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[Corwin]

[18:11] <Kotono> > "Then how come the prophecy was right?" Antenora drops Alicia's wing, right in her face now. "How come we're the ones to assemble the Resorts and face the God-King? Do you believe that everything is just a cosmic gamble that came up sevens, as if Creation was a game between a couple of bored slaad?!"
[18:11] <Kotono> <Alicia> "I'd rather be the result of a gamble than a puppet who never really had a choice to begin with," Alicia replies. "I wonder how many prophecies the Crimson Guard heard at the start of their quest that mentioned nothing about a paladin of Mystra but lots about a druid of Mielikki?" she then asks rhetorically, since Antenora brings up the whole business with the resorts and god-king.
[18:11] <Kotono> > "I don't know, but I do know that the Gods have helped us time and again. I do know we have the prophecies in front of us. I do know that we don't have margin for error, unless a horror beyond comprehension is born." With a lower, softer heat, "And like hell if I refuse to believe that you weren't meant to at least find me, Alicia. I refuse to beilive the most importance person in my life was a fluke occurance."
[18:16] <Alicia> "So who decides?" Alicia asks, spreading her arms. "Was it Helm? Is everything we've ever done on Helm's say so? Is everything everyone ever does predetermined? If not Helm then who - Asmodeus? Selune? Tymora? Maybe it's all down to Ao. I refuse to believe that nothing we do matters, because it all has to go according to script anyway."
[18:23] <Kotono> "And I refuse to believe this is some cosmic game of dice!" Antenora retorts hotly. "Do you want your change to be removing what could be the key to our victory over the Dark Six and Pale Night? Do you want your grand gesture against fate to be the damnation of millions?"
06[18:35] * Alicia glares at Antenora, hating her for forcing her into this awful position. "Alright," she bitterly gets the words out, almost choking on them, "You want to follow a higher authority, fine. As soon as my spells come back, I'll ask Mystra. If She says that Hugo is the child of life, we finish up here, go get him, and start over from Venya. If he isn't, I won't hear another word about it."
[18:35] <Kotono> "Fine!" Antenora snaps, eyes going wide at that, before narrowing into tiny slits. She whirls away, turning her back to Alicia, not saying a word.
06[18:38] * Alicia turns and starts walking down the path left by Latha once more. If nothing else she can respect that Antenora held her position, for all she hates it. "This can count as your act of uncommon bravery, I suppose."
[18:39] <Kotono> Antenora doesn't even remotely answer to it right away. She lets a silence fall, "If that's what I was fated to do, I wish you were right." Her voice is flat, with an undercurrent of anger.
[18:42] <Alicia> Not even knowing how to respond to that, Alicia doesn't bother. Mystra can have the final word.
[18:43] <Kotono> The next several minutes are full of utter, dead silence. Antenora doesn't reply to anything, a tension filled, brooding pace. As you walk down a halll, you catch sight of relief. Latha is heading your way, "Alicia! Antenora!" she calls.
[18:45] <Alicia> "Latha. It's... good to see you," Alicia manages, too thoroughly put out right now to muster much enthusiasm.
[18:46] <Kotono> Antenora doesn't say anything. Latha smiles, "Finally. Are the two of you recovered from the battle?"
[18:48] <Alicia> "Somewhat. I've found out that we're in the Platinum Revere, a place of testing," Alicia supplies. "Have you found anything of interest?"
[18:48] <Kotono> "The same information. The way ahead is ultimately a dead end, I'm returning to the waterfall to try another passage there." Latha shakes her head back and forth, "We're supposed to accomplish and act of uncommon bravery."
[18:49] <Kotono> After a moment, "Are you still hurting? I have some minor healing if that would soothe you?" Latha frowns, "You look a bit drawn."
[18:50] <Alicia> "It's nothing too bad," Alicia shakes her head. "Anyway, Antenora has convinced me to reconsider whether Hugo should be doing this instead of us. So I'm going to ask Mystra if he is the one spoken of in the prophecy as soon as my magic returns to normal."
[18:51] <Kotono> Antenora turns away as Latha looks to her. Latha then looks back to Alicia, "Truly? Did our defeat dishearten you on our chances of reaching Jovar?"
[18:53] <Alicia> "No. I'm still confident we could get that far. But it's possible that we would still be unable to do anything with the Liath-Flail," Alicia concedes unhappily.
[18:53] <Kotono> "Let's go. We can talk later." Antenora grunts, turning back around and starting to walk.
06[18:57] * Alicia acquieses to that and follows after Antenora.
[18:57] <Kotono> "I see." Latha looks between Alicia and Antenora again, following in silence for a time. As you walk, 'Do you want to talk about it?' Latha asks in Alicia's mind.
[19:01] <Alicia> 'It's rude to do so when the object of our discussion is standing three feet away,' Alicia demurs. 'I just feel I've done something terrible in even allowing for the possibility. And what if it turns out Hugo is the object of the prophecy? Antenora has far more faith than I in our ability to protect him.'
[19:04] <Kotono> 'I don't know.' Latha answers as her expression does not change, the tension still in the air around the three. 'If he is, then...that's why there are miracles, Alicia. A child should be easy prey for Pale Night. If he's meant to hold the Liath-Flail, then I believe that a miracle will occur. If not...we'll make one.''
[19:06] <Alicia> 'I'd rather make a miracle without putting him in harm's way to start with. It won't be long till my magic returns to normal, then we'll know one way or the other.'
[19:08] <Kotono> 'I hope so. Antenora's not answering me.' Latha's voice sighs in your mind. 'A victory that cost more than it was worth.'
[19:11] <Alicia> 'She was very determined, but looked hurt as soon as I compromised. I wonder if she's disappointed that I couldn't stick to my ideals?' Alicia wonders as they trudge onwards.
[19:12] <Kotono> Latha lets that question sit. Thus you walk back out to the waterfall, reaching the other tunnel. At this Latha points ahead, "I know not what lies in this path, so if the two of you are ready?" she looks between both women. "Or if you need some time first?"
[19:13] <Alicia> "Lets go. I should have my magic returned to me within a quarter of an hour," Alicia says, flying over to the unexplored passage.
[19:21] <Kotono> Antenora remains silent as the two ascend into the tunnel! It stretches for a little time, turning into platinum bricks ahead. Ahead lies a room full of mirrors, like a slightly enlarged hall. Reflections dance about wildly, the path continuing on ahead. You can see yourselves in a dozen different ways and angles of angels.
06[19:22] * Alicia pauses for a moment in the mirrored hallway, confirming if there's any magic present.
[19:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 spellcraft
03[19:24] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@24.174.51.230) has joined #dunes
[19:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 spellcraft
06[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 spellcraft and gets 46." [1d20=20]
[19:25] <Kotono> Latha looks about, going to one of the mirrors. "Not what I anticipated. Archons have little need for vanity."
[19:26] <Alicia> "Hmm. The mirrors act as portals - if you step through one you come out of another, but something happens at the one you went through originally," Alicia explains. "Precisely what I'm not quite sure. Still, it bears investigating." She calls forth a medium fire elemental and sends it through the closest mirror.
[19:28] <Kotono> The fire elemental steps throught he mirror, appearing on the other side of the hall! Yet in front of the first mirror the same elemental stands out! The far one looks about in confusion, it's flames dimming! The other's flames roar into radiance!
[19:30] <Alicia> "How do you feel?" Alicia asks both elementals in their native language. Seems like the original is diminished to create a copy?
[19:31] <Kotono> The one in front of the first mirror growls words of anger, while the other murmurs phrases of repentenence.
[19:32] <Alicia> "Hell Striker, do they seem any different to you?" Alicia asks her sword, since it can see into the hearts of men. Or elementals.
[19:37] <Alicia> "Hmm... You go through that mirror and you go through that mirror," she tells each elemental to traverse the mirror opposite the one it just came out.
[19:38] <Kotono> The two elementals go through the mirrors! From another mirror, only one elemental comes back out.
[19:38] <Kotono> "Some sort of cloning or division?" Latha watches this entire back and forth, "Got an idea, Alicia?"
[19:38] <Alicia> "Do you feel normal now?" Alicia asks the solitary elemental in Ignan.
[19:40] <Kotono> The elemental answers in the affirmative.
06[19:42] * Alicia dismisses it with a wave of her hand. "It seems that if you go through the mirror you're split into two. From what the elementals were saying and how they looked, one comes out weakened and repentant, the other is angry and more powerful. If both go back through any two mirrors, they return to one normal individual."
[19:49] <Kotono> "Hm. Some sort of self examination?" Latha looks into a mirror and her reflection, "Perhaps so different facets of a personality can clash against one another? A very literal self analysis."
[19:50] <Alicia> "Since both elementals remained under my control I can't tell for sure how the two sides might interact," Alicia admits. "Want to give it a try?"
[19:51] <Kotono> "Do you?" Latha murmurs decline, "Not in particular. It's interesting to see, but splitting myself apart holds no interest."
06[19:53] * Alicia shakes her head. "It could be confusing. What about you, Antenora?" she looks over at the brooding deva.
[19:55] <Kotono> Antenora's gaze is looking down at the ground. She doesn't reply, lingering a little back.
[19:58] <Alicia> "Antenora?" Alicia prods, stepping closer, thinking she looks more sad than angry. "Is there anything you want to say?"
[19:59] <Kotono> "I said enough." Antenora brushes past Alicia and walks ahead past the mirrors. Her voice is quiet, but projected well.
[20:02] <Alicia> "Very well," Alicia lets it rest for now, continuing onwards herself.
[20:03] <Kotono> Latha doesn't advance, letting Alicia go past her. "You know, you two don't need to reply to this," she says, taking up the rear, "But watching you two act like this is a tragedy."
[20:09] <Alicia> "It's not often we can't reconcile our differences," Alicia admits. "But this is important enough to stick to what we believe in, even when we believe differently."
[20:12] <Kotono> Antenora stops, her back turned to them. "It is important, but dammit, Alicia! I didn't want to see you full of bitter resignation because I complained and bitched at you until you gave in! How the hell am I repaying you if I make you feel like that?"
[20:18] <Alicia> "I never wanted you to be an obedient lickspittle," Alicia sighs. "Even if I think you're in the wrong here, I know I'm not perfect. Maybe you are right - about fate and about Hugo. I don't want you to be, but... we'll find out soon, anyway."
[20:23] <Kotono> "Alicia. Sorry. Even if I'm right, I'm sorry that I lost my temper and fought with you. It wasn't the right way." Antenora turns, going up to Alicia. "I wish I could dedicate my life to making you happy. You have so much responsibility - from fate or from choice or both - and you deserve better."
[20:26] <Alicia> "Don't apologise," Alicia tells her firmly. "If you apologise then you were wrong, and the whole thing was for nothing. You argued for what you believe in, and I can respect that even if I can't agree."
[20:27] <Kotono> "Yeah. It's not that, just how I did it." Antenora goes to Alicia, gazing into her eyes. "Next time, tell me to spare the anger?"
[20:30] <Alicia> "I'll try to remember that. Anyway, lets move on - I'll let you both know when I'm ready to cast my spell," Alicia suggests.
[20:36] <Kotono> "Thanks." Antenora murmurs, falling in step with Alicia! Thus the women move on - ahead is a triple passage. It continues ahead, splits off to right and left branches, and has a vent to fly upward and downward in the center of the  intersection.
[20:57] <Alicia> "Any preferences?" Alicia asks her companions.
[21:00] <Kotono> "Let's go up. It's our goal in the long run?" Antenora looks into the shaft.
[21:01] <Alicia> "Going up worked well for me last time," Alicia agrees with that, flapping her wings to take off and up the vent.
[21:03] <Kotono> Alicia, Antenora, LAtha. An ascending column of angels flies high! You fly up for about two minutes , ascending higher! You come out in a great circular dome, full of light. Here rests an orb of glowing energy the size of a small house, chains attached to the outer layer, holding it to the ground. Words of profound purity and goodness echo all about.
[21:03] <Kotono> "Words of Creation?" Latha alights to the ground, "I know a few of those."
[21:04] <Alicia> "What does it say?" Alicia asks, studying the flows of magic hereabout.
[21:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 spellcraft surely relevant
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 spellcraft surely relevant and gets 30." [1d20=4]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 and gets 41." [1d20=17]
[21:05] <Alicia> "The magic seems to revolve around creating something, but I can't offer more than that," Alicia supplies after a second.
[21:06] <Kotono> Latha kneels, bowing her head. "Creating. Alicia, what we see is the beginnings of a solar's life. A force has set into motion it's creation."
[21:08] <Alicia> "Oh, my..." Alicia gazes at the orb with new appreciation. "We should leave it well alone, then. Does it say anything about what duty the solar will fulfill?" she can't resist a little curiousity.
[21:10] <Kotono> "No." But Latha's words are lost in yet more noise. Words of Creation of unheralded purity erupt around you! Your flesh regrows in a moment, wounds sealed! The room bursts into light, blinding you! Amid this inferno of glory, you can see a the faintest outlines of a face. "This sacred place is not meant for you. Return to whence you came." OOC: Your nonlethal damage is healed for all three of you.
[21:10] <Kotono> three of you.
[21:11] <Alicia> "I'm sorry, we meant no offence," Alicia lowers her gaze hurriedly and flees back to the vent.
[21:14] <Kotono> Thus the party flees down from the impossible, overwhelming light! The vent down passes in the daze, the three women back to the intersection in a few moments.
[21:14] <Kotono> Rubbing her eyes, "What was that? It was overwhelming. Not to mention my bruises are gone!" Antenora squints out of bloodshot eyes.
[21:17] <Alicia> "A lot of positive energy must go into the creation of a being as mighty as a solar - I suspect we simply received some overflow," Alicia reasons. "I hope our presence didn't disturb things too greatly."
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 and gets 42." [1d20=18]
[21:18] <Kotono> "Let's try going straight ahead?" Latha gestures and starts to walk, "I have no idea what it was, Seira. There are secrets to Celestia that even we aren't knowledgeable about."
[21:18] <Kotono> *Antenora.
[21:19] <Alicia> "Before that," Alicia holds up a hand, "My magic is back to normal. I can ask Mystra if Hugo is the child of life spoken of in Demedais' prophecy, now."
[21:19] <Kotono> If that's your choice," Antenora goes to sit down, resting against the wall.
[21:22] <Alicia> "It will only take a moment," Alicia takes a deep breath before channelling her magic to emulate a cleric's ability to commune with his or her deity. Not wishing to pester her goddess, she only has but one question. "Is Hugo the child of life spoken of in the prophecy given to Demedais by Helm?"
06[21:30] * Alicia shrugs as she repeats the answer. "Perhaps. Fate is potential, not iron bonds." Pausing a moment to make it clear that's the answer to the question before she continues with her own thoughts. "That being the case, I wish to explore all further avenues before placing any burden upon Hugo. Let us see what answers we find at the Pax Exaltea."
[21:31] <Kotono> "Fate is potential, not iron bonds...is that saying that Hugo has the potential to be this child?" Antenora's voice is thoughtful as she starts walking ahead, "Or that others may have the potential, or we do to make the choice?"
[21:32] <Alicia> "I'd take it to mean that others have the potential as well," Alicia replies. "It's why prophecies always have lots of room for interpretation, so that no matter the outcome you can look back with hindsight and say 'yes, see! It all fits!'"
[21:35] <Kotono> Latha snickers, hiding her smile with her hand. "How cynical of you, Alicia."
[21:35] <Kotono> Antenora mutters something quietly, "I still say Hugo fits from this end, not even to consider hindsight."
[21:36] <Alicia> "Perhaps so," Alicia concedes to Antenora. "And if it's a literal child then I won't be satisfied no matter who the hand of prophecy points to in the end. Unless, of course, it resolves in a manner that doesn't put the child in harm's way - the prophecy says nothing about the child entering battle, after all."
[21:38] <Kotono> "It could be worse. We could be having this argument over a literal baby - Namor." Antenora glances back, "He crossed my mind as well, but Hugo fits so much better."
06[21:40] * Alicia nods. "Given all that happened, I'm sure Namor has a destiny of his own, but his will likely lie under the sea with his people."
[21:42] <Kotono> Thus you walk along. You come on a slight downward slope for about twenty minutes, coming down into a basin. Seventy feet ahead rises another tunnel, continuing on. It's seventy feet off the ground as well, no path to it visible, only sheer cliffface.
[21:43] <Alicia> "Onwards and upwards?" Alicia asks, already taking off towards the tunnel up the cliff.
[21:44] <Kotono> But as Alicia and company fly forward...!!! OOC: Make STR checks.
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Alicia
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 Alicia and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Latha
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 Latha and gets 9." [1d20=3]
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 Anty
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 Anty and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[21:45] <Kotono> But you feel a force pushing you down! The three are pressed down to the ground, unable to resist!
[21:47] <Alicia> "Oohf," Alicia lands heavily on her feet, crouching for a moment before she rights herself. "Perhaps we're supposed to climb rather than fly?"
[21:54] <Kotono> Looking at the sheer cliff-face, "Do any of us have skill climbing?" Latha looks up to the top, "I confess I'm used to flying and not particularly trained at it."
[21:57] <Alicia> "I used to be quite good at it, but ever since I learned the fly spell a few years ago I fell out of practice," Alicia admits. "I still have my old climbing gear in the portable hole, though. I could climb up then toss it down for the next of us and so on."
[21:58] <Kotono> "Anything to make it easier." Antenora says, peering up. "I don't fnacy trying ot make the climb, either, without rope and support."
06[21:59] * Alicia glances sidelong at Antenora. "How good are you at animating rope for things besides lassoing enemies?"
[22:02] <Kotono> "Not very. I can do that, but we don't have the ability to animate rope any further than that. I have to be aiming it at a foe to work." Peering up, "Do you have a grappling hook in there with some rope? If you can toss it high enough, maybe?"
[22:03] <Alicia> "No grappling hook," Alicia shakes her head. "Tell you what, I'll climb up, then you can toss the rope up after me and I'll tie it to something solid," she suggests, opening up the portable hole to retrieve her long neglected climbing spikes.
06[22:08] * Alicia then sets herself to methodically climbing up the cliff, seeking out the best handholds as she goes.
[22:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[22:08] <Kotono> Alicia starts to climb...she makes a bit of progress but then slinks back down, her first effort not going anywhere.
[22:10] <Alicia> "That was... odd," Alicia remarks after sinking off the cliff-face. "Hmm... actually, why don't we all climb together?" she suggests, handing the climbing gear to Latha.
[22:11] <Kotono> "At once?" Latha asks, "If you like. Will it help?"
[22:13] <Alicia> "It's just a theory," Alicia temporises, finding a spot on the wall to start from and beginning to climb up with her bare hands once the other two are ready.
[22:20] <Kotono> OOC: Make climb checks all.
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Alicia
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 Alicia and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 Latha
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 Latha and gets 26." [1d20=18]
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 Anty
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 Anty and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[22:21] <Kotono> OOC: Did you include ACP?
[22:23] <Alicia> OOC: None for me and Latha. -1 for Anty
[22:24] <Kotono> The women manage to climb up ten feet! They're off the ground now, sixty feet away from the tunnel. The climbing is slow, steady and sure.
[22:24] <Kotono> OOX: GAh.
[22:28] <Kotono> The women manage to climb up ten feet! They're off the ground now, sixty feet away from the tunnel. The climbing is slow, steady and sure. The feeling of pressure and gravity comes and passes as you cling to the walls.
06[22:31] * Alicia holds on tightly, making sure to have three limbs braced securely at all times as she slowly climbs upwards. "Don't rush, take your time to find the best handholds," she encourages her less practiced friends as they ascend.
[22:31] <Kotono> OOC: Climb checks again.
[22:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Alicia
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 Alicia and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[22:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 Latha
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 Latha and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[22:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 Anty
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 Anty and gets 26." [1d20=18]

[Corwin]

[17:08] <Kotono> Antenora continues to make progress, twenty feet up!  Alicia about holds her place, not moving ahead or making progress. Latha's grip slips, sending her falling to the ground!
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 1d6 ow
06[17:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 ow and gets 6." [1d6=6]
[17:09] <Alicia> "This isn't going too well," Alicia remarks. "You okay, Latha?"
[17:10] <Kotono> "The fall was minor," Latha stands up, dusting off her knees.
[17:11] <Kotono> "I'm getting closer. Let me see if I can reach the top," Antenora calls down. "I can use my ghost rope and lower it down from there."
[17:11] <Alicia> "We'll keep trying, anyway - go up the same path as Antenora, it might be easier," Alicia tells Latha as she searches for some handholds that'll let her progress.
[17:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Alicia
06[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 Alicia and gets 15." [1d20=9]
[17:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 Latha
06[17:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 Latha and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[17:12] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 Anty
06[17:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 Anty and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[17:13] <Kotono> Antenora and Latha don't make any progress, while Alicia's grip slips! With a start of surprise, she finds herself falling back to the ground!
[17:13] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[17:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 4." [1d6=4]
06[17:16] * Alicia sighs and dusts herself off, joining Latha in trying to catch up with Antenora.
[17:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Alicia
06[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 Alicia and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[17:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 Latha
06[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 Latha and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[17:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 Anty
06[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 Anty and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[17:17] <Kotono> No progress by anyone at all, but at least Antenora doesn't fall! Antenora echos Alicia's sigh, "This damned wall is going past obvious metaphor and into aggrivation."
[17:19] <Alicia> "New plan," Alicia decides. "Antenora, toss me down your rope. Latha, give me the third resort."
[17:19] <Kotono> "All the way or hold onto it," Antenora asks.
[17:19] <Kotono> LAtha hands over the third resort without incident.
[17:19] <Alicia> "All the way," Alicia confirms.
[17:19] <Kotono> Antenora's long rope tumbles down into a pile at the bottom of the wall.
06[17:22] * Alicia takes the rope and proceeds to tie it tightly around the hilt and crossguard of the dagger, tugging it to ensure it's secure. Once that's done, she aims up at the roof of the cave-mouth where the tunnel starts above them, and with a prayer to Mystra for it to fly truly, she hurls it upwards to try and get it lodged securely into the platinum rock!
[17:22] <Alicia> OOC: taking 10 for 15 on use rope
[17:22] <Alicia> roll 1d100 casting true strike
06[17:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 casting true strike and gets 61." [1d100=61]
[17:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 ranged attack with -14 range penalties
06[17:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 ranged attack with -14 range penalties and gets 44." [1d20=18]
[17:23] <Kotono> OOC: Damage.
[17:23] <Alicia> roll 1d4+10+3d6+3d6
06[17:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+10+3d6+3d6 and gets 35." [1d4=4][3d6=1, 4, 1][3d6=6, 4, 5]
[17:29] <Kotono> Clunk! With a deft throw, Alicia gets the knife embedded into the ceiling! The rope dangles down, the last bits pooling on the ground.
06[17:31] * Alicia grabs hold of the rope and lifts her body off the ground, making sure it'll support her weight without coming loose.
[17:33] <Kotono> The dagger seems pretty well embedded in. It doesn't give to Alicia's weight.
06[17:33] * Alicia nods in satisfaction and lets go. "Okay, Antenora, why don't you grab the rope and use it to get the rest of the way up? Then Latha and I will follow."
[17:34] <Kotono> With the rope, it's elementary for Antenora to climb up! She reaches the top, then waves down. "Made it!"
[17:35] <Alicia> "Latha?" Alicia lets the blonde deva go first.
[17:37] <Kotono> Latha climbs up the wall as well! She scurries up without a problem.
[17:37] <Alicia> Once Latha's safely at the top, Alicia follows!
[17:39] <Kotono> Alicia climbs up without problem!
[17:40] <Kotono> "Finally...we made it up together because we helped each other. Or I suppose that's the lesson we're meant to take," Antenora looks to Alicia, "We couldn't just glide our way to enlightenment."
[17:40] <Alicia> Now safely at the top, Alicia reaches up to grab the hilt of her dagger and jiggle it around to try and work it loose from its secure placing. "Maybe it's just about not giving up in the face of adversity?"
[17:42] <Kotono> OOC: STr check.
[17:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6
06[17:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[17:42] <Kotono> "No matter what, thanks," Antenora rests a hand on Alicia's shoulder, a hesitant smile on her face. Meanwhile, the dagger is stuck in pretty hard. It's not coming out.
06[17:44] * Alicia gives Antenora a smile to show that there's no hard feelings. "You can thank me by pulling the dagger out. I got it in really tight and you're stronger than I am," she suggests lightly, letting go of the embedded artifact.
[17:46] <Kotono> With a quirky smile and a chuckle, "I'll try." With that, Antenora gives it a tug!
[17:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[17:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[17:46] <Kotono> But it's stuck pretty hard. Her efforts don't go anywhere, either.
[17:47] <Alicia> "Try jiggling it around a bit," Alicia suggests, "It should be able to cut the hole wider if you do it that way."
[17:48] <Kotono> Antenora winces visibly but tries that, trying to get ti loose!
[17:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[17:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[17:49] <Kotono> Nope. It's just not moving - completely stuck, it looks like.
[17:51] <Alicia> "Hang on," Alicia asks, drawing Hell Striker and working its blade flush with the third resort, using it to cut up the platinum rock and widen it enough for the dagger to fall out. "Hold onto the rope so it doesn't fall back down to the bottom."
[17:52] <Kotono> "Got it," Antenora nods, "This reminds me too much of trying to remove a broken blade from a wound."
[17:54] <Alicia> "At least it was secure enough for us to climb on. I was worried it would just fall right back out," Alicia admits as she carves up the rock.
[17:55] <Kotono> The rock is unusually tough here, Alicia slowly hacking through! With this Antenora is able to get the dagger out, gathering back her rope. "Strong stone."
[17:56] <Alicia> "It is," Alicia nods, blowing the dust off of Hell Striker before sheathing it. "Anyway, lets see what's down this path?"
[17:59] <Kotono> Thus the three women take down this path! After about ten minutes of following it, they come to a stairway ascending up. Freezing cold air blows down, the cave opening wide into fresh air. Snow litters the steps all about, gold-tinted snow.
[18:00] <Alicia> "Looks like we're close to the surface," Alicia opines, starting up the stairway.
[18:01] <Kotono> Thus you climb! You are enveloped into a blizzard as you do! The chill is overwhelming even a few steps up! Amid the steady winds and blasts of cold, Latha yelps. "W-what is this?! I'm s-shaking!"
[18:04] <Alicia> Isn't Latha immune to cold? "It must be magic!" Alicia calls over the wind, reaching out to take Latha's hand so they don't get seperated in the storm. "Hold hands and stay close, we can get through this!"
[18:04] <Kotono> Latha is shivering all over, shaking like a leaf. "M-M-magic!" she groans, as Antenora takes Alicia's other hand! "I will be s-strong!"
[18:07] <Alicia> It's pretty frosty for Alicia too, but if it's bad for Latha there's no point trying to ward off the cold. "Come on," she encourages, holding tightly to her friends to draw warmth from them and offer the same in turn as she pushes up the stairs through the blizzard.
[18:09] <Kotono> You walk and walk and walk and walk. You are lost in the blizzard, numbness creeping it. At first Alicia can't feel her feet quite right, then the fingers of her friends feel like icicles. Antenora's shoulders slump down as she miserably shivers, "So cold..." she says amid the golden snow. No end in sight, just more stairs ascending.
03[18:12] * Merc-zzz is now known as Merc
06[18:12] * Alicia glows brightly with holy radiance, though it carries no heat it's a psychological boost, and makes it easier to see even in the storm. "Think of something warm," she suggests amidst her own shivers, rubbing their hands together to generate heat by friction.
[18:15] <Kotono> "Warm fire...lava...curling up against a body..." Antenora intones, as golden light plays amid the snow! Thus further do you walk, your eyes starting to coat over with ice, eyelashes frozen stiff.  Ice begins to coat your armor, hanging off it like the hand of death. Yet higher and higher you go, as your cheeks go numb. It's starting to become harder to walk. OOC: Make fort saveS?
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 Alicia
06[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 Alicia and gets 42." [1d20=20]
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 Latha
06[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 Latha and gets 23." [1d20=7]
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 Anty
06[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 Anty and gets 42." [1d20=16]
[18:17] <Kotono> The angels endure thestorm as best they can. "I...I can keep going, but I'm not sure for how long," Latha says,s truggling to speak.
[18:17] <Kotono> "We're getting nowhere," Antenora's voice is sleepy, her head shaken back and forth, bits of ice and snow falling off. "What the hell is the point of this?"
[18:20] <Alicia> "It's a challenge - we can't give up so easily!" Alicia exhorts, letting go of Latha's hand long enough to grab Hell Striker and ingite its flames before she presses the hilt into Latha's other hand and resumes her grip. "Hold onto Hell Striker, Latha. Its flames will help."
[18:21] <Kotono> The heat of Hell Striker stands alone in the blizzard, the warmth of it banishing a bit of the chill around you. "My thanks, Alicia," Latha puts her face close to the flames, as if to melt away the golden ice there. Thus you continue to walk! Alicia begins to feel sleepy...and warmer. Her eyes want to close as you put one foot in front of the other.  On and on you go, as...OOC: Fort again.
[18:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 Alicia
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 Alicia and gets 33." [1d20=11]
[18:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 lets say Latha cast heroism after the first fort save
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 lets say Latha cast heroism after the first fort save and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[18:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 Anty
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 Anty and gets 36." [1d20=10]
[18:23] <Kotono> Thus the party endures! Antenora's shoulders are bent low, her feet shuffling to continue climbing. "...sleepy." A hand goes up to feebly rub at her eyes, "..licia...wanna go to sleep," she turns back, "Gotta keep going. Have to keep going. We're almost there. Have to be."
[18:24] <Kotono> "Perhaps...we need to admit defeat? Magic out?" Latha struggles to put the words together, the flames of Hell Striker keeping her face clear at least. "Or do something?"
[18:26] <Alicia> "Hold on, let me try and cast something," Alicia asks, letting go of Latha's hand for a second. "It's hot but don't try to resist it," she adds as she calls upon purifying flames to surround her body!
[18:26] <Alicia> roll 1d100 spell failure
06[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 spell failure and gets 37." [1d100=37]
[18:27] <Kotono> But Alicia's magic can't focus, the spell fizzling.
06[18:27] * Alicia keeps trying after the first failure.
[18:27] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 61." [1d100=61]
[18:27] <Kotono> OOC: What spell?
[18:27] <Alicia> OOC: Fires of purity. 15 fire damage to anything I touch (or touches me). Flames don't hurt me but hopefully they'll keep me warm.
[18:29] <Kotono> Warmth spills from Alicia's body! Latha stays close, while Antenora stops and presses against Alicia. She sighs deeply, "So warm...!" The fire seems to lift the sleepy reverie that gripped you, ice melting away from your body, your mind clearing it's haze.
[18:30] <Alicia> As bright orange flames surround Alicia, she draws close to Latha, but is careful not to burn her with too much contact. She doesn't worry so much about Antenora who swims in molten metal for fun. "It doesn't last too long, so lets press on hard while we've got it," she encourages, working up the stairs in step with the glomping deva.
[18:31] <Kotono> Like this you climb a little longer. The fires last nealry two minutes, enough to chase away much of the chill. But abruptly, as they finish, a massive buffet of cold air stops your progress! A howling wind is followed by crystal clear trumpet blasts! Ahead, coming from the golden mist of snow, a figure approaches. It's too far away to make anything out but a shadow.
[18:48] <Alicia> "We're almost there," Alicia encourages her friends even as her flames gutter out and the cold makes its presence felt once more, taking the figure's approach as a good sign as she forces her feet to keep moving.
[18:51] <Kotono> The blizzard roars stronger! The figure ahead is impossible to look at. You can see eyes like the heart of a maelstrom of snow. The light...the light from the being staggers you back, a light that offers no warmth. "Advance not a single step more!" he bellows, "I see dying fools ahead of me, waiting to slip into the oblivion of cold!"
06[18:53] * Alicia stops, although he could've asked more nicely. "It'll take more than bad weather to stop us," she asserts. "But if we're not welcome here, so be it. We'll leave."
[18:56] <Kotono> "Should we?" Antenora glares up at the icy light, "You talk with arrogance and condescension!"
[18:59] <Kotono> "Leave." With a harsh bidding cry, "You are unworthy to be here!"
03[19:00] * Kotono is now known as Tiny_Ko_Army
[19:05] <Alicia> "Whatever tests you are here to take, you won't get far on them with that attitude," Alicia tells the harsh voice icily, not rising further to its baiting as she turns. "Come. Lets leave him to his frozen solitude."
[19:07] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Thus Alicia and Latha follow. The cold numbs you as you begin the ascent down. "Ugh..." Antenora grunts deep in her throat, "Are you sure, Alicia?"
[19:07] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Let him rot, test, tester or fool." Latha rubs her hands together, "These caverns are vast. We will find what we seek elseware."
[19:09] <Alicia> "We're here to be tested on bravery. Picking a fight with someone for simply being rude does not meet my definition," Alicia states simply. "Also, the third resort produces fire as well, so we can use that to warm ourselves on the way back in addition to Hell Striker."
[19:10] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Thus the two ascend down! It is a long walk, your bodies frozen entirely by the time you reach the bottom. Not enough to feel sleepy, but you're iced to the bone by the time you reach the relative warmth of the caverns! "Can you use your camp kit to make a fire?" Antenora asks, "Or burst aflame again, Alicia? Or can we go back to the molten platinum?"
06[19:13] * Alicia nods and reaches into her survival pouch, tossing down a small bundle of sticks which forms into a merrily burning campfire. "A pity going up that cliff and through that blizzard was a waste," she remarks, turning to fan her frozen wings over the fire. "Maybe there was another thing like the solar's birthplace further up?"
[19:24] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Antenora goes to lie down, face down into the edge of the fire. She sighs in contentment. "Maybe, or maybe it was a trial or..who knows? I'm curious, but loathe to make the climb again because we changed ourminds."
[19:24] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Latha stays close to the fire, her hands dripping water as ice melts. "We still have a few paths at the last intersection, don't we? Still, we went to all this trouble to get up that damned wall."
[19:25] <Alicia> "Maybe it was a trial against foolhardy stubborn-ness, which we failed and that's why he was so irate with us?" Alicia suggests, unable to keep a grin off at the suggestion as she turns around to warm her front.
[19:27] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Antenora flips over, face up now. A bit of soot lies on her face, laughing. "Hahahahhaa. At least you thought through it well. Iw as on the verge of summoning holy fire just to warm us, no matter how it burned." Antenora looks to Alicia, "Using the fires around your body was inspired."
[19:30] <Tiny_Ko_Army> As ice drips down Latha's body, melting away, "I truly envied you there. If fire did not burn me, I would've done exactly what you did."
[19:30] <Alicia> "I would have just cast cold resistance if it wasn't for Latha being cold as well. Just a pity I had to struggle with it - be a while till my magic goes back to normal again," Alicia replies, flexing her fingers as the numbness recedes. "In retrospect I could've weakened it enough to not burn you, Latha, but that would've also made it last half as long."
[19:32] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "No harm's done." Latha smiles a little bit.
[19:32] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Still, this isn't so bad." Antenora nuzzles her head into the burning sticks, "It reminds me of the time we spent in Ysgard. Getting away from it all, just the three of us...it's almost like a respite from the horrors going on around us."
[19:35] <Alicia> "It's not so bad," Alicia agrees. "What I'm wondering is just how we can accomplish anything truly brave here. I mean, it's not like there are any terrible threats to battle in Celestia - it just makes things rather artificial, so no matter what we do I wonder if it's out of bravery or just because it's expected for the test."
[19:37] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "It isn't." Antenora closes her eyes, "It lacks the seemingly fated occasion for us to step through a gear stripping portal or need to otherwise end up naked, but perhaps Celestia is far less hung up on that." After a yawn there, flicking embers over her face for good measure, "Maybe we need to be brave by forsaking the test? Blast our way out with spellfire?"
[19:38] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Perhaps we're meant to make our own bravery?" Latha lies back now, ice gone from her body. "Something that signified bravery to ourselves?"
[19:39] <Alicia> "It's a holy site for pilgrims as well as a place of testing," Alicia chides. "I'm not going to cause any reckless destruction. Anyway, if everyone's warmed up shall we go back to one of the junctions on the earlier path that remains unexplored?"
[19:39] <Alicia> "Besides, I could just teleport us out," she adds as an afterthought.
[19:40] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "We could try that as an option to remember?" Latha says, "I'll follow your lead, Alicia."
06[19:42] * Alicia starts heading back, gliding down the cliff and then continuing towards the vent with the gestating solar at the top. And this time she leads the group down through said vent.
[19:48] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Thus the party ascends down! AFter a long flight down, you begin to see whisps of white rising up around you. You hear glorious celestial song, and a bliss fills your mind. You feel Antenora's thoughts...she feels the joy, relaxing as perhaps nothing will threaten Alicia. You feel Latha's thoughts, pondering the minds she feels. You feel others...so many others, asleep, dreaming of glory.
[19:51] <Alicia> This is different than their usual telepathy. "Latha, do you know what this?" she asks the deva who's surely more familiar with celestial mechanics.
[19:52] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "I do. You'll understand better if you see." Latha says, as you feel her thoughts reflect the same, thinking of the souls purifying below. With a small, glorious laugh, she thinks that Alicia won't be so surprised anyway.
06[19:53] * Alicia isn't so sure. She expects it probably has something to do with petitioners, perhaps the souls of holy crusaders rest here? She resolves to be especially respectful in that case.
[19:53] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Antenora recalls a burning pit of fire, her thoughts abruptly tearing away from it. A flush of embarrassment passes over her mind.
[19:56] <Alicia> Having an idea of what Antenora's thinking of, Alicia gives her a slight smile. She can see the parallel on some level, for all that they're diametrically opposed. "We won't be disturbing anything with our presence, will we?" Alicia checks with Latha, not wanting to risk any trouble like when they barged in on the gestating solar.
[20:02] <Tiny_Ko_Army> As you ascend down, you come into an endless cavern. Below, a sea of white rests. In it countless spirits swirl, minds and souls felt. Alicia is bombarded by the memories of them...countless lifetimes of valor. She feels Latha...the light within her, like the Sun itself. The righteous fury she feels even now to strike down the Neverborn and Dark Six, the protective love she feels for her friends here. You feel Antenora...memories of places and horrors..
[20:02] <Tiny_Ko_Army> You feel Antenora...memories of places and horrors...deeds best never done or contemplated...but overwhelming that, the loyalty and love she feels towards you, vast in depth and breath. You feel them connected with you, feeling you as surely as you feel them. You feel Latha's thoughts...the will of the souls here draws minds into them. Into the glory and togetherness they are blessed with. Amid this, you see that Astral Devas fly about. A few help spiri
[20:02] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Amid this, you see that Astral Devas fly about. A few help spirits out, as they shape into Lantern Archons or angels. One of the devas approaches you, "Hail."
[20:03] <Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Strike, go ME.
[20:04] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "It's safe," she speaks, "We will draw closer, but as celestials, we are in no danger. Our souls are already shaped and in harmony."
06[20:06] * Alicia doesn't think she's quite all the way there, but Latha would say if there was any problem so she accepts that. "I was more worried on behalf of others, but if you think it's fine then that's enough for me."
[20:07] <Tiny_Ko_Army> As you ascend down, you come into an endless cavern. Below, a sea of white rests. In it countless spirits swirl, minds and souls felt. Alicia is bombarded by the memories of them...countless lifetimes of valor. She feels Latha...the light within her, like the Sun itself. The righteous fury she feels even now to strike down the Neverborn and Dark Six, the protective love she feels for her friends here. You feel Antenora...memories of places and horrors..
[20:07] <Tiny_Ko_Army> You feel Antenora...memories of places and horrors...deeds best never done or contemplated...but overwhelming that, the loyalty and love she feels towards you, vast in depth and breath. You feel them connected with you, feeling you as surely as you feel them. You feel Latha's thoughts...the will of the souls here draws minds into them. Into the glory and togetherness they are blessed with. Amid this, you see that Astral Devas fly about. A few help spiri
[20:07] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Amid this, you see that Astral Devas fly about. A few help spirits out, as they shape into Lantern Archons or angels. One of the devas approaches you, "Hail."
06[20:09] * Alicia hopes her friends can feel the same affection and protectiveness she feels for them, especially Antenora who perhaps needs reassurance that there's no hard feelings. "Greetings," Alicia returns, flapping her wings to hover in place. "We only wish to pay our respects, I hope we aren't any bother."
[20:13] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Welcome, my sisters," The deva says, as white whisps fly up all around you. "The souls of the brave rest here, beginning the process of eternal reward. You are welcome to stay here for a time; there is a chance you will find wisdom and valor."
[20:13] <Alicia> "Thank you," Alicia nods. "It's something I might never experience, so I'd like to take in what I can."
[20:14] <Tiny_Ko_Army> You feel Antenora, knowing that Alicia is the bravest person she's ever known, her wisdom unmatched. You feel Latha, simply agreeing and clearing her soul to meditate. "Focus...perhaps you will be so blessed. You may, you may not be."
[20:17] <Alicia> Fanning out her wings, Alicia lets herself glide on the eddies in this vast cavern, moving among the souls of kindred spirits, some perhaps taken before their time, others hopefully at the end of a long and productive life, all of them starting a new journey to continue bringing light to the darkness.
[20:18] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Antenora stays close...wanting to protect her, and feel what Alicia does. Latha stays a little more distant, as you float about the sea of souls...OOC: Make a wis check for all three?
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 Alicia
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 Alicia and gets 20." [1d20=18]
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 Latha
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 Latha and gets 14." [1d20=9]
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Anty
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 Anty and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[20:21] <Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Roll a d100, Alicia.
[20:22] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 98." [1d100=98]
[20:27] <Tiny_Ko_Army> White light surrounds Alicia! The radiance fills all about, covering you with light! OOC: More, PM.
[20:35] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Light bursts everywhere! The souls sing a note of profound beauty as one, Latha and Antenora's senses overwhelmed as Alicia's are, feeling each other's joy.
[20:39] <Alicia> "Bless you all," Alicia smiles giddily, caught up in the feeling of joyousness. "We'll carry your blessings forward in the fight against evil, wherever we go," she tells the souls as she flies amongst them.
[20:40] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Oh Alicia...!" Antenora is on her, hugging her. Her joy is overwhelming, intense as she is close to Alicia.
[20:42] <Alicia> That makes flight a little bit more difficult, but Alicia does her best to adapt. Antenora at least seems to have little difficulty. "They're all heroes, and even like this they can make a difference," she continues gushing. "It's inspiring."
[20:43] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "They're inspiring, and so are you," Antenora gushes right back, Alicia feeling the same. There is a radiance to her, a new magnitism beyond what she possessed before.
[20:44] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Latha is slower flying over, "Celestia approves of our mission. We are purified further, ready to face the horrors of the Abyss."
[20:48] <Alicia> "Lets not make this all about me, Antenora," Alicia gently chastises her friend, spending a moment calling forth her inner magic without it reaching the surface, instead converting it to spellfire. Once she's gathered enough, she extricates herself from Antenora and flies into the centre of the cavern,
[20:48] <Alicia> releasing the magical power amidst the souls as seven bright stars, hoping her own blessing offers something to help them on the start of their celestial journey. "Accept the blessing of Mystra, may the Lady of Mysteries watch over you all on the path to enlightenment!"

