Melia is found in her office, resting back and quietly eating. "Moore," she calls when you come in, "You're looking not burned. Good."
"I take after the best." Moore says. "I'll make this quick: We're likely going to war with the efreet. You're going to be busy for a while -- anything you need with that regard will be provided, no questions asked. If it's something I can't provide, we'll probably be able to requisition it."
A breath as he stops. "But, before we go too much into that, what did you uncover on your travels?" He asks.
Refresh me on her current goals, so I'm clear?
http://www.soulriders.net/forum/index.php/topic,104212.msg1129400/topicseen.html#msg1129400
Look for some of Syllen's stuff.
"Yeah, dug up a few leads. Found a lead on Syllen's Ring, but it's in a collector's home in Brightwater," Melia says, "Rados Amoseth. He's a Waukeenite with more money than common sense, and he's actually pretty loaded on common sense."
"Well, I can just be honest with him then and we'll see what sort of deal we can come up with." Moore says. "Anything else?"
"Yeah. Old info - about a century, found it out from a copper dragon in Lliira's quarter." Melia stretches, "One of the casinos briefly won something called Syllen's Gambit from someone who made a big gamble and lost bigger. It was sold to merchants in Waukeen's quarter, and from there the lead's dead because the merchant folded up a few years later. I was trying to scratch up some information, but I ran out of money to fund it."
"Okay. Once the matter with the efreet is over... which it may never be, I admit, I'll fund your search further." Moore says. "For right now, just relax and stay ready, because I likely will need you for something soon, depending on the official declarations."
"Can do," Melia says, "So how big a war is this going to be?"
"There's going to be a lot of stories written about it." Moore says.
An exhale at that, "Bloody," Melia concludes with a grim frown, "Lunia's going to be part of the frontline, then?"
"I think so. We're safe here." Moore says. "Regardless of what happens, I think Hope's Landing may actually be the safest place on Lunia."
"That's something," Melia admits, drumming her fingers on the armrest of her chair. She puts aside her food, "So if it's safe, I'm guessing we'll have a lot of guests that need to be protected here."
"Likely." Moore agrees. "I'm not sure exactly what's going to happen, but I imagine a lot of slaves are going to get liberated in the coming weeks."
"Damn," Melia says, "We're gonna be under a lot of attention from our side. A safe place is too useful to pass up. Especially for those who haven't gone any higher than Lunia."
"Does that make things harder for you?" Moore asks, curious about why this is an issue.
"More attention on us. I can work around it," Melia waves a hand, "But being a focal point of war tends to come with high levels of personal danger."
"I'm sure we can get some bodyguards from On High if you need them." Moore says. "Just let me know if you need anything specific, all right?"
"I will," Melia says, "How's our warchest looking? War's expensive."
"It's got plenty. Around 280,000, give or take." Moore says. "And we can get things money can't buy if we need it. If it really is war, then we can requisition things from Jovar as needed, especially if it's something to help us specifically."
"That'll do. What about food and water? That taken care of from higher up?" Melia asks.
"Yes. Worst case, magic can fill the need in a pinch." Moore says.
"We gonna hire mercenaries or anything?" Melia asks, "How's that work here?"
"That is an excellent question." Moore says. "I don't know. I doubt it'll be something we have to handle, that will probably be organized somewhere else. I imagine our role in this will to be a strike force against elite agents, or something along those lines. I will find out more details, though."
"If we're able, I'd suggest hiring a discreet and morally unobjectionable band," Melia shakes her head, "Better to waste gold on it than be dying and wishing you'd had more forces."
"Have any in mind specifically?" He asks. "I can get you the funds once I have a better idea of what we're expected to do."
"I have a few contacts," Melia says, "Tell me what you want out of a mercenary company."
"Hmm..." Moore looks up as he considers that. "Probably a group who could evacuate civilians if needed. We may be engaged with something and can't leave to go somewhere, so I think that sort of thing would be ideal. Maybe I should say 'extraction.'"
"I'll get on it," Melia says, "I'll have them ready if you want them, once you get word about it." Hopping up, "Anything you need from Brightwater now, before things get hectic?"
"Stop by the Silverbrow Consortium for me. Ask for Ruby and tell her to come see me, or send someone she trusts." Moore says.
"Aye aye," Melia agrees, "Anything else?"
"Nothing that I can think of." Moore says. "Oh, stop by the person who has the ring and let them know I'm interested in a trade for it and to reach out when it's convenient."
Okay then, next move now that this is done?
Just wait for now.
d100.
[14:54] <Nephrite> roll 1d100
[14:55] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 66 > [d100=66]
You settle in - and it is not long. "Moore," Grias floats up, knocking on your door, "A message is here for you."
"Let's see it." Moore says, going over to take a look, unless it's someone actually there to deliver it in person.
It's a simple scroll.
It reads the following.
"Mount Celestia and the Efreet Empire are now at a state of war."
Moore takes a moment to pray ... no.
He gestures, to create some magic.
Limited wish for instant sending.
'Lord Barachiel. I would like to go visit Lord Crystalle of Mineral to ask for his aid. I could also go to Aurora, to at least inform them of what's going on. Finally, if you wish, I can go to the Padisha, if you wish it.' He sends.
'You may go in one hour's time, once further instructions arrive. Seek Lord Crystalle.'
Time to wait, then!
Thus you wait. After about thirty minutes, Grias flies in, "Moore, there's a Knight here to see you," he announces.
"Okay." Moore says as he goes out to see this 'Knight'!
The knight is an elf in heavy armor, an open faced helmet showing his lean, beautiful face. He's a little short and well built otherwise, waiting for you in the courtyard. His armor is simple and unadorned, a plain gauntlet with an eye engraved onto it across the breasptlate.
"Duke Moore," The elf kneels, "I am Knight Salamaz Derune, in service to the Eternal Watchman Helm. By the command of Helm, I am to base a strike group of 100 warriors here, both for your defense and so that we may have a safe rest point." He reaches into a pouch and withdraws a scroll, "A copy of the orders are here, co-signed by Lord Barachiel."
"Please, rise, Sir Derune." Moore says as he takes a look at the orders. "You are more than welcome here, if there's anything I can do to provide for you and your forces, please let me know. We can easily expand the fortress to accomodate you. Actually... we probably should start doing that anyway. Grias, can you please take care of that?" He asks over his shoulder.
They look to be in order. "I'll be under your command for the sake of matters relating to Hope's Landing, but otherwise working as an independent force," Knight Derune says, "I prefer Knight or Watchman rather than Sir Derune. My forces are en route, they are composed of an ascended elven brigade who served Lord Helm in mortal life."
"Oh yes, I'm on it," Grias says, drifting off right away.
"Very well, Knight Derune. You're free to call me Moore, or, if you're not comfortable with that, Duke is fine." Moore says, putting the orders away. "If you have any needs, just let myself or Grias know."
A slight nod, "I like the golems you have at the gates. Golems never tire or need to rest, they're excellent guards for simple tasks."
"They came with the place, admittedly." Moore says with a smile. "I hadn't added much else due to... well, suffice to say, this particular place is protected."
A look upward. Angels fly about with archons, but more than that, the light of Chronias shines brightly.
"Ahem," The Knight says. "Logically, this place will become a hub."
"I'd been working on that from the side of trade, but it may end up being a military hub first." A smile and a shrug at that. "What can you do?" A laugh follows. "...Ah, that reminds me, I need to request something if we're going to do this properly. If you need me for anything, Knight, please let me know."
A slight nod to that, "I will, Duke."
Anything to add here?
Not currently.
Moore goes to go write a letter of requisition for 5 Stones of Sending.
He's requesting 5 items that can be used as Sending, except that are instant. The going price for them that I believe we had agreed on previously was 60,000 gold each. He's basically just writing the request for the use of the people in Hope's Landing to be passed out as needed to stay in comminucation depending on where they go and all that.
I'm not sure who it'd need to be addressed to, specifically, but I'm sure we can handwave that if you don't want to deal with it.
Okay, that'll be sorted after your trip to Mineral. Who are you taking with you and any prep?
This is probably the last post of the night as I noted it would be a minor session due to positioning and needing to finish level ups, so think it over if you need to.
There's no reason not to take the whole group. I'll write out all the prep before Monday.
Well, tomorrow is Friday and we do game, and I haven't canceled it yet. (Unless you're not going to be here?)
I'm really stupid. I will have it ready by Friday.
On Moore:
Biblotecha Arcana: +15 insight to all Knowledge Checks, Scholar's Touch and permanent recollection of information collected with that. (24h)
Superior Resistance: +6 resistance bonus (24h)
Greater Improvisation: 93 luck points to use on skill checks/saves (5h)
Righteous Halo: +4 Sacred to Charisma (1/day)
Ray Deflection: Deflects touch attacks (31m)
Mind Blank (CL15): Does mind blank stuff (24 hours)
For everyone:
Life's Grace (CL 20) Immunity to death effects and ability drain, treat armor as ghost touch - 200m
Surge of Hope (CL30): +4 morale bonus to attack, saves, skills - 31m
Fortunate Fate (CL20): Heal (150) cast if reduced to 0 or less hit points.
Haste (CL31): +1 attack rolls, armor class and reflex saves, extra attack on a full attack, +30 enhancement bonus to movement speed. (31r)
Songs (these all last a total of 11 minutes):
+18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls
+8 Attack rolls, +3 fort
+12 morale bonus to saves and +12 dodge to AC
After Moore's done, he'll throw up a Refreshment to heal him of the nonlethal damage, then Greater Plane Shift them as close to Crystalle's palace as they can get.
Done and done. The party appears in a cavern glittering with veins of thick gold, thicker than Cresiel's muscled body. Pure gold, not a hint of impurity, solid glittering masses everywhere. A single path is ahead, inviting you further within.
Kaja looks around, a low hiss as he shivers.
"It takes some getting used to, I know." Moore says to Kaja. "Come on, we should hurry. They may even try and jump us here." He says as he rushes forward along the familiar path!
