XCrawl: Team 1 - Killian's Killers ONLY

[KWhit]

J23: hits guard 1 - and G1 is almost dead!

PB: hits ex

Hoops: hits ex 2x!!

Executioner: hits pb

Guard 1: hits j23

Guard 2: hits pb

all hits this round - weird...

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J23: hits and KILLS Guard 1

PB: hits ex

Hoops: hits ex - and the Executioner is near death!

Executioner: miss

Guard 1:miss

Guard 2: miss

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J23: miss

PB: miss

Hoops: hits ex! AND THE EXECUTIONER FALLS!!!!

Guard 2: hits pb

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[PurdueBrad]

One guard to go...

[KWhit]

J23: hit

PB: miss

Hoops: hit

Guard 2: hit

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J23: miss

PB: drinks his last healing potion!

Hoops: hit

Guard 2: hits PB with a CRIT!

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J23: hit

PB: hit

Hoops: hits 2x!! And the Guard dies a bloody death!



The crowd cheers your victory!

[hoopsguy]

3 more kills - just another day at the office.

Now for the elf ...

[KWhit]

The elf thanks you over and over again.

But you stop him short.

"Tell us what we need to know to get through the Crawl quickly!" you say.

"I can't just TELL you. I have to SHOW you. You must take me with you!" he says, still tied to the rack.


You see an open door before you. Do you kill the elf and move on without him or take him with you into the next room?

Let me know asap, and I'll give you the next room writeup.

[PurdueBrad]

ARE WE BETWEEN COMBAT ROUNDS BEFORE WE CHALLENGE THE ELF? IF SO, J23 would probably like to cast a heal spell on our two lowest fighters (if needed)

ALSO, SINCE COMBAT ENDED, WILL HE GET HIS SPELLS BACK FOR THE NEXT BATTLE?

[PurdueBrad]

Originally Posted by KWhit

The elf thanks you over and over again.

But you stop him short.

"Tell us what we need to know to get through the Crawl quickly!" you say.

"I can't just TELL you. I have to SHOW you. You must take me with you!" he says, still tied to the rack.


You see an open door before you. Do you kill the elf and move on without him or take him with you into the next room?

Let me know asap, and I'll give you the next room writeup.

I say kill him, he's extra baggage, thoughts?

[PurdueBrad]

Although, what's the worst thing that happens if we keep him for a room?

[hoopsguy]

We'll take him with if we can have him remain tied up and bleed him to the edge of passing out. I don't want him to put up a fight later when we turn on him.

[KWhit]

PB and Hoopsguy are now level 5!

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by PurdueBrad

ARE WE BETWEEN COMBAT ROUNDS BEFORE WE CHALLENGE THE ELF? IF SO, J23 would probably like to cast a heal spell on our two lowest fighters (if needed)

ALSO, SINCE COMBAT ENDED, WILL HE GET HIS SPELLS BACK FOR THE NEXT BATTLE?

The elf is so weak that he will not put up a fight.

You can take time now to cast a heal, etc.

[KWhit]

Team 1: Killian's Killers
J23:
Mage
Level: 6
Max HP: 24
Current HP: 14
Bonus: Intelligence, +1 vs. GOOD,
Spells: Heal x2, Detect Magic, Sleep, Identify, Fireball
Equipment:
Staff of Lightning
Flask
2 Healing potions
15 GP
Staff

PurdueBrad: Arx
Adventurer
Level: 5
Max HP: 60
Current HP: 34
Bonus: Constitution x2, Protection
Equipment:
Longsword +1
Flask of Poison
Ring of Protection
15 GP
Longsword

Hoopsguy:
Specialist
Level: 5
Max HP: 30
Current HP: 24
Bonus: Fame, STR
Equipment:
Rope
Magic Ring (STR)
1 Healing potion
15 GP
Lockpicks +1
2 Daggers +1

[KWhit]

You search the corpses and find 300gp!

[PurdueBrad]

Hoops, what should we do here and how much healing should we do?

[PurdueBrad]

Send it to KWhit as soon as you decide. I'm tempted to take him to the next room but I'm afraid he would work against us or run but at the same time, if we kill him now we only got experience and gold.

