Session Start: Tue Nov 02 17:29:47 1999

*** Now talking in #Frilond

<FrilonDM> Hail lads!

<Ruik> Heya Randy!

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<Bear> Bear nuzzles Bear

<Bear> The time is 05:30:59

<Valerius> 2d6

* Bear rolls for Valerius (2d6) and gets 7.

<Ruik> 1d124

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d124) and gets 6.

<St_James> Randy can I now roll for Dale's hit points?

<FrilonDM> Yes, roll away

<St_James> Yes first hps rolled on line its a 10-sider right?

<FrilonDM> Rob, you can roll for Ruik's, also

<FrilonDM> Yes, 1d10

<St_James> 1d10

* Bear rolls for St_James (1d10) and gets 9.

<St_James> Yes

<FrilonDM> Woohoo!

<Ruik> Cool! That's a d 20 right?

<FrilonDM> Um, d6

<St_James> Dale now has 18 total........what a stud

<St_James> Randy how is Varick?

<Ruik> Here goes! 1d6

<FrilonDM> ::fizzle::

<FrilonDM> 1d6

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d6) and gets 5.

<St_James> Gesh........

<St_James> Can we start early I have to leave at around 7

<St_James> Or is anyone else coming?

<FrilonDM> Varick's been keeping a low profile.

<FrilonDM> Both Andy and Kip should be here around 6

<Valerius> Yes I have to leave before 8

<St_James> I'll check on Varick after I throw one into Mags and then Valerius's mother

<FrilonDM> Rob, just roll 1d6 without any other typing

<Valerius> So we will have to move along

<St_James> Rob rolled a 5 right?

<St_James> Oh that was Randy sorry

<FrilonDM> Um, no I did.

<Valerius> Do not question the DM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<Ruik> 1d6

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d6) and gets 1.

<Bear> Ouch!

<St_James> Great bear is running the show

<Ruik> Who's Varick?

<FrilonDM> Rob, are you headed to Boston in a couple of weeks?

<St_James> Hey Ruik get a look at this I think Bear has ringworm

<St_James> Varick is one of Tim's men who does a lot of dealing at the citadel

<Valerius> Varick is a one of Tim's men who is hanging out at the seeker citadel

<Ruik> 1d6

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d6) and gets 1.

<FrilonDM> Double ouch!

<Valerius> Hey Rob can you roll for me too!

<Ruik> Let me try again.

<Ruik> D6

* Bear rolls for Ruik (d6) and gets 6.

<Valerius> D8

* Bear rolls for Valerius (d8) and gets 4.

<St_James> Varick . . . Installment 41 . . . Curt reminded me of him

<St_James> By the way Randy . . . the site is getting huge . . . quite impressive

<Ruik> 1d6

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d6) and gets 1.

<FrilonDM> So J has to leave @ 7, Curt @ 8 --

<St_James> Yeah

<FrilonDM> Rob, how long can you play?

<Valerius> Before 8

<FrilonDM> Before 8

<Ruik> There we go.

<Ruik> Well, his luck had to run out sometime.

<FrilonDM> Could everyone play next week, if we need to break this session into two parts?

<Valerius> Sure

<St_James> I think so . . . let me go check

<Ruik> Well, the course has been cancelled, so I guess not.

<Valerius> Go check = ask carol

<FrilonDM> Nuts. Does this mess up your timetable?

<FrilonDM> Rob?

<Ruik> Look's like 1's the number!

<Ruik> Cool!

<FrilonDM> :: Curt: Type "/op FrilonDM" please ::

<Ruik> Now we're talking!

<St_James> Ok I can

<Valerius> "/opFrilond"

<Ruik> So where are the lizard men?

<FrilonDM> :: Curt: without the " ::

<Valerius> "/opFrilonDM"

<FrilonDM> And a space between op and FrilonDM

<Valerius> Oh

<Ruik> As long as it takes, unless Dex wakes up.

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<Ruik> Yeah

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<Bear> Bear nuzzles St_James

<Bear> The time is 05:46:30

<FrilonDM> Yeah, feel the power!

