Session Start: Sun Jul 18 16:33:35 1999

* Logging #frilond to '#frilond.log'

<FrilonDM> Hail Vandoren!

<Vandoren1> Well Met

<Vandoren1> Did I miss anything?

<FrilonDM> Naw, haven't started yet.

<FrilonDM> Talked to Rob on the phone this morning; his computer is wigging out and he won't be able to make it. He sends his best to everyone.

<Vandoren1> Valerius shows up as a chick on this animation thing

<FrilonDM> That's right

<FrilonDM> It's his secret

<Vandoren1> Is he an evil Fembot?

<Stjames> hello

<Valerius> hi

<FrilonDM> Greetings!

<FrilonDM> This here is everyone.

<FrilonDM> Jay, is Renton with you?

<Valerius> hold on

<Stjames> no dung deedle went on a one week Phish tour

<FrilonDM> That's right . . .

<FrilonDM> Well, if Andy and I suddenly disappear, blame the thunder storms

<Stjames> ok

<FrilonDM> Let's get cracking . . .

<FrilonDM> This is the situation: St. John's advisor Claudius has told you that Mendelor's lost shield is now held by the Knights of the Scarlet Banner, who dwell in a tower a few days northeast of Lownell. Many in the party seem interested in pursuing this goal.

<Valerius> I'm back

<Vandoren1> I'm in for the trip.

<Valerius> you all know how I feel about this

<Stjames> I guess but I hate all these bastards

<Valerius> his lordship and Tim must be punished

<FrilonDM> Everyone else seems to agree, more or less.

<Vandoren1> Agreed. All the more to kill a few along the way St. J.

<FrilonDM> What preparations do you want to make?

<Stjames> well lets have at it Wetpants

<Vandoren1> Valerius?

<Valerius> figuring spells

<Stjames> I dress warmly

<Stjames> armor spell?

<FrilonDM> I need everyone to roll 10 d20s, please.

<Vandoren1> What the hell have you been doing all day Valerius?

<Stjames> 10d20

* Bear rolls for Stjames (10d20) and gets 114.

<Vandoren1> 10d20

* Bear rolls for Vandoren1 (10d20) and gets 102.

<FrilonDM> like this

<FrilonDM> 10 d20

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (10 d20) and gets 13 5 9 7 7 7 9 5 8 6.

<Stjames> 10 d20

* Bear rolls for Stjames (10 d20) and gets 16 17 6 1 15 18 9 1 12 18.

<Valerius> 10 d20

* Bear rolls for Valerius (10 d20) and gets 20 15 10 13 20 5 1 10 3 18.

<Vandoren1> 10 d20

* Bear rolls for Vandoren1 (10 d20) and gets 12 1 8 11 19 2 3 11 1 5.

<FrilonDM> Better . . .

<Valerius> 2 twenties

<FrilonDM> I also need 10 d100s

<Stjames> 10 d100

* Bear rolls for Stjames (10 d100) and gets 95 49 26 8 58 45 49 74 72 51.

<Vandoren1> 10 d100

* Bear rolls for Vandoren1 (10 d100) and gets 6 34 5 63 48 45 38 100 52 62.

<Vandoren1> yes! a 100

<Valerius> I'll cast armor on St j

<FrilonDM> Interesting . . .

<FrilonDM> to VAL: OK on armor

<FrilonDM> Any other preparations?

<Valerius> 3 grease, 2 searing skean, 3 summon swarm, 2 flame arrow, 1 monster summoning

<FrilonDM> To VAL: Spells OK

<Vandoren1> I dress warm, look handsome and have my cross bo ready...then there's my two spells

<Valerius> Noxumbra shall watch us from the air

<Stjames> I sharpen my knife and dress warm obviously

<Vandoren1> {Love that thunder Randal!}

<FrilonDM> *Thunder very loud and very scary, here*

<Stjames> try to figure out how much attention the guards at Lownell are paying to us

<FrilonDM> You are approached by Claudius before you leave.

<Stjames> are they clearly monitoring our movements

<Stjames> ?

<FrilonDM> CLAUDIUS : My Lord Sir John has sworn to your safety while in Lownell, and he has ordered an escort to guard you safely to the limits of Lownell.

<Valerius> Nox will watch both what's coming up and if we are followed

<Valerius> fine

<Stjames> Well thank you Claudius that is comforting

<Vandoren1> Maybe I can distract them once we get to the edge of town with a noise back in the limits

<FrilonDM> CL : Sir Waleran himself will lead your escort—a true honor

<Valerius> did the friar make those fake badges?

<FrilonDM> Yes (almost forgot!)

<Valerius> ok

<Valerius> we have them hidden

<FrilonDM> You will leave the next day.

<Vandoren1> to Val : you may be the best judge of when to use them

<Valerius> ok

<FrilonDM> Next morning

<FrilonDM> The guard is made up of sixteen ruckish spear carriers, a ruckish scout, Yorick the forester, and Sir Waleran and his squire.

<Stjames> this is great

<FrilonDM> Any questions?

<Valerius> we walk behind them?

<FrilonDM> Choose your marching order.

<FrilonDM> YORICK : This ruckish scout is named Nod. They say he knows his way around these parts pretty well.

