] Snake Style
[01:40] [Tala] I soak 2
[01:40] [Storyteller] ok
[01:40] [Tala] (well at least armor piercing strike costs wp for every attack)
[01:40] [Tala] (oh, it's 1m per 2 soak
[01:40] [Tabius] (*If he was the solar sorcery guy he is running REALLY low even with a 10 willpower ;-)
[01:40] [Tala] (woah duh
[01:41] [Storyteller] [yea his WP looks REALLY bad now....]
[01:41] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 5, 3, 8, 2, 6, 5, Successes : 1
[01:41] [Storyteller] !ex 5
[01:41] [Storyteller] okay take 1 bashing Tala
[01:41] [Tala] (I have a lot more essence left than I thought
[01:42] [Tala] (soaking the 32 damage was only 16 essence)
[01:42] [Storyteller] as your legs are snapped by the staff
[01:42] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 10, 8, 7, 7, 5, 7, 5, 3, 2, 8, 2, Successes : 5
[01:42] [Storyteller] !ex 10
[01:42] [Storyteller] 5 dice after soak
[01:43] * Tala 's anima rises up in a massive churning waterspout extending 3' around her as she flows out of the way
[01:43] [Tala] (he takes anima damage)
[01:43] * Tala spends 2 for 4 soak
[01:43] [Storyteller] [naturally]
[01:43] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 1, 5, Successes : 0
[01:43] [Storyteller] !ex 1
[01:44] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 9, 4, 6, 8, 4, 5, 4, 6, 5, 3, Successes : 1
[01:44] [Storyteller] !ex 9
[01:44] [Storyteller] 0 dice after soak...
[01:44] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 8, 4, 4, 9, 8, 2, 2, 3, 7, Successes : 3
[01:44] [Storyteller] !ex 8
[01:44] [Storyteller] 2 dice after soak
[01:45] [Tala] spend 0
[01:45] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 2, 3, 8, Successes : 1
[01:45] [Storyteller] !ex 2
[01:45] [Storyteller] another bashing level
[01:45] [Tala] [*Roar*]
[01:45] [Storyteller] okay Jynaru. Your turn.

[01:37] [Jynaru] Also, with creative license, I have a question for you... Can I spit blood in his face to try to blind him?
[01:37] [Storyteller] what is that, a MA attack: spitting blood technique?
[01:38] * Jynaru doesn't know. It hasn't come up before.
[01:40] [Jynaru] And I'm doing it anyway, even if he gets knocked out/killed by this. Damned lethal damage on tetsubos. Consider it his last act of defiance.
[01:40] [Storyteller] heh
[01:40] [Storyteller] ok
[01:41] [Jynaru] Well, with your blessing. I'm not meaning to sound like a jerk, but dammit, it's the mindset. He is NOT losing. There is nothing in heaven or on earth that can stop him right now.
[01:41] * Jynaru claps. Joy! I'd hate to have Jyn die, even in this fitting manner.
[01:42] [Jynaru] Still, man's got to do what a man's got to do.
[01:43] [Storyteller] heh good luck with your stunt ^_^
[01:43] [Storyteller] if you want it to actually have a chance of working it has to be a dice action though
[01:44] * Jynaru will roll dice if he's still alive. HOw many things do I have to dodge, anyway?
[01:45] [Storyteller] 5
[01:45] [Jynaru] 5? Shit. I is dead.
[01:45] [Storyteller] yea
[01:45] * Jynaru has to dodge.. oh... 1 attack to be alive.
[01:46] [Storyteller] stunt it...?
[01:46] [Storyteller] oh you can't attack him if you go full dodge
[01:46] [Storyteller] it's before your turn
[01:47] [Jynaru] But of course. A nice big stunt. I'm trying to think.
[01:47] * Jynaru shrugs. Full dodge, and collapse after spitting blood at him. Forget dice, just make it look cool.
[01:51] [Jynaru] I have 9 dice pre-stunt.
[01:52] [Jynaru] I will spend my last three motes on dice, earning me 5 more, and both my willpower, most likely. What did he roll for the attack]?
[01:52] [Storyteller] 10 dice
[01:52] * Jynaru jest gets to hop he doesn't exceed 12 Lethal damage....
[01:52] [Storyteller] heh
[01:52] [Storyteller] 2 sux jyn
[01:52] [Storyteller] I think you can beat it.
[01:53] [Jynaru] OK. I guess I'll burn last two motes, getting me 4 more , and tha way I can add 1 lethal soak when I need it.
[01:53] [Storyteller] ko
[01:53] [Jynaru] Whee! I'll burn one willpower. The shield takes care of the rest ^_^
[01:54] * Jynaru blesses that shield.... even if it breaks, not being jade, it's done it's job.

[01:45] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 10, 2, 2, 6, 3, 6, 4, 9, 8, 5, 2, Successes : 2
[01:45] [Storyteller] !ex 10
[01:45] [Tala] (can I roll anima damage on him?)
[01:45] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 1, 10, Successes : 2
[01:45] [Storyteller] !ex 1
[01:46] [Storyteller] it succeeded.
[01:46] [Tala] (o cool)
[01:46] [Storyteller] Jynaru first dodge
[01:47] [Storyteller] Cicada your turn.
[01:47] [Jynaru] (I prepare the stunt. Hold on.
[01:48] [Cicada] [Sorry, was reading a book. :)]
[01:48] [Storyteller] [was it a good book?]
[01:48] * Cicada leaps up and bounds between tree trunks and branches trying to keep both Tei and Tabius (Tabius has first priority) inside the area of her protective charms, as she goes her anima fries and freezes bark and leaves behind her. Seeing that Tabius is under attack by Maris she sends him three throwing spikes that she pulls out of her garter from under the skirt sending them flying in a triangular pattern towards her target trailing snowflakes b
[01:48] * Tabius during his dodging efforts has pulled out a certain Chakrum and is not tossing it in Cicada's general direction.
[01:49] [Cicada] Was it cut off?
[01:49] [Storyteller] @ snowflakes b
[01:49] [Tei] yes
[01:49] [Cicada] snowflakes behind them. (3 throws. 2 phe essence on each) (running low on ammo here)
[01:49] [Tei] afk for a sec
[01:49] [Tabius] (*Now, even)
[01:49] [Storyteller] ok....
[01:49] [Storyteller] Maris I do believe that you saved no dodges?
[01:49] [Cicada] [an easy book. Gives me time to watch the screen as well.]
[01:51] * Jynaru dives forward under the swinging club, tearing deep furrows in the earth beneath him as the wrapping of thorns he bears rips at the earth. He rolls stiffly into a crouching stance and stares up at the club as his hair blows in the wind generated by it's passing.
[01:51] [Jydan] (Ah, reading a book while roleplaying. I salute you, Cicada.)
[01:51] [Storyteller] cool +2
[01:52] * Maris saved two parries
[01:52] [Jydan] (The hair was a nice touch.)
[01:52] [Cicada] !ex 13 (first throw)
[01:52] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 13 (first throw), 6, 3, 2, 1, 1, 8, 8, 10, 10, 2, 4, 7, 6, Successes : 7
[01:53] [Storyteller] okay Maris, roll parry #1
[01:53] [Maris] !ex 8
[01:53] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 8, 9, 5, 1, 6, 5, 9, 2, 2, Successes : 2
[01:53] [Storyteller] roll damage cic, 4 extra sux
[01:53] [Cicada] !exm 8
[01:53] [Storyteller] Cicada : !exm 8, 10, 10, 8, 7, 3, 7, 9, 8, Successes : 7
[01:53] [Tabius] (*is watching/listening to the VH1 replay of the NFL Bon Jovi concert in time squire.
[01:55] [Tei] back
[01:55] [Storyteller] The first of your spikes flings through the air at Maris, strikes home, and bleeds.
[01:55] [Storyteller] [wb]
[01:55] [Cicada] !ex 12 (second throw)
[01:55] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 12 (second throw), 8, 9, 1, 7, 9, 4, 9, 10, 7, 8, 2, 7, Successes : 10
[01:55] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 9, 4, 6, 6, 6, 2, 7, 1, 5, 5, Successes : 1
[01:55] [Storyteller] !ex 9
[01:55] [Storyteller] second dodge jyn
[01:55] [Maris] !ex 7 Second Parry
[01:55] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 7 Second Parry, 6, 5, 9, 7, 5, 7, 2, Successes : 3
[01:55] [Storyteller] cicada damage with 6 extra sux
[01:55] [Cicada] !exm 10
[01:55] [Storyteller] Cicada : !exm 10, 7, 1, 2, 8, 4, 9, 9, 7, 9, 4, Successes : 6
[01:56] [Storyteller] The second spike also defeats Maris' armor, drawing blood.....
[01:56] [Storyteller] and the third one Maris cannot parry
[01:56] [Cicada] !ex 11 (DIE!! Cynis creep!!)
[01:56] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 11 (DIE!! Cynis creep!!), 5, 4, 3, 8, 5, 9, 7, 5, 2, 10, 4, Successes : 5
[01:56] [Storyteller] 4 extra sux
[01:56] [Cicada] !exm 8
[01:56] [Storyteller] Cicada : !exm 8, 7, 1, 7, 4, 6, 2, 3, 3, Successes : 2
[01:57] [Cicada] (ah bah)
[01:57] [Storyteller] enough to do the one point of damage.....
[01:57] [Storyteller] Maris that's 3L total from cicada's spikes
[01:58] [Maris] k
[01:58] [Storyteller] Is Jynaru dodging Red Bloom's second face smack?
[01:59] * Cicada 's anima is now stage 4, 15 motes spent. She flies among the trunks like a raging thundercloud with delusions of being a pinball.
[01:59] * Jynaru throws himself backwards and sideways slashing at the club with his shield as it streaks down, trying desperately to deflect the skull-crushing blow. He slides, coughs, and tries to stand.
[01:59] [Jynaru] (Of course. I buy 2 dice.)
[01:59] [Jydan] ("Delusions of being a pinball." Beautiful.)
[01:59] [Storyteller] roll it, at +1
[02:00] [Jynaru] !ex 10
[02:00] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 10, 8, 5, 1, 5, 4, 5, 9, 4, 2, 4, Successes : 2
[02:00] [Cicada] (shut up Jydan. Please)
[02:00] [Storyteller] you barely evade his second face swing, and then as it comes up... [I thought I told you already Jydan?]
[02:00] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 8, 6, 3, 7, 7, 2, 6, 5, 1, Successes : 2
[02:00] [Storyteller] !ex 8
[02:00] [Storyteller] third dodge Jynaru
[02:02] * Jynaru pushes off the swinging club, sacrificing his left arm for the purpose of gaining distance, leaving deep furrows in the golden weapon.
[02:02] [Storyteller] +1
[02:02] [Jynaru] !ex 8
[02:02] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 8, 4, 2, 4, 7, 2, 9, 5, 5, Successes : 2
[02:03] [Storyteller] The third Tetsubo swing is dodged in the barest of time......
[02:03] [Storyteller] as Red Bloom drops to the ground for a leg sweed
[02:03] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 7, 9, 9, 10, 10, 9, 6, 8, Successes : 8
[02:03] [Storyteller] !ex 7
[02:04] [Jynaru] (Holy....)
[02:04] [Storyteller] (Hey I got mojo....)
[02:04] [Tala] [faw down go boom]
[02:05] * Jynaru takes a desperate dive over Red Bloom, hoping against hope to clear the range of the deadly shape of Essence.
[02:06] [Jynaru] !ex 6
[02:06] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 6, 3, 8, 9, 3, 3, 8, Successes : 3
[02:06] [Jynaru] (Yes! Less extra sux to kill me with.)
[02:06] [Storyteller] Red Bloom twirls Jynaru around in midair before lining up his swing and batting Jynaru directly in the crotch (Roll at -2, technically you're on the ground, but you're in midair cuz it's cooler this way...)
[02:07] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 6, 6, 7, 3, 1, 3, 5, Successes : 1
[02:07] [Storyteller] !ex 6
[02:07] [Storyteller] dodge again
[02:07] [Jynaru] !ex 3
[02:07] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 3, 4, 7, 7, Successes : 2
[02:08] [Storyteller] Jynaru somehow twirls around in midair as Red Bloom takes a step back and all.....
[02:08] [Storyteller] Now the shit hits the fan, as the remaining Immaculates are crushed under the demon's heels, and Irin's troops end up being little better.