<St_James> I got kicked off

<Valerius> What did I do?

<St_James> Did I miss anything

<Ruik> No prob

<Valerius> You missed nothing

<FrilonDM> Curt, you made me a channel operator. See the little "@" in front of my name on the right?

<Valerius> Ok

<St_James> Curt you had the power

<St_James> Not anymore

<FrilonDM> I'm gonna make a cup o joe. Be right back.

<Valerius> F*** I blew it

<St_James> You had your chance

<St_James> And you blew it

<FrilonDM> Let's start with some housekeeping.

<Valerius> Ok

<FrilonDM> Here's the starting lineup for today's session: Mendelor, Ruik, St. James, Vandoren, and Valerius. All of the other consortes are busy either training or carousing.

<Valerius> What about our followers?

<FrilonDM> All henchmen are conveniently . . . occupied. Almost as if fate willed it so.

<Valerius> We all know what Mot's doing

<Ruik> So where are the red dragons?

<FrilonDM> Back to business: any questions about the situation?

<Valerius> Nope

<Ruik> Nope

<St_James> No

<FrilonDM> Roger gives direction where Rud and Bartle's house is.

<Valerius> Which of them was the big one?

<FrilonDM> Rud, also the dumb one.

<Valerius> Ok

<Valerius> Let's go scope out the house, once it gets dark

<St_James> Yes indeed

<Ruik> Okay

<FrilonDM> We'll start the game in about five minutes. Give A & K a chance to log on.

<St_James> Alrighty

<Valerius> Randy : 2 grease 2 searing skean 1 servant / 2summon swarm 1 knock/ 3 monster summoning

<Ruik> Remind me not to offend Valerius.

<FrilonDM> Val, OK on spells.

<FrilonDM> Ok, Onanists. I've got three, it's time to roll.

<Valerius> Let's do it

<St_James> Ok

<FrilonDM> Situation summary: Roger has told you that two of Tim's men, Rud and Bartle, are holed up in a house near the Citadel. Roger wants to know what they're up to. Questions?

<St_James> No

<FrilonDM> The house is located on the south western part of town

<FrilonDM> It sits on a corner, and is in the shadow of the Citadel

<FrilonDM> The house is a small, decrepit building. One door, any windows seem to be boarded up. There's no one outside, but St. James spots a couple of street urchins, who appear to be watching the streets around the house pretty closely.

<St_James> Near the citadel?

<Ruik> Yeah!

<FrilonDM> Yes, near the Citadel

<Valerius> Would any noise there be heard by seekers?

<FrilonDM> A very loud noise might.

<Ruik> No

<FrilonDM> Although there is a wall around the Citadel, it is not regularly watched where it faces the city.

<Valerius> Why don't St. James and Ruik remove those urchins

<St_James> Looks at Ruik

<Valerius> Sneak up bop on the head tie em up

<Valerius> Valerius seems very tense

<St_James> Ruik are you into it?

<FrilonDM> Mugging rules effective

<FrilonDM> The streets are mostly empty, and dark.

<St_James> Want to do it Ruik?

<Valerius> I'll have Noxumbra scout around

<FrilonDM> Cool—she takes off into the night.

<Ruik> Let's get them drunk first.

<Ruik> Then we don't have to fight.

<FrilonDM> Noxumbra returns.

<St_James> Do I recognize either of them

<St_James> ?

<FrilonDM> NOX : Caw!

<FrilonDM> (Translation: I only see the two urchins)

<Valerius> Ok

<FrilonDM> St James, you have seen one of the boys at the Briar

<Valerius> They might be looking out for us

<St_James> Can the urchins see each other?

<FrilonDM> Named Thad or something like that.

<Ruik> Yeah, that's okay, as long as we don't hurt them too bad.

<FrilonDM> Well, they're about 100 yards apart, and not always facing each other at the same time.

<St_James> Have they seen us?

<Valerius> Please can't you 2 deal with these children ?