Kaja exhales slowly, "It is both Heaven and Hell," he remarks as you all follow the path.
Xandra merely adds, "Keep it as a Heaven, rather than letting your instincts turn it into a Hell."
The grunt from Kaja is rather unfriendly, but he lets it go at that.
Soon enough you approach Crystalle's palace, gleaming and bright. The gates are open for you.
Moore, I welcome you again. Speak, for I can hear you.
Moore simply holds up the declaration of war from Barachiel.
"Lord Crystalle, I come bearing news you may not be surprised to hear. Celestia has officially gone to war with the Efreet Empire." He says, leaving it at that for Crystalle to decide how to proceed afterwards.
War comes again, as it always does and always will. A pity.
"A tragedy," Cresiel agrees, "But in this war something better will rise from the ashes. There is no sin in pursuing a just war to crush evil."
The maw of war is greedy, greedier than the souls of those who come to Mineral to become rich. It consumes without end and without satiation. It is as feeding a glutton and hoping something worthwhile grows from his shit.
At this Jetina smiles faintly, "That may be so, but ah...you do understand fertilizers for farming?" Coughing discreetly, "To continue the metaphor, sir."
Xandra gives Jetina a sidelong look, "I am glad I do not need to eat, for my appetite is now curdled."
I will not offer forces, Mineral stays out of such wars and we are busy and entangled with Ogremoch. If you are here for support, I will give it in other ways.
"I did come to ask for support, though not necessarily in the way of forces." Moore agrees. "I consider you an ally and a friend of mine personally, Lord Crystalle. I, of course, am happy to provide you aid against Ogremoch if you wish it. I do wish to say one thing on the matter of this war, though."
He clears his throat. "This is not just a war for the sake of wars, this is a war of ideals, of hope and change. This a war to liberate slaves across all the planes from the Efreet. It was not that long ago that I did also find myself aiding earth elementals who had been slaves and helping to liberate them."
A small pause as he considers something.
"I only want you to know that I will continue to do as I always have, to bring hope to the hopeless against those who would try and control and hold others against their will. Know that regardless, Hope's Landing will always stand with you and Mineral. You may always call on me to help aid you, as I did with the Sharrans and will continue to do." He finally says.
I am pretty sure the details of this are right, but if you remember them differently let me know.
A pause before he continues. "We will accept whatever support you are willing to share." He says.
I see. Is this an official request from Mount Celestia?
Moore closes his eyes.
"You know, the last time I spoke for the Hebdomad, I got myself into a pickle, as they say." Moore says with a bit of a grin. He opens his eyes after that. "The relationship that I have with you and Mineral was formed before I began working with Mount Celestia. Nonetheless, I do not believe we would be going to war if the Master of the Illuminated Heavens did not see a reason in doing so." He says, as he takes in another breath.
Another long, silent pause as he considers his words.
"I will not ask you to abandon your principals and to thrust Mineral into a war you do not believe in. This war is similar to the one you have with Ogremoch -- it is a war of ideals, of what is right and what is wrong. I am making this request as Duke Moore of Celestia, and as a friend to Mineral -- but understand that I have no reservations of offering you aid first, if that would allow you more freedoms." Moore says.
Then I will answer in kind. No service or payment is needed now, for I know you are worthy of aid and will repay favors. Who all is participating in this war and do they need funds?
Moore smiles. "I do not know the list of our allies currently, but I would be surprised if those generally aligned with our ideals do not join. The Cauldron is definitely participating, as I would imagine the Padisha's Marid. I do not know how involved Aurora will get, but they will likely take steps as Hell gets involved." Moore explains.
"If you would like, you are welcome to send a representative to Hope's Landing in Lunia who can stay in direct contact with you, as well as to oversee everything that's going on. I can relay any information we have to them so you can be kept up to date." Moore says. "As for funds... that is a surprisingly difficult question to answer. Cresiel, Xandra, what do you two think? I would imagine most of the funding would come from Jovar for us, don't you think?" He turns to look at the two of them!
Xandra agrees, "If we need money, it will be provided. We do not need it, but others might. What of the forces doing war with us?"
Moore nods. "That's sensible." He turns back to face Crystalle's Palace.
"It is likely they will need funding." Moore says. "I can coordinate that with you if that would make things more simple."
It will be done.
Do you have any force/people in mind for this in particular?
Do you mean to be funded or to do the coordinating?
Funded.
That I have no idea on, since I don't know who's participating! We can probably just have Crystalle and Romiel (or whoever is coordinating the war effort on Celestia's side) hash that out off screen.
Okay, cool. Anything else you want to talk to him about?
Nope, we're all good here.
Then go and good fortune in your war, Moore.
"I look forward to seeing your representative soon, Lord Crystalle." Moore says with a bow, before he Greater Plane Shifts everyone back to Hope's Landing!
Thus you return and...
Anything else to do immediately?
Nothing immediate, since we were only told to contact Crystalle. I'll wait to hear back from Melia and/or get further orders from On High.
Okay, in that case I'm going to pause you pending next session, because a lot of what happens next needs to sort out that realm system and some other things.
You are resting, preparing.
Go. Gather yourself, Jetina and Kaja. A portal will appear, you are needed to help repel an attack. The efreeti are not content to sit by and wait.
Did the other two already hear this, or...?
It doesn't matter, either way, Moore goes to find Jetina and Kaja! Hopefully they have a bit of time for some preparatory spells, but even if not...!
You rush out, finding Jetina and Kaja hurrying along.
"We have our orders," Kaja bares his teeth, "Shall we execute them?"
As you talk a portal appears, swirling and silvery.
"Do we have time to prepare ourselves?" Jetina asks. "It sounded urgent."
"We can stop time to prepare if we need to." Moore says. "Go!"
In they go, wasting no time!
Go ahead and give me Fort saves before anything else.
[15:14] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+42 mettle
[15:14] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 54 > [d20=12]
+2 if that's caused by anything ~evil~
<Nephrite> roll 1d20+42 mettle
<Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 54 > [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+29 Kaja
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 35 > [d20=6]
> roll 1d20+40 Jetina
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 59 > [d20=19]
War.
Hell is before you.
Before you the beaches of Lunia are torn open, efreet pouring in. Portals, so many of them, all ringing a vast portal far away, hundreds of feet wide and tall. From these portals glimpses of Fire can be seen, efreet and soldiers gushing in. Here war is made - efreet columns face down archon legions, flying warriors facing angelic defenders. Fire flashes as holy power shines down, the light of Chronias almost blinding from above. You stand on a cliff perhaps 30ft above the beach level, seeing the carnage, seeing the war. Fire wars with light, the conflict reaching seeming to horizon to horizon.
So many do war - thousands on a glance, surely vastly more about, amid this breech.
Before you is Barachiel.
"I have little time," he says, "Attempt to scythe through, reach portals and close them. Blunt this attack."
Then he is gone, as if he never was.
"You heard him." Moore says. He raises a fist and points down. "You'll get your efreet blood today, Kaja!"
Kaja grins, ear to ear. He raises his scimitars and lets out a battle cry, lost in the din o fwar around you.
Flames roar and rain down, angels and genies clashing before you as perhaps a mile away, the portals can be seen. You have a ways to go.
What's your plan here?
I'm going to turn the tide of battle. :)
Idea will be to use Carrying Voice (remind me to make a greater version after this, I keep forgetting and then feel stupid when we run into this sort of scenario.) and then bardic music everyone. :)
What's the range on that?
500 ft.
Since you found the updated one, 1500 ft.
Okay, lay it out with carrying voice, including what bardic music you're using.
In the interests of efficiency:
Harmonize (allows bardic music to be started as a move action)
Greater Carrying Voice (+1500 feet range)
Inspirational Boost (+1 to Inspire Courage)
Songs:
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
There are other Bardic Musics, but they only target individuals and not groups, so if we run into heavier resistance Moore will use those.
Awesome. How many rounds does this take?
GCV + Inspirational Boost: Round 1
Harmonize + Inspire Courage: Round 2
Destined Strike: Round 3
He does technically still have a standard left in round three if it matters.
Kaja stands on guard, Jetina with a prayer on her lips. Your music spreads out far and wide, inspiring courage amid the troops. Around you it is heard, soldiers rallying suddenly, empowered further. Amid this, amid the fire and flame, amid the fury? Before you can begin your next song, lashes of flame strike the entire battlefield - including the three of you!
Evasion, all. This happens after round 2's actions.
[21:57] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+41 evasion
[21:57] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 42 > [d20=1]o
And on Jetina's next action, let's have her use Mass Energy Immunity (Fire) :)
> roll 1d20+28 Kaja
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 29 > [d20=1]
> roll 1d20+40 Jetina Evasion
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 53 > [d20=13]
> roll 15d6
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 64 > [d6=6,6,1,6,5,3,3,4,3,5,4,3,6,4,5]
One half fire damage and one half non typed damage. You and Kaja take full, Jetina takes none.
Flames dancea round the battlefield. Angels are lit ablaze, burning and suffering under lashes of flame as the light of Chronias grows even brighter, seeming to resonate like a bell within your bones. As flying angels plummet, burning ablaze as hound archons scream in flaming agony?
Act, you can go for round 3's boost or something else.
[spoiler]
Kaja
HP: 497/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 7/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
The fire damage is reduced to 4, then, since I have 30 resist, unless it was piercing.
"Jetina, when you can, let's prevent any more of that fire damage!" Moore calls out.
He will throw out Destined Strike and then Inspire Heroics on himself, Jetina and Kaja.
That is +12 morale bonus to saves and dodge bonuc to AC.
[22:24] <Nephrite> roll 18d4 nonlethal
[22:24] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 49 > [d4=2,1,2,3,4,2,3,2,1,1,2,4,4,4,4,4,2,4]
"Raziel!" Jetina cries out, a plead from above as protection washes over all of you. Fire is warded and stopped as Kaja grimaces, then....!!!