[02:09] [Jynaru] Did I, or did I NOT just avoid even a single level of damage? Am I dreaming here?
[02:10] * Jynaru rubs his eyes.
[02:11] [Storyteller] looks like it, but you are now prone.
[02:11] [Jynaru] Works for me. All I’m going to do next turn is the act of defiance, but with dice, and collapse.
[02:12] * Jynaru has health levels, but the amount of Essence and WP I've spent is too big NOT to have fucked him over.
[02:13] [Jynaru] I hope some of it stains that damned white coat of his.
[02:20] [Jynaru] Honestly, though the fact we had two traitors or something in our midst pisses me off, this was a good session. Fights against overwhelming odds are good theatre.
[02:20] [Storyteller] yea
[02:21] * Jynaru is a bit disappointed in himself though.... I've still only got one Anathema kill to my credit.
[02:21] [Storyteller] I guess you could always say you killed it but it's eeeevil companions brought it back to life.
[02:23] * Jynaru laughs. If he wasn't Ledaal, he would, but Jyn's seen and faced Abyssals. They do the dead bit.
[02:25] [Jynaru] Still, he got ambushed by a HORDE of people, and was one of the last ones fighting. He also took the fucker down for a while, at least
[02:25] [Storyteller] yea
[02:26] [Storyteller] "Always have a backup plan. And, if you're smart, plans C & D"
[02:27] [Jynaru] He's going to be pissed, mostly at himself, but MUCH MUCH so at Tei and Maris. I'm trying to figure out Cicada as we speak...
[02:28] [Jynaru] She's blooded, so worthy of respect, but she hid it, so she's probably either Iselsi or Outcaste. He doesn't really mind either, considering Romani and his mother, but she also serves Tabius... And there's her judgment... it's confusing.
[02:30] [Jynaru] Oh.... and did I kill his wife? I hope I've fucked up his plans, of course, but the only Exalt I've killed recently was the Solar, who was in a male body.
[02:31] [Storyteller] no, I think he blames you though.
[02:32] [Jynaru] Ok. If he does, that's just fine, I just didn't know. Who WAS the dead man, anyway?
[02:33] [Storyteller] Malkor
[02:35] [Jynaru] AHA! I thought so. This sudden abundance of exalts confuses me at this point.
[02:35] * Jynaru 's sort of tired, and braindead.
[02:36] [Storyteller] heh
[02:37] [Jynaru] If nothing else Jyn tied for stunt of the game.
[02:37] * Jynaru 's was flashier and more imposing, but Cicada's probably had more long-term plot effects.
[02:43] [Jynaru] Oh... fuck. FUckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckkkkkkk......
[02:43] [Storyteller] ?
[02:44] [Jynaru] You laughed when I mentioned how I'd call my style Falcon style except for the Anathema connections once... While we were talking about tutors....
[02:44] [Storyteller] :D
[02:45] * Jynaru laughs uncontrollably. You're just sick, dude, you know that? Just SICK.
[02:45] * Storyteller counts on his hands
[02:45] [Storyteller] lets see....
[02:45] [Storyteller] I’m sick
[02:45] [Storyteller] a bastard
[02:45] [Storyteller] evil
[02:45] [Storyteller] insane
[02:45] [Storyteller] a hippie
[02:45] [Storyteller] damn ran out of fingers
[02:46] [Jynaru] Hmmm... Sick twisted evil insane hippie bastard ST.
[02:47] [Jynaru] If I stunt using a kick to try to power out of my clinch, can I get the extra dice from my specialty?
[02:48] [Storyteller] my friend, perhaps you did notice the fact that you botched?
[02:48] [Jynaru] Well, die.
[02:48] [Jynaru] I didn't botch. I rolled no successes. There is a difference.
[02:48] [Jynaru] Oh wait, that was the roll.. sorry.
[02:48] * Jynaru sighs. So I can't do anything but wait?
[02:49] [Storyteller] yea you're probably going to get knocked out by a vengeful Red Bloom
[02:49] * Jynaru grins.
[02:50] [Jynaru] He's going to get his namesake technique RIGHT in the face if he does it fairly closely ^_^
[02:51] [Storyteller] heh
[02:51] [Jynaru] Still, I'm very happy with my part of the session. Blasting the bastard with my noble blood is just a bonus.
[02:52] [Storyteller] oh yea you did great
[02:52] * Jynaru is amused that he failed the valor roll, and ended up fighting to the bitter end ^_^.
[02:52] [Storyteller] heh
[02:53] [Jynaru] Honestly, if Tabs hadn't been shooting his mouth off like a pussy, I might have run. But Red Bloom no selling my big bad move... no. Jyn HAD to finish the job.
[02:54] [Storyteller] would've just gotten hunted down anyhow
[02:54] [Jynaru] Yeah, I figured.
[02:55] [Jynaru] When it became clear I wasn't getting loose to get the cavalry anyway, I decided to go out like a real Dynast would.
[03:00] [Jynaru] Oh.. what happened to the Zenith? I remember him doing the body-burning bit...
[03:03] [Storyteller] No. there was never a zenith. Remember how Tabs healed Shakel?
[03:04] [Jynaru] Ohhhhhhhh.... ok.
[03:05] [Jynaru] But... don't they have a perfect circle?
[03:06] * Jynaru could have sworn somebody said something about that....

[02:09] [Storyteller] Now with the demons surrounding Vanal, Shakel has went down as has the Sidereal and the last IO DB.
[02:09] [Storyteller] Irin and Vanal fight at each others back in a last ditch defensive maneuver...
[02:10] [Storyteller] as Tabius, Cicada, and Maris are left surrounded by a scale of extras and two fangs of demons.
[02:10] [Tala] [not the last IO DB]
[02:10] [Storyteller] [^_^
[02:12] [Maris] New Init?
[02:12] [Storyteller] Okay the Lunar and Dawn pair up against Tala
[02:12] [Storyteller] no
[02:12] [Maris] kay
[02:13] [Tabius] !roll 1d10+9
[02:13] [Storyteller] Tabius : 1d10+9, 10 , Total: 19
[02:13] [Storyteller] meanwhile the Twilight and Night look down at Jynaru
[02:13] [Cicada] !roll 1d10+8
[02:13] [Storyteller] Cicada : 1d10+8, 7 , Total: 15
[02:13] [Storyteller] They both begin clinch maneuvers intended to hold you, unable to move.......
[02:13] [Tabius] (*DOH)
[02:13] [Tala] !roll 1d10+17
[02:13] [Storyteller] Tala : 1d10+17, 2 , Total: 19
[02:14] [Tala] (oh for crying the fuck out loud)
[02:14] [Tala] (wait, were did our buddy red go?)

[02:15] [Storyteller] I already swore on somebody or others grave that hasn't died yet and those that have that no PC would ever be raped in my game.
[02:18] [Storyteller] the way I see it, it's fine to do it to myself, but to others it must never be.

