[19:02] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:02] <Raoul> ((brb, nature calls.))
[19:03] <GM|> *The party is on the second 'floor' of the dungeon, such as it is, and have just passed through their first room, one with spikes on the floor, and updrafts if multiple people enter the room.
[19:03] <GM|> *Now they are in a long corridor with open Iron Maidens set into the alcoves.
[19:03] * Yuki` keeps frowning at the things.
[19:04] <GM|> *Yuki sees some sharp points gleam in the light from the party.
[19:04] <Raoul> ((back))
[19:04] <Aislinn> (( ...we're in The Cube? ))
[19:04] <Aislinn> (( ;-; I suck at math. ))
[19:04] <Raoul> "Whoever built this place enjoys spikes far too much. But I suppose I should not complain..."
[19:05] <GM|> *There are only two obvious exits from here, one behind, and one ahead.
[19:05] * Yuki` keeps an eye out for any more traps.
[19:05] * Aislinn figures heading in the opposite direction they came from works.
[19:06] <GM|> ((Roll awareness then))
[19:06] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:06] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[19:07] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 5.))
[19:07] * Aislinn is a little twitchy and on edge, half expecting a poison dart. "I feel like Indiana Jones."
[19:07] <Yuki`> "...the, uh... torture things have scratch marks on them."
[19:07] <Aislinn> "...I sincerely hope there are no huge boulders."
[19:08] <Yuki`> "Leading up to the corridor."
[19:08] <Aislinn> "On the other hand, huge boulders might be better than iron maidens."
[19:08] <Yuki`> "We'd better be really careful where we step."
[19:09] <GM|> ((So, what are you guys going to do, aside from oggle the scenery?))
[19:09] <Aislinn> "Yes."  She looks at the floor as she continues on.  Anything out of place?
[19:09] <GM|> ((Awareness from all who are looking for bad things.))
[19:09] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[19:10] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 39 ( Total: 39 )
[19:10] * Raoul can't think of anything better to do, so he'll take a close look at things too.
[19:10] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:10] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[19:10] <Raoul> ((Awareness 66.))
[19:10] <Yuki`> ((That include me, again?))
[19:10] <GM|> ((No))
[19:10] <Yuki`> ((Ah, okay.))
[19:11] <GM|> *The corridor does seem to be shorter the farther along you go.  Like every step takes you ten closer to the other end.
[19:11] * Clotho has joined #i-demon
[19:12] * Aislinn has quit IRC (Killed (NickServ (GHOST command used by Clotho)))
[19:12] * Clotho is now known as Aislinn
[19:12] * Raoul sighs. "I am truly out of my element here. No water, and things that try to kill you but cannot be killed themselves..."
[19:13] <Aislinn> (( I passed by 17 on Awareness. >.< ))
[19:13] * Raoul watches Aislinn as she advances down the corridor... too quickly? "Anything yet?"
[19:13] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:13] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 9 ( Total: 9 )
[19:14] <Uileam> (Late crit ftw?)
[19:14] <Aislinn> "Nothing out of the ordinary...well, by this place's definition of 'ordinary.'"
[19:14] <Yuki`> "That definition doesn't seem to leave much out."
[19:15] <Aislinn> "Yes, well, that's our bad luck."
[19:15] * Aislinn continues on ahead, relaxing only a little.
[19:15] <Uileam> "Some of the points seem a bit dull... whether by age or prior use, I don't know, but I suspect the latter."
[19:15] <Aislinn> "Not comforting..."
[19:16] <Yuki`> "Not at all."
[19:16] <GM|> ((You guys rady to advance?))
[19:16] <Raoul> ((As soon as she's all the way at the other end, sure. >.>))
[19:17] <Yuki`> ((I can't think of anything else, so yeah.))
[19:17] <Aislinn> (( X ))
[19:18] <Raoul> ((X indeed. >.>))
[19:18] <GM|> *The party far-to-quickly reaches the end of the corridor, where they are met by a simple wooden door.  It is slightly ajar.
[19:19] <GM|> *You can't really see through the crack, save that the other side does appear lighted.
[19:19] * Aislinn looks the door over for traps.
[19:20] <GM|> ((Awareness/Traps))
[19:20] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[19:20] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 7 ( Total: 7 )
[19:20] <Aislinn> (( Traps at 60 ))
[19:21] <Yuki`> ((Did you critle- aww, but still.))
[19:21] <Raoul> ((Still handy!))
[19:22] * Aislinn puts her hand on the door and jerks it hard to open it.
[19:22] <GM|> ((It pushes))
[19:22] <Aislinn> (( There's no hand push/pull sign. >.> ))
[19:22] * Aislinn pushes it hard then, putting her shoulder in it.
[19:23] <GM|> ((It was ajar away from you, into the other room))
[19:23] <Aislinn> (( *handy))
[19:23] <GM|> *SPLASH!  Aislinn is dumped on by a wooden bucket that falls from above.  She is wet, but no worse for the wear.
[19:23] * Yuki` blinks.
[19:23] <GM|> *A very familair voice can be heard giggling from somewhere ahead and behind.
[19:23] * Aislinn stiffens and looks shocked...then really annoyed.
[19:23] <Aislinn> "...what are you, twelve?"