[Corwin]

[20:06] <Kotono> > "They're inspiring, and so are you," Antenora gushes right back, Alicia feeling the same. There is a radiance to her, a new magnitism beyond what she possessed before.
[20:06] <Kotono> > Latha is slower flying over, "Celestia approves of our mission. We are purified further, ready to face the horrors of the Abyss."
[20:06] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Lets not make this all about me, Antenora," Alicia gently chastises her friend, spending a moment calling forth her inner magic without it reaching the surface, instead converting it to spellfire. Once she's gathered enough, she extricates herself from Antenora and flies into the centre of the cavern,
[20:06] <Kotono> <Alicia> releasing the magical power amidst the souls as seven bright stars, hoping her own blessing offers something to help them on the start of their celestial journey. "Accept the blessing of Mystra, may the Lady of Mysteries watch over you all on the path to enlightenment!"
[20:10] <Kotono> Mystra's spellfire flares, the light joining the other lights within the sea! Alicia feels a warmth within all the minds, within Antenora, within Latha. It feedback and reverbates within her, felt in so many ways.
[20:14] <Alicia> Perhaps it's only a trifle, perhaps not. Symbolism and intent matter in such places. Still, aside from Mystra's blessing the presence of the Liath-Flail perhaps means something to the gathered souls here. "We shouldn't linger here too long," she suggests quietly as she returns towards Latha and Antenora. "Lovely as it is, we weren't blessed to stand around."
[20:15] <Kotono> Alicia feels Antenora's resolve, obeying you mixed with affection. Latha is calm, collected as she begins to wordlessly ascend out.
06[20:17] * Alicia flaps her wings and ascends up after Latha, wishing the best to the gathered souls here and resolving to be worthy of the faith they're showing in her.
[20:20] <Kotono> As you fly up and out, you regain yourself. You lose the feeling of the souls, then of Antenora and Latha. As you fly out, "...that was...we were almost united as one." Antenora says, "I felt you, Alicia. I felt you as well, Latha."
[20:22] <Alicia> "I did as well," Alicia confirms wistfully. "No barriers or words, just pure emotion. It was... sublime," she finishes after taking a moment to settle on the best word for it.
[20:24] <Kotono> "In that state, the souls blend into each other. All that matters is virtuous emotion." Latha looks to both, "It's a form of pure love for your fellow being, tearing down the barriers."
[20:24] <Kotono> "You felt how much I care about you...and I felt how you feel." Antenora's smile is shaky and longing, "A union of the soul."
[20:28] <Alicia> "I never doubted it even before," Alicia reassures Antenora as they land back on the path where the vent intersects. "I'm glad I got to experience it, even a little. Since I'm skipping the intermediate stages," she fluffs out her wings, sweeping a hand over her feathers.
[20:30] <Kotono> "I've never felt it. It was transcendant and intimate." Antenora goes for Alicia's wings as well, smiling to her. "That sort of love for everyone...it makes evil seem so foolish and petty."
[20:33] <Alicia> "You have to be receptive to the message. I think if you had felt this back when we first met you would have scorned it as similarly foolish," Alicia considers. "But you're a wiser person now than you were then," she concludes approvingly.
[20:38] <Kotono> Antenora hugs Alicia, "Thank yo ufor that," she whispers into her ear, before parting. "Let's try one of the intersections to the side now?"
06[20:41] * Alicia nods. "We'll try the right-hand one," she decides. That being 'right' from the direction of the waterfall they started at rather than the direction they just came from.
[20:47] <Kotono> Thus you walk this way. It leads into a little cavern, with a pair of silver pillars. In the center rippling air can be seen, shaped into a loose circle.
[20:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 spellcraft, it's probably a portal
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 spellcraft, it's probably a portal and gets 39." [1d20=13]
[20:49] <Alicia> "Looks like a portal," Alicia informs her companions, going to walk around the pillars, checking them for any writings.
[20:51] <Kotono> There aren't any writings. Antenora peers at the portalway, waving her hand inf ront of it. "Want to go through?"
[20:53] <Alicia> "I think we should," Alicia nods after confirming there's nothing to read. "All the others I've went through have worked out well." With that she steps between the pillars!
Session Close: Mon Nov 30 20:59:12 2009

Session Start: Mon Nov 30 20:59:12 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[20:59] * Disconnected
02[21:00] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[21:00] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[21:00] * Topic is 'RP room '
03[21:00] * Set by Kotono on Fri Nov 27 22:37:04
03[21:00] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Yomi
02[21:01] * Seira (~corwin@bzq-79-182-74-4.red.bezeqint.net) Quit (Connection reset by peer)
03[21:01] * Yomi is now known as Seira
[21:06] <Kotono> There is a momentary swirling and feeling of dizziness.
[21:06] <Kotono> OOC: GAaaaah.
[21:07] <Kotono> There is a momentary swirling and feeling of dizziness. You stand in front of the Hound Archon before the path ahead, it's golden armor gleaming bright. "You've returned?"
06[21:10] * Alicia blinks. "So I have," she replies inanely, taking a step to the side to make room for Latha and Antenora if they're following. Gathering her wits about her, "I'd like to know the name of the one who defeated me so soundly," she asks respectfully.
[21:12] <Kotono> "I am Araiel, Guardian of the Path. I did not defeat you, not in earnest. The armor I wear strengthens me in accordance to the strength of those that climb towards me."
[21:15] <Alicia> "Ah. So if I were to use my magic to strengthen myself then you would gain similar power to maintain the gulf?" Alicia nods, chewing over that. "Well met, in any case, Araiel. My name is Alicia Reynes."
[21:15] <Alicia> Seeing still no sign of Latha or Antenora, "I came here via a portal between two silver pillars in the Platinum Revere - I thought my friends right behind me. Could it have redirected them or closed itself after I went through?"
[21:16] <Kotono> Antenora steps through a moment later, Latha following. "They are there...perhaps they tarried a moment. No matter. The three of you have proven your bravery to the mountain. Pass onward to Jovar."
[21:18] <Alicia> "A painful lesson, but worth it in the end," Alicia smiles lopsidedly, recalling the shattering impact of his fist on her face before blackness consumed her. "Thank you, Araiel." With that she continues on the ascendant path.
[21:35] <Kotono> As you walk past, Latha catches up and glances back. "So we all proved our bravery? Do you know how, Alicia?"
[21:38] <Alicia> "He didn't say, but I suppose the Revere wouldn't have let us out if we hadn't," Alicia replies. "Perhaps when we mingled with all those souls the truth in our hearts was seen and it decided that further proof wasn't necessary?" she suggests. "Certainly we've all done many brave things in the past, and it's not really the sort of thing you can sincerely test when you know you're being tested."
[21:40] <Kotono> "Perhaps." As you continue to ascend, Antenora ruminates on it. She furrows her brow and stays quiet. "It's always hard being back on the Prime Material after being in Celestia or Dweomerheart. Is it hard for you, Alicia? Do you still feel a connection to the Prime?"
[21:42] <Alicia> "Yes," Alicia nods. "It's home, and that can't be cast away lightly. Besides, it needs me more."
[21:46] <Kotono> There is quiet to that, the conversation dying off. But it is perhaps just as well, for the vista above draws your attention. You find yourselves walking into brightness. Above you are hills of jewels, shining with utter Goodness. In them you can see virtue, calling to your immortal spirit and cleansing your mortal heart. Atop the hills is a vast ziggurat of light and gems, an endless column of radiance atop it, reaching infinitely high into t
[21:46] <Kotono> an endless column of radiance atop it, reaching infinitely high into the sky. You feel as if you step closer you will reach those hills, so close.
06[21:48] * Alicia breathes deeply of the impossibly fresh air this high up the mountain, taking a moment to simply savour it. "That's not to say I don't appreciate places such as this," she appends to their earlier conversation.
[21:50] <Kotono> Antenora looks up, "Jovar." Her hand reaches, as if to touch the celestial paradise so close to you.
[21:51] <Alicia> "Come," Alicia nods her head forward as she starts walking towards the ziggurat. "We're close, now."
[21:56] <Kotono> With a step forward, you stand amid the hills! In Celestial, you hear voices of the utmost beauty sing. They sing of lives well lived, reciting the tales of martyred heroes and faithful saints. For a crystal clear moment the voices sing as one, a single note of joy! "The Flail!" Latha's voice cries, a flash of blue light dazzling your eyes.
06[21:58] * Alicia turns to Latha in alarm at that sudden cry, squinting her eyes at the sudden glare. Has it disintegrated the box?
[22:00] <Kotono> The box is simply gone, no trace of it. The Liath-Flail glows, floating in the air. It begins to fly ahead...as it does, you feel an overwhelming compulsion to follow it.
[22:01] <Alicia> Even without the compulsion, Alicia doesn't want to lose their best shot at holding off Pale Night, so she hurries after it!
03[22:05] * Merc-zzz is now known as Merc
[22:16] <Kotono> You walk along - no, you run. You run through the celestial hills with Latha and Antenora. It is ab reathless run, your energy flowing at an endless tap. You dont' stop, following the Liath-Flail. You find yourselves climbing a great stair, climbing the ziggurat, climbing higher and higher! Archons are at either side, endless numbers of champions standing in reverence. Into the ziggurat, a blur of light and beauty! (More)
[22:16] <Kotono> Into the ziggurat, a blur of light and beauty! (More)
[22:20] <Kotono> You stand before a throne. A throne crafted of light, sat on by a figure. You cannot look at it, the glow too much for you. The Liath-Flail floats in front of you. It's voice speaks in hymn-song.
[22:20] <Kotono> OOC:G Ah
[22:20] <Kotono> .
[22:21] <Kotono> You stand before a throne. A throne crafted of light, sat on by a figure. You cannot look at it, the glow too much for you. The Liath-Flail floats in front of you. It's voice speaks in hymn-song. "The Liath-Flail has returned! Humble servant of Mystra, speak your heart."
[22:35] <Alicia> Okay. This is it. What she says here will probably determine what they can do against Pale Night, so she better make it good. Kneeling down with one hand on her knee and the other on the ground before her, Alicia speaks. "Long ago the Liath-Flail left Celestia on a mission of dire importance. It was stolen by demons, their vileness reducing it to the shade it is now."
[22:35] <Alicia> "But rather than languishing amidst the worst of the Abyss for eternity, it was saved from that fate by the guardians of Androlynne. They kept it, not to selfishly hoard its power, nor to enrich themselves. They kept it as a desperate hope that its power could one day be used to save the innocent children they watch over, to bring light in the darkest hour."
[22:35] <Alicia> "That hour draws nigh. Within two months, probably less, Pale Night will launch her final attack. Up until now the children have been made sport of, picked off little by little far away from their birthright. This time she will stop at nothing until all are dead, a generation lost, along with countless noble hearts who would seek to defend them even against hopeless odds."
[22:35] <Alicia> "Even worse, this slaughter will mark the birth of a new power in the Abyss, a creature that was never to be born yet has existed anyway, nursing its nihilistic hatred against all life for millenia and now close to its chance at even greater power, whether for its own ends or to serve Pale Night."
[22:35] <Alicia> "The one chance we have is to penetrate Pale Night's sanctum at Mother's Mountain using the keys of the Dark Six to find that which binds the children to Androlynne and destroy it, setting them free to their proper home. Yet, brave and strong as we are, none of Androlynne's defenders can stand against the Mother of Demons in battle."
[22:35] <Alicia> "With the Liath-Flail, however, we believe we will have a chance at repelling her long enough to avert this tragedy. It's power, the light of Chronias, is our last best hope."
[22:36] <Kotono> OOC: Make a diplo check, +7 bonus?
[22:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+41
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+41 and gets 43." [1d20=2]
[22:42] <Kotono> The light is so bright. Alicia feels it envelope her! "Only a few could hold the Light of Chronias. I sense you know this truth; many who would do so would pass into Chronias and not return. If you desire a champion to withstand the Light and wield the Liath-Flail, it must be a person of supreme willpower and purity."
[22:48] <Alicia> "Are there none in Celestia who can help?" Alicia risks desperately as she looks up. "For thousands of years this terrible wrong has gone challenged but never righted - with the keys of the Dark Six we finally have a chance, but if we fail then it will be over for the children, consumed to create a new power to strengthen the Abyss even as this tragedy will diminish all of us!"
[23:04] <Kotono> "Xerona could...but to have her go would prevent any other from climbing to Chronias as long as she is gone. Another could bear her burden for the time, but they would be changed forever."
[23:09] <Alicia> "It is a sacrifice worth making," Alicia replies simply. She wouldn't hesitate for even a second if the chance was there, and she can scarcely believe that a more enlightened exemplar of Celestia would balk at the chance to right this gross injustice,
[23:10] <Alicia> whether it means sitting around Jovar a little longer until Xerona gets back or taking up her burden to strike a blow against the Abyss that would resound across the cosmos.
[23:14] <Kotono> "The three of you have climbed high to reach this pinnacle. You have fought well - any of you would be worthy of taking on Xerona's mantle for a time. The three of you know the gravity of what is happening more than any other being. Will any of you make the sacrifice?"
[23:16] <Kotono> "I would," Latha is bowed, "Alicia and Antenora have callings to another. I serve only Celestia, my heart will not be compromised by this. I have been placed in the Crimson Guard's service; I leave the question to her."
[23:18] <Alicia> Well, she clearly has to put her money where her mouth is. "It is a small price to pay. I would do it gladly, if the Mountain finds me suitable," Alicia confirms. She hopes whatever temptations Chronias offers can be resisted by recalling Mystra's touch on her soul after the battle with Zetsubokou - as Latha says, her ultimate loyalties lie elsewhere. "In the end, it is Celestia's decision."
[23:19] <Kotono> "I...I will do what Alicia asks me of me and follow her." Antenora vows. "She is my reason to live. If that takes me to al-Sihal or the Abyss, I will rejoice either way."
[23:23] <Alicia> That's that, then. "As you see, any of us would do what is required. Latha is the most logical choice, however, for the reasons she has said. She *knows* Celestia better than Antenora or I."
[23:23] <Kotono> "Latha. Alicia and Antenora, your hearts are vowed to another. I agree. Go...fly to al-Sihal and hand Xerona the Liath-Flail. Your destiny awaits, Latha."
[23:25] <Kotono> "My lord," Latha kneels, rising in one motion. "Let's Celestia's work be done." She does not hesitate, turning away and walking back out.
06[23:26] * Alicia stands up and nods once to the incandescent figure before she follows Latha.
[23:28] <Kotono> As you walk out, the Liath-Flail follows, going into Latha's hands. As you walk out, bathed in blue light, "Alicia. Antenora." She stops and turns, "It seems that a martyr is unavoidable. I had wished to see you grow into fine celestials over time, but now..." She goes to each, bestowing a soft kiss onto their forehead. "Bless each of you."
06[23:30] * Alicia suddenly feels a terrible sinking in her stomach at the finality of Latha's words. "You speak as if we'll never see you again..."
[23:33] <Kotono> "Alicia." Latha smiles, "The light of Chronias is not a trifle to be seen and tossed aside. I can only imagine what standing as it's guardian, basked in it's light, will do to me."
[23:37] <Alicia> Grabbing Latha, Alicia embraces her fiercely. "If you feel you're ready, if you've truly reached enlightenment and seen all this mountain has to offer... Mystra knows, you deserve it," she whispers. "But don't take that final step just because it's close. Not if you still have things you want to see and do across the rest of the planes.""
[23:39] <Kotono> Latha returns the embrace. "So do I...but I know that the truth that waits there is the most important thing in Creation. I've known it as long as I've served Celestia. If I can return to the Crimson Guard, I will with all might heart." Latha parts back a, a pair of tears coming down her face. "I want to go see Seira again, to fence with Demedais or watch Pollyanna and Amaryl shoot practice. But I know that this may not hold me, Alicia. There
[23:39] <Kotono> But I know that this may not hold me, Alicia. There may not be a force that can."
[23:39] <Kotono> *my heart
[23:41] <Alicia> "What good is the truth if you can't share it?" Alicia asks, her heart twisting at Latha's tears. "Why do I feel like I've condemned you?"
[23:43] <Kotono> "The truth is open to everyone...but it's a truth you have to reach on your own. No one can climb the mountain for you." Latha looks into Alicia's eyes, deep and glowing despite her tears. "No one can become Good by the wishes of another. Antenora is your proof of that, Alicia."
[23:46] <Alicia> "We came this far together - we lifted each other up every step of the way," Alicia asserts. "Chronias may shine brighter for having you, but the rest of creation would be that little bit dimmer."
[23:47] <Kotono> "Your light will compensate for it." Latha's smile meets Alicia's, "Take care of everyone for me. Remember what the mountain has shown you, for it is truth. Do not forget the love you have felt, the courage you have done, the visions you have been granted." With that Latha seperates from Alicia, going to Antenora. The two embrace as well, Antenora sniffling. They look at each other, no audible words for a time. "I know. I will." Antenora says
[23:47] <Kotono> They look at each other, no audible words for a time. "I know. I will." Antenora says with her twisted smile, "Mystra help me, I will."
[23:49] <Kotono> "As long as you live up to yourself, you've won." Latha agrees, parting from Antenora's embrace. She then walks out of the hall, into the light that spills out and above. "Come...al-Sihal is above us."
06[23:52] * Alicia lets Latha and Antenora say their goodbyes without interfering, knowing how close they are. She wants to be happy, recognising as Latha said the importance of the Truth... and yet, shouldn't it come when she's ready, after having accomplished all she wanted to and grown herself towards it? Not simply tossed at it as an emergency measure to battle the Abyss.
[23:52] <Alicia> "Whatever you decide, Latha, I'll always be glad I knew you," she concludes softly as they step into the light and take wing to the bridge.
[23:54] <Kotono> You fly. You find yourselves atop a vast ziggurat in a mere moment. Ahead lies a great pillar of light, it's movement mesmerizing you. It is...it is....OOC: Make a will save, Alicia/Antenora.
[23:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 Alicia
06[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 Alicia and gets 27." [1d20=3]
[23:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 Antenora
06[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 Antenora and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[23:57] <Kotono> Alicia feels her senses go aloft. She is completely fascinated by the pillar of light...she is lost in it. Ahead...she can see it. She can see the barest edge of it. The truth! Alicia can see the very beginning of the reason for everything. The answers to all the multiverse! Yet she can do nothing but stare in rapture. It is at least a hundred years of staring until her vision goes dark. Latha's voice whispers into her ear. "Close your eyes. L
[23:57] <Kotono> vision goes dark. Latha's voice whispers into her ear. "Close your eyes. Let me take the final steps on my own, lest you come with me."

[Corwin]

06[00:01] * Alicia abruptly closes her eyes and feels a surge of self-loathing for almost losing herself and ignoring Latha's sacrifice. She calls upon her memories of being one with the Weave alongside Mystra, seeking something of more personal importance on a similar spiritual scale to diminish the temptation before her.
[00:01] <Alicia> "If this is it, then we will see you again after freeing the children," she promises. Latha will at least have to stay out of Chronias proper until then.
[00:04] <Kotono> "Latha...Until we meet again," Antenora's voice is like a dreamwhisper, as Latha's love is felt to you. You feel it within you, illuminating your heart. Then...light. So much light! You are dazzled by everything, a sensation that defies words. How long this goes on...none could say. But Alicia finds herself lying in sand. Dark, wine colored waters lap against her, the great mountain rising into the vast heavens above her.
[00:04] <Kotono> the great mountain rising into the vast heavens above her.
[00:05] <Alicia> Venya once more... Alicia simply spends a moment staring up at the impossibly tall mountain dominating the sky above her, her feelings badly mixed on account of Latha's sacrifice.
[00:06] <Kotono> Antenora lies besides you. She stares up as well, her hand finding yours, taking it tightly. "Did someone have to sacrifice themselve sfor the Liath-Flail? Hugo or Latha or another person? Does this holy power need a martyr?"
06[00:09] * Alicia clasps Antenora's hand in her own. "We shouldn't think of it as a sacrifice. Latha's only getting a leg-up on the same thing every archon on this mountain is working towards." She lets that settle for a moment before turning her head towrads Antenora. "And yet I can't feel happy about it."
[00:10] <Kotono> Antenora stares into Alicia's eyes. "It's not the way it's meant to be. Even now, the chaos of the Abyss subtly affects everything else. It's not Latha's time!"
[00:12] <Alicia> "All we can hope is that she'll want to come back instead of ascending when this is over," Alicia concludes glumly. "There's still a chance, so long as she doesn't take that final step."
[00:12] <Kotono> "The martyr, she who gives herself up so that others may be saved, is a sacred path to walk. Latha gave herself so that others will be saved." The voice that speaks is that of a young girl, filled with a complete serenity. "The power of the Liath-Flail is not to be had lightly. The truth must always be earned. For Latha's fate...she will make the choice when the time is right."
06[00:14] * Alicia sits up and turns towards the voice. "Xerona?"
[00:16] <Kotono> A young girl stands before you. She wears a gossamer dress of white, blowing in the wind. Long blonde hair cascades down, her eyes pure light. It is the light of the bridge, of Chronias. In her eyes you see the Truth for a moment. Her head is bedeckoned with colorful wildflowers, every shade of the beautiful rainbow seen. In one hand sits the Liath-Flail, ablaze like the sun! "I am Xerona."
[00:19] <Alicia> She looks so unassuming, on a glance. Somehow Alicia finds it appealing for one of Celestia's mightiest guardians to appear that way. "Since we haven't been formally introduced, I am Alicia and this is Antenora." She climbs to her feet and dusts herself off. "Thank you for helping us. Together I hope we can make Latha's sacrifice a meaningful one."

[Corwin]

[20:07] <Kotono> > "The martyr, she who gives herself up so that others may be saved, is a sacred path to walk. Latha gave herself so that others will be saved." The voice that speaks is that of a young girl, filled with a complete serenity. "The power of the Liath-Flail is not to be had lightly. The truth must always be earned. For Latha's fate...she will make the choice when the time is right."
[20:07] <Kotono> * Alicia sits up and turns towards the voice. "Xerona?"
[20:07] <Kotono> > A young girl stands before you. She wears a gossamer dress of white, blowing in the wind. Long blonde hair cascades down, her eyes pure light. It is the light of the bridge, of Chronias. In her eyes you see the Truth for a moment. Her head is bedeckoned with colorful wildflowers, every shade of the beautiful rainbow seen. In one hand sits the Liath-Flail, ablaze like the sun! "I am Xerona."
[20:07] <Kotono> <Alicia> She looks so unassuming, on a glance. Somehow Alicia finds it appealing for one of Celestia's mightiest guardians to appear that way. "Since we haven't been formally introduced, I am Alicia and this is Antenora." She climbs to her feet and dusts herself off. "Thank you for helping us. Together I hope we can make Latha's sacrifice a meaningful one."
03[20:07] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[20:08] <Kotono> "We will." Xerona holds the Liath-Flail to her chest, "We must hurry to Androlynne. The Dark Six must be stopped."
03[20:11] * Merc-zzz is now known as Merc
06[20:17] * Alicia opens her mouth to reply then abruptly stops as she receives a sending. Taking a second to compose her reply she holds up a hand to indicate she's preoccupied before speaking. "Attacked in Kelara, turned to stone and went to Dweomerheart to be fixed. Gained ally in Celestia to hold off Pale Night, back soon."
[20:17] <Alicia> She then nods in satisfaction and explains. "That was Seira, she was attacked by the same creature that went after me recently, but didn't have any trouble herself." Then addressing Xerona, "We did have some other preparations to do, but you're right that haste is desirable - our foes could easily move forward their plans since Lyscrea was captured."
[20:17] <Alicia> "Do you want to come to the Prime with us to gather our forces first before moving on to Androlynne?"
[20:19] <Kotono> "My coming to the Prime with the Liath-Flail would threaten to upset the laws of creation." Xerona demurs, "I can head to Androlynne and wait briefly. I shall meet with you there."
[20:21] <Alicia> She should at least be able to take care of herself alone, so that's not really a worry. "We'll endeavour to join with you as soon as possible. If you go to Pascorel Lady Honeydip should be able to fill you in on the situation there." The sooner they get this done the less time Latha spends being tempted by Chronias, so that's even more reason to hurry.
[20:22] <Kotono> "Be safe and hurry." Xerona is gone lik ethat, an aura of light left behind, only fading away after several moments.
[20:23] <Kotono> "So it's time. Mystra help us," Antenora stands besides Alicia, "If we can free the children of Androlynne now, we can end this before it gets out of hand and the Dark Six crush us completely."
[20:25] <Alicia> "It's only the first step. We still have to go to Bleak Rendor and face the Neverborn... I hope Latha can be with us when we do," Alicia comments, the weight of expectation heavy upon her.
[20:25] <Alicia> "Without Latha to plane shift us I'll have to cast dismissal, which means you'll need to wait in the hole a moment so we don't get seperated," she then explains apologetically, opening it up. "Careful of the orb."
[20:26] <Kotono> With a long look at Alicia, "Thank Mystra Marie isn't here, either," she smiles a bit, walking into Alicia's hole.
[20:27] <Alicia> "Less said the better," Alicia concludes, furling it up once Antenora's inside before she casts dismissal upon herself, naturally not resisting it.
[20:27] <Alicia> roll 1d100 20% chance of missing prime
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 20% chance of missing prime and gets 88." [1d100=88]
03[20:27] * Yomi is now known as Seira
[20:28] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 93." [1d100=93]
[20:28] <Kotono> roll 1d100 sub TABLE
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 sub TABLE and gets 17." [1d100=17]
[20:30] <Kotono> Ack! Sand! Sand is blowing all around Alicia, flaying at her flesh and winds threatening to knock her about! She stands in a maelstrom of wind and sand, nearly sent flying in it!
[20:31] <Alicia> Guh. She'd intended to release Antenora immediately but she can wait to teleport out of this. Using her wings to shield herself she teleports to the hill Seira's inn and Elle's shop rest upon in Balmuria.
[20:31] <Alicia> OOC: concentration check?
[20:31] <Kotono> OOC: Concentration, yes.
[20:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[20:32] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully, I see it a lot
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully, I see it a lot and gets 97." [1d100=97]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 4." [1d10=4]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 10." [1d10=10]
[20:32] <Alicia> OOC: off target
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 3." [1d9=3]
[20:34] <Kotono> Hm. This won't do. Alicia stands in the forest. She's o na flat rock in a bustling river, water gushing below her. The rock is big enough for her to stand on and not much more, slippery.
[20:35] <Alicia> Oh, it's good enough. She quickly flies over to the bank and then lets Antenora out of the hole. They were just lying on a beach so the sand covering her hopefully won't draw any questions.
[20:42] <Kotono> Antenora comes out, taking a breath of the air. "The Barbarian lands or...?" she glances about.
[20:43] <Alicia> "Could be anywhere, but I don't care to stay and explore," Alicia shrugs, rolling up the hole once more and dusting herself off a bit before she tries another teleport back to Balmuria.
[20:43] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 17." [1d100=17]
[20:43] <Kotono> This time you appear on the hill without incident! Theair is cold and clean, smelling of the sea. Soldiers are on patrol, Elle's shop quiet.
[20:44] <Alicia> "Seira's either in here or at the garrison, so lets go have a look," Alicia suggests, heading briskly inside.
[20:46] <Kotono> OOC: Elle's shop you mean?
01[20:46] <Seira> OOC: My home!
[20:46] <Alicia> OOC: Seira's inn.
[20:47] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, dur. I'll intro you in #evildunes in a few, Alicia.

[Corwin]

