Are there more bats that need to be killed or have they left?

Oh, I forgot about them. Thanks for reminding me.

The reduce spells will last 35 minutes.  I cannot end it unless a dispel magic is cast on them (which I don't have).

Heath, where did me an Mal scout out? Towards the cave in I assume, and met up with this new player before actually getting to the cave in?

You guys scouted out the area that is currently revealed on the map.

I was under the impression Donovan was still little. If Heath wants to just say it wore off early or something, that's fine by me, but it is a call that I cannot make.

Being reduced doesn't impact you as much as I thought it would.  I considered that using this spell on a giant would really help, but upon reading it I doubt I will ever bother.

Here is a snippet of the spell description:
"A creature's hit points, Armor Class, and attack rolls do not change, but damage rolls increase proportionately with size.
For example, a fighter at 160% normal size hits with his long sword and rolls a 6 for damage. The adjusted damage roll is 10 (that is, 6 x 1.6 = 9.6, rounded up). Bonuses due to Strength, class, and magic are not altered."

Being that I'm 7th he is reduced 70%.  So for any damage rolls he makes he must apply .3 to the roll.  But this is only for weapon damage, his strength bonus and magic bonus still apply.

It only lasts about a half hour, so I figure you guys will wait around, make sure they have some food and water and are feeling up to traveling again, test the rocks to make sure they have all settled, etc.  Then the time will have passed and they will be back to normal size.

Fair enough. All I knew was that the rocks had fallen into the trough, had made a lot of noise, and that we wanted to get moving.

are there any exits? the map inplies an east exit

Yes, there is an east exit

i'm guessing our marching order so far is:
leo
borimer/hatchman
kahan/shae
shapfren/tahldar
donovan/mal?
we need the rest, or changes if this is wrong

Shapfren wants to be closer to Borimer. Don't take me wrong, I'm moderately squishy but I'm also high on ears, you want me closer to the scout ahead so I can hear him whenever he gets in trouble or when he comes back
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do any of the tunnels slope up that we can tell?

The hashmarks on the tunnels generally indicate slopes.  It is difficult to tell about the southeast tunnel since it is high above you, but it looks like it has a slight bump and then might slope down.

Is there a passage continuing on east?  I see the one going SE that is 30' off the ground, but it is not clear to me if there might be a way to keep going east as the map edge is inconclusive.

No, there's no way to go east.  That's just my bad editing.

I believe Health said we could have simply waited for the reduce spells to wear off, so no I don't believe you are small Donovan.

Shouldn't Shae be in the same thread as me now?

She is, but as I told you, you can post in the main thread for anything you call back to the main group.  If you check the names of those in that thread, you should see her name there.

im sorry, I thought this was mal. is there still a shadow from the north? if so, I would like to edit borimer's action if possible

No, this not Mal.  This is something new entirely, but is now cloaked in darkness to the north, still not in your vision.

I'm sure your characters realize that they are making a lot of noise screaming up and down the crack in the wall, and added to that was the crazy screech of the creature that went throughout the caverns, which seemed to almost be a call or cry for help.

ok, I edited my post for a different Borimer action

Does Kahan believe the Visperillion to be more of an animal creature, or insectoid? Also, does he know if Invisibility to Animals will work on insects?

oops donovan and i posted at the same time, borimer is happy to find the old man instead of the western passages :)