Returning through the Ebon Pillars; again cost 1 oz of silver each..
It has been almost a month (nearly a week at home; a week in T&T world; two weeks searching for a 'magic detector' ) - with Arduin's 25-hr days, slightly fewer 'days' back there.

-can easily drop through the Rock first to get flying carpets etc.[have 3 now]
Despite problems basically best solution.

Unknown distance: could be say 5 days by flying carpet (these are fast)!)
So, 5 rolls on overland travel map.
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In reply to Garek (msg # 1):

First arrival date: 282 of 453-day day year [sometime in summer, 10th of Torzar].

Arduin days - 25 hr just to be annoying.

Want to - be in Talismonde for Midwinter festival in 5 months time.

Before Forgotten Tower: a week there, selling bags/boots on the Rock, rest of week on Rhaelph
-found Sage. [=1]
Most of another week to do Howling Tower; pulled plug w/ Planar travel [petrification]. [=1]
Time at Kelarn, then the Rock and Khosht [buying items]. [=1]
Week in Talismonde + Howling Tower. [=1]
Leave Tower for keep; return from there to T&T world (gearing up etc.) - unlimited Revelation/Omni. Eye items.
Kelarn then return to Talismonde. [=2]
Citadel of Thunder; a week in Talismonde (used portals in the dungeon so 2 weeks). [=2]
Spending: week in T&T universe, Week on the Rock, [=2]
Halls of Beoll-Dur: 2 weeks [=2]
2 weeks in the Nexus and alternate-Nexus (incl 5 days travel time) [=2]

-can't calculate exact hour-of-day arrival since on multiple worlds with unknown (different) time zones.

Total time elapsed since arrival: 14 weeks approx. [=98 days = 94 days Arduin time.]
Gives current day of 376

-can arrive at a reasonable time using the 'Time Piece' to track.



16:45, Today: Garek rolled 5 using 1d100.  2nd Ring of Before available (50%)?
Extreme yes; buying 3 of these.
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Location - valley is 'within the mountains of madness'. Not shown on main kingdom map.
Ardaemus' tower's location relatively known, however (just not mapped on known maps).
"Death Hart" overland map inconsistent (irreconcilable) with known Arduin maps.


Maybe to the east (---->) of the plateau of forever?
Further up since cold/mountainous (if northern hemisphere assumed).

22:18, Today: Garek rolled 4,11,10,4,11 using d12,d12,d12,d12,d12.  Overland encounters.
22:20, Today: Garek rolled 7 using 1d12.  Encounter day 2.
22:21, Today: Garek rolled 6 using 1d12.  encounter day 5.

-potential to encounter things at night but probably not these (water sprite; mercenaries easily noticed/avoided and who would also be camping at night).

-moving onto 'local overland map': coming in between mountains to between Dragon's blood marsh/Dim Doom Forest.
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22:34, Today: Garek rolled 49 using 1d100.  10% chance - Silver Slyth.
22:40, Today: Garek rolled 75 using 1d100.  chance of black fog - 80%.
22:40, Today: Garek rolled 55 using 1d100.  chance of kraken.
[good news - was either 10% or 50%]

Landing - encounter for immediately outside.

22:45, Today: Garek rolled 8 using 1d8.  local encounter.
"Red Rot" contracted by ?
22:46, Today: Garek rolled 3 using 1d8.  Party member.

22:49, Today: Garek rolled 15 using 4d6.  roll damage.
-'cure disease' can fix (spores of the red lotus on the wind)


22:51, Today: Garek rolled 15 using 3d6+3.  Staff of curing.
Circumnavigating.
Randomly choosing: rear entrance (opposite double entrance), and going in.
[theoretically: statistically most people will go in front two entrances so forces more likely concentrated there?]
[Safe!]

ENTRY LEVEL - PAGE 15 in BOOK.

Exploring - LHS is explores few rooms near to exit - sage mapping. Gets to Room 1 (using telepathy, life force detector, Revelation staff, magic analyzer). And Helm of Brilliance before going through any doors.
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Time Shift/DD recon:

Gorswampus
AC 5, HD 8 to 10, Dex 12 to 16, 2 claws d10 to 2d8, bite d8 to d10,
both claws - 50% of 'hug' for 2d8 to 4d6 or 20% kick d10 to d12. Can also throw. Centaur-gorilla.

Up to date figures:

Gaynor - Dex 30
Harcourt - Dex 22
Garek - Dex 20
Antaeus - Dex 19
Drax - Dex 19
Marsa Dex 18 [suede gloves?]
Lynn - Dex 11


Attack/damage compiled:

Harcourt - battleaxe of speed +3 [+13, d8+5+4d6]
Dark moon (+2) [+11, 2d4+2+4d6]


Gaynor -
Orodryn - 2 attks, +12, d8+20
sharpness broadsword [indestructible] [+1] [+10, 2d4+2d10+1, 18-19 crit]


Garek
Rod of Lordly Might (+4 battleaxe) - +13, d8+14
Mace "Terror" (+4 to hit) - +12 to hit, 4d8+8 (ignores immunities)



Drax: rapier, 2 attacks, +7, - d6+8.




Lynn: [+4 hit/+8 dmg maul]- +13 to hit - d8+8+4d6,

Or duality - 2 laser pistols +7 to hit, 2d8/2d8,





20:51, Today: Garek rolled 11,5,2,17 using d20,d20,d20,d20.  Harcourt, Garek - #1 gorilla
20:52, Today: Garek rolled 12 using 1d20.  harcourt speed attack.


20:52, Today: Garek rolled 6,4 using d20,d20.  Gaynor #2.

Damage:
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Damage: harcourt hits x3, garek - both,
21:19, Today: Garek rolled 37,23,6,51 using 2d8+27,2d8+10,2d4+2,12d6.  Damage.
! - kills #1.

gaynor - Orodryn only [23 damage, #2]

21:21, Today: Garek rolled 5 using 1d20.  agility roll (15?).

