Session Start: Sat May 12 19:43:18 2007
Session Ident: #castlevania
* Logging for #castlevania started
<GM> [The Riders turn and prepare for the Paladin's charge, placing
themselves between the armored attacker and Greycloak.]
* Biff sketches a quick seal in the dirt one claw, then slams his paw
down in the center... ... ...and nothing happens.
* Biff curses loudly.
<GM> [Greycloak turns and waves his arms in a wide arc.  Ice and
freezing sleet bear down on the party.]
* Nyyx hunches under her cloak as the ice bruises her, but she seems
otherwise unaffected by the cold. "Why are we fighting them?"
<Biff> Because they're evil, they're undead, and they killed a whole
bunch of people?
<Biff> Is that not good enough anymore?
* Lucas holds both arms out toward the riders, and a bright light
escapes from his hands.  When the light subsides, three of the riders
have disappeared.  Ashes fall from their general vicinity.
* Nyyx hesitates, then sighs.
<Biff> Well, there's a sight you don't get to see often enough.
* Nyyx moves toward the battle and pulls free the bastard sword slung
across her back.
<GM> As Siobhan advances on the last Rider, it lashes out, landing
two nasty strikes.
* Siobhan rushes forward absorbing two strikes from the Rider before
smashing her Maul down upon it.
* Biff dashes to one side, getting WAY the hells away from everybody
else, then sketches a figure in the air... and again, not a goddamn
thing happens.
<Biff> GODDESS DAMN IT, I HATE UNDEAD.
* Lucas yells to Biff, "Well, they probably hate you now, if it makes
you feel better!"
<Biff> They'd hate me more if anything would land.
<GM> [Greycloak sends a Cone of Cold after the party, killing Father
Lucas outright and freezing Siobhan to the ground.]
* Lucas freezes solid and then crumbles to a million pieces.
<Biff> ...looks like they hated you more.
<GM> [Nyxx advances and takes a swing at the last rider, missing
wildly.]
<GM> [His Emminent remains runs forward, drawing a long chain whip
from his belt and striking the last Rider down.  The Rider is struck
hard and then melts into a pile of crying and whining goo.]
<GM> [Greycloak waves his arms and chants.  A wall of ice forms in
front of him.]
* Biff stands up on his hind paws and thrusts both forepaws out,
sending a stream of shooting stars arcing out around the forming wall
to slam into Greycloak.
<Biff> GODDESS DAMN IT, WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET SOMETHING TO
STICK?
<GM> [Olaf Kleppen shatters the wall of ice before it fully forms
with a quick spell from the doorway of his home.]
* Nyyx, severely wounded by Graycloak's earlier attack, staggers off
to take shelter at the nearest cover.
* Nyyx manages to duck into Kleppen's house.
<GM> [His Emminent Remains advances further and strikes Greycloak
with the chain whip, leaving a nasty wound, but Greycloak does not
melt.]
<GM> [As Greycloak begins to cast, Biff and Olaf open up with magic
missles, turning Greycloak into a flaming wreck as he falls to the
ground.]
<Biff> FINALLY.
* Biff runs across the field to Siobhan and Lucas.
* Nyyx thanks the mayor for his help and runs off to see her
companions.
<GM> [Olaf walks up to His Emminent Remains and yells, "Get out of my
town."  The skeleton actually backs up a step.]
* Biff quickly checks both for breath, then lays his paws on
Siobhan's chest and makes with some quick healing.
<Biff> Yo, toots.  Rise and shine, no time for lazing about on the
job.
* Nyyx limps up to Siobhan and Lucas - or his remains.
<Nyyx> Siobhan, you're alive!
<Biff> Yeah, too bad Lucas isn't.
<GM> His Emminent Remains: "Well, that went oddly.  If you
reconsider, you know where to find me."
* Nyyx bows her head at Biff's remark.
* Siobhan stands up and then heals herself.
<GM> [His Emminent Remains walks toward the castle.]
* Siobhan then bends down and pets Biff affectionately.  "Thanks to
this little guy."  Then she scruffs him.
* Biff runs across the field to where Greycloak fell and starts
pawing through the remains.
* Nyyx gives the black figure the barest glance and stares
hollow-eyed at Lucas' shattered fragments.
<Biff> Hey, don't get too friendly, Red.
<Nyyx> Is there any way we can...fix him?
<Siobhan> I told you, you only got one.
<Biff> If you've got a high level priest in your pocket, sure!
<GM> Olaf: I'll ask the High Priestess.  We'll see what she can do.
* Nyyx nods to Olaf. "Thank you."
* Nyyx sighs and joins Biff in looking through Graycloak's remains.
"Did you find anything interesting?"
* Lucas 's frozen remains are scattered across the ground.  They
don't seem to be doing anything, save for thawing, slightly.
<Biff> Spellbook for the old guy, pair of bracers.  Some notebooks we
might want to look through.
<Biff> I'm gonna check the bodyguards.
* Nyyx nods. "And I suppose we should gather up Lucas and bring him
to the church."
* Biff scampers off to check the rangers.
* Biff pushes around various bits of equipment, lining them up all
nice and orderly, for the people with opposable thumbs to pick up.
* Nyyx unfastens her cloak, lays it out, and begins calmly gathering
the pieces of the priest and wrapping them in her cloak for transport
to the church.
<Nyyx> Thanks, Biff. I guess I'll help carry that, too.
* Nyyx pockets the items Biff found on Graycloak, then bundles up
Lucas and heads for the church. "I'll be at the church."
<GM> [The party carries the remains of Father Lucas into the church.
The High Priestess approaches and is visibly mortified.]
* Nyyx places the bundle of cloak and priest bits gently on the
floor. "I suppose the mayor has told you what happened."
<Nyyx> Is there anything you might be able to do for him?
<GM> High Priestess: "Yes.  Clearly there is enough of the body here
for a resurrection.  Regretably, I am not powerful enough to channel
that divine power."
<GM> High Priestess: "There is an alternative, however."
<Nyyx> What's the alternative?
<GM> High Priestess: "The Ritual of Replacement.  A Dread rite used
to keep powerful agents of Pelor in the world."
* Nyyx tilts her head slightly. "What does it involve?"
<GM> High Priestess: "It is better that I not discuss the specifics.
It is difficult, but could work."
* Nyyx nods. "Understood. You would probably know what's best to do
in this situation."
<GM> High Priestess: "Of course, if we could repair the body, then a
raise dead spell would work.  We need to have all of the parts of the
corpse and reassemble them."
<GM> [She twitches.]
<Nyyx> I guess now the question is: would Father Lucas want to be
brought back to life?
<GM> High Priestess: "I will leave that decision to all of you.
Please store the remains with Gabriel."
<Biff> I didn't know him well enough.  Anybody got a speak with dead
handy?
* Nyyx nods and takes the remains down to the catacombs.
Session Close: Sat May 12 21:50:50 2007