Where hope dies (Afina, Surarruthru, Calleigh)

[Ebiris]

"Look through my illusion," Afina says, since it's easy to disbelieve if the person who put it there tells you it's fake, "And mark your targets. We'll go at the midpoint between the flesh golem patrol," so that if they do get alerted and come running they'll have the farthest to come.

Once the appointed time comes, Afina rushes in and takes advantage of their surprise to slit the throats of three imps in quick succession!

Using skirmisher's boots to get an extra attack since we want all these imps dead immediately.

[23:14] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+51 attack #1
[23:14] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+51 attack #1 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{66}
[23:14] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+46 attack #1
[23:14] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+46 attack #1 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{59}
[23:14] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+51 attack #3 with skirmisher's boots
[23:14] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+51 attack #3 with skirmisher's boots --> [ 1d20=19 ]{70}
[23:14] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+51 attack #3 with skirmisher's boots crit check
[23:14] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+51 attack #3 with skirmisher's boots crit check --> [ 1d20=10 ]{61}
[23:15] <@Ebiris> roll 2#1d4+24+2d6+2d6+2d6+5d6
[23:15] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 2#1d4+24+2d6+2d6+2d6+5d6 --> [ 1d4=2 2d6=6 2d6=4 2d6=5 5d6=18 ]{59}, [ 1d4=3 2d6=8 2d6=5 2d6=7 5d6=18 ]{65}
[23:15] <@Ebiris> roll 2d4+48+2d6+2d6+2d6+5d6
[23:15] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 2d4+48+2d6+2d6+2d6+5d6 --> [ 2d4=2 2d6=7 2d6=6 2d6=10 5d6=21 ]{94}

Attacks are good/chaotic/silver/epic

rolling init for when surprise round ends, if survivors are left

[23:16] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+26 init if needed
[23:16] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+26 init if needed --> [ 1d20=10 ]{36}

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Afina: 208+20/208, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 23), moment of prescience (CL 23), resist energy (cold) (CL 23), resist energy (acid) (CL 23), shadow form (CL 23), mind blank (CL 25), shield (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 24), haste (CL 24)
AC 72, spell resistance 38, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, disease, poison, fear, 50% miss chance (applies to spells as well), freedom of movement
Spell charges: 6/9/7/6/8/7/5/7/6/7

[Anastasia]

Sylvie is next, charging in silently. She leaps at the nearest imp, a single powerful strike.

> roll 1d20 it's an imp, she only misses on a 1
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 it's an imp, she only misses on a 1 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{6}
> roll 3d10+28
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d10+29 --> [ 3d10=20 ]{48}

A strike that shatters an imp's skull, causing it to fall over and vanish into black sand. The imps just start to turn as the Master rushes in, a flying kick at another devil.

> roll 1d20 he only misses on a 1, it's an imp
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 he only misses on a 1, it's an imp --> [ 1d20=5 ]{5}
> roll 4d8+14
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d8+14 --> [ 4d8=17 ]{31}

The imp goes down hard, taking the food right in the ribs. Its body visibly distends around the Master's foot, before bursting into flames and burning to ash. Finally, Tannin charges on in, slipping down and low, before reaching for an imp's neck.

> roll 1d20 Tannin only misses on a 1, he'll also think to take -8 PA for some extra damage
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Tannin only misses on a 1, he'll also think to take -8 PA for some extra damage --> [ 1d20=13 ]{13}
> roll 4d8+14
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d8+14 --> [ 4d8=14 ]{28}

One quick twist and another imp is little more than brimstone, slain.

Surraruthru and Calleigh are up.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru follows the others and channels a spell into Wand, aiming at the nearest Imp!

Feeding Wand a 6th level Wizard slot: Greater Dispel.
> roll 1d20+23 Touch Attack
<Kobot> IronDragoon rolled 1d20+23 Touch Attack --> [ 1d20=14 ]{37}

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Surraruthru: 238/238 HP
AC: 32 (Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 26) SR: 18, Immunity to Fear, Sleep, Paralysis, Reflective Fear, Darkvision 60 ft, Low-Light Vision, Waterbreathing
Spells/SLAs: http://www.soulriders.net/forum/index.php/topic,101754.msg1059635.html#msg1059635

[Anastasia]

Wand perks up, respectfully silent as magic courses through him. An orb of searing fire flies out, aimed at another imp.

> roll 1d20 Wand attack roll, only misses on a 1
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Wand attack roll, only misses on a 1 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{19}
> roll 1d20 Wand attack roll, only misses on a 1
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Wand attack roll, only misses on a 1 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{19}
> roll 13d6 half since normally fire immune, but won't much matter here
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 13d6 half since normally fire immune, but won't much matter here --> [ 13d6=41 ]{41}

And like that, an imp is turned to ash. It's simply incinerated, virtually vaporized. With the party's strong entry, the imps are routed before anything else can begin.

Free act.

[Ebiris]

"Sylvie, check over and heal the angel. Surraruthru, look things over for meaningful magic. Master and Tannin, destroy anything that looks important or valuable. Calleigh, you're on watch for any guards."