[19:24] <Yuki`> "...that's probably Aede.  Least, I hope."
[19:24] <Raoul> "...I, for one, like this new kind of trap."
[19:25] * Aislinn takes the opportunity to wring out her shirt while grumbling. "So glad that she's kept her sense of humor in all this." That last sentence was dripping with sarcasm.
[19:25] <Uileam> "Better than a gun."
[19:26] <GM|> *Now that the door is open, you can see that the center of the room is dominated by an ornate fountain, with clear water running through it.  Far above you, in the vaulted ceiling, a single window casts light on the fountain.  All in all, the effect is very pretty.  You can also guess where the water came from.
[19:27] <Aislinn> "Ok, so Aede?  You here?"
[19:27] * Aislinn steps toward the fountain, looking for anyone hiding in the shadows.
[19:27] <GM|> *Silence, save for the sounds of water.  There are no real shadows as the light is reflected in all directions.  You can see another exit a bit to your left.
[19:28] <Yuki`> "I guess we go left?"
[19:28] * Raoul goes to the fountain, smells it, tastes a hint of it.
[19:29] * Aislinn runs a hand through her short hair and nods. "Yes."
[19:29] <GM|> *The water is fresh and cool, reflecting the sunlight from above.
[19:29] <GM|> *You'd almost say it was pure.
[19:29] <Raoul> "Hm. Filtered through the earth... I suppose whatever moves the rooms moves the pipes too."
[19:31] <GM|> *Now that you're closer, you see the fountain appears to be well moulded plastic, not stone or another natural material.
[19:31] <Yuki`> "I hope so..."  Yuki looks at the fountain.  "...that's wierd."
[19:31] * Raoul happens to tap the fountain after tasting the water. "Is this... Earth material?"
[19:31] * Aislinn approaches. "...plastic?"
[19:32] <GM|> *It's plastic alright, but world of origin?  No sign.
[19:32] <Aislinn> "Why make a fountain out of plastic?"
[19:32] <Raoul> "Curious. I doubt Azrag Biet or Refulgo could build this today, let alone an ancient civilization... But obviously, someone did."
[19:34] <Yuki`> "Wouldn't be the first time ancient people made some amazing stuff."
[19:34] <GM|> *A cloud passes over the distant window, casting a temporary shadow over the room.
[19:35] <Aislinn> "Huh, I thought we were underground."
[19:35] <Raoul> "We should be under a mountain. Unless we have gone up by descending stairs."
[19:36] <Raoul> "How many laws of the universe can one underground complex break?"
[19:36] * Aislinn looks to see if she can look out the window.
[19:36] <Aislinn> "I'm not sure I want to find out."
[19:36] * Yuki` shrugs. "We've probably gotten rid of logic a long time ago."
[19:36] <GM|> *It's over 50 feet above the ground, yet big enough to allow plenty of light in.
[19:37] <Aislinn> "Well, should we head on to the next part?  Plastic fountain is exciting and all but it's not telling us much."
[19:38] * Yuki` nods. "Yeah."
[19:38] * Aislinn heads to the door on the left then.
[19:38] <GM|> !roll 5d100
[19:38] <Highwind>  GM| - 5d100: 14, 25, 59, 58, 10 ( Total: 166 )
[19:38] <GM|> ((notenotenote))
[19:38] <Aislinn> (( I don't like those rolls. ;-; ))
[19:39] <Raoul> ((I see a critical in there. Hoo boy.))
[19:40] * Raoul leaves last, sorry to leave the clean-flowing water behind.
[19:40] <GM|> *You enter the next corridor, a twisty-curvy one, that goes up and down at random points as well.  You get the general feeling that you're not going anywhere in particular.
[19:40] <Yuki`> "...ugh."
[19:40] * Uileam hms and makes a note to get some of the plastic next time through.
[19:40] <GM|> *You keep going.
[19:41] <GM|> !roll 3d100
[19:41] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d100: 3, 2, 83 ( Total: 88 )
[19:41] <Aislinn> "Well at least we're not in a vehicle.
[19:41] <GM|> ((Eek))
[19:41] <Yuki`> "Small favors, really."
[19:41] <GM|> *Part of the corridors become very thin, requireing you to advance, squeezing through, one at a time.
[19:41] <GM|> ((Awareness, from all))
[19:41] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 54 ( Total: 54 )
[19:42] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 39 ( Total: 39 )
[19:42] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 63 ( Total: 63 )
[19:42] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 13.))
[19:42] <Aislinn> (( Under by 17. ))
[19:42] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 11 ( Total: 11 )
[19:42] <Uileam> (Pass by bunches.  87, I do believe.)
[19:43] * Uileam points to the wall.  "We're not welcome."
[19:43] <Uileam> (There's an arrow pointing the way we came.)
[19:43] * Aislinn stops and points to an arrow etched into the wall. "This says we go back the other way."
[19:43] <GM|> *Odd, because there was no other way to go except forward, and back to the fountain room.
[19:44] * Yuki` looks at both. "...I didn't see either of those."
[19:44] * Raoul didn't either, but he won't doubt it. "Do we want to listen to the walls?"
