Crossed swords

[Corwin]

HP at 563/828

[Anastasia]

A severing blow.

A stab deep into your side. A blade that wounds you as easily as a knife wounds a mortal, your blood pumping out from a dreadful wound.

Sleep, Seira. Cease and in but a minute I will take you to eternal rest.

Or Amaryl's next breath will be her last, and you will live with the fact that you weren't strong enough to protect her.

Go.

[Corwin]

You talk too much, Seira scoffs, summoning another hollyphant that brings her up to speed and then rushes the long way around to flank Shar while Seira distracts her by assuming her draconic form! Didn't we just drag you out for a good fight?! Have at you!

And then she strikes back!

Swift to summon a hollyphant, swift to turn into a dragon.

20:15 <Corwin> roll 1d3
20:15 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 1 > [d3=1]

With Sensual Blessing, I'm up to full hp.

20:20 <Corwin> roll 1d20+72+10+15+30+20 CV&GR+DI+MMoP+smite  impromptu sneak attack
20:20 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 150 > [d20=3]
20:22 <Corwin> roll 6d10+117+10+10+23d6+3d6 CV&GR+smite+SA+DF
20:22 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 270 > [d10=9,3,1,10,10,7][d6=3,5,2,1,5,2,2,2,5,6,1,4,4,6,2,6,6,6,2,2,5,5,3,1,6,1]

20:23 <Corwin> roll 1d20+38+10 channeled superb dispel
20:23 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 60 > [d20=12]

20:24 <Corwin> roll 1d20 DvR for Shar to take 2 Str damage
20:24 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 3 > [d20=3]

Please resolve this before I continue my turn?

[Anastasia]

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

Your lucky day on the strength damage. No luck on the dispel, so continue.

[Corwin]

Attack! Break out your strongest spells that boost your combat prowess! Seira calls out to her friends, continuing to keep Shar occupied.

20:35 <Corwin> roll 1d20+72+10+15+30+20 CV&GR+DI+MMoP+smite
20:35 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 148 > [d20=1]
20:36 <Corwin> roll 1d20+72+10+15+30 CV&GR+DI+MMoP
20:36 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 138 > [d20=11]
20:36 <Corwin> roll 1d20+72+10+15+30 CV&GR+DI+MMoP
20:36 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 129 > [d20=2]
20:36 <Corwin> roll 3#1d20 20 fishing
20:36 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 6, 18, 18 >
20:37 <Corwin> roll 6#1d20 20 fishing for natural attacks
20:37 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 17, 10, 7, 1, 15, 3 >

20:37 <Corwin> roll 6d10+117+10+23d6+3d6 CV&GR+SA+DF
20:37 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 237 > [d10=3,1,9,8,1,7][d6=4,3,3,4,3,1,5,5,1,1,2,2,6,5,2,4,2,2,1,6,3,1,5,3,4,3]
20:37 <Corwin> roll 6d10+117+10+23d6+3d6 CV&GR+SA+DF
20:37 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 253 > [d10=6,8,8,5,7,9][d6=3,2,3,5,6,3,6,4,2,4,2,6,2,1,1,2,4,3,2,1,1,3,6,3,3,5]

+2 Str damage from each hit that landed. Which of these two did?

[Anastasia]

Just the first.

[Corwin]

Okay then. Roll 20s, guys!

[Anastasia]

You strike. Wounds that barely make her bleed as Shar fences with you, as she does battle. Amaryl dives to the side as she snaps off arrows, channeling all her power into them.

> roll 6#1d20 looking for those 20s
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 8, 14, 9, 18, 8, 1 >

A sweep of Shar's blade ends those arrows, cut away before they even reach her. Donald steps in, blade alight with arcane flame as he goes for her, not a word spoken, defiance instead spoken in steel.

> roll 5#1d20 looking for those 20s
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 17, 12, 4, 14, 14 >

Yet blade and shield come to nothing, Shar like smoke amid all of you. She blurs and ripples around the strikes, smooth as can be. Ranbar moves to stop her, spear alight with fire as she stabs forward.

