XCrawl: Team 4 - Big Wang Theory ONLY

[KWhit]

As you are trying to decide what to do, a fine mist begins to spray from the ceiling. As it comes into contact with you, you begin to slow once again.

"Balls!" You think. Here we go again.

[KWhit]

Above the torches, a TV monitor begins to glow with the sight of the DJ.

As your bodies freeze, he says, "Oh dear me." This might hurt a bit gentlemen.

From a grate above you, you hear the scurrying of spiders.

[KWhit]

You search the spider corpses and find 150gp. I will split it 3 ways.

[KWhit]

And everyone levels!

DV - Level 3
Danny - Level 4
Autumn - Level 4

[KWhit]

DV - You may pick a new spell.

Level 3 (pick 1 additional):
You may choose one additional spell from the following list:
Heal, Magic Missile, Detect Magic, Light, Read Magic, Mage Armor, Fear, Sleep

You may choose a spell you already possess which will allow you to cast it 2x per room/combat instead of once.

[Autumn]

Awesome, I was imagining this would give us some experience. I'd thank the other teams but I don't want to let on that they're helping us out.

[Autumn]

Darth, if you get back before 9 make sure to get in your spell choice before whatever happens to us.

KWhit, can we get a rundown on current hitpoints and healing potions?

[KWhit]

Team 4: Big Wang Theory
Darth Vilus: Vahlmas
Mage
Level: 3
Max HP: 12
Current HP: 7
Bonus: Intelligence
Spells: Magic Missile, Light
Equipment:
70 gp
Staff of Lightning
1 Health Potions
Staff

Danny: Hunc
Adventurer
Level: 4
Max HP: 40
Current HP: 22 POISONED
Bonus: Strength, +1 vs Evil
Equipment:
70 gp
1 Health Potions
Longsword
vial of sparkling liquid

Autumn: Dominic Fandango
Specialist
Level: 4
Max HP: 24
Current HP: 17
Bonus: Fame
Equipment:
2 Health Potions
Flask of Poison
80 GP
Rope
Lockpicks
2 Daggers

[Autumn]

Danny, would you like me to pass you a healing potion?

[Autumn]

KWhit, let me ask generally how creatively can we use items? Are the options we have for actions basically limited by what you gave us there? Or can we invent uses for our items, such as rope and poison, etc?

[KWhit]

I'd say - get as creative as you like, but maybe put in a conditional order in case I deem it's something that won't work.

[Autumn]

So guys I'm pondering if we could pull something off wtih my rope here, for example. Dunk something into the pond, for example.

[Autumn]

I'd say Danny takes one potion, gets unpoisoned. Then he searches straight ahead. I'll enter the pond, while Darth comes with me but waits outside of the pond to help me if need be.

If we find nothing in those two places, Danny will search right, and Darth and I will search left.

[Autumn]

And maybe when approaching the pond I will try tossing in some of the rope, dangling it down to that thing we can see in the pond, see what happens.

[Autumn]

I'm going to be watchign the kids this evening during a meeting and then getting them to bed. I *should* be back before nine, but shit happens. So Danny you can send in an action at some point for us. If I come back and think we need to revise I can send in somethign different.

[Danny]

Yes, I am here now and will get an action in based on everything we discussed here.

[Danny]

And seriously on them actually helping us out. Losing Darth the first time hurt, but if it wasnt for those spiders, we would be way behind on levels.

[Danny]

We need to consider using the vial of sparking liquid at some point. It doesn't appear to be combat related.

[Autumn]

I kind of wish we weren't good, because I think leaving the vial of poison behind for them to find would be brilliant.

[Autumn]

Where did we find that again?

[Danny]

It was our reward for being the first team to push the button last week. Kwhit posted that the first would get a reward and I pushed our button ASAP since I knew everyone else was going to anyway.

[Autumn]

Ah okay. Waht makes you think it's not combat related?

[Danny]

As for Darth's spell, I say he does not pick magic missile again as he has a nice staff that can do good damage anyway. Sleep seems like a really powerful spell from when it was used on me and fear is probably a nice spell as well. I would choose one of those two.

[Danny]

Originally Posted by Autumn

Ah okay. Waht makes you think it's not combat related?

Kwhit didn't use it in any of our combats, even though we needed help in our first spider combat and then against Killers. In our combat against Killers, I even said to use it if necessary if it would help.

[Autumn]

That makes sense, re: spell selection. Mage armor might be smart for him given his situation too.

[Autumn]

Ah, okay. I wonder if it might give us experience or something like that.

[Autumn]

Might be worth trying the vial now, before the healing potion.

I really hope we get through this room fast. I think we have a chance to pull ahead.

[Danny]

Yeah, hopefully he will hit 4 soon as well so he can get something like sleep or fear and mage armor.

[Danny]

Yeah, I'll drink vial and then if needed a health potions and then have you pass me one of yours. Would be nice to get a spell selection in before the deadline. I will text message DV.

[Danny]

He said we can pick. I am thinking of going for mage armor now and then sleep or fear at level 4 which he should hit soon.

[Autumn]

Mage armor makes sense, since he has the staff now. Go for it. I'll PM KWhit to confirm that I'm passing a healing potion.

