Playthings of the Gods

[Agentmolar]

Look at this! Obviously these poor people are being slaves to some kind of fell magic.

Gaius now joined with his companions waits to see what olothros's idea will accomplish.

Gaius readies his crossbow, hoping that if they are attacked, the range will give them some advantage.

[Fabian]

OOC: Mike, make a Hide check please. Whilst I roll up a 13 or so Spot checks... Well, the only ones that counted were these ones 1d20-8=9
1d20-9=11
1d20-10=7

Gaius readies his crossbow, and hopes he won't have to use it in anger. Will picks up a stone and hefts it in his hand, ready to create a distraction. Lunk hangs back, ready for anything. The valaint elf hugs the walls of the cavern, trying not to be seen by the distracted workers.

[Custom_Hobby]

Olothros creeps along the wall trying not to be seen. I must get into postition to use the spell and free everyone.

Hide check: 16

[Bodhi]

OOC: Mike, make a Hide check please. Whilst I roll up a 13 or so Spot checks... Well, the only ones that counted were these ones 1d20-8=9
1d20-9=11
1d20-10=7

OK, so they get spot checks. Shows they're not hypnotized to just make their work unaware of any distraction. Makes Wills check with the stone kind of unnecessary...

Will notices that some of the workers seem to react to each other. OK, they seem pretty aware of things about them...
Will carefully puts the stone down again and follows the elves every action intently
Hmmm, he's got guts for a sissy elf, got to grant him that...

[Agentmolar]

"brothers remember that these poor souls are under the control of some kind of foul magic. Lets not harm them if its possible. I suspect that the two men who look alike are the men we were asked to find. Obviously we should try to subdue any opponents rather than kill. You do understand Will? Lunk?? "

[Custom_Hobby]

Olothros is lost in his art and isn't even aware of the world around him at this point. His singular focus is his spell and completing it.

[Bodhi]

"I g...g...got the word 'kill'" Will whispers with a mischievous grin. Ah see how you take that one then mr righteous? "G...g...got it Lunk?

[Fabian]

OOC: Olothoros casting dispel magic - are you casting it on a particular person or are you casting it as a 20ft radius burst? Just to warn you... whatever happens, they will notice that a spell has gone off on or around them.

[Custom_Hobby]

Casting it in a burst to get as many people as I possibly can. I know they would notice the spell and I thin k the rest of the party does too.

[Fabian]

OOC: OK, for the third time as my PC has crashed twice in 5 minutes...

Olothoros mutters the arcane runes and a burst of energy encompasses some of the inmates. They turn with surprise to see him stanfing by the wall of the ice cavern!

OOC: Initiatives please!

Initiative

Inmates (9) 16
Creature 5
Big man 4
Man in staff smock 3
Older man and younger man 0

[Custom_Hobby]

My spell couldn't have failed! We should have gone back for help. Olothros curses under his breath "Ready to fight guys?"

Do we roll a d20 for intiative? If so mine is a 20 + 1 (intiative mod) = 21 Thank god for the surprise round!

[Bodhi]

Meh. My stationary has crashed (where I've saved Will) so I have no access to the character sheet... Hopefully we find the restoration CD but he might be lost anyway. Might have to reconstruct him from memory or did you have a copy Fabian? Don't remember. I THINK he has some initiative bonus right?

[Fabian]

OOC: I have a copy. I empathise about the PC; annoying when that happens. He has +3 to Initiative. Map to follow.

[Bodhi]

I have no luck with dice. Digital or not...
Initiative roll (1d20+3=4)

Will stands momentarily stunned by the fact that Olothoros has been noticed.
"N...n...not good, not good. I s...s...say we run for it. B...b...better pick 'em one by one than the whole friggin' crowd"
he mumbles to anyone willing to listen.

[Fabian]

OOC: I'll roll Lunk. 1d20+1=21 Wow. Too natural 20s in a round.