Mystran rest

[Ebiris]

An odd metaphor since it isn't even her demiplane. If anything Alicia and company are the stain trying to ruin Shar's work!

"Did you manage this perfectly on your first try?" Alicia asks, annoyed at the taunting but if Shar just wants to grandstand they'll take advantage and try again. "I think our concept is worth pushing a little further."

This time put a little more juice into it, please, she asks her companions.

Alicia will quicken a limited wish for good hope, so +2 morale to ability checks for everyone (CL 38). I'm sorry Seira I always neglect it and then stuff like this happens. Then all of us can use alter reality for improvisation to get 1/2 CL (ie +18) to an ability check. That's one round used up and then we can try the anarch thing on the next round.

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Alicia HP: 903+20/903
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), greater heroism (CL 36), extended ray deflection (CL 39), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), greater foresight (CL 38), keen edge (CL 36 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 38), repelling shield (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), energy immunity - cold (CL 38), good hope (CL 38)
Defences: AC 97, CMD 127, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (negative, 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 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale attack/skills, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +12 str, +8 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +3 natural armour AC, -1 size attack/AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC, +2 ability checks
Perceptions: Arcane sight, true seeing, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +87
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/14/9/9/15/9/9/5/8/3/7/6/6/3
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/22/23/11/7/16

Marie HP: 720+20/720
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 36), extended nondetection (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater arcane sight (CL 36), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), repelling shield (CL 36), freedom of movement (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), bibliotheca arcana (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), energy immunity - cold (CL 38), superior invisibility (CL 40), good hope (CL 38)
Defences: AC 105, CMD 99, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (negative, cold, electricity, fire, sonic), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 51), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale attack/skills, +25 competence perception, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC, +2 morale ability checks
Perceptions: Greater arcane sight, true seeing, 1 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +81
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/9/10/8/8/9/9/7/7/8/7/4/6/7/4

[Anastasia]

Are you trying to hide the casting at all? Matters for reactions here.

[Ebiris]

I figure alter reality is effectively invisible (unless you have a way to see magic and beat nondetection), but the quickened limited wish is cast normally. Alicia doesn't have still/silent spell feats.

[Anastasia]

As you all prepare, Phoebe stands guard - and Shar laughs.

Foolishness. Let your magic crumble.

"No Shar," Phoebe says, as magic surges, "I know you." She begins to chant as well as...

> roll 1d2 coinflip is Phoebe chose right
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d2=2]

Since I can't adjudicate that honestly as a DM since there's a choice here for her, randomness will do. Normally I'd use her judgment, but it's a case where she has two equally valid options and one's more effective than the other.

...Two spells meet, a clash of magic. Both shatter like electric blue lightning, motes of it whizzing off in every direction. For one moment no further spell comes, "Do it, Alicia," Latha calls, focusing her own will.

[Ebiris]

"Again!" Alicia seconds, repeating their attempt to control the demiplane with their recently gained anarch powers.

[18:10] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+43 Alicia charisma
[18:10] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 59 > [d20=16]
[18:10] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+36 Marie charisma
[18:10] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 43 > [d20=7]

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+13 Latha
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 33 > [d20=20]

This is a suitable situation for an exploding crit.

> roll 1d20+33 Latha
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 41 > [d20=8]

Along with her other bonuses, that's a total of 61.

Grand total of 163.

To perhaps everyone's amazement, you wretch an arm free. Shar's left arm is pulled away, some of the metal torn. Then some of her hip but nothing more, halfway in and halfway out.

You resist? Then let me put you to sleep and show you the folly of your resistance.

Well, you got her attention at least. Initiative.

[Ebiris]

[18:27] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+19 Marie, nerveskitter
[18:27] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=1]

Alicia has supreme init.

