Strange Aeons: Lovecraftian Affair [DMOOCH]

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R4T7: Flair runs back towards the stairs, cursing himself for not reloading it earlier. Clumsily getting the bolt into place, he continues his charge upward to defend his teammate.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T23: Brother Jaume, what do you do?

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff in hand.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Risi Nairgon: 21.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. loaded crossbow in hand.

DEAD/ OOC
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar; shield readied. STABLE!!!

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R5T23: Brother Jaume nods to winter and rushes past Dorn through the Starfish vampire room and into the hallway. Because of going up the stairs and Vilma's prone body, he didn't quite have enough to get adjacent to the blond woman, but he sees her now, a rapier and dagger in her hands. She puts the dagger away, and with a clean movement, takes a little tiny pouch out of her belt and wipes the tip of her rapier with some icky-looking fluid. Then she looks at Brother Jaume and smiles.

R5T20-13: St. Dorn and Winter hustle in right next to Brother Jaume. St. Dorn says, "It won't do for us to engage her singly in the hallway. That's what she wants from us."

The blond assassin smiles and nods to St. Dorn in amused consent.

R5T7: Flair, loaded crossbow in hand. What do you do?

Brother Jaume on deck, Risi Nairgon in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff in hand.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Black adder venom on rapier.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. loaded crossbow in hand.

DEAD/ OOC
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar; shield readied. STABLE!!!

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R5T7: Flair continues to swear as he gets into position. He is still on the stairs by the time he is done a hustle.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T23: Brother Jaume, what do you do? It should be noted that the light is coming from St. Dorn's warhammer, as the light that was on your quarterstaff hasn't been there in a little bit.

Risi on deck, St. Dorn in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff in hand.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Black adder venom on rapier.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. loaded crossbow in hand.

DEAD/ OOC
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar; shield readied. STABLE!!!

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R6T23: BJ drops his staff and grabs Vilma’s body and drags it into his own space, the farthest he can go as her body, armor, and gear is much heavier than Brother Jaume can easily handle.

R6T21: The woman steps up to Brother Jaume and double-finger pokes at Brother Jaume, but St. Dorn briefly steps in the way and gets blinded instead! Though blind, he smiles beatifically.

R6T20: Having heroically allowed himself to be blinded, he concentrates on something carefully. but maintains his position.

R6T13: Winter heaves and drags Vilma into the corner.

R6T7: Flair, what do you do? Remember that going up stairs is double movement.

Brother Jaume on deck, Risi in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Black adder venom on rapier.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer. BLINDED til R8T21!!! Sanctuary effect; Risi will need to save on her turn.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. loaded crossbow in hand.

DEAD/ OOC
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar; shield readied. STABLE!!!

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R6T7: Flair continues his trek to aid his trouble prone friends, doing his best to not trip in the darkness. You don't get very far as getting up the stairs in the dark is difficult, but by the end you are looking down the stairwell hallway into the sitting room where a few candles are burning.

End Round 6, Begin Round 7 ...

R7T23: Brother Jaume, quarterstaff is dropped. St. Dorn has been blinded, though likely only temporarily. Vilma has been dragged out of the way. What do you do?

Risi on deck, St. Dorn in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Black adder venom on rapier.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer. BLINDED til R8T21!!! Sanctuary effect; Risi will need to save on her turn.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. loaded crossbow in hand.

DEAD/ OOC
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar; shield readied. STABLE!!!

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R7T23: Brother Jaume glares at the assassin and attempts to grab her with his meaty hands. It isn't a complete failure as he tussles with her, but she manages to evade his grasp.

R7T21: She seems confused as she is poised to attack the vulnerable and blind older man, but she resets and focuses on Brother Jaume instead. She gives him a painful poke to his left upper arm for 18 + 1 poison + pain effect.

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Though technically you do not have the staggered condition, the effect is the same as you will only be able to use a MA or a SA on your next round.

She then steps back a little.

R7T20: St. Dorn asks, "Did she try to attack me? or, did it look like she wanted to, but didn't?"

