Lost in goldenfire (Jaela)

[Anastasia]

Jaela surges forward in a blur, striking the celestial in a split second. It's a graze but a hit, scratching across his arm and elbow. A wound that heals almost instantly, sealing up behind itself.

Initiative order is: Afina (33) > Salandariel (31) > Arrel (30) > Kascha (28) > Mirajane = Surraruthru (21) > Jaela (14)

Go Afina.

[Iron Dragoon]

K:P roll for Illusions/Shadow descriptor in current plane/location.
> roll 1d20+34 K:P
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 46 > [d20=12]

[Ebiris]

Having all her protections stripped away is bringing back memories of Castle Crumbling... it only shows how reliant she is on her magic, and the need to do something to preserve it better against dispelling. At least one spell will always stick with her though, if she can just cast the damn thing...

[16:56] <@Ebiris> roll 1d100 haste spell failure
[16:56] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 90 > [d100=90]

And so she, Mirajane, and Jaela are all hasted, the remainder of the group unfortunately too far for her to reach with the spell. "Thanks Mirajane," she nods tersely as sight is restored, lunging down to stab the rapidly regenerating angel twice over in the back before rebounding away towards the rear of the cathedral!

[16:58] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+58 9th level arcane strike, +2 more if it's flankable which I think most angels aren't
[16:59] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 74 > [d20=16]
[16:59] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+53 9th level arcane strike, +2 more if it's flankable which I think most angels aren't
[16:59] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 70 > [d20=17]
[16:59] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+22+6d6+2d6+9d4
[16:59] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 62 > [d4=1][d6=2,2,5,5,1,2,4,5][d4=1,1,1,1,4,1,1,2,1]
[16:59] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+22+6d6+2d6+9d4
[16:59] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 75 > [d4=2][d6=5,1,5,4,2,4,5,4][d4=2,1,3,2,3,1,2,3,4]

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Afina 185/185 (-2 con), greater heroism (CL 23), Haste (CL 23)
AC 62 (touch 44, flat footed 62), spell resistance 38, 50% miss chance (applies to spells as well), blindsense 30, immunity to fire, disease, water, fear. 50% spell failure.
Spell charges remaining: 6/7/8/5/8/6/5/6/6/6
Goldenfire exposure: 3/7

[Anastasia]

Afina is like a flash, stabbing into the angel's back. She dodges a swipe of pure light that whistles through the air, her blade plunging home in the angel's back. The injuries are shallow and heal almost instantly, a great deal of resistance to her strikes. As Afina flees back, the angel speaks. "I am the nova that eradicates the wicked and leaves behind fertile ash." The celestial shines brighter, before a massive nova of burning light erupts from him, covering the cathedral.

Ref saves, all. This is searing fire damage, which ignores immunity and deals half damage to those immune.

[Anastasia]

Elysium  doesn't inhibit shadow magic, Iddy. You'd know that much. It's possible this area does, but a sufficient spellcraft check should help regardless.

[Ebiris]

[17:15] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+39 evasion
[17:15] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 58 > [d20=19]

[Corwin]

[19:48] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+38+7+1 ref, evasion, fire immunity
[19:48] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 56 > [d20=10]

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Jaela 318/318, CMB +29/CMD 69, Gae Trocaire full attack (HW, K.Devotion): +40/+35/+30/+25, 1d8+31+1d6 non-lethal, x3/20, 10ft (+10ft reach with Lunging Impalement); Damage: +13 Divine Might, silver/bypasses any DR next round after successful hit for 10 rounds.

Init +12; Fort +46+7, Ref +38+7, Will +46+7; Speed 90ft (fly, good)

AC 57 (touch 39, incorporeal 41, flat footed 40), 20% miss chance, DR 20/evil+cold iron+epic, Fast Healing 3, Spell Resistance 33/42 vs Evil spells, Immunity to Compulsion, Disease, Petrification, Sickened, Nauseated, Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 10, Blindsight 60ft, Darkivision 60ft, +8 vs fear/emotion.

Spell charges total: 6//10/9/9/7/9/8/8/8/8//5
Spell charges remaining: 4//8/4/7/1/9/8/2/4/4//5
-True Strike x1

Spells: Magic Vestment/chainmail (CL 27), Greater Magic Weapon/Gae Dioltas (CL 25), Greater Blindsight (CL 29), Mantle of Good (CL 30), Contingency/Righteous Might when Jaela casts Holy Transformation (CL 25)

~27 minutes since casting Miracle, spell durations adjusted. (50% spell failure)
Goldenfire exposure, 2/7, 12/16 Turnings left

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+31 ref save
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 42 > [d20=11]

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+22 Kascha
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 27 > [d20=5]
> roll 1d20+29 Mirajane evasion
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 44 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+29 Arrel improved evasion
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 40 > [d20=11]
> roll 40d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 129 > [d6=4,5,3,1,2,4,3,3,6,3,5,1,5,1,1,2,6,5,1,1,1,1,2,4,2,4,1,6,5,6,5,2,3,2,4,6,5,2,4,2]

Empowered, so 129*1.5, so 193 fire damage. Afina takes none, Jaela takes none, Surraruthru takes half, Kascha takes full, Mirajane takes none and Arrel takes none.

