The Sword of Myr, again (Surraruthru)

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+34 K:A
<Kobot> Iddy rolled 1d20+34 K:A --> [ 1d20=15 ]{49}

Also, does anything ping from my Detect Magic or True Seeing?

[Anastasia]

There is indeed magic here, all over. True seeing shows nothing - all is as it appears to be.

The creatures here are held in a hive mind. Forced together to pool their power, a technique native to Mechanus. Together the power of all of these is likely overwhelming, an obstacle meant to end your journey here and now.

Chance to react if you wanna say anything.

[Iron Dragoon]

I got that innate Mechanus knowledge bonus from the book, IIRC. Does that tell me anything about it?

[Anastasia]

Paste me the info from that?

[Iron Dragoon]

The Coming Storm

This book is centered around the Prophecy of Primus and what it believes to be the coming final days of Creation. The first part goes into the Prophecy of Primus, which is a vast calculation by the ruler of Mechanus known as Primus. The result of his calculations decree that Shar will triumph and bring everything to oblivion. From there, the book goes into detail, with every realm crumbling away in a catastrophic, meaningless war that only brings ruin.

The end result is void, now and forever. The last breath of a living creature ceases and all is still. There is nothing, no life, no light, no sound and no movement. An emptiness that will never end and that is the final fate of everything. In this there is no escape and no appeal, only Shar's final victory.

The book claims the only hope is to overthrow law in all forms. Chaos cannot be stopped and will not be stilled. Left unchecked, it will rise as a force to stop Shar and ensure Creation's continued life. So long as law continues, the final stagnation of nothingness is inevitable.

[Anastasia]

I meant the bonus, but I'll just look that up myself after the delay.

You can tell it's not a true work of Mechanus, but a bastardization.

[Iron Dragoon]

Ah, sorry. Misunderstood. It's a +4 K:Mechanus bonus.

"They're bound in a hive mind. It's a bastardization of a Mechanus technique. Be prepared for more power behind whatever's coming than you'd expect. We need to find a way to break the link or something before the full power can be brought against us..."

Saying so, Surraruthru looks for a weakness, if there is one...

[Anastasia]

Init is Sylvie (43) > Minds (24) > Kascha (18) > Surraruthru (17) > Ebony (12)

The only thing you can think of is breaking up the mind link somehow. An extremely powerful dispel or way to suppress the link might work.

[Iron Dragoon]

"We need a dispel or a way to suppress the link... My magic isn't reliable right now, but I can try..."

Surruarthru prepares his most powerful dispel, readying it.

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Surraruthru
HP: 296/296
AC: 32+6
Touch AC: 17, Flat Footed: 26, SR: 33, CMB: 26, CMD: 42
Init: +12, Touch Atk: 29
Active: Mindblank (CL25), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL25), Heroes Feast (CL20), 50% Spell Failure
Bonuses: +1 morale attack/will saves
Passive: Improved Evasion, Diamond Body, True Seeing, Detect Magic, Moment of  Prescience, Energy Immunity (Fire)

[Anastasia]

"Fine," Sylvie says, taking the defensive.

Holding. Minds are up.

Before you the minds diffuse, power roiling as...

Init is now Init is Sylvie (43) > Minds (24) > Kascha (18) > Surraruthru (17) >  Minds (14) > Ebony (12) > Minds (10) > Minds (6)

Go Surraruthru.

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+25 Chain Dispel
<Kobot> Iddy rolled 1d20+25 Chain Dispel --> [ 1d20=1 ]{26}
> roll 1d100 spell failure
<Kobot> Iddy rolled 1d100 spell failure --> [ 1d100=65 ]{65}

[Anastasia]

Make 3 more dispel checks, you have 3 other creatures right now as the hive mind is diffused.

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+25 Chain Dispel
<Kobot> Iddy rolled 1d20+25 Chain Dispel --> [ 1d20=18 ]{43}

> roll 1d20+25 Chain Dispel
<Kobot> Iddy rolled 1d20+25 Chain Dispel --> [ 1d20=15 ]{40}

> roll 1d20+25 Chain Dispel
<Kobot> Iddy rolled 1d20+25 Chain Dispel --> [ 1d20=14 ]{39}

[Anastasia]

There is a loud SNAP SNAP SNAP as your magic tears through the hive mind.  Whatever they did seems to have been countered.

One mind can't maintain the entire diffusion.

Initiative is now Minds (24) > Surraruthru (17) > Sylvie (16) > Kascha (15) > Ebony (12)

Sylvie's going to act now, so resolving her held action.

