The Assault on Avernus

[Ebiris]

I'll drop assay spell resistance on both the pit fiend and the cat with my two swifts.

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Alicia: 624/864, 8 images
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), true seeing (CL 31), greater heroism (CL 31), miracle (diseaseimmunity, CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), energy resistance x4 (CL 31), spell turning (CL 31), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 31), good hope (CL 31), dance of the unicorn (CL 30), recitation (CL 30), greater visage of the deity (CL 30), sensual blessing (CL 30), ghost touch weapon (CL 30), consecrated ward (CL 31), extended repelling shield (CL 31), assay spell resistance (CL 30), celestial valor (CL 30), latha's sunmantle (CL 30), greater mirror image (CL 30), assay spell resistance (CL 30), assay spell resistance (CL 30),
Defences: AC 81 (touch 32), CMD 120, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), energy resistance 30 (sonic/fire/cold/elec), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affection, fear, dazzled, blinded), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +2 insight AC/reflex, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 insight perception, +2 morale ability checks, +3 luck attack/saves, +36 Str, -2 Dex, +20 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +15 natural armour, -8 size AC/attack, +25 competence perception, +8 sacred fear/emotion saves, +4 sacred attack/damage/saves/AC
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/7/8/3/0/0/3/8/6/4/2/0/0/0
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/8/9/3

[Anastasia]

In an instant the cat is within 600ft, clearing 900ft like it's nothing at all in great, leaping gallops. In a booming voice, "Intruder! There is only one penalty for defying the will of Baator, no matter who the Lord of the First is!"

Alicia, go.

[Ebiris]

Not yet close enough to charge by her reckoning, nor close enough for medium range spells unfortunately. "It's a rapidly rotating position, isn't it?" she says in a much softer voice as she debates how to stymie his rushing charge. He might just forgo the charge and move into melee with her, trusting that he can survive her initial attack and then counter? He's fast enough to cover the distance for sure even if perhaps not get an attack out of it.

Electing to be cautious, she braces her sword and prepares...

Readied action to drop a wall of force in front of him once he enters 25 feet of me (that distance also triggers an AoO which would resolve first)

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Alicia: 624/864, 8 images
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), true seeing (CL 31), greater heroism (CL 31), miracle (diseaseimmunity, CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), energy resistance x4 (CL 31), spell turning (CL 31), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 31), good hope (CL 31), dance of the unicorn (CL 30), recitation (CL 30), greater visage of the deity (CL 30), sensual blessing (CL 30), ghost touch weapon (CL 30), consecrated ward (CL 31), extended repelling shield (CL 31), assay spell resistance (CL 30), celestial valor (CL 30), latha's sunmantle (CL 30), greater mirror image (CL 30), assay spell resistance (CL 30), assay spell resistance (CL 30),
Defences: AC 81 (touch 32), CMD 120, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), energy resistance 30 (sonic/fire/cold/elec), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affection, fear, dazzled, blinded), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +2 insight AC/reflex, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 insight perception, +2 morale ability checks, +3 luck attack/saves, +36 Str, -2 Dex, +20 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +15 natural armour, -8 size AC/attack, +25 competence perception, +8 sacred fear/emotion saves, +4 sacred attack/damage/saves/AC
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/7/8/3/0/0/3/8/6/4/2/0/0/0
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/8/9/3
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[Anastasia]

Red Gale continues the charge, leaping up at 50ft away and coming down right at you as...

Go ahead and position your wall.

[Ebiris]

Alicia's sword whips up, slashing at the hellcat's chest before an invisible wall of force flashes into place directly in front of it!

[18:01] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+78 AoO 4th level arcane strike
[18:01] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 79 > [d20=1]
[18:01] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+54+3d6+2d6+4d4 and 1 negative level
[18:01] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 108 > [d6=4,6,5,5,6,3,2,4,2,3,2][d4=2,4,2,4]

