Redlun XXXXIV

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Your laundry ok?</div> <div> Dukejr01: LAUNDRY!!! is the Laundry in danger?</div> <div> Dukejr01: save the laundry!</div> <div> tacit01: laundry is becoming quite damp, even as we speak</div> <div> tacit01: laundry is now becoming agitated (feels like Monday Night Football)</div> <div> Dukejr01: damp laundry will become mildewed</div> <div> Dukejr01: troy: you have a washer in your apartment?</div> <div> tacit01: almost; the laundry room shares a wall with my apt - it's about 10 feet away form my door</div> <div> Dukejr01: ah yes. I thought it was a common laundry rooom</div> <div> tacit01: aye, 'tis</div> <div> Missiledine: FYI... I plan on doing a major upload to the Velitrium site in the next day or so... New armor, some new gadgets and equipment...</div> <div> Should be up by the weekend</div> <div> tacit01: cool</div> <div> Dukejr01: cool. Corren likes gadgets</div> <div> Missiledine: Let me open a file or two and we'll get the show started</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> tacit01: that would be the treasure and experience point files?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yay!</div> <div> Dukejr01: we need CPs!</div> <div> Dukejr01: <sigh> not entirely lookingforward to this</div> <div> Missiledine: yeah, right... the Treasure Files... uh huh...</div> <div> tacit01: oh, and don't forget the "advantages gained through play" file</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Very Wealthy" "Ally group" "Reputation" "immortality" you know, mundane things</div> <div> tacit01: <wow, I was thinking combat reflexes...></div> <div> Missiledine: Crippled leg, blind in one eye, dirt poor, flashbacks</div> <div> tacit01: no, no - wrong file; I said "advantages", not "disadvantages"</div> <div> Missiledine: Ok... when last we met... Athamar had just had his ass kicked, but survived... The raiding party returned to a camp in an uproar</div> <div> Dukejr01: <I prefer "Survived anotehr assasination attempt"></div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar is out cold?</div> <div> Dukejr01: I forget</div> <div> Missiledine: nope, he's awake</div> <div> Missiledine: Gone to bed tho</div> <div> Dukejr01: that is right.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A contemplates magical armour.</div> <div> tacit01: Have the injured from the raiding party been treated yet?</div> <div> Missiledine: you need a safer line of work</div> <div> Missiledine: they are working on that now</div> <div> tacit01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: Jacinta, the healing brings you back to full</div> <div> Missiledine: Bruin will get 2 back</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will want to hear J's report.</div> <div> tacit01: so much for shuteye... J reports</div> <div> Missiledine: A is not feeling all that great himself!</div> <div> Dukejr01: I know, he is lying down</div> <div> Dukejr01: "If their horses were driven off, they will be spending the night recovering them. PErhaps we should harry them."</div> <div> Missiledine: the camp remains in a very agitated state</div> <div> Missiledine: your camp that is</div> <div> tacit01: just a sec</div> <div> Dukejr01: "The men are not going to be happy about any of this. Ideas?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn shrugs, "Our horses are tired, so are the men. If we move out now, we might catch em before they regroup. But then again,</div> <div> maybe not."</div> <div> tacit01: "both camps are in chaos at the moment, though more of their equipment is damaged..."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "And they have a prisoner....." Athamar sighs.</div> <div> tacit01: hmm...</div> <div> Missiledine: The Baron comes by to check on you... "How are you doing, Lord Athamar?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I will live. Thank you. This foe is rather clever. How do things stand?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Captain Dell is keen to attack now, Boma feels that we are too tired and that with you out of commission it would be too risky."</div> <div> tacit01: "their morale will likely be worse later, after their anger subsides and the losses sink in"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar stifles a laugh, it hurts to much. "In battle I have some value. but not as much as Jules, I think. One of our only advantages is that we have two</div> <div> mages to his one. I hope...."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Perhaps we could press them a bit. if their horses are scattered and they are catching them, now might be time for a skirmish."</div> <div> Dukejr01: <has athamar used any healing grass?></div> <div> Missiledine: "Hmm," The Baron considers what Jacinta has said."Men are often weakest at the dawn." He mutters</div> <div> Missiledine: <I don't think so></div> <div> tacit01: "this is becoming a war of attrition, and we are at the disadvantage in that"</div> <div> Dukejr01: <k. if we go to battle soon, A will use some></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Ollyn, how are the men? Will they get any sleep after all this?"</div> <div> Missiledine: The Baron gazes off into the night, "The Priest is.... unhappy. He thinks we should turn back." The Baron observes quietly</div> <div> Missiledine: <lonnnng lag after that!></div> <div> tacit01: "If we don't have a clear victory soon, many of the men will agree with the Priest"</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn grunts, "Doubt it... They are all waiting for the other boot to drop."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar gets out a dose of healing grass.</div> <div> Missiledine: "I don't give a damn what the men think!" The Baron snaps "But the Church..." He trails off</div> <div> Dukejr01: "This mage has made hte most of slender resources. I think he will be back if we let him get away."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Massacare is an ugly word." He mutters "Especially when it appears in a letter to the Bishop."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Especially when it could be us that's massacared." Ollyn mutters quietly</div> <div> Missiledine: The Baron ignores that</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar's lips tighten at that. "Aye. That is so. Do we allow them more mercy than they gave those women?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar takes the healing grass</div> <div> Missiledine: The Baron slaps his gloves against his thigh, "Your right! Damn them!" He turns and shouts "Dell! Sound assembly! Lets go kill those</div> <div> sons of bitches!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar leans on his staff to stand.</div> <div> Missiledine: A trumpet call rings out and the men begin to scramble into their armor and grab their gear</div> <div> Missiledine: The Baron strides off shouting orders and calling for his armor and horse</div> <div> Dukejr01: How are A's hit points now?