[02:15] [Jynaru] !roll 1d10+9
[02:15] [Storyteller] Jynaru : 1d10+9, 10 , Total: 19
[02:15] [Jynaru] (19's a popular number.)
[02:16] [Storyteller] as far as I'm concerned it's still the same turn...
[02:16] [Storyteller] so Tala and Jynaru, if you can dodge or parry, roll it.
[02:16] [Tabius] (*we are just being proactive I think ;-)
[02:16] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 16, 9, 9, 6, 7, 7, 7, 10, 8, 3, 5, 4, 9, 2, 8, 4, 7, Successes : 11
[02:16] [Storyteller] !ex 16
[02:16] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 16, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 6, 5, 9, 2, 9, 10, 8, 9, 7, 9, 10, Successes : 12
[02:16] [Storyteller] !ex 16
[02:16] [Storyteller] and good luck. looks like you're grappled.
[02:16] [Cicada] (yep, very popular. Especially with the young men, I have heard. :) )
[02:17] [Jynaru] (I got....2 dice!)
[02:17] [Storyteller] okay you're clinched.
[02:17] [Storyteller] Tala?
[02:17] [Tei] [no 19 is popular with old men, just look a brittany spears popularity and tell me it's for her music]
[02:17] [Cicada] [* chuckles]
[02:18] * Jynaru tries to roll away from the two exalts.
[02:18] [Jynaru] !ex 2
[02:18] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 2, 4, 5, Successes : 0
[02:18] * Tala flows backwards, away from her opponents (Shrugging Water Dragon, auto escape)
[02:18] [Storyteller] ooh
[02:18] [Storyteller] nice trick.
[02:19] [Storyteller] ok
[02:19] [Tabius] (*Dude the chick can sing........ watch VH1 for the britney thing, the girl has a voice that don't quit and she can dance
[02:19] * Tala does the Dance of Immaculate Coolness as she slips from his grasp as though he were trying to wrap his arms around liquid.
[02:20] [Tabius] (*Its not just makeup and the machines.
[02:21] [Storyteller] okay Jynaru you can spend your action doing a STR + Brawl/MA check to get out of the clinch.
[02:21] * Tala uses peripheral essence so once again her anima rises up like a whirling pillar of water ravaging whomever tried to clinch her
[02:21] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 1, 4, Successes : 0
[02:21] [Storyteller] !ex 1
[02:21] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 1, 8, Successes : 1
[02:21] [Storyteller] !ex 1
[02:21] [Tala] (1 periph, 2 personal)
[02:21] [Tei] [*is not getting into a spears argument on the night he tried to knock out several party members]
[02:22] [Jynaru] (Shouldn't they be sucking anima damage?)
[02:22] [Storyteller] (they are)
[02:22] [Storyteller] (doesn't seem to bother them much)
[02:22] [Storyteller] Jynaru STR + Brawl/MA
[02:22] [Tabius] (*Ermmmm)
[02:23] [Storyteller] meanwhile it is simultaneously Tala and Tabius' turn
[02:23] [Storyteller] Tabius and Cicada and Maris are completely surrounded.
[02:23] * Jynaru tries to battle his way out of the clinch.
[02:23] [Jynaru] !ex 6
[02:23] [Storyteller] Jynaru : !ex 6, 4, 5, 1, 1, 4, 4, Successes : 0, Botch
[02:23] [Jynaru] (Wound penalties are a bitch.)
[02:23] * Tala 's charm was a simple one
[02:23] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 8, 7, 6, 3, 5, 5, 7, 5, 1, Successes : 2
[02:23] [Storyteller] !ex 8
[02:23] [Storyteller] Take another bashing Jynaru
[02:24] [Jynaru] (Sigh..... figures. I suppose I helpfully offer access to my injured parts)
[02:24] [Storyteller] yea
[02:25] * Storyteller waves at the overeager to leave Tabius
[02:25] [Storyteller] it is your turn
[02:25] [Storyteller] and Tala's turn
[02:25] * Tala 's charm was Simple
[02:26] * Tala would love an action but it was used up by the charm
[02:26] [Storyteller] ah
[02:26] [Storyteller] but that was LAST turn
[02:26] [Storyteller] this is THIS turn
[02:26] [Storyteller] you are free
[02:26] [Tala] OH
[02:26] [Tala] ok
[02:27] * Tabius anima banner is flaring like some huge bonfire. With all but the mildest of concentrations Tabius makes it burn twice as high and hot
[02:27] [Storyteller] *poor cicada
[02:28] * Tabius then swings at Maris seeming without remorse in a flurry of blows turning him around so that he has his back to the minions and Tabius has his back to Cicada
[02:28] [Storyteller] how many is a "flurry"?
[02:28] [Tabius] (*3 sword actions and 1 dodge action in reserve.)
[02:28] [Storyteller] ok
[02:28] [Storyteller] how much damage is your anima dealing Cicada?
[02:28] [Tala] As Tala slips free of her hold she keeps a grip on the Lunar's arm, twisting around and flipping him into a throw, hurling the lunar at Red Bloom, then falling back defensively (2 parries)
[02:29] [Storyteller] Ok.. as Tala does so, Jynaru is crushed tighter...
[02:30] [Tala] !ex 8
[02:30] [Storyteller] Tala : !ex 8, 9, 6, 2, 10, 10, 5, 6, 2, Successes : 5
[02:30] [Cicada] I have no idea. Can't remember the rules. It is lv. 4 15 motes spent.
[02:30] [Storyteller] you don't need to doge yet Tala
[02:30] [Tala] (1 success from throw maneuver)
[02:30] [Storyteller] or parry
[02:30] [Tala] (leaving 4 successes on the throw)
[02:30] [Storyteller] ah... very well
[02:31] [Tala] Do I hit Red with his friend? =)
[02:31] [Storyteller] she do not bother to full dodge so you throw her quite well and she would hit red bloom but he .. uh.. "parries" the full grown lunar....
[02:31] [Jynaru] (Whoa.... I hit lvl 4 my first turn then.)
[02:31] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 14, 5, 7, 9, 6, 3, 7, 10, 2, 1, 3, 4, 2, 7, 6, Successes : 6
[02:31] [Storyteller] !ex 14
[02:31] [Tala] (Level 4 is 1L pet minute)
[02:32] [Tala] (Level 5 lasts for any turn where you spend peripheral essence, 1L to all in area that turn)
[02:32] [Tala] (any damage apparent to the Lunar?)
[02:32] [Storyteller] minor cuts, burns, scrapes, being completely soaked, but otherwise no
[02:32] [Jynaru] (I spent 20 motes or so my first turn.)
[02:33] [Storyteller] Anyhow Tabius roll your first sword attack at +1
[02:33] [Tabius] !exa 10
[02:33] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exa 10, 6, 1, 7, 1, 2, 1, 9, 4, 8, 9, Successes : 4
[02:34] [Storyteller] Maris abort to dodge?
[02:34] [Storyteller] the minions don't seem to be threatening you
[02:34] [Storyteller] no need to worry about those.
[02:35] [Storyteller] oh wait... Maris is down isn't he
[02:35] [Tabius] (*How did he go down, or is he 'gone'
[02:35] [Storyteller] Maris.. last I heard you took 3L
[02:35] [Storyteller] you didn't roll init
[02:35] [Maris] !roll 1d10+13
[02:35] [Storyteller] Maris : 1d10+13, 1 , Total: 14
[02:35] [Maris] ((sorry))
[02:35] [Storyteller] ok
[02:36] [Storyteller] so what are you going to do? you officially go last
[02:36] [Jynaru] (Last I saw he just took 3L from Cic's throwing spikes.)
[02:36] [Maris] NAh I'll take it
[02:36] [Storyteller] ok
[02:36] [Storyteller] 3xtra tabs
[02:36] [Tabius] !exm 10
[02:36] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exm 10, 7, 3, 4, 6, 6, 2, 9, 8, 3, 5, Successes : 3
[02:36] [Storyteller] Maris takes 1L
[02:36] [Storyteller] next one
[02:37] * Tabius s second part of the flurry is to do a full turn as he sidesteps to Maris's side bring in pale blue glowing blade
[02:37] [Tabius] pull around in a 270 acre blow.
[02:38] [Storyteller] ooho +1
[02:38] [Tabius] !exa 9
[02:38] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exa 9, 9, 4, 2, 10, 9, 2, 9, 4, 8, Successes : 6
[02:38] [Storyteller] 5 xtra
[02:38] [Tabius] !exm 12
[02:38] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exm 12, 3, 8, 5, 4, 2, 5, 9, 2, 4, 5, 5, 2, Successes : 2
[02:39] [Storyteller] allright Maris takes no damage, his armor knocking the sword away
[02:40] * Tabius in a final move takes the deflection of the armor to drive the blade down into the back of Maris's calf in an attempt to spike it to the ground.
[02:40] [Storyteller] ouch.. okay +1
[02:41] [Tabius] !ex 8
[02:41] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 8, 10, 7, 8, 8, 2, 5, 6, 5, Successes : 5
[02:41] [Storyteller] 4xtra'
[02:41] [Tabius] !exm 11
[02:41] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exm 11, 5, 8, 6, 3, 8, 8, 6, 6, 4, 10, 7, Successes : 5
[02:42] [Storyteller] ouch....
[02:42] [Storyteller] But his armor still protects him from your attempt.....
[02:42] [Storyteller] Cicada your turn
[02:42] [Tabius] (*of course, there are no called shots in Exalted, unless its a stunt, so I had to try*)
[02:42] [Cicada] Who is still standing? Maris?
[02:43] [Maris] And the Demons surrounding you
[02:43] [Storyteller] Maris, LOTS of demons, extras, and two DBs closing fast
[02:43] [Cicada] Now, if I kill Maris, will he be really dead? I don't want to upset a player.
[02:43] [Storyteller] no
[02:43] [Storyteller] they can heal him
[02:44] [Maris] ((so I can kill her if I want too?))
[02:44] [Storyteller] yea
[02:45] [Tei] [I hope everyone is being sure to step *over* my body. Remember I'm still lying around somewhere]
[02:45] [Maris] ((Well I got to deal with Tabius first))
[02:46] [Storyteller] Anyhow Maris it is your turn
[02:46] * Cicada leaps over Tabius, tumbling through the air she catches the chakram. Passing through the raging bonfire of her lord's anime, making them merge and explode in a magnificent pyrotechnic display, and sends her chakram flying at Maris making it bounce between rocks and tree trunks to cut her target again and again before it returns to her hand just as she sets her feet back on the ground next to Tabius. (Jump, catch, three throws, each with 2
[02:46] [Cicada] Cut off where? :)
[02:46] [Storyteller] er yes it is caicads turn
[02:46] [Storyteller] "each with 2
[02:47] [Cicada] each with 2 motes Phe)
[02:47] [Storyteller] ok
[02:48] [Storyteller] cool +2 stunt Cicada
[02:48] [Cicada] Actions for the catch and the leap as well?
[02:48] [Storyteller] we assume they pass
[02:48] [Cicada] But still count as actions?
[02:48] * Maris definitely doesn't like that chakram but decides he has more important things then the Chakram to deal with.