Wall is a square 50 feet long and 60 tall

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Alicia: 624/864, 8 images
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), true seeing (CL 31), greater heroism (CL 31), miracle (diseaseimmunity, CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), energy resistance x4 (CL 31), spell turning (CL 31), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 31), good hope (CL 31), dance of the unicorn (CL 30), recitation (CL 30), greater visage of the deity (CL 30), sensual blessing (CL 30), ghost touch weapon (CL 30), consecrated ward (CL 31), extended repelling shield (CL 31), assay spell resistance (CL 30), celestial valor (CL 30), latha's sunmantle (CL 30), greater mirror image (CL 30), assay spell resistance (CL 30), assay spell resistance (CL 30),
Defences: AC 81 (touch 32), CMD 120, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), energy resistance 30 (sonic/fire/cold/elec), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affection, fear, dazzled, blinded), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +2 insight AC/reflex, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 insight perception, +2 morale ability checks, +3 luck attack/saves, +36 Str, -2 Dex, +20 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +15 natural armour, -8 size AC/attack, +25 competence perception, +8 sacred fear/emotion saves, +4 sacred attack/damage/saves/AC
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/7/8/3/0/0/2/8/6/4/2/0/0/0
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/8/8/3

[Anastasia]

You tear into the hellcat's body as the walls prings up a moment later. Blood is drawn, the cat slamming face first into it. '

> roll 9d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 35 > [d6=5,6,4,5,5,2,1,6,1]

That seems to stun Red Gale a moment, but Maldias keeps his position, not budging.

Then the ground begins to quake even more violently, shaking out of control.

'Alicia!' Empress Sulia calls, 'Lixer's will is intensifying. We're on a time limit and that time's running out. Hurry and finish your battle.'

Maldias in the next post, chance to react.

[Ebiris]

'I can leave any time, we're waiting on Seira though!' Alicia replies, not particularly invested in fighting some random pit fiend no matter how impressive his cat.

[Anastasia]

Maldias's armor glows as he leaps up, flashing a dark red as he clears above the wall and then shoots as you, coming in like a meteor.

He provokes an AoO form you due to your huge reach as you're all grown up right now.

[Ebiris]

Fortunately I took my last AoO before my readied action so it's a new turn and a new AoO to use!

[18:14] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+78 AoO 4th level arcane strike
[18:14] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 91 > [d20=13]
[18:14] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+54+3d6+2d6+4d4 and 1 negative level
[18:14] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 93 > [d6=1,6,2,1,6,5,3,2,3,2,4][d4=1,1,1,1]

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Alicia: 624/864, 8 images
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), true seeing (CL 31), greater heroism (CL 31), miracle (diseaseimmunity, CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), energy resistance x4 (CL 31), spell turning (CL 31), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 31), good hope (CL 31), dance of the unicorn (CL 30), recitation (CL 30), greater visage of the deity (CL 30), sensual blessing (CL 30), ghost touch weapon (CL 30), consecrated ward (CL 31), extended repelling shield (CL 31), assay spell resistance (CL 30), celestial valor (CL 30), latha's sunmantle (CL 30), greater mirror image (CL 30), assay spell resistance (CL 30), assay spell resistance (CL 30),
Defences: AC 81 (touch 32), CMD 120, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), energy resistance 30 (sonic/fire/cold/elec), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affection, fear, dazzled, blinded), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +2 insight AC/reflex, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 insight perception, +2 morale ability checks, +3 luck attack/saves, +36 Str, -2 Dex, +20 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +15 natural armour, -8 size AC/attack, +25 competence perception, +8 sacred fear/emotion saves, +4 sacred attack/damage/saves/AC
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/7/8/3/0/0/2/8/6/4/2/0/0/0
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/8/7/3

[Anastasia]

You cut deep into Maldias, yet that doesn't stop him. Even bleeding he leaps at you, fist first and aimed right at your head.

> roll 1d20+50
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 61 > [d20=11]

AC?

[Ebiris]

81, it's in the spoiler block.

[Anastasia]

Yet you swing Bonds up, blocking his gauntlet clad punch, the two of you meeting there, his aerial descend stopped. Then he lands on a knee before you, rising up as...

Go.

[Ebiris]

With the hellcat temporarily out of the fight thanks to the wall of force, Alicia can devote herself fully to ending the pit fiend. "It was a mistake for you to have come here!" she tells him as her swords become a whirling cage around him, rending the fiend down to his constituent parts!