Winter answers, "Yes."

"Good," says St. Dorn. "She still there?"

"No."

St. Dorn just steps into the area once held by the assassin.

R7T13: "Sanctuary?" asks Winter.

"Yup ... grace."

"I didn't see you cast. Probably the best use of that I've seen," Winter continues, and then shouts, "Flair! We're in the hallway if you hear us! Vilma still down, St. Dorn is blinded."

Winter, who never let go of Vilma, continues to move and drag her.

R7T7: Flair, what do you do?

Brother Jaume on deck, Risi in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped. Save vs. black adder venom on his turn; 1 rd til R13T23.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Black adder venom on rapier.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer. BLINDED til R8T21!!! Sanctuary effect; Risi will need to save on her turn.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. loaded crossbow in hand.

DEAD/ OOC
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar; shield readied. STABLE!!!

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R7T7: Flair rushes to the aid of his teammates, hoping that he won't be too late to help. Flair turns the corner and only has to move a total of 15' before he sees all party members, all within 30', not including the bad guy. Winter is in the middle of slowing dragging Vilma towards the sitting room. Flair lets loose with a healing burst of 8 to those that need it, fully healing himself and St. Dorn, and bringing Vilma to consciousness.

End Round 7, Begin Round 8 ...

R8T23: Brother Jaume, you know that St. Dorn's sanctuary will only keep the assassin at bay if she doesn't try to tumble past him, but otherwise offers a breath of peace for a second. Vilma just awoke, though is still prone, and her morningstar is under St. Dorn's feet (and glowing). What do you do?

In addition, roll a Fort save vs. poison!

Vilma on deck, Risi in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped. Save vs. black adder venom on his turn; 1 rd til R13T23.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar; shield readied. PRONE!!!
Risi Nairgon: 21. Black adder venom on rapier.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer. BLINDED til R8T21!!! Sanctuary effect; Risi will need to save on her turn.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. loaded crossbow in hand.

DEAD/ OOC

[lostsole31]

R8T23: Grimacing with the pain, the stout moneric hops up onto the basin counter in the hallway; hopefully bringing attacks to bear on their assailant and depriving her of the height advantage.

R8T22: Vilma, you are prone. Your shield is readied on your arm, but your morningstar lies on the floor by St. Dorn. You are not threatened by the enemy. What do you do?

Risi on deck, St. Dorn in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar; shield readied. PRONE!!!
Risi Nairgon: 21. FAILED vs. St. Dorn's sanctuary.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer. BLINDED til R8T21!!! Sanctuary effect til R10T20. Handing staff to Brother Jaume.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. Loaded crossbow in hand.

DEAD/ OOC

[lostsole31]

R8T22: Vilma grabs her weapon and stands back up.

R8T21: Risi steps away from the annoyingly protected older man and the man she can't possibly beat - because the latter has the high ground. In one smooth motion she takes something from her belt and downs it, just as St. Dorn recovers his sight.

R8T20: St. Dorn feels for Brother Jaume's staff to pick it up, handing it in the direction of the clonk.

R8T13: Winter, like Flair, lets loose positive energy from her body without need of a holy symbol, providing upwards of 7 healing to Brother Jaume and Vilma.

R8T7: Flair, you have a loaded crossbow in hand. What do you do?

Brother Jaume on deck, Vilma in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar in hand; shield readied.
Risi Nairgon: 21. FAILED vs. St. Dorn's sanctuary.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer. Sanctuary effect til R10T20. Handing staff to Brother Jaume.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. Loaded crossbow in hand.

DEAD/ OOC

[lostsole31]

R8T7: Flair moves into the hallway, his crossbow trained at the assassin, steadying himself should she make hostile action against the party.

End Round 8, Begin Round 9 ...

R9T23: Brother Jaume, what do you do? The assassin is out of reach, you are standing on a basin counter, and St. Dorn is handing you your staff (MA to take).