</div> <div> tacit01: to A "can you do that stone rain thing in your condition?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn sighs, "Ah well, time to get on with it." He goes to organise your men</div> <div> Missiledine: y<Ath has 4 more></div> <div> Dukejr01: <brings him up to... uh. I have no idea.></div> <div> Missiledine: down 2</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: not too bad</div> <div> Dukejr01: effect his spellcasting?</div> <div> Missiledine: at first it would have, but its been at least a half hour and the pain is mostly gone, just a normal wound now</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: "yes. I can cast stone rain. a couple times</div> <div> Dukejr01: A goes to his horse.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn brings your horse up.. "The beasts are very tired." He says "Hope there's no cavalry action tonight. Not that many of this lot would</div> <div> be worth a boars tits in a charge."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "WE shall have to do something about that in time. I think. May Mitra be with us"</div> <div> Missiledine: The bulk of the column is mounted infantry, including all your militia. Only the mercs, the Baron's personal troops and probably the</div> <div> Rangers would be of any use in a cavalry action</div> <div> tacit01: J will try to keep an eye on all the horses, to see if any are getting too tired to ride</div> <div> Dukejr01: A has, what, 13 men? 15?</div> <div> Missiledine: it takes about twenty minutes to get things organised, then the column heads out</div> <div> Dukejr01: I thought our horses had some rest</div> <div> Missiledine: uhmmm, 13 I believe</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Dukejr01: plus 2 extra for water. that is right.</div> <div> Missiledine: oh yeah, they've had a few hours. They need a couple days</div> <div> Dukejr01: 8 regulars and 5 militia</div> <div> Dukejr01: a few hours is better than none. and their horse just went galloping off into the night</div> <div> Missiledine: "If we win we can spend a day licking our wounds." Ollyn says "The horses will be able to rest a bit. If we lose...." He trails off</div> <div> Missiledine: hang on a saec</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: sorry about that</div> <div> Dukejr01: np</div> <div> Dukejr01: <ready troy?></div> <div> tacit01: sure</div> <div> Dukejr01: <May tbe Dice be with us></div> <div> Missiledine: the column rides down the dune and heads in the direction of the enemy</div> <div> tacit01: <Fuke - I am your lather></div> <div> Missiledine: Dell rides up along side, "This your first big action, Lord Athamar?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Aye. Tell me where you want the Rains of stone cast. they last a minute, good area spell"</div> <div> Dukejr01: <Luke..... I am your Father's cousin's ex-room-mate's girlfriend....></div> <div> Dukejr01: <and so on...></div> <div> Missiledine: He nods understanding. "Tain't going to be fancy, just ride like hell and get in close and kill as many as ye can. Won't be pretty... Hope</div> <div> ye have a strong stomach."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Me too." Athamar grimaces.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Hit with the stones when we crest the ridge and can see their form... Attack the thickest points and be ready to cancel when our boys</div> <div> get close."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar nods. "I will."</div> <div> Dukejr01: <cracking a Hefeweizen></div> <div> Missiledine: the column moves briskly, the Baron wants to get there and hit them as soon as possible... Some of the horses are showing signs of</div> <div> fatigue, stumbling and hesitating... but you judge that they will make it to the battle. If there is</div> <div> Dukejr01: <do the men fight in pairs or triads?></div> <div> Missiledine: a need for a retreat though, things will get tricky</div> <div> Missiledine: Yours or theirs?</div> <div> Dukejr01: ours</div> <div> Missiledine: Velitar infantry usually fight in line, when in open formation like this they often pair up. But there is no set tactic</div> <div> Missiledine: militia in particular are not reliable for following a plan</div> <div> Dukejr01: k. REmind the men to stay in pairs, A will tell them that he will be casting spells and its best if he doesn;t have to worry about hittingthem. Jules will be</div> <div> tossign fireballs.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Stay together so you can supprt eachother. Got it?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: <unless Ollyn gave them that speech. then A just reminds them that he will be castign spells and its best if they follow orders.</div> <div> tacit01: to A "Shall a few of us stay with you, or do you want all of us in the fray?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Basicly the plan is to hit them with spells to prevent any disciplined formation, then let the men close up and kill them all</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Three stay near me. Ollyn, Miklas, and you, Jacinta"</div> <div> tacit01: "right"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "All things considered, you will be getting your blades wet anyway."</div> <div> Missiledine: Up ahead you see Dell ordering the column to form a line abreast.. In the distance you see the dune ridge on the other side of which is</div> <div> the en3emy</div> <div> Dukejr01: do we have scouts who took a look?</div> <div> Missiledine: no scouts have been out since the raiders came back.. You see several riders up ahead of the main body... As they approach the</div> <div> base of the dune, you can just make out movement near the crest</div> <div> Missiledine: you are too far away for details, but you would guess that there is an arrow exchange taking place... The outriders are falling back a</div> <div> bit, out of range</div> <div> Dukejr01: Where are we set? near Boma and his men?</div> <div> Missiledine: The Baron rides along the line... "Take the slope as fast as you can! Wait at the crest till you get the signal to charge... Then ride down</div> <div> there and kill them! Do you hear me? Kill them! No one comes into our Kingdom and robs, </div> <div> Missiledine: rapes and murders our family and neighbors and gets away with it! Wipe them from the earth! Send them to their heathen hell!"</div> <div> Missiledine: The Priest is beginning a loud, chanted prayer that will bless the Faithful going into battle</div> <div> Missiledine: Dell calls, "Drop your packs and extra gear! Nothing to slow the horses!."</div> <div> Missiledine: You can see Boma organising his men about a hundred feet to your right</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar nods to Ollyn to pass on the command.