077: Madness takes its toll

[Sierra]

<El-Cideon> In a dismal side tunnel branching off the main cavern around Howler's Crag, Stephanie's attempt to eavesdrop on a gang of demons has gone somewhat awry. At the first sound of hostility from the alarmed demons, Vigilia blinks out of existence and reappears down the hall at Stephanie's side!
<El-Cideon> OOC: Steph & a demon are up
<El-Cideon> The wounded demon first opts to improve its chances of survival by summoning up an array of images to distract attackers!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d4+4
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d4+4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{8}
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > vrock (8MI) = Steph (22) > Rosey (21) > vrock (17) > goat demon (15) > Julia (13) > vrock (11) > Fran (10) > Tiel = ??? (7)_''
<Steph> "Nnnghgh!" grumbles Stephanie, kicking off the ground and flinging herself at one of the vrocks perched up on high. A pair of swipes from her knives follows, along with a kick straight to the face!
<Steph> roll 1d20+19
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{25}
<Steph> roll 1d20+20
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{36}
<Steph> roll 1d20+18
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{19}
<El-Cideon> OOC: first two hit
<Steph> roll 1d6+9+2d6+6d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d6+9+2d6+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=4 2d6=5 6d6=13 ]4,0{31}
<Steph> roll 1d4+1d8+6+6d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+1d8+6+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=1 1d8=3 6d6=21 ]4,0{31}
<El-Cideon> OOC: bypass any DR with that weapon?
<Steph> OOC: The first weapon is good, the second is cold iron
<Steph> OOC: the 1d8 is negative energy
<El-Cideon> As Stephanie tears up a demon, Rosemund runs up into place next to Vigilia to see what all the fuss is about. Then Stephanie's opponent retaliates: it shakes its body and a cloud of vile spores saturate the air around it; then, it inhales deeply and bellows out a painful, earsplitting shriek!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d8 damage and roll fort for the screech
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d8 1,0damage and roll fort for the screech --> 6,0[ 1d8=2 ]4,0{2}
<Steph> roll 1d20+17
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{32}
<El-Cideon> OOC: pass~
<El-Cideon> OOC: note 1d4 damage from spores for 10 next rounds, though
<Steph> OOC: But I'm biased to forget it!
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > vrock (8MI) = Steph (22, spores 10 rds) > Rosey (21) > vrock (17) > goat demon (15) > Julia (13) > vrock (11) > Fran (10) > Tiel = ??? (7)_''
<El-Cideon> The towering goat demon kicks the hulking, furry shape behind it--"Wake up slughead, we got home invasion happening here!"--then it charges around the circumference of the room to stab its massive ranseur once at Stephanie.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+27 charge
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+27 1,0charge --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{47}
<Steph> OOC: How can it do that? I flew up.
<Steph> OOC: Weren't the vrocks stationed higher?
<El-Cideon> OOC: Yes, but gravity on Pandemonium is wack. You adhere to any surface, really.
<Steph> OOC: Oh, duh.
<Steph> OOC: Clearly, that hits.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+27 crit?
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+27 1,0crit? --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{37}
<Steph> OOC: It also crits! I think I need to spend a hero point or something here
<El-Cideon> OOC: maybe? Decide quick!
<Steph> OOC: Can I use it to run away in time, or at least turn this into a normal hit instead of a crit?
<El-Cideon> OOC: I'm okay with the latter, yes.
<Steph> OOC: Let's do that, then.
<El-Cideon> roll 3d6+13 normal hit!
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3d6+13 1,0normal hit! --> 6,0[ 3d6=14 ]4,0{27}
<El-Cideon> A last-second evasion turns what could've been a gory charge into a glancing blow--yet still a painful one, given the size of the weapon.
<El-Cideon> OOC: Julia is up
<Julia> Rather than run around the corner and make herself a target without being able to actually do anything, Julia starts to summon something else that can be a target!
<Julia> OOC: summon undead iv
<El-Cideon> Meanwhile, the third vrock mimics the first and conjures up an aura of illusion.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d4+4 MI
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d4+4 1,0MI --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 ]4,0{6}
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > vrock (8MI) = Steph (22, spores 10 rds) > Rosey (21) > vrock (17) > goat demon (15) > Julia (13) > vrock (11, 6MI) > Fran (10) > Tiel = ??? (7)_''
<El-Cideon> OOC: Fran is up
* Franceska takes a step closer before she thinks better of it, and then she begins to summon a massive earth elemental!
<El-Cideon> The little archon floats forward to see what all the fuss is about--but lingers a little behind its companion for now, conscious of its own fragility in light of all these lumbering monsters.
<El-Cideon> There's a deep, irritated grunt and a faint stirring from the massive shape at the back of the cave.
<El-Cideon> Vigilia focuses for a split-second and then, suddenly blazing with searing, supernatural flame, blurs forward to punch once at Stephanie's attacker.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+20
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{37}
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=8 1d6=3 ]4,0{15}
<El-Cideon> OOC: first vrock and Steph are up
<El-Cideon> roll 1d4 spore damage
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d4 1,0spore damage --> 6,0[ 1d4=1 ]4,0{1}
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > vrock (8MI) = Steph (22, spores 9 rds) > Rosey (21) > vrock (17) > goat demon (15) > Julia (13) > vrock (11, 6MI) > Fran (10) > Tiel = ??? (7)_''
<El-Cideon> Rather than get tangled up in the melee around Stephanie, the first vrock opts to turn and charge one of the new arrivals--Rosemund for now!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+15+2
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+15+2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{28}
<El-Cideon> But the demon's claw merely scrapes across her armor.
<Steph> Stephanie decides to finish off the first vrock, but then she turns her attention to the lumbering goat-demon that's sure to cause her trouble forthwith!
<Steph> roll 1d20+19
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{23}
<Steph> roll 1d20+20
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{33}
<Steph> roll 1d20+14
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{21}
<Steph> roll 1d20+15
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{35}
<Steph> roll 1d20+18
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{29}
<Steph> OOC: I'll redirect my attacks at the goat dude if I managed to kill the vrock.