Amid the carnage, the bloodshed and the fury? Amid burning angels, light blinded efreet (so much was blinded by the light, wasn't it) and the din of combat. Mercy comes. Mercy comes to the defenders, healing wounds and countering the flames in a burst of energy that touches you. In that instant your pain is gone.
Yet a brigade of fire giants clashing against a pair of six winged solars are not healed, nor are the marching legion of azer, peppered with arrows from hound archons. You can see the battle rage, portals weathering even as healing is given freely. Your song echos as well, the battle surging within range of it, wounds healing and efreet lines being pushed back, wounds given as the genie offensive is momentarily countered, a furious assault.
Everyone heals 33 damage and is healed of all ability damage and drain. Does not apply to invaders, obviously.
Act.
"Forward!" Moore shouts, moving towards one of the portals that happens to be closest to him.
Let's see if we can get to a portal to try and shut it down.
The beach level is warfare, brigades against brigades - a long archon line ahead where efreet clash, then various advances and strong points holding as the attackers push against them. Fires explode here, magic bursting on both sides, flaming rocks, arrows and spells all raining down on the land defenders.
In the air things are more chaotic - ever moving battles, aerial combat en masse. Here three dimensions result in ever moving battle lines, angels and genies doing war above. Here it is less the blade and strong point than spells and maneuvering, foes fighting largely from afar and spreading out as needed. It's all mixed together as well, no lines unlike the land battle.
How do you wish to proceed?
Would it stand to reason that the teleport blocker we have would cause the portals to stop working or at least affect them in some manner of speaking?
Possibly. This level of power may well be the Grand Sultan or a similar being, so it's hard to say for certain.
"I'm going to try something." Moore says. "If it doesn't work, then it's easy enough to disable it."
He looks up to the top of Mount Celestia. 'I am going to try a teleport blocker. I will disable it if it doesn't help us.' He prays ... to someone? To everyone?
He has to have faith.
With that, he withdraws the teleport blocker from his bags and speaks the command word!
Paste me the stats of it?
Teleportation Blocker
With a command word (Iosidas), this blocker blocks teleportation in a one mile radius. It can't be moved while it is active or it automatically de-activates. The same command word de-activates it as well.
You see a few of the outermost portals shudder shut at this, but no others close.
"...That's the opposite of what I thought would happen." Moore admits.
He says the command word again and grabs the blocker.
How close is the closest portal?
About a mile away. You have territory to cover.
"We need to move, we're sitting targets here," Kaja growls.
Oh, I misunderstood what you meant. I thought you mean 'no others nearby close,' not 'there aren't any nearby.'
"On it." Moore says, and then he gestures!
Dimension Door, this will take them 1640 feet, which is approximately 1/3 of a mile.
Once we're there, we'll use the blocker again.
Give me a quick d100.
[13:05] <Nephrite> roll 1d100
[13:05] <Rei-chan> Nephrite rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=17 ]{17}
You appear before it - a swirl of flame, a gush of heat. Your protections shield you - to your left two hound archons hold off an efreet with two scimitars, while ahead a line of efreet advance. The air is growing hotter by the moment, more portals starting to open. All is a blur of battle, everything confused, chaotic.
Moore again activates the teleport blocker!
Does the blocker have a CL?
It was never given one, no.
Gimme 1d20+21 then.
[13:32] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+21
[13:32] <Rei-chan> Nephrite rolled : 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{22}
Nothing happens, save for a tiny crack to appear with a pop along the side of the teleport blocker.
Moore frowns.
Take 10 on Spellcraft for 71.
What happened? Is it something that can be repaired on the fly or would the same thing just happen again because of the sheer number of things going on in the area?
Studying it will take a round's actions. Okay with that? You are in a warzone.
"I need a minute to figure this out." Moore says to the others. "I don't want to just go around to every single portal and try this one at a time."
Go for it. We've got protections, so we should be fine.
You begin to brace - but the efreet advance. "Kill them all!" one cries, a squad of twelve, armored with breastplates and carrying black scimitars that burn like coals.
Kaja merely bares his teeth, "Good!" he says, as nearby a fireball lands, glassing the sand nearby, "More souvenirs!"
Init.
[14:12] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+40 Init
[14:12] <Rei-chan> Nephrite rolled : 1d20+40 Init --> [ 1d20=7 ]{47}
Everyone gets +15 to their roll.
> roll 1d20+30 Kaja
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+30 Kaja --> [ 1d20=20 ]{50}
> roll 1d20+20 Jetina
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+20 Jetina --> [ 1d20=6 ]{26}
> roll 1d20+12 efreet
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+12 efreet --> [ 1d20=16 ]{28}
> roll 1d20 ????
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20 ???? --> [ 1d20=11 ]{11}
Init is Kaja (50) > Moore (47) > Efreet (28) > Jetina (26) > ???(11)
Kaja opens.
> roll 1d20+52 (+2 charge, +22 bardic, +2 vs evil, -32 PA, dire charge for a doubler)
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+52 (+2 charge, +22 bardic, +2 vs evil, -32 PA, dire charge for a doubler) --> [ 1d20=6 ]{58}
> roll 2d6+200+2d6
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+200+2d6 --> [ 2d6=8 2d6=12 ]{220}
Kaja's headlong charge is met by th elead efreet. He grins and braces, two scimitars raised - only for a single strike with gemt o shatter both, cutting through them and the efreet's chest to his hips, gushing flames and entrails freed. The genie shatters like broken glass and vanishes, flames spreading on the sand from the assault.
Go.
[spoiler]
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 497/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 7/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
Take 10 for 71 on Spellcraft to suss out the teleport blocker and see if I can get it fixed with magical know-how.
I do also have access to both Wish and Miracle, if either of those would also do it.
Planar energies are wild here - surging and throbbing with the portals and efforts to close them. Teleporting closer is probably -highly- hazardous and attempts to stop the portals save for directly on them likely muddled beyond any success. Whatever is being done here, it's on a direct level of the planes themselves.
I feel like there may have been a word or two missing there... so let me see if I can clarify: The only way to stop the portals is to try and do something next to them, but getting near them itself is dangerous? Is that right?
Teleporting near them is dangerous. Merely walking or flying isn't.
Got it!
And because of what's going on, the teleport blocker more or less fizzled out and it wouldn't be a good idea to try and fix it to use it again for the same purpose?
K:A.
Take 10 for 91.
It would be a tremendously bad idea to use it right now. It needs repairs. Being at a conflux of what may well be deific level shenanigans and getting whooped on isn't safe. Who knew?
One final question, does Moore think a Wish or Miracle would be enough to repair it?
Offhand possibly with a strong enough one right on the portals themselves. Less so if it's direct divine dickery.
Well, if we're dealing with divinity then we aren't really going to be able to do much about the portals anyway!
"It's not going to be able to be used anymore. We'll just have to try and close them ourselves." Moore says to the others. "Let's rout this and move on."
Standard used on the analysis. If I have my move action still (I.e. that wasn't a full round action) then Moore will use Inspire Greatness.
[15:39] <Nephrite> roll 12d4 nonlethal
[15:39] <Rei-chan> Nephrite rolled : 12d4 nonlethal --> [ 12d4=29 ]{29}
[15:39] <Nephrite> roll 8d10 temp HP
[15:39] <Rei-chan> Nephrite rolled : 8d10 temp HP --> [ 8d10=33 ]{33}
Moore, Kaja, Jetina and two random archons nearby get +8d10 temp hp, +8 Attack rolls, +3 fort, all competence bonuses.
Any swifts?
I'm sure technically there's one, but that's it for his turn.
Init is Kaja (50) > Moore (47) > Efreet (28) > Jetina (26) > ???(11)
AS one efreet is cut down, the rest are committed. They charge headlong, a mass of them surrounding Kaja.
"Come at me, you filthy flaming bastards!" Kaja roars as he brings his blades up into a parry.
> roll 1d20+52 (+2 ???, +4 ???, +1 ???, +4 ???, +1 ???)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+52 (+2 ???, +4 ???, +1 ???, +4 ???, +1 ???) --> [ 1d20=5 ]{57}
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+52 (+2 ???, +4 ???, +1 ???, +4 ???, +1 ???) --> [ 1d20=17 ]{69}
> roll 1d20+52 (+2 ???, +4 ???, +1 ???, +4 ???, +1 ???) crit?
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+52 (+2 ???, +4 ???, +1 ???, +4 ???, +1 ???) crit? --> [ 1d20=18 ]{70}
> roll 6d6+114
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 6d6+114 --> [ 6d6=21 ]{135}
Kaja blocks the first, but there's too many. A slash to his flank, a cut across his back. A kick to his stomach, a pommel bash to his face. Kaja is brutalized as he holds the line, growling and bleeding as...
Jetina.
"Can you heal him?" Jetina asks, sword ready.
Depends the reply, so go ahead and reply.
[spoiler]
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 362/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 7/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
"I've got it!" Moore says.
With that Jetina rushes in, blade out as she joins the melee. "In the name of the flames of courage!" she shouts, diving right in.
> roll 1d20+82 (+22 Moore, +11 smite)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+82 (+22 Moore, +11 smite) --> [ 1d20=1 ]{83}
But there is a perfect parry. One of the efreet turns, his blades coming up to counter the blow, a flash of light and fire as the two meet. Then there is a simmering in the air, lances of flame hurtling down the battlefield. The entire field is struck, a barrage from everywhere and nowhere.
Reflex all.
[spoiler]
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 362/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
[21:25] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+53 evasion
[21:25] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+53 evasion --> [ 1d20=1 ]{54}
Don't forget the +12 from the songs.
This rolling 1s is getting a bit old, though!
> roll 1d20+40 Kaja
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+40 Kaja --> [ 1d20=19 ]{59}
> roll 1d20+52 Jetina
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+52 Jetina --> [ 1d20=6 ]{58}
> roll 10d8 searing fire so bypasses resistance and deals half to immune
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 10d8 searing fire so bypasses resistance and deals half to immune --> [ 10d8=45 ]{45}
Moore full, Jetina none and Kaja half.