[02:49] [Storyteller] no
[02:49] [Storyteller] -3 -4 -5
[02:49] [Cicada] !ex 13
[02:49] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 13, 3, 5, 8, 4, 5, 6, 2, 2, 7, 2, 9, 3, 7, Successes : 4
[02:49] [Storyteller] Maris gonna dodge?
[02:49] [Storyteller] no?
[02:49] [Storyteller] okay...
[02:49] [Storyteller] 3 xtra cicada
[02:49] [Cicada] !exm 12
[02:49] [Storyteller] Cicada : !exm 12, 9, 2, 10, 8, 7, 1, 5, 1, 8, 8, 1, 2, Successes : 6
[02:50] [Maris] ((sorry bunch of things happening in my room hard to concentrate on the game wholesale))
[02:50] [Storyteller] Okay the chakram flies through the air down to cut at Maris' side before bouncing off a rock a few times and redirecting itself at a second angle.....
[02:50] [Storyteller] 1 L Maris
[02:51] [Storyteller] 2nd attack Cicada
[02:51] [Maris] Gotcha
[02:51] [Cicada] !ex 12 (first bounce)
[02:51] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 12 (first bounce), 2, 7, 3, 10, 1, 10, 7, 6, 6, 6, 4, 8, Successes : 7
[02:51] [Storyteller] 6 xtra
[02:51] [Cicada] !exm 15
[02:51] [Storyteller] Cicada : !exm 15, 5, 5, 2, 2, 2, 6, 7, 3, 4, 1, 3, 5, 2, 4, 4, Successes : 1
[02:51] [Cicada] (bah!)
[02:51] [Storyteller] The second throw reflects horribly off of Maris before ricocheting back one last time...
[02:52] [Cicada] !ex 11 (second bounce)
[02:52] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 11 (second bounce), 6, 6, 7, 8, 5, 8, 3, 4, 6, 6, 4, Successes : 3
[02:52] [Storyteller] 2 xtra
[02:52] [Cicada] !exm 11
[02:52] [Storyteller] Cicada : !exm 11, 2, 10, 3, 9, 8, 2, 6, 3, 9, 9, 10, Successes : 6
[02:52] [Storyteller] The chakram bounces once more off Maris' armor before it returns to your hand
[02:53] [Storyteller] Maris go
[02:53] [Maris] Doesn't she have another throw?))
[02:53] [Storyteller] 3 throws
[02:53] [Storyteller] ?
[02:53] [Storyteller] oh
[02:53] [Storyteller] yes
[02:53] [Storyteller] no
[02:54] [Cicada] No, I am done.
[02:54] [Storyteller] no
[02:54] [Storyteller] go Maris
[02:54] [Maris] Sorry
[02:54] [Storyteller] ^_^
[02:54] [Maris] give me a second
[02:54] * Storyteller get confusseled
[02:54] [Jynaru] (Welcome to the crowd, GH... Fighting to the bitter end take a while, and is quite hard work.)
[02:55] [Storyteller] Jynaru, Red Bloom walks over to you, looks you in the eye, raises his fist, and then WHAM
[02:55] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 15, 6, 3, 3, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 7, 2, 8, 3, 7, 9, Successes : 4
[02:55] [Storyteller] !ex 15
[02:55] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 6, 2, 7, 9, 7, 8, 5, Successes : 4
[02:55] [Storyteller] !ex 6
[02:55] [Storyteller] he punches you in the nose!
[02:55] [Storyteller] 4 B
[02:55] * Cicada 's anima flares to its highest level (21 motes spent). Lightning leap from her eyes and from her body and arc to her surroundings. The ground under her feet freeze, and her clothes turn stiff.
[02:56] [Storyteller] also her clothes is still glowing
[02:56] * Jynaru smiles shakily at Red Bloom, and then spits the biggest mouthful of blood at him he can muster before succumbing to his injuries.
[02:57] [Storyteller] Red Bloom curses and he stands to wipe the blood from his face
[02:57] * Tabius bonfire sparks with gold and yellow swirling up and through it to the height of the flames and back down again to his feet.
[02:58] * Tabius the forest floor where he stands has already caught fire and a constant popping can be heard from the twigs and leaves burning up rapidly as he takes small s
[02:58] * Tabius steps around getting into better positions.
[02:58] * Maris is annoyed at these damned bugs not giving up and decides to deal with them. He turns around swiftly to Backhand Tabius hard across the face. He then slams his other fist into Tabius's gut and leaves him for the Demon's to take care of. Then Turning to Cicada he backhands her as well, "Leave the fighting to your master girl!" He then shoves his open palm into her chest to put her into the Demon's arms. With his last attack he turns and socks Tabius in the eye once more. Both strikes to Cicada bashing. Pounding surf with each hit.
[02:58] [Storyteller] He then looks over to Tala, who is now surrounded by them three, and lifts his hook swords, looking at you with sweat and blood all over his face, before charging along with the Lunar and the Dawn, their animas all burning wildly.......
[02:59] [Storyteller] +2
[02:59] * Tala waits in her defensive stance, still protected by Flowing Water Defense, and makes a little "bring it on" hand gesture
[03:00] * Tabius , uses the force of the uppercut to help him up, as he jumps over Maris's punch to land behind him after which he bends over and smacks his ass like he wants Maris to try and kick it.
[03:00] [Maris] !ex 10 Backhand.
[03:00] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 10 Backhand., 3, 4, 1, 4, 7, 3, 5, 2, 8, 8, Successes : 3
[03:01] [Tabius] (*Dodging to get him to attack the demons since they are 'so' close.
[03:01] [Storyteller] Red Bloom raises his swords, crosses them, uncrosses him, and then in a coordinated strike with the other 3, charge in an attempt to finish you off...... [you can only parry or dodge one of their attacks at once]
[03:01] [Tabius] (*oops sorry, copied and pasted the wrong one :-)
[03:01] [Tei] as fun as this is I think I really have to go to bed now
[03:01] [Storyteller] Unfortunately, Tabius, the demons grab onto your arms. You feel their incredible strength, and you realize that it was probably NOT the best idea to go jumping around into them.......
[03:01] * Tabius does the splits and the attack whooshes by over his head.
[03:01] [Tala] [who looks like they stand do to the most damage?]
[03:01] [Storyteller] allright... sorry you got wailed on so soon ^_^
[03:01] [Cicada] [Good night, Tei]
[03:02] [Tei] it's ok this actually has been enjoyable
[03:02] * Tei (manxcat@wv-mltn-ubr-c-024-159-089-167.charterwv.net) Quit (Quit: )
[03:02] [Maris] ((So do I hit or not?))
[03:02] [Storyteller] Tala, you haven't seen any of their handwork first hand, but there's a huge lion anima (dawn), a huge animal-beast, and a huge hawk anima (eclipse) charging you...
[03:02] [Tabius] !exa 10 (2motes from Flick candle)
[03:02] [Storyteller] Tabius : !exa 10 (2motes from Flick candle), 6, 4, 8, 8, 8, 10, 7, 2, 3, 1, Successes : 6
[03:02] * Tala raises her black jade claws, dripping with demon ichor, ready to parry the most potentially damaging two attacks, and flowing like animate liquid around the other attack(s)
[03:03] [Storyteller] Maris you do hit, but apparently Tabius dodges your punch
[03:03] [Tala] (but I mean weapons)
[03:03] [Maris] !ex 9 Second Punch
[03:03] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 9 Second Punch, 10, 9, 5, 1, 9, 5, 2, 4, 1, Successes : 4
[03:03] [Storyteller] Red Bloom's weapon changes to whatever he wants, so it is probably the most dangerous.
[03:03] [Tala] (if there's a daiklave or something I obviously will parry that over somebody punching)
[03:03] * Tabius rolls over backward doing some reverse summersaults before finally standing up.
[03:03] [Tabius] !ex 9
[03:03] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 9, 7, 2, 8, 2, 10, 4, 1, 2, 10, Successes : 6
[03:04] [Storyteller] [Daiklaive vs hook swords. Your call]
[03:04] [Tala] [who has what among my 3 opponents besides Red's ubervepon]
[03:05] [Maris] [I thought it was only one dodge action?))
[03:05] [Storyteller] [the Dawn has a Daiklaive, that is all]
[03:05] * Tala will parry Red's attack and the Daiklave attack and rely on Flowing Water and Soak for the Lunar
[03:05] [Tabius] (Charms give extra dice no?)
[03:05] [Storyteller] True
[03:06] [Storyteller] but you have to work your pool up from 0
[03:06] [Tabius] (Sorry spend 3 motes then to get you to attack your enemy and I will end up sumersualting through your legs
[03:06] [Tabius] (*Did get more than 4 success's so have at it at a demon ;-)
[03:06] [Maris] (I also thought the minions had grappled you)
[03:07] [Tabius] (*Minons haven't done shit yet.
[03:07] [Storyteller] well I didn't actually ROLL for the minions to grapple him
[03:07] [Storyteller] now I'm going to.
[03:07] [Storyteller] Tabius, here come the minions!
[03:07] [Tala] !ex 10 (first parry vs Daiklave)
[03:07] [Storyteller] Tala : !ex 10 (first parry vs Daiklave), 2, 7, 7, 3, 8, 7, 9, 4, 5, 8, Successes : 6
[03:07] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 16, 6, 9, 7, 10, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 7, 2, 5, 3, 3, 3, Successes : 5
[03:07] [Storyteller] !ex 16
[03:07] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 16, 4, 5, 10, 4, 10, 4, 9, 5, 2, 9, 8, 3, 5, 5, 5, 6, Successes : 7
[03:07] [Storyteller] !ex 16
[03:07] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 16, 2, 7, 2, 2, 5, 8, 5, 9, 2, 5, 9, 6, 3, 8, 7, 5, Successes : 6
[03:07] [Storyteller] !ex 16
[03:07] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 16, 7, 4, 4, 4, 1, 9, 2, 3, 6, 3, 2, 6, 7, 6, 5, 5, Successes : 3
[03:07] [Storyteller] !ex 16
[03:07] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 16, 9, 5, 7, 9, 4, 1, 8, 10, 4, 2, 5, 6, 3, 6, 1, 7, Successes : 7
[03:07] [Storyteller] !ex 16
[03:07] [Maris] I'll attack Cicada then
[03:07] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 12, 2, 1, 5, 4, 6, 7, 4, 3, 7, 9, 7, 4, Successes : 4
[03:07] [Storyteller] !ex 12
[03:07] * Cicada snarls at Maris as his punch come in, crossing her arms before her she lets her shield bracer take the brunt of the blow.
[03:07] [Tala] !ex 9 (second parry vs Hook Monkey)
[03:07] [Storyteller] Tala : !ex 9 (second parry vs Hook Monkey), 4, 2, 10, 5, 8, 5, 1, 7, 6, Successes : 4
[03:07] [Tabius] (*Stop already, I have stuff to do before you get to roll further.