[18:06] <Kotono> -----
01[18:06] <Seira> roll 1d10+10 FL
[18:06] <Kobot> Seira rolled 1d10+10 FL --> [ 1d10=1 ]{11}
06[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 FL and gets 12." [1d10=2]
03[18:06] * Kotono sets mode: +m
03[18:06] * Kotono sets mode: +v Kobot
[18:07] <Alicia> Oh, Marie will test to see if benign transposition works on Androlynne while we're resting. Does it?
[18:08] <Kotono> OOC: It's a teleportation effect so it fails.
[18:09] <Kotono> A night's rest passes in peace. The following morning Pascorel is alive! Soldiers, celestials and the heavenly host about are girded for battle, the children of the city laughing and playing around them. On meeting with Lady Honeydip and Xerona, you find the former clad in a breastplate and carrying a spear. "We're ready to strike; the Court of Stars will bless us."
06[18:11] * Alicia nods. "We'll wait till the diversion is under way before we fly high and straight to the mountain," she suggests. "Once we accomplish our mission, we'll contact you immediately just in case it isn't felt, and you can handle the withdrawal?"
[18:12] <Kotono> "We have means in place to," Lady ?Honeydip nods tersely, "Is there anything else? I fnot, we're going to begin immediately."
01[18:13] <Seira> "Nothing we didn't take care of, yet," Seira responds. "Best of luck to us all."
06[18:14] * Alicia spends a moment empowering the weapons of Antenora, Donald, Jessica, and Amaryl. "May the heavens smile upon us, today."
[18:16] <Kotono> Thus Lady Honeydip hurries away. You are left alone for a time, and as you settle in, Xerona is in front of you. She holds the Liath-Flail in her hands, eyes closed. Glorious light spills forth from the Liath-Flail! "The power of Celestia's light will shield you for the battles ahead. Most of my energies will be in controlling and protecting us with the Liath-Flail, so I will invest what power I can into you."
[18:16] <Alicia> "Thank you," Alicia bows her head. "We will make sure that any demon who can approach despite the flail will not be able to disrupt your focus."
[18:17] <Kotono> The light from the Liath-Flail fills your bodies, energies strenghtening you and protecting! OOC: All of you gain a +7 sacred bonus to AC and saves and a +3 sacred bonus to constituion.
[18:19] <Kotono> "This..." Antenora's words cease as the light fills her body. "Chronias...?"
03[18:21] * Merc-zzz is now known as Merc
[18:21] <Kotono> "I feel like energy was just magicked into my blood," Donald flexes a nd rubs his neck, "Much better."
[18:24] <Alicia> "It's hard not to feel confident with such power on our side, but a lot will still come down to our own skill and will," Alicia resolves as they wait to hear word that the demonic forces are engaged.
[18:25] <Kotono> Thus time passes in anticipation. But soon enough, a pixie flies in! "Ma'ams!" She calls, "Lady Honeydip sends word that the battle is to be joined!"
[18:26] <Alicia> "Lets go, then," Alicia steps outside. "Agathiel, would you be able to carry Amaryl?" she asks the resident deva, sadly not the one she's used to, though. "We're going to have to fly as fast as we can, now."
01[18:27] <Seira> "It shouldn't be a problem," Seira muses, eyeing the deva and then Amaryl.
[18:29] <Kotono> "I can do so," Agathaiel goes to Amaryl, picking her up. "You are not heavy enough to be a burden."
[18:29] <Kotono> Amaryl blushes but simply nods.
[18:29] <Kotono> "Then let's go." Antenora is heading for the doo rout, "Today we're going to strike a blow that the entire Abyss feels!"
06[18:30] * Alicia nods and takes off once out the door, ascending as she heads North. "Lets try and stay at least three hundred feet up, that way we shouldn't be troubled by anything on the ground."
[18:33] <Kotono> Thus you fly ahead! At first, the vivid backdrop of Androlynne is gorgeous in it's wildflower colors, magnificient below! The light of the Liath-Flail glows warmer around you, Xerona flying in the center of the formation, holding the Liath-Flail to the sky. Hoppenstain Run is quiet - faraway you can see shadows running away from the banks, momentary things that are lost into crevices and crannies. (More)
[18:33] <Kotono> crevices and crannies. (More)
[18:37] <Kotono> As you fly ahead, the ground below becomes emptier. The sky begins to twist and turn a dulling gray. The air is cool and without heat, yet your path is unopposed. On the horizon, you can begin to see it. A vast mountain reaching higher than any of Golmendicoria's towers, going so high into the sky that your eyes cannot find it's peak. Before it lies an endless vast lake before the mountain, still a way's away. IT's waters are pitch black, the surface unmoving
[18:37] <Kotono> still a way's away. IT's waters are pitch black, the surface unmoving.
01[18:38] <Seira> "That's our destination?" Seira asks, peering ahead. "And nothing's come to greet us yet?"
[18:39] <Alicia> For now Glaciante's orb remains safely inside the portable hole, in case Alicia needs both her hands to fight. That will change once they get closer to the mountain, though. "We're a long ways off yet, Seira. Just enjoy it while it lasts."
[18:39] <Kotono> "Which only  means it'll be worse when something does come." Donald says, "Even I can figure that one out."
[18:50] <Kotono> As you continue to fly, drawing closer and closer to the vast Lake Lambrador...OOC: Make spot checks? For the sake of expediencey just have the people with goodchecks make them first?
01[18:51] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 Amaryl
[18:51] <Kobot> Seira rolled 1d20+23 Amaryl --> [ 1d20=10 ]{33}
[18:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 I'll roll for Anty
[18:51] <Kobot> Alicia rolled 1d20+23 I'll roll for Anty --> [ 1d20=8 ]{31}
03[18:52] * Kobot (~dunefar@ip68-99-109-25.hr.hr.cox.net) has left #dunes
03[18:52] * Alicia sets mode: +v Hatbot
03[18:52] * Kotono sets mode: -m
[18:53] <Kotono> Amaryl looks downward, "Seira..." she murmurs, "Look at the waters of the lake!"
[18:54] <Kotono> Antenora, meanwhile, turns her eyes upward. She squints, "A star...?" she mutters under her breath.
06[18:54] * Seira peers below at the prompting, drawing closer to Amaryl and Agathaiel.
06[18:54] * Alicia glances upwards at whatever Antenora's looking at.
[18:56] <Kotono> Below, Seira can see the waters of the lake are starting to move. Just below the surface she can see transparent faces bubbling up, yet unable to quite reach the surface.
[18:56] <Kotono> Above, Alicia can see a slowly growing dot of light far in the sky, like a star descending downward.
01[18:57] <Seira> "Creepy faces in the lake," Seira mutters in disgust. "Let's gain some more altitude?"
[18:57] <Alicia> Alicia's eyes glow blue to better perceive the flows of magic as she draws Hell Striker. "Could be trouble from above, too," she replies to Seira, nonetheless ascending another fifty feet.
06[19:02] * Seira ascends as well, calling upon defensive magic to protect her, should a fight break out soon.
[19:02] <Kotono> As the party ascends, the lake bubbles with faces just below the surface! Above ,th epoint of light grows bigger and bigger, racing down towards the ground in a suicidally fast plummet! It glows with white alabaster light, even as Antenora readies her spear. "Will this be the first line of defense?"
[19:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 spellcraft
06[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 spellcraft and gets 45." [1d20=19]
01[19:04] <Seira> "Death from above and below? If that's what it is, I'll take my chances in the air," Seira says with a bravado which is not entirely false, drawing the Resort.
[19:06] <Kotono> Donald ascends as well, even as he has his sword and shield ready. He starts to speak, but the falling star glows brighter! In time with it, the lake below erupts in a chorus of cries! Voices all screaming out as one, of orgasmic bliss and indeniable agony!
[19:08] <Alicia> "Something terrible will come from the lake!" Alicia calls in alarm, suddenly flaring with bright undead-slaying light, trying to get a bead on the star and intending to try and core it with a blast of spellfire when it gets within two hundred feet. Maybe if they destroy it before it hits the lake...?
01[19:10] <Seira> "Terrible how?"
[19:11] <Kotono> Antenora peers down at the lake, spear on guard! Donald glowers at Alicia, "Terrible...what Seira said! Can we do anything abou tit?"
[19:13] <Alicia> Does it matter? Good Mystra, do they want her to tell them exactly how many tentacles it will have or what? "A horrible amalgamation of tortured souls bent on consuming us to be digested for all time in endless torment?" she replies irritably, trying to keep her focus on the falling star. "Maybe if we stop the star it might not finish forming."
[19:13] <Kotono> The star continues to plummet, coming closer and closer, within Alicia's range as it races for the lake!
[19:13] <Alicia> As soon as the chance appears, Alicia lets loose with a powerful beam of pure magical force in hopes of destroying it or knocking it off course or at least weakening it.
[19:14] <Alicia> roll 18d8 DC 27 reflex half
06[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 18d8 DC 27 reflex half and gets 71." [18d8=3, 4, 5, 6, 2, 7, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 8, 1, 4, 2, 6, 5]
01[19:15] <Seira> Knocking the star off course gives her something to fight, and Seira charges a spell of her own, waiting to first see the results of the spellfire before committing herself fully.
[19:18] <Kotono> CRACK! The 'star' stops in midair, exploding out! Debris rain down all over, shattered alabaster rock!...for merely a moment, then it floats around the light like a protective ward! The light floats where the stone was, dimming. Within it is an old elf - his body is immaculate, a perfect doll-white. It's figure is ghostly and transparent, a ruby-red smile painted onto his face. Diagrams of magic are tattooed into it's ghostly form, each one a heresy of madnes
[19:18] <Kotono> Diagrams of magic are tattooed into it's ghostly form, each one a heresy of madness. With ghostly eyes that stare into your souls, Celebrimbor begins to advance towards the party! OOC: Roll initiative.
[19:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 Alicia
06[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 Alicia and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[19:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 Marie
06[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 Marie and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[19:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 Anty
06[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 Anty and gets 6." [1d20=1]
01[19:19] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 A
06[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 A and gets 14." [1d20=6]
01[19:19] <Seira> roll 1d20 L
06[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20 L and gets 7." [1d20=7]
01[19:20] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 Agatha
06[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 Agatha and gets 9." [1d20=1]
01[19:20] <Seira> roll 1d20+6 me
[19:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Donald
06[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Donald and gets 14." [1d20=11]
06[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 me and gets 15." [1d20=9]
[19:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 ghost
06[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 ghost and gets 6." [1d20=3]
03[19:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia(20)>Marie(19)>Amaryl(14)>Lagann(7)>Antenora(6)'
03[19:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia(20)>Marie(19)>Seira(15)>Amaryl=Donald(14)>Agatha(9)>Lagann(7)>Antenora=Ghost(6)'
[19:21] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia, you start.
[19:22] <Kotono> "C-Celebrimbor!" Amaryl cries out, "Seira, that's...!"
06[19:23] * Seira just stares in shock, the tip of her sword dipping.
01[19:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
06[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 32." [1d20=7]
[19:26] <Alicia> "Don't call him that!" Alicia hisses sharply, knowing it could cause a fatal hesitation. "It's an abomination that wears his face as a mockery!" Flapping her wings, she flies sixty feet closer and prepares some magic missiles for when he tries to cast, deciding it the most efficient spell she has against a ghost.
[19:27] <Kotono> OOC: Marie.
[19:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 Jessica init
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 Jessica init and gets 31." [1d20=18]
03[19:27] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(31)>Alicia(20)>Marie(19)>Seira(15)>Amaryl=Donald(14)>Agatha(9)>Lagann(7)>Antenora=Ghost(6)'
[19:27] <Kotono> OOC: Jessica then Marie then Seira. Anyway, sec.
[19:29] <Alicia> Jessica flies close to Xerona. "I know you said you need to keep your focus on the flail, but Mystra has granted me the power to borrow the magic of others. If you'd allow it, I could use one of your abilities against our foes here," she suggests delicately, not sure how the manners on this go.
[19:29] <Alicia> Marie meanwhile flies up alongside Alicia, ready with her own magic missiles.
01[19:29] <Seira> "That's not it, either!" Seira exclaims. "We can't let those bastards keep his soul, like they did with Alice! Agathaiel, dispel this heresy, please!"
[19:33] <Kotono> "As you wish it." Xerona speaks softly, her eyes closed as blue radiance flares about you! Meanwhile, Agathaiel holds Amaryl, "Take Amaryl then, Seira!"
06[19:34] * Seira has little problem with complying, and she could still cast in a pinch.
[19:34] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl and Donald are up.
[19:34] <Alicia> Jessica taps Xerona to borrow her ability to unleash holy smites, preparing to use it herself!
[19:35] <Kotono> Donald holds back for the moment, readying magic!
01[19:36] <Seira> Amaryl will wait, delaying the decision to attack until the last possible moment in the hopes it won't be necessary.
01[19:36] <Seira> OOC: She'll ready an action as well
[19:36] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Agathaiel. Go ahead and run her, Seira, she's a stock astral deva.
01[19:38] <Seira> Calling upon her divine power, emboldened by Xerona's radiant presence and the righteousness of their quest, Agathaiel seeks to destroy the vile chains keeping Celebrimbor's soul in such bondage!
01[19:38] <Seira> OOC: Dispel evil, yes
[19:40] <Kotono> OOC: Dispel evil is a touch and he's just about 200 feet away before he moves. She'd have to move for more than a round to reach him.
01[19:41] <Seira> OOC: I see, 200ft. She can't charge if it's a touch?
[19:41] <Kotono> OOC: It takes a standard action to cast it, Cor. Charge is a full round.
[19:42] <Kotono> OOC: She could hold until he moves and hopes that's enough to eliminate the distance problem.
01[19:43] <Seira> And first, Agathaiel moves until she is close enough to reach out and touch the spirit.
01[19:44] <Seira> OOC: She'll double move 200ft, then
[19:44] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:44] <Kotono> OOC: Lagann.
01[19:44] <Seira> OOC: He'll likewise hold
[19:44] <Kotono> OOC: Antenora and the ghost are up. What's Antenora planning on doing?
[19:45] <Alicia> Antenora flies one hundred and fifty feet closer, intending to use her rope at the first opportunity!
[19:46] <Kotono> Celebrimbor looks to Agathaiel! Words of terrible blasphemy and arcane might t umble from his ghostly  mouth! OOC: If any of yo uholders are going to act...
[19:47] <Alicia> A furious barrage of magic missiles suddenly erupt from both Alicia and Marie to hammer at the ethereal elf and steal away his arcane focus!
[19:47] <Alicia> roll 10d4+10
06[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d4+10 and gets 34." [10d4=3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1]
[19:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+35
06[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 and gets 41." [1d20=6]
[19:48] <Kotono> Under a hail of magic missiles, Celebrimbor's ghostly body rocks! The magic words are disrupted, energies fizzling about him! OOC: Any other holders going or is that it?
01[19:49] <Seira> Amaryl waits until the last possible moment to see whether Alicia and Marie's efforts would mean she doesn't have to stop Celebrimbor's ghost from attacking them.
[19:49] <Kotono> Celebrimbor's dead eyes stare at Agathaiel! OOC: Make will, Agathaiel. Bonus against evil applies.
01[19:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
06[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 38." [1d20=15]
03[19:51] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(31)>Seira(15)>Amaryl=Donald(14)>Agatha(9)>Lagann(7)>Alicia=Marie=Antenora=Ghost(6)'
[19:51] <Kotono> Agathaiel feels overwhelmed, but shr esists the terrible sensation! OOC: Initiative ticks over. Jessica?
[19:52] <Alicia> Jessica channels the awesome might of a solar onto Celebrimbor, a pure white smite of holy power encompassing him!
[19:52] <Alicia> roll 5d8 DC I dunno
06[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d8 DC I dunno and gets 27." [5d8=4, 8, 6, 4, 5]
[19:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[19:54] <Kotono> OOC: Snerk.
[19:55] <Kotono> The blast of pure holy radiance sends Celebrimbor's soul spinning in the air, dazed! OOC: Seira.
01[19:56] <Seira> Neither Seira nor Amaryl will do anything to jeopardise Agathaiel's attempt to purify Celebrimbor's soul, although that may well change if even she is unable to save him.
[19:56] <Kotono> OOC: Agatha then.
01[19:57] <Seira> Having looked into the face of death point blank and stood firm, Agathaiel reaches out to drain the vile heresy from the spirit!
[20:00] <Kotono> Celebrimbor screams as Agathaiel touches him! His eyes fill with pain and life, his hands going to his head! Amid his cry of agony, "SEIRA!" he calls out.
01[20:00] <Seira> "I'm here!" Seira instantly calls back. "She's trying to save you! Fight against the Dark Six and their magic!"
[20:03] <Kotono> "It hurts..." Celebrimbor shakes all over, "The mist is creeping in my mind...I can feel it moving in my thoughts!"
01[20:08] <Seira> "What if... what if..." Seira says, frantically searching for an idea. "I've got a gemstone, a pure ruby! If you-- it might hold your soul! We'll cure you!"
[20:10] <Alicia> Since Seira seems to have Celebrimbor handled, Alicia chances a glance down at the lake, not wanting any unpleasant surprises from that direction.
06[20:10] * Seira approaches, still holding Amaryl. Agathaiel can keep the vileness dispelled from Celebrimbor's form, and if they save his soul, not all is lost!
[20:11] <Kotono> The lake roils below, the faces jus tbelow th esurface! They stare up, pleading silently! OOC: Make a diplo check, Seira?
01[20:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+37 this is one check I never expected to have to make
06[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+37 this is one check I never expected to have to make and gets 47." [1d20=10]
[20:16] <Kotono> Celebrimbor's eyes are full of pain, but his body moves! It drifts ahead, soaring towards the ruby gemstone!
06[20:17] * Seira holds it out towards the spectre, hoping that Celebrimbor's days of suffering are close to an end.
[20:26] <Kotono> Celebrimbor flows into the gemstone! The white rocks fall away below as the gemstone turns white! Little cracks begin to line the surface of it, the ruby bulging!
06[20:28] * Seira looks at the process with growing concern, trying to estimate whether the ruby will break. And if so, how long it might last them.
01[20:32] <Seira> "We don't have much time," Seira says tersely. "If someone has a purer gem than this, it's really the time to say so."
[20:33] <Alicia> "If you're doing what I think you're doing, not a chance," Alicia shakes her head. "All my currency together wouldn't be enough."
01[20:34] <Seira> "Two options, then. Either Agathaiel plane shifts someone back to Prime, along with my ring of teleportation, so that Elle could put his soul back into his body before the gem breaks... or a Wish, even a Limited Wish, to reinforce the construct. What do you think? I like the former option more."
[20:35] <Kotono> "I can go alone," Agatha says, "Any more than that will weaken our assault on Pale Night, won't it?"
01[20:35] <Seira> "You could just send someone over, which is just as good."
[20:36] <Kotono> As you talk, the gemstone buckles, more cracks running up and down it's surface!
[20:36] <Kotono> "Uh, I think someone needs to go sooner rather than later," Donald eyes the gemstone, "Before we'd doging ruby fragments."
[20:40] <Kotono> *we're dodging. Man.
[20:40] <Alicia> Seeing that Seira seems unwilling to let Agathiel go, Alicia sacrifices her familiar. "Marie, you go," she tells the courre, who promptly flies over to Seira so she can receive the ring and the ruby.
[20:41] <Kotono> "I'll teleport you to the Prime," Agathaiel takes Mari'es hand, "From there you'll have to reach Balmuria on your own as fast as possible."
06[20:41] * Seira promptly hands those over, along with a pair of teleportation scrolls. As Marie has the ability to cast Alicia's magic, she might be able to call upon one of the teleport variants as well.
[20:42] <Alicia> She really can't, and has her hands full with the ruby anyway, so declines the scrolls after putting on the ring and handling the ruby, flying over to Agathiel to be sent back to the prime.
[20:43] <Kotono> "Someone who can teleport will need to go," Agathaiel points ou tnow, "Plane Shift isn't accurate and you need to reach a specific location."
[20:43] <Alicia> "That's why Seira gave me the ring of teleportation," Marie replies. "Hurry, I don't want this exploding on me!"
[20:43] <Kotono> With that, Agathaiel takes Marie! Marie and the ruby vanish, leaving the rest behind! OOC: #evil, Marie.
[20:44] <Alicia> And so they are diminished, even in victory... "Come on, lets hurry to the mountain before something else tries to stop us," Alicia says, starting to fly onwards!
[20:45] <Kotono> Antenora sighs deeply, "Mystra guide her," she says, "For all our sakes."
[20:47] <Kotono> Amaryl looks to Seira, carried by her. "Marie will make it. Right?"
01[20:48] <Seira> She won't forget this, not in a hundred years. However things work out, Seira will try to do something nice for Marie for helping her during such difficult times. "Of course," she lies easily to Amaryl. "Let's catch up to Alicia."
[20:49] <Kotono> Thus the party flies along! Below, the lake is silent now. Yet it burbles with suppressed faces as you draw closer! Ahead, Mother's Mountain looms high and higher and highest! The peaks stretch up endlessly, looming above! The sky is a dead, empty gray. No clouds, nothing.
[20:50] <Alicia> As they draw closer to the mountain, Alicia sheathes her sword and unfurls the portable hole, reaching in to withdraw Glaciante's orb. "We've a lot of ground to cover, so we'll start at the base and move quickly," she suggests. "Anyone who can detect magic, do so - whatever's binding the fell magic of this realm, it won't be subtle."
01[20:51] <Seira> "If it's there, I'll do my best to find it," Seira agrees, calling upon the magic to do so.
[20:52] <Kotono> As Alicia takes out the orb, her body grows dead as ice! The heat is gone from her body...but she can feel it. Power. Power at her fingertips. Seira can feel it too. She wants to take the orb, hold it. So much power is there for the reckoning, waiting to be taken. The orb begins to turn a dead gray, whirling like the sky in a blender!
06[20:53] * Seira is already reaching for it before she realizes what she is doing and stops herself.
06[20:53] * Alicia is almost used to to the orb's unpleasant temptations by now, and does her best to ignore them, even hanging back a little to catch the light of the Liath-Flail in her field of vision as they draw ever closer, counting on this key to let them reach the mountain itself.
[20:53] <Kotono> "Fear not," Xerona's voice carries, the light of the Liath-Flail growing stronger. "We will not be stopped. Ignore the temptation of evil, for our calling is righteous."
[20:56] <Kotono> Thus the party begins to ascend! Within moments, the ground below is gone! Below you is only a gray haze of indistinctness, the mountain looming higher and higher! As you fly, higher yet by 100 feet! The sky begins to cry out! The side of the mountain throbs and explodes out, a thick wave of blood splashing over from you! Amid the rubble, several pairs of red, glowing eyes can be glimpsed...
[20:57] <Alicia> Jessica and Antenora both use their own Mystra-granted ability to detect magic, and do their best to ignore the plethora of nearby artifacts so as not to be distracted from any powerful magic they might see on the mountain.
06[20:58] * Seira calls for water to cleanse the blood away from them as swiftly as she can.
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 spellcraft
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 spellcraft and gets 29." [1d20=3]
06[21:00] * Alicia is about to draw the third resort as the only one-handed weapon she has right now, before remembering she left it with Latha. Not wanting to discard the orb in case they're not past the barrier yet, she has to settle for spells and turns her gaze towards the glowing eyes, trying to identify what they belong to.
01[21:00] <Seira> "This... is just too much," Seira admits, shaking her head even as she proceeds to try and find something unique. "Almost on a level of divinity, wherever I look."
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: K:P check, Alicia.
[21:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 planes
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 planes and gets 28." [1d20=4]
[21:02] <Alicia> "Can you hold this?" Alicia asks Seira, offering the orb to her. "I think we're going to have to fight..."
[21:03] <Kotono> What comes from the hole is myriad! Each one is the size of a ball, dominated by two large red eyes! They are like tiny orbs of moaning discomfort! Like a storm of terror, they cascade down towards the party! OOC: Roll init here.
[21:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 Jessica
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 Jessica and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[21:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 Alicia
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 Alicia and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[21:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 Anty
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 Anty and gets 10." [1d20=5]
06[21:04] * Seira accepts the orb with a simple nod, leaving her sword in Lagann's care.
01[21:04] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 15." [1d20=9]
01[21:04] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 Amaryl
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 Amaryl and gets 13." [1d20=5]
01[21:04] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 Agatha
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 Agatha and gets 10." [1d20=2]
01[21:04] <Seira> roll 1d20 L
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20 L and gets 1." [1d20=1]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Donald
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Donald and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 swarm
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 swarm and gets 29." [1d20=14]
03[21:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia(19)>Seira(15)>Jessica(14)>Amaryl(13)>Antenora(10)'
03[21:06] * Kotono changes topic to 'Swarm(29)>Donald(23)>Alicia(19)>Seira(15)>Jessica(14)>Amaryl(13)>Antenora=Agatha(10)>Lagann(1)'
[21:07] <Kotono> Like a shot, the swarm is over everyone, ravaging the warriors! OOC: Fort all.
01[21:07] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 me
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 me and gets 30." [1d20=5]
01[21:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 Amaryl
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 Amaryl and gets 42." [1d20=15]
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 Alicia
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 Alicia and gets 44." [1d20=11]
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 Anty
01[21:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+26 Agatha (+4 vs poison)
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 Anty and gets 53." [1d20=16]
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 Agatha (+4 vs poison) and gets 38." [1d20=12]
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 Jessica
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 Jessica and gets 26." [1d20=6]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 10d4 beats DR evil and nothing else.
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d4 beats DR evil and nothing else. and gets 29." [10d4=1, 3, 4, 1, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d4 wisdom damage Jessica
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 wisdom damage Jessica and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[21:09] <Kotono> The passage of the strange orbs leaves you feeling drained! You feel a grayness overtake you, a ghostly emptiness! You can feel yourselves becoming lighter, more like airy apparitions with each moment, ready to abandon the mortal shell for eternal wandering torment! OOC: Donald's up.
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20 Donald save dur
06[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Donald save dur and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[21:11] <Kotono> OOC: Just damage for him too.
[21:11] <Kotono> Donald holds for themoment, fending for himself in the swarm! OOC: Donald knows he can't do much to a swarm. Alicia.
[21:13] <Alicia> OOC: are they undead?
[21:14] <Kotono> OOC: For KD? Yeah.
[21:14] <Alicia> roll 1d4 also damage from my holy radiance (-1 to a bunch of stuff from consecrated presence, too)
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 also damage from my holy radiance (-1 to a bunch of stuff from consecrated presence, too) and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[21:14] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, carry on.
06[21:16] * Alicia tries to focus despite the flapping horrors whirling all about her, a holy smite bursting over the swarm!
[21:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 concentration
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 concentration and gets 34." [1d20=20]
[21:17] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[21:17] <Alicia> roll 1.5*5d8 DC 22
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1.5*5d8 DC 22 and gets 43.5." [5d8=6, 5, 8, 2, 8]
[21:17] <Kotono> OOC: Where's the 1.5 from?
[21:18] <Alicia> OOC: Swarms take 50% more damage from area effects
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: Oh right. Okay.
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[21:18] <Kotono> The swarm is blasted hard by Alicia's holy power, buckling under it but not giving at all! They flail against the light of the Liath-Flail, even as they ravage against you! OOC: Seira.
06[21:19] * Seira sears a section of the swarm with her fiery breath, using the carnage to cover a tactical retreat as she flies twenty feet back to better position herself!
01[21:19] <Seira> roll 10d10+2d8 fire+holy
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d10+2d8 fire+holy and gets 74." [10d10=6, 8, 1, 10, 10, 4, 9, 7, 6, 6][2d8=5, 2]
[21:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 33." [1d20=12]
01[21:19] <Seira> roll 1.5*74 at least
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*74 at least and gets 111."
01[21:19] <Seira> roll 1d4
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[21:19] <Kotono> The blazing fire and holy light leaves the swarm even more decimated! It remains, torn up but not out from Seira's blast of breath! OOC: Jessica.
[21:21] <Alicia> Jessica still remains close to Xerona, and once again borrows her holy smite to use for her own ends.
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl, sorry, was a moment.
01[21:24] <Seira> Amaryl can't do much against a swarm, but every little bit helps, and she tries to put four of the horrible, undead orbs out of their misery!
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+26
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+26
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+26 and gets 67." [2#1d20+26 = 30, 37]
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+21
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+26 and gets 89." [2#1d20+26 = 46, 43]
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+21
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+21 and gets 62." [2#1d20+21 = 33, 29]
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+21 and gets 60." [2#1d20+21 = 25, 35]
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC: Does her weapon have energy damage or anything like that at all?
01[21:25] <Seira> OOC: It's sacred, which directly hurts undead, but nothing past it
01[21:27] <Seira> OOC: Doesn't help here?
[21:27] <Kotono> The arrows fly into the swarm, perhaps downing a few more of the myriad pests! OOC: Antenora and Agatha and not really no. Swarms are a bitch to damage.
01[21:29] <Seira> Agathaiel smites the swarm right in the middle, certain in the knowledge that the righteous will be spared the purifying flames!
[21:29] <Kotono> OOC: Concentration check.
[21:29] <Alicia> Antenora follows Alicia's example with a smite of her own!
[21:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 concentration
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 concentration and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[21:29] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on, Antenora.
[21:29] <Alicia> roll 1.5*5d8 DC 22
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1.5*5d8 DC 22 and gets 45." [5d8=4, 8, 7, 7, 4]
01[21:29] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 concentration
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 concentration and gets 22." [1d20=2]
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 29." [1d20=15]
[21:30] <Kotono> AGathaiel finds her concentration shatter under the assault, but Antenora manages a smite! The swarm buckles even more, almost gone, vast holes in it from another holy smite! OOC: Lagann.
01[21:31] <Seira> Lagann rages at the inability to do more than carry Seira's sword for her.
[21:32] <Kotono> At this, the gap in the mountain twists! A flash of hot red pulses through the air! A split second later, it towers above you like Death incarnate! A purple, vast dragon - you've seen this before! The howling dragon roars insane fury! Perched atop it's back is a six armed marilith, snarling and snapping! "Tothe flanks! Crush them and listen to the lamentations of their souls!"
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+0 OH FUCK DRAGON
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+0 OH FUCK DRAGON and gets 15." [1d20=15]
03[21:32] * Kotono changes topic to 'Swarm(29)>Donald(23)>Alicia(19)>Dragon=Seira(15)>Jessica(14)>Amaryl(13)>Antenora=Agatha(10)>Lagann(1)'
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 14." [1d20=10]
03[21:33] * Kotono changes topic to 'Swarm(29)>Donald(23)>Alicia(19)>Dragon=Seira(15)>Marilith=Jessica(14)>Amaryl(13)>Antenora=Agatha(10)>Lagann(1)'
[21:33] <Kotono> OOC: Swarm is up.
[21:33] <Kotono> "Dragon!" Donald gasps, as dragonfear washes over the party! OOC: Those who need to save against, it, get saving.
[21:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 Alicia
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 Alicia and gets 44." [1d20=11]
[21:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 Anty
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 Anty and gets 39." [1d20=2]
[21:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 Jessica
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 Jessica and gets 27." [1d20=7]
01[21:34] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 Agatha
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 Agatha and gets 31." [1d20=8]
[21:34] <Alicia> OOC: wait, those were fort saves vs swarm
01[21:35] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 Amaryl
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC: Just roll out the fort saves first then.
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 Amaryl and gets 21." [1d20=2]
[21:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 Alicia dragonsave
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 Alicia dragonsave and gets 54." [1d20=19]
[21:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 Anty dragonsave
01[21:35] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 Amaryl, fort
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 Anty dragonsave and gets 36." [1d20=1]
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 Amaryl, fort and gets 47." [1d20=20]
01[21:35] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 me, fort
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 me, fort and gets 30." [1d20=5]
[21:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 Jessica dragonsave
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 Jessica dragonsave and gets 20." [1d20=2]
01[21:35] <Seira> roll 1d20+26 Agatha, fort
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 Agatha, fort and gets 42." [1d20=16]
[21:36] <Kotono> OOC: DC 30 for the swarm, DC 33 for the fear. I'll let you guys detangle it and hash it out.
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 10d4 swarm damage
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d4 swarm damage and gets 21." [10d4=2, 2, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 3, 3]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d4 wis damage if applicable
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 wis damage if applicable and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 4d6 rounds shaken if you fail dragonfear.
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6 rounds shaken if you fail dragonfear. and gets 10." [4d6=2, 2, 2, 4]
[21:37] <Kotono> The waves of agony and fear pass through the party, leaving them shaken and wounded! OOC: Donald's up.
[21:38] <Kotono> Donald promptly concentrates and flies up, enduring the swarm as...
[21:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 concentration checks
[21:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 concentration checks
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 concentration checks and gets 32." [1d20=12]
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 concentration checks and gets 35." [1d20=15]
[21:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20 ranged touch this only misses on a 1
[21:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20 ranged touch this only misses on a 1
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 ranged touch this only misses on a 1 and gets 13." [1d20=13]
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 ranged touch this only misses on a 1 and gets 1." [1d20=1]
[21:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 SR screw you bot.
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 SR screw you bot. and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[21:39] <Kotono> roll 1d4 negative levels
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 negative levels and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[21:40] <Kotono> Donald flies up, enduring as enervations fire out at the dragon! One strikes right into it's gullet, withering it's form and body deeply! OOC: Alicia.
[21:40] <Alicia> roll 1d4 I hurt undead by my mere presence
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 I hurt undead by my mere presence and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[21:41] <Alicia> OOC: 1.5*3 for 5, I guess?
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC: Hilariously, it had 3 HP left.
03[21:41] * Kotono changes topic to 'Donald(23)>Alicia(19)>Dragon=Seira(15)>Marilith=Jessica(14)>Amaryl(13)>Antenora=Agatha(10)>Lagann(1)'
[21:41] <Kotono> Under Alicia's light, the last of the swarm sputters out and collapses! They fall away, freeing the party from this torment!
[21:42] <Alicia> Knowing how poor dragons are at flying, Alicia hesitates a moment, intending to throw up a wall of force directly in front of it, which will stop any breath attacks it tries as well as cause a painful crash and send it plummetting to the ground!
[21:43] <Alicia> OOC: readied action to fuck with dragon
[21:44] <Kotono> OOC: Dragon and Seira. Go ahead and go first, Seira.
01[21:48] <Seira> Regrettably, Seira can't really fly up quickly enough to do much, and so she chooses to return back to Agathaiel and heal her up as much as she is able to.
01[21:48] <Seira> roll 3d8+15
06[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+15 and gets 36." [3d8=7, 7, 7]
[21:50] <Kotono> The marilith barks a word of Abyssal! "Fall!" It demands, and thus, the dragon simply stops it's wings, plummeting to the party like a giant ballista shot of draconic fury! OOC: Aliica, if you want to Wall of Force or something, this might be a fine time. Since you have a freaking dragon falling your way. A biiig ass dragon.
[21:52] <Alicia> Alicia can't make a wall of force anything but vertical... on the other hand, just what would happen if a several ton behemoth were to fall directly onto an impossibly thin wall of force from directly above? Alicia bets it wouldn't be pretty, so she quickly completes the spell in her mind and conjures the wall positioned to potentially bisect the dragon and its rider straight down the middle!
[21:54] <Alicia> She's also ready to cast feather fall if any large chunks look about to hit the group painfully after it passes the wall.
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 I think a fortitude save is going to be involved here.
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 I think a fortitude save is going to be involved here. and gets 44." [1d20=18]
[22:01] <Kotono> Thus the dragon falls! It whistles through the air, as if a large chunk of Balmuria was plummeting at the party! And then...the gush of blood is a waterfall that dretches all of you, pouring down! The dragon's body is cut terrifically apart, marilith screaming as it is send flying down adn down and down! The dragon roars as it falls, nearly half it's body gone! It's one wing tries to flap and ascent but fails!
[22:01] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and free act.
[22:02] <Alicia> "Oooh... nasty," is about all Alicia can say to that as she finally hands the orb over to Seira, before healing her sister.
[22:02] <Alicia> roll 3d8+15
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d8+15 and gets 23." [3d8=4, 1, 3]
[22:03] <Kotono> Antenora stands there, stone still. She stares at where the dragon was. "...Alicia..."
06[22:03] * Seira shivers in disgust, calling upon waves and waves of water in futile attempts to cleanse them, while Agathaiel removes the unnatural fear some of them are feeling.
[22:03] <Kotono> Amaryl jerks her vision away, "Even killing things is wrong in the Abyss."
[22:03] <Kotono> Xerona's body flashes with light, the filth gone from her. "Let us ascend further. Evil will cut itself apartin front of us."
01[22:04] <Seira> "Stupid things have stupid deaths," Seira responds quietly to Amaryl, trying to sound flippant about it.
[22:05] <Alicia> "More and more I see that the marilith reputation for tactical genius is entirely undeserved," Alicia comments, scanning the mountain as she flies onwards.
[22:05] <Alicia> "Do you have any restorative magic I could borrow?" Jessica asks Xerona, twitching a little as she tries to keep pace with the youthful solar. "That swarm didn't just scratch my skin."
01[22:06] <Seira> As they ascend, Agathaiel tries to help each of them recover a bit, applying light healing magics as she is able to.
[22:06] <Kotono> "I do," Xerona agrees as you continue to fly. Antenora cracks a shaky grin, "Of course it's undeserved. Demons aren't anything ot us."
01[22:06] <Seira> roll 7#1d8+5
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 7#1d8+5 and gets 59." [7#1d8+5 = 8, 6, 11, 6, 13, 7, 8]
01[22:07] <Seira> OOC: Ah, Anty isn't hit. Donald can take two of them, then. I'll edit it all.
[22:07] <Alicia> Jessica proceeds to borrow a lesser restoration and cast it on herself, and then another for good measure.
[22:07] <Alicia> roll 2d4
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4 and gets 5." [2d4=1, 4]
[22:07] <Alicia> And a third for luck!
[22:07] <Alicia> roll 1d4
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[22:12] <Kotono> Thus you ascend higher and higher up the mountain! As you do there seems to be no end in sight - it roars and races up above you, each moment up taking you closer, yet seeming to show almost no progress at all. But yet as you do, the orb of the dark six glows colder in SEira's hands! She can feel th epower within it! The power to open the way ahead, if she only taps into the orb...
01[22:13] <Seira> "To open the way ahead, I need to use the orb's power," Seira warns, coming to a halt. "Alicia, is this the way the orb was trying to trick you into using it, or a genuine thought?"
06[22:14] * Alicia casts heroism on herself as they fly, turning to Seira. "The orb wanted me to use it with my spells. This could be what Lyscrea was talking about, although in truth I had thought we'd already breached that defence."
01[22:14] <Seira> "Wish me luck, then," Seira requests, tapping into the orb to allows them to proceed fully into Pale Night's sanctum!
[22:20] <Kotono> OOC: roll a d100.
01[22:20] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 49." [1d100=49]
[22:23] <Kotono> In a moment, you feel as if you have ascended higher! Seira feels cold from tip to toe, as if she has never been warm. But higher ahead...the mountain starts to narrow! You can almost see something ahead...a peak?
06[22:26] * Seira shivers, careful not to dislodge Amaryl. "The sooner we can put this away," she says, referring to the orb, "the better. Let's get to the peak."
[22:27] <Alicia> "The fiercest defenders are yet to come," Alicia remarks, healing Jessica and herself some more. And casting Heroism on her sister to boot.
[22:28] <Alicia> roll 9d4+9 me, 20hp lay on hands Jessica
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 9d4+9 me, 20hp lay on hands Jessica and gets 38." [9d4=2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2]
06[22:28] * Seira uses a wand as she hangs near the back, healing up Amaryl and Agathaiel.
01[22:29] <Seira> roll 5d8+5
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5d8+5 and gets 31." [5d8=4, 3, 8, 5, 6]
01[22:29] <Seira> roll 1d8+1 Agatha
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 Agatha and gets 5." [1d8=4]
01[22:29] <Seira> roll 1d8+1 Agatha x2
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 Agatha x2 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
01[22:29] <Seira> roll 1d8+1 Amaryl x2
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 Amaryl x2 and gets 4." [1d8=3]
01[22:29] <Seira> roll 1d8+1 Amaryl x3
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 Amaryl x3 and gets 6." [1d8=5]
[22:29] <Kotono> Thus you ascend higher! As you do, you feel ripples in the air. A soft voice calls, "Higher...I want to see you with my own eyes."
[22:31] <Alicia> "Is that her?" Alicia asks, glancing to Xerona with a feeling of momentary trepidation.
06[22:31] * Seira shivers again, this time directing the healing energies towards herself.
01[22:31] <Seira> roll 5d8+5
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5d8+5 and gets 23." [5d8=2, 3, 6, 3, 4]
01[22:31] <Seira> roll 1d8+1
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 and gets 4." [1d8=3]
01[22:31] <Seira> roll 1d8+1
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[22:32] <Kotono> Xerona's gaze is upward, "I feel an evil almost without par...but it is not Pale Night. Her voice would be far worse than that."
01[22:33] <Seira> "An evil she-lich, then?"
[22:33] <Alicia> "One of the Dark Six then... or the Neverborn," Alicia concludes, steeling herself and unsheathing Hell Striker as she continues upwards.
06[22:36] * Seira makes her own preparations by extending Shield and Bear's Endurance to their limits, still intent on bringing up the rear along with Amaryl.
[22:36] <Alicia> Noticing Seira hasn't done her customary buffing of her girlfriend, Alicia steps into the breach and tries to offer a similar service, casting another Heroism. Her arrows are likely to win this for them, once she's set on solid ground at least.
[22:37] <Alicia> And she follows Seira's example by casting shield on herself, before finally deeming herself ready and focusing solely on the flight upwards.
[22:38] <Kotono> Thus you ascend to the peak of Mother's Mountain! Here is is perfectly flat - wide, about 500 feet. In the very dead center rests an altar of bone. "Come." A voice whispers again, "Come to your destiny."
06[22:39] * Seira lands on the platform, midway to the altar.
06[22:40] * Alicia keeps an eye out for any magical signatures that could mark an invisible creature or illusiory hiding place as she floats over the table-top like summit. "So which one are you?"
03[22:46] * Retrieving #dunes modes...
[22:46] <Kotono> As the party lands 250 feet away from the altar, there is a shifting of light. Five of them...five stand. Six molydeus, each as alabaster as a doll. They kneel in deep reverence, axes in hand. Resting against the altar, lying back against it as if a toy left by a bored child, is a skeleton. It wears steel braclets around it's wrists, clad in perfect, unfrayed white robes. It's face is that of a doll, painted into a cheerful smile that reaches far too much upw
[22:46] <Kotono> It's face is that of a doll, painted into a cheerful smile that reaches far too much upward. It's lips barely move as it speaks, "You've broken so many of my toys to reach here? You crave a magnificient demise so much?" (More)
[22:47] <Kotono> *Six of them stand, whoops.
[22:49] <Kotono> "But you won't have it. Celebrimbor wasn't a very good toy, his soul is too old and frayed for me. But yours...youth, vitality and energy! Oh, the toys you'll make!" It's head bobs with a laugh. OOC: Any of you with detection spells up, make a caster level check.
[22:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 Alicia
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 Alicia and gets 33." [1d20=14]
[22:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 Anty
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 Anty and gets 24." [1d20=7]
01[22:49] <Seira> "You're a horrible stain on the universe and we're here to remove you. One day, it will happen for good," Seira tells the skeleton acidly, taking in the situation.
01[22:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[22:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 Jessica
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 21." [1d20=2]
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 Jessica and gets 28." [1d20=14]
01[22:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 Agatha?
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 Agatha? and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[22:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 spellcraft
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 spellcraft and gets 33." [1d20=5]
[22:52] <Alicia> "Shut up and get ready to join Glaciante," Alicia challenges, in no mood to humour this arrogant corpse.
[22:52] <Kotono> "Your time is over, heretic. You abuse Mystra's gifts for such vile peversity!" Antenora takes a single step forward, "Beg to whatever demon who cares to claim your soul for mercy!"

[Corwin]

[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> <Seira> "You're a horrible stain on the universe and we're here to remove you. One day, it will happen for good," Seira tells the skeleton acidly, taking in the situation.
[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 Jessica
[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 21." [1d20=2]
[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 Jessica and gets 28." [1d20=14]
[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> <Seira> roll 1d20+12 Agatha?
[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 Agatha? and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 spellcraft
[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 spellcraft and gets 33." [1d20=5]
[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> <Alicia> "Shut up and get ready to join Glaciante," Alicia challenges, in no mood to humour this arrogant corpse.
[19:46] <Kotono_Ibis> > "Your time is over, heretic. You abuse Mystra's gifts for such vile peversity!" Antenora takes a single step forward, "Beg to whatever demon who cares to claim your soul for mercy!"
[19:48] <Kotono_Ibis> In front of Dralen an orb appears. It is a familiar orb, screaming with the souls of the fallen! His bony hands play over it, caressing the vile artifact. "Here I am. I have six dolls prepared for you to to play with!" With a snap of his bone fingers, the molydei rise as one, axes at the ready! OOC: Let's just roll init here, say.
[19:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 Alicia
06[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 Alicia and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[19:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 Jessica
06[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 Jessica and gets 32." [1d20=19]
[19:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 Anty
06[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 Anty and gets 25." [1d20=20]
01[19:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+6 me
06[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 me and gets 23." [1d20=17]
01[19:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 Agatha
06[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 Agatha and gets 23." [1d20=15]
01[19:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 Amaryl
06[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 Amaryl and gets 17." [1d20=9]
01[19:49] <Seira> roll 1d20 L
06[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20 L and gets 6." [1d20=6]
03[19:49] * Kotono_Ibis changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Alicia(17)'
03[19:50] * Kotono_Ibis changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Seira=Agatha(23)>Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Lagann(6)'
[19:50] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+3 Donald
06[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+3 Donald and gets 8." [1d20=5]
03[19:50] * Kotono_Ibis changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Seira=Agatha(23)>Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
[19:50] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 6#1d20+10 molydei
06[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 6#1d20+10 molydei and gets 118." [6#1d20+10 = 18, 17, 19, 27, 20, 17]
03[19:51] * Kotono_Ibis changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Seira=Agatha(23)>M3(19)>M1(18)>M2=Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
03[19:51] * Kotono_Ibis changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>M4(27)>Antenora(25)>Seira=Agatha(23)>M5(20)>M3(19)>M1(18)>M6=M2=Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
[19:51] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+9 Alabaster
06[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+9 Alabaster and gets 23." [1d20=14]
03[19:52] * Kotono_Ibis changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>M4(27)>Antenora(25)>Alabaster=Seira=Agatha(23)>M5(20)>M3(19)>M1(18)>M6=M2=Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
[19:52] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Jessica opens.
[19:52] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Remember, they're all 250ft away from the party. There's a lot of space to play with here.
[19:55] <Alicia> A pity these things can pierce her invisibility, so Jessica has few realistic options to contribute. So she decides to borrow one of Xerona's greater dispel magic abilities for future use, sticking close to the solar for now.
[19:58] <Kotono_Ibis> The fourth molydei sprints forward 80 feet, coming to within 170 feet of the party! As it does, a tendril of force strikes at Alicia's weapon! OOC: Disarm checks.
[19:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 and gets 35." [1d20=2]
[19:59] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+28
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+28 and gets 39." [1d20=11]
[20:00] <Kotono_Ibis> Alicia's startled grip isn't strong enough to hold onto Hell Striker, sending the jeweled blade clattering to the ground a few feet away! OOC: Antenora.
[20:01] <Alicia> Antenora flies fifty feet straight up before erecting a barrier of whirling force blades in a large sphere just barely surrounding the lich and five molydeus around him!
[20:02] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Alabaster+Seira+Agatha are up. I'll go ahead and resolve himf irst.
[20:03] <Kotono_Ibis> Holding the vile orb in his hands, Alabaster murmurs words of profane power. "Play now...play, play, play, play!" So he calls, a white mist creeping out to the party, engulfing them! OOC: Fortitude saves all except Antenora, who flew high enough away to miss it.
[20:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 Alicia
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 Alicia and gets 41." [1d20=6]
[20:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 Jessica
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 Jessica and gets 32." [1d20=10]
01[20:04] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 Amaryl
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 Amaryl and gets 47." [1d20=18]
01[20:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 me
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 me and gets 40." [1d20=13]
01[20:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+26 Agatha
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 Agatha and gets 28." [1d20=2]
[20:05] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+26 Donald
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+26 Donald and gets 36." [1d20=10]
[20:06] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 10d6 cold, all of you take full but no other effects except to Agathaiel.
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 10d6 cold, all of you take full but no other effects except to Agathaiel. and gets 36." [10d6=5, 2, 6, 4, 6, 2, 3, 1, 2, 5]
[20:06] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 2d6 dex damage to Agathaiel
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 2d6 dex damage to Agathaiel and gets 6." [2d6=1, 5]
[20:08] <Kotono_Ibis> The mist leaves you frozen and profoundly slowed! It's difficult to move after that, Agathaiel seems almost stuck! Her flesh is tinted with icy alabaster, droopings terrifically down! A moment later, Dralen snaps his fingers!
[20:09] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+20 dispel check on blade barrier, Antenora's CL?
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+20 dispel check on blade barrier, Antenora's CL? and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[20:09] <Alicia> OOC: 17
[20:09] <Kotono_Ibis> The barrier blinks away, the magic untangling and whirling wall of cutting gone! OOC: Seira and Agatha. Agatha resolves at the same time so the dex damage doesn't bother her until after this.
01[20:11] <Seira> Agathaiel decides to follow Antenora's example, and tosses a barrier of her own on its outer range!
[20:12] <Kotono_Ibis> Another blade barrier springs into being! Alabaster laughs at this, doll-face rocking! "Persistent play?" OOC: Seira.
01[20:12] <Seira> Seira briefly contemplates charging into melee or tossing an orb, but instead can't ignore everyone clustered so nicely together, and so calls for an insanely-powerful fireball to erupt in the midst of the pale-faced freaks!
01[20:13] <Seira> OOC: Maximized empowered fireball, SR?
[20:13] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Yes. Demons and all that.
01[20:14] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 FIRE
06[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 FIRE and gets 21." [1d20=2]
06[20:14] * Seira cloaks herself in stoneskin at the same time.
[20:15] <Kotono_Ibis> The fireball bursts with the fury of a sun, charring the ground - but the molydei are untouched, Alabaster unburnt! OOC: Anything else this round, Seira?
01[20:15] <Seira> OOC: I'm good. Shame on the fire.
[20:15] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Hatebot.
[20:15] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Antenora, roll a CL check for the blade barrier. SR.
01[20:16] <Seira> OOC: Agatha!
[20:16] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Oh, dur. Sorry
[20:16] <Kotono_Ibis> .
01[20:16] <Seira> roll 1d20+12
06[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 and gets 22." [1d20=10]
[20:18] <Kotono_Ibis> The three molydei who erupt next endure the barrier, magic refusing to slice their bodies! They fan out loosely, burst of telekinetic force assailing the party! The first one slams at Seira's weapon! OOC: Disarm check.
[20:18] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+28
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+28 and gets 38." [1d20=10]
01[20:18] <Seira> OOC: I'm not holding a weapon, just the orb
01[20:18] <Seira> OOC: Lagann's got the resort
[20:18] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Nevermind then, dur. It'll disarm Antenora then.
[20:19] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Disarm check, Antenora?
[20:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+34
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+34 and gets 36." [1d20=2]
[20:23] <Kotono_Ibis> Antenora's spear is sent flying down to the flat mountaintop, wreched out of her hands! A moment later, the second one tries the same with Lagann!
[20:23] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+28
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+28 and gets 44." [1d20=16]
01[20:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 32." [1d20=7]
[20:24] <Kotono_Ibis> The resort is send down and out of Lagann's grasp as well! A second later, Amaryl's bow is the third victim!
[20:24] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+28
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+28 and gets 42." [1d20=14]
01[20:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+34
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+34 and gets 37." [1d20=3]
[20:27] <Kotono_Ibis> Amaryl's bow is the last victim in ths warm of disarmings, the molydei relentless even from far away! OOC: Alicia, Amaryl and two 'dei. I'll do the molydei first.
[20:27] <Kotono_Ibis> The last two molydeus emerge, fanning out as Donald and Jessica are targetted by the disarming force as well!
[20:27] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+28 Jessica first
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+28 Jessica first and gets 42." [1d20=14]
[20:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 and gets 31." [1d20=6]
[20:28] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+28 Donald
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+28 Donald and gets 33." [1d20=5]
[20:28] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+28 Donald's roll, he's kinda has a chance
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+28 Donald's roll, he's kinda has a chance and gets 39." [1d20=11]
[20:29] <Kotono_Ibis> Jessica's rapier is disarmed as well, while Donald manages to hold onto his weapon, despite it nearly jerking entirely out of his hand! OOC: Alicia and Amaryl areu p.
01[20:32] <Seira> Amaryl casts a shield about herself, picking up her bow afterwards.
06[20:39] * Alicia grumbles as she picks up her sword, freezing time for a moment to do some things. Said thing effectively entails flying at full speed across the battlefield until she comes to a stop adjacent to Alabaster around the same time that everyone else speeds back up to normal. Then she casts antimagic field and grins in a not a all reassuring manner should you be a wizard on the end of it.
[20:42] <Alicia> OOC: wait a sec
[20:42] <Alicia> OOC: wait, no. Carry on.
[20:44] <Kotono_Ibis> Alabaster smells of paint and rot, a heady stench that is enough to make Alicia's head spin. His face is still a smile as he watches Alicia close, the Orb of the Dark Six writhing in his hands! OOC:  Donald's up.
[21:01] <Kotono_Ibis> Donald takes to the air and flies like a blur, racing over the molydei and ground, coming to within 50 feet of Alicia and Dralen! OOC: Lagann.
01[21:04] <Seira> Although he regrets it, Lagann can do no more beyond picking up the Resort and hoping to do better next time.
[21:04] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+33
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+33 and gets 53." [1d20=20]
[21:04] <Kotono_Ibis> "...Behind me!" Xerona's voice calls from the rear, "There is a foe behind me!"
03[21:04] * Kotono_Ibis changes topic to '????(34)>Jessica(32)>M4(27)>Antenora(25)>Alabaster=Seira=Agatha(23)>M5(20)>M3(19)>M1(18)>M6=M2=Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
[21:04] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Go Jessica.
01[21:05] <Seira> "On it!" Seira calls back.
[21:06] <Alicia> "How far?" Jessica asks as she bends down to collect her rapier, intending to use the solar's dispel magic on whatever it is.
[21:06] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Any sort of scanning magic up, jessica?
[21:07] <Alicia> OOC: detect magic
[21:07] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Caster level check.
[21:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 and gets 21." [1d20=7]
[21:07] <Kotono_Ibis> But Jessica doesn't see anything behind Xerona! "Twenty feet behind me," Xerona calls, "A figure of white, with an axe!"
[21:08] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Make a check as well, Seira.
01[21:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 RAGE
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 RAGE and gets 27." [1d20=8]
[21:08] <Alicia> With a shudder, Jessica recalls exactly who that is, and promptly unleashes an area dispel centred twenty feet away, just far enough not to bother Xerona and herself but hopefully nail the would be assassin.
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 36." [1d20=16]
[21:09] <Kotono_Ibis> To your eyes, the assassin appears! She is clad in a tight fitting leather dress, face as a doll. She is expressionless, a dreadful ice-axe in hand as approahces Xerona from behind! OOC: M4 is up then.
[21:12] <Kotono_Ibis> The fourth molydei advances ahead another 80 feet, coming to within 90 feet of the party! This time it sends a crackling lightning bolt at Amaryl! OOC: ref, Amaryl.
01[21:13] <Seira> roll 1d20+30
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 and gets 35." [1d20=5]
[21:13] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 10d6 electric halve this
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 10d6 electric halve this and gets 33." [10d6=3, 2, 6, 1, 3, 5, 1, 2, 5, 5]
[21:13] <Kotono_Ibis> The bolt grazes Amaryl as she yelps anddives down, avoiding the worst of the electric shock! OOC: Antenora.
[21:15] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Strike.
[21:15] <Kotono_Ibis> The bolt flies out, but crashes against the aura around Agatha, fizzling out! OOC: Antenora.
[21:16] <Alicia> Antenora drops down to where her spear has landed, healing Jessica with righteous vigour as she calls a holy smite down atop the remaining Molydeuses that are still clustered together!
[21:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 SR
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 SR and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[21:17] <Alicia> roll 10d6 DC 22
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d6 DC 22 and gets 36." [10d6=3, 3, 6, 5, 5, 5, 1, 2, 5, 1]
[21:17] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+18
[21:17] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+18
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[21:18] <Kotono_Ibis> The smite of holy power blasts amid the demons! It flays at them, yet the greater demons are far too strong to yield to only a single one! OOC: Alabaster/Seira/Agatha.
06[21:27] * Seira follows Antenora's example as she discharges another powerful fireball in the midst of the clustered molydeuses, moving resolutely to stand in front of Xerona, shielding her from the assassin's attack. "If it isn't the one who got away," she tells the doll mockingly, willing her to combust. "Come on, let's play."
01[21:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 fireball (empowered/maximized)
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 fireball (empowered/maximized) and gets 26." [1d20=7]
01[21:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 vs assassin, channeled pyroblast
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 vs assassin, channeled pyroblast and gets 34." [1d20=15]
01[21:28] <Seira> roll 9d4 fire, dc27 ref/half on the pyroblast
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 9d4 fire, dc27 ref/half on the pyroblast and gets 21." [9d4=1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3]
01[21:29] <Seira> In the meantime, Agathaiel shields everyone she can possibly reach with a holy aura.
[21:40] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+27 sadly ref is it's really damned good save
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+27 sadly ref is it's really damned good save and gets 44." [1d20=17]
01[21:41] <Seira> OOC: I'll use soothsayer's spite to call for orb of fire next round
[21:41] <Kotono_Ibis> Fires of intense flame burst, as the assassin is charred! She leaps into the air, avoiding the worst and landing othewrise undamaged once the flame of storms is gone! Meanwhile Agathaiel turns the party aglow, holy energies transforming the heroines nearby, save for Donald, Antenora and Alicia! OOC: Okay. Molydei are up en masse
[21:42] <Kotono_Ibis> .
[21:42] <Alicia> OOC: Anty's back in the middle of the group herself
[21:43] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Okay, Antenora's in it then.
[21:43] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Oh wait, sorry, strike. Forgot him in my comingbackness.
[21:44] <Kotono_Ibis> Dralen looks up at Alicia menacing over him, "You want to play, child?" he asks with his smile, as the Orb of the Dark Six flares into life unde rhis hands! OOC: Make a will save.
[21:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 and gets 35." [1d20=12]
[21:45] <Kotono_Ibis> Alicia dies. Her breath is gone, her body rots. In it's place is a walking corpse, a feelingless agony gripping her bones...but no! Somehow Alicia's light glows brighter, barely resisting a fate worse thna death, her body whole and intact! OOC: Lucky on that save. Molydei swarm.
[21:49] <Kotono_Ibis> The three molydeus advance another 80 feet as well! As one, three lightning bolts arc out, going right for Amaryl! OOC: Three ref saves, Amaryl.
01[21:49] <Seira> OOC: Unless they're lvl4+....
[21:49] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Strike, sorry, brain fart.
[21:50] <Kotono_Ibis> The three molydeus advance another 80 feet as well, in position to strike the next round! OOC: Go ahead and go, Amaryl/alicia.
[21:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 knowledge
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 knowledge and gets 31." [1d20=16]
01[21:52] <Seira> 'Reduce their numbers, I'll do something about the assassin!' Seira thinks to Amaryl, which makes the latter's choice easy. She picks the nearest molydeus to her, and calmly unloads iron-tipped arrows into its hateful form!
01[21:52] <Seira> roll 4#1d20+28
[21:52] <Alicia> With the lich safely in the grasp of her antimagic field, Alicia sets herself busily to disarming and tripping him so he can't cause any more trouble!
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d20+28 and gets 169." [4#1d20+28 = 42, 39, 48, 40]
01[21:52] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+23
01[21:52] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+18
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+23 and gets 72." [2#1d20+23 = 35, 37]
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+18 and gets 71." [2#1d20+18 = 35, 36]
01[21:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 crit?
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 crit? and gets 33." [1d20=5]
01[21:56] <Seira> roll 4#1d8+16+4d6 if ac 39
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d8+16+4d6 if ac 39 and gets 132." [4#1d8+16+4d6 = 34, 35, 33, 30]
[22:01] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: 39s and up hit.
[22:01] <Kotono_Ibis> The molydeus is riddled with arrows, unrelenting and stonefaced under Amaryl's assault! Alabaster looks up at Alicia with amusement, even as she strikes! OOC: Go Alicia.
[22:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 disarm orb, raging
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 disarm orb, raging and gets 42." [1d20=7]
[22:03] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+25 all things said he's suprisingly able at this.
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+25 all things said he's suprisingly able at this. and gets 30." [1d20=5]
[22:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 melee touch for trip attack
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 melee touch for trip attack and gets 41." [1d20=15]
[22:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 opposed str/dex
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 opposed str/dex and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[22:04] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+10
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+10 and gets 28." [1d20=18]
[22:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 melee touch x2 for trip attack
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 melee touch x2 for trip attack and gets 29." [1d20=8]
[22:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 opposed str/dex
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 opposed str/dex and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[22:04] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+10
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+10 and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[22:05] <Kotono_Ibis> Alicia knocks the orb away with one sweep of her blade! THe Orb of the Dark Six bounces away, rolling along the ground! Dralen avoids the rest of her strikes, hopping about and bowing after. "A lovely dance for fun, child." OOC: Other two deus.
[22:07] <Kotono_Ibis> The other two molydeus do the same, though these both sent telekenetic force at Amaryl again!
[22:07] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+28 disarm 1o n Amaryl
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+28 disarm 1o n Amaryl and gets 41." [1d20=13]
01[22:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+30
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 and gets 36." [1d20=6]
[22:08] <Kotono_Ibis> Amaryl's bow goes flying once more! OOC: Donald.
[22:10] <Kotono_Ibis> Donald races ahead towards the lich in all due haste, his speed slowing as he nonetheless slashes at it as he passes into Alicia's field of magic!
[22:10] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+21
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+21 and gets 22." [1d20=1]
[22:11] <Kotono_Ibis> But Dralen sidesteps the blow with surprising grace, parrying it away from his body! OOC: LAgann.
01[22:11] <Seira> This time, Lagann is positioned quite well to kill the opposition! It matters not whether that opposition is undead, demonic or just plain creepy, and so Lagann stabs the assassing with the Resort!
01[22:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 charge~
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 charge~ and gets 37." [1d20=12]
[22:11] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Hit.
01[22:11] <Seira> roll 3d8+4
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+4 and gets 16." [3d8=2, 4, 6]
[22:14] <Kotono_Ibis> Lagann strikes quick on the assassin, drawing blood on it's arm with a ripping slash down! The assassin tumbles to the side of Lagann, racing for Xerona against the glowing light of the Liath-Flail!
[22:14] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+30
06[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+30 and gets 47." [1d20=17]
[22:14] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+25
06[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+25 and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[22:15] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Strike.
[22:15] <Kotono_Ibis> Lagann strikes quick on the assassin, drawing blood on it's arm with a ripping slash down! The assassin tumbles to the side of Lagann, racing for Xerona against the glowing light of the Liath-Flail! Seira is in the way, so it's blade goes for her! OOC: Any immediates? If so I'll reroll the attack rolls since that alters the situation enough to warrant it.
01[22:16] <Seira> A translucent shield springs up before Seira, warding her from the first, more dangerous strike!
01[22:16] <Seira> OOC: Deflect
[22:16] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+30
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+30 and gets 38." [1d20=8]
[22:17] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+25
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+25 and gets 37." [1d20=12]
[22:17] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: AC?
01[22:17] <Seira> OOC: 52 vs first attack, 48 vs second
[22:19] <Kotono_Ibis> But both blows deflect off Seira's field of force, whizzing away from her body! OOC: Jessica.
01[22:19] <Seira> "Now you're talking!" Seira calls to the doll-faced assassin. "Ready to die, yet?"
[22:20] <Alicia> Jessica promptly turns herself invisible and then sneaks up next to the assassin, preparing her own sneaky attack!
[22:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 move silently
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 move silently and gets 41." [1d20=15]
[22:21] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+27 listen
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+27 listen and gets 34." [1d20=7]
[22:21] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Molydeus 4.
[22:21] <Kotono_Ibis> At lastin range, this molydeus charges ahead, going right for Antenora, looking ot hack her apart!
[22:22] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+25 (-5 PA, +2 charge)
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+25 (-5 PA, +2 charge) and gets 32." [1d20=7]
[22:22] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: AC?
[22:22] <Alicia> OOC: 44
[22:23] <Kotono_Ibis> Antenora's far too quick, stopping each blow with a quick counter-spin o fher spear!  OOC: She's up.
[22:23] <Alicia> Actually Antenora hasn't picked her spear up yet, but she does that now!
[22:23] <Alicia> OOC: AoO
[22:24] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+25
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+25 and gets 27." [1d20=2]
[22:24] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Carry on.
[22:24] <Alicia> And she then counters with a stab of her own, healing Amaryl into the bargain!
[22:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30
06[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 and gets 42." [1d20=12]
[22:25] <Alicia> roll 1d8+17+2d6
06[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+17+2d6 and gets 31." [1d8=5][2d6=4, 5]
[22:27] <Kotono_Ibis> Antenora lands a blow that struggles to slay the 'deus, her spear not going too much past a flesh wound into it! OOC: Seira/Agatha, go first. I'll do Alabaster last.
01[22:27] <Seira> The air heats around Seira's free hand to a degree that would be uncomfortable to anyone else. She merely watches it burn merrily, before tossing it at the assassin on a curve the doll would be hard-pressed to defend against!
01[22:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 orb of fire
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 orb of fire and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[22:28] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Just barely a hit.
01[22:28] <Seira> roll 15d6+15 barely is fine too, fire damage, fort 31 please
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 15d6+15 barely is fine too, fire damage, fort 31 please and gets 70." [15d6=4, 1, 3, 4, 6, 1, 5, 2, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5]
[22:29] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+17
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+17 and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[22:29] <Kotono_Ibis> The assassin is staggered with the orb of fire, clothes set ablaze and body merrily charring black! Yet even in this, it does not die, but clings to what life it has! OOC: AGathaiel.
01[22:31] <Seira> Agathaiel doesn't like her options much, but positions herself so that no molydeus can reach her just yet, trying to smite the one Amaryl had shot at earlier.
01[22:31] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 sr
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 sr and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[22:32] <Kotono_Ibis> But the magi fizzles out in front of the greater demon! As it does, Dralen regards Alicia and Donald. "Now we can play!" His blows rain out with strength and speed, "If that's what you like, we'll play until I break you!"
[22:33] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+25 Alicia
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+25 Alicia and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[22:33] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+20 Donald
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+20 Donald and gets 40." [1d20=20]
[22:33] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+20 Donald wow
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+20 Donald wow and gets 25." [1d20=5]
[22:33] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+15 Alicia
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+15 Alicia and gets 35." [1d20=20]
[22:33] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+15 Alicia ...
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+15 Alicia ... and gets 23." [1d20=8]
[22:33] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: ACs?
[22:33] <Alicia> OOC: AC 26
[22:34] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 2d6+10 hit one alicia
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 2d6+10 hit one alicia and gets 16." [2d6=2, 4]
[22:34] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 2d6+10 hit two alicia
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 2d6+10 hit two alicia and gets 16." [2d6=3, 3]
[22:34] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 4d6+20 Donald
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 4d6+20 Donald and gets 35." [4d6=4, 3, 4, 4]
[22:35] <Kotono_Ibis> The blows are surprisingly hardy, striking both warriors with massive intensity and bruising impact! OOC: Molydei swarm is up but I gotta BRB. Back in 3.
[22:48] <Kotono_Ibis> The molydeus surround Antenora and the others, one of them able to take as wing at her as the rest position!
[22:48] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+32
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+32  and gets 34." [1d20=2]
[22:49] <Kotono_Ibis> But this swing is wild as well, erring by! OOC: Alicia and company, go.
[22:50] <Alicia> Deciding to eschew further fancy footwork, Alicia puts her sword to its intended use in hacking Alabaster into boney shrapnel, Hell Striker's divinely enhanced power not at all troubled by the antimagic field as she positions to flank with Donald while striking!
[22:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 and gets 52." [1d20=19]
[22:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 and gets 29." [1d20=1]
[22:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 and gets 27." [1d20=4]
[22:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 crit check
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 crit check and gets 46." [1d20=13]
[22:50] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: One hit but it's a crit.
[22:51] <Alicia> OOC: +2 on each, forgot bane.
[22:51] <Alicia> roll 4d4+36+2d6+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8 for the crit
06[22:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d4+36+2d6+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8 for the crit and gets 76." [4d4=1, 3, 4, 1][2d6=6, 5][2d6=5, 4][1d6=1][2d6=3, 2][1d8=5]
01[22:52] <Seira> It is only her upbringing that prevents Amaryl from cursing at having to pick her bow up once more. She resists the urge, however, and then targets the same molydeus all over again with a cold iron arrow that she hopes will count.
01[22:52] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+30
06[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+30 and gets 88." [2#1d20+30 = 50, 38]
01[22:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 crit?
06[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 crit? and gets 47." [1d20=17]
01[22:53] <Seira> OOC: +1 to attacks due to being within 30ft now
[22:53] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: No help on the bane Alicia, but that is a crit Seira.
01[22:53] <Seira> roll 3d8+51+4d6+1d8+17+4d6 it counted!
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+51+4d6+1d8+17+4d6 it counted! and gets 109." [3d8=4, 7, 1][4d6=3, 2, 5, 1][1d8=5][4d6=1, 1, 5, 6]
03[22:54] * Kotono_Ibis changes topic to '????(34)>Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Alabaster=Seira=Agatha(23)>M5(20)>M3(19)>M1(18)>M6=M2=Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
[22:55] <Kotono_Ibis> With a perfect shot, Amaryl gets the molydeus right in the eye! It falls back and shatters apart into white alabaster, obliterated! OOC: Donald's up.
[22:55] <Kotono_Ibis> Donald draws back his blade, "Oh yeah? Dodge THIS!"
[22:55] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+20
06[22:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+20 and gets 31." [1d20=11]
[22:55] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+15
06[22:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+15 and gets 24." [1d20=9]
[22:55] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+10
06[22:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+10 and gets 30." [1d20=20]
[22:55] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d10+5
06[22:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d10+5 and gets 10." [1d10=5]
[22:56] <Kotono_Ibis> Donald closes in and hacks, but his blade has trouble doing anyd amage at all, sliding off and not cutting his thick bones! OOC: Lagann.
01[22:56] <Seira> OOC: 20!
01[22:57] <Seira> OOC: So cool!
01[22:57] <Seira> Lagann tries to get a shot in, just like everyone seems to be able to!
01[22:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 24." [1d20=1]
01[22:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 23." [1d20=5]
01[22:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[22:58] <Kotono_Ibis> As it dodges blows, the assassin tumbles to the side, going to hack Seira apart again! OOC: Any immediates?
01[22:59] <Seira> OOC: Another Deflect on the first attack
[22:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 flat footed
06[22:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 flat footed and gets 39." [1d20=12]
[22:59] <Kotono_Ibis> OOC: Hit.
[23:00] <Alicia> roll 1d6+5+6d6 2 str damage
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+5+6d6 2 str damage and gets 25." [1d6=3][6d6=2, 1, 1, 5, 4, 4]
[23:00] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+30 Yes, it's using finessee but owwies Seira attacks resolve now
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+30 Yes, it's using finessee but owwies Seira attacks resolve now and gets 35." [1d20=5]
[23:00] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+25 ACs Seira?
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+25 ACs Seira? and gets 40." [1d20=15]
01[23:00] <Seira> OOC: 52 vs first, 48 vs second
[23:01] <Kotono_Ibis> The slashes and hacks with her axe are inaccurate, as you fight against Xerona's back! The angel holds the Liath-Flail, it's blue light radiating all about! OOC: Jessica.
[23:02] <Alicia> Jessica moves over to continue her assault on the rival rogue!
[23:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 flat footed
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 flat footed and gets 33." [1d20=6]
[23:02] <Alicia> roll 1d6+5+6d6 2 str
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+5+6d6 2 str and gets 31." [1d6=1][6d6=2, 4, 4, 5, 6, 4]
[23:04] <Kotono_Ibis> Leaping over, Jessica impales the assassin throughthe stomach! It's blood stains it's dress, but it continues to live despite being torn, stabbed and thrust through! OOC: Antenora.
[23:06] <Alicia> Beset by Moledeus on all sides, Antenora drops a holy smite on top of herself to hit them all before she flies up out of range before they can all start pummelling her!
[23:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 concentration DC 19
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 concentration DC 19 and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[23:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 SR
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 SR and gets 35." [1d20=18]
[23:06] <Alicia> roll 10d6 DC 22
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d6 DC 22 and gets 32." [10d6=2, 3, 6, 3, 6, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4]
[23:06] <Alicia> OOC: AoOs for any who aren't blinded by this
[23:06] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+18
[23:06] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+18
[23:06] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+18
[23:06] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+18
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+18 and gets 20." [1d20=2]
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+18 and gets 22." [1d20=4]
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+18 and gets 23." [1d20=5]
[23:06] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins
[23:06] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins
[23:06] <Kotono_Ibis> roll 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins and gets 33." [1d20=3]
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins and gets 34." [1d20=4]
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins and gets 32." [1d20=2]

