Destiny now lies in the hands of...

[Ebiris]

Didn't get through my temporary hit points!

Alicia barely reacts to the arrow, her arm briefly knocked back before her stance shifts back into position. "Barely!" she calls back, unbowed. "Enjoy having my attention on you for it."

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Alicia HP: 794+57/794
Active spells:  Many moments of prescience (CL 34), extended mind blank (CL 35), extended nondetection (CL 35), greater heroism (CL 34), repelling shield (CL 34), extended ray deflection (CL 35), epic mage armour (CL 35), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), recitation (CL 35), opal protection (CL 35)
Defences: AC 96, CMD 100, spell resistance 50, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 49)
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills/attack/saves, +9 shield AC, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +4 str, +2 dex, +4 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +1 natural armour AC,+8 saves vs poison, +3 luck attack/saves, +3 morale AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, 3 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/16/9/9/14/8/8/5/6/3/4/3/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/10/7/7

[Anastasia]

"Be honored you have my attention," The valkyrie snipes back, "Pride only leads to embarrassment!"

Init is Alicia (Supreme Init) > Black Lightning (38) > Valkyrie (37) > Fire = ????1 (34) > Ice (33) > Acid (32) > Archers (29) > Electricity (25) > Antenora (21) > Gates = Child of Vengeance (20) > ????4 (19) > Syala (13) > ????3 (10)

Antenora is up.

Like a blaze of opal blue light, Antenora glides past you, spear out, "Then embrace your foolish embarrassment," she snaps back, spear going for the valkyrie's chest.

One swift action divine succor, one swift action opal fury.

> roll 1d20+60 (+3 luck, +2 opal fury, +4 charge, -5 PA)
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 75 > [d20=15]
> roll 3d8+138+2d6
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 164 > [d8=6,5,6][d6=5,4]

Antenora's charge hits the valkyrie in the side, scraping along flesh and drawing blood. It's not enough to down her, but it is enough to slow her, the two face to face after the blow. At the same time the gates ice back up all the way, while the other Child of Jormugandr turns to Alicia and charges head long.

> roll 1d20+64
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 80 > [d20=16]

AC?

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Antenora
HP: 763+200/840
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear)
Bonuses: Attack+5 (+3 luck, +2 strength), Damage+3 (+3 strength) AC+6 (+3 morale, +3 luck), Saves+6 (+3 morale, +3 luck), Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Holy Fury 37/39 (enc) Divine Retribution 1/1 Smite Evil 13/13 Channel Energy 17/17 Lay On Hands 490/490 Remove Disease 10/10 (week), Spiritual Connection 3/3 Blinding Speed 25/25 Divine Blast 17/17
Spells Used: Opal Protection
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36), Recitation (CL36), Opal Protection (CL36), Opal Fury (CL36)
Notes: Can always inflict nonlethal with attacks, spells, SLAs and abilities.
Smite Notes: +2 damage/paladin level on a charging smite. Each point of favored PA on charge is worth 9 points of damage, post charge multiplier (15 on crit).
Typical Charging Numbers: 35 for base smite damage, 70 for charging smite +2 per per level. So 105 bonus damage baseline. Raw attack plus smite is 1d8+138+2d6+2d6 (+4/+4d6 if fiendbane hits). Doesn't include other factors.
Remember everything triples and x5 on a crit when adding things.

Syala
HP: 700/700
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+3 (+3 luck), Damage+0 AC+24 (+3 morale, +3 luck, +18 armor), Saves+6 (+3 morale, +3 luck), Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Rage 7/7 Divine Blast 14/14 Family Domain 2/2 Wrath Domain 2/2 Add Twin 7/7 (non epic only)
Spells Used: 1 8th level spell, 1 10th level spell, 1 11th level spell, 1 14th level spell.
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36), Energy Immunity(Fire)(CL35), Epic Mage Armor (CL35), Recitation (CL36), Opal Protection (CL36)
Notes: Automatically converts vile damage to normal damage.

[Ebiris]

96.

[Anastasia]

Yet Alicia fends off this charge, a swipe of her blade enough to knock the Child back.