Ran out of time before work, so this post will be continued tonight.

[Anastasia]

The blast of light is like liquid fire pumped into your veins, all through your eyeballs. It's simple burning agony, the party buffeted by it. Yet Afina and Arrel are too fast, a blur as they move between the tiniest gaps in the light. Jaela holds her ground and spins her spear defensively, parrying light itself as it tries to immolate her. Mirajane is simply not there - already behind a pew in preparation, using it as safe cover.

Surraruthru can swoop up and past the worst of it, burnt but rolling with it. Kascha's caught completely flatfooted, crying out in pain as she's burnt. She's seared all over, as if she was rolled across a hot pan.

Go ahead and go, Surraruthru. For the sake of getting this in before work grabs you for the new few days, Arrel and Kascha will hold.

[spoiler]

Kascha: 65/258 Spells used: 1st: Nerveskitter 7th: Elemental Body 9th: Mass Heal, Wish. 10th: Celestial Valor, Energy Immunity SLAs: Wall of Force. Buffs: -
Mirajane 283/283 Spells used: 10th: Mass Freedom of Movement. SLAs: Heal. Buffs: -
Arrel: 350/350 Spells used: Heal. Buffs: -

Mirajane is using the following.

Gae Ardaigh MkII: Longspear+1, wounding and valorous. This is an intelligent weapon. Chaotic Good, int 18, wis 18, cha 10. Can communicate with speech. It has 10 ranks in sense motive (+14 total modifier). It can use light 3/day as an spell like ability. It can use clairvoyance and dimensional anchor 3/day as an SLA. Caster level 15th.

Currently under Greater Magic Weapon (CL 25) as Longspear+5, wounding and valorous.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru decides to try to make his spells and fellow dragon more effective! Deciding so, he uses his last 9th level spell to cast Time Stop and throws down some buffs on Arrel!

> roll 1d4+1 Time Stop
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 4 > [d4=3]

Round 1: Using Limited Wish to cast Greater Heroism on Arrel. +4 morale bonus on attack rolls, saves, and skill checks, immunity to fear effects, and 26 temporary hit points (CL 26, 26 minute duration).

Round 2: Casting Haste on Arrel. +1 bonus on attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves (CL 13, 13 round duration)

Round 3: Using Greater Anyspell to cast Nightmare Terrain. 310 foot cube (sphere centered around self; I'd like to cut the size down if I can, it doesn't need to be that big. Say, 100 foot cube.), 26 rounds. Grants concealment @ 5 feet, total concealment @ 10 feet. Grants me hide in plain sight effect.

Round 4: Hiding.
> roll 1d20+47 Hide
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 65 > [d20=18]

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Surraruthru: 141/238 HP, Fire subtype, Foresight
AC: 32+2Insight (Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 26+1) SR: 18, Immunity to Fear, Sleep, Paralysis, Reflective Fear, Darkvision 60 ft, Low-Light Vision, Waterbreathing, Immunity to Fire, Immunity to Disease, Weakness to Cold, +4 Dex, +2 Int, +2 Cha, +4 Fort Save vs Poison, True Seeing
Spells/SLAs: http://www.soulriders.net/forum/index.php/topic,101754.msg1059635.html#msg1059635
Spell like abilities as follows: (1/day for each) burning hands, produce flame, flaming sphere, wall of fire, fire shield, fire seeds, firestorm, incendiary cloud, elemental swarm, plane shift (Fire only)

[Anastasia]

Okay, time for me to eat crow. This is quoted from time stop:

While the time stop is in effect, other creatures are invulnerable to your attacks and spells; you cannot target such creatures with any attack or spell.

100% my fault, since I said this was okay to Iddy. I blame being headachey and having a bad eye night, though the simple truth is that I should have double checked rather than nodding along. Round 3 and 4's actions aren't affected, but round 1 and 2's are invalid. Feel free to choose different actions, Surraruthru. No penalty on them since it's entirely my fault.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru decides to try to make his spells and fellow dragon more effective! Deciding so, he uses his last 9th level spell to cast Time Stop and throws down some buffs on Arrel!

> roll 1d4+1 Time Stop
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 4 > [d4=3]

Round 1:  Using Greater Anyspell to cast Nightmare Terrain. 310 foot cube (sphere centered around self; I'd like to cut the size down if I can, it doesn't need to be that big. Say, 100 foot cube.), 26 rounds. Grants concealment @ 5 feet, total concealment @ 10 feet. Grants me hide in plain sight effect.

Round 2: Hiding.
> roll 1d20+47 Hide
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 65 > [d20=18]

Round 3: Using Limited Wish to cast Greater Heroism on self. +4 morale bonus on attack rolls, saves, and skill checks, immunity to fear effects, and 26 temporary hit points (CL 26, 26 minute duration).

Round 4: Casting Haste on Self.