<FrilonDM> No, I've assumed y'all are in stealth mode

<Ruik> Okay

<St_James> I'm going to sneak up behind Thad and whack him in the head with the but of my dagger

<Valerius> If you don't I will, and trust me it will be much worse than a bump on the head

<FrilonDM> OK

<Valerius> Rob ?

<FrilonDM> 1d100

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d100) and gets 8.

<Ruik> Maybe we can try to lure them away from the building if they can see each other

<FrilonDM> Actions?

<Ruik> Me too.

<St_James> Maybe we can just draw their attention to Noxumbra while we whack them

<Ruik> Yes

<FrilonDM> Val?

<St_James> I whack Thad

<Valerius> Ok Nox will fly between them

<Valerius> And caw and dance

<Valerius> Hop hop

<FrilonDM> Nox does so, and the boys suddenly focus their attention on the bird.

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<Bear> Bear nuzzles Mendelor

<Bear> The time is 06:24:00

<FrilonDM> St. James, you're in position.

<FrilonDM> Hail Mendelor!

<St_James> Whack away

<Valerius> Hi buddy

<Ruik> I sneak up on one of the urchins and prepare to mug.

<Mendelor> It took me a while

<FrilonDM> :: Mendelor: The lads are about to take out two urchins guarding Rud's house. ::

<FrilonDM> Back to St. James

<FrilonDM> Roll 1d20, J

<St_James> 1d20

* Bear rolls for St_James (1d20) and gets 5.

<St_James> Yes

<FrilonDM> Oops!

<Ruik> Cool!

<Ruik> Ruik is on the unnamed guy.

<FrilonDM> At the last minute, Thad turns and rolls away.

<FrilonDM> 1d100

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d100) and gets 47.

<Ruik> Hello!

<FrilonDM> Ruik, you're in position.

<FrilonDM> Roll 1d20, please.

<FrilonDM> St. James, in the meantime Thad is getting ready to run. Roll 1d10 for initiative.

<FrilonDM> 1d10

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d10) and gets 1.

<Ruik> 1d20

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d20) and gets 3.

<Ruik> Hmmm.

<Ruik> Let me try again.

<FrilonDM> Ruik, your boy also tumbles out of the way.

<Ruik> 1d20

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d20) and gets 17.

<Ruik> 1d20

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d20) and gets 3.

<FrilonDM> Rob, roll 1d10 for initiative.

<Ruik> Clever.

<FrilonDM> St. James?

<Valerius> Can Mendelor and Vandoren help ?

<St_James> 1d10

* Bear rolls for St_James (1d10) and gets 5.

<Ruik> 1d10

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d10) and gets 9.

<Valerius> The quicker and quieter the better

<Valerius> And don't kill them

<FrilonDM> Yes, Mendelor, what do you want to do?

<Ruik> 1d10

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d10) and gets 4.

<Ruik> 1d10

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d10) and gets 1.

<Mendelor> I'll try and grab the little one

<FrilonDM> Thad and the other boy have turned and are running toward the house.

<Ruik> I don't know what's wrong here . . .

<FrilonDM> St. James, Ruik—actions?

<Mendelor> I chase

<FrilonDM> Mendelor, roll 1d20

<St_James> Tackle and put hand over mouth

<Ruik> 1d10

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d10) and gets 3.

<Mendelor> 1d20

* Bear rolls for Mendelor (1d20) and gets 17.

<FrilonDM> Ok StJ roll 1d20

<St_James> 1d20

* Bear rolls for St_James (1d20) and gets 19.

<Ruik> I give chase.

<FrilonDM> Mendelor, you pounce on one boy, smashing him into the ground.

<FrilonDM> St. James, you also tackle Thad.

<Mendelor> I put my hand over mouth

<FrilonDM> Ruik dives but gets only air.

<FrilonDM> Mendelor OK hand over mouth

<FrilonDM> The boy tries to bite.

<St_James> Muffle his mouth and whack him in the head with the heel of the dagger

<Mendelor> I bite him back

<FrilonDM> Yes!

<FrilonDM> You two brawny men quickly subdue the boys.

<Valerius> Are they both down?