[18:44] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+77 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed
[18:44] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 91 > [d20=14]
[18:44] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+77 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed
[18:44] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 81 > [d20=4]
[18:44] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+72 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 84 > [d20=12]
[18:45] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+72 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 89 > [d20=17]
[18:45] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+67 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 78 > [d20=11]
[18:45] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+67 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 74 > [d20=7]
[18:45] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+62 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 70 > [d20=8]
[18:45] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+62 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 69 > [d20=7]
[18:45] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+57 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 75 > [d20=18]
[18:45] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+57 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 63 > [d20=6]
[18:45] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+72 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed crit check
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 87 > [d20=15]
[18:45] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+57 channelled maximised/vivacious combust, divine might, 5th level arcane strike, blinding speed crit check
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 61 > [d20=4]

[18:45] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+44 SR
[18:45] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 46 > [d20=2]

[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+52+3d6+2d6+5d4 and 1 negative level
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 96 > [d6=6,3,1,3,1,6,2,4,1,4,2][d4=2,4,1,3,1]
[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+52+3d6+2d6+5d4 and 1 negative level
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 105 > [d6=6,6,4,2,4,4,1,2,2,6,1][d4=4,3,2,4,2]
[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+52+3d6+2d6+5d4 and 1 negative level
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 108 > [d6=2,6,1,6,6,2,3,3,5,3,2][d4=2,3,4,4,4]
[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+52+3d6+2d6+5d4 and 1 negative level
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 100 > [d6=3,6,4,4,1,5,5,6,1,4,3][d4=1,1,2,1,1]
[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+52+3d6+2d6+5d4 and 1 negative level
[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+52+3d6+2d6+5d4 and 1 negative level
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 104 > [d6=5,3,6,4,2,3,6,5,5,1,1][d4=1,2,3,3,2]
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 105 > [d6=5,2,3,3,4,4,1,2,4,1,6][d4=4,4,3,4,3]
[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+52+3d6+2d6+5d4 and 1 negative level
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 107 > [d6=2,3,2,4,2,5,4,5,5,4,4][d4=2,3,3,4,3]
[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+52+3d6+2d6+5d4 and 1 negative level
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 112 > [d6=2,5,6,6,3,3,6,5,3,5,5][d4=1,1,4,4,1]
[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+104+6d6+2d6+5d4 and 2 negative level if 87 critted
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 175 > [d6=5,2,1,2,6,6,6,6,5,6,2,2,3,6][d4=2,3,1,4,3]
[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+52+3d6+2d6+5d4 and 1 negative level if 87 didn't crit
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 111 > [d6=5,1,4,5,6,4,6,6,3,2,2][d4=2,2,3,4,4]
[18:47] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+104+6d6+2d6+5d4 and 2 negative level if 61 critted
[18:47] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 161 > [d6=6,1,6,2,2,1,4,6,2,6,1,3,3,3][d4=2,1,3,3,2]
[18:48] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+52+3d6+2d6+5d4 and 1 negative level if 61 didn't crit
[18:48] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 98 > [d6=1,6,5,1,1,1,5,2,3,2,6][d4=1,4,3,1,4]

Each hit does an additional 160 divine damage vs devils if I passed SR there. 320 on crits.

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Alicia: 624/864, 8 images
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), true seeing (CL 31), greater heroism (CL 31), miracle (diseaseimmunity, CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), energy resistance x4 (CL 31), spell turning (CL 31), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 31), good hope (CL 31), dance of the unicorn (CL 30), recitation (CL 30), greater visage of the deity (CL 30), sensual blessing (CL 30), ghost touch weapon (CL 30), consecrated ward (CL 31), extended repelling shield (CL 31), assay spell resistance (CL 30), celestial valor (CL 30), latha's sunmantle (CL 30), greater mirror image (CL 30), assay spell resistance (CL 30), assay spell resistance (CL 30),
Defences: AC 81 (touch 32), CMD 120, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), energy resistance 30 (sonic/fire/cold/elec), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affection, fear, dazzled, blinded), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +2 insight AC/reflex, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 insight perception, +2 morale ability checks, +3 luck attack/saves, +36 Str, -2 Dex, +20 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +15 natural armour, -8 size AC/attack, +25 competence perception, +8 sacred fear/emotion saves, +4 sacred attack/damage/saves/AC
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/7/8/3/0/0/1/8/6/4/2/0/0/0
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/8/7/2

[Anastasia]

Before you the pit fiend has no chance. You slice through his armor like it isn't there, the fiend bisected, dissected and slain. Only his gear is left behind, armor hitting the ground. Meanwhile, "Alicia," Sulia calls, Seira's avatar, Elegy and Jessica with her.

"We're out," Jessica says, "But Seira herself stayed to try and reach Zariel."

[Ebiris]

"We're not leaving without them!" Alicia calls back, relieved to hear Jessica's voice.

There is still that paragon hellcat to worry about of course.