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[Anastasia]

It's a feeling of being struck, but all o f you endure. Then another point, another portal within the vortex. This one is a sharp shift as you understand - a dozen black scaled arms, wielding blades of all kinds, come forth to slice at you.

> roll 1d20+63
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 72 > [d20=9]

Yet Amaryl just isn't there, while Kascha throws up wards of magic to block the rest.

A fourth portal, a fourth point. This one shifts, transformed into a leg. A vast leg of black scales, far larger than the vortex itself, thumping down hard.

"Is it...learning?" Xandra marvels, "Look at it!"

Within the vortex parts of it are becoming black scales, spreading out all over.

"And the last time one of these horrors learned, we had to kill it!" Amaryl calls back, "Whatever it's doing, stop it!"

The leg rises and stomps down hard, a shockwave passing through the ground and then up and out, sonic blasts of rock pelting all.

Ref saves, all. Seira, you can't fail the save nor can Amaryl, so you don't need to roll.

[Corwin]

"Erase it from existence! Don't let things get to conventional combat!"

[Nephrite]

[12:27] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+60 ref, Xandra
[12:27] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 61 > [d20=1]
[12:27] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+59 Moore, Evasion
[12:27] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 78 > [d20=19]

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+53 Kascha
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 54 > [d20=1]
> roll 1d20+69 Ranbar will spend one inspiration because fuck this so +22 more.
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 75 > [d20=6]

> roll 40d10
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 177 > [40d10=177]

Seira none, Amaryl none, Moore none, Xandra full, Kascha full, Ranbar half.

The ground shakes as force buffets you all. Yet Seira and Amaryl dodge as one, Moore a blur of magic and movement. Only Xandra is caught off guard, a look of alarm, "It's not seen to -!" is all she gets out before she's slammed down, blasted and bloodied. Kascha goes to dodge...and trips over a bit of earth, a cry as she faceplants and is battered down. As Ranbar at least holds her position, "SEIRA!" she shouts, "Smite them all!"

Holy power comes forth, as...

Kascha and Xandra are prone.

Maximized Vivacious Twinned Star Explosionx2, her fuck this button. She'll spend the inspiration on cunning breach to bypass any SR.

> roll 2d2 str damage
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 4 > [d2=2,2]

> roll 25*6
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 150 >
> roll 150*4
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 600 >
> roll 1d20+30
> roll 1d20+30
> roll 1d20+30
> roll 1d20+30
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 46 > [d20=16]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 38 > [d20=8]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 48 > [d20=18]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 47 > [d20=17]

600 damage between all saves and vivacious. Ow.



Stars erupt and explode around that leg and mass, blowing chunks of scales away. YEt more come, flowing freely from that vortex, the growth slowed a few moments as...

Moore.

[spoiler]

+18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls
+12 morale bonus to saves and +12 dodge to AC

Xandra
HP: 390/567 (fast healing 8)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Menace 20ft (-2 attacks, AC, saves; DC 37)
Bonuses: Attack+12 (+2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Damage+10 (+4 sacred, +6 morale) AC+14 (+2 dodge, +2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Saves+12 (+2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Skills+4 (+14 perception, bluff, diplo, intimidate)(+4 morale), Checks+4 (+4 morale) 2d6 holy weapons
Resources: Smite Evil 9/9 Lay On Hands 16/16 Servant of the Heavens 1/1 Sudden Empower 1/1 Sudden Enlarge 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: True Seeing (CL35), Glorious Rally (CL35), Celestial Valor (CL35), Ghost Touch Armor (CL35), Ghost Touch Weapon (CL35), Recitation (CL35), Foresight (CL35), Visions of the Future (CL35), Superior Vigor (CL35), Vision of the Omniscient Eye (CL35), Detect Scrying (CL35), Greater Arcane Sight (CL35), Freedom of Movement (CL35), Pass Without Trace (CL35), Greater Anticipate Teleport (CL35), Surge of Hope (CL35), Voice of the Dragon (CL35), Nondetection (CL35), Mass Death Ward (CL35), Heroes Feast (CL35), Resistance to Energy (All Five) (CL35), Fortunate Fate (CL35), Spell Turning (CL35)
Notes: Has bardic music in the rare event Moore can't cover something.

Amaryl
HP: 590/590
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+12 (+2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Damage+10 (+4 sacred, +6 morale) AC+14 (+2 dodge, +2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Saves+12 (+2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Skills+4 (+14 perception, bluff, diplo, intimidate)(+4 morale), Checks+4 (+4 morale) 2d6 holy weapons
Resources: Emergency Skirmish 1/1 Blinding Speed 25/25 Elemental Summon 3/3 Smiting 1/1 Dragonfire 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: True Seeing (CL35), Glorious Rally (CL35), Celestial Valor (CL35), Ghost Touch Armor (CL35), Ghost Touch Weapon (CL35), Recitation (CL35), Foresight (CL35), Visions of the Future (CL35), Superior Vigor (CL35), Vision of the Omniscient Eye (CL35), Detect Scrying (CL35), Greater Arcane Sight (CL35), Freedom of Movement (CL35), Pass Without Trace (CL35), Greater Anticipate Teleport (CL35), Surge of Hope (CL35), Voice of the Dragon (CL35), Nondetection (CL35), Mass Death Ward (CL35), Heroes Feast (CL35), Resistance to Energy (All Five) (CL35), Fortunate Fate (CL35), Spell Turning (CL35)
Notes: Always goes first with supreme init, +4 bonus to attacks after the first miss in a round.