<Steph> OOC: Except I likely can't since he has a reach weapon. Alas!
<El-Cideon> OOC: four hits vs vrock. And yes, reach weapon.
<Julia> OOC: you can 5-ft step in a full attack though
<Steph> roll 1d6+2d6+9
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d6+2d6+9 --> 6,0[ 1d6=1 2d6=5 ]4,0{15}
<Steph> roll 1d4+1d8+6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+1d8+6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=3 1d8=2 ]4,0{11}
<Steph> roll 1d4+1d8+6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+1d8+6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 1d8=7 ]4,0{15}
<Steph> roll 1d4+6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 ]4,0{8}
<El-Cideon> OOC: which of those break DR?
<Steph> OOC: Presumably the negative energy breaks DR, and the first one.
<Steph> OOC: I am guessing it is DR/good, so this likely amounts to 15+2+7 = 24 damage. Lacking sneak attack is sadface.
<El-Cideon> OOC: correct. On both accounts.
<El-Cideon> Stephanie cuts into her foe again and again, but fails to kill it yet. Rosemund raises her holy mace and brings it down twice upon her attacker!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+15
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{29}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+10
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{26}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d9 MI?
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d9 1,0MI? --> 6,0[ 1d9=1 ]4,0{1}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d8+7+2d6
<El-Cideon> roll 1d8+7+2d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d8+7+2d6 --> 6,0[ 1d8=7 2d6=4 ]4,0{18}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d8+7+2d6 --> 6,0[ 1d8=5 2d6=6 ]4,0{18}
<El-Cideon> The demon grunts in surprise and pain as both illusions and supernatural armor both fail to protect it from Rosemund's blessed weapon.
<El-Cideon> Stephanie's bleeding, faltering foe attempts to get some of its own back with a flurry of attacks!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+15
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+15
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{27}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{24}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{24}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{32}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{15}
<Steph> OOC: All misses
<El-Cideon> As its companions manifestly fail to make any headway against their own targets, the towering goat demon turns to assess his own attacker. "Long way from home, hellspawn!" it says in a sudden burst of rage. "Let me send you back there!"
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+26 raged
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+26 1,0raged --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{36}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+21
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+21 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{39}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+16
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{22}
<Steph> OOC: Two hits
<El-Cideon> OOC: he's hitting Vigilia, actually.
<El-Cideon> roll 3d6+14
<El-Cideon> roll 3d6+14
<El-Cideon> roll 3d6+14
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3d6+14 --> 6,0[ 3d6=9 ]4,0{23}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3d6+14 --> 6,0[ 3d6=6 ]4,0{20}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3d6+14 --> 6,0[ 3d6=10 ]4,0{24}
<El-Cideon> OOC: Julia is up
<Julia> The mummy appears at the corner and lumbers onwards to attack Rosemund's vrock! Meanwhile Julia runs around to the corner herself!
<Julia> roll 1d20+13 charge slam, also despair for all demons that can see it (so all but the sleeper), DC 16 will or paralysed
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0charge slam, also despair for all demons that can see it (so all but the sleeper), DC 16 will or paralysed --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{16}
<El-Cideon> roll 3#1d20+10 vrocks will (and attack missed)
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3#1d20+10 1,0vrocks will (and attack missed) --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{13}, 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{21}, 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{28}
<Julia> roll 1d4 rounds paralysed for unlucky vrock
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d4 1,0rounds paralysed for unlucky vrock --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 ]4,0{2}
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > vrock (8MI, paralyzed 2 rds) = Steph (22, spores 9 rds) > Rosey (21) > vrock (17) > goat demon (15) > Julia (13) > vrock (11, 6MI) > Fran (10) > Tiel = ??? (7)_''
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11 goat demon will
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0goat demon will --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{21}
<El-Cideon> As one of its companions stands slackjawed in horror, the last vrock flies across the room to charge at the offending undead!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+15+2 charge
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+15+2 1,0charge --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{20}
<Julia> OOC: hit
<El-Cideon> roll 2d6+6
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d6+6 --> 6,0[ 2d6=8 ]4,0{14}
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > vrock (8MI, paralyzed 2 rds) = Steph (22, spores 9 rds) > Rosey (21) > vrock (17) > goat demon (15) > Julia = mummy (13) > vrock (11, 6MI) > Fran (10) > Tiel = ??? (7)_''
<El-Cideon> OOC: Fran
* Franceska runs up to the entrance on Julia's heels, and then gestures at Rosemund's frozen opponent! That serves as a sign for an enormous earth elemental to rise out of the ground and bring its fists upon the demon in all their fury!
<Franceska> roll 2#2d10+10+15 15pa, crit as it coups, the other vrock can probably AoO it?
<Rei-chan> 6,0Franceska rolled :6,0 2#2d10+10+15 1,015pa, crit as it coups, the other vrock can probably AoO it? --> 6,0[ 2d10=3 ]4,0{28}, 6,0[ 2d10=12 ]4,0{37}
<El-Cideon> OOC: both hit
<Franceska> OOC: That's the damage, since coup autocrits. 65, so 55 after dr?
<El-Cideon> OOC: oh, right. Their DR is 10, but he's very dead anyway.
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > Steph (22, spores 9 rds) > Rosey (21) > vrock (17) > goat demon (15) > Julia = mummy (13) > vrock (11, 6MI) > Fran = earth elemental (10) > Tiel = ??? (7)_''
<El-Cideon> As Fran's summoned help reduces one vrock to a grisly pulp, Tiel floats in close enough to catch its companion in its aura of righteous indignation, and to fire off one probing beam of light.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+10 vrock will
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0vrock will --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{27}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+6 beamu
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0beamu --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{21}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d7 well, MI check first!
