Legio-IX:

 Somebody roll percentile dice.

I would but I'm kinda thinking this is like the military... never volunteer for anything.

89, and I used no-cheat dice too!  How many PC's were just vaporized?

 You are the man, thanks!

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Thirteen slender shapes moved slowly across the granite plateau, spreading around the edge until an even circle formed. Each standing at the end of a line etched in the stone, identical in all ways the lines streched out before them. Grey cloaks hanging motionless in the still night, standing in sharp relief under twin full moons. The plateau bare but for a single black obelisk in the center, commanding the attention of all those in the circle. Slowly the forms began to move down the lines to stop where a concentric ring crossed their axis, the outermost of twelve intersecting the straight thirteen.

 Exact gestures repeated in unison thirteen times, the intonement began, voices low, even in pitch and tone. In time the outer ring glows, a rival to the intense moonlight. Movement, down the lines and with them the glow in the granite followed, at the next ring forward motion again stopped. The gestures becoming slightly more intricate as the voices increased in intensity. The ring now beginning to pulse and grow more intense, symbols start to appear inside the junctions of the two brightly glowing rings and their straight counterparts. As the symbols seemed they would melt the granite the thirteen moved forward yet again, the gestures and chanting never ceasing now.

 The energy now radiating from the plateau outshone both moons in the night sky, eleven more rings…

Ok this is very important! When the grey dudes finish and the portal opens up, you will hear a voice saying "Choose... choose the form of the destructor!" Noboby speak a word. Nobody even think a thought!

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Ok this is very important! When the grey dudes finish and the portal opens up, you will hear a voice saying "Choose... choose the form of the destructor!" Noboby speak a word. Nobody even think a thought!

I tried to think of something that could never possibly destroy us.

(Now envisions Chtulhu Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man.)

I'm calling dibs on the "Spooky Granite Obelisk Symbol" non-weapon proficiency.  This sounds like an excellent place to take evil kids for a picnic.

If I could find a group which would let me play a character the way I really want to, they'd be worshiping me!!! Unfortunately, they won't let me describe my interrogation techniques any more, it makes them squirmish.

 46 days from right now we will get to see who is squirming.

That would probably be because I'm getting information out of them. God I love the smell of burning flesh.

Oh, wait... wrong campaign. This is the GOOD campaign.

Nevermind, please return to your regularly scheduled campaign.

They are probably squirming because they know that justice will prevail today.

 Be carful not to burn the flesh to deeply, it mitigates the pain.

Don't worry, the burning is just to cauterize.

atstepchild:

Oh, wait... wrong campaign. This is the GOOD campaign.

Is it? I bet some of the PC's missed that memo again thie year. 

Don't tempt me... (is Assassin an acceptable class in 2nd? I think it was in AD&D, but do you accept it for 2nd ed?)

Legio, are you bringing the veritable chuckwagon of reference material again this year?  I need to know how much to pack.

stepchild, no, an assassin, is not a PC class in 2nd edition, but there is a character kit on page 26 of the Thieves handbook.

Draven:

Legio, are you bringing the veritable chuckwagon of reference material again this year?  I need to know how much to pack.

stepchild, no, an assassin, is not a PC class in 2nd edition, but there is a character kit on page 26 of the Thieves handbook.

Packing heavy we are yes. muhhuhuhuhuh,

That was why I asked. Many people I know kind of blend 1 and 2 since they are so similar. Now to get around to my actual homework... digging out those books and reading.

I can see Legio leading a mule laden with books, scrolls and maps.

atstepchild:

That was why I asked. Many people I know kind of blend 1 and 2 since they are so similar. Now to get around to my actual homework... digging out those books and reading.

I can see Legio leading a mule laden with books, scrolls and maps.

Close, it is actually a train of mules.

I think I saw that one time in Mexico...