21:20, Today: Garek rolled 56 using 1d100.  fumble.

21:20, Today: Garek rolled 1,15 using d20,d20.  attacks on Gaynor.
21:21, Today: Garek rolled 5 using 1d20.  agility roll (15?).


21:22, Today: Garek rolled 11 using 2d8.  claws.


21:23, Today: Garek rolled 17,12,3,9,13,14,16 using d20,d20,d20,d20,d20,d20,d20.  Harcourt (3), Garek, Gaynor.
-killed; Gaynor regenerates 11 damage in 11 rounds.

search room - revelation.
analyze items.
-using 1 YN question (Harcourt's) to determine if infravision potion is what it says it is - yes.
-drinking immediately.
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Resources used:
Harcourt 1 YN question
Gaynor - portal use.


room 5 - whisper wasps too small for life force detector + probably mindless.
Invisible nest - Gaynor can see as soon as enters the room; also Drax with Amulet of Eyes.





22:06, Today: Garek rolled 4,1,11,11,7 using d12,d12,d12,d12,d12.  wasps.

22:06, Today: Garek rolled 12 using 1d12.  wasp attack.
22:06, Today: Garek rolled 4,1,11,11,7 using d12,d12,d12,d12,d12.  wasps.
Only Harcourt fast enough - kills 2 of 3 wasps.
22:08, Today: Garek rolled 20,3,13 using d20,d20,d20.  Harcourt attacks.
22:09, Today: Garek rolled 13,10 using d20,d20.  wasp attacks. [wouldn't hit any main fighters]
-Drax fireballs nest.

Room 5 - no scouting.

Room 6
undead detected with Helm
Antaeus doing time shift recon (3rd time).
- empty.
suspecting incorporeal undead ? - So far so good.

Using save of "14" vs. scimitar; -1 per 3 levels.
! Should be 2d10 not d20 rolls.
roll of 7 = lowest 35% of results - similar.
explode.


22:22, Today: Garek rolled 17,17 using d20,d20.  Harcourt attack.
22:23, Today: Garek rolled 16,14 using d20,d20.  saving throws.
22:23, Today: Garek rolled 8,30 using 2d8,8d6.  damage.


22:39, Today: Garek rolled 16 using 1d20+7.  bite vs. Harcourt (2d8 + energy drain).
Miss due to Ring of Protection.
Later attacks delayed (staggered).

Room 7 - telepathy finds guy who's crazy

Room 3 - undead (13 zombies).
Recon; dimension door then laser fire through dimension door...lasers a sort of fire so not working...hmm. Regular arrows work. Visibility through fog a problem, except for Drax (amulet of eyes).
Going in through door with scimitars.
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Room 8 - Horragus is mindless, but shows up as 'very big' with life force detector.
Recon - Antaeus comes back looking shaken (30' long alien THING).
Iron chest apparent.

Moving up to Room Two.
Recon - 'slime slug'.
OK lets do it.
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Room Ten - Doomguard (animated armour) - as construct doesn't trigger any sensors; PCs open the door.



23:10, Today: Garek rolled 20 using 4d10.  Damage.

23:09, Today: Garek rolled 17,13 using d20,d20.  attacks on -harcourt.
-10 Yuurk = 10 damage.

Harcourt first (speed) attack.
23:12, Today: Garek rolled 13,18 using d8+5,4d6.  damage.
2nd attack - fumble - roll d100

23:12, Today: Garek rolled 49 using 1d100.  % breakage for Speed weapon (low bad).
23:13, Today: Garek rolled 93 using 1d100.  fumble.
23:14, Today: Garek rolled 91 using 1d100.  magic weapon breakage 25%. - OK.
2nd attack - miss.


23:16, Today: Garek rolled 19,21 using d20+12,d20+10.  Gaynor attacks. [both miss - AC 22]

23:17, Today: Garek rolled 21,17 using d20+13,d20+11.  Garek. - two misses
Drax - friendly fireball - no effect.
23:18, Today: Garek rolled 4 using 1d10.  Nevermiss.
[total damage to 35]



23:20, Today: Garek rolled 8 using 1d20.  Antaeus - control body.
23:20, Today: Garek rolled 8 using 1d20.  Doomguard opposed Str roll. [defender wins tie]
23:23, Today: Garek rolled 18 using 1d20.  Lynn attack.
23:23, Today: Garek rolled 15,19 using d8+8,4d6.  damage.
[total damage to 69]

-teleports behind Lynn and attacks

23:26, Today: Garek rolled 18,16 using d20,d20.  Doomguard attacks.
23:26, Today: Garek rolled 24 using 4d10.  damage.
[after Yuurk: 14 damage to Lynn]

23:26, Today: Garek rolled 1,12,10 using d20,d20,d20.  Harcourt.
23:27, Today: Garek rolled 8 using 1d100.  fumble.
'lose next attack'
23:28, Today: Garek rolled 8 using 1d20.  offhand attack. [miss]

23:29, Today: Garek rolled 10,13 using d20,d20.  Garek. - both hit.
23:29, Today: Garek rolled 36 using 2d8+27.  damage. - killed

23:30, Today: Garek rolled 4,32 using d100,d100.  weapon breakage - rod, weapon breakage - sharpness.
[04 - 14% chance of breakage]

-"Ring of Before" - I think actually shouldn't be able to affect items (retcon).
COULD use the 'time piece' to reset ['themselves' implying no other characters - presumably opponent doesn't 'come back to life' however weird that is.
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Going for broke:
do we want to wait for recharging on stuff ?