<FrilonDM> Yes, and no alarm appears to have been raised.

<Mendelor> Let's get them off the street

<St_James> I knock him unconscious

<Valerius> Yup

<FrilonDM> OK, there are some dark alleys to drag them into.

<Valerius> Tie them up

<Valerius> Ask them who is inside?

<St_James> Tie and gag

<FrilonDM> OK on tying and gagging.

<FrilonDM> Which boy do you interrogate?

<Valerius> Let's leave Vandoren to watch the house

<St_James> Punch him in the head once just to be make him more scared when he awakes

<FrilonDM> VD OK to watch the house.

<Valerius> Thad

<Ruik> Wait!

<Valerius> Tell me boy who is in the house?

<Ruik> Let's ask them for info

<FrilonDM> THAD : Please, sirs, don't kill me, please!

<Ruik> Yeh

<St_James> Talk boy

<Valerius> Answer me

<St_James> Thad I believe

<FrilonDM> TH: Well, there's Mr. Rud, and Mr. Bartle, of course.

<FrilonDM> TH : And that mean ole Mr. Varick.

<Valerius> Ah yes Mr. Varick

<Mendelor> what is their business

<St_James> Varick really?

<St_James> Odd

<FrilonDM> TH : And Tall Tom, and Fat Charlie, and Ned

<FrilonDM> TH : I swears, sirs, I don't right know what they're all about.

<Ruik> We won't

<FrilonDM> TH : All I know is that, about midnight, someone drops something over the Citadel wall.

<Valerius> Who picks it up?

<St_James> F*** we need that package

<FrilonDM> TH : And me and Lum here, bring it inside.

<St_James> Let's put two of us where the boys were and ambush

<Valerius> Yes

<Mendelor> Sounds good

<Valerius> We will pick up the package

<Valerius> And then deliver it

<Ruik> All in there now?

<FrilonDM> OK, it's getting close to midnight anyway.

<St_James> Yes

<Valerius> We go

<FrilonDM> The church bells of St. Arleans sound midnight. Suddenly, you hear a long, low whistle in the dark. It sounds like it's coming from the Citadel. Then you hear something drop down to the streets.

<Ruik> I'll go eavesdrop.

<St_James> I run to get it

<Valerius> What is it?

<FrilonDM> Who is going to pick it up?

<St_James> Me

<FrilonDM> It is a small wooden case, badly battered. It is about a foot long and three inches wide and three inches deep.

<Valerius> Let's open it

<FrilonDM> StJ?

<St_James> I open it carefully so it can be put back if necessary

<St_James> Any possible traps?

<Mendelor> Check for traps!

<Valerius> Traps!!!!!!!!!

<FrilonDM> 1d100

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d100) and gets 27.

<Ruik> Ambush the dropper?

<FrilonDM> St. James, you notice a sharp little pin protruding from the catch.

<St_James> No the dropper can't see me right?

<Ruik> To who

<Valerius> I think the dropper is up on the wall

<FrilonDM> Right, the dropper was on the wall, but now appears to be gone.

<St_James> I try to disarm the trap after scurrying back into the shadows so the dropper cant see

<Ruik> I will

<FrilonDM> 1d100

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d100) and gets 79.

<Ruik> I mean if no one else

<Ruik> Wants to

<FrilonDM> St. J, you are able to disarm the needle.

<St_James> I open the package

<FrilonDM> Inside the case is a roll of parchment.

<St_James> I pass it to Valerius

<FrilonDM> V?

<Valerius> Is it covered in poison dust?

<Ruik> I motion the dropper to come down

<FrilonDM> Not that you can tell.

<FrilonDM> Ruik, you don't see any movement on the wall right now,

<Valerius> I read it

<FrilonDM> The writing is strange—you do not recognize the characters.

<Valerius> Cryptology?

<FrilonDM> Roll 1d20

<Valerius> D20

* Bear rolls for Valerius (d20) and gets 4.

<Mendelor> Thieves cant

<FrilonDM> You recognize that it is a cipher, easily broken, but may take you ten to twenty minutes to translate.

