Surraruthru's endless quest for treasure (Surraruthru, Jaela)

[Corwin]

"We go single file, within literal reach of each other," Jaela proposes, after thinking about it. "Keep an arm free at all times. Tug on your buddies with it the moment you spot imminent danger, and point it out. That way we are less likely to be ambushed, at least." She pauses, briefly mapping out the room by memory before using Gae Bolg to draw a rough sketch of it on the floor. "This is where the remaining chests were," she continues after, the spear moving from the entrance to the rightmost chest. "We'll all go together and collect them on the most efficient route. Surraruthru, the first one is your responsibility, then it's Ebony's turn and after that Kascha's. I'll grab the last one and bring up the rear."

[Anastasia]

Nods go around and around, "I think we can manage that," Kascha says, "But we're going in blind and deaf because of the explosions, so it'll be tough going on top of the force from them. Hopefully there's no monsters in there."

[Corwin]

"Any monsters we run into are on me, even if it means we'll leave the last chest behind and I play rearguard. And if anything will give us an edge it's my blindsight," Jaela says, closing her one visible eye.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Ready! I'll also cast Celestial Valor as soon as we have to fight. That should provide more of an edge."

[Corwin]

"Cast it now before we go, we shouldn't be in that room beyond a couple minutes."

[Anastasia]

For the sake of moving on, I'm going to take the small liberty of the spell being cast.

Once the spell is cast, the party heads on down and into the depths. Once more you slowly go, single file as Jaela takes point with her blindsight. It's disoriented from all the movement and explosions, but it's far better than her eyes right now. You make slow, halting and careful progress over the broken stones, eventually making it back to the vault. You stumble to the chests, finding them seemingly intact despite all the explosions.

As you do, you are suddenly peppered by little missiles. Magic missiles, dozens and dozens of them at you, at least 4 dozen on each of you. But your shield spell holds, shimmering and cracking, but stopping the missiles.

Act. Chests are right by you but you're getting magic missile swarmed like nothing else.

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Kascha
HP: 258+20/258
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL23), Superior Resistance (CL23), Fortunate Fate (CL15), Planar Tolerance(CL7), Greater Mage Armor(CL24), Cloak of the Sea(CL24), Transformation of the Deeps(CL24), Energy Absorption(CL24), Shield(CL27), Resistance to Energyx5(CL27), Ray Deflection(CL27), Stoneskin(CL27), Iron Bones(CL24), Draconic Might(CL24), Greater Heroism(CL24), Spell Turning(CL27), Mass Death Ward(CL25), Good Hope(CL25), Heroes Feast(CL20), Celestial Valor(CL24), Grace(CL27), Recitation(CL27), Haste(CL27)
Bonuses: +150 hit points if killed (as heal spell), protection from planar conditions, +6 armor AC (overlaps with existing bonus), 20% miss chance underwater, freedom of movement underwater, water breathing, immunity to nonlethal, immunity to pressure/temp damage from water depths, resistance 10 to all elements and can sacrifice as an immediate action to heal at a 2 for 1 rate, +4 shield AC, resistance 30 to all elements, ray deflection, damage reduction 10/adamantine, +4 enhancement natural armor, immunity to sleep and paralysis, +4 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks, immunity to fear, 20 temp HP, spell turning, +2 morale on weapon damage rolls, +8 sacred vs fear, +4 sacred attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and armor class. Weapons count as holy, doesn't stack, +2 sacred Dex, +2 luck to AC/attacks/saves, +1 attacks, bonus attack on full attack, +1 reflex, movement speed bonus from haste.
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Ebony
HP: 247+20/247
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL17), Fortunate Fate (CL15), Planar Tolerance(CL7), Greater Mage Armor(CL24), Cloak of the Sea(CL24), Transformation of the Deeps(CL24), Energy Absorption(CL24), Shield(CL27), Resistance to Energyx5(CL27), Ray Deflection(CL27), Stoneskin(CL27), Iron Bones(CL24), Draconic Might(CL24), Greater Heroism(CL24), Spell Turning(CL27), Heroes' Feast(CL20), Celestial Valor(CL24), Grace(CL27), Recitation(CL27), Haste(CL27)
Bonuses: +150 hit points if killed (as heal spell), protection from planar conditions, +6 armor AC (overlaps with existing bonus), 20% miss chance underwater, freedom of movement underwater, water breathing, immunity to nonlethal, immunity to pressure/temp damage from water depths, resistance 10 to all elements and can sacrifice as an immediate action to heal at a 2 for 1 rate, +4 shield AC, resistance 30 to all elements, ray deflection, damage reduction 10/adamantine, +4 enhancement natural armor, immunity to sleep and paralysis, +4 morale attack rolls, saves, skill checks, immunity to fear, 20 temp HP, spell turning, +8 sacred vs fear, +4 sacred attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves and armor class. Weapons count as holy, doesn't stack, +2 sacred Dex, +2 luck to AC/attacks/saves, +1 attacks, bonus attack on full attack, +1 reflex, movement speed bonus from haste.
Negative Conditions:
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Spell-like abilities