11:44, Today: Garek rolled 16 using 3d6+3.  staff of curing - Harcourt.
11:46, Today: Garek rolled 11 using 2d8.  healing - lynn. [2 CLW spells - Antaeus, hat]

The Horragus problem:

Horragus: 'would its treasure be good enough to justify attempting to kill it' ?
"Yes" [+5 maul that 1/day deals up to 125 damage as 5 separate energy blasts]

Does fire work on it? - yes.
Does poison work on it? - no.
Possibly mindless (not detecting with telepathy).

Actually not feeling comfortable sleeping with that thing nearby.
To start with - 2 fireballs.
ball lightning 'wand' - 'does lightning work on it?' - yes.

Attack 'macro' - dimension door and hitting with 2 fireballs + ball lightning wand [Drax, Marsa, Harcourt]
May not kill it. Leave door open and continue hitting it - causes it pain if puts tentacle through.
Meanwhile - Garek/Gaynor work on door opening [double doors].
Magic-users are: around the corner (toward room Three).

OK lets do it.
Horragus - Dex 17.
117 HP:

Antaeus - DD in 'surprise' round, initiates.
Drax - 6d6 fire, save 1/2 (wand) - Dex 22
Harcourt - 6d6 fire save 1/2 (wand) - Dex 19
Marsa - Dex 15 [borrow Lynn's gloves; Dex 18]


12:16, Today: Garek rolled 11,6 using 2d10,2d10.  saves - lightning, fire (both wands).
Total of: 69 damage (but its fine).
On 17 it would put a tentacle through the portal - recoiling
12:17, Today: Garek rolled 53 using 1d100.  move toward PCs (90%) - can burrow through stone with its move...[=movement]
next attacks would be on - 14,11, etc.
Fighters can move to engage before then.

12:20, Today: Garek rolled 27,18 using d20+13,d20+11.  Attacks.
-hits with Rod only; checking (14%) chance breakage.
12:21, Today: Garek rolled 16 using 1d100.  weapon breakage. - just!
12:20, Today: Garek rolled 15 using 1d8+14.  damage.
Total now: 84

12:22, Today: Garek rolled 29,20 using d20+12,d20+10.  Gaynor - Orodryn, sharpness broadsword.
12:22, Today: Garek rolled 25 using 1d8+20.  Orodryn damage.
Total of: 109; regenerated 2 already to 107.

Lynn -delayed (no gloves); sage basically running away with Nevermiss.
Other mages - moving back!

12:27, Today: Garek rolled 8 using 1d8.  damage.[Horragus tentacle #2]

12:27, Today: Garek rolled 93 using 1d100.  weapon breakage.

12:29, Today: Garek rolled 32 using 1d20+13.  tentacle #3.
12:29, Today: Garek rolled 2 using 1d8.  bash. - also absorbed by Yuurk.

12:30, Today: Garek rolled 16,8 using d20+7,d20+7.  Lynn - lasers.
12:30, Today: Garek rolled 15 using 1d100.  fumble.
'weapons entangled; lose next attack, 25% to drop weapon.

Monster - remaining attacks - 2 left. 5% chance of tail crush
12:34, Today: Garek rolled 93 using 1d100.  tail crush.

-Gaynor takes 5 crush damage.
13 more fire damage...drops the thing..
PCs - replying in kind

PCs - would keep stabbing it. Cutting the 'head' off with indestructible sharpness broadsword.
Still regenerating??!
Unsure how to kill it properly...Garek opening portal to the Negative Material Plane, pushing remains through.
-using 1 charge of "Before"ness to recharge portal use.

"dude, that was tense"..

12:39, Today: Garek rolled 5 using 1d100.  Would Lynn let Marsa have her gloves (10%).
'keep them' - not helping her much, mostly out of shame due to fumble.
Gaynor rubs salve on where the thing touched him, just in case.
-deleted 2 anti-crit amulets (retconning ring of before).
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sleeping overnight: PSP and spell recovery. Time Piece resetting.
Posting watches.
Down 4 YN questions (3 around Horragus and 1 other); 1 Ring of Before charge.

stairs - found two (A, B).
[descending, checking for traps/magic]
Which goes down further ? - both to level 1 only (good).

A first, then B. Searching nearby finding Four.
Telepathy + Life Detection picking up lots of stuff..

Temporarily leaving for now.
Back to stair 'A'.
Proceeding west along weird room - Would find Nine next.
Telepathy - Gaynor picks up a Phandelyon's thoughts.
Seems like are aware of the treasure - might not be thinking about specifically.
Super annoying.

Room One - life force detector finds 3 scorpions [18' long]
Time shift recon: giant scorpions. Possibly immune to fire; maybe poison.


Would poison work - YN question used - "yes" (though its 50%).
Smog in through ceiling hole could work.
Energy weapons - absorption via mist.
Visibility of 10ft makes missile fire awkward, however.

...
Burning 4 Smog bombs ['lose at least half power' - reduced to 1/4 reduction]
-having to maintain dimension door for some time.
-getting closer - finds crystal globe.
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Gaynor and Gaynor- cut iron chain [sword of sharpness] and lower to the ground.
Sphere itself valuable? - assume Hand of Set is a construct so won't trip Helm of Brilliance, but would detect as magical, perhaps. Except, has 'cover'. Unclear how to get into sphere, or if is transparent.
Attempting to Dimension Door inside (is 6' diameter) with orientations such that contents fall out: Hand of Set (Guardian) as well as ring and amulet fall out.