<Vandoren1> I want middle

<Valerius> wussy

<FrilonDM> Sir Waleran leaves the order of the rucks to your discretion

<Valerius> Noxumbra is being very secretive

<Vandoren1> says the man with flaming fingers

<FrilonDM> Nod and Yorick will lead

<Valerius> the body guard up front we will take the rear

<Valerius> Hamral, Mendelor

<Valerius> then Friar, Ruik

<Valerius> Vandoren, Valerius

<Valerius> St James, Mot

<Valerius> Renton, Dale

<Valerius> ok'?

<Stjames> ok

<FrilonDM> Cool, Sir W & his squire will ride ahead of the rucks and behind the scouts.

<FrilonDM> Sir Garnfellow will ride with them.

<Stjames> where is Garnfellow

<Stjames> ok

<Valerius> forgot he was there

<FrilonDM> (Big G is with Sir W)

<Valerius> our leader

<Stjames> Justicar has a heavy load to bear

<FrilonDM> : )

<FrilonDM> You leave Lownell on a cold, wintry morning. A light, freezing drizzle has given everything a glassy look, and the path is very slippery. The rucks grouse loudly about the condition, but no worse than St. James.

<FrilonDM> You are marching on a broad, open path through farmland.

<Stjames> it colder than a dead sheep's balls

<FrilonDM> The way is slow, and the clouds overhead are dark and threatening.

<Valerius> Nox see anything?

<FrilonDM> 1d100

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d100) and gets 95.

<FrilonDM> No, just random peasants

<Valerius> I kill them

<FrilonDM> Shortly before noon, the path crosses into some wooded area. Nod calls a halt, and points to a narrow trail that runs off of the main path, into the woods.

<FrilonDM> The trail is narrow, perhaps ten feet wide, and rather rough. There are very few tracks in the snow, and none very recent.

<FrilonDM> NOD : We leave road now. Trail must follow. Trail heads to tower.

<Vandoren1> what kind of tracks?

<Stjames> how far is the tower

<Valerius> repugnant creature

<FrilonDM> They look to be man-tracks, but could be rucks

<Stjames> its frickin freezing already

<FrilonDM> The tower is probably 4 days march away.

<Vandoren1> bitch!

<Valerius> Nox?

<Stjames> 4 days......well I'd be a rucks bastard.....

<FrilonDM> Noxumbra sails over the wooded area, and returns shortly

<Stjames> how far will Nod and the gang bring us?

<FrilonDM> She spies nothing up ahead, but notes the forest gets thicker ahead.

<Valerius> ok

<FrilonDM> SIR WALERAN : We will accompany you for the rest of the day, make camp. In the morning, we will leave you to your own devices.

<Vandoren1> Figures

<FrilonDM> You march for about another hour, and Nod calls another halt.

<FrilonDM> He and Yorick are looking pretty closely at the snow on the path.

<FrilonDM> Mendelor moves up to check it out.

<FrilonDM> He returns soon

<FrilonDM> MENDELOR : A blood trail.

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<Valerius> fine

<Vandoren1> Should we take him up or get some distance

<Vandoren1> I mean night is a great time for slitting throats.

<Valerius> have we spent the night with them yet

<Vandoren1> We just left Lownell this morning!

<Valerius> ok

<Valerius> lets tell em that we'll take it from here

<Valerius> we will

<Valerius> ?

<Vandoren1> yes

<FrilonDM> Uh oh what happened to Jay?

<Vandoren1> alone works for me

<Valerius> hold on jay got booted

<Vandoren1> Was the question that hard?!

<Valerius> must be trying to game and look at porn at the same time

<Valerius> hold on

<FrilonDM> NETSPLIT!

<Valerius> he got booted

<Valerius> hold on or he will be lost

<FrilonDM> That's very annoying.

<Vandoren1> ok

<Valerius> Yup but so is jay

<Valerius> lets give him 5

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<Bear> Bear nuzzles Stjames

<Bear> The time is 05:02:34

<FrilonDM> Welcome back!

<Stjames> what did I miss

<Valerius> you missed nothing

<FrilonDM> nothing

<Stjames> I don't know what happened

<Valerius> we waited

<Vandoren1> will do - going to the fridge

<Stjames> did you guys get my rucks like watermelon comment

<Vandoren1> Huh?

<Valerius> no

<Stjames> "rucks like dingletarts" that's what I teach Mot to sing

<FrilonDM> OK, so there's a blood trail.

<Valerius> I think we are ready

<Valerius> ok

<Stjames> blood trail in the snow?

<FrilonDM> MENDELOR : Could have been an animal.

<Vandoren1> no DM yet

<FrilonDM> Just a few drops.

<Valerius> any footprints

<FrilonDM> None recent.

<Stjames> could be a bird

<Valerius> blood but no tracks?

<Valerius> AAHHHHHHHH is Nox cool

<Vandoren1> Why don't I see the DM responses?

<FrilonDM> MENDELOR : Yeah, very strange

<Valerius> look up

<FrilonDM> Uh Oh, more netslit?

[From here the session degenerated into more Netsplit and Unexpected Company]