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Surraruthru: 141/238 HP, Fire subtype, Foresight
AC: 32+2Insight (Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 26+1) SR: 18, Immunity to Fear, Sleep, Paralysis, Reflective Fear, Darkvision 60 ft, Low-Light Vision, Waterbreathing, Immunity to Fire, Immunity to Disease, Weakness to Cold, +4 Dex, +2 Int, +2 Cha, +4 Fort Save vs Poison, True Seeing
Spells/SLAs: http://www.soulriders.net/forum/index.php/topic,101754.msg1059635.html#msg1059635
Spell like abilities as follows: (1/day for each) burning hands, produce flame, flaming sphere, wall of fire, fire shield, fire seeds, firestorm, incendiary cloud, elemental swarm, plane shift (Fire only)

[Anastasia]

Initiative order is: Afina (33) > Salandariel (31) > Surraruthru (30.1) > Arrel (30) > Kascha (28) > Mirajane (21) > Jaela (14)

Nightmarish terrain springs up in place of the glorious cathedral, the howling of monsters and clash of weapons as the ground itself writhes. Surraruthru vanishes amid it, magic enhancing him all over. You hear a soft, "Tsh," from the angel, a vague little scoff. But as this happens, Arrel flies to Kascha and taps one of her charred wings with one of his intact ones. Healing magic flows through her, mending her injuries.

Heal spell, 1/3 left for the day. +150 hit points. Kascha's up.

Kascha stays where she is. "Thank you," she murmurs, readying herself.

Readied action to use her mass heal ioun stone, this is realy a terrible matchup for her.

Mirajane merely points to the sky, as valor fills the party with an undeniable sense of purpose.

Celestial valor on the party, same benefits as when Kascha cast it. You're up, Jaela.


[spoiler]
Kascha: 225/258 Spells used: 1st: Nerveskitter 7th: Elemental Body 9th: Mass Heal, Wish. 10th: Celestial Valor, Energy Immunity SLAs: Wall of Force. Buffs: -
Mirajane 283/283 Spells used: 10th: Celestial Valor, Mass Freedom of Movement. SLAs: Heal. Buffs: -
Arrel: 350/350 SLAs used: Healx2. Buffs: -

TODO: Add golden dawn bonuses.

Mirajane is using the following.

Gae Ardaigh MkII: Longspear+1, wounding and valorous. This is an intelligent weapon. Chaotic Good, int 18, wis 18, cha 10. Can communicate with speech. It has 10 ranks in sense motive (+14 total modifier). It can use light 3/day as an spell like ability. It can use clairvoyance and dimensional anchor 3/day as an SLA. Caster level 15th.

Currently under Greater Magic Weapon (CL 25) as Longspear+5, wounding and valorous.

[Corwin]

Jaela taps her heel against the floor of the cathedral, and time stops moving for her for several precious seconds! This opponent requires them to go all out, and in the absence of her usual tricks it can only mean magic.

Round 1: Time Stop for 2 rounds via Booots of the Bringer of the White as a swift action. Round 2: casting Righteous Halo as standard, quickened Greater Magic Weapon on Gae Trocaire as swift, channeling Moon Bolt into Gae Trocaire as move. Round 3: casting Holy Transformation as standard, Assay Spell Resistance as swift. The assumption is that a channeled spell will not trigger a spell failure roll when discharged. If that's mistaken, the swift action will attempt to recast the first spell that failed during Rounds 2-3. Round 1: time resumes, full attack on Salandariel while Shaken for the round. Slipping into Gambit, intending to use an immediate to counterspell if he casts or to negate a crit threat on me pre-confirmation, whichever happens first.

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Jaela 318/318, CMB +34/CMD 73, Gae Trocaire full attack (HW, K.Devotion): +45/+45/+40/+35/+30, 1d8+35+11+1d6 non-lethal, x3/20, 10ft (+10ft reach with Lunging Impalement); Damage: +11 from Divine Might, silver/bypasses any DR next round after successful hit for 10 rounds.

Init +12; Fort +50+7, Ref +43+7, Will +50+7; Speed 90ft (fly, good)

AC 61 (touch 43, incorporeal 45, flat footed 44), 20% miss chance, DR 20/evil+cold iron+epic, Fast Healing 3, Spell Resistance 33/42 vs Evil spells, Immunity to Compulsion, Disease, Petrification, Sickened, Nauseated, Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 10, Blindsight 60ft, Darkivision 60ft, +8 vs fear/emotion.

Spell charges total: 6//10/9/9/7/9/8/8/8/8//5
Spell charges remaining: 4//8/4/7/1/9/8/2/4/4//5
-True Strike x1

Spells: Magic Vestment/chainmail (CL 27), Greater Magic Weapon/Gae Dioltas (CL 25), Greater Blindsight (CL 29), Mantle of Good (CL 30), Contingency/Righteous Might when Jaela casts Holy Transformation (CL 25), Haste (Afina's CL), Celestial Valor (Mirajane's CL)

~27 minutes since casting Miracle, spell durations adjusted. (50% spell failure)
Goldenfire exposure, 2/7, 12/16 Turnings left, Gae Trocaire bypasses DR for 7/10 rounds, 7/11 rounds left on Divine Might