At will-aid, charm monster, color spray, comprehend languages, continual flame, dancing lights, detect evil, detect thoughts, disguise self, dispel magic, hold monster, greater invisibility(self only), major image, see invisibility, greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of objects only); 1/day-chain lightning, prismatic spray, wall of force. Caster level 22nd. The save DCs are 17 + spell level.

Kascha casts as a 21st level wizard. (Caster level 24th for spells with the fire descriptor; caster level 23rd for other spells. +6 caster level bonus to overcome spell resistance.) The save DCs are 20 + spell level. Her spell themes are spells learned from Seira, fire magic and minor buffing. Her metamagic options are Empower Spell (+2), Maximize Spell (+3), Twin Spell (+4) and Quicken Spell (+4). She may apply the following metamagics to the following spells once per day without adjusting their casting time or spell level: Magic Missile, empower; Inner Beauty, quicken; Summon Greater Elemental, quicken.

[4/day]0: Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Prestidigitationx2.
[7/day]1: Lesser Orb of Firex2SC, Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Nerveskitterx2SC, Shield.
[7/day]2: Deflectx3PHB2, False Life, Glitterdustx2, Scorching Ray.
[8/day]3: Dragonskinx2SC, Seira's Unicorn Arrowx2PHB2(1), Ray of Dizzinessx2SC, Ray of Exhaustionx2.
[6/day]4: Assay Spell Resistancex2SC, Dragon BreathSC, Empowered Scorching Ray, Inner BeautyFC1, SR, Greater Mirror ImagePHB2.
[6/day]5: Empowered Fireballx2, Greater FireburstSC, Life's Gracex3SC, SR.
[6/day]6: Empowered Enervationx2, Summon Greater ElementalSC, SR, Superior ResistanceSC, Surge of Hopex2Home.
[6/day]7: Delayed Blast Fireball, Elemental BodySC, Limited Wish, Righteous Smitex2BoED, SR, Twinned Seira's Unicorn Arrow.
[4/day]8: Dimensional Lock, Maximized Greater Fireburst, Quickened Empowered Scorching Ray, Mind Blankx2.
[4/day]9: Mass Healx5
[2/day]10: Energy Immunityx3

Ebony casts as an 22nd level bard. (Caster level 26th vs dispel) The save DCs are 20 + spell level. Her metamagic options are Consecrate Spell (+1) and Purify Spell (+1). Ebony may use Consecrate Spell and Purify Spell spontaneously without increasing the casting time of the spell.

[4/day]0: Dancing Lights, Detect Magic, Mage Hand, Mending, Prestidigitation, Summon Instrument.
[7/day]1: Alarm, Cure Light Wounds, Expeditious Retreat, Feather Fall, Grease.
[7/day]2: Alter Self, Cure Moderate Wounds, Glitterdust, Mirror Image, Silence.
[6/day]3: Charm Monster, Cure Serious Wounds, Fear, Gaseous Form, Major Image.
[6/day]4: Cure Critical Wounds, Greater Invisibility, Hold Monster, Modify Memory, Sirine's GraceSC
[7/day]5: Greater Dispel Magic, Mass Cure Light Wounds, Seeming, Song of Discord, Summon Monster 5.
[7/day]6: Mass Charm Monster, Mass Cure Moderate Wounds, SnowsongFrost, Veil.
[2/day]7: Heal, True Seeing.