[19:44] <Aislinn> "Well, there was only one way to go, but...this place changes, maybe we'll find something other than a plastic fountain."
[19:44] <Raoul> "...And we are liable to be squished if this corridor continues to shrink."
[19:45] <GM|> ((It's not squishing, just some points were thinner than others.))
[19:45] <Yuki`> "It's worth a try, at least."
[19:46] <Raoul> ((Oh. Well, still.))
[19:46] <GM|> ((Well?  Forward or backward?))
[19:47] <Aislinn> "Let's go back to the fountain and see if there's something we missed."
[19:47] * Yuki` nods and follows Aislinn/Uileam.
[19:47] <Raoul> "Agreed." *scoot scoot*
[19:47] * Uileam heads back and slices off a piece of that plastic now that he has the chance.
[19:47] <GM|> *As you retreat, the first turn (a right for those trying to keep track) opens onto a small greco-roman style room.
[19:48] <GM|> *It's about 30 feet square, with pillairs 10 feet high every 5 feet, for a 5 by 5 internal grid.
[19:48] <Raoul> "This is new."
[19:48] <GM|> *You can hear a sound coming from inside the room
[19:48] <Uileam> (Just kidding.)
[19:49] <Yuki`> "Yeah, it is.  I really don't like this place."
[19:50] <Aislinn> "...but at least it directed us here?"
[19:50] <Raoul> "It did. So perhaps we are supposed to get somewhere? Whether that somewhere is where we want to be is another matter."
[19:50] <Yuki`> "Well, then I guess we keep following its directions for now."
[19:51] <Aislinn> "What if Aede is leading us? ...nah, silly thought."
[19:51] <GM|> *From the shadows, the sound keeps up.  It almost sounds like someone sobbing...
[19:51] * Yuki` shrugs. "Not that sill..."
[19:51] * Yuki` tries to find the source of the sound.
[19:52] * Aislinn starts walking toward the sound, slowly and quietly, her hands on the hilt of her knives.
[19:52] <GM|> *Yuki steps in a little bit, and the source comes clear.  A older male soldier, in the Jord uniform, is curled up on the floor, crying, face covered.
[19:52] * Raoul sees others go to investigate the sobbing; he watches their backs. He'd be more surprised if what or whoever is sobbing *didn't* try to kill them.
[19:53] * Yuki` stops when he sees the guy. "...hello?"
[19:53] <GM|> *The soldier keeps sobbing...
[19:53] * Yuki` steps a little closer. "What's your name?"
[19:54] <GM|> *The soldier looks up at Yuki, fear in his eyes..!
[19:55] * Yuki` holds her hands up. "I'm not here to hurt you, sir."
[19:55] <Yuki`> "We're trying to find a way through this place, too."
[19:55] <GM|> "AIEEE!" The soldier starts to scrable away.  "[KEEP AWAY!]"
[19:55] <Aislinn> (( What language is that? ))
[19:56] <GM|> ((Jord/Russian))
[19:56] * Raoul looks back, behind the group. Anything big and nasty suddenly pop up?
[19:57] <GM|> *Raoul looks for something mean and nasty to pop out, but he doesn't see anything...
[19:58] <Yuki`> "Can anyone speak his language?"
[19:59] <GM|> *The soldier is still backing up, now he has a sword in his hand...
[19:59] * Yuki` stops moving forward, her hands still up.
[20:00] <GM|> ((Doesn't Nikolai speak Russian?  Lemme check...))
[20:01] <GM|> ((Hrm.  Nope.))
[20:01] <Aislinn> "He sounds like a Ruskie...nope, Dad had this whole anti-commie thing so he wouldn't let me learn..."
[20:01] <GM|> "[I DON'T WANT TO DIE!]"
[20:02] <Aislinn> "Hey, take it easy, pal."  She raises her hands from her weapons to try to look non-threatening.
[20:02] <Yuki`> "At the least, everyone keep your hands away from your weapons."
[20:02] * Yuki` will try to say "We do not mean to harm you" again, this time in Hino. Then in Etoile.
[20:03] <GM|> *He responds in Etoile.  "Demons!  Tricksters!  You won't get me again!"
[20:03] <GM|> !roll 1d5 1d100
[20:03] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d5: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[20:03] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[20:03] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 24
[20:03] <GM|> !roll 2d8+90
[20:03] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d8+90: 3, 8 ( Total: 101 )
[20:04] * Yuki` responds in Etoile. "I am not a trickster! We got sent in to find your team, and someone else at the bottom of this place."
[20:04] * Raoul has turned to watch the lunatic now, unarmed but considering a Naom Dao.
[20:04] <GM|> *He throws his sword at Ulieam, where it strikes for (101, Arm) damage, before he rushes away, back the way you came
[20:04] <Raoul> ((Ouch.))
[20:04] * Yuki` is going to try to tackle the guy.
[20:04] <Aislinn> "What was that about not reaching for *our* weapons?"
[20:05] * Aislinn will take off after the guy...unless Yuki gets there first.
[20:06] <GM|> *He drops a smoke Bomb as he runs, and you all miss where he goes.  Although it seems that he did drop an extra Smoke Bomb in his rush.
[20:06] <Uileam> "Some people..." he mutters.