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn is bustling about checking cinchs, tightening armor straps etc</div> <div> tacit01: A will doublecheck same</div> <div> Dukejr01: A gets his men ready. "You heard the Baron. This mage and his henchmen steal in the night to waylay and kidnap. If Golblin Raiders are a knife wound</div> <div> on the body of our people, these are a poisoned boil...."</div> <div> Missiledine: On command you begin the advance... the outriders rejoin the line and you start the climb up the slope... It will be a tough climb for the</div> <div> horses, especially at the top, but the slope will be of great benefit on the attack down</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Lets be at it then."</div> <div> Dukejr01: A keeps a sharp eye out. what is the range penalty to cast stone rain?</div> <div> Missiledine: You can see the shapes of sentries at the top, they are taking aim at the advancing line... there are six or seven that you can see...</div> <div> There is the sound of a horn being blown on the other side</div> <div> Dukejr01: A starts casting Stone rain, on hex radius on the sentries.</div> <div> Dukejr01: one</div> <div> tacit01: A draws her sword</div> <div> Dukejr01: he casts one a round until the men get near and then he cancels them</div> <div> Dukejr01: our men that is</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: A is really hoping to brek their concentration.</div> <div> Dukejr01: they never know when rocks are going to fall on their heads.</div> <div> Missiledine: You will be about two hundred feet from the archers when they start to shoot, when do you start casting?</div> <div> Missiledine: sorry</div> <div> Dukejr01: what is range penelty? my sheet is missing. a will start casting when the range penelty is -4 or so</div> <div> Missiledine: three hundred feet</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. start casting at 300 feet and do one a round. drop them on their heads, then start kinking the curtains of stone rain so they can't shoot thru them.</div> <div> Missiledine: <If you can't touch the area of effect, the penalty is equal to the distance in yards from the caster to the edge></div> <div> Dukejr01: I see. nevermind then. impossible. I thought I had regular modifyers.</div> <div> Dukejr01: WEll, Athamar is going to largely useless</div> <div> Missiledine: <Thats the way it reads... your thinking of the Seeker spells></div> <div> Dukejr01: can;t cast any spells without hitting his me.</div> <div> Dukejr01: n</div> <div> Dukejr01: Seeker spells are long range modifiers</div> <div> Missiledine: if you enlarge the area over the target, the penalty is to the edge of the area</div> <div> Missiledine: The arrows are whizzing amongst the men... most have their shields up but you hear several men cry out in pain</div> <div> Missiledine: the sentries will not hold their ground for more then a few arrows, they can't stop the line and they don't want to be caught on the</div> <div> open dune slope during the charge</div> <div> Dukejr01 has left the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01: arrrg</div> <div> Dukejr01 has entered the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01 has left the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01 has entered the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01: I guess I was the onlu one booted</div> <div> Missiledine: As the line advances a few of your men will shoot back... you will see two of the sentries fall and lay still</div> <div> Missiledine: yep</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Well, at least theya re still here. I was half afraid they pulled another fast one."</div> <div> Missiledine: The remaining sentries shoot a fifth time, then drop back over the ridge</div> <div> Missiledine: looking back down the slope you see one of the line laying still, several men are off their horses and are pulling them up the slope</div> <div> tacit01: <once more into the breach></div> <div> Dukejr01: A checks his men.</div> <div> Missiledine: You reach the top and look over.... below you see the encampment... they all appear okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: good.</div> <div> Missiledine: there are several scorched wagons and burned tents visible... Its about two hundred yards to the main area of the enemy camp</div> <div> Dukejr01: A looks for teh retreating centries. do they avoid running on certain areas?</div> <div> Dukejr01: like there rae traps and such? does he feel magic near?</div> <div> Missiledine: the sentries are running like hell for the safety of numbers... two stumble and one does not get up again, having been hit by an arrow...</div> <div> There does not seem to be any plan to their retreat</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> Dukejr01: what do their numbers look like? are their horses ready?</div> <div> Missiledine: Looking at the encampment you judge there to be perhaps eighty men with weapons and armor, another fifteen or twenty figures are</div> <div> huddled behind the main body.. possibly women and children, but in the dark and with the </div> <div> Missiledine: distance it is hard to say</div> <div> Dukejr01: do we have any men with prods?</div> <div> Missiledine: the horses number about a hundred, they seem to be well ordered and many are already saddled and ready to go</div> <div> Missiledine: maybe, you have no idea</div> <div> Dukejr01: shoot. we could have shot prod stones with cont light on them.</div> <div> Missiledine: as the last of your line forms up on top of the ridge, someone further down the line, possibly Lord Boma, you can't be sure, begins to</div> <div> sing one of the Ancient Velitar Battle Songs... These were used by the Lords of the Velitar to </div> <div> Dukejr01: Does Athamar know it?</div> <div> Missiledine: inspire the troops, when they sang it is said that the songs had magical properties. Tho no one today has that power the songs are</div> <div> still inspiring and still used</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar takes up teh song.</div> <div> Missiledine: Yes, anyone who has attended any kind of religous or historical teaching knows at least a few of them, there are several dozen</div> <div> Dukejr01: the same song as Boma</div> <div> Missiledine: The whole line will start to sing it and over the voices you hear the Baron shout the command... He spurs his horse forward and the</div> <div> line, like an avalanche, starts after him</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar echo the command</div> <div> Missiledine: As the line charges down hill it picks up speed... The enemy below has formed a solid rank of archers... the desert nomads are famed</div> <div> for the power and range of their composite bows... you are about to experience it first hand</div> <div> Missiledine: It is too far away to hear the enemy leader give the order, but you watch as the archers let fly... The night sky hides the rain of arrows,</div> <div> so the first you know of their arrival is when men and horses scream and stumble...