[03:07] [Storyteller] [lol]
[03:07] [Storyteller] [ok...]
[03:08] [Tabius] (Now is Maris doing his second attack on me or not? If so then he gets to punch a demon, if Not I have 3 extra essence
[03:08] [Storyteller] [he attack cicada first
[03:08] [Maris] ((I did))
[03:08] [Maris] ((and I missed whatever demon I attacked))
[03:09] [Tabius] (His post said he attacked her after 2 attacks on me?
[03:09] [Maris] ((as I need ten successes to hit them))
[03:09] [Maris] ((yeah. 2 attacks to you which I rolled. You threw one at a minion.))
[03:09] [Storyteller] [yea he rolled 2 attacks]
[03:09] [Storyteller] okay Maris roll against cicada
[03:09] [Maris] ((Now I'm attack cicada))
[03:09] [Maris] !ex 8 First bashing on cicada
[03:09] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 8 First bashing on cicada, 2, 2, 6, 9, 2, 9, 10, 9, Successes : 5
[03:10] [Cicada] !ex 3 (autoparry)
[03:10] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 3 (autoparry), 9, 9, 4, Successes : 2
[03:10] [Storyteller] Maris roll for hit, 1 extra sux
[03:10] [Storyteller] damage even
[03:10] [Maris] !ex 10 -1 soak
[03:10] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 10 -1 soak, 6, 6, 8, 10, 4, 5, 6, 7, 5, 6, Successes : 3
[03:10] [Cicada] 7 soak
[03:11] [Cicada] Wait, lethal, right?
[03:11] [Storyteller] no bashing
[03:11] [Maris] Bashing
[03:11] [Cicada] ok, 7 then.
[03:11] [Maris] I don't want to kill you
[03:11] [Storyteller] Cic takes 1 Bashing
[03:11] [Maris] !ex 7 fourth attack
[03:11] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 7 fourth attack, 9, 6, 9, 10, 7, 4, 2, Successes : 5
[03:11] [Cicada] !ex 3 (autoparry)
[03:11] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 3 (autoparry), 2, 5, 4, Successes : 0
[03:12] [Cicada] Remember my shield bracers negate one success.
[03:12] [Storyteller] okay 3 extra sux
[03:12] [Storyteller] no need for roll.....
[03:12] [Storyteller] Cicada is thrown into the arms of the eyeless minions.
[03:13] [Maris] !ex 11 -2 Soak now
[03:13] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 11 -2 Soak now, 6, 2, 6, 7, 2, 3, 4, 8, 6, 4, 9, Successes : 1
[03:13] [Cicada] (which actually mean that the attack before missed. But what the hell, lets get it over with)
[03:13] [Cicada] Soak 6 then
[03:13] [Storyteller] [Huh? 5-3=1 ?
[03:13] [Storyteller] ok
[03:13] [Maris] ((no it hit. just at one less success. GH hasn't been counting the first success as extra damage))
[03:14] [Storyteller] against Tabius
[03:14] [Cicada] [ok]
[03:14] [Maris] !ex 6 Last hit to Tabius
[03:14] [Storyteller] Maris : !ex 6 Last hit to Tabius, 6, 2, 4, 2, 4, 6, Successes : 0
[03:14] [Storyteller] well that was REAL useful
[03:14] * Maris is just not having luck hitting Tabius
[03:14] [Tabius] (*Well I was going to have to take it anyways )
[03:14] [Storyteller] and now the demons are holding both Cicada and Tabius
[03:15] * Jynaru (Fiat@dialup-209.244.113.11.Dial1.Atlanta1.Level3.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[03:15] [Storyteller] They start bashing them with the blunt sides of the swords. Unfortunately, these swords do not seem to have been made to do blunt damage
[03:15] * Cicada is thrown backwards by the force of the blow and smash into a tree trunk. Her blazing anima starts to flicker and die out. (Lets get it over with already)
[03:15] [Tabius] (*whom ever is holding tabs has got to hurt)
[03:15] [Storyteller] okay can I just say you got bashed up and are now unconscious?
[03:16] [Tabius] (*Yeah)
[03:16] [Storyteller] really you have to take out a talon of troops. Everyone else is down besides you two and Tala
[03:16] [Storyteller] Okay Tala....
[03:16] [Storyteller] your parries are gone.
[03:16] [Storyteller] Red Bloom starts wailing on you.
[03:16] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 10, 4, 3, 3, 6, 2, 3, 2, 2, 9, 1, Successes : 1
[03:16] [Storyteller] !ex 10
[03:16] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 9, 7, 1, 8, 9, 6, 5, 10, 6, 4, Successes : 5
[03:16] [Storyteller] !ex 9
[03:16] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 8, 4, 3, 2, 8, 8, 6, 9, 4, Successes : 3
[03:16] [Storyteller] !ex 8
[03:16] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 7, 5, 8, 5, 5, 9, 4, 9, Successes : 3
[03:16] [Storyteller] !ex 7
[03:16] [Storyteller] etc
[03:17] [Storyteller] within a few moments you are all bashed up and done for the count....
[03:17] [Storyteller] and then Maris is all alone
[03:17] [Tala] (how many splits did he do?
[03:17] [Storyteller] (at least 5)
[03:17] * Tala keeps burning essence to soak
[03:17] * Cicada produces a knife from her bracer with a jerk of her wrist and grapping it as fast as she can with both hands tries to drive it into her own throat.
[03:17] [Storyteller] (He does a total of 20 attacks on you)
[03:17] [Cicada] (somebody stop me, please. :) )
[03:17] [Storyteller] Minions don't like that!
[03:17] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 15, 3, 8, 7, 6, 6, 3, 9, 9, 9, 5, 7, 2, 6, 5, 5, Successes : 6
[03:17] [Storyteller] !ex 15
[03:17] * Maris grabs it out of her hand if he can.
[03:18] [Storyteller] roll dex + attack cicada
[03:18] [Cicada] Martial arts?
[03:18] [Storyteller] yea
[03:18] [Tala] }:(
[03:18] [Storyteller] or thrown if you like
[03:18] [Cicada] !ex 10
[03:18] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 10, 6, 8, 8, 9, 2, 2, 2, 5, 4, 5, Successes : 3
[03:18] [Storyteller] [Tala no less than 30 attacks were thrown your way]
[03:18] [Storyteller] Your attack has been foiled, but you are still armed.....
[03:18] [Tala] [from 1 guy?]
[03:18] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 15, 5, 4, 6, 4, 3, 4, 1, 2, 9, 8, 9, 6, 5, 9, 8, Successes : 5
[03:18] [Storyteller] !ex 15
[03:19] [Storyteller] [no, from the three of them Tala]
[03:19] * Tabius stands defiant as he is held be the demons not resisting their pathetic attacks bouncing off his bronzed skin.
[03:19] [Storyteller] [and more. Jyn's unconscious, so I can throw two more at you.]
[03:19] * Cicada will struggle, try to kick the foul thing off her and complete her 'task'.
[03:19] [Tabius] "OK ALREADY. You Solar have proven your point, what do you want now?"
[03:19] [Storyteller] keep rolling your dex + MA
[03:19] [Cicada] !ex 8
[03:19] [Storyteller] Cicada : !ex 8, 6, 4, 1, 9, 2, 7, 7, 8, Successes : 4
[03:20] [Storyteller] One of the dragon blood walks over, fiery anima burning wildly, takes one look at Cicada, and pulls the knife out of her hand
[03:20] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 27, 7, 2, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3, 6, 4, 6, 10, 10, 3, 7, 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 3, 3, 2, 7, 8, 10, Successes : 17
[03:20] [Storyteller] !ex 27
[03:20] [Storyteller] She says.
[03:20] * Cicada screams madly, almost crying in desperation.
[03:21] [Storyteller] "Now we can't be having any of that now, can we?"
[03:21] [Storyteller] They look at you for a moment..
[03:21] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 4, 5, 2, 1, 9, Successes : 1
[03:21] [Storyteller] !ex 4
[03:21] [Storyteller] Storyteller : !ex 4, 3, 6, 6, 2, Successes : 0
[03:21] [Storyteller] !ex 4
[03:21] [Storyteller] [wow worst compassion checks ever]
[03:21] [Storyteller] "Knock her out." She says, sadly, and walks away as they put her into the sleeper hold... she is out in less than a minute.
[03:22] [Storyteller] "Now Maris, thank you for what you have done...."
[03:22] [Storyteller] She says, walking over to you.
[03:22] [Storyteller] "But we have bad news for you."
[03:22] [Storyteller] The demons begin cleaning up the scene
[03:23] * Maris looks at her, "What's that then?"
[03:25] [Storyteller] "Shel died, but we are going to bring her back....... but in order to do that, we need to know where the anathema you killed earlier are. It's a long story, but believe me... when we're done it, you won't even realize she was gone."
[03:25] [Storyteller] She looks over at Tabius, being sat on my about a dozen of the demons
[03:25] [Maris] "She died?"
[03:26] [Storyteller] She nods sadly. "I'm sorry. It was a freak storm. But it will not be for long...."
[03:26] * Maris sighs deeply and the closest to thing to tears in his eyes.
[03:26] [Storyteller] She puts her hand on you comfortingly
[03:27] [Storyteller] "Don't let it worry you. That is why we are here, to help her."
[03:27] * Tabius mutters under his breath that Maris is a bastard.
[03:27] [Storyteller] she starts leading Maris away from Tabius, down to the Anathema
[03:27] [Storyteller] "And after that you will never see any of us again."
[03:28] [Maris] "I...I..Will she be different then she was when she came back? I don't think I could handle it if she became like the shadowlands creatures.'
[03:28] [Storyteller] She laughs, shaking her head no...
[03:28] [Storyteller] "No.. she will come back like she was on the eve of her 18th year... and not a bit different. Except her memories.
[03:29] [Storyteller] "She will remember you, I know that."
[03:29] [Storyteller] She looks up at Maris.
[03:30] * Maris looks to her, "What are you going to do with the ones here today?"
[03:30] [Storyteller] She sighs.
[03:31] * Tabius just can't wait for the death sentence or exile.
[03:32] [Storyteller] "We will have to bring them to an island we own in the far west. They have become far too troublesome... and we try to keep out of trouble. You understand of course. Just because we are working for "Anathema" doesn't mean we don't want what is best for the realm. Right now we are trying to destroy a Deathlord that we believe has taken residence in the southeast... It's a long story, but we needed the soul of Malkor to be free before we moved against him. The stars of the underworld can be hard things to understand."
[03:32] * Maris nods, 'Well at least they'll live."