[20:07] <Yuki`> "..." Yuki says a little profanity in Hino, then gives a Potion to Uileam for his wound.
[20:07] * Aislinn coughs and groans. "Damnit!"
[20:07] <Raoul> "What was his problem? What was he afraid of?"
[20:07] <Uileam> (Is the log up from last week?  Apparently my edits didn't take last week.)
[20:08] <Aislinn> "I'd say this place wasn't kind to his mind."
[20:08] <Yuki`> "He thought we were some sort of demons... he was ranting about hoe we wouldn't get him again."
[20:08] <GM|> ((Ah, I don't think I sent the log out...))
[20:08] <Aislinn> "So this place made him crazy?"
[20:09] <Aislinn> "Or there really are demons here."
[20:09] <Yuki`> "I'm not sure which one is worse."
[20:09] <Raoul> "Oh, good. As long as we are clear on the possibilities."
[20:09] <Aislinn> "Neither option is good for us."
[20:09] <GM|> ((I'm sending out the log now))
[20:11] <GM|> ((Sent))
[20:11] <Yuki`> "We try to chase after him... or keep going?  I'm not sure we'll be able to find him after covering his tracks like that."
[20:11] <Yuki`> "Least he left behind an extra bomb."
[20:12] * Raoul shakes his head. "Even if we could, there is no guarantee that we would walk the same passage he did."
[20:12] <Raoul> "If we was what this place wanted us to see, then we have seen it - and I think we should continue."
[20:12] <Aislinn> "Not much choice otherwise."
[20:12] <GM|> *On cue, the familiar gut wrenching of an active shift takes place.
[20:13] * Aislinn finds a wall to brace against and waits for her stomach to cease churning.
[20:14] * Yuki` , also on cue, has to kneel down and keep from barfing.
[20:14] * Aislinn grumbles. "Great."
[20:15] <Raoul> *wretch*
[20:15] <Yuki`> "Ugh... answers... for us."
[20:15] <Yuki`> ((So, anybody want to grab the Smoke bomb, or did I miss someone else getting it?))
[20:16] <GM|> *Once people have settled down, there is a new exit, that was 90' right from the way you came in.  The passage is unfamiliar.
[20:16] <Aislinn> "I guess we go this way then."
[20:16] <Raoul> "...And our choices are given us."
[20:18] * Yuki` slowly gets up, and grabs the Smoke Bomb. "Might as well keep going... ugh." Yuki starts to head to that new passage.
[20:18] <Raoul> ((brb))
[20:18] * Aislinn follows behind Yuki.
[20:18] <GM|> *The new passage appears short, there's a door to the left, but it also continnues onward to a right-leg.
[20:19] * Yuki` will look at the left door, then if nothing seems wrong, open it.
[20:19] <Raoul> ((back))
[20:19] <GM|> ((Awareness for those by the door))
[20:20] <Raoul> "Do not separate. If we lose line of sight, we may be forced into separate groups."
[20:20] * Raoul is at the corner for just that reason.
[20:20] * Aislinn stays close to Yuki. Gotta watch out for the old folks.
[20:20] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[20:20] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 89 ( Total: 89 )
[20:20] <Aislinn> (( Fail by forty. ))
[20:20] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:20] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 21 ( Total: 21 )
[20:20] <Yuki`> ((Succeed by 39.))
[20:20] <Aislinn> "Looks like a door to me."
[20:21] <Yuki`> ((29, sorry.))
[20:21] <Yuki`> "thick door, wooden handle.  Don't see much else."  Wuki grabs the handle and slowly opens the door.
[20:22] <GM|> ((-Wuki +Yuki))
[20:22] <Aislinn> (( Yuki is from Endor? ))
[20:22] <Yuki`> ((...yes, right, Yuki. >_< ))
[20:23] <GM|> *Yuki gets a blast of dry heat to the face.  The other side of the door is an inferno!
[20:23] <Yuki`> "Gah!"  Yuki immediately starts to close the door.
[20:23] <Aislinn> "...lose your eyebrows?"
[20:23] <GM|> !roll 1d10+40
[20:23] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d10+40: 7 ( Total: 47 )
[20:23] <GM|> *Yuki takes 47, Fire damage before the door closes properly.
[20:24] <Yuki`> ((No MARM?))
[20:24] <GM|> ((Nope))
[20:24] <Uileam> "At least they share the love."
[20:24] <Raoul> ((Ouch.))
[20:24] <Yuki`> ((HP: 157/206, SoS: 51))
[20:25] <Aislinn> "Well then, I guess we're heading this way," she points the other way.
[20:25] * Yuki` does look a bit injured by the heat. "No, but that really hurt." *cough* "And I guess we are."
[20:26] <Aislinn> "Sorry, left my aloe vera back in my tent."
[20:26] * Yuki` starts heading the other way.
[20:26] <Raoul> "Maybe it is a mis-placed room?"
[20:26] <GM|> Around the right-corner is a quick left, and hard sounds, like a steam engine going off...
[20:26] <Yuki`> "Or exactly placed."
[20:27] <Aislinn> "...could it be whatever's controlling the shifts?"
[20:27] <Raoul> "A steam-powered mountain? I could believe it."