[Danny]

Ok, so action is

DV chooses Mage Armor for his spell

Have Autumn pass Danny a healin potions, so we have DV with 1, Danny with 2 and Autumn with 1.

Have Danny drink sparking red liquid.

If still needing health or cure poison, have Danny drink healing potion to cure poison and heal some health points.

Danny searches straight

Autumn when approaching the pond I will try tossing in some of the rope, dangling it down to that thing we can see in the pond, see what happens.

Then Autumn will enter the pond, while Darth comes with him but waits outside of the pond to help me if need be.

If needed, Autumn and DV then search left while Danny searches right

[Danny]

Fixed a couple things

DV chooses Mage Armor for his spell

Have Autumn pass Danny a healing potion, so we have DV with 1, Danny with 2 and Autumn with 1.

Have Danny drink sparking red liquid.

If still needing health or cure poison, have Danny drink healing potion to cure poison and heal some health points.

Danny searches straight while Autumn when approaching the pond will try tossing in some of the rope, dangling it down to that thing we can see in the pond, see what happens. Then Autumn if needed will enter the pond, while Darth comes with him but waits outside of the pond to help me if need be.

If needed, Autumn and DV then search left while Danny searches right

[Autumn]

Looks awesome. Check!

[Poli]

Good job with the spiders!

[KWhit]

DV chooses Mage Armor for his spell.

Autumn passes Danny a healing potion: DV with 1, Danny with 2 and Autumn with 1.

Danny drinks sparking red liquid. He feels much FASTER now. He shares a bit with the rest of you so that you all can move quickly. This was a Minor Haste Potion!

Danny drinks healing potion to cure poison and heal some health points.

Danny searches straight (finding NOTHING).

Autumn when approaching the pond tosses in some of the rope, dangling it down to that thing we can see in the pond. NOTHING HAPPENS.

So Autumn enters the pond alone and begins to search it - Darth waits to see who needs help.

Autumn makes a beeline to the item you saw. It is a chest. He opens it and finds a magical item! This looks to be a golden ring with a red ruby at its center. You can tell it's magic, but that's all you know about it so far.

Then Autumn and DV search left while Danny searches right.

Autumn and DV trigger a TRAP! Spikes shoot down from the ceiling, DV hops put of the way, but Autumn takes a slight scrape. Nothing too bad, luckily.

Danny finds a door and calls to the others. You open it and proceed!

[Autumn]

Awesome, well done guys. Ooh a ring.

KWhit, I assume the haste helped us search the room faster than normal?

[Danny]

This magic ring definitely sounds interesting. I'm guessing detect magic would come in handy for that. Do we put it on one of us hoping there are no ill effects?

[Danny]

Or read magic I guess

[Autumn]

I don't know. Do we think there's a chance we can identify it at some point? I kind of feel like if there are cursed items in this, we're just screwed. We have to hope it helps.

I wonder if this is the same cavern the others will reach if they go down the hall or do they have their own?

[Danny]

I think we all have our own. It's only special cases where we see other teams (such as a joined supplies room).

[Autumn]

I'll hesitate with the ring, in case you guys think of some way we should deal with it. If not though I'll put it on later I think.

[Danny]

Im ok with you putting it on.

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Autumn

Awesome, well done guys. Ooh a ring.

KWhit, I assume the haste helped us search the room faster than normal?

Yes.

[KWhit]

Room 8:

This room is another arena-type room, but much smaller then the one in which the Crawl began. Fans in bleachers line the walls, screaming for and against you.

In the center of the room is an elf and a halfling. The elf smiles at you, and bows gently. "My name is Walter. This is my associate Platty. We've been hired to keep you from going through that door."

Walter points to the only other exit from the room. Somehow you have to get through them to move on. Walter carries a staff. Platty carries a long, jagged, glowing dagger.

"I am a sporting type (my associate isn't), so I will give you a moment to refresh yourselves before we begin."

You may cast spells, drink potions, or take some other preparatory action before battle. Let me know what (if anything) you want to do by Noon tomorrow, then the fun begins.

[Danny]

I think these guys will be tougher than the spiders.

[Danny]

Only two of them though so at least DV can hopefully avoid taking any damage.

[Danny]

So lets have DV cast mage armor on me, autumn put on ring and then go for it?

[KWhit]

Team 4: Big Wang Theory
Darth Vilus: Vahlmas
Mage
Level: 3
Max HP: 12
Current HP: 7
Bonus: Intelligence
Spells: Magic Missile, Light
Equipment:
70 gp
Staff of Lightning
1 Health Potions
Staff

Danny: Hunc
Adventurer
Level: 4
Max HP: 40
Current HP: 27
Bonus: Strength, +1 vs Evil
Equipment:
70 gp
2 Health Potions
Longsword

Autumn: Dominic Fandango
Specialist
Level: 4
Max HP: 24
Current HP: 15
Bonus: Fame
Equipment:
1 Health Potions
Flask of Poison
80 GP
Rope
Lockpicks
2 Daggers
Unidentified Magic Ring

[Danny]

Still have vial of sparkling liquid?