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d7 1,0well, MI check first! --> 6,0[ 1d7=1 ]4,0{1}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d6 damage geez these guys wasted their turns on MI
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d6 1,0damage geez these guys wasted their turns on MI --> 6,0[ 1d6=4 ]4,0{4}
<El-Cideon> OOC: Vigilia is up
<El-Cideon> "I know not whence I came from," Vigilia says calmly before laying into the demon with a flurry of fists. "I only know where I am bound."
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+18
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+18
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+18
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{38}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{37}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{26}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{27}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+18 crit?
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0crit? --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{37}
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=14 1d6=4 ]4,0{22}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=13 1d6=3 ]4,0{20}
<El-Cideon> roll 4d8+8+1d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 4d8+8+1d6 --> 6,0[ 4d8=19 1d6=3 ]4,0{30}
<El-Cideon> Vigilia's aura burns right through whatever protection the demon might normally boast, crisping its fetid flesh on impact!
<El-Cideon> OOC: Steph is up
<El-Cideon> roll 1d4 spore damage
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d4 1,0spore damage --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{4}
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > Steph (22, spores 8 rds) > Rosey (21) > vrock (17) > goat demon (15) > Julia = mummy (13) > vrock (11, 6MI) > Fran = earth elemental (10) > Tiel = ??? (7)_''
<Steph> Enraged at the vrock's propensity to ignore her attacks, Stephanie savages it again!
<Steph> roll 1d20+19
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{34}
<Steph> roll 1d6+2d6+9 does that kill it?
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d6+2d6+9 1,0does that kill it? --> 6,0[ 1d6=4 2d6=6 ]4,0{19}
<El-Cideon> OOC: Not yet :(
<Steph> roll 1d20+20 grumble
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0grumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{22}
<Steph> roll 1d20+14
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{19}
<Steph> roll 1d20+15
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{30}
<Steph> roll 1d20+18
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{38}
<Steph> roll 1d20+18 critical boot
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0critical boot --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{24}
<El-Cideon> OOC: all but 19 hit
<Steph> roll 1d4+6+1d8
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+6+1d8 --> 6,0[ 1d4=1 1d8=3 ]4,0{10}
<Steph> roll 1d4+1d8+6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+1d8+6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 1d8=7 ]4,0{15}
<Steph> roll 2d4+12
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 2d4+12 --> 6,0[ 2d4=4 ]4,0{16}
<El-Cideon> OOC: how much gets past DR?
<Steph> OOC: 16
<El-Cideon> Savaged brutally, the vrock bleeds from myriad wounds but yet clings to life!
<El-Cideon> With her first foe smashed into paste before her, Rosemund opts to use her moment of freedom to summon up a wall of swords cutting right through the boss demon and passing through to the back of the cave--not enough to reach the laziest of demons, but surely if it gets up it won't be able to approach without crossing the barrier.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+23 ref can't fail without a 1 sadly
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+23 1,0ref can't fail without a 1 sadly --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{32}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13 wait CL check first, BB hits SR
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0wait CL check first, BB hits SR --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{33}
<El-Cideon> roll 13d6 SR passed, damage halved
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 13d6 1,0SR passed, damage halved --> 6,0[ 13d6=50 ]4,0{50}
<El-Cideon> Stephanie's adversary takes a step back, and then cravenly blinks out of sight, fleeing from combat altogether!
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > Steph (22, spores 8 rds) > Rosey (21) > goat demon (15) > Julia = mummy (13) > vrock (11, 6MI) > Fran = earth elemental (10) > Tiel = ??? (7)_''
<@Steph> "Yes! Live out the rest of eternity with your shame, vrock!"
<El-Cideon> The tall goat demon steps out of the blade barrier and maneuvers around Vigilia. "No more lazing around, time to get up!" it shouts in an echoing roar that shivers through his opponent with debilitating effects--and prompts a conscious, irritated curse from the lump at the back of the cave.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+15 Vigilia fort
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0Vigilia fort --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{30}
<El-Cideon> roll 5d6 sonic halved
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 5d6 1,0sonic halved --> 6,0[ 5d6=18 ]4,0{18}
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > Steph (22, spores 8 rds) > Rosey (21) > goat demon (15) > Julia = mummy (13) > vrock (11, 6MI) > Fran = earth elemental (10) > Tiel = bull demon (7)_''
<El-Cideon> OOC: Julia and helper are up
<Julia> After Tiel helpfully lasered the real one amidst the swirl of images, the mummy puts up its dukes and lays out an uppercut on the no doubt cowardly demon. You can't run from mummy rot after all! Meanwhile Julia moves to angle a cone across the goat and the big furry demon, so as to encourage the latter to remain in bed - it's so warm and cosy, and he must feel so very tired...
<Julia> roll 1d20+11 mummy punch
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0mummy punch --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{28}
<Julia> roll 1d6+10 and DC 16 fort vs mummy rot
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d6+10 1,0and DC 16 fort vs mummy rot --> 6,0[ 1d6=2 ]4,0{12}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+14 vrock fort
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+14 1,0vrock fort --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{19}
<Julia> roll 1d20+15 Julia SR, exhausted no save
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0Julia SR, exhausted no save --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{30}
<El-Cideon> The vrock's myriad images reactivate around it as it flies into a flurry of claws and teeth and wings at the mummy! Further back in the cave, the greater demons visibly sag with weariness.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+15
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+15
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{29}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{33}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{31}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{16}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{28}
<Julia> OOC: all but 16 hit
<El-Cideon> roll 2d6+6
<El-Cideon> roll 2d6+6
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d6+6 --> 6,0[ 2d6=9 ]4,0{15}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d6+6 --> 6,0[ 2d6=9 ]4,0{15}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d8+3
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d8+3 --> 6,0[ 1d8=2 ]4,0{5}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d6+3
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d6+3 --> 6,0[ 1d6=1 ]4,0{4}
<El-Cideon> OOC: Fran and helper
<Franceska> At Franceska's beckoning, the massive elemental swims through the earth to launch itself at the sagging goat!
