A new sultan?

[Corwin]

Glorious!

20:16 <Seira> roll 6d10+95+40+1d6+3d8+6d4
20:16 <Penuche2> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 195 > [d10=9,6,9,1,1,7][d6=1][d8=3,5,4][d4=1,2,1,4,3,3]

[Anastasia]

Your teeth tear into Shar - into nothing, into everything. You bite her, somehow only getting a bit of her side despite the size difference. She flows perfectly, body turning into liquid shadow to avoid the rest, reforming nigh instantly.

The Dark Dancer (Supreme Init) > The Chasms (60) > Seira (51) > Ranbar (48) > Dwarf > Luneli (47) > Great Wall of Shadows (44) > The Tower (38)

Ranbar holds.

The dwarf holds up a holy symbol of an anvil, glowing bright before a wave of luxurious warmth spreads up from the ground, into all of your bodies.

300 hit points healing, needs a CL check for Ranbar.

> roll 1d20+56
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 68 > [d20=12]

The healing touches all of you, yet Ranbar's eyes do not return, still as they were before. "Seira," she cries out, as...

She can't do much blind, but if you have suggestions she's all ears. Otherwise Luneli will go in the next post.

[spoiler]



TODO BEFORE NEXT MEANINGFUL ROLL: FACTOR IN GREATER VISAGE AND GREATER DIVINE POWER.

Ranbar
HP: 542/749 (Greater visage activated)
Negative Conditions: Blinded, Lost
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+57, (+10 competence, +2 visage, +10 enhancement, +17 sacred, +16 morale) Damage+45 (+2 visage, +10 enhancement, +17 sacred, +16 morale) AC+28 (+1 visage, +17 sacred, +2 insight, +2 dodge, +6 morale), Saves+23 (+25 ref, +33 fort)(+17 sacred, +6 morale), Skills+23 (+17 sacred, +6 morale), Checks+19 (+17 sacred, +2 morale) +4 insight Con.
Resources: Channel Energy 12/12 Inspiration 14/24 Cunning Save 4/4
Spells Used: Factotum: Barraged Endurance of the Dragon Princess Cleric:Barraged Heal Greater Visage of the Deity, Barraged Vivacious Twinned Maximized Righteous Smitex2, Vivacious Burst of Glory, Barraged Vivacious Twinned Maximized Ranbar's Smitex2, Greater Divine Power
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: See bookmarked post until I have a few to transcribe, going to skip it for the sec to keep things moving.
Notes: Baseline cunning insight is +4 from feats, exalted adds +6, total of +10 if used in tandem with that. +2 more from higher int, reminder.

Numerical benefits:
AC: +27 normal/+27 touch (+2 insight Foresight, +2 dodge Visions of the Future, +17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Attack: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Damage: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Fort and Will Saves: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Ref Save +25 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally, +2 insight Foresight)
Ability Checks: +19 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope)
Init: +19/+23 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope, +4 one-time bonus from Sign)
68 temp hp

Great visage + greater divine power, look up in a sec.

[Corwin]

I'll be your eyes! Move back, one foot after the other. I'll guide you! Seira's voice sounds in Ranbar's head.

I want her to use the withdraw action, she can do it and retreat to stay with the dwarf. I'll abuse the free action of talking to her in her mind to guide her across.

[Anastasia]

Okay, this is pure DM judgment territory, so quick question: Do you have any particular skill relevant to this? I'm fishing here as I make up my mind on how to handle this.

[Corwin]

I thought it was just fluff, honestly.
The withdrawal action allows you to leave a threatened square without drawing attack. You can move while blinded. So she needs to step back, and then be guided 'step forward' and 'step to the right' and 'no, too much, half a step to the left'. Since we also can all fly she won't even stumble and fall.

[Anastasia]

She's also blind and unable to see what she needs to do to properly protect herself is the problem.

I'm just going to call this one a coinflip since I'm not wanting a stall over this. If this sort of situation comes up a second time I'll do more rules checking and make a ruling as needed. I don't think it will, but if it does, I'll sort this out then.

Heads yes, tails no.

> roll 1d2
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 1 > [d2=1]

Stumbling and blind, Ranbar is able to withdraw away before abruptly Luneli goes to protect her, flying to shield her from the shadows as best he can.

As she does?

Endure and fight. Retreat if you must - we have had a chance to obtain something worthwhile thanks to your gallantry, Seira. Should Alicia fell the tower ahead, we will begin a retreat - we cannot win this battle forever, and lesser allies begin to weaken.