[20:27] <Yuki`> "If it is, I hope we can smash it without any problems."
[20:28] <GM|> *As you turn the corner there appears before you, a 40-50 foot corridor, with irregular, but constant heads of steam billowing out of various orificies.
[20:28] <GM|> ((HP checks from all of you?))
[20:28] <Yuki`> ((HP: 157/206, SoS: 51))
[20:28] <Aislinn> (( full 290/290 ))
[20:28] <Raoul> ((IIRC I'm at full.))
[20:29] <Raoul> ((((255/255))
[20:29] <GM|> ((You healed up since combat?  As I know HP/MP wasn't restored at the end of the last session.))
[20:29] <Raoul> ((Ah. Then I must've not written it down. You said last night's log is up?))
[20:30] <GM|> ((Yes.))
[20:30] <Uileam> (192 HP)
[20:30] <Raoul> ((178/255 then.))
[20:30] <Uileam> (192/323 HP, 148/243 MP)
[20:32] <GM|> *The steam gives no indication that it's letting up anytime soon, although you think there might be a vague pattern.
[20:32] * Yuki` tries to concentrate on the pattern, or look for something that seems like it controls the steam.
[20:32] <Aislinn> "I don't expect we can get through without some steam burns."
[20:33] <GM|> ((Traps or Awareness with a +20 penalty))
[20:33] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:33] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 24 ( Total: 24 )
[20:33] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:33] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 99 ( Total: 99 )
[20:33] <Yuki`> ((Botch. >_< ))
[20:34] <Uileam> (Pass Awareness by 48 with mod.)
[20:34] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:34] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 79 ( Total: 79 )
[20:34] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[20:34] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 36 ( Total: 36 )
[20:34] <Aislinn> (( ..wait, penalty? ))
[20:34] <Raoul> ((Awareness 66))
[20:34] <Aislinn> (( Then you mean -20, i think. ))
[20:34] <Aislinn> (( Either way, I've got 60 in Traps, so without any mod, I'm under by 24. ))
[20:34] <Yuki`> "...I don't have a clue."
[20:34] <GM|> *Those who pass the roll, think they see some sort of pattern.  There are two problem spots though...
[20:36] <Raoul> ((brb))
[20:36] <GM|> *Both of these spots seems to have near constant streams of steam flowing through them...
[20:36] <Aislinn> "I think I see...well, I can avoid all but a couple of places, I think."
[20:37] <GM|> *You suppose it all comes down to luck to make it through totally safely.
[20:38] <Aislinn> "Luck.  Great."
[20:38] <Uileam> "P'raps the more agile should go first?" he says, nodding to Aislinn.
[20:38] <Aislinn> (( lol at Aislinn being the most agile. >.> ))
[20:39] <GM|> ((She in NINJA.))
[20:39] * Yuki` is going to drink one of her two remaining potions first. ((Did Uileam get the one I gave him?))
[20:39] * Aislinn shrugs. "Oh why not?"
[20:39] <Uileam> (I did.)
[20:39] <Yuki`> ((HP: 194/206, SoS: 51))
[20:39] <Raoul> ((back))
[20:39] * Aislinn steps forward, hesitating to take a breath and see if she can't find a rhythm.
[20:39] <GM|> ((YOu gonna try to get through in one pass then?))
[20:39] <Aislinn> (( Need to roll anything, oh GMy one? ))
[20:39] <Aislinn> (( Yes, Aislinn is daring. :P ))
[20:40] <Aislinn> (( Or stupid...a bit of both. ))
[20:40] <GM|> ((I roll, bwuhahahahaha))
[20:40] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:40] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 70, 92 ( Total: 162 )
[20:40] <Aislinn> (( >.O ))
[20:40] <GM|> Aislinn manages to make it through totally safe and unharmed!
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[20:40] * Django is now known as Nikolai
[20:40] <GM|> ((Hey.))
[20:41] * Uileam tries his luck.  Maybe it'll hold for a change.
[20:41] <Uileam> (Oh hey.  Can I use Divination? >.>)
[20:41] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:41] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 4, 91 ( Total: 95 )
[20:41] <GM|> ((Too late.  :( ))
[20:41] <Nikolai> ((Hey folks, sorry))
[20:41] <Uileam> ( * Uileam go SPLAT.)
[20:41] <Nikolai> ((Had to reset the rotor))
[20:42] <GM|> *Uileam makes a mistake, and dashes headfirst into the first steamhead, but misses the second.
[20:42] <GM|> !roll 3d6+150
[20:42] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+150: 4, 2, 1 ( Total: 157 )
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[20:42] <GM|> ((He takes 157, M.Arm*2 Fire and Water damage.  Yes, that's double the Magic Arm))
[20:43] <Uileam> (104/323 HP, 148/243 MP)
[20:43] * Uileam curses quietly.  "Guess he doesn't always have my back.  Should've guessed as much, really."
[20:44] * Yuki` will try next.
[20:44] <Yuki`> "I really hope this works..."
[20:44] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:44] * Aislinn looks at Uileam's wounds. "...you should get those looked at."
[20:44] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 48, 42 ( Total: 90 )
[20:44] <GM|> (( O_O ))
[20:45] <Uileam> "Soon as we get to a doctor, missy."