Amid all of this the light of Chronias shines brighter. Radiance fills all of you, pain supplemented by something else, a snese of security.
+7 sacred bonus to armor class and saving throws, affects everyone here that isn't an efreet or fighting with them. Go Moore.
[spoiler]
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 351/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
Moore makes a gesture! "Erathaol!" He cries out.
Mass Heal on himself, Kaja, Jetina, and anyone else close enough to benefit from it.
> roll 1d20+56 (+22 Moore, -22 PA)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+56 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) --> [ 1d20=20 ]{76}
> roll 1d20+56 (+22 Moore, -22 PA)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+56 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) --> [ 1d20=6 ]{62}
> roll 1d20+51 (+22 Moore, -22 PA)
> roll 1d20+51 (+22 Moore, -22 PA)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+51 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) --> [ 1d20=11 ]{62}
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+51 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) --> [ 1d20=1 ]{52}
> roll 1d20+46 (+22 Moore, -22 PA)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+46 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) --> [ 1d20=14 ]{60}
> roll 1d20+46 (+22 Moore, -22 PA)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+46 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) --> [ 1d20=18 ]{64}
> roll 1d20+41 (+22 Moore, -22 PA)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+41 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) --> [ 1d20=11 ]{52}
> roll 1d20+41 (+22 Moore, -22 PA)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+41 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) --> [ 1d20=12 ]{53}
> roll 1d20+56 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) crit check 1
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+56 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) crit check 1 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{61}
> roll 1d20+46 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) crit check 2
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+46 (+22 Moore, -22 PA) crit check 2 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{49}
> roll 1d6+90+2d6
> roll 1d6+90+2d6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6+90+2d6 --> [ 1d6=3 2d6=7 ]{100}
> roll 1d6+90+2d6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6+90+2d6 --> [ 1d6=5 2d6=8 ]{103}
> roll 1d6+90+2d6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6+90+2d6 --> [ 1d6=1 2d6=7 ]{98}
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6+90+2d6 --> [ 1d6=3 2d6=5 ]{98}
> roll 1d6+90+2d6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6+90+2d6 --> [ 1d6=5 2d6=4 ]{99}
> roll 4d6+360+2d6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6+360+2d6 --> [ 4d6=19 2d6=7 ]{386}
> roll 4d6+360+2d6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6+360+2d6 --> [ 4d6=8 2d6=6 ]{374}
Blood. So much blood. The efreet scream in agony as Kaja is a whirlwind, blows slashing through them one in all. In instants they fall, Kaja's blades burning with efreet blood as the force of genies is reduced to broken flames and dying cries. Bloodstained and burnt, Kaja grins and spits out blood and a tooth, "Is that it, you bastards?"
Free act. Kaja continues to do unspeakable things.
[spoiler]
+7 sacred AC/Saves.
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 529/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
[/quote]
Closest portal to us is about 2/3 of a mile away?
Roughly, yes.
Do I get the sense that teleporting PERIOD causes a problem, or just being pretty close to it? I.e. can I make it another 1/3 of the way without causing much trouble?
Period. You're lucky you got as far as you did.
"That way." Moore says, as he casts Haste on everyone!
+1 attack rolls, armor class and reflex saves, extra attack on a full attack, +30 enhancement bonus to movement speed. CL31, lasts 31 rounds.
Then he takes off for the portal!
Still on land or going for air?
Flying.
You fly onward - and dead ahead is a zone of twisting heat haze, where distorted images of archons and azer warriors on flying carpets can be seen, dancing and shifting amid the heat haze.
"We'll push through here." Moore says. "We have to start shutting these portals or they'll just keep coming. If anyone picks a fight with us then we'll decimate them like we did before."
"Let's risk it," Jetina agrees, no words, just following.
Kaja bares his teeth in silent challenge, as...
Flying into the haze, trying to go around it or what here?
Yes, we'll fly into the haze, we don't have time to try and find a way around it right now. Hopefully True Seeing will solve the issues.
In that case, give me Fort saves, first o fall.
[22:59] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+54 mettle
[22:59] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+54 mettle --> [ 1d20=3 ]{57}
+3 if this is an evil effect and not just, as a certain character from Star Ocean 2 would say, "OH IT'S SO HOT, I'M GOING TO DIE!!"
> roll 1d20+36 Kaja
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 48 > [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+47 mettle Jetina
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 49 > [d20=2]
As you fly into the haze, everything becomes distorted. A haze settles over all the world, twisting things all about.
Do you have true seeing or similar extra sensory means of perception?
[spoiler]
+7 sacred AC/Saves.
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 529/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
I have True Seeing.
You can see the haze is not just a haze, but actual spatial distortion, zones of heat making barriers and protecting the efreet while blocking and hindering the archons and angels within it.
Would logic (or a spellcraft, or K:A perhaps) indicate if Unbinding would have an impact on these barriers?
K:A and Spellcraftings.
Take 10 for 91 and 81, respectively.
It's a powerful spell. A sufficiently powerful dispel might get it.
Moore takes in a breath.
"Jetina, I may need your help if this doesn't work. We need to try and destroy the magic that's here, I don't know that I'm strong enough to do it." He says, as he gestures around at the efreeti magic! It may hopefully weaken some of the effects, if nothing else!
Trying Magic Disjunction in the area where most of the portals/barriers/whatever are.
[12:58] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+20 disjunction
[12:58] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 22 > [d20=2]
Yet nothing happens as the heat haze shifts around all of you.
"INCOMING!" Kaja shouts abruptly, fire washing over the three of you harmlessly. A fireball, powerful but ultimately 'mere' fire.
A huff and grumble. "Jetina, would you be so kind?" He asks.
"I'd be glad-" Is all Jetina can say. The heat haze ripples and before you it rises. Somewhere above you, space distorted by the heat haze, a massive wyrm flies ahead. From the battle? From somewhere hidden in the haze? You can't say, but it's looming over you. A wyrm of lava and basalt, of burning stone and fearsome gaze.
Init. You have a problem.
[13:17] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+40 init
[13:17] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 42 > [d20=2]
Everyone gets +15 to init.
Active Spells: Superior Resistance (CL 31), True Seeing (CL10), Bibliotecha Arcana (CL31), Mind Blank (CL15), Righteous Halo (CL20), Greater Improvisation (CL31), Energy Immunity (Fire) (CL32)
HP: 442+20
AC: 64 (66)(78), 47 touch, 54 flatfooted 20% miss chance, SR 41, 30 resist all to elements
32/36 Bardic music uses 3/3 Refrain
Spells:
Bard
0th - 4/4 (DC 22)
1st - 8/8
2nd - 7/7
3rd - 7/7
4th - 7/7
5th - 7/7
6th - 5/6
7th - 5/6
8th - 6/6
9th - 5/5
10th - 2/2
Favored Soul:
0th - 5/5
1st - 9/9
2nd - 9/9
3rd - 9/9
4th - 9/9
5th - 8/8
6th - 8/8
7th - 8/8
8th - 7/8
9th - 7/8
> roll 1d20+30 Kaja
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 35 > [d20=5]
> roll 1d20+20 Jetina
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 37 > [d20=17]
> roll 1d20+11 DRAGON
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=5]
Init is Moore (42) > Jetina (37) > Kaja (35) > Dragon (16)
Open.
"Jetina, work on disabling the magic!" Moore shouts.
In the meantime, though, he'll try his own tricks...!
Reaving Dispel on our good friend the sudden dragon.
Gimme 8 dispel checks.
[13:43] <Nephrite> roll 8#1d20+20
[13:43] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 26, 40, 22, 40, 36, 28, 36, 21 >
Also taking 10 on Spellcraft for 66 to identify the spells that I am not reaving, per the spell description. I am reaving whatever I can get.
You reave the following:
Superior Resistance, Draconic Tyrant Triumphant, Greater Mage Armor and Protection from Good.
The spells left on are Zahaladar's Exhalation, Resistance to Energy (Cold), Foresight and Pepperball.
Chance to react or ask questions and then we'll move on.
I'd like to know what the spells I've never seen are!
Specifically: Draconic Tyrant Triumphant (that is such a dragon name, wow)
Zahaladar's Exhalation
Pepperball
Jetina can go ahead and do whatever she needs to do, if any of this will affect Kaja's turn I'll let him know.
EDIT: K:A or K:P on "Zahaladar," by the way. Take 10 for 91 on whichever is appropriate.
Draconic Tyrant Triumphant boosts a dragon's dragonfear, gives a large bonus to Intimidation as well as a bonus to commanding cowed and obedient minions. Worthless on you because you aren't a dragon.
Zahaladar's Exhalation: Heals the dragon whenever it uses its breath weapon and deals damage. The healing isn't a lot, but it's free.
Pepperball: The dragon's breath weapon also stuns creatures who fail the Reflex save for one round. It's a tweaked version of another spell, using pepper to cause the stunning via uncontrolled sneezing. Why he's using that is anyone's guess.
Zahaladar is a draconic name, though you don't recall the wyrm in question. Probably really obscure or wans't a big deal beyond the spell.
"Moore," Jetina says, "I'll try and bring it down!"
Superb Dispelling.
> roll 1d20+32
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 45 > [d20=13]
Magic is cast, but the heat haze endures, not coming down despite her best efforts.
Chance to instruct Kaja like requested, otherwise he's up,.
"Kaja! I stole most of his protective spells, you should be able to land some good hits!" Moore shouts. "Just be careful of the breath -- uh, obviously!"
Kaja flies up, amid the haze as...!
> roll 1d20+35 Kaja Ref
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 47 > [d20=12]
Have you given Kaja a means to fly?
Any time we're flying somewhere he gets an Air Walk to keep up. :) He really should talk to Bahamut about getting some wings!
Fair enough. That or an item for it.
Kaja runs up - but has to swerve aside, dodging solid masses of air. His charge is broken, about halfway up. Fortunately he hasn't run into anything or worse, but it's definitely disrupting his movement.