<El-Cideon> OOC: what's its reach?
<Franceska> roll 1d20+23+2-5 charge, 5pa, reach 15
<Rei-chan> 6,0Franceska rolled :6,0 1d20+23+2-5 1,0charge, 5pa, reach 15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{27}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+23 reach 20, still gets an AoO
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+23 1,0reach 20, still gets an AoO --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{42}
<Franceska> OOC: Hits. I presume so do I?
<El-Cideon> OOC: yes
<Franceska> roll 2d10+10+5 excellent
<Rei-chan> 6,0Franceska rolled :6,0 2d10+10+5 1,0excellent --> 6,0[ 2d10=11 ]4,0{26}
<El-Cideon> roll 3d6+10 damage
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3d6+10 1,0damage --> 6,0[ 3d6=10 ]4,0{20}
<El-Cideon> OOC: taking any action yourself?
<Franceska> OOC: Nope I'm good
<El-Cideon> As the great demon is rocked by one fierce punch, Tiel makes another attempt at tagging the elusive (yet not so elusive as it no doubt hoped to be) vrock.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+2 ranged touch (typo'd the roll before but that wouldn't have made a difference because vrock touch AC is meh)
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+2 1,0ranged touch (typo'd the roll before but that wouldn't have made a difference because vrock touch AC is meh) --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{21}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d7 MI?
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d7 1,0MI? --> 6,0[ 1d7=5 ]4,0{5}
<El-Cideon> One image blinks out of existence! At the back of the cave, the bull demon stirs, opens one eye to blink lazily, sees a wall of blades right before it, then turns over and goes back to sleep.
<El-Cideon> "Ingrate!" the boss demon roars. "Just for that, you don't get to gobble up any of these maidens once they're dead. I'll toss them all into the river! Waste of corpses, all your fault!"
<El-Cideon> roll 3#1d20+18 Vigilia flurry
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3#1d20+18 1,0Vigilia flurry --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{23}, 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{37}, 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{27}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{23}
<Franceska> "Really? Did he really just say that?" Franceska mutters in disgust.
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6 all hit thanks to exhaustion
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6 all hit thanks to exhaustion
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6 all hit thanks to exhaustion
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6 all hit thanks to exhaustion
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 1,0all hit thanks to exhaustion --> 6,0[ 2d8=12 1d6=2 ]4,0{18}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 1,0all hit thanks to exhaustion --> 6,0[ 2d8=5 1d6=1 ]4,0{10}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 1,0all hit thanks to exhaustion --> 6,0[ 2d8=7 1d6=4 ]4,0{15}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 1,0all hit thanks to exhaustion --> 6,0[ 2d8=10 1d6=2 ]4,0{16}
<Julia> "It's important to always remain hopeful no matter how dire the situation," Julia says approvingly.
<Franceska> "But not terribly smart, is it?" Franceska counters. "Running away or surrendering would work, and negotiating is always the superior option."
<El-Cideon> OOC: Steph is up, goatjerk lives but looks pretty badly thrashed
<@Steph> "I'll kill you for that slander!" exclaims Stephanie, pouncing towards the goatish demon in a gust of wind! OOC: I'll use sudden leap and acrobatics to dodge AoOs!
<@Steph> roll 1d20+24
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+24 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{33}
<El-Cideon> OOC: hits
<@Steph> OOC: That's an acrobatics roll.
<@Steph> OOC: I think it needs to beat his CMD to avoid an AoO.
<El-Cideon> OOC: oh! Actually he used his AoO vs elemental anyway, no combat reflexes
<@Steph> OOC: Oh, cool.
<@Steph> roll 1d20+21
<@Steph> roll 1d20+22
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+21 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{25}
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{38}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+16
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{20}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+17
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{36}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d4 also belated spore damage!
<@Steph> roll 1d20+20
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{27}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d4 1,0also belated spore damage! --> 6,0[ 1d4=1 ]4,0{1}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+17 crit?
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0crit? --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{25}
<El-Cideon> OOC: yes, crit
<El-Cideon> OOC: 20 misses, others connect
<@Steph> roll 1d6+2d6+9+6d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d6+2d6+9+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=6 2d6=5 6d6=13 ]4,0{33}
<@Steph> roll 1d4+6+1d8+6d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+6+1d8+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 1d8=4 6d6=25 ]4,0{39}
<@Steph> roll 2d4+12+1d8+6d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 2d4+12+1d8+6d6 --> 6,0[ 2d4=4 1d8=3 6d6=31 ]4,0{50}
<@Steph> roll 1d4+12+6d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+12+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 6d6=21 ]4,0{37}
<@Steph> OOC: the first attack is good
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > Steph (22, spores 7 rds) > Rosey (21) > Julia = mummy (13) > vrock (11, 6MI) > Fran = earth elemental (10) > Tiel = bull demon (7)_''
<El-Cideon> The demon suffers greatly for the insult of inferring that Stephanie might still be a virgin! It leans on its weapon for a last moment, and then totters over to the floor, leaving just one illusioned vrock left in the field.
<El-Cideon> OOC: Julia & helper
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > Steph (22, spores 7 rds) > Rosey (21) > Julia = mummy (13) > vrock (11, 5MI) > Fran = earth elemental (10) > Tiel = bull demon (7)_''
<Julia> Not really wanting to waste spells against the vrock's mirror images nor wanting to wake the last demon, Julia sits this one out. Her mummy can act in her stead, continuing its best at punching out and infecting the demon!
<Julia> roll 1d20+11 punch
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0punch --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{23}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d6 MI check
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d6 1,0MI check --> 6,0[ 1d6=5 ]4,0{5}
<El-Cideon> Another false vrock vanishes!