Luneli in the next post, chance to react.

[Corwin]

I'll do my best to draw her ire for as long as you need me to!

Hope for a heroic Luneli charge~

[Anastasia]

WIth nothing to lose, "Selune protect me," he cries, before charging in with all he has, going to meet the Dark Dancer.

> roll 1d20 max PA he's 20 fishing and everyone knows it
> roll 1d20 max PA he's 20 fishing and everyone knows it
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d20=13]
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=18]

Yet both blows are errant as the shadows strike, still seeking blood and life. He swings with moonlight but Shar is far too fast, as...

<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 104 > [d20=5]
> roll 20d6
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 61 > [d6=1,4,3,2,3,2,1,3,4,2,6,4,5,2,2,3,4,6,3,1]

The shadows strike as from the Tower you see it come again - absolute nothing, but aimed at Alicia this time as...

More as Alicia's post resolves, you can react if you want.

[spoiler]

TODO BEFORE NEXT MEANINGFUL ROLL: FACTOR IN GREATER VISAGE AND GREATER DIVINE POWER.

Ranbar
HP: 481/749 (Greater visage activated)
Negative Conditions: Blinded, Lost
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+57, (+10 competence, +2 visage, +10 enhancement, +17 sacred, +16 morale) Damage+45 (+2 visage, +10 enhancement, +17 sacred, +16 morale) AC+28 (+1 visage, +17 sacred, +2 insight, +2 dodge, +6 morale), Saves+23 (+25 ref, +33 fort)(+17 sacred, +6 morale), Skills+23 (+17 sacred, +6 morale), Checks+19 (+17 sacred, +2 morale) +4 insight Con.
Resources: Channel Energy 12/12 Inspiration 14/24 Cunning Save 4/4
Spells Used: Factotum: Barraged Endurance of the Dragon Princess Cleric:Barraged Heal Greater Visage of the Deity, Barraged Vivacious Twinned Maximized Righteous Smitex2, Vivacious Burst of Glory, Barraged Vivacious Twinned Maximized Ranbar's Smitex2, Greater Divine Power
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: See bookmarked post until I have a few to transcribe, going to skip it for the sec to keep things moving.
Notes: Baseline cunning insight is +4 from feats, exalted adds +6, total of +10 if used in tandem with that. +2 more from higher int, reminder.

Numerical benefits:
AC: +27 normal/+27 touch (+2 insight Foresight, +2 dodge Visions of the Future, +17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Attack: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Damage: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Fort and Will Saves: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Ref Save +25 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally, +2 insight Foresight)
Ability Checks: +19 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope)
Init: +19/+23 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope, +4 one-time bonus from Sign)
68 temp hp

Great visage + greater divine power, look up in a sec.

[Corwin]

Resist!

[Anastasia]

As this all happens the massive wave advances impossibly fast, putting Alicia and friends behind it, coming for everything as...

Shar is there. Her wounds are healing, nothingness becoming more as swords appear in her hand. Two steel blades, seeming to be nothing but an image of shadow. She turns to Luneli first, blades striking out.

Watch as you can't protect him, Seira.

First roll is a total of 173, rolling to check for crit threat.

> roll 1d20 crit threat check
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d20=12]

189 damage.

Second roll is a total of 168, rolling to check for crit threat.

> roll 1d20 crit threat check
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 3 > [d20=3]

189 damage.

Third roll is a total of 163, rolling to check for crit threat.

> roll 1d20 crit threat check
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 5 > [d20=5]

189 damage.

Fourth roll is a total of 158, rolling to check for crit threat.

> roll 1d20 crit threat check
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=20]

> roll 1d20+81 fort
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 96 > [d20=15]

378 damage. Dead.

One blade cleaves through Luneli - in moments his body is severed into dozens of pieces, not a single drop of blood. He simply collapses, dead meat without vitality, a heap on the ground. The Dark Dancer then turns to you, her other blade coming, promising your own demise.

Okay, so I can do this in one stretch: AC and any miss chance, Seira, and any relevant interrupts?

[Corwin]

I can't grant myself more AC, sadly. Did Fortunate Fate discharge on Luneli?

AC is 92+35 = 127. I'm in gambit, so she gets +4 to attack and damage on me, and I get to retaliate.