> roll 4#1d20 looking for those 20s
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 7, 15, 19, 2 >

Spear is stopped, as Shar merely strikes all around her, a nightmare without end as both blades stab home, everywhere at once despite being surrounded - save Amaryl, who is away from the melee.

> roll 1d20+134
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 137 > [d20=3]
> roll 1d20+134
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 139 > [d20=5]

AC?

[Corwin]

AC is 99.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d6+58+3d6+12d6+40d6+10d10
> roll 1d6+58+3d6+12d6+40d6+10d10
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 323 > [d6=3,14][12d6=37][40d6=160][10d10=51]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 294 > [d6=4,15][12d6=43][40d6=138][10d10=36]

Seira, your DR applies. Any hollyphants nearby are dead and then some, obviously.

A meaningless -2 to the attack roll and -2 to damage, so they get a slight HP rebate - 4 hit points, including you, Seira.

Still alive?

[spoiler]

Amaryl: Endurance of the Dragon Princess
Donald: Visage of the Tarrasque
Ranbar: Barraged Greater Divine Power+Barraged Endurance of the Dragon Princess

Amaryl: -1 everything, -1 AC, -1 reflex, -1 ranged attacks, -1 dex, int skills.
Donald: -1 everything, -1 melee attacks, -1 str/int/cha skills, -1 spell DCs

Amaryl
HP: 588(664)/648(724)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
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:
Notes: Always goes first with supreme init, +4 bonus to attacks after the first miss in a round.

Donald
HP: 307/890
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Protection Devotion 1/1 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1 Armor Haste 15/15 Breath Weapon Boost 3/3 Weapon Damage Dice Boost 3/3 Strength Domain 1/1 Luck Domain 1/1 Protection Domain 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Two quickened spells/round when under armor's haste, unkillable allows Con saves to not be reduced below 1 HP. Slashing flurry enables extra attacks for penalties.

Ranbar
HP: 43(119)/818(894)
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Channel Energy 14/14 Inspiration 29/29 Cunning Save 4/4
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Baseline cunning insight is +4 from feats, exalted adds +6, ring adds +1, total of +11 if used in tandem with that.

[Corwin]

Yep. 235/828 hp.

Is she attacking us more or is it my go?

[Anastasia]

Blades lash out.

You bleed.

Your body is torn again and again, blades claiming your vitality. Ranbar's chest is ripped open as she stumbles back, a hand trying to stop the bleeding. Donald stands, bloody but intact, armor rent in several places.

Go.

[Corwin]

That was a mistake in retrospect, though at the time merely a risky gamble. One that didn't bear fruit, so....

Ranbar, stand back and work on recovery. It's time for a Mass Heal, Seira tells her, before nodding at Donald. They'll have to work in tandem for now.

In a move that surprises no one, she summons more helpers. One appears behind Donald to support him, while another is by Ranbar's side! Meanwhile, Seira continues to keep the pressure up on Shar!

Swift for hollyphants, swift for refreshing improvisation to all. The pool is 18x4 points, so a 18 luck bonus can be added to attacks or ability rolls.

22:15 <Corwin> roll 1d20+72+10+15+20+15 CV&GR+DI+smite+ASlvl15 impromptu sneak attack
22:15 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 150 > [d20=18]
22:15 <Corwin> roll 1d20+72+10+15+20+15 CV&GR+DI+smite+ASlvl15 impromptu sneak attack
22:15 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 136 > [d20=4]
22:16 <Corwin> roll 1d20+72+10+15+15 CV&GR+DI+ASlvl15
22:16 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 130 > [d20=18]
22:16 <Corwin> roll 1d20+72+10+15+15 CV&GR+DI+ASlvl15
22:16 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 131 > [d20=19]
22:20 <Corwin> roll 1d20+72+10+15+15 CV&GR+DI+ASlvl15 crit?
22:20 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 113 > [d20=1]
22:17 <Corwin> roll 3#1d20 fishing for 20
22:17 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 7, 16, 14 >
22:17 <Corwin> roll 6#1d20 fishing for 20 natural attacks
22:17 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 2, 13, 12, 16, 11, 8 >

22:18 <Corwin> roll 6d10+117+10+23d6+3d6+10 CV&GR+SA+DF+smite
22:18 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 264 > [d10=8,10,3,5,5,4][d6=5,3,3,1,5,6,1,6,6,3,3,1,5,4,4,5,3,3,3,4,3,1,3,4,4,3]
22:19 <Corwin> roll 15d4 AS
22:19 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 36 > [d4=4,2,2,1,3,1,2,4,2,2,1,1,3,4,4]
A round 300 of damage, here.