16:04, Today: Garek rolled 18 using 1d20.  Antaeus danger sense. [Surprise]
16:04, Today: Garek rolled 41 using 5d20 with rolls of 10,11,7,9,4.  attacks.
16:05, Today: Garek rolled 9 using 5d3 with rolls of 3,1,1,1,3.  damage.
9 damage (all hit at +13, surprise attack)

16:07, Today: Garek rolled 13 using 1d20+10.  Garek - grab it.
16:07, Today: Garek rolled 20 using 1d20+10.  Gaynor grab.
Antaeus - teleport away

16:09, Today: Garek rolled 16 using 1d20.  Antaeus - teleport.- OK [out of room]


16:09, Today: Garek rolled 3 using 1d10.  Nevermiss.
16:10, Today: Garek rolled 32 using 5d8+1.  Hit Points. /29

16:12, Today: Garek rolled 7 using 1d20.  Garek dimension door.
16:12, Today: Garek rolled 3 using 1d20.  Hand saving throw.
-gate in front, other one back in the sphere.

'You can come back in'.

16:13, Today: Garek rolled 1 using 1d8.  Cure light wounds.
16:13, Today: Garek rolled 4 using 1d8.  cure light wounds.
-plus used potion of healing (deducted).

Gaynor equipping Skull Starr - doubles Dex, no longer needs Helm for true seeing, now vulnerable decapitation however. Already regenerates. Dex gloves going to Antaeus (his go to the Sage).
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09:52, Today: Garek rolled 19 using 1d100.  command word revealed by Omniscient Eye?
-could use the Prison Ring - no guarantee that it couldn't get out with magic.
[assume yes; may also be written in runes on ring itself]
[+Ring of Remembering]

Room One  - done
Room Nine - Leaving phandylions (super annoying but don't want to kill them).
Back to Four - combined undead + life signs ; telepathy finding cold reptilian thoughts. Possibly thoughts of a Master.

Return to Four - time shift/dimension door  recon.

13 lizardmen. One undead - probably a priest (may have magic). Actually some sort of lich (flame eyes).
-scimitars should work.
Poison strategy - it may be able to dispel a 'smog' or durational effect.
May be in charge of/directing large portion of this Level or even whole dungeon.

Retreat, planning complex strategy

Antaeus - teleport 2 characters with; attempt to surprise.
-Gaynor; Harcourt (two fastest); both dual undead scimitar attack. [+confusion]
***[Lich - Dex 20 - goes if still alive] - may turn ethereal + cast spell.
Anteaus [Dex 19]- teleport back out.
Garek - Dimension door to drop in Smog bomb; holding door (duality action)
[If saurigs start to come out - Garek, Drax hold the door]


Base order:
Gaynor - Dex 30:
Harcourt - Dex 22
Garek - Dex 20
Antaeus - Dex 19
Drax - Dex 19
Marsa Dex 18 [suede gloves?]
Lynn - Dex 14  - definitely using magic item [100 pts damage];

Room One  - done
Room Nine - Leaving phandylions (super annoying but don't want to kill them).
Back to Four - combined undead + life signs ; telepathy finding cold reptilian thoughts. Possibly thoughts of a Master.

Return to Four - time shift/dimension door  recon.

13 lizardmen. One undead - probably a priest (may have magic). Actually some sort of lich (flame eyes).
-scimitars should work.
Poison strategy - it may be able to dispel a 'smog' or durational effect.
May be in charge of/directing large portion of this Level or even whole dungeon.

Retreat, planning complex strategy

Antaeus - teleport 2 characters with; attempt to surprise.
-Gaynor; Harcourt (two fastest); both dual undead scimitar attack. [+confusion]
***[Lich - Dex 20 - goes if still alive] - may turn ethereal + cast spell.
Anteaus [Dex 19]- teleport back out.
Garek - Dimension door to drop in Smog bomb; holding door (duality action)
[If saurigs start to come out - Garek, Drax hold the door]


Base order:
Gaynor - Dex 30:
Harcourt - Dex 22
Garek - Dex 20
Antaeus - Dex 19
Drax - Dex 19
Marsa Dex 18 [suede gloves?]
Lynn - Dex 14  - definitely using magic item [100 pts damage];




2nd recon to find lich's exact position.
Lets do it.

10:02, Today: Garek rolled 44 using 1d100.  Lich has some scrying etc. running (25%)
-if it does, still doesn't know enough about party's position/tactics right now.
Although roll does trigger a weird event ?

10:03, Today: Garek rolled 60,16,56 using d100,d100,d100.  unusual event.
PC negative; inquire; wishes ?? - ???
Uninterpretable.

AC 2+4 = AC 22.
2 hits each (Gaynor, Harcourt

10:10, Today: Garek rolled 8 using 1d20.  backtrack - power check.


10:08, Today: Garek rolled 22,13,16,24 using d20+12,d20+12,d20+11,d20+11.  Scimitar attacks.
10:09, Today: Garek rolled 17 using 2d10.  Death save (about 14, -4 for 13 HD = 11+).
10:09, Today: Garek rolled 9 using 2d10.  Death save (about 14, -4 for 13 HD = 11+).

10:10, Today: Garek rolled 5 using 1d20.  Confusion.
10:09, Today: Garek rolled 17 using 2d10.  Death save (about 14, -4 for 13 HD = 11+).
10:09, Today: Garek rolled 9 using 2d10.  Death save (about 14, -4 for 13 HD = 11+).

-has used double PSPs for two short-range teleports (80)

10:10, Today: Garek rolled 2 using 1d20.  power check to get out!
[PCs disoriented]

10:14, Today: Garek rolled 12 using 1d20.  Garek -dimension door. [Power Score!]
-dropping Smog bomb reducing saurig HPs by 1/2 (check poison immunity)

Running the jump raid from room near stair "B" to minimize chance of detection.
Saurigs - want revenge but want to escape poison cloud first. Likely to head out into big empty room above Four.

10:20, Today: Garek rolled 47 using 1d100.  All saurigs leaving to empty room (65%).

PCs -now not sure where lizards going. Should've planned more..
PCs - reenter room from far side. Fireballs ready.
Lizards re-entering as Smog dissipates...lizards now 23 HPs.
Drax: 21 damage --saves 13+ = 5/6 make their saves - 12 HPs x 5, 1 at 2 HPs,
Marsa casts - fireball - finishes those off even if make the save.