</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar grimaces.</div> <div> Missiledine: Athamar, you are unhit, J, you come through unscathed, Bruin will be grazed, but no damage through the armor. An arrow careems off</div> <div> Ollyn's shield... Fallen hhorses and riders continue tumbling down the slope around you, in some </div> <div> Missiledine: cases wiping out other mounts in a tangle of legs</div> <div> Missiledine: Another volley....</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar ducks on his horse.</div> <div> Missiledine: Athgamar...you are missed, narrowly, but ypour horse screams in pain and stumbles... J, you are hit, but your armor absorbs it</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar hugs his horse and urges it</div> <div> Missiledine: Athamar, you made the roll to stay mounted.. the horse regains his feet and you continue on</div> <div> Missiledine: A third volley... the line is at a full gallop now, you can't close any faster then you are...</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Good horse!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: If I cast stone rain now then we will ride into it.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ath, you again feel the breath of an arrow whizz past you... J, you are hit again... but again take no damage through the armor</div> <div> Missiledine: true</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar is looking wildly about for his hauscarls. are they okay?</div> <div> tacit01: <horray for armor> stay low, shield up</div> <div> Missiledine: Bruin will be hit...for one point</div> <div> Dukejr01: my guys should be in Lamellar for teh most part.</div> <div> Missiledine: You hear Ollyn encouraging the men, "Almost there! Then shove those bows up their pansy asses!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Sideways!"</div> <div> Missiledine: Another volley....</div> <div> Missiledine: (Should be only one more after this one, but you close now and the damage is greater)</div> <div> Dukejr01: 6 volleys?</div> <div> Dukejr01: or 4?</div> <div> Missiledine: Ath.. you are missed completely, but you can tell your horse is weakening... J, one slams into your shield, another hits your horse, but it</div> <div> goes on</div> <div> Missiledine: <This is, or was 4th volley, one more still to go></div> <div> Missiledine: <The enemy could get a sixth volley off, but they will need time to ready weapons and shields></div> <div> Missiledine: last volley... (may be a few individual shots grom enemy far enough to feel safe taking another round, but the bulk of the arrows will</div> <div> stop after this)</div> <div> tacit01: when they reach teh line, J will try to run one gut down with ther horse while she swings at another (if the horse is up to it)</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Athamar... You will take a solid hit in the chest, but surprisingly there is no damage getting through, tho the arrow is stuck in your</div> <div> armor</div> <div> tacit01: <cool></div> <div> Missiledine: J... you are missed</div> <div> Missiledine: Bruin is missed.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Woohoo!" Athamar shouts to keep Ollyn fro mworrying.</div> <div> Dukejr01: He is going to keep it as s sovenier.</div> <div> Missiledine: The enemy is a motley crew, studded leather, scale and chain predominate as armor, shields are generally small or medium, round in</div> <div> shape. Weapons are mostly scimitars and spears</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar will slow as he reaches the line. he will start casting Rain of stone ASAP. the size will depend on how big opf a formation he is facing.</div> <div> Dukejr01: <careful about a guy setting his spear to recieve the charge, troy></div> <div> tacit01: <good point, thanks> - J watches for polearms</div> <div> Missiledine: there is a mass of men, the front line is spaced about two yards apart, the deeper ranks are about a yard apart... The mass is</div> <div> approximately three ranks deep, though it is not solid all the way through</div> <div> Dukejr01: 7 hexes span it?</div> <div> Missiledine: It looks to be between 60 and 70 men in the main mass, you can see beyond that 10 to 15 are mounting upo, with lances and</div> <div> scimitars, showing no inclanation to run</div> <div> Missiledine: width? Yes</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: depth rather... across the length, no</div> <div> Dukejr01: yeah</div> <div> Missiledine: so, are you casting a 4 hex radius or a 7 hex radius?</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will cast Rain of stone 7 hex radius, -2 to cast plus the staff lenght, he want to hit the back rank</div> <div> Dukejr01: back ranks. they are more dense</div> <div> Missiledine: so the circle will be 14 hexes across?</div> <div> Dukejr01: NO! </div> <div> Dukejr01: 4 hex radius sorry</div> <div> Missiledine: right</div> <div> Dukejr01: 7 hex width.</div> <div> Dukejr01: sorry</div> <div> Missiledine: no problem</div> <div> Missiledine: how much damage</div> <div> Missiledine: ?\</div> <div> Dukejr01: if I can catch 10 men, lets double it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: that will cost 7 fatigue. take 3 from the smaller stone.</div> <div> Missiledine: should be able to get 10 to 12</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: double it. in fact, make it a 5 hex radius.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: that will cost 9 fatigue, take 5 from teh large stone,</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: how long will it last?</div> <div> Dukejr01: 1 minute. or until I cancel. </div> <div> Missiledine: the front rank is opened, to allow the charge to pass through... Your men will quickly be in the thick of it</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. I don;t want to hit them</div> <div> Dukejr01: <sigh> if this is a charge. we should not be in line but in squad.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ok, you cast while five hexes from the edge</div> <div> Missiledine: Professional cavalry would agree with you</div> <div> Missiledine: I'll allow two seconds of rocks before any of your people enter the area of effect</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. A will let two seconds go and cancel immediately</div> <div> Missiledine: should cause damage and make them raise their shields</div> <div> Dukejr01: 2d-1 damage ound.</div> <div> Dukejr01: plus it a blow to teh head.</div> <div> Dukejr01: I hope Jules gets a firebal off</div> <div> Dukejr01: or three</div> <div> Missiledine: <Hmmm... rolling very high... damn></div> <div> Dukejr01: <we need a break></div> <div> Missiledine: you got one</div> <div> Missiledine: <lowest adjusted damage for the first round was a 5, the highest was 12></div> <div> Dukejr01: <wheee!></div> <div> tacit01: <huzza!