[J23]

I'd say keep him with us for now. Hoops has a rope we can keep him on a short leash with, literally.

I'm thinking I heal myself and PB and then move on ahead with our elfin dog on the leash.

[PurdueBrad]

I like that J23, go ahead and send that in.

[PurdueBrad]

The leash idea is inspired.

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by PurdueBrad

The leash idea is inspired.

The fans are also quite fond of it.

[PurdueBrad]

I sent in that order, particularly seeing that the fans like it. I curious about our next room. J23 has cast the two heals he suggested as well.

[KWhit]

Done.

[PurdueBrad]

What awaits us in the DJ's next playground?

[KWhit]

Lucky Room #13!

A blackjack game is going on. An unruly, drunk dwarf sits at the table. A large pile of gold sits in front of him. Underneath his chair is a small locked box.

On the other side of the table is the dealer, also with stacks of gold in front of him. He greets you and asks if you want to play a couple of hands.

"I know you're in a rush, but I deal really fast. It won't take much time." he says. "I like your elf-dog, by the way."

The dwarf scowls at you. "These assholes don't look like they can play cards anyway."

The dwarf is so drunk, you imagine that the specialist could steal the box if one of you sits down to play a few hands. And you might win a little something while you're at it. He gives you a wink.

Your fans watch you through cameras mounted on the walls. You can see them in TV monitors. They encourage you to play some hands.

The elf says, "I love this game! And I'm excellent at it! Untie me so I can play a few hands! Seriously! I'll win you some gold, I promise!"

Choices:
Pass on through.
Play a few hands, but don't try to steal the box.
Play a few hands, and try to steal the box from the dwarf.
Let the elf play a few hands, but don't steal the box.
Let the elf play a few hands while you try to steal the box.
Attack the Dwarf.
Attack the Dealer.
Try to kill everything in the room and take all the loot you can find.

[KWhit]

Team 1: Killian's Killers
J23:
Mage
Level: 6
Max HP: 24
Current HP: 24
Bonus: Intelligence, +1 vs. GOOD,
Spells: Heal x2, Detect Magic, Sleep, Identify, Fireball
Equipment:
Staff of Lightning
Flask
2 Healing potions
115 GP
Staff
Elf dog on leash

PurdueBrad: Arx
Adventurer
Level: 5
Max HP: 60
Current HP: 54
Bonus: Constitution x2, Protection
Equipment:
Longsword +1
Flask of Poison
Ring of Protection
115 GP
Longsword

Hoopsguy:
Specialist
Level: 5
Max HP: 30
Current HP: 24
Bonus: Fame, STR
Equipment:
Rope
Magic Ring (STR)
1 Healing potion
115 GP
Lockpicks +1
2 Daggers +1

[J23]

I don't intend on letting the dog off the leash to play cards. I'm thinking that I could play a couple hands while Hoops steals the Dwarf's stuff, but I'm cautious about Hoops ending up in a fight with another munchkin.... he's got a bad track record with them.

[PurdueBrad]

Somebody should play, I can get Hoops' back if he gets in a fight with short stack.

[PurdueBrad]

The other option would be to just slide on through. I'm thinking this might be a similar situation to last time, where the Executioner got back-up. I bet the dealer gets back-up, even if he says we're robbing the drunk guy. We could save a lot of time if we pass through.

Thoughts?

[J23]

I wouldn't be surprised if we end up fighting more folks than just the dwarf or dealer if we were to attack one. Hopefully Hoop's bonus dex can help him be sneaky enough to come away w/ the lockbox without starting a bloodbath. Even then, we're fairly healthy....

[hoopsguy]

Stealing is evil, and we can use the cash. I'm all for this direction.

[PurdueBrad]

Then J23 will play a couple hands, Hoops will try to steal. I'll be eye candy and, if need be, I can hold the leash.

[PurdueBrad]

HEY, is this possible:

Could J23 put them both to sleep (sneakily) and we could just rob the room and keep going?

[J23]

Originally Posted by PurdueBrad

Then J23 will play a couple hands, Hoops will try to steal. I'll be eye candy and, if need be, I can hold the leash.

I'm not sure candy would be the appropriate term..