Circling above, distorting and shifting in the heat haze, the dragon roars. A thrill of fear and...
Will save. Fear and mind affecting, note if immune.
I have mind blank. Eat a dick, dragon!
If somehow the others aren't immune, they get a ... nevermind it's a morale bonus. : )
Don't forget the +7 sacred bonus from being cool and part of Celestia, too, if it matters!
And the +12 morale bonus from songs! : )
Kaja is a dragon and immune while Jetina has aura of courage.
Yet all of you keep your wits as the dragon rears back. A great burst of force explodes around Kaja, invisible and yet the sound of it like a thunderclap.
> roll 1d20+36 Kaja Fort
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 50 > [d20=14]
> roll 20d8
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 83 > [d8=2,5,6,7,2,3,1,1,4,2,1,8,6,3,5,3,7,7,8,2]
Halved.
Kaja is buffeted by the force as the dragon soars, amid all the chaos. Then - !
Flames. The ground erupts in flames, flames that burn you even now.
Ref.
[spoiler]
+7 sacred AC/Saves.
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 488/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
[14:43] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+60 evasion
[14:43] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 76 > [d20=16]
> roll 1d20+35 Kaja
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 38 > [d20=3]
> roll 1d20+47 Evasion Jetina
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 56 > [d20=9]
> roll 20d4+20
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 64 > [d4=4,1,4,1,2,2,1,1,3,2,3,2,2,3,1,2,2,3,4,1]
Ignores immunity. Moore none, Jetina none, Kaja full. Ow.
Kaja is lashed by the flames, rising up to assail him as you dodge them. Jetina's holding the line with her shield as...
Go.
[spoiler]
+7 sacred AC/Saves.
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 424/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
Kaja should have +12 more morale bonus to his reflex save due to the bardic songs I tossed on everyone earlier. Does that let him dodge that?
Gets him to half so 32 HP refunded.
[spoiler]
+7 sacred AC/Saves.
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 4/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
[/quote]
I forget not everyone is blessed to have evasion.
Moore brings his hands together in prayer. Should he pray to Barachiel, or...?
No. His lord is...
'Lord Erathaol. We require your strength to close these portals. I believe they are the will of the Grand Sultan or more -- I do not know that we command the magic to be able to shut them on our own.' He prays. 'If you are able, please guide us.'
Going to use a standard action on that, Moore?
I am indeed. This is kind of out of our power level, I think.
'Go forward,' Erathaol's voice is gentle, 'Be not afraid, I will be with you. We are all fighting to protect Celestia.'
Moore takes a breath.
'By your will.' Moore responds.
Using Movement to cast Inspire Courage -- may as well give everyone around us a huge buff. Greater Carrying Voice should still be in effect, so this will go out 1500 feet.
[21:07] <Nephrite> roll 3d4 nonlethal
[21:07] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d4=4,4,4]
Using Improvisational Boost to make it +18.
+18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Kaja, Jetina and anyone within 60 ft of Moore also gain +2 to attack and +2 to CL for 3 rounds on top of the other stuff they have.
"AGAIN!" Jetina cries as she holds her ground, flames raging around you, heat haze rippling. "RAZIEL, BANISH THESE FALSE FLAMES!"
> roll 1d20+32
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 44 > [d20=12]
But again, nothing happens. It is not enough, Jetina scowling as she holds her ground. Nearby the arm of an efreet lands, falling from high above. It bleeds and spasms, the clashes of war louder suddenly, more intense.
'The Grand Sultan manages things he could not, not without inside knowledge, the knowledge only the greatest of us could have given him.' Erathaol's voice continues in your mind, a calming balm that centers you amid the battle. 'But this is a time of miracles. Go ahead with that knowledge, Moore.'
Chance to react, Kaja's up next but I need a sec to get his ducks in a row.
[spoiler]
+18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Kaja, Jetina and anyone within 60 ft of Moore also gain +2 to attack and +2 to CL for 3 rounds on top of the other stuff they have.
+7 sacred AC/Saves.
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 456/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used: 2 12th level spells.
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
[/quote]
Moore takes a breath in.
"Jetina, don't worry about it trying to banish this. Focus on healing those around us for now -- we'll deal with this once our dragon friend is dealt with." Moore says. "Don't worry, we'll make sure a miracle happens."
Out of curiosity, I'm guessing a 46 doesn't do it either? Jetina did get +2 to CL.
Correct.
> roll 1d20+47 Kaja Ref
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 65 > [d20=18]
Kaja is able to close in, darting amid the heat haze - yet as he does, the dragon snaps out, maw going out to snap Kaja in half.
> roll 1d20+56 AoO
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 67 > [d20=11]
AC 69 with mobility alone, so a miss.
Yet Kaja jets past that snap, leaping up to land on the dragon's head. He balances there a moment, grinning atop the lava wyrm. "The wrath of Bahamut is at hand, heretic!" he declares in Draconic. "Return screaming to Tiamat's lair!"
Had to move, couldn't charge to due to haze shenanigans. Dragon is up.
The dragon thrashes its head down, a wing coming up to try and knock Kaja off. Blue flames gather around its wing, burning bright.
> roll 1d20+61 (+5 arcane strike)
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 76 > [d20=15]
> roll 2d6+23+5d4
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 40 > [d6=2,4][d4=2,2,2,4,1]
> roll 1d20+47
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 49 > [d20=2]
Kaja being good at Acrobatics checks saves his bacon.
The wing hits Kaja right across the side, yet somehow he keeps his balance. He wobbles, chest bashed and burned with spellfire and yet...
Above, the light of Chronias is growing stronger. You feel something pulsing in your bones, your teeth rattling.
A moment later, a great arc of light from above lands. It lands far to your right, into another battle. Here a vast tunnel mountainside to water is blasted, sands glassed by it. The efreet within it are simply gone thereafter, the defenders within untouched.
Go.
[spoiler]
+18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Kaja, Jetina and anyone within 60 ft of Moore also gain +2 to attack and +2 to CL for 3 rounds on top of the other stuff they have.
+7 sacred AC/Saves.
Inspire Courage, +18 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +18 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Destined Strike: +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation.
So everyone gets +22 bonus to attack and damage, Improved Crit, and then +15 to any crit confirms that happen.
Kaja
HP: 416/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used: 2 12th level spells.
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
Minor note, Kaja's AC should be 65+7+12 because of songs, so I believe that attack should've missed him.
Since I think it got lost in the shuffle, the current song effects on the three of them are in total:
+29 to attack (18 morale, 8 competence, +3 untyped)
+12 to AC (dodge)
+12 to saves (morale)
+15 to crit confirms, Improved Crit feat
Inspire Courage was just refreshed, the others should still have... some amount left.
"...Holy moly." Moore says, jaw a bit agape at that.
He quickly shakes his head to clear his thoughts, then just grins as he gestures over the dragon.
Casting Anti-Magic Sound on the dragon's position. He's basically trying to keep it from teleporting off if Kaja doesn't somehow, you know, Kaja-fy it. The cylinder it creates is 20ft wide and 50ft high, so my guess is he can't get all of the dragon, but hopefully most of it, or at least the key parts.
[21:50] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+31+15 SR
[21:50] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 56 > [d20=10]
Thanks for the update and catch.
Define the 'key parts' you're trying to get of the dragon.
[spoiler]
+29 to attack (18 morale, 8 competence, +3 untyped)
+12 to AC (dodge)
+12 to saves (morale)
+15 to crit confirms, Improved Crit feat
+7 sacred AC/saves.
Kaja
HP: 416/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 11/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used: 2 12th level spells.
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
[/quote]
As much of the face as possible. I honestly never thought to clarify how this would work if someone was partially in the zone, so let's just say upper chest/head area where Kaja is.
This is rather an unusual situation, yes.
I'm going to rule such a limited engagement of it warrants a Reflex save to avoid. Thoughts? Go ahead and comment since it's a borderline sitautoin.
I can't argue too much with it since the weakness of the spell is you can literally just walk out of it. It does make me frowny face to try and hit saves with it though since I'm pretty bad at that, but as you said, it's an edge case.
After discussion I'm going to mull this one over since it's late and rule in the morning. I have a few previous cases I wanna look up for it.
I'm rather curious to see the previous cases, for the record! Not to argue, mostly just very curious.
Okay, I wasn't able to find the B3 example, but I am aware of the B1 one. Basically this is a really shitty situation since it's something we didn't really think about in creating this and it raises a valid question.
For now and for the sake of dealing with this particular situation, I'm going to allow a Reflex save. For the future, I'd like us to work out an addition to antimagic sound that addresses what happens in this case.
> roll 1d20+23
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d20=4]
DC?
DC 33.
> roll 1d20+59 Jetina evasion (though it isn't releavnt here)
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 76 > [d20=17]
Jetina dodges the heat haze, semi-solid barriers trying to stop her as she comes closer. A screaming cry, a man's gurgling lament of, "Mother!" Loud at first, but fading by the last, a death cry heard but unseen.
Amid this he emerges. An efreet, bloodied but intact, armor torn and broken. Segments of surviving chain cling to a leather underpadding, red-orange blood staining it. He has a single scimitar, face shadowed by an open faced helmet that shows a too wide smile. He emerges from the twisting haze, very roughly 30ft away from you and...
Init is Moore (42) > Jetina (37) > Wounded Efreet (36) > Kaja (35) > Dragon (16)
"I am Jabar Hearth. You are my trophy," he declares, pointing at you. An odd gesture and suddenly...
Fort.
[12:25] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+64 mettle
[12:25] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 77 > [d20=13]
Yet you resist a strange twisting sensation, enduring it.
Chance to react or make the Knowledge check I suspect is incoming.
I would indeed like to take 10 for 91 on K:P for who this joker thinks he is.
No one important. Hearth is a fairly common efreet last name, all for commoners. Interesting trivia: The name came from a handful of early efreet who were given that name by mortals, and over the ages it stuck as a common last name.