></div> <div> Missiledine: <Average damage for the first rd was 7 points... for the second, 5. Bear in mind they do have helmets and armor...still></div> <div> Dukejr01: lets hope its leather</div> <div> tacit01: <or chain mail bikinis></div> <div> Missiledine: A large section in the center and rear of the enemy formation is staggered and demoralised by the rain of stones hammering them</div> <div> from above... Some are on the ground, most have raised their shields to protect themselves and thus are</div> <div> Dukejr01: they can all make Ht checks</div> <div> Missiledine: vulnerable when the body of the attack arrives</div> <div> Dukejr01: A makes sure to cancel the spell before our guys get there</div> <div> Missiledine: Because of this the momentum of the horses attack carries you and the men around you, J, Ollyn, Miklas and most of your people,</div> <div> right through the enemy formation</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will target a clump that is not going to be rideen thru and drops a regular 3 hex radius rain on them.</div> <div> Missiledine: the main body has been split into two and the attacking line wraps around the desert force, engulfing it as the infantry hurry to</div> <div> dismount</div> <div> tacit01: <yeah we can flank!> <always look on the bright side of life></div> <div> tacit01: J will protect her lord, and swing at any enemy forces she can</div> <div> Dukejr01: <good</div> <div> Missiledine: Spurring towards you, lances lowered, is some of the 10 to 15 you saw in the rear... only about half are attacking you</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will prepare a large rain of stone to meet them</div> <div> Missiledine: You have the main body of the battle behind you, the enemies mounted troops charging you</div> <div> Dukejr01: the charging mounted guys that is</div> <div> Missiledine: they are not yet at a gallop, but they will reach you in about five seconds... </div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. A will wait to hit them. are there any free horses nearby?</div> <div> Missiledine: the lancers will reach you in four, or rather, their lance tips will!</div> <div> Missiledine: on the otherside of the group charging you</div> <div> tacit01: prepare to deflect the lance with shield - or dodge</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. go over that again, there are 2 charging groups of 1 horse?</div> <div> Dukejr01: 15</div> <div> Missiledine: how cloase do you let them come? There is a yard between each mount... There are 7 coming at you right now, the other 7 will be</div> <div> along shortly... each horse is 1 hex wide and there is 1 hex between each horse...so the front is </div> <div> Missiledine: about 15 hexes across</div> <div> Missiledine: sorry, 13</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. a will cast a 7 hex radius rain 2 from personal fatigue. the rest fro mteh big stone. that will make a 15 hex diameter spell.</div> <div> Dukejr01: he will cast it just as 2 seconds beforethey reach us.</div> <div> Dukejr01: can A tell if they are illusions?</div> <div> Missiledine: no</div> <div> Dukejr01: does anone have a crossbow ready?</div> <div> Dukejr01: anyone</div> <div> Missiledine: almost certainly</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Shoot them to see if they are real." A says.</div> <div> Missiledine: the edge of the area is in front of you?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes.</div> <div> Missiledine: three of your men raise their weapons and shoot...two miss completely, the third careems his bolt off a shield</div> <div> Dukejr01: since its a circle, A wantst he middle of their line to be in the area. and the edges to ride into the radius. the edges might escape</div> <div> Dukejr01: A shrugs.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A casts his spell.</div> <div> Dukejr01: any questions about the spell?</div> <div> Missiledine: they are coming on hard now! Some of your men are looking nervous...</div> <div> Dukejr01: if nothing else it wil lbreak the charge.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Better pray to Mitra the spell works!></div> <div> Dukejr01: "REady to recieve them..."</div> <div> tacit01: J tightens her grip on sword and shield</div> <div> Dukejr01: A shouldn;t have negatives.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Crit failures are always a possibility!></div> <div> Dukejr01: yes.</div> <div> Missiledine: Still... it works</div> <div> Dukejr01: I was just about to complain.... :-)</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar has his hand on his magic knife..... he grips tightly</div> <div> Missiledine: the rocks slam down into the line... horses scream and rear.. two go down with their riders... two more loose their riders completely,</div> <div> tho the horses keep coming... another rider loses control and his horse bolts off in another</div> <div> Missiledine: direction entirely... only the two riders at each end make it through, and they take a couple hits anyway, but they still press home the</div> <div> attack</div> <div> Missiledine: the other group, which had started to charge forward, draws up before entering the radius of rock</div> <div> tacit01: <that's encouraging> take care of the 2 that got through, then any that are unhorsed and out of the spell area</div> <div> Missiledine: Hello</div> <div> Missiledine: ?</div> <div> Dukejr01: hello?</div> <div> Missiledine: <I just lost a whole paragraph!></div> <div> Dukejr01: damn</div> <div> Missiledine: The one on the left of the line takes an arrow in the face and goes down</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Brave enough men."</div> <div> Missiledine: The one on the right gets through and slams into your people in that area... Miklas is down there and you hear him shouting a</div> <div> challenge, but you can't see what is happening...</div> <div> Missiledine: A man screams and a horse, one of yours, goes down. There is a clash of steel, then the desert man's horse comes by, riderless</div> <div> Dukejr01: A looks around for immediate spell targets. he plans to keep the rain goin for awhile.</div> <div> Missiledine: behind you the battle rages... you hear shouts and the clash of arms...\</div> <div> Dukejr01: What are the other 7 riders doing?</div> <div> Missiledine: On the otherside of the rain of stones, an order is shouted and the seven riders split, three left, four right, they are coming around to</div> <div> get you!</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Right then. Lets see if they want more."</div> <div> Missiledine: you have with you, J, Miklas, Ollyn and all your mercs... As well as three militia</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will cast a 5 hex rain on the group of four, hoping to get them all in it.