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > Steph (22, spores 7 rds) > Rosey (21) > Julia = mummy (13) > vrock (11, 4MI) > Fran = earth elemental (10) > Tiel = bull demon (7)_''
<El-Cideon> The remaining demon looks around the field to find itself the only one of its group left standing and willing to fight, and appears to reach a decision. As if out of sheer spite, it charges after Julia, emits a cloud of spores at her--and then teleports out of sight like its cowardly friend.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d8 mummy can take a parting AoO if it wants
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d8 1,0mummy can take a parting AoO if it wants --> 6,0[ 1d8=8 ]4,0{8}
<Julia> roll 1d20+11 mummy will aoo of course
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0mummy will aoo of course --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{26}
<Julia> roll 1d5
<El-Cideon> OOC: hits~
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d5 --> 6,0[ 1d5=3 ]4,0{3}
<El-Cideon> The mummy catches one last false image in parting! With this foe gone, the cavern echoes no longer with the sounds of battle, only the heavy breathing of one demon too lazy, disinterested or tired to intervene.
<El-Cideon> OOC: free act. Steph and Julia both have spores growing on them, though.
<Franceska> "Do you want to kill that demon as well?" Franceska asks Rosemund, gesturing at the distant furry thing.
<Julia> "Wait, I can do something. But Rosemund, please a little help with these spores?" Julia asks, moving towards Stephanie so they can both be fixed.
<El-Cideon> Rosemund prefers first to administer a blessing to her friends to dispel the vile growth of abyssal vines plaguing her friends! This done, she turns back to Franceska. "I am not sure. It looks as though it would be a lot of trouble...and it is not doing much right now."
<Julia> "Well... nevermind that actually. But spores first," Julia says on reflection.
<@Steph> Stephanie sighs with relief once the irritating growths vanish. "I don't need hair growing all over my body," she declares. "And, uh, I don't know. That thing... eats people? We're people," she notes, turning back to it and trying to figure out what it is.
<El-Cideon> OOC: K:P if you feel like it
<Julia> "I really want to do something horrible to that vrock who ran away... but I suppose we should deal with immediate concerns."
<Julia> roll 1d20+15 planes
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0planes --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{22}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+20
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{28}
<Franceska> "We are also leaving," Franceska reasons. "So either I send my helpful elemental over, or we take whatever valuables are here and leave right after."
<El-Cideon> The slain goat demon is recognized as a bulezau, a common representative of abyssal infantry. The bull demon's specific classification and nature are outside of your learning, however.
<@Steph> "Well, let's kill it. It's at least guilty of conspiracy to murder. Or proceeds of crime?" She frowns. "Eating humans is a crime no matter who does it or where, though," she decides.
<Julia> "I'm content with killing it," Julia agrees. She needs to interrogate one of the dead and that takes time. So the mummy is ordered towards the demon, ready to attack on whatever signal is given.
<El-Cideon> "Who is to say it won't just run into town and eat everybody it finds now that no one's bringing it people to it?" Tiel agrees. Vigilia takes a moment to focus on healing her wounds first (albeit only partially).
<@Steph> Stephanie snorts. "You mean, the demons were doing a public service by only feeding it a few people here and there?"
<El-Cideon> "That is not at all what I meant!" the archon protests.
<El-Cideon> Rosemund takes a moment to summon up an aura of righteous strength for herself, if the group means to continue with their extermination.
<Franceska> "Not to rush, but the spell will end in a minute," Franceska notes as her elemental dives under the blade and positions itself properly next to the slumbering monster.
<@Steph> "Right, right. I suppose we should prepare," admits Stephanie, tapping herself with her wand and stalking towards the demon as well.
<@Steph> roll 1d20+15 UMD?
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0UMD? --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{28}
<El-Cideon> OOC: if everybody's going hostile at once, I'd say we can just resume the existing init sequence at the beginning. It's certainly not doing anything until attacked, after all.
<@Steph> OOC: Sure
<El-Cideon> roll  3#1d20+18 Vigilia gets the party started!
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3#1d20+18 1,0Vigilia gets the party started! --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{27}, 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{37}, 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{23}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{20}
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=12 1d6=5 ]4,0{21}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=10 1d6=2 ]4,0{16}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=8 1d6=3 ]4,0{15}
<El-Cideon> An annoyed grunt from the demon as Vigilia lays into it--she has some trouble getting through this one's hide, it seems, but her unnatural flame still cuts through at least.
<El-Cideon> OOC: Steph
<@Steph> Just how tough is it? While it's dozing, Stephanie can at least seek out weak points, particularly as she stands across from Vigilia!
<@Steph> roll 1d20+24
<@Steph> roll 1d20+25
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+24 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{27}
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+25 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{37}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+19
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{39}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+20
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{38}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+23
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+23 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{41}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+19 crit?
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+19 1,0crit? --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{26}
<@Steph> roll 1d6+12+2d6+6d6
<El-Cideon> OOC: fff. I was looking at the wrong line before, AC 29 (it's all natural) so only one of Vigilia's should've connected.
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d6+12+2d6+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=3 2d6=10 6d6=28 ]4,0{53}
<@Steph> OOC: Whoops. Ignore that roll, then.
<@Steph> roll 1d4+9+1d8+6d6
<@Steph> roll 1d4+9+1d8+6d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+9+1d8+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=3 1d8=1 6d6=20 ]4,0{33}
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+9+1d8+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 1d8=7 6d6=23 ]4,0{43}
<@Steph> roll 2d6+24+6d6+2d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 2d6+24+6d6+2d6 --> 6,0[ 2d6=7 6d6=19 2d6=7 ]4,0{57}
<@Steph> roll 1d4+9+6d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+9+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=3 6d6=17 ]4,0{29}
<@Steph> OOC: third attack's good
<El-Cideon> OOC: which of those rolls bypass which DR?
<El-Cideon> OOC: okay!
<El-Cideon> Steph finds its hide very tough indeed, but not enough to shrug off her precision strikes!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+22 Rosey
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0Rosey --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{33}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+17 Rosey
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0Rosey --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{25}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d8+10+2d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d8+10+2d6 --> 6,0[ 1d8=7 2d6=4 ]4,0{21}
<El-Cideon> OOC: Julia and mummy
<Julia> Julia fires off an enervation at it while the mummy lets loose another maymaker in the bull's direction!