[03:33] [Maris] where are the bodies
[03:33] [Maris] all I know is that I decapitated the three of them and kept the heads at the barracks
[03:34] [Storyteller] I do believe only Cicada knows the answer to that question
[03:34] [Maris] So I can't even answer them?
[03:34] [Maris] Do I know that cicada knows?
[03:34] [Storyteller] I don't think you can
[03:38] [Maris] DO I know that Cicada took them off?
[03:38] [Storyteller] yes
[03:39] [Maris] So they were burned then the ashes were put into the graves?
[03:40] [Storyteller] Except for one... remember that Bentharr was requisitioned by the Captain of the Guard

[03:33] [Storyteller] The Earth aspect looks at Cicada, then takes her into his own arms, dismissing the creatures, and they leave. Quietly, ever so quietly he holds her in his arms."
[03:34] * Cicada is still unconscious?
[03:34] [Storyteller] yea
[03:34] [Storyteller] but Tabius can see him
[03:34] [Storyteller] pinned as he is

[03:23] * Jynaru somehow sees Jyn a hundred or so years in the future teaching MA and Archery.. "Boy, when I learned this style, I learned it from an anathema by fighting him! and this wasn't sparring, nosiree, we were trying to kill each other every single day!"
[03:24] [Storyteller] heh
[03:30] [Jynaru] "Now get back to practicing Red Bloom of Defiance! Bite that cheek! Cut that tongue!"
[03:32] [Storyteller] heh
[03:32] * Jynaru sighs. So, no lvl 4 bow of dreamness.... I ist sad.
[03:34] [Storyteller] heh
[03:48] [Jynaru] Ok.... NOW I'm pissed. We're going to froget all this?
[03:49] [Storyteller] no
[03:49] * Jynaru was about to say.... I mean, this is almost 8 hours I've spent here, and a lot of effort, and if it was a zero-sum session....
[03:50] [Storyteller] don't be silly
[03:50] [Storyteller] it's the end of book one
[03:50] [Storyteller] well chapter one
[03:50] [Storyteller] story one.
[03:52] [Jynaru] Well, I guess all that background and stuff like Kylara was god practice.
[03:52] [Storyteller] yeap.... i'd still like to see it
[03:52] [Storyteller] I'm not going to keep you all locked up FOREVER now would I?
[03:53] * Jynaru 'll se what he can do.
[03:53] * Jynaru laughs. Ah, yes.
[03:54] [Jynaru] "Listen, lara, I've fought Anathema, Deathlords, been sent halfway across the world in a ship for the purpose (etc), and you expect me to find your threats frightening?"
[03:56] [Jynaru] "Just stab me a few times and get it over with. I've got other things to do" ^_^
[03:56] [Storyteller] heh

[03:53] [Maris] you know shel is older then 18 right?
[03:54] [Storyteller] yea
[03:54] [Storyteller] it just sounds cool, and there is canonical backup for that.
[03:54] [Maris] mkay just checking
[03:54] [Storyteller] besides they'll probably just think she got an extra dot in APP
[03:55] [Maris] mkay
[03:55] [Maris] I was just worried you were going to con me into thinking that the regular shel is really the anathema shel only reborn with her memory slightly changed. Editors Note: When I first read this, I thought he had actually guessed my evil plan. But now that I read it again, I realize that he need not worry, for my evil plan is not that mean. Your backgrounds are your backgrounds.

[03:36] [Storyteller] Now if I'm not mistaken only Cicada knows where the bodies are
[03:37] [Maris] "I don't know where the bodies are. I left the heads at Vanal's barracks but I'm not sure if they are still there. The priests or some of our other priests will know where they are.
[03:37] [Cicada] (tei never insisted on being shown)
[03:37] [Storyteller] She shakes her head sadly.
[03:37] [Maris] ((blooded of our party would know))
[03:37] [Storyteller] "Do you at least know what was done of them? Were they burnt, buried?"
[03:38] [Maris] "Cicada took the bodies. I don't know what she did with them."
[03:38] [Tala] [I thought I was there for the burning]
[03:39] [Storyteller] [for the burning, perhaps. But not for where she PUT them."
[03:39] [Storyteller] The woman nearly trips in her stride, before continuing.
[03:39] [Cicada] (actually, I just scouted out the location of the graves to put flowers on them and pray)
[03:39] [Storyteller] "Ah" she says, lost in thought
[03:39] [Cicada] (and only Tei has been told of that little excursion)
[03:40] [Storyteller] [so basically Vanals men did it?]
[03:40] [Cicada] (so basically 'somebody' did it)
[03:40] [Storyteller] [ah]
[03:41] [Maris] ((gh was telling me otherwise and I couldn't remember))
[03:41] [Storyteller] [well then Maris will know... that they are out in the woods about three miles in a quiet grove of trees that no-one has disturbed in many years]
[03:41] [Maris] "They were burned and Cicada buried the ashes. The Captain of the Gaurd did requisition Benthar''s body.
[03:42] [Storyteller] She considers this
[03:42] [Jynaru] (Except for Cic.)
[03:42] [Maris] "They were buried in a grove of trees about three miles from the city"
[03:42] [Maris] ((sorry I keep getting conflicting information))
[03:42] [Storyteller] She nods as the ST waves the magic wand of something or other
[03:43] [Storyteller] "Well, thank you Maris," she says looking up to him. "If you would like to sleep, I will have a tent erected for you... we will be leaving in the morning.
[03:43] [Maris] What time is it?
[03:44] [Storyteller] oh, by now... probably a few hours before dark
[03:44] [Maris] "I have my own tent. And I don't particularly feel like sleeping."
[03:44] [Cicada] (sorry, I was on the phone. A friend called)
[03:44] [Storyteller] Everyone unconscious is being given something to drink. They try to get Tabius to get it down
[03:44] [Storyteller] ['tis coo, it's winding down now.]
[03:44] [Storyteller] She nods sadly.
[03:45] [Storyteller] "IF there is anything you need, just ask one of the servants. Don't worry, they aren't demons, and the can't bite. They'll understand what you have to say, but they can't talk themselves."
[03:45] [Tabius] "I will cooperate with you if no harm comes to myself or my servant."
[03:45] [Storyteller] She cleans off the daiklaive which is strangely free of blood and puts it back together
[03:45] [Maris] "It's not really my place to say this considering I've already chosen your side, but if you really want to help the realm you shouldn't have slaughtered the village.'
[03:46] [Storyteller] The Earth aspect looks at Tabius unhappily. You think his eyes are tearing.
[03:46] [Storyteller] "We're going back there first, actually."
[03:46] [Storyteller] "That's quite a mess. Everyone will be healed before we leave, and the memories erased. Nobody deserves to remember that. Especially not in the realm."
[03:46] * Tabius looking back at the Earth, "She is my friend as well. I love her in my own way for she has been my constant companion for many many years]?
[03:47] [Storyteller] He sighs, holding her in his arms.
[03:47] [Maris] "What did you do to Tei to get him to change sides?"
[03:47] [Storyteller] She looks, to make sure Tei is unconscious.
[03:48] [Storyteller] "We placed him under an ancient spell... when done correctly, it causes the victim to trade places with his mirror self."
[03:48] [Tabius] "I feel your anguish good sir, but she has been in good hands and will remain so as long as I live."
[03:48] [Storyteller] "We don't really have use for him any longer, so we will send him with the rest. I suppose we should change him back into his normal self.”
[03:49] [Maris] "I'm sure he would appreciate that."
[03:49] [Storyteller] She nods
[03:49] [Maris] "Shel's ship. Was it badly damaged?"
[03:49] [Storyteller] "We will leave him with a mirror... surely somebody will figure it out before long."
[03:49] [Maris] "What do you mean?'
[03:49] * Cicada 's player is screaming now. I sacrificed my secret identity for a fake shadow?!! :)
[03:49] [Maris] "Why don't you just release him.'
[03:50] [Storyteller] "Ah, once he is on the ship it will be safe enough to release him. But he is a valuable ally, and just as dangerous a foe."
[03:50] [Maris] "Alright. If you say so."
[03:50] [Maris] "But what about Shel's ship?"
[03:51] [Storyteller] She nods.
[03:51] [Maris] "It will be hard to replace if it was badly damaged."
[03:51] [Storyteller] "It was not that badly damaged.. it was a freak accident. I doubt many even know of her death."
[03:51] * Maris nods
[03:52] [Maris] "Well I suspect she will want to get back to it once this is over."
[03:52] [Storyteller] she nods
[03:52] [Storyteller] "It will not be for long. A week, less."
[03:52] [Maris] "Will she still be.... anathema.... When she returns?" He says this trying to not make it sound bad as he doesn't seem to know a better word."
[03:52] [Storyteller] She shakes her head unknowingly
[03:53] [Storyteller] "The flesh will be there, and her spirit.. but the power of Exaltation is hard to fathom."
[03:53] * Maris nods
[03:54] [Storyteller] Okay Maris, I’d like to end that there....
[03:54] [Maris] Gotcha

