The Battle of Father and Son

[Corwin]

Perhaps it is an attempt to sneak something underground while she is focused on the actual army, though Seira trusts that her spell would alert her to any strange scents or vibrations in the ground should that happen. After all, dodging all that stuff is hard enough, she knows that well. It's a job for elites, because the ability to sneak so perfectly is very limited out there across the planes.

I will wait until they arrive to half a mile, as stated before. At the time that happens, I would be interested in telling whether the army extends beyond 1.5 miles further (to the edge of my perception).

I'm also unable to be caught flat-footed due to Foresight.

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Precast spells, it's probably time to list them now:
[CL 33]

Overall: Ghost Touch (Armor, Shield and Weapons), Recitation (per round spell)
Defensive: Shield of Warding, Foresight, Visions of the Future, Dragonskin, Superior Vigor (per round spell)
Perception Modes and Protections: True Seeing, Sensual Blessing, Vision of the Omniscient Eye, Detect Scrying, Greater Arcane Sight
Movement Modes and Protections: Freedom of Movement, Pass Without Trace, Greater Anticipate Teleport
Skill Checks: Bibliotheca Arcana, Greater Heroism, Voice of the Dragon
Ability Checks: Good Hope
Immunities and Resistances: Mind Blank, Nondetection, Mass Death Ward, Heroes's Feast, Energy Res 30 (all)
Esoteric Boosters: Many Moments of Prescience, Moment of Prescience, Fortunate Fate, Spell Turning

Chain Dispell channeled into Dragon's Grace

One-Off Spells: Sign (+4), Divine Insight (1hr/level, +15 insight), Greater Improvisation (10min/level, CLx3 luck points)

[Anastasia]

As the fire drakes come closer, you sense it, your blindsight detecting it.

They aren't there.

They aren't real.

Images but nothing solid to them, the fire drakes little else but that.

[Corwin]

That's a surprise, Seira thinks to Zaaman Rul and her officers. Nothing within two miles seems real. Not the drakes, not the efreet or the elementals. I was looking forward to fighting an army for real, too....

My officers are the named NPCs who came with me, for ease of reference.

[Anastasia]

A tactic of the efreet, no doubt to waste your time and power of meaningless illusions. They will likely be trying it elsewhere. Cowards they are, do not be deceived for their lies, Seira.

'Understood,' Valar replies, 'I will have word spread of possible illusions.'

[Corwin]

Having a dedicated spotter within each team using true seeing and similar means of perceptions is already part of Seira's standard deployment given this trick was used on her before, though Valar is right, they really should make sure their allies are on board with this as well.

To Zaaman Rul, she responds with, It's possible they'll try to sneak in the half a mile or so of land that's between the edge of my range and the entrance to your realm, so if they do something please hold them off and let me know whether the coast is clear for teleportation. I'll help catch them in a pincer.

[Anastasia]

I agree. Be vigilant in the meantime, illusions or not.

[Corwin]

Seira settles for another wait, barring news from her allies.

Incidentally, might as well confirm this. Is the true seeing considered a form of perception and extended to divine limits of 2 miles, or did the scent, blindsight and tremorsense that do get extended to 2 miles let me know something was off?

[Anastasia]

I'm trying to find a ruling on it since I swear I did. Momentarily punting this, remind me tomorrow if I haven't posted about it. It's not immediately relevant since other senses nailed it. If it's a situation where it is, we'll pause until I find it or make a ruling. I don't want to hold this up.

Illusions or not, the illusionary army is still coming, in case Seira wishes to do anything about that.

[Corwin]

Seira allows the illusions to come, vigilant in case enemies teleport into them or rise from the ground to occupy the outlines. She wouldn't let anyone within a thousand feet of her, intending to dispel any illusion coming that close to her.

[Anastasia]

Cool, gimme a dispel check for reference.

[Corwin]

19:41 <CC> roll 1d20+35
19:41 <Penuche> CC invokes Penuche's magic: < 39 > [d20=4]

I can keep trying, I presume, if this fails?

[Anastasia]

Any illusions that get close crumble - power they are, but not that powerful. You watch the army close and part around you, the rest pressing on futilely. It is done. Soon enough you are alone again - yet as they pass, you can feel it. Rumbling beneath the ground, the sensation of movements.

[Corwin]

Seira stomps on the ground with feeling, and tremors shoot off all over in waves as the immediate area depresses! Then, she does it again and again!

Earthquake, 80ft radius. Since it's a Long-ranged spell, I can launch them for as far as ~1,720ft away from me without moving. If this doesn't cover the sensation of movement underground, I'll move.

[Anastasia]

The earth shakes - and whatever's coming from below is is at least stunned, or perhaps stopped altogether. The ground quakes and shakes around you, fires erupting high from the quakes.

After several seconds there's no further sign of tremors that you can feel.

[Corwin]

Seira waits for a few moments, then earthquakes cascade both behind her and far ahead of her, almost up to her maximum range. She lets up after, but sends another ripple of them nearly a minute later to keep the enemy honest.