Warming back up (Afina)

[Anastasia]

The blue stone is put right on down, "Ooof!" Kascha gasps, rubbing her hands after. "I didn't think it would be so heavy. It's more like steel than stone for weight."

[Ebiris]

"Still even lifting it at all would be beyond me," Afina say, pulling her floating disc closer so she can rest a hand against the stone while the other finds Kascha's grasp. "Have any more plane shift spells left or should I use a limited wish?"

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Afina 208+20/208, greater mage armour (CL 23) and moment of prescience (CL 23), heroes feast (CL 20), resist energy (electricity) CL 23, shield (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23).
AC 64 (touch 50, flat footed 64), CMD 70, blindsense 30, spell resistance 38, electricity resistance 30, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison, fear.
Spell charges remaining: 5/5/6/8/9/8/2/8/6/6

[Anastasia]

"I'm out," Kascha says, "Besides the one gate I have left."

Meanwhile Crystal studies the rock, "Interesting. To think a hunk of stone would have such power. Is it a natural power or the power of worked magic?"

[Ebiris]

"It could just be that the stone holds an enchantment well," Afina answers Crystal. "We can study it better back on Aurora, for now everyone gather round. This won't be precise so I don't know where exactly we'll end up," she cautions before wishing really hard she were on Air.

Limited Wish to emulate Plane Shift. Roll is for miles distant to Aurora.
[11:21] <@Ebiris> roll 5d100
[11:21] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 265 > [d100=77,16,19,76,77]

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Afina 208+20/208, greater mage armour (CL 23) and moment of prescience (CL 23), heroes feast (CL 20), resist energy (electricity) CL 23, shield (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23).
AC 64 (touch 50, flat footed 64), CMD 70, blindsense 30, spell resistance 38, electricity resistance 30, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison, fear.
Spell charges remaining: 5/5/6/8/9/8/2/7/6/6

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100 random encounter chance due to plane shfiting randomly, 90+
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 37 > [d100=37]

After a moment, the trio reappears in Air. In this case, you are in a cloud bank, fluffy white mist all around you. Small air elementals lazily fly about in it, breathing in the mist and exhaling it.

[Ebiris]

"I'll try teleporting us back to Aurora now, just be patient in case it fails," Afina says, keeping her hand in Kascha's and another on the stone as she focuses past the magic burn limited wish left her with to try and replicate it.

13:37] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 37 > [d100=37]
[13:42] <@Ebiris> roll 1d100 limited wish spell failure chance is still a thing
[13:42] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 61 > [d100=61]
[13:43] <@Ebiris> roll 1d100 teleport studied carefully
[13:43] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 39 > [d100=39]

And a second later they appear before the gates of Aurora! "I'll want to wait an hour before leaving so my magic has time to recover. Lets go put this rock in the labs for later and then round up the golems," she suggests, fluttering through and into the courtyard.

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Afina 208+20/208, greater mage armour (CL 23) and moment of prescience (CL 23), heroes feast (CL 20), resist energy (electricity) CL 23, shield (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23).
AC 64 (touch 50, flat footed 64), CMD 70, blindsense 30, spell resistance 38, electricity resistance 30, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison, fear.
Spell charges remaining: 5/5/6/8/9/8/2/6/6/6

[Anastasia]

Kascha flies off once you get back, "I need to do something in the mean time," Kascha says, while Crystal stays along.

Which golems are you going to muster, Afina? What's your plan here?

[Ebiris]

Plan is to muster the 3 behemoths and the ironwyrm and have someone gate us through to the giant castle. Then we hang around till the giants come back home and challenge them to righteous combat.

[Anastasia]

By chance, it is Elder Magi Tepen that deals with the gating. As the golems head through his gate, "Alert us if you need a gate back," he says, "Good luck."

Crystal merely nods, while Kascha smiles and says, "The giants aren't that tough. It should be fine. What's the worst that can happen?"