[Corwin]

[20:35] <Kobrb> <Alicia> Beset by Moledeus on all sides, Antenora drops a holy smite on top of herself to hit them all before she flies up out of range before they can all start pummelling her!
[20:35] <Kobrb> <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 concentration DC 19
[20:35] <Kobrb> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 concentration DC 19 and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[20:35] <Kobrb> <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 SR
[20:35] <Kobrb> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 SR and gets 35." [1d20=18]
[20:35] <Kobrb> <Alicia> roll 10d6 DC 22
[20:35] <Kobrb> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d6 DC 22 and gets 32." [10d6=2, 3, 6, 3, 6, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4]
[20:35] <Kobrb> <Alicia> OOC: AoOs for any who aren't blinded by this
[20:35] <Kobrb> > roll 1d20+18
[20:35] <Kobrb> > roll 1d20+18
[20:35] <Kobrb> > roll 1d20+18
[20:35] <Kobrb> > roll 1d20+18
[20:35] <Kobrb> * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+18 and gets 20." [1d20=2]
[20:35] <Kobrb> * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+18 and gets 22." [1d20=4]
[20:35] <Kobrb> * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[20:36] <Kobrb> * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+18 and gets 23." [1d20=5]
[20:36] <Kobrb> > roll 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins
[20:36] <Kobrb> > roll 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins
[20:36] <Kobrb> > roll 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins
[20:36] <Kobrb> * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins and gets 33." [1d20=3]
[20:36] <Kobrb> * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins and gets 34." [1d20=4]
[20:36] <Kobrb> * Hatbot --> "Kotono_Ibis rolls 1d20+30 AoO swarm begins and gets 32." [1d20=2]
[20:36] <Kobrb> * Alicia is now known as Ebiris
[20:36] <Kobrb> <Ebiris> OOC: Anty heals Seira as she goes, forgot divine succor
03[20:36] * Kobrb is now known as Kotono
03[20:38] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[20:39] <Kotono> Amid the blasts of holy light, the Molydei swing back at Antenora! She glides up through the air, dodging each of them as one's eyes blaze with white flame! OOC: Alabaster and Seira and Agatha. Go ahead and go first, Seira/Agatha.
01[20:44] <Seira> Mace in hand, Agathaiel resolutely moves towards the pale-faced assassin, ending between the woman and Xerona, while she attempts to use the same ability to dispel evil that helped when they encountered Celebrimbor's trapped spirit. There might always be a chance the assassin is also being controlled in some form.
[20:44] <Kotono> OOC: Melee touch to otuch her with dispel evil.
01[20:44] <Seira> OOC: That wasn't only for the second power?
01[20:45] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 okay
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 okay and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[20:46] <Kotono> The assassin is touched...but nothing seems to happen! Her attacks do not falter in the least! OOC: Seira.
01[20:46] <Seira> 'Let's trade,' Seira suggests curtly to Amaryl, extracting herself from this engagement and meeting the molydeuses slightly over halfway, while she calls upon the magic to boost her next spell sufficiently enough to count!
01[20:47] <Seira> OOC: Tumbling to get away from the assassin, if needed, moving to be about 20ft from Xerona and between she and the molydeuses, true casting
[20:48] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Anything else
[20:48] <Kotono> ?
01[20:48] <Seira> OOC: I'm good
01[20:51] <Seira> OOC: Ah, yes. Sorry. Gonna be using greater fireburst next round, soothsaying thing.
[20:52] <Kotono> Meanwhile, as Seira tumbles ahead, Alabaster parries another blow and then flips backwards! He lands 20 feet away, kneeling down. "A lovely bit of play, but..." Flaring into life with a word of slippery power, a radiant sphere of the rainbow surrounds Alabaster, brililant lights dazzling to the eyes! OOC: Okay Seira. 'dei swarm is up.
[20:53] <Kotono> With a new target tumbling into range, the molydei fall onto Seira, surrounding her and looking to hack her into bits! OOC: Any immediates, Seira?
01[20:54] <Seira> OOC: I can take it (famous last words)
[20:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 spellcraft, I think I know what that is but best to confirm
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 spellcraft, I think I know what that is but best to confirm and gets 45." [1d20=19]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30  and gets 48." [1d20=18]
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30  and gets 39." [1d20=9]
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30  and gets 40." [1d20=10]
[20:55] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
01[20:55] <Seira> OOC: 48, stoneskin is on
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 3d6+14
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+14 and gets 25." [3d6=3, 6, 2]
[20:56] <Kotono> An axe blow cuts into Seira's side as she's surrounded, the molydeus all over her now! They try to cut her apart, as Seira endures and defends herself as best she can, ducking and rolling with the blows! OOC: Two more 'deus, Alicia and Amaryl. Goa head and go first, yo utwo.
01[20:59] <Seira> Amaryl isn't quite sold on Seira's plan or even knows what it entails, but since Seira is already committed to it, Amaryl moves farther from the swarm of greater demons and brings herself closer to the assassin, where she proceeds to release three arrows that swiftly become six!
[20:59] <Alicia> "That restricts him as much as us," Alicia whispers to Donald. "Don't touch it, but get ready to attack if he pokes his head out."
01[20:59] <Seira> roll 6#1d20+27 manyshot
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6#1d20+27 manyshot and gets 235." [6#1d20+27 = 43, 33, 28, 41, 47, 43]
[20:59] <Alicia> OOC: readied action to attack if he emerges from sphere
01[21:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 a twenty, I see
[21:00] <Kotono> OOC: Four hits, Amaryl. 41 and up are the hits.
06[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 a twenty, I see and gets 37." [1d20=10]
[21:00] <Kotono> OOC: No crit.
01[21:02] <Seira> roll 1d8+17+6d6++1d8+17+1d8+17+6d6+1d8+17
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+17+6d6++1d8+17+1d8+17+6d6+1d8+17 and gets Error: Check syntax." [1d8=2][6d6=2, 3, 2, 5, 3, 2][1d8=8][1d8=7][6d6=4, 1, 3, 3, 3, 6][1d8=6]
01[21:02] <Seira> OOC: 128
01[21:03] <Seira> OOC: Ah, no. Moment.
01[21:04] <Seira> OOC: 100
[21:05] <Kotono> The assassin is riddled with arrows, rocking back hard! Blood stains her alabaster skine verywhere, her body wobbling from each arrow! BUt it seems to live, despite pouring it's lifeblood out with every breath! OOC: Last two 'dei are up.
[21:06] <Kotono> The last two molydeus come closer, both barking a word of profane power at Seira! OOC: Two will saves vs blasphemy, remember the modifier.
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 holy aura SR
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 holy aura SR
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 holy aura SR and gets 23." [1d20=4]
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 holy aura SR and gets 28." [1d20=9]
[21:06] <Kotono> OOC: Or one save, okay.
01[21:07] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 (-4, right?)
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 (-4, right?) and gets 38." [1d20=10]
[21:08] <Kotono> Seira resists the vile intonation, rocking but not defeated by the utterance! OOC: Donald's up.
[21:09] <Kotono> Donald holds back, "Right," he says, peering at the prismatic sphere! OOC: Lagann.
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 20." [1d20=2]
01[21:10] <Seira> OOC: Amusingly enough, Holy Aura dc for her is 23
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: Wrong save, that was will not for.t
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: It's fort is +21, so.
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: Lagann is up.
01[21:11] <Seira> Lagann sends the Resort flying to stab the blinded molydeus, hoping for good fortune!
01[21:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
06[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 44." [1d20=19]
01[21:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 crit?
06[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 crit? and gets 38." [1d20=13]
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC: Normal hit. So close.
01[21:12] <Seira> OOC: Come to think of it, is the one Anty blinded in melee with me?
[21:13] <Kotono> OOC: It's in the vicinity.
01[21:13] <Seira> roll 3d8+6+2d6
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+6+2d6 and gets 23." [3d8=6, 4, 1][2d6=3, 3]
[21:16] <Kotono> Lagann stabs into the blinded molydeus, wounding it further as they struggle! Meanwhile the assassin, despite it's wounds, tumbles to the side of Agathaiel and tries to shred her apart!
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 and gets 48." [1d20=18]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 37." [1d20=12]
[21:16] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
01[21:16] <Seira> OOC: 37 due to dex damage
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d8+17+6d6
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+17+6d6 and gets 41." [1d8=6][6d6=5, 5, 1, 2, 2, 3]
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 fort blind
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 fort blind and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d8+17+6d6
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+17+6d6 and gets 44." [1d8=3][6d6=4, 3, 5, 2, 6, 4]
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 fort blind
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 fort blind and gets 36." [1d20=19]
[21:17] <Kotono> Agathaiel is dreadfully wounded, each axe slice cutting into her celestial form! Her blood stains the ground, the hacks critically wounding her - but yet, her body stays as it was created! OOC: Jessica.
[21:20] <Alicia> Wishing that doll-like axe murderer would stay still, Jessica moves after her, positioning herself between Agathiel and her elusive quarry, making a more careful stab since she's giving her position away this time and might suffer reprisals.
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 flat footed, -5 combat expertise
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 flat footed, -5 combat expertise and gets 23." [1d20=1]
[21:21] <Kotono> Despite her thrusting speed, Jesscia can't land a finishing blow! Instead she misses by an inch, rapier hitting the blue glowing air around! OOC: Antenora.
[21:23] <Alicia> Antenora descends upon the leather-fetish-doll like the vengeance of heaven, spear striking down to explode her head like an over-ripe melon covered in white mould! The power of her simile is such that even Agathiel feels invigorated and refreshed by it!
[21:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+32 charge
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+32 charge and gets 40." [1d20=8]
[21:23] <Alicia> OOC: +1 for attacking from above!
[21:23] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:23] <Alicia> roll 2d8+30 -1 con
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+30 -1 con and gets 39." [2d8=7, 2]
03[21:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Alabaster=Seira=Agatha(23)>M5(20)>M3(19)>M1(18)>M6=M2=Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
[21:24] <Kotono> Antenora impales her head straight through! The assassin crumples to the ground, not a word spoken as her axe falls besides her slain form! She bleeds only a little more, lying in a pool of her own life! OOC: Alabaster, Seira and Agatha. Goa head and go first you two.
06[21:25] * Seira takes a step back, as if still reeling from the blow she took earlier, yet that is but a feint. She gestures grandly, and the air itself seems to fill with flame. It consumes Seira hungrily, and not content to immolate her alone, spreads outwards in every direction faster than the eye can see, burning the flesh off the demons gathered around her!
01[21:25] <Seira> OOC: Maximized greater fireburst, I'll 5ft step/tumble in a direction that will give me as few AoOs as possible while still getting them all
[21:26] <Kotono> OOC: I'll say one due to the blindness that has two of them. Going to basically just take the AoO for casting or cast defensively or what?
01[21:26] <Seira> OOC: I'll take the AoO
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 fingers crossed
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 fingers crossed and gets 49." [1d20=19]
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 fingers crossed crit!
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 fingers crossed crit! and gets 35." [1d20=5]
[21:26] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
01[21:27] <Seira> OOC: Geez, 48
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC: Terrifuckingble luck this fight.
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 3d6+14 and make a concentration check after DR applies
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+14 and make a concentration check after DR applies and gets 28." [3d6=6, 2, 6]
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC: DC 28.
01[21:28] <Seira> OOC: I pretty much can't. Well, it's not like I've been useful so far.
[21:28] <Kotono> OOC: What's your concentration modifier, curiously?
01[21:28] <Seira> OOC: +7, if it matters
01[21:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[21:30] <Kotono> OOC: Your lucky day. Carry on.
01[21:31] <Seira> OOC: It seems to defy belief, but this succeeds. Damage is 150+15, dc is 28+4. I'm assuming both soothsaying benefits apply when the spell has a save and deals damage? Ref half, fire.
[21:32] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah, basically.
01[21:32] <Seira> OOC: Roll low, pls
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 28." [1d20=11]
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 33." [1d20=16]
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 36." [1d20=19]
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 35." [1d20=18]
01[21:32] <Seira> OOC: 3 pass, 2 get the full 165 damage
01[21:33] <Seira> OOC: And that lamer should roll fort for hitting me
[21:33] <Kotono> The blats of hellacious fire leaves two of the molydeus nearly dead and melted, while three deftly avoid the flames entirely! In the aftermath of the fire blast...OOC:  Agatha's up.
01[21:34] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 belated sr, but this should autopass, right?
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 belated sr, but this should autopass, right? and gets 42." [1d20=13]
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC: Also, one of the deus is down from previous damage on top of that.
03[21:34] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Alabaster=Seira=Agatha(23)>M3(19)>M1(18)>M6=M2=Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
01[21:37] <Seira> Agathaiel sees no better option than to try to smite the melted demons!
01[21:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+12
06[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 and gets 23." [1d20=11]
[21:41] <Kotono> But the magic fizzles around them! Meanwhile, if Alabaster does anything, it's unseen! OOC: 'deus swarm is up.
[21:41] <Kotono> The blinded deus barks a word of blasphemy!
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 39." [1d20=20]
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC: Save Seira.
01[21:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 (-4)
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 (-4) and gets 43." [1d20=15]
[21:43] <Kotono> The seeing ones attempt to continue to rip SEira limb from limb! The one that AoOed her goes first, looking to shred her entirely! OOC: Any immediates?
01[21:44] <Seira> OOC: I'm good
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 34." [1d20=6]
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 32." [1d20=9]
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 35." [1d20=17]
01[21:44] <Seira> OOC: AC 48
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 bite
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 bite and gets 28." [1d20=3]
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 bite snake head
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 bite snake head and gets 33." [1d20=8]
[21:44] <Kotono> But all the blows are in vain, Seira's defense almost impossible to breach! Another comes forward, going to take a singles wing!
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (This is actually one of the two on Alicia's same tick, but eh, I'll just resolve them now since it's a nice lump of them.)
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (This is actually one of the two on Alicia's same tick, but eh, I'll just resolve them now since it's a nice lump of them.) and gets 46." [1d20=18]
[21:45] <Kotono> The last is blind, but manages a word of power as well! OOC: Blasphemy save if it makes SR.
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 26." [1d20=7]
01[21:45] <Seira> roll 1d20+28
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 and gets 47." [1d20=19]
[21:46] <Kotono> But Seira endures even this! OOC: A and A are up.
01[21:46] <Seira> Amaryl decides to return her attention to the demons, first dealing with the ones who faces Seira melted off. She very carefully picks her targets, ready to switch as soon as one gives up the ghost.
01[21:46] <Seira> OOC: Is she within 30ft of them?
01[21:47] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+28 melted face #1
06[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+28 melted face #1 and gets 71." [2#1d20+28 = 38, 33]
[21:47] <Kotono> OOC: She could be easily enough, ifs he wants.
01[21:47] <Seira> OOC: +1 if so
[21:47] <Kotono> OOC: One hit then.
01[21:47] <Seira> roll 1d8+17+4d6
06[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+17+4d6 and gets 31." [1d8=2][4d6=1, 5, 4, 2]
03[21:47] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Alabaster=Seira=Agatha(23)>M1(18)>M6=M2=Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
01[21:48] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+28 melted face #2
06[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+28 melted face #2 and gets 74." [2#1d20+28 = 30, 44]
01[21:48] <Seira> OOC: Bah, +1 again, but still
01[21:48] <Seira> roll 1d8+17+4d6
06[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+17+4d6 and gets 36." [1d8=8][4d6=3, 1, 2, 5]
[21:49] <Kotono> OOC: Last set.
01[21:49] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+24 got two more after this!
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+24 got two more after this! and gets 78." [2#1d20+24 = 38, 40]
01[21:49] <Seira> roll 1d8+17+4d6
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+17+4d6 and gets 30." [1d8=2][4d6=6, 1, 2, 2]
03[21:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Alabaster=Seira=Agatha(23)>M1(18)>M2=Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
01[21:49] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+19 blinded
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+19 blinded and gets 53." [2#1d20+19 = 32, 21]
[21:50] <Kotono> OOC: One hit on no xed blindness.
01[21:50] <Seira> roll 1d8+17+4d6
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+17+4d6 and gets 36." [1d8=8][4d6=4, 1, 2, 4]
03[21:50] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Alabaster=Seira=Agatha(23)>M1(18)>Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
[21:50] <Kotono> The wounded molydeus are picked off like ducks on the pond, three of them finished off in the wake of Seira's fiery detonation! OOC: Alicia.
06[21:52] * Alicia continues patiently waiting for Alabaster to poke his head out - his forces are being gutted by Amaryl so she's no need to concern herself with them, and he's bound to poke his head out sooner or later, if only to see what's happening outside his impenetrable opaque barrier.
[21:52] <Kotono> Donald holds as well, "Come on out, chicken!" he cries! OOC: Lagann.
01[21:53] <Seira> Encouraged by the carnage, Lagann attempts to tackle the last demon together with Seira!
01[21:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 flankings
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 flankings and gets 41." [1d20=14]
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
01[21:53] <Seira> roll 3d8+6+2d6
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+6+2d6 and gets 28." [3d8=7, 6, 3][2d6=2, 4]
[21:53] <Kotono> With a powerful stab, Lagann staggers the last molydeus! It's bad off, bloodied but surviving yet! OOC: Jessica.
[21:57] <Alicia> Not liking her chances against a molydeus, even wounded, Jessica returns to Xerona's side to respectfully borrow another greater dispel.
[21:58] <Kotono> OOC: Right-o. Antenora.
[21:58] <Alicia> Antenora charges the last remaining molydeus, attempting to skewer it right through its blackened heart!
[21:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -4pa charge
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -4pa charge and gets 33." [1d20=3]
[21:58] <Alicia> OOC: heal agatha
[21:59] <Kotono> But Antenora's aim is errant, all of her holy power missing even as Agatha's wounds further meand! OOC: Alabaster/Seira/Agatha, go ahead and go first yout wo.
01[22:00] <Seira> Agathaiel continues to practice her smiting!
01[22:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+12
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[22:01] <Kotono> But her smiting continues to fail! OOC: Seira.
06[22:02] * Seira decides to use this chance to try and draw attention from Antenora and onto herself, confident that Amaryl will destroy this fiend soon enough!
01[22:02] <Seira> OOC: Aid another to boost Anty's AC
01[22:02] <Seira> roll 1d20 not one?
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20 not one? and gets 19." [1d20=19]
[22:03] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. The last 'deus is up.
[22:03] <Kotono> The molydeus retorts, attempting to rend Antenora limb from limb!
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 47." [1d20=19]
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 uh oh
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 uh oh and gets 30." [1d20=2]
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 29." [1d20=6]
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 36." [1d20=18]
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 bite 1
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 bite 1 and gets 36." [1d20=16]
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 bite 2
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 bite 2 and gets 25." [1d20=5]
[22:04] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[22:04] <Alicia> OOC: 46
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 3d6+14 does not beat dR
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+14 does not beat dR and gets 28." [3d6=5, 5, 4]
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 hly aura
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 hly aura and gets 31." [1d20=10]
[22:05] <Kotono> Antenora dodges as Seira distracts it, but a blow still lands! Not a deep one, only leaving ab it of blood down her leg! Perhaps if it had driven deeper... OOC: Alabaster's going now, he held briefly.
03[22:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Seira=Agatha(23)>M1(18)>Alabaster>Alicia=Amaryl(17)>Donald(8)>Lagann(6)'
[22:06] <Kotono> To the side, Alabaster emergies from the Prismatic Sphere! His wounds are gone, his body whole and intact in undeath as...OOC: ARe you guys going?
06[22:06] * Alicia immediately rushes in to position herself between Alabaster and his sphere, Hell Striker lashing out to replace those wounds!
[22:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -3pa
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -3pa and gets 43." [1d20=13]
[22:07] <Alicia> roll 2d4+22+2d6+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+22+2d6+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8 and gets 57." [2d4=2, 2][2d6=3, 6][2d6=5, 5][1d6=2][2d6=2, 6][1d8=2]
[22:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+42 concentration
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+42 concentration and gets 54." [1d20=12]
[22:08] <Kotono> As Alicia charges in, disrupting his magic, Donald pursues and does the same thing!
[22:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 chaaarge
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 chaaarge and gets 24." [1d20=2]
[22:08] <Kotono> But even like this, Donald's quick movements aren't enough, his attack missing! OOC Amaryl.
01[22:09] <Seira> Amaryl shoots the molydeus until it dies from it! The time for finesse is over!
03[22:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Seira=Agatha(23)>M1(18)>Alabaster=Alicia=Donald>Amaryl(17)>Lagann(6)'
01[22:09] <Seira> roll 4#1d20+29
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d20+29 and gets 161." [4#1d20+29 = 42, 33, 49, 37]
01[22:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 I see
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 I see and gets 40." [1d20=11]
01[22:10] <Seira> roll 1d8+17+4d6+3d8+51+4d6
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+17+4d6+3d8+51+4d6 and gets 115." [1d8=4][4d6=5, 5, 3, 3][3d8=5, 5, 5][4d6=4, 6, 1, 1]
03[22:11] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(32)>Antenora(25)>Seira=Agatha(23)>Alabaster=Alicia=Donald>Amaryl(17)>Lagann(6)'
01[22:11] <Seira> OOC: She has 4 more attacks
[22:11] <Kotono> OOC: Goa head.
01[22:11] <Seira> Now that the demon is dead, Amaryl attempts to target the distant arch-lich, even though it may be a forlorn hope.
01[22:12] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+19 (-2 for range)
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+19 (-2 for range) and gets 61." [2#1d20+19 = 30, 31]
01[22:12] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+14 (-2 for range)
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+14 (-2 for range) and gets 50." [2#1d20+14 = 26, 24]
[22:13] <Kotono> OOC: It's -4 for range, Seira. Two range categories, -2 each.
01[22:14] <Seira> OOC: My bad
[22:15] <Kotono> The arrows come flying, lthe last molydeus slain! More arrows travel much farther, but fail to quite connect with the lich! OOC: Lagann.
01[22:17] <Seira> Lagann obediently returns the Resort to Seira.
[22:17] <Kotono> OOC: Jessica and Antenora.
[22:18] <Alicia> "I'm going to use your magic to try and take down whatver spell he's put over the top of the mountain," Jessica explains for the child-like solar's benefit as she remains next to Xerona, attempting to dispel the overwhelming magical aura that's suffusing the entire area!
[22:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 35." [1d20=15]
[22:20] <Kotono> With that, the entire peak shakes! Great bursts of magic fade out, passing into oblivion! OOC: Antenora.
[22:20] <Alicia> Antenora meanwhile puts all her effort into flying across towards where the battle is occuring with the lich, not able to enter the fray just yet.
[22:22] <Kotono> OOC: Seira and Agatha.
01[22:23] <Seira> Agathaiel debates what to do, a choice made easy when Seira calls, "Protect Xerona!" over her shoulder and rushes after Antenora.
[22:23] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Go ahead and go first Alicia, gotta get up a sec.
01[22:24] <Seira> OOC: Agatha will hold in case Xerona hears another attacker or something, I'm running to get closer.
06[22:28] * Alicia continues her vicious and unrelenting assault on Alabaster, attempting to dismember the gussied-up cadaver!
[22:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 lets flank with Donald
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 lets flank with Donald and gets 51." [1d20=16]
[22:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 lets flank with Donald
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 lets flank with Donald and gets 35." [1d20=5]
[22:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 lets flank with Donald
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 lets flank with Donald and gets 42." [1d20=17]
[22:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 lets flank with Donald crit check
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 lets flank with Donald crit check and gets 53." [1d20=18]
[22:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 lets flank with Donald crit check
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 lets flank with Donald crit check and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[22:32] <Kotono> OOC: All hits, your luck yday.
[22:33] <Alicia> roll 10d4+90+6d6+6d6+3d6+6d6+3d8
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d4+90+6d6+6d6+3d6+6d6+3d8 and gets 208." [10d4=4, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 3, 2][6d6=5, 5, 4, 5, 3, 6][6d6=5, 1, 4, 2, 4, 3][3d6=5, 5, 5][6d6=5, 3, 1, 2, 5, 1][3d8=5, 7, 5]
[22:34] <Kotono> Alicia cuts into Alabaster hard, staggering him back! His body is shredded, yet as he does, "In one blow..." he intones, "LEt this play end!"
[22:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 on Alicia
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 on Alicia and gets 40." [1d20=15]
[22:35] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[22:35] <Alicia> OOC: 28
[22:35] <Kotono> OOC: Fort, -6.
[22:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
06[22:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 and gets 35." [1d20=18]
[22:36] <Kotono> The blow is nigh overwhelming, but yet Alicia endures it! A dreadful feeling of stasis comes and passes, as if she was frozen between seconds! Donald charges in, going for it as well!
[22:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 29." [1d20=9]
[22:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[22:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 22." [1d20=7]
06[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[22:36] <Kotono> But he can't land a single decisive blow, either!
[22:37] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl.
01[22:38] <Seira> Amaryl likewise runs towards the melee, overtaking Seira along the way.
01[22:38] <Seira> OOC: 160ft closer it is
[22:39] <Kotono> OOC: Lagann.
01[22:39] <Seira> OOC: He'll hold
[22:39] <Kotono> OOC: Jessica'n'Antenora.
[22:39] <Alicia> Jessica looks around, trying to discern if any other inordinately powerful magical auras remain.
[22:40] <Alicia> OOC: concentrating on detect magic, next round she'll get aura strength
[22:40] <Kotono> OOC: Right. Antenora.
[22:40] <Alicia> Antenora charges Alabaster from above, braving the anti-magic to do so!
[22:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 charging, airborne
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 charging, airborne and gets 30." [1d20=5]
[22:41] <Kotono> OOC: Bare hit.
[22:41] <Alicia> OOC: -1, forgot to subtract her weapon enhancement
[22:42] <Kotono> OOC: Bare miss then.
[22:42] <Kotono> Antenora plunges down with all her might, but once again can't quite connect! OOC: Seira'n'Agatha.
06[22:44] * Seira can only continue to run, hoping to close in and contribute soon. Agathaiel, for her part, requests of Jessica and Xerona to point out any vile magics she could tear down with Dispel Evil, fully aware of her capabilities and feeling no shame in admitting any perceived shortcoming in not being able to detect such effectively.
01[22:44] <Seira> OOC: This is 240ft I've traveled already, so I should be in melee or damn near it
[22:44] <Alicia> "All the magic's way over there," Jessica points to the battle near the altar. "Which is farther than I can detect magic," she then shrugs apologetically.
[22:44] <Kotono> OOC: You can, yeah.
[22:46] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and go Alicia, sec again.
[22:48] <Alicia> "Just die!" Alicia snaps as she rolls back from the skeleton-punch with a bisecting upwards strike before she reverses her grip to slash downwards and then across, thoroughly sick of his ridiculous resilience to harm even when bereft of magic. Undead wizards are supposed to be fragile, no matter what martial arts secrets they might have!
[22:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 and gets 55." [1d20=20]
[22:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 and gets 33." [1d20=3]
[22:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 and gets 31." [1d20=6]
[22:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 crit check
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 crit check and gets 44." [1d20=9]
[22:49] <Kotono> OOC: Hits.
[22:50] <Alicia> roll 8d4+80+6d6+6d6+3d6+6d6+1d8 should've been +100 not +90 on last round so feel free to toss that in
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 8d4+80+6d6+6d6+3d6+6d6+1d8 should've been +100 not +90 on last round so feel free to toss that in and gets 176." [8d4=2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 3, 4][6d6=4, 3, 4, 6, 1, 6][6d6=5, 2, 6, 5, 5, 5][3d6=3, 1, 1][6d6=1, 6, 3, 4, 1, 4][1d8=2]
[22:51] <Kotono> Thrusting forward with all she has, Alicia leaps up in an upward strike! IT severs Alabaster in twain, his body curmbling to dust, bracelets landing on the ground! His skull hovers in the air, cackling, "Beautiful play...oh, we'll play again...!" And thent he skull is gone to, cracking into dust! OOC: Free act.
01[22:51] <Seira> "Maybe we'll crush his phylactery before he reforms," Seira mutters in disgust.
[22:52] <Kotono> Antenora lands on the ground, "Two of them down."
[22:52] <Alicia> "Oh, I hope so," Alicia grimaces, dispelling her antimagic and looking over towards that altar for any magic.
[22:52] <Kotono> The altar radiates overwhelming magic.
[22:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 spellcraftin' 'dis
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 spellcraftin' 'dis and gets 39." [1d20=11]
01[22:53] <Seira> "I'm thinking, the altar needs to go?" Seira muses, eyeing it with distaste.
03[23:20] * Alicia is now known as Ebiris
03[23:28] * Kotono is now known as Kowork
Session Time: Tue Dec 08 00:00:00 2009
02[00:40] * Ebiris (WinNT@95.146.4.32) Quit (Quit: bedtime -=SysReset 2.55=-)
03[07:17] * Kowork is now known as Kotono
03[08:13] * Kotono is now known as Xornko
03[08:50] * Merc is now known as Merc-zzz
03[15:30] * Xornko is now known as Kotono
03[19:58] * Ebiris (WinNT@95.146.4.90) has joined #dunes
03[19:59] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Ebiris
03[20:00] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[20:15] <Kotono> > Thrusting forward with all she has, Alicia leaps up in an upward strike! IT severs Alabaster in twain, his body curmbling to dust, bracelets landing on the ground! His skull hovers in the air, cackling, "Beautiful play...oh, we'll play again...!" And thent he skull is gone to, cracking into dust! OOC: Free act.
[20:15] <Kotono> <Seira> "Maybe we'll crush his phylactery before he reforms," Seira mutters in disgust.
[20:15] <Kotono> > Antenora lands on the ground, "Two of them down."
[20:15] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Oh, I hope so," Alicia grimaces, dispelling her antimagic and looking over towards that altar for any magic.
[20:15] <Kotono> > The altar radiates overwhelming magic.
[20:15] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 spellcraftin' 'dis
[20:15] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 spellcraftin' 'dis and gets 39." [1d20=11]
[20:15] <Kotono> <Seira> "I'm thinking, the altar needs to go?" Seira muses, eyeing it with distaste.
06[20:19] * Alicia begins the process of invoking her holy aura but absorbs it as spellfire instead of allowing it to manifest. She then raises her hand over the altar and channels Mystra's power to neutralise the altar much as she'd done with the altar to Shar in Kesse that displayed a similar potency.
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 15." [1d100=15]
[20:22] <Kotono> Alicia channels the spellfire in! Yet as she does, the altar glows a pale gray! The spellfire crackles around the altar, fading into ethereal mist! At this, the flesh of the party crawls. The hairs on the back of your necks rise, your hearts skipping a beat.
06[20:22] * Seira backs away from the altar.
06[20:24] * Alicia chances a glance at Xerona, seeking reassurance from the presence of the Liath-Flail. Between it and her own consecrated presence supposedly cutting off any divine connection, this altar must be something very special... or the one its dedicated to is very close. "I'll try it the old fashioned way," she decides, taking a half step back before attempting to dispel the magic upon the altar!
01[20:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+13 K:R
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 K:R and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[20:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 and gets 32." [1d20=11]
[20:25] <Kotono> Xerona steps forward. "I feel the evil ahead." The LIath-Flail's light clashes horribly with that of the altar, as Alicia magic fails to undo the magic on the altar.
06[20:25] * Seira enhances the edge on the Resort at that, and decides to use the brief time they have to prepare for the inevitable confrontation.
[20:26] <Alicia> "I had hoped to suppress it... but perhaps we're letting ourselves be distracted," Alicia shakes her head. "The altar is not responsible for binding the children here - we still haven't found our goal."
01[20:27] <Seira> "Pale Night wouldn't let it be destroyed, I suppose," Seira reluctantly agrees. "Listen, we got here with one key. That creep had another, right? Maybe we need both to proceed onwards."
01[20:27] <Seira> roll 1d6
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6 and gets 4." [1d6=4]
[20:28] <Alicia> Since Seira's still got Glaciante's orb in hand, Alicia nods to where Alabaster dropped his. "Pick it up and see if having two of them makes any difference?"
[20:28] <Kotono> "There has to be some point to this altar, Alabaster fought to the death to defend it," Amaryl comes closer, looking over Seira's shoulder.
06[20:29] * Seira entrusts Lagann with her sword once more, and attempts to see if having both orbs together makes any sort of difference.
[20:30] <Kotono> Seira holds both orbs! OOC: Make an immediate will save, -6.
01[20:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 40." [1d20=14]
06[20:33] * Seira forces herself to move towards the altar, placing the orb on it.
01[20:33] <Seira> *orbs
[20:34] <Alicia> "Seira?" Alicia asks cautiously, hoping she knows what she's doing.
[20:38] <Kotono> In a moment, the light of the Liath-Flail is gone! Mist surrounds you - a gray, endless mist. Decay, death, perversion, ruination...you are all those things. You feel it, alongside an endless wrath of nothingness. It pollutes you, overwheming- The light of the Liath-Flail shines like the sun, cutting through the fog! Xerona is incandescant, entire form blazing glory. "Pale Night is close!" Xerona's voice roars louder than a dragon's rage, "Blasphemer of spiri
[20:38] <Kotono> Xerona's voice roars louder than a dragon's rage, "Blasphemer of spirits, I abjure you! In the name of He who sits atop the Mountain, BEGONE!" There is a titanic shake, sending you all to your knees. Ahead, you see a path...a path in the mist? A path towards a gate, Xerona lighting the way. "Go! As long as Pale Night contends with the Liath-Flail, she can do nothing else!"
[20:40] <Alicia> Still this damnable mountain continues? Will four more liches bar their way before they find what they seek? If it is to be so, Alicia swears that her blade will taste their marrow before the day is done. "You heard her, lets move!" she barks, taking point on the path ahead.
06[20:41] * Seira takes a shuddering breath, teaching her lungs how to take in air all over again. "Lock opened," she says as she follows after Alicia, woodenly at first but then far more normally as feeling returns to her extremeties.
[20:46] <Kotono> Thus the party hurries down the path! Ahead lies a wrought iron gate. It is tall and pointed, crafted of iron faded into a misty gray. Shawls hang from bars, wrapped around them like bandages. As you come closer, there is a roar that shakes the heavens! Coming out from the mists and in front of the gate are two twin terrors! A pair of balors, each carrying a flaming whip and a sword like lightning! Each has an open forehead, as if it's top was cut off. Inside
[20:46] <Kotono>  A pair of balors, each carrying a flaming whip and a sword like lightning! Each has an open forehead, as if it's top was cut off. Inside tiny children are bound, tormented by crawling maggots. One raises it's lighting-blade to Alicia on point, "I will watch your soul scream in terror for an eternity before I deign to eat your spirit!"
01[20:47] <Seira> "You will die the most painful of deaths!" Seira declares, launching a spell at the horror that dared to speak and drew her attention and ire.
[20:47] <Alicia> For all her resolve, Alicia can't help but shudder at the sight presented within the brow of these two balors. Raising her curved flaming blade in response, she steels herself, "Only oblivion awaits you!"
[20:48] <Kotono> Amaryl makes a little cry, averting her gaze for a moment as she steels herself! Antenora growls deep in her throat, pouncing ahead with her spear drawn! OOC: There's really no chance of parley here, let's just do init.
01[20:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 Amaryl
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 Amaryl and gets 27." [1d20=19]
01[20:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 Agatha
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 Agatha and gets 15." [1d20=7]
01[20:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+6 me
[20:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 Alicia
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 Alicia and gets 20." [1d20=13]
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 me and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[20:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 Anty
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 Anty and gets 20." [1d20=15]
01[20:48] <Seira> roll 1d20 L
[20:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 Jessica
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20 L and gets 2." [1d20=2]
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 Jessica and gets 33." [1d20=20]
[20:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Donald
06[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Donald and gets 16." [1d20=13]
03[20:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(33)>Amaryl(27)>Antenora(22)>Alicia(20)>Donald(16)>Agatha(15)>Lagann(2)'
[20:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 b1
[20:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 b2
06[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 b1 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
06[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 b2 and gets 19." [1d20=7]
03[20:50] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(33)>Amaryl(27)>Antenora(22)>Alicia(20)Balor 2(19)>Balor 1(17)>Donald(16)>Agatha(15)>Lagann(2)'
[20:50] <Kotono> OOC: Jessica, go.
03[20:51] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(33)>Amaryl(27)>Seira(22)>Antenora=Alicia(20)Balor 2(19)>Balor 1(17)>Donald(16)>Agatha(15)>Lagann(2)'
[20:54] <Alicia> Jessica flies forward a bit off the path, moving to engage the Balor on the left before it can react, no matter if it can see through her invisibility. She strikes carefully, paying focus to defence and relying on the bulk of her target to shield her from attacks by the other fiend.
[20:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -5 expertise flat footed go
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -5 expertise flat footed go and gets 33." [1d20=13]
[20:55] <Kotono> OOC: HIt.
[20:55] <Alicia> roll 1d6+4d6+2d6 -2str, -6 sr, stealing Dominate Monster
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+4d6+2d6 -2str, -6 sr, stealing Dominate Monster and gets 29." [1d6=1][4d6=4, 4, 6, 3][2d6=6, 5]
[20:56] <Kotono> The blow leaves the balor only slightly bloodied, the children within it's head chattering, "Thief, thief, thief...!" The sob as one, "It hurts, you thief! You took our precious!" The tiny voices plead and beg, "Give it back!" OOC: Amaryl.
01[20:57] <Seira> Steeling herself, Amaryl ignores the terrible chanting and advances until she is within optimum range, before she targets the wounded balor with a swarm of iron-tipped arrows.
01[20:58] <Seira> roll 6#1d20+25 should be right, within 30ft
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6#1d20+25 should be right, within 30ft and gets 231." [6#1d20+25 = 45, 43, 33, 31, 43, 36]
01[20:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 crit?
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 crit? and gets 30." [1d20=5]
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: All hits. Balors aren't all that great on defense flatfooted.
01[20:59] <Seira> roll 3d8+51+4d6+6d6+1d8+17+4d6+1d8+17+4d6+6d6+1d8+17+4d6+1d8+17+4d6+6d6+1d8+17+4d6 okay
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+51+4d6+6d6+1d8+17+4d6+1d8+17+4d6+6d6+1d8+17+4d6+1d8+17+4d6+6d6+1d8+17+4d6 okay and gets 340." [3d8=8, 6, 8][4d6=4, 5, 3, 6][6d6=4, 6, 5, 3, 1, 4][1d8=8][4d6=6, 2, 4, 5][1d8=3][4d6=5, 2, 3, 6][6d6=5, 3, 5, 1, 4, 2][1d8=3][4d6=1, 3, 1, 2][1d8=7][4d6=6, 2, 6, 5][6d6=3, 4, 5, 2, 5, 6][1d8=6][4d6=1, 2, 3, 4]
03[20:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(33)>Amaryl(27)>Seira(22)>Antenora=Alicia(20)Balor 2(19)>Donald(16)>Agatha(15)>Lagann(2)'
[21:00] <Kotono> The balor's body crumbles in a swarm of arrows! It burns away to ash, save for the maggots and children! They hover int he air, screaming as one, "Nmo...no...we don't want to die...you..." A heartrending cry echos, before they all melt into a black goo and gushes about! OOC: Fort saves all.
01[21:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 Amaryl
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 Amaryl and gets 36." [1d20=7]
[21:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 Alicia
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 Alicia and gets 36." [1d20=1]
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 Donald
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 Donald and gets 29." [1d20=8]
01[21:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 me
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 me and gets 31." [1d20=4]
[21:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 Jessica
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 Jessica and gets 20." [1d20=2]
01[21:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+26 Agatha
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 Agatha and gets 33." [1d20=7]
[21:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 Anty
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 Anty and gets 46." [1d20=9]
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 1." [1d6=1]
03[21:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(33)(1 rnd)>Amaryl(27)>Seira(22)>Antenora=Alicia(1 rnd)(20)Balor 2(19)>Donald (1 rnd)(16)>Agatha(15)>Lagann(2)'
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: 1 point of wisdom drain to Jessica/Donald/Alicia. More.
[21:05] <Kotono> The goo flies about! Most resist a strange senstation, but Alicia and Donald look staggered, horror-stricken! Jessica is the same, falling down as her wings seize up, plummeting into the grey mists off the path! OOC: Seira.
01[21:08] <Seira> She would have liked to save them as her trump card, but Seira has several of those already as is. She strides forward, boots splashing in the disgusting, horrifying goo, finally coming to a stop before Amaryl, shielding the elf with her body. "Abominations like you should never have existed," Seira declares, sending two waves of ghostly unicorns crashing straight on against the remaining balor.
01[21:08] <Seira> roll 10#1d20+18 ranged touch
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10#1d20+18 ranged touch and gets 295." [10#1d20+18 = 33, 36, 32, 21, 28, 37, 35, 27, 20, 26]
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: All hit it's touch flatfooted. Damage.
01[21:10] <Seira> roll 10#1d8+8+5d8
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10#1d8+8+5d8 and gets 333." [10#1d8+8+5d8 = 30, 31, 28, 39, 34, 34, 36, 33, 36, 32]
[21:12] <Kotono> Before it can act, the second balor is cut apart by flying unicorns! It expldoes out, it's body gone! The same thing happens as before, children pleading as they explode and burst out! OOC: Fort for all the non-stunned people.
01[21:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 Amaryl
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 Amaryl and gets 44." [1d20=15]
01[21:13] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 me
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 me and gets 28." [1d20=1]
01[21:13] <Seira> roll 1d20+26 Agatha
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 Agatha and gets 28." [1d20=2]
[21:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 Anty
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 Anty and gets 49." [1d20=12]
[21:14] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 1." [1d6=1]
[21:14] <Kotono> OOC: 1 wis drain to Seira/Agatha. See PM too.
[21:15] <Kotono> In a flash, the battle is over! The balors are torn apart, the path to the gate unprotected, even as Seira and AGatha fall to their knees! OOC: Free act. Everyone but uh...Amaryl and Antenora are stunned ar ound.
[21:15] <Kotono> "Seira!" Amaryl hurries to Seira's side, as Antenora flies out! "Jessica," she shouts, diving.
06[21:19] * Alicia shudders, releasing her hands from gripping the side of her head as she comes to her senses. "Not real..." she reassures herself, before noting the balors are gone, along with Antenora and Jessica. "What... what happened?" she asks with a sinking feeling of dread.
01[21:19] <Seira> "It was the best way," Seira insists, voicing the mantra she had been chanting in her head.
[21:23] <Kotono> Donald looks up, "Damn..." He holds his head, saying nothing else at all.
[21:24] <Kotono> "The balors exploded and Jessica fell. Antenora dived after her," Amaryl explainds, holding Seira and pointing out into the mist where Jessica was.
06[21:25] * Alicia picks up her sword from where it was dropped when she had her panic attack. "I better make sure they're okay," she states, deciding four remaining here will be safe enough but worried for the other two. "If we're not back in a minute then go on without us," she instructs, descending into the mist below where she last saw her sister.
[21:26] <Kotono> Thus Alicia dives into the mist! OOC: #evil.
[21:27] <Kotono> Agathaiel is shaking, "Vile magic. Filthy, poor magic." She picks her own weapon back up, "But those balors barely lasted ten seconds. Your powers are without peer."
06[21:27] * Seira nods curtly as Alicia departs. "If we stop here, after going so far and forcing a direct confrontation with Pale Night, the children we're here to save will be slaughtered," she states. "Donald, Amaryl, can you keep guard while I check the gate?"
[21:28] <Kotono> "Got it," Donald readies his sword and shield again, "Lathander will kick our asses in the afterlife if we fail now. No way we're going to."
06[21:29] * Seira snorts. "The thing you've wanted to do all your life? Be Lathander's holy vessel? This is it, Donald. I can't think of anything more 'it' than this."
[21:30] <Kotono> "No shit!" Donald calls, "Get going, Seira!"
01[21:31] <Seira> If she weren't still depressed over the loss of those children, she would be introducing Donald's behind to her boot right now. Instead, Seira proceeds to examine the gate blocking the way ahead, as she had intended to.
[21:33] <Kotono> OOC: Going to attach a search or other check to that?
01[21:33] <Seira> OOC: Search traps, then normal search, yes
01[21:33] <Seira> OOC: Taking 10 gives me 40
[21:35] <Kotono> The gate isn't trapped or locked. It could be pulled open if one wishes. Ahead in the mist past it the path continues, towards a hazy, vast citadel. Far far away, Seira can hear the crying of children.
01[21:41] <Seira> It is not trapped, or if it is, the mechanism is far too advanced for Seira to truly grasp, the analytical part of her realizes. "Until the minute has passed," she voices, counting.
[21:42] <Kotono> 12...13...14...15..."Damn it," Donald keeps his gaze out, "See them yet? Anything, Seira?"
01[21:42] <Seira> "Alicia asked for a minute. She'll get her minute, no matter what," Seira snaps back.
[21:44] <Kotono> "I know that!" Donald snaps right back, "I mean have you seen them come out or heart anything? Something?"
01[21:45] <Seira> "You're the one on the lookout! Idiot!"
[21:46] <Kotono> "It's not like they don't communicate with magic and telepathy!" Donald snaps right back. With an obscene gesture, "Of course they'd contact you before me!"
01[21:46] <Seira> "It takes ten minutes to cast! Why would anyone bother?!"
06[21:47] * Seira can at least do something productive, however, and that is to use her wand to help them recover as they wait.
[21:48] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and dole out a few.
01[21:48] <Seira> roll 10#1d20+24 umd
06[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10#1d20+24 umd and gets 331." [10#1d20+24 = 25, 40, 35, 42, 28, 32, 33, 29, 25, 42]
01[21:48] <Seira> OOC: Amusing, but I have two wands of CLW, so this works.
[21:48] <Kotono> OOC: You notice the first one is a natural 1. Snort.
01[21:48] <Seira> OOC: And the 9th, yes
[21:49] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and switch to another wand then.
01[21:49] <Seira> roll 1d8+1
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 and gets 2." [1d8=1]
01[21:49] <Seira> roll 1d8+1
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 and gets 9." [1d8=8]
01[21:49] <Seira> roll 1d8+1 Agatha, those were to Amaryl
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 Agatha, those were to Amaryl and gets 2." [1d8=1]
01[21:49] <Seira> roll 1d8+1 Agatha again
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 Agatha again and gets 7." [1d8=6]
01[21:49] <Seira> roll 1d8+1 Agatha again
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1 Agatha again and gets 9." [1d8=8]
01[21:50] <Seira> roll 2d8+2 Donald
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+2 Donald and gets 17." [2d8=7, 8]
[21:53] <Kotono> The wounds given heal further! "Damn it, Alicia..." Donald stares down, "Antenora, one of you come back up!"
06[21:56] * Seira waits by the gate, now-useless wands tucked away. "Just ten more seconds, and we press on," she announces. "Get ready."
[22:00] <Kotono> Just as a minute is reached, Antenora and Alicia ascend up! Antenora carries Jessica up, as they fly back to the path!
06[22:01] * Seira exhales, nodding at Alicia, even as she asks Antenora, "Is Jessica alright?"
[22:02] <Kotono> Jessica makes a loud groan, "I'm okay..." as Antenora puts her down, "It was strange. I didn't know what I was seeing...but it terrified me and drove me into despair. It was cold everywhere, ice and gelugons and devils. They were all around me and I couldn't get away."
[22:03] <Alicia> "Thanks for waiting," Alicia tells the others, dismissing her antimagic as they land. "The mist, it gets into your head... you don't want to go into it, trust me," she warns the others before turning her attention to her sister. "I'd say you're safe now, but Hell or the Abyss..." she can only shrug, reaching over to hug Jessica.
[22:04] <Kotono> Antenora smiles, "It almost worked on me. When I saw you as an erinyes, Alicia...I knew it was a lie." Smiling briefly to Ailcia before turning ahead, "Can we proceed on?"
01[22:04] <Seira> "A few more seconds, and we would've left," Seira responds. "We would've tried to return for you afterwards, but I don't think we can divert here, for whatever reason."
[22:05] <Alicia> "We should," Alicia nods, before noticing Jessica is bereft of her sword. "We can't go back for your sword, though," she tells her sister, instead producing a shortbow from her survival pouch, along with a quiver of arrows. Casting greater magic weapon on it, she hands it over. "We'll have to make do for now."
01[22:06] <Seira> "I have a sword you could use," Seira also offers. "And so does Amaryl, if she doesn't mind."
[22:06] <Kotono> "Really, let's move." Donald peers ahead, "I don't want any more exploding mind destroying balors with children."
[22:07] <Kotono> "You can use my sword," Amaryl volunteers, "I'm going to be using my bows anyway."
[22:08] <Alicia> Letting Jessica pick her weapon of choice, Alicia continues onwards...
06[22:09] * Seira is in the lead this time around, pushing the gate open to proceed.
[22:12] <Kotono> Jessica takes the sunblade, then follows along. As the gate is opened, a deep creak follows! In a spilt second they appear within. Within a fortress of white bone and gray stone interlaced. The walls writhe, twisted wildflowers of colors like blood, bile, acid, pain, dischord and six other things compressed into colors that must not be, growing out of the wall all over. Gently you hear singing, far away down the hall ahead. "Mother...watch over us Mother..."
[22:12] <Kotono> Gently you hear singing, far away down the hall ahead. "Mother...watch over us Mother..." Giggling. So much giggling.
01[22:14] <Seira> And so many more still alive, who could still be saved. That thought gets Seira to refocus on her priorities.
06[22:14] * Alicia draws her sword once more - it just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it? Paying loose attention to the magic around them, Alicia advances down the hallway.
[22:15] <Kotono> "Completely wrong...!" Antenora growls from deep within her throat, spear at the ready as she follows along.
[22:20] <Kotono> Thus you walk ahead. You walk through twisting halls and straight curves, up downward slopes and down upward climbs. Upside down you pace through the ceiling, dancing through solemn halls. As you do, passing through incorporeal walls and solid air, "Turn back...or come play..." Voices whisper, children giggling inanely. "Mister Alabaster taught us how to play with you...but if you aren't serious, go home! We only want serious people to play with us!"
01[22:23] <Seira> "They were driven insane," Seira whispers in disbelief. "Just killing them wasn't enough, they had to be twisted into... into this."
[22:23] <Kotono> Antenora's eyes are narrow, tears leaking out of her eyes, "Twisted into...insanity and chaos. It's never enough for a demon. Burning the entirity of Creation on a pyre isn't enough for a demon."
06[22:24] * Alicia is starting to grow seriously concerned that they've walked into a maze. It was bad enough when their task consisted of searching a mountain, but this... where the hell are they? Xerona's fighting desperately to buy them time to find something they don't even know to recognise, and they're waltzing through some architectural nightmare without any sense of direction.
[22:24] <Alicia> "We don't want to play," she speaks back, recalling the lich's nature.
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[22:29] <Kotono> Twisting. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. You stand in bile and waste. Everything around you is filth. 100 feet up and 60 feet away chains hold up a vile thing. It was perhaps once a succubus, but it is fat and bloated, the size of a titan. It's stomach is transparent, children digesting within her. Her maw is stuffed with children, acrid stenches coming from her. "No fun...no fun...no fun..." The children chant from within her stomach, "No play?"
[22:29] <Kotono> The children chant from within her stomach, "No play?"
[22:32] <Kotono> Antenora's mouth moves as if to speak, but only a mask of furious anger shows. "Kill it."
06[22:32] * Seira avoids the question, avoids the conversation, as she rakes her mind for a way -- any way -- to save these children.
[22:32] <Kotono> OOC: K:A
[22:32] <Kotono> .
01[22:32] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 36." [1d20=11]
[22:33] <Alicia> "Is this it? This is what binds them here and captures their souls?" Alicia asks in horror. In retrospect she should have been prepared, but she'd expected some clean and neat artifact or structure, not... this.
[22:34] <Kotono> "It is gorgeous," A soft voice whispers, magnificent and chill. "It is Her masterpiece, one of many."
06[22:34] * Seira nods grimly. "Antenora is right. Killing it is our best chance of freeing them from this torment."
06[22:36] * Alicia looks around at the sound of that incongruous whisper, not fitting in with the maddened requests to play from the children...
[22:38] <Kotono> The voice is everywhere. Nowhere. In you, outside of you. "I could waste a thousand demons to weaken you, but yet...what meaning is there in senseless death? You have overcome Glaciante and Dralen, let me see if you can overcome this."
[22:38] <Kotono> The succubus groans through her mouthful of children! "Hungry...more...more...more!" The children inside of her that are still mostly intact bang against her stomach, looks of agonized panic on their faces as stomach acid rises up to consume them!
[22:40] <Alicia> Dralen? Wasn't that one called Alabaster? Bah, it hardly matters, really... "Lets not give it one second more of existence," she resolves, taking flight towards the receptacle, preparing to rend it asunder with her blade!
01[22:40] <Seira> "More talk is pointless!" Seira cries out, calling upon the magics to destroy the fell, twisted container of the souls.
[22:42] <Kotono> OOC: Let's roll init then.
[22:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 Alicia
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 Alicia and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[22:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 Anty
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 Anty and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[22:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 Jessica
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 Jessica and gets 21." [1d20=8]
01[22:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 Amaryl
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 Amaryl and gets 12." [1d20=4]
01[22:43] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 Agatha
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 Agatha and gets 16." [1d20=8]
01[22:43] <Seira> roll 1d20 L
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20 L and gets 13." [1d20=13]
03[22:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(21)>Antenora(20)>Agatha(16)>Lagann(13)>Amaryl(12)>Alicia(9)'
01[22:43] <Seira> roll 1d20+11 Lagann uses nerveskitter on me
[22:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 17." [1d20=14]
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 Lagann uses nerveskitter on me and gets 19." [1d20=8]
03[22:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(21)>Antenora(20)>Seira(19)>Donald(17)>Agatha(16)>Lagann(13)>Amaryl(12)>Alicia(9)'
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[22:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 bloated succubus
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 bloated succubus and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[22:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 ?
[22:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 ?
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 ? and gets 17." [1d20=11]
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 ? and gets 25." [1d20=19]
03[22:45] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(21)>Antenora(20)>Seira(19)>Donald=?1(17)>Agatha(16)>Lagann(13)>Amaryl(12)>Bloated Succubus(11)>Alicia(9)'
03[22:45] * Kotono changes topic to '?2(25)>Jessica(21)>Antenora(20)>Seira(19)>Donald(17)>Agatha(16)>Lagann(13)>Amaryl(12)>Alicia(9)'
[22:46] <Kotono> From all about, howling ghosts writhe! The twisted faces of children strike out at Seira, engulfing her!
[22:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 touch ac, flatfooted(Yeah yeah I know.P)
06[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 touch ac, flatfooted(Yeah yeah I know.P) and gets 22." [1d20=7]
[22:46] <Kotono> roll 10d6 force and fort, Seira.
06[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 force and fort, Seira. and gets 41." [10d6=4, 3, 2, 1, 6, 3, 6, 6, 6, 4]
[22:46] <Alicia> roll 1d4 if they're ghosts they can take damage from my aura
06[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 if they're ghosts they can take damage from my aura and gets 2." [1d4=2]
01[22:48] <Seira> OOC: MA and Shield are +4 each, sacred is 7 more, so flatfooted touch ac vs ghosts should be about 25?
01[22:48] <Seira> OOC: 26 if insight counts
[22:48] <Kotono> Howling ghosts roar around Seira, buts omehow they deflect away from her and leave her unwounded! OOC: Jessica.
[22:51] <Alicia> Wielding Amaryl's sunblade, Jessica sweeps it through the swarm of ethereal spectres surrounding Seira!
[22:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -5 expertise
06[22:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -5 expertise and gets 36." [1d20=16]
[22:52] <Alicia> roll 2d10+12
06[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d10+12 and gets 29." [2d10=7, 10]
[22:53] <Kotono> The spectres flicker slightly in the golden glow of the sun, a bit of the unnatural gloom clinging to you held back at bay! The faces writhe and mock, laughing and crying in pain! OOC: Antenora.
[22:54] <Alicia> Healing Alicia as she takes off, Antenora makes good use of her aerial mobility to charge straight up at the receptacle, her spear stabbing into its stomach to puncture it!
[22:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 -8pa charge
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 -8pa charge and gets 44." [1d20=18]
[22:55] <Alicia> roll 2d8+86+2d6 -1 con
06[22:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+86+2d6 -1 con and gets 97." [2d8=2, 1][2d6=3, 5]
[22:55] <Kotono> OOC: Hold on a sec, topic crapped out.
03[22:55] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Alicia
03[22:56] * Kotono changes topic to '?2(25)>Jessica(21)>Antenora(20)>Seira(19)>Donald=?1(17)>Agatha(16)>Lagann(13)>Amaryl(12)>Bloated Succubus(11)>Alicia(9)'
[22:57] <Kotono> Antenora charges ahead and up full steam, speaing out to impale the succubus! Her overflowing fat does nothing to resist the blade, a jet of greasy blood gushing out! The blood hisses in the air, splashing at Antenora! OOC: Ref, Antenora.
[22:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 and gets 45." [1d20=16]
[22:58] <Kotono> roll 6d6 acid halve this
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d6 acid halve this and gets 22." [6d6=3, 6, 2, 6, 4, 1]
[22:58] <Kotono> Antenora twists out of the way of the blood, only her wings grazed by the hissing brew of blood! OOC: Seira.
03[23:02] * Merc-zzz is now known as Merc
06[23:04] * Seira thinks for longer than perhaps necessary, before deciding to focus solely on the destruction of the unnatural succubus to the exclusion of all else. She tries to dart past the ghosts surrounding her to find a freer spot closer to her target, and summons a swarm of unicorn to bash the succubus from above and, perhaps, to knock her from the chains holding her.
01[23:04] <Seira> roll 5#1d20+18 ranged touch, sniper shot
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5#1d20+18 ranged touch, sniper shot and gets 123." [5#1d20+18 = 28, 20, 20, 24, 31]
[23:05] <Kotono> OOC: She's flatfootd and huge. Eaaasy hits there.
01[23:05] <Seira> roll 5#1d8+8+5d8 and the bullrush dc is 29
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5#1d8+8+5d8 and the bullrush dc is 29 and gets 170." [5#1d8+8+5d8 = 28, 42, 34, 27, 39]