Vilma on deck, Risi in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar in hand; shield readied.
Risi Nairgon: 21. FAILED vs. St. Dorn's sanctuary.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer. Sanctuary effect til R10T20. Handing staff to Brother Jaume.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. Loaded crossbow in hand. READIED to attack if Risi makes attack vs. party member.

DEAD/ OOC

[lostsole31]

R9T23: Brother Jaume grins fiercely and then leaps off the table ... badly ... but somehow manages to keep his feet. Wildly off-balance, his attempt to overrun the assassin merely serves to help him prop himself up into a more steady stance.

R9T22: Vilma, what do you do?

Risi on deck, St. Dorn in the hole ..

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped (in Dorn's hands).
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar in hand; shield readied.
Risi Nairgon: 21. FAILED vs. St. Dorn's sanctuary.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer. Sanctuary effect til R10T20. Handing staff to Brother Jaume.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.
Flair: 7. Loaded crossbow in hand. READIED to attack if Risi makes attack vs. party member.

DEAD/ OOC

[lostsole31]

R9T22: Vilma drops her morningstar so she can have a hand free to take out her mutagen and suck it down. Her muscles swell and distend, pressing her armor's bindings to the limit even as her mind begins to fog over a little.

R9T21: Risi takes out a hand crossbow while stepping back and aims at Brother Jaume. Flair's shot goes off, but misses. Her shot likewise goes off at Brother Jaume, but he swats the bolt aside.

R9T20: St. Dorn puts away his hammer and puts a hand on Brother Jaume for 2 healing.

R9T13: Winter channels again for 8 healing to Brother Jaume and Vilma.

End Round 9, Begin Round 10 ...

R10T23: Brother Jaume, St. Dorn still has your staff. What do you do?

Vilma on deck, Flair in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped (in Dorn's hands).
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar (dropped); shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min).
Flair: 21.5. Unloaded crossbow in hand.
Risi Nairgon: 21. FAILED vs. St. Dorn's sanctuary. Rapier and masterwork hand crossbow in hand.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed) Sanctuary effect til R10T20. Handing staff to Brother Jaume.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.

DEAD/ OOC

[lostsole31]

R10T23: Brother Jaume tries to overrun his adversary again now that he has better footing, but she manages to hold him off.

R10T22: Vilma, what do you do? Your morningstar is on the ground at your feet.

Flair on deck, Risi in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped (in Dorn's hands).
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar (dropped); shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min).
Flair: 21.5. Unloaded crossbow in hand.
Risi Nairgon: 21. FAILED vs. St. Dorn's sanctuary. Rapier and masterwork hand crossbow in hand.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed) Sanctuary effect til R10T20. Handing staff to Brother Jaume.
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.

DEAD/ OOC

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R10T22: Vilma grabs her weapon. "I'm not sure you can keep fighting her that way!"

R10T21.5: Flair yells at his teammates as he reloads his crossbow. "Moving us back!" he shouts, once again using his teleportative ability, though this time he displaces all of his teammates. He then steps into a towards the room; better to face her there than in a narrow hallway.

R11T21: Risi drops her rapier, steps forward, reloads her hand crossbow, and shoots past the monk to hit Flair for 9 + 1 poison.

R10T20: "That's it, my sanctuary is done," says St. Dorn. He then prays for a battle spell for himself as he heads back into the hallway behind Brother Jaume. "Your staff, sir, or I drop it."

R10T13: Winter gives another burst that fully heals Brother Jaume and Flair, and gives 11 healing to Vilma.

End Round 10, Begin Round 11 ...

R11T23: Brother Jaume, do you take your staff from St. Dorn or not (MA), because otherwise he says he's just going to drop it.

Vilma on deck, Flair in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped (in Dorn's hands).
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min).
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand. Can't use genie jaunt til R15T21.5.
* POISON: Must make Fort save vs. black adder venom.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Rapier dropped, masterwork hand crossbow (unloaded) in hand.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed). Handing staff to Brother Jaume.
* Divine favor til R20T20 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.

DEAD/ OOC

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R11T23: The intrepid moneric shakes his head negative before charging towards the assassin again. It is quite the tussle, and Brother Jaume is barely thrown off.