22:19 <Corwin> roll 6d10+117+10+23d6+3d6+10+15d4 CV&GR+SA+DF+smite+AS
22:19 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 288 > [d10=30][23d6=79][d6=5][15d4=37]
22:20 <Corwin> roll 6d10+117+10+23d6+3d6+15d4 CV&GR+SA+DF+AS
22:20 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 293 > [d10=37][23d6=78][d6=9][15d4=42]
22:20 <Corwin> roll 6d10+117+10+23d6+3d6+15d4 CV&GR+SA+DF+AS
22:20 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 289 > [d10=27][23d6=86][d6=9][15d4=40]

2 Str damage for every hit, too.

22:21 <Corwin> roll 1d3
22:21 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d3=2]

150hp healed for Donald.
150hp healed for Ranbar.

[Corwin]

And I almost forgot, Lingering Damage kicks in on my turn.

22:37 <Corwin> roll 23d6+3d6
22:37 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 99 > [d6=5,3,3,3,5,2,3,5,4,1,2,5,5,6,5,6,2,1,6,2,5,5,3,6,4,2]
22:37 <Corwin> roll 23d6+3d6
22:37 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 91 > [d6=2,6,6,1,5,1,2,4,2,3,1,4,5,1,4,6,1,6,1,2,5,3,4,6,6,4]

And 4 more Str damage, since SA damage is repeated the next round. This is for last round's attacks.

[Anastasia]

A dance of blades and death. You land another blow and blood Shar ever so slightly, yet she is unbowed. A flurry of slashes comes, arcane fire crackling around his sword yet again.

> roll 6#1d20 20 fishing slashing flurry and haste
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 14, 16, 12, 12, 12, 4 >

> roll 6#1d20 20 fishing Amaryl
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 12, 7, 4, 3, 10, 8 >

Yet neither arrow nor blade can triumph, not here as Shar laughs. Ranbar lets her healing come forth, soothing everyone with a soft prayer.

Mass healx2, basically. 500 hit point healing all.

As warmth momentarily heals you, Shar slips away. Into the shadows and ground, gone - just before all the reality erupts in blades of shadows, everything suddenly a kill zone with blades harder than steel.

Ref all.

[spoiler]

Amaryl: Endurance of the Dragon Princess
Donald: Visage of the Tarrasque
Ranbar: Barraged Greater Divine Power+Barraged Endurance of the Dragon Princess

Amaryl: -1 everything, -1 AC, -1 reflex, -1 ranged attacks, -1 dex, int skills.
Donald: -1 everything, -1 melee attacks, -1 str/int/cha skills, -1 spell DCs

Amaryl
HP: 648(724)/648(724)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
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:
Notes: Always goes first with supreme init, +4 bonus to attacks after the first miss in a round.

Donald
HP: 890/890
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Protection Devotion 1/1 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1 Armor Haste 15/15 Breath Weapon Boost 3/3 Weapon Damage Dice Boost 3/3 Strength Domain 1/1 Luck Domain 1/1 Protection Domain 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Two quickened spells/round when under armor's haste, unkillable allows Con saves to not be reduced below 1 HP. Slashing flurry enables extra attacks for penalties.

Ranbar
HP: 693(769)/818(894)
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Channel Energy 14/14 Inspiration 29/29 Cunning Save 4/4
Spells Used: 2 mass heals
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Baseline cunning insight is +4 from feats, exalted adds +6, ring adds +1, total of +11 if used in tandem with that.