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Alicia HP: 903+20/903
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), greater heroism (CL 36), extended ray deflection (CL 39), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), greater foresight (CL 38), keen edge (CL 36 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 38), repelling shield (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), energy immunity - cold (CL 38), good hope (CL 38)
Defences: AC 97, CMD 127, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (negative, 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 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale attack/skills, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +12 str, +8 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +3 natural armour AC, -1 size attack/AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC, +2 ability checks
Perceptions: Arcane sight, true seeing, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +87
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/14/9/9/15/9/9/5/8/3/7/6/6/3
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/22/23/11/7/16

Marie HP: 720+20/720
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 36), extended nondetection (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater arcane sight (CL 36), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), repelling shield (CL 36), freedom of movement (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), bibliotheca arcana (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), energy immunity - cold (CL 38), superior invisibility (CL 40), good hope (CL 38)
Defences: AC 105, CMD 99, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (negative, cold, electricity, fire, sonic), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 51), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale attack/skills, +25 competence perception, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC, +2 morale ability checks
Perceptions: Greater arcane sight, true seeing, 1 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +81
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/8/10/8/8/9/9/7/7/8/7/4/6/7/4

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+16 Latha
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=2]
> roll 1d20+10 Phoebe
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=11]

Init is Alicia (Supreme) > Avatar of Shar (Supreme) > Phoebe (21) > Marie (20) > Latha (18)

Go.

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Latha
HP: 800/800
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Holy Light 30ft (7d6+7 damage vs evil/round) Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil), Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+12 (+12 armor), Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Channel Energy 15/15 Sun Devotion 4/4 Sunweaver 3/3 Vision of Heaven (rnd) 1/1 Zeal Domain 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Epic Mage Armor (CL36), Many Moments of Prescience (CL38), Death Ward (CL36), Mass Energy Immunity (Cold) (CL38)
Notes: Level + 22 extra damage per hit vs undead during sun devotion.
Channel Energy: Multiply by 1.5 due to empower turning.
Many Moments of Prescience: 4 uses for a +30 insight bonus.

[Ebiris]

"Did you truly expect us to just passively gawk and admire your brilliance?" Alicia asks, another wrench as she tries to assert her own control over the morphic nature of the demiplane and separate it from the avatar.

This isn't about winning this particular encounter, it's about finding a weakness and a countermeasure for a technique that Shar is clearly going to be exploiting on a grand scale from now on.

[18:56] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+43 Alicia charisma, improvisation used up
[18:56] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 56 > [d20=13]

[Anastasia]

Trying to work alone or together with the others here? If the others you'll have to wait to see the results until they've all had their turn.

[Ebiris]

Alone. She expects Shar will do something nasty and act before anyone else so if she can make any progress and weaken things now that's the goal.

Two swifts left after, assuming this is a standard or a full round action.

[Anastasia]

You feel the wretch - but it's not enough by yourself, but maybe more. Shar's grip is remarkable, but you're pulling on it all the while.

Go with the rest.

[Ebiris]

Alicia snaps off a quick spell in readiness for more.

Quickened Seira's arcane thesis, can now counterspell as an immediate action plus other bonuses.

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Alicia HP: 903+20/903
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), greater heroism (CL 36), extended ray deflection (CL 39), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), greater foresight (CL 38), keen edge (CL 36 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 38), repelling shield (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), energy immunity - cold (CL 38), good hope (CL 38), Seira's Arcane Thesis (CL 38)
Defences: AC 97, CMD 127, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (negative, 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 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale attack/skills, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +12 str, +8 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +3 natural armour AC, -1 size attack/AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC, +2 ability checks, +5 spell DCs, +10 SR checks
Perceptions: Arcane sight, true seeing, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +87
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/14/9/9/15/9/9/5/8/3/7/5/6/3
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/22/23/11/7/16

Marie HP: 720+20/720
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 36), extended nondetection (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater arcane sight (CL 36), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), repelling shield (CL 36), freedom of movement (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), bibliotheca arcana (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), energy immunity - cold (CL 38), superior invisibility (CL 40), good hope (CL 38)
Defences: AC 105, CMD 99, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (negative, cold, electricity, fire, sonic), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 51), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale attack/skills, +25 competence perception, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC, +2 morale ability checks
Perceptions: Greater arcane sight, true seeing, 1 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +81
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/8/10/8/8/9/9/7/7/8/7/4/6/7/4

[Anastasia]

The spell is cast, more power passing into you.

That it or are you using your other swift?

[Ebiris]

Last one's held to use as an immediate if I need to counterspell anything.