R11T22: Vilma, what do you do?

Flair on deck, Risi in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped (in Dorn's hands).
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min).
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand. Can't use genie jaunt til R15T21.5.
* POISON: Must make Fort save vs. black adder venom.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Rapier dropped, masterwork hand crossbow (unloaded) in hand.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed). Handing staff to Brother Jaume.
* Divine favor til R20T20 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.

DEAD/ OOC

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R11T22: Vilma gets ready for more trouble.

R11T21.5: Flair swears at the monk, as he was doing the exact opposite of what he was told, "Tu denso cazzo di madre, fall back!"

That swear seems to come back at him with karma as the poison in the system to cause him to take 1 poison + weakened. Continuing to swear, he moves behind the monk as if to start to pull him back himself. Instead, he reaches over the man's shoulder to punch the assassin, as it was a better option than accidentally shooting Jaume in the back due to his horrible positioning. His fist bounces off of unseen magical protection.

R11T21: Risi steps back to where her rapier is and reloads. She shifts her feet when she shoots, and her own rapier underfoot causes her stance to shoot well into the ceiling.

R11T20: St. Dorn moves into the sitting room with the others while getting out his hammer, drops Brother Jaume's staff, and gets ready to hit her with his hammer should she come in.

R11T13: Winter delays ...

End Round 11, Begin Round 12 ...

R12T23: Brother Jaume, St. Dorn took your staff into the next room. With his hammer leaving, so did the light and you are in darkness. What do you do?

Vilma on deck, Flair in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). READIED to attack if Risi gets w/in melee reach.
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand. Can't use genie jaunt til R15T21.5.
* POISON: Must make Fort save vs. black adder venom each round til R16T21!!!
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks. Every time he attempts a Fortitude save against the poison, whether he succeeds or fails, he takes damage as on initial exposure.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Rapier dropped, masterwork hand crossbow (unloaded) in hand.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed). READIED to attack her with warhammer if she gets in reach.
* Divine favor til R20T20 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min. DELAYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC

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R12T23: Brother Jaume does not move.

R12T22: Vilma, your readied action didn't occur. What do you do?

Flair on deck, Risi in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff dropped. DELAYING ...
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). READIED to attack if Risi gets w/in melee reach.
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand. Can't use genie jaunt til R15T21.5.
* POISON: Must make Fort save vs. black adder venom each round til R16T21!!!
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks. Every time he attempts a Fortitude save against the poison, whether he succeeds or fails, he takes damage as on initial exposure.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Rapier dropped, masterwork hand crossbow (unloaded) in hand.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed). READIED to attack her with warhammer if she gets in reach.
* Divine favor til R20T20 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min. DELAYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC

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R12T22: "Come over here!" shouts Vilma.

R12T21.5: Flair resists the remainder of whatever poison was affecting him. He continues to swear at the stubborn monk, touching his shoulder before falling back a few feet to the shuttered window to the north. He doesn't see Brother Jaume (or the assassin) anymore ... of course, he was only lucky to touch Brother Jaume in the darkness as it was.

R12T21: The assassin cannot be seen by those in the hallway.

R12T20: St. Dorn re-readies ....

End Round 12, Begin Round 13 ...

R13T23: Brother Jaume moves out of the darkness and into the sitting room, picking up his staff, and nodding to St. Dorn.

R13T21.5: Flair, you are the last one in the dark hallway. What do you do?

Risi on deck, St. Dorn in the hole, Vilma/ Winter delaying ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff in hand. (4) THP til R22T21.5.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). DELAYING ...
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand. Can't use genie jaunt til R15T21.5. Can't use Ubro's major ability til R17T21.5.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks. Every time he attempts a Fortitude save against the poison, whether he succeeds or fails, he takes damage as on initial exposure.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Rapier in hand.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed). READIED to attack her with warhammer if she gets in reach.
* Divine favor til R20T20 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min. DELAYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC

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R13T21.5: Rather than leave himself as a target, Flair rushes back into the room, readying himself to strike back at the assassin should she reveal herself.