Sylvie cracks her knuckles and falls right into it, attacking the nearest chained up victims.

> roll 1d20+38 (+1 heroes feast)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+38 (+1 heroes feast) --> [ 1d20=13 ]{51}
> roll 1d20+38 (+1 heroes feast)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+38 (+1 heroes feast) --> [ 1d20=5 ]{43}
> roll 1d20+33 (+1 heroes feast)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+33 (+1 heroes feast) --> [ 1d20=9 ]{42}
> roll 1d20+42 (+1 heroes feast, +14 inspiration 11/13 inspiration)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+42 (+1 heroes feast, +14 inspiration 11/13 inspiration) --> [ 1d20=16 ]{58}
> roll 1d20+37 (+1 heroes feast, +14 inspiration 10/13 inspiration)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+37 (+1 heroes feast, +14 inspiration 10/13 inspiration) --> [ 1d20=20 ]{57}
> roll 1d20+37 (+1 heroes feast, +14 inspiration 10/13 inspiration) crit?
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+37 (+1 heroes feast, +14 inspiration 10/13 inspiration) crit? --> [ 1d20=17 ]{54}
> roll 3d10+28+3d10+28+3d10+28+3d10+28
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d10+28+3d10+28+3d10+28+3d10+28 --> [ 3d10=22 3d10=21 3d10=25 3d10=22 ]{202}
> roll 6d10+56 rolled seperated since she gets 1/2 of this as temp HP from bodyfeeding
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 6d10+56 rolled seperated since she gets 1/2 of this as temp HP from bodyfeeding --> [ 6d10=31 ]{87}
> roll 87/2
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 87/2 --> {43}

Sylvie is an blur, nothing more. She moves about and strikes, over swelled heads bursting like balloons. The last is a blow that shatters the head of a broken gelugon, white light from its body flowing into Sylvie's gloves.

Kascha's now taking her held action.

"Now's the time!" Kascha seconds, beginning to chant. "Oh Dragon Princess, unseal the gate of apocalypse and allow your riders to to come forth!"

All around you unicorns strike, phantasmal unicorn heads skewering all the victims around you. One for each of the victims, attacking relentlessly.

Seira's unicorn apocalypse.

> roll 1d20 touch AC only misses on a 1, that would be super awkward
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 touch AC only misses on a 1, that would be super awkward --> [ 1d20=17 ]{17}
> roll 1d8+24
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+24 --> [ 1d8=7 ]{31}

All the hive mind is struck head on, dozens impaled. Blood flows like wine at a feast as the unicorns fade away, leaving behind only carnage. Ebony steps forward, "The offering is myself!" She declares, as shards rain down from above.

Storm of Shards. Deals 1d3 Strength drain to her, deals 20d6 damage to all evil creatures within an 80ft radius as well as blinding them. Non evil creatures are not affected.

> roll 1d20+22 SR
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+22 SR --> [ 1d20=20 ]{42}
> roll 20d6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 20d6 --> [ 20d6=72 ]{72}
> roll 1d20+28 vs blinding
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+28 vs blinding --> [ 1d20=1 ]{29}
> roll 1d20+30 vs damage
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+30 vs damage --> [ 1d20=10 ]{40}

Ebony reduces the Strength drain by 2 via class feature, so it defaults to the minimum of 1 on 1d3.

More are pierced, but not all. Those that are resist, but some still fall. Ebony stumbles afterwards, "They endure! We must strike again and finish this!"

Minds are up.

A tremendous burst comes from all around you, slamming into the four of you with body-shattering force as you struggle to resist.

Fortitude saves, all.

[spoiler]

Kascha
HP: 244/271
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL25), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL25), Heroes Feast (CL20), Superior Resistance (CL25)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack/will saves, immunity to poison and disease
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used: Greater elemental summon quickening

Sylvie
HP: 305+43/305
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL25), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL25), Heroes Feast (CL20), Greater Mighty Wallop (CL23), Endure Elements (CL23), Overland Flight (CL23)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack/will saves, immunity to poison and disease
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Ebony
HP: 249/256 (-1 Strength drain)
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL25), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL25), Heroes Feast (CL20), Blinding Glory (CL22)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack/will saves, immunity to poison and disease
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used: 3 dispel evil

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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-wall of force. Caster level 23rd. The save DCs are 17 + spell level.