[Corwin]

[20:30] <Alicia> * Seira thinks for longer than perhaps necessary, before deciding to focus solely on the destruction of the unnatural succubus to the exclusion of all else. She tries to dart past the ghosts surrounding her to find a freer spot closer to her target, and summons a swarm of unicorn to bash the succubus from above and, perhaps, to knock her from the chains holding her.
[20:30] <Alicia> <Seira> roll 5#1d20+18 ranged touch, sniper shot
[20:30] <Alicia> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5#1d20+18 ranged touch, sniper shot and gets 123." [5#1d20+18 = 28, 20, 20, 24, 31]
[20:30] <Alicia> <Kotono> OOC: She's flatfootd and huge. Eaaasy hits there.
[20:30] <Alicia> <Seira> roll 5#1d8+8+5d8 and the bullrush dc is 29
[20:30] <Alicia> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5#1d8+8+5d8 and the bullrush dc is 29 and gets 170." [5#1d8+8+5d8 = 28, 42, 34, 27, 39]
03[20:30] * Seira changes topic to '?2(25)>Jessica(21)>Antenora(20)>Seira(19)>Donald=?1(17)>Agatha(16)>Lagann(13)>Amaryl(12)>Bloated Succubus(11)>Alicia(9)'
[20:31] <Kotono> OOC: No bullrush, she's chained up really tight. Damage stands though.
01[20:31] <Seira> OOC: Aww, chains don't break?
[20:32] <Kotono> OOC: The bad guys clearly invested in sturdy chains.
[20:32] <Kotono> OOC: Considering they're holding a titan sized bloated succubus..
[20:34] <Kotono> Seira's unicorns flash out! The vast whale of a woman is impaled over and over, chains shaking as she's slammed hard! The chains seem to withstand the pressure amazingly well, staying strong and sturdy! Gushes of blood come from the beast's wounds, splashing out at th enearby Antenora! OOC: Ref again, Antenora.
[20:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29
06[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 and gets 44." [1d20=15]
[20:35] <Kotono> roll 6d6 halve this
06[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d6 halve this and gets 12." [6d6=3, 1, 2, 1, 4, 1]
[20:36] <Kotono> More steaming acid erupts from the demoness, Antenora dodging the splashes as she can, only lightly singed by the hissing, foul substance! OOC: Donald and ?1 are up.
[20:37] <Kotono> Donald flies up and closer, closing the distance! As he does, he fires a pair of black beams off at the bloated woman, barking words of power desperately!
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 CL
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 CL
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 CL and gets 24." [1d20=9]
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 CL and gets 24." [1d20=9]
[20:38] <Kotono> But both spells wither away on her, the children inside of her laughing and screaming endlessly! Her stomach bulges as the acids eat away at them! Meanwhile, howling ghosts appear around Antenora, striking all about her!
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 touch
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 touch and gets 29." [1d20=14]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 10d6 and fort
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and fort and gets 46." [10d6=5, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4, 5, 4, 2]
[20:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 and gets 35." [1d20=2]
[20:39] <Kotono> OOC: Just the damage.
[20:39] <Kotono> The howlings rip through Antenora, writhing through her! For a few moments her skin breaks open, blood pouring! The wail of the children comes out through her, a face erupting out of her mouth! OOC: Agath and then Lagann.
01[20:40] <Seira> Agathaiel calls upon the holy powers invested in her by Waukeen, surrounding those of her friends still on the ground with an inner radiance that pushes away at the madness of Pale Night's sanctum.
01[20:40] <Seira> OOC: Holy Aura, yes
01[20:40] <Seira> OOC: Lagann will hold
[20:41] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl.
01[20:42] <Seira> Amaryl judges the succubus to be the biggest threat, dangerous as ghosts have been to her before. Taking steady aim, she unleashes a hail of arrows at the suspended monstrosity!
01[20:42] <Seira> roll 4#1d20+26 (-2 range)
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d20+26 (-2 range) and gets 133." [4#1d20+26 = 29, 36, 32, 36]
01[20:42] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+21 (-2 range)
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+21 (-2 range) and gets 68." [2#1d20+21 = 39, 29]
01[20:42] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+16 (-2 range)
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+16 (-2 range) and gets 41." [2#1d20+16 = 21, 20]
[20:43] <Kotono> OOC: One hit.
01[20:44] <Seira> roll 1d8+16+4d6
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+16+4d6 and gets 33." [1d8=2][4d6=3, 6, 4, 2]
[20:44] <Kotono> The arrows fly, one of them getting the succubus in the stomach! A jet of acid erupts out, splashing the nearby Antenora again! OOC: Ref.
[20:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29 this is becoming tiresome
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 this is becoming tiresome and gets 34." [1d20=5]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 6d6 halve this
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d6 halve this and gets 20." [6d6=6, 2, 3, 2, 5, 2]
[20:45] <Kotono> Antenora blocks with her arms this time, skin hissing as most of the acid splashes away from her! OOC: Succubus.
[20:46] <Kotono> The succubus leans forward, it's bulk writhing in the chains! It's mouth opens as wide as Antenora is, a writhing red tentacle lashing out! It is covered with serrated barbs all over, lashing out at the deva!
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+36
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36  and gets 55." [1d20=19]
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+36 crit?
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 crit? and gets 41." [1d20=5]
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+36 second attack AC Antenora?
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 second attack AC Antenora? and gets 55." [1d20=19]
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+36 second attack AC Antenora man
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 second attack AC Antenora man and gets 51." [1d20=15]
[20:47] <Alicia> OOC: 40
[20:48] <Kotono> 12d6+40 Dr applies, two fort saves.
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 12d6+40 Dr applies, two fort saves.  and gets 81." [12d6=3, 6, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 1, 2, 2, 6, 6]
[20:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 and gets 51." [1d20=18]
[20:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 and gets 40." [1d20=7]
[20:49] <Kotono> The tongue cuts across Antenora like a whip, drawing sprays of blood as it feasts on her flesh! As this happens, the vast stomach splits open! The children wail out, intenstines coming to hold them against the wall of the stomach! With a great burbling gush, a long spray of acid flies out at Seira! OOC: Ref.
01[20:51] <Seira> roll 1d20+33
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+33 and gets 42." [1d20=9]
[20:51] <Kotono> But Seira leaps high, the acid sizzling in the bile beneath her instead of on her flesh! The bloated fiend's stomach slams shut, a fleshy clank as it returns to normal! OOC: Alicia.
01[20:52] <Seira> "Oh you did not just do this!" Seira screams up at the freakish fiend.
06[20:54] * Alicia decides to focus on the ghosts assailing Seira at the moment, wading into their midst with several sweeping strikes from Hell Striker!
[20:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 knowledge
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 knowledge and gets 35." [1d20=18]
[20:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -4pa divine might bracers
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -4pa divine might bracers and gets 32." [1d20=2]
[20:55] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -4pa divine might bracers
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -4pa divine might bracers and gets 34." [1d20=4]
[20:55] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 -4pa divine might bracers
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 -4pa divine might bracers and gets 45." [1d20=20]
[20:55] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -4pa divine might bracers
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -4pa divine might bracers and gets 30." [1d20=10]
[20:55] <Alicia> OOC: it's undead which I can crit, but also a swarm which I can't, right? So no crit check?
[20:55] <Kotono> OOC: No crit check, no.
[20:55] <Kotono> OOC: All hits.
[20:55] <Alicia> OOC: +2 on all those, forgot bane
[20:56] <Alicia> roll 4#1d100 incorporeal miss chance?
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4#1d100 incorporeal miss chance? and gets 264." [4#1d100 = 76, 77, 20, 91]
[20:56] <Alicia> OOC: are they chaotic evil?
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[20:57] <Alicia> roll 6d4+84+6d6+6d6+3d6+6d6+3d8
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d4+84+6d6+6d6+3d6+6d6+3d8 and gets 181." [6d4=1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3][6d6=2, 6, 4, 6, 3, 2][6d6=5, 3, 6, 3, 6, 5][3d6=1, 2, 1][6d6=2, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4][3d8=1, 7, 3]
03[20:57] * Kotono changes topic to 'Jessica(21)>Antenora(20)>Seira(19)>Donald=?1(17)>Agatha(16)>Lagann(13)>Amaryl(12)>Bloated Succubus(11)>Alicia(9)'
[20:57] <Kotono> With Alicia's blade, the ghostly images are torn apart! They fade back away, plauging Seira no more! They are gone, but yet howls can be heard...OOC: Jessica.
[20:59] <Alicia> Jessica starts flying upwards after Antenora and Donald, but lacking the former's aerial mobility she can only cover sixty feet.
[20:59] <Kotono> OOC: Antenora then.
[21:01] <Alicia> Calling down a holy smite atop the bloated fiend and the spectres surrounding her, Antenora backs off a healthy fifty feet from the chained succubus, buying room for another charge.
[21:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 DC 19 concentration casting defensively
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 DC 19 concentration casting defensively and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[21:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 SR if applies
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 SR if applies and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[21:02] <Alicia> roll 10d6 DC 22 for outsiders
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: Success, continue on.
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d6 DC 22 for outsiders and gets 40." [10d6=6, 3, 5, 1, 1, 6, 6, 5, 3, 4]
[21:02] <Alicia> roll 5d8 DC 22 for undead
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d8 DC 22 for undead and gets 21." [5d8=4, 2, 5, 4, 6]
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 succubus
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 succubus and gets 34." [1d20=8]
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[21:03] <Alicia> OOC: divine succor on self
[21:03] <Kotono> The holy smite shines like a candle in the eternal night, striking at the evil! Both relent slightly, but do not fall! The succubus writhes, tentacle-tongue lashing! "Food...food...food!" OOC: Seira.
06[21:03] * Seira gestures at the mockery of a succubus, and her hand is suffused with light briefly, before it elongates into a beam to stab into its center of mass.
01[21:03] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 ranged touch, targetting ray
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 ranged touch, targetting ray and gets 34." [1d20=16]
01[21:04] <Seira> OOC: +5 insight on any ranged attack vs her
01[21:04] <Seira> OOC: For any of us
[21:04] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Anything else Seira?
01[21:04] <Seira> OOC: I'm good
[21:04] <Kotono> OOC: Donald and ?1.
[21:05] <Kotono> Donald scowls, but gestures a final black ray as he holds his position!
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 SR
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 SR and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20 ranged touch
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 ranged touch and gets 7." [1d20=7]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d4
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[21:06] <Kotono> This time the black beam hits the succubus in the gut, the flesh shrinking back like rotted fruit! Meanwhile, the ghosts around the demon fly out, charging for Antenora and bursting around her!
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 33." [1d20=18]
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 10d6 and fort
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and fort and gets 36." [10d6=6, 3, 6, 3, 5, 4, 1, 5, 1, 2]
[21:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 mettle <3
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 mettle <3 and gets 44." [1d20=11]
[21:07] <Kotono> But again, Antenora glows white! The spirits recoil back, unable to touch her! OOC: Agatha and Lagann.
01[21:07] <Seira> Agathaiel calls upon Waukeen's glory to smite the swarm of ghosts bothering Antenora!
01[21:07] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 sr?
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 sr? and gets 32." [1d20=20]
01[21:07] <Seira> roll 5d8
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5d8 and gets 20." [5d8=1, 3, 7, 4, 5]
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
01[21:07] <Seira> OOC: dc19
[21:08] <Kotono> The ghosts buckle again, the crying voices howling the agony of holy fury! OOC: Lagann.
01[21:08] <Seira> OOC: He's holding until further notice
[21:09] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl.
01[21:09] <Seira> Invigorated by Seira's support, Amaryl attempts once more to put the nasty fiend down with extra prejudice!
01[21:10] <Seira> roll 4#1d20+31 (-2 range)
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d20+31 (-2 range) and gets 159." [4#1d20+31 = 32, 43, 35, 49]
01[21:10] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+16 (-2 range)
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+16 (-2 range) and gets 46." [2#1d20+16 = 21, 25]
01[21:10] <Seira> OOC: +10 to each of those
01[21:10] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+21 (-2 range)
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+21 (-2 range) and gets 55." [2#1d20+21 = 32, 23]
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
01[21:11] <Seira> roll 2#1d8+16+4d6
06[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d8+16+4d6 and gets 67." [2#1d8+16+4d6 = 31, 36]
[21:12] <Kotono> TWin arrows stab into the succubus' leg, the entire bloated thing gushing acid! Yet no one is close enough to be sprayed, thankfully! The succubus howls as it's stomach opens up, a great jet of acid heading towards Amarylt his time! OOC: REf, Amaryl.
01[21:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+30
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 and gets 35." [1d20=5]
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC: Does she have evasion?
01[21:12] <Seira> OOC: No
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 12d12 acid halve this
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 12d12 acid halve this and gets 69." [12d12=6, 5, 8, 2, 5, 12, 1, 9, 7, 4, 3, 7]
[21:18] <Kotono> Acid nicks Amaryl's side! Her flesh dissolves to it almost immediately, searing agony as it eats away at her! It's mouth opens wide in the meantime, a vile phrase of utter hunger directed at Antenora!
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 SR check
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 SR check and gets 37." [1d20=16]
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: Fort.
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 and gets 43." [1d20=20]
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC: Isn't Antenora's fort higher?
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC: Doesn't matter but.
[21:19] <Alicia> OOC: +33 should've been
[21:19] <Kotono> Antneora's flesh tries to rip away, but she glows with sacred protections once more! The magic recoils away from her, her flesh staying still! OOC: Alicia.
06[21:20] * Alicia flies up alongside her sister and follows Donald's example in sending a ray of negative energy at the bloated hanging fiend!
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 knowledge
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 knowledge and gets 27." [1d20=1]
[21:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 ranged touch
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 ranged touch and gets 38." [1d20=13]
[21:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 SR
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 SR and gets 34." [1d20=13]
[21:21] <Alicia> roll 1d4 and 3 negative energy damage
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 and 3 negative energy damage and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[21:22] <Kotono> The black beam leaves a mark on the succubus's throat, weakening her further as she coughts up bile and flesh! OOC: Jessica.
[21:24] <Alicia> Seeing everyone is favouring ranged attacks and honestly not keen to get too close herself, Jessica sheathes Amaryl's sword and flies up to come within thirty feet of the succubus, readying the bow Alicia loaned her as she goes.
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: Antenora.
[21:24] <Alicia> Antenora charges to stab the succubus in the face, hoping that there wouldn't be any stomach acid coming out of there.
[21:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -4pa charge, divine succor on self
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -4pa charge, divine succor on self and gets 33." [1d20=3]
[21:33] <Kotono> Antenora's charge this time is errant, missing by the side of the succubus! OOC: SEira.
06[21:33] * Seira sears the succubus's head with a fireball she calls into being without much effort, willing the flames to reduce it to cinders!
01[21:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 sr, SLA
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 sr, SLA and gets 34." [1d20=14]
01[21:33] <Seira> roll 10d6 dc19, can she even dodge?
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d6 dc19, can she even dodge? and gets 40." [10d6=4, 6, 3, 2, 5, 1, 5, 4, 5, 5]
[21:34] <Kotono> The blast of fire scorches her face, leaving her front a charred mess! OOC: Donald and ghosts are up.
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 21." [1d20=6]
[21:35] <Kotono> Donald channels searing rays into his hand, firing them away! They hurtle towards the demon, but simply cease to be a foot away from her, harmless! Meanwhile, the ghosts charge ahead, this time going for Jessica!
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 35." [1d20=20]
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 ow
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 ow and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 20d6 and fort owwies
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 20d6 and fort owwies and gets 69." [20d6=2, 2, 5, 5, 6, 1, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 1, 4, 1, 5, 1, 5, 1, 4]
[21:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 29." [1d20=9]
[21:36] <Kotono> OOC: Just the damage.
[21:37] <Kotono> Jessica is slammed hard by the ghosts, erupting throughout her and all over! She staggers in the air, nearly dropping odwn into the filth! OOC: Agatha and Lagann.
01[21:39] <Seira> Agathaiel smites the ghosts as persistently as they attack her companions, while Lagann continues to wait in case something decides to sneak up on his mistress and stab her in the back.
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 sr
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 sr and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[21:40] <Kotono> But this time, the smite dissipates around the abomination chained in the air! OOC:Amaryl.
01[21:41] <Seira> Amaryl steadily improves her aim as she has more time to estimate the proper distance to her target, and she hopes for better results this time as she releases her arrows towards the succubus!
01[21:41] <Seira> roll 4#1d20+31 (-2 range)
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d20+31 (-2 range) and gets 151." [4#1d20+31 = 35, 32, 39, 45]
01[21:41] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+26 (-2 range)
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+26 (-2 range) and gets 79." [2#1d20+26 = 38, 41]
01[21:41] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+21 (-2 range)
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+21 (-2 range) and gets 56." [2#1d20+21 = 29, 27]
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
01[21:41] <Seira> roll 3#1d8+16+4d6 she really is improving by one hit per round
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3#1d8+16+4d6 she really is improving by one hit per round and gets 103." [3#1d8+16+4d6 = 37, 34, 32]
[21:43] <Kotono> The succubus is riddled with arrows! They pass through her stomach, the entire mass groaning! With a shudder, it simply falls apart! The great blobs of flesh fall, chains splashing down into the filth below! In a moment, reality twists! (More, but everyone make a will save first.
01[21:44] <Seira> roll 1d20+21 Amaryl
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 Amaryl and gets 32." [1d20=11]
01[21:44] <Seira> roll 1d20+32 me
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+32 me and gets 34." [1d20=2]
01[21:45] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 Agatha
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 Agatha and gets 34." [1d20=11]
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+36 Alicia
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+36 Alicia and gets 40." [1d20=4]
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 Anty
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 Anty and gets 48." [1d20=17]
[21:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 Jessica
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 Jessica and gets 31." [1d20=9]
[21:49] <Kotono> The room shatters into a trillion pieces! You stand...above? ABove you it roils. Endless gray chaos, malevolence unchecked bringing pure terror to your veins. You stand on a stone platform, a vast island in this sea.  Ahead of you, below the cursed sky, lies a single seat. A skeleton sits there, pondering the sky above. It wears finery of gold and black, lost in contemplation. It's eyes...it's eyes lure you inexorably.  It's voice is smooth and commanding, po
[21:49] <Kotono> It's eyes...it's eyes lure you inexorably.  It's voice is smooth and commanding, possessing an unearthly dignity and command. At his side they flicker - Abyssal hordes. Endless hordes of abominations new and familiar both, straining against the air.
[21:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20 let's see if Donald' sin the blalpark
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 let's see if Donald' sin the blalpark and gets 4." [1d20=4]
[21:50] <Kotono> Donald falls to the ground next to you, twitching violently! His limbs jerk apart, a twisting smile manifesting on his face!
01[21:52] <Seira> Agathaiel immediately tries to cast the evil out of Donald, kneeling next to him!
[21:54] <Kotono> Donald cackles as Agathaiel calls on the removal of evil! Yet even as she does, "It is no use. His mind cannot comprehend chaos." The skeleton looks to you...those eyes...those eyes are endless, endless, endless. Empty and yet endless, possessing more than you can put to words. "To cope with chaos, his mind has shattered into inanity."
01[21:55] <Seira> Agathaiel rolls her eyes at the answer supplied to her so readily, and casts Heal upon Donald's shaking form!
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 41." [1d20=18]
01[21:56] <Seira> "So which one are you, number three?" Seira asks the skeleton far too casually.
[21:56] <Kotono> Donald's shaking and cackling stops, as meanwhile Antenora averts her gaze from the skeleton like a dart, her face twisting.
[21:57] <Kotono> "I am he who sits at the side of Chaos, Sylian." The lich holds in it's hands death and insanity, cascading as pure force down his armbones. "Even with the aid of the Liath-Flail, being able to maintain your sanity in this place is far from a trivial feat."
[21:58] <Alicia> "We've seen that which lies outside reality," Alicia speaks confidently. "This chaos may seek to mimic such, but in the end it is only an imitation."
01[21:58] <Seira> "Yes, you're so insane it's infectious, it is true," Seira agrees, for her part. "Are you insane enough to give us what we sick and commit suicide in the most painful way you can think of?"
01[21:59] <Seira> *seek, sigh
Session Close: Wed Dec 09 21:59:53 2009

Session Start: Wed Dec 09 21:59:53 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[21:59] * Disconnected
02[22:00] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[22:00] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[22:00] * Topic is 'Jessica(21)>Antenora(20)>Seira(19)>Donald=?1(17)>Agatha(16)>Lagann(13)>Amaryl(12)>Bloated Succubus(11)>Alicia(9)'
03[22:00] * Set by Kotono on Wed Dec 09 21:05:05
03[22:00] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Yomi
[22:00] <Kotono> With a bonerustling chuckle, "Yes, you are well versed. But the Beyond is not the subject on which you came to discuss. Or is it?"
[22:01] <Alicia> "No, it is not," Alicia confirms, stepping forward. "We will end Pale Night's binding of souls that were never to be hers, and kill that which was never to be born. If you stand in our way, you will only meet the same fate as your two colleagues."
01[22:02] <Yomi> "I'm pretty certain it's going to happen," Seira asserts. "But I still wouldn't mind to be pleasantly surprised."
02[22:04] * Seira (~corwin@bzq-109-66-1-186.red.bezeqint.net) Quit (eldrasia.cv.uk.lunarnet.org obsidian.ab.ca.lunarnet.org)
03[22:04] * Yomi is now known as Seira
[22:06] <Kotono> "Very well." Sylian steps back, "I will surrender this place and the Orb given to me by the Neverborn, removing myself from the rest of this affair. With the seal of Androlynne defeated, Bleak Rendor lies open to the cosmos. Not even Ao's curse will protect him now. However..."
01[22:08] <Seira> "However?" Seira obediently asks.
06[22:09] * Alicia tensely waits for the other shoe to drop. Chaos being unpredictable is one thing, but she can't believe it would be this simple.
[22:12] <Kotono> Pointing to Alicia, Antenora and Seira, "A drop of each of your blood is required. Fear not, I have no desires to waste it on petty revenge, nor would I need it to do so."
Session Close: Wed Dec 09 22:12:04 2009

Session Start: Wed Dec 09 22:12:04 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[22:12] * Disconnected
02[22:13] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[22:13] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[22:13] * Topic is 'Jessica(21)>Antenora(20)>Seira(19)>Donald=?1(17)>Agatha(16)>Lagann(13)>Amaryl(12)>Bloated Succubus(11)>Alicia(9)'
03[22:13] * Set by Kotono on Wed Dec 09 21:05:05
03[22:13] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
[22:13] <Kotono> Pointing to Alicia, Antenora and Seira, "A drop of each of your blood is required. Fear not, I have no desires to waste it on petty revenge, nor would I need it to do so."
[22:13] <Alicia> "Our blood can be found easily, spilled across the battlefields we have crossed on our way here," Alicia comments, frowning thoughtfully. "Yet that would not suffice, would it? It must be freely given. There is power in such things... even if not used against us, I would question its ultimate purpose."
06[22:14] * Seira just directly asks, "What would you use it for?"
[22:17] <Kotono> "You spoke of the Beyond? Truly, this is but a pale reflection." Sylian looks to the sky, "Ask no more. The madness of my answer will be a curse you will lament to have never heard."
01[22:18] <Seira> "I might consider it if we get the full deal," Seira tells Sylian. "The way to break the seal, once and for all, without having to fight three more of your pals. Can you deliver that, in the here and now?"
[22:22] <Kotono> "Here, the magic of the pact is vulnerable. Should I leave, none will be able to defend it." The hordes of demons flickering around Sylian howl, reaching out, so close to you and yet not touching! "Sanctify this place and the souls shall race free."
06[22:23] * Seira glances at Alicia and Antenora before shrugging. "As long as it doesn't harm me or mine, or is used to create creepy duplicates of me in any form, I don't particularly care if a lesser evil goes free while we save the children. That's where I stand."
06[22:26] * Alicia recalls how when devils wished to capture their souls, it required the use of a specialised artifact keyed solely to them and would only work should they die within a small radius of said artifact. Whereas the Dark Six seem capable of claiming the souls of all they slay, indiscriminately and effortlessly.
[22:26] <Alicia> The thought of what they could do with her blood freely given, though... "Nothing good can come of this," she shakes her head, a primal thrill of terror coursing through her as she absorbs the possibilities. Even if he cares nothing for revenge, the things he might do for perverse curiousity, or to defend himself should they have cause in the future to go after him...
[22:28] <Kotono> "It is your choice...you can face me here, in the seat of my power." Sylian's eyes are utterly terrible, portals of utter incomprhensibility. "For as long as I am here, your goal is impossible. Yet, your goal is impossible if you raise arms against me."
01[22:30] <Seira> "I sincerely doubt it is impossible," Seira protests. "Incredibly difficult, yes. But merely that."
[22:30] <Kotono> Antenora looks to Alicia, "...damn it." She shakes her head, "Bloodsheed or giving up our blood. Alicia, I will support you no matter your choice."
01[22:34] <Seira> "Sylian, since negotiations haven't broken down, I'll need to know more about this deal. Are you planning on betraying your buddies?"
[22:36] <Kotono> "My business with them is concluded. If you wish to call that betrayal, then yes," Sylian's eyes bore into Seira. Visions of things her mind can't process plague her, things...things...things...no words, only utter terror.
01[22:38] <Seira> "Please don't look at me, you're beyond horrible," Seira insists, though she doesn't quite avert her own gaze in some gesture of surrender. "We wish to attack Bleak Rendor. Does this mean you won't lift a finger to aid the others or impede us?"
[22:38] <Kotono> "That is correct."
03[22:38] * Zeph|Zzz is now known as Zephyrus
01[22:38] <Seira> "Amaryl has beautiful blood. Why don't you want it?"
[22:40] <Kotono> His gaze burns into you, through Seira, into her. "Her blood is not of interest to me. The blood of the three of you now...the answer is one you are happier never knowing."
01[22:41] <Seira> "I thrive on mysteries. You can tell it to me telepathically if you wish to not offend anyone's sensibilities."
[22:41] <Alicia> "You said it had to do with Beyond," Alicia asks, being pulled along by Seira's questioning, her words tumbling out as she realises this could all be a ploy to stall them while Xerona weakens. "Would it only involve that and nothing within the planes?"
[22:42] <Kotono> With a curved, dark smile, "You took part in the slaying of the creature from Beyond. It has nothing to do with your matters in Creation. Your blood is rich in the matter of the Beyond, having slain it."
01[22:43] <Seira> "Are you going to go there and never come back? Or try to bring some of it back here?"
[22:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 35." [1d20=16]
[22:47] <Kotono> "What happens will not trouble you or the planes,"Sylian promises with a look that makes Seira's souls cream.
01[22:48] <Seira> "This is where one directly implores Waukeen and Mystra, I feel," Seira says in a seeming nonsequitur, pausing afterwards as she finally finds something more interesting than Sylian to observe. "So we get the orb you have, you leave, and sanctifying this place will break the seal and free all the children of Androlynne?" she asks.
[22:49] <Alicia> "Tch..." Alicia scowls as she nods. "You're a fine match for whatever horrors lie there. I'm willing to accept, if it will ensure ruin for Pale Night and the Neverborn's machinations."
[22:49] <Kotono> "That is correct," Sylian answers, and cocks his head. A smile passes his face, "Even with the Liath-Flail, Xerona cannot last forever against Pale Night in her realm. If you accept, come. Let us conclude this, so that Pale night does not have freedom to come here."
01[22:50] <Seira> "I just have one last question," Seira responds. "Why is it that I strongly believe that all of the orbs must be destroyed for the seal to break, and not just yours?"
[22:51] <Kotono> "The best lie has a kernel of the truth. To destroy the pylacteries of the other liches, you will need to destroy the Orbs in the right place. Yet that lies in Bleak Rendor...no matter what information others may have given you to mislead you. Here, the Orbs are at their strongest."
06[22:51] * Alicia looks between Sylian and Seira, unsure what to think, now...
[22:52] <Kotono> "Come," Sylian extends a hand out, Xerona's strength is beginning to waver."
06[22:53] * Seira nods curtly. "I don't doubt I'll regret this in a personal sense, but I don't mind making the attempt. I'll save you the threats for if you pointlessly double-cross me, so just give me the orb, tell me where to destroy them all, and we'll proceed."
[22:55] <Kotono> An orb appears in front of Seira! It is another Orb of the Dark Six, the souls within writhing! Sylian waits, patient. "Within Bleak Rendor. There is a sphere there - the seventh sphere of the Dark Six. Within lies the phylachteries of the others. Gather the six orbs there and consecrate the ground in the name of a God, any God. That will end them."
[22:57] <Alicia> "What of freeing the children of Androlynne?" Alicia asks, having gotten a little lost sadly and not sure how it all fits together anymore.
[22:57] <Kotono> "When I am gone, sanctify this ground. That will suffice."
01[22:57] <Seira> "Last time I took one of those, it tried to stop my heart," Seira states, imbuing herself with magical confidence before grasping the sphere in question. "Where do you need my drop of blood? And just so it's clear, I'm not signing over my soul or anything dumb like that."
[22:58] <Kotono> "Of course not." The orb chills Seira, her mind going nearly blank! But yet...Sylian opens his hand, a tiny strip of parchment there. "On this."
01[23:00] <Seira> 'I'm sorry if this is a trick. If he turns me against you, destroy me without reservation,' Seira thinks to Amaryl, biting lightly on her thumb before proceeding towards the parchment to let a drop of her blood fall on it, licking the wound clean afterwards.
[23:01] <Kotono> The blood falls onto the parchment, staining it red! "Excellent. Alicia?"
06[23:01] * Alicia approaches after Seira, her own presence consecrating the ground as she walks. Running her thumb against the sharp blade of her sword, she holds the cut digit above the parchment and lets a drop fall. Out of politeness she reduces the glow of her holy light to not harm the lich, but she doesn't let up on her consecrated presence at all.
[23:03] <Kotono> Antenora follows, biting her thumb and doing the same. She stares a momen tinto Sylian's eyes, but jerks her head away. On all three droplets being there, "It is done." Sylian is simply gone there, "Consecrate this ground and..." But a split second later, a howling takes over the sky! The chaos spins and twirls about, a shattering heard from horizon to horizon!
[23:04] <Alicia> Treachery?! Alicia immediately raises her blade, staying focused on the lich who better start explaining right now.
[23:06] <Kotono> Sylian is gone. The chaos screams as one, as...laughter. You hear joyful, delirious laughter all around you. The chaos-sky turns golden, light shining bright! Around you, motes of white light begin to rise up, rising high into the golden sky!
01[23:08] <Seira> "Lagann, we must contact Waukeen," Seira states instantly, forgetting to resort to telepathy. "Ask her, please, if we have succeeded in our mission!"
[23:08] <Alicia> "Seira, can you use Limited Wish to get a sending to Xerona? I'll do the same for Honeydip then we can leave," Alicia turns to the colonel, hoping this really is it and not a masterful bluff.
[23:08] <Alicia> "Or that," she appends.