Division of labour complete, Afina examines the layout of this chamber to see where they might go next.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthu does as bid and searches for useful or magical things!

Someone roll for me if need be, work day.

[Anastasia]

Eb, if you'd roll Search for Surraruthru, that would be great.

Checking over the layout of the chamber, Afina sees that it's fairly straight forward. There's a door to the east and to the north, both closed and unremarkable.

The angel thrashes in complete silence, not a sound coming from it. His skull thrashes beneath his skin, as if trying to escape. "We're here to help," Sylvie whispers to him, laying a hand to heal him. The angel's wounds heal immediately, but his skull swells further. It's thrashing hard, the angel looking with pleading eyes at Sylvie. She leans in, studying him.

> roll 1d20+50 Spellcraft
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+50 Spellcraft --> [ 1d20=8 ]{58}

"He need something stronger," Sylvie says in a low whisper, "Divine intervention or a wish. His skull's another being within him. It's stopping him fro making a sound, among other things."

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Sylvie

HP: 290+11/290
Effects: Heroes Feast (CL20), Overland Flight (CL22), Deeper Darkvision (CL22), Greater Mighty Wallop (CL22), Endure Elements (CL22), Attune Form (CL22), Mind Blank (CL 24), Shield (CL 22), Resist Energy(Cold) (CL22), Freedom of Movement (CL22)
Boosts: Immune to fear and poison, +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and Will saves, immunity to planar conditions, mind blanked, +4 shield bonus to AC, cold resistance 30,  (Note, her normal boosts aren't included since they're factored into her main stat block.)
Resources used: Arcane casting: 1st: Endure Elements, Shield 2nd: Resist Energy 3rd: Deeper Darkvision, Greater Mighty Wallop 4th: Attune Form 5th: Overland Flightx3 Divine casting: 6th: Heal
Other: Current inspiration: 12/12

Master

HP: 295+15/295
Effects: Heroes Feast (CL20), Overland Flight (CL22), Attune Form(CL22), Mind Blank (CL25)
Boosts: Immune to fear and poison, +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and Will saves, immunity to planar conditions, mind blanked.
Resources used: -
Other: -

Tannin

HP: 218+11/218
Effects: Heroes Feast (CL20), Overland Flight (CL22), Attune Form(CL22)
Boosts: Immune to fear and poison, +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and Will saves, immunity to planar conditions
Resources used: -
Other: -

[Ebiris]

[17:27] <@Ebiris> roll 2#1d20+34 dragon search and spellcraft combo
[17:27] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 2#1d20+34 dragon search and spellcraft combo --> [ 1d20=7 ]{41}, [ 1d20=16 ]{50}

[Ebiris]

Expression souring at Sylvie's prognosis, Afina glances at the coure and the cloudy energy that surrounds her. "Tryll, can you help with that?" she asks. They're a team specialised for stealth and destruction, this sort of healing's really beyond what they planned for but who knows what psionic surprises the unbodied has?

[Anastasia]

The area's free of traps or hidden thin-check that.

In a wall panel directly past the angel lies a knife. It looks to be made of steel, slick and wet with some sort of oil. It's magical as well. If the analysis of it is right, it's a dagger+3, unholy. It corrupts the blood of those stabbed, injecting the bloodstream with evil essences. This essence corrupts the body from the inside out and causes moral decay and ultimately a fall to evil.

Beyond that, there's no unusual magic (beyond what was detected earlier) in the room.

'Yes,' Tryll replies.

Tryll has Reality Revision, which is essentially psionic wish. It would serve the same purpose here. As Yuth's access is currently limited, I'm NPCing him momentarily for an answer.

[Ebiris]

"Do it, please," Afina asks.

As for that dagger, unless Surraruthru desperately craves it for his hoard it can be destroyed alongside everything else the Master and Tannin are currently wrecking.

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh gives a jaunty salute to Afina, shifting incorporeal and zipping off to skulk about.

Calleigh will zip in and out of the walls/false walls while remaining stealthy. Tryll and Calleigh are on the lookout for any deviations in activity!

[Anastasia]

I think Afina wants you to use Reality Revision to help the angel, Yuth.

I'll deal with this as an NPC Tryll in case Yuth doesn't post tonight, which is possible.

[Anastasia]

Okay, no Yuth, so NPC mode activated.

Tryll warps reality around the angel, calling on his strongest power to restore him. This lifts him up, a silent scream as his skull throbs out. There's a wet burst as the top of his head explodes, a ghostly skull racing out of it. It leers at all the party and rushes at them, before dissolving into green mist. The angel's head heals, returning to normal size as his body mends. Broken wings become whole, his wounds gone and calmness returning to his features. Radiance surrounds him as he slowly flexes his hands and opens his eyes, gaze turned to the party.

"The darkness is gone," he says in a commanding, rich voice. "I am the solar Cresiel, and I will see this unholy place burned to ash."

[Ebiris]

"We're from Aurora," Afina tells him. "And that's exactly why we're here. What can you tell us of the inhabitants and layout?" she asks while destruction continues apace.