"Should I let Commander Nasir know you did your best?" Moore asks with a roll of his eyes. "You really ought to get going, because in about 10 seconds that dragon's going to be dead and the guy killing it will come after you."
Kaja holds because he's in the antimagic.
Snarling, the dragon soars onward, out of the range of your antimagic. He begins to rear back once he does, mouth opening - and that is when Kaja strikes, blades coming down onto the dragon's armored head.
> roll 1d20+67 (+29 Moore, +10 dervish dance, +2 vs evil, -32 PA) Gem 1
> roll 1d20+67 (+29 Moore, +10 dervish dance, +2 vs evil, -32 PA) Gem 2
> roll 1d20+67 (+29 Moore, +10 dervish dance, +2 vs evil, -32 PA) Gem 3
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 80 > [d20=13]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 86 > [d20=19]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 75 > [d20=8]
> roll 1d20+67 (+29 Moore, +10 dervish dance, +2 vs evil, -32 PA) Gem 4
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 72 > [d20=5]
> OOC: Whoops, forgot to deduct. -5 from 2nd, -10 from 3rd and -15 to 4th.
> roll 1d20+67 (+29 Moore, +10 dervish dance, +2 vs evil, -32 PA) Gold 1
> roll 1d20+67 (+29 Moore, +10 dervish dance, +2 vs evil, -32 PA) Gold 2
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 75 > [d20=8]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 84 > [d20=17]
> roll 1d20+57 (+29 Moore, +10 dervish dance, +2 vs evil, -32 PA) Gold 3
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 69 > [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+52 (+29 Moore, +10 dervish dance, +2 vs evil, -32 PA) Gold 4
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 59 > [d20=7]
> roll 1d20+62 Gem 2 crit?
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 63 > [d20=1]
> roll 1d20+62 Gold 2 crit?
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 78 > [d20=16]
> roll 1d6+106+2d6 Gem 1
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 116 > [d6=2,4,4]
> roll 1d6+106+2d6 Gem 3
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 119 > [d6=5,4,4]
> roll 1d6+106+2d6 Gem 4
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 116 > [d6=3,3,4]
> roll 1d6+106+2d6 Gold 1
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 116 > [d6=6,2,2]
> roll 1d6+106+2d6 Gold 2
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 112 > [d6=1,3,2]
> roll 1d6+106+2d6 Gold 4, last one is gold 2 since that was the confirmed crit
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 119 > [d6=4,5,4]
> roll 1d6+106+2d6 Gem 2, not a crit since natural 1
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 117 > [d6=4,1,6]
> roll 4d6+424+2d6+4d6 Gold 2 crit
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 463 > [d6=5,4,5,5,2,3,5,3,6,1]
Kaja runs along the dragon's neck and back, blades flashing as he dodges its wings. Great gouts of burning lava burst out in the aftermath of torn scales and ruined wings, the wyrm crying out as it bleeds, beginning to tumble down, wings shredded. Kaja ends it all by leaping off, landing in the solid air and momentarily save, the wyrm falling - and the heat haze shifts, the wyrm coming down right at you and the efreet!
Ref save. Somehow you always get dragons dropped on you.
[spoiler]
+29 to attack (18 morale, 8 competence, +3 untyped)
+12 to AC (dodge)
+12 to saves (morale)
+15 to crit confirms, Improved Crit feat
+7 sacred AC/saves.
Kaja
HP: 416/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 10/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 6/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used: 2 12th level spells.
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+60 : 4 + 60, total 64[/blockquote] evasion
Make a second Ref save, this for the haze.
evasion
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+60 : 14 + 60, total 74[/blockquote]
Yet Moore manages to dive under some haze that seeks to block him, moving - and just missing the dragon. Whew!
> roll 1d20+21
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 28 > [d20=7]
You aren't sure if the efreet made it or not, but yo udn't see him, only a lot of dead dragon. Did you do it?
Free act.
Take 10 on spellcraft for 81, can I see if the dragon has anything useful on it?
On a glance with the time you have, you can detect magic within the dragon itself - from the tears in it. Something embedded into it?
You could take more time to try and study it if you want.
"Kaja, Jetina, down here." Moore says, gesturing towards the felled dragon.
Yes indeed. He'd rather they grab it than the stupid efreet, after all.
Kaja lands with a savage smile, "Good fight!"
Jetina's currnetly tangling with a trio of efreet, a shining smite cleaving through one of them. "Busy!" she calls back, the distortion making her voice sound far away, the archons rallying around her.
[spoiler]
+29 to attack (18 morale, 8 competence, +3 untyped)
+12 to AC (dodge)
+12 to saves (morale)
+15 to crit confirms, Improved Crit feat
+7 sacred AC/saves.
Kaja
HP: 416/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 10/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 5/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used: 2 12th level spells.
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
"Shout if you need help!" Moore says.
Moore will go down and continue spellcraftin'!!
The ground rumbles - from above a massive hammer of flames and cinders forms, slamming down far to your left. The ground quakes and a wave of heat follows, slamming into you hard.
"Hold! Hold for victory!" A clear voice calls, "In the light of Chronias we will drive them back to Fire!"
Give me a Concentration check here. No damage, but it's still distracting enough to warrant possibly interrupting your concentration and making you start over.
Take 10 for 94, then.
You hold - barely. You hold your focus despite it as you read it. Ah.
Heartscale Gem: This gemstone increases the dragon's ability scores by +6 (an enhancement bonus) and grants toughness as a bonus feat.
Moore will try and go in and get it! It'll probably be pretty messy, but what isn't??
How are you going to do that? It's inside the body of the dragon.
I figured it had holes from Kaja!
"Kaja, can you help with this?" Moore asks. "It has a gem inside it."
Kaja glances ahead - and the heat haze continues, "How big a gem?" he asks, "This isn't really the time to go digging for treasure, for once."
"It's like a belt of magnificence and something that makes you tougher, but in the form of a gem." Moore explains. "It's fine, we can come back. He's obviously not going anywhere. Let's go clean up Jetina's problems with her and see what else we can take out while we're here."
"Let's," Kaja agrees, hurrying towards Jetina and...
Ref you two.
[22:16] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+60 evasion
[22:16] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 77 > [d20=17]
> roll 1d20+47 Kaja Ref
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 64 > [d20=17]
You race to Jetina, finding her standing triumphant. The archons are healing as she prays, "Raziel, guide us further!"
"I don't think we can do anything about this haze, but we can help fight anything else." Moore says. "Unless you're hearing something different?" He asks Jetina.
"We have to keep going, we have our orders," Jetina peers ahead, sword dripping burning efreet blood. "I don't know if we can close those portals, but we have to try!"
Moore nods. "Then let's continue forward. We have the power of miracles on our side."
Ahead the heat haze twists and shimmers, as if daring you to go forward. The path ahead on the ground looks clear, at least immediately ahead, but it's hazy. The sky is hazy as well, but is currently filled with various warriors waging war against one another.
Moore gestures forward towards the ground path, but he hovers above the ground as they continue forward!
REf saves, all.
[12:17] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+60 evasion
[12:17] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 67 > [d20=7]
> roll 1d20+47 Kaja
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 50 > [d20=3]
> roll 1d20+59 Jetina
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 65 > [d20=6]
It's Moore's eyes that save him.
You fly on ahead, progressing through the haze. It's hard to see anything ahead of you now, but you see it just in time. The ground beneath you is suddenly boiling sand and molten glass, a cry of alarm from Kaja letting him hop back and into Jetina.
A shimmer. Light shines on the horizon towards what should be the portals, momentarily piercing the heat haze. Another beam, leaving nothing of the efreet behind.
"Almost there," Kaja says, "Around and forward!"
You couldn't fail the Perception check.
"I know it looks terrifying, but you don't need to be alarmed." Moore says. "It won't hurt us."
Moore proceeds!
On and on and on you hurry - and finally you pass through the haze. Ahead is chaos, a fortified zone of efreet. They hold the line here, great masses of them with shields and barriers, blocking the way. Arrows and fire, are already hurtling towards you, flaming boulders and worse. But it's ahead! You're maybe 1/3rd of a mile to the portals now! You're getting closer, even as carpet riding efreet can be seen, flying over to join the battle deeper in.
"Well, we'll have to punch through this." Moore says. "Give me a moment, let me make this a bit easier on all of us."
Intent here will be to do some song buffing for everyone in the area, I imagine it will lead to init since they're probably not just going to let us do that.
Yep, pretty much. This was pretty much init land unless you beat a full retreat or did something zany.
[13:20] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+40 init
[13:20] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 54 > [d20=14]
> roll 1d20+30 Kaja
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 40 > [d20=10]
> roll 1d20+20 Jetina
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d20=7]
> roll 1d20+8 main line
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=10]
> roll 1d20+6 ???1
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+10 ???2
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=11]
> roll 1d20+11 ???3
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+0 ???4
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d20=17]
> roll 1d20+0 ???4
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 3 > [d20=3]
Init is Moore (54) > Kaja (40) > Jetina (27) > ?3 (26) > ?1 = ?2 (21) > Main Line (18) > ?4 (17) > ?5 (3) > Battle Effects (0)
Open.
"Don't rush in too far." Moore advises the others. "Let me see if this will help..."
He gestures towards the sky!
Cleansing Rain, dropped on the closest group of efreet towards us. Intent is so the radius is slightly in front of where they are so if they come out to fight us from where they are they'll still be in it.
[13:47] <Nephrite> roll 20d6 acid
[13:47] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 76 > [d6=2,6,6,6,5,1,2,4,3,4,3,2,6,5,5,2,1,3,6,4]
DC is 35 Reflex, they get -4 to the save.
[13:47] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+31+15 SR
[13:48] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 51 > [d20=5]
[13:48] <Nephrite> roll 1d4 strength drain
[13:48] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 4 > [d4=4]
> roll 1d20+30
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 44 > [d20=14]
Cleansing rain falls, burning efreet as they bring their shields up, blocking it as best they can. Amid this rain Kaja smiles, "Dead ahead?" he asks, coiled and ready to spring forward.