Frost - Frostburn.
SC - Spell Compendium.

Ebony casts as a 21st level sorcerer. (Caster level 25th vs dispel) The save DCs are 20 + spell level. Her metamagic options are Consecrate Spell (+1) and Purify Spell (+1). Ebony may use Consecrate Spell and Purify Spell spontaneously without increasing the casting time of the spell.

[6/day]0: Acid Splash, Arcane Mark, Detect Poison, Disrupt Undead, Flare, Light, Message, Open/Close, Resistance.
[9/day]1: Bless, Detect Undead, Endure Elements, Magic Missile, Vision of HeavenBoED.
[9/day]2: Blur, Command Undead, Consecrate, See Invisibility, Zone of Truth.
[8/day]3: Analyze Portal, Fireball, Halt Undead, Helping Hand, Magic Circle Against Evil, Searing Light.
[8/day]4: Holy Smite, Perfect SummonsBoED, SunmantleBoED, S(1d4-2 str), Sword of ConscienceBoED, Voice of the ArchonSC(1).
[9/day]5: Dismissal, Hallow, Heavenly LightningBoED, Sending, Sicken EvilBoED, S(1d4-2 str).
[9/day]6: Aspect of the DeityBoED, Bolt of GloryBoED, Storm of ShardsBoED(1d3-2 str drain).
[7/day]7: Greater Teleport, Holy Word, Righteous SmiteBoED.
[7/day]8: Greater Planar Ally, Polar Ray, Lightning RingSC.
[7/day]9: Blinding GloryBoED, Reaving DispelSC, Time Stop.
[4/day]10: Unseen NeedleHome
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[Iron Dragoon]

In response to the Magic Missile attack, Surraruthru readies his second casting of Shield. It's been holding for now, long enough to get to the chests, so if it fails, a second casting should last long enough to get back out with the chests. Newly confident, he continues to the chests and grabs the first one, waiting for Ebony to go for hers.

Readying it to be cast if the original spell fails, the target will be the Tapestry, so it'll hit everyone.

[Anastasia]

Everyone gets in position for their chest and starts to pull - you think, anyway. Hard to tell with conditions being what they are, protected from harm or not.. More missiles come and your shields shatter - only for another shield spell to replace it and stop the next barrage.

[Iron Dragoon]

Having cast the spell, Surraruthru knows they need to get out as quickly as they can and attempts to speed the process up, trying to lead the others out.

[Anastasia]

Hurry, hurry, hurry! The party hurries out with the chests, out of the explosions, the fire and the gas. You emerge out blacked almost entirely, reeking horribly and mostly deaf, but you're out of the endless explosions intact. Kascha promptly falls onto her rear and goes, "Ow!"

[Iron Dragoon]

"What? The Magic Missiles were an unpleasant surprise. Good thing I had a second casting ready." Surraruthru says this unnecessarily loud.

[Anastasia]

"What?" Ebony says, thumping the side of her head, almost shouting that. "What about unpleasant sunrises?"

Kascha sighs and taps one of her ioun stones, healing engulfing all of you.

Mass heal, restores HP and clears up the deafness issues.

[Iron Dragoon]

"The Magic Missiles. That didn't happen before. Good thing I prepared a second Shield. Anyway, let's get these open and stored, so we can get out of this hell-hole."

[Anastasia]

"The fire was inspired. Making that work in a place that so strongly inhibits it will catch almost anyone off guard," Ebony says, "We were able to bull through with preparations and strength, thankfully."

Going to smash, store and escape then?

[Iron Dragoon]

Yarp. Sounds good to me. Just for a quick note, though, did we explore this place fully? I don't remember if there were any branches we didn't check out.