All That Glitters

[Anastasia]

This known as the Walk of Loss. Faithful to Shar walk this and are at risk to be wounded, bled. Those that are worthy are untouchedand pass through, those that are not are consumed by the shadows, ripped and torn.

Unfortunately, not following Shar just means that the magic here treats you as unworthy, assailing you.

[Nephrite]

Would I know if a Disjunction would partially or totally remove this particular obstacle from our path? Take 10 for 73 for spellcraft if needed.

[Anastasia]

It should, assuming you pass the dispel check. At least in theory, anyway.

[Nephrite]

Disjunction doesn't list a dispel check, so I am guessing you mean CL? Either way here it is. He's angling it for the center of the whole thing to hit as much as he can in the 40ft burst it provides.

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+30 : 16 + 30, total 46[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

Check houserules for magic disjunction, but close enough there for the moment. Anyway.

The darkness fades from your spell, normal light returning as magic crumbles with blue and black sparks, sizzling in the air.

[Nephrite]

Fair enough! This is my first time, be gentle. EDIT: So what is the cap? It just says it's a magic dispel on all things, does that mean it's rolled at +10 per dispel magic or something else?



"Onward." Moore says as he leads the way.

[Anastasia]

Put that question in nagging, would you? I'll answer it tonight, running 3 combat rooms so a little busy. Thanks.

You walk along - and as you do? Ahead of yo uan earth elemental, large as Hanna, burst sthrough, bear hugging a Sharran. He resists and screams, pounding against him before the elemental passes through the far wall.

"What is Rumbling Slide's purpose here, then?" Cresiel murmurs as he hurries along with you.

[Nephrite]

"I am just as confused as you are." Moore admits. "Perhaps Lord Crystalle gave him better impetus to attack the Sharrans. That's the best I can come up with."

[Anastasia]

On and up and up. Ahead is a space with a great altar, before it the broken bodies of earth elementals and cultists alike. Amid more images of Shar and of the Dark Dancer, an orb of absolute black floats. Perhaps the size of Moore balled up, it is unmoving and unreacting as...

K:A.

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for 99 again. Scary!

[Anastasia]

What lies before you is an umbral blot, a blackball. What's worse is that it's one known as an Eye of Shar.

Anything that touches it is disintegrated, including creatures, suffering extreme damage. Dimensional vortexes rage around it, making any attack against it unreliable. It interfers with planar travel around it, moot considering what Crystalle has done. Oh, and counts as an unholy altar for Shar, spreading her power for a mile around it.

[Nephrite]

Does anything come to mind as to what we can try and do to either disable it, destroy it, or get around it? I'm guessing another disjunction is likely to cause all sorts of problems.

[Anastasia]

About the only thing to do is destroy it, which is easier said than done by a mile.

[Nephrite]

"I don't think we can ignore this..." Moore says. "Let me try something, although I don't know how well this is going to work. Whatever you do, don't touch it. I'd just as well use a time stop and go around it but I don't think we have the luxury."

Moore takes a breath.

Do I have any reason to believe an antimagic ray or antimagic effect would have an impact on it?

[Anastasia]

Unfortunately, your musings are cut off by the sphere advancing on you, gliding inexorably towards the party.

"We must destroy it," Xandra concurs, as...

Init.

Antimagic might help if you can get it to stick.