</div> <div> Missiledine: One of your mercs calls a warning.. A group from the main body is surging out to attack from behind.. J, you will have one on you, as</div> <div> will Ollyn and two of the mercs</div> <div> tacit01: would J have time to ready a bow, fire, than ready sword before they hit?</div> <div> Missiledine: still casting as planned?</div> <div> Missiledine: no</div> <div> tacit01: never mind - J swings</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will drop a 2 hex Rain on the heads of the attackers behind. then turn back to the 4 riders</div> <div> Missiledine: the ones behind are not in a clump, they are spraeding out to attack you and your people, tho none are on you at the moment</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. still do it 2 hexes. use a -3 penalty. </div> <div> Dukejr01: take the fatigue from the smaller stone</div> <div> Missiledine: J.. You slash down, he takes it on his shield and instead of attacking you, slashes your horse across the snout... the animal screams</div> <div> and rears.. you have to use all your skill to stay mounted</div> <div> tacit01: <that wasn't very nice> thank goodness for animal handling</div> <div> Missiledine: as you fight for control, the man runs past you... Athamar, you get the spell off, only one enemy is suitable to hit without getting your</div> <div> people</div> <div> Missiledine: how much damage/</div> <div> Missiledine: 1 or 2</div> <div> Dukejr01: just 1</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: need to keep fatigue</div> <div> tacit01: past J toward A?</div> <div> Missiledine: he staggers, stunned with a 5 point head blow!</div> <div> Dukejr01: Ah, is the man going after me?</div> <div> Dukejr01: woohoo!</div> <div> Missiledine: yes, he will be too close to cast the rocks on him without getting J or yourself</div> <div> Missiledine: <This is not the same man that just got hit with the spell!></div> <div> Dukejr01: Even with a 1 hex radius?</div> <div> Dukejr01: I figured</div> <div> Missiledine: you can try</div> <div> Dukejr01: do it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: 1 hex rain.</div> <div> Dukejr01: let it up after 1 sec</div> <div> Missiledine: how much damage?</div> <div> Dukejr01: 2 dice</div> <div> Dukejr01: take fatigue from the smaller stone</div> <div> tacit01: as soon as J can, she'll go after him - if is is more expedient to dismount, she'll do that</div> <div> Missiledine: he is rushing you, so this is basicly a to hit roll as well as a spell roll</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. A will defend as needed <yeah right></div> <div> Missiledine: spell works....you catch a piece of him, but do not cover him completely.. he takes a minor hit</div> <div> Dukejr01: drop it in front of him to make him if possible to make him ... nevermind</div> <div> Dukejr01: To hell with it. Entomb.</div> <div> Missiledine: He attacks with a scimitar and shield... J, you are still in the saddle, but the horse is not under control yet</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: where are my other guys?</div> <div> Missiledine: That takes 3 seconds to cast.. he slashes</div> <div> Dukejr01: it does? screw that. A will ride away then.</div> <div> Missiledine: they will be with you in a few seconds</div> <div> tacit01: Any chance J can dismount anyway (Probably not, but have to ask)</div> <div> Missiledine: he cuts you across the thigh as you spur away, doing 3 points through the armor.. One of your mercs rides into him, sending him</div> <div> sprawling and keeping him from following</div> <div> Dukejr01: Good. </div> <div> Missiledine: J, if you let go you will be dismounted immediately!</div> <div> Dukejr01: ow.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A turns his attention to oncoming riders.</div> <div> Missiledine: on the left, the group of three now has two and an riderless horse</div> <div> Dukejr01: he draws the knife the Abbot gave him and grips it tightly.</div> <div> Dukejr01: he casts Rain on the closest group if its the 4 then a 5 hex radius, if its the 2 left then a 4 hex</div> <div> tacit01: Keep trying to calm the horse</div> <div> Missiledine: the group of four on the right is about to contact your people on your right.. Miklas is in charge over there.. Ollyn is hacking it out with</div> <div> a dretermined foe</div> <div> Dukejr01: drop it on the group of 4 it possible</div> <div> Missiledine: okay J. Next round you will have control</div> <div> Dukejr01: rigth in front of his people.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> tacit01: k</div> <div> tacit01: she's looking for a target on this side</div> <div> Missiledine: the spell works, hang on, gotta make some rolls</div> <div> Missiledine: where does the energy come from?</div> <div> Dukejr01: oh. he exhausts the large stone. </div> <div> Dukejr01: that should be it for the big one.</div> <div> Missiledine: yes it is</div> <div> Dukejr01: I think. </div> <div> Dukejr01: yup</div> <div> Missiledine: ok... J. the man who got past you before gas eluded trhe merc and is closing on you again</div> <div> Missiledine: gas = has</div> <div> Dukejr01: <beans></div> <div> tacit01: he's toast - now many founds till we close?</div> <div> tacit01: rounds</div> <div> Missiledine: 2</div> <div> Missiledine: Athamar, the spell works,(But not as effectively as before) Of the five attacking, only one goes down , horse and all. Two others veer</div> <div> out and away, having taken damage, tjhe other two close with your men, having also taken hits</div> <div> tacit01: turn the horse so he meets us broadside, on J's right (sword side), and be ready to turn the horse into him after he closes</div> <div> Dukejr01: slowed the charge though</div> <div> Missiledine: he appears to be an agile and skilled opponent.. He charges in slashing</div> <div> Missiledine: yes it did</div> <div> Missiledine: how are you defending J?</div> <div> Missiledine: Parry?</div> <div> tacit01: parry</div> <div> tacit01: not much choice in this case - can't dodge from horeseback very well</div> <div> Dukejr01: <you could have your shield side to him and attack ofer the horse. you have height advantage></div> <div> Missiledine: you parry his attack, just, and turn the horse into him.. The horse is not a trained battle mount, though it is doing very well considering</div> <div> its injuries, and it is slow to respond, he easily keeps from being bowled over and stays </div> <div> tacit01: <negatives to hit that way></div> <div> Missiledine: on your sword side</div> <div> Dukejr01: <just hit him></div> <div> tacit01: <do I have a better chance to hit his head, with the height advantage?></div> <div> Missiledine: what are you going to do? Try and use the horse again or attack with the sword?</div> <div> Dukejr01: he is on your sword side. you have reach.