R13T21: ...

R13T20: St. Dorn re-readies....

End Round 13, Begin Round 14 ...

R14T23: Brother Jaume, what do you do?

Flair on deck, Risi in the hole?, Vilma/ Winter delaying ....

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff in hand. (4) THP til R22T21.5.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). DELAYING ...
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand. Can't use genie jaunt til R15T21.5. Can't use Ubro's major ability til R17T21.5.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks. Every time he attempts a Fortitude save against the poison, whether he succeeds or fails, he takes damage as on initial exposure.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Rapier and wand of invisibility in hand. Invisible til R43T21.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed). READIED to attack her with warhammer if she gets in reach.
* Divine favor til R20T20 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min. DELAYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC

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R14T23: Brother Jaume hops onto the bureau to the south and readies himself.

R14T21.5: Flair, your readied action did not go off. What do you do?

Risi on deck? St. Dorn in the hole, Vilma/ Winter delaying ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff in hand. (4) THP til R22T21.5. READIED to attack w/ fist (17 attack, 9 damage).
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). DELAYING ...
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand. Can't use genie jaunt til R15T21.5. Can't use Ubro's major ability til R17T21.5.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks. Every time he attempts a Fortitude save against the poison, whether he succeeds or fails, he takes damage as on initial exposure.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Rapier and wand of invisibility in hand. Invisible til R43T21.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed). READIED to attack her with warhammer if she gets in reach.
* Divine favor til R20T20 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min. DELAYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC

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R14T21.5: Flair simply resets his readied action to attack the assassin if she comes into view.

R14T20: St. Dorn resets his readied action...

End Round 14, Begin Round 15 ...

R15T23: Brother Jaume, what do you do?

Vilma on deck, Flair in the hole ...

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff in hand. (4) THP til R22T21.5.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). DELAYING ...
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand. Can't use genie jaunt til R15T21.5. Can't use Ubro's major ability til R17T21.5. READIED to shoot assassin if she comes into view.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks. Every time he attempts a Fortitude save against the poison, whether he succeeds or fails, he takes damage as on initial exposure.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Rapier in hand. Invisible til R43T21.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed). READIED to attack her with warhammer if she gets in reach.
* Divine favor til R20T20 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min. DELAYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC

[lostsole31]

And now, with everyone readied (and re-readying) and delaying ... several, several seconds pass.

Does anyone break the standoff because you're impatient, or do you maintain taut vigilance?

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff in hand. (4) THP til R22T21.5. READIED to attack assassin when she appears.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). DELAYING ...
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand. Can't use genie jaunt til R15T21.5. Can't use Ubro's major ability til R17T21.5. READIED to shoot assassin if she comes into view.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks. Every time he attempts a Fortitude save against the poison, whether he succeeds or fails, he takes damage as on initial exposure.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Rapier in hand. Invisible til R43T21.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed). READIED to attack her with warhammer if she gets in reach.
* Divine favor til R20T20 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min. DELAYING!!!

DEAD/ OOC

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About 20 seconds go by. Flair feels both of his vestige major abilities return. Vilma, with her shield readied, moves just out into the corridor to block the doorway and protect her friends. Yet another taut fifteen seconds go by...

Flair, roll a Fort save. You are unaware of the danger which is not the same as "not knowing what the save is for." You cannot use your Deductive Leap for this saving throw.

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Brother Jaume: 23. Quarterstaff in hand. (4) THP til R2Txx.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.
Vilma: 22. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). DELAYING ...
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks.
Risi Nairgon: 21. Rapier in hand. Invisible til R20T21.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
St. Dorn: 20. Light on warhammer (stowed).
* Divine favor til R2Txx (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Winter: 13. Deathwatch for 30 min.

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Suprise Round: There is a ruffling sort of thump behind the party.

Begin Round One ...

R1T25: More movement, and sounds like someone drinking something, with the faint tinkle of a tiny glass vial dropped and breaking on the floor. "Now, I'm ready for the lot of you," says the assassin's voice.

