Shadow rondo

[Anastasia]

Your skin burns at that - and Antenora gazes at you, utterly intent. She raises her spear and charges right at you with a shrill cry, spear going for your head. Her eyes are deep pits of opal blue, aglow.

Going to try and dodge this?

[Ebiris]

You know what, I have enough hit points and Anty sucks at damaging stuff that isn't evil anyway. I'll see where she's going with this.

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Alicia HP: 869/1150
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 39), extended mind blank (CL 40), extended nondetection (CL 40), greater heroism (CL 37), extended ray deflection (CL 40), epic mage armour (CL 37), sensual blessing (CL 37), greater foresight (CL 39), keen edge (CL 37 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 37), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 39), repelling shield (CL 39), freedom of movement (CL 37), greater visage of the deity (CL 37), recitation (CL 37), good hope (CL 37)
Defences: AC 113, CMD 139, spell resistance 52, 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 55), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +40 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +15 natural armour AC, -7 size attack/AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +2 morale ability checks, -4 strength damage.
Perceptions: Arcane sight, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +88
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/12/9/9/14/4/9/0/8/3/5/7/4/3
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/11/6/16/3
Moments of prescience left: 3
Quick-casts left: 2

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+2
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{22}
> roll 1d20+1
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{12}

Antenora throws an incredibly timely 20 on a rank check.

> roll 1d20+90 (+4 charge, +1 blinding speed, +4 fiend dread, +15 smite evil, +18 furious strike, +7 Alicia, -20 PA)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+90 (+4 charge, +1 blinding speed, +4 fiend dread, +15 smite evil, +18 furious strike, +7 Alicia, -20 PA) --> [ 1d20=12 ]{102}
> roll 3d8+639+2d6+2d6+10d6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d8+639+2d6+2d6+10d6 --> [ 3d8=20 2d6=7 2d6=2 10d6=37 ]{705}

> roll 1d20+2 rank check
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 rank check --> [ 1d20=17 ]{19}
> roll 1d20+1
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{5}

Antenora's spear stabs out. An inch above your head, her spear missing you by the narrowest of margins. You are pushed back from it, as the same green glow that covers the face of Cythos. Antenora's spear impales deeply into it, a moment of tension as she pushes.

There is no place in Creation for more of your lies!

With a push the Black Horn Spear slams through the light and out the other side. There is a horrible wail as piercing wounds appear everywhere, save on Antenora on yourself. The same wound repeated thousands of times, spreading everywhere you can see on this layer. All three of the Cythos melt into the same ruin as his blade, as the green light winks out on all of them.

The Abyss itself, everything around you, seems to recoil.

Antenora lands next to you.

Another lie. Hurry before something else is birthed, something worse.

[spoiler]

Antenora
HP: 959/959
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Divine 20ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+7 (+3 luck, +4 morale), Damage+0 AC+3 (+3 luck), Saves+7 (+3 luck, +4 morale), Skills+4 (+4 morale), Checks+0
Resources: Holy Fury 41/42 (enc) Divine Retribution 1/1 Smite Evil 10/13 Channel Energy 17/18 Lay On Hands 555/555 Remove Disease 11/11 (week), Spiritual Connection 3/3 Blinding Speed 20/25 Divine Blast 18/18
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Greater Heroism (CL37), Recitation (CL37), Many Moments of Prescience (CL39), Nondetection (CL40), Freedom Of Movement (CL37)
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: 36 for base smite damage, 72 for charging smite +2 per per level. So 108 bonus damage baseline. Raw attack plus smite is 1d8+147+2d6+2d6 (+4/+4d6 if fiendbane hits). Doesn't include other factors.
Remember everything triples and x5 on a crit when adding things.

[Ebiris]

Well played.

She briefly heals herself before hurrying on now to 666's entrance.

Quickened limited wish for a restoration to fix that strength damage.

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Alicia HP: 869/1150
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 39), extended mind blank (CL 40), extended nondetection (CL 40), greater heroism (CL 37), extended ray deflection (CL 40), epic mage armour (CL 37), sensual blessing (CL 37), greater foresight (CL 39), keen edge (CL 37 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 37), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 39), repelling shield (CL 39), freedom of movement (CL 37), greater visage of the deity (CL 37), recitation (CL 37), good hope (CL 37), Latha's sunmantle (CL 40)
Defences: AC 113, CMD 139, spell resistance 52, 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 55), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +40 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +15 natural armour AC, -7 size attack/AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +2 morale ability checks
Perceptions: Arcane sight, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +88
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/12/9/9/14/4/9/0/7/3/5/7/4/3
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/11/6/16/3
Moments of prescience left: 3
Quick-casts left: 2

[Anastasia]

Antenora's own healing washes over you.

220 healing from divine succorx2.

It was the numbers. I had to look actively, but once I realized it, I was able to see through the lie.

[Ebiris]

Alicia gives Antenora a smile as they hurry onwards.

Well, I promise to be a lot more supportive of your numerology based speculations in the future.

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Alicia HP: 1150/1150
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 39), extended mind blank (CL 40), extended nondetection (CL 40), greater heroism (CL 37), extended ray deflection (CL 40), epic mage armour (CL 37), sensual blessing (CL 37), greater foresight (CL 39), keen edge (CL 37 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 37), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 39), repelling shield (CL 39), freedom of movement (CL 37), greater visage of the deity (CL 37), recitation (CL 37), good hope (CL 37), Latha's sunmantle (CL 40)
Defences: AC 113, CMD 139, spell resistance 52, 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 55), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +40 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +15 natural armour AC, -7 size attack/AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +2 morale ability checks
Perceptions: Arcane sight, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +88
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/12/9/9/14/4/9/0/7/3/5/7/4/3
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/11/6/16/3
Moments of prescience left: 3
Quick-casts left: 2

[Anastasia]

The smile is returned, a gentle moment of closeness as you descend down.

Black. It's pitch black here now. Nothing. No giant, no smaller ones, nothing at all.

Kina-ja found what she sought. Colke found what he feared. Malcanthet found what she desired. Alicia found what she needed. Mephisto found what he thought he would.

Yet you live.

Will you advance further into 666 and see? Will you gaze on what lies here and understand? Will you speak my name and lament?

[Ebiris]

This is the third time I've had to come here. We both hope it will be the last, don't we?

Nothing felt via tremorsense or blindsight at range? Nothing illuminated by her sunmantle? No ground underneath?

[Anastasia]

Nothing. True emptiness.

What is it you desire?

[Ebiris]

"The truth," Alicia says aloud, using her voice.

[Anastasia]

You know not what you ask.

[Ebiris]

"And I find your prevarication increasingly tiresome," she goes on. "What are you doing with Colke?"

[Anastasia]

LEAVE.

Antenora does not leave. Instead she floats forward, ever so slightly, but unmistakably a step forward.

Speak the truth, monster.

[Ebiris]

Alicia moves forward after Antenora, staying in step with her.

"Not this time."

[Anastasia]

Intimidate checks, both of you. +7 bonus.