"Dead ahead." Moore agrees. "Try and keep them in the range of that rain if you can."
"Dead ahead," Kaja grins ear to ear now, hurtling forward, just besides the outer edge of the rain, almost flanking it. He charges in, "Come at me!" he declares, as an efreet scimitar lashes out for him.
Combat Reflexes are in play, so he provokes.
> roll 1d20+45
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 56 > [d20=11]
Yet Kaja sidesteps and brings his scimitars down into one crushing blow.
> roll 1d20+57 (+2 charge, +29 Moore, -32 PA, dire charge)
<Penuche> Space_Cat invokes Penuche's magic: < 59 > [d20=2]
CLANG! A shield comes down just in time, blocking the blow. Sparks fly from the impact as..."Dead ahead?" Jetina echos, sword and shield ready.
[spoiler]
+29 to attack (18 morale, 8 competence, +3 untyped)
+12 to AC (dodge)
+12 to saves (morale)
+15 to crit confirms, Improved Crit feat
+7 sacred AC/saves.
Kaja
HP: 416/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 10/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 555/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 5/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used: 2 12th level spells.
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
"Do what your gut tells you." Moore says with a smile. "I'll back you up with healing if you need it."
Jetina charges in head long, blade raised, "For the Firestar!" she declares, joining Raziel in opposing the genies.
> roll 1d20+45
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 64 > [d20=19]
> roll 1d20+60 (+2 charge, +29 Moore, -20 PA)
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 79 > [d20=19]
> roll 1d20+60 (+2 charge, +29 Moore, -20 PA) crit check
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 75 > [d20=15]
> roll 2d8+94+4d6+2d6+2d6
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 138 > [d8=2,6][d6=5,3,4,4,3,5,6,6]
JEtina's blow slices through a shield and into the chest of an efreet, the line pressed as she finds a weak link. She dodges scimitar strikes, her own shield blocking them as...
Init is Moore (54) > Kaja (40) > Jetina (27) > Arrows (26) > ?1 = ?2 (21) > Main Line (18) > ?4 (17) > ?5 (3) > Battle Effects (0)
Arrows rain down, strafing the battlefield - and homing in on the three of you, seeking live flesh to skewer.
> roll 1d20+58 (+8 ???, +4 ???, +2 ???, +2 ????)
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 65 > [d20=7]
AC?
85!
Yet none of you are struck, holy power and bardic music flowing through you.
"BREAK THE LINE!" Kaja shouts, "FORWARD!"
At the same time a volley of arrows comes from your side somewhere, unseen in the chaos. They are mostly blocked, but the efreet besides Kaja's is struck in the arm, grimacing as he holds the line, the wooden arrow shaft already ablaze.
Init is Moore (54) > Kaja (40) > Jetina (27) > Arrows (26) > Boulders = ?2 (21) > Main Line (18) > ?4 (17) > ?5 (3) > Battle Effects (0)
More! Great, flaming boulders come down from the sky, seeking all of you as well, throbbing with power.
> roll 1d20+58 (+8 ???, +4 ???, +2 ???, +2 ????) touch AC
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 74 > [d20=16]
Touch ACs?
68 Here. 20% Miss chance, and Moore will caster Greater Mirror image in response. I doubt it'll do much since, well, as you mentioned, they're boulders, but you never know!
> roll 1d100 vs 1-20 Moore
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 65 > [d100=65]
> roll 8d8+34 all, DR applies, fire damage omitted
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 56 > [d8=2,1,3,4,7,1,2,2]
The boulders seek in, bypassing your mirror image and smashing into you. You're knocked reeling from it,s eeing stars as fireballs explode amid all of you, harmless with your protections.
Init is Moore (54) > Kaja (40) > Jetina (27) > Arrows (26) > Boulders = Fireballs (21) > Main Line (18) > ?4 (17) > ?5 (3) > Battle Effects (0)
As you get up, sand coughed up and out from your impact with the ground?
Main line is up. Chance to react since I'm gonna segment this combat run in half and finish it in the next post until your turn or a save/roll is called for for you.
[spoiler]
+29 to attack (18 morale, 8 competence, +3 untyped)
+12 to AC (dodge)
+12 to saves (morale)
+15 to crit confirms, Improved Crit feat
+7 sacred AC/saves.
Kaja
HP: 350/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 10/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 509/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 5/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used: 2 12th level spells.
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
Magical boulders, huh? How quaint.
Moore shakes off the dizziness and gets ready!
Thus the line presses forward, two trying to hold back a tidal wave.
> roll 1d20+75
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 76 > [d20=1]
While they advance, Kaja and Jetina manage to ward them back, careful swings and pushes keeping them from immediately flooding them. In turn the line holds position, holding as blades come out for both of them.
> roll 1d20+75
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 76 > [d20=1]
> roll 1d20+55 (+10 ????) Kaja 1
> roll 1d20+55 (+10 ????) Kaja 2
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 57 > [d20=2]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 74 > [d20=19]
> roll 1d20+55 (+10 ????) Kaja 3
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 64 > [d20=9]
> roll 1d20+55 (+10 ????) Jetina 1
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 67 > [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+55 (+10 ????) Jetina 2
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 75 > [d20=20]
> roll 1d20+55 (+10 ????) Jetina \3
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 62 > [d20=7]
> roll 1d20+55 (+10 ????) Jetina 2 crit check
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 61 > [d20=6]
> roll 2d6+28+1d6 Jetina
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 40 > [d6=1,5,6]
Amid all of it Jetina's side is scraped, a shallow slash that trickles blood, already sealing itself as she holds the line. Amid explosions of fire and raining arrows...
Init is Moore (54) > Kaja (40) > Jetina (27) > Arrows (26) > Boulders = Fireballs (21) > Main Line (18) > Seeker (17) > ?5 (3) > Battle Effects (0)
From above he settles above you - maybe 100ft above you, an efreet riding a flying carpet. He drops a writhing, flaming coil of rope, one that falls right down at you.
> roll 1d20+37 touch AC?
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 41 > [d20=4]
Touch AC?
[spoiler]
+29 to attack (18 morale, 8 competence, +3 untyped)
+12 to AC (dodge)
+12 to saves (morale)
+15 to crit confirms, Improved Crit feat
+7 sacred AC/saves.
Kaja
HP: 350/529
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Breath Weapon 1/1 Dervish Dance 10/11 Endless Cuts 3/3 +5 One Attack On FA 1/1 (rnd) Take 10 On One Attack (rnd) 1/1
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Goes in and wrecks things. The end.
Jetina
HP: 479/555 (fast healing 5)
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear), Positive Energy 10ft (1 hit point healing/round)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Smite Evil 5/7 Smite 5/5 Channel Energy 14/14 Emergency Healing 3/3 True Believer 1/1
Spells Used: 2 12th level spells.
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Divine Vigor is +10ft land movement and +2 temp hp per hit die. Divine Shield is Cha mod to shield bonus to armor class.
68.
Okay, do you have freedom of movement going or anything that would prevent you from being entangled/tied up?
No immunities, no.
Guh! While the rope doesn't burn you, you're held tight by it. You can barely move your arms at all.
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/conditionSummary.htm#entangled
You are entangled.
Init is Moore (54) > Kaja (40) > Jetina (27) > Arrows (26) > Boulders = Fireballs (21) > Main Line (18) > Seeker (17) > Collapser (3) > Battle Effects (0)
'I'll drag you back to the Sultan!' The efreet from above booms into your mind, laughing. As the battle rages, meanwhile, a barely noticed hand comes up out of the sands, right behind Kaja's leg and...
> roll 1d20+64 (+15 ???, +3 ???, +1 ???, +4 ???)
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 68 > [d20=4]
Kaja's ankle is grabbed, but he kicks out of it, glancing back with a glare. Meanwhile, a trumpet sounds over the battlefield. Light shines from above as courage fills your heart. It is a beautiful, clarion call. Several efreet seize up and go stone still as a strong, feminine voice calls, "Forward! Forward in the name of the Firestar! Forward for the glory of Chronias!" Above a great battalion of white pegasus riding warriors and celestials have emerged, aiming to crash down on the battle.
They are lead by a red haired woman, golden armor with a helmet that lets her hair fly free. She has a lance in hand, spurring her mount on.
Go Moore.
I'm confused, I made the touch armor check but it entangled me anyway? Just wanting to clarify.
That's a good, old fashioned DM derp. Thanks for catching it, revising.
Init is Moore (54) > Kaja (40) > Jetina (27) > Arrows (26) > Boulders = Fireballs (21) > Main Line (18) > Seeker (17) > Collapser (3) > Battle Effects (0)
Yet you dodge the rope, juking to the side as the efreet spools up the rope to try again. As the battle rages, meanwhile, a barely noticed hand comes up out of the sands, right behind Kaja's leg and...
> roll 1d20+64 (+15 ???, +3 ???, +1 ???, +4 ???)
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 68 > [d20=4]
Kaja's ankle is grabbed, but he kicks out of it, glancing back with a glare. Meanwhile, a trumpet sounds over the battlefield. Light shines from above as courage fills your heart. It is a beautiful, clarion call. Several efreet seize up and go stone still as a strong, feminine voice calls, "Forward! Forward in the name of the Firestar! Forward for the glory of Chronias!" Above a great battalion of white pegasus riding warriors and celestials have emerged, aiming to crash down on the battle.
They are lead by a red haired woman, golden armor with a helmet that lets her hair fly free. She has a lance in hand, spurring her mount on.
Go Moore.
Quick K:P for 91 on who this lovely woman is."I mean, really, I'm flattered, but..." Moore says with a shake of his head. "No, thank you!" He shouts, as magic fills the air!
Rolling Cleansing Rain damage again. I... assume that's how it works, anyway...
DC 35 Reflex, -4 to the actual save for anyone caught in it.