[03:54] [Storyteller] just want to see if Tabius has anything else
[03:54] [Tabius] (*Can't exactly hold a conversation with oneself ;-)
[03:55] [Storyteller] The Earth Aspect is there
[03:55] [Storyteller] I think you were bargaining for your soul?
[03:56] [Tabius] (*He has not replied to anything that I have said, what more can I say?)
[03:56] [Maris] Night
[03:56] [Storyteller] He nods to you Tabius. "And she will remain in your hands."
[03:57] [Storyteller] "Apparently she has some respect for you
[03:57] [Tabius] "Is it worth the price you have paid?"
[03:57] [Storyteller] Tabius you have since been tied up in a more comfortable fashion.
[03:57] [Storyteller] He puts Cicada down on a rug next to you.
[03:57] [Storyteller] and stands
[03:57] * Tabius has not resisted one bit.
[03:57] [Storyteller] "My soul for the life of my daughter? I think that is a fair trade."
[03:58] [Tabius] "Yes, I would agree as well would I had a daughter."
[03:58] [Storyteller] He nods
[03:59] [Storyteller] and smiles. "Maybe you will find a liking of someone where we send you."
[03:59] * Cicada 's player is now running screaming around the room smashing her head hard into things. :)
[03:59] * Tabius smiles back, "Do you approve of her liason with the Monk?
[03:59] [Storyteller] He blinks
[03:59] [Storyteller] "What?"
[03:59] [Tabius] "She is much enamored with the Monk you used against us."
[04:00] [Storyteller] "I... wasn't aware."
[04:00] [Storyteller] "I thought they had just met."
[04:00] [Tabius] "You being her father, I would ask your will in this, if I am to keep her as my charge in your stead."
[04:01] [Storyteller] he looks off
[04:01] [Storyteller] "I have no right to make her choices in this."
[04:01] [Storyteller] "... and I can hardly be called a pious man."
[04:01] [Tabius] "It is not your right to make the choice, but it is to influence it, as any father would."
[04:02] [Tabius] "Let me be your servant in this, as she has been mine for so long."
[04:02] [Storyteller] he nods his head to you...
[04:02] [Tabius] "I will let it be known that I have no small amount of affection for her also."
[04:02] [Storyteller] "Ah..." he looks confused. "Then.. "
[04:02] [Storyteller] *cough*affection*cough*
[04:03] [Tabius] "However, do to the nature of our relationship and those of my house in relation to me, I deemed it wise not to move forward with any action, but bide my time.
[04:03] [Tabius] "Her well being is my concern in this and always has been.
[04:03] [Storyteller] "... I am hardly ready to give away the hand of my daughter to any man, Cathak Tabius."
[04:03] [Cicada] [good thing Cicada is unconscious..)
[04:04] [Cicada] [wow]
[04:04] [Cicada] and wow, again]
[04:04] [Storyteller] He looks and notices Cicada's blouse and opens it.. "What. . ah her pet.."
[04:04] [Storyteller] he says as Puudah jumps out
[04:04] [Storyteller] "And.. what's this?"
[04:04] [Tabius] "Whether that is with me, as a servant or my or Tie's wife matters not. But I would have your thoughts on this?
[04:04] [Tala] ["they're called..." oh nevermind]
[04:04] [Storyteller] he starts looking at the jade slab, confused.
[04:05] [Storyteller] He sighs, and looks up at you Tabius.
[04:05] [Storyteller] "I cannot do as you ask. I know you are a good man, but I WILL NOT make that choice for her."
[04:06] [Tabius] "As you wish. Something I might ask. The Bracers she wears. I have never discovered their function and it bothers me.”
[04:06] [Storyteller] He sighs, and looks at her arm.
[04:07] [Tabius] greatly not knowing. Would you perhaps be able to enlighten me thus?
[04:07] [Storyteller] "She still carries that after all these years..." he murmurs to himself.
[04:07] [Storyteller] He shakes his head.
[04:07] [Tabius] "They are her greatest treasure."
[04:07] [Cicada] * Puuhda is growling at the strange man. Not letting his hands anywhere inside her tunic, though with a bit of effort he gets the jade square out. Puuhda's fur is all bristled with anger and the rather large amounts of electricity Cicada generated.
[04:08] [Storyteller] "It is an ancient artifact, carried down from generation to generation. It's stories are lost to myth, and as the last of my family, if was my duty to give that to my son.. but it was not his choice."
[04:08] [Storyteller] He looks unhappily at the creature and then fumbles around nearby him...
[04:08] [Storyteller] until he finally finds a piece of chocolate
[04:09] [Storyteller] "Part of the oath was to have no more children."
[04:09] * Tabius smiles once he figures out what the man is doing."
[04:09] [Storyteller] He dangles the chocolate above Puuhda
[04:09] [Storyteller] "And we had only our daughter."
[04:09] [Cicada] */me 's player laughs. Damn sneaky villain!
[04:10] [Storyteller] Meanwhile everyone has been put into tents and the night has passed.
[04:10] [Storyteller] He waves a vial at Tabius.
[04:10] [Storyteller] "Though I would love to chat with you longer, I fear that we must part."
[04:10] [Tabius] "Perhaps you need not loose her? Would it be so wrong if she were to accompany you?
[04:10] [Tabius] "Perhaps myself as well?
[04:11] [Storyteller] He nods.
[04:11] [Storyteller] "It is part of the oath. He - Red Bloom, as you call him - is bound by it as much as we. It cannot be changed."
[04:12] [Cicada] * Puuhda is deeply split between his protectiveness and his base instincts. But finally give in to the latter. He grasps the chocolate and munches away, but keeps a sharp eye on this would be violator of his dear friend.
[04:12] [Tabius] "Then she will forever be looking for her parents, never to find them, never to know herself for whom she really is.
[04:12] [Storyteller] He sighs
[04:13] [Tabius] "If you plan on leaving us on some distant island from which we could not escape where is the harm in letting me remember and tell her about her about her father. The man who cradled her in his arms and wept over her.
[04:13] [Storyteller] He nods
[04:13] [Storyteller] He stops.
[04:13] [Storyteller] "None of this will be wiped from any of your minds."
[04:14] [Storyteller] He stands, having put Cicada to sleep, under a blanket with a tent, with Puudah sitting on top of her and munching
[04:15] [Tabius] "Then what is to happen to us good sir?"
[04:15] [Storyteller] "Nobody has ever escaped from the Isle of Twilight Tears. And I don't believe anyone ever will."
[04:15] [Tabius] "Sounds like a challenge?”
[04:15] [Storyteller] He laughs
[04:15] [Tabius] "But one that I would rather not undertake at this time, if you know what I mean.
[04:15] [Storyteller] "Maybe," he shakes his finger.
[04:16] [Tabius] "Personally I would rather explore in the threshold far away from the blessed isle.”
[04:16] [Storyteller] He mixes the vial with a bit of whiskey
[04:16] [Tabius] "With a few of my companions, Sable included.
[04:16] [Storyteller] "It would not be. Our master accepts few servants he does not control hand and foot and soul."
[04:17] [Storyteller] "Even," he says sadly, and something incomprehensible
[04:17] [Storyteller] "Now if there is nothing else?"
[04:17] [Tabius] "Once a pledge is given and accepted by the Dragons, or ermm the Sun, is it not foolish to break such?]
[04:18] [Storyteller] He nods. "But possible. I have seen it claim lives, or worse."

[04:19] [Jynaru] Inescapable prison my ass. Sit around, garden up some poisons, learn enough now-craft to make an acceptable one, and kick more ass in the name of the Realm.
[04:19] [Storyteller] heh
[04:19] [Storyteller] A big vat of downtime and XP?
[04:20] [Jynaru] Something like that.
[04:21] [Storyteller] yea

[04:18] [Tabius] "Would not service be better than imprisonment, exile better than either?"
[04:18] [Storyteller] He shrugs.
[04:19] [Storyteller] "It is not the kind of service you think. If it were not for out daughter, then we would rather die."
[04:20] [Tala] [5:20 am]
[04:20] [Tabius] "Hrmmm, OK, with that sad note I think I will take that drought you have so kindly prepared. I am sure you are rather tired of my voice by now.
[04:20] [Storyteller] [indeed.]
[04:20] [Storyteller] he nods and holds it for Tabius to drink. One of Tabius' hands is untied partway so that he can drink it.
[04:21] * Tabius gulps it down whole, like a shot.
[04:22] [Storyteller] tastes good
[04:22] [Storyteller] but within a few minutes you are fast asleep
[04:22] [Storyteller] [one last question, there is time for]
[04:23] [Storyteller] [no?]
[04:23] [Storyteller] okay
[04:23] [Tabius] "You are sure, you have no instructions on any matter concerning your daughter?
[04:23] [Tala] [what is the question?]
[04:24] [Storyteller] "Keep her safe, Tabius. Keep her safe, and do not keep her from being free."
[04:24] [Tabius] (* :-) *)
[04:24] [Tabius] "So...... be....... it."
[04:25] [Storyteller] Then when you are asleep, the man carefully picks up the [now sleeping] puuhda, putting him to the side, brushes aside her hair and kisses Cicada on the forehead..... and says "Until we meet again, my August Moon. Until we meet again."
[04:25] [Storyteller] [the end of story 1]
[04:25] * Tabius is now known as Thanos1
[04:25] [Thanos1] WOOOOO WOOOOOO
[04:25] [Storyteller] ;)
[04:25] [Thanos1] Perseverance is a good thing.
[04:26] * Jynaru is now known as Fiat
[04:26] * Storyteller is now known as GoldenH
[04:26] [GoldenH] if I'm not mistaken
[04:26] [Thanos1] Best RPing I have had in months.
[04:26] [GoldenH] there is an extra ST bonus at the end of a story
[04:26] * Cicada is now known as Hikari
[04:26] * Tala is now known as Werlynn
[04:26] [GoldenH] and to be bitched at for something I am Editors Note: Players may not wish to read this private chat.