R1T20: Vilma you spin to look into the sitting room. In addition to your standing (and still gobsmacked) party members, Flair is face down on the rug. There is a pool of blood fast spreading outwards from his head. What do you do?

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Risi Nairgon: 25. Rapier and wand of invisibility in hand. Displacement til R8T25. Hiding.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
Vilma: 20. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min).
Winter: 19. Deathwatch for 30 min.
St. Dorn: 12. Light on warhammer (stowed).
* Divine favor til R2T12 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Brother Jaume: 8. Quarterstaff in hand. (4) THP til R2T8.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.

DEAD/ OOC
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks.

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R1T20: Vilma looks around, trying to find the broken glass, and sees some just north of where Flair lays. She then advances to try to protect who she still can.

R1T19: Winter backs into the corner after she turns and sees Flair. She doesn't have to check his body, for a spell from Pharasma that has been running for many minutes still tells her what she now tells you. "Flair is dead. Not dying .... dead."

R1T12: St Dorn turns and looks at Flair and the noise, then listens to Winter. With a grimly set jaw, he steps over to the sitting room door to the hallway .... and shuts it. He then turns around.

R1T8: Brother Jaume, what do you do?

Vilma on deck, Winter in the hole ...

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Risi Nairgon: 25. Rapier and wand of invisibility in hand. Displacement til R8T25. Hiding.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
Vilma: 20. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). READIED to attack assassin (28 to hit).
Winter: 19. Deathwatch for 30 min.
St. Dorn: 12. Light on warhammer (stowed).
* Divine favor til R2T12 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Brother Jaume: 8. Quarterstaff in hand. (4) THP til R2T8.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.

DEAD/ OOC
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks.

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R1T8: Hearing the glass break and Flair fall, Brother Jaume tries to leap from his perch on the bureau to the larger central table, but falls ... his bare legs and fluttering robe passing close to Vilma as he lands prone on the ground to the south of her. Landing with a thump (and 1 damage), his muscles are sore as he the stands up, abashed.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T20: Vilma, what do you do?

Winter on deck, St. Dorn in the hole ...

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Risi Nairgon: 25. Rapier and wand of invisibility in hand. Displacement til R8T25. Hiding. Adhesive spittle til R9T20.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
Vilma: 20. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). READIED to attack assassin (28 to hit).
Winter: 19. Deathwatch for 30 min.
St. Dorn: 12. Light on warhammer (stowed).
* Divine favor til R2T12 (+1 luck bonus to attack & damage rolls).
Brother Jaume: 8. Quarterstaff in hand. (4) THP til R2T8.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.

DEAD/ OOC
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks.

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R2T20: Vilma moves to where the glass shards are, and in doing so finds the assassin and goes right up to her. "Here!" shouts Vilma furiously as her morningstar clobbers the assassin in the head for 13.

R2T19: Winter vaults over Flair's body and deals with the mess of the star vampire to come up next to Vilma, dagger in hand. "You like to kill? See what the stillness of death is like for yourself!" she says, tears forming in her eyes as she concentrates on something. A pale energy surrounds her open hand and she tries to touch the assassin, but Risi is too quick for her.

R2T12: Just as St. Dorn's battle spell falters on himself, he is called again to it. St. Dorn hops up onto the table and throws a Hail, Milani! pass as he casts a spell. "Stop fighting! Everyone stop fighting so as not to break the charm ... just in case it holds. Risi Nairgon, hurt no other person."

R2T8: Brother Jaume, the boon Flair gave you before finally fades. What do you do?

Risi on deck, Vilma in the hole ...

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Risi Nairgon: 25. Rapier and wand of invisibility in hand. Displacement til R8T25. Adhesive spittle til R9T20. FAILED vs. St. Dorn's charm.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
Vilma: 20. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min).
Winter: 19. Deathwatch for 30 min. Dagger in hand. Gentle Rest domain power active on hand.
St. Dorn: 12. Light on warhammer (stowed).
Brother Jaume: 8. Quarterstaff in hand.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.