Party reequipped regular weapons
7 at 23 HPs.
Garek in forefront (Harcourt and Gaynor still disoriented but also here). Saurigs may spread out to get whoever.
10:28, Today: Garek rolled 8,2,20,13,1,3 using d20,d20,d20,d20,d20,d20.  Garek, Gaynor, Harcourt.
Fumble result (H): 10:30, Today: Garek rolled 32 using 1d100.  Fumble result. 'flexible weapon hits wrong target' - no effect for axe.
10:34, Today: Garek rolled 12 using 1d100.  critical result. Gaynor - artery in leg cut, +d8 damage and First target - 27 damage - dead Orodryn. die in d10 minutes.--that one dies from damage anyway.
2nd target - takes 21 damage from broadsword [1 HP].
Garek - hits once
10:41, Today: Garek rolled 22 using 1d8+14.  damage. [Rod] --now at 1 HP.
('2' misses as offhand - AC 6/14 at +10]
Harcourt - '3' at +11 actually just hits.
10:42, Today: Garek rolled 9,20 using 2d4+2,4d6.  Darkmoon. [=29 damage, kills one]

[tables of specific results can effectively modify chance of success for specific modifiers - for example a fumble result of "flexible weapon hits wrong target" might be used for a flail but ignored for a sword, meaning chance of a fumble with flails is effectively heightened]

opposed roll powers costing more.


Results: 6 killed in fireball, 1 by Gaynor, 1 by Harcourt.
2 saurigs have 1 HP, 3 have 23 HPs.
1-HP saurigs engaged with Gaynor, Garek respectively. 3 others - 1 to Harcourt; 1 to Marsa or Drax [Drax intercepting]; 1 intercepted by Lynn [goes last]
Antaeus - could act, lots of PSPs burned :(
10:48, Today: Garek rolled 1,9 using d20,d20.  Control body, Str check. - lizard wins.. [ costs 8 PSPs as was successful, just fails due to opposed roll]
Lizard attacks: [reading 'maximum' as largest die size rather than automatic max damage]
10:55, Today: Garek rolled 13,7,18 using d20+5,d20+5,d20+5.  lizard on Gaynor. - miss
10:55, Today: Garek rolled 25,9,18 using d20+5,d20+5,d20+5.  lizard on Garek.
bite,claw,tail - nat20 bite crit
10:56, Today: Garek rolled 57 using 1d100.  bite crit.
'Throat cut, die in d3 melee turns.' - checking for Yuurk
claw d12 (bite same?), tail 2d8
10:59, Today: Garek rolled 17 using 1d20+5.  crit confirm.
-treat crit as bypassing the Yuurk. 6 damage + a serious problem. But may be able to regen this.
Tail also hits [15 damage]
Not totally immediate death - spending a turn putting on/using Ring of Before.

On Harcourt:
11:02, Today: Garek rolled 23,22,20 using d20+5,d20+5,d20+5.  On Harcourt.
1:02, Today: Garek rolled 11,3,9 using d12,d12,2d8.  3 hits.
-13 damage total, just scratched.

11:04, Today: Garek rolled 16,15,8 using d20+5,d20+5,d20+5.  on Drax. [3 bounces off +4 shield]

11:04, Today: Garek rolled 12,15,24 using d20+5,d20+5,d20+5.  One on Lynn.
11:05, Today: Garek rolled 9 using 2d8.  tail damage. - absorbed by Yuurk.
11:07, Today: Garek rolled 9,14 using d8+8,4d6.  damage. - 23 damage kills one lizardman exactly.
Duality action - points ring at SOB who tore brothers' throat out. Fire head used - 25 damage - roasted.
11:08, Today: Garek rolled 14 using 1d20.  Fire head.
11:08, Today: Garek rolled 1 using 1d100.  chance of explosion (3%).--she takes 12 damage - pyrokinesis
11:09, Today: Garek rolled 91 using 1d100.  magic resistance 15%.
[Next turn - use Time Piece]

Next round - Garek - uses Ring of Before [duality action]
11:12, Today: Garek rolled 14 using 1d20+13.  stab guy.
11:12, Today: Garek rolled 69 using 1d100.  fumble. [probably fair under circumstances]
Full stumble - agility check for those nearby
11:13, Today: Garek rolled 3 using 1d6.  1-3 gaynor.
Gaynor - technically goes first
11:13, Today: Garek rolled 26,15 using d20+12,d20+10.  attacks.
1st attack kills the 1 HP lizardman, 2nd attack would kill Garek's lizardman, say (though he's already trying to attack and falls over - or, Gaynor catches him).

Remaining - one on Harcourt [23 HP]; one on Drax [23 HP]
11:16, Today: Garek rolled 9,12 using d20,d20.  Anteaus - control body again. [too strong]
11:17, Today: Garek rolled 8,19 using d20,d20.  Drax attacks.
11:17, Today: Garek rolled 14,11 using d8+8,d8+8.  damage. - skewers his.

11:18, Today: Garek rolled 16,11,7 using d20,d20,d20.  Harcourt attacks.
11:18, Today: Garek rolled 14,13,19 using 2d8,4d6,4d6.  Some harcourt damage.
Finally - Lynn uses time piece to rewind dragon head


Resources: Garek regenerating; Harcourt has taken 13 damage; Lynn reset to full HPs
Used Time Piece once. Ring of Before charge deducted.
Antaeus has used 96 PSPs [2 short-range teleports at double cost] + a few for reconnaisance.