[Corwin]

[20:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > Antenora follows, biting her thumb and doing the same. She stares a momen tinto Sylian's eyes, but jerks her head away. On all three droplets being there, "It is done." Sylian is simply gone there, "Consecrate this ground and..." But a split second later, a howling takes over the sky! The chaos spins and twirls about, a shattering heard from horizon to horizon!
[20:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Alicia> Treachery?! Alicia immediately raises her blade, staying focused on the lich who better start explaining right now.
[20:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > Sylian is gone. The chaos screams as one, as...laughter. You hear joyful, delirious laughter all around you. The chaos-sky turns golden, light shining bright! Around you, motes of white light begin to rise up, rising high into the golden sky!
[20:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Seira> "Lagann, we must contact Waukeen," Seira states instantly, forgetting to resort to telepathy. "Ask her, please, if we have succeeded in our mission!"
[20:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Alicia> "Seira, can you use Limited Wish to get a sending to Xerona? I'll do the same for Honeydip then we can leave," Alicia turns to the colonel, hoping this really is it and not a masterful bluff.
[20:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Alicia> "Or that," she appends.
06[20:14] * Seira is silent for a moment, before she exhales. "Waukeen answers to the affirmative."
[20:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Then let's leave this Gods forsaken place now!" Antenora turns back, "...how do we get out of here, though?"
[20:15] <Alicia> "Can you contact Xerona?" Alicia asks as she immediately casts her own Limited Wish to mimic a sending spell to Honeydip. "The seal is broken. Start getting everyone out of here - we're leaving ourselves."
06[20:16] * Seira focuses all her mind and will into creating a path back to the altar with Xerona, intending to tap into the orb she received to make one, if necessary.
[20:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Make an intelligence check, Seira?
[20:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Got it...things are going insane here!" Honeydip answers, "The demons are screaming and the sky's gold!"
01[20:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+15 (I'll use the +1 ignorance bonus here)
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 (I'll use the +1 ignorance bonus here) and gets 22." [1d20=7]
[20:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The sky burns brighter, the heaven shining! The chorus of laughter grows brighter! As Seira concentrates, a path appears behind you, laughing cries of bliss coming from it. "Hurry!" A child's voice beckons.
[20:19] <Alicia> "Honeydip understands - demons are flipping out all over," Alicia relays to the others, before looking hopefully at Seira so she won't have to risk another Limited Wish to tell Xerona it's time to bug out.
01[20:19] <Seira> "Let's go, then!" Seira calls out, following the path immediately. "We have to get those orbs, too, but no more than one per person!"
06[20:20] * Alicia digs out her scroll of haste and casts it, hitting Seira, Amaryl, Antenora, and Donald, since they're all the slowest under normal circumstances. Then she starts flying down the revealed path as fast as she can!
[20:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora slows, "I can take one," she offers? "What about the third?"
01[20:23] <Seira> "Alicia handled it just fine before!"
06[20:25] * Alicia has no objection to this suggestion and focuses primarily on reaching Xerona before it's too late.
[20:26] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora takes one of the orbs! Her flesh crawsl openly, a grimace as her eyes narrow. But she holds it, teeth clattering as she starts to run out with the others. Alicia's own skin crawls as she holds an orb, as does Seira's! As they feel so cold, they rush along! Within moments they find themselves before Xerona! She kneels atop Mother's Mountain. She coughs up blood, her body transparent. The Liath-Flail burns like a star in the night, each wave
[20:26] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> She coughs up blood, her body transparent. The Liath-Flail burns like a star in the night, each wave of power pushing back a silent, overwhelming gray mist.
06[20:27] * Alicia rushes over to Xerona, shuffling the orb in the crook of her arm a moment to swap on her plane shift ring before taking the solar's hand and then Antenora's. "Everyone join hands quickly, we're leaving!"
06[20:28] * Seira takes Xerona's other hand, holding onto Amaryl and leaving Donald and Agathaiel to close the circle.
[20:28] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Success..." Xerona pants, "Pale Night's power...is overwhelming in her...realm!" She holds the Liath-Flail high, "To the shores of Celestia! Hurry!"
[20:29] <Alicia> As soon as everyone's linked, Alicia whisks them away! She'd wanted to go straight to Jovar to find Latha more quickly, but doubts other first timers would be allowed that high, so defers to Xerona's advice and goes to the shores of Lunia.
[20:29] <Alicia> roll 5d100 if it matters
06[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d100 if it matters and gets 280." [5d100=9, 46, 68, 100, 57]
[20:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> For a moment, the magic screams and stops! The light of the Liath-Flail pauses, the dark mist running into you...but you vanish just in time! You appear on the shores of Celestia, the holy waters glowing bright. Immediately Xerona is solid again, standing true. She stands as an impossibly tall Solar, glowing with all the overwhelming light of Chronias! To look at her is to fele awe, her gaze looking skyward. "I must return to my duty. Latha has stoo
[20:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> her gaze looking skyward. "I must return to my duty. Latha has stood before Chronias...if there is any hope of her turning away, it is with those she cares of. Will you come with me?"
[20:36] <Alicia> "Of course!" Alicia replies, as if there was every any doubt. That was why they rushed through this whole thing to start with!
[20:37] <Alicia> Hopefully she won't be shamefully distracted by the light herself this time and make things worse...
01[20:37] <Seira> "I think I can table the victory celebrations that long," Seira responds with a roll of her eyes, immediately adding, "That means 'of course, no question'."
[20:38] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "If you have not been to before Chronias before...those who are not of order and purity are not meant to see this light. You may come, but be prepared for what it may do to you." Xerona bids.
01[20:39] <Seira> "I could keep my eyes closed?" Seira says with less certainty.
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I'll go, no matter what," Donald says, "Latha needs us."
[20:40] <Alicia> "That does help," Alicia nods to Seira. "But regardless, I want to see Latha."
[20:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Brace yourselves, then," Xerona says, "If you are to come, step forward."
01[20:42] <Seira> "We all risked everything for success, and there's still the part about getting her back remaining. I signed up for it knowingly, and I'll keep at it," Seira states, stepping forward. "See you in a few, Amaryl?"
[20:43] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Amaryl blushes, hesitating...and stepping forward with Seira. She takes her hand but says nothing else.
06[20:43] * Alicia steps forward without reservation.
[20:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora steps forward, "Close your eyes...it overwhelmed us. It was...it was like a century." Thus as the party steps forward...OOC: More, are you going in eyes closed or open?
[20:44] <Alicia> OOC: I'll close my eyes
06[20:45] * Seira decides to close her eyes, having already considered it before and submitting to Antenora's expert advice.
[20:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Jessica steps forward as well, her eyes closed. Thus the party is transfixed! Through your shut eyes, you feel an unimaginable radiance, overwhelming! Even through this, you can feel the TRUTH. You can feel truth, so close and...OOC: Will saves except for Alicia and Antenora. All of you closed your eyes so you get a +5 bonus.
[20:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 Jessica (+7 if Xerona's buff is still in effect)
06[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 Jessica (+7 if Xerona's buff is still in effect) and gets 17." [1d20=1]
01[20:47] <Seira> roll 1d20+40 (sacred, aura, greater heroism, +5 bonus)
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+40 (sacred, aura, greater heroism, +5 bonus) and gets 60." [1d20=20]
01[20:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+26 Amaryl
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 Amaryl and gets 43." [1d20=17]
[20:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20 donald he prettymuch needs a 20 here.
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20 donald he prettymuch needs a 20 here. and gets 13." [1d20=13]
[20:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> How long you endure in this beauty is unknown. Seira feels...she feels an understanding, yet  maintain herself somehow. A voice cuts through into your minds, Xerona speaking. "Speak to Latha...she is here! Speak your hearts to her!"
[20:53] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Damn it..." Donald's voice is faraway, "I...Latha...just come back!" he calls, "It's so beautiful here, but...please!"
01[20:53] <Seira> "If you're waiting for a confession, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed, Latha," Seira says, trusting in Xerona's words. "But I want you back! No amount of pretty words and dressing them up fancily will change this basic truth! It may not be the same as the one we have here, but I think it's worth coming back for!
01[20:53] <Seira> I think it matters more than anything else in the world, and giving up on this is beyond saddening. I don't want to lose a friend, not like this!"
[20:54] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Latha...we still need you. I still need you, Alicia still needs you." Antenora's voice is a whisper, projected loud and far. "Perfection doesn't. Please...for us."
[20:55] <Alicia> "Latha, we've freed the children of Androlynne. Xerona can resume her duties and you can resume yours," Alicia begins, daring to open her eyes, wanting to see her friend if she really is intending to vanish into Chronias forever. "I know you feel the pull of Chronias, and how important it is to you."
[20:55] <Alicia> "But there's still so much for us to do! We need your help, facing the Dark Six and the Neverborn, learning how to be angels. We'll always be grateful for all you've done for us, but there's still so much more we can do! I won't begrudge you if you follow this path, but I'd rather you walked ours."
[20:56] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Latha..." Amaryl gasps, "I...come back to us! There's still so much to see and do in the world!"
[20:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+35
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+35 and gets 40." [1d20=5]
[20:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alicia can see the light. The glorious relevations of Chronias, Latha standing at the edge of that light. Her gaze looks towards the party, conflicted. "I..." She speaks a single letter of beauty, like ethereal music.
01[21:02] <Seira> "You're the most hands-on angel I've seen on Prime," Seira says suddenly. "You were always doing thankless chores, because helping people and striking down fiends seeking to enslave and entrap them was its own reward. Don't tell me a feisty deva like that wants to stand in a light, motionless for all of time!"
[21:03] <Alicia> "It's your choice, Latha," Alicia concludes heavily as she seems struggling to decide. "You'll probably have regrets no matter what... maybe that's the real price of our victory. What I can say is Chronias will always be here, if you give it up today it doesn't mean you'll never get a chance at it again. But if you do go there now, that will be forever, with no turning back."
[21:06] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+35
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+35 and gets 51." [1d20=16]
[21:07] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I..." Latha extends a hand out, reaching out towards the party. "I..."
06[21:07] * Alicia steps towards the stairway to heaven, offering her hand towards Latha but letting her make the final move. She wouldn't want to drag her out, after all.
01[21:08] <Seira> "It might be your choice," Seira speaks, "but I'll do everything in my power to make sure you never regret staying with us, if you do."
[21:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+35
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+35 and gets 47." [1d20=12]
[21:10] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I..." Latha takes Alicia's hand! She takes a single step forward then...you stand on the beaches of Celestia once more. The gentle holy waters splash against your feet, cool and restful. Latha simply collapses down, splashing into the water.
06[21:10] * Seira risks a peek, since there definitely was no water back at the light.
06[21:11] * Alicia sinks to her knees along with Latha, embracing her. "Thank you, Latha. I know this was the right choice," she reassures.
01[21:12] <Seira> "Victory is so sweet, isn't it?" Seira asks with a wide grin.
[21:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Amaryl stands besides Seira, eyes closed and mouth slack-open.
[21:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora joins Alicia, smiling and watching.
06[21:14] * Seira gently pushes Amaryl's jaw back, nudging her side.
[21:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Donald stands, eyes open and utterly, utterly glazed over. Amaryl blinks and looks to SEira, dazed.
[21:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I..." Latha tries to speak, but rests against Alicia instead.
[21:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "We won." Antenora smiles broadly, "That's good enough."
01[21:15] <Seira> "Let's welcome Latha back?" Seira suggests, hoping that the daze will pass and leading them into the surf, towards Latha's resting form.
[21:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Jessica blinks slowly several times, "Oh Mystra..."
[21:16] <Alicia> "Take some time to relax. We're not going anywhere," Alicia tells Latha, supporting her without complaint and using her knee to slightly nudge away the nasty evil orb she dropped a moment ago, not really wanting to be in contact with it during an ostensibly happy occassion.
[21:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> For a time Latha is silent around everyone. After some time of this she stands up, "Alicia, give me your hand."
06[21:19] * Alicia stands up and presents her right hand to Latha palm up without question.
[21:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Latha's eyes are transfixed, far distant and glowing with a golden light. Alicia feels a slight fatigue overtake her as Lathas queezes her hand! She then turns to Seira, "Seira, give me your hand." OOC: 7 damage to Alicia. DR does not apply.
[21:21] <Alicia> "Oww," Alicia winces at the harsh squeeze, looking at Latha questioningly. Is she angry at them nagging her away from the end of the archon's journey?
06[21:21] * Seira does more, enveloping Latha in a hug. "It's good to have you back! I'll say it as many times as I have to!"
[21:22] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Latha embraces Seira, a slight fatigue overtaking her! Latha lets SEira go after, "Antenora, give me your hand." OOC: 7 damage to Seira. DR does not apply if you have stoneskin up.
01[21:22] <Seira> OOC: I do, and okay
06[21:23] * Seira looks puzzled at this, but she'd taken worse, much of it just minutes previously, in fact.
[21:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora does the same, sagging slightly. Then it goes ot Amaryl, Donald, Jessica and Agathaiel. Once done, "And I am seven." she finishes, kneeling in the sand, waves lapping against her. She begins to mold the sand, forming it with her hands into what looks to be a mace.
06[21:26] * Alicia had planned on finding a new bludgeoning implement for Latha but perhaps it won't be necessary after all... Opening up her portable hole, she dumps the evil orb inside and gets the other two in after it, not wanting their presence to taint what Latha's doing.
03[21:29] * Merc (~kayeich@c-98-196-68-69.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) has joined #dunes
[21:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus does Latha work, forming it out of sand wetted by the sacred waters of Celestia. When it is done, Latha picks it up and holds it to the sky! It does not crumble, but instead pulses bright! "The power that brought me back and lays evil low...let this be my cudgel to punish evil!" In her hand is a mace of metal, plain and unadored. Yet in Latha's hand is is the sun, glowing so bright as to make everything else dim.
[21:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> glowing so bright as to make everything else dim.
01[21:31] <Seira> "Evil is definitely gonna get punished," Seira mutters appreciatively.
06[21:32] * Alicia smiles, glad to have had a part in replacing Latha's weapon of choice. "It's good to have you back with us," she says earnestly.
[21:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "In all of you my strength shall grow," Latha now smiles back, "Let us return to Balmuria. We must rest and prepare."
[21:34] <Alicia> "Before that, Jessica lost her weapon recently as well - can you give her the third resort?" Alicia asks, before glancing at her sister. "It'd be a good fit for you, I think. Better than that rapier."
[21:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The Third Resort is passed over without incident. OOC: Are you guys otherwise ready to move along a bit? Also sec.
[21:35] <Alicia> OOC: lets
01[21:35] <Seira> "We can touch base with Lady Honeydip later, at her leisure," Seira agrees to Latha's suggestion.
[21:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Also, are you guys aiming to do anything else this day or just heal/rest up?
01[21:44] <Seira> OOC: Not this day, but the next one I'll go see my smith and have Lagann help him finish the armor
[21:45] <Alicia> OOC: lets see how Cel's doing!
[21:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus the party returns to the garrison. Inside Celebrimbor's room you find Marie, Elle and Gilartal. Celebrimbor lies on his bed, face smooth and calm. He snores gently. Elle sits next to him, head drooping. "Don't worry," Elle says around a yawn, "We did it."
01[21:48] <Seira> "I trust you blindly and without reservation," Seira insists, taking Elle's hand. "Once we got Celebrimbor over to you, I knew it would turn out alright."
[21:48] <Alicia> "You look exhausted," Alicia tells Elle, going to take a seat next to her. "If you want to get some rest, I'll take over keeping an eye on him."
[21:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "It took a lot of magic," Elle says with a faint, tired smile. "Gilartal's up because he had a restoration left over..."
[21:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> With a thin smile, "Sir Drake will be fine, we think. We'll want to have him watched for a few days, but it appears the enchantment on him is broken."
01[21:50] <Seira> "You can get through the most horrible of experience if your closest friends are with you, there for you," Seira insists. "He will be just fine, yes."
06[21:51] * Seira fishes out a pearl. "In the immediate range, however, Gilartal could help ensure you get home and to your bed without falling asleep along the way."
[21:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Gilartal does so, handing the pearl back after. Elle perks up, "I still need to go rest," she declares, "Come see me tomorrow?"
01[21:53] <Seira> "Without a doubt."
[21:53] <Alicia> "We will," Alicia nods, settling in while Marie alights on her head. "Good night, Elle."
[21:54] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Hop into #evil, Alicia?
[21:55] <Alicia> OOC: sure
[21:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> A little later, Donald, Amaryl and Seira head home. The streets are busy, the memories of the dead walking seeming very far away now. As you head towards Seira's inn Amaryl is quiet. But Donald..."You know," he says out loud, checking his arms, "I'm not starting ot sprout white feathers or anything now, am I?"
01[21:56] <Seira> "...no," Seira drawls out, giving Donald a confused glance. "Does it feel like you're sprouting feathers in any color?"
[22:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I dunno. Jessica sprouted wings. I wonder if it's catching." Donald hits his hand against his breastplate, "Say Seira, what about you? Going to add angel to your impressive diversity?"
01[22:04] <Seira> "Is it really that impressive? There's mom and dad, and all that they brought me into the world with, and then there's me, my own achievements here. Please don't make me sound like some chimera. On a more practical note, the dragon blood is too strong to be compatible with fey, but who knows about celestial ties?"
01[22:04] <Seira> And then Seira feels the need to tug on the closest of Donald's wings to her. "Speaking of feathers. Might be too late."
[22:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "OW!" Donald glares at Seira, jerking back, "Those are sensitive, you know!" As you walk along you reach home, Donald stopping outside. "You two wanna go back and have some time to yourselves? I was going to get something to eat out front."
06[22:06] * Seira smirks. "I think we'll keep you in suspense." Her expression softens as she places a hand on his shoulder. "You did good today. I didn't expect anything less, but it still needs to be said."
[22:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Oh yeah, I know." Donald grins now, taking off his helmet and placing it under his arm. He shakes his sweaty hair free in the cold winter wind, "Kicked ass and inspired fear in paragons of evil. Just another day for us."
01[22:12] <Seira> "We altered basic facts on a cosmic level. It's a little more than that," Seira chides him, before she grins suddenly. "If you can't find a nice girl to settle down with after all this, you are truly beyond help!"
[22:22] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Raising his voice to a high pitch, "But it's too soon! I'm not even 200 yet! Egads!" Laughing now, Donald heads in. "I'm going to go rest. See you, Seira."
06[22:22] * Seira gives him a wave, before directing all of her attention to Amaryl. "The light, the battle, Celebrimbor or just everything put together?"
[22:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "And then some." Amaryl murmurs, "Can we go to our room before we talk?"
01[22:24] <Seira> It's certainly a sensible request, and Seira has no problem with it whatsoever.
[22:26] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Once back, Amaryl sits down in a soft, deep chair, looking out the window. It's cold and dim, night coming. "Every time I think of that...that...woman, I want to be sick. Those child-" Amaryl holds her mouth, shuddering.
01[22:28] <Seira> "It's not an easy thing to deal with," Seira says heavily. "But I was able to focus, because I wholeheartedly believe that destroying her gave us a chance to save those very children. I think we did it. Not just release those trapped, but managed to help those tortured as well. Think of that if you reflect on it all."
[22:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "It heartens me, but yet..." Amaryl breathes in and out, dropping her hands. "By Waukeen, let us never go to the Abyss again. Everything there was a nightmare."
01[22:32] <Seira> "I can't make that promise," Seira admits with a wince. "There is still Gurlan, and I both owe him my vengeance, and I gave my word to the dragons we met on the Astral plane that I would destroy him." She pauses. "But if you don't want to come along to Greenrot with me, I'm one of the few people who can truly understand why and wouldn't let it bother me."
[22:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I...can I say that I don't want to think about that right now?" Wanly smiling up to Seira, "Why is there a place like that in existance? Why is there so much evil like thta?"
01[22:35] <Seira> "I couldn't say. If one was to blame, perhaps that Ao? There must be something in place, some set of rules that prevents our side from winning decisively, that prevents the gods from destroying their kind once and for all with their power."
[22:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Maybe. Maybe they can't...one book I read said that if one side had the power, they would win. Maybe it's because good and evil are divided by law and chaos." Amaryl shrugs as she gazes out the darkening window. "Maybe it's just the way the universe is. But I don't like any of those answers."
01[22:41] <Seira> "There is one answer I can give you," Seira says, deep in thought. "You may not like it, either, but.... Determination. Far too many either leave doing the right thing to others, or stray from their path. Perhaps they lack in commitment, perhaps in moderation. But when things align just right, the balance can be upset in a very profound way."
06[22:41] * Seira comes near Amaryl, hugging her from behind. "We've changed the world for the better today. If we keep at it, then one day, perhaps, another such blow will be dealt to evil. And another. And the end might even be in sight."
[22:43] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "An end. The End. It's what the scary prohecies of religion talk about." Amaryl sighs softly, leaning into Seira. "We've seen a lot of ends...many at our own hands. Wouldn't it be funny if we're the ones who do it? Wouldn't it?"
01[22:45] <Seira> "We certainly get plenty of chances," Seira agrees, before shaking her head. "But what I mean is a victory for our side. One so decisive that Hell and Abyss become merely abstract terms. It might be a goal beyond the impossible, but there's no harm in working towards making it happen."
[22:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Maybe. But for right now, I just want to dream. To dream of the day after tomorrow, of snow and sunshine. Isn't that a wonderful thought? To look out this window and watch the day go by in peace." Amaryl's eyes close shut, "Something to look forward to."
01[22:50] <Seira> "It's wonderful," Seira wholeheartedly agrees. "And if we get bored, or the weather isn't right, we should just pick a direction and travel there. Go towards the horizon, or teleport towards a place we have only read about. A quiet, happy way to pass the time."
[22:51] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Somewhere in the world..." Amaryl murmurs, "There's an ancient legend I remember. Do you remember an old childhood story about the garden of the Gods?"
06[22:52] * Seira begins to recall it... before she shakes her head once more. "Tell me about it?" she requests instead.
[22:54] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "There's an old, old story an ancient bard wrote. That beyond the sea, sky and ground there is a garden. It is a paradise, where the Gods come to enjoy all the wonders of the world." Smiling a little bit now, "Long, long, long ago the bard left to find it, never to be seen again. It's a fun story...and a metaphore, no?"
01[22:55] <Seira> "Yet somewhere out there, a real paradise fit for the gods exists, no doubt," Seira remarks with a smile of her own. "In fact, I am certain of it. Shall we make discovering it our goal, Amaryl?"
[22:56] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Taking Seira's hand and clasping them to her bosom, Amaryl closes her eyes again. "Yes. Let's chase that impossible dream past the sun and sky. Let's find where everything stops and go beyond it."
01[23:01] <Seira> "Going beyond the impossible? You're a girl after my own heart!" Seira agrees happily.
[23:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Until then...let's dream, Seira. Let's sit here and dream?" Amaryl gazes out the window, as the sun sinks below the horizon, the Bay of Sparkling Stars glittering with green-red light dancing on it's surface.

[Corwin]

[00:03] <Kotono> -------
03[00:03] * Euphie is now known as Seira
03[00:03] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
[00:04] <Kotono> Thus Alicia and Seira head to the garrison. They meet with Commander Oberuth in his private office. A bottle of strong whiskey is out, "Have some if you like," he offers, "This meeting is informal. Nothing I'm saying here is going to be on the record as the Commander of Balmuria."
01[00:05] <Seira> "In that case, don't mind if I do," Seira says perkily, helping herself to the whiskey.
[00:05] <Alicia> To be polite, Alicia pours herself a measure and takes a sip, but mostly nurses it since she's in no hurry to have more.
[00:14] <Kotono> Oberuth takes a shot and sips it as well, putting it down. "I remember before the Crimson Guard was formed. We needed an elite force, our own heroes. Ones grown ourselves, indepenedant of the war. So we did it, we did what needed to be done. We've kept on doing that since then."
06[00:15] * Alicia nods slowly, not interrupting. She wasn't there, after all, so has nothing useful to interject.
01[00:15] <Seira> "The growth of the new class's graduates is quite fast," Seira agrees. "Their competence is not to be cast into doubt."
[00:16] <Kotono> "From goblins to trolls...to Malmuth...to creatures beyond reality." He takes his glass and finishes it. "They're a testament to our city and those who have worked to develop them. Cheers to that." Raising his empty shot glass, "But I think it's time we do what need sto be done again."
01[00:17] <Seira> "And what is it that needs to be done?" Seira inquires, almost tagging on 'Sir' to the question.
[00:18] <Kotono> "We have power." Commander Oberuth makes a fist, gazing at it. "We have the power to protect not just Balmuria, but far more. We must embrace this and change ourselves accordingly."
[00:20] <Alicia> "Change ourselves how?" Alicia asks, wondering what specifics he has in mind.
01[00:20] <Seira> "I agree, on a personal level," Seira responds to that. "My overtures towards Kesse and its neighbors should make that clear to anyone. But were you thinking of something else?"
[00:23] <Kotono> "The Crimson Guard isn't a mere guard force, patrolling a hostile border. Not anymore. We challenge threats to ourselves andothers across the known world and beyond it. Fate, the Gods, random chance...maybe all of them...have given us this power. We have to use it to our fullest advantage now. Before the dead walk Balmuria once more, or that devils come to blight all our souls."
01[00:24] <Seira> "There are arcane ways of preventing that," Seira muses, "but they're still somewhat far from our grasp. Other than that and training as many capable defenders in the meantime as we can, taking the fight to the enemy is all we can do, really."
[00:25] <Kotono> "It's also a matter of organization and recruitment, as well as our role. Also, how many owe the Crimson Guard favors now? It may be time to call in those favors." Now Commander Oberuth lowers his hand, "A complete reorganization from top to bottom."
[00:26] <Alicia> That sounds nice in theory, but Alicia can't see how they could possibly have stopped the Dark Six from launching their initial attack. Still, he seems to have clearly put a lot of thought into this, so Alicia simply stays quiet and lets him lay it all out.
06[00:29] * Seira thought they had already called in what markers were easily called, and decides to listen for now for the full plan to be unveiled.
[00:29] <Kotono> "We need a certain freedom from the Baronies, first of all. I'm not talking full secession, but an understanding with Lord Salman." Ticking off a finger, "Then we need an internal reorganization and ways to support ourselves. We lack there - your salaries are...inadequate." A pause here, a look to both.
01[00:30] <Seira> "An adequate salary for my lifestyle would make me ashamed at cashing it in, anyway," Seira states with a shrug.
[00:31] <Kotono> "The payments don't have to be only coin. But no matter," Going on from there, "We need the tools to do so as well as proper trappings. This garrison has served it's purpose, but...it's still just a soldier's home. Then we need to expand, making agreements with other nations as well as beyond the planes. I want to make the Crimson Guard a force, here and beyond our reality."
[00:33] <Alicia> "The eladrin presence here over the past week shows a good start, and given what occured yesterday I think our links with them can only strengthen," Alicia agrees, starting to turn things around in her head now that she knows what Obureth is aiming at.
06[00:33] * Seira glances sideways at Alicia, before shrugging once more. "I joined the Guard because of you, Sir," she says, intentionally using that form of address. "My loyalty to Lord Salman is an extension of my loyalty to you. As long as you work within the framework of our law and for the betterment of our citizens, I would follow you in whatever choices you might make."
[00:34] <Kotono> "That's what I need to hear. Before this goes any further, I need your support." Oberuth looks to both women, "You two are as much the heart of the Guard as I am. If you do not support this, it can't go forward."
01[00:35] <Seira> As long as Hellman Oberuth doesn't declare himself the insane god-king of that unbearable mirage she had once glimpsed while at the gnomish ruins, Seira would support him, so this is pretty tame by her standards. She nods at him.
[00:46] <Alicia> "I joined solely to earn clemency for my sister from Lord Salman," Alicia replies, looking off to the side and swilling her drink around in its tumbler. "It was a hasty decision borne of desperation, and not something I wished as a lifetime commitment."
[00:46] <Alicia> "I would like to think the debt has been paid by now, but remaining here best serves my goals as a representative of Mystra... and I've grown fond of the place and the people, regardless." Knocking back her drink, she sets it down on the table and turns to face Obureth.
[00:46] <Alicia> "Politics is not my forte, Commander, but I know a thing or two. I grew up in an independent city state, and I've seen how weak and irrelevant it is to the rest of the world. I would not wish to see Balmuria travel down the same road. You'll have to tell me more of how we'll govern ourselves, and how we'll deal with our immediate neighbours."
[00:52] <Kotono> Stopping to halfway refill glasses, going light on the whiskey, "We all serve for our own reasons...but what we do is the same. We protect ourselves, our friends and those who cannot protect themselves. The Crimson Guard has to rise beyond simple, petty national wars. I've seen them all my life and what are they good for? Death, misery and hate!" With a strong clink as the bottle is placed back down, Oberuth leans forward, hands on the table. (More)
[00:52] <Kotono> placed back down, Oberuth leans forward, hands on the table. (More)
[00:56] <Kotono> "First, we cannot be a the servants of one nation, the Crimson Guard. We must be the Crimson Guard and only the Crimson Guard. We've welcomed people in from beyond the Baronies as friends and allies and it has only strengthened us. Amaryl...Antenora...Eudard...Alicia...Claris. For the Crimson Guard, we have to be beyond one nation."
01[00:57] <Seira> "We can certainly get the power to be relevant," Seira muses, draining her second glass of whiskey easily.
01[00:57] <Seira> "What does Demedais think of this, incidentally?" she feels the need to ask, then.
[00:59] <Kotono> "We've discussed this. He has duties keeping him busy, but he has agreed to all of this," Oberuth stops to drinkhis own glass down.
[00:59] <Alicia> Now he's talking her language. Fighting against Malmuth rankled her, and she has utterly no desire to fight a bloody war of secession. "I did not learn to wield a blade to fight in wars," Alicia agrees as she takes a drink.
[01:00] <Alicia> "So, we would be independent, yet open to all? Ready to lend our might to any worthy cause and defend the innocent, no matter where?" she phrases things to fit her own ideological slant.
[01:00] <Kotono> Oberuth nods, "Not fully independant - I don't want a civil war with the Baronies - but a strong understand with Lord Salman. Balmuria would become more of a free city. Our location is perfect for it, along trade routes and with an excellent sea port."
[01:03] <Alicia> "Like Tash, then?" Alicia thinks back to the Desert Fiefdom's own free city. It wasn't particularly impressive to her, but this is being done with more worthy goals.
01[01:03] <Seira> "Our capabilities in matters of trade and diplomatic relations are superb," Seira agrees with him. "How would we act if there is no clear side that's innocent?"
[01:05] <Kotono> "Close enough." Oberuth agrees again, sitting back down. "We'll do what we can. We'll have ot make hard choices; we've had to make plenty already. Once that's done, we need a complete reorganization. Reform our ranks and resort them, as well as increase our member roles and establish agreements with other sources. I already have Countess Stronger and a working agreement with her if we go forward."
01[01:06] <Seira> "Abagail is ambitious enough to follow me," Seira mentions. "And Agathaiel contracted to work with me, not the Baronies, so that should not be an issue."
[01:10] <Kotono> A short nod there, "Working relationships with the temples about the city as well. Allies woh can give us the support we need, mystical and mundane."
01[01:11] <Seira> "There is not a single person in Balmuria who made it their home, and would hold greater loyalty to the Baronies than it, I feel," Seira voices, nodding back.
[01:12] <Alicia> "I think it would be best if we avoided purely political conflicts," Alicia speaks of one of her biggest reservations, knowing of Seira's interest in Kesse. "Certainly we should act against atrocities, but if two armies are going to battle over borders or similar disputes, I don't think it's our place to pass judgement."
01[01:15] <Seira> "If there is something we can do to avert a war from breaking out, it would be a worthy achievement," Seira muses. "Regardless of circumstances, if inaction leads to death, carnage and orphans on both sides, should we really stand on the sidelines?"
06[01:19] * Alicia answers that by turning back to Obureth. "Commander, how would you have felt if the elves of Pallanth had demanded a halt to your first war of independence against Malmuth?"
01[01:21] <Seira> "Would there have been any harm in them attempting to mediate?" Seira voices in surprise. "Perhaps, they might even have brought both sides to the table and reached a compromise acceptable to all."
[01:27] <Kotono> "Perhaps, perhaps not." Commander Oberuth shakes his head, "There may be time where it's reasonable ot intervene in wars and times where we should allow events to go as they will. We can't become too entangled in politics - we need to be our own force, not another army fighting over ground and pride."
[01:28] <Alicia> "Mediation is fine," Alicia shakes her head. "What I cannot countenance is taking sides in such conflicts where there is no right or wrong, nor exercising our own force to simply halt the conflict and maintain the status quo."
[01:28] <Alicia> "There will be those on both sides who insist their cause is worth fighting for, that conflict is their last recourse to correct an injustice. We shouldn't deny them that option."
01[01:30] <Seira> "I must say that I disagree, but debating it here would get us nowhere. There is no conflict in the present or future that I wish to resolve by fighting on one side or another, after all, so the question itself becomes moot." Seira shrugs. "We certainly agree on mediation being an acceptable recourse,
01[01:30] <Seira> and if we ever disagree on that as well, as long as the option to act individually without representing Balmuria is available in such cases, I see no problems in the future."
[01:36] <Kotono> "But once we do all that, it's a matter of strenghtening ourselves. We need a protected, stronger base of operations. Frankly, we have many a being that owes us, or knows we're good for a favor. We need a powerful, safe place and one that will serve as a symbol."
01[01:37] <Seira> "I'm afraid I don't follow, here," Seira admits. "The city is not enough? Or... you wish to relocate it?"
[01:39] <Kotono> "The city is fine. The garrison..." Commander Oberuth smiles now, a very small one. "It's served us well, but I feel we've outgrown it."
01[01:41] <Seira> "I know Demedais is using the temple of Helm as a training base, and it's both larger and far better protected. Is that along the lines you were thinking of?"
[01:41] <Alicia> "You'd prefer something more symbolic? Something inspiring to look upon, that can be seen from any part of the city as reassurance of our commitment to defending all who dwell here?" Alicia asks with a smile, her tone light but not entirely joking.
[01:46] <Kotono> "You're both on the right track. For practical and inspirational reasons. A garrison...it's just not, ah...impressive." Now breaking his own smile bigger, "Something that will stand as a symbol."
01[01:47] <Seira> "In that case, how about aiming for a floating, upside-down mountain top?" Seira voices eagerly, leaning forward. "I've always wanted to have a flying fortress like that!"
[01:48] <Alicia> "The first time some rowdy wizard casts dispel magic on it we'd all regret it," Alicia notes with a wince, before moving on. "Between us two and Elle," she gestures between herself and Seira, "We have the magic to speed construction of something new, if we can get the materials. The Earth Elementals in the Galkass Mountains might help at that for getting things like adamantine."
01[01:49] <Seira> "It wouldn't be a very good flying fortress if someone could just defeat it with dispel magic," Seira mutters quietly.
[01:50] <Kotono> "You have a good point, Seira," Smiling slightly now, "Further, we have beings of incredible power who we can consult for guidance and aid to further our effort in a productive manner."
01[01:56] <Seira> It's true enough, although she can't think of specifics at the moment.