[20:45] <GM|> *Yuki screws up, and manages to trip into both steamheads.
[20:45] <GM|> !roll 2#3d6+150
[20:45] <Highwind>  GM| - 2#3d6+150(1): 6, 5, 4 ( Total: 165 )
[20:45] <Highwind>  GM| - 2#3d6+150(2): 1, 2, 4 ( Total: 157 )
[20:45] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 322
[20:45] <GM|> ((That may be enough for a KO, but you do make it to Aislinn and Uileam.
[20:45] <GM|> ))
[20:45] <Nikolai> "... I was studying for a doctorate, but it wasn't medical..."
[20:45] <Aislinn> "Yuki!" She tries to grab for the older woman.
[20:46] <Yuki`> ((HP: 84/206, SoS: 51))
[20:46] * Yuki` is able to make it, although bretty badly burnt.
[20:46] <GM|> ((Nice))
[20:46] <Uileam> (That is some ridiculously high M.ARM.)
[20:46] <Yuki`> ((Yuki has an MARM of 54, thankfully.  So 2x means she resists it well.))
[20:47] <GM|> *This only leaves Nikolai and Raoul behind.
[20:47] * Yuki` winces a lot, and drinks down a Hyper Potion for her many burn wounds. "...not dead yet... too stubborn."
[20:47] <Yuki`> ((HP: 206/206, SoS: 51))
[20:48] <Aislinn> "Right."
[20:48] <Uileam> (You could let me heal you, since I was gonna do a group heal once we all got through.)
[20:49] <Yuki`> ((...whoops.  >_<  Probably too late now, unless I can reverse that.))
[20:49] <GM|> ((Sure.))
[20:49] <GM|> ((So, who's next?))
[20:49] * Nikolai blinks, and Escapes to the other side of the steamvents.
[20:50] <GM|> ((Escape, or teleport?))
[20:50] <Yuki`> ((HP: 84/206, SoS: 51))
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[20:51] * ChanServ sets mode: +o ElementalKnight
[20:51] <GM|> *This leaves Raoul to make the crossing.
[20:52] * ElementalKnight is now known as Raoul
[20:52] <Raoul> ((Did I ping?))
[20:52] <Nikolai> ((Escape is single, and only MAG meters))
[20:52] <GM|> (It would take two castings then to bypass both vents.))
[20:52] <Raoul> ((Do I roll anything?))
[20:52] <GM|> ((I roll))
[20:52] <Aislinn> (( No, your turn to run across. ))
[20:53] * Raoul will cross, then. Here we go.
[20:53] <Aislinn> (( And yes, you did ping. ))
[20:53] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:53] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 47, 49 ( Total: 96 )
[20:53] <Raoul> ((Man, I didn't even see myself ping. And it didn't auto-connect. Dangit.))
[20:53] <GM|> * Raoul screws up like Yuki, and manages to faceplant into both steam vents
[20:53] <GM|> !roll 2#3d6+150
[20:53] <Highwind>  GM| - 2#3d6+150(1): 6, 5, 4 ( Total: 165 )
[20:54] <Highwind>  GM| - 2#3d6+150(2): 2, 3, 4 ( Total: 159 )
[20:54] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 324
[20:54] <GM|> *Raoul takes (324 - 4xMagic Arm, Fire and Water Damage)
[20:55] * Raoul is knocked unconscious from the heat and steam.
[20:55] * Uileam waits for Raoul to stumble through before unsheathing his sword, blowing down the length of his blade before thrusting it into the steam and then swinging it over the party, the water now cool and refreshing instead of scalding. [Healing Wind]
[20:55] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[20:55] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 5, 1 ( Total: 69 )
[20:55] <Raoul> ((188 damage, I had 178 HP.))
[20:55] <Raoul> ((Uh... does that work?))
[20:55] <Uileam> (eff.  get Raoul up first.)
[20:56] <GM|> ((Raoul reaches the far side, only to collapse at the end!
[20:56] <GM|> ))
[20:56] <GM|> *Raoul reaches the far side, only to collapse at the end!
[20:56] <Raoul> ((I have a PD on me if you wanna use that.))
[20:56] <Yuki`> "Damn!"  Yuki uses a Phoenix down on Raoul.
[20:56] <GM|> *Raoul recovers conciousness(sp)!
[20:57] * Raoul coughs. "Ow. So hot."
[20:57] <Uileam> (Now Healing Wind.  I didn't think he'd die from that.)
[20:57] <Yuki`> ((Consciousness))
[20:57] <Raoul> ((I didn't either! Hilarity ensued.))
[20:57] * Uileam does it again, for good measure.  "Stop falling down on me."
[20:57] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[20:57] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 6, 2 ( Total: 71 )
[20:57] <Yuki`> ((HP: 137/206, SoS: 51))
[20:57] <Nikolai> "...I promise to Teleport next time something like that pops up."
[20:57] <Uileam> (140 total healing.)
[20:57] <Yuki`> ((HP: 188/206, SoS: 51))
[20:57] <GM|> ((Everyone recovers 140 HP then, Uileam don't forget to deduct your MP))
[20:58] <Uileam> (244/323 HP, 80/243 MP)
[20:58] <Uileam> (Way ahead of you, unfortunately.)