Going into area behind secret door (? none not exposed on at least one side - try Room 10 on L1 instead) and spending about 4 hours recuperating - recovering 48 PSPs and getting psyched up, etc.
Can loan Skull Starr to Harcourt until his 14 damage is healed.
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Finding Room 10 (Air Shark) - telepathy IDs (rolls 17, 18)
Create DImension DOor in area in front of doorway, then opening door - shark goes through doorway and into the skies above Death Heart.

mapping nearby area - retracing
ROom Seven - dozen goblin warriors (telepathy).

12:08, Today: Garek rolled 50 using 12d6.  fireball damage.
12:08, Today: Garek rolled 1,1,1,1,2,1,2,2 using d2,d2,d2,d2,d2,d2,d2,d2.  saves.
=5 roasted, 3 have 5 HPs left. 4 outside blast area.
Gaynor - kills one uninjured one (takes 2 hits)
Garek - 12:10, Today: Garek rolled 17,20 using d20,d20.  Garek. - kills 2 injured ones.
harcourt - 12:11, Today: Garek rolled 15,7,9 using d20,d20,d20.  Harcourt. - kills injured one (speed attack), kills another uninjured one.
Drax, Marsa did the fireballs.
Lynn - goes later.
Antaeus - on hold
Remaining goblins: 2 left, uninjured.
12:14, Today: Garek rolled 20,11 using d20,d20.  goblins on gaynor, garek.

12:14, Today: Garek rolled 31 using 1d100.  70% chance - able to grab Javelin of Devastation. yup

12:15, Today: Garek rolled 78 using 1d100.  critical effect.
Spine ruined, variable results +2d10 damage.

12:17, Today: Garek rolled 5 using 1d6.  results. 'paralyzed from the waist down'
12:18, Today: Garek rolled 16 using 2d10.  bonus damage.
12:16, Today: Garek rolled 23 using 8d6.  electrical damage.
regeneration: looks like takes d3 weeks to fix.

12:23, Today: Garek rolled 13 using 1d20.  Lynn.
12:23, Today: Garek rolled 12,10 using d8+8,4d6.  damage. =22

12:24, Today: Garek rolled 20,11,6 using d20,d20,d20.  Harcourt on javelin goblin. [pops]
12:25, Today: Garek rolled 5 using 1d100.  crit. [+3d6] - will kill that goblin.
'6' to 2nd goblin.
12:24, Today: Garek rolled 9,2 using d20,d20.  Garek on other goblin. - dead [Rod hit]

Finished using up 'ring of before' to fix Gaynor - even regeneration not fixing that well.
[At this stage - Garek has ability to portal; used portal twice - once for treasure, once for monster and fixed, plus 2 crits recovered from]
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Exploring more - finding connection between Seven and back toward stair "A".
Exploring up and to left (preferred direction) finds room Two.
-Helm of Brilliance lights up when approached. Number/type of undead - unknown.


-deducted fireball charges for goblins.
Think already deducted for saurigs

-getting Sage to use crystal ball since PSP exhaustion starting to become a problem; zombie birds..
Small but lots of these (13 in total). Same # as gems ? - created by the lich.

More Fireballs - note the 'helm (s) of brilliance' can also generate fireballs.
Open door in old-fashioned way; use wands...fighters steps in if birds attack.
Probably fast: get Gaynor to wear Helm and fireball with that first. Behind him - Harcourt can use Drax's wand (on 22).

Lobbed in two Smog bombs; each being 1/2 HP, takes out [or is at 0 HPs].
Smog bomb not a 'spoken' spell so nose rings don't activate.
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Going around - next would be Five.
Not done -Six.
Not found yet (last) - Three.

From Two: up and around takes up to Six [Mantisaur]
Life force detector shows something big!
Also the gold detecting hammer is really excited.
Possible dragon? Also, transport home with it would be an issue.
Best to leave for moment.

Wish list: sleep gas

Thunder bunnies: get insane howling rage with telepathy! [several of them]
look small?
Used fireball to kill them..
Spiga - too small for life force detector.
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16:50, Today: Garek rolled 10,4 using d20,d20.  Room Three - telepathy.
-not quite successful. Life force detector finds something (Large i.e. horse-size).
Chaeronyx - medusa/centaur!

Time Shift - 'he can't affect anything, nor can anything affect him'. OTOH, can see still. So,  possibly stoning gaze would still affect [just as could be blinded by a a room of pure blinding light]. Counter-argument being that its a magical offensive power.
Will take least-generous result.

17:09, Today: Garek rolled 8 using 1d20.  Gaynor - Dex check to catch. [Dex 30]
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17:05, Today: Garek rolled 9 using 1d20.  Save vs. turn to stone (16+).
Turns to stone doing recon with time shift.
Can see through portal (only -4 to attack through) - reappears as a statue outside the room.
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16:50, Today: Garek rolled 10,4 using d20,d20.  Room Three - telepathy.
17:05, Today: Garek rolled 9 using 1d20.  Save vs. turn to stone (16+).
17:09, Today: Garek rolled 8 using 1d20.  Gaynor - Dex check to catch.
20:00, Today: Garek rolled 16,8,1 using d20,d20,d20.  Gaynor - speed attack, Orodryn 1, speed 2.
20:01, Today: Garek rolled 37 using 2d8+33.  damage.
20:01, Today: Garek rolled 27 using 1d100.  fumble.
20:02, Today: Garek rolled 27 using 1d20+8.  attack.
20:02, Today: Garek rolled 10 using 1d8+6.  damage (no fire, magic sword).
20:03, Today: Garek rolled 20 using 1d20.  Orodryn. [splat]

Harcourt - giving 'dispel magic' a go...unsure will work..
20:25, Today: Garek rolled 12 using 1d20.  2E dispel magic (higher is better).
[5 HD monster so should work, just!]
20:25, Today: Garek rolled 18 using 1d100.  system shock. [lower is better, OK]
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Spending another period recovering after fight - 'overnight' period until Time Piece has recharged, PSPs recharged. After 2 crits, a magic item backfire, and a petrification, party morale is low but the amount of treasure found is entirely ridiculous (over 400K).