<Julia> roll 1d20+8 ranged touch
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0ranged touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{15}
<El-Cideon> OOC: hit, SR?
<Julia> roll 1d20+11 punch
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0punch --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{13}
<Julia> roll 1d20+15 SR
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0SR --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{27}
<El-Cideon> OOC: punch whiffs
<El-Cideon> OOC: passed SR
<Julia> roll 1d4 negative levels
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d4 1,0negative levels --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{4}
<Julia> OOC: DC 16 will vs paralysis if it opens its eyes and sees the mummy
* El-Cideon changes topic to 'Current planar traits: -2 on CHA-based checks for lawful characters | Vigilia (26) > Steph (22) > Rosey (21) > Julia = mummy (13) > Fran = earth elemental (10) > Tiel = bull demon (7, -4 NL)_''
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+16 will, needs a 1 to fail!
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0will, needs a 1 to fail! --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{34}
<El-Cideon> OOC: Fran & helper
* Franceska lets her elemental lead the way, and it slams both fists down upon the monster!
<Franceska> roll 1d20+23-3
<Rei-chan> 6,0Franceska rolled :6,0 1d20+23-3 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{22}
<Franceska> roll 1d20+23-3
<Rei-chan> 6,0Franceska rolled :6,0 1d20+23-3 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{38}
<El-Cideon> OOC: latter hits!
<Franceska> roll 2d10+10+3
<Rei-chan> 6,0Franceska rolled :6,0 2d10+10+3 --> 6,0[ 2d10=8 ]4,0{21}
* Franceska follows up by summoning a stalagmite underneath the monster!
<Franceska> roll 10d6 piercing, ref 21 half
<Rei-chan> 6,0Franceska rolled :6,0 10d6 1,0piercing, ref 21 half --> 6,0[ 10d6=40 ]4,0{40}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13 ref
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0ref --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{15}
<Franceska> OOC: pinned
<El-Cideon> From a reasonably safe distance, Tiel fires off an energy beam at the now-thoroughly-roused monstrosity!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+2 beam
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+2 beam
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+2 1,0beam --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{15}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+2 1,0beam --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{20}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d6
<El-Cideon> roll 1d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=6 ]4,0{6}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=2 ]4,0{2}
<El-Cideon> Though heavily injured, the beast hasn't been so thoroughly impaired by the party's joint efforts that it can't strike back--which, now infuriated by these unprovoked assaults, it promptly does! With a shattering roar, it swings its meaty paws twice at the assailant that contributed most to ruining its day--Stephanie!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+29-4
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+29-4
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+29-4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{43}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+29-4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{36}
<El-Cideon> roll 3d6+28 first definitely hits, what about the second?
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3d6+28 1,0first definitely hits, what about the second? --> 6,0[ 3d6=9 ]4,0{37}
<@Steph> OOC: They both hit, how frightening
<El-Cideon> roll 3d6+28
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3d6+28 --> 6,0[ 3d6=15 ]4,0{43}
<El-Cideon> Stephanie is rocked by terrible blows, only her newly-resilient elemental state keeping her on her feet! "Perhaps it should have stayed asleep," Vigilia mutters as she lets loose with another flurry.
<El-Cideon> roll 3#1d20+18 first has stunning fist because why not?
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 3#1d20+18 1,0first has stunning fist because why not? --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{19}, 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{28}, 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{32}
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{32}
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6
<El-Cideon> roll 2d8+4+1d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=7 1d6=5 ]4,0{16}
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 2d8+4+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=15 1d6=5 ]4,0{24}
<El-Cideon> OOC: Steph!
<@Steph> If Stephanie was not wounded, she might have replied pithily to Vigilia's remark, but her ability to speak has been put on hiatus whilst she concentrates on completing this foolish, self-appointed task. In an effort to avoid certain death, she vanishes from sight before lashing out anew at the beast!
<@Steph> roll 1d20+26
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+26 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{29}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+27
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+27 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{33}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+21
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+21 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{33}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+22
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{26}
<@Steph> roll 1d20+25
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d20+25 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{28}
<El-Cideon> OOC: first three hit
<@Steph> roll 1d6+2d6+12+6d6
<@Steph> roll 1d6+2d6+12+6d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d6+2d6+12+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=6 2d6=8 6d6=21 ]4,0{47}
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d6+2d6+12+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=6 2d6=4 6d6=20 ]4,0{42}
<@Steph> roll 1d4+1d8+6d6
<Rei-chan> 6,0Steph rolled :6,0 1d4+1d8+6d6 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 1d8=5 6d6=29 ]4,0{38}
<@Steph> OOC: oh, add 6 to that last attack.
<@Steph> OOC: I mean 9.
<El-Cideon> OOC: which gets past DR?
<@Steph> OOC: The first two.
<El-Cideon> With a sonorous groan of dismay, the massive demon slumps in place from these killing blows and immediately begins to decoalesce into the sludge of primal chaos that birthed it.
<El-Cideon> OOC: free act again
<Franceska> The elemental soon joins it in discorporating at Franceska's dismissive gesture.
<@Steph> Stephanie slumps herself, though her wounds do start to promptly close. "I'm sure this was worth it," she mutters.
<Julia> The mummy vanishes with a groan and Julia smiles. "Good job everyone. Now, I'm going to interrogate that vrock, if nobody minds waiting a few minutes?"
<El-Cideon> "Stephanie!" Rosemund cries at sight of her friend's grievous wounds. "Do you need help?" she offers, even with full knowledge Stephanie can heal on her own.
<@Steph> "Ah, no, no, it's okay, Rosemund," replies Stephanie, sitting down. "I have to pay an appropriate price for my reckless deeds."
<El-Cideon> The vrock's corpse has gone the way of its bullish companion, but the goat demon at least has left an intact corpse to play with.