[20:14] [Tabius] HI
[20:15] [Tabius] Has anything I have written appeared in the chat yet?
[20:15] [Storyteller] not really
[20:15] [Storyteller] I told them you found tracks but then they decided they didn't want to skip ahead or something
[20:15] [Storyteller] so you haven't technically told them yet
[20:16] [Tabius] THANKS
[20:38] [Tabius] need to know how long its been since Tabs cast the spell.
[20:38] [Storyteller] less than a scene
[20:39] [Tabius] Ah.... not even 15 minutes yet.
[20:39] [Tabius] OK
[20:39] [Storyteller] nah it's been more than that
[20:39] [Tabius] 20 minutes -30?
[21:06] [Tabius] Need you to do that Mod thing again to me that allows me to talk....
[21:07] [Storyteller] heh
[21:13] [Tabius] If cicada will submit, Tabs would use the Mind reading stone to see what she is thinking
[21:13] [Storyteller] too far away
[21:13] [Tabius] Damn
[21:49] [Tabius] I assume I said I was starting to cast a bit to late to start before inish?
[21:52] [Storyteller] nope, he was casting as he rounded the turn
[21:53] [Tabius] Excellent, then it will go off at a 15 :-)
[21:53] [Storyteller] ^_^
[21:54] [Storyteller] what are you casting again?
[21:54] [Tabius] FG of course. If the other guy is casting a spell he can't get Countermagic off ;-)
[21:56] [Tabius] Hehehehee
[21:57] [Storyteller] :O
[21:58] [Tabius] Unless he has that level 5 stone that gives you 1 and II level countermagic all the time.
[21:58] [Storyteller] heh
[22:00] [Tabius] I have this feeling that the 3 in front of the robed figure are lunars that are going to tar arrows out of the air ;-)
[22:04] [Storyteller] heh
[22:04] [Tabius] not to give you ideas or anything, just belating the worst that could be happening ;-)
[22:05] [Storyteller] heh
[22:06] [Tabius] Oh, well I guess betrayed from inside would be worse ;-)
[22:06] [Storyteller] lol
[22:14] [Tabius] If she is using the non-personal version of the countermagic spell she has to cast it like a normal selll
[22:14] [Tabius] spell
[22:15] [Storyteller] I know, she had initiative
[22:15] [Tabius] and started last round and still moved into position around the robed one?
[22:16] [Tabius] She is so damn cool, can I be like her]
[22:16] [Tabius] The personal one can go off instantly..... the 20 essence cost one works just like any other spell, taking one round to cast and then another round to direct
[22:17] * Storyteller nods
[22:49] [Tabius] soak is 18 and he has to get 19 damage dice to even get 1 through.....
[22:50] [Tabius] If its bashing I have 24 soak and he has to get 25 to even get through.
[22:57] [Tabius] Oh, I must say, that was SWEET ;-)
[22:58] [Tabius] Glad he didn't go after Vanal
[22:59] [Storyteller] heh
[22:59] [Storyteller] roll occult + perception
[22:59] [Tabius] !ex 17
[22:59] [Storyteller] Tabius : !ex 17, 10, 7, 5, 3, 6, 9, 6, 2, 6, 9, 5, 8, 4, 2, 7, 2, 5, Successes : 7
[22:59] [Tabius] Snake skin?
[22:59] [Storyteller] Healing Flames
[23:00] [Tabius] They are using HF on the Robed guy or well about to?
[23:02] [Storyteller] yeap, HF on the robed guy and the lunar chick
[23:03] [Tabius] AND, shit both? holy shit, they have like 3 sorcerers DUDE!!!!
[23:07] [Storyteller] ^_^
[23:08] [Tabius] :-P
[23:11] [Tabius] :-P what?
[23:11] [Storyteller] better be counting your essence
[23:11] [Tabius] I am, have plenty left
[23:14] [Tabius] still have 18 left after 2 dodge attempts
[23:17] [Tabius] See I hate this crap about pulling success's from the right. Every roll Maris has made has
[23:17] [Storyteller] heh
[23:17] [Tabius] hit Tei and he gets all his success's at the end..... :-P
[23:19] [Tabius] If it was reversed tie would have taken a couple of 1 pointers and been down dice to pop at vana;
[23:19] [Tabius] That or just roll fewer dice and have that possibility to get a success on a few.
[23:20] [Tabius] Anyway its just me bitching.
[23:20] [Storyteller] heh
[23:22] [Tabius] Tie should have 2-3 damage :-P
[23:22] [Storyteller] no
[23:22] [Tabius] why not?
[23:22] [Storyteller] 'cuz
[23:22] [Tabius] Hrmmmm they are likely just shape shifted Lunar or something.
[23:23] [Tabius] Can I run and get to the person casting healing flames this round?
[23:23] [Storyteller] not unless you care to fight your way through a scale of extras first
[23:23] [Tabius] Damn...... erm does the term screwed mean anything to you?
[23:26] [Storyteller] yae
[23:26] [Storyteller] UP YOURZ
[23:26] [Storyteller] ;)
[23:26] [Tabius] ;-)
[23:58] [Tabius] I don’t know what your smoking but if all the dice are reversed the 1 success
[23:58] [Tabius] roll would have been 3 success's
[23:58] [Tabius] 1 - 10
[23:58] [Tabius] 3 - 7
[23:59] [Tabius] The rest were not worth shit either way.
[23:59] [Storyteller] it just adds five
[23:59] [Storyteller] 8 oo 9 not bad.
[23:59] [Tabius] what do you mean it just adds 5?
[00:00] [Storyteller] if you roll a 1 with ex it will be a 6 with exa. if you roll a 5 with ex you get a 10 with exa
[00:00] [Tabius] what happens to the 6 it becomes a 1?
[00:03] [Storyteller] yeap
[00:03] [Tabius] Vah humbug
[00:04] [Storyteller] :p
[00:04] [Storyteller] not bad damage eh?
[00:04] [Tabius] No.... erm what does the pomel of a sword do for damage?
[00:04] [Storyteller] STR
[00:05] [Storyteller] bashing damage
[00:05] [Tabius] erm the sword is glowing blue.... it does +2letha :-(
[00:05] [Tabius] or does that not count?
[00:05] [Storyteller] er no
[00:05] [Storyteller] it's a pommel
[00:05] [Storyteller] you can't make a stick to lethal
[00:05] [Tabius] Ok
[01:20] [Tabius] do I still get a free action like throwing something to a comrade?
[01:22] [Storyteller] sure
[01:22] [Storyteller] want to rearm cicada?
[01:24] [Tabius] Yeah
[01:25] [Storyteller] sure
[01:25] [Tabius] :-)
[01:26] [Tabius] I almost took the stone that Jynaru has ;-) as my third level hehehe
[01:48] [Storyteller] I think I hate that stone but I still do not fear it.
[01:50] [Tabius] Eh.... anybody can usually close and melee the person.
[01:51] [Tabius] But that stone and Five Fold Bulwark stance with a few bonus's here is a good thing
[01:53] [Storyteller] yea....
[01:54] [Tabius] That or just flow like blood :-)
[01:54] [Tabius] Flow like blood with 20 dice is nasty (our dawn class in the Bionka game had that)
[01:54] [Tabius] And later on a 20+ soak as well.
[01:55] [Tabius] Doing damage to the guy was practically impossible.
[01:55] [Storyteller] not nasty enough
[01:56] [Tabius] It took a Fae Lord on a hipogriff with one of those glasssteal lances to get inish on him
[01:56] [Storyteller] Red Bloom can take him
[01:56] [Tabius] and get an attack in under Flow like blood (it was a surprise as well so no seven shadow evasion
[01:57] [Tabius] would not work....
[01:57] [Storyteller] Red Bloom is just scary
[01:57] [Tabius] Ended up getting 5 damage ;-)
[01:57] [Tabius] Likely, he is a less than 40 experience character ;-)
[01:58] [Storyteller] Red Bloom has all the martial arts combed after years of experience and a hearthstone artifact amulet that lets him combo any one spirit charm - in this case, principle of motion.
[01:58] [Tabius] You still have to hit :-P
[01:58] [Storyteller] yea
[01:58] [Tabius] 20 dice to dodge is a whole lot of dodge.
[01:59] [Storyteller] well it is, but sooner or later, the dice will not deal 50% fairly....
[01:59] [Storyteller] Red Bloom could make a theoretical total of 20 attacks per turn
[02:00] [Tabius] Yeah, but that’s what the robes of 20 soak are for ;-)
[02:01] [Storyteller] hey unless it is starmetal...?
[02:02] [Tabius] (The robes were very cool. Didn't let things slide under them like That beautiful snake charm
[02:02] [Tabius] that bypasses armor.
[02:02] [Storyteller] what the hell? snake skin bypasses all armor of set soak.
[02:03] [Tabius] (*Yeah, well the ST said that the robes couldn't be bypassed, its not my fault, he made them up)
[02:03] [Tabius] and gave them to us in the first place.
[02:03] [Storyteller] that's just silly.
[02:04] [Tabius] In exalted when unstoppable force comes up against immovable object, the object wins
[02:04] [Storyteller] yea
[02:04] [Tabius] Its not like the Dawn had awesome combat skills. He could cast a couple of spells
[02:04] [Tabius] like Summon Elemental and that was about it.
[02:05] [Tabius] He did have a very cool goremaul, but it could only kill like 2 extras a turn, with a dice split
[02:23] [Tabius] You guys still there]
[02:24] [Storyteller] yea
[02:29] [Tabius] Tabius as activated his anima banner power ;-)
[02:29] [Storyteller] yes
[02:29] [Storyteller] which hurts people indescrimately
[02:29] [Tabius] Yeah, when they strike him ;-)
[02:30] [Tabius] or grapple him, etc.... correct :-)
[02:31] [Storyteller] or touch him in any way/shape/and/or/form including being back to back with them
[02:32] [Tabius] Not close enough to be back to back.... I posted, my back facing her, not next to her
[02:32] [Tabius] ;-)
[02:32] [Storyteller] ....
[02:32] [Storyteller] ok
[02:41] [Tabius] taking the 1 essence from those stunts.
[02:41] [Tabius] I think this is the most stunt opportunity I have ever had.
[02:41] [Storyteller] heh
[03:04] [Tabius] I tried doing two rather interesting dodges there.... ;-)
[03:04] [Storyteller] they're pretty nice actually....
[03:05] [Storyteller] just getting tired
[03:05] [Tabius] Yeah, I feel for you.... i have had those sitting there for erm about an hour.... wrote 4 of them up
[03:06] [Storyteller] :P
[03:06] [Storyteller] take +1 stunts and all
[03:09] [Tabius] OK...... can I join pvpexalted 2 for my little encounter with the demons?
[03:10] [Storyteller] naah don't worry about it
[03:10] [Tabius] But I want to make them look like buffoons as they garble each other and get burned by my anima banner on their close misses
[03:11] [Storyteller] lol
[03:11] [Storyteller] gimme a sec you can do it in the main room
[03:23] [Tabius] Hrmmmmm at least RP out me not getting the shit beat out of me by those demons,
[03:23] [Tabius] They have even less of a chance to get through all that soak than Maris did.
[03:23] [Storyteller] not really.
[03:23] [Storyteller] They have an 8 in Strength, Dexterity, and all Dawn abilities.
[03:24] [Tabius] so?
[03:24] [Tabius] its 24 bashing soak.
[03:24] [Storyteller] Then they'll just sit on you till nightfall
[03:25] [Tabius] Thanks, post it ;-) I just want to be conscious.
[03:25] [Storyteller] heh
[03:34] [Tabius] would surely like to pear into the mind of that earth aspect ;_)
[03:35] [Tabius] I know its a set up ;-)
[03:35] [Storyteller] Actually
[03:35] [Storyteller] he's her father
[03:35] [Tabius] LMAO
[03:35] [Storyteller] he really, truly is ;)
[03:35] [Storyteller] he's thinking about a day..
[03:35] [Tabius] sorry, but I would never have ever guess'd :-P
[03:36] [Tabius] (*Sarcasm of course)
[03:36] [Storyteller] when he carried her to a friend to be watched over her...
[03:36] [Tabius] A day when?
[03:36] [Storyteller] :p naturally
[03:36] [Storyteller] And he's thinking that's it's the last time he saw his daughter...
[03:36] [Storyteller] and that this will be the last time he'll ever see her again.
[03:36] [Tabius] Oh that is bad.... what if we want to join them, since I guess Tie already did?
[03:37] [Storyteller] not unless you want to sell your soul to the Anathema
[03:37] [Tabius] Erm.... so?
[03:38] [Tabius] They defeated the best the realm had to offer, in spades. To the victor goes
[03:38] [Tabius] the spoils no?
[03:38] [Storyteller] heh
[03:38] [Tabius] besides if it would make the 'group' smaller I would be happy.
[03:39] [Storyteller] by only you, by the vote I posted.
[03:39] [Tabius] :-P
[03:39] [Storyteller] But I’m going to experiment with smaller groups regardless
[03:40] [Tabius] 8 is to many.
[03:40] [Tabius] To many people that just push their thoughts onto the screen where they do not beloing
[03:40] [Tabius] I call what they do hogtime where I come from.
[03:40] [Tabius] Making comments and screwing the mood all the time.
[03:41] [Tabius] While other people who are actually supposed to be doing something, can't get 2 words in edge wise.
[03:41] [Tabius] I finally broke down tonight and just started posting whatever I felt like I am so fed of with it
[03:41] [Storyteller] yea
[03:43] [Tabius] I would certainly like to go adventuring with Vanal, Cicada, and Tie ;-)
[03:43] [Storyteller] yea I’m going to mix it up a little