[22:08] <Nephrite> roll 20d6 acid
[22:08] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 61 > [d6=1,5,3,6,3,3,6,3,6,1,6,2,2,4,3,1,1,2,2,1]Moore is casting Song of the Elements. All allies within 120 feet gain the following benefit:
Any weapon attacks they make deal an extra 2d6 points of acid damage, 2d6 points of cold damage, 2d6 points of electricity damage and 2d6 points of fire damage.
He's using his movement action to re-up Inspire Courage for everyone within 1500 feet.
[22:11] <Nephrite> roll 3d4 nonlethal
[22:11] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 7 > [d4=2,3,2]
They gain +18 to attack and weapon damage rolls and +18 against charm and fear effects.[spoiler]
Active Spells: Superior Resistance (CL 31), True Seeing (CL10), Bibliotecha Arcana (CL31), Mind Blank (CL15), Righteous Halo (CL20), Greater Improvisation (CL31), Energy Immunity (Fire) (CL32)
HP: 400/422
AC: 64 (66)(78), 47 touch, 54 flatfooted 20% miss chance, SR 41, 30 resist all to elements
31/36 Bardic music uses 3/3 Refrain
Spells:
Bard
0th - 4/4 (DC 22)
1st - 8/8
2nd - 7/7
3rd - 7/7
4th - 7/7
5th - 7/7
6th - 5/6
7th - 5/6
8th - 6/6
9th - 5/5
10th - 1/2
Favored Soul:
0th - 5/5
1st - 9/9
2nd - 9/9
3rd - 9/9
4th - 9/9
5th - 8/8
6th - 8/8
7th - 8/8
8th - 7/8
9th - 7/8
Gimme a Concentration check.
You identify the woman as Holly Warmheart, Authority of Crusades. She serves under Raziel. She is a powerful warrior, crusader, marshal and knight. She leads the Unbowed Lances, a celestial cavalry that has one detachment of it with her. She is a bold commander who leads from the front, plunging herself directly into the maw of evil and emerges triumphant.
Take 10 for 94.
You hold position amid everything, amid the charges. Flashes of white by you as the efreet above is forced to dodge, skewered through the arm. A winged celestial atop a white mount swoops down to your level, shield out and cries, "Hop on! We're ending this, Duke Moore, and we need your help!" A man, clad in full armor save for his wings, and his mount is much the same.
Meanwhile you complete your spells, casting them about, power filling all of them.
"Hold the line, you two! I'll be back!" Moore shouts.
He then hops on as requested!
"Good! You're the best bard we have for this battle! Most of them go to Arborea!" The celestial calls, "Hold on tight!" He ascends, "Go, Primrose!" You fly up and forward, amid the chaos, as...
Taking on on his Ride check for 100 after bonuses and using a class feature.
Yet the mount goes amid the arrows and the boulders, not touched once. You're amid the charge, going forward but behind the first line. The lines are breaking, the aerial support splintering. "Give is more, Duke Moore! Drive us to victory!" The rider calls, as you see charges hitting the ranks of archers and ballista behind the lines, pressing ever forward.
"You got it!" Moore shouts. "STRIKE!"
+4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation to everyone within 1500 feet.
In addition, 8 of the frontliners all get Inspire Heroics: +8d10 temp hp, +8 Attack rolls, +3 fort
[23:02] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 34 > [d4=4,1,4,4,1,3,4,4,1,4,2,2]
You hold on as the forces pierce through - and with a mighty charge, the front line and the second line are shattered locally. A hole has been made! Ahead you can see the portals - no long efreet streaming through but instead falling back, retreating and using magic to get supplies back as well.
"Come on," The rider says, "More!" An efreet is impaled in the meantime, exploding as its heart is skewered by the rider's lance. "The cowards flee! Don't let them!"
Moore nods, casting a quick spell!
Sing the Holy Choir, using the 'everyone gets Holy Power on their next attack' property, swift.
Using his movement ability on Inspire Courage, so, I suppose everyone in range gets Holy Power for one attack. :)
"NOW!" Moore shouts.
And he will use his standard on Rally Attack, so everyone within 30 feet of Moore can make a standard attack, with Holy Power. :)
Gimme a PErform check for it, it may influence things here.
Take 10 for 109 :)
The forces bravely slam through, punching through, fighting through. As they slam through the second line and into more of the reserves, closer to the portals?
'Go. Close any of the secondary portals you can.' Barachiel's voice, strong and commanding in your mind.
'I will do my best.' Moore responds.
"Can you get me closer to those portals?" Moore asks his fellow rider.
"I heard Lord Barachiel," Your rider agrees, "Do you know how to ride? If you do, hold on tight!"
Give me a Ride check.
Take 10 for 52!
You hold on tight, easily able to keep on Primrose. Yet they explode around you - fireballs and bursts of flame, none of them scorching any of you. You're racing to the portals and...
Perception.
Take 10 for 68.
You can see they're fleeing, alright - but there's more. A flash below, something glimpsed - something's coming up from the sands right at Primrose's stomach, seemingly unnoticed. A flying dart, aimed deftly.
"Look out, below us!" Moore shouts.
If possible, he'll use his 1/day "give someone a move action" to get Primrose out of the way. :)
Is that the marshal one or something else?
It's part of the Regalia of the Hero set.
Primrose suddenly soars ahead, past the dart and beyond it. Ahead efreet flee as you go up and towards strafing the outer portals. But between you and them they rise, half a dozen efreet on magic carpets. They chant in burning languages, words hissing and smoking in your ears as...
Chance to add and react here.
"They're pretty stubborn." Moore says with a huff. "I'm not good at stopping magic, so if you've got any ideas I'm open to them."
"Brace," Your ally says, "I'll get us in and take the lumps. Dispel or anchor or whatever you can to those portals when we get close," He takes a breath and spurs Primrose on, "Hold and be ready to take your moment!"
Movement action for Inspire Heroics on himself, Primrose and the rider.
+12 morale bonus to saves, +12 dodge to AC.
[21:04] <Nephrite> roll 18d4 nonlethal
[21:04] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 39 > [d4=3,1,3,1,4,1,1,2,2,4,1,3,3,2,3,2,1,2]
Casting Shield of the Archon on Moore as well, if he has time.
Going to spend an entire round's actions on this, then?
Yes, let's make sure we're protected.
Closer, closer - and then Hell.
Fire.
Fire that is blocked for a moment, the first volley blocked, before burst engulf the three of you like death itself. Flames that burn you in spite of your wards, searing you terrifically and tremendously.
> roll 1d20+25 vs SR
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 33 > [d20=8]
> roll 1d20+31 vs SR
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 40 > [d20=9]
> roll 1d20+18 vs SR
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 35 > [d20=17]
> roll 1d20+30 vs SR
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 35 > [d20=5]
> roll 1d20+29 vs SR
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 38 > [d20=9]
Do any of those beat your SR?
They do not!
Yet flames do not touch any of you. When they clear, you are soaring past a bank of portals, four in total. You have but a moment, one chance to cast at them this close. What do you do?
Standard action to spend, use it wisely.
Would my arcane knowledge tell me if
1) Miracle/Wish would be a stronger bet than a Disjunction if I'm primarily focusing on closing the portals,
2) Antimagic Ray would do anything to them?
Miracle may be stronger if Erathaol personally intervenes.
Antimagic ray would work unless it's the work of a deity, who innately ignore antimagic.
If he spends forever just firing off beams that might not work, they'll be stuck here longer.
He takes a breath in and puts a hand to his chest as he prays for a Miracle to close the portals!
Caster level check here.
[21:31] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+31
[21:31] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 33 > [d20=2]
You channel power, a vessel through which energy flows - and to your surprise, there is little resistance. Holy power floods you and through you, a portal and then another closing. Two collapse before you are turned away, seeing the battlefield. The efreet are largely retreating en masse now, orderly but escaping before your eyes. The forces are rallying, no pretense at holding land now. Yet the surviving portals are used, efreet on carpets escaping through it, escaping back to whence they came.
The light of Chronias above glows brighter and brighter. A glimmer from it, a beam coming large as a city. The beam that comes strikes the main portal, shattering it like a rock through glass. It is utterly annihilated, only secondary portals remaining. You glimpse efreet fleeing even more, the surviving portals providing succor to them. Surviving archons and angels push back, purusing and taking down those they could. Capturing attackers, slaying others in the field of honorable battle. The wounded and dying litter the battlefield all over, not to mention corpses, such as the dragon you slew.
Moore closes his eyes for a moment as a hand rests on his chest.
"Thank you." He murmurs quietly.
He takes in a breath. "I think one could say our operation was a success." He says.
"A blessed way to meet you! Solomon Whitecloak," Your rider glances back with a laugh, the battles dying down as portals close, the efreet retreating and those remaining crushed, along with their servants. With a heart beating fast, you survey it all and realize one thing - you survived and triumphed.
"A pleasure to meet you as well, Solomon!" Moore says. "Whew, that was... this whole thing is a mess."
He lets out a breath. "But we made it, nonetheless."
The light of Chronias glows brighter, health and vitality coming, reminding of you Elysium or Ysgard.
"Shall I return you to your allies?" Solomon asks, "Even with this, there are those who will need greater healing."
Fast healing 2 is in play for everyone now, including yourself.
"Please do." Moore says. "I'm sure our healing talents can be put somewhere useful."
You find Kaja sitting by the dragon, rubbing his jaw constantly. No sign of Jetina.
Solomon drops you off, "Well met and good luck," he calls, taking back to the air.
With a look, "I'll need a regenerate tomorrow or whenever you can," he says, "Stopped a pommel with my face, lost a few teeth." Kaja says, "Good fight, though."
"And Jetina?" Moore asks as he goes over to cast that. "Can you get that dragon open after? May as well take what it was using and repurpose it for someone else here who can put it to use."
Indeed, Regenerate.
"Gladly," Kaja says, and from there..
There's going to be a lot of assessment, looting, healing and all the little things that happen post an army battle. What are you goals here?
Moore's primary goal is going to help anyone who needs it immediately, then looting and anything else that needs to be done.
New topic.