</div> <div> Missiledine: all blows that land will be to the head or upper body</div> <div> tacit01: sword - that's what i wanted to do last time, too - I'm not attacking with teh horse, I was trying to describe how I would be manuvering teh</div> <div> horse</div> <div> tacit01: keeping him on J's sword side</div> <div> Missiledine: ok, got it</div> <div> Missiledine: he blocks your attack with his shield and the next round you get initiative</div> <div> Missiledine: hack at him again?</div> <div> tacit01: yup</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> tacit01: swing & parry</div> <div> Missiledine: righto</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar looks tothe two attacking horse on the left, any chance ofor getting a spell at them? <when its bakc to A that is></div> <div> tacit01: he wearing a helm?</div> <div> Missiledine: you attack... and miss, badly (Yes he is, and mail)</div> <div> Missiledine: He does not attack you, instead he slashes at the horse's leg, the horsew screams and goes down! You barely get clear of the</div> <div> tangle as he continues pressing you</div> <div> Dukejr01: <poor horse></div> <div> tacit01: try to roll away, come up with shield between us</div> <div> Missiledine: Athamr, the two that came on in are lost from sight, to you, in a tangle of your people</div> <div> Dukejr01: Who is in sight? can he drop a stone rain on that bugger who is fighting J?</div> <div> tacit01: <nobody, and I mean NOBODY, cripples one of "my" horse and gets awat with it!></div> <div> Missiledine: He has initiative and pushes the attack... he hits and gets past your shield for 2 points (Damn armor! Takes all the fun out of damage</div> <div> rolls!)</div> <div> Missiledine: They are too close to throw rocks at them!</div> <div> tacit01: does J think he all out attacked?</div> <div> Missiledine: no</div> <div> Dukejr01: A dismounts and rushes over to the man who fell in the first charge of the horse. he forces wound tea down his throat if there is a chance for him.</div> <div> tacit01: darn - J will all out defend for a round, try to get her feet</div> <div> Missiledine: ok, he's alive</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: A tends him quickly. presses a bandage on him and goes to the next wounded man if he has any.</div> <div> Missiledine: he attacks again, but you fend him off... you are up!</div> <div> Dukejr01: "You are going to be allright. Drink this."</div> <div> Missiledine: right</div> <div> Missiledine: the main battle appears to be almost over... maybe a quarter of the enemy are still on their feet, pressed tight holding off almost all</div> <div> of your side who have them surrounded'</div> <div> Dukejr01: A checks his little battle. his men need help? wounded?</div> <div> tacit01: swing and block - try to back him into the horse, or something to give j an edge</div> <div> Missiledine: J... he has initiative and attacks again, again getting past your shield , but your armor stops the damage</div> <div> tacit01: yippee!</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas is in combat, Ollyn too, as is J... The rest of your men have moved to join the main fight</div> <div> Dukejr01: Any men free to engage? </div> <div> Missiledine: the rain of stones continue, though no one alive is in the areas</div> <div> Dukejr01: A stops them</div> <div> Missiledine: to engae?</div> <div> Missiledine: engage whom?</div> <div> Dukejr01: to help ollyn and miklas and jacinta.</div> <div> Missiledine: J, your attack gets through and you draw blood, but it doesn't seem to serious</div> <div> Dukejr01: goes to help Jacinta</div> <div> Dukejr01: does the wound mud get the downed man on his feet?</div> <div> Dukejr01: wound tea</div> <div> tacit01: k - swing & block again, try to keep his back to the approching Athamar</div> <div> Missiledine: J... he attacks again, winning initiative, but just as he does, an arrow appears, as if by magic, in his chest. He stumbles, missing.</div> <div> Your attack gets through and he goes down</div> <div> Missiledine: yes, he will stagger to his feet...</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas finishes off his opponent,</div> <div> tacit01: <funky></div> <div> Dukejr01: WE go help Ollyn</div> <div> tacit01: move to help Ollyn</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn drags his man from his horse before nailing him to the ground with his sword</div> <div> Dukejr01: Does the main battle need us or is there something else of interest? like a mage riding away?</div> <div> tacit01: well, there ya go - any other stragglers outside teh main battle?</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn looks pretty whipped and is bleeding under his armor. "I'm getting too old for this shit!" He grumbles</div> <div> Dukejr01: A takes a drink and hands him the flask</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will dig out some wound tea or smokes for him,</div> <div> Missiledine: There is the group of non combatants on the otherside of the encampment, but no sign of any mage</div> <div> tacit01: J wants to make sure no one gets away</div> <div> Missiledine: you can't see anyone running... a few riderless horses galloping about</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will organize policing the area. he will tend wounded. if the 20 men left are packed together and they need help breaking it, A can drop a few rains of</div> <div> stone on them to break them up</div> <div> Missiledine: they are packed together</div> <div> tacit01: J will volunteer to start gathering horses</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will trot over and drop a 2 hex rain of stone in the middle.</div> <div> Missiledine: a lot of horses around here</div> <div> Dukejr01: HE takes miklas.</div> <div> tacit01: "and perhaps sowmone should see to the non-combatants?"</div> <div> Missiledine: How much damage?</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Aye. Do that. I will be right over."</div> <div> Dukejr01: just a 1 pointer. </div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: they aren;t going anywhere</div> <div> Missiledine: letting it run?</div> <div> Dukejr01: until its no longer needed</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: he cancels all the other rains.</div> <div> tacit01: J will head for the civilians</div> <div> Missiledine: The rocks start hammering them and the interior fighters raise their shields to protect them selves. </div> <div> tacit01: bring someone along, if she can</div> <div> Dukejr01: A directs the militiaman to go with Jacinta</div> <div> Missiledine: they will</div> <div> tacit01: <yeah></div> <div> Dukejr01: A will cast a few more rains. 1 hex ones.</div> <div> Missiledine: The accumulating damage rots the center from the defensive circle, suddenly the shield wall breaks and your people swarm all over</div> <div> them!</div> <div> Dukejr01: yay.</div> <div> tacit01: yippee</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will tend wounded.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Cancel the spells?></div> <div> Dukejr01: did we hear any fireballs go off this whole fight?