<St_James> Val should we wait and read it?

<Ruik> Can I climb the wall and peep over?

<Mendelor> Who was supposed to get the box

<Valerius> Do we have time?

<FrilonDM> Ruik, OK

<Valerius> How long before midnight?

<FrilonDM> Val, not sure what you mean about time

<FrilonDM> Oh, the drop occurred at midnight

<St_James> They well be looking for the drop inside and might come out

<St_James> If we are too long

<FrilonDM> It's after midnight, now

<FrilonDM> StJ, sounds reasonable

<Ruik> Let them come

<Valerius> Ok let's go listen at the door of the house and see what's up

<Mendelor> I go watch the house

<FrilonDM> Ruik easily scales the wall, and is standing on the parapet.

<St_James> I go listen at the house

<Valerius> Ruik (hisses ) we need you down here!

<FrilonDM> Ruik: you can see, further down, the shapes of guards standing watch. Your thief skills allow you to avoid detection.

<Ruik> I scan the area, then descend.

<FrilonDM> These guards do not act like they have just done anything covert—they seem bored.

<FrilonDM> St James, you hear a heated discussion

<Ruik> Was anyone suspicious looking?

<St_James> Any words?

<FrilonDM> Ruik—no one suspicious up there

<FrilonDM> No, but it sounds passionate.

<FrilonDM> 1d20

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d20) and gets 20.

<St_James> I report to Val

<FrilonDM> You can hear some sounds further down the street.

<St_James> Perhaps we should kill the kids and bail

<St_James> Don't want any links to us

<St_James> And they will be killed anyway . . . after they give us up

<Ruik> No way!

<Valerius> Let's wait they will probably send some one out to look for the boy s then ambush 1 at a time

<St_James> I look to Val

<FrilonDM> "BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH"

<Valerius> No killing the kids

<FrilonDM> The sound is getting louder.

<Valerius> Inside

<Valerius> The house?

<Mendelor> I hide in the shadows

<FrilonDM> No, coming up the street.

<St_James> We must kill them or take them prisoner

<Valerius> We hide in the alley

<St_James> Let's take the kids prisoner to the apartment until we figure it out

<St_James> Now

<St_James> Before its too late

<Valerius> Hide in the alley

<FrilonDM> A couple of drunks stumble down the lane.

<FrilonDM> 1d20

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d20) and gets 15.

<St_James> Anyone I know?

<Ruik> Take them to the Seekers, then

<FrilonDM> StJ: no

<Valerius> Not leaving now

<FrilonDM> They stumble in front of the alley where you all are hiding.

<St_James> F***

<St_James> Draw my dagger

<Valerius> Who is it?

<Ruik> Me, too. I drag one boy along.

<Mendelor> We need to know what's on that paper

<FrilonDM> A couple of older men, you don't recognize them.

<Valerius> Do they see us

<FrilonDM> 1d20

<Mendelor> Stay still

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d20) and gets 3.

<St_James> I march Thad before me and head down the alley in the other direction as soon as they go past and it is clear

<FrilonDM> After what seems like forever, one of the men pisses against the side of the house.

<FrilonDM> They continue on without bothering you.

<St_James> Let's bail for now

<FrilonDM> Val, you have finally broken the code.

<Valerius> Wait consortes we are not done yet

<Valerius> And?

<Ruik> Are they waiting there?

<St_James> And the message says

<FrilonDM> The message reads: "We need more allies. Tonight present 10 lb. of silver to Brother Mifflin, with a writ promising 10 lb. more and a good war-horse to follow, if we can count on his support."

<Ruik> Whew!

<St_James> Do we want to break in and wail or what?

<Mendelor> Buying votes those bastards

<Valerius> The Seeker election

<St_James> Or should we bring the message to someone?

<Valerius> But who are they helping Gregory or Wich

<Mendelor> We need to know that

<Valerius> If they are helping one than we tell the other

<St_James> We can figure that out later . . . if that is the plan

<Ruik> Let's expose this!

