I gotta say, I love how utterly insane Ronan is.

Hope everyone is doing well.

In reply to Falan Oakenheel (msg # 532):

Doing good. Been better though.

I've been good enough, yet way too busy.
Ah, work, the mind-eater.

Sorry, DM, could you give us an annotated list of possible exits since the north door looks to be no go?

Sure:
-Door to the north
-Trapdoor on the ceiling
-Stairs back down the way you came

Well, how are we to proceed?

Go down and back out, cross the inner courtyard, look for the commander's quarters in the SW quarter, murder him, and then disappear into the dungeons.

Makes sense to me.

In reply to Falan Oakenheel (msg # 539):

Still here, sorry I was distracted.

The one time we didn't do any scouting, the one time!

Damn, if anything bad happens to Dhar-Gradvig or Tum-Tuk (or the thrall), that's gonna suck! :(

Thorik is still around

I think I'd like to puppet the man and have him fiddle with this chest. :)

In case it matters, Ronan does d6+2 damage with his +1 dagger. Elves do an extra point of damage with enchanted weapons.

In reply to Ronan (msg # 545):

Noted, I'll put that on the reference thread

In reply to Ronan (msg # 545):

Love your character! You play him quite well!

I'll give it another day in case anyone wants to try something different; otherwise I'll just assume the rest keep on fighting normally.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 548):

When is it our turn? I keep seeing my failing attacks I didn't make. Or don't remember making anyway. That's okay though, the die roller hates me too! ;-) I feel like I'm letting you down!

DM, I think you might have skipped Private Joker in the last round. Also, did Bernhard hit with his 13?

Fixed Private Joker's action. I knew I was missing someone.
Since the hobgoblins are doing full defense, Bernhard doesn't hit.

@Angus: I normally take your actions,roll for initiative, then resolve the actions for that turn. So anytime would be 'your turn' usually, in terms of inputing your actions.
I roll for you guys sometimes in the interest of keeping the game moving if the action is predictably going to be another attack; sorry if I was a bit too fast this time

Angus, DM's last combat post was on Tuesday of this week. He processed the round today, Friday. If you don't post yourself, he will automatically have you attack the closest foe. If you have other plans for Angus, be sure to post within 1-2 days after the DM does.

DM, I had intended to polymorph the commander into the dish, black pudding -- not the fearsome dungeon denizen, black pudding. Or is that not considered a "creature" per the spell? What if it were a talking version of the dish?

In reply to Ronan (msg # 552):


Thanks, it's okay the DM takes the action and rolls sometimes, I was just confused about when I was up, no biggie! ;-)

Merry Christmas everyone!

In reply to Ronan (msg # 552):
Haha, I wasn't expecting that actually. Both Polymorph-type spells in Delving Deeper are of the kind that only polymorph creatures into other creatures. In AD&D, Polymorph Any Object is an 8th level spell - that may be a tad too much in this case.
But we can Polymorph the bad guy into some other thing.


Merry Christmas, guys!

Happy holidays, gamers! :)