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes</div> <div> Dukejr01: !</div> <div> Dukejr01: pardon. meant to say that.</div> <div> Dukejr01: got caught up in "tend wounded"</div> <div> Missiledine: Bloody blades rise and fall, cries for quarter are heard, and they are ignored....</div> <div> Missiledine: No, not one fireball</div> <div> Dukejr01: hmmmmm....</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will focus on wounded. triage. he tends the worst first.</div> <div> Missiledine: less then a minute later the fight is over.</div> <div> Missiledine: The priest is there as well, tho he looks very grim</div> <div> Dukejr01: <sigh> </div> <div> Missiledine: Dell comes up a few minutes later, he is soaked in blood. "Ho! Lord Athamar! Are you well? That was well cast!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I took a small wound. Is the Baron well?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "He took a minor one as well, but is in fine fettle last I saw. Tough fight, eh?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Aye. I am about exhausted. I heard no fireballs, did Jules make it?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: A first aids himself too</div> <div> Missiledine: Dell frowns, "No, he is dead. An arrow in the charge."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar shakes his head. "Damn shame. He had potential"</div> <div> Dukejr01: A talks as he works</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Fortunately..... this... <he pats the arrow he is keeping> didn;t go thru."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Aye." He turns and looks up the dune slope you rode down. There are nine bodies and three horses lying on it</div> <div> Dukejr01: A has Ollyn organize his men. </div> <div> tacit01: J will make sure the civilians are not hiding any weapons (or mages)</div> <div> Missiledine: "Tough lot these lads." He murmurs. "I understand now why Vathak Wingsten hated fighting their ancestors."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I don;t want to do this again anytime soon."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Brave men." Athamar nods. </div> <div> Missiledine: There are 18 in the noncombatant huddle, 7 children and 11 women and older girls</div> <div> Missiledine: The Baron comes up to you and Dell. The Priest pointedly moves away</div> <div> Missiledine: "Well done Athamar!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "My Lord." Athaamr greets him.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Thank you."</div> <div> Missiledine: No mages hiding there that you can see</div> <div> Missiledine: "What happened to their wizard? I was expecting a rain of snakes or a whirl wind or something! Rather a disapointment I'd say!"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Maybe he was killed early on," Dell says "Like Jules was."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Uhmmm, yes, damn shame that."</div> <div> tacit01: k - how many militiamen are with J?</div> <div> Missiledine: 6</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar shrugs. "I have a good idea of what he looks like. We can check the dead. But I am not hopeful"</div> <div> Missiledine: "The bastard probably buggered out eh? Pity."</div> <div> tacit01: J will send one to report to Athamar that the civilians are secured</div> <div> Missiledine: One of your militia jogs up and reports that the women and children prisoners are secure</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Good. I suppose I should go over and take a look in case he is hiding among them."</div> <div> tacit01: any sign of the prisoner tehy took when we raided before?</div> <div> Dukejr01: good thought</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Have we seen the man they took last night?</div> <div> Missiledine: The Baron grunts, "Well, what shall we do with them? If we turn em lose they'll head for home like some damn messenger pigeon. If</div> <div> we kill em, the priest will have me doing pennance for the rest of my life."</div> <div> Missiledine: Not that you have seen</div> <div> tacit01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: "Give them to the lads for some sport? Then sell them to the slavers I suppose."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "No rape." Athamar says flatly.</div> <div> tacit01: <good thing J didn't hear that></div> <div> Dukejr01: he sighs. " I suppose the slavers...." he winces. "maybe make em serfs somewhere else."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Oh? And what do you suppose those three lasses back in the cavern had? A party?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I am sure they suffered terribly atteh hands of this lot. but that is why we are here. We are supposed to be better than they are."</div> <div> Missiledine: "This lot is as guilty as that." He jerks his thumb to the dead</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Accomplices to the fact, yes. but the difference is that they didn;t resist.</div> <div> Missiledine: "If they had raised a blade they'd be fair game then?"</div> <div> tacit01 has left the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "If they raised a blade then we wouldn;t give quarter." Athamar shakes his head. "Killing an enemy is one thing. Degrading other people, using them like</div> <div> livestock, Torture. that is the Dark way"</div> <div> Dukejr01: <troy booted></div> <div> tacit01 has entered the room.</div> <div> tacit01: <?!?!?!?></div> <div> Missiledine: "The lads have had a hard fight and a damn long slog to get here. Their blood is up... It will be hard to hold em back as it is."</div> <div> Dukejr01: <ah yes. the Boot Gremlin></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Then I will see to them personally."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "When they get home they will be heros and they can grab all the willing ass in reach"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Still..." He grouses, "You earned a say today... You set your men ta guard them, and make sure there is no, liberties. If one gets it,</div> <div> everyone does."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "If the Church has a problem with this battle and the lack of quarter, I will shoulder my share of the responsiblity. I will insist on it. But I also insist on this</div> <div> point."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar nods to that. he goes and talks to Jacinta.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Okay gents, I think it's time to quit. 3 am here!></div> <div> tacit01: roger that</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. thanks!</div> <div> Dukejr01: night</div> <div> Missiledine: good night!</div> <div> tacit01: hey - we lived!</div> <div> Missiledine: thank you</div> <div> Dukejr01 has left the room.</div> <div> Missiledine: yeah <sigh></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>