<Mendelor> Yes

<FrilonDM> 1d20

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d20) and gets 2.

<Valerius> We need to find out from Varick

<Ruik> Good idea!

<Valerius> And we need to do it now !!!!!!!!!!!!

<St_James> Then let's leave now but we should take the kids prisoner for their safety

<Mendelor> Yes now

<Valerius> F*** the kids

<Ruik> Let's not forget Rud and Bartle.

<St_James> And investigate after

<St_James> And the other guys there are 5 or 6 in there

<Valerius> The kids are not important

<St_James> The kids are a link to us . . . by safeguarding or killing them we bide time

<Mendelor> We need someone else from the house

<Valerius> As they come out to look for the kids we can take them out

<Valerius> Deal with the kids later

<St_James> Fine I will hide in the shadows and then backstab

<Valerius> Cool

<FrilonDM> Others?

<St_James> Two of you sit where the kids were and I will hide

<Ruik> Hand the kids over to the Seekers, say they were fighting or something

<Valerius> Vandoren watches the kids and soothes them

<St_James> As he approaches I will take him down

<Mendelor> I knock the kids unconscious

<Ruik> Yes

<St_James> How does that sound?

<Valerius> Less hitting of the kids

<FrilonDM> OK.

<Ruik> I'll mug.

<Valerius> Let's do it

<Mendelor> Yes

<FrilonDM> StJ, you barely get into position when you hear the door to the house open.

<St_James> I wait for the moment when the door closes behind him and he takes a few steps away

<Mendelor> I hide

<FrilonDM> A fat, pale-faced man shuffles out.

<Ruik> Ok

<FrilonDM> MAN: "Dammed kids, good for nothing brats can't do a dammed thing . . ."

<St_James> Then I will knock him with the end of my dagger in the head and muffle his mouth

<Valerius> I ask Thad to describe Varick

<FrilonDM> Roll 1d20

<St_James> 1d20

* Bear rolls for St_James (1d20) and gets 19.

<St_James> Yes

<Valerius> Woo hoo

<FrilonDM> BooYaa!

<FrilonDM> 1d20

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d20) and gets 5.

<FrilonDM> The fat man drops like a stone.

<St_James> Pull him to the alley

<St_James> Who is it?

<FrilonDM> He's heavy!

<Mendelor> I drag him into the alley

<St_James> Help

<Valerius> St. James should get back in position

<FrilonDM> TH : It's Fat Charlie.

<St_James> Yes back in position

<St_James> Same deal

<Valerius> Tie and gag and blind fold

<FrilonDM> 1d20

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d20) and gets 14.

<St_James> You leaving Val to interrogate Charlie

<Ruik> Need help?

<St_James> Possible Ruik

<St_James> Ruik you want he next one?

<Valerius> Ruik and St. James should ambush

<FrilonDM> CHARLIE : What the?

<St_James> F*** I have to go

<Valerius> Mendelor as back up

<FrilonDM> See ya, J

<Valerius> Do we continue?

<St_James> I'll stay online hopefully be back before you're done if you continue . . . bye

<FrilonDM> How much longer can you go, Val?

<Valerius> Half hour or so

<FrilonDM> Let's go till 7:30, then try to play again next week. OK?

<Ruik> OK

<Valerius> Ok

<Mendelor> Ok

<Valerius> I will not wake up fatty

<FrilonDM> OK.

<Valerius> But if he wakes up I will ask him yes and no questions

<Ruik> Ok

<Valerius> That he can shake his head to answer'

<FrilonDM> Charlie looks like he's starting to come around.

<Valerius> He is blindfolded

<FrilonDM> C looks pretty confused.

<FrilonDM> Ok on blindfold

<Valerius> Is Varick in the house Charlie (whispering)

<Ruik> I wait at the door.

<FrilonDM> C nods yes

<FrilonDM> 1d20

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d20) and gets 16.

<FrilonDM> 1d20

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d20) and gets 7.