[20:58] * Raoul will suppliment that with a Hi-Potion.
[20:58] <Raoul> ((and back to full, sans a potion))
[21:00] <GM|> ((Oh, who has those Elixers given to you by Rostov at the beginning of the dungeon?))
[21:00] <Aislinn> (( NOt I. )0
[21:00] <Yuki`> ((I can't remember.))
[21:00] <Raoul> ((Nor I.))
[21:00] <Uileam> (I'll snag one, being the closest thing we have to a healer.)
[21:01] <GM|> ((I know you decided on that back at the time.  Didn't you guys note that on your sheets?))
[21:01] <Yuki`> ((I think I might have grabbed one?  How many were there?))
[21:01] <GM|> ((He gave you two.))
[21:01] <Raoul> ((IIRC there were two. You'd think we'd know who had the ULTIMATE HEALING ITEMS.))
[21:02] <GM|> ((Pen-ultimate.  They weren't Megalixers.))
[21:02] <Uileam> (They're not Megalixirs.)
[21:02] <Uileam> (Out of my head.)
[21:02] <Yuki`> ((Raoul had one.))
[21:02] <Raoul> ((I did?))
[21:02] <Raoul> ((And where's my pedant-off when I need it?))
[21:03] <Yuki`> ((* Raoul will take the last one, then.))
[21:03] <Raoul> ((I guess I will.))
[21:03] <Yuki`> ((I think Yuki has the other one, although it doesn't look like anyone officially claimed it.))
[21:03] <GM|> ((Well, set in stone who has them, people.))
[21:04] <Yuki`> ((So I'm fine with Uileam having it.))
[21:04] <Raoul> ((Just put one down on my sheet on my wiki))
[21:05] <GM|> ((Cool.  Can we advance now?))
[21:05] <Uileam> (Your show, cap'n.)
[21:06] <Raoul> ((Aye aye.))
[21:06] <Yuki`> ((Yeah.  Uileam and Raoul.  Sounds okay with me.))
[21:06] <GM|> *Now that everyone is up and about, you can advance down the rest of the corridor into the next room.
[21:07] <Nikolai> "This place is a pain in the ass, kind of."
[21:07] <Yuki`> "Pain in everything."
[21:07] <Raoul> "*cough* No, it is fully so."
[21:07] <Aislinn> "Like life."
[21:08] <GM|> *This room is *huge*, almost a half kilometer across.  It is a ring, (with a rope fence around) a vast abyssal pit, similar in darkness to the one you passed through to reach this level.  The pathway around the edge, on which you stand, is a good 10 meters across, so no chance of accidentally falling in.
[21:08] <GM|> *There is the sound of rushing wind from the pit
[21:09] <Yuki`> "..."
[21:09] <GM|> *The fence really does look like a safety fence to stop people from accidentally falling in.
[21:10] <Raoul> "Curious that, between the deadly steam vents and spikes, they would have a fence around this particular pit."
[21:10] <Yuki`> "I'll take it."
[21:10] <GM|> *Well, it *is* a big pit.
[21:11] <Yuki`> ((Can we see any other exits?))
[21:11] <GM|> ((Awareness))
[21:11] * Uileam checks the fence.  "Anyone want to jump?"
[21:11] <Nikolai> .roll 1d100
[21:11] <Chessa> Nikolai: 1d100: 71 (71)
[21:11] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:11] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[21:11] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:11] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 30 ( Total: 30 )
[21:11] <Uileam> (Pass by 62.)
[21:12] <Nikolai> ((basspy 1))
[21:12] <Raoul> "I imagine not."
[21:12] <GM|> *Uileam can spot an exit in the distance - almost on the opposite side of the pit.
[21:12] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[21:12] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 36 ( Total: 36 )
[21:12] <Aislinn> (( Under by 20. ))
[21:13] <Uileam> "We gotta get over there somehow."
[21:13] * Uileam points.
[21:13] <Yuki`> "Well, we can see if we can go around the whole way."
[21:14] <GM|> *There appears to be no obstruction to simply walking around the edge of the pit, save time and distance.
[21:15] * Yuki` sighs to herself and starts walking. "This is going to take a while..."
[21:15] <Aislinn> "I've got time so long as we don't die."
[21:15] <Aislinn> (( Sorry, got distracted. >.< ))
[21:16] <GM|> *It takes about an hour, but you can all safely get to the other side.  It's very boring.
[21:16] <Nikolai> "Good god."
[21:16] * Yuki` yawns. "Better than the steam, at least."
[21:17] <GM|> *You see the other exit in the distance, wel before you get there.  It is an ornate stone semi-circle, set flush into the wall.
[21:18] <GM|> *The party gets there, and you can see through into a hall, lined with statues.  They look like Galka, from what you've heard of what they all looked like.
[21:19] <Aislinn> "So I guess this is, like, ancient history stuff?"
[21:19] <Raoul> "Or a signature on the place?"
[21:19] <Yuki`> "I guess it is."
[21:20] <GM|> *You all are standing still in the pit 'room', not yet crossed the threshold into the hall with the statues
[21:20] <Nikolai> "It's all very interesting."