Kascha
HP: 472/649
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil)
Bonuses: Attack+12 (+2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Damage+10 (+4 sacred, +6 morale) AC+14 (+2 dodge, +2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Saves+12 (+2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Skills+4 (+14 perception, bluff, diplo, intimidate)(+4 morale), Checks+4 (+4 morale) 2d6 holy weapons
Resources: Chaos Devotion 1/1 Pearl of Power Vest 3/3 Entangling Blast 3/3 Brass Ioun Stone Temp HP 3/3 White Sphere Ioun Stone Mass Heal 1/1
Spells Used: 6: Superior Resistance 8: Mind Blank
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: True Seeing (CL35), Glorious Rally (CL35), Celestial Valor (CL35), Ghost Touch Armor (CL35), Ghost Touch Weapon (CL35), Recitation (CL35), Foresight (CL35), Visions of the Future (CL35), Superior Vigor (CL35), Vision of the Omniscient Eye (CL35), Detect Scrying (CL35), Greater Arcane Sight (CL35), Freedom of Movement (CL35), Pass Without Trace (CL35), Greater Anticipate Teleport (CL35), Surge of Hope (CL35), Voice of the Dragon (CL35), Nondetection (CL35), Mass Death Ward (CL35), Heroes Feast (CL35), Resistance to Energy (All Five) (CL35), Fortunate Fate (CL35), Spell Turning (CL35)
Notes:

Ranbar
HP: 624/704 (4 str damage)
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+12 (+2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Damage+10 (+4 sacred, +6 morale) AC+14 (+2 dodge, +2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Saves+12 (+2 luck, +4 sacred, +6 morale), Skills+4 (+14 perception, bluff, diplo, intimidate)(+4 morale), Checks+4 (+4 morale) 2d6 holy weapons
Resources: Channel Energy 14/14 Inspiration 21/25 Cunning Save 4/4
Spells Used: Twinned Holy Smite, Maximized Vivacious Twinned Star Explosionx2
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: True Seeing (CL35), Glorious Rally (CL35), Celestial Valor (CL35), Ghost Touch Armor (CL35), Ghost Touch Weapon (CL35), Recitation (CL35), Foresight (CL35), Visions of the Future (CL35), Superior Vigor (CL35), Vision of the Omniscient Eye (CL35), Detect Scrying (CL35), Greater Arcane Sight (CL35), Freedom of Movement (CL35), Pass Without Trace (CL35), Greater Anticipate Teleport (CL35), Surge of Hope (CL35), Voice of the Dragon (CL35), Nondetection (CL35), Mass Death Ward (CL35), Heroes Feast (CL35), Resistance to Energy (All Five) (CL35), Fortunate Fate (CL35), Spell Turning (CL35)
Notes: Baseline cunning insight is +4 from feats, exalted adds +6, ring adds +1, total of +11 if used in tandem with that.

[Nephrite]

"Close."

It's a simple word, but it seems like the vortex is the primary culprit...

He is attempting to make the vortex obey the rules of Creation and close!

[12:53] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+46 charisma
[12:54] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 62 > [d20=16]

[Anastasia]

One by one the vortexes slam shut.

Yet it is not enough, not now.

The shrine shatters around you, stone broken outward in all directions. For a vast hulk arises. Twenty legs, forty arms and a dozen heads. It is a great, black scaled thing, looming over you as the Destroyer once loomed over Seira. Yet amid the heads are ten other heads, and these heads whisper to each other. They whisper in words of no meaning, tongues connecting and looping around one another.

Give me a second Charisma check, Moore.

[Nephrite]

13:04] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+46 charisma
[13:04] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 47 > [d20=1]

[Anastasia]

It's there, alright, and not leaving.

Init is Amaryl (Supreme Init) > Ranbar (38) > Moore (35) > Seira (31) > Horror (30) > Xandra (25) > Kascha (23)

Go Seira.

[Corwin]

Seira summons the blue chains again, tying all of its legs together tightly so that it wouldn't be able to move!

20:08 <Seira> roll 1d20+12+2+3+15+17 cha
20:08 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 65 > [d20=16]

[Corwin]

I have two swifts, I'll use them as this resolves.

[Anastasia]

Chains of deep blue emerge and wrap around the creature's legs. They are solid and hold, binding it at least for this one moment.

[Corwin]

Seira promptly uses the creature's lack of mobility to set it on fire!

Delayed Blast Fireball x2!

20:12 <Seira> roll 2#1d20+40
20:12 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 44, 57 >
20:13 <Seira> roll 2#20d6 goldenfire Ref DC48 half
20:13 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 59, 63 >

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+30
> roll 1d20+30
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 34 > [d20=4]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 44 > [d20=14]

Twin fireballs blast the black beast, blistering brightly before it howls in pain. All the heads so howl as flames lick at it, no escape for it at all.

That it for your t urn?

[Corwin]

yes

[Anastasia]

Init is Amaryl (Supreme Init) > Ranbar (38) > Moore (35) > Seira (31) > Horror (30) > Xandra (25) > Kascha (23)

The horror struggles against the chains, rocking against them in vain, all while it rears back, before crashing forward onto the party, like a falling mountain.

Ref saves, all.