Init is Alicia (Supreme Init) > Black Lightning (38) > Valkyrie (37) > Fire = ????1 (34) > Ice (33) > Acid (32) > Archers (29) > Electricity (25) > Antenora (21) > Gates = Child of Vengeance (20) > ????4 (19) > Syala (13) > ????3 (10)

Meanwhile Syala charges ahead as well, a fast blur as she...

> roll 1d20+35 (+3 luck, -30 PA)
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 45 > [d20=10]
> roll 2d10+59
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 67 > [d10=3,5]
> OOC: 15 more since two handing PA.

...smashes through the ice with her hammer and advances in. "Don't steal them all for yourself, love," she banters back.

Go.

[Ebiris]

"There's plenty in here Syala - why don't you handle the serpents?" Alicia says as she compresses space between herself and the flank of the valkyrie engaged with Antenora. "I have to settle who's going to be most embarrassed right now." Then a step through has her laying into the archer.

[19:05] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+75 blinding speed, flanking, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised/enhanced vampiric touch
[19:05] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 81 > [d20=6]
[19:05] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+75 blinding speed, flanking, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised/enhanced vampiric touch
[19:05] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 92 > [d20=17]
[19:05] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+75 blinding speed, flanking, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised/enhanced vampiric touch
[19:05] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 90 > [d20=15]
[19:05] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+75 blinding speed, flanking, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised/enhanced vampiric touch
[19:05] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 86 > [d20=11]
[19:05] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+70 blinding speed, flanking, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised/enhanced vampiric touch
[19:05] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 90 > [d20=20]
[19:05] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+70 blinding speed, flanking, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised/enhanced vampiric touch
[19:05] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 90 > [d20=20]
[19:05] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+65 blinding speed, flanking, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised/enhanced vampiric touch
[19:05] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 69 > [d20=4]
[19:05] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+65 blinding speed, flanking, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised/enhanced vampiric touch
[19:05] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 75 > [d20=10]
[19:05] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+60 blinding speed, flanking, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised/enhanced vampiric touch
[19:05] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 66 > [d20=6]
[19:05] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+60 blinding speed, flanking, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised/enhanced vampiric touch
[19:05] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 79 > [d20=19]
[19:06] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+70 crit check on 90
[19:06] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 76 > [d20=6]
[19:06] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+70 crit check on 90
[19:06] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 83 > [d20=13]
[19:06] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+60 crit check on 79
[19:06] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 71 > [d20=11]

[19:06] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+42 SR
[19:06] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 45 > [d20=3]

[19:07] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+20+2d6+6d4+120 last +120 is the vampiric touch
[19:07] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 171 > [d8=8][d6=5,6][d4=2,3,3,2,1,1]
[19:07] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+20+2d6+6d4+120 last +120 is the vampiric touch
[19:07] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 161 > [d8=1][d6=6,4][d4=2,1,1,1,3,2]
[19:07] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+20+2d6+6d4+120 last +120 is the vampiric touch
[19:07] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 167 > [d8=5][d6=3,1][d4=2,3,3,4,4,2]
[19:07] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+20+2d6+6d4+120 last +120 is the vampiric touch
[19:07] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 166 > [d8=2][d6=5,4][d4=3,3,1,4,1,3]
[19:07] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+20+2d6+6d4+120 last +120 is the vampiric touch
[19:07] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 173 > [d8=4][d6=4,4][d4=2,4,4,4,3,4]
[19:07] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+20+2d6+6d4+120 last +120 is the vampiric touch
[19:07] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 169 > [d8=5][d6=6,3][d4=1,1,2,4,3,4]
[19:07] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+20+2d6+6d4+120 last +120 is the vampiric touch
[19:07] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 170 > [d8=7][d6=1,5][d4=2,3,2,2,4,4]
[19:08] <@Ebiris> roll 2d8+40+2d6+6d4+240 last +240 is the vampiric touch - if 90/76 critted
[19:08] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 303 > [d8=1,5][d6=3,5][d4=2,1,1,1,3,1]
[19:08] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+20+2d6+6d4+120 last +120 is the vampiric touch - if it didn't
[19:08] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 173 > [d8=7][d6=5,6][d4=3,3,1,3,2,3]
[19:08] <@Ebiris> roll 2d8+40+2d6+6d4+240 last +240 is the vampiric touch - if 90/83 critted
[19:08] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 311 > [d8=8,1][d6=2,3][d4=3,2,3,4,3,2]
[19:08] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+20+2d6+6d4+120 last +120 is the vampiric touch - if it didn't
[19:08] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 166 > [d8=8][d6=3,2][d4=1,1,1,4,3,3]
[19:08] <@Ebiris> roll 2d8+40+2d6+6d4+240 last +240 is the vampiric touch - if 79/71 critted
[19:08] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 310 > [d8=8,5][d6=5,1][d4=2,2,1,1,1,4]
[19:08] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+20+2d6+6d4+120 last +120 is the vampiric touch - if it didn't
[19:08] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 161 > [d8=3][d6=4,2][d4=4,1,1,1,2,3]