[Ebiris]

The golems are a motley lot despite all being constructed in the same fashion. The ironwyrm goes through the gate first with Afina standing proud atop its head, its mostly white crystalline form splotched with paint in various hues all over while a few ornamental feathers protrude from the frills around its head in testament to the two biggest draconic influences it can look up to around Aurora. As for the behemoths, one is decorated with flags and battle standards rising from its back, while the next has been painted in orange and black stripes bringing to mind a tiger and suiting its monstrously feline appearance, the last of the three has a more restrained appearance at first, though closer inspection would reveal intricately carved prayers and blessings written across its form in various languages.

Intelligent golems need names, so Ironwyrm is called Smrgol, martial behemoth is called Vanguard, animalistic behemoth is called Rushing Tiger, and divine behemoth is called Reflection.

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Afina 208+17/208, greater mage armour (CL 23) and moment of prescience (CL 23), heroes feast (CL 20)
AC 55 (touch 41, flat footed 55), CMD 70, blindsense 30, spell resistance 38, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison.
Spell charges remaining: 5/5/6/8/9/8/2/6/6/6

Smrgol 459/459
AC 50 (touch 8, flat footed 50), CMD 71, construct traits, immunity to magic, immunity to rust

Vanguard 435/435
AC 37 (touch 8, flat footed 37), CMD 55, construct traits, resistance to acid/cold/electricity/fire 10, spell resistance 23
Rushing Tiger 435/435
AC 37 (touch 8, flat footed 37), CMD 55, construct traits, resistance to acid/cold/electricity/fire 10, spell resistance 23
Reflection 435/435
AC 37 (touch 8, flat footed 37), CMD 55, construct traits, resistance to acid/cold/electricity/fire 10, spell resistance 23

[Anastasia]

Thus the two of you appear back at the cloud castle. Outside's still silent, no sign of anyone. Crystal pats Hope and murmurs something to him, while Kascha peers around. "Still nothing. Let's take positions, though perhaps something impressive is called for?"

[Ebiris]

[19:41] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4 huge elementals
[19:41] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 3 > [d4=3]

There should be 3 huge water elementals and 1 elder water elemental milling around by now unless something came along and splattered them

"Well first of all, all the giant closed doors offend me," Afina says, taking flight from her iron dragon's head and fluttering around. "Boys, open it up!"

I now have a bunch of huge minions with absurd strength scores. Is rolling required?

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Afina 208+17/208, greater mage armour (CL 23) and moment of prescience (CL 23), heroes feast (CL 20)
AC 55 (touch 41, flat footed 55), CMD 70, blindsense 30, spell resistance 38, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison.
Spell charges remaining: 5/5/6/8/9/8/2/6/6/6

Smrgol 459/459
AC 50 (touch 8, flat footed 50), CMD 71, construct traits, immunity to magic, immunity to rust

Vanguard 435/435
AC 37 (touch 8, flat footed 37), CMD 55, construct traits, resistance to acid/cold/electricity/fire 10, spell resistance 23
Rushing Tiger 435/435
AC 37 (touch 8, flat footed 37), CMD 55, construct traits, resistance to acid/cold/electricity/fire 10, spell resistance 23
Reflection 435/435
AC 37 (touch 8, flat footed 37), CMD 55, construct traits, resistance to acid/cold/electricity/fire 10, spell resistance 23

[Anastasia]

Sure, why not? I wanna see what their numbers look like for reference.

[Ebiris]

[20:27] <@Ebiris> roll 3#1d20+7 huge elementals
[20:27] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 27, 19, 21 >
[20:27] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+8 greater elemental
[20:27] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 19 > [d20=11]
[20:27] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+20 ironwyrm
[20:27] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 27 > [d20=7]
[20:28] <@Ebiris> roll 3#1d20+14 behemoths
[20:28] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 22, 30, 21 >

[Anastasia]

Under multi-pronged golem and elemental assault, the front gate is torn down. As it clatters Crystal watches and whistles, "Your creation are superbly designed at simple mayhem and destruction, and may you be blessed for it, Afina."

Kascha claps as the doors are beaten down, "Nice, but not what I meant. I was thinking of something more magical, a proper stage for the confrontation."