Used another Y/N question determining if any of scrolls were cursed to check if any useful on stone problem (nuh).


20:38, Today: Garek rolled 20 using 1d20.  Antaeus - debating he should have Night Finger.
Actually, nup. Gaynor keeping it (very unlikely event, anyway it is reversible). Also protects from mesmerism - don't want Gaynor to go berserk.
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Time shift recon for Room Six.
'Not a dragon. Might be worse'.

Smog - bomb likely to have little effect because room is so large (90' ceiling somehow) and monster so big...head up out of smoke zone.

Debating - Lynn usually going last is bad. Leaving for now.
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Level 2 (the third level).

Stairs "C" or "D"
Avoiding the 'heart' may be good. Trying "C" as closer to edge.
Escaping - staight east to "A" and then continue more or less east again (slightly left) to head to exit.

Next to Room Ten.
Telepathy and life detection: easily picks up about nine normal humans! In this death pit.

Attack macro
Start with - Smog [drop through dimension door] - 1/2 hit points, kills war dogs.
Follow with full-on attack

Gaynor - Dex 30 - 2,3 =  14 to hit, 15 to hit - chain AC 15 - miss,
21:15, Today: Garek rolled 8,13 using 2d4+1,4d6.  damage. = 22 damage
21:16, Today: Garek rolled 15 using 1d20.  Harcourt.
21:17, Today: Garek rolled 10,14 using d8+5,4d6.  damage. - Harcourt - finished one bandit.

21:18, Today: Garek rolled 12,11 using d20,d20.  harcourt other attacks.

21:20, Today: Garek rolled 7,14,7,13 using D8+5,4D6,2D4+2,4D6.  Harcourt more damage. =41 (kills second, just.


21:21, Today: Garek rolled 20,29 using d8+14,4d8+8.  Damage. - kills one bandit.

Drax
Marsa
21:23, Today: Garek rolled 44,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2 using 12d6,d2,d2,d2,d2,d2,d2,d2,d2.  damage (fireball, 1=fail).
All make their saves: 21 damage to eight targets. [only six left]


21:27, Today: Garek rolled 4,20 using d20,d20.  control body - ant.
success! (str check by bandit fails) Cost - 8 PSPs.

21:28, Today: Garek rolled 2,13,9,17,15 using d20,d20,d20,d20,d20.  On harcourt (2), on garek (1), on gaynor (2).
all miss.

21:30, Today: Garek rolled 12,2 using d20,d20.  gaynor.
21:31, Today: Garek rolled 4 using 1d8+1.  random AC. [=chainmail, miss, 2nd attack]
First strike kills one bandit due to fireball. [5 left, 1 controlled - keep to interrogate]
21:32, Today: Garek rolled 4,13,10 using d20,d20,d20.  Harcourt.
21:33, Today: Garek rolled 20,18 using 2d8+4,8d6 ((8,8,1,2,2,3,3,1,5,1)). = 18 first first hit, takes two.
21:34, Today: Garek rolled 6,15 using 2d4+2,4d6.  damage. [kills another with dark angel]
Garek attacks

21:36, Today: Garek rolled 19,26 using d8+14,4d8+8.  damage. - kills last.
-seeing if can get some answers about dungeon out of last bandit?
Garek - starting probing.
21:39, Today: Garek rolled 20 using 1d20.  contact roll. [contact impossible!]


21:40, Today: Garek rolled 1 using 1d20.  Charisma roll - tell us stuff.
Tells everything! [ignoring power score stuff]
Gaynor - temporarily using Truthear (golden torc).
-knows about room One (at centre), Three, Five nearest and not friendly. Presumably have dealt with the lash lich which seems to be the 'master' here - it served the demon ?

Going up - room Three.
Getting sage to use crystal ball again. - 3 skeletons.
Flood in, use scimitars.

Room Eight

22:05, Today: Garek rolled 17,19,2,5,15 using d20,d20,d20,d20,d20.  telepathy - heads.
22:06, Today: Garek rolled 18,16,9,5 using d20,d20,d20,d20.  telepathy - heads.

-multiple sets of very simple, reptilian thoughts (19 TN, +4 telepathy).
-one life sign on detector
=1 large, multiheaded monster.

22:09, Today: Garek rolled 16,14,6,13,10,10,19 using d20,d20,d20,d20,d20,d20,d20.  Gaynor, Garek, Harcourt.
22:11, Today: Garek rolled 116 using 10d8+72.  approx damage.



Room Six:
undead detected. Time shift: nothing! Some sort of invisible monster. Or it left in those 3 rounds.
Open door - scimitars ready - true seeing spots.
22:23, Today: Garek rolled 14,6 using d20,d20.  Gaynor on ghost.
22:23, Today: Garek rolled 3,14 using 2d10,2d10.  saves (14+). [exorcised]

[rechecking - actually Antaeus would've turned to stop and then been 'there' for rest of the round before returning to normal time. So no one could catch him. Question would be, whether he's going to fall over. Would the time shift end early? I think you're already 'there' in the future. How quick is petrification and do you have time to adopt a stable position ? Letting go this time.

18:37, Today: Garek rolled 48 using 1d100.  Chance of not breaking (75%).
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Immediate problem - dealing with several deodanths + a half-orc priest-mage.
From a distance back - party eat cards of magic immunity (-7 to # applied)- (edit-yep), then wait d20 minutes.

*Antaeus using a smog spell (surprise round)
+ Garek using magic doorknocker to open door quickly/quietly [elven boots]

*Gaynor - Helm of Brilliance [prismatic spray] + attacking
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avoiding - bit of a slog

-using DD/'smog'



By character:

Garek
weapons - mace of terror, rod of lordly might
-bouncing.
gratuitious overkill: using helm of brilliance to do 'prismatic spray'.


