"It's been a hard day's night...should have stuck to being a paperback writer..."

Lanliss swings his trusty blade at the beaetles.

OOC: Hits AC0 for 7hp damage.

14:07, Today: Lanliss rolled 19 using 1d20+2.  attack roll, sword.
14:08, Today: Lanliss rolled 7 using 1d8+2.  dmg.

Lanliss manages to almost cut one of the giant insects in two, although it's still moving.

<We're still waiting on Roak and Vsaati.>
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Roak shoots...

AC 3 for 4 hp with shortbow.
11:43, Today: Roak The Quick rolled 4 using 1d6+1.  Damage.
11:43, Today: Roak The Quick rolled 16 using 1d20+1.  Bow on bug.

Roak's arrow almost catches under one of the carapace plates on the beetle, but then the arrow snaps and the shards go wide.

<As soon as Vsaati posts, the PCs will have initiative in the first normal round of combat.>

<07:23, Today: Dungeon Master, on behalf of Vsaati, rolled 4 using 1d20+3.  Attack Roll (Sling).>

Vsaati launches a sling stone, which goes wide.

<07:25, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 5 using 1d6.  Monsters' Initiative.

07:25, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 6 using 1d6.  Players' Initiative.>

Player Characters have initiative.  Please let me know what you're doing, with attack and damage rolls together, if you're attacking.>
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With battle commenced Lanliss took another swipe at the beetle he had already injured. This time though he was distracted by Vsaati's awful sling shot ricocheting past his pointy ear, and he almost chopped the other ear off into the bargain.

15:28, Today: Lanliss rolled 3 using 1d20+2.

Sherborne continues his attack on Ringo.  "Gonna have to work like a dog to damage one of these."

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11:07, Today: Sherborne rolled 5 using 1d6+1.  Damage on Ringo.

11:06, Today: Sherborne rolled 15 using 1d20+1.  Attack on Ringo.  Hits AC 3

Plathstream wordlessly brings his blade around and brings it down precisely on a hopefully soft spot on one of the beetles' carapaces...

Targeting John if he is unhurt, or Paul if John is hurt. Hit AC 3 for 10 hp damage!
14:52, Today: Plathstream rolled 10 using 1d10+1.  Damage.
14:52, Today: Plathstream rolled 16 using 1d20+1.  attack on beetle.

Roak curses colorfully, notches another arrow and buries it this time...

Hit AC -1 for 6 damage.
14:55, Today: Roak The Quick rolled 6 using 1d6+1.  Damage on George.
14:55, Today: Roak The Quick rolled 20 using 1d20+1.  Shoot at George.

 Elboc tries again!!!

16:10, Today: Elboc Ice Eyes rolled 8 using 1d20+2.  attack!!!!

(Hitting ac 11)

"AAARRRGGGHHH!" The dwarf unleashes something and hits a beetle as well with his hammer.


OOC: Hit AC:0 for 4 dam

10:39, Today: Albricht Burghammer rolled 4 using 1d6+2.  dam.
10:38, Today: Albricht Burghammer rolled 21 using 1d20+2.  att.

Shots go wide or slide off of chitinous exoskeletons, except for Roak and Albricht, who manage to kill be beetle formerly know as George.

<Waiting for Silverglade and Vsaati.>

Silverglade whips out his sword and shield and strides forward. Unfortunately, his swipe at Paul isn't the greatest piece of swordsmanship ever seen.

09:03, Today: Silverglade rolled 1 using 1d20.  Attack (sword).

<07:29, Today: Dungeon Master, on behalf of Vsaati, rolled 15 using 1d20+3.  Attack Roll (Sling).
07:30, Today: Dungeon Master, on behalf of Vsaati, rolled 2 using 1d4+1.  Weapon Damage.>

Vsaati's stone manages to finish off the one previously injured beetle.

<07:34, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 13 using 1d20.  Attack by Giant Beetle.>

One beetle attacks Silverglade but misses.

<07:34, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 20 using 1d20.  Attack by Giant Beetle.
07:37, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 1 using 1d6.  Bite Damage.>

The other beetle squirts an oily substance at Albricht, which hits him and immediately raises painful blisters wherever it touches.  It then leaps onto him, biting, but only so deeply.

<Albricht will be at -2 on all to-hit rolls until I say otherwise.>

<We're now into the second combat round.  Let me know what you're doing.>

Sherborne continues to attack Ringo but catches air.

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13:33, Today: Sherborne rolled 6 using 1d20+1.  Attack on Ringo.

Ducking stray sling stones and the wild swings of his companions Lanliss tries once more. As it happens, he appears to be copying their technique.


21:14, Today: Lanliss rolled 8 using 1d20+2.  attack roll, sword.

Elboc tries in an heroic fashion to dislodge the beast from the Dwarf (although differentiating between the two was a bit difficult), and..

13:55, Today: Elboc Ice Eyes rolled 8 using 1d20+2.  Attack!!

Silverglade keeps up his display of inept swordplay, hitting nothing but air (and barely managing to even hit that).

10:04, Today: Silverglade rolled 1 using 1d20.  Attack (sword).
That's two rolls of 1 in a row :(

<OOC>. Stand clear of Silverglade! He's about to make a devastating blow!!!!!

<11:08, Today: Dungeon Master, on behalf of Albricht Burghammer, rolled 10 using 1d20+2.  Attack Roll.>

Albricht adds his wild swing to the party's group of ineffective swings.

<We're still waiting on Roak, Plathstream, and Vsaati this round.>

Plathstream, discouraged by the beetles' impressive armor and its negation of his last powerful strike, is unable to land an effective blow.

15:18, Today: Plathstream rolled 4 using 1d20+1.  attack on beetle.

Roak, meanwhile, after a solid shot a moment before, watches this latest arrow skid off the hard carapace of the wounded beetle.

After nice hit last round, miss this round.
15:18, Today: Roak The Quick rolled 10 using 1d20+1.  Arrow on beetle.

<19:21, Today: Dungeon Master, on behalf of Vsaati, rolled 8 using 1d20+3.  Attack Roll (Sling).>

Vsaati sends another sling stone wide of its mark.

<19:23, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 18 using 1d20.  Attack by Giant Beetle.
19:26, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 4 using 1d6.  Bite Damage.>

One beetle both bites Silverglade and squirts an oily substance on him which raises painful blisters wherever it touches.

<Silverglade will be at -2 on all to-hit rolls until I say otherwise.>

<19:22, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 7 using 1d20.  Attack by Giant Beetle.>

The beetle's second attempt to bite Albricht fails.

<Player characters, it's your turn again.>

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 71):

19:45, Today: Elboc Ice Eyes rolled 4 using 1d20+2.  Attack!!!


 but, not really......