[Corwin]

[19:40] <Kotono> <Alicia> "You'd prefer something more symbolic? Something inspiring to look upon, that can be seen from any part of the city as reassurance of our commitment to defending all who dwell here?" Alicia asks with a smile, her tone light but not entirely joking.
[19:40] <Kotono> > "You're both on the right track. For practical and inspirational reasons. A garrison...it's just not, ah...impressive." Now breaking his own smile bigger, "Something that will stand as a symbol."
[19:40] <Kotono> <Seira> "In that case, how about aiming for a floating, upside-down mountain top?" Seira voices eagerly, leaning forward. "I've always wanted to have a flying fortress like that!"
[19:40] <Kotono> <Alicia> "The first time some rowdy wizard casts dispel magic on it we'd all regret it," Alicia notes with a wince, before moving on. "Between us two and Elle," she gestures between herself and Seira, "We have the magic to speed construction of something new, if we can get the materials. The Earth Elementals in the Galkass Mountains might help at that for getting things like adamantine."
[19:40] <Kotono> <Seira> "It wouldn't be a very good flying fortress if someone could just defeat it with dispel magic," Seira mutters quietly.
[19:40] <Kotono> > "You have a good point, Seira," Smiling slightly now, "Further, we have beings of incredible power who we can consult for guidance and aid to further our effort in a productive manner."
[19:40] <Kotono> <Seira> It's true enough, although she can't think of specifics at the moment.
03[19:40] * Yomi is now known as Seira
03[19:41] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[19:41] <Kotono> "More than anything else, we have to grow again. Once the Dark Six are defeated, we can begin this labor." Oberuth looks to both of them now, "ARe both of you content with following this path?"
[19:43] <Alicia> "For now I'm on board," Alicia inclines her head. "But as you say, we have more pressing concerns to deal with at the moment."
01[19:43] <Seira> "Again, yes, although I don't think I can contribute significantly until the plan is more than a vague idea stating intent," Seira responds.
[19:44] <Kotono> "We'll make this more official once the Dark Six are defeated. For now...go. There's still much to do."
[19:53] <Kotono> ---
[19:53] <Kotono> OOC: Seira, who's going with yo ufor the armor? Any prep you need to make?
01[19:55] <Seira> After gathering Amaryl, Seira intends to use the portal to Malmuth and ask her father to accompany them. The finishing touch requires a spell he has, after all, and she supposes she would like to have him there. Agathaiel had also followed them the entire time; in fact, getting the armor was a sort of test, and so Seira has little doubt the deva would like to see this through as well.
[19:57] <Kotono> Thus the four gather. As everyone is ready, "Who's going to teleport us?" Amaryl asks.
01[19:58] <Seira> "I've prepared for this!" Seira declares proudly, and thinks of their destination, that alone enough to teleport them all over.
[20:00] <Kotono> Woosh! The party appears over in a split second! You stand outside the smoky smithy, the scent of smoke in the cold air. A golden smoke coils about out, streaked with lines of black soot.
01[20:01] <Seira> "Let's go see our friend so that an enormous dragon appearing suddenly doesn't startle him?" Seira suggests, heading inside.
[20:06] <Kotono> Inside you find the smith working. He hammers away at the set of chain mail! It glows hot as a tinder in the fire, like gleaming red-gold links sewn together. Occasionally electricity, water or lines of darkness roil over, draconic roars echoing with each hammerfall. In the gleam of the light from the armor, you can see fragments of memory - Demedais standing before Kondrux, Alicia standing before a giant black skeleton that absorbs all the li
[20:06] <Kotono> Demedais standing before Kondrux, Alicia standing before a giant black skeleton that absorbs all the light around it, Seira facing down a Nightwalker alone.
01[20:08] <Seira> 'Somehow, it will be either really impressive, or really creepy,' Seira can't help but think. "Probably the former," she voices absent-mindedly, waving at the smith. "We're back," Seira further says to alert him to their presence.
[20:09] <Kotono> Turning away and holding his hammer aloft, "It's almost done," he calls, "You're early!"
01[20:11] <Seira> "The fell forces of undeath and evil were weaker than anticipated?" Seira calls back with a laugh. "I've tried to show up earlier just so that we could summon a dragon to breathe life into the armor as you're almost done with it."
[20:15] <Kotono> "You're really seirous about this?" Wiping his brow with the back of his hand, "I'll have it ready in a few minutes then."
01[20:16] <Seira> "I think it would be a suitable send off, and Lagann doesn't disagree," Seira responds, shrugging. "If you think otherwise, we won't do this, of course."
[20:17] <Kotono> "I'll give it a try," As the smith calls bakc, Amaryl watches the armor. "Oh, it looks so magnificent, Seira!"
01[20:18] <Seira> "Doesn't it?" Seira happily agrees. "I know you'll do it justice. Why, I can see the bard tales of your exploits wearing it proudly to battle evil!"
[20:19] <Kotono> "Bard song - true immortality, that," Saul observes, hands within his robes as he watches the smith ework.
01[20:20] <Seira> "Don't listen to Dad, he's just jealous," Seira tells Amaryl loudly enough for Saul to overhear.
[20:22] <Kotono> "Why, in my day, we have to EARN our bardsong," With crossed arms, "We didn't get it by dressing up in fancy armor and looking pretty."
[20:23] <Kotono> Amaryl giggles lightly, but otherwise holds her tongue.
06[20:24] * Seira eyes her father skeptically, but otherwise just waits for the armor to near readiness, so that their Dragon Ally spell could be cast.
[20:25] <Kotono> After several more hammer blows, "It's ready," the smith calls, "Let's take this outside then...dragons are huge, aren't they?"
01[20:26] <Seira> "That's what I'm thinking!" Seira responds, nodding at her father.
[20:27] <Kotono> As the armor is carried with hot tongs outside, everyone relocates. Agathaiel steps back, as does Amaryl. "Well then." Saul cracks his neck, "Are we ready?"
01[20:27] <Seira> "The moment is upon us," Seira agrees.
[20:34] <Kotono> Saul steps forward, kneeling to the ground. He draws an arrow like pattern  into the ground with lines of fire, sizzling in the dirty. As he chants it expands out, from an arrow into a vast line of fiery breath. Saul tosses handfuls of gold and minor gems in every minute or so, invoking new and different names! With the last syllable, the sky cracks open! Before you a large dragon flies in the air. It is of a shiny, glossy golden color, gleami
[20:34] <Kotono> It is of a shiny, glossy golden color, gleaming and steaming in the cold air. "You have drawn me forth, wizard. Why?"
01[20:35] <Seira> "It was done at my request," Seira calls up to the golden dragon. "In the hopes that as fellow servants of Waukeen, we could come to an agreement benefiting us both and Her cause at the same time."
[20:36] <Kotono> "Her words are mostly correct. The task is a simple one, we ask you to bathe this armor here with your flaming breath. That is all, you will be properly compensated," Saul tosses several gemstones into the fire, "Once you do this you are free to return whence you came."
01[20:40] <Seira> "A simple, much-appreciated request," Seira adds to that.
[20:40] <Kotono> "Very well." The dragon turns to the armor, rearing back onto it's hind legs! Fire gathers around it's mouth ,a white hot inferno of heat! With a roar that shatters the heavens above you into a sonic explosion, the flaming breath engulfs the armor! (More)
[20:52] <Kotono> The dragon is gone, scorched ground where the flaming arrow and breath where. Sitting on the ground in a halo of burning fire sits the armor. Silver and gold links are formed together into chainmail, the shoulders the scales of a golden dragon. Arm bracers attach to the armor, tiny claws of blue, sea green and shadowy black wrapping together to serve as wrist guards.
06[20:53] * Seira comes closer, running her finger over the nearest bracer.
[21:02] <Kotono> The armor is hot to the touch, but the metal is firm.
01[21:06] <Seira> "It's done, and just in time, too," Seira says, largely to herself, before raising her head to look at the smith. "Again, our thanks. Words don't quite seem adequate for all of your help."
[21:08] <Kotono> "You're welcome." The smith rubs his hands and shoulders, "I think that's my best work yet."
[21:08] <Kotono> "Oh Seira..." Amaryl stares at the armor, "It's...beautiful."
01[21:09] <Seira> "And Dad's speechless, because we all know you're going to look so stunning while wearing it!"
[21:13] <Kotono> "It's impressive. All it took were a few irrelplaceable artifacts and enough money to feed Malmuth for a few weeks," With a lopsided smile, "It's good work, Seira."
01[21:15] <Seira> "If that money signified the life or death of people in Malmuth, I have several reserves I can liquidate for that purpose," Seira suggests, ready to do just that if the answer is an affirmative. "For now, want to try it on and see how it fits you, Amaryl? And Dad, we're taking the fight to the liches first thing tomorrow, if everything aligns just right. We could really use you with us there."
[21:21] <Kotono> Saul makes a motion to sigh, "Of course, of course. Finishing this is only proper."
01[21:22] <Seira> "And your own legend might grow!" Seira adds brightly, intent on teleporting them all back home once they are done.
[21:23] <Kotono> OOC: If you're using normal TP roll it?
01[21:23] <Seira> roll 1d100 home
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 home and gets 65." [1d100=65]

[Corwin]

[20:42] <Kotono> -----------
[20:42] <Kotono> Thus everyone gathers to gether. An entire squad of heroes mustered together in Seira's reading room. Lady Honeydip looks over everyone, "Gods, you're building an entire squadron here?"
01[20:43] <Seira> "We're leaving the second one in reserve," Seira responds. "But you did mention having an army, so if we're going to make an impact, we better do our part as well, right?"
[20:44] <Kotono> "Well, I think I can take all of you. Gather around me," Honeydip waves and gestures, "Make a circle enveloping me."
01[20:45] <Seira> "Once we get back, could I have a moment of your time?" Seira asks, offering Honeydip her left hand. "I know you must be busy, but it wouldn't take long."
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[20:46] <Kotono> Lady Honeydip inclines her head forward, "Once all of this is done."
03[20:46] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Alicia
06[20:48] * Alicia takes her part in the circle readily enough.
[20:50] <Kotono> Thus everyone joins hands around Lady Honeydip! The reality as you know it shifts and spills over black! You stand in oblivion, consumed in nothingness!...until pure radiance envelopes you. You stand amid vast wartents and towers, siege engines and vast piles of gear about. All around you are eladrin and celestials, girded for war. Past this radiance is utter oblivion, a lightstorm of rainbow colors cascading far above, at the edges of the lig
[20:50] <Kotono> a lightstorm of rainbow colors cascading far above, at the edges of the light and the edges of the oblivion. (More)
[20:53] <Kotono> Past all of this it stands out like a throbbing wound. The oblivion falls deeper and deeper into itself, an endless spiral into a circle. It is far away, but stands out in your vision as if you were close enough to touch it. A castle of oblivion, formed of death and hate.  Riders of oblivion clash with celestials of the purest light above it, Abyssal War Engines challenged by brave eladrin charges. Throughout it, blasts of magic and power duel
[20:53] <Kotono> Abyssal War Engines challenged by brave eladrin charges. Throughout it, blasts of magic and power duel, routinely sending out shockwaves that fizzle away once they touch the light.
06[20:55] * Alicia is reminded of her part in assaulting the fortress of slime and rot on the astral plane, for all that this isn't really what she'd expected - she'd thought this would be a raid rather than a siege. "Will Gwynharwyf be taking the field herself?" she asks Honeydip curiously, never having thought she'd live to see someone like that in direct combat.
[20:55] <Kotono> "Welcome to oblivion..." Donald murmurs, watching the far away conflagrations. "That's Bleak Rendor?"
06[20:56] * Seira expected to be taken to their base of operations, alright. She just didn't expect it to be so deep in enemy territory.
[20:59] <Kotono> "Lady Gwynharwyf will see you and speak for herself," Lady Honeydip shimmers, transforming back into a pixie. She takes the lead, taking you to one of the tents. A tent of desert sand and churning silk, blowing as if a gale had enveloped it. Within stands a tornado of sand, an endless maelstrom...no. Within stands a tanned woman of elven height and splendor, wearing a loincloth and bra...no...within is a screaming storm of light...no...it is a
[20:59] <Kotono> wearing a loincloth and bra...no...within is a screaming storm of light...no...it is all of them and more. From it the light that bathes you spills out. (More)
[21:02] <Kotono> Looking at her, you feel undenial urges. Urges to live, to battle, to feast on the bounty of life. To change yourself for the better, always changing. The ideas of several personal reformations soar through your mind in an instant, like a Fiefdoms sandstorm blasting grains of sand into your face. Lady Honeydip bows, going to the ground and kneeling. "My honored patron...Queen-Consort to Morwel, the Righteous Queen of Fury, Gwynharwyf."
[21:02] <Kotono> like a Fiefdoms sandstorm blasting grains of sand into your face. Lady Honeydip bows, going to the ground and kneeling. "My honored patron...Queen-Consort to Morwel, the Righteous Queen of Fury, Gwynharwyf."
01[21:05] <Seira> Queen-Consort? That sounds kind of nice. Seira shakes her head clear of such things, and bows before Gwynharwyf. "Seira of Balmuria," she introduces herself afterwards.
[21:07] <Alicia> As someone who used to do lots of diplomatic work in Arborea, Marie knows the routine well enough to follow right behind Honeydip in the genuflecting and introducing her own patron. "I present Alicia Reynes, honoured servant of Mystra and captain in the Crimson Guard." She even avoids making a face at mentioning Alicia's embarrassingly low position in the mortal world.
06[21:07] * Alicia follows with a more sedate bow of her own, still on her feet. "We are glad to join forces with yours to bring an end to the atrocities of the Dark Six and Neverborn for all time."
[21:12] <Kotono> The rest of the party follows suit. From this everchanging maelstrom a strong voice speaks, the voice of a roar over the battlefield. In a moment the woman shape becomes predominate, no larger than Alicia or Seira. "Well met, champions! Our fury assails the walls of Bleak Rendor like a a typhoon. Joining our crusade will hasten when those walls collapse."
[21:15] <Alicia> There's about a foot in difference between Alicia and Seira, so that's rather vague. "We are at your disposal and eager to take the battle to the enemy. Where can we be of most use?"
[21:18] <Kotono> Gwynharwyf looks the party over, "We need another assault team, while our secondary forces attacking the flanks need reinforcing as well. The assault team may breach the walls of Bleak Rendor and will certainly face vile guardians. The flankers will be supporting the main force and distracting."
01[21:19] <Seira> "What do you know of the opposition we might meet?" Seira inquires.
[21:19] <Alicia> "I have experience at such assaults," Alicia volunteers for the first task. "Mystra's spellfire will shatter their walls no matter what they're made of."
[21:21] <Kotono> "Undead of all stripes, bolstered so close to the oblivion that gives them energy," Gwynharwyf's voice drops to the quiet whispers of the finished battlefield, when only corpses and victory remain. "Summoned creatures as well, mostly demons with a smattering of slaadi and yugoloths. Abberations on occasion as well."
01[21:22] <Seira> "We might need some support in the form of Death Ward," Seira muses out loud. "The rest shouldn't be a problem, I believe."
[21:23] <Alicia> "Death Ward will be vital when facing the Neverborn, but as for the plane itself, I assume you have some wide area protection against it - does it cover the fortress as well?" Alicia asks. It'll help those summoned demons too, but it's a price she's willing to pay.
[21:24] <Kotono> "No." Gwynharwyf states, "The protection is my own, I have not been able to advance any closer to Bleak Rendor. A force repels me, preventing me from leading the charge myself. Death Ward can be provided."
01[21:25] <Seira> "It would be appreciated," Seira admits. "Other than that, direct us towards the point you wish us to breech?"
[21:27] <Kotono> "Some of you are needed to support the flanks, though I leave the question of dispositions to you to solve."
[21:29] <Kotono> "Who goes with who then?" Antenora looks about, "We have a substantial force of our own.
[21:29] <Kotono> "
01[21:41] <Seira> "Alicia and myself will take charge of the team to breach the walls of the castle," Seira says after a moment's thought and a glance in Alicia's direction. "Latha, Marie, Donald, we would appreciate your presence there." Turning slightly, she addresses Antenora as she continues, "Antenora, Amaryl, please lead the rest of our forces in support of the flanks of our allies."
06[21:42] * Alicia looks to the second group. "Look after each other out there," she asks them, focusing particularly on her sister and Antenora.
[21:42] <Kotono> "We will," Amaryl promises, the groups sorting themselves in two. As Donald walks over to Seira, "So we're going to charge teeth-in, eh?"
[21:42] <Kotono> Antenora and Jessica exchange looks, with Jessica smiling, "We'll come back in one piece, Alicia. Both of us."
01[21:43] <Seira> "As long as they lose all the teeth there are to lose?" Seira returns with a shrug.
[21:44] <Alicia> "I'll move up to the wall and breach it with spellfire, while you all cover me with ranged spells before we regroup and advance inside?" Alicia suggests a plan of action.
01[21:45] <Seira> "Sounds good," Seira agrees, using this chance they have to ward herself with spells before it's too late for that.
[21:45] <Kotono> "I can do that. Scorching Ray...Enervation won't work so well here." Donald mutters something, "If I could just figure out Polar Ray of Chain Lightning...damn, Ic ould really let them have it."
01[21:46] <Seira> "We'll work on the good stuff once we get back?" Seira offers to Donald, before drifting closer to Amaryl and asking her about borrowing the Sun Blade, just in case.
06[21:47] * Alicia casts a few spells to improve other's chances of success, along with shield on herself, before deeming herself ready.
[21:47] <Kotono> Amaryl hesitates, "Do you need it Seira?" she asks, "I'd really like to have it close here. This is where all the undead come from, right?"
01[21:48] <Seira> "In that case, not as much. And unless they blocked it, I'll be just a teleport away, so tell me if you need me?"
01[21:50] <Seira> "Better yet...." Seira mentally asks Lagann to imbue Amaryl with the skill to use the blade in question, if she really needs it.
[21:50] <Kotono> "Okay," Amaryl smiles. OOC: What spell/ability, Seira?
01[21:51] <Seira> OOC: Heroic Aspirations, which is basically weapon finesse for 180min on her. I'll subtract a potion of cat's grace.
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[21:54] <Kotono> "Well, ready to go kick some undead around?" Donald asks brightly
[21:54] <Kotono> .
06[21:54] * Seira prepares to annihilate anyone approaching Alicia with ill intent, while waiting on her to do her thing!
06[21:58] * Alicia casts mirror image for good measure.
[21:58] <Alicia> roll 1d4+6
05[21:58] -obsidian.ab.ca.lunarnet.org:@#dunes- Kotono invited Hatbot into the channel.
03[21:58] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@24.174.51.230) has joined #dunes
[21:58] <Alicia> roll 1d4+6
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+6 and gets 10." [1d4=4]
[22:00] <Kotono> So prepared, Antenora and Amaryl's group heads off. AFter they're gone, Lady Honeydip flutters up. "I'll direct you to the battlefield," she offers, "We'll get enchnated on the way."
06[22:01] * Seira is quite ready to follow, of course.
[22:01] <Alicia> "Lead on," Alicia agrees, wondering why Honeydip bothered to make herself big while they were in Balmuria if she's going to remain small for the actual battle. It's not like anyone wouldn't take her seriously just because of her stature.
[22:07] <Kotono> You are lead out. A pair of eladrin enchant the party, bestowing Death Ward on the party. Once that's done, Honeydip points ahead, "Follow me." Thus she leads you along - into the darkness, ahead! You feel the chill of oblivion grip you as you race forward, flying towards the fray! Death explodes all about you as you advance, coming close to Bleak Rendor! You currently fly through a scrapyard of broken bone and flesh, several defeated foes lit
[22:07] <Kotono> You currently fly through a scrapyard of broken bone and flesh, several defeated foes littering the way. Farther ahead is Bleak Rendor and the bulk of the battle...but as you do, the air ahead of you throbs. It throbs again, like a wound pulsing with infection.
06[22:10] * Alicia pauses slightly at the strange sight before them, trying to figure out what it portends if it's a natural feature of the negative energy plane...
[22:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 planes if relevant
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 planes if relevant and gets 43." [1d20=15]
[22:11] <Kotono> Lady Honeydip pauses her flight, spear brandished. "Careful! On your toes," she barks out.
[22:13] <Kotono> Donald's sword is drawn, a few blue wisps of fire dancing across it's tip. "Yeah, yeah, I get it. Time to crack something into pieces?"
06[22:14] * Alicia draws Hell Striker and approaches, shedding her own glow of holy light, her presence disruptive to any undead who would dare approach. "Negative energy elementals are going to spawn around us any second... the very plane itself protects our foes," she growls.
06[22:15] * Seira leaves the Resort to Lagann for the time being, ready to take hold of it herself should she need to. "They'll regret it, naturally," Seira promises. "Any weaknesses outside of positive energy? Any immunities?"
[22:16] <Alicia> "Treat them the same as any other undead," Alicia replies, moving closer to the expected spawning point so she can savagely lay into them the moment the coalesce their vile bodies into being.
[22:17] <Kotono> As the party prepares, the air around you throbs! Three titanic shapes of black, vaguely human shaped with gaping, broken skulls appear forth! Three of them twist into being! They are silent, yet move to strike you down! OOC: Init here. +12 bonus from  Honeydip's Motivate Dexterity.
01[22:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 27." [1d20=9]
[22:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Donald
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Donald and gets 35." [1d20=17]
[22:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 Honeydip
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 Honeydip and gets 46." [1d20=20]
[22:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 Alicia
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 Alicia and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[22:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 Anty
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 Anty and gets 27." [1d20=10]
[22:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 Marie
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 Marie and gets 29." [1d20=9]
03[22:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(46)>Donald(35)>Alicia(29)>Seira(27)'
[22:20] <Alicia> roll 1d4 damage for any within 10 feet of me
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 damage for any within 10 feet of me and gets 4." [1d4=4]
03[22:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(46)>Donald(35)>Marie=Alicia(29)>Seira(27)'
[22:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 Latha
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 Latha and gets 32." [1d20=12]
03[22:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(46)>Donald(35)>Latha(32)>Marie=Alicia(29)>Seira(27)'
[22:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 1
[22:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 2
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 1 and gets 23." [1d20=18]
[22:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 3
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 2 and gets 13." [1d20=8]
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 3 and gets 23." [1d20=18]
03[22:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(46)>Donald(35)>Latha(32)>Marie=Alicia(29)>Seira(27)>Elemental 1=Elemental 3(23)>Elemental 2(13)'
01[22:21] <Seira> roll 1d20 L, honestly, he wasn't going to be acting here, but....
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20 L, honestly, he wasn't going to be acting here, but.... and gets 3." [1d20=3]
03[22:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(46)>Donald(35)>Latha(32)>Marie=Alicia(29)>Seira(27)>Elemental 1=Elemental 3(23)>Elemental 2(13)>Lagann(3)'
01[22:21] <Seira> OOC: That's +12, laf
[22:21] <Kotono> Lady Honeydip moves like a flash, barking out orders, "Attack! Attack! Attack!" She gestures with her spear, voice spitting fire! "Now! Crush them beneath your weapons!" OOC: Motivate attack, +4 to melee attack rolls.
03[22:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(46)>Donald(35)>Latha(32)>Marie=Alicia(29)>Seira(27)>Elemental 1=Elemental 3(23)>Lagann(16)>Elemental 2(13)'
[22:22] <Kotono> Donald charges in before anything else, going after the behemoth of death on the left, taking a quick swipe!
[22:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29 (-5 PA)
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 (-5 PA) and gets 33." [1d20=4]
[22:23] <Kotono> roll 1d10+15
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+15 and gets 24." [1d10=9]
[22:23] <Kotono> Quickly striking away, Donald's blade gashes into the conglomerate of death! In the flashing light of the sword, you can see Donald lying on the ground, bleeding out as a bearded devil stabs into him! OOC: Latha's up.
[22:25] <Alicia> Sheltering the party with her aura, Latha calls a holy smite to burst around the elementals, hurting and disorienting them!
[22:25] <Alicia> roll 5d8 DC 19
06[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d8 DC 19 and gets 31." [5d8=8, 6, 5, 7, 5]
[22:25] <Alicia> OOC: remember -1 from consecrate!
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 37." [1d20=20]
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 37." [1d20=20]
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[22:27] <Kotono> The blast of holy power makes the elementals fade slightly, light shining on the impure death before you! OOC: Marie and alcia.
[22:27] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia.
[22:28] <Alicia> Getting over her surprise over how healthy Honeydip's lungs are, Alicia follows the enthusiastic advice given and lays into the elemental that had the misfortune of manifesting adjacent to her, hacking it apart with several powerful sweeps before it has a chance to react!
[22:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 knowledge
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 knowledge and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[22:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -7pa divine might
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -7pa divine might and gets 48." [1d20=18]
[22:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 -7pa divine might
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 -7pa divine might and gets 43." [1d20=18]
[22:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -7pa divine might
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -7pa divine might and gets 38." [1d20=18]
[22:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -7pa divine might crit check
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -7pa divine might crit check and gets 46." [1d20=16]
[22:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 -7pa divine might crit check
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 -7pa divine might crit check and gets 42." [1d20=17]
[22:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -7pa divine might crit check
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -7pa divine might crit check and gets 37." [1d20=17]
[22:30] <Alicia> roll 12d4+252+6d6+3d6+6d6+3d8 assuming evil but not chaotic
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 12d4+252+6d6+3d6+6d6+3d8 assuming evil but not chaotic and gets 367." [12d4=1, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 1][6d6=3, 2, 5, 3, 5, 4][3d6=4, 6, 2][6d6=4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 6][3d8=7, 7, 8]
[22:33] <Alicia> Sticking close to Alicia, Marie fires a small barrage of arrows at the one that Donald wounded!
[22:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 and gets 29." [1d20=1]
[22:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 and gets 33." [1d20=10]
[22:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 and gets 23." [1d20=5]
[22:33] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 I know one hit
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 I know one hit and gets 9." [1d4=3][1d6=2][1d4=3]
03[22:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(46)>Donald(35)>Latha(32)>Marie=Alicia(29)>Seira(27)>Elemental 1=Elemental 3(23)>Lagann(16)'
[22:40] <Kotono> With a fury borne of shouting and skill, Alicia's gemmed blade severs the elemental apart! In one great slash she cuts it in twain, breaking it right back to the plane that birthed it! Meanwhile Marie fires off a few arrows, landing a single hit! OOC:Seira.
06[22:41] * Seira takes flight, flanking past Alicia to catch the two remaining elementals together in one fiery burst of flame!
01[22:41] <Seira> roll 10d10+2d8 fire+holy dc22
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d10+2d8 fire+holy dc22 and gets 65." [10d10=10, 9, 6, 4, 7, 6, 4, 6, 4, 3][2d8=3, 3]
01[22:41] <Seira> roll 1d4
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[22:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 they're not that great at ref at least.
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 they're not that great at ref at least. and gets 30." [1d20=17]
[22:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 they're not that great at ref at least.
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 they're not that great at ref at least. and gets 30." [1d20=17]
[22:43] <Kotono> Sizzling golden fire cascades the two elementals, the black deaths trying to dodge as they endur ethe storm! Set on, the first elemental rears back and slams it's fist at Donald!
[22:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-5 PA)
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (-5 PA) and gets 48." [1d20=18]
[22:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-5 PA) crit?
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (-5 PA) crit? and gets 38." [1d20=8]
[22:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-5 PA)
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (-5 PA)  and gets 41." [1d20=11]
[22:44] <Kotono> roll 3d6+33
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+33 and gets 44." [3d6=1, 4, 6]
[22:45] <Kotono> WHAM! Donald is caught by a blow right in the body, slammed  back so hard that his armor nearly merges into his skin! The second one turns to Alicia, slamming at her!
[22:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-5 PA)
06[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (-5 PA) and gets 33." [1d20=3]
[22:45] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 1." [1d9=1]
[22:45] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[22:45] <Alicia> roll 1d4 for coming within 10 feet
06[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 for coming within 10 feet and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[22:45] <Alicia> OOC: 39 vs evil
[22:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 hit 2
06[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 hit 2 and gets 39." [1d20=9]
[22:46] <Kotono> roll 3d6+33 just not Alicia's day, does not beta DR.
06[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+33 just not Alicia's day, does not beta DR. and gets 41." [3d6=2, 1, 5]
[22:46] <Alicia> OOC: wait, 41 AC thanks to Donald
[22:46] <Kotono> OOC: Nevermind then.
[22:47] <Kotono> Alicia's too quick, bringing her sword up! White sparts of holy protection cascade from the blows, both of them deflected away! OOC: Lagann.
01[22:47] <Seira> Lagann decides to try and hack the one bothering Donald apart.
01[22:47] <Seira> roll 1d20+27
06[22:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 and gets 43." [1d20=16]
[22:48] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
01[22:48] <Seira> roll 3d8+4 not in full attack range, right?
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+4 not in full attack range, right? and gets 19." [3d8=4, 6, 5]
[22:49] <Kotono> Lagann surges forward, managing a cut into the side of the giant elemental! Lady Honeydip whirls through the air, flipping past the fist of the death elemental slamming Donald, going for it's head! "You heard me! Rip them apart! Shred them like a glabrezu caught in the grasps of a coautl!"
[22:50] <Kotono> roll 1d6 chaos devotion
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 chaos devotion and gets 5." [1d6=5]
[22:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+38 (+4 motivate attack, +2 charge, +5 chaos devotion, -10 PA)
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+38 (+4 motivate attack, +2 charge, +5 chaos devotion, -10 PA)  and gets 58." [1d20=20]
[22:51] <Kotono> roll 1d6+45
06[22:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+45 and gets 49." [1d6=4]
[22:52] <Kotono> Honeydip lands right on it's head, plunging her spear into it! She stabs into the top of it's head over and over, making persistant wounds into it! OOC: Donald.
[22:53] <Kotono> Donald settles himself, cracking his neck back into place, before grinning and returning the attack!
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-5 PA again)
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (-5 PA again) and gets 34." [1d20=4]
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-5 PA again)
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (-5 PA again) and gets 37." [1d20=7]
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 29." [1d20=4]
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 30." [1d20=10]
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d10+15
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+15 and gets 20." [1d10=5]
[22:53] <Kotono> Donald manages to land a solid blow as he dodges it's fists, ripping into it's leg! OOC: Latha.
[22:54] <Kotono> roll 1d10+15 that would be another hit, yeah.
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+15 that would be another hit, yeah. and gets 20." [1d10=5]
[22:54] <Alicia> Latha joins the assault on the one Donald is tangling with, striking from below as Honeydip attacks from above!
[22:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 -8pa
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 -8pa and gets 30." [1d20=5]
[22:55] <Kotono> Latha closes in, but her blow is a little too powerful! She misaims, missing the bottom of the beast as she has to retreat back from a flailing kick! OOC: Marie/Alicia.
[22:56] <Alicia> Since another elemental has stepped into the breach vacated by the one she just killed, Alicia happily does it the honour of dismembering it!
[22:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -7pa
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -7pa and gets 44." [1d20=14]
[22:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 -7pa
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 -7pa and gets 27." [1d20=2]
[22:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -7pa
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -7pa and gets 26." [1d20=6]
[22:56] <Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[22:57] <Alicia> OOC: +2 from bane but if 30 misses...
[22:57] <Alicia> roll 2d4+34+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+34+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8 and gets 61." [2d4=3, 3][2d6=2, 1][1d6=2][2d6=2, 6][1d8=8]
[22:58] <Alicia> Since she's already just out of range of the elemental's fists, Marie uses her bracelet of transposition to switch places with Alicia and save her from taking the brunt of its full attention in reprisal, then she flies away back to Alicia and hovers protectively nearby.
[22:58] <Kotono> Alicia lands a deep blow into it's stomach, flying up to swirl her blade through and through, then vanishes! Marie repeats the same retreat a second later, falling back! OOC: Seira.
06[23:00] * Seira positions herself in a good spot to flank with Alicia, adopting a more defensive style of fight than she is used to as she swipes a claw at the elemental.
01[23:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 (-2 for fighting defensively, right?)
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 (-2 for fighting defensively, right?) and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[23:01] <Kotono> Seira closes in, but her blow is poorly timed, missing as she readjusts too far! The first elemental roars up, a slam at Honeydip and a slam at Donald as it writhes about!
[23:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 Honeydip
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 Honeydip and gets 46." [1d20=16]
[23:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 Donald
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 Donald and gets 49." [1d20=19]
[23:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 Donald ow
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 Donald ow and gets 44." [1d20=14]
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 3d6+33 Honeydip ow
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+33 Honeydip ow and gets 41." [3d6=1, 6, 1]
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 9d6+99 This is not Donald's day. At all.
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 9d6+99 This is not Donald's day. At all. and gets 133." [9d6=2, 4, 6, 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 5]
[23:04] <Kotono> Honeydip is clubbed, sent away from her head stabbing and wobbling in the air! Donald is hit dead on! The sound of breaking bone and metal cascades through the air as he gasps out, a splurt of blood, flesh and broken bone sent right out of his mouth! The third elemental squares with Seira, extending a hand out to touch her...
[23:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20 touch AC, it's not going ot miss unless it rolls shit.
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 touch AC, it's not going ot miss unless it rolls shit. and gets 9." [1d20=9]
[23:04] <Kotono> It's hand touches Seira! Her body turns ashen, but then her armor glows, it's hand knocked back and away! OOC: Honeydip's up
[23:04] <Kotono> .
[23:05] <Kotono> "Shut up and die!" Honeydip pounds down on it's head for all she's worth!
[23:05] <Kotono> roll 1d6 chaos devotion
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 chaos devotion and gets 5." [1d6=5]
[23:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+36 (+4 motivate attack, +5 chaos devotion, -10 PA)
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 (+4 motivate attack, +5 chaos devotion, -10 PA) and gets 48." [1d20=12]
[23:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 and gets 33." [1d20=2]
[23:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 and gets 42." [1d20=16]
[23:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 24." [1d20=3]
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d6+45
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d6+45
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+45 and gets 49." [1d6=4]
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+45 and gets 46." [1d6=1]
03[23:06] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(46)>Donald(35)>Latha(32)>Marie=Alicia(29)>Seira(27)>Elemental 3(23)>Lagann(16)'
[23:06] <Kotono> Plunging down, Lady Honeydip explodes out it's shattered skull of a head, giong down and down! She tears it's throat and chest through with one plunge, coming out of it' slower chest as the entire death elemental breaks asunder! OOC: Donald.
[23:07] <Kotono> Donald staggers back, retreating and in full defensE! OOC: Latha.
[23:07] <Alicia> "Donald, wait!" Latha calls, flying after him to heal him and sadly depriving everyone else of her protective aura.
[23:07] <Alicia> OOC: CL check?
[23:08] <Kotono> OOC: It's spellcraft, actually.
[23:08] <Alicia> OOC: haha, she lacks it. Spell fizzles?
[23:08] <Alicia> OOC: actually she'd surely know better
[23:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24
06[23:09] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 and gets 30." [1d20=6]
[23:09] <Alicia> OOC: strike, then
[23:10] <Alicia> Approaching the last elemental, Latha attempts to banish it to the positive energy plane with a touch!
[23:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 melee touch
06[23:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 melee touch and gets 43." [1d20=20]
[23:10] <Alicia> OOC: DC 22 will vs plane shift
[23:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 will
06[23:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 will and gets 24." [1d20=7]
[23:13] <Kotono> The elemental is touched, but it refuses to leave this plane! OOC: Marie/Alicia.
[23:14] <Alicia> "Back into the fray, Marie," Alicia orders her familiar who zips towards the elemental and then trades places, restoring Alicia's prior position as she does her level best to chop the last elemental apart!
[23:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+32 -9pa divine might
06[23:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+32 -9pa divine might and gets 50." [1d20=18]
[23:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 -9pa divine might
06[23:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 -9pa divine might and gets 29." [1d20=2]
[23:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 -9pa divine might
06[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 -9pa divine might and gets 24." [1d20=2]
[23:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+32 -9pa divine might crit check
06[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+32 -9pa divine might crit check and gets 51." [1d20=19]
[23:15] <Kotono> OOC: Crit.
[23:15] <Alicia> roll 4d4+92+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8
06[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d4+92+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8 and gets 116." [4d4=1, 3, 2, 2][2d6=4, 1][1d6=2][2d6=3, 3][1d8=3]
[23:15] <Kotono> With a final blow, the elemental is cleaved aprt! It falls into nothingness, the way clear! OOC: Free act.
[23:16] <Kotono> Donald tumbles end over end, throwing up blood. "Help..." he groans.
[23:16] <Kotono> Lady Honeydip scans around, "It's clear. Well fought!"
06[23:16] * Alicia then goes towards Donald and does her best to heal him with spellfire. "Hang on. Healing magic doesn't work right here, but this should do," she reassures, touching his stomach as she channels healing energy into him.
[23:16] <Alicia> roll 18d4+18
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 18d4+18 and gets 58." [18d4=2, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 3, 2, 4, 1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 1, 4, 2]
06[23:16] * Seira draws closer to Donald protectively. "I did say they're the ones who should be losing, right?"
[23:16] <Alicia> "Nice lungs!" Marie gives Honeydip a thumbs up.
06[23:17] * Alicia follows up with some more healing before she requests Latha start casting holy aura on her to recharge.
[23:17] <Alicia> roll 9d4+9
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 9d4+9 and gets 33." [9d4=2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3]
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 16d4+16 two holy aura's worth of healing on Donald, then I'll take 3 more to tank up for the assault
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 16d4+16 two holy aura's worth of healing on Donald, then I'll take 3 more to tank up for the assault and gets 62." [16d4=2, 4, 1, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2]

[Corwin]