[21:21] <Yuki`> "Might as well keep going."
[21:22] <GM|> *You enter the room, and hidden lights around the statues light up, casting each in a well defined glow.  There appears to be writing on the bases of each statue.
[21:23] * Yuki` will try to look at some of the writing.
[21:23] * Nikolai checks to see if he can read it.
[21:23] <Raoul> "I wish I had brought some paper and coal... We could preserve some of this for later study."
[21:23] <GM|> *None of you can.  Infact, trying to read it results in a headache and the words stating to blurr.
[21:24] * Yuki` grumbles and rubs her head.
[21:24] <GM|> ((You did pick up 'general supplies' before you began, I can suppose you can include those in there.  But enough for one or two statues, not all twenty.))
[21:24] <Nikolai> "Guh."
[21:25] * Aislinn isn't trying to read it. She's busy looking for something to jump from the ceiling or some other strange thing to happen.
[21:26] <Raoul> ((Fair enough!))
[21:26] <GM|> *Aislinn is pleasently surprised when nothing does.
[21:26] <Raoul> ((And more than I espected. But I guess, walking into an archeological death trap, those'd be standard-ish, at least, so yay.))
[21:26] * Raoul then remembers he *has* some of those, so he tries to get a rubbing or two. Unfortunately, there's only so much coal can record...
[21:27] <GM|> *As you approach the middle, a door opens at the far end, and you can see stairs leading down.
[21:27] <GM|> ((THere are 20.  Pick 2.))
[21:29] <Raoul> ((Hm. Do any look like architects, or otherwise are distinct from the others?))
[21:29] <GM|> *The statues appear to be relatively uniform in style, but the dress changes from one to another.
[21:30] <GM|> *They are in various 'heroic' poses, if your cultures are any indication.
[21:30] * Raoul will choose those that looks to be the most 'in command', then.
[21:33] * Yuki` keeps rubbing her forehead and waiting for Raoul to finish.
[21:34] * Raoul finishes, and wipes the dust off his hands. "Apologies. For all the trouble we have gone through, a souviner seemed appropriate."
[21:35] <GM|> *Raoul is ready, does anyone else have anything they want to do?
[21:35] <Raoul> ((indeed. Also BRB))
[21:36] <Yuki`> ((Not really here, no.))
[21:36] <Uileam> (I'm good.)
[21:37] <Aislinn> (( Don't ahve anything for Aislinn, no. ))
[21:37] * Nikolai is good
[21:38] <GM|> *Before you lays the door at the end of the hall of statues.  You see stairs leading straight down, a moist wind drafts upwards.
[21:39] <Raoul> ((back. Sorry for all the BRBs; been gaming in the living room and it's distracting.))
[21:39] * Yuki` puts her hand in front of the air for a moment. "That's strange..."
[21:39] <GM|> *The wind feels almost... alive?
[21:39] <Raoul> "?"
[21:40] <Yuki`> "...really strange."
[21:40] <Aislinn> "Is it any stranger than anything else here?"
[21:40] <Aislinn> "At least I don't think this will burn the flesh from our bones."
[21:40] <Nikolai> "Not really."
[21:40] <GM|> *From the distant bottom, you think you hear a voice call out - an unknown one - "come"
[21:40] <Nikolai> "In a sense, this place IS alive..."
[21:40] <Aislinn> "..."
[21:40] <Aislinn> "You were saying?"
[21:40] <Nikolai> "Hmm. Proves it."
[21:41] <Yuki`> "...you're right, it isn't."  Yuki pauses.  "Yeah, pretty much."
[21:41] <Raoul> "And now the complex itself speaks to us. Maybe it can tell us where Ms. Kierly is."
[21:42] * Aislinn starts walking down toward the voice.
[21:42] * Raoul starts down the steps. He's a little fed up with all the craziness, and is ready to insert a sword into whatever causes it.
[21:42] * Yuki` follows Aislinn closely.
[21:42] <GM|> *You find the stairs quite easy to descend.  No tricks, traps or unpleasentness meet you as you keep going down.  "come" repeats a couple times as you descend even further.
[21:43] <Nikolai> "Demanding, isn't it."
[21:44] <Raoul> "I think it would be more worrisome if it said 'please'."
[21:45] <Aislinn> "At least it isn't shouting profanities."
[21:45] <Raoul> ((Is that an Exorcism reference?))
[21:45] <GM|> *You get to a huge landing, leading into a vaulting stone, mud and clay chamber.  At the other side is a pool of water, with a figure covered in mud curled up on their side in the middle.  At the edge of the water is bulky figure, back to you.  "Come" it says.
[21:46] <Nikolai> "..."
[21:46] <Yuki`> "..."
[21:47] * Yuki` looks at the others.
[21:47] <Uileam> (I gotta bounce shortly.  Got to be on campus in a little over six hours.)
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[21:47] <Aislinn> "Hi...don't suppose you'll give us a name?"
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[21:47] * Cala is now known as Uileam
[21:48] <Raoul> ((DRAMATIC PAUSE))
[21:48] <GM|> *The figure turns, a slow wobble.  The Qu looks at you, tounge touching the mud beneath it.  "I am Gaia."
[21:48] <GM|> *** LOG END ***