Let me know if the vampiric touch went through since that matters for my temp hp. Two swifts left after this.

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Alicia HP: 794+57/794
Active spells:  Many moments of prescience (CL 34), extended mind blank (CL 35), extended nondetection (CL 35), greater heroism (CL 34), repelling shield (CL 34), extended ray deflection (CL 35), epic mage armour (CL 35), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), recitation (CL 35), opal protection (CL 35)
Defences: AC 96, CMD 100, spell resistance 50, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 49)
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills/attack/saves, +9 shield AC, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +4 str, +2 dex, +4 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +1 natural armour AC,+8 saves vs poison, +3 luck attack/saves, +3 morale AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, 3 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/16/9/9/13/8/8/5/6/3/4/3/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/10/7/6

[Anastasia]

First one does, AC is 70 on the dot. Gimme total damage then?

[Ebiris]

I was more asking about the spell resistance since 45 was kind of a low result for this level but I don't know if Valkyries get good SR.

[Anastasia]

Oh, of course. Did not get through.

[Ebiris]

Total damage of 438 in that case, with 8 hits.

[Anastasia]

Alicia's blade tears into the valkyrie, a series of back and forth clashes that blood her each time. When you at last part she's bleeding from her chest and sides, armor to no avail against Alicia. "Gh..." she manages, spitting up blood but up, if barely. "Don't...think I'll yield to you, woman!"

Init is Alicia (Supreme Init) > Black Lightning (38) > Valkyrie (37) > Fire = ????1 (34) > Ice (33) > Acid (32) > Archers (29) > Electricity (25) > Antenora (21) > Gates = Child of Vengeance (20) > ????4 (19) > Syala (13) > ????3 (10)

Meanwhile, with his poison to no avail, Black Lightning shifts. He becomes a mass of lightning and screaming winds, before crashing and cascading all around the three of you.

Ref all. This is lightning and sonic damage, so note immunities and resistances.

[Ebiris]

I still have my 2 swifts.

[16:58] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+60 ref
[16:58] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 74 > [d20=14]

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Alicia HP: 794+57/794
Active spells:  Many moments of prescience (CL 34), extended mind blank (CL 35), extended nondetection (CL 35), greater heroism (CL 34), repelling shield (CL 34), extended ray deflection (CL 35), epic mage armour (CL 35), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), recitation (CL 35), opal protection (CL 35)
Defences: AC 96, CMD 100, spell resistance 50, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 49)
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills/attack/saves, +9 shield AC, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +4 str, +2 dex, +4 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +1 natural armour AC,+8 saves vs poison, +3 luck attack/saves, +3 morale AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, 3 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/16/9/9/13/8/8/5/6/3/4/3/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/10/7/6

[Anastasia]

Strike that for now then, go ahead and swift it up.

[Ebiris]

"Then die," Alicia says, a simple tap reaching out and causing divine flames to erupt all over the valkyrie!

Quickened/maximised/enhanced/vivacious combust.

[17:17] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+60 melee touch
[17:17] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 78 > [d20=18]
[17:17] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+42 SR
[17:17] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 43 > [d20=1]
[17:17] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+60 melee touch again!
[17:17] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 71 > [d20=11]
[17:17] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+42 SR again!
[17:17] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 44 > [d20=2]

Both swifts used since she tried the same trick twice to no avail.

Yet as the flames fail to find any purchase on her... well, the valkyrie can enjoy the sight of Alicia's composed expression struggling not to show how embarrassed she is. Is that a little bit of red on her cheeks? Surely just a result of all the fiery heat down here!