[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > With a final blow, the elemental is cleaved aprt! It falls into nothingness, the way clear! OOC: Free act.
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > Donald tumbles end over end, throwing up blood. "Help..." he groans.
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > Lady Honeydip scans around, "It's clear. Well fought!"
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Alicia then goes towards Donald and does her best to heal him with spellfire. "Hang on. Healing magic doesn't work right here, but this should do," she reassures, touching his stomach as she channels healing energy into him.
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Alicia> roll 18d4+18
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 18d4+18 and gets 58." [18d4=2, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 3, 2, 4, 1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 1, 4, 2]
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Seira draws closer to Donald protectively. "I did say they're the ones who should be losing, right?"
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Alicia> "Nice lungs!" Marie gives Honeydip a thumbs up.
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Alicia follows up with some more healing before she requests Latha start casting holy aura on her to recharge.
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Alicia> roll 9d4+9
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 9d4+9 and gets 33." [9d4=2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3]
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Alicia> roll 16d4+16 two holy aura's worth of healing on Donald, then I'll take 3 more to tank up for the assault
[20:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 16d4+16 two holy aura's worth of healing on Donald, then I'll take 3 more to tank up for the assault and gets 62." [16d4=2, 4, 1, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2]
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[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > > With a final blow, the elemental is cleaved aprt! It falls into nothingness, the way clear! OOC: Free act.
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > > Donald tumbles end over end, throwing up blood. "Help..." he groans.
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > > Lady Honeydip scans around, "It's clear. Well fought!"
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > * Alicia then goes towards Donald and does her best to heal him with spellfire. "Hang on. Healing magic doesn't work right here, but this should do," she reassures, touching his stomach as she channels healing energy into him.
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > <Alicia> roll 18d4+18
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 18d4+18 and gets 58." [18d4=2, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 3, 2, 4, 1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 1, 4, 2]
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > * Seira draws closer to Donald protectively. "I did say they're the ones who should be losing, right?"
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > <Alicia> "Nice lungs!" Marie gives Honeydip a thumbs up.
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > * Alicia follows up with some more healing before she requests Latha start casting holy aura on her to recharge.
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > <Alicia> roll 9d4+9
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 9d4+9 and gets 33." [9d4=2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3]
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > <Alicia> roll 16d4+16 two holy aura's worth of healing on Donald, then I'll take 3 more to tank up for the assault
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 16d4+16 two holy aura's worth of healing on Donald, then I'll take 3 more to tank up for the assault and gets 62." [16d4=2, 4, 1, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2]
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "T-thanks," Donald hacks again, "Felt like my chest got caved in."
03[20:40] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[20:41] <Alicia> "Don't mention it," Alicia gives Donald a smile before she approaches the stoic Honeydip and heals her wounds, not wanting the little general to fall over during their assault.
[20:41] <Alicia> roll 6d4+6
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d4+6 and gets 22." [6d4=2, 1, 4, 2, 4, 3]
[20:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Once mended, "We need to keep going!" Lady Honeydip levels her spear ahead, "The walls of Bleak Rendor await!"
[20:43] <Alicia> "I just hope no more of those things get spawned," Alicia looks over to the rest of the battle as she advances. Elementals of such power would surely plow a bloody path through most opposition.
06[20:45] * Seira has confidence in Amaryl and those left with her, and their ability to destroy elementals such as these, not worrying for now. Although she does pass a brief message about encountering them, and the ways to take them down, just in case.
[20:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus the party flies ahead! You pass into the battle, horrors to your side and ahead! Thew alls of Bleak REndor rise high, balls of utter oblivion flying above, raining death down! Before the wall stands a figure of radiant vileness, it's giant skeletal body topped with six skulls, each of them speaking uncontemplable blasphemies. In it's hands are oblivion as a cloak, the nightmare about 100 feet away from the party, right in front
[20:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> the nightmare about 100 feet away from the party, right in front of the wall.
[20:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 religion what is it?
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 religion what is it? and gets 35." [1d20=18]
[20:54] <Alicia> "Looks like someone doesn't want us getting in," Alicia remarks, hefting her blade. "We'll have to kill it before I bring down the walls."
01[20:54] <Seira> "We want to go through the wall," Seira says reasonably. "Why not go through this thing as well, while we're at it? Two for one!"
[20:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Works for me," Donald grins, "Let's obliterate it?"
[20:56] <Alicia> "Ranged attacks to cover me, then. I'll move in to blast it with spellfire - move back a bit to stay out of range," Alicia recommends, surging forward to release her spellfire blast!
[20:56] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Let's roll init here then to sort everything out.
[20:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 Alicia
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 Alicia and gets 31." [1d20=12]
[20:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 Latha
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 Latha and gets 29." [1d20=9]
[20:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 Marie
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 Marie and gets 30." [1d20=10]
[20:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+15 Donald
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+15 Donald and gets 16." [1d20=1]
01[20:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25." [1d20=7]
01[20:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 L
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 L and gets 18." [1d20=6]
03[20:57] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Alicia(31)>Marie(30)>Latha(29)>Seira(25)>Lagann(18)>Donald(16)'
[20:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+12
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+12 and gets 18." [1d20=6]
03[20:58] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Alicia(31)>Marie(30)>Latha(29)>Seira(25)>Lagann=Blasphemy(18)>Donald(16)'
[20:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+5
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+5 and gets 12." [1d20=7]
03[20:58] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Alicia(31)>Marie(30)>Latha(29)>Seira(25)>Lagann=Blasphemy(18)>Donald(16)>???(12)'
[20:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Go Alicia.
[20:58] <Alicia> OOC: Honeydip?
[20:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Oh wow.
[20:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+26
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+26 and gets 28." [1d20=2]
03[20:59] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Alicia(31)>Marie(30)>Latha(29)>Honeydip(28)>Seira(25)>Lagann=Blasphemy(18)>Donald(16)>???(12)'
[21:01] <Alicia> Since she was already in the lead, Alicia is fairly sure the others behind her are out of range, so she flies forward quickly,
[21:01] <Alicia> stopping forty feet from the walls ahead when she suddenly erupts in a massively expanding sphere of all-consuming magical force that washes right over the blasphemic undead and disintegrates the walls behind it, exposing whatever shelters behind the now worthless fortification to the same arcane fury!
[21:02] <Alicia> roll 18d8 DC 27 reflex half
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 18d8 DC 27 reflex half and gets 68." [18d8=1, 2, 5, 7, 7, 3, 1, 6, 2, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 7, 2, 8, 8]
[21:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25." [1d20=7]
[21:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The spellfire gushes outwards! The abomination is staggered back, the wall behind it disintegrating! Beyond it you can see death - dozens of horrors, only glimpsed, waiting ot spring forth! All of them are directed by tiny, rotted babies. They speak as one, whispering the death of all of creation, one soul at a time! OOC: Marie.
[21:06] <Alicia> Marie flies forward fifty feet, sheltering Alicia as she uses some borrowed magic to unleash a trio of blazing lightning bolts at the massive undead monster!
[21:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 ranged touch
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 ranged touch and gets 34." [1d20=7]
[21:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 ranged touch
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 ranged touch and gets 40." [1d20=13]
[21:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 ranged touch
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 ranged touch and gets 41." [1d20=14]
[21:06] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: What spell?
[21:07] <Alicia> OOC: moonbow
[21:07] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: All hit, anyway.
[21:07] <Alicia> roll 27d6 electrical
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 27d6 electrical and gets 105." [27d6=6, 2, 3, 2, 5, 1, 4, 6, 6, 3, 3, 2, 2, 6, 6, 5, 3, 5, 4, 2, 3, 6, 1, 3, 6, 6, 4]
[21:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The electricity rocks the abomination, shaking it's six skulls as it writhes with lightning! The bolts turn black as they cascade around it, forming an armor of black currents around it's body! The lightning forms curious runes, each one a word of Abyssal! OOC: Latha.
[21:10] <Alicia> Latha flies forward herself, placing herself next to Alicia and summoning down a blast of holy flame to ravage the multi-headed skeleton and any of the monstrous infants behind it that have now been exposed to view!
[21:10] <Alicia> roll 15d6 DC 20 reflex half
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 15d6 DC 20 reflex half and gets 47." [15d6=2, 6, 6, 2, 6, 1, 1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2, 4, 5, 4]
[21:10] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[21:10] <Alicia> OOC: any that are in range of the 10ft radius, anyhow
[21:11] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+27
06[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+27 and gets 35." [1d20=8]
[21:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> For a moment Oblivion glows with sacred fire, the abomination burnt and one of the nightmare-children catching aflame! Yet with a word that violates everything good in the cosmos, the fire retreats back, the utterance spat out by the abomination! OOC: Honeydip's up
[21:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> .
[21:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: She'll hold, actually.
[21:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Go ahead and go Seira.
06[21:13] * Seira thinks Latha's idea is spot on, and follows up with a much wider, orange-shaded fireball to consume both the unnatural thing facing them down and the horrors lurking behind it! She's comfortable right where she is, though, and her relative speed wouldn't let her catch up easily as is.
01[21:14] <Seira> OOC: 90 fire from maximized empowered fireball, dc27
[21:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[21:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 3#1d20+17
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 3#1d20+17 and gets 70." [3#1d20+17 = 24, 19, 27]
01[21:15] <Seira> OOC: I'll use another fireball next round, for soothsaying purposes
[21:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The fireball explodes out in all directions! It lights the darkness, scorching away! The children and abomination still stand, burning, but stille xisting! OOC: Lagann's up, go ahead and resolve before the big guy.
01[21:16] <Seira> Lagann will intercept anything attacking Seira, intending to guard her with the Resort. As long as nothing is nearby, however, he'll just resort to waiting for his chance.
[21:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The abomination roars as one! From it's mouths come a word so terrible that your very souls retreat! OOC: Alicia/Marie are in range, so make will saves the both of you.
[21:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Latha as well, sorry.
[21:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 Latha
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 Latha and gets 33." [1d20=10]
[21:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 Marie
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 Marie and gets 25." [1d20=5]
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+32 Alicia
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+32 Alicia and gets 41." [1d20=9]
[21:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Then the abomination surges forward thirty feet, before a chilling black blizzard bursts around Seira and Donald! OOC: Ref you two.
01[21:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[21:28] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+16 Honeydip
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+16 Honeydip and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[21:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll d20+12
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls d20+12 and gets 20." [d20=8]
[21:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 16d6 Seira nulls
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 16d6 Seira nulls and gets 59." [16d6=1, 2, 4, 6, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 1, 2, 4, 6, 4]
[21:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Donald takes full.
[21:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The blizzard leaves Donald and Honeydip frozen, shivering in it's wrath! Seira flutters away, avoiding it entirely! OOC: Donald.
[21:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Donald advances twenty feet ahead, befor efiring off scorching rays of burning heat!
[21:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
[21:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 and gets 21." [1d20=3]
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 and gets 37." [1d20=19]
[21:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 and gets 35." [1d20=17]
[21:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 12d6
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 12d6 and gets 43." [12d6=6, 2, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 6, 1, 1, 4, 4]
[21:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The heat leaves a few holes more in the abomination's skeleton, continuing to burn it alive! OOC: ???? is up.
[21:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> From the children within, calls and magic come forth! The magic around Alicia attempts to breka! OOC: Greater Dispel Magic on you, Alicia.
[21:37] <Alicia> OOC: spellfired
[21:38] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As Alicia absorbs that, a lancing ray of cold and oblivion lances out at Latha!
[21:38] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+20 SR check
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+20 SR check and gets 36." [1d20=16]
[21:38] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Sr, Latha? Exalted SA would apply.
[21:39] <Alicia> OOC: 39 vs evil
[21:39] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The beam hits Latha but scatters apart, broken! Another beam flies out from the horde, this one at Alicia!
[21:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20 touch AC here soooo
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20 touch AC here soooo and gets 20." [1d20=20]
[21:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20 touch AC here soooo ow
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20 touch AC here soooo ow and gets 14." [1d20=14]
[21:40] <Alicia> OOC: mirror image save me~
[21:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d9 oh wow, I completely forgot you had Mi up. Dur.
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d9 oh wow, I completely forgot you had Mi up. Dur. and gets 5." [1d9=5]
[21:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The beam slams into an image, utterly turning it into frozen oblivion and dust! Behind, many of the horrors shrink back, leaving only three of the babies, as others rush out of the hole and to the side, going to join the battles around you! OOC: Alicia.
[21:43] <Alicia> "Marie, get me behind it so Latha and I can flank it!" Alicia orders her familiar, who quickly zips around behind the giant monster and promptly trades places with Alicia, who attacks at the same time Latha moves in to club it with her new mace!
[21:43] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 Latha first
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 Latha first and gets 46." [1d20=15]
[21:43] <Alicia> roll 1d8+13
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+13 and gets 16." [1d8=3]
[21:43] <Alicia> OOC: +4 for that attack, forgot Honeydip's buff
[21:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Hit.
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+38 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+38 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa and gets 54." [1d20=16]
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa and gets 48." [1d20=15]
[21:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Latha would provke an OoO though.
[21:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: AoO.
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa and gets 47." [1d20=19]
[21:45] <Alicia> OOC: in that case she can attack after I do, in case I kill it first. -2 on my three attacks there.
[21:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Okay. All hits.
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+38 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa crit check
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+38 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa crit check and gets 53." [1d20=15]
[21:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa crit check
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa crit check and gets 44." [1d20=11]
[21:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa crit check
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 divine might 4th level arcane strike -6pa crit check and gets 34." [1d20=6]
[21:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: One crit.
[21:47] <Alicia> OOC: is it chaotic?
[21:47] <Alicia> OOC: also, +2 on all my attacks since I forgot bane again. The crit confirm rolls are accurate without any modification.
[21:47] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: It's chaotic.
[21:48] <Alicia> roll 8d4+164+6d6+6d6+3d6+6d6+3d8+12d4
06[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 8d4+164+6d6+6d6+3d6+6d6+3d8+12d4 and gets 310." [8d4=4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 2, 3, 1][6d6=5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 4][6d6=1, 5, 1, 1, 6, 1][3d6=4, 4, 4][6d6=1, 3, 1, 5, 6, 2][3d8=7, 4, 3][12d4=4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 4]
03[21:48] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Alicia(31)>Marie(30)>Latha(29)>Honeydip(28)>Seira(25)>Lagann>Donald(16)>???(12)'
[21:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> With the abomination already battered and burned, Alicia is able to cleave through it's form! It falls apart, it's bones bursting into oblivion-stuff that fades into the miasma all about! OOC: Latha's up.
[21:49] <Alicia> OOC: any babies within 40 feet of Latha?
[21:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Three, yeah.
[21:50] <Alicia> Latha counters the unholy chanting of the horrible babies with a bright clarion call in the words of creation, channelling the choir of Celestia into her voice!
[21:50] <Alicia> roll 3d4 nonlethal for CL 18 Holy Word
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d4 nonlethal for CL 18 Holy Word and gets 9." [3d4=4, 3, 2]
[21:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> But the children are unmoved by the celestial power Latha calls forth! OOC: Honeydip.
[21:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Lady Honeydip advances slightly, to be without shouting range of everyone, "Go go go!" she calls, waving her spear ahead, "Break inside!" OOC: Seira.
01[21:54] <Seira> It's a horrible, horrible place of death and decay, yet Seira can't quell the growing happiness she feels from destroying her fell enemies with fire! "Oh, source of all power," she chants, gesturing towards the clustered mockeries of babies, fire gathering in the palm of her hand. "Light which burns beyond crimson, let thy power crush the vile ones. Fireball!"
01[21:54] <Seira> OOC: 100 fire, dc31
[21:54] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 3#1d20+17
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 3#1d20+17 and gets 89." [3#1d20+17 = 36, 20, 33]
[21:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Crimson hot fire explodes inside Bleak Rendor, leaving the babies terrifically burning, the cries of words that should never be spoken mixed with the crackling of undead flesh! OOC: Lagann.
01[21:55] <Seira> OOC: He still holds
[21:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Donald advances up to Alicia, holding his action as he stands on guard! As he does, he draws more lines of power, scorching rays firing forth!
[21:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 and gets 32." [1d20=14]
[21:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
[21:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 and gets 38." [1d20=20]
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 and gets 36." [1d20=18]
[21:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18 crit
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 crit and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[21:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 16d6
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 16d6 and gets 55." [16d6=4, 5, 5, 2, 3, 5, 5, 3, 2, 1, 2, 6, 3, 2, 5, 2]
[21:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Already burning merrily, one of the undead children bursts aflame with those beams, exploding into ashy oblivion! OOC: The two survivors ar eup.
[21:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The two babies blink and vanish away! OOC: Free act, the babies 'ported.
01[22:00] <Seira> "That's cheating!" Seira calls in their wake, catching up to Alicia.
06[22:00] * Alicia waits for the others to catch up, Healing Donald first when he arrives, then Honeydip.
[22:00] <Alicia> roll 3d8+15 Donald
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d8+15 Donald and gets 30." [3d8=4, 4, 7]
[22:00] <Alicia> roll 6d4+6 Honeydip
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d4+6 Honeydip and gets 20." [6d4=4, 2, 4, 1, 2, 1]
[22:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: D8s?
[22:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 belated spellcraft for my cure serious
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 belated spellcraft for my cure serious and gets 41." [1d20=13]
[22:02] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Lady Honeydip stares within, "We have a hole! Let's get inside!"
[22:02] <Alicia> "I just wonder where those things retreated to..." Alicia worries as she nonetheless advances into the massive breach gouged into the walls of Bleak Rendor.
01[22:03] <Seira> "Just one more fireball and I'd have had them," Seira mutters to herself, looking around in case something invisible tries to ambush them as they breach the walls.
[22:07] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus you enter in! You stand in oblivion, the way back lost in shadows. You stand on a cool floor of reflective stone. Ahead 60 feet is a great stairway, ascending higher than you can see. Each step is forged of twisted runes of Abyssal, reflecting angry red light every few seconds. At the foot of the stairway something begins to swirl! One of the Orbs! It is surrounded by a dimly shaped force, a skeleton of mostly invisible bone. It
[22:07] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> It is surrounded by a dimly shaped force, a skeleton of mostly invisible bone. It's breathing can be heard, each breath a long, drawn out thing. "Oblivion...you come to meet Oblivion...?" Dimly seen hands race over the Orb, screaming faces within crying out.
01[22:07] <Seira> "We've come to kill the Dark Three," Seira responds. "Are you one of them or a minion?"
[22:11] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The hands crackle over the orb. AS he speaks, two...things slither down the stairs above! They are vast snakes, yet have a woman's face. Each one is stripped of flesh on it's face, blood splattered bone showing out. "I am...Oblivion...join me in nothingness...your crusade...ends....here!" OOC: Roll init guys?
[22:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 Alicia
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 Alicia and gets 24." [1d20=5]
[22:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 Marie
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 Marie and gets 26." [1d20=6]
[22:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 Latha
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 Latha and gets 31." [1d20=11]
[22:11] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+15 Donald
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+15 Donald and gets 28." [1d20=13]
[22:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+26 Honeydip
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+26 Honeydip and gets 42." [1d20=16]
01[22:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 nerveskitter via Lagann
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 nerveskitter via Lagann and gets 24." [1d20=1]
01[22:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 L, of course
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 L, of course and gets 29." [1d20=17]
03[22:12] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Latha(31)>Donald(28)>Marie(26)>Alicia(24)'
03[22:12] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Latha(31)>Donald(28)>Marie(26)>Alicia(24)'
03[22:12] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Latha(31)>Lagann(29)>Donald(28)>Marie(26)>Alicia=Seira(24)'
[22:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+27 Oblivion
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+27 Oblivion and gets 37." [1d20=10]
[22:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+14 nagathing 1
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+14 nagathing 1 and gets 34." [1d20=20]
[22:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+14 nagathing 2
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+14 nagathing 2 and gets 16." [1d20=2]
03[22:13] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion(37)>Naga 1(34)>Latha(31)>Lagann(29)>Donald(28)>Marie(26)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Naga 2(16)'
[22:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Honeydip readies herself for Oblivion! A split second later she flies ahead, going to try and stab at it!
[22:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+35 (+2 charge, -4 PA)
06[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+35 (+2 charge, -4 PA) and gets 44." [1d20=9]
[22:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d6+23
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d6+23 and gets 26." [1d6=3]
[22:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> With a quick charge Honeydip flies forward...but her spear passes through Oblivion harmlessly! Her eyes start to widen then...(More)
[22:16] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Oblivion is gone! He now stands behind the naga on the stairs! In his place is a Marilith, one who takes this chance to try and hack Honeydip to pieces!
03[22:17] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion=Marilith(37)>Naga 1(34)>Latha(31)>Lagann(29)>Donald(28)>Marie(26)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Naga 2(16)'
[22:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+27
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+27 and gets 28." [1d20=1]
[22:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+22
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+22 and gets 36." [1d20=14]
[22:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+17
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+17 and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[22:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+12
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+12 and gets 32." [1d20=20]
[22:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+25
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+25 and gets 30." [1d20=5]
[22:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+25
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+25 and gets 29." [1d20=4]
[22:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+25
[22:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+25
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+25 and gets 41." [1d20=16]
[22:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+25
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+25 and gets 37." [1d20=12]
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+25 and gets 28." [1d20=3]
[22:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+22
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+22 and gets 36." [1d20=14]
[22:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+12 crit check
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+12 crit check and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[22:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 4d8+18
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 4d8+18 and gets 40." [4d8=4, 6, 4, 8]
[22:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Lady Honeydip defends herself as best she can, hacked and cut, but her speed lets her avoid the worst of the storm! OOC: Naga 1 i sup.
[22:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The first naga stays where she is! A crackling bolt of red comes and appears around everyone below for a split second, before it explodes into a nova of red hatred!
[22:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+21 SR
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+21 SR and gets 30." [1d20=9]
[22:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Ref all but Latha and Honeydip, who SRed it. No piont for you Seira since you're fire immune.
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 Alicia
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 Alicia and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 Marie
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 Marie and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[22:22] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+16 Donald
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+16 Donald and gets 23." [1d20=7]
[22:22] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 20d6
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 20d6 and gets 83." [20d6=6, 5, 6, 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 4, 1, 5, 1, 6, 6, 5, 3, 5, 3, 6, 3]
[22:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 83*1.5 Alicia half, Donald full, Marie none. Fire resistance applies.
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 83*1.5 Alicia half, Donald full, Marie none. Fire resistance applies. and gets 124.5."
[22:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The burst of fire is like a nova exploding around all of you! It leaves Donald burning alive, hair gone and body nearly cinders! His armor molds to his form, everything about him half melted! Alicia is in pain but surviving, only endurable burns over her, while Marie somehow avoids all of it! OOC: Latha.
[22:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Damn!" Honeydip looks back in alarm, "Someone do something about those naga or we're going to roast alive!"
[22:26] <Alicia> "I'll deal with them," Alicia calls, wincing at Donald's state. "Latha, get Donald out of here - we can't heal him right now!"
[22:29] <Alicia> Latha nods and turns to Donald. "Don't resist," she tells him gently. "You'll be safe in Lathander's house - we'll come find you soon." And with that she touches the fey/elf/former human, sending him to his God, but without the messy business of dying first.
03[22:29] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion=Marilith(37)>Naga 1(34)>Latha(31)>Lagann(29)>Marie(26)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Naga 2(16)'
[22:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Lagann.
[22:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Donald is gone, winking away in a slight flash of light!
01[22:30] <Seira> Lagann can only wait his chance!
[22:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Marie.
[22:31] <Alicia> Marie bides her time, preparing to blast anyone who tries to cast a spell with yet more electrical death!
[22:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Alicia and Seira.
06[22:32] * Alicia meanwhile calls upon one of her most powerful spells! "Radiance of sun, stars, and moon, whirl and clash at my call!" she intones as a burst of furious rainbow colours erupt all around the nagas, demon, and lich!
[22:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 (+2 vs fiend) SR
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 (+2 vs fiend) SR and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[22:32] <Alicia> roll 15d6 DC 25 will
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 15d6 DC 25 will and gets 49." [15d6=4, 2, 4, 4, 1, 2, 5, 2, 6, 4, 2, 3, 4, 2, 4]
[22:32] <Alicia> roll 1d6 dazed if fail save, dazzled if pass
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6 dazed if fail save, dazzled if pass and gets 6." [1d6=6]
[22:33] <Alicia> OOC: rounds that is
[22:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+14 Marilith
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+14 Marilith and gets 30." [1d20=16]
[22:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+20 naga 1
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+20 naga 1 and gets 40." [1d20=20]
[22:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+20 naga 2
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+20 naga 2 and gets 29." [1d20=9]
[22:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+20 Oblivion
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+20 Oblivion and gets 22." [1d20=2]
03[22:34] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion(Dazed six rounds)=Marilith(37)>Naga 1(34)>Latha(31)>Lagann(29)>Marie(26)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Naga 2(16)'
[22:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The burst leaves the naga slightly irritated, but Oblivion rocks back, it's dim form collapsing down around the Orb, twitching! OOC: Seira.
06[22:35] * Seira chooses a far more specific target, advancing on the slow naga with determination not to give her a chance to react to their intrusion! "East winds that blow, have you as their source. Into my hands, ignite all their force!" Seira chants, six arrows of fire appearing in front of her, immediately seeking out the naga in question!
01[22:36] <Seira> roll 6#1d20+26 twinned empowered scorching ray, yes!
06[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6#1d20+26 twinned empowered scorching ray, yes! and gets 209." [6#1d20+26 = 37, 41, 40, 29, 27, 35]
[22:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: All hit but the 27 which is a natural one. SR applies if it does to scorching ray, I forget if it does offhand.
01[22:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 SR
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 SR and gets 22." [1d20=3]
[22:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: I think the secon dspell does it's own SR check at least
[22:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> .
01[22:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 true
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 true and gets 39." [1d20=20]
01[22:38] <Seira> roll 2#1.5*4d6 hatbot, I hate you so much
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1.5*4d6 hatbot, I hate you so much and gets Error: Numeric values only." [4d6=6, 6, 3, 3]
01[22:38] <Seira> roll 10d8 sa
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d8 sa and gets 46." [10d8=3, 1, 6, 8, 5, 5, 4, 5, 6, 3]
01[22:38] <Seira> roll 1.5*8d6
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*8d6 and gets 58.5." [8d6=6, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 2]
01[22:38] <Seira> roll 46+58
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 46+58 and gets 104."
[22:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The naga is blasted with rays of fire, it's body screaming back as it now has holes into it's body! Inside you can see emptiness, rotted flesh beneath the surface! OOC: Naga 2 is up. Wasn't someone holding for a caster casting? I think that was Marie.
01[22:40] <Seira> OOC: Lagann as well!
[22:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: If you two wanna go now say so.
[22:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 spellcraft, is it casting? If so what?
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 spellcraft, is it casting? If so what? and gets 30." [1d20=5]
01[22:41] <Seira> Lagann angrily stabs at the naga that had miraculously escaped fiery annihilation, finally within range of it!
01[22:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 CHARGE
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 CHARGE and gets 30." [1d20=1]
[22:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Lagann charges at the naga, but manages to narrowly miss it somehow! OOC: Marie?
03[22:42] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion(Dazed six rounds)=Marilith(37)>Naga 1(34)>Latha(31)>Marie(26)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Lagann=Naga 2(16)'
[22:42] <Alicia> roll 3#1d20+29 ranged touch moonbow
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3#1d20+29 ranged touch moonbow and gets 117." [3#1d20+29 = 34, 46, 37]
[22:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 SR
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 SR and gets 39." [1d20=20]
[22:42] <Alicia> roll 27d6 zap
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 27d6 zap and gets 101." [27d6=3, 5, 2, 1, 4, 4, 6, 5, 6, 2, 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 2, 5, 5]
[22:43] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: No check, it can't pass.
[22:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The powerful wisps of fire that gather around the naga shatter apart, it's spell ruined! Lady Honeydip withdraws back, tumbling in the air and upwards, mostly avoiding the naga and repositioning! OOC: Honeydip needs a round to prevent from being pureed. OBlivion's dazed. Naga 2 is up.
[22:44] <Alicia> OOC: marilith?
03[22:44] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion(Dazed five rounds)=Marilith(37)>Naga 1(34)>Latha(31)>Marie(26)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Lagann=Naga 2(16)'
[22:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: The marilith first, I mean. Dur.
[22:45] <Alicia> OOC: Marie's at the end of init, too
03[22:45] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion(Dazed five rounds)=Marilith(37)>Naga 1(34)>Latha(31)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Marie=Lagann=Naga 2(16)'
[22:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The marilith whirls and gestures, a knotty circle of blades wrapping around Latha!
[22:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+16 SR
06[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+16 SR and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[22:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> But the spell completely fizzles, Latha able to mov ethrough unharmed! OOC: Now the naga's up.
[22:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> WIth a vile word...
[22:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+21 SR for Latha first
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+21 SR for Latha first and gets 36." [1d20=15]
[22:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: SR LAtha? Exalted SA would apply.
[22:48] <Alicia> OOC: 39
[22:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Will saves for Alicia, Honeydip and Marie. Seira's still hanging back and out of range.
[22:49] <Alicia> OOC: but neither me or Marie have moved, so we're still next to Seira.
01[22:50] <Seira> OOC: I should be closer, if anything. I moved the 30ft forward to be 30ft away from the naga.
[22:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Okay then Seira and Honeydip need will saves.
[22:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+17
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+17 and gets 36." [1d20=19]
01[22:51] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[22:51] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 42." [1d20=18]
[22:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Both Seira and Honeydip glow white as they resist! But at the same time, Oblivion and the nagas regroup! Their injuries vanish, Oblivion rising! OOC: Latha.
03[22:52] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion=Marilith(37)>Naga 1(34)>Latha(31)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Marie=Lagann=Naga 2(16)'
[22:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 who needs to die?
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 who needs to die? and gets 44." [1d20=16]
01[22:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 I want to know as well
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 I want to know as well and gets 44." [1d20=14]
[22:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Latha's up.
01[22:57] <Seira> "Concentrate on one at a time and take it down?" Seira suggests to the others, eyeing the naga with rising anger at being able to undo the effects of her beautiful fiery rage.
[22:57] <Alicia> OOC: spellcraft wasn't good enough to tell who their mysterious benefactor is?
[23:00] <Alicia> Latha decides to wait until the next naga is about to cast before she calls down a flame strike atop them all!
[23:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Okay. Alicia'n'Seira.
01[23:02] <Seira> "I'll keep on going after the same one!" Seira calls out as she draws Elle's gift to her and the aptly-named Staff of Fire, conjuring up a storm of rays to lance the naga in question, channeling the energy of life itself in the process!
01[23:03] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+19 sr, first (twinned fiery/searing scorching ray)
06[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+19 sr, first (twinned fiery/searing scorching ray) and gets 55." [2#1d20+19 = 24, 31]
[23:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: One got through,s ec.
01[23:03] <Seira> roll 3#1d20+26
06[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3#1d20+26 and gets 119." [3#1d20+26 = 43, 41, 35]
01[23:04] <Seira> roll 1.5*12d6+12 fire with no resistance!
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*12d6+12 fire with no resistance! and gets 69." [12d6=3, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6, 1, 4, 1, 6, 1, 3]
06[23:04] * Alicia flys to the side of the rightmost Naga and hurls her sword through all three snake-themed female monsters!
[23:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 knowledge demons
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 knowledge demons and gets 30." [1d20=4]
[23:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Marilith
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Marilith and gets 43." [1d20=13]
[23:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Naga 1
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Naga 1 and gets 34." [1d20=1]
[23:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Naga 2
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Naga 2 and gets 37." [1d20=4]
[23:07] <Alicia> roll 2d4+52+2d6+2d6+1d6 marilith if it hits while I can remember the math
06[23:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+52+2d6+2d6+1d6 marilith if it hits while I can remember the math and gets 80." [2d4=4, 4][2d6=4, 5][2d6=6, 4][1d6=1]
[23:07] <Alicia> roll 2d4+55+2d6+2d6+1d6+1d8+2d6 naga if it hits while I can remember the math
06[23:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+55+2d6+2d6+1d6+1d8+2d6 naga if it hits while I can remember the math and gets 96." [2d4=1, 3][2d6=6, 4][2d6=6, 4][1d6=3][1d8=4][2d6=4, 6]
[23:07] <Alicia> roll 6d4 forgot arcane strike, marilith
06[23:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d4 forgot arcane strike, marilith and gets 15." [6d4=2, 3, 4, 2, 1, 3]
[23:08] <Alicia> roll 6d4 forgot arcane strike, naga
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d4 forgot arcane strike, naga and gets 18." [6d4=3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 1]
03[23:12] * Alicia is now known as Ebiris
Session Time: Fri Dec 18 00:00:00 2009
[00:40] <Ebiris> OOC: forgot whirling blade works on cha rather than str, so +2 to those attack rolls and +3 to damage rolls
[00:40] <Ebiris> roll 1d4 holy radiance damage for adjacent naga, too
06[00:40] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d4 holy radiance damage for adjacent naga, too and gets 3." [1d4=3]

[Corwin]

[20:21] <Kotono> <Seira> "I'll keep on going after the same one!" Seira calls out as she draws Elle's gift to her and the aptly-named Staff of Fire, conjuring up a storm of rays to lance the naga in question, channeling the energy of life itself in the process!
[20:21] <Kotono> <Seira> roll 2#1d20+19 sr, first (twinned fiery/searing scorching ray)
[20:21] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+19 sr, first (twinned fiery/searing scorching ray) and gets 55." [2#1d20+19 = 24, 31]
[20:21] <Kotono> > OOC: One got through,s ec.
[20:21] <Kotono> <Seira> roll 3#1d20+26
[20:21] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3#1d20+26 and gets 119." [3#1d20+26 = 43, 41, 35]
[20:21] <Kotono> <Seira> roll 1.5*12d6+12 fire with no resistance!
[20:21] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*12d6+12 fire with no resistance! and gets 69." [12d6=3, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6, 1, 4, 1, 6, 1, 3]
[20:21] <Kotono> * Alicia flys to the side of the rightmost Naga and hurls her sword through all three snake-themed female monsters!
[20:22] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 knowledge demons
[20:22] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 knowledge demons and gets 30." [1d20=4]
[20:22] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Marilith
[20:22] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Marilith and gets 43." [1d20=13]
[20:22] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Naga 1
[20:22] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Naga 1 and gets 34." [1d20=1]
[20:22] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Naga 2
[20:22] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 -13pa divine might 6th level arcane strike Naga 2 and gets 37." [1d20=4]
[20:22] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 2d4+52+2d6+2d6+1d6 marilith if it hits while I can remember the math
[20:22] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+52+2d6+2d6+1d6 marilith if it hits while I can remember the math and gets 80." [2d4=4, 4][2d6=4, 5][2d6=6, 4][1d6=1]
[20:22] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 2d4+55+2d6+2d6+1d6+1d8+2d6 naga if it hits while I can remember the math
[20:22] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+55+2d6+2d6+1d6+1d8+2d6 naga if it hits while I can remember the math and gets 96." [2d4=1, 3][2d6=6, 4][2d6=6, 4][1d6=3][1d8=4][2d6=4, 6]
[20:22] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 6d4 forgot arcane strike, marilith
[20:22] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d4 forgot arcane strike, marilith and gets 15." [6d4=2, 3, 4, 2, 1, 3]
[20:22] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 6d4 forgot arcane strike, naga
[20:22] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d4 forgot arcane strike, naga and gets 18." [6d4=3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 1]
[20:22] <Kotono> * Alicia is now known as Ebiris
[20:22] <Kotono> <Ebiris> OOC: forgot whirling blade works on cha rather than str, so +2 to those attack rolls and +3 to damage rolls
[20:22] <Kotono> <Ebiris> roll 1d4 holy radiance damage for adjacent naga, too
[20:24] <Kotono> With exploding fire and furious blades, the foes are plummeled! Blood flies and burnt flesh smoulders in the wake of these attacks! OOC: Marie, Lagann and the second naga.
06[20:25] * Seira winces at the sudden upset, and the lack of effectiveness of the rays she had put so much faith into. 'We're going with the first combat plan, Lagann,' she thinks to her familiar, closing the distance to the naga threatened by the Resort and drawing the Flash herself.
01[20:25] <Seira> Understanding instantly, Lagann moves the Resort to flank with Seira, while calling on the strongest magic imbued into him to call Waukeen's divine power into his master!
[20:27] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Marie?
[20:27] <Alicia> Marie fires a barrage of arrows at the Naga already wounded by Alicia's whirling sword!
[20:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 and gets 48." [1d20=18]
[20:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 and gets 41." [1d20=16]
[20:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 28." [1d20=8]
[20:27] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[20:27] <Alicia> roll 2d4+2+2d6+2d4
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+2+2d6+2d4 and gets 19." [2d4=3, 2][2d6=4, 5][2d4=1, 2]
[20:27] <Kotono> OOC: Or wait, hold on.
[20:28] <Kotono> OOC: Carryon.
[20:31] <Kotono> Arrows come flying, perforating the naga, burnt and bleeding! It weaves and gestures at Seira, an icy beam coming for her! OOC: Any immediates?
06[20:32] * Seira surrounds herself with images!
01[20:32] <Seira> roll 1d4+5
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4+5 and gets 9." [1d4=4]
01[20:32] <Seira> OOC: So 8 of them
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20 let's be honest, nat 1 or hit.
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 let's be honest, nat 1 or hit. and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[20:33] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 9." [1d9=9]
[20:35] <Kotono> The beam explodes at Seira, but suddenly there are many SEiras! It hits one, leaving the other eight untoucheD! OOC: Honeydip.
[20:36] <Kotono> Regrouping herself, Lady Honeydip flies down, tumbling in a near dive to try and impale and finish the Marilith!
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (+4, +2, -15 PA)
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (+4, +2, -15 PA) and gets 29." [1d20=1]
[20:37] <Kotono> Diving between the slashing blades, Honeydip thrusts for it's throat...but misses by an inch, only piercing the air! OOC: Oblivion and Marilith are up.
[20:38] <Kotono> The marilith snarls and hacks into Honeydip!
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 and gets 40." [1d20=13]
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 41." [1d20=19]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 25." [1d20=8]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 40." [1d20=15]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 26." [1d20=1]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 35." [1d20=10]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 30." [1d20=5]
[20:38] <Kotono> rikk 1d29_22
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 crit thread
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 crit thread and gets 32." [1d20=10]
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 3d8+27
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+27 and gets 37." [3d8=2, 3, 5]
[20:39] <Kotono> Honeydip gets hacked and slashed, bloodied but not seriously! Meanwhile Oblivion raises his orb in ghostly hands! A howling scream cascades everywhere! OOC: Fort saves, all.
[20:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 Alicia
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 Alicia and gets 40." [1d20=16]
01[20:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 23." [1d20=5]
[20:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 Latha
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 Latha and gets 35." [1d20=10]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[20:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 Marie
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 Marie and gets 37." [1d20=20]
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 10d6 sonic damage, half for everyone except Seira
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 sonic damage, half for everyone except Seira and gets 30." [10d6=6, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 1, 5, 2, 2]
[20:42] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[20:42] <Kotono> roll 4d6 er
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6 er and gets 15." [4d6=5, 4, 1, 5]
[20:42] <Kotono> OOC: Seira is stunned for 1 round and deafened for 15 rounds.
[20:43] <Kotono> The sound explodes everywhere! It leaves everyone a bit freeling, eardrums screaming in pain! A moment later, Oblivion glows pure black, threads of oblivion gathering all around him, black and heartless! OOC:  Naga 1 is up.
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 20." [1d20=1]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 33." [1d20=16]
03[20:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion=Marilith(1)(37)>Naga 1(1)(34)>Latha(31)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Marie=Lagann=Naga 2(16)'
02[20:47] * Sierra_Workhell (~Melanchth@71.178.103.55) Quit (Ping timeout)
[20:47] <Kotono> The blast of sound leaves the Naga reeling as well! OOC: Latha.
[20:48] <Alicia> Latha flies forward to protect Honeydip, Seira, and Alicia with her protective aura as she slams her mace into the marilith's face!
[20:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 -5pa, sun devotion
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 -5pa, sun devotion and gets 47." [1d20=19]
[20:49] <Alicia> roll 1d8+30
06[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+30 and gets 33." [1d8=3]
[20:50] <Kotono> The marilith is hit hard enough to be rocked back, staying where she is and bloody-faced after that slam! OOC: Alicia'n'Seira.
06[20:50] * Seira drops her sword in shock and stares blankly at the naga.
[20:51] <Alicia> While she wants to attack Oblivion, the sad fact is that his minions are too dangerous to leave alone, so Alicia keeps up the pressure on them with another whirling blade through the front line!
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -9pa marilith
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -9pa marilith and gets 34." [1d20=4]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 -9pa naga 1
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 -9pa naga 1 and gets 39." [1d20=6]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 -9pa naga 2
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 -9pa naga 2 and gets 53." [1d20=20]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 -9pa naga 2 crit check
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 -9pa naga 2 crit check and gets 36." [1d20=3]
[20:52] <Kotono> OOC: Normal hit.
[20:52] <Alicia> OOC: on all 3?
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 2d4+36+2d6+2d6+1d6 marilith
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+36+2d6+2d6+1d6 marilith and gets 59." [2d4=2, 1][2d6=5, 5][2d6=3, 1][1d6=6]
[20:53] <Kotono> OOC: The first naga is stunned so yes.
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 2d4+39+2d6+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8 naga 1
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+39+2d6+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8 naga 1 and gets 74." [2d4=3, 1][2d6=1, 5][2d6=4, 3][1d6=6][2d6=6, 4][1d8=2]
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 2d4+39+2d6+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8 naga 2
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+39+2d6+2d6+1d6+2d6+1d8 naga 2 and gets 75." [2d4=3, 3][2d6=4, 2][2d6=6, 4][1d6=5][2d6=6, 2][1d8=1]
03[20:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion(37)>Naga 1(1)(34)>Latha(31)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Marie=Lagann=Naga 2(16)'
[20:53] <Alicia> OOC: +3 damage on each, forgot cha to damage
[20:54] <Alicia> roll 1d4 holy radiance on adjacent naga
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 holy radiance on adjacent naga and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[20:54] <Kotono> The marilith is cut apart, fading away! The two naga are wounded even worse, bloodied terrifically with rotting flesh! OOC: The nagas are pretty torn up. Marie/Lagann/Naga 2, go ahead and go you two.
01[20:54] <Seira> Lagann focuses all his rage at his mistress being brought so ignobly low by hacking the naga into as many pieces as he is able to!
01[20:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+30
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 and gets 32." [1d20=2]
01[20:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 33." [1d20=8]
01[20:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 31." [1d20=11]
01[20:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 17." [1d20=2]
[20:56] <Alicia> Marie flies up towards Latha, protectively hovering just behind her as she puts a trio of arrows into the most wounded naga, trying desperately to put it down before it can cast again!
[20:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 constant guardian on Latha
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 constant guardian on Latha and gets 39." [1d20=11]
[20:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 constant guardian on Latha
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 constant guardian on Latha and gets 37." [1d20=14]
[20:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 constant guardian on Latha
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 constant guardian on Latha and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: ARe you hitting the unstunned or the stunned naga?
[20:58] <Alicia> OOC: which one looks more damaged?
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: Stunned one.
[20:58] <Alicia> OOC: then that one
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: All hit, stunned kills AC.
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 3d4+3+3d6+3d4 die
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d4+3+3d6+3d4 die and gets 32." [3d4=3, 2, 3][3d6=4, 4, 3][3d4=4, 3, 3]
03[20:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion(37)>Latha(31)>Alicia=Seira(24)>Marie=Lagann=Naga 2(16)'
[21:01] <Kotono> With a few more arrows, the stunned naga collapses and breaks into rotted flesh, crumbling away! The second naga parries Lagann's attacks as it rears back, touching itself as it's wounds heal! OOC: Honeydip.
[21:02] <Kotono> Lady Honeydip disengages, flying up and going after the second naga now!
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (+4, +2, -15 PA)
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (+4, +2, -15 PA) and gets 38." [1d20=10]
[21:02] <Kotono> But she narrowly misses, all power and not quite enough of a hit to work itself out! OOC: Oblivion.
[21:04] <Kotono> From Oblivion, pure strands of negative energy form into a potent weave of magic, a spark of red exploding it outward! It buffets all of you, rocking through you like a scything wind! "Die..here! Bodies rot into...dust, souls scream into nothingness!" OOC: Fort all.
01[21:04] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[21:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 Alicia
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 Alicia and gets 45." [1d20=15]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 40." [1d20=18]
[21:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 Latha
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 Latha and gets 36." [1d20=11]
[21:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 Marie
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 Marie and gets 25." [1d20=8]
[21:09] <Kotono> The blast is largely resisted! Alicia shimmers and starts to vanish, but she surges ahead and stays solid! Seira turns to a ghost for a moment, but the image passes! Latha glows with all the sun's radiance, while Honeydip darts about! But Marie is caught flatfooted! Her body blows away like dust in the wind, leaving behind a ghostly courre! OOC: Latha.
[21:10] <Alicia> "Don't get me wrong, it's nice to turn incorporeal without being stripped nude, but this is not what I had in mind!" Marie cries indignantly.
[21:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 spellcraft Alicia, wtf is this and how do we reverse it
06[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 spellcraft Alicia, wtf is this and how do we reverse it and gets 43." [1d20=15]
[21:13] <Alicia> Since Marie seems somewhat on top of things, and Latha can't do much anyway, the deva settles for smashing the naga's face in with her mace!
[21:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 -2pa
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 -2pa and gets 35." [1d20=4]
[21:14] <Kotono> But Latha can't land a blow, her mace hitting a dead, hard part of it's snaky body instead! OOC: Alicia'n'Seira.
[21:15] <Alicia> "I'm fine, go kill the guy with the unimaginative name!" Marie encourages Alicia upon her questioning look, the paladin nodding and directing her attention to Oblivion. "Mystra's gift perverted, I withdraw her blessings from you!" she intones stridently, stripping away all the magic from the lich!
[21:15] <Alicia> OOC: targetted greater dispel. How many?
[21:15] <Kotono> OOC: Six.
[21:16] <Alicia> roll 6#1d20+21
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6#1d20+21 and gets 193." [6#1d20+21 = 25, 30, 26, 40, 31, 41]
[21:17] <Kotono> Oblivion blinks and whirls! A skeletal body appears in it's place, clad in transparent armor of a dull gray, whirling as if caught in a hurricane gale! OOC: Seira.
01[21:18] <Seira> As she comes back to her senses, Seira waits just a moment to regain her bearings. Two of the minions are out, and the remaining one is surrounded. With Alicia dispelling the protections on the lich, Seira decides to dart past the naga, grab the Resort from Lagann's care and charge their main nemesis outright!
01[21:18] <Seira> OOC: Tumble?
[21:19] <Alicia> OOC: I'll also move into melee with him after my dispel, actually
01[21:19] <Seira> OOC: It's only 20ft away, move so you flank?
06[21:19] * Alicia flies to Oblivion's side after dispelling him.
01[21:19] <Seira> OOC: I'm staggering my init to be after yours but before Lagann's
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d4 radiant damage
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 radiant damage and gets 1." [1d4=1]
03[21:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Oblivion(37)>Latha(31)>Alicia>Seira(24)>Marie=Lagann=Naga 2(16)'
[21:20] <Kotono> OOC: Okay to both, go for it.
01[21:20] <Seira> roll 1d20+37 charge, spellruin
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+37 charge, spellruin and gets 39." [1d20=2]
01[21:20] <Seira> OOC: +4 from Honey
01[21:21] <Seira> OOC: Actually, sec
[21:21] <Kotono> OOC: You hit anyway.
01[21:21] <Seira> OOC: Sure. +4 from greater heroism, +4 from Honey. Forgot to calc them, right.
01[21:22] <Seira> roll 3d8+12+2d8
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+12+2d8 and gets 36." [3d8=5, 2, 6][2d8=8, 3]
01[21:22] <Seira> roll 2d4 spell charges/memorized spells
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d4 spell charges/memorized spells and gets 3." [2d4=2, 1]
[21:23] <Kotono> The skeletal form of Oblivion is hacked into, the bone soft and easy to cut away! The lich shrinks back, skull-face twisting into a rigor-grin! OOC: Marie/Lagann/Naga.
[21:24] <Alicia> "My arrows might be incorporeal, but I can still do THIS! Haha!" Marie cries as she hurls an array of wildly spiralling magic missiles at the lich, keeping up the volume of her own banter to drown out those irritating voices.
[21:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 SR
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 SR and gets 23." [1d20=4]
01[21:24] <Seira> As Lagann is still within range, if barely, Seira's familiar picks up her dropped sword and completes the swap, stabbing at the naga as angrily as before!
01[21:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+31
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+31 and gets 51." [1d20=20]
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 36." [1d20=10]
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+21
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 and gets 39." [1d20=18]
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 30." [1d20=14]
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC: Mms get through, all hits Seira.
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+31 crit?
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+31 crit? and gets 35." [1d20=4]
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC: Oh wait sorry, was hitting the Naga.
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 20." [5d4=1, 4, 3, 4, 3]
[21:26] <Kotono> OOC: One normal hit, Seira.
01[21:26] <Seira> roll 1d6+1
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1 and gets 5." [1d6=4]
[21:28] <Kotono> The naga is hacked, a new light wound on it's body! Meanwhile Oblivion is wounded greviously, ribbones shattering to those magic missiles! The naga hisses, moving close to reach Oblivion! OC: This provokes an AoO from you, Seira and from Honeydip as well.
[21:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 and gets 27." [1d20=1]
01[21:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+45
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+45 and gets 65." [1d20=20]
01[21:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+45 die
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+45 die and gets 55." [1d20=10]
[21:28] <Kotono> OOC: Crit.
[21:28] <Alicia> OOC: Latha as well?
[21:29] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah, she's hitting it too.
[21:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 -2pa
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 -2pa and gets 41." [1d20=10]
[21:29] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:29] <Alicia> roll 1d8+24
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+24 and gets 25." [1d8=1]
01[21:29] <Seira> roll 9d8+36
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 9d8+36 and gets 81." [9d8=3, 1, 2, 5, 8, 5, 6, 7, 8]
[21:30] <Kotono> The naga is wounded and slammed terrifically by these, but stumbles forward and touches Oblivion! His injuries vanish away! To this, Honeydip takes to the air, spiraling down to try and shatter Oblivion apart!
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (+4, +2, -15 PA going for the throat)
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (+4, +2, -15 PA going for the throat) and gets 45." [1d20=17]
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d6+45
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+45 and gets 49." [1d6=4]
[21:32] <Kotono> The spear shatters Oblivion's hip, one of his legs falling away like broken chinaware! The lich intones words as it's armor whirls about it, "You will...die!" it rasps, breathless breathing tinging it's words as a freezing ray aims for Honeydip!
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 ranged touch
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 ranged touch and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 SR
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 SR and gets 28." [1d20=5]
01[21:33] <Seira> "You'd know about dying, won't you?" Seira calls to the lich. "Don't worry, that last great adventure is just around the corner, for you."
[21:33] <Kotono> But the magic fails to penetrate her innate resistance, breaking like waves on the rocks! OOC: Latha.
[21:33] <Alicia> Latha advances mercilessly after the beleagured naga, pummelling it once more!
[21:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 -4pa charge
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 -4pa charge and gets 33." [1d20=2]
[21:34] <Kotono> But Latha can only close in, unable to find a chance to land a crushing swing! OOC: Alicia.
[21:36] <Alicia> "First Glaciante, then Alabaster, now you!" Alicia intones as Hell Striker whips out to bisect the lich and end his unlife once and for all!
[21:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+42 -6pa 4th level arcane strike, bracers, flanking
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+42 -6pa 4th level arcane strike, bracers, flanking and gets 53." [1d20=11]
[21:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 -6pa 4th level arcane strike, bracers, flanking
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 -6pa 4th level arcane strike, bracers, flanking and gets 44." [1d20=7]
[21:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+32 -6pa 4th level arcane strike, bracers, flanking
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+32 -6pa 4th level arcane strike, bracers, flanking and gets 52." [1d20=20]
[21:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+42 -6pa 4th level arcane strike, bracers, flanking
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+42 -6pa 4th level arcane strike, bracers, flanking and gets 50." [1d20=8]
[21:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+32 -6pa 4th level arcane strike, bracers, flanking crit check
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+32 -6pa 4th level arcane strike, bracers, flanking crit check and gets 46." [1d20=14]
[21:38] <Alicia> roll 10d4+165+8d6+8d6+4d6+8d6+4d8+16d4
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d4+165+8d6+8d6+4d6+8d6+4d8+16d4 and gets 344." [10d4=4, 1, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4][8d6=4, 4, 6, 4, 1, 2, 6, 6][8d6=5, 2, 4, 6, 6, 3, 3, 1][4d6=6, 1, 6, 4][8d6=1, 2, 4, 1, 5, 1, 4, 2][4d8=1, 4, 4, 6][16d4=2, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3]
03[21:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Honeydip(42)>Latha(31)>Alicia>Seira(24)>Marie=Lagann=Naga 2(16)'
[21:39] <Kotono> With pure fury, Alicia shreds Oblivion apart! He explodes into a cloud of bone dust, his orb and armor falling to the ground! In a whisper, "Oblivion...nothingness..it's coming...hehehhe...fore veryone!" OOC: SEira.
01[21:39] <Seira> Denied any sort of meaningful revenge, Seira turns her ire towards the lone surviving minion.
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+43
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+43 and gets 54." [1d20=11]
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+38
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+38 and gets 40." [1d20=2]
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+33
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+33 and gets 46." [1d20=13]
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+28
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 and gets 35." [1d20=7]
[21:40] <Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
01[21:40] <Seira> roll 3#3d8+12+5d8
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3#3d8+12+5d8 and gets 157." [3#3d8+12+5d8 = 52, 50, 55]
[21:40] <Kotono> With a furious anger and wraith, Seira rips the last naga apart! It's shredded body hits the ground, crushed and left to ruin! For the moment, the stair is clear! OOC: Free act.
01[21:41] <Seira> "Let's take the orb and destroy that freak's buddies?" Seira suggests, ordering Lagann to aid her in looking for anything of value to take as well, since they won't likely be going back this way.
01[21:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+34 my obligatory search
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+34 my obligatory search and gets 45." [1d20=11]
[21:42] <Alicia> "Honeydip, would healing spells work if we fell back to the eladrin encampment?" Alicia asks the general with a worried look at her familiar, who's currently humming very loudly to herself. "I think we need to regroup before advancing further."
[21:43] <Kotono> "Maybe. Let's just fall back," Honeydip agrees. Seira doesn't find anything of note, beyond the orb and the armor left behind. Unless naga bodies interest her.
01[21:43] <Seira> Disappointed, she nevertheless offers the orb to Alicia, intending to take the armor next.
06[21:43] * Alicia opens up the portable hole and tips the orb in, making that four. "Come on, Marie. A heal spells hould fix you up," she reassures her familar, starting to move back out the way they came.
01[21:44] <Seira> "Wait, why are we returning?" Seira asks in surprise.
[21:45] <Alicia> "Some of us are wounded, and my familiar has been turned into an insane ghost," Alicia replies deadpan.
[21:45] <Alicia> "Only a little insane!" Marie insists. "I hear the voices but I don't listen!"
01[21:46] <Seira> "She does seem a little ghostly," Seira admits, peering closer at Marie. "When did this happen?"
[21:46] <Kotono> All of you(save Seira) hear a ghostly wailing from up the stair. It echos about, words of Abyssal, "Come...pain...bring...warmth..."
[21:47] <Alicia> "The lich cast a spell on all of us, but it only really stuck on Marie," Alicia explains as Marie turns this way and that.
[21:47] <Alicia> "Really, I'm incorporeal half the time anyway. It's not that big a deal," she waves off the concern.
01[21:47] <Seira> "I bet Dad can fix this. He's really good at that sort of thing. So, heading back for that?" Seira asks. "The others also retreated. They're all alive, if wounded."
[21:48] <Alicia> "We've ruined their fortifications and killed one lich. It's a good result for a first sortie, but we're best off regrouping and returning at full strength," Alicia nods, waving for Marie to get moving as she starts flying back to the bastion of light and life on the negative energy plane.
[21:49] <Kotono> Heading back out, you find that the battle has moved away slightly. An open corridor into this blast-hole has been established, eladrin maintaining a perimeter. A group of Tulani and Planetar meet you just outside, glowing with holy radiance. "We're going in," one of the Planetar calls, "What resistance lies ahead?"
[21:51] <Alicia> "We killed one of the liches along with two extremely powerful undead naga," Alicia reports. "There was also a marilith but it might have been summoned - we heard Abyssal from up the stairs but need to regroup first. If you can cast a heal spell on my familiar," she indicates Marie who giggles loudly and waves, "We can re-enter battle that much quicker."
[21:52] <Kotono> The planetar steps forward, "Come to me, courre."
[21:53] <Alicia> Marie flies over. "It's not a huge deal, really, but the voices are annoying," she admits.
[21:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[21:53] <Kotono> To this, Marie's body returns!
[21:54] <Alicia> Meanwhile Alicia turns to Latha. "Can you start casting Holy Aura on me again so I can use spellfire to heal myself and Honeydip?" she asks the deva while Marie curtseys to the helpful planetar.
[21:55] <Kotono> The planetar smiles before he and his group plunge in! At this the holy auras are given without hesitation.
[21:55] <Alicia> roll 16d4+16 for Honeydip
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 16d4+16 for Honeydip and gets 54." [16d4=4, 2, 2, 1, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3]
[21:55] <Alicia> roll 16d4+16 for myself
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 16d4+16 for myself and gets 58." [16d4=3, 4, 2, 2, 1, 4, 4, 4, 1, 2, 1, 2, 4, 3, 1, 4]
[21:55] <Alicia> roll 8d4+8 for Honeydip
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 8d4+8 for Honeydip and gets 25." [8d4=2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 1, 1, 1]
[21:55] <Alicia> roll 8d4+8 for myself
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 8d4+8 for myself and gets 31." [8d4=2, 1, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 1]
[21:56] <Alicia> Less than forty seconds later, Alicia declares herself ready to re-enter the fortress! "We can follow this group, or we can make another hole to take advantage of the distraction. What do you think?" she looks between Seira and Honeydip.
[21:59] <Kotono> "We should consider falling back and regrouping on one hand, but if we have the strength to go on, penetrating deeper is a good chance." Honeydip considers, "How are your resources, wizards?"
[21:59] <Alicia> "I have plenty of spells left," Alicia nods.
[21:59] <Alicia> "I have a few," Marie seconds.