[PurdueBrad]

How about you stop playing with your staff and conjure me up some buffalo wings?

[J23]

Did you want to buy a healing potion for that 100g PB? A bigger bankroll would probably help out the team here.

[PurdueBrad]

50 would do it.

[PurdueBrad]

Although frankly, I think we should all probably invest our money into this endeavour to see if you can take both the gambler and the dealer.

[J23]

I'm happy to take your money to put into some good investments of my choosing.

[Poli]

That's what I'm talking about! I nearly threw you a copy of my book, "Evil for Dummies". I very much approve of leashing the elf. I dare say that idea was stolen from me. Bravo!

Now, watch that elf. He is bound to try to get free and bolt. Make sure you whack him a few times to remind him you have an eye on him.

[PurdueBrad]

Hey guys, I just got diagnosed with strep throat (GUH!) so I may crash out tonight but I did want to ask, is there any value in sliding past these guys? We're 8 seconds behind, which I guess isn't much, but I'm wondering if we pick up time by skating through.

[hoopsguy]

There is value in passing, but I think there is greater value in stealing cash from the dwarf. We're healthy enough, in the event that we find a battle. And if we end up with a good haul we could afford some of the higher level equipment that we've had to pass on the last couple of times.

[J23]

I suppose it all depends on how long this is game is going to last really.

[KWhit]

You play a few hands of cards.

J23 actually loses 100gp to the dwarf!

While he's playing, Hoops tries to steal the box. He succeeds!

Inside the box is a small earring and 200gp. The earring appears to be magical. Maybe it will help?

Let me know if any of you wants to wear it.

You finish playing cards and move on. The dwarf gloats at beating you.

[KWhit]

You move onto the next room:

Room 14:

You enter a small room. In the center is a pedestal on which sits a crystal orb.

You totally want to take the orb, but it is connected to the pedestal. Still, you have the ability to use the it to your advantage.

Your choices:

Spy on another team (indicate which team you wish to view).
View the upcoming room.
See how many rooms are left before the finish line.
Ignore the orb and continue through the room as quickly as possible.

Let me know by noon on Monday.

[KWhit]

Hoops reaches level 6!!

[KWhit]

Team 1: Killian's Killers
J23:
Mage
Level: 6
Max HP: 24
Current HP: 24
Bonus: Intelligence, +1 vs. GOOD,
Spells: Heal x2, Detect Magic, Sleep, Identify, Fireball
Equipment:
Staff of Lightning
Flask
2 Healing potions
15 GP
Staff
Elf dog on leash

PurdueBrad: Arx
Adventurer
Level: 5
Max HP: 60
Current HP: 54
Bonus: Constitution x2, Protection
Equipment:
Longsword +1
Flask of Poison
Ring of Protection
115 GP
Longsword

Hoopsguy:
Specialist
Level: 6
Max HP: 36
Current HP: 30
Bonus: Fame, STR
Equipment:
Rope
Magic Ring (STR)
1 Healing potion
315 GP
Lockpicks +1
2 Daggers +1
Unidentified Magical Earring

[PurdueBrad]

We need to cast the identify spell on the earring and then I would say figure out how many rooms are left. That or look ahead.

PB

[hoopsguy]

Yep, remaining rooms is critical for end-game strategy.

I'm an amazing thief.

If the elf doesn't provide value in the next room I want to bleed him out. He is devaluing my rope minute by minute.

[J23]

I agree we should see how many rooms are left. I also agree on killing off the elf if he isn't providing any value. There's no reason to let it get healthy enough to put up a fight.

I cast identify on the earring to see what my new earring will do for me!

[KWhit]

J23 casts Identify and learns that the earring gives a bonus to Intelligence! This will benefit J23's spellcasting ability, so I equipped it on him.

Then you approach the orb to find out the remaining rooms. But the elf stops you. "No need for that. It will take too long. We only have a few rooms left. They sometimes change the layout of the last couple of rooms depending on how masochistic the DJ is, but usually there are about 20 rooms in this Crawl. Let's keep moving."

Do you still want to use the orb, or just keep moving through the Crawl?

[PurdueBrad]

Hmmm, I'm up for moving as the Elf has a shot to prove his worth.