Kascha casts as a 23rd level wizard. (Caster level 26th for spells with the fire descriptor; caster level 25rd 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 Enervation, Surge of Hopex2Home.
[6/day]7: Delayed Blast Fireball, Elemental BodySC, Limited Wish, Righteous Smite, Twinned Seira's Unicorn Arrow.
[4/day]8: Dimensional Lock, Mind Blank.
[4/day]9: Mass Heal, Twinned Greater Fireburst, Empowered Righteous Smite, Wish
[4/day]10: Celestial ValorHome, Energy ImmunityHome

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Sylvie casts as a 13th level chameleon (Caster level 23rd.) Her save DCs are 24 + spell level (arcane) or 15 + spell level (divine). Her spell selection themes are personal power and planar survival.

Arcane casting

[4/day]0: Detect Magicx2, Prestidigitationx2
[8/day]1: Improvisationx3SC, Magic Missilex2, Shieldx2
[8/day]2: Body of the SunSC, Detect Thoughts, Electric LoopSCx2, Resist Energyx2, See Invisibilityx2
[7/day]3: Amorphous FormSC,, Displacement, Greater Mighty WallopRD, Heroism, Sylvie's Speedy AppraisalHome, Vampiric Touch
[7/day]4: Assay Spell ResistanceSC, Attune Formx2SC, Dimensional Anchor, Dimension Door, Enervationx2
[7/day]5: IndomitabilitySC, Overland Flight, Teleportx2, Wall of Forcex2.
[7/day]6: Bite of the Weretigerx3SC, Disintegrate, Greater Heroismx2.
[3/day]7: Greater Teleport, Limited Wish, Waves of Exhaustion.

RD - Races of the Dragon.
SC - Spell Compendium.

Divine casting

[4/day]0: Create Waterx3, Cure Minor Wounds.
[5/day]1: ConvictionSC, Divine Favorx2, Foundation of StoneSC, Goodberry
[5/day]2: Aid, Lore of the Godsx3CC, Spiritual Weapon
[5/day]3: BlindsightSC, Cure Serious Woundsx3
[5/day]4: Death Wardx2, Divination, Divine Power, Freedom of Movement.
[4/day]5: Plane Shift, Righteous Mightx2, Spell Resistance, Zone of RevelationSC
[4/day]6: Healx4.
[1/day]7: Aura of VitalitySC

CC - Complete Champion
SC - Spell Compendium.

Arcane Dilettante casting. 9 spells with a maximum of level 8. Save DCs are 22 + spell level.

Bite of the Werebear, Cone of Cold, Enervation, Greater Mirror Image, Greater Invisibility, Greater Mighty Wallop, Greater Heroism, Polar Ray, Shield.

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Ebony casts as an 23rd level bard. (Caster level 27th 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.
[6/day]2: Alter Self, Cure Moderate Wounds, Glitterdust, Mirror Image, Silence.
[3/day]3: Charm Monster, Cure Serious Wounds, Fear, Gaseous Form, Major Image.
[4/day]4: Cure Critical Wounds, Greater Invisibility, Hold Monster, Modify Memory, Sirine's GraceSC
[5/day]5: Greater Dispel Magic, Mass Cure Light Wounds, Seeming, Song of Discord, Summon Monster 5.
[5/day]6: Mass Charm Monster, Mass Cure Moderate Wounds, SnowsongFrost, Veil.
[2/day]7: Heal, Rain of EmbersBoED(1d2 str drain), True Seeing, Vision.

Frost - Frostburn.
SC - Spell Compendium.

Ebony casts as a 22nd level sorcerer. (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.

[6/day]0: Acid Splash, Arcane Mark, Detect Poison, Disrupt Undead, Flare, Light, Message, Open/Close, Resistance.
[7/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).
[7/day]6: Aspect of the DeityBoED, Bolt of GloryBoED, Storm of ShardsBoED(1d3-2 str drain).
[4/day]7: Greater Teleport, Holy Word, Righteous SmiteBoED.
[4/day]8: Greater Planar Ally, Polar Ray, Lightning RingSC.
[5/day]9: Blinding GloryBoED, Reaving DispelSC, Time Stop.
[3/day]10: Planet DefenderHome, Unseen NeedleHome

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+29 Fort save
<Kobot> Iddy rolled 1d20+29 Fort save --> [ 1d20=6 ]{35}

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Surraruthru
HP: 296/296
AC: 32+6
Touch AC: 17, Flat Footed: 26, SR: 33, CMB: 26, CMD: 42
Init: +12, Touch Atk: 29
Active: Mindblank (CL25), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL25), Heroes Feast (CL20), 50% Spell Failure
Bonuses: +1 morale attack/will saves
Passive: Improved Evasion, Diamond Body, True Seeing, Detect Magic, Moment of  Prescience, Energy Immunity (Fire)