<Valerius> Shhh Charlie and you might live

<FrilonDM> Ruik, you don't hear or see anything

<FrilonDM> Charlie nods yes

<Valerius> Any noise inside

<Ruik> OK

<FrilonDM> No noise inside

<Valerius> Nox will scout out back

<FrilonDM> OK, Nox takes off.

<FrilonDM> NOX: Caw! Caw! Caw!

<Valerius> ?

<FrilonDM> Translation (someone's getting on the roof!!!)

<Valerius> On the roof I whisper to Mendelor and the boys!

<Mendelor> Should we climb or run?

<Valerius> Kick there asses!

<FrilonDM> You can hear some scratching above you now

<Mendelor> I start to climb

<FrilonDM> Roll 1d100, M

<Ruik> Me too

<Valerius> Can I grease that side of the roof?

<Mendelor> 1d100

* Bear rolls for Mendelor (1d100) and gets 68.

<FrilonDM> V, yes.

<Valerius> I do it

<FrilonDM> Ruik, roll d100

<Ruik> 1d100

* Bear rolls for Ruik (1d100) and gets 8.

<Ruik> Is that good?

<FrilonDM> Mendelor, you are having a hard time finding purchase, while Ruik quickly scrambles up the wall.

<FrilonDM> Meanwhile, Val is starting to mumble some strange things.

<FrilonDM> 1d20

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d20) and gets 7.

<Mendelor> I stop and watch the door

<Ruik> I pause before the top to make sure it's safe.

<FrilonDM> You hear a whoosh, a crack, a grunt, and then another whoosh.

<FrilonDM> Ruik, you see a man with a crossbow suddenly lose his footing on the roof. There is an open trapdoor behind him.

<Valerius> Mendelor and St. James check that side of the building I think they fell

<Ruik> Yeah!

<FrilonDM> MAN: AAAAAAAAAAA!

<Mendelor> I go check

<Valerius> Ruik guard the trap door

<FrilonDM> Val, M, suddenly a figure tumbles off the roof and smashes into the ground.

<Ruik> Is anyone left on the roof?

<Valerius> I Mendelor kick his ass

<FrilonDM> No one else on the roof.

<FrilonDM> M?

<Mendelor> I tie him up

<Ruik> I go down the trap door silently, I hope.

<FrilonDM> The man is hurt pretty bad. Probably broke both his legs.

<Valerius> Nox is still watching

<Valerius> Gag him

<Mendelor> I gag the poor bastard

<Valerius> Vandoren can do that

<Valerius> M should head back

<FrilonDM> Ruik, you are in an dark, cramped loft. You see lights from a room below you.

<Valerius> They know something is up

<Ruik> Anyone there?

<Mendelor> I drag the man into our ally

<FrilonDM> Ruik, you don't hear anything.

<FrilonDM> ST JAMES : (whispering) What's going on out there?

<Ruik> Can I see anything or anyone?

<Valerius> I ask Thad who the man from the roof is

<FrilonDM> Ruik, you see a small common room, with some chairs, a table, a couple of stools.

<Ruik> No people?

<FrilonDM> THAD : Oh, saints, is Tall Tom!

<Valerius> I ask Tom who else is in there

<FrilonDM> Ruik, no people. In fact, some of the furniture has been knocked over, as if someone left quite quickly.

<Valerius> Ruik let us know

<Mendelor> I think Tom and Charlie are Rud and Bartle

<FrilonDM> TH: Ned Sly, and Bartle, and Rud, and Varick.

<Ruik> Ok. I go down with the intent of walking out the front door.

<FrilonDM> Ruik, the room is definitely empty. On the table you see a half-eaten bowl of porridge.

<Mendelor> Does the tall one have a crooked nose?

<FrilonDM> Ruik, you note that over the front door is a large axe, rigged to a line.

<Ruik> I check the room quickly and if there's nothing, I continue down.

<FrilonDM> Mendelor, the tall one does not have a crooked nose. Crooked legs, yes.

<Ruik> I cut the line.

<FrilonDM> The axe thwacks into the door, about chest high.

<FrilonDM> ST JAMES : What the?

<Ruik> I continue, unless there appears to be loot.