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CL 34 spells for all who wish to receive them:
Overall: Glorious Rally, Celestial Valor, Ghost Touch (Armor, Shield and Weapons)
Defensive: Shield of Warding, Foresight, Visions of the Future, Foresight
Perception Modes and Protections: True Seeing, 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: Greater Heroism, Voice of the Dragon
Ability Checks: Good Hope, Sign
Immunities and Resistances: Nondetection, Mass Death Ward, Heroes's Feast, Energy Res 30 (all)
Esoteric Boosters: Fortunate Fate, Spell Turning
*Selune added +17 sacred to everything except rank checks.
*Luneli added +16 morale to attack/damage, +8 morale to saves, +8 dodge to AC, +4 competence to Str, +10 competence to attack, +8 competence to Fort save
Armbands of the Spark 1/10 rounds
Fire Devotion 3/10 rounds
Dragonfire Wrath 4/10 rounds

HP: 18+726/726

Numerical benefits:
AC: +35 normal/+35 touch (+2 insight Foresight, +2 dodge Visions of the Future, +17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally, 8 dodge via Luneli)
Attack: +52 (+17 sacred Selune, +16 morale Luneli, +10 competence Luneli, +7 fire devotion, +2 from str via Luneli)
Damage: +42 (+17 sacred Selune, +16 morale Luneli, +7 fire devotion, +2 from str via Luneli)
Fort Save: +33 (+17 sacred Selune, +8 morale via Luneli, +8 competence via Luneli)
Ref Save +27 (+17 sacred Selune, +8 morale via Luneli, +2 insight Foresight)
Will Save: +25 (+17 sacred Selune, +8 morale via Luneli)
Ability Checks: +19 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope)
Init: +19/+23 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope, +4 one-time bonus from Sign)

Also immunity to all death spells, magical death effects, energy drain, and any negative energy effects (Mass Death Ward), immunity to poison and fear (Heroes's Feast), energy resistance 30 to fire/cold/acid/elec/sonic (Energy Resistance x5), being a difficult target to divination (Nondetection), becoming impossible to track without magic, and limiting the usefulness of scent (Pass Without Trace), moving and attacking normally everywhere, as well as receiving +15 to CMD vs grapples (Freedom of Movement), being healed with 150hp once if dropped below 0 (Fortunate Fate), reflecting 1d4+6 spell levels of spells that have you as a target and aren't touch spells (Spell Turning), +10 enhancement bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate checks and a really nice and deep commanding voice (Voice of the Dragon), true seeing, +10 to perception and immunity to being dazzled or blinded (Vision of the Omniscient Eye), immediate ability to analyze magic (Greater Arcane Sight) and our favorite combo of detecting when someone's scrying on you and blocking their teleport for 3 rounds any time they try to teleport within a 170ft radius of you.

Personal only spells:
Sensual Blessing, Mind Blank, Bibliotheca Arcana

Used up resources:
Soothsayer's Spite uses x2
Time Stop x1
Arcane Thesis x1
Maximized Twinned Enervation x1
Widened Greater Fireburst x2
Widened Maximized Delayed Blast Fireball x2
Widened Enhanced Maximized Delayed Blast Fireball x2
Widened Enhanced Maximized Empowered Twinned Greater Fireburst x2
Many Moments of Prescience x2
Moment of Prescience x1
Superb Dispelling x2
Stand Fast x1 (saves)
Spellstaff: Superb Dispelling

[Anastasia]

Yes, he didn't die by much.

Okay then, we'll go attack by attack.

First roll is a total of 177, rolling to check for crit threat.

> roll 1d20
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d20=8]

193 damage. One AoO provoked.

Second roll is a total of 172, rolling to check for crit threat.

> roll 1d20
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=16]

193 damage. Two AoOs provoked.

Third roll is a total of 167, rolling to check for crit threat.

> roll 1d20
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 1 > [d20=1]

193 damage. Three AoOs provoked.

> roll 1d20
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d20=8]

193 damage. Four AoOs provoked.

What's your HP after that, and what's your DR since it'll matter.

[Corwin]

My AoOs:

22:45 <Seira> roll 1d20+75+52+6
22:45 <Penuche2> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 149 > [d20=16]
22:45 <Seira> roll 1d20+75+52+6
22:45 <Penuche2> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 147 > [d20=14]
22:45 <Seira> roll 1d20+75+52+6
22:45 <Penuche2> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 137 > [d20=4]
22:45 <Seira> roll 1d20+75+52+6
22:45 <Penuche2> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 142 > [d20=9]

My DR: 15/adamantine and epic
My HP: 18+726/726
I do naturally have Fortunate Fate

[Anastasia]

DR applies. Total HP after that?

[Corwin]

18+726-712=32hp