DEAD/ OOC
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks.

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R2T8: Brother Jaume will move up next to Winter; ready for whatever happens.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T25: "What do you want, old man?" Risi calls out to the man standing on the table while she is seemingly ready to cause harm. "You and your friends made a nuisance here, and I've been asked to assassinate you. Maybe I let an old chowderhead like you go, and I'd be fine with that if go you did ... from Thrushmoor, and bother no more about this place. Just you, though. Your metal-skinned bitch here is gonna' die for hitting me like that."

R3T20: Vilma, what do you do? Do you delay, ready, or act?

Winter on deck, St. Dorn in the hole ...

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Risi Nairgon: 25. Rapier and wand of invisibility in hand. Displacement til R8T25. Adhesive spittle til R9T20. FAILED vs. St. Dorn's charm.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
Vilma: 20. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min).
Winter: 19. Deathwatch for 30 min. Dagger in hand. Gentle Rest domain power active on hand.
St. Dorn: 12. Light on warhammer (stowed).
Brother Jaume: 8. Quarterstaff in hand.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.

DEAD/ OOC
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks.

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R3T20: "You stay there for now!" Vilma snarls as she readies an attack in case Risi is faking her parley.

R3T19: Winter delays ...

R3T12: "Let me put it to you another way," says St. Dorn. "You have killed one of ours. Individually, you are more capable than any single one of us. But you have two clerics, an inquisitor, and a saint of good gods. We have the ability to consistently heal each other at a rate that outstrips your ability to harm. You may kill another one, or even two of us. But in the end you will be killed, and there are those of us who will still survive. Is your mission to kill as many as possible before dying yourself? If so, then continue to fight. But if not, then take your win of one dead and be gone from here with your life intact, and the rest of us with ours."

R3T8: Brother Jaume, what do you do?

Risi on deck, Vilma in the hole, Winter delaying ...

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Risi Nairgon: 25. Rapier and wand of invisibility in hand. Displacement til R8T25. Adhesive spittle til R9T20. FAILED vs. St. Dorn's charm.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
Vilma: 20. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min). READIED to attack if Risi does anything other than talking.
Winter: 19. Deathwatch for 30 min. Dagger in hand. Gentle Rest domain power active on hand. DELAYING ...
St. Dorn: 12. Light on warhammer (stowed).
Brother Jaume: 8. Quarterstaff in hand.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.

DEAD/ OOC
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks.

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R3T8: Brother Jaume readies to act if the assassin attacks.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T26-25: Risi takes a few long seconds to consider St. Dorn's words, and then says, "Agreed! I have killed one in Hastur's name, and Melisenn will be happy for it."

She then withdraws - but not before Vilma attempts a clumsy attack against her - and then down and around the end of the hallway, and you hear her footsteps fast moving downstairs.

R4T19: Winter drops her effect and immediately kneels down and tends to Flair.

R4T12: St. Dorn says, "I will make sure she heads out. Vilma, just let her go. Don't attack again or we risk losing the charm, and everyone is in peril for want of blood." He then heads downstairs.

R4T8: Brother Jaume, what do you do?

Vilma on deck, Risi in the hole ...

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Vilma: 26. Light on morningstar, shield readied. STR Mutagen (40 min).
Risi Nairgon: 25. Rapier and wand of invisibility in hand. Displacement til R8T25. Adhesive spittle til R9T20. FAILED vs. St. Dorn's charm.
* DEX Mutagen (70 min). Shield (7 min). Cat's grace (7 min). Fox' cunning (7 min).
Winter: 19. Deathwatch for 30 min. Dagger in hand. Gentle Rest domain power active on hand. DELAYING ...
St. Dorn: 12. Light on warhammer (stowed).
Brother Jaume: 8. Quarterstaff in hand.
* Silver dagger on floor of sitting room.

DEAD/ OOC
Flair: 21.5. Loaded crossbow in hand.
** Weakened: A character whose health is weakened by Constitution poison takes a –2 penalty on all Fortitude saves and Constitution checks.