<Julia> Frowning at that, Julia goes to the goat and casts speak with dead.
* Franceska does actually mind, but just consoles herself by looking through their gains with Detect Magic.
<Julia> OOC: DC 23 will, surely not neutral like me
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11 indeed not!
<Rei-chan> 6,0El-Cideon rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0indeed not! --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{28}
<El-Cideon> The slain demon stubbornly refuses Julia's efforts to probe its mind!
<El-Cideon> Franceska finds that the demon's weapon and a ring it wears are both magical in nature--the rest of the treasure herein, it turns out, is simply mundane coins and jewels.
<Julia> How unfortunate. Julia looks somewhat sulky in the aftermath of that failure.
* Franceska leaves the mundane treasure to Stephanie as she gathers the magical portions.
<@Steph> "This is pretty unfortunate," reflects Stephanie, always happy to scoop more valuable jewels into her bag. "The bones aren't even identifiable now."
<El-Cideon> "It is a shame that two of them got away," Tiel chirps. "But maybe they will stay away because we killed the big ones?"
<Julia> Cheering herself up, Julia flicks her wand of desecrate at the corpse, before popping an expensive black onyx into its mouth. Intoning, "Rise from your grave!" she casts animate dead to turn it into a much more compliant zombie!
<Julia> roll 20d12+60
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 20d12+60 --> 6,0[ 20d12=152 ]4,0{212}
<@Steph> "It really is. They'll just go find someplace else to mess up," admits Stephanie. "But that's no reason to be down. I mean, there's infinite demons, so if that bothers you you're never going to be able to sleep at night when you realise how irrelevant our actions really are."
<Franceska> roll 1d20+17 spellcraft ring
<Rei-chan> 6,0Franceska rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0spellcraft ring --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{19}
<Franceska> roll 1d20+17 spellcraft weapon
<Rei-chan> 6,0Franceska rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0spellcraft weapon --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{36}
<El-Cideon> "I don't know if that is the cheeriest attitude," Tiel chides Stephanie. "Every person should be happy about whatever small improvements she can make on the world around her!"
<El-Cideon> "But, ah, are you sure you should be doing that?" the archon says hesitantly as Julia raises their recently defeated foe.
<Franceska> "I'm not terribly happy that the magic of this ring escapes me. But I will be happier once we leave this plane."
<@Steph> "Oh, er, yes, well, of course I agree with you," mutters Stephanie, before reaching to drink from her flask. "Yes, um, let's go. I'd better drop by that inn before we're off."
<Franceska> "If you must," Franceska says with a long-suffering sigh. "I will wait at the ship."
<Julia> "Oh yes, he'll be much more helpful this way," Julia assures the archon. "Follow and defend me," she orders it, since the wind will make giving orders hard once they're outside. "Oh, and pick up your polearm there, that's a good boy Shenkin."
<El-Cideon> A quick trip back to town (with earplugs back in place, of course) is uneventful. The Last Laugh is mostly as you left it, though the weapon peddler is not immediately evident.
<@Steph> Alas. But Stephanie had better head over to Hiroko and explain the most likely fate of her late paramour in as sombre a tone as she can muster. No doubt the blood all over her clothes is of assistance in providing the appropriate mood.
<El-Cideon> Hiroko looks excited just for having someone to talk to after a month of being stuck in this same room. "Oh wow, looks you found some excitement out there?" she infers.
<Julia> Julia leaves Shenkin by the door as she goes to grab another drink after all that excitement.
<@Steph> "Yes. It looks like demons were abducting petitioners from the tower," replies Stephanie. "We tracked them down, killed a few, chased the rest off. But, um, nobody was alive at their lair."
<El-Cideon> Rosemund meanwhile takes advantage of the break to patch Vigilia back up to full health!
<El-Cideon> Hiroko sinks in place, figuratively and literally. "Well, I kinda figured a while ago he wasn't coming back. Did you, uh, did you find him? Or I guess what was left?"
<@Steph> "Only traces remained," replies Stephanie. "I'm sorry."
<El-Cideon> Hiroko reflexively runs a hand through her hair, which has the usual effect of phasing disturbingly right through her head. "Alright, well, thanks anyway. Hey, you didn't have to look at all, I should give you some kinda reward but, you know. Oh wait, Slope's got my stuff in storage. Hey, at least I can get everybody a round on my tab."
<@Steph> "Nah, no reward needed!" replies Stephanie, waving her hands. "Not even the drinks. But hey, we're probably going to be bouncing around a few planes. We could give you a lift to Azure, or the prime? It doesn't look like you'll be finding much here." She claps her hands. "I'll get Alice to tell your fortune! That should give you a hint!"
<El-Cideon> "Hey, I'd be more than happy to get out of this dum--err, surprisingly hospitable dive," she quickly amends for the host's sensibilities. "I dunno how, though! I mean, I'm scared to go up there like I am now, what if I just blow away into little pieces? I guess, um, I could probably stuff myself into a container or something." She decides. "Hey, get an empty wine bottle, we'll try that."
<@Steph> "Um, I've got this hip flask, smells slightly of vodka."
<El-Cideon> "Oh, vodka'll do fine!" she says brightly. "But hey, don't go thinking I'd climb into a bottle for just anybody, alright? You just seem like good people."
<@Steph> "Aww, thanks!" replies Stephanie, producing her flask. "Sure you don't want me to rinse it out first?"
<El-Cideon> "Nah, I'll be much less bored this way. I think. I can't drink anything anymore, but maybe the fumes will work. All my stuff's packed up behind the bar, you just take it with you when you go? See you on the other side, wherever we're going." Like the reverse of a genie springing from a bottle, Hiroko compresses herself into the flask with little apparent trouble.
<@Steph> Stephanie blinks. Couldn't she use this for some kind of excellent scam? Smiling gleefully to herself, she goes to pick up the girl's belongings before hauling them back to the boat.