<Valerius> Free porridge

<FrilonDM> There are a couple of coins dropped on the floor.

<Mendelor> Search the house

<Ruik> We share them.

<Valerius> We go in and bring our prisoners with us

<Ruik> We search.

<Valerius> Secret doors in the floor

<FrilonDM> The house is set up to accommodate at least six people. You find clothes and food.

<FrilonDM> 1d6

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d6) and gets 5.

<FrilonDM> 1d6

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (1d6) and gets 2.

<FrilonDM> No secret doors detected in the floor.

<Valerius> Nox stays outside to scout

<FrilonDM> ST JAMES : What the hell is going on in there?

<Valerius> Check the back walls

<Ruik> We should probably hurry.

<FrilonDM> 4 1d6

* Bear rolls for FrilonDM (4 1d6) and gets 6 6 3 5.

<Valerius> F*** it ask fatty how they got out

<FrilonDM> Is he still gagged?

<Valerius> I will lower the gag but put a knife to his throat first

<FrilonDM> OK

<FrilonDM> CHARLIE : There's a secret door in the back wall.

<FrilonDM> Leads to a blind alley.

<Valerius> Whereabouts

<Mendelor> Is it trapped

<FrilonDM> The door is against the right wall.

<FrilonDM> CHARLIE : No, the door isn't trapped. Unless Bartle rigged something up on his way out.

<Valerius> Ok let's go send St. James and Ruik around out back Mendelor Vandoren and I through the door

<Valerius> I will cast knock on the door

<Ruik> Who are you helping to win the election?

<FrilonDM> The house is in a block of houses--the back side of the house appears to be against another house,

<Valerius> Oh then listen

<FrilonDM> CHARLIE : I don't know who the boss is. Thass what Varick knows. I just keep these stinking brats in line, is all.

<Ruik> Should we check the other house?

<FrilonDM> C : It's Varick.

<FrilonDM> Are all of you currently inside the house?

<Mendelor> Let's go through the door

<Mendelor> I am

<Valerius> I am but Nox was scouting

<Ruik> If not, I can go back in now.

<Valerius> Outside

<FrilonDM> St. James is still outside.

<FrilonDM> Are the kids still in the alley, bound?

<Valerius> What's up

<Valerius> No with us

<Valerius> As is Vandoren

<FrilonDM> OK—St. James is just keeping watch.

<FrilonDM> Actions?

<Valerius> Maybe we should stop here for now

<Ruik> Let's open that door.

<Ruik> Yeah, good idea.

<FrilonDM> Yes, it's as good a place as any.

<Valerius> It's almost 7:30

<Mendelor> Yes

<FrilonDM> Or do you want to open the door first?

<Valerius> Next week then ?

<FrilonDM> Rob, how early can you start—you're the one who has to suffer.

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<Bear> Bear nuzzles Torrid

<Bear> The time is 07:28:15

<Valerius> Torrid?

<FrilonDM> Hey Torrid, we're just finishing up an online game.

<Mendelor> Are we talking next Tuesday?

<Ruik> I can go on at 5:15 or 4:15 local time.

<FrilonDM> Yeah Tuesday—is that cool?

<Valerius> I have to go e-mail me with what you decide

<Mendelor> Cool with me

<Valerius> Cool gaming with you

<FrilonDM> How about 4:30—5:30 PM for us.

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<FrilonDM> Have fun covering the election!

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<Ruik> IRC always has some surprises

<FrilonDM> Yeah it does. Well, see you next week

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<FrilonDM> Any idea when you'll be back in the USA?

<FrilonDM> Hail M!

<Ruik> See ya. Thanks Randy. Bye St. J.

<Ruik> Hopefully soon.

<FrilonDM> Cool.

<Ruik> I'll keep you posted.

<FrilonDM> Well little bro, how was your first game?

<Ruik> Bye!

<Mendelor> What time did we decide

<FrilonDM> 5:30, EST. I'll post it on the "Game Calendar" page on the website.

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Session Close: Tue Nov 02 19:36:29 1999