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Alicia HP: 794+57/794
Active spells:  Many moments of prescience (CL 34), extended mind blank (CL 35), extended nondetection (CL 35), greater heroism (CL 34), repelling shield (CL 34), extended ray deflection (CL 35), epic mage armour (CL 35), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), recitation (CL 35), opal protection (CL 35)
Defences: AC 96, CMD 100, spell resistance 50, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 49)
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills/attack/saves, +9 shield AC, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +4 str, +2 dex, +4 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +1 natural armour AC,+8 saves vs poison, +3 luck attack/saves, +3 morale AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, 3 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/16/9/9/13/8/6/5/6/3/4/3/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/10/7/6

[Anastasia]

'Focus, Alicia!' Antenora sends, 'Don't let her show you up like that!'

"Hah, you have nothing!" The valkyrie manages to rally as Black Lightning lives up to his name.

> roll 1d20+63 ref Antenora
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 67 > [d20=4]
> roll 1d20+46 Syala ref
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 55 > [d20=9]

200 lightning and 200 sonic damage. Syala failed the save and you and Antenora passed it for half damage. Antenora has resistance 20 to lightning and so does Syala. So Syala takes 380 damage - ow - and Antenora takes 180 damage, which only decimates her temp HP.

Flares of pain as electricity and bursts of sound erupt amid the three of you. Syala cries out in shocked pain, while Antenora wards herself with a shouted cry of power. It's enough to mute the assault for the moment, as...

What's your reach, Alicia?

[spoiler]

Antenora
HP: 763+20/840
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear)
Bonuses: Attack+5 (+3 luck, +2 strength), Damage+3 (+3 strength) AC+6 (+3 morale, +3 luck), Saves+6 (+3 morale, +3 luck), Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Holy Fury 37/39 (enc) Divine Retribution 1/1 Smite Evil 13/13 Channel Energy 17/17 Lay On Hands 490/490 Remove Disease 10/10 (week), Spiritual Connection 3/3 Blinding Speed 25/25 Divine Blast 17/17
Spells Used: Opal Protection
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36), Recitation (CL36), Opal Protection (CL36), Opal Fury (CL36)
Notes: Can always inflict nonlethal with attacks, spells, SLAs and abilities.
Smite Notes: +2 damage/paladin level on a charging smite. Each point of favored PA on charge is worth 9 points of damage, post charge multiplier (15 on crit).
Typical Charging Numbers: 35 for base smite damage, 70 for charging smite +2 per per level. So 105 bonus damage baseline. Raw attack plus smite is 1d8+138+2d6+2d6 (+4/+4d6 if fiendbane hits). Doesn't include other factors.
Remember everything triples and x5 on a crit when adding things.

Syala
HP: 320/700
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+3 (+3 luck), Damage+0 AC+24 (+3 morale, +3 luck, +18 armor), Saves+6 (+3 morale, +3 luck), Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Rage 7/7 Divine Blast 14/14 Family Domain 2/2 Wrath Domain 2/2 Add Twin 7/7 (non epic only)
Spells Used: 1 8th level spell, 1 10th level spell, 1 11th level spell, 1 14th level spell.
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36), Energy Immunity(Fire)(CL35), Epic Mage Armor (CL35), Recitation (CL36), Opal Protection (CL36)
Notes: Automatically converts vile damage to normal damage.

[Ebiris]

Reach 5, I'm currently medium sized. Isn't valkyrie caught in the radius of the big elec/sonic attack too?

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Alicia HP: 651/794
Active spells:  Many moments of prescience (CL 34), extended mind blank (CL 35), extended nondetection (CL 35), greater heroism (CL 34), repelling shield (CL 34), extended ray deflection (CL 35), epic mage armour (CL 35), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), recitation (CL 35), opal protection (CL 35)
Defences: AC 96, CMD 100, spell resistance 50, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 49)
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills/attack/saves, +9 shield AC, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +4 str, +2 dex, +4 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +1 natural armour AC,+8 saves vs poison, +3 luck attack/saves, +3 morale AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, 3 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/16/9/9/13/8/6/5/6/3/4/3/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/10/7/6