Thema: English Drow Campaign Orga

[Oyn]

 I often get that message too. A while back I couldn't get to the site for a week or so.

[Zanan]

 Well, no problems here, but they may work a wee bit on it during the night times over here -  to avoid stopping the gamers over here to receive such messages. Could well be that this could interrupt your checks from time to time as the US are up to 9 hours behind us here. Then again ... no need to hurry, we are not of the rushing ilk, are we

Any pressing things can always be transmitted via mail, of course.

[warlockco]

 Okay...was just wanting to make sure that I wasn't the only one.

[Zanan]

 Right, while the sweat starts to fill your boots ... remember to double check on all the equipment you have. You needn't fight the thing alone and all of you are well equipped to hamper the beast's targetting ability.

[Oyn]

 Alirghty, going to assume a spot of 10 is enough to find a good sized thing to hide behind so included ducking behind something in my actions for round 6.

[Zanan]

 Rightio ... your new adversary is some 90 feet away, moving towards you. It is not that fast, so you get two rounds of preparation if you stay in cover. Anyone who don't covers her-/himself may invite a ray attack. So simply let me know what you are intent to do during the two rounds and I'll do the rolling (if necessary).

That is, looking for cover, getting there and do some preparations (cast spell) is one round.

[Zanan]

 Have almost all info I need to get you going again ... just a couple of actions missing. Which reminds me ... Darkness used here (we agreed upon this) is the AD&D - 3E version, i.e. as described in 3E (not 80 % visibility), but not the object restriction. In the the latter respect, Darkness is treated much like Light.

[Phaerven]

 Throwing requires line of sight, right?

[Zanan]

 Well, only if you intent to hit a specific target, I'd say. "General direction" should be no problem ... maybe you get a lucky "shot"  B)  

[Zanan]

 Right ... lets get going then:

First, the area is shed in darkness from two castings, one by Zouhlnor, the other by Zhadristan. Essentially, the beholder needs to come pretty close to the path to see anyone of you, unless ... .
Everyone seeks cover behind some object, apart from the skeleton warrior summoned by Jhalashar. The sound of the bard's song lingers on as well. A few of you have been "enspelled" by a sound out of Jhalashar's second horn.
By chara ...
Iira has power stored in his chain, sought cover and waits.
Zhadristan cast a spell on himself, plus darkness while drawing a thunderstone
Zouhlnor cast darkness and psi-powerd himself up (he's still large, methinks)
Keth sought cover and cast a spell on herself
Narzen sought cover, loaded his x-bow and prepares components.

I know of Geirildin, Nata'al, and Talice, of course.

Any late additions? Wait till German Noon before I get on.
 

[Zanan]

 Good, after some sort of sluggish start in 2006, it is time to hunt some drow  

The beholder will get his ini and start scanning the area for you. As it cannot use its rays through the antimagic cone, you have a chance attack it if you want.

To clarify this ... anyone with an initiative ahead of the beholder can react to do something once the cone passes over them. Those with ini after the beholder note the antimagic ray, but their actions will either be done in darkness or without sight of the beholder. I'll tell you about who can react and who doesn't soon.

[Zanan]

 Don't forget to double check on the above two postings too ...

Acting before the beholder and thus are able to react (or earlier or not) when the antimagic ray passes over them are ...

Keth, Iira, Narzen, Nata'al, and Jhalashar. The rest acts after the cone passes bye and can do whatver strikes their fancy. So, off you go with your actions!

[Oyn]

 I have an idea for something I'd like to try but it depends on how far away the beholder is... so how far away is it?

[Zanan]

 It moved up to your position in general, so it hovers in some 45 feet distance, closing in on the group this round too.

Sidenote: The unconscious drow suffered 11 HP of damage.

[Zanan]

 Of round VIII, Iira's, Narzen's and Zhadristan's actions are still to be rolled/done. The rest may tell what they want to do next for round IX.