<El-Cideon> Hiroko's collected equipment comprises some rather sensible camping gear, light armor and weapons, arrows, and a not inconsiderable traveling supply of spiritous beverages.
<Julia> After a drink, Julia has a look at the ring that eluded Franceska's observations.
<Julia> roll 1d20+18 spellcraft
<Rei-chan> 6,0Julia rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0spellcraft --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{36}
<El-Cideon> After a quick trip home to rest up and deposit a cloudgirl in hopefully safer environs, the group returns to Pandemonium to follow their directions to the Skirl. The Styx is easily located just outside town, and following it in the ship for the better part of a day allows you an uneventful voyage--fortunately traveling by air lets you avoid some of the landbound hazards you can see pass below you, living stalactites that wave ominous tendrils at the hull of your ship in passing, roving bands of raving lunatics...the natives don't look intimately familiar with any decent way of making friends. In any case, you find your target as advertised--the cavern slopes downward suddenly, sharply, in a manner the sees the river's forward momentum sending it plunging forward to the next layer in a cataract. Above this waterfall, sunken into a depression in the opposite cavern floor, is a luminous mass of swirling cloud some hundred feet across.
<@Steph> "I wonder what keeps the madmen together," Stephanie voices.
<Julia> "Maybe they suffer from a group delerium?" Julia wonders, looking over at the swirl and bracing herself.
<El-Cideon> "I guess we go in?" Rosemund presumes, not seeing anyone loitering helpfully outside of it.
<@Steph> "The boat should fit, I suppose..."
<Franceska> "How delightful."
<@Steph> "Is it?"
<Franceska> "No."
<Julia> "We don't go through, the Skirl is supposed to be around here, not on the other side," Julia reminds everyone.
<@Steph> "Oh."
<Julia> "Lets just go over and have a look around the clouds. It probably blends in," she suggests.
<El-Cideon> A wail reaches out from the cloud, as if in response to the name--it shrieks in a chorus of wailing winds directed to produce syllables but sharply reminiscent of the everlasting scream of Pandemonium itself. "You seek answers?" is the simple query and presumption. When you drift closer, the faint silhouette of a female form can be discerned at the windstorm's edge.
<@Steph> "We do!" exclaims Stephanie, peering at the edge of the wind. "We seek the prisoner known as Phibous Liramar, held here in Pandemonium!"
<El-Cideon> The windstorm's howl rises to a roar, as though some internal consultation were taking place, and the din almost seems fit to overtake the ship's magical protections before it settles down. "I hear every word that is torn away in the winds of this world," the entity proclaims. It doesn't sound especially proud or happy about this condition. "And I know all that the winds of Pandemonium touch, whether I wish it or not. I know of this man you seek. I know where the winds took him."
<Julia> "Then what is your price for the knowledge?" Julia calls over.
<El-Cideon> "Reason," the Skirl sends out in an eager cacaphony.
<Julia> "We require his knowledge, and maybe his death," Julia calls back, assuming it means their reason for seeking him.
<El-Cideon> "Reason," the Skirl explains with tortured deliberation, "is *my* desire."
<@Steph> "Do we have any of that to spare?" asks Stephanie, seriously.
<Julia> "I... uh, don't think so," Julia admits. This could end up like that fog in the Abyss...
<Franceska> "Can Shenkin spare some reason?"
<Julia> "I think it's all gone, I'm afraid."
<@Steph> "Maybe we should try one of the others, then."
<El-Cideon> "The mindless are of no use to me," the Skirl protests. "I am not of this world, yet here I reside. The balance between madness and insight is oft a precarious one. You think that the winds of Pandemonium are easily conversed with? That they eagerly give to me their secrets? I *need* some of your mortal sense to retain my own identity."
<@Steph> "Umm. Do you want to, you know, leave?" asks Stephanie, uncertainly.
<Julia> "How about I summon a demon and she can eat its mind?" Julia whispers to the others.
<El-Cideon> "I shall not leave you maddened," the Skirl promises, amending, "unless you are exceptionally weak of mind to begin with."
<Franceska> "Best use of them."
<@Steph> "Demons don't have much reason either. You should summon a devil."
<El-Cideon> "You shouldn't summon demons or devils for any cause!" Tiel protests loudly at this plan.
<Julia> "It's better than having our minds eaten," Julia replies. "But if anyone can cast magic circle against chaos, good, or law, I could summon an outsider of that alignment instead. Oh, or an elemental, how about that?"
<@Steph> "Uh, well, on the other hand, the archon has a point." Stephanie sighs. "Hey, we can't just summon up decent things to bargain away their brains! Let's go see if the other guys can make us a better offer."
<Franceska> "Summon something from Limbo, no one cares about those sorts."
<El-Cideon> "My nature," the Skirl says with an obvious forced effort at focus and calm, "is precarious. Should I draw sense from fiends, I cannot guarantee my good intent would remain untainted."
<Julia> "I do feel bad for her though, I want to help... just not enough to make myself pass the line from 'endearingly eccentric' to 'disturbingly strange'," Julia says, sounding pained.
<El-Cideon> "I do not think there is harm in waiting to see what the other oracles would ask for before agreeing to what sounds like something of a crazy bargain," Rosemund agrees with Stephanie in something of a stage whisper.
* Franceska is not about to lose her mind over an elf, and observes quietly.
<@Steph> "Then let's go with that. Hey, maybe we can try looking for one of those books? You know, the books that make you smart."
<El-Cideon> "That is the function of most books!" Rosemund points out.
<@Steph> "That's, um, I guess that's technically true. But it's not true of books that are interesting."
<Julia> "Well, I guess we'll go shop around. Sorry," Julia shrugs apologetically at the Skirl.
<El-Cideon> "I will remain here," the Skirl guarantees with commendable grace, "forever. When other means fail you, recall where to return."
<Franceska> That actually sounds agreeable to Franceska, as it gives them time to knock out the next imbecile to cross them and bring it here.
<El-Cideon> ~