Gaynor
-wearing Skull Starr
weapons -


Antaeus
-invisible


Harcourt - dark angel (1 level drain), battleaxe of speed.

-could cast darkness or slow.



Marsa - to use: Wand of Webs
Hat of Difference: ?? - Gaynor could use.

Lynn

Drax - wearing anti-crit amulet.






21:57, Today: Garek rolled 4,7,3,5,2,1,7 using d8,d8,d8,d8,d8,d8,d8.  Prismatic spray - six deodanths + priest mage.
4- save vs poison or die, 20 damage
7 - save or send to another plane
3 - 80, save for half
5 - save or turned to stone
2 - 40, save vs. spell for half
1- 20 damage, save vs. spell 1/2.




22:06, Today: Garek rolled 8,12,18,14,7,9,17 using 2d10,2d10,2d10,2d10,2d10,2d10,2d10.  Saves.

Base HPs 64 for deodanths.

#1 - dies
#2 - sent to another plane
#3 - takes 40 damage (+ smog already) - dead
#4 - resists being turned to stone (+ smog)
#5 - takes 40 damage - dead
#6 - takes 20 damage -plus 32 for smog - 9 hit points
Priest-Mage: not sent to another plane. 22 damage from Smog.


22:11, Today: Garek rolled 5,7 using d20,d20.  Gaynor attacks. (priest-mage) - dies.


22:13, Today: Garek rolled 3,16 using d20,d20.  Harcourt attacks. - kills last deodanth.

Looted. Continued to room Four (now fairly far from stairs).
-Amulet of Eyes finds crumblers.
mindless; silicon-based so won't show up on life force detector
22:29, Today: Garek rolled 13 using 1d100.  sage - identification roll.
knows these are crumblers, normal attacks work, eat anything, sonic attacks.
-PCs would kill with hand-to-hand attacks (poor Dex, 8 HP ea).
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Moving around to room Seven.
Something large on life force detector; nothing on telepathy
Time shift recon ? - borrowing ring - giant spider.
Charge!

Gaynor/Harcourt combined damage:
d8+20,d8+5,4d6,2d4+1,2d10,2d4+2,4d6


22:39, Today: Garek rolled 25,9,14,6,15,6,11 using d8+20,d8+5,4d6,2d4+1,2d10,2d4+2,4d6 ((5,4,1,3,5,5,4,1,10,5,1,3,3,2,1,5)).
=86 damage
kills giant spider (81 damage)
22:35, Today: Garek rolled 14,18 using d20,d20.  Harcourt.

22:34, Today: Garek rolled 4,17 using d20,d20.  Gaynor.
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Room Two - killed moon dogs, 2nd round (starting from Lynn) getting ogre.
22:55, Today: Garek rolled 8,18,15,3 using d20,d20,d20,d20.  attacks - 2.

22:55, Today: Garek rolled 11,17,17,9 using d20,d20,d20,d20.  attacks - 1.

22:54, Today: Garek rolled 10 using 1d20.  ogre - spiked maul (Gaynor).

22:54, Today: Garek rolled 14,16 using d20,d20.  garek.

22:53, Today: Garek rolled 9,17 using d20,d20.  lynn (after dogs).

22:53, Today: Garek rolled 16,18,19 using d20,d20,d20.  drax.

22:52, Today: Garek rolled 14,7,16 using d20,d20,d20.  harcourt.

22:51, Today: Garek rolled 12,8 using d20,d20.  gaynor.

Room Five - using dimension door to put golem elsewhere randomly.

23:00, Today: Garek rolled 8 using 1d20.  dimension door power check.
22:58, Today: Garek rolled 7 using 1d20.  golem - save vs dimension door.
got him (probably already damaged - incidental)
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23:23, Today: Garek rolled 14,19 using d20+12,d20+12.  Orodryn, +2 sharpness battleaxe.

23:24, Today: Garek rolled 30,25,26 using d20+13,d20+12,d20+13.  Harcourt.


23:25, Today: Garek rolled 33,76,31 using d100,d100,d100.  weapon breakage.
[all good]


23:26, Today: Garek rolled 20,39,8 using 2d8+10,12d6,2d4+2.  damage.
= 67 damage +1 life level drain.


23:28, Today: Garek rolled 9,24,12,17 using d20+8,d20+8,d20+8,d20+8.  attacks vs Harcourt.


23:28, Today: Garek rolled 38 using 1d100.  fumble.
'flexible weapon entangles self' - no effect as using sword/spear.


23:30, Today: Garek rolled 25 using 8d6.  damage to Harcourt.
-magical enough would ignore Yuurk
+spell [Morgorn's Spell of the Red Death is fine - save or turned inside out] - no effect.


23:33, Today: Garek rolled 29,17 using d20+13,d20+12.  Garek attacks.

23:33, Today: Garek rolled 77 using 1d100.  weapon breakage. - OK

23:34, Today: Garek rolled 15 using 1d8+14.  damage.

=82 + 1 life level at this stage.

'Hand of Doom' - probably should treat as a spell (cone)

23:36, Today: Garek rolled 52,54,4,73 using d100,d100,d100,d100.  rupture (3%)
wooo close!


23:36, Today: Garek rolled 4,10,9,6 using 2d10,2d10,2d10,2d10.  saves.
-3 fails (75 damage) - over 150.


THE BOOK OF AEONS authored by
Ardaemus. This huge tome (54" tall,
39" wide and 40" thick, weighing 150 lbs!)
It contains every spell in the Arduin Trilogy.


100 carat rainbow diamond
orichalcum crown

Go back and finish mantis monster ??
Would be about ready to portal if it has a bazillion gold pieces.

-doing Dimension Door to 'open' inside the